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Ch.1

"Mahiru, you really need to try this cotton candy! It vanishes in your mouth!" Akira begged Mahiru to sample some of the fair wonders he had found.

"I really shouldn't get started. Once a start I will probably eat the whole fair dry." She smiled and laughed at the fact that she probably would.

"Yeah, it shows." Mitsuru commented

Mahiru turned around to glare at Mitsuru but then Nozuma had his arm around her. Nozuma smiled his charming smile and said "Don't worry about that wet blanket. Hey I know! I have always wanted to try the Ferris wheel. They say if you confess your love when you reach the top at a sunset then your true love will fall in love with you." He said the last sentence with a wink. Mahiru just smiled and went along with Nozuma. Mitsuru tried to act like he wasn't interested

"Well, you know were we will be" Nozuma smiled at Mitsuru. The two walked away leaving Akira and Mitsuru. Akira fully understood the situation and decided he wanted to play along.

He came up to Mitsuru, who was staring at Mahiru and Nozuma walk away, and asked in a confused tone "Is there something going on between those two? I just ignored the signs but maybe she really does like him."

Mitsuru turned around and replied "WHAT SIGNS?" He was still trying to not act interested but was failing horribly.

Akira wanted to burst out in laughter at the obvious interest in the matter but had to use all his self-control to keep in a serious matter. "Oh you didn't notice?"

Mitsuru gulped and grabbed Akira by his wrist and started to quickly walk towards the Ferris wheel, dragging Akira behind him. "Come on, we are going to join those two."

He noticed Akira's suspicious glance and said "I mean…Why let them have all the fun."

Akira smiled and suddenly bounded toward the Ferris wheel. This time he was dragging Mitsuru.

"Hey! Why the sudden rush?" Mitsuru yelled at Akira.

"We are going to miss the ride if we don't hurry" Akira replied. Then he called out to Nozuma and Mahiru as they were boarding the ride.

Akira and Nozuma exchanged grins and then he invited the two to join them. Akira quickly sat down next to Nozuma, leaving an empty seat for Mitsuru, right next to Mahiru. Mitsuru glared at the two others. He was tricked! He knew by they way they were chuckling at each other. He wasn't going to continue with their stupid plan anymore.

"I suddenly lost interest in such a trivial thing. I much rather be doing something else." Mitsuru said quite harshly to the group.

He started to walk away but then stopped and turned around as he heard Mahiru say "But Mitsuru, It is actually quite an amusing ride. I know it is nothing compared to flying but please join us."

He wanted to stay now that Mahiru wanted him to but he wasn't going to because his macho ego got in the way. When he turned around to apologize, he saw that now Nozuma was now sitting next to Mahiru with his arm around her again.

He was smiling contently and seemed irritated at the tengu "I thought you said you were going." Mahiru was extremely confused but just sat there smiling.

Mitsuru was now extremely confused. He thought that he was playing with him but now Nozuma seemed flirty with Mahiru. Could he actually like Mahiru? Could it be that Akira sat down next to him to tell him about something funny and that's why they were laughing? He wasn't going to let Nozuma get fresh with Mahiru that was for sure.

The ride assistant asked "On or off?"

Mitsuru replied that he was going on.

He entered the little booth and glared at Nozuma, who just replied "What?"

Mitsuru replied with a threatening "Move."

Nozuma just looked up at him suspiciously and got up and said "Whatever." He placed himself next to Akira and Mitsuru sat down next to Mahiru who welcomed him with a hug "Oh, I knew you would come along!" she exclaimed excitedly.

Before she realized that she hugged him she continued "You should just see some of sights from here, they can be amazing!"

Then she realized that everyone was staring at her and then she noticed she had embraced Mitsuru. She quickly retreated back to her window, so no one would see her blushing. Oh my god! Where in the world did that come from?

Akira then offered her some popcorn but she refused. He then offered it to Mitsuru who was looking out his window, too. He refused the buttery kernels and Akira shrugged and thought More for me.

