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Chapter Thirty Seven: Shaken Emotions

The last day of their vacation, the group decided to spend some time on the beach. As Tohru, Kyo, Yuki, Link, Allen, Saki and Edward left for the beach, Daisuke volunteered to wait for Arisa as she finished her shift at the restaurant. She had taken the other days off but, the last one, she had to go in and work. She had taken the morning shift and would finish at ten thirty, half an hour after the group had left for the beach.

At ten thirty five, Arisa came bursting through the door, out of breath, surprising the young boy who had been sitting quietly on the sofa, day dreaming. He almost fell off his seat, turning to face the girl.

"Good morning Arisa," he called as she ran up the stairs.

"Oh! Morning Dai!" she replied, back tracking slightly on the stairs to face the boy. "You didn't have to wait."

"I don't mind!" he called as she disappeared up the stairs, to her room.

However, his face had turned slightly red since Arisa had used his nickname instead of his full name as she used to do. He fell back onto the sofa, shocked. He had to control his emotions, careful not to let Dark take control. A few minutes later, Arisa ran down the stairs fully changed into her swimming attire, a towel around her waist as she tied her long blond hair into a high ponytail.

"Alright, I'm ready!" she cheered, facing the red head.

"Great, let's go join the others!" he agreed, heading towards the door.

Suddenly, Daisuke stopped, noticing something wrong. Arisa continued, however, into the next room, an added sunroom to the house. Then, it happened. The earth started shaking, growing more violent as the time passed. Arisa stopped as well, looking around. Once she almost lost balance, it occurred to her that the room was not the strongest built and it may not withstand the earthquake. The beams over her head shook violently and threatened to break. After a moment, they did and Arisa bent down, shutting her eyes and covering her head. She then felt a pair of strong arms grab her and pull her backwards. She collided with the person and then with the hard wood. However, she did not open her eyes.

Once the earthquake finished, Arisa slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was a bare, muscular chest, directly in front of her. Her face turned red as she wondered how this had happened. She looked to the side and noticed that the body over her was turned slightly towards the now collapsed room, shielding her from harm. Arisa then built up her courage to look up.



"Daisuke?" she whispered, recognizing the red head and that he was at such a close proximity to her.

Daisuke lifted his head and his face was inches away from Arisa's, making both of them blush furiously. They then noticed the position they were in. Arisa was leaning on the doorframe as Daisuke was positioned on top of her, her legs passing underneath.

"I'm sorry," he managed to utter before trying to stand up.

However, what they did not realize was that a wooden beam had fallen and landed on Daisuke's side. This made it difficult and nearly impossible for him to move up.

"Wait, I'll try to get out," suggested Arisa, trying to control her blush.

She slid to the side and gently pulled her legs out from underneath the boy. Once she was standing, she noticed the extent of the damage done by the earthquake. However, she quickly snapped out of it and helped Daisuke push the wooden beam so he could get free. Once they were both standing, and awkward silence fell upon them.

"Um… Thanks Dai, for protecting me," whispered Arisa after a while.

"You're welcome Arisa," he replied, his face still red.

They looked back onto the remainder of the sunroom. Beams lay scattered around the area, sprouting from the rubble of wood and plaster. The few pieces of furniture that had once decorated the room were barely visible, covered in the dust. Another awkward silence fell upon the two teenagers, both not meeting the other's gaze.

"Dai?" called Arisa after a moment.

"Yes?"

"Why did you risk getting hurt to protect me?" she asked softly in Japanese.

Daisuke took a quick breath, unsure of how to answer. He felt his face turning red, his cheeks burning up. When he had seen the roof start to shake violently, Arisa under it, he had quickly rushed to protect her. For him, she represented a big piece of his heart but he was not ready to spill that secret.

"I… I…," he started, stuttering, slowly facing her, "I…"

"Dai?"

Arisa took a spot in front of him, making him look into her eyes. Daisuke seemed to shrink back, his face burning up and his heartbeat quickened. He stuttered once again 

but he also had to control his emotions so he would not transform into Dark in front of her. What can I say? He thought, panicking.

"Dai?" she asked once again.

He took a step back knocking into the low table and fell backwards. He landed ungracefully on the table, still staring at Arisa. Someone please come, he pleaded, feeling Dark slowly trying to take over.

"Are you alright?" she asked, kneeling in front of him, leaning forward to help.

"I… I'm… fine, really, I am!" he replied quickly, trying to move away.

"Arisa! Daisuke!"

The two of them were surprised by the sudden call from someone outside the beach house. They both recognized the voice as Edward's.

