SailorStar9: This is Chapter 8 of this fic and a short break from the 'Future Arc'. (Sighs) Guys and girls, will it kill you to leave a review, instead of just putting this fic up on your favorited list and story alerts?

Disclaimers: I own nothing, except for the plot bunny and the pairings.

Chapter 8: Back In Present Times...


In the Namimori reception office...

One Hibari Kyoya was droning on his paperwork when the Namimori anthem sounded, indicating he had a message: Rooftop. Lunch.

Hibari gave the wall clock a glance, smirked and bolted out.


On the rooftop...

"I see your speed has improved." Ami chuckled when the door flung open.

"Oh, shut up." the flushed Hibari muttered, looking up at his grinning girlfriend.

"Here." Ami dropped the bento box into his hands before jumping down.

Hibari watched as Hibird landed on Ami's finger.

"Please tell me you named him." Ami gave her boyfriend a look.

"Hibird." was the perfect's scuff reply.

Ami snorted, "Very creative, Kyoya." and turned to the canary. "Eat up Hibird." she held out a sunflower seed to Hibird. Hibird pecked the sunflower seed swiftly, breaking it into little pieces. He began eating the bits of sunflower seeds one by one. Ami chuckled, "Good Hibird!" she cooed like an overprotective mother, "Kyoya is very proud of you. Aren't you Kyoya?" she gave her soulmate an bemused grin to which Hibari returned an annoyed look at her.

"Paperwork's a drag." the narcoleptic head perfect muttered after lunch, using his girlfriend's lap as a pillow.

"And where have I heard that before?" Ami chuckled.

Hibari's response: a sharp glare at his soulmate which sent Ami into more chortles.

"Love you too, Kyoya." Ami smiled, before squealing a second later when Hibari picked her up bridal-style and carried her to his office to do more... intimate stuff.


In the Namimori reception office...

"Don't you have paperwork?" Ami quirked a brow at the raven as he locked the door.

"That," Hibari smirked. "Can come later. Now, where were we?", causing Ami to eep when she saw his feral expression and knowing very well where this would lead to.

"Kyoya!" Ami shrieked, feeling the nibble on her neck after the heated make out session. "Did you just bite me?"

"Nope." the skylark's eyes twinkled.

"Liar!" Ami's outburst turned into a moan when Hibari licked the bite mark. "Kyo..." she bit back a hiss as Hibari proceeded to nuzzle off her battle suit top with his nose. A sudden flash came over her as an unwanted memory passed through her mind when she felt Hibari's breath on her skin . "NO!" she pushed the Cloud Guardian off her, her eyes widening in fear. Not giving Hibari any time to argue, she pulled a 'Body Flicker'.

What the hell? the extremely bewildered and shell-shocked head perfect wondered, confused at her sudden rejection. Was that... he frowned. Fear?


Under the oak tree...

That was too close. Ami breathed heavily, trying to calm her mind down and sealed the unwanted memory into the back of her brain. It had been the only mission the SATS had failed, quite miserably, and all because of a certain blond, power-hungry traitoress who sold the entire team out so that she could claim their powers for herself. Good thing that did the pig-tailed wretch. She snorted. She herself had gotten the worst end of the stick in that bargain, spending three torturous weeks in the enemy's dungeon cell before the girls busted her out. She was never the same after that; though the physical wounds had healed, the mental trauma on the other hand... I'm sorry, Kyoya.


Elsewhere...

The other girls had sensed Ami's mental distress and the three pulled a 'Body Flicker' and teleported to where the ice wielder was.


Under the oak tree...

"Ames, what happened?" Makoto asked, being the first to arrive.

"We sensed you." Rei supplied, arriving with Minako.

"I'm fine." Ami gave her sisters a weak smile.

"No, you're not." Minako insisted. "Did Hibari..."

"No, it's not Kyoya." Ami breathed. "My fault."

The three girls gave her an 'explain' look.

"We were..." Ami flushed. "Making out. When Kyoya was about to go further, I freaked and ran."

"And all because of that witch." Rei sneered.

"I love him, but..." Ami looked up.

"Oh Ames, we're sorry." Makoto pulled the shivering girl into a hug.

"If we had gotten you out sooner, this won't have happened." Minako agreed.

"Worried Cloud Guardian at 8 o'clock." Rei muttered.

"How the heck did he find you?" Minako looked at Ami amused.

"This is our tree." Ami reminded.

"Right." Makoto nodded and the three 'Body Flickered' off to give the couple time to reconnect.

"Thanks a lot, you three." Ami muttered.

"What the hell was that?" Hibari glared.

"Long story." Ami sighed. "And..."

"You aren't ready to tell me." Hibari concluded, sighing. "All right, I'll wait." he pulled her into a hug. "Until you feel you're ready."


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