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Chapter 4: The Dream

Fuuko found herself surrounded with darkness and she can't see anybody to run to at that moment. She tried calling out the name of her friends but recieved no reply from any of them. She suddenly felt scared. She doesn't want to be alone in the dark like this. She ran and ran hoping that she'll be able to escape the darkness that's surrounding her. While ranning, she noticed a figure a few feet away from her, a figure so familiar that she don't have to guess who it is. She ran toward it, calling out his name and hoping that he'll hear her and turn to her.

"Kurei! Kurei!" she shouted.

She kept running and running but Kurei seems so far that no matter how much she run, she'll never reach him and feel his comfort. But still she kept on going after him, until he disappeared in the darkness and left her alone in the dark once more. She felt her knees give up the moment he disappeared which caused her to drop on them as tears started streaming down her cheeks. She bowed her head and whimpered silently, whether because she felt afraid in the darkness or because Kurei had left her, again, she don't know. All she know was that she's crying because of either of the two.

It was not long before she cried when she felt someone from behind her embrace her and lay his head on her shoulder. Only one name registered in her mind the moment she felt those strong arms go around her chest.

"Kurei." she said with a gasp, thinking and hoping that it was really Kurei.

"No.... " A very familiar voice answered her. "It's me...... Tokiya."

Right after Tokiya said his name, the dark scenario changed into a beatifull garden surrounded with trees and flowers. Her surrounding suddenly felt alive, colorfull and lovely.

Her eyes widden in surprise as she utter the name of her best friend.

"Mi-chan..." She whispered.

Then another tear escaped her eyes as a gentle wind swept their way, carrying the teardrop with it.

End of dream sequence.

Fuuko opened her eyes and found herself inside her room with Tokiya sitting beside her.

"Mi-chan..."

"It's already nine thirty and I think it's time for you to get up from that bed and do whatever you have in mind." Tokiya said as he stood up and open the curtains to let the bright sunshine inside the room.

"Since when have you been here?"

"Since last night."

"What?!" Fuuko exclaimed as she jerked out from her bed. "That long?"

Tokiya sat again beside her and looked at her with a smile on his lips. "You don't want me to go home last night, remember?"

"What?"

"Right.... You don't want to let go of my hand last night so I have to stay up late and wait until you're finally asleep. Unfortunately, your mother called last night and asked, no, begged me to stay here until today to keep you company."

"I'm sorry I have to bring you so much trouble."

"As if I have a choice."

"Aw come on Mi-chan! I thought we're already throught with those cold response and irritating ice attitude."

"I can't help my self. It's my nature you know."

"Whatever Mi-chan! Whatever!"

Fuuko then, got up from her bed and headed toward the closet and pulling out a maroon colored bath towel.

Tokiya, seeing her actions, stood up and headed toward the door. "I can see you want to take a bath. That means I have to go back to my apartment now and change too. I guess I'll see you later."

"Okay...." Fuuko replied, ignoring the sudden cold treatment that Tokiya just showed her.

Fuuko watched as Tokiya exit her room and close the door behind him. She then went toward the bathroom and prepared her warm bath. After a few minutes of waiting for the tub to fill up, she finally soaked herself in it and relaxed her body agaist the it.

'Water..... The element of Mi-chan...."

Then she remembered her dream which caused an unexpected heat to ran through her spine, thus, sending flushes of pink on her cheeks. She remembred the way she felt when Tokiya put his arms around her and held her in a tight embrace. She felt the comfort that he want to offer her but.... besides that, she felt something else. Something more than comfort, much deeper than friendship. The pink flushes on her cheeks turned to red when it registered in her mind what her thoughts are trying to imply. she violently shook her head and silently laughed at herself knowing that Tokiya offered her friendship and nothing more.

Besides, she can't affored to fall in love as of yet. Those wounds that Kurei caused her need to heal first and she's damn sure that those wounds will take a very long time to heal. It will take a very long time before she can forgive Kurei, if ever he asked for his forgiveness. It will take a very long time before she can love and risk her heart to be broken once again.

Broken.... Will she be able to survive if ever she fall in love again and was hurt once more? Can she take the pain once agin? Will she be that strong to stand up and love again?

She sighed knowing that her relationship with Kurei changed her from an emotionally strong Fuuko to a fragile Fuuko and at the back of her mind, she know that the answer to those questions are all no. She's too fragile.... because of Kurei. Imagine, the Fuuko who fought at the U.B.S years ago broke down because of her ex-boyfriend..... Her ex-boyfriend whom she still love and devote her heart to until now.

She opened her eyes as a tear rolled down her cheeks and merged with the warm water beneath her. She need to cry the pain out. That's the only thing she can do to lessen the pain she's feeling. That's the only thing she can do right now because she can't smile, she doesn't feel fine and all she can do now is cry, feel miserable for herself..... and continue to love the person who cause her so much pain.

Author's note: Well here's chapter 4. Hope you like it....... Sorry to all Kurei fans out there for making that kind of dream sequence but I have to put that up. Please don't get mad at me. Anyway, looks like this chapter is a little bit in favor of those To-Fuu fans out there. A hundred thanks to those who reviewed and to my friend who advertised my fic. (You know who you are..... Thanks!) Please send some more reviews!!!!! ^-^*!