Author note: So, that's the first chapter of the story dedicated to you, Jessi! I hope that you'll like it:D It's for your favorite pairing (Shu and Kluke) and it starts after the battle against Rudolph;) And after the medal ceremony^^

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Evermore

Too late

She was so beautiful... Her eyes, her hair, her voice-

Who was he kidding?

He would never find another one.

She was everything he wanted.

And everything he would never get.

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Shu looked at Kluke; she sat a few meters away from him, talking excitedly to Andropov, which made Shu more jealous than he would ever admit.

But at least she looked happy.

... And with her loose shimmering hair and dressed in a twinkling red rushed dress, she looked so beautiful. It didn't surprised Shu that he wasn't the only one who threw peeks at her every once in a while.

"Hey, Shu! Are you listening?" He turned around to find himself face to face with Bouquet. She looked quite angry, but not as angry as she would if she knew why he hadn't paid more attention to her than he would to a snail crossing his way.

"Yeah, but- the music, the party- it's loud, you know?" He tried to defend himself.

And that was not a lie; the party music was really loud and the guests on said party did everything in their power to reinforce the clamor as well.

Shu threw a last glance at Kluke, who still didn't look his way. He sighed deeply and turned around to Bouqet again, who meanwhile rattled on cheerfully again.

He wondered why he sat next to the latter, and not next to the girl he wanted to.

'Well,'

A mean voice in his head answered. 'Because you didn't realize how much she means to you until she left you... Wait, did I say she left you? Of course I mean that you left her.

Are you regretting it now?

Well, I fear that's a little bit too late.'

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"Wait!" Shu shouted.

Kluke turned around; she seemed to be about to leave the party, and Shu felt nearly abashed that he barred her from leaving.

Nearly.

"What is it?" Kluke asked him, but she didn't sound like he was annoying her.

But Andropov looked like Shu was, and he said impatiently, "Come on, Kluke, we need to go home now."

Shu, desperately, turned around.

She would go with Andropov yet.

Again.

He waited for the sound of her removing steps.

"Go, Andropov- I'll follow you later." He heard her whisper.

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"So, what is it?" Kluke asked him curiously and a little bit worried.

The had went away from the restaurant, and the moon above them glowed already so brightly, that the silver moonlight encirceled her silhouette.

She looked like an angel...

There was no girl in the world, in the entire universe, who could hold a candle to Kluke.

His heart started to beat faster and louder, so much louder.

Which made it everything but easy to say what he wanted to say.

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Okay, I have to admit that I love cliffhangers...:3 I'm sorryXD (Or maybe I'm exactly that not;)) I hope you enjoyed reading it anyway!:D Especially you, jessi:) Please review, critique is welcome as alwaysX) And I know it's really short... But if you find a perfect moment to stop, you should stop^^