Um. Hey! Well I know I mention that I was going to take less...well what do you know it actually took longer XC. Haha. Sorry. Since it was thanksgiving I was pretty busy spending time with my relatives I didn't have much time to type anything XP. Sorry for that .XC. Now on the Tobe subject. Tobe will get back in the picture but just not now. I'm trying to make Pucca and Garu relationship start atleast just a little before Tobe gets into the whole thingXD. ANd when he does ( smirk). About this chapter...well..er...I tried making it good..somehow? But then I sort of felt like I rushed it. SO haha if this turns out pretty bad tell me and I'll correct it or make the next one awesomer.

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Chapter. 9 A play is more romantic than a kiss.

" NO!," I stood up my head slamming on the desk.

No way will I ever do that! They're absolutely insane if they think I'm going to do some freaking romantic play.

With the whole kissing thing!

NO!

" Come on it's just a short play won't last more than 20 minutes," Ms. Liming tried to convince me.

No way crazy woman! I won't budge into this.

" No!," Again I instantly denied.

" We should Garu!," Pucca jumped from her seat.

It's one thing doing a play and another whole different thing is acting out a play with the whole romance thing going on in a classroom full of people!

" No," I say again.

" Why not?," Pucca protested with a frown.

" Because..-," I was caught in my words.

Everyone was looking at me now. All with that same look in the face that told me that I should do the stinking play.

" It'll be fun Garu, it's just a play. We should! We should!," Pucca eagerly nodded.

No no no no

" Oh, I get it? Are you embarrassed Garu? Don't be so shy it's just your classmates," Ms. Liming waved her hand.

Only classmates? That's still too many people.

" The kiss will only be just one small kiss, big deal, aren't you guys going out?," some random person said.

" Yeah!," a chorus of people agreed.

I don't see them volunteering to do this? I can't believe their practically forcing me into doing this!

" Please Garu! It'll be super fun! please, please,please," Pucca begged me.

Now if this was one of those days when I didn't yet like Pucca I would of said No but...now it's different I can't just back off and say no.

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What will I do now?

I stood still now moving and not saying anything. If I say no...will Pucca kill me? Track me down? Cry?

If I say yes...

*shiver*

I was stuck in an impasse

" How about we have a class vote? Whoever wants Pucca and Garu to do the main lead raise their hands!," Ms. Liming suggested.

The teacher( which I officially hate as of now) along with everyone who agreed raise their hands.

" Yay!," Pucca smiled.

" What!," I say close to protesting again.

" Okay votes done now you have to do it," Ms. Liming agreed.

My mouth open to say something but nothing will come out of my mouth anymore. There's no use I could continue arguing with this people. They won't budge. They'll end up tying me with ropes and dragging me over here. I sat back down. Crossing my arms, obvioulsy mad.

I hate this class.

" So you'll do it? Good," Ms. Liming smiled.

I bet the whole thing made her day.

" In 3 days we'll do the play it's just a short one," she started passing the script out.

I was still in my mad position when she place the script in my desk.

Pucca idmediately gobled the script at first sight.

Passing through the pages eagerly. I'm not even sure if she was actually reading or just scanning through the number of pages I didn't even bother touching mine. It was like a predator to me. Ready to attack me.

" Garu!," Pucca turned to me eagerly.

" Look how many lines we have," she eagerly showed me.

I turned to her and glance at the script in her hands. I saw a whole bunch of words but 3 words that really stood out were...

I gulped.

NO!

The words that really stood out were...

I love you spoken by the prince.

As in cue, Ms. Liming announce," Garu. You'll be playing the prince."

I slam my head on the desk. I'm going to be the one saying I love you just before I have to kiss her.

Why me!

Saying those words out loud!

Ugh!

Toture! The rest of the hour while everyone practice their line. I stood there in my desk looking blankly at the script.

UGH! The three words from the spoken prince line were stuck in my head.

The bell rang and I wanted to escape from here. To never again look at a stupid play like that. But I realixze I can't go anywhere because I'm now tied to someone...Pucca.

Pucca gets a hold of my hand again.

" I can't wait until we act out! Don't you Garu! It's be so awesome relax," her face practically glowed as she spoke.

I wonder how she did that?

" Are you sure you want to do some play? around...around..people?," I asked.

Maybe I could convince her not to do it.

" I don't think they do plays just for two people to watch, It' s perfect don't you think? I mean we should probably just be ourself in the play! We don't have to act out that we are in love," she giggle dreamily.

