:Wow… I don't suck! Woohoo! Hehe… thanks for all the reviews… so… here it goes… a chapter 2. Hope it's up to your expectations.

:I don't own Law of Ueki. I'm just one of its fans.


".Fallen."

Mori P.O.V.

It was a dark and cool night, and I found myself in a peaceful clearing. It was in a strange forest, but it was beautiful. Trees lined up around the clearing perfectly, flowers from them were blooming, and there was a clean stream flowing through it. No forest in the world could be this beautiful. I walked towards the stream, and touched its cool waters, it was clean, it was sparkling.

I heard a familiar voice behind me. "This place is almost as beautiful as you Mori." Ueki was here. He took my hand from the stream's waters and held on to it tight. His eyes looked directly into mine.

I eyed the green haired boy with doubt in my eyes. "U-ueki?" I said, stammering. He… he called me beautiful? Did he know that I-? Does he-?

"You're a heavenly being Ueki." I said, fighting back tears. "I'm… I'm human. I'm mortal. We…we can't-"

"I'd rather live one lifetime with you… than face all the ages of this world alone." He said clearly, sincerity pouring from his eyes. He took me in his arms and moved closer and closer.

"I love you…Ueki…" I admitted. Was he really going to -?

"Mori…" he said.

"Mori…" he said again, moving closer and closer.

"Mori…" he was now just to inches from my face. He wasn't really going to-?

Then we were an inch from each other…

Half an inch… I could feel his breath on my face…

A centimeter… he gazed at me with his eyes…

Suddenly, like a bad omen, the ground began to shake, the forest floor was gone, and my dream was turned into fragments that formed my nightmare…

"MORI!" he shouted. Holding out his arms for me to reach and save him.

Too late, I couldn't reach him in time…

He was…

Falling…

Down…

Into…

Nothing…

"UEKI!!" I screamed. All I could do was watch him fall… Tears were in my yes and I jumped in after him… until…

The forest suddenly disappeared into never ending blackness. I opened my eyes warily, afraid of what I might see.

But right in front of me was…

Ueki Kousuke. I was relieved to see his face, still alive in front of me.

"MORI!" he said, shaking me. "Oh, you're finally awake!" he said, smiling and letting go of me.

"Ueki?" I said again, regaining my consciousness. So, it was a dream, a dream that had a beginning that I didn't want to wake up from.

"What? What am I doing here?" I asked, confused. What am I doing in his room? How did I get here? All in remember is I was looking at him from behind a tree at the park… and then… nothing.

"I saw you at the park last night, you were sleeping and it was about to rain, so, since my house was nearer, I let you stay here, I can't just let you get sick you know. What were you doing there anyway?" he asked with a confused look on his face.

"Well… it was hot outside, and well, I wanted to think." I explained. I didn't have enough time to think of a possible excuse, so I decided to tell the truth.

"Anyway, you kept saying my name while you were sleeping… what's up?" he said, taking a seat beside my bed, scratching his head.

"N-nothing." I lied.

"No. I heard it. What were you dreaming about anyway?" he said, looking at me like I did something really weird.

"I-I… nothing." I said, blushing slightly.

"No. That wasn't nothing, you sounded like you were crying. Is anything wrong Mori?" he said, with a look of concern on his face.

"Well…" Okay, think Mori. There must be some excuse. Nope, I'm to confused to think of one right now. Time to go with the truth again. "…it was a bad dream." I said. It wasn't such a bad dream at all. It was one of the best, well, at least the beginning was. "…I dreamed that… that you were falling… and… I… couldn't do anything." I decided to tell him just the ending part. He didn't have to know about the truth and my feelings just yet.

"Don't worry about me. It was just a dream." He said reassuringly.

Oh I realized something... it wasn't just a dream. It happened already. He was falling, and all I could do was watch, and yell his name. That was all I could ever do. Watch, and yell. I am weak and useless. I don't even know what my power is. I'm just a piece of trash. Nope, I'm worse. At least Ueki can turn me into a tree if I was. I'm a useless good for nothing that does nothing but nag. When I realized that, I couldn't stop the tears from falling from my eyes.

"You're crying Mori." He said, looking at me.

"Well duh! Does it look like I'm not?" Honestly, sometimes you're too stupid for your own good Ueki. So stupid that…well, it's kind of amusing.

"U-ueki… I-I'm useless." I said, letting the tears fall freely. "I always need to be protected. I just get in the way." The truth of it all came crashing down on me.

"Don't say that!" he said, a look of annoyance was on his face. "You're not useless. Don't ever say that!"

"But-but… it's true." I said, trying to wipe the tears from my face using my hands. "I don't even know how to use my power."

"You're not useless Mori." He said, wiping the tears from my face and smiling. "Even without powers."

"You're just saying that to cheer me up." I said, putting his hand away.

"No I'm not. Didn't I tell you that I get stronger when I'm protecting someone?" he said. There was determination in his eyes. "I'm stronger… because… I'm protecting you."

"Thanks Ueki." I said as I stopped crying, and I stood up. Crying won't do anything. I need to do more. I can't just run, watch and scream forever.

"What are friends for?" he said, smiling.

Friends… is that all we'll ever be? We're too different. He's from heaven, and I'm just an ordinary girl. He's immortal, I'm not. It could never work out. Maybe it would, but it would only be temporary. Somehow though, I think it would be worth it, even if it would never last forever.

At that moment I decided that I would always be there for him. I will back him up with everything I can give, every fiber of my being. Everything, whether he had the same feelings for me or not, whether we would just stay friends. Even if moral support and prayers is all I can offer.

"Yeah… what are friends for?" I said, returning his smile. I knew then that even if 'we' couldn't be, I would always be a friend to him. Our friendship would be something I would treasure for the rest of my life, even if he ended up with another girl.

"Where's your dad and your sister?" I asked as I opened the door out of his organized-mess-of-a-room.

"They were already asleep when I took you here." He answered. "It looks like they're already out too. I don't think they know you were here."

"Well, in that case… Do you want me to make you some breakfast?" I offered.

"Sure! Those weird squirming things don't look good… but they sure taste good!" he said, following me down to their kitchen.

"They're not weird!" I said, smiling and hitting him on the head.

"What was that for?" he said, touching where my punch landed.

"You figure it out. Idiot!" I answered with a chuckle, as I made my way down to the kitchen.

Besides, if we did get together, what would happen if we fought, I would not only lose him as the one I love, but also him as my best friend. Losing him as a friend would be a loss I couldn't bare.


:Well, there it is… what do you think? Sorry if I disappointed you guys. I'm thinking of a next chapter already… since the pairing seems one-sided. Tell me if I should keep on writing.

:Oh yeah… the dream part of this chapter was inspired by the Lord of the Rings… I borrowed one of Ueki's lines from the Fellowship of the Rings movie. I'm reading the trilogy and got hooked, so… yeah, just thought you ought to know.

:Last thing... the chapter title has some meaning to it... not Ueki falling though... hahah... I'm sure you guys can figure it out!

:Thanks for Reading! Please review.