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Chapter 7
IcePrincessIt was hard for Greg to sit there next to Amy while she tried to decide how best to break his heart. At least, that's what he thought she was thinking about. While Amy was looking into his eyes he saw something in them change. Something that gave him a very small, maybe only tiny, glimmer of hope. Without saying anything Greg held the box out to Amy, inwardly preparing himself for the worst.
Just as silently as Greg had offered it to her Amy took the box that contained the engagement ring from Greg's hand. She opened the box and took the ring out. Amy didn't notice the look of horror cross Greg's face as he saw her do this assuming that she would throw the ring into the water; but Amy's plans for the ring were more along the lines of what rings are intended for. Amy slowly put the ring on her finger and smiled when she saw how it looked like the ring really belonged there; she moved her hand some admiring the ring before looking up at Greg again.
"It does look pretty, doesn't it?" she shyly asked.
Greg took Amy's hand and looked at the ring on her finger. She was really being cruel; he hadn't thought that Amy was capable of being so mean. By putting the ring on she had made it so that her rejection of him would sting even more that it already was. Although he tried, Greg was not able to stop a tear from escaping his eye.
"Greg?" Amy asked, her voice as sweet as could be.
"She would have to use that voice when she told me," Greg bitterly thought. More tears followed the previous one down his cheek.
"Greg, please say something," said Amy, her voice was laced with fear.
It was all Greg could take. He had nothing more to say to her, she had successfully crushed, broken, and torn apart his heart in the most cruel way a person could have imagined. He took the ring from her finger, put it back in the box and snapped it shut.
"Greg, I think you've misunderstood me," said Amy putting her hand on his arm to stop him from leaving.
Greg stood up and took a few steps away from Amy before responding.
"I don't think there's anything to misunderstand," said Greg, the tears came freely now. "You don't return my feelings and rather than simply saying so you decided to think up the cruelest way to tell me so. Well, you did a great job, Amy. I don't think you could have come up with anything crueler if you would have had the time to think about it."
"But-"
"No buts, Amy," said Greg. "I don't want to hear them."
"Greg, listen to me," said Amy turning Greg around to face her. "There has been a misunderstanding. I didn't mean for you to think that I was turning you away when I put on the ring."
Greg was sure that Amy was just trying to break his heart all over again. Even though he thought it would be better to just leave before she got the chance to do so Greg nodded for Amy to continue.
"Greg, I was trying to say that," Amy started. She stopped to start over and took a deep breath before opening her mouth again. "Yes."
UsakoiGreg just stared at her. Why hadn't she come out in the first place? His head was spinning and his brain could tell him nothing. He just continued to look at her with a complete blank stare.
"Greg, you're scaring me. Please say something," Amy pleaded.
Greg's gaze returned to the box. "Why is this thing torturing me?" he thought. "It was a simple question and look what it developed into."
"Goodbye, Mizuno," he said, coldness in his voice. He climbed onto the bridge railing. "My mind is going, I can't stand it anymore!"
"Greg! No!" screamed Amy. She could feel her heart in pain. "That's no way to take this!"
"It's the only way, Mizuno."
Greg leapt off the bridge. He could feel his spirit soaring and his memories of Mizuno and his friends flooding in his head. He closed his eyes as he splashed into the water.
"GREG!" she screamed. "I don't want you to die!"
The sigil of Mercury appeared on her forehead and her aura shown around her. She closed her eyes and floods of tears streamed from them. She spread her arms and a large flow of water rose up in front of her. Greg was at the top of it. She commanded the water to place him back on the bridge and raced to him.
IcePrincessWithout thinking about what she was doing Amy wrapped her arms around Greg in a hug.
"Greg, are you okay?" Amy asked.
Greg stood still in Amy's arms. He was somewhat unsure about what had just happened to him. The only thing he did know for sure is that for all Amy's uncertainties about answering him earlier she was hugging him now.
"I suppose I should enjoy this before she realizes what she's doing," thought Greg as he started returning Amy's hug.
Amy gave a sigh of relief when Greg started hugging her. She knew that he would be ok- at least his body would be, she had her doubts about the state of his mind.
When he heard Amy sigh, Greg assumed that it meant that Amy no longer wanted to be near him, but did not want to come out and say so. He immediately let go of her and took a few steps away from her.
"I... I'm sorry, Amy," said Greg. "I'm not really sure what just happened to me."
"What exactly are you apologizing for, Greg?" asked Amy.
"Everything, I guess," Greg started. "I just lost my mind for a while."
"It's okay, Greg. Getting you out of the water was no big deal and I don't mind that you hugged me," said Amy.
Greg knew that Amy was purposely avoiding mentioning his proposal. He didn't blame her- that was why he had jumped in the first place.
