Well, this is my first lame attempt at an IonxEsther fic. It won't be that long, or that great, but I'm trying, so please bear with me.

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Spacing Out
By Tamashii-x-no-x-Renkinjutsushi

This is it, he thought with mild exasperation as he stared at Esther vacantly, with his mouth hanging slightly open. Not that he noticed. Has the world ended? He blinked a few times, wondering if he was still asleep and dreaming or if he was simply delusional.

"C-could you repeat that Esther?" He asked, in a strangely squeaky voice.

"Certainly Your Excellency," She said politely. "As I was saying, I think that you should consider my earlier suggestion. You know, what I mentioned when we first began talking? Well, it was only a few minutes ago, so should remember." She said with a small smile.

Ion felt his eyebrow twitching. Seriously. It was twitching like a caterpillar dancing some random exotic dance. Then his face turned red. Brick red. Bright, bright, crimson. So, while his eyebrow twitched, his face turned red, and he gaped wordlessly like a fish out of water, Esther continued to speak.

"So you forgot." She mused aloud. Talk about a one-track mind. God knows what he was thinking of or staring at while she explained. Okay, well maybe she did know he was staring at her the WHOLE time. At. Her. What he had found so interesting about her, she never knew.

"I-I…ah…uh…I-" Was all he managed to choke out.

"Very well," she said smiling kindly. "What I suggested not but a few minutes ago was—"

Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh NO. His eyes widened, he closed his mouth, his eyebrow stopped twitching, and his face was as pale as it had been before he had turned redder than Esther's hair. This could be very bad Ion, very bad…

Esther continued. "—was if you think that it would be alright if I stayed with you in the Empire. It wouldn't be for long, just for a week or so. I would be staying in my own quarters, but, alas, Father Nightroad somehow blew up my room…and don't ask me how. I didn't even want to know myself." With a shrug and a sigh, she closed her eyes for a couple of seconds then opened them and looked at him expectantly. "If it's alright with you, Your Excellency." She added quickly.

Ion's jaw had dropped again. All of this time, he had been thinking it was something bad…but it really wasn't nearly as horrifying as he had actually thought. After what seemed like an age, he finally closed his mouth and nodded his consent.

"That will be fine. I'm sure Grandmother wouldn't mind. So, don't worry about it Esther." He said, grinning as he looked back at her. "Arrangements can be made for this change in plans."

Esther's eyes widened; she appeared to be in shock. "Do you really mean that Your Excellency?" She asked, staring at nothing but him. "Do you honestly, truthfully mean it?"

"Well, of course I do Esther. What reason would I have to lie?" He looked away uncomfortable; the way she was staring at him made him want to blush again.

"Thank you so much!" She practically screamed, and leapt at him, (A/N: GLOMP'd. Lol.) nearly knocking him off of the stool he was sitting in, and hugged him very tightly. He awkwardly hugged her back, glad that she couldn't see his face. It's color made Esther's hair look dull.

All in all, Ion knew that he wouldn't space out again. Or, maybe he would. Having a one-track mind was something he could deal with…if it meant getting nearly tacked to the ground by the Terran you happen to love.

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Well, that's all! PLEASE review, I might just DIE if you don't!

Ion: Die, did you say? –wicked smirk- May I assist you? –does a bad job of hiding a knife behind his back-

Tamashii: -glare- Hey, I made Esther freaking GLOMP you, and THIS is the thanks I get?

Ion: -chucks knife away very quickly- I swear, I didn't mean anything by it.

Tamashii: -still glaring- Right, well anyways…

Esther: …Be sure to read…

Ion: And review!

Abel: And don't go blowing up people's rooms or tackling people off of their stools! This could be very dangerooooooooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuusssssssssssssss!!!

Tamashii: #- - -drags Abel away by his hair-