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CHAPTER10:

I'M HERE NOW.

Apart from dragging them on, she chattered away continuously about everything including her project with Hori. Even Hori couldn't answer every question. He answered the ones he could make out and remember if that was possible.

Tasuki was having the time of his life watching Hori struggle.
But he was totally confused by the questions she bombarded him with.

It finally got to him. "Do you ever shut up?" He snapped at her. Her face turned really serious. There wasn't that twinkle in her eyes anymore. She the smile had left her lips and the cheerfulness had left the aura around her. They could feel the gloom she felt.

"Come on Tasuki. She's just being friendly." Hori replied defensively putting his arms around her as she stared at Tasuki sulkily.
He knew he had done it, but he was irritated all the same.

"It's the same with girls Hori. They're always chattering away like the world was going to end. Can't shut their traps fer a second. Yer friend is no exception." He shrugged. "And I don't like it Arwen. Or you when you're like that. So can ya just shut up a while please?"

That was the last straw for her. Stood straight, sneering the slightest possible disgust she said, "I don't need this shit." And walked off without even saying goodbye to Hori, who was pretty hurt as well.

"What the hell is the matter with you Tasuki?" Hori hissed as he watched her walk away.
"Don't you know how to talk to a girl? She won't take nonsense like this from any guy, however macho he is. You don't know her Tasuki. She can be lethal."

"Lethal, her. I don't think so. Probably needs her boyfriend around to keep her out of trouble." He snorted. "What is she the snob I think she is? Maybe right."

"Shut up, she is the sweetest thing I've ever seen. Shut your mouth and go find her, apologize. She is a really busy person and she has been nothing but nice to you. Now bring her back here if you find her. Come back here in half an hour if you don't find her." He took off at a run in the direction he supposed she had gone.

Tasuki sighed. "Maybe I was wrong? Maybe I was too harsh. I hope she doesn't cry sammat. I know I like her. But it's strange. I have no idea what to say to her."

Walking around for 15 minutes he turned around a corner and saw her sitting on a bench looking at something in her hand.
Slowly he walked to her warning himself to be calm and prepare for the worst. He was about two buildings away from her when there was a gust of wind and her scarf flew off from her hand. She ran up after it in a hurry like her life literally depended on it. Catching it in the middle of the empty road she held it close and sighed only to hear the sound of brakes and loud horns.

Her eyes widened with shock at first and then preparing herself to get hit she shut her eyes still trembling. That was when someone pulled her out of the way.

She felt herself in a warm embrace. A heart was beating at her ear very fast under her savior's firm chest. She trembled but she smiled still living in her fantasy with the person she hoped it was that was holding her.

She felt the arms hold her close one last time before they gripped her by the shoulders and shook her. "What the hell is the matter with you Arwen? Can't you see it's foolish to run on the road like that?" she heard a familiar voice.

Her eyes shot open, "Tasuki." She gasped. "What are you doing here?"

"Looking for you. What else. What the hell is wrong with you? Can't you see your life is more important than your stupid scarf?" He held her shoulders as she still trembled with the shock. "You could have been killed had I not been there."

She just looked down at the scarf sadly. He sighed. "Are you okay?" he asked holding her face between his hands. Her eyes started to turn slightly red, but she began a rambling session on, what Tasuki supposed, was how she felt at the moment of near collision.

He smiled amused at this, "Arwen."

She continued. "Arwen," he said a little more loudly and held her face close to his. She stopped talking and just stared into his eyes.

"Do you ever stop talking?" he asked gently. She gave him a watery smile and shook her head slowly making him smile even more. "Are you steady now?" she shook her head again; burying her face in her hands she leant into his shoulder.

Though he was surprised, he wrapped is arms around her. "It's okay. I'm here now." She sighed into her hands. "Thank you."
"Come on. Let's go to Hori. I have you. It's okay." He stroked her soft hair feeling that he was in some sort of heaven for some reason.
She came away and looked up at his tall form gratefully. "Thank you very much Tasuki."

"AwStopit. You'remakinmeblush." He waved it off making her laugh. He smiled lightly at this. "Much better, come… Oh and you can continue your rambling if you want." He took hold of her hand in his and pinned her to his side, leading her to the meeting point.

"Tasuki." She pulled back at his hand before they could walk up to Hori. "Tasuki wait."
"What is it kid? Ya were so silent all the way. Are ya feelin otay?" he moved her bangs away as he faced her.
"Please don't tell Hori about this. He won't talk to me then. And I can't take that. Please." Tasuki became unconsciously sad.

"You that close ta him is it?" she nodded. That was all he needed to hear. To her surprise, he tugged his hand away from hers and nodded.
"There you are!" Hori walked up to them. "Did he apologize to you?" Hori put his hand around her shoulder protectively as Tasuki dug his into his pockets.

"He did more than that." She smiled at Tasuki but he looked away.
"Good. But what do we do. Where do we start, I don't know anything about the size of his clothes.
Arwen smiled up at Hori at this and then she stood in front of Tasuki making him look down at her. "It's okay really. I'm here now." He smiled slightly at this.

Holding his hands she looked at him from head to foot. Dropping his hands she walked around him twice with a hand to her hip the other to her chin, muttering, "I see."

"What? Were you a vulture in another life or something or haven't you seen a good looking guy around here." Tasuki asked as she walked around him a third time.

She gave him a bored looked, " by what I would say for daddy, the only measures I know is in Indian standards, for boys anyway... you would be, 5 foot 10' autumn or summer, 40, 38-40." With that she began walking ahead leaving Tasuki and Hori totally dumbfounded.

"What?" they asked each other at the same time. Then they shrugged and jogged to keep up with her.
"What was all that about?" Hori asked stepping into walk beside her, while Tasuki was at her other side.

She sighed. "Sizes. Girl talk. Your color or tone would be summer or autumn, for your tan and orange hair. You're 5ft 10' inches high, Indian STD shirt size would be 40 and waist would be 40 but could be more seeing you need to work out." She replied yawning. She stopped suddenly in front of a gap store and pulled them in.

She walked to a rack, pulled Tasuki close to her and then stacked him with a lot of shirts and pants that she thought was good for him.
A lady walked to them. "Can I help you?"

"Synthi, fix him please. I'm doing what I can." She nodded to Tasuki.
"What? Okay. What do you say though autumn or summer?"

"Autumn. 40 38 510'" she said casually as she continued to pile him with clothes.
"He your new boy friend Nadi?" the lady giggle. "Or is it the brown head?

Tasuki and Hori turned red at this; Hori stopped his laughing fit at Tasuki's condition at this.
"No syn. I don't like that anymore. A friend." She looked at Tasuki. "Don't just stand there stupid, go try em on." She ushered him away.

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