Chapter 3: Say I Love You
(Quick Author's Note: Okay, I didn't like Tenshi's sandy-pink, if you've
seen FLCL/Fooly Kooly/Fooly Cooly/Furi Kuri it's the same color as the girl
with the scooter and guitar, so now it's not sandy-pink. If you dislike the
fact that I'm changin it, please tell me and I'll change it back. Her hair
color is now black with silver tips.)
Tenshi took a deep breath and walked out of her room. She had been in there for two hours and fourty-five minutes and decided she better get something to eat. It was only two-o-clock though. Oh well. She warmed up some left over chicken and prociutto pasta and sat down next to Mando-sama.
"What's on?" She asked before taking another bite.
"Absolutley nothing. Hey. I was just wondering. what's up between you and Rubeus?" She sighed. Someone was going to have ask that question someday anyway.
"We're just having trouble dealing with eachother." She knew Rubeus was right outside in the hall. He had to hear her version of what was happening.
"It's been a long time since I've loved someone and the wounds still feel fresh. This is what was happening. He was angry at me. He wanted the realationship to go faster, I wanted to take it slow. He almost made it go faster. and then it was over. I died that day on the inside and I haven't loved since. And now Rubeus is doing the same thing." She took a deep breath to calm herself down and Rubeus walked in, looking as angry as ever.
"Well I'm sorry if someone hurt you but you could at least give me a chance!"
"I'd like to go out sometime with you ya know! You could take me someplace instead of just wanting to kiss all the time!!"
"Well I didn't take you out anywhere because I don't have any money and I didn't think we needed to!"
"You could have just taken me to the park to talk for awhile!"
"We've had years to talk! I picked you to be my mate when you were but a child and."
"Oh, so is that all I am to you?! A mate?! Someone to just bare your children?! Forget that!" She stormed out of the apartment and Rubeus followed.
"Tenshi! Get back here and listen!"
"I've listened enough! Maybe it's time to listen to me for once!"
"Oh, like I do everyday?!" She ran off around the corner and he followed as fast as he could and she disappeared into the trees. He tried to follow, but his anger only got worse the further he went. Why the heck was she so annoying?
Tenshi climbed up a large thick tree and sat in the branches, in the center of the beautiful emerald leaves. All she could hear was the wind now.
I She screamed to herself. Maybe if she said this she could believe it. She thought of before their first kiss, when they were just happy friends, always ready to hang out and talk. Now all she wanted was for him to disappear from her life forever. Why had all of this happened? He didn't love her for her. He loved her because of looks. If she knew this, why did she want to cry?
Rubeus and Tenshi didn't look or talk to eachother for three days, and after they only talked about little things. Who wanted to watch what, what was for dinner, things like that. Finally, Christmas rolled around and they had a Christmas Party, everyone invited. Rubeus dressed up as Santa for Usa, Usagi got the pleasure of seeing him in a silly suit with a white beard, even though some of his flaming red hair stuck out. Tenshi watched half sad, half happy as Rubeus Claus handed out presents to everyone. She caught a glimpse of the dark green shirt he wore under his Santa jacket. It was the dark green one from the same day they first kissed. She walked into the kitched to get some more cookies and Saffiru followed, leaving Petz and the other sisters to talk for awhile. She took the cookies out of the oven.
"I really couldn't have done all of this without Rubes-kun." She said. He had helped out with everything for two weeks.
"You could've done it by yourself."
"No way. He was a life saver." She continued, putting the cookies on a plate. Rubeus started to walk in, taking off the Santa jacket, the pants already denim ones. Saffiru looked at their faces.
"Um, I think someone just called my name." He said, bringing out the first plate of cookies. Tenshi tried to keep herself busy with the second plate.
"Tenshi. I can't do this anymore. I can't live with the fact that we're so close and so far away. Not even for one more night."
"What did you want for Christmas luv?" She asked quietly.
