Disclaimer: I don't own G-Gundam or any for the show's characters
By: Alimoe =0D
AN: At the bottom after my last AN I have a shout out to anyone who reviewed.
*Just on a side-note the word 'disasterific' comes from FFX-2 (which I don't own, so I guess I don't own the word [if that's necessary]) but I thought it was appropriate for the occasion and since Allenby plays video games anyways she might've pick it up.
The Man with the Blue and Pink Hair, Chapter 11
I stare up at the wooden ceiling in my small bedroom. ERG! How did all this happen! The day started out to be a good one, and stayed like that until . . . I mentally sigh. Until I had to go and make everything so . . . so . . . disasterific*. I close my eyes and think back to the events of the day.
ERG!!! If I hadn't lied, if I only asked for help, if my pride would've only let me stick to the bunny hills then . . . Then Chibodee wouldn't be in his room now, maybe sick or hurt! I have to do something! Even if Shirley doesn't want me there – or anywhere near him, I need to see how he's doing.
I roll myself out of my bed, put on a blue robe over my long sleeved black P.J. shirt with blue lounge pants and head out of my room. I look down in the open square as I lean against the rail for a few seconds. I rest my elbows against the rail and have my palms cup to support my chin and cheeks. I continue to observe those below me. They look so happy, Sai playing a board game with Cecil on the coffee table. Both seem to be in a fairy tale land, like the whole world is on pause for them. My roommate, Cecil, is laughing as Sai continues acting like a fool. Heh, I've never seen him *this* hyped up, they must really adore each other. George and Maria are lying on the couch - well George is sitting up and Maria is leaning on his chest. She must be showing him her pictures, I can see George look at her and say something with a smile, as Maria just lights up. There's a book in Maria's arms, maybe a book to read after looking at the pictures? Either way they also seem to be in another world. I know all three chaperons are drinking coffee or tea at the dinning room table because I heard them telling everybody if they wanted any coffee or tea to come into the kitchen where some was already made and ready to go. Chibodee's crew, excluding Shirley, is all around on the floor gossiping I'm sure. I don't see Argo and Nastasha or Domon and Rain, but they're more private people I suppose. I'm sure they're in their own world as well.
I envy each and everyone one of them; they have a sure - solid place in another's heart. I turn around, with my back towards everyone now, elbows still on the rail, and look up toward space. I wish I had that privilege. Who do I have? I have friends now, true, I had some-what a family, or family figures, but I don't have anyone *special*. No one. I feel kinda lonely in that sense.
'But what about Chibodee?' My beloved conscience asks.
I sigh. "I'm sure he'll be mad at me after lying to him, and getting him hurt." I reply in a muffled voice, I began to walk away, as if I can just walk away from my conscience, but it appears like I am.
I walk around to the balcony, I want to visit Chibodee's room to see if he's okay, but then again I don't want to see his reaction. I'm scared. Maybe some fresh air will do me some good . . .
"It's beautiful out here huh Domon?" I hear a very cheerful voice say with absolute glee. I take a peek around the corner between the inside and outside balcony and see Domon and Rain on the balcony with the full moon in back of them.
Wow, with the view of that moon and the lake below it must be beautiful . . .
"Umm . . . Rain. I need . . . need to say something . . ." Domon stutters out.
Huh? Domon nervous? This catches my attention, and the attention of my sister as well – for her face appears to be more concern now.
"Yes? Domon what is it?" She asks, her right hand holding onto the rail.
I can see him take a deep breath. "I'm a stupid man, Rain, who only know how to fight."
Rain moves a little closer to him about to protest but his right hand covers her mouth with only a little "Nn" sound escaping.
"Please let me finish." She nods, as the hand the was used to cover my sister's mouth is now holding her left hand as he gets her right hand and clasps them together making both of them engulfed in his own.
"This is why this is the only way I know how to say this . . . Rain . . . We've been through so many obstacles together; good ones and bad ones. But you stuck with me through them all . . ." He looks down for a moment to his lower left, before looking back at Rain. "Rain I love you, I can't imagine my world without you right next to me. I want you to be with me forever . . . Marry me, Rain?"
I can see my sister taken back, her hands let go of his and she hold both by her chest, her eyes instantly glimmer in a blink, as she jumps into my brother's arms. "Forever, forever! I'll be with you forever! Yes, I will! I love you Domon."
Awww!!! So cute! Good thing Maria isn't here, she might just take a picture of this magical moment. This is going to be so cool! Now Domon is going to be my official unofficial brother!
I slowly and quietly back away from the happy *engaged* couple. Oh, that was so cute, I wish my life could be like that, such happiness my sister must feel at this moment. But then again, I guess they did go though a lot together. I smile at the thought of their complex story. Heh I must've been one of those "obstacles" at one time to Rain.
I giggle at the thought of our bitter relationship before the Devil Gundam was destroyed. It was full of, jealousy and envy for the affections of Domon. I still can't believe how head-over-heals I was in love with the guy. Ah to be young and foolish again . . . Well, okay I'm still the same age, but still! I would like to think I grew up a little bit since then!
I stare up to the ceiling, and lean against the corner wall between my room and the side where the balcony is on. They really deserve this happiness. I just wish, that I could be just as fortunate . . . I close my eyes and imagined that happy thought for a moment before continuing on my way.
I'm in front of my room once again. I heave a sigh, so much for fresh air. I don't even fully understand why I *needed* that fresh air. His room is only one door down; it'd take two seconds to get there. Did I really need to build up courage for a room one door down? I guess so . . .
I sigh again; I guess I'm afraid of his reaction towards me. Erg! I hate this guilt! I haven't even seen him since then, and I feel guilty, he hasn't even given me a hard time to make me feel so! I guess it was that look from Shirley. I can't get the image out of my head.
~ I can see Shirley looking at Chibodee with the most tender of eyes. I move closer to see if I can help. "Get away from here! Haven't you done enough damage?!" Shirley yells at me with a bitter voice. Her icy glare seems to cut though me and pierce my heart. ~
I hold my right hand by my chest bone nearest my heart. As the image of her just stays in my head like before. I didn't even get to see him when he crashed . . . Chibodee . . .
'Snap out of it!' I shake my head to get all those self-pity thoughts out of it. I have to see Chibodee. I must! And I will! Only one door down . . .
I start to walk over there. I look down for a brief second to see if everyone was still in their own world below. Well, actually it seems like they're rapping things up, coming back to earth just in time to get some shut-eye. I continue on my way and manage to knock on Chibodee's door. It's not fully closed, a good size crack was left open, but still, it would be awkward to just barge in there like nothing happened. Especially if he's mad at me . . . I knock again . . .No answer . . . Would it be rude to just leave? I can feel my confidence slipping away from me and crawling under my bed to hide. Still, I somehow find the nerve to poke my head in. "Hello?" I ask. I see Chibodee lying in bed, with Shirley at the end of the bedpost. They both look my direction. "Oh! I'm so sorry! I'll be going now!" I say hastily. As I quickly turn around and start getting ready for dash to my room.
"Go in." I can hear Shirley say as she walks towards the stairs.
"Huh?" I half-ask her, the other half came out from the shock of the statement.
