Glycine - I don't own .hack//SIGN!!!
Thalia - Thank Ra.
Glycine - My second fic!! Yay! Call me butter, 'cuz I'm on a roll!!! ^__~
Thalia - I don't know you.

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A/N - This story is a mixed emotions story. "~~~~" = speaking, '~~~' = thinking, and ----- Name = that person's pov.

IMPORTANT - This is a Tsukasa/Mimiru fic. Well, I'm going to try to make it one. The main characters are - Tsukasa, Mimiru, Bear (who comes in next chapter), and Subaru (who also comes in next chapter). I hope you enjoy the story!!!

----- Mimiru

The brown-redish haired girl was wandering around The World, looking for Bear. He had said he wanted to talk with her, so she went to a different field to meet up with him. But he wasn't there.

Mimiru had only so much patience. 'Maybe it was a mistake,' she thought, 'maybe he really didn't need to talk with me.' So she moved to a different field, having thoughts about Bear.

----- Mac Anu

The field desinged to look like Venice, Italy. Not many boats were out on the water today. In fact, Mac Anu looked very vacant.

Although Mac Anu wasn't very occupied, a figure appeared. Tsukasa. He loved places like this. There was no one there to bother him there.

Seeing that no one was there, he decided to walk around, that is, until he recognized someone, and he would move to another field quickly. He did not want to get caught again.

----- Tsukasa

The boy had just moved to this field, because he wanted to get away from the watchful eye of the Crimson Knights. He shuddered, just thinking about them.

Because of them, he had lost his guardian, and was treated like a criminal. He sighed and stepped into one of the boats along the little river.

'I wonder if anyone knows I'm here,' he thought, 'hopefully not. Why don't they just leave me alone? I didn't do anything.' He looked down into the river and saw his reflection.

But, he also saw someone else's reflection. He looked up immediately and saw Mimiru. "Why are you here?" Tsukasa demanded, "Did you follow me?" Mimiru's eyes widened. She could tell he thought that she was going to turn him in.

But, to Tsukasa's suprise, she smilied and said, "I didn't follow you. Why are you here?" she countered. Tsukasa looked down, "That's none of your business," he said.

But Mimiru didn't leave as he expected her to. She was still standing there. "What do you want?!" Tsukasa asked in a frightened but detirmined voice.

Mimiru shruged, "Well, Bear was supposed to meet me at another field, but when I found out that he wasn't there, I came here." she said. "So why don't you go back?" Tsukasa snapped. He wanted her to leave.

----- Mimiru

"I don't want to." she said, "Mac Anu's nice today. Besides," she added, "it's not your field." She looked over at Tsukasa, who was watching her. "What?" she asked.

He snapped his head back down, "Nothing," he muttered. But Mimiru could tell he was lying. She sighed. "If you're wondering about the Crimson Knights, they're on a special assingment from Subaru," she said in her know-it-all-tone.

Tsukasa looked back up at her with a skeptical look on his face. "How would you know?" he countered at her. "I overheard them talking about it," Mimiru said, defending her statement.

The boy thought a moment and then said, "So you eavesdropped?" His comment took her by suprised. It was like tennis with words, and Mimiru had just let Tsukasa win that round. "Well, um," she stuttered.

"Thought so," was all Tsukasa said. Mimiru looked down, "Do you love doing that?" she asked.

----- Tsukasa

Tsukasa looked at Mimiru, "Doing what?" Mimiru rolled her eyes, "Oh, yeah. As If you didn't know. I mean, being rude to people who just want to talk with you."

"I don't trust anybody," he snapped at her, "especially you and you're friends. They don't like me either." Mimiru was taken by suprise with his comment. "Hey, I'm only trying to be friendly!" she said.

The boy glided the boat back and got off of it. "I have no friends here," was his reply, "They're all my enimies."

----- Mimiru

Suddenly, she felt bad for yelling at Tsukasa, even if he did deserve it. She remembered that everyone was hunting him down and trying to turn him in.

"Sorry Tsukasa," Mimiru said, "but if you do want friends, you have to learn to trust them, and not be so rude." She sighed and looked up at the sky.

She was waiting for one of his witty comebacks. But, to her suprise and probably his too, he said, "Sorry. I'm just nervous. I don't want to get caught again." Mimiru nodded, even though she didn't know what it was like to get caught.

"I imagine it was hard for you," she said in a softer, more friendly voice. "So, Tsukasa," she asked, "Why isn't anybody around today? Are they all out looking for you?"

Tsukasa shruged, "I hope not," he said quietly.

----- Tsukasa

'Even though Mimiru's being nice,' Tsukasa thought, 'I can't trust her. Even though I want too. I can't trust anybody.' That's when he thought about Aura.

Did Mimiru know anything about Aura? He hoped not, because then she would know about his secret place, a place where he could be alone and be with Aura.

"Um, Tsukasa?" Mimiru asked. He looked up. "Are you okay? You seem a little distant. Is everything all right?" "Huh? Oh yeah. I'm just thinking, that's all."

"Okay," Mimiru said. 'Why was she just standing there?' Tsukasa thought, 'Is she waiting for the right time to bring me to the Crimson Knights?' He shook his head.

Mimiru was different. She was nicer than anyone else in The World. He was having mixed feelings about her, but he couldn't understand them.

Part of him wanted to put his trust in only himself, and move to a different field. But the other part of him wanted to trust in Mimiru and have her trust him.

But he didn't know which side to choose.

----- ????

"Hey, Mimiru. Hey Tsukasa. What are you guys doing here?"

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Glycine - How did you like it? Please R/R! I'd love to know what you thought of it, since it is my first .hack//SIGN fic. Thanks!
Thalia - It was horrible. Just admit it, people!!
Glycine - Heh. -_-;;;; Please prove her wrong!! Please!!!!