Chapter - Friends at Last
Zoe's P.O.V.
Come on, Zoe. You can do this. You only just have to go up to Kouji's camp and ask him if we can talk. It's simple! It's so easy!!! *sighs* If you think it's so easy, Zoe Orimoto. Then why can't you stand up the courage to ask him? *groans*. This is the hardest problem I've ever faced in my whole entire life. *sighs* Let's just take a deep breath, Zoe, and let it out. Okay, I'm ready!
Kouji's P.O.V.
Come on, Kouji! Memorize those lines on what you have to say to Zoe, correctly! *sigh* I can't get the lines right. Whenever I'm thinking about Zoe, my heart pounds, it makes me nervous. Then I forgot about the lines. Usually, I don't have a problem talking to girls, but this is the time that I 'do' have a problem talking to this girl. You're right, you've guessed it, it's Zoe Orimoto. Maybe I still do like her. *sigh* let's just be friends Zoe. (Starts practicing his lines)
(After he finishes)
Yes! You got it all right, Kouji. Now just open the zipper of your tent and go talk to Zoe. Okay, here I go!!!
Normal P.O.V.
Just as Kouji opens the zipper of the tent, suddenly Zoe's head popped out.
"Ah!" They both screamed.
"Keep it down!" Takuya, J.P., and Tommy said sleepily. "Can't you see we're sleeping here?"
They both ignored them.
Kouji took a deep breath and said: "Whoa, you almost scared me."
Zoe's heart was pounding like crazy.
"You almost scared me too!" Zoe smiled.
Then, they both paused for a moment and Kouji finally looked into Zoe's eyes and ask: "What are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to talk to you, is that okay?" Zoe asked.
"Sure, in fact, I wanted to talk to you too."
"Great!"
"Do you want to go somewhere else and talk?" Kouji asked.
"Okay, but where?"
"How about over there, beside the lake?"
"Sure!"
When they arrived at the lake, they both took a seat sitting beside each other. Zoe suddenly turned to Kouji and said: "How about you first!"
"Okay," Kouji took a deep breath. "You know, we've been gone through about Princess Serenity a lot and I feel very awful about you. I know you're shocked when Orphanimon told you about Serenity and I. I just wanted to tell you that you don't have to be."
"Kouji, you know what? First, I was a bit upset about our relationship." Zoe continued on looking straight into Kouji's dark blue eyes. "But I got over it, you know why?"
"Why?"
Then Zoe turned her gaze to the grass. "Because I know that you're going to be with Princess Serenity. This is your future. Takuya told me that I can still change the future, but I said I rather not. You know why?"
"Why?"
"Because I want you to be happy. And I think the only person that'll make you happy is Princess Serenity. So I have to give up on you, Kouji. I know that you'll have a perfect future with Serenity than me." Then she turned to look at Kouji. "I'm not a selfish person. I know that Princess Serenity likes you very much. I don't want to be the third wheel, Kouji. You won't have a nice future with me and I know it. So I wanted to be the first one out of this crazy triangle love and start to move on with my life. So now, I'm okay. I'm not upset no more. I've realized what true love is." Then suddenly, a few drops of tears begin to drop from Zoe's face.
Kouji was stunned and touched. He used his right hand to brush her face and said: "Don't cry, Zoe. I'm really touched.
Then, Zoe looked at Kouji and they are both staring at each other. Suddenly, Kouji's lips starting to move closer to Zoe's lips. Then before Zoe knew it, Kouji's lips was touching her warm lips, sending those pounding noise in her heart.
No, I can't do this to Princess Serenity, Zoe thought.
Suddenly, Zoe pulled back and stood up.
"Zoe, wait! Where are you going?" Kouji asked.
Zoe stopped, turned back to Kouji and said: "Let's just forget about tonight. And about our. you know."
"But why? I don't want to be with Serenity, I only wanted to be with you!" Kouji shouted.
Zoe remained calm and said: "We can't do this to her. We just can't."
"Why are you doing this to me? Why? I know you like me."
"No I don't!" Zoe shouted.
Kouji's heart sank.
"I just wanted to come here today and wanted to friends with you." Zoe said. She took her arms out.
Kouji looked at her. Then he realized something.
Zoe was brave, she gave up on me just want me to be happy. Kouji thought. That's a true love.
Then, Kouji smiled at her and took his arm out and shook her arm and said: "Right, let's just forget about tonight and be friends."
Zoe smiled.
Then, they both walked out of this place.
Zoe's P.O.V.
Sorry Kouji, but a promise is a promise. I may not be here with you forever, but we are definitely friends. What more could I ask for. Princess Serenity, I don't know if you hear this or not. Kouji is all yours, please take care of Kouji.
Kouji's P.O.V.
I don't know what came up to me. Why am I kissing Zoe? Why? I ended up humiliated us. I don't know if we'll ever talk to her again. But we are definitely friends, eventhough I wanted to be more. But it's like I'm cheating on her. Sorry, Serenity. I don't think I can give you the love you need me to.