"He wants you to go in. He wants to see you. Go." She tells me before heading down stairs.
I do as she tells me, turn around, and walk into Chibodee's room. Um . . . What do I say to him? 'Hey Chib! How are you feeling? Look about the accident today, sorry?' No! That wouldn't work. Erg, I should've thought this plan out some more before actually doing it! Think before you speak, more like think before you act!
I open the door to Chibodee's room and slowly poke my head in, "Chibs?" I peek at him and see a reassuring smile. The rest of my body followed my head, as I fully enter his room lit up by one of those yellow shaded light bulbs. I saw a chair by his bed and decided to sit in that.
Before I even sit the chair I can hear a voice playfully ask "What? Is my bed too comfortable to sit on?"
I give a sideward glance to the smart-alecky 'cowboy'. "Well maybe it is. You have a problem with that?"
He smiles, like he always does, shakes his head and pats the middle of the bed for me to sit on. I sit in the middle like his gesture told me to and look at him for the first time since this afternoon's incident.
He wasn't bruised or pale, nor was he scratched. He looked like . . . he looked like my regular funny, optimistic Chibodee. He even has that goofy grin on. I silently laugh. He's the same; he doesn't even act like he's mad at me. Thank goodness.
I snap out of my thoughts as I realize that Chib's is staring at me with that questioning look of 'What?'
"So . . . Bee . . . I heard about . . . this afternoon."
"Oh!" I say, great onto the subject I kinda want to avoid.
"Um . . . I'm sorry about Shirley's behavior towards you. It's just . . . Um . . . It's jus . . ."
"No! No, I fully understand her reaction towards me." Chibs looks at me somewhat shocked. Well at least I thought I understood her reaction, unless there's something I don't know . . . I shake my head. Anyways, "I'm the one who should be sorry. I don't really know how to ski that well. I'm sorry I should've told you. It's just that the bunny hills weren't *that* bad so I just thought that I would remember it more and more after I get on those hills, but it appears um . . . not so. I'm sorry, my pride got in the way I guess."
I look up to see his reaction and only see him smiling, in fact some-what laughing. "What?" I ask. Here I am trying to apologize and he can't take me seriously!
"Well, it's just" ::muttered laugh:: "I kinda figured that out before" ::muttered laugh:: "we even got the slope. Why did you think I asked you if you were okay with it? To make sure you thought you could handle the slope or else I would've faked an ache or something like that so you could've gone back down to the bunny slopes. Did you really think I could miss your bunny slope splits?"
"What?!?" I feel my checks turn red from embarrassment. That's why? But he did even say anything. He . . .
"Erg, you jerk! You knew all along! Why didn't you help me in a more literal sense!" My inflammation only makes him laugh some more. I'm a little ticked, but I guess it is a little funny. "Chibodee you knew I was going to make a fool of myself didn't you?" I ask pretending to be mad.
"Maybe . . ." He replies, pretending to sound innocent enough to make me believe it's an actual 'maybe'. "I thought of it in two ways. One: you'd ask me for help after seeing my remarkable skills on the bunny hills." I interrupted with two fake coughs. He gave me a glance, before speaking "Or two: you'd make a fool of yourself, but of course with a foolish grace."
"Foolish grace?" I lean onto his chest with my arms crosses and acting as a pillow for my chin while I look straight up into his eyes. "Explain."
He shifts a little nervously probably because of our closeness before explaining. "Foolish grace. Anybody can look like a fool; it's more of a klutz's form of tripping or falling over while skiing. But you have a grace about it. Maybe it's because, other than fighting, your level of expertise on sports isn't high that you managed to somehow make a graceful way of um . . . well falling." He explains with such sincerity in his big bright green eyes. "I know that sounds like an insult I guess, but you're the only one I've seen that has such a thing, so it was difficult to explain to begin with . . ."
He trails offs as he looks back at me and I can't help but to continue to stare in his green orbs. They're magnetizing, like I can't pull myself away from him. I feel him move a strand of my hair back, as it seems like he's getting near to me. Or am I getting closer to him? Either way I don't think I really care, his breath drawing near to mine, his hand quietly stroking my hair as my hands on his chest tighten up on the grip of his shirt, and our eyes narrow in on each other. It's like we're . . . going to . . . kiss! KISS?!? I stop suddenly as my right hand quickly went to his forehead and held it in place. Opps! I switched it to the back of my right hand.
"You feel kinda warmer than usual Chibs, I'll go get you some water. You don't want to get sick after all." I quickly said, as I instantly get off the bed and dash for the door.
I went out to see darkness. Everybody must've gone to bed by now. I walk to the left wall as I sigh and lean down against it.
What just happened? I was in Chibodee's bedroom alone with him. Erg! That right there should've clued me into disaster. But it's not like Chibodee would take advantage of me. No - never. He's too much of a gentleman to do that. I went in there to say I'm sorry, then we got around to teasing, like we always do. It was when I leaned on him and looked into his eyes, I started feeling something. I listened to his explanation on 'foolish grace', but when he was done, and even when he was going, I couldn't stop staring at him! He was acting so cute, and it felt right. Even as we were getting closer, I didn't really mind, my heart was beating so fast, like now. Was I encouraging him to move closer because I was? Or was it visa-versa? So did I want to kiss him? But why? I thought I was unsure of where this whole relationship was. But I wasn't at that moment, although I am now. ERG! No wonder Chibodee said I'm difficult to understand at times. I can't even understand me!
I get up, make a double right, and head downstairs. Its dark now, the whole cabin is. I should be quiet . . . I walk towards the kitchen and open the cabinet to get a glass. I sigh again for no apparent reason except all this junk flying in my head as I pour sink water into the cup.
"You know you can't keep sending him these mixed signals." A hear a female voice say from behind me.
I quickly turn around. "What did you say?!"
The voice finally steps into the light given by the window. I should've guessed Shirley . . .
"I said that you can't continue sending him these mixed signals. You know who I'm talking about." Shirley says very seriously.
I look down on the ground for a moment. "I know, it's not fair, to him." I look back up at her. "But if you want me to stop my signals, please, explain to me the signals you're giving me. Do you love him?"
"Yes." She said without hesitation. "Does that change your mind about anything?"
"::Humph:: No!" I reply. Erg I *knew* it! I just *knew* that she loves him, that explains everything! That explains all her behavior towards me!
I can see her smile. "Good. Allenby, I've been meaning to talk to you."
"Oh?" I say not really that interested as I begin to already walk towards the stairs. I pause just to look at her. What is she up to? I'm not going to stop being around Chibodee just because she loves him too! I swear I wont! She can't stop me!
"Will you talk? Or rather listen? It'll only take a moment of your time." She says while pulling out a chair from the round table and sits in it.
I look at her for a moment, with the light coming from the full moon from the window and my eye adjusted to the dark, I can see her full face staring at me, she's rather serious. ERG! Fine! This better be good. I plop myself down in the chair next to her, put my left arm on the table propping my head up. Shoot. I mentally say as I give her a little raise of my head for her to start talking.
"I realize, Allenby, that we haven't had the most friendly relationship for the past few months."
Nah, really, I could've told you that! Erg this conversation is already getting on my short nerves.
