Author's Notes: I don't own Ghostfighter.
'But what could be weighing in her mind?' he thought, so curious of his friend's thinking. Finally she spoke up.
"Kaname...I know you'll be angry or shocked on what I'll tell you", Nadine began not knowing if she'll continue. "But I don't care anyway you had to know it somehow". They noticed that they stopped dancing.
"What are you talking about?" Did something bad happen to her?
"I know you'll hate me if I tell this to you but", she reached out her hand and touched his cold cheek. The wind was playing with her hair and the surroundings were silent. "You'll always be my best friend. This is I want to tell you...I..."tears start to form in the corner of her eyes as they fall. "I...I love you Kaname". Somehow when she said it he stiffened. Doesn't know what to do. Her hand dropped to her side as she moves backwards. She was crying.
"Y-You...love me?" Sniper stammered on what he heard.
"A long time", was his best friend soft reply. "But I kept it to myself coz' I know you hate love. I'm telling this to you because what if our paths will separate someday then you'll never know someone loved you". She paused for a while wiping her tears. "But then again I know you won't return the feeling back. You love me as a friend. No more...no less. I hope we could still be friends after this. So much more I don't want to lose you". Nadine turned back on him as she ran away.
"Nadine wait!" Sniper called as he followed her. He chased her to the streets but he was too late. She was gone. And about what she said he doesn't know what to do.
~*~*~*~*~
Sniper went home that night. But he wasn't his old self. "Oniichan how was your prom? Was it great?" his sister asked.
"Uh...yeah. Just fine!" Sniper answered as he went up to the stairs. His sister turned to their mother.
"Okaasan something is wrong with Oniichan", she said as she sat down on the chair while they're mother was sewing. "I wonder what it is".
"Maybe he has a problem", was their mother's suggestion.
"I'll talk to him about it", as Sniper's sister went upstairs to go to his brother's room.
~*~*~*~*~
Sniper lay down on his bed. His eyes were staring at the ceiling. He couldn't forget what Nadine told him. That she loved him. "Damn me!" he muttered, more like cursing himself. "I was so dense!" Then somebody knocked at his door. "Come in", he ordered. It revealed the figure of his sister as she sat down beside his bed.
"Sure is pretty dark in here Oniichan. But I think you had a problem", his sister began. He looked at her in the corner of his eyes. It will be useless if he'll lie to her for she knows him very well.
"Yeah I do have sister. Nadine...she confessed her feelings for me", Sniper told her.
"Ah...sounds romantic. I don't see the problem. But I know you hate love".
"I know but when she said it to me I feel happy but I couldn't get my fingers crossed if I lover her too...more than a friend!" he told her. He sat up on his bed and looked at her sister. "Sister...I'm confused". His sister gave a slight laugh. She held his hands.
"Listen to your heart Oniichan. And you'll find the answer. Look she had realized she loves you coz' you've been together not to mention your best friends. And that your important to her", she advice as she gave a wry smile. "Listen to your heart. That's all there is", she kissed his cheek then stood up. "Oyasumi nasai Oniichan", she said as went out of the room.
"Oyasumi nasai", he told her before she closed the door. He lay back again to his bed and think of what his sister said. 'I'll listen to my heart. That's all'.
~*~*~*~*~
That next week Nadine and Sniper avoid much. It's like they're strangers. Actually they misunderstood themselves. Well Nadine felt like she had to give Sniper some time. Maybe he was in a trauma of what she said that Friday night. Their classmates even noticed they don't talk much. When they have group activities and the two are in one group they only talk to share their ideas out then...done. They'll avoid each other again. 'I've paid the price', Nadine thought with a sigh. She looked at Sniper who was seated in front. 'I'm sorry'. As if he heard what she said he turned around only to be locked with each other's gazed. She looked away...blushing. Sniper faced front.
'Nadine how come I couldn't get near you anymore?' Sniper thought as he chats down some notes on his notebooks.
~*~*~*~*~
"Nadine-san!" somebody called. It was dismissal and suddenly Nadine heard her name being called. She was at her locker actually. She turned to see her classmate.
"Mae-san!" Nadine greeted back. Her classmate was running hurriedly towards her. And when she had reached her she was panting. "Calm down Mae-san. Why are you running anyway?" It took her classmate some time to answer the question to catch her breath.
"H-Here", Mae said, handling Nadine a piece of paper.
"Huh?" Nadine said, full of question marks on her head.
"I-It's for you", Mae told her. She took the letter anyway.
"Arigatou gozaimasu Mae-san", she told her. But she wandered...who is writing her letters?
"You're welcome Nadine-san. Oh by the way how come you and Sniper-kun don't talk anymore?" her classmate asked. She gave slight laugh as she closed her locker.
