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Chapter 21: Who I missed the most

Furno went through the rest of the day as usual, talking with friends and showing off in the firing range. Only the ending was a little different and Furno was currently trying to process it in his mind. He had finally done something he probably shouldn't have for the sake of his light, for the sake of Fireman not being discovered by anyone else.

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A few minutes after that training session with Evo, Furno sat then in a bench, staring at Breeze as she talked and laughed with a few other cops, making him smile. For some reason, he always loved to see her laugh. It was enough for him to smile to himself. Whenever he was having any sort of bad day, her smile would always make the world seem like a better place or just give him an instantly better mood. But not today. Today it actually made him feel bad as he thought of how much he wanted her in his life. No. How much he NEEDED her.

Now, with yet another light ache, Furno clasped his hands together and bowed his head in prayer. Dear Lord-, he prayed:-, Please help me to find a way to make Breeze understand how much I truly care for her and in return, let me have her heart as well. Furno had repeated this prayer a couple more times before then turning once more to his side to stare at her again.

She was still carrying on in conversation with them over a mysterious conversation in which he was too far away to hear. Furno had quickly tried to figure out something to say, or better yet how and where to say it. He thought about getting up and asking her to talk in private. It was cli'che, but at this point, it was still the best he could really come up with. So he tried getting up, but a sudden nervousness made his legs go numb. Frustrated with his emotions, he looked down at the silver, reflective floor in anger and sadness.

In mid conversation, Breeze had looked to Furno, seeing him in his Gollymoped state on the wooden bench. This made Breeze pretty curious, since it didn't really make much sense to her. Furno had just come back home a week ago, happy and funny as before the kidnapping. Now, he looked like he was going through his parents death again. But overall, she wasn't used to seeing him this way. The look of sorrow on Furno's red and yellow face made her light ache like nothing she had ever gone through before.

Finishing the conversation she was having with her other friends, she walked over to Furno was was too hopeless to even hear her coming. He WANTED to tell her how he felt, but even now he was afraid of losing the close friendship that they already had. But what if she DID like him and he was just wasting time in not telling her? Furno had started to silently argue with himself until being immediately interrupted by her voice.

"Hey Furno"?

"Wh-"?, Furno started to ask as he then looked up at her, instantly caught up in her beautiful red eyes. Furno almost went into a trance, instantly deciding to snap out of it, silently telling himself: Play it cool you dim wit!

"Hey Bre"., Furno told her as she simply nodded to him and sat directly next to him.

"Is your day going good so far"?, Breeze asked him.

Furno almost didn't answer under the influence of the curiosity that he saw in her face. He was so close. He wanted to slide his hand down her cheek just to see how it felt. I said keep it cool!, his mind screamed.

"Uhhh, yeah"., Furno told her. "Everything's fine". His mind and his light were caught into yet another bet.

Mind: Just act normal. You're gonna blow your cover!

Light: Hey, I can't really help it!

M: Well JUST TRY.

A long silence passed as Breeze looked into Furno's face, still seeing some sort of sadness. There's no WAY he's fine., She thought. But he SHOULD BE. He's back home surrounded by bionicles who care for him like FAMILY. There HAD to be something wrong with him. And if there was, she was gonna get it out of him. One way or another.

"Furno, what's wrong with you"?, Breeze finally asked him.

Mind: Great... you TOTALLY blew it!

"What do you mean"?, Furno asked in an effort to escape this question.

Breeze let out a sigh and replied: "Furno, you know that I've known you long enough to just look at you in order to TELL whenever something's wrong with you". "And lately, you look like you've been hiding something". "So again, what's wrong"?

Furno looked back down at the shining silver floor, replying: "I'm honestly not sure".

Aside from having a terribly misunderstood alter ego, he had troubles with telling Breeze that he desired her to the extent where he would die for her if he had to. And as afraid as he was, deep down, he was tired of keeping this secret bottled inside of his light from her. Everyday he thought of her, his feelings would only get stronger. Ever since they were ten, he knew that he loved her. Ever since he had first met her, he could never get her beautiful face out of his mind. Sometimes he would try to feel his chest for a lightbeat and not hear anything unless hearing the name: Breeze. It was just like Evo had said: If you keep something like love inside, all it will do is hurt you. And this hurt was becoming more painful than anything he had previously felt in a long time.

In yet another effort to try and change the subject, Furno then told her: "Although, I will admit that the fact that I hated staying at that cult base for as long as I did".

But Breeze wasn't ready to let up just yet. "Was there any specific reason you hated it"?, she asked him. "I mean, besides being forced to stay"?

That was another thing that he just HAD to love about her. Whenever he or any of her other friends were feeling down, she would always show a great sense of concern for them. Whenever HE was feeling down, it had always cheered him up to see the curiousness that laid deep into her concerning gaze. For some reason, he had always thought it made her look cute.

