14AmyChan: I don't own anything~! *^_^*
Train: So, who is this guy, anyway?
14AmyChan: He is Sebastian, a butler.
Ceil: My butler.
14AmyChan: sorry, sorry~! *^_^*
Train: who's the shorty?
Ceil: Sebastian.
*Sebastian attempts to hurt Train but is intercepted by Hades*
14AmyChan: Stop! Here, I reign supreme, so could Ceil and Sebastian please leave for now?
Ceil: Fine…
Sebastian: Yes, my lady.
14AmyChan: *has epic nosebleed of fangirlness as you continue to read*
Saya watched as Train munched on some of her cotton candy. The scene was probably a little awkward for him, but it was bittersweet for her. She knew that she had to go soon. The only two questions were 'Will Annette agree to help?' and 'Will Train let me go?'
She really wanted Annette to help, but as for the last question, she didn't know what she wanted…. On the one hand, she knew that Train needed to learn to take care of himself before worrying about others. If he didn't, he would destroy himself, and that would be horrible. On the other hand, she didn't want to leave him… But when she was with him, she wanted to be as an equal, not as some kind of princess! She wanted to fight with him, protect with him, just be with him. But it couldn't be that way at the moment.
Noon.
"Train-kun" Saya said as the time grew near. "I've got to get some stuff done, could you find something to do here?"
"All right" Train didn't sound suspicious of her, and as she passed by him, she felt like crying. This was so hard…
…/…/…/
"Hey, Annette" Saya said, trying to be cheerful as she entered the all-too-familiar shop. She had to be happy. This was her choice. There should be no turning back.
"Spill it" Annette said, puffing out a ring of smoke. Saya always wondered how she did that, but never wanted to touch a cigarette herself. "You've been off since the moment you came in with that mister Black Cat. Did he do something to you?"
Saya chuckled at herself. Annette was a retired sweeper, after all. She could pick up on this sort of a thing in the blink of an eye. "No, he didn't" Saya said. "In fact, he keeps trying to protect me from some creepy guy. I haven't seen his face yet, but he sounds gay."
Annette seemed to relax a little bit knowing that the Black Cat hadn't hurt Saya. She took a drag on her cigarette. "So, what are we talking about, here?" she finally asked.
"I need your help to get him on his feet" Saya said, trying to put this in a way Annette would understand. "He keeps protecting me and won't let me help with anything. He stays up all night guarding me and the bike, so he's going to crash at some point, I just don't want that to happen" Saya finished up, even though she felt like she was ranting.
Annette didn't do anything for a minute. Just stare thoughtfully at Saya. Finally, she asked "Is this what you want, Saya?"
Saya was stunned for a minute. She had mulled over the question for a while, but she still wasn't at an answer. "N-no" Saya said, shocked to find her voice shaky and her words true. "It's not, but this is what has to be done. Please, Annette, will you help me do this?" Saya knew she was being really out of character, and probably scaring Annette, but she didn't know how to stop the tears. She was just grateful that no one else would see her like this…
"I'll help" Annette's answer came in a second, though it seemed like an eternity. To Saya, it was both a liberation and a loss. She really couldn't stop her tears when she thought of how she would probably never see Train again.
…/…/…/
All Annette could do was take another drag. She knew both of their reasons, and both of them had logic in them, but it wouldn't take away the hurt they would both feel.
"Come on" Annette said, leading Saya to a sink. "You don't want to look like that when you tell him about all of this. Best get it all out now."
And it hurt Annette that she could do nothing about it other than watch one of her best friends cry.
Twelve twenty.
…/…/…/
"Train-kun!" Saya shouted, running to him. He was sitting in the middle of the town square, eating a piece of bread. From afar, she could see him feeding some birds with his bread. Saya couldn't help but smile when the birds all flew up in Train's face and then away.
It was the first time she had seen him look so surprised, but it pained her that it might be the last…
14AmyChan: Hope you all liked it~! *^_^*
Saya: I was WAY out of character!
14AmyChan: I'm sorry, but I thought the scene needed something *^_^*
Saya: …
14AmyChan: Want some milk? *^_^*
Saya: …
14AmyChan: It'll be delievered by Train… ^_^
Saya: well… okay…
14AmyChan: Train! Could we please have some milk? *^_^*
Train: Why me?
14AmyChan: You wouldn't want anyone else to present dear, sweet Saya with milk, right? *^_^*
Train: Can I hit you?
14AmyChan: no. *^_^* PLEASE R&R~! *^_^*