"What I want is for you to say those three words, even if it's for pretend. I don't care, I just need you to say them." Tenshi took an opened card from her pocket. It was adressed from someone named Ame Ryuu. She gripped it tightly.
"He's got someone. A wife and child."
"I didn't think you'd care. After what he did to you."
"He did exactly what you did. A forced kiss, some arguing, we broke up." She looked at him.
"I just can't pretend luv." He dropped his crossed arms to his sides, defeated.
"Oh. I know. It was rude for me to ask you to anyway. I'll just go uh. get my stuff and. you know. go."
"I didn't mean it that way luv. I meant I don't have to pretend. I love you." He looked at her, astonished.
"What? Don't you believe me?"
"Uhh. I mean. Yeah. I mean. Of course I believe you!"
"Well, if my love isn't enough for you." He snaked his arms around her waist. He looked deep into her eyes.
"If my love isn't enough for you ever, just tell me."
"I will but for now I suppose it will do." She chuckled and he silenced her with his lips. Saffiru walked back into the kitchen and smiled.
"Hey everybody! They made up!" Rubeus' hand was going lower than just her waist. "They REALLY made up! Kissing! Hugging! And more! Come see it nowish, before this great show is over!" Everyone watched and both stopped to laugh.
"How long shall we stay together?" Rubeus asked.
"Forever. Does forever work for you?"
"Of course. You?"
"Always has luv." They kissed some more.
"I TOLD you guys the mistletoe would work!" Michiru laughed, pointing up at the mistletoe above their heads. There were about twenty of them hanging all over the kitchen. Everyone nodded. Tenshi stopped and grabbed Rubes- kun's hand, leading him to her room.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Demando called.
"Can't think of anything pet!"
"Exactly!"
"What do you think they're doing in there?" Usagi asked an hour later. Everyone had been talking about the reunited couple, and there had barely been a sound the whole time.
"Why don't you go check? They forgot to lock the door." Minako said.
"It'd be rude, for one thing." Saffiru continued.
"Fine. I'll go check." Demando opened the door and they heard what they said.
"Excuse me? You forgot to knock pet."
"We were just wondering what you were doing."
"Kissing, talking quietly amongst ourselves. That's about it."
"About it? What do you mean 'About it'?" She laughed mischieviously and stuck her head out the door, holding the door.
"You don't REALLY expect me to tell all of our secrets do you?"
"No, not really."
"Good. Bye." She closed the door and they heard the familiar 'Chink' of the door being locked.
"Well, at least they were truthful."
"Do you think they think we're doing something besides kissing?" Tenshi asked, plopping back down beside Rubes-kun.
"Who cares if they do? Let them think what they want. What matters is what you think."
"What I know luv." She corrected and he shrugged.
"So what now?" She asked, bored.
"I dunno. We haven't kissed this whole time you know."
"True. I just made up the stuff about the kissing. We have been snuggling though."
"So you told half-truth."
"Yup." She sighed and looked into his eyes. He was just staring with that stupid grin on his face.
"What?" She asked.
"What?" She laughed.
"It's nothing. Just I love you."
"We already went through the whole 'I love you' thing luv. We've done that for an hour."
"So what?" He laughed and scooted closer. She scooted farther. The more he scooted closer, the more she scooted away until she fell off the bed.
"Ow!" She yelped, falling onto her butt. Rubes-kun couldn't help but laugh and soon she started to too. She sat down on the bed and continued to laugh gently until Rubes-kun silenced her with his lips. She paused for a moment, paralyzed with surprise, but slowly she put herself back together. Rubeus parted for a moment.
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing luv. Just surprised." She smiled and he returned the smile, leaning forward. They met again as he snaked his hands behind her back and neck. She felt one hand go up, massaging her scalp, and felt one going down, pushing her even closer to him. He parted, placing gentle kisses up from her shoulder to her neck as she played with his soft flames. She smiled gently but something just didn't feel right. She loved him. didn't she?
Thirty minutes later, Tenshi walked out of her bedroom, looking less than merry.
"Hey Tenshi? Is something wrong?" Ezzie-chan asked.
