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Heartache for Two
By: Kawaiigirl536
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I sat there petrified as Horo-Horo walked in. He was going to talk about something with me, probably get mad at me or something. He probably likes Imari so much that he is going to tell me off.
He walks in as if nothing has happened. He shut the door and sat next to me. Guilt is filled in the air.
"What...do you want to talk about?" I asked uneasily.
"Me...and you." Horo-Horo replied; his eyes stared directly at my own.
I looked away and just sat there...staring at my feet.
"Tell me, do you..." He hesitated, "do you hate me?"
That question struck me hard. Why would he want to know if I hated him? My mind wanted me to yell, 'NO! I don't hate you! But I hate your girlfriend!' But my heart wouldn't let my mind take control. My heart wanted me to talk to him. About everything.
"No." I mumbled.
He just stared at me blankly as if he were in disbelief.
"Dammit! Why are you looking at me like that? NO! I don't hate you! I don't... I never will..." I sobbed. The tears were uncontrollable now. "I never will hate you! I'll never...even if you did leave me, even if déjà vu hit me in the face. My hatred will never be for you!"
It seemed like it was hours that we were silent. He finally spoke up.
"I thought that you would hate me for hurting you. For letting myself be taken by Imari. I thought you would hate me forever." He said.
"I can't hate you. Do you see me hating Yoh? Do you see me cursing at Anna for taking something dear from me? Anna is like a sister to me. Yoh has always had a place in both our hearts. I don't hate them, I care for them both, I smile so that they know that I am always by their side, even though it shreds me up inside whenever those two are together."
He hung his head down and chuckled. "You don't hate Yoh, you don't hate Anna, and you say you don't hate me, but you hate Imari, don't you?"
"Not really," I reply.
"Why?"
Anger swelled up in me. Why? Isn't it obvious? How can he be that dense?
"...You shouldn't hate her. Please don't for...for my sake. You see, I didn't realize that she liked me, not until we had that little talk outside two nights ago." He paused to look at me.
"She asked some questions about me, told me about herself, and so on. It started getting chilly so she got really close to me. Way too close for comfort. 'What are you doing?' I ask when she took her hand in mine. 'Do you have a girlfriend?' she asked. I let go of her hand and said no. She instantly thought that I would go out with her. I played along thinking that she was just kidding. I found out that she was serious when she kissed me today." Horo-Horo took the deepest breath ever. "But, going out with her makes me think...what would you say or feel? Would you hate me? Or would you forgive and forget?"
I feel hopeless right now. He does like Imari, but he thinks that I hate him now. Now it's a fact, I have lost both of them, Yoh and Horo-Horo.
"Like I said, I will never hate you, and for you, I will not hate Imari. But I will continue to envy. You have always been by side; you always smiled for me. But that smile is not mine to keep; it belongs to Imari." I took a deep breath and looked at him straight in the eye.
"That smile is still yours you know."
I pretended not to hear that.
"Now let me ask you a question...do you hate me?"
"No. I can't hate what I have always loved."
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Summer vacation finally rolled around. We were all planning to visit Tokyo Tower. It's going to be a perfect summer. Everything is back to normal. Ren and Pirika are still going out with big brother's approval, Anna, Manta and Yoh are off at Izumo to visit Master Yohmei and Lady Kino, and Horo-Horo and Imari are the happiest couple of all.
'I can't hate what I have always loved.'
And then there's that. Right after that bold talk between us, I kept my distance form him. He always tried to go near me, or something, but Imari held him back. Horo-Horo gave up soon enough.
He was brave enough to say his feelings. Imari was brave enough to tell her feelings to him. I am just a coward who will never say a thing. I never told Yoh my feelings.
I wonder if Horo-Horo will wait for a reply?
"Tamao! Let's go! We are going to miss the train!" Pirika yelled.
"Coming!" I placed my camera in my bag and raced downstairs.
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Before going to Tokyo Tower, we decided to see Ryu after all these years. He traveled to Shibuya, stayed there, and never talked about shaman stuff again.
"Ah! Fresh air! That train was mega stuffy!" Horo-Horo said, taking deep breaths of the fresh air.
"Sure is! So, tell me about this Ryu that we are visiting..." Imari looked around and smiled at Horo-Horo.
"He's an old friend of ours, that's for sure..." He smiled back.
'That smile is still yours you know.'
I looked away as the two lovebirds continued their talk.
Heartbroken, I walked away and sat down at a fountain nearby. I saw that Imari and Horo-Horo were hand in hand walking to the gift shop.
'You shouldn't hate her. Please don't for...for my sake.'
I let the envy pass and the wonder come. I looked up at the clouds above me. They seem so relaxing...
"Tamao?"
I looked up; it was Pirika.
"Yeah?"
"Are you feeling alright?"
"Hm, yup! I feel as good as ever." I reassured her with a smile.
"Tell me, did Horo-Horo tell you anything to make you think?" she asked me.
I blushed; Pirika is so good sometimes.
"Uh, W-where's Ren?" I asked her in attempt to change the subject.