"Yes actually"., Furno told her. "I had to sleep in itchy hay with chicken crap around it every night".

Breeze laughed.

"I also missed everyone here"., Furno admitted. "And the pain that I felt from being away from all of you was almost too unbearable". "I guess it really goes to show that you don't really know how much you care for people until you're caught up in that kind of situation".

Furno felt a tear go down his right cheek as he thought back to all of those nights he was held in the MARL. I was such a fool!, he angrily thought to himself. If I had just had the courage to let it go, I wouldn't have brought any of my friends the humiliation or pain that had come to them that past year. I wouldn't have been away from her...

Not seeing the tear, Breeze asked him: "Well, who did you miss the most"?

"Huh"?, Furno instantly asked her. "I mean, uhhh"., was all that Furno could say once he realized what they had asked.

"I can imagine Omega"., Breeze told him.

Furno's mind went blank once more as he gazed into her precious eyes. He could barely think. He could barely breathe. His light pounded harder now than it had before. If he wasn't sitting down at this point, he probably would've fallen down from the loss of feeling in his legs. But despite his mixture of feelings, he continued: "Well I DID miss him, but... I uh".

M: Keep this conservation normal!

At this point, Furno was emberassed to the point of making an excuse and getting up to leave, but him legs still wouldn't move. His mind and Light were still at war with each other like bombing planes.

"Ok, not him"., Breeze stated. "So WHO then"?

Furno made a loud sigh, making Breeze laugh. As much as he still loved her, he kinda hated it when Breeze was a little persistant in order to have a question answered. But with the stupidity that he was currently displaying, he guessed he deserved it. THIS time.

Breeze noticed the trouble in Furno's face towards answering this question and put her hand on his shoulder.

"It's ok Furno"., she promised him.

Furno turned his head, looking deep into Breezes eyes as she told him: "You can tell me anything".

Ignoring all the thoughts in his head screaming: NO!, he looked as honest as he truly could into the center of her eyes and replied: "You".

The look on Breezes face instantly changed into an expression of which he had never seen nor knew what it meant. He didn't know if she was scared, sad, or angry or happy, but he didn't care anymore. It had to come out, and it had to come out now.

"I'm sorry if it disturbs you, but I can't hold it in any longer"., Furno told her, never taking his eyes off of hers. "I've had a crush on you, pretty much ever since the first day I met you and this feeling is only getting stronger". "EVERYDAY I was in that base, I thought of you more than I did anyone else". "And even now, I can't help but know for a definite fact, that I'm... I'm in love with you".

As Furno had finally finished that last sentence, he noticed that Breeze had stayed silent, never changing the facial expression that Furno still didn't recognize. Furno didn't really expect silence. Overall, he had expected to get punched in the face for what he was keeping from her. But as of right now, he didn't know WHAT to expect.

After a long silence, Furno told her in a pleadingly quiet voice: "Please say something".

Breezes strange look then changed back to that of a normal expression as she looked down at the silver floor, saying: "Wow, you really have a way with words".

They both laughed, Furno keeping a smile on his face.

Breeze looked back up at Furno with a joyful smile, saying: "But, I've... kinda had a crush on you too".

Furno's eyes widened as he felt his light go ablaze and asked: "Really"? "You're not joking are you"?

Breeze laughed and then replied: "No". "I really love you too".

Furno almost couldn't believe this! He liked her and she liked him! Furno STILL couldn't figure out how this was possible, but right now, Furno felt like the happiest male in the world.

"Like you, I was afraid to tell you"., Breeze told him.

"Well I guess we don't have to be afraid anymore"., Furno told her.

They both blushed, Furno's cheeks turning red and Breezes turning green. There was a sense of relief and exitement between them now as the silent seconds passed. They both knew each others feelings and were both happy with each others answers.

After these few seconds, Furno asked her: "How would you like to go out on friday"?

"I would love to"., A still smiling Breeze told him.

After yet another awkward silence, Furno then asked: "Well uh... I guess I'll see you then"?

"Definitely"., Breeze told him as she then got up from her spot on the bench. "See ya Furno"., Breeze told him with another smile before then walking away.

"See ya Bre"., Furno told her, already starting to miss her presence.

Thank you LORD., Furno prayed. Thank you SO much.

Furno instantly felt his blush glow hotter as he saw Surge peek out of a nearby room with a smirk on his face. Furno looked emberassingly away as Surge sat next to him.

"Aww"., Surge teased.

"Shut up Surge"., Furno said as he and his friend then shared a laugh.

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See the word Gollymope? Guess what other universe is involved! Also, weekly question: Who do you think would be good at casting Fire Lord if this was a movie? In my opinion, James Spader would bring the full on evil in his voice, but again, what's your opinion on this matter? Please post your options or questions on this or the story thus far in a Review or PM and have a God-blessed day! :0)