Diares~ Marle

by Lalita

Disclaimer~ Not mine at all.

A/N~ Wow it took me long enough to update! My phone broke! I was sooooo sad! Anyway, sorry this one is so short and I'll try

to write more next chapter! Please read and review!




Chapter Five

Marle blushed and looked down at the ground. " Oh my God!" She thought nervously. " What if he can tell what I'm

thinking?"

She willed her blush to disappear, and, thankfully, it did. The guy, whoever he was, hadn't noticed her tomato face.

Marle thanked her lucky stars he hadn't. He started to walk away.

" W,wait!" Marle commanded. He looked back at her. She ran up to him. His gaze on her turned her legs to jelly. Why,

oh why had she stopped him?

Marle swallowed hard before saying in a breathless voice, " I didn't catch your name."

The guy smiled, as if amused. He only said one thing. " Crono."

Marle's eyes considerably widened. " Well." She thought. " Those girls did have good reason to talk about him!"

" Oh?" She managed to choke out. " Pleased to meet you, Crono. I'm-" Suddenly she realized she couldn't very well use

her real name! Crono had an eyebrow raised and he seemed to be waiting expectantly. " Marle." She finished. That surprised

her. She only let Leah call her that. No one else but father and Leah even knew that name.

Crono didn't reply. She guessed he was the strong, silent type.

Another idea struck her, and, naturally, she acted on it. " Um, I'm kind of new here." She blurted. " Would you mind

showing me around?" What was she saying?! She didn't even know this guy!

" Sure." Crono's voice startled her. It was deep, and definately very male. " No problem." And then he added, " It's

not every day I get to escort pretty girls like you."

Marle further surprised herself by giving Crono a quick hug. " Thank, Thank you!" She stammered. Then she recovered

her pride and said coyly, " You're a true gentleman."

Crono chuckled at that, and Marle found herself being irrestiblly drawn to the sound.

He mock bowed to her, almost laughably off balance. Then he straigtened and offered her his arm. " Shall we go, my

lady?" He said formally.

Marle giggled and said in a laughing voice, " Yes, we shall!"


A/N~ Well what do you think?