Omigosh! Hope is back! Yes my friends it is true…I come to give you more Summer goodness! Well…as good as I can get for PG-13 though I am slightly tempted to boost the rating…or just write a lemon side story or something…BLAH…my head is fuzzy.

I got a review from one of my favorite reviewers, Melitot and I was told the last chapter seemed rushed at partsI apologize, but would you believe I just REALLY wanted to get to the end of the chapter?

So how many people did I kill with that ending?

Hehe. I bet my chapter title has got you going like… "WHAT THE HELL IS SHE THINKING NOW?"

Enjoy ZeKi lovers!

In The Summer's Twilight

Chapter 6: It's Official! I LOVE YOU

Yuuki pulled away as quickly as she kissed him and got up. She tried to run away from him as fast as she possible could and when she got to the beach she refused to turn around and look at his face…at least for that moment.

"I'm sorry." She lied. "Something must be wrong with me." She decided to use his own excuse against him. She was somewhat happy with herself though. She actually had the guts to go through with the kiss.

Yuuki made a start for the house. "Just forget it ever happened!" She shouted as she ran up the path and right into the house. She slammed the door behind her and leaned against it to catch her breath.

She always hated running.

She rubbed her cheeks as she tried to get rid of the blush that seemed would stain them forever. She kissed Zero. She really kissed Zero.

"Then again," she said aloud to herself as she started to come upon a realization. It didn't even last a full second. It probably didn't even count as a real kiss. It was probably more like a peck or something. She sighed as she stood up straight and made her way up to her room.

"He probably won't even take me out later now…" She nearly felt like crying. She felt so horrible with herself. She didn't understand how on earth she could do something as stupid as that.

She wasn't supposed to kiss Zero…right?

She slammed her bedroom door shut and leapt onto the bed, her face making swift contact with the pillow. She felt like staying in bed for all eternity. She was so embarrassed with herself. In that moment she felt that if she ever saw Zero again she would just die.

She had never felt so much like a teenage girl before.

She turned over on her back and stared up at her night-sky ceiling. The memorable painting made her feel somewhat good again…and that was better then nothing.

Then…there was a knock upon the door.

"Yuuki…?" The deep voice asked from the other side. Yuuki sat up and rubbed her cheeks again.

"What's wrong?" She asked. Figuring the only reason Zero would come up so fast to see would be because of some serious problem.

"Nothing's wrong. I wanted to see you." He said with true honesty. Yuuki was taken aback. She could barely move to open the door…but she managed to lift herself up off the bed. She opened the door and fought off her fear to look into his lavender eyes.

"You wanted to see me?" She asked softly. She tucked a stray hair behind her ear and glanced away for a short moment.

"Yes…I wanted to know…if…" He stopped, finding he was losing his nerve and his words all at once. He hated being weak…especially in front of Yuuki. "If you will be going out with me tonight." He was proud of how smooth and clear he managed to say all of that.

"Going out?" She asked. Yuuki grinned, and her excitement quickly overtook her embarrassment. "Of course!" She wrapped her arms around him impulsively and it was only after she did that, that she noticed her dear Zero…was still very much without a shirt.

"Oh!" She squeaked, pulling back quickly. "I…um…need to get ready…" She took a step away from him and looked down at her feet as a weak attempt to hide her red face. "Where are we going exactly?" She asked. Yuuki required this knowledge because she wanted to know the proper way to dress.

"Oh…well…I made the reservation for some black-tie western restaurant by the pier, like you said, while I was making lunch. That's okay right?" Zero brought his hand to the back of his head. He flexed his arm muscle and Yuuki had to look away before she exploded.

"Of course it's all right! Now go! Go so I can get all pretty." She quickly shut the door and slowly backed away from it. She nearly choked to death trying to contain the scream locked in her throat.

So it turns out he didn't hate her after all!

She paced her room for a moment as she thought over exactly how she was going to act tonight. She couldn't be loud or bossy or anything that might turn Zero off of her…

But what about Kaname?

Yuuki stopped and sat on her bed. She stared at the white painted wall and lost herself in her own thoughts.

Kaname was her savoir; there was no denying it.

But she didn't want to think about it right now.

She finally opened her suitcases and dug through each one to find something suitable to put on. It was difficult to find something that would even compare to Zero in a suit.

She stopped and placed a finger to her chin to think for a moment. She always thought he looked good in suits. She smiled as she returned to her search for the perfect dress.

She didn't have very many.

She had placed the only three halfway decent dresses upon her bed and sighed. She took the one Kaname has given her and put it back in the suitcase. It wouldn't be right to throw Kaname in Zero's face like that, so she studied the other dresses with much determined force.