"Everybody calls him Sniper. I think I'm the only one here calls him Kaname. It's like he had forgotten his name already or maybe some people", she said, trying to change the subject but more of ignoring it.
"I know but how come you don't talk anymore?" Mae repeated the question. She sighed deeply.
"I'm just busy".
"Oh", was her classmate's reaction. "Okay I understand. By the way don't forget to read the letter. Bye Nadine-san! See you tomorrow!" Mae said, running away.
"Sayonara Mae-san!" was her reply as she waved back. Too curious she read the letter.
Nadine,
I want to talk to you right now. Meet me at cherry blossoms tree at the back of the building. I'll be waiting.
Kaname
She folded back the paper and placed it inside her bag. 'Odd, he's using his name now. What does he want from me anyway?' She was so nervous on what he'll say. And the worst thing is...what if she'll lose him forever?
~*~*~*~*~
She had arrived at last as she saw him leaning at the cherry blossom tree as his eyes were close and her arms were crossed. 'Cute', she thought as she stepped forward. Sniper opened his eyes to see her. "Were you sleeping?"
"Iie. I was just waiting for you", Sniper replied as he went to her.
"So...what are we going to talk about?" she asked, curiosity grew within her.
"Nadine how come you don't talk to me anymore?" she gave a slight laugh.
"After my little confession to you I was giving you some time. I was thinking you're angry at me-"but she was cut off.
"I wasn't. If you can't bare to lose me so am I. I don't want to lose you too", he told her holding one of her hands. "Well I barely miss you when you don't talk to me. You're...far away. And losing you it's like losing my other life as well". She smiled on what he said. But nevertheless she didn't expect this. And she also gave a slight laugh as she saw his cheeks were faintly red.
"Kaname...you don't have feelings for me and of course treating you as a friend is an honor", Nadine said, sarcastically.
"Silly girl! Don't you know it's hard to realize this feeling?" he said, kissing her forehead.
"When? I thought you treat me as a friend!"
"I realized it after you told me your true feelings and after my sister gave me a lesson to that". He heard her chuckled. He lean his forehead to hers.
"Now do you believe in the name 'love'?" she asked, but couldn't help but smile.
"Hai I do".
"Nanda?"
"Because...I realized I do love you", he finally said it. He seals this love with a kiss as cherry blossoms fall upon them.
End
'But what could be weighing in her mind?' he thought, so curious of his friend's thinking. Finally she spoke up.
"Kaname...I know you'll be angry or shocked on what I'll tell you", Nadine began not knowing if she'll continue. "But I don't care anyway you had to know it somehow". They noticed that they stopped dancing.
"What are you talking about?" Did something bad happen to her?
"I know you'll hate me if I tell this to you but", she reached out her hand and touched his cold cheek. The wind was playing with her hair and the surroundings were silent. "You'll always be my best friend. This is I want to tell you...I..."tears start to form in the corner of her eyes as they fall. "I...I love you Kaname". Somehow when she said it he stiffened. Doesn't know what to do. Her hand dropped to her side as she moves backwards. She was crying.
"Y-You...love me?" Sniper stammered on what he heard.
"A long time", was his best friend soft reply. "But I kept it to myself coz' I know you hate love. I'm telling this to you because what if our paths will separate someday then you'll never know someone loved you". She paused for a while wiping her tears. "But then again I know you won't return the feeling back. You love me as a friend. No more...no less. I hope we could still be friends after this. So much more I don't want to lose you". Nadine turned back on him as she ran away.
"Nadine wait!" Sniper called as he followed her. He chased her to the streets but he was too late. She was gone. And about what she said he doesn't know what to do.
~*~*~*~*~
Sniper went home that night. But he wasn't his old self. "Oniichan how was your prom? Was it great?" his sister asked.
"Uh...yeah. Just fine!" Sniper answered as he went up to the stairs. His sister turned to their mother.
"Okaasan something is wrong with Oniichan", she said as she sat down on the chair while they're mother was sewing. "I wonder what it is".
"Maybe he has a problem", was their mother's suggestion.
"I'll talk to him about it", as Sniper's sister went upstairs to go to his brother's room.
~*~*~*~*~
Sniper lay down on his bed. His eyes were staring at the ceiling. He couldn't forget what Nadine told him. That she loved him. "Damn me!" he muttered, more like cursing himself. "I was so dense!" Then somebody knocked at his door. "Come in", he ordered. It revealed the figure of his sister as she sat down beside his bed.
"Sure is pretty dark in here Oniichan. But I think you had a problem", his sister began. He looked at her in the corner of his eyes. It will be useless if he'll lie to her for she knows him very well.
