A/N: Wow, haven't published a theme in quite some time. Actually, I haven't published anything in a while...This one's short, but full of subtle AliceShun-ness. Enjoy!
Theme 27 – Foreign
It was happening again. His chest was tightening and his stomach was churning. His face felt hot and a slight chill ran through his body.
"Shun? Are you okay? You don't look so well," Alice commented, her smile fading.
"No, I'm fine. Don't worry about it," he replied, trying his best to appear as normal as possible.
"Okay, if you say so," and her beautiful smile appeared again, thought there was a bit of concern tugging at the ends of it. The two sat in silence for a little while on the smooth lawn of a grassy hill near Shun's dojo. Alice was visiting the Brawlers for a month or so before she would have to return to her grandfather's home in Moscow. But for now, it was just Alice and Shun. No loud bickering, no squealing, and no interruptions. That was what Shun liked the most. He could spend time with Alice and no one would bother them.
"Just kiss already!" a little girl yelled at the bottom of the cliff. Two boys accompanying her made kissy noises and the girl kept urging them on.
Alice just giggled as Shun stood and yelled, "Get out of here, Rugrats!" The children scurried off and Shun resumed his previous spot besides Alice.
As he settled down again, Alice said, "You didn't have to scare them off like that." She was still getting over her case of the giggles.
"Yeah, well…" and all Shun could do was shrug. He looked over to her, just to see if there was any negative feeling there for running those kids off, but there was off, but there was none. Just her wide smile and her eyes shining in happiness. There was the foreign feeling again, even stronger this time. And as Alice moved closer, Shun finally pinpointed it. He loved Alice and her blissful smile, for it made him feel as if he was right where he was supposed to be. He loved her, and the feeling was no longer foreign, but familiar.
