Kilik felt his heart give out, watching Xianghua walk away from him. Yet again. He always seemed to fuck up at the worst times. Did he love her? He knew there was a potential there to let her be his everything, yet he couldn't. Not after what had happened. Xianghua was like a little sister to him, always bouncing around,
pouting when he wouldn't let her do something, and just being there when he needed her. Something he could never return to her, the goodness that he hoped he could one day attain, just slowly pushing past his inhumanity. He opened his mouth to call for her. "Xi- Xianghua!" She turned around, flashing him her signature smile and gave a wave. "What's the matter Kilik? Can't catch up?" She stopped, waiting for him to walk over to her. Kilik gave a sigh, and started to jog towards her. Of course she wasn't mad at him. She never could be. For some strange reason, all she saw inside of him was good, never the evil that he had to fight to remain human. And no matter how many times he would ruin a moment, or turn her down, she would still smile and act like nothing had happened. That might be what made him like her so much. She was beautiful, and she gave him the doubt of being good. "Kilik!" He snapped out of his thinking, to look at her. "Are you okay?" He forced a smile and nodded. "Fine." She grabbed his hand, lightly tugging him towards a tree. "We need to talk." That was the only thing about Xianghua that bothered Kilik. She knew when he was lying. He sighed, allowing her to pull him underneath the tree. "Sit" Xianghua sat down gracefully, smiling at Kilik. He knew better than to stand. When Xianghua wanted something, she would get aggressive. Thinking of that made him blush slightly. I shouldn't be thinking like that He sat down, and put his bag down beside him. "About what now?" She has to know about how I'm thinking about stopping the search. I can't handle constantly worrying about my choice of Soul Edge or Soul Calibur. They both need to be destroyed, but if I make a mistake, one of them might continue existing, and Xianghua might end up in danger "Kilik" Once again, his thoughts were interrupted by Xianghua, this time, her voice full of worry. He nodded at her, a sign that he did hear her. "Yes?" Xianghua sighed softly and moved closer to him. "I asked what you have on your mind. You've been different for two days now, no sign of anything going wrong,
just constantly dazing." Kilik forced a smile. She knows me too well. "Nothing really, just overtired I guess. We've been wandering around for a few days running on almost no sleep." And stress Xianghua laid her head on his shoulder, forcing him to tense up a bit. "You know, I'm here for you, right? I always will be." Kilik stared up at the sky, sighing once again. "I know. I wish you wouldn't be so quick to think I won't hurt you though." Xianghua laughed softly. "I know you won't. I have faith in you Kilik. You know that." She looked up at him, which only caused Kilik to back away from her a bit. "Xianghua, I've told you before...You can't love me." His voice cracked slightly, and he felt his stomach drop. Lately, just saying that to her made him sick, when before, he could say it without feeling anything but a bit of guilt for hurting her. He looked at her, trying to keep a blank face. "Please. Just listen to me." Xianghua shook her head softly. "I can't do that. You know how I feel. I'm not just going to leave you." It was something she told him everytime they had this conversation. Normally, Kilik would continue to fight back, but this time he just nodded. "Thats your choice. But I don't want to hurt you." She leaned closer to him, lightly kissing his cheek. "You won't. I promise," Kilik relaxed,
and wrapped his arm around her. She might be right. I can't let her know that I do feel for her, but as long as I can control myself, I won't hurt her. "Do we stay here for the night, or are we planning to move on?" Xianghua shook her head. "I heard that Nightmare is close by, but that's up to you. Personally, I'm happy staying here with you for the night. At least until we find Yunsung." She cuddled into Kilik. "I love you. I hope you know that." He stood up, ruining another moment. "We'll set up here for the night, and move on at daybreak tomorrow." Mentally, he was beating himself. How much longer can I go like this?
pouting when he wouldn't let her do something, and just being there when he needed her. Something he could never return to her, the goodness that he hoped he could one day attain, just slowly pushing past his inhumanity. He opened his mouth to call for her. "Xi- Xianghua!" She turned around, flashing him her signature smile and gave a wave. "What's the matter Kilik? Can't catch up?" She stopped, waiting for him to walk over to her. Kilik gave a sigh, and started to jog towards her. Of course she wasn't mad at him. She never could be. For some strange reason, all she saw inside of him was good, never the evil that he had to fight to remain human. And no matter how many times he would ruin a moment, or turn her down, she would still smile and act like nothing had happened. That might be what made him like her so much. She was beautiful, and she gave him the doubt of being good. "Kilik!" He snapped out of his thinking, to look at her. "Are you okay?" He forced a smile and nodded. "Fine." She grabbed his hand, lightly tugging him towards a tree. "We need to talk." That was the only thing about Xianghua that bothered Kilik. She knew when he was lying. He sighed, allowing her to pull him underneath the tree. "Sit" Xianghua sat down gracefully, smiling at Kilik. He knew better than to stand. When Xianghua wanted something, she would get aggressive. Thinking of that made him blush slightly. I shouldn't be thinking like that He sat down, and put his bag down beside him. "About what now?" She has to know about how I'm thinking about stopping the search. I can't handle constantly worrying about my choice of Soul Edge or Soul Calibur. They both need to be destroyed, but if I make a mistake, one of them might continue existing, and Xianghua might end up in danger "Kilik" Once again, his thoughts were interrupted by Xianghua, this time, her voice full of worry. He nodded at her, a sign that he did hear her. "Yes?" Xianghua sighed softly and moved closer to him. "I asked what you have on your mind. You've been different for two days now, no sign of anything going wrong,
just constantly dazing." Kilik forced a smile. She knows me too well. "Nothing really, just overtired I guess. We've been wandering around for a few days running on almost no sleep." And stress Xianghua laid her head on his shoulder, forcing him to tense up a bit. "You know, I'm here for you, right? I always will be." Kilik stared up at the sky, sighing once again. "I know. I wish you wouldn't be so quick to think I won't hurt you though." Xianghua laughed softly. "I know you won't. I have faith in you Kilik. You know that." She looked up at him, which only caused Kilik to back away from her a bit. "Xianghua, I've told you before...You can't love me." His voice cracked slightly, and he felt his stomach drop. Lately, just saying that to her made him sick, when before, he could say it without feeling anything but a bit of guilt for hurting her. He looked at her, trying to keep a blank face. "Please. Just listen to me." Xianghua shook her head softly. "I can't do that. You know how I feel. I'm not just going to leave you." It was something she told him everytime they had this conversation. Normally, Kilik would continue to fight back, but this time he just nodded. "Thats your choice. But I don't want to hurt you." She leaned closer to him, lightly kissing his cheek. "You won't. I promise," Kilik relaxed,
and wrapped his arm around her. She might be right. I can't let her know that I do feel for her, but as long as I can control myself, I won't hurt her. "Do we stay here for the night, or are we planning to move on?" Xianghua shook her head. "I heard that Nightmare is close by, but that's up to you. Personally, I'm happy staying here with you for the night. At least until we find Yunsung." She cuddled into Kilik. "I love you. I hope you know that." He stood up, ruining another moment. "We'll set up here for the night, and move on at daybreak tomorrow." Mentally, he was beating himself. How much longer can I go like this?