"Yeah I do have sister. Nadine...she confessed her feelings for me", Sniper told her.
"Ah...sounds romantic. I don't see the problem. But I know you hate love".
"I know but when she said it to me I feel happy but I couldn't get my fingers crossed if I lover her too...more than a friend!" he told her. He sat up on his bed and looked at her sister. "Sister...I'm confused". His sister gave a slight laugh. She held his hands.
"Listen to your heart Oniichan. And you'll find the answer. Look she had realized she loves you coz' you've been together not to mention your best friends. And that your important to her", she advice as she gave a wry smile. "Listen to your heart. That's all there is", she kissed his cheek then stood up. "Oyasumi nasai Oniichan", she said as went out of the room.
"Oyasumi nasai", he told her before she closed the door. He lay back again to his bed and think of what his sister said. 'I'll listen to my heart. That's all'.
~*~*~*~*~
That next week Nadine and Sniper avoid much. It's like they're strangers. Actually they misunderstood themselves. Well Nadine felt like she had to give Sniper some time. Maybe he was in a trauma of what she said that Friday night. Their classmates even noticed they don't talk much. When they have group activities and the two are in one group they only talk to share their ideas out then...done. They'll avoid each other again. 'I've paid the price', Nadine thought with a sigh. She looked at Sniper who was seated in front. 'I'm sorry'. As if he heard what she said he turned around only to be locked with each other's gazed. She looked away...blushing. Sniper faced front.
'Nadine how come I couldn't get near you anymore?' Sniper thought as he chats down some notes on his notebooks.
~*~*~*~*~
"Nadine-san!" somebody called. It was dismissal and suddenly Nadine heard her name being called. She was at her locker actually. She turned to see her classmate.
"Mae-san!" Nadine greeted back. Her classmate was running hurriedly towards her. And when she had reached her she was panting. "Calm down Mae-san. Why are you running anyway?" It took her classmate some time to answer the question to catch her breath.
"H-Here", Mae said, handling Nadine a piece of paper.
"Huh?" Nadine said, full of question marks on her head.
"I-It's for you", Mae told her. She took the letter anyway.
"Arigatou gozaimasu Mae-san", she told her. But she wandered...who is writing her letters?
"You're welcome Nadine-san. Oh by the way how come you and Sniper-kun don't talk anymore?" her classmate asked. She gave slight laugh as she closed her locker.
"Everybody calls him Sniper. I think I'm the only one here calls him Kaname. It's like he had forgotten his name already or maybe some people", she said, trying to change the subject but more of ignoring it.
"I know but how come you don't talk anymore?" Mae repeated the question. She sighed deeply.
"I'm just busy".
"Oh", was her classmate's reaction. "Okay I understand. By the way don't forget to read the letter. Bye Nadine-san! See you tomorrow!" Mae said, running away.
"Sayonara Mae-san!" was her reply as she waved back. Too curious she read the letter.
Nadine,
I want to talk to you right now. Meet me at cherry blossoms tree at the back of the building. I'll be waiting.
Kaname
She folded back the paper and placed it inside her bag. 'Odd, he's using his name now. What does he want from me anyway?' She was so nervous on what he'll say. And the worst thing is...what if she'll lose him forever?
~*~*~*~*~
She had arrived at last as she saw him leaning at the cherry blossom tree as his eyes were close and her arms were crossed. 'Cute', she thought as she stepped forward. Sniper opened his eyes to see her. "Were you sleeping?"
"Iie. I was just waiting for you", Sniper replied as he went to her.
"So...what are we going to talk about?" she asked, curiosity grew within her.
"Nadine how come you don't talk to me anymore?" she gave a slight laugh.
"After my little confession to you I was giving you some time. I was thinking you're angry at me-"but she was cut off.
"I wasn't. If you can't bare to lose me so am I. I don't want to lose you too", he told her holding one of her hands. "Well I barely miss you when you don't talk to me. You're...far away. And losing you it's like losing my other life as well". She smiled on what he said. But nevertheless she didn't expect this. And she also gave a slight laugh as she saw his cheeks were faintly red.
"Kaname...you don't have feelings for me and of course treating you as a friend is an honor", Nadine said, sarcastically.
"Silly girl! Don't you know it's hard to realize this feeling?" he said, kissing her forehead.
"When? I thought you treat me as a friend!"
"I realized it after you told me your true feelings and after my sister gave me a lesson to that". He heard her chuckled. He lean his forehead to hers.
"Now do you believe in the name 'love'?" she asked, but couldn't help but smile.
"Hai I do".
"Nanda?"
"Because...I realized I do love you", he finally said it. He seals this love with a kiss as cherry blossoms fall upon them.
End