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Right...

I guess there's no way out of this. A huge long sigh came out of my mouth.

Acting in a romantical play. That's like the worst thing for a ninja. Imagen what my ninja rivals will think if they saw me? If they saw me dress like a prince. Ugh. I shiver. Pucca lean her head over to my shoulder. I stumble a little. Not because she was heavy or anything it was because the feel of her head on my shoulder made a peculiar sensation over me. Sort of like a shock. A poweful shock. It almost made me think there was some energy being passed when she contacted herself with me.

" I'm really happy Garu," she told me and I'm dumb enough to ask-

" Why?,"

" Why? Duh, Were finally together! Do you know how long I've wasted for a moment like this? It's been years no I think it's been centuries...I'm happy that I don't have it to wait any longer," she smiled and she tightly clung to my arm.

" Um. Yeah," I replied.

I wanted to say something like I'm happy that she's happy because truth be told I really am. That even though I haven't been waiting as long as she I'm glad to know she's here. I'd never say that though. Not outloud. I pick up my script. Ugh! Atleast I know that it won't last that long.

* Sigh*

In my 4th hour I had Abyo in my class. As soon as I took my seat he had this wide smile over his face. I knew exactly what he was thinking.

" Why didn't you tell me! I'm in shock mode right now dude!," Abyo told me when I sat down.

" I notice," I murmured.

" I still can't believe it though? This all happen to sudden I mean for real? I could've swore you'd never ask anybody out and that you would stay alone all you life," Abyo mumured.

" Well that's not going to happen now," I murmured.

" So..are you serious about Pucca?," Abyo questioned.

" What do you mean?,"

" You're serioudly are willing to have her as your girlfriend? Or did you just agree but aren't really into her?," Abyo asked.

I thought for a moment.

" Why are you asking me that?," I instead asked.

" Just curious," Abyo shrugged.

" Yeah I guess I am," was my brillant reply.

What does it mean to really have Pucca as my girlfriend? Was I really serious? Or was it just a temporal feeling that came to my head?

" So..have you kissed her yet?," Abyo asked now.

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" ...no," I mumble.

Where is he going with this?

...

" Really? I thought when people went out they like idmediately start kissing," Abyo told me as if I'm suppose to know this already.

" Um...," I just shrugged.

Come to think about it. I didn't have any plans for a kissing moment. I haven't even thought of that..until they mention it this morning in Drama class.

" What do you mean by that?," Abyo was now changing his look to suspicious.

" Have you?," he asked suspiciously.

" Have I what?," I played stupid.

" Have you kissed Pucca?," Abyo got straight to the point.

Even though I'm actually good at hiding my emotions I couldn't hide this one.

Embarrassement.

" Er..not exactly," I reply.

" Not exactly? Is that another way to say no?," Abyo crossed his hands.

" Well..she was always the one who kiss me before...not the other way around," the only time I got close t that was in that one crazy dream I had a while back when I kissed her.

That's how close I've ever gotten to kissing her. That's how close I've ever gotten to kissing her. All the other times it was she who kissed me.

" But..you're going out now, you suppose to be the one kissing her now,"

" Yeah..um I don't remember you kissing anyone!," I argued pointing out.

" Me? I've kissed millions of girls," he lied while trying to act cool.

" the cheek I don't think that really counts," I replied joking.

" Well this isn't about me! Garu you have to kiss Pucca," Abyo grab me by the shoulder as if he were my dad and he's giving me the best advice ever.

" Why?," I protest still.

" He's going to have to anyways for the class," some random girl mumured infront of us.

" What class?," Abyo asked her.

In my mind I was supplicating that she wouldn't tell him about the play but the girl didn't get the memo.

" Drama. Garu and Pucca are playing the main lead and they have to kiss," the girl informed him with a hint of a smile.

Shut up, shut up!

Abyo glanced at me and burst out laughing.

( Bubble, Bubble)

" So, you are going to kiss her then...can't wait to see that is it during school?," Abyo crackled.

" No, actually it's after school by 6:00," the girl explained.

Wait! It's during the night?

" Then I'm going,'' Abyo smirked.

" Anyway I can't wait to see Garu big performance,"

I almost run out of there! How can I do this play? What if I mess something up? It's true I've never kissed Pucca before. She's the one who kiss me. Once I remember blowing her a kiss when I was 12 on her birthday but never actually kiss her and if I did kiss her I already forgotten how it happen? I know I have to but..how? When?

