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Chapter II - Her safety –
A slight pain in his chest joined his speeding heartbeat, as he reached the entrance of Clamp Campus, where he had decided to meet Yuzuriha. He still felt kind of guilty and actually he was afraid of having to explain everything to her, although he knew she wouldn't blame him. It was the fact, that he had promised to be honest to her, but hadn't told her, what probably was most important for their relationship, which made him blame himself.
Around the corner he could see Yuzuriha, surrounded by six other people – no doubt who they were. Kusanagi stepped back behind the wall, mentally kicking himself – eavesdropping was one of the things he actually didn't want to do on her. "And I'm gonna meet him anyway!" He heard his girl saying, answered by the cold voice of another woman. "But he is a Dragon of Earth, Yuzuriha! He could kill you!" A young man's voice with some Osaka-accent joined the two girls. "Nee-chan is right. We just can't let you meet up with such a... such a dangerous guy." A second young man agreed with him. "I think Sorata- kun is right. If it was anyone else, I wouldn't say anything, but he is a Dragon of Earth – it's too dangerous." Kusanagi watched Yuzuriha's face turning red, a reflection of pure anger and refusal. "And what about you, Subaru-san?! You had also met up alone with that Sakurazuka-guy! And besides..." He could hear her voice getting shaky, as she tried to continue. "Besides he is the one who saved my life, you know. Without him, that computer-girl would have had ripped me apart into thousands of little pieces. He has always tried to avoid the other Angels and he didn't cause any earthquakes! I don't care if you like him or not, but I love him and I won't let you ruin the best time of my life!"
Her dark eyes focused a third boy standing next to her. He looked like one of her classmates – at least the age would fit. "You won't tell me to stay here, will you, Kamui?" Kusanagi's eyes widened. That little boy was the KAMUI of the Seals? Well, kind of a surprise, he thought. "I don't know." Kamui answered. "I guess it really is pretty dangerous..." Yuzuriha looked shocked, tears filling up her eyes, but then the last woman of the group, a red-haired one, laid a hand on her shoulder, slowly turning to Kamui. "Don't worry, Kamui. I guess Yuzuriha will be safe." Startled eyes turned at her, even Kusanagi didn't really trust his senses. "I mean... Look, Yuzu- chan has waited 14 years for someone to see Inuki. You know she isn't a little child anymore. We've already restricted her much too long. I'm sure she's gonna be safe. He won't hurt her." "But Karen-san!" Sorata protested, looking at little Yuzu-chan. A torturing silence filled the air, finally broken by a little sigh of Kamui. "Okay then." The others glared at him, trying to understand his sudden change of mind. "I guess Karen is right. Yuzuriha isn't much more of a child as we are and we should treat her like we treat anyone of us, too." He turned to Yuzuriha, smiling sadly. "But, please, be careful, Yuzu-chan. And be back at nightfall, okay?" Yuzuriha gave him her brightest smile. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank..." The sudden sound of approaching steps ended her endless "Thank you"-s. She gave a short smile to her beloved Angel, then turned to the others and their suspicious eyes again. "Don't worry, Inuki will get me home safe, I promise." Slowly she walked over to Kusanagi, whose look changed from confused, when he heard about Inuki, into ruefully, as he took Yuzuriha's hand. Gently she moved him away from the others. "Let's get going then." Her smile even brighter than before.
"I don't know." Sorata shook his head. "I still don't trust him." Arashi sighed slightly, returning his gesture. "But it's her decision. Let's just hope, he'll treat her well."
She felt his hand squeezing her's slightly as they reached the maple in the park, where he had read the letter. In his eyes she could still see something like fear, even though they had left the other, more powerful Seals. He noticed her worried look and tried to response with a little smile. "You look sad, Missy." "Well.." She started to blush a bit. "I guess I just can't be funny with you being more than just worried at my side." Kusanagi's smile faded. He was already cheating on her again, while she knew what actually was going on. His sad eyes focused the small hands he was still holding. "I'm sorry, Missy. I should have told you that I..." He felt her look searching for his, as he tried to continue. "To answer your question..." Finally he looked up to her eyes, seeing the shining he had missed all the time. "I didn't know what you were... until Shinjuku." He noticed a sad smile covering her lips. "I mean... I wanted to tell you, but I... I just couldn't. I tried to, well, just cancel all of our dates, so you could stay away from us Angels as long as possible, but then I just found myself asking you for another date again. I'm so sorry Missy." Kusanagi felt her cold hand touching his cheeks, running slowly across his hair and back again. "It's okay." His eyes widened, focusing the grin that appeared on her lips, before she threw herself against the soldier. "I'm glad you didn't tell me right after Shinjuku." Kusanagi stared at her – confused, but still a little bit curious – making her giggle slightly. "I mean... Scary imagining myself being told that the person I love is one of those people who had killed my best friend and forced me to spend my precious time in hospital. THAT would have been a real shock, but this way, I had enough time to think about everything. And besides, you know..." She cuddled closer to him. "I still love you anyway." His right hand ran across her hair, slowly, capturing one of those moments that brightened his life, while his other hand took her even closer to him. He didn't want to let this moment fade into only a memory – he wanted to make it last forever and he knew she was feeling the same. "Missy, I... I..." "What a nice couple!" Kusanagi pulled her away quickly, as he noticed the voice, connected with that cold he had felt the other day. "Or should I rather say "freaky"?" A sneaky smile appeared on the young man's face, while Kusanagi shoved his girl gently behind himself. During an almost despaired look he gave to her, he noticed that strange expression in her eyes – a mix of fear and anger. "Fuuma!"
