Last chapter on Ice Breaker

"I... have a very important confession to make..."

The simple eight-worded sentence made the Lord Iron Maiden Jeanne blush like crazy. That was it... the word confession triggered something within her.

Would Lyserg tell me he wishes to leave the X – Laws? Would he tell me that he would just love to bitch slap Marco and tell him how much of a bastard he is? Is it about the way Marco snores so loudly that he can't stand it and he would rather be transferred somewhere else... nearer to my room perhaps... Would he... would he... tell me that he loves me?

Since Lyserg didn't answer the question he was forced to take another card...

And what did you know it was an Oops card...

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"So Lyserg what would it be?"

"If I'm not mistaken Jeanne-sama, Meene-san said that when you pick an Oops card you can ask anything you might like. So ask away!"

An emotion came over the young leader's eyes.

'Anything…'

Chapter Six: Himegoto

"So Jeanne-chan—err, sama what would you like to ask me." openly he was smiling, inwardly he was kicking himself. He cannot believe he slipped… again. If Marco heard of this he would berate him endlessly about propriety and knowing your place.

He fought down a smile.

IF he did find out… but if he did… the though made him flinch.

While Lyserg was busy with his though our dear Maiden-sama noticed the small incline in the corner of his lips.

What is he thinking of? Or better yet… who? I hope it's me…

Bringing up a hand to clutch her reddening cheek, the X – Laws leader would've been surprised—if not downright traumatized if she would've known that Marco was invading the young dowser's mind.  

But of course we all know that Lys doesn't think of Marco that way… eww… let us not continue on that line of thought, for we might leave ourselves completely scarred for life.

"So I can ask you any question." 'Duh, Jeanne, he already said that… so stupid of you!' she colored more at this, her impulse to bring up both her hands to her not so pale cheeks.

Lyserg didn't mind. He loved hearing her voice. "Of course." simply drowning in the soft tinkering of her melody whenever her strawberry pale lips part. He would love to hear her sing. It would simply be angelic… maybe the two of them should play Truth or dare next… better yet Seven Minutes In Heaven.

'It would be truly be heaven… Kuso, Diethyl you've bee in her company this long not to think of such perverse view towards Jeanne-chan… Maiden-sama. If Marco was telepathic he would've crucified you already.' He frowned at the ungodliness of his thoughts. What made his frown deeper was that he did not mind it.

While our favorite dowser was trying not to stray away from the path of the corrupted, our dear Iron Maiden was racking her brain for a question. 'What would I ask him? Does he enjoy my company? That doesn't sound right… Umm… how about does he like the game? Ugh, that's so lame… What does he think of me?' Jeanne took a shuddering breath. No, try as she might she could never ask anything like that… It was too… blunt.

She had to be vague somehow… but be able to hint that she wanted to know about his feelings for her…

She said the first thing that came to her mind. "Lyserg, what's your secret?"

Now that stumped him from his fantasies, which consisted of him, Jeanne, and enclosed spaces, but that is a different story. Who knows maybe I'd tell you all that story someday ^_~…

"Sumimasen, Jeanne-chan?" He did not notice that he had uttered the endearment.

She only blushed. Lyserg's utterance of her favorite nickname made it harder for her. Too bad he doesn't know… she really should tell him… the poor English might develop a brain hemorrhage for continuously banging his head upon solid (have I mentioned sturdy) things. Now we don't want Lyserg to die before he had a chance for him to confess.

"Your secret Lyserg… err, an embarrassing moment, something you've done that you've never told anyone before or…" she swallowed hard. Why did the room temperature suddenly escalated…? "Or, a—a… well you know… certainfeelingsforanimportantsomeone…"

"Would you repeat that, Jeanne-chan?" Lyserg still did not notice he had used –chan instead of the honorary –sama… or who knows, he might have deliberately done it.

"Certain feelings for an important someone…" her bangs which were locks of wispy silvery gray threw her eyes over a shadow curtaining them. She didn't want Lyserg to see the eager hope that they betrayed.

For a full ten minutes the vicinity was thrown into a realm of silence.

"Well… my greatest secret is… umm… it's really embarrassing… its…"

Jeanne fiddled with her thumbs… is this it?

Tsuzuku

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