'You're just upset because she admits she loves Chibodee, and now you have an umm . . . I guess love triangle.' So claims my conscience.
Shut up you, I told you I don't have a long rope of nerves to play with here!
"But the truth is Allenby, I sort of . . . Not want that to be the case." Huh? How? When . . . "You see, as I said before I love Chibodee, I really do. But . . ." But? My eyes widen and posture drop to a more relax state to hear the rest of what she had to say. Go on! "But not in the way you're probably taking it. You see I love him, but I'm not *in* love with him." ::blink, blink:: Umm . . . But . . . Huh? "Heh, well you see back in the last tournament Chibodee had this fight . . . With Jester Gundam."
I stop my fist on the table and look down at it "Ooo I remember him! What a jerk, he and a few other tried to get revenge by . . ." I look back at Shirley. "Um . . . sorry, just a burst of bad memory from him." I put my hands up apologetically and have a pink color run to my cheeks in embarrassment. If this was a manga novel I can imagine a few sweat drops by me because of the sudden outburst embarrassment, they always seem to have those.
"Heh heh. It's okay. I didn't like him either." I smile at her taking my apology. She gracefully returns it then continues. "Well Chibodee has this thing about clowns that we all didn't know about back then . . . let's just say they bring out the worst memories of his mother." Huh? I sit up straight, a little taken back.
"We didn't know much about it until after the fight, but we did um . . . "overhear" a song he requested to Rain in his training warehouse. This song was the one that his mother used to sing to him. It was that same song all of us sang at his battle with Jester Gundam when things were looking to be the most bleak. It was that song that helped him snap out of it, and help Chibodee beat him. After the battle . . . when we were on our way home, Chibodee thanked us. He said that if it weren't for us, he wouldn't be able to win. He said that back then, when we were singing, he realized something. As we all asked 'what' and he replied with 'What happened to my mama in the past isn't right, and I hung onto that, an unhealed wound. But I realized it back there; that I can't hang onto that memory to hold me back, I have new mothers now, who I care about a great amount. And I know that they care about me a lot too, so you see. I have to win for my four new mothers.' After a while I realized that I love him in a more protective, gentile way than an actual lover way so I became fine with it. So you see . . ."
"You used to be in love with him Shirley?" I ask, I can't help it, I maybe nosey but it might explain things more.
"Yes, I used to." She looks down at the table while saying this. I give her a sympathetic look. I can't imagine how it would be if the man you love the most said he loves you like a mother. "I was a bit sadden by the news, but I'm happy now. But maybe it's because of the fact that I used to love him love him that I have a more protective tendency to Chibodee than Janet or Cath – who as far as I know didn't love him in that way." She smiles at me. "So I hope . . . That well . . ."
"It does Shirley! Thank you. Thank you very much, it explains a lot!" I interrupt her, seeing that she was having a difficulty with words.
She gives me another small smile. "Um . . . Allenby. I'm sorry about this afternoon, I snapped at you."
I shake my head. "Heh. No, it's okay I can understand the behavior, although your story makes me feel better about it."
"Hmm . . . Good. Then . . . I'm glad." She says while standing up.
I stand up as well. "Friends?" I ask with my arm extended as a truths type of gesture.
Shirley looks at my hand, then me before giving me a *real* smile. "Friends." She says as we shake hands on it.
"I better be getting up to bed, it's getting a little late." She says while pointing to the clock. Eleven-thirty five it reads. Oops! I need to get this glass of water to Chibodee.
"Good night Allenby!" I hear Shirley say before heading up stairs.
"Night Shirley!" I reply. "Thank you." I quietly say – more to myself really than to her.
I head back to the cabinets, as I look for some painkiller. Just incase his fever is worse I want to give him some medicine, and since I'm no doctor the general headache/pain/illness killer will most likely be best. Ah! Found one, 'Tylenol: Extra Strength', this will do nicely. I close the cabinet I found it in, and open the one with the cups. I grab one more, and fill it up with water. I've been drinking the original cup of water throughout Shirley's story and I don't think Chibs wants my used cup. I fill up half of my cup as well, so the two have the same amount of water, as I make my way back upstairs and into Chibodee's room.
"Hi Chib . . ." I stop half way. He's asleep, hehe sleeping like a baby. I set the cups and medicine on Chibodee's rib-high dresser as I went over to his bed knelt down and felt his forehead with the back of my right hand. His fever risen, even if it wasn't much when I left, it's something now. We should get these pills and water into him system, then maybe he'll be better by morning.
"Heh? Oh! Hey Bee." He says kinda quietly as he turns his head to look at me.
"Hey, how are you feeling?"
"Fine, super, never better!" He says a little louder, but still relatively quite.
"Mm-hmm. Well still, to make sure this 'never better' you gets better I want you to take these, and drink this." I hand him two pills and his cup of water.
"But I'm really . . ."
"Nope. You're taking the medicine and drinking the water. I might not be a doctor, but I know when someone is sick and running a fever. And you fit that description right now. Besides don't you want to get better by tomorrow? It's not that serious now, but it could get worse if you don't take care of it while it's weak." My voice changed from a harsh one to a compassionate one while I was speaking, hoping that the sincerity will get to him.
"But . . . I don't need it, my body is strong enough." He tried to rebut, but I can tell in his voice that he felt somewhat icky.
"Here how about this, I'll drink this glass of water with you. We'll . . . We'll have a contest! Whoever can gulp the water down the fastest gets something in return. An I.O.U. like always, okay?"
Chibodee hesitates before finally agreeing to it. "Fine."
"Good. On the count of three. One. Two. Three." I start gulping down water as fast as I could while still keeping on eye on Chibodee. Come on Chibs I know you hate losing, drink faster. Come on . . . Almost done . . . Good you're done! I'm done now too!
"I beat you." He said rather sleepily.
"Yeah you did!" I said some-what merrily, happy that medicine was now in his system and will soon kick in "Now I want you to get some sleep. You should prop yourself up. Hmm . . . Hold on I'll go get you another pillow. Let me take the medicine too . . ." I pick up our cups, and the 'Tylenol' and head towards the door. "I'll be right back." I walk down stairs, put away the medicine and put my cup in the dishwasher after I rinsed it with water. I put some more water in Chibs and head back upstairs, towards my room. I quietly open the door, careful not to wake Cecil on the other side of the room. I grab my pillow and tiptoe back to Chibodee's room.
Heh, already asleep. And he had to try to pretend he's not sick before, hehe Mr. Macho, but everyone gets sick, even a little.
I set the glass of water on his stand where the lamp was. Just far enough not to be in knocking range to get on the lamp, but then again, Chibodee might be one of those crazy sleepers so . . . I move the chair to the other side of the bed nearest the wall. It's not right next to him like on the lamp stand but instead more towards the middle part of the bed. That way if he wants water all he has to do is sit up. I take my pillow and (the best I can) gently place it under his own, so he's more propped up, just like you should be when you're sick. I look at him for a moment; smile a small smile to myself, as I get up off his bed and start walking to my room.
I feel a pull on my left arm and look at it, to see if it's caught anywhere but it's not. It's a hand that's holding it. I look at Chibodee. "Can you stay just a little longer?" He asks. "I feel better when you're around." He says kinda sleepily, while holding my left hand and swinging it lightly back and forth.