"I'm sorry about the other thing too, Amy," said Greg.
"You don't need to be sorry about the way you feel, Greg," said Amy cautiously. "If you don't mind me asking, what exactly just happened with that?"
"I don't mind that you asked, but don't you know?" asked Greg.
"No, I don't know," said Amy. "Somehow you got the idea that I said 'no' and when I tried to explain it to you..."
"I went crazy and jumped," finished Greg.
"Pretty much," said Amy. "That's the part that doesn't make any sense."
Greg stared at Amy for a while. "Why doesn't it make any sense?" he thought. Then he realized what Amy had just said and the things she had said and done earlier made sense.
"Do you mean?" Greg asked, his eyes growing large.
Amy nodded.
"Oh, I've been so stupid!" said Greg. "I know how I got confused when you tried to tell me the first time, but I'm not sure how I got it wrong the second time."
"It's okay, Greg," said Amy putting her hand on his arm. "I know that it must have seemed like bad news was on the way from the way I acted at first."
"It did look very pretty on your finger, Amy," said Greg, he pulled the box out of his pocket.
Something was wrong. Amy wasn't smiling, she was looking at the box in horror and slowly backing away from Greg. Confused, Greg looked down at his hand. A frog was sitting on the box, it looked up at Greg and then jumped back into the water.
"I'm sorry, Greg. It just scared me a little is all," said Amy, the smile was back on her face.
"If we keep going at this rate we'll never get engaged- let alone married," Greg mumbled.
"What was that, Greg?"
"Things just seem to keep on happening to keep us from doing this," said Greg. "But it's not going to stop me now that I know how things really are."
"Seems like it's doing a good job now," Amy laughed.
"Not anymore. Will you marry me, Amy?"
Greg suddenly found Amy in his arms. He stumbled backwards a few steps before regaining his balance.
"Of course I will, Greg," said Amy. "I was beginning to wonder if you were going to ask me again or not."
"Why wouldn't I ask again? Do you want the ring or are you still afraid of it?" asked Greg.
"I wasn't afraid of the ring," Amy said in defense of herself. "And of course I want the ring- even if there is a frog on the box."
Greg stopped hugging Amy and took her hand. He took the ring and slipped it on Amy's finger. They both stood in silence looking at the ring on her hand. Neither noticed when Taiki came up and joined them on the bridge.
"That's funny, I don't remember you wearing that ring earlier tonight," said Taiki.
Chapter 7
IcePrincessIt was hard for Greg to sit there next to Amy while she tried to decide how best to break his heart. At least, that's what he thought she was thinking about. While Amy was looking into his eyes he saw something in them change. Something that gave him a very small, maybe only tiny, glimmer of hope. Without saying anything Greg held the box out to Amy, inwardly preparing himself for the worst.
Just as silently as Greg had offered it to her Amy took the box that contained the engagement ring from Greg's hand. She opened the box and took the ring out. Amy didn't notice the look of horror cross Greg's face as he saw her do this assuming that she would throw the ring into the water; but Amy's plans for the ring were more along the lines of what rings are intended for. Amy slowly put the ring on her finger and smiled when she saw how it looked like the ring really belonged there; she moved her hand some admiring the ring before looking up at Greg again.
"It does look pretty, doesn't it?" she shyly asked.
Greg took Amy's hand and looked at the ring on her finger. She was really being cruel; he hadn't thought that Amy was capable of being so mean. By putting the ring on she had made it so that her rejection of him would sting even more that it already was. Although he tried, Greg was not able to stop a tear from escaping his eye.
"Greg?" Amy asked, her voice as sweet as could be.
"She would have to use that voice when she told me," Greg bitterly thought. More tears followed the previous one down his cheek.
"Greg, please say something," said Amy, her voice was laced with fear.
It was all Greg could take. He had nothing more to say to her, she had successfully crushed, broken, and torn apart his heart in the most cruel way a person could have imagined. He took the ring from her finger, put it back in the box and snapped it shut.
"Greg, I think you've misunderstood me," said Amy putting her hand on his arm to stop him from leaving.
Greg stood up and took a few steps away from Amy before responding.
"I don't think there's anything to misunderstand," said Greg, the tears came freely now. "You don't return my feelings and rather than simply saying so you decided to think up the cruelest way to tell me so. Well, you did a great job, Amy. I don't think you could have come up with anything crueler if you would have had the time to think about it."
"But-"
"No buts, Amy," said Greg. "I don't want to hear them."
"Greg, listen to me," said Amy turning Greg around to face her. "There has been a misunderstanding. I didn't mean for you to think that I was turning you away when I put on the ring."
Greg was sure that Amy was just trying to break his heart all over again. Even though he thought it would be better to just leave before she got the chance to do so Greg nodded for Amy to continue.
