Rin: I'm sorry that it took so long. Gomen. I got caught up in others' stories. They were capitvating! I look back at the other chapters and found that they were actually very fluffy, so I decided on some angst for this chapter. Heh heh.

Disclaimer:see previous chapter 'cause I'm too lazy to type it out.

Hobey-ho! Baha. Good ol' err what's-his-face, from Pendragon.

Takuto leaned in and Chrisnele's heart flipped out. It all happened too fast. His lips met with hers.She had no time to stop it.When they broke away, Chrisnele just kept staring at Takuto.

"Does that mean I can stay at your place for a while?" she asked, briefly touching her lips.Her face was red from embarrassment, and oddly enough, satisfaction at the same time. Takuto chuckled and took her hand.

"You can stay as long as you like," he smiled. He led her away from the park and to his apartment complex. Chrisnele was amazed at the site of this.They had never built such things in Astale. Then, it had hit her.Astale. She had to go back eventually.She had to go back and tell then that she was in love with someone else.She stopped again.Was she in love with Takuto?Chrisnele pondered the thought. She had him on her mind almost twenty-four-seven. She was excited everytime she saw him, yet there was a slight pain in her chest every day, perhaps even minutes, she couldn't see him.

"What's wrong?" asked Takuto, breaking her train of thought. "You're awfully quiet now." Chrisnele just stared at him.

"It's nothing," she lied, glancing away from him. Takuto then stopped and put his hands on her shoulders.

"Chrisnele," he spoke seriously, "I'm sorry if that k-k-k-kiss made you feel awkward, but I couldn't help myself. I'm pretty sure I'm in love with you." Chrisnele then looked up at him, her brown eyes sparkling.

"I-I-I-I," was all Chrisnele could stutter before she broke away from his grasp and ran off.Her heart was telling her to stay and admit it, while her mind was saying to get away from him as soon as possible.

When she had gotten away far enough, Chrisnele turned to see if he had followed. She didn't see anyone, she breathed out. Chrisnele then walked along the streets of Tokyo. She had no particular destination, just a raw determination to get away from Takuto. Chrisnele thought endlessly on what she should do. If she went back to Astale then she would be forced to marry Pastoreia. If she remained here, she would have to face Takuto eventually.Chrisnele walked by the school Takuto worked at again. There were no light lit, casting an ominious shadow which loomed over her.

"What should I do?" Chrisnele asked herself. She sat down at the entrance of the school and pulled her knees up to her chest.Chrisnele could still feel her heart pounding, aching to go see Takuto. She restrained herself from getting up. Chrisnele looked at her wrists. She reached in her pocket and pulled out a knife.Chrisnele held it up to her wrist. She thought about it and wondered, What'll happen if I acutally go through with it?

She pressed the blade against her skin. Chrisnele made no movement with her hand though. She never had thought that she would be in this position, that her all of her feelings would explode at the smae time. Chrisnele regretted running away from Takuto, away from what she felt. She could admit it now. She was in love with Takuto. Her first love. Chrisnele took the knife away from her wrist. She didn't cut and sighed.

"Chrisnele," yelled a familiar voice. Chrisnele looked up and saw that Takuto was running toward her. She suddenly remember that she held the knife in her hand and quickly put it away in her pocket. Chrisnele had thought of running, but decided against it.

"I thought I would find you here," Takuto said between huffs. "Do you like hanging out at the school I teach at?" Chrisnele gave no reply. She didn't deserve his kindness.

"It's really obvious where I might find you," he explained, trying to break the awkward silence, "Your house, but you ran away so, the restaurant, but you have no money, then I thought, the school. Since I don't think that you would want to go back to the park, where you know, we..." Chrisnele just gaped at him.

"You don't have to try so hard," she mumbled. Takuto then knelt down beside her. He looked into her eyes, which were starting to water. Chrisnele sniffed.

"Why do you have to be so nice all the time?" she inquired.

"I wasn't that one time, when I was trying to prove my point," he pointed out. Chrisnele quickly wiped away a tear that had fallen. She glanced over at Takuto, who was now hugging her.

"I love you," Chrisnele then whispered.

Rin: Aww. I had it so angsty for a while there, but I can't stay away from the flipping fluff. Darnit. I love all you readers. I forgot to say that. Thank you for reading this.

Reviews are ALWAYS appreciated. I'm going to try and get the next on out quicker. I promise!