"Sure, but only for a little bit. I'm getting a little sleepy myself, it's been a long day."
He nods and smiles at me "Thanks Bee."
"Anytime. Now go to sleep Chibs, I want you to feel better in the morning." I reply as I sit on my previous spot on his bed.
He does as I ask him to, and closes his eyes, and I can hear him lightly snore in a few minutes. Just how long should I stay here? I'm getting a little sleepy.
I give a little yawn. It's getting hard and harder to suppress these yawns. Maybe I'll get going now that he's asleep. I look down to my left hand. Heh, heh. He's still holding my hand, our fingers intertwined together. I look at his sleeping face, which, for some reason, is smiling. If I leave now he'll most likely wake up, maybe he's a light sleeper for the first ten minuets, another five minuets couldn't hurt. ::Yawn:: I'll just rest my eyes for those five minuets – I can't see the harm in that. I lay down so my head rests on his chest, as I slowly close my eyes.
I guess all in all it was an okay day. I smile as my brain quickly runs over what happened. Somehow the image of Chibodee teasing me at 'Joe's Burgers' and on the ski lift comes to my mind, both with that big wide grin of his. And then there was that almost kiss in his room. My chest tightens at the thought of it, as I get this strange feeling throughout my nerves. Umm . . . What else happened? Oh! Now I'm on my way to becoming (possible) friends with Shirley . . . And 'Can you stay just a little longer? . . . I feel better when you're around.' I smile. Chibodee . . .
I open my eyes a little to look at him. Heh, even now you're still smiling, and your hand is still interlaced in mine. You're so sweet, and kind, even when you act dumb or like a Mr. Macho at least you do it in a funny way.
I close my eyes again; I still have a minute of resting my eyes before I leave after all. And somehow Chibodee, you make me feel really special, like I really matter. That's why . . . ::yawn:: That's why . . . ::self wake up:: That's why I think I'm falling for you . . .
~*~ End Chapter 11 ~*~
A/N: YAY! The chapter is finished! I feel so happy! I just loved writing this chapter, I was looking forward to it for sometime so I also hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter as well.
Hehe, I loved writing that almost kiss scene. Heh heh heh. ^-^ Hopefully I had you caught up in the moment in that one. I really wanted to make sure everything was perfect that's why I have the lighting in a yellowish filter- type. There's two type of light bulbs the clear ones, (with "clear light" as commercials would say) and ones with a yellowish tint to it. I figured if your going to kiss someone (especially if it comes gradually) your not going to do so while blinding light shines on you, so I wanted to make it soft. I hope everyone had that lighting in mind for the scene.
And I'm glad the whole Shirley thing is cleared. ::Sigh:: I had this chapter and the previous one in my original outline so that conversation was planed since chapter 1. Still I wanted to make Shirley appear a little too protective – almost mean. But I guess I over did that aspect. Still it all worked out. Oh! And if anyone is thinking 'I don't remember Chibodee saying that' I said in the first chapter I use references to the Japanese anime, and that is in the Japanese anime – or at least the one I have, but I don't think it can change. Still, even so, I think it's a good explanation and I hope I didn't confuse anyone or make anyone super mad.
Well I sincerely hope you guys liked this chapter, and that it explains a bit more - especially in relationship terms. I hope everyone has/had (depending on when you read this) a happy Valentines day! Thank you for reading! ~ Alimoe =0D
~*~ Response to the Readers ~*~
I would like to personally thank all five reviewers before my note to each, because all five made my day. And it was very nice of you guys to review even though you knew I was updating in a week. So thank you very much! =0D Okay now onto the individual responses!
To: Turtle Lover
Hi Ms. Turtle Lover, I'm very happy that you think that chapter 10 ended well. I can only hope this one will have that same nice ending for a chapter thing as well. And I'm also so very happy that the chapter was well balanced in the seriousness and the comical sence. =0) I hope to earn another review from you for this chapter. Thank you for your last review, it made me very happy for the feedback, I hope you have a Happy V- day!
~ Alimoe =0D
To: Ms. Becky & Ms. Rika (starangel100890 & sister)
Hi Ms. Becky and Ms. Rika! Thank you for the review! Lol, I found the comment on Shirley's temper a little amusing because of the scene with her some-what explaining why she acts that way. Lol, the timing was perfect for the comment and that's what makes it a little amusing to me. (I'm weird, I know. ^-^ ' ) I'm glad you two picked up on the emotion of the chapter rather than the details of explaining the cabin. (Erg, details on the cabin . . . probably far too much, but helpful for picturing the place in this and the next chapter. -_-) Lol, Serina make you guys review Chibodee Crocket's work? Lol, somehow I can image that. Still his story is good though. Anyways thank you both for the review and I hope o hear form you again on this chapter. Oh! And happy V-day to you two and your sisters!
~ Moey =0D
PS: You just updated? Expect a review from me sometime during this week! =0) (It would be sooner if it wasn't for the fact of collage seems to be drawing closer, and test/essays are flying out everywhere. -_-) Oh! In your last chapter you kinda have a similar line that Becky thought. I promise you that I wrote this before I read that line from you, so please don't think I'm coping your material because I promise that I'm not. I guess it's just that great minds think alike! =0)
To: BlueFrosting
Lol thank you Blue Frosting, I'll keep writing, as long as you keep reviewing and writing as well! =0D Thank you soooooo much for the review, I hope to earn another one. Happy V-day!
~Alimoe =0D
To: Black Joker Lady
Well thank you for your unwritten rule then. I'll be sure to try my best to make sure the story doesn't get UBER crappy. ^.^ (If it ever starts to sway that way please let me know.)
Lol, yes they have 'Chaperones' and there is a reason (I know they're way too old to have one, I mean most are in their 20's) But, like I said, there is a reason. At first I was going to explain it to you, but now I think I'll fit it into the next couple of chapters. ^-^ So sometime in the next few chapters you'll find out, probably the next.
Oh goodness! You sprained your foot?! =0( I hope it feels better soon! Erg boots - ::sigh:: - I know how that is. In this new place I moved to, (I believe) that they don't think females are meant to wear boots. They have SUPER high heals and/or go up to or past your ankles! @.@ Wow, it's crazy, why can't female boots be more practical? Still, get well soon! I'm happy to hear Neko is fine though, that's good! And well as for this having to do anything with V-day, actually I don't think it does, it just so happened to fall on the following week from when I had everything ready. ^-^ Plus it's a nice gift to give! Hope you have a Happy V-day, Neko too. I look forward to hearing from you again – unless my story has gone cruddy, then I'll understand ^-^ ' Bye!
~Alimoe =0D
To: Chibodee Crocket
Lol, nice joke Chibs. ::shakes head from joke:: Maybe it is stupid but it's funny. Lol, thanks your reviews always bring a smile to my face! I glad to hear your chapter will be updated more often! Yay! =0) I'm glad the last chapter was worth the wait, I hope this chapter was too. Lol, too bad you didn't get a kiss from Allenby huh? Bet you were sad about that. Lol. ^-^ Anyways, hope to earn another review.
~ Alimoe =0D
PS: Oh! I almost forgot! Happy V-day!
