Dying Winds: Sleeping Princess

Do you remember the special day that God gave us?

I'll tell you a secret

I've my mind set ever since that moment

There were just too many things love can't solve

But the hurricane of happiness blew them all away

Let me true at all time

Step by step

With the warmth of the sun,

Let us walk together

I thank you from the bottom of my heart

And for all eternity

El Hazard, Ending theme

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~Domon~

How sweet. Hugging each other like there is no tomorrow. Makes me want to retch. It is almost dawn … how long have we been here? Is she going to wake? This waiting is making me uncomfortable. What am I to do? I didn't protect her and I can't protect her. I'm pathetic, standing here whining away. Fuuko … my honey, my princess … my … my everything. Wake up … I want to see you smile, to watch the way your hair shines in the sun, to root for you when you fight and to share your woes when you are sad. It's so dark in here, but no one moves to switch on the light. Perhaps they want to hide away in the darkness, to hide their faces, their emotion, and to pretend this isn't happening.

Fuuko… the fighting beauty. You beat me up regularly. But I guess you grew on me. And … and … I suppose, now I can say, I'm proud to know you, to call you my friend. How often do you meet a girl that is part of the team that won a death match tournament?  I not ashamed that you bests me every time we fought. Because you are a woman and I'm a man. And most importantly… because … because I love yuo. It is so ridicules to talk about love at our age and even more so considering the fact that we could just get kill tomorrow. But what comes along comes along. Look at Yanagi and Recca. I'm so envious of their obvious love and bond. Their love is the kind that spans a few life times at least, if not forever. Maybe their love is what they call the eternal love. Is Fuuko likewise jealous of the love? She used to have a crush on Recca. She was so upset when Recca choose Yanagi as his princess. I love her, why can't she believe that? Why can't she accept me? My hands tighten into fists. I force myself to relax them. With Dosei no Wa on, I capable of destroying my hands and crushing my own bones just by tightening them into fists.

She cried for me. For all the years that I have known her, I had only seen her cry thrice. Once when she lost to Mikoto, another time when Hisui died and once, once for me. She is so beautiful when she is crying. It is the only time I can see her showing her true emotions, shedding her mask. I want ... I want her to smile for real. I want to be the one to bring light into her eyes. But I'm not. I'm not. My back muscles started protesting badly as I got tenser and tenser while my thoughts ran around in a little circle. It's a lie if I say it does not really matter to me whether she love me a not, but because I love her, I will try to be happy when she is happy. For sometimes, sometimes tears bore the taste of bliss and smiles smell of sorrow. And the people don't always see the obvious. I know it's not enough, it never will be but it's okay. Because of love.

I want you to wake up, so that I can make up to you and to tell you I'm sorry. Why wouldn't you wake up? Your breaths are all so shallow and you looks so fragile. You never been large or tough but now you seems almost ethereal. I could see your veins under the papery soft skin. She must be cold, I walk over to draw my jacket over her still form. She whimpers, stirring slightly at the sudden weight. I flinch, not sure what to do. Sometimes I'm almost afraid to touch her. She not breakable but she like a little bird to me, so easy to crush if I'm not careful and delicate like glassware. Even though she will bash my head in for say her so.

So soft. I trail a hand over the unbroken skin of her right cheek. Lightly tanned, like the palest honey. It's hurt. Hurts so much. To see her injured. I feel like my heart would break. My honey. Wild and tantalizing, the hidden sweetness under the unusual spice. She is perfect for me, my perfect woman … too bad I'm not the perfect man for her. Too bad for me. I never was in the past and I guess neither will I be the one for her in the future. How can I be with so much competition? Raiha, the even faithful ninja. Kyochi, the ace sportsman in the school. Even Mikagami. He thinks it not obvious; I guess it's not too. But the look in his eyes … how often do I see it? So similar to mine, the quiet affection, the fierce intention to protect and last but not least the silent loyalty. How could I ever compare with him? I neither have his brain nor his looks. How could I?

The pale pink rays off the early dawn stream through the open window, making everything in the room glow a soft pink colour. It's pretty, giving Fuuko an illusion of a flush on her cheeks rather than the pale and scary whiteness. She is gorgeous… my princess … my beautiful sleeping princess. Unconsciously, I bent over to press a kiss on her lips. So soft … like velvet rose.

"Wake up … please … I want to tell you a lot of things there is a lot of things I haven't done with you …" I mumble again her lips. I open my eyes and blinked. A pair of green eyes blinks back. I blink again. And again.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!"

"AAGGGGHHHHHH!"

"AAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!"

She is awake! I smile and laugh even as I land flat on my butt. She is awake she is awake she is awake she is awake she is awake she is awake she is awake she is awake … Oww … It really hurts to fall on your butt … especially when you are tall and heavy. She glares at me, Yanagi supporting her and helping her sit up. Koganei was smiling through his tears while Recca is nudging Mikagami telling him that he knew she would be all right all along. Fuuko  … is Revived!

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Authoress Notes : Nothing Belongs to me!!! Except Kyochi… (I made him up… If anybody is interested he has thick pale blue hair and red eyes... something like the male version of  Rei Ayanami from NGE..) My school sucks… curriculum time  from 6.20 to 4.. which means I have to get up at 5 and reach home at 5 and also means I have less time to write.. suck doesen't it? Sorry I'm not going to update regularly now… I going to type and post up Chpt 2 of Forever and Ever soon… Well GTG .. Number 50 of the reviewers which get the next chapter dedicated to them.!!! SO REVIEW PLS MINNA…..  Now on to the Thank-que list!!!!

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