A year without rain

Chapter 11: Part 4

Smile

I'm alive! Almost! Anyway this was inspired by a one-shot by 'Soccer-Geek' called Smile. It's a song by 'Uncle Kracker' (Don't be put off by the artists name!). ENJOY! ON WITH THE STORY!

Kish and Ichigo- MEW Fred DOES NOT OWN ANYTHING EXCEPT THE OC'S SO YEAH! READ!

Pai's POV

~Insert song here~ (~= If there is one of these in non italic speech marks then it's part of the song, that he's saying.)

I watched her nibble on the cheesecake. She was so beautiful, so serene, so passionate, so mesmerising.

"She's better than the best, I'm lucky just to linger in her light!" I thought, smiling at her. "She's cooler than the flip side of my pillow, completely unaware, nothing can compare to where she sends me. Let's me know that it's ok. And the moments when my good times start to fade."

She looked up at me and blushed slightly, the rosy tinge to her cheeks made me smile. Then Ichigo, Kish, Mint, Tart and Pudding burst in.

"What just happened?" Ichigo asked.

"Um I hurt myself…?" Lettuce asked nervously. Suddenly I had an idea, I thought of her and though what I wanted to say.

"Lettuce? Don't freak out, Do you want to tell them? To answer me concentrate on me and what you want to say." I looked her in the eyes and the corners of her lips lifted up.

"No, let's leave them to find out!" she told me.

"So, Pai? Why so chivalrous all of a sudden?" Kish asked, narrowing his eyes.

"I dunno." I shrugged nonchalantly.

"Then why did you pick Lettuce up, take her to a table, attach ice to her ankle, take her in here and give her cake?" Kish asked suspiciously.

"We will get to the bottom of this!" Mint said menacingly.

"Taru-Taru and I will be detectives!" Suddenly Pudding and Tart were both dressed as 'Sherlock Homes' a fictional character from a book.

"EEK! Pudding you got yourself changed which is kinda scary, but how did you get ME changed?" Tart squeaked, Pudding tapped her nose.

"A magician never reveals her tricks!" She said excitedly. Lettuce giggled at Tart's bright red face, and then he grumbled something about 'Stupid Monkey-Girls' and 'Love bugs'.

"Anyway, I'm going to take her upstairs. See you later." I Picked Lettuce back up and took her up the stairs.

"You make me smile like the sun, fall outta bed. Sing like a bird, dizzy in my head! Spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night. You make me dance like fool, forget how to breath. Shine like gold, buzz like a bee. Just the thought of you can drive me wild! Oh, you make me smile." I thought to myself, I was thinking of her as I said this in my head.

"P-Pai-San?" She asked, turning a light pink-ish colour.

"I said that telepathically didn't I?" I asked her nervously.

"Even when you're gone, somehow you come along just like a flower poking' through the sidewalk crack. And just like that, you steal away the rain. And just like that, you make me smile like the sun. Fall out of bed, sing like bird, dizzy in my head, spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night! You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe, shine like gold, buzz like a bee, just the thought of you can drive me wild! Oh, you make me smile."

"Yes… do I really make you feel like that?" she asked, I smiled.

"~Don't know how I lived without you. 'Cause every time that I get around you; I see the best of me inside your eyes. You make me smile. You make me dance like fool, Forget how to breathe! Shine like gold, Buzz like a bee, just the thought of you can drive me wild. You make me smile like the sun, fall out of bed. Sing like bird, dizzy in my head, spin like a record, crazy on a Sunday night." I told her she smiled brightly at me as I put her down on my bed.

"I think I fell for you." She whispered, smiling at me.

"I can't say that," I told her, "I Know I fell for you."

"You make me dance like a fool, forget how to breathe! Shine like gold, buzz like a bee, just the thought of you can drive me wild! Oh, you make me smile. Oh, you make me smile. Oh you make me smile!"

Tami's POV

I was just taking my last few orders for the day before my shift ended. All I'd been thinking about was him... I don't know why, maybe I should ask Ichigo, No she would misunderstand. My sisters would freak, Mint's to stuck up, Lettuce is hurt, Zakuro? I think she's hiding something maybe she could keep a secret. I walked over to her and tapped her shoulder.

"Hey, Zakuro? Can I talk to you?" She turned to me and smiled gently, leading me outside.

"Sure, what's up? Other than the sky." I giggled slightly.

"Well, um ... how do you know when you like someone?" I asked nervously.

"Well, first tell me who it is." She asked, I fidgeted nervously.

"Um... Well, ur... Y-Yuuto." I mumbled, she smiled warmly.

"Hey, don't be embarrassed, when Kish first came he made it quite clear that he liked Ichigo when he stole her first kiss." I gasped slightly.

"Wow! Time out! He stole her first kiss?!" I asked incredulously.

"Yup! Anyway, I think you really like Yuuto don't you?" I blushed slightly and fiddled with the small pendant around my neck.