By: Alimoe =0D
AN: At the bottom after my last AN I have a shout out to anyone who reviewed.
*Just on a side-note the word 'disasterific' comes from FFX-2 (which I don't own, so I guess I don't own the word [if that's necessary]) but I thought it was appropriate for the occasion and since Allenby plays video games anyways she might've pick it up.
The Man with the Blue and Pink Hair, Chapter 11
I stare up at the wooden ceiling in my small bedroom. ERG! How did all this happen! The day started out to be a good one, and stayed like that until . . . I mentally sigh. Until I had to go and make everything so . . . so . . . disasterific*. I close my eyes and think back to the events of the day.
ERG!!! If I hadn't lied, if I only asked for help, if my pride would've only let me stick to the bunny hills then . . . Then Chibodee wouldn't be in his room now, maybe sick or hurt! I have to do something! Even if Shirley doesn't want me there – or anywhere near him, I need to see how he's doing.
I roll myself out of my bed, put on a blue robe over my long sleeved black P.J. shirt with blue lounge pants and head out of my room. I look down in the open square as I lean against the rail for a few seconds. I rest my elbows against the rail and have my palms cup to support my chin and cheeks. I continue to observe those below me. They look so happy, Sai playing a board game with Cecil on the coffee table. Both seem to be in a fairy tale land, like the whole world is on pause for them. My roommate, Cecil, is laughing as Sai continues acting like a fool. Heh, I've never seen him *this* hyped up, they must really adore each other. George and Maria are lying on the couch - well George is sitting up and Maria is leaning on his chest. She must be showing him her pictures, I can see George look at her and say something with a smile, as Maria just lights up. There's a book in Maria's arms, maybe a book to read after looking at the pictures? Either way they also seem to be in another world. I know all three chaperons are drinking coffee or tea at the dinning room table because I heard them telling everybody if they wanted any coffee or tea to come into the kitchen where some was already made and ready to go. Chibodee's crew, excluding Shirley, is all around on the floor gossiping I'm sure. I don't see Argo and Nastasha or Domon and Rain, but they're more private people I suppose. I'm sure they're in their own world as well.
I envy each and everyone one of them; they have a sure - solid place in another's heart. I turn around, with my back towards everyone now, elbows still on the rail, and look up toward space. I wish I had that privilege. Who do I have? I have friends now, true, I had some-what a family, or family figures, but I don't have anyone *special*. No one. I feel kinda lonely in that sense.
'But what about Chibodee?' My beloved conscience asks.
I sigh. "I'm sure he'll be mad at me after lying to him, and getting him hurt." I reply in a muffled voice, I began to walk away, as if I can just walk away from my conscience, but it appears like I am.
I walk around to the balcony, I want to visit Chibodee's room to see if he's okay, but then again I don't want to see his reaction. I'm scared. Maybe some fresh air will do me some good . . .
"It's beautiful out here huh Domon?" I hear a very cheerful voice say with absolute glee. I take a peek around the corner between the inside and outside balcony and see Domon and Rain on the balcony with the full moon in back of them.
Wow, with the view of that moon and the lake below it must be beautiful . . .
"Umm . . . Rain. I need . . . need to say something . . ." Domon stutters out.
Huh? Domon nervous? This catches my attention, and the attention of my sister as well – for her face appears to be more concern now.
"Yes? Domon what is it?" She asks, her right hand holding onto the rail.
I can see him take a deep breath. "I'm a stupid man, Rain, who only know how to fight."
Rain moves a little closer to him about to protest but his right hand covers her mouth with only a little "Nn" sound escaping.
"Please let me finish." She nods, as the hand the was used to cover my sister's mouth is now holding her left hand as he gets her right hand and clasps them together making both of them engulfed in his own.
"This is why this is the only way I know how to say this . . . Rain . . . We've been through so many obstacles together; good ones and bad ones. But you stuck with me through them all . . ." He looks down for a moment to his lower left, before looking back at Rain. "Rain I love you, I can't imagine my world without you right next to me. I want you to be with me forever . . . Marry me, Rain?"
I can see my sister taken back, her hands let go of his and she hold both by her chest, her eyes instantly glimmer in a blink, as she jumps into my brother's arms. "Forever, forever! I'll be with you forever! Yes, I will! I love you Domon."
Awww!!! So cute! Good thing Maria isn't here, she might just take a picture of this magical moment. This is going to be so cool! Now Domon is going to be my official unofficial brother!
I slowly and quietly back away from the happy *engaged* couple. Oh, that was so cute, I wish my life could be like that, such happiness my sister must feel at this moment. But then again, I guess they did go though a lot together. I smile at the thought of their complex story. Heh I must've been one of those "obstacles" at one time to Rain.
I giggle at the thought of our bitter relationship before the Devil Gundam was destroyed. It was full of, jealousy and envy for the affections of Domon. I still can't believe how head-over-heals I was in love with the guy. Ah to be young and foolish again . . . Well, okay I'm still the same age, but still! I would like to think I grew up a little bit since then!
I stare up to the ceiling, and lean against the corner wall between my room and the side where the balcony is on. They really deserve this happiness. I just wish, that I could be just as fortunate . . . I close my eyes and imagined that happy thought for a moment before continuing on my way.
I'm in front of my room once again. I heave a sigh, so much for fresh air. I don't even fully understand why I *needed* that fresh air. His room is only one door down; it'd take two seconds to get there. Did I really need to build up courage for a room one door down? I guess so . . .
I sigh again; I guess I'm afraid of his reaction towards me. Erg! I hate this guilt! I haven't even seen him since then, and I feel guilty, he hasn't even given me a hard time to make me feel so! I guess it was that look from Shirley. I can't get the image out of my head.
~ I can see Shirley looking at Chibodee with the most tender of eyes. I move closer to see if I can help. "Get away from here! Haven't you done enough damage?!" Shirley yells at me with a bitter voice. Her icy glare seems to cut though me and pierce my heart. ~
I hold my right hand by my chest bone nearest my heart. As the image of her just stays in my head like before. I didn't even get to see him when he crashed . . . Chibodee . . .
'Snap out of it!' I shake my head to get all those self-pity thoughts out of it. I have to see Chibodee. I must! And I will! Only one door down . . .
I start to walk over there. I look down for a brief second to see if everyone was still in their own world below. Well, actually it seems like they're rapping things up, coming back to earth just in time to get some shut-eye. I continue on my way and manage to knock on Chibodee's door. It's not fully closed, a good size crack was left open, but still, it would be awkward to just barge in there like nothing happened. Especially if he's mad at me . . . I knock again . . .No answer . . . Would it be rude to just leave? I can feel my confidence slipping away from me and crawling under my bed to hide. Still, I somehow find the nerve to poke my head in. "Hello?" I ask. I see Chibodee lying in bed, with Shirley at the end of the bedpost. They both look my direction. "Oh! I'm so sorry! I'll be going now!" I say hastily. As I quickly turn around and start getting ready for dash to my room.
"Go in." I can hear Shirley say as she walks towards the stairs.
"Huh?" I half-ask her, the other half came out from the shock of the statement.
"He wants you to go in. He wants to see you. Go." She tells me before heading down stairs.
