Chapter 7: "I love you nyo..."
Dejiko stared at her surprising visitor as he hopped into her room. After stepping in, Ky looked around the room and made sure to close the window and curtains behind him.
"Is anyone else here?" he asked cautiously.
"No one nyo, j-just you and me nyo," she replied, blushing as she realized that a boy was in her room.
Ky stood by the window looking around Dejiko's room, unsure of what to say. The small room above gamers wasn't at all luxurious, but it seemed more comfortable than the shack that the Black Gema Gema Gang had been staying in. Scattered about the room were futon mattress, Ky immediately recognized the larger, blue one as Dejiko's and smiled. Beside that futon was a strange ice cream cone-shaped decoration, and by the door were Dejiko's white paw shaped boots with her matching cat-eared hat and gloves next to them, all neatly folded. After some hesitation, Ky sat down on a yellow pillow situated across from Dejiko, who was clad in just her blue dress and white apron, her lime green hair which lacked her typical white cat ears was brushed down with her pigtails taken out. The yellow pillow which Ky sat on was surprisingly warm and soft, it almost felt alive under him. The two sat there idly for a moment, both with a slight blush on their faces. They both tried to speak at the same time but then stopped, the soft blushes on their faces darkening slightly.
"I-I'm sorry for intruding on you like this, Dejiko but I-"
"Its alright nyo, but what are you doing here nyo?" Dejiko interrupted.
"I-Its a long story... I'm not sure you'll want to hear it," Ky said regretfully.
"I have the time to listen nyo," she replied.
"You promise you won't get mad?"
She smiled replying, "There isn't anything you could say that could make me mad nyo," and then adding with a blush, "because its you." She sat there surprised at what she had just said, thinking that this was not how she normally acted, but as she looked again at Ky she realized that something about him made her feel and act this way. And she liked it. However, something didn't seem right with the way Ky was acting, and she became a little concerned.
"Is everything alright nyo?" she asked.
Ky sighed and replied, "N-No... not everything..."
Dejiko became worried with this and told him, "Ky... you know you can tell me anything nyo."
"I know that... its just..."
"Just what nyo?" she asked placing her hands over his.
"The Black Gema Gema Gang..." Ky said, looking down with a sigh, "...they know..."
"They do nyo! But how! Wh-What happened nyo!" Dejiko exclaimed. She was shocked that anyone would have found out so quickly and began to feel panicked.
"After I left Gamers today, Rik found out... I'm really sorry Dejiko... Maybe I should leave." Ky apologized and bowed deeply before standing up. "Perhaps its best if we don't see each other again..."
"Nyo! B-but why nyo?"
"Dejiko, its been my fault since the beginning. I was the one who asked you to go on that first date, and I was the one who came back to see you at the store today. Its because I was unable to lie about you to Rik that now the whole Black Gema Gema Gang knows that we've been seeing each other. I shouldn't have even been talking to you in the first place, I'm an elite member of the Black Gema Gema Gang, the Lieutenant General of all things and I should've been trying to capture you, but now... now all of this has happened. I guess Rik was right... duty should come before love..." with that, Ky turned towards the window again and openned the curtains, but before Ky could take another step, he felt Dejiko's small arms wrap around his waist, her head resting on his back. He could feel her trembling and began to feel her warm tears seeping though his coat.
"Ky nyo!" she cried, "Don't leave me nyo..." she continued, sniffling, "I thought I meant something to you nyo! S-Since... Ever since our first date nyo you've been the only thing on my mind nyo..."
"But-" Ky began to say.
"No buts nyo! If you can't go back to the Black Gema Gema Gang because we've been seeing each other, then stay with me nyo." As she said this, Dejiko tightened her grip on Ky.
"Dejiko... whats gotten into you? You're not normally like this."
She sniffled and replied softly, "I know that nyo... b-but..." she began, but then mumbled incoherently into his lab coat.
"Dejiko...what are you saying?" Ky said as he turned to face her, placing his hands on her shoulders.
Dejiko wiped her face and looked down, trying to avoid his stare and softly replied, "I love you nyo..."
Ky was shocked to hear this, but at the same time relieved. He hadn't before thought of ever truly loving anyone, much less having someone else love him. He was still unsure about his feelings. Was that why he had felt that he had to come to Gamers in disguise to see her again? Was that why he was unable to lie to Rik about Dejiko and him? Was that why he came back here after running away from the Black Gema Gema Gang? Was that why he blushed and his heart skipped a beat every time he thought about Dejiko? Ky thought about it for a moment and thought that perhaps, the feelings he has towards Dejiko might be what love feels like.
He slowly wrapped his arms around Dejiko and smiled, "I love you too."
They both stared shyly into each others eyes and their faces drew closer and closer together. Their eyes closing as they drew nearer to one another. Their lips pressed softly against each other in a kiss as the rest of the world seemed to disappear around them.
...until...
A slightly flattened yellow pillow began to float into the air and screamed, "DEJIKO!"
End Chapter 7
