Chapter 7
Hotaru closed her eyes and wished the world away. She wanted to live in the moment forever. It was nice, being held. Duo's warmth seeped into body and soul. He was so much like she'd pictured an angel to be.
She hadn't known his long, not nearly as long as she should before. before falling in love. Yes, the unbelievable had happened. She, Hotaru Tomeo, had fallen in love. 'It's the most miraculous feeling. People say you feel like you're floating. Like you're walking on air. But it's even better, I'm being held.'
A small smile slid to her lips as she thought about it. Then a thought struck her. Hilde.
"Duo?"
"Hm?"
"I have to go." Duo released her and blinked,
"Nani?"
"I need to find someone. She went into the garden and I really need to talk to her." Hotaru looked pleadingly at him. Her eyes were swimming with emotion and her lips were pouty, how could anyone resist?
"I'll be waiting right here." He grinned and kissed her cheek. "Hurry back."
"K." She smiled and walked at a fast pace to the door that led to the garden. "Please be there." She prayed.
Sure enough, Hilde was there. She sat on a bench in the middle of the garden twirling a rose between her fingers. "Hey." Hotaru said softly.
Hilde knew who it was without looking up. She didn't speak or acknowledge the woman who was watching her.
"Hilde? I'm sorry."
"For what?" Hilde glanced up at her, 'I didn't expect her to apologies. To yell at me to stay away from Duo, maybe? But not apologies.'
"For taking Duo away."
Hilde blinked, "Oh no!" She stood quickly and grabbed Hotaru into a hug. "You didn't. I was just. It just shocked me and I didn't think you'd like other people, woman, to get close. And I'm supposed to be staying at his house. and. well."
"Oh Hilde." Hotaru sighed, "I didn't think you liked me so I came to apologize for taking him away."
"I'm the one who should be sorry, I thought you wouldn't like me!"
They both burst into laughter and hugged each other, after a moment the laughed subsided and they both gasped for breath.
"We don't even know each other and we're laughing like five year olds." Hotaru said with a grin.
"I know. We're acting like we've been best friends for years." Hilde giggled, "It's actually fun."
"Hai."
"Let's go back in. It's cold out here."
"Ya."
They both slung arms over each other's shoulders and marched into the ballroom. Duo glanced at the door for umpteenth time and let a smile spread across his lips when he spotted the two girls walking in together.
He hurried over to them, "See I knew you two would be great friends." The two girls glanced at each other and burst into another fit of laughed. "Did I miss something?"
"You have no idea, no idea." Hotaru and Hilde laughed.
Hotaru closed her eyes and wished the world away. She wanted to live in the moment forever. It was nice, being held. Duo's warmth seeped into body and soul. He was so much like she'd pictured an angel to be.
She hadn't known his long, not nearly as long as she should before. before falling in love. Yes, the unbelievable had happened. She, Hotaru Tomeo, had fallen in love. 'It's the most miraculous feeling. People say you feel like you're floating. Like you're walking on air. But it's even better, I'm being held.'
A small smile slid to her lips as she thought about it. Then a thought struck her. Hilde.
"Duo?"
"Hm?"
"I have to go." Duo released her and blinked,
"Nani?"
"I need to find someone. She went into the garden and I really need to talk to her." Hotaru looked pleadingly at him. Her eyes were swimming with emotion and her lips were pouty, how could anyone resist?
"I'll be waiting right here." He grinned and kissed her cheek. "Hurry back."
"K." She smiled and walked at a fast pace to the door that led to the garden. "Please be there." She prayed.
Sure enough, Hilde was there. She sat on a bench in the middle of the garden twirling a rose between her fingers. "Hey." Hotaru said softly.
Hilde knew who it was without looking up. She didn't speak or acknowledge the woman who was watching her.
"Hilde? I'm sorry."
"For what?" Hilde glanced up at her, 'I didn't expect her to apologies. To yell at me to stay away from Duo, maybe? But not apologies.'
"For taking Duo away."
Hilde blinked, "Oh no!" She stood quickly and grabbed Hotaru into a hug. "You didn't. I was just. It just shocked me and I didn't think you'd like other people, woman, to get close. And I'm supposed to be staying at his house. and. well."
"Oh Hilde." Hotaru sighed, "I didn't think you liked me so I came to apologize for taking him away."
"I'm the one who should be sorry, I thought you wouldn't like me!"
They both burst into laughter and hugged each other, after a moment the laughed subsided and they both gasped for breath.
"We don't even know each other and we're laughing like five year olds." Hotaru said with a grin.
"I know. We're acting like we've been best friends for years." Hilde giggled, "It's actually fun."
"Hai."
"Let's go back in. It's cold out here."
"Ya."
They both slung arms over each other's shoulders and marched into the ballroom. Duo glanced at the door for umpteenth time and let a smile spread across his lips when he spotted the two girls walking in together.
He hurried over to them, "See I knew you two would be great friends." The two girls glanced at each other and burst into another fit of laughed. "Did I miss something?"
"You have no idea, no idea." Hotaru and Hilde laughed.