I do as she tells me, turn around, and walk into Chibodee's room. Um . . . What do I say to him? 'Hey Chib! How are you feeling? Look about the accident today, sorry?' No! That wouldn't work. Erg, I should've thought this plan out some more before actually doing it! Think before you speak, more like think before you act!
I open the door to Chibodee's room and slowly poke my head in, "Chibs?" I peek at him and see a reassuring smile. The rest of my body followed my head, as I fully enter his room lit up by one of those yellow shaded light bulbs. I saw a chair by his bed and decided to sit in that.
Before I even sit the chair I can hear a voice playfully ask "What? Is my bed too comfortable to sit on?"
I give a sideward glance to the smart-alecky 'cowboy'. "Well maybe it is. You have a problem with that?"
He smiles, like he always does, shakes his head and pats the middle of the bed for me to sit on. I sit in the middle like his gesture told me to and look at him for the first time since this afternoon's incident.
He wasn't bruised or pale, nor was he scratched. He looked like . . . he looked like my regular funny, optimistic Chibodee. He even has that goofy grin on. I silently laugh. He's the same; he doesn't even act like he's mad at me. Thank goodness.
I snap out of my thoughts as I realize that Chib's is staring at me with that questioning look of 'What?'
"So . . . Bee . . . I heard about . . . this afternoon."
"Oh!" I say, great onto the subject I kinda want to avoid.
"Um . . . I'm sorry about Shirley's behavior towards you. It's just . . . Um . . . It's jus . . ."
"No! No, I fully understand her reaction towards me." Chibs looks at me somewhat shocked. Well at least I thought I understood her reaction, unless there's something I don't know . . . I shake my head. Anyways, "I'm the one who should be sorry. I don't really know how to ski that well. I'm sorry I should've told you. It's just that the bunny hills weren't *that* bad so I just thought that I would remember it more and more after I get on those hills, but it appears um . . . not so. I'm sorry, my pride got in the way I guess."
I look up to see his reaction and only see him smiling, in fact some-what laughing. "What?" I ask. Here I am trying to apologize and he can't take me seriously!
"Well, it's just" ::muttered laugh:: "I kinda figured that out before" ::muttered laugh:: "we even got the slope. Why did you think I asked you if you were okay with it? To make sure you thought you could handle the slope or else I would've faked an ache or something like that so you could've gone back down to the bunny slopes. Did you really think I could miss your bunny slope splits?"
"What?!?" I feel my checks turn red from embarrassment. That's why? But he did even say anything. He . . .
"Erg, you jerk! You knew all along! Why didn't you help me in a more literal sense!" My inflammation only makes him laugh some more. I'm a little ticked, but I guess it is a little funny. "Chibodee you knew I was going to make a fool of myself didn't you?" I ask pretending to be mad.
"Maybe . . ." He replies, pretending to sound innocent enough to make me believe it's an actual 'maybe'. "I thought of it in two ways. One: you'd ask me for help after seeing my remarkable skills on the bunny hills." I interrupted with two fake coughs. He gave me a glance, before speaking "Or two: you'd make a fool of yourself, but of course with a foolish grace."
"Foolish grace?" I lean onto his chest with my arms crosses and acting as a pillow for my chin while I look straight up into his eyes. "Explain."
He shifts a little nervously probably because of our closeness before explaining. "Foolish grace. Anybody can look like a fool; it's more of a klutz's form of tripping or falling over while skiing. But you have a grace about it. Maybe it's because, other than fighting, your level of expertise on sports isn't high that you managed to somehow make a graceful way of um . . . well falling." He explains with such sincerity in his big bright green eyes. "I know that sounds like an insult I guess, but you're the only one I've seen that has such a thing, so it was difficult to explain to begin with . . ."
He trails offs as he looks back at me and I can't help but to continue to stare in his green orbs. They're magnetizing, like I can't pull myself away from him. I feel him move a strand of my hair back, as it seems like he's getting near to me. Or am I getting closer to him? Either way I don't think I really care, his breath drawing near to mine, his hand quietly stroking my hair as my hands on his chest tighten up on the grip of his shirt, and our eyes narrow in on each other. It's like we're . . . going to . . . kiss! KISS?!? I stop suddenly as my right hand quickly went to his forehead and held it in place. Opps! I switched it to the back of my right hand.
"You feel kinda warmer than usual Chibs, I'll go get you some water. You don't want to get sick after all." I quickly said, as I instantly get off the bed and dash for the door.
I went out to see darkness. Everybody must've gone to bed by now. I walk to the left wall as I sigh and lean down against it.
What just happened? I was in Chibodee's bedroom alone with him. Erg! That right there should've clued me into disaster. But it's not like Chibodee would take advantage of me. No - never. He's too much of a gentleman to do that. I went in there to say I'm sorry, then we got around to teasing, like we always do. It was when I leaned on him and looked into his eyes, I started feeling something. I listened to his explanation on 'foolish grace', but when he was done, and even when he was going, I couldn't stop staring at him! He was acting so cute, and it felt right. Even as we were getting closer, I didn't really mind, my heart was beating so fast, like now. Was I encouraging him to move closer because I was? Or was it visa-versa? So did I want to kiss him? But why? I thought I was unsure of where this whole relationship was. But I wasn't at that moment, although I am now. ERG! No wonder Chibodee said I'm difficult to understand at times. I can't even understand me!
I get up, make a double right, and head downstairs. Its dark now, the whole cabin is. I should be quiet . . . I walk towards the kitchen and open the cabinet to get a glass. I sigh again for no apparent reason except all this junk flying in my head as I pour sink water into the cup.
"You know you can't keep sending him these mixed signals." A hear a female voice say from behind me.
I quickly turn around. "What did you say?!"
The voice finally steps into the light given by the window. I should've guessed Shirley . . .
"I said that you can't continue sending him these mixed signals. You know who I'm talking about." Shirley says very seriously.
I look down on the ground for a moment. "I know, it's not fair, to him." I look back up at her. "But if you want me to stop my signals, please, explain to me the signals you're giving me. Do you love him?"
"Yes." She said without hesitation. "Does that change your mind about anything?"
"::Humph:: No!" I reply. Erg I *knew* it! I just *knew* that she loves him, that explains everything! That explains all her behavior towards me!
I can see her smile. "Good. Allenby, I've been meaning to talk to you."
"Oh?" I say not really that interested as I begin to already walk towards the stairs. I pause just to look at her. What is she up to? I'm not going to stop being around Chibodee just because she loves him too! I swear I wont! She can't stop me!
"Will you talk? Or rather listen? It'll only take a moment of your time." She says while pulling out a chair from the round table and sits in it.
I look at her for a moment, with the light coming from the full moon from the window and my eye adjusted to the dark, I can see her full face staring at me, she's rather serious. ERG! Fine! This better be good. I plop myself down in the chair next to her, put my left arm on the table propping my head up. Shoot. I mentally say as I give her a little raise of my head for her to start talking.
"I realize, Allenby, that we haven't had the most friendly relationship for the past few months."
Nah, really, I could've told you that! Erg this conversation is already getting on my short nerves.
'You're just upset because she admits she loves Chibodee, and now you have an umm . . . I guess love triangle.' So claims my conscience.