"Dai! Arisa! Where are you?" shouted Link from outside as well.

"Daisuke? Why did you save me," whispered Arisa, looking into the boy's ruby eyes.

When he did not respond, she sighed and hung her head in defeat. Daisuke stared at Arisa sadly, unable to say anything. However, he leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. She quickly looked up at the embarrassed red head but she did not have time to respond.

"Daisuke! Arisa! There you are!" cried Tohru, relief audible in her voice. "We found them!"

The two pulled away from each other, Arisa quickly standing up and helping Daisuke do the same thing. They were both a distance apart when the others entered the room, out of breath. Actually, Link, Edward, Allen, Kyo and Yuki were out of breath. Saki was relatively calm and, unknown to the two, had arrived slightly before Tohru.

"Are both of you alright?" asked Edward, eyeing the two younger teenagers.

"We saw the sunroom collapse and we were worried," added Link, eyeing the destroyed room across the space.

"We're alright, don't worry," reassured Arisa, trying to control the blush on her cheeks.

"You are," remarked Edward, approaching Daisuke. "He has a large bruise on the side of his back."



Edward made the red head turn towards them and gently touched the skin which was slowly turning blue. Daisuke hissed in pain and Edward sighed, pulling the younger boy away.

"Let's get something for that," he explained, leaving the room with the red head.

Meanwhile, Arisa stood in her spot, slightly shocked and scared. Tohru and Saki noticed her change in attitude and approached their friend.

"Are you alright?" asked Tohru, worried.

Arisa did not seem to hear her and looked back at the damaged sunroom.

"He got hurt prote…," she then realized she was talking out loud and turned bright red.

"What was that?" asked Tohru, surprised.

"Nothing Tohru, I'm fine," she replied quickly, earning a side-long glance from Saki.

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Meanwhile, Edward had brought Daisuke to his room, followed by Link. As Daisuke sat on the edge of his bed, the shorter blond boy had gone to the bathroom to get some medical supplies. Link joined Daisuke on the bed and a silence fell on the room.

"So, how do you find Arisa?" asked Link suddenly.

Daisuke was taken by surprise by the question. His cheeks turned red and he looked at his hands as he fiddled with them. Link watched his friend and, after a while, laughed at the sight.

"You like her, don't you?" asked Link once again.

Daisuke's face, if possible, turned an even darker shade of red. He returned his attention to his friend, trying to explain himself. All he could muster was a jumble of words. Link laughed some more and patted his friend on the back. Daisuke gasped in pain as Link accidentally touched his large bruise.

"Oh, sorry Dai," he quickly apologized.

"It's alright," whispered the red head.

"So you do like her?" repeated Edward who had entered the room, making Daisuke stutter once again.

"Yes…," he finally whispered, his red hair covering part of his face as he looked down.

"Aww…. Cute," laughed Link, helping Edward as he took care of Daisuke's bruise.

"But please don't tell her," quickly stuttered the red head, looking at his two friends.

"Whatever you say Dai," replied Edward, smiling.

"Promise!" cried the red head still blushing.

"All right, we promise," stated Link, lifting his hand.

"A promise is a promise," added Edward making Daisuke smile at both of them.

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That night, Arisa and Saki both said goodbye, hugging their best friend before leaving, waving at the group. Once the two girls were out of sight, Edward looked around the deserted street, making sure it was just that, deserted apart from the small group.

"Ready Ed?" asked Link, holding up a Gryffindor coloured scarf. "The portkey will activate soon."

"Right," agreed the blond boy, turning towards the destroyed sunroom.

He took one last look around before clapping his hands together. A small electric spark erupted from them before he placed them in front of the pile of rubble. The blue light grew quickly and engulfed the surrounding pile, making the group turn away. After a moment, it died down and, once the group looked back, the sunroom was reconstructed, good as new. Edward stood and faced his friends, a large smile on his face.

"Well, that was easy," laughed the blond boy, brushing off the dirt from his gloves. "Right, the portkey?"

"Right!" called Link, remembering the scarf, pulling his attention away from the new sunroom.

Edward reached out for the portkey, as did Allen, Daisuke, Yuki, Kyo and Tohru. After a moment, the scarf glowed softly and, without warning, the group was tugged from underneath. Within moments, they fell onto the cold, hard, stone floor of the Entrance Hall.

"Well, we're back," groaned Allen, sitting up.

"Yup," agreed Daisuke, rubbing his back. "Back at Hogwarts."

Author's Note: Well? I know it's shorter than usual but how did you like it? Please Review and Vote! Thank you!