Eagle and Presea
Disclaimers: I don't own Rayearth ::smiles:: but if CLAMP wants to give them to me...
Authors Note: Please READ and REVIEW! I am a bit
late...but...please? ::puppy dog eyes::
Monday again…
So much for my weekend, Presea thought grimly. She
opened her locker and headed to class. Over the weekend, Sierra and Innova had
gotten together, or so her new met twin said. Presea remembered how lit up
Sierra's face was…She'd also heard Emeraude, Sierra's best friend, and
Zagato had gotten together. It seemed pretty obvious those two were going to
click one of these days. Presea could never admit it, but she wished that what
happened between her new found friends could happen to her. She suddenly
remembered one person…Maybe I should wait for Eagle at his locker…
She changed directions to the senior grade hallway when she
passed an elegant and beautiful dark haired girl with icy blue eyes. The girl
whispered to her friends as they grinned at Presea obnoxiously. Without another
word, the girl walked towards her and spilled her coke on Presea on purpose.
"I'm SO sorry," the girl said in mock apology, "Are
you lost little girl? This is the senior territory and we don't allow twerps
like you here." The girl smiled a fake smile and said, "Aren't you that
girl who ruined the fencing match that it had to be cancelled?"
Presea calmly looked down at her now stained shirt and
turned to look at the girl. "I really couldn't care less. Obviously, you
lack some manners so I don't owe you an answer."
"Ohhhhhh," the girl said in sarcastism, "I'm SO
scared." She turned to her friends and they all started sneering and laughing
at Presea. But Presea kept her collected self…
"I didn't ask you to be scared," she said with a calm
face but at the same time, her tone, deadly.
Just then, Presea noticed Eagle, who was now approaching
them with a look of confusion. It seemed like the dark haired beauty with
dagger-like eyes saw him too. "Eagle!" she called to him flirtiously, "Why
didn't you call me yesterday? I was so looking forward to it."
For once, Eagle didn't seem to have the carefree smile on
his face. In fact, his expression made him look…disturbed. "Alcione," he
said, his voice neutral and calm, "How are you these days?" He sounded so
professional and polite, it didn't seem like him.
"Oh, the usual," the girl with icy blue eyes replied,
flirtiously. She smirked at Presea as if to say that Eagle was hers.
"Eagle," she pouted fakely, "We still need to make plans for the dance!"
"Uh…" Eagle responded, "Sorry, but I'm already
going with Presea." Eagle gave Presea a look that said, "Please play
along."
Alcione's cold eyes turned to look at Presea. "This
twerp of a sophomore?" she glared at the dark blonde, "you've got to be
kidding me…" The girl with icy eyes of daggers frowned for her plans
didn't go as well as she wished.
Eagle turned to look at Alcione. "Her name is Presea and
she's not a twerp."
"Whatever," Alcione said as she stocked off in rage.
Eagle looked at Presea, who was now soaking wet. "Why
don't I walk you home? You need to change." He smiled apologetically. "By
the way, I'm sorry about Alcione."
"It wasn't your fault," Presea sighed, "I guess she
just has a mean streak to her."
"From far away, you two looked like you were having a cat fight," Eagle said. He waved his hand to the direction of the main exit. "Come on, let's go."
"But
aren't you going to get in trouble?" Presea protested, "I don't think
getting you in trouble in necessary."
"No, that's okay, I don't intend on going back to
school anyway…"
Presea didn't know what Eagle meant by that but she
didn't ask. They both exited the school before first period.
The young elegance walked side by side with the popular
Eagle Vision. The silence between the two was deadly, so deadly that, in fact,
Presea could not stand it.
"Um…Thanks for sticking up for me," she started, "I
really think I would have been okay by myself, though."
Eagle grinned. "Nah, it's okay, Alcione a tough one, I
didn't think you can handle it by yourself."
"Really now? You wanna bet on that?" Presea challenged
playfully.
Eagle smirked. "Count me in."
"Alright," Presea said, "First one to my house
wins!" With that, she ran like the wind.
"Hey! No cheating!" Eagle called but Presea was already
a good six feet ahead of him.
"Well, too bad I'm—Whoooooa!" she yelled as she
slipped from a thin piece of ice. She fell down and winced, holding her leg.
"That's twice since I met you. Is that a hobby of
yours?" Eagle smiled but his smiled slowly faded when he saw her wince.
"What's wrong?"
"A momentary pained leg, that's what," she answered,
pointing to her right leg. "Ouch."
"Here, let me help you," Eagle said, as concern
occupied his face. He slowly bent down and picked Presea up. He walked, carrying
her.