Shut up you, I told you I don't have a long rope of nerves to play with here!
"But the truth is Allenby, I sort of . . . Not want that to be the case." Huh? How? When . . . "You see, as I said before I love Chibodee, I really do. But . . ." But? My eyes widen and posture drop to a more relax state to hear the rest of what she had to say. Go on! "But not in the way you're probably taking it. You see I love him, but I'm not *in* love with him." ::blink, blink:: Umm . . . But . . . Huh? "Heh, well you see back in the last tournament Chibodee had this fight . . . With Jester Gundam."
I stop my fist on the table and look down at it "Ooo I remember him! What a jerk, he and a few other tried to get revenge by . . ." I look back at Shirley. "Um . . . sorry, just a burst of bad memory from him." I put my hands up apologetically and have a pink color run to my cheeks in embarrassment. If this was a manga novel I can imagine a few sweat drops by me because of the sudden outburst embarrassment, they always seem to have those.
"Heh heh. It's okay. I didn't like him either." I smile at her taking my apology. She gracefully returns it then continues. "Well Chibodee has this thing about clowns that we all didn't know about back then . . . let's just say they bring out the worst memories of his mother." Huh? I sit up straight, a little taken back.
"We didn't know much about it until after the fight, but we did um . . . "overhear" a song he requested to Rain in his training warehouse. This song was the one that his mother used to sing to him. It was that same song all of us sang at his battle with Jester Gundam when things were looking to be the most bleak. It was that song that helped him snap out of it, and help Chibodee beat him. After the battle . . . when we were on our way home, Chibodee thanked us. He said that if it weren't for us, he wouldn't be able to win. He said that back then, when we were singing, he realized something. As we all asked 'what' and he replied with 'What happened to my mama in the past isn't right, and I hung onto that, an unhealed wound. But I realized it back there; that I can't hang onto that memory to hold me back, I have new mothers now, who I care about a great amount. And I know that they care about me a lot too, so you see. I have to win for my four new mothers.' After a while I realized that I love him in a more protective, gentile way than an actual lover way so I became fine with it. So you see . . ."
"You used to be in love with him Shirley?" I ask, I can't help it, I maybe nosey but it might explain things more.
"Yes, I used to." She looks down at the table while saying this. I give her a sympathetic look. I can't imagine how it would be if the man you love the most said he loves you like a mother. "I was a bit sadden by the news, but I'm happy now. But maybe it's because of the fact that I used to love him love him that I have a more protective tendency to Chibodee than Janet or Cath – who as far as I know didn't love him in that way." She smiles at me. "So I hope . . . That well . . ."
"It does Shirley! Thank you. Thank you very much, it explains a lot!" I interrupt her, seeing that she was having a difficulty with words.
She gives me another small smile. "Um . . . Allenby. I'm sorry about this afternoon, I snapped at you."
I shake my head. "Heh. No, it's okay I can understand the behavior, although your story makes me feel better about it."
"Hmm . . . Good. Then . . . I'm glad." She says while standing up.
I stand up as well. "Friends?" I ask with my arm extended as a truths type of gesture.
Shirley looks at my hand, then me before giving me a *real* smile. "Friends." She says as we shake hands on it.
"I better be getting up to bed, it's getting a little late." She says while pointing to the clock. Eleven-thirty five it reads. Oops! I need to get this glass of water to Chibodee.
"Good night Allenby!" I hear Shirley say before heading up stairs.
"Night Shirley!" I reply. "Thank you." I quietly say – more to myself really than to her.
I head back to the cabinets, as I look for some painkiller. Just incase his fever is worse I want to give him some medicine, and since I'm no doctor the general headache/pain/illness killer will most likely be best. Ah! Found one, 'Tylenol: Extra Strength', this will do nicely. I close the cabinet I found it in, and open the one with the cups. I grab one more, and fill it up with water. I've been drinking the original cup of water throughout Shirley's story and I don't think Chibs wants my used cup. I fill up half of my cup as well, so the two have the same amount of water, as I make my way back upstairs and into Chibodee's room.
"Hi Chib . . ." I stop half way. He's asleep, hehe sleeping like a baby. I set the cups and medicine on Chibodee's rib-high dresser as I went over to his bed knelt down and felt his forehead with the back of my right hand. His fever risen, even if it wasn't much when I left, it's something now. We should get these pills and water into him system, then maybe he'll be better by morning.
"Heh? Oh! Hey Bee." He says kinda quietly as he turns his head to look at me.
"Hey, how are you feeling?"
"Fine, super, never better!" He says a little louder, but still relatively quite.
"Mm-hmm. Well still, to make sure this 'never better' you gets better I want you to take these, and drink this." I hand him two pills and his cup of water.
"But I'm really . . ."
"Nope. You're taking the medicine and drinking the water. I might not be a doctor, but I know when someone is sick and running a fever. And you fit that description right now. Besides don't you want to get better by tomorrow? It's not that serious now, but it could get worse if you don't take care of it while it's weak." My voice changed from a harsh one to a compassionate one while I was speaking, hoping that the sincerity will get to him.
"But . . . I don't need it, my body is strong enough." He tried to rebut, but I can tell in his voice that he felt somewhat icky.
"Here how about this, I'll drink this glass of water with you. We'll . . . We'll have a contest! Whoever can gulp the water down the fastest gets something in return. An I.O.U. like always, okay?"
Chibodee hesitates before finally agreeing to it. "Fine."
"Good. On the count of three. One. Two. Three." I start gulping down water as fast as I could while still keeping on eye on Chibodee. Come on Chibs I know you hate losing, drink faster. Come on . . . Almost done . . . Good you're done! I'm done now too!
"I beat you." He said rather sleepily.
"Yeah you did!" I said some-what merrily, happy that medicine was now in his system and will soon kick in "Now I want you to get some sleep. You should prop yourself up. Hmm . . . Hold on I'll go get you another pillow. Let me take the medicine too . . ." I pick up our cups, and the 'Tylenol' and head towards the door. "I'll be right back." I walk down stairs, put away the medicine and put my cup in the dishwasher after I rinsed it with water. I put some more water in Chibs and head back upstairs, towards my room. I quietly open the door, careful not to wake Cecil on the other side of the room. I grab my pillow and tiptoe back to Chibodee's room.
Heh, already asleep. And he had to try to pretend he's not sick before, hehe Mr. Macho, but everyone gets sick, even a little.
I set the glass of water on his stand where the lamp was. Just far enough not to be in knocking range to get on the lamp, but then again, Chibodee might be one of those crazy sleepers so . . . I move the chair to the other side of the bed nearest the wall. It's not right next to him like on the lamp stand but instead more towards the middle part of the bed. That way if he wants water all he has to do is sit up. I take my pillow and (the best I can) gently place it under his own, so he's more propped up, just like you should be when you're sick. I look at him for a moment; smile a small smile to myself, as I get up off his bed and start walking to my room.
I feel a pull on my left arm and look at it, to see if it's caught anywhere but it's not. It's a hand that's holding it. I look at Chibodee. "Can you stay just a little longer?" He asks. "I feel better when you're around." He says kinda sleepily, while holding my left hand and swinging it lightly back and forth.
