Yo! I hope the ninth chapter wasn't too confusing and fast! I hope you will enjoy this chapter!
Zazie saw who hit him. It was Lag. Zazie held his injured cheek and looked at Lag with shock. Vashuka growled at Lag. Letter Bees around were staring at them as they passed by.
"What are you doing, Lag?" Connor said in panic. Gauche looked shocked. Lag looked at Zazie with anger. "Just what is your relationship with her?" Lag said, angrily. Zazie didn't say anything but he could feel anger boiling inside of him. "We don't have a relationship!" he yelled back. Lag started shaking and you can see him trying not to cry. "You liar!"
Zazie looked at Lag with a sad face. 'I can't get angry with him.' Zazie said as his temper calmed down. 'He just wants to have his dingo back…'
"Why…why is she being so friendly with you but to me she just…" Lag started crying. "When she had her memories, we were always together…"
Connor pulled down his cap below his eyes, feeling sad for Lag and Zazie. Gauche thought about something and said" It's time to do our job."
Lag and Zazie stared at each other. Lag turned away and when Zazie was about to say something, Lag said" I will never give up on her."
He left with Gauche who looked at Zazie with and apologetic look on his face. Connor lifted Zazie up on his feet. "You okay, Zazie?" Connor asked in concern. Zazie nodded and clenched his fist. "Tell Lag that I'm sorry."
He walked away as Connor looked at his back with a concern face. 'I wonder what will happen to their friendship…' Connor thought.
With Zazie~
He was going to get the letters when he heard someone say" I found the place where you get the letters!"
It was Niche. She ran over to Zazie and panted when she got there. She saw his injured cheek and said with a frown "who did this to your face?"
Zazie looked at her and made an angry face. "It's nothing, just get away from me." Zazie said in an annoyed face and walked away from her. Niche stood there, looking at where Zazie just stood and then said" It's always like this…"
Zazie stopped walking. "In this 2 months and staying with you guys, I always caused problems and miseries…"
Niche looked down on the floor with a sad face. "I'm sorry, Zazie…"
She walked past him. Zazie wanted to tell her it wasn't her but he couldn't do anything. When Niche was out of sight, he slammed his hand against the wall. He put a hand on his forehead and clenched his teeth. Vashuka looked at him and sat on the floor.
With Niche~
When Niche got out of 'Beehive', she suddenly felt cold. She lifted her scarf up. 'Was it this cold when I got out of the house?' she bit her lip as she thought about Zazie. 'I'm not supposed to feel so emotional for anyone!'
She gripped her Letter Bee bag tight. 'Ever since what happened yesterday, I felt weird all of a sudden…'
She replayed the memory in her mind again. 'That memory…I could feel that feeling all over again when I see Lag and that includes Zazie…'
The she remembered the memory she had for the longest time. 'That boy in my memory…could it be Zazie?'
Niche took out the letter she was supposed to deliver. She read the letter description. 'Honey Waters huh…Anne lives in Honey Waters…' she thought. She reached the desert and looked at her map. "Should I take the longer way or the shorter way?"
She decided to take the shorter way, and although she knew that the shorter way is filled with gaichuus, she couldn't help it, she likes having dangerous adventures.
With Zazie~
Zazie got the letters and walked towards the desert. He felt stressed as he looked at the letter description. 'It's for Anne.' Zazie thought and felt a bit happy. 'I can go visit her at the same time.'
He started to go there through the shortest way.
With Niche~
Niche walked and was halfway to Honey Waters. She saw a river ahead of her and went over to the river. She washed her face. 'I didn't see any gaichuus…' Niche was disappointed. She looked at her reflection in the water. She thought about yesterday and when the memories came up and when Zazie came to hug her. She blushed. 'What's this feeling?' she thought. Then she realized something. 'Don't' tell me…!'
She blushed harder. 'You have got to be kidding me!'
She then remembered her job. She stood up and walked fast towards Honey Waters, still shocked at what she had just realized. When she reached Honey Waters, she didn't know what might happen later on…
With Zazie~
Zazie was more than a halfway towards Honey Waters. He smiled when he remembered the first time he met her. 'Anne is like an angel to me…' Zazie thought and blushed. He remembered the smile she gave him every time they met. When he reached there, he was so excited to see Anne. When he went in Honey Waters, he could see Anne walking around with a basket. "Anne!" Zazie yelled happily. Anne looked at him and was surprised to see him. She smiled and ran over to Zazie. She jumped on him as they both fell down. Anne hugged Zazie and said happily "I'm so happy you're here!"
Zazie hugged her back and he smiled.
With Niche~
Niche was done with her job. She sighed in relief and just when she went back to the gate of Honey Waters, she saw an unexpected sight in front of her. She felt a pain in her heart. She saw Zazie and Anne hugging. 'Too many coincidences these days…' Niche sweat dropped. She then made a sad look on her face. She then thought to herself "you should feel happy for their long distance relationship!'
You could see the blankness in Niche's eyes.
With Zazie~
Zazie and Anne hugged each other for a long time. They didn't want to let go of each other. Suddenly they heard people giggling and talking about them and they let go, blushing. Zazie got up and reached out his hand for Anne. She put a hand on his hand and stood up. "I need to go now, Anne." Zazie said. "Here's your letter."
"I wanted you to stay longer!" Anne whined. Zazie smiled and poked her nose. "Next time, okay?"
She blushed and nodded happily. He patted her head and they waved at each other. He smiled as Anne walked over to an elder. When he turned around to the gate, he was surprised to see Niche there. He looked at her expression and walked towards her.
With Niche~
Niche stared at them as they talked. She saw them wave at each other and saw Anne going to an elder. He saw her, looking surprised. Niche made a hurt expression and when she saw Zazie walking towards her, she started walking out the gate as fast as possible. She could hear Zazie's footsteps running towards her. She didn't care. She just felt like crying as she clasped her mouth and then felt a hand grab her arm. "Niche…!" it was Zazie's voice. "Why are you here and why was your face…?"
Niche tried to smirk and succeeded. She turned around with the smirk still on her face. "It's just that seeing you guys together are too touching that I want to cry." Niche said. "Also I came here because I had a letter to deliver to Honey Waters."
Zazie believed the letter delivering part but he couldn't believe the touching part. Niche turned around. Although she can smirk but she couldn't hold that face up forever. Her face started to change into a sad face with a sad smile. "The way you looked at each other showed you guys really like each other..."
Then her voice started to shake. "I have another letter to deliver now. See you later…"
Zazie heard the shakiness and grabbed Niche's shoulders and turned her around to face him. He was surprised to see the look on Niche's face. Her face was pink and her eyes showed that she was going to cry. 'These emotions…it's too nostalgic.'
Suddenly she felt something in her mind again and she knew another memory was coming up.
The memory~
Niche's sister was going o attack Lag but Niche stepped in front of him to protect him. She didn't want to see Lag harmed. Niche then said" I am Lag's dingo and I will protect him no matter what! That will never change!"
End of memory~
She couldn't bear too remember them again. She screamed again. "Niche…!" Zazie said in concern. Niche continued screaming and gripped her hair tightly. "Dingo…protect…no matter what!" she yelled in pain. Then everything turned black…
To be continued~
I hope this story wasn't too confusing! I hoped you enjoyed the chapter!