One was a light purple which she thought would go with the summer feeling and Zero's eyes. It was slightly low-cut in both the neckline and the bottom hem. She couldn't even recall where she had gotten the dress from in the first place. She sighed as she turned her attention to the other one.

It was red…blood red. That was an instant turnoff. But the pattern was very pretty and it was formal without being too annoying to wear out in public. She placed her hand on the fabric and liked the soft, silky feeling of it.

That was it.

They would both have to just ignore the color for a little while.

She nodded and grabbed her bathrobe from her open suitcase. Before she got ready she needed to wash the sea salt out of her hair. She discarded her clothes and slipped on her robe. She opened the door as to not disturb Zero and quickly made her way into the bathroom. She slipped inside, turned around and…

And…

Zero turned to face her…in all his naked glory.

Wow!

Yuuki couldn't control herself as her eyes trailed from Zero's wet soapy hair to his…manhood. He was…well…he was a real man! That was all Yuuki could think of as she stood there, staring at it.

WHY COULDN'T SHE LOOK AWAY?

Zero's eyes were wide as his hands fell from scrubbing the soap through his hair. He felt that if he covered his penis it would be ten times more embarrassing then just not moving at all.

"I'm sorry." Yuuki coughed as she tried to find the doorknob.

"It's okay?" Zero questioned as he tried to stand as perfectly still as he could, maybe the steam from the shower had blocked most of the view. It was now he cursed the Chairman for not putting in doors or at least shower curtains in this fucking bathroom!

Thankfully she finally found the damn thing and opened the door. She slipped out of the bathroom as quickly as she could and slid down against the door, knowing the man that was standing behind it.

She could never think of Zero has a boy again…

Yuuki shook her head violently as she tried to clear it of all the inappropriate things.

Sex with Zero was something her inner devil wanted badly. He was strong and sexy and oh-so dangerous. He was also strictly forbidden which also made him appealing to her.

Yuuki stood up violently and ran to the bathroom down stairs. She needed a cold shower immediately. She swung open the door and turned on the faucet. She stripped of her robe and stepped into the nearly freezing water. Her temperature and her desires subsided quickly and she deeply sighed.

This was going to be one hell of a summer…

Yuuki took care of all her cleaning business and was determined to go along with the night as they both had planned. Women see men's private parts every single day…why should this be any different.

She would think of Zero as her…boyfriend? No, it would still seem slightly inappropriate. Husband? Yes! In her mind, when Zero was naked he would be her husband! Though obviously…this was very far from reality and she would never let him know that this was her remedy for seeing him like that.

She tightly tied the robe around her waist and flew up the stairs and slammed the door shut behind her. She blew her hair dry and tied it up in the nicest way she could think of for the lack of time.

Staring at Zero naked must have been a lot longer then she thought…and standing in the cold shower also must have taken away a lot of time.

She stepped inside the dress and zipped up the back as best she could without any help. Finally, she put on the on some light make-up and slipped on her black, strappy shoes.

"There." She told her reflection in the mirror. "You aren't much of a goddess, but you'll do for the night I suppose." She looked over at the clock on her nightstand and sighed. She might be ready to early…which would be too annoying because that meant she would have to kill time…and killing time would require her to think.

She didn't want to think right now…

So she swallowed her pride and went out to the balcony. She knocked lightly upon Zero's door and he opened it…of course looking just too good in his button-up white shirt.

"Yes?" He asked. He refused to let himself blush in front of her but…she looked so beautiful…sexy even.

"Excuse me escort." She teased, trying to lighten the mood between them. "When are we leaving for our date?" She rolled her eyes and slightly leaned back on her heels, careful not to lose her balance.

"As soon as I'm ready." He told her, trying to make things seem normal between like she did. She acted like nothing had happened…he wasn't sure how he felt about that.

"All right then. You come knock on my door, okay?" She waved good-bye and walked back into her own room. She shut the door behind her and walked to her bed. She sat down upon it and held her hand to her heart, trying to slow it's pounding down…

It was official now. She knew that there was no other way to name this feeling.

She was in love with Zero.

Recognizing the feeling was one step in the right direction. Her heart finally slowed to it's normal pace and she finally felt like she could breathe again. It was now she knew that as much she appreciated all Kaname had ever done for her…Zero was the one she loved more then anything in the world.

It was time she stopped fighting it and just push herself over the edge. It was the only way she could make herself feel whole with him.

When she heard his knock upon her door she filled herself with new resolve. She would make him hers…no matter what it took!

She wouldn't lose herself it her love either.

She swung open the door and grinned at the sexy Kiryu Zero. She hooked her arm with his and nearly dragged him down the stairs. "Are you ready?" She asked.

Was he ready for the night?

Was he ready for her?

"Yes." Zero answered as he straightened his posture and walked side-by-side with her.

"Good." Yuuki replied with a grin.

No more questions…it was time to really start summer!