"Sure, but only for a little bit. I'm getting a little sleepy myself, it's been a long day."
He nods and smiles at me "Thanks Bee."
"Anytime. Now go to sleep Chibs, I want you to feel better in the morning." I reply as I sit on my previous spot on his bed.
He does as I ask him to, and closes his eyes, and I can hear him lightly snore in a few minutes. Just how long should I stay here? I'm getting a little sleepy.
I give a little yawn. It's getting hard and harder to suppress these yawns. Maybe I'll get going now that he's asleep. I look down to my left hand. Heh, heh. He's still holding my hand, our fingers intertwined together. I look at his sleeping face, which, for some reason, is smiling. If I leave now he'll most likely wake up, maybe he's a light sleeper for the first ten minuets, another five minuets couldn't hurt. ::Yawn:: I'll just rest my eyes for those five minuets – I can't see the harm in that. I lay down so my head rests on his chest, as I slowly close my eyes.
I guess all in all it was an okay day. I smile as my brain quickly runs over what happened. Somehow the image of Chibodee teasing me at 'Joe's Burgers' and on the ski lift comes to my mind, both with that big wide grin of his. And then there was that almost kiss in his room. My chest tightens at the thought of it, as I get this strange feeling throughout my nerves. Umm . . . What else happened? Oh! Now I'm on my way to becoming (possible) friends with Shirley . . . And 'Can you stay just a little longer? . . . I feel better when you're around.' I smile. Chibodee . . .
I open my eyes a little to look at him. Heh, even now you're still smiling, and your hand is still interlaced in mine. You're so sweet, and kind, even when you act dumb or like a Mr. Macho at least you do it in a funny way.
I close my eyes again; I still have a minute of resting my eyes before I leave after all. And somehow Chibodee, you make me feel really special, like I really matter. That's why . . . ::yawn:: That's why . . . ::self wake up:: That's why I think I'm falling for you . . .
~*~ End Chapter 11 ~*~
A/N: YAY! The chapter is finished! I feel so happy! I just loved writing this chapter, I was looking forward to it for sometime so I also hope that you guys enjoyed this chapter as well.
Hehe, I loved writing that almost kiss scene. Heh heh heh. ^-^ Hopefully I had you caught up in the moment in that one. I really wanted to make sure everything was perfect that's why I have the lighting in a yellowish filter- type. There's two type of light bulbs the clear ones, (with "clear light" as commercials would say) and ones with a yellowish tint to it. I figured if your going to kiss someone (especially if it comes gradually) your not going to do so while blinding light shines on you, so I wanted to make it soft. I hope everyone had that lighting in mind for the scene.
And I'm glad the whole Shirley thing is cleared. ::Sigh:: I had this chapter and the previous one in my original outline so that conversation was planed since chapter 1. Still I wanted to make Shirley appear a little too protective – almost mean. But I guess I over did that aspect. Still it all worked out. Oh! And if anyone is thinking 'I don't remember Chibodee saying that' I said in the first chapter I use references to the Japanese anime, and that is in the Japanese anime – or at least the one I have, but I don't think it can change. Still, even so, I think it's a good explanation and I hope I didn't confuse anyone or make anyone super mad.
Well I sincerely hope you guys liked this chapter, and that it explains a bit more - especially in relationship terms. I hope everyone has/had (depending on when you read this) a happy Valentines day! Thank you for reading! ~ Alimoe =0D
~*~ Response to the Readers ~*~
I would like to personally thank all five reviewers before my note to each, because all five made my day. And it was very nice of you guys to review even though you knew I was updating in a week. So thank you very much! =0D Okay now onto the individual responses!
To: Turtle Lover
Hi Ms. Turtle Lover, I'm very happy that you think that chapter 10 ended well. I can only hope this one will have that same nice ending for a chapter thing as well. And I'm also so very happy that the chapter was well balanced in the seriousness and the comical sence. =0) I hope to earn another review from you for this chapter. Thank you for your last review, it made me very happy for the feedback, I hope you have a Happy V- day!
~ Alimoe =0D
To: Ms. Becky & Ms. Rika (starangel100890 & sister)
Hi Ms. Becky and Ms. Rika! Thank you for the review! Lol, I found the comment on Shirley's temper a little amusing because of the scene with her some-what explaining why she acts that way. Lol, the timing was perfect for the comment and that's what makes it a little amusing to me. (I'm weird, I know. ^-^ ' ) I'm glad you two picked up on the emotion of the chapter rather than the details of explaining the cabin. (Erg, details on the cabin . . . probably far too much, but helpful for picturing the place in this and the next chapter. -_-) Lol, Serina make you guys review Chibodee Crocket's work? Lol, somehow I can image that. Still his story is good though. Anyways thank you both for the review and I hope o hear form you again on this chapter. Oh! And happy V-day to you two and your sisters!
~ Moey =0D
PS: You just updated? Expect a review from me sometime during this week! =0) (It would be sooner if it wasn't for the fact of collage seems to be drawing closer, and test/essays are flying out everywhere. -_-) Oh! In your last chapter you kinda have a similar line that Becky thought. I promise you that I wrote this before I read that line from you, so please don't think I'm coping your material because I promise that I'm not. I guess it's just that great minds think alike! =0)
To: BlueFrosting
Lol thank you Blue Frosting, I'll keep writing, as long as you keep reviewing and writing as well! =0D Thank you soooooo much for the review, I hope to earn another one. Happy V-day!
~Alimoe =0D
To: Black Joker Lady
Well thank you for your unwritten rule then. I'll be sure to try my best to make sure the story doesn't get UBER crappy. ^.^ (If it ever starts to sway that way please let me know.)
Lol, yes they have 'Chaperones' and there is a reason (I know they're way too old to have one, I mean most are in their 20's) But, like I said, there is a reason. At first I was going to explain it to you, but now I think I'll fit it into the next couple of chapters. ^-^ So sometime in the next few chapters you'll find out, probably the next.
Oh goodness! You sprained your foot?! =0( I hope it feels better soon! Erg boots - ::sigh:: - I know how that is. In this new place I moved to, (I believe) that they don't think females are meant to wear boots. They have SUPER high heals and/or go up to or past your ankles! @.@ Wow, it's crazy, why can't female boots be more practical? Still, get well soon! I'm happy to hear Neko is fine though, that's good! And well as for this having to do anything with V-day, actually I don't think it does, it just so happened to fall on the following week from when I had everything ready. ^-^ Plus it's a nice gift to give! Hope you have a Happy V-day, Neko too. I look forward to hearing from you again – unless my story has gone cruddy, then I'll understand ^-^ ' Bye!
~Alimoe =0D
To: Chibodee Crocket
Lol, nice joke Chibs. ::shakes head from joke:: Maybe it is stupid but it's funny. Lol, thanks your reviews always bring a smile to my face! I glad to hear your chapter will be updated more often! Yay! =0) I'm glad the last chapter was worth the wait, I hope this chapter was too. Lol, too bad you didn't get a kiss from Allenby huh? Bet you were sad about that. Lol. ^-^ Anyways, hope to earn another review.
~ Alimoe =0D
PS: Oh! I almost forgot! Happy V-day!