"Greg, I was trying to say that," Amy started. She stopped to start over and took a deep breath before opening her mouth again. "Yes."
UsakoiGreg just stared at her. Why hadn't she come out in the first place? His head was spinning and his brain could tell him nothing. He just continued to look at her with a complete blank stare.
"Greg, you're scaring me. Please say something," Amy pleaded.
Greg's gaze returned to the box. "Why is this thing torturing me?" he thought. "It was a simple question and look what it developed into."
"Goodbye, Mizuno," he said, coldness in his voice. He climbed onto the bridge railing. "My mind is going, I can't stand it anymore!"
"Greg! No!" screamed Amy. She could feel her heart in pain. "That's no way to take this!"
"It's the only way, Mizuno."
Greg leapt off the bridge. He could feel his spirit soaring and his memories of Mizuno and his friends flooding in his head. He closed his eyes as he splashed into the water.
"GREG!" she screamed. "I don't want you to die!"
The sigil of Mercury appeared on her forehead and her aura shown around her. She closed her eyes and floods of tears streamed from them. She spread her arms and a large flow of water rose up in front of her. Greg was at the top of it. She commanded the water to place him back on the bridge and raced to him.
IcePrincessWithout thinking about what she was doing Amy wrapped her arms around Greg in a hug.
"Greg, are you okay?" Amy asked.
Greg stood still in Amy's arms. He was somewhat unsure about what had just happened to him. The only thing he did know for sure is that for all Amy's uncertainties about answering him earlier she was hugging him now.
"I suppose I should enjoy this before she realizes what she's doing," thought Greg as he started returning Amy's hug.
Amy gave a sigh of relief when Greg started hugging her. She knew that he would be ok- at least his body would be, she had her doubts about the state of his mind.
When he heard Amy sigh, Greg assumed that it meant that Amy no longer wanted to be near him, but did not want to come out and say so. He immediately let go of her and took a few steps away from her.
"I... I'm sorry, Amy," said Greg. "I'm not really sure what just happened to me."
"What exactly are you apologizing for, Greg?" asked Amy.
"Everything, I guess," Greg started. "I just lost my mind for a while."
"It's okay, Greg. Getting you out of the water was no big deal and I don't mind that you hugged me," said Amy.
Greg knew that Amy was purposely avoiding mentioning his proposal. He didn't blame her- that was why he had jumped in the first place.
"I'm sorry about the other thing too, Amy," said Greg.
"You don't need to be sorry about the way you feel, Greg," said Amy cautiously. "If you don't mind me asking, what exactly just happened with that?"
"I don't mind that you asked, but don't you know?" asked Greg.
"No, I don't know," said Amy. "Somehow you got the idea that I said 'no' and when I tried to explain it to you..."
"I went crazy and jumped," finished Greg.
"Pretty much," said Amy. "That's the part that doesn't make any sense."
Greg stared at Amy for a while. "Why doesn't it make any sense?" he thought. Then he realized what Amy had just said and the things she had said and done earlier made sense.
"Do you mean?" Greg asked, his eyes growing large.
Amy nodded.
"Oh, I've been so stupid!" said Greg. "I know how I got confused when you tried to tell me the first time, but I'm not sure how I got it wrong the second time."
"It's okay, Greg," said Amy putting her hand on his arm. "I know that it must have seemed like bad news was on the way from the way I acted at first."
"It did look very pretty on your finger, Amy," said Greg, he pulled the box out of his pocket.
Something was wrong. Amy wasn't smiling, she was looking at the box in horror and slowly backing away from Greg. Confused, Greg looked down at his hand. A frog was sitting on the box, it looked up at Greg and then jumped back into the water.
"I'm sorry, Greg. It just scared me a little is all," said Amy, the smile was back on her face.
"If we keep going at this rate we'll never get engaged- let alone married," Greg mumbled.
"What was that, Greg?"
"Things just seem to keep on happening to keep us from doing this," said Greg. "But it's not going to stop me now that I know how things really are."
"Seems like it's doing a good job now," Amy laughed.
"Not anymore. Will you marry me, Amy?"
Greg suddenly found Amy in his arms. He stumbled backwards a few steps before regaining his balance.
"Of course I will, Greg," said Amy. "I was beginning to wonder if you were going to ask me again or not."
"Why wouldn't I ask again? Do you want the ring or are you still afraid of it?" asked Greg.
"I wasn't afraid of the ring," Amy said in defense of herself. "And of course I want the ring- even if there is a frog on the box."
Greg stopped hugging Amy and took her hand. He took the ring and slipped it on Amy's finger. They both stood in silence looking at the ring on her hand. Neither noticed when Taiki came up and joined them on the bridge.
"That's funny, I don't remember you wearing that ring earlier tonight," said Taiki.