Chapter II - Her safety –
A slight pain in his chest joined his speeding heartbeat, as he reached the entrance of Clamp Campus, where he had decided to meet Yuzuriha. He still felt kind of guilty and actually he was afraid of having to explain everything to her, although he knew she wouldn't blame him. It was the fact, that he had promised to be honest to her, but hadn't told her, what probably was most important for their relationship, which made him blame himself.
Around the corner he could see Yuzuriha, surrounded by six other people – no doubt who they were. Kusanagi stepped back behind the wall, mentally kicking himself – eavesdropping was one of the things he actually didn't want to do on her. "And I'm gonna meet him anyway!" He heard his girl saying, answered by the cold voice of another woman. "But he is a Dragon of Earth, Yuzuriha! He could kill you!" A young man's voice with some Osaka-accent joined the two girls. "Nee-chan is right. We just can't let you meet up with such a... such a dangerous guy." A second young man agreed with him. "I think Sorata- kun is right. If it was anyone else, I wouldn't say anything, but he is a Dragon of Earth – it's too dangerous." Kusanagi watched Yuzuriha's face turning red, a reflection of pure anger and refusal. "And what about you, Subaru-san?! You had also met up alone with that Sakurazuka-guy! And besides..." He could hear her voice getting shaky, as she tried to continue. "Besides he is the one who saved my life, you know. Without him, that computer-girl would have had ripped me apart into thousands of little pieces. He has always tried to avoid the other Angels and he didn't cause any earthquakes! I don't care if you like him or not, but I love him and I won't let you ruin the best time of my life!"
Her dark eyes focused a third boy standing next to her. He looked like one of her classmates – at least the age would fit. "You won't tell me to stay here, will you, Kamui?" Kusanagi's eyes widened. That little boy was the KAMUI of the Seals? Well, kind of a surprise, he thought. "I don't know." Kamui answered. "I guess it really is pretty dangerous..." Yuzuriha looked shocked, tears filling up her eyes, but then the last woman of the group, a red-haired one, laid a hand on her shoulder, slowly turning to Kamui. "Don't worry, Kamui. I guess Yuzuriha will be safe." Startled eyes turned at her, even Kusanagi didn't really trust his senses. "I mean... Look, Yuzu- chan has waited 14 years for someone to see Inuki. You know she isn't a little child anymore. We've already restricted her much too long. I'm sure she's gonna be safe. He won't hurt her." "But Karen-san!" Sorata protested, looking at little Yuzu-chan. A torturing silence filled the air, finally broken by a little sigh of Kamui. "Okay then." The others glared at him, trying to understand his sudden change of mind. "I guess Karen is right. Yuzuriha isn't much more of a child as we are and we should treat her like we treat anyone of us, too." He turned to Yuzuriha, smiling sadly. "But, please, be careful, Yuzu-chan. And be back at nightfall, okay?" Yuzuriha gave him her brightest smile. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank..." The sudden sound of approaching steps ended her endless "Thank you"-s. She gave a short smile to her beloved Angel, then turned to the others and their suspicious eyes again. "Don't worry, Inuki will get me home safe, I promise." Slowly she walked over to Kusanagi, whose look changed from confused, when he heard about Inuki, into ruefully, as he took Yuzuriha's hand. Gently she moved him away from the others. "Let's get going then." Her smile even brighter than before.
"I don't know." Sorata shook his head. "I still don't trust him." Arashi sighed slightly, returning his gesture. "But it's her decision. Let's just hope, he'll treat her well."
She felt his hand squeezing her's slightly as they reached the maple in the park, where he had read the letter. In his eyes she could still see something like fear, even though they had left the other, more powerful Seals. He noticed her worried look and tried to response with a little smile. "You look sad, Missy." "Well.." She started to blush a bit. "I guess I just can't be funny with you being more than just worried at my side." Kusanagi's smile faded. He was already cheating on her again, while she knew what actually was going on. His sad eyes focused the small hands he was still holding. "I'm sorry, Missy. I should have told you that I..." He felt her look searching for his, as he tried to continue. "To answer your question..." Finally he looked up to her eyes, seeing the shining he had missed all the time. "I didn't know what you were... until Shinjuku." He noticed a sad smile covering her lips. "I mean... I wanted to tell you, but I... I just couldn't. I tried to, well, just cancel all of our dates, so you could stay away from us Angels as long as possible, but then I just found myself asking you for another date again. I'm so sorry Missy." Kusanagi felt her cold hand touching his cheeks, running slowly across his hair and back again. "It's okay." His eyes widened, focusing the grin that appeared on her lips, before she threw herself against the soldier. "I'm glad you didn't tell me right after Shinjuku." Kusanagi stared at her – confused, but still a little bit curious – making her giggle slightly. "I mean... Scary imagining myself being told that the person I love is one of those people who had killed my best friend and forced me to spend my precious time in hospital. THAT would have been a real shock, but this way, I had enough time to think about everything. And besides, you know..." She cuddled closer to him. "I still love you anyway." His right hand ran across her hair, slowly, capturing one of those moments that brightened his life, while his other hand took her even closer to him. He didn't want to let this moment fade into only a memory – he wanted to make it last forever and he knew she was feeling the same. "Missy, I... I..." "What a nice couple!" Kusanagi pulled her away quickly, as he noticed the voice, connected with that cold he had felt the other day. "Or should I rather say "freaky"?" A sneaky smile appeared on the young man's face, while Kusanagi shoved his girl gently behind himself. During an almost despaired look he gave to her, he noticed that strange expression in her eyes – a mix of fear and anger. "Fuuma!"