Do You Love Me?

By: Guardian Leen

Written: 2/17/02

Disclaimer: I do not own Snow White Legend Pretear, Himeno, Hayate, or any of the other characters in this series…but I REALLY, REALLY wish I owned Hayate!!!!! Also, plot spoilers for the end of the series. You have been warned.

As my second fanfiction, I request that you don't flame me because I am still a beginner in the writing area. Feedback is appreciated! ^___^

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Do You Love Me? - Prologue

It was the morning. The sun, just peeping up from behind the horizon, shone through the violet curtains of Himeno Awayki's room, brightening the chamber.

The slumbering Himeno awoke to a light-filled room. Pushing her rose colored bangs away from her crimson eyes, she jumped out of bed and raced to her window. Looking at the pot of flowers on the window sill, she said inwardly, 'Good morning, Mother.'

Taking the pot and placing it on the desk near the window, she replaced it with her elbows, holding her head in her hands, staring out the window. Outside was beautiful. Birds chirping, flowers blooming; who would have thought that just one year ago all of this could have been destroyed! Leaning against the window, closing her eyes, Himeno remembered it like it was yesterday…the day she became the White Pretear…the day she saved her friends…the day Hayate had kissed her. She had known. Even now, no one thinks she knows, but she was conscious during that time. She had heard a voice…she could have sworn it was Hayate's…

*Flashback*

"Just once more," she heard, "Give me that smile just once more…"

Feeling drops of a salty taste fall onto her face, and want to know who had said it, her eyes stirred, wanting to open them.

"Who is it?" Her mind rang, "I want to know!"

"If there is such a miracle called love…"it said again.

She opened her eyes.

Looking up, she saw Hayate, crying, for her.

Fufilling his wish, Himeno turned to him, and smiled.

*End Flashback*

"I thought it was Hayate…and I'm so glad it was…" she thought, opening her eyes again. About to back away from the window, Himeno spied someone in the garden, watching her in the corner of her eye. Opening the window, she sticked her head outside the window to see who it was.

Recognizing the blush on the person's face, Himeno waved, yelling, "Hayate!" to him.

Realizing Himeno had spotted him, Hayate quickly fled from the site, blushing, and prayed that she wouldn't bring this topic up with him later.

Watching Hayate flee, Himeno giggled, thinking, "Even though the whole Pretear business is over with, he still keeps that job Dad gave him. He doesn't need to protect me anymore, but he still does."

Tearing herself away from the window, she closed it and walked over to her dresser, taking out her school clothes..

"Everything is back to normal now." Himeno said to herself, "Mayune still plays those idiotic tricks on me, Mawata has taken up a few new hobbies, such as cooking and sewing, and has forgotten about Sasame entirely. Father has just published a new book, and Natsue has taken up clay-work." She starts to change into her clothes as she finishes her thoughts, "Mannen, Hajime and Shin have been a great help to Mawata because they always find some way to put a smile on her face. Goh and Kei have been going about with their jobs happily, and Sasame and Takako have been living together for some time now."

Putting on her last piece of clothing, Himeno runs down the stairs to eat breakfast and make her way to school.

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How was it? Good? Bad? Please comment and tell me how the story has been going so far! This series is going to take some big turns, so they'll always be surprises! The next chapter will be up soon!