Mitsuru was scowling at that girl's stupid actions and how he felt so warm when she touched him. How he wanted to hug her back and they could freeze time and embrace forever. He felt so loved when he was with her. Even though he wouldn't admit it, he enjoyed that feeling. He looked at the amazing world lit up by the setting sun. It was a beautiful mix of orange, yellow, red, and pink. It made the land look so peaceful.

"I don't see anything amazing", Mitsuru lied.

Mahiru was taken in awe of the sunset. Her character suddenly changed and now she was hopping around the thing trying to get a better view of the amazing view. Akira was taken in shock and asked "Hey, Mahiru? What was that drink that we had before we came on this ride? You know the one that was green?"

Mahiru just smiled big and replied "Oh, umm…It had a strange name…like…Oh! I think they called it Mountain Dew!"

Akira and Mahiru were zooming all over the place now. They obliviously haven't had a mountain dew before. But Nozuma and Mitsuru sighed and told each other "This is gonna be a long ride."

Nozuma and Mitsuru had a mixture between boredom and fear as they were watching the hyped up Akira and Mahiru. After about five minutes the two finally passed out in a deep sleep. Mitsuru and Nozuma just blinked at them, afraid to go near the snoring couple.

Then the ride was over and Nozuma patted Mitsuru on the back. "Well, we better get these two off. Here, you take Mahiru and I have got Akira."

Mitsuru would have protested but Nozuma was already violently shaking the wolf boy. "Akira...Akira! AKIRA! Damn it, Akira if you don't get up forget expecting any more food tonight!" Akira was moaning and whining to the vampire, but he was determined to wake the sleeping beast.

Mitsuru walked over to Mahiru. His heart beat faster, even though he hated it when that happened. He was yelling inside himself. He was scolding himself for being so damn soft! He only wanted to be stronger and nothing else. He didn't want love or friendship or a family. He just wanted to be stronger. But damn! Why did his heart beat fast when he was around her? Didn't he hate all humans? Why would she be an exception? Screw it. This was too confusing. It would be easier to just not go there right now. He extended his hand and hesitantly touched her; like he was afraid she was going to bite him or something.

"Hey, Mahiru, come on. The ride is over." He gently shook her, unlike his batty friend who was basically killing his puppy companion over there.

Mahiru stirred and rubbed her face. She then noticed Mitsuru who was standing over her. She was still sleepy and asked in a warped tone "What happened?"

"You and Akira tired yourselves out. Well, the ride is over. Lets go." Mitsuru extended his hand to Mahiru. Mahiru seemed shocked that he would offer to help her up and just looked at the extended hand and back at Mitsuru. Mitsuru could feel her suspicion and griped "Do you want help up or you just gonna lie there all night?"

Mahiru smiled when she accepted. "Thank you, Mitsuru."

She wasn't awake as she thought she was and as soon as she got up her legs turned to jelly and she fell forward, right into Mitsuru's arms. She felt herself blushing madly and ended up digging her face into his shirt even more. Even though she didn't see it, Mitsuru was blushing madly as well.

Nozuma giggled and whispered something in Akira's ear. Now the wolf seemed fully awake and they were both staring at the couple. This in turn made them blush harder. Their compartment finally reached the ground and Mahiru couldn't take it anymore and suddenly ran off. Mitsuru blinked and started to go after her.

A hand held him back, it belonged to Nozuma. He acted very cool and said "I will handle this."

Mitsuru pulled back so his hand would let go and replied back "I will handle the girl; you focus on that puppy back there. Besides Akira looks hungry and you have all the money."

Nozuma pulled back and acted like he didn't care. Mitsuru ran off towards the direction where Mahiru ran off.

Nozuma and Akira couldn't hold it in anymore. They were rolling on the floor laughing their heads off. Boy was it fun to tease Mitsuru!

Mahiru was so flustered after what happened she just took off. Some princess, huh? She sighed and looked at the sunset.

It really was peaceful evening. Not many people were out because most of them were enjoying the festivities. She spotted an old lady walking her dog and three little elementary school kids walking in a group. She chuckled at the children that were bickering over a stuffed frog. She spotted two people from her school who were walking together, hand-in-hand. She only hoped that they wouldn't notice her and that she was by herself.

