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Chapter 25. Before it's too late
" Pucca!," I rushed over.
I knew she was at a distance I could make her appearance in the distance. I passed right through her, zooming by. I had to run back.
" Pucca," I gasped now out of breath from the run.
Pucca frowned.
" Wha't wrong did something happen?," She asked curiously glancing at me.
I huffed looking at her closely. I could see now. The curved that marked her stomach. It can't be? Abyo's right.
" How...," I scratched my head a little confused.
Yeah I know how it happened, but..it was kind of surprising. How should I even ask? Say something! But what? The words were gone from my mouth. How to say this? How to ask...
" Are you feeling okay Garu?," Pucca frowned again.
Wait if she's pregnant with my kid than why hasn't she told me anything yet. Why is she keeping it just a secret. Is she waiting for me to figure it out by myself? I regain my breathing.
" I need to ask you something," I say quietly,scratching my head.
Pucca smiled.
" Is..are you...-," the color rose in my cheeks ( Bubble)
Ugh! How the heck am I suppose to ask her...
" Did you reconsider? Have you forgiven me?," Pucca face suddenly lit up.
Reconsidered...that's right., even if she's pregnant it still didn't change that she had lied to me. I glance at her. It's too confusing to even realize what I should be feeling. I had to think...but I didn't want to think. What if this was part of the same deal? How would I know? I looked at her closely.
She was anxiously waiting for my reply...
" Want to go out tomorrow?," I mumbled.
" W-what? So you have forgiven me!," Pucca smiled reappeared, almost sparkling through.
I going to test her tomorrow. I wanted to see if she actually was not playing around with my feelings again. Maybe tomorrow she could confess that's she's pregnant.
" Really! Yay!," Pucca ran to me swinging her arms me.
The moment she did, a pleasant feeling came over me. It relaxed me. I didn't restrain my hands from hugging her, this time through. I guess I should since I'm still not sure but it was too late. I'm already hugging her back.
" I knew it! I knew you would eventually forgive me! Oh and I have something so important to tell you! Ergh...but I'm really late..hmm..I got it! I'll tell you tomorrow!," Pucca wide brilliant smile expanded all over her face.
Her arms swing at my neck. I wondered if the important news was the fact that she was pregnant.
She giggled before kissing me in the cheek and leaving in a happy skip.
She's definitely pregnant...I know but why hasn't she told me anything? Why is she keeping it a secret just like everything about Tobe. I sighed. I'll have to figure it out soon anyway. I pulled out my sword swinging it around. I hadn't realize that I've been smiling right now since Pucca left. What if it's really not real? How will I know anymore, what I suppose to believe now. Usually training cleared my mind, but today? It just confused me even more. So she's pregnant what if that was also part of the deal? Ugh! Should people listen more to their hearts to their minds. To the facts or their thoughts. I know Pucca smiles make me want to smile back. It relieves me but I know that because of that smile it hurts to look at her. It'll decide tomorrow. I'll make my decision tomorrow...I hope..
-tomorrow
I was thinking all last night. I hardly even slept because I was thinking about Pucca. How everything is suppose to work out. But that's not the question that bugged me the most it was the question of how am I suppose to be a dad? Exactly? I'm not even a perfect boyfriend, at least when I was. I hardly know many romantic things that please Pucca. So how am I suppose to be a dad? Maybe that's why she hasn't told me. It's hard enough figuring Pucca out with her complex series of emotions. I guess I'll have to listen to both my mind and heart.
" Garu!,"
I stumbled back as I felt Pucca arms swing behind my back in my neck unexpectedly.
" I'm so happy to be here, I couldn't sleep at night just thinking about it," she cheerfully murmured.
Way more cheerful that she has been in days. I simply didn't want to give away to easy to her. Remember, I'm testing her.
" So where are we going?," Pucca eyes were too distracting.
" Anywhere you want," I murmured back.
" Anywhere?" she frowned for only a second before her smiled reappear." Then...let's start by walking around, deal,"she suggested again, grinning.
I shrug and glanced away. I let Pucca do most of the talking,but this time I replied to whatever she said. Wait a second...how exactly am I suppose to test her...ergh..
" So what made you forgive me anyways? I thought you were so sure you wanted to think..?"Pucca asked.
" Something came up," I reply slightly looking at her stomach.
It's so obvious. How come I didn't realize before? Pucca frowned.
" It doesn't make sense," she mumble looking at me confused." Did you really forgive me? Or are you just trying to cheer me up?," she stepped forward.
I step back. How did she just figure it out? I decided to be honest with her.
" Honestly. I'm still not sure yet, I want to figure it out today," I murmured.
A slight flicker of pain crosses Pucca before it got replaced so suddenly it almost made me think I hadn't seen it, but I did.
" Perfect then, I'll prove it to you," Pucca wrap her arm around my arm." Where do you want to go first?" she smiled at me.
Before I answered she was already dragging me somewhere. She dragged me to some stores around Sooga. She kept the smile going but I knew she wasn't that happy anymore. I focused on her .
" Hey can you take a picture with my friend?" a girl came up asking.