"It's nothing Kit. Just alittle crowded. I'll be back later kay'?" She grabbed a jacket and left, leaving everyone wondering what was wrong.
Tenshi took a deep breath and walked out of her room. She had been in there for two hours and fourty-five minutes and decided she better get something to eat. It was only two-o-clock though. Oh well. She warmed up some left over chicken and prociutto pasta and sat down next to Mando-sama.
"What's on?" She asked before taking another bite.
"Absolutley nothing. Hey. I was just wondering. what's up between you and Rubeus?" She sighed. Someone was going to have ask that question someday anyway.
"We're just having trouble dealing with eachother." She knew Rubeus was right outside in the hall. He had to hear her version of what was happening.
"It's been a long time since I've loved someone and the wounds still feel fresh. This is what was happening. He was angry at me. He wanted the realationship to go faster, I wanted to take it slow. He almost made it go faster. and then it was over. I died that day on the inside and I haven't loved since. And now Rubeus is doing the same thing." She took a deep breath to calm herself down and Rubeus walked in, looking as angry as ever.
"Well I'm sorry if someone hurt you but you could at least give me a chance!"
"I'd like to go out sometime with you ya know! You could take me someplace instead of just wanting to kiss all the time!!"
"Well I didn't take you out anywhere because I don't have any money and I didn't think we needed to!"
"You could have just taken me to the park to talk for awhile!"
"We've had years to talk! I picked you to be my mate when you were but a child and."
"Oh, so is that all I am to you?! A mate?! Someone to just bare your children?! Forget that!" She stormed out of the apartment and Rubeus followed.
"Tenshi! Get back here and listen!"
"I've listened enough! Maybe it's time to listen to me for once!"
"Oh, like I do everyday?!" She ran off around the corner and he followed as fast as he could and she disappeared into the trees. He tried to follow, but his anger only got worse the further he went. Why the heck was she so annoying?
Tenshi climbed up a large thick tree and sat in the branches, in the center of the beautiful emerald leaves. All she could hear was the wind now.
I She screamed to herself. Maybe if she said this she could believe it. She thought of before their first kiss, when they were just happy friends, always ready to hang out and talk. Now all she wanted was for him to disappear from her life forever. Why had all of this happened? He didn't love her for her. He loved her because of looks. If she knew this, why did she want to cry?
Rubeus and Tenshi didn't look or talk to eachother for three days, and after they only talked about little things. Who wanted to watch what, what was for dinner, things like that. Finally, Christmas rolled around and they had a Christmas Party, everyone invited. Rubeus dressed up as Santa for Usa, Usagi got the pleasure of seeing him in a silly suit with a white beard, even though some of his flaming red hair stuck out. Tenshi watched half sad, half happy as Rubeus Claus handed out presents to everyone. She caught a glimpse of the dark green shirt he wore under his Santa jacket. It was the dark green one from the same day they first kissed. She walked into the kitched to get some more cookies and Saffiru followed, leaving Petz and the other sisters to talk for awhile. She took the cookies out of the oven.
"I really couldn't have done all of this without Rubes-kun." She said. He had helped out with everything for two weeks.
"You could've done it by yourself."
"No way. He was a life saver." She continued, putting the cookies on a plate. Rubeus started to walk in, taking off the Santa jacket, the pants already denim ones. Saffiru looked at their faces.
"Um, I think someone just called my name." He said, bringing out the first plate of cookies. Tenshi tried to keep herself busy with the second plate.
"Tenshi. I can't do this anymore. I can't live with the fact that we're so close and so far away. Not even for one more night."
"What did you want for Christmas luv?" She asked quietly.
"What I want is for you to say those three words, even if it's for pretend. I don't care, I just need you to say them." Tenshi took an opened card from her pocket. It was adressed from someone named Ame Ryuu. She gripped it tightly.
"He's got someone. A wife and child."
"I didn't think you'd care. After what he did to you."