She sighed loudly and seated herself on a close bench. She took her shoes off and let her feet dangle. She loved the way her feet felt so free after being crammed into shoes all day. She threw her head back and then heard a squeak. It sounded like a mouse and Mahiru was surprised when she looked next to her and found a white weasel.

She jumped back from the ugly appearance the creature gave off, but then scolded herself for being so shallow. She scooted closer to it with an outreached hand, hoping that it was friendly. It pushed its head into her hand and seemed to smile. It was quite friendly as it hopped into her lap and curled up. She patted it a few more times and then it uncurled and climbed up her arm. The sharp claws tickled her skin as it crawled up and she couldn't help but giggle to herself. Little did she know, it was getting closer and closer to its target. Up it moved and finally rested itself on her shoulder, inching its little body toward her neck.

Mahiru reached into her pocket for a piece of candy to offer to the little weasel but found something else. She couldn't dictate what it was until she pulled out a maroon dog collar. She then remembered her old job in her old neighborhood, the dog walker. She loved the neighbor's dogs, they were always so fun to be with, like some were playful and energetic and some were quiet and kept to themselves. But now she had too much to do for walking dogs again. She smiled to herself and pondered on what to do with the dog collar. Perhaps she should give it to Akira or better yet- Mitsuru! She couldn't hold in her laughter at the thought of Mitsuru wearing a dog collar, much less one she gave him.

The weasel had the back of the neck in view. Nice and easy, he thought to himself. He opened his little mouth, revealing sharp fangs and slowly started to head toward the flesh. Okay, he was in position! On three…One, two thr-

The little vermin was thrown viciously off her neck and onto the hard pavement. He was surprised then met the glare of a mad tengu. He had many little cuts now but just squeaked and hissed at Mitsuru and ran off. He needed the girl to be alone.

Mahiru was taken in shock and turned around and yelled at Mitsuru "What was that for? It was just an innocent little animal."

Mitsuru was mad for having to senselessly chase Mahiru and then he was being punished for looking out for her wellbeing. He sensed something about the little creature that he didn't like but could it be that he was being overprotective of Mahiru? He just raised his brow and replied "Did you know that little vermin was on your shoulder? He was probably wild; he could have bitten you at any moment! It was better he go back to his home."

Mahiru had totally forgotten about the weasel and just nervously stared at the half transformed Mitsuru. She knew there were people from her school around and having stripes and wings isn't considered normal to most people. She didn't think, she just moved. She tackled Mitsuru to the ground. The sudden impact surprised him enough to transform back into his human self. So now she lay there, on top of Mitsuru who were both lying in the grass.

The couple hadn't noticed the two until now. The girl yelled across the street to tease "Wow, Shiraishi, I didn't know who were like that! Hey dude, go easy on the poor girl, I believe you would be her first. You two lovebirds be safe now." The two classmates went on snickering at the two left in the grass.

Mahiru yelled "Will you be careful next time you are around people? You were basically advertising yourself as lunar race."

Mitsuru hadn't noticed and defended himself "Well, if you hadn't left us then I wouldn't be here in the first place. Now will you get off of me?" He started to blush at how they had been so close to each other.

Mahiru patted herself off and extended her hand to Mitsuru "Do you want help up or you just gonna lie there all night?" she was quoting the early incident.

Mitsuru rejected and pushed her hand aside "I don't need help getting up." He would have loved to touch her soft hands again though. Mahiru shrugged and sat back down on the bench. The sun had set now and the night was coming in. She looked at the vanishing light and the deep dark blue that was coming in. It was beautiful but she was fascinated by these things.

Mitsuru stood up and brushed himself off. He looked at the sky and said "I don't see anything special."

Mahiru shook her head and said "Sometimes."

Mitsuru didn't know what he was missing but he just ignored that and said "Lets go. I am sure Akira and Nozuma are waiting."

Mahiru smiled and followed Mitsuru for about a block and then she asked "Are we going to walk all the way back to the Moonshine?" She noticed it was actually across town.