Huh?
" Umm...,"
" Hey, Who' this?," another girl came.
" Isn't he cute? All with his ninja uniform," the girl giggled.
" Yeah,"the other girl agreed.
I blushed stepping back.
Right when the girl was about to grab my arm. Pucca stopped her hand and slapped it away from her.
A deep red line crossing over Pucca's face.
" Go find another ninja, this one is mine," she told them firmly before grabbing my arm and pulling me away quickly.
Don't ask me why,but that made me smile..-No! stay focus. Don't get carried away.
" Hey Garu! Let's go over there! It's a concert!," Pucca face sparkle sending a wave of emotions to me.
We blended in the crowd.
'' Oh! How awesome! I've never been so close up before!," she again flash me a smile.
Looking at her now she really looked more happy. As if luck would have it a set of bright lights dimmed right next to me. I squinted, covering the top of my face with my arms to see where the lights stopped at.
Pucca.
" Congratulations! You are our lucky winner. You won a trip for two to the marvelous islands of the Bahamas," the guy at front announce.
What!
" Come on up and get you award," the person called her forward.
Pucca flashed me a killer smile. She almost flew up the stage.
" Here you go,Is there anyone you're tagging along with you?," the guy asked her.
Pucca glance at me. I stepped couldn't be thinking of...
" Sure! I'll tag along the person I love most in the world! He's so very special to me and even though right now he's kind of keeping his distance from me, I will aways love him! He is my soulmate and no matter how far I have to run, how far I have to go. All around the world to the deepest parts of the earth I will chase him and never give up because just being with him makes me smile. I can't stay away. Staying away from him makes me realize that I'm not happy. So I know you're mad at me, but I love you anyways and I know I hurt you and I didn't mean to, trust me I didn't. It was something that wasn't suppose to happen. I love you Garu! Love you! Love you! Love you now..and forever," Pucce smiled so brightly I froze in place.
Everything she just said went directly into me. I felt a strong tug at my heartstrings. I was comsumed with emotions at that time. I didn't know what to think. My mouth was probably hanging open. Pucca was smiling at me. The most beautifulest smile I've ever seen. I noticed people around me saying awwww...
" Well...that was very sweet," the announcer murmured.
Then I notice the platform where Pucca was at. I nodded the exact same moment Pucca step back and fell. I push people out of the way and just in time catched her before she hit the ground.
Everyone randomly started clapping.
" Garu," Pucca mentioned with a smile.
I looked down at her and slowly started to smile..I set her down.
" Come on," I told her, grabbing her hand tightly, and pulling her away.
" Huh? Where?," Pucca didn't get a chance to finish because I was already pulling her away until we were a couple of miles away from everyone else.
" I'm sorry, You were right. I forgive you..I'm so sorry," I murmured realizing that this is what I wanted to say all along.
Pucca let out a smile.
" No..I'm sorry for everything it was my fault not yours Garu," she replied.
I grab her arm. Taking a breath. I pulled her closer to me and kissed her. How long had it been since I kissed her? Her kisses is what I missed about her. She swing her arms behind my neck and hair, kissing me back. There was this relieving sense going all around my body.
" Wait..Garu I have to tell you something," Pucca pulled apart." I'm-,"
" You're pregnant," I say for her.
Pucca gasped her eyes expanded.
"What! YOU KNEW?," she gasped again.
I nodded.
" I only realize it yesterday,How come you didn't tell me before?," I asked.
Pucca out of no where started crying.
Huh?What had I said?
" I wanted to tell you but you were mad at me remember? I wanted to make you happy with me first before I told you," tears streamed down her face.
" Why ..why are you crying?," I asked worried.
" Because I'm happy, I'm happy you forgave me, and even more happy that you know we are having a kid. It's just...only yesterday I thought I might never get you to love me again...,and now..now-" Pucca gave out a weak smile before crying again.
Another tug at my heart. I smiled and pulled her closer to me again. She buried herself in my chest and I held her.
" I'm glad you're happy," I reply.
Even if I don't know how I will raise a kid with everything going around. I want to learn. I don't want to abandon him/her or Pucca. I want them clinging to me even if at times it annoys me. It wouldn't be them if they weren't clinging. At that moment I felt so joyous inside I couldn't explain it. I felt like a needed a message to get across..
I pulled slightly apart and raised Pucca chin up towards me. I bend down and kissed her again. Letting the kiss last as long as it should before pulling away and hidding my face so she wouldn't see it on the hollow of her neck and whispering.
" I love you Pucca," My face turn red from blushing which I'm glad she couldn't see my face.
Pucca giggled.
" I know," she replied hugging me back.
" Well isn't that very heartwarming," a sudden rough voice came.
We pulled apart.
" Very heartwarming," Tobe murmured narrowing his eyes at us...
~~~~Gasp! TOBE! hahaha. Anyways I wasn't sure of ending it when Pucca said I know or with Tobe so in the end I decided to end it with Tobe. xD I enjoyed this chapter...honestly because I wrote Garu saying I love you which if it were real I would consider it really sweet. ^-^. Please Review and thanks at the following...
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