Ikki: Would you leave my brother alone, you crazy bitch?
Chaos: Let me think...NO.
Ikki: WHY NOT?
Chaos: Because Shun-kun is my favorite character.
Ikki: *stalks off muttering about killing the authoress.*
Chaos: Oooookaaay. Now back to the fic.
Can We Talk?
I just can't take it anymore. I'm so clueless, so confused. I have to talk to someone, but who? In near desperation I stop in front of the door to Sienna's study. Do I need to talk this much, to the point I'd bother the princess? Any other time I'd have told myself 'no' and walked away. But today's different. I don't know where else to turn. Ikki wouldn't understand, and even if the other guys did, I know they'd laugh. Not like they don't laugh at me enough anyway. Sienna, she might understand. More than anyone else would, at any rate. I take a deep breath and knock on the door. "Come in." She's sitting curled up in a chair, a book propped on her lap. "Shun, is something wrong?" "Well.....sort of." I pause a moment hardly sure of myself. "Can I talk to you about something?" "Of course Shun. What's the matter?" I sit down across from her, "Well, you see I .... I .... uh." What little confidence I had when I walked in has completely disappeared. I probably look pathetic with my head hung, but I can't bring myself to look at her. "Shun..." She comes over to me and I turn away from her. "I'm sorry." "Don't be Shun. And if you're worried about wasting my time, don't. I haven't got anything else to do. Just take your time." Somehow I manage to give her a weak smile, "thanks." "Don't mention it. Think you can tell me now?" I nod slightly, "yeah." She settles back in her chair, "I'm all ears." I guess I might as well just say it, "I .... I'm in love." There. I said it. Funny, I feel better now. "That's what was making you so nervous?" "Mm-hmm." "But that's wonde....." She's caught on. "It's who it is that's bothering you, isn't it?" She's very perceptive. "Mm-hmm." "You want to tell me?" Why not? I might as well. "It .... it's .... uh .... it's Hyoga." She's quiet. "So, are you going to laugh at me, or call me crazy, or what?" She sighs, "let's go with 'or what'. I think I understand now why you came to me, instead of one of the others." "So..... what should I do?" "You need to tell him Shun." I swallow hard. I was afraid she was going to say that. "I had a hard enough time telling you, how can I tell him?" "I'm sure you can find a way. But getting away from the others will be harder." There's an understatement. Seems the other guys are always doing something. I stand up, "thanks, Sienna." "You're welcome. I'm sorry I can't help you more, but if I can do anything to get the other guys away from him for awhile, let me know." "Sure." I walk out of the room feeling somewhat better than when I went in. Now if I can just bring myself to tell Hyoga....
Ooh. The tension mounts. Almost done. Also for you readers out there,
Beware of Phoenix!
If you remember, Ikki was ready to kill me by the end of the last chapter. He's gone....for now. But I'll bet he'll be back. Scary.
Shun: Is he gone?
Chaos: Yep. He's gone.
Shun: Good. Have you seen Hyoga-kun?
Chaos: Last I saw he went that way *points*
Shun: Thanks. *runs off*
Chaos: Not queer, huh Ikki-san?