Wow, what strong arms…Presea smiled faintly to
herself. He's so sweet, I never thought he'd be like this…
"Okay, we're here," Eagle said, disrupting her
thoughts. He rang the doorbell as Mrs. Shidou answered. "Good morning."
Mrs. Shidou could not hide her surprise. "Hello…uh
Presea, is something wrong?" she said, concerned.
"Aunt Akane," she called her mother's best friend,
even though they weren't really related, "my right leg is kinda sore at the
moment, I slipped on the ice."
Mrs. Shidou let Eagle, who was carrying the injured Presea,
in. She couldn't thank the young man anymore if she wanted, for she had
already done so a thousand times after he was let in. The middle-aged woman went
upstairs to get bandages and left the two alone in the living room.
I've really done it now…"I'm sorry," Eagle
frowned, which was unlike him, "Maybe if I didn't allow you to call a race,
this never would have happened…"
He's so…so…incredibly sweet. "Eagle, don't
blame yourself, I could be so silly sometimes, running on ice. It's pretty
much my fault," Presea insisted.
"But I—" Eagle's claim on the blame stopped when
Presea put her gentle hand over his lips.
"I said, don't think about it. It was my fault," she
insisted once more, "Next topic: who are you taking to the dance?"
"The dance?" Eagle looked preoccupied, "I don't
know…" The question is…Who are YOU taking, Presea? Eagle wanted to
ask so bad, he just couldn't…
"Well," Presea started, looking down, "Do you have
someone in mind that you want to take?"
"Um…" If only you knew… Eagle thought.
"Yeah…"
"Who?" Presea asked, now looking into the young man's
eyes.
You…he thought, as he wanted to yell that one word
to the whole world. "Well, uh…she's very elegant, smart, talented,
beautiful and above all, she's different," Eagle said, instead of answering
her question directly.
Presea pretended to look out for Mrs. Shidou, who didn't
seem to be coming down the stairs. That settles it, Presea, it's not
you…You know what they say: If the one you love is happy, you can be happy for
them…"Great!" Presea said with a cheerful smile, hiding her true
emotions, "Who is she? Maybe I could help you get the nerve to ask her." She
forced a smile and pretended to look down on her injured leg.
She doesn't get it…Does she really want to get rid
of me? Eagle thought hard. He looked at her. She was so beautiful, if
only…
"Hello?" Presea waved her hands in front of Eagle's
face, "Earth to Eagle!" Eagle jumped at her sudden interruption. "Glad to
see you're still there…"
"What were you saying before that? I wasn't listening…"
"Wow, I feel so much better knowing that!" she punched
Eagle lightly on the arm, "What I said was, Do I know her?"
More than you've ever known anyone… "Yeah,"
Eagle said as he looked at her. He wanted to change the subject…fast! "How
about you? Who do you want to go to the dance with?"
Presea felt her face starting to get hot. Oh, no…I'm
starting to blush! "Well, I-I kind of wanted to go with this guy…"
She's so cute when she blushes… "But?" Eagle
asked, listening attentively. "But what?"
"I don't think he likes me back," Presea said, still
keeping her fake cheerful expression. Well, of course he doesn't like you
back, he just told you right here, right now.
A guy who doesn't like Presea? You know… "That
guy must be brain-dead," he mumbled under his breath. Maybe a little too
loudly…
Presea froze. Did he just say that? She quickly looked
down. "What do you mean?"
Did you really have to say it that loud? Eagle
kicked himself mentally. "Well, I'm just saying…uh…" His usual
carefree expression was turned into a face of crimson.
What now? Eagle and Presea thought at the same
moment. "I…" they said in unison, which startled them.
"You can go first," Presea said.
"No, you," Eagle insisted. You…
After some arguing, Presea had won the battle once more and
had forced Eagle to go first. "Well…" he began, "I…uh…well, I really
don't care if you like someone else but…"
Someone else? What is he talking about?
"But…I wanted to say that…I think I've loved you
since the first time you "slipped" into my arms…"
I'm dreaming right? I've got to me dreaming!
Someone… "Pinch me," she muttered softly. Unfortunately, not softly
enough…
Pinch me? I guess I'm giving her a nightmare right about now… "I could leave…if you want me to…" Eagle offered. Please say no. Please ask me to stay…
"Eagle…" she called with her gentle voice.
"Yes?" he was fully alert on what she had to say to
him.
"Would you like to go with me to the dance?" she
grinned.
What…? I thought she liked another guy…"What
about the guy? The other one, the one you like?" Eagle stammered.
Presea smiled a genuine smile. "Eagle…the other
guy…"
He held his breath…
"…is you…"