Okay, this is the second chapter. I've got 10 chapters ready (yeah, furious typing for 2 days...) but I'm not sure if I'm going to end it there. Anyways, let's move on with story!
The Power of LOVE
Chapter 2 – A Night on the Deck
It was nighttime in the Guardian Base. The corridors were all so quiet as everyone had already gone to bed, except for Vent. He was sitting on the deck, his favorite place in the base while looking at the clouds in the sky. There was a certain someone that often kept him awake once being thought of. That someone was Aile.
'Aile… I wonder why… Every time I see her, my heart beats faster and my face feels so hot… Is this what people call 'love'? But is it true that I actually like Aile?' Vent got up from the small platform he was sitting on and walked to the steel fence as he leaned on it while looking back at the clouds.
He looked at the clouds and saw the crescent moon. It looked so beautiful and it reminded him of his mother who was killed during the Mavericks raid years ago. Vent sadly closed his eyes and went back to the small platform.
"Mom, I wish that I could protect you from those Mavericks… If only I was stronger back then…" Vent whispered sadly while holding back his tears, not noticing that someone else was also on the deck.
"I miss my mother too you know…" Vent looked up and saw Aile with a sad smile on her face.
"A-Aile! W-What are you doing here!" Vent asked, quickly wiping his tears from his face.
"I couldn't sleep, so I went looking for you." Aile replied.
'She was looking for me?' Vent looked at her with a surprised look on his face.
Aile noticed that Vent was staring at her for a while and turned to him. Vent quickly turned away as soon as she looked at him. Aile then noticed that there was some space left on the platform Vent was sitting on.
"Mind if I sit here for a while?" Aile asked as Vent slowly nodded. Aile sat next to him and there was a long pause.
Aile looked at Vent, who was still looking away from her. After a while, Vent turned and looked at the sky. Seeing the moonlight reflected on his face, Aile suddenly felt her heart thumped.
POV Shift – Aile
What's this feeling? Why is my heart starting to beat faster? Is this what it feels like to be in love? But why now? I didn't have such feelings when I was still working with Giro… Maybe it's because that I spent more time with the boys rather than girls? I guess so… Giro hired more guys than girls…
But Vent… he sure is a nice guy and a great partner to me. I don't know what would happen to me if Vent weren't here… He's the one that always keeps my spirit up when I'm depressed, and I really like his funny personality…
POV Shift – Vent
We've been friends ever since Boss rescued us from the Maverick attack back then. If I tell her the truth, will she still be my partner? But more importantly, will she accept me as a friend again?
This 'love' thing sure is complicated. I want my relationship with her to be more than just friends, but I also don't want to lose her as a partner and a best friend. I've tried my best to keep her happy, but as a friend. I wonder if she feels the same about me…
I look at her, staring at the clouds sadly. Looking at her like this makes me kinda sad too… Suddenly, she turns to me and I almost fall down from the platform because of the shock.
"What are you staring at?" she asked softly.
"N-Nothing…" I couldn't help it. She looks beautiful, especially when the moonlight shines on her face. She looks like… like an angel…
"Um… Vent?" I snap out of it as she waves her hand in front of my face. Her face is really close to me, but I'm too nervous to react to it. She then backs away and looks away from me. There is another long pause between us.
POV Shift – Normal
There was another long pause between the two brown haired Guardians. They didn't dare to look at each other after what had just happened. Their faces were only inches apart and an accident could make them kiss!
Aile suddenly stood up with her head lowered and Vent looked at her. "I'm going to bed now, good night." Aile walked towards the door heading inside the base, but then stopped and looked at Vent. "Prairie told me that Ashe and Grey are visiting tomorrow morning."
"Aw man! That troublemaker is visiting? I think it's better that it's just Grey that's visiting, and not her!" Vent complained as Aile giggled after seeing her friend's reaction. When she was about to enter the base, she noticed that Vent was walking behind her with a serious look. "Aile… I-I have something to tell you…"
Aile turned to see him rubbing the back of his neck nervously. "What is it?"
Vent closed his eyes to gather up some courage. "Aile… I… I…" Vent curled his hands into fists, but then loosing them up and sighed. "Never mind about that… I don't think it's that important…"
Aile just shrugged and continued walking inside the base. Vent paused in his place for a moment before he walked back to his room, which was next to Aile's. He went inside his room and threw himself onto his bed.
'Man, I blew it! I had my chance to tell her, but I blew it! Why is this so hard!' Vent thought angrily.
Meanwhile, Aile was lying on her bed in her room. She put her arms under her head and began recalling the event with Vent on the deck. She blushed as she recalled the event when her face was really close to Vent's.
'Stupid, stupid, stupid! I shouldn't have done that!' Aile thought as she covered her head with her pillow. She paused for a while before she put her pillow away and held it in her arms. 'That reaction… does that mean that he likes me too?'
Aile paused again for a while before she eventually fell asleep.
I'm planning to finish the uploads before my graduation ceremony next Tuesday. The main problem is actually in which chapter I should end the chapter, but I'll think about it. Please review and please don't flame this story!