The rest of the day went pretty fast but my thoughts were still slow. I'm expected to..to kiss her? To actually..kiss her? Dammit! I forgot al about the kissing when I agreed on us going out. What am I going to do when I kiss her? I'm the guy right and I'm the one that expected to do the move huh? Do I just...lean in? Do I have to take control? What exactly am I to do? Just meet her lips with mine? I've never kissed a girl..ever before..so..how? How will I do it this time? Pucca will be expecting a kiss. I know that for a fact. That's why she's doing the whole play I bet so I could kiss her this time. I glance at the script. Picking it up gently. Sweat collecting in my forhead. I'm going to have to kiss her...me!

The rest of the week went a little crazy. I'm not yet use to having Pucca so close to me every like 5 minutes. I'm not use to having her as my girlfriend yet. What happen to Tobe anyway? I have't seen him around? That guy appears and disappears. In school is the only time that usually I'm with Pucca. I think I'm the one that's suppose to say let's go here and there but I'm more worried on the whole play. I'm going to have to kiss her...infront of all those people. I learn the lines of the play. Still those 3 words at the end made me nervous to even look at them. Can I do this? Just to make matters worst Abyo keeps on teasing me about it. Telling me that I'm going to accidently do something wrong...when they force me to rehearse I kept on stammaring in my lines because I got nervous. All I can think about is those three words and what fallows after that. Not to mention the whole suit thing is like huge and stupid. The only part I like about it is the sword. One day before the play and I haven't figure anything else. Infact I'm even more nervous than I was before. I can't even think straight.

" Hey Garu? What's with you lately? What's wrong?," Pucca asked me.

" Nothing," I replied idmediately.

Pucca frown.

" Something is wrong because ever since the play thing you been acting pretty nervous?," Pucca realize.

you know I wasn't expecting her to notice that...

" It's...nothing," I say.

How can I explain that the dilema is...I don't know how to exactly kiss her?

" If you're mad at me for doing the play it's fine you can just say it, I know your that type of person who really don't like to stand out," Pucca sat down next to me.

" I'm not mad at you," I reply honestly.

I have no idea where the explaining my problems came from.

" Then...who?," Pucca looked at me confuse.

...

" Me," I sighed.

" Why?," She asked crossing her eyesbrows.

I was close to telling the truth but then the nerves got to me.

" It'll get over it," I mumble instead.

Pucca frown at me. Not really believing me.

-the day of the play-

I was in the edge right now. I felt all cumbersome too. I felt the sweat gathering in my head. I wish I could've been sick. Anything! But was force to come here. Now...In a couple moments we are going to have to rehearse. Which means I have to do that kissing thing...Oh shit. I'm not sure how to do this. I told Pucca that it doesn't matter about the play. But here I am. About to do the scence. Screw this! I want to go!.

" Garu...your up," Ms. Liming cheerfully announce.

She's been cheerful ever since we started doing the play.

I step up. I seem like I was going to fall down or something. Pucca was cheerfully waiting for my arrival. I said my lines almost sounding likea robot. I try not to think much about the number of people who kept on staring at me just waiting for me to say the three lines. Everything wen to quick. Finally the special time came. I gulp. Sweat now piling in my palms. Pucca looked sweetly at me. She spoke her line perfectly without a single fault to it. Then it was my turn...

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I hesistated. People around me started giving me some looks as if telling me that It's my turn. I know it's my turn. I know it's just...I ...er...I Looked at Pucca cheerful face. Suddenly thinking it doesn't matter it's just words...and a kiss I don't know how or by what miracle but I found my voice.

I love you

I thought the words but I couldn't say outloud. Eveyone face was falling apart all exept Pucca. She was still smiling.

Just three words Garu..

three words..

3

3

I took a deep breathe.

" I Love you," I say

Before bendind down close to her face. I made myself come closer..and I kissed her.

~~~~~~~Oops technical difficulties I had to cut it off right there XC. Haha. I had to cut it there for real. Family didn't let me write anymore XC. Well I hope you liked it..even though I sort of rush through this. I'll make the next chapter much more interesting. Now I really have to go before I get in trouble. XC. I hope to write soon. XD. Sorry for the late update. XD.

I'll see you soon.

Next chapter

Chapter 10. My Pucca.