Mitsuru hadn't planned to but it he acted like he was when he asked "Would you rather go by air?"

Mahiru hoped he would ask and nodded "If it isn't any trouble to you. I hate to be a bother."

Mitsuru shrugged and smiled (OMG!) when he said "It's no trouble for me."

He suddenly transformed and quickly picked up Mahiru, making sure she was comfortable and jumped to the roof top of a nearby building. He quickly sprang from the rooftop to the air and flew ever so gracefully back to the bar. Mahiru loved flying with Mitsuru now, it was such an enjoyable thing to experience that most people didn't get to enjoy. Sure she got a little squeamish at the height that he carried her sometimes but she always knew that he wouldn't drop her. Whether she was afraid of falling or it was something else, she always threw her arms around his neck.

Her hair blew back in the wind. She looked at the moon, which was fully awake now and kind of drifted in and out of her thoughts. Before she knew it she placed her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes. She was once again in a deep sleep, too deep to actually notice Mitsuru freaking out.

She had fallen asleep! Where was her common sense?! For crying out loud he could just leave her somewhere and forget all about her and she would still be asleep! He found himself gently shaking her again and said "Hey, wake up! Mahiru! Wake up!"

She mumbled something and asked "What?"

"Wake up! For crying out loud, do you just wanting to put yourself in danger?! What if I did something to you when you were asleep? Who is going to stop me?" Mitsuru didn't mean for that to sound perverted at all and slightly blushed at how she might take that.

But luckily for him, she was way too tired to notice and just mumbled "I trust you."

Those words stayed in his heart for a very long time. He smiled and wanted to just say YESS!! It was a guy thing and he didn't think he could get this happy at some mumbled words of a defenseless girl. But he did, maybe it was deep down in the unspoken desires of his heart that he wanted her to trust him, though he would never admit it.

They arrived back at the Moonshine and Misoka welcomed them. Akira and Nozuma were no were to be seen. Misoka filled the two in on how Akira ate over the budget (again) and they were paying off their debt by helping clean up the fair grounds.

Mahiru was now fully awake when she entered the bar and told the two gentlemen that she had homework to finish and ran up to her room. Before she finished climbing the stairs she then realized she had forgotten to do something. She quickly ran back down and searched for Mitsuru.

She found Mitsuru working at the bar and she down. She giggled at the fact he was holding a stuffed panda. It looked exactly like a teddy bear and she had never associated the two before.

Mitsuru then noticed Mahiru laughing at him and asked "What?"

She laughed again and asked "What's with the teddy?"

"I won this at the fair earlier today. I guess SOMEBODY brought it back." He was glaring at Akira, who had just come back from the fair.

Nozuma appeared and chuckled "I think it suits you."

Before Mitsuru could defend himself, the two were gone. Mitsuru tossed it aside. Mahiru went to retrieve it and brought it back to her seat. She looked at the cute little panda "I think it's cute, Mitsuru." She held it back out to the tengu.

Mitsuru scoffed and ignored it. "You can have it if you like."

Mahiru's eyes sparkled "Really? It is so adorable! I promise I will treasure it forever!" She then hugged the little teddy. Mitsuru averted his eyes to show the happiness that sparkled in them.

She was feeling almost playful and reached her hand into her pocket and pulled out the maroon dog collar. "Hey, I have something for you to, Mitsuru." He looked up from his work back at Mahiru as she threw him a long piece of nylon. He caught it in his hand and looked at it. "What the-"

Mahiru interrupted before he could finish "It's a dog collar. It means a lot to me." She was half-way gone and yelled back "Promise me you will never take it off."

Mitsuru yelled back in an irritated tone "Yeah right! I wouldn't be caught dead with this thing on."

Mahiru giggled at him and simply replied "Whatever. Talk to you later." She waved a good-bye to him and then remembered why she had come down in the first place. "Thanks for the ride!" She then continued up the stairs and into her room to tackle her least favorite thing.

Well, okay here is the first chapter of this fanfic! This is kind of exciting for me since this is my first time to post a story but I 'm a little nervous since I don't think my writing skills are that great. Please review and tell me what you think. :)