"Yeah, He gave me this, before he left. He told me that this would protect me whilst he was gone. Whenever I was in trouble he would always be there to save me." I smiled, "This one time I got out of the caves somehow and he found me just as I was about to pass out from the cold. He brought me home. The next day he yelled at me until I cried then he said he was sorry and just worried about me."

"Sounds like you really like him." She commented, "Maybe you should go and find him?"

"You get back to work, I'm going out." She smiled at me and I went to the changing rooms. I borrowed some of Puddings Human clothes. I wore a small pink ruffle skirt and a pink button up top that came just above the stomach. I wore small Pixie boots and my small rose-quartz pendent. I went to the park and sat down on a bench, I watched the setting sun as the sky turned various pinks and golds. I sighed and moved myself to the grass, I leant back on my shoulders and soaked up the rays of the setting sun.

"Enjoying it here, Bara?" (Bara is Rose in Japanese, She's got red hair and eyes so she's a Red Rose) said a familiar boy-ish voice. My eyes snapped open and I gasped as I saw Yuuto's Playful smirk above me, so close our noses almost touched.

"Yuuto? What are you doing here?" I asked, confused.

"Nothing much, my sister tried to brainwash me into hating you. It didn't work, but I have to pretend it did when she's around. Listen, I need you to do something?" He looked really concerned, "Will you promise not to fight?"

"Yuuto! I can't do that! I have to fight! You know I do. You're my best friend Yuuto, but I have to." I smiled sadly at him.

"Fine but if your in trouble call my name, I'll always come in your time of need. See ya, Bara!" then he was gone.

I sighed and decided to walk around Tokyo town. I made my way out of the park and found my way to a high street. After an hour or so of wondering the shops I found myself walking down a dark ally. The street lamps were dim and the sky was dark. I looked around, I had no idea where I was. Suddenly I heard footsteps behind me. I gasped and started to run. I knew whoever it was, was following me. Suddenly a hand roughly grabbed my arm and twisted my wrist whipping me around.

"Don't run away flower! We wont hurt you!" said an obviously drunk man, his breath stank of alcohol, his ruffled hair stood slightly on end. I tried to squirm out of his grasp, pulling away from him.

"Let go of me you oaf!" I shouted, scowling at him. A gang of other men started surrounding me, they looked as if they were in their mid-to-late twenties and were drawing closer. I brought my foot back and kicked the guy in the shins as hard as I could. He let out a howl of pain and briefly let go of me, giving me an escape route. I Rushed past the men, further down the ally, I could hear them thundering after me. I stopped dead in my tracks, it was a dead-end. I groaned, I wasn't going to teleport, they'd know I was a Cyniclon and call the police or something. I growled in frustration and whipped around, to be face-to-face with another creepy guy.

"'Ello Poppet!" he said mockingly, I gasped and moved backwards, hitting the wall. He took my arm, I flinched away.

"D-don't touch me!" I told him, my heart pounding in my chest. "Just stay away from me! I know the ancient art of... of Origami!" I yelled.

"Paper folding?" he asked confused.

"Oh, I was hoping you wouldn't know what that is." I said nervously.

"Your coming with me!" he grabbed my arm and pushed me back against the wall.

"HELP!" I screamed, "SOMEBODY HELP ME!"

"No-one's going to hear you poppet!" he laughed coldly.

"You want to bet?" said a very familiar voice. I looked up to see a Cyniclon stood on a lamp post dressed in a red outfit, a sword attacked to a belt. His hair was black and his eyes, like mine, were red. I gasped as he glided down from the lamp and pushed the guy away from me. He picked me up bridal style and sat me down on a wall.

"I am the Red Knight and I am here to protect you Tamiya, Don't worry, my Bara." He said jumping down to the ground.

"Does anyone else wanna touch my girl?" he asked menacingly. One guy stood forward.

"Bring it on ginge!" he yelled.

"Are you talking to me?" The Red Knight asked calmly. The guy who spoke up got out a gun, but before he could so much as aim, the Knight had leapt forward and sliced it in half. The men scatted and left us alone. I stood up and, exhausted, fell clumsily into his arms. The next thing I knew he'd Teleported me to the café.

"Tami!" Tart shouted, bolting towards me. "Who are you and what did you do to my little sister?"

"I am the Red Knight, I am here as Tamiya's protector. Please take her, she will tell you everything when she is not as tired. He looked me in the eyes, there was something familiar about that boy-ish sparkle that caught my attention. He lent down and kissed my forehead and then passed me to Tart.

"Be safe my Bara." he said.

"Thank you." I muttered just as he teleported off. Then everything faded into a warm blackness.

Ohh! Tami has a Protector! Can you guess who it is? I CAN!

The Red Knight: That's cause you wrote this dimbo!

Mew Fred: Jeesh! Your much nicer in the story anyways! Bye R&R!