"He did exactly what you did. A forced kiss, some arguing, we broke up." She looked at him.
"I just can't pretend luv." He dropped his crossed arms to his sides, defeated.
"Oh. I know. It was rude for me to ask you to anyway. I'll just go uh. get my stuff and. you know. go."
"I didn't mean it that way luv. I meant I don't have to pretend. I love you." He looked at her, astonished.
"What? Don't you believe me?"
"Uhh. I mean. Yeah. I mean. Of course I believe you!"
"Well, if my love isn't enough for you." He snaked his arms around her waist. He looked deep into her eyes.
"If my love isn't enough for you ever, just tell me."
"I will but for now I suppose it will do." She chuckled and he silenced her with his lips. Saffiru walked back into the kitchen and smiled.
"Hey everybody! They made up!" Rubeus' hand was going lower than just her waist. "They REALLY made up! Kissing! Hugging! And more! Come see it nowish, before this great show is over!" Everyone watched and both stopped to laugh.
"How long shall we stay together?" Rubeus asked.
"Forever. Does forever work for you?"
"Of course. You?"
"Always has luv." They kissed some more.
"I TOLD you guys the mistletoe would work!" Michiru laughed, pointing up at the mistletoe above their heads. There were about twenty of them hanging all over the kitchen. Everyone nodded. Tenshi stopped and grabbed Rubes- kun's hand, leading him to her room.
"Don't do anything I wouldn't do!" Demando called.
"Can't think of anything pet!"
"Exactly!"
"What do you think they're doing in there?" Usagi asked an hour later. Everyone had been talking about the reunited couple, and there had barely been a sound the whole time.
"Why don't you go check? They forgot to lock the door." Minako said.
"It'd be rude, for one thing." Saffiru continued.
"Fine. I'll go check." Demando opened the door and they heard what they said.
"Excuse me? You forgot to knock pet."
"We were just wondering what you were doing."
"Kissing, talking quietly amongst ourselves. That's about it."
"About it? What do you mean 'About it'?" She laughed mischieviously and stuck her head out the door, holding the door.
"You don't REALLY expect me to tell all of our secrets do you?"
"No, not really."
"Good. Bye." She closed the door and they heard the familiar 'Chink' of the door being locked.
"Well, at least they were truthful."
"Do you think they think we're doing something besides kissing?" Tenshi asked, plopping back down beside Rubes-kun.
"Who cares if they do? Let them think what they want. What matters is what you think."
"What I know luv." She corrected and he shrugged.
"So what now?" She asked, bored.
"I dunno. We haven't kissed this whole time you know."
"True. I just made up the stuff about the kissing. We have been snuggling though."
"So you told half-truth."
"Yup." She sighed and looked into his eyes. He was just staring with that stupid grin on his face.
"What?" She asked.
"What?" She laughed.
"It's nothing. Just I love you."
"We already went through the whole 'I love you' thing luv. We've done that for an hour."
"So what?" He laughed and scooted closer. She scooted farther. The more he scooted closer, the more she scooted away until she fell off the bed.
"Ow!" She yelped, falling onto her butt. Rubes-kun couldn't help but laugh and soon she started to too. She sat down on the bed and continued to laugh gently until Rubes-kun silenced her with his lips. She paused for a moment, paralyzed with surprise, but slowly she put herself back together. Rubeus parted for a moment.
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing luv. Just surprised." She smiled and he returned the smile, leaning forward. They met again as he snaked his hands behind her back and neck. She felt one hand go up, massaging her scalp, and felt one going down, pushing her even closer to him. He parted, placing gentle kisses up from her shoulder to her neck as she played with his soft flames. She smiled gently but something just didn't feel right. She loved him. didn't she?
Thirty minutes later, Tenshi walked out of her bedroom, looking less than merry.
"Hey Tenshi? Is something wrong?" Ezzie-chan asked.
"It's nothing Kit. Just alittle crowded. I'll be back later kay'?" She grabbed a jacket and left, leaving everyone wondering what was wrong.