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Zoe's P.O.V.
Come on, Zoe. You can do this. You only just have to go up to Kouji's camp and ask him if we can talk. It's simple! It's so easy!!! *sighs* If you think it's so easy, Zoe Orimoto. Then why can't you stand up the courage to ask him? *groans*. This is the hardest problem I've ever faced in my whole entire life. *sighs* Let's just take a deep breath, Zoe, and let it out. Okay, I'm ready!
Kouji's P.O.V.
Come on, Kouji! Memorize those lines on what you have to say to Zoe, correctly! *sigh* I can't get the lines right. Whenever I'm thinking about Zoe, my heart pounds, it makes me nervous. Then I forgot about the lines. Usually, I don't have a problem talking to girls, but this is the time that I 'do' have a problem talking to this girl. You're right, you've guessed it, it's Zoe Orimoto. Maybe I still do like her. *sigh* let's just be friends Zoe. (Starts practicing his lines)
(After he finishes)
Yes! You got it all right, Kouji. Now just open the zipper of your tent and go talk to Zoe. Okay, here I go!!!
Normal P.O.V.
Just as Kouji opens the zipper of the tent, suddenly Zoe's head popped out.
"Ah!" They both screamed.
"Keep it down!" Takuya, J.P., and Tommy said sleepily. "Can't you see we're sleeping here?"
They both ignored them.
Kouji took a deep breath and said: "Whoa, you almost scared me."
Zoe's heart was pounding like crazy.
"You almost scared me too!" Zoe smiled.
Then, they both paused for a moment and Kouji finally looked into Zoe's eyes and ask: "What are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to talk to you, is that okay?" Zoe asked.
"Sure, in fact, I wanted to talk to you too."
"Great!"
"Do you want to go somewhere else and talk?" Kouji asked.
"Okay, but where?"
"How about over there, beside the lake?"
"Sure!"
When they arrived at the lake, they both took a seat sitting beside each other. Zoe suddenly turned to Kouji and said: "How about you first!"
"Okay," Kouji took a deep breath. "You know, we've been gone through about Princess Serenity a lot and I feel very awful about you. I know you're shocked when Orphanimon told you about Serenity and I. I just wanted to tell you that you don't have to be."
"Kouji, you know what? First, I was a bit upset about our relationship." Zoe continued on looking straight into Kouji's dark blue eyes. "But I got over it, you know why?"
"Why?"
Then Zoe turned her gaze to the grass. "Because I know that you're going to be with Princess Serenity. This is your future. Takuya told me that I can still change the future, but I said I rather not. You know why?"
"Why?"
"Because I want you to be happy. And I think the only person that'll make you happy is Princess Serenity. So I have to give up on you, Kouji. I know that you'll have a perfect future with Serenity than me." Then she turned to look at Kouji. "I'm not a selfish person. I know that Princess Serenity likes you very much. I don't want to be the third wheel, Kouji. You won't have a nice future with me and I know it. So I wanted to be the first one out of this crazy triangle love and start to move on with my life. So now, I'm okay. I'm not upset no more. I've realized what true love is." Then suddenly, a few drops of tears begin to drop from Zoe's face.
Kouji was stunned and touched. He used his right hand to brush her face and said: "Don't cry, Zoe. I'm really touched.
Then, Zoe looked at Kouji and they are both staring at each other. Suddenly, Kouji's lips starting to move closer to Zoe's lips. Then before Zoe knew it, Kouji's lips was touching her warm lips, sending those pounding noise in her heart.
No, I can't do this to Princess Serenity, Zoe thought.
Suddenly, Zoe pulled back and stood up.
"Zoe, wait! Where are you going?" Kouji asked.
Zoe stopped, turned back to Kouji and said: "Let's just forget about tonight. And about our. you know."
"But why? I don't want to be with Serenity, I only wanted to be with you!" Kouji shouted.
Zoe remained calm and said: "We can't do this to her. We just can't."
"Why are you doing this to me? Why? I know you like me."
"No I don't!" Zoe shouted.
Kouji's heart sank.
"I just wanted to come here today and wanted to friends with you." Zoe said. She took her arms out.
Kouji looked at her. Then he realized something.
Zoe was brave, she gave up on me just want me to be happy. Kouji thought. That's a true love.
Then, Kouji smiled at her and took his arm out and shook her arm and said: "Right, let's just forget about tonight and be friends."
Zoe smiled.
Then, they both walked out of this place.
Zoe's P.O.V.
Sorry Kouji, but a promise is a promise. I may not be here with you forever, but we are definitely friends. What more could I ask for. Princess Serenity, I don't know if you hear this or not. Kouji is all yours, please take care of Kouji.
Kouji's P.O.V.
I don't know what came up to me. Why am I kissing Zoe? Why? I ended up humiliated us. I don't know if we'll ever talk to her again. But we are definitely friends, eventhough I wanted to be more. But it's like I'm cheating on her. Sorry, Serenity. I don't think I can give you the love you need me to.
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