Thanks to the people who reviewed this and my other story. Now, I can finally continue my story. Some of the lines here were taken from the anime. I change some of the scenes her to suit me.

Enjoy!


Awaiting Destiny

Chapter 2: Off to Battle

Then, he came. He came in a blurry flash. He plunged and managed to catch her neatly in his arms. Ai felt her body land on something, a pair of something long, strong and sturdy instead of solid ground.

She opened one blurry tear-filled eye and saw him, the love of her life. Kosuke Ueki was carrying her, his arms tucked under her knees and on her back, just below her shoulders. She opened both of her eyes. She saw his green hair, his handsome face, his body and… something else. Something growing from his back. A pair of wings.

"Are you okay, Ai?" he said.

She was speechless at first, unable to say anything because of the shock from falling and the shock of being in such a position with him. Then, slowly, she managed to stutter. "U-U-Ueki?" she said.

"Don't worry, Ai. You're safe," he replied.

Her emotions overwhelmed her too much and she fell silent. Ueki carried her towards the platform and they both landed. He sets her down, he can see that she was crying a little.

"Here, you should be safe now. I'm sorry that I'm late. It took me a while to adjust to my wings," he said, wiping away some sweat on his forehead.

"Ueki, I always believed in you," she replied, sniffing and wiping away her tears. Ueki was about to take off, but Ai stopped him. "Wait, Ueki. Before you go, I want to say something to you…" She stood up and walked towards him.

He thought that she wanted to lecture him about his recklessness, stupidity, forgotten homework (at a time like this?) and so on. But, unexpectedly, she didn't do any of those things. Instead, she stopped directly behind him and hugged him, very passionately. The world seemed to have stopped for them. "I… I love you, Ueki…" A light blush can be seen on her face. She didn't know why, but her instincts told her to do it.

Ueki was surprised. He had never seen her like that before. He never even knew that she had kept her feelings from him. He fell silent, his whole face was red and seemed to be glowing. Romance was something new to him and he didn't know how to react despite the fact that he once had a talent for attracting girls.

Before he could do anything, Ai released her hug. He turned and faced her, not wanting the hug to stop. With her head tilted downwards, looking at the floor, she reached out and grabbed both of his hands with hers. She squeezed both of them. "Ever since Anon announced the start of this round, I had a bad feeling about it. I felt as if we might never see each other again after this round ends," he felt hot tears dripping on his hands. She continued. "I want you to do me a favour, okay? I want you to defeat Anon and win this tournament. And… please… don't die…" She started to cry again.

"Okay, I'll do it. And that's a promise," he replied in a soft voice. They released their hands. She looked up at him, her face tear-stained. Somehow, she stopped crying for a while. "Don't cry, Ai," he continued, as he held her face with one hand and wiping away her tears using his thumb. "I'll be fine."

He pulled back his hand from her face and stepped back. He summoned his Seikuu and flew off to battle with Anon while Ai looks on, not noticing that she was still blushing and had a dazed, blank look on her face. But, unknown to her, Ueki had squeezed her hand back just before they released them…


Yatta! Second chapter finished! If you're wondering, the part where Ai hugged Ueki is inspired after watching an Ueki fanart AMV at YouTube, the fanart at 02:41. Yup, that one! Please review!

Snow White Griffin