"Somewhere...but tell me. Did he tell you that he likes you?"
I looked at her...she looked at me...I nodded.
"WHHHEEE!! FINALLY!! It's about time. You know, he has liked you for quite a while. That's why he was always with you when Yoh and Anna were together. He always tried to tell you what was inside him! FINALLY!!" she yelled and laughed and smiled with happiness.
"He liked me for quite awhile?" I finally managed to ask Pirika.
"Yeah, he sure has. Ever since he first saw you. But he knew you had the hots for Yoh, so he kept his mouth shut!"
'You should smile. There are a bunch of guys who think that you are a wonderful girl...'
Pirika wiped a tear of laughter from her eye, "You should tell him how you feel, so he can ditch Imari and go with you."
"But he likes Imari!"
"NO WAY! He keeps on telling me how annoying she is. He likes her as a friend only. He has his eye on you and that's final. Besides, I don't really like her anyways."
My heart did a million jumps. He really likes me!
"Hello my friends! Long time no see!" I turned and saw Ryu walking towards us. Ren, Imari, and Horo-Horo were with him.
"Ryu!" I stood up to greet him when Pirika held me back.
"Good luck," she whispered, and off she went.
I'll need more luck than that. Will I ever say anything to Horo-Horo about my feelings? Let's hope Pirika won't say anything.
"Horo-Horo! Big brother! Let's talk for a minute!"
Then again, she does have a big mouth...
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I'm open to any and all suggestions or anything on that matter. All reviews are welcome, the good ones and the bad ones. I would like to thank the few people who have read this and gave it good reviews, it means so much to me!! I'll be updating real soon!! TTFN!! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Heartache for Two
By: Kawaiigirl536
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I sat there petrified as Horo-Horo walked in. He was going to talk about something with me, probably get mad at me or something. He probably likes Imari so much that he is going to tell me off.
He walks in as if nothing has happened. He shut the door and sat next to me. Guilt is filled in the air.
"What...do you want to talk about?" I asked uneasily.
"Me...and you." Horo-Horo replied; his eyes stared directly at my own.
I looked away and just sat there...staring at my feet.
"Tell me, do you..." He hesitated, "do you hate me?"
That question struck me hard. Why would he want to know if I hated him? My mind wanted me to yell, 'NO! I don't hate you! But I hate your girlfriend!' But my heart wouldn't let my mind take control. My heart wanted me to talk to him. About everything.
"No." I mumbled.
He just stared at me blankly as if he were in disbelief.
"Dammit! Why are you looking at me like that? NO! I don't hate you! I don't... I never will..." I sobbed. The tears were uncontrollable now. "I never will hate you! I'll never...even if you did leave me, even if déjà vu hit me in the face. My hatred will never be for you!"
It seemed like it was hours that we were silent. He finally spoke up.
"I thought that you would hate me for hurting you. For letting myself be taken by Imari. I thought you would hate me forever." He said.
"I can't hate you. Do you see me hating Yoh? Do you see me cursing at Anna for taking something dear from me? Anna is like a sister to me. Yoh has always had a place in both our hearts. I don't hate them, I care for them both, I smile so that they know that I am always by their side, even though it shreds me up inside whenever those two are together."
He hung his head down and chuckled. "You don't hate Yoh, you don't hate Anna, and you say you don't hate me, but you hate Imari, don't you?"
"Not really," I reply.
"Why?"
Anger swelled up in me. Why? Isn't it obvious? How can he be that dense?
"...You shouldn't hate her. Please don't for...for my sake. You see, I didn't realize that she liked me, not until we had that little talk outside two nights ago." He paused to look at me.
"She asked some questions about me, told me about herself, and so on. It started getting chilly so she got really close to me. Way too close for comfort. 'What are you doing?' I ask when she took her hand in mine. 'Do you have a girlfriend?' she asked. I let go of her hand and said no. She instantly thought that I would go out with her. I played along thinking that she was just kidding. I found out that she was serious when she kissed me today." Horo-Horo took the deepest breath ever. "But, going out with her makes me think...what would you say or feel? Would you hate me? Or would you forgive and forget?"
I feel hopeless right now. He does like Imari, but he thinks that I hate him now. Now it's a fact, I have lost both of them, Yoh and Horo-Horo.
"Like I said, I will never hate you, and for you, I will not hate Imari. But I will continue to envy. You have always been by side; you always smiled for me. But that smile is not mine to keep; it belongs to Imari." I took a deep breath and looked at him straight in the eye.
"That smile is still yours you know."
I pretended not to hear that.
"Now let me ask you a question...do you hate me?"
"No. I can't hate what I have always loved."
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Summer vacation finally rolled around. We were all planning to visit Tokyo Tower. It's going to be a perfect summer. Everything is back to normal. Ren and Pirika are still going out with big brother's approval, Anna, Manta and Yoh are off at Izumo to visit Master Yohmei and Lady Kino, and Horo-Horo and Imari are the happiest couple of all.
'I can't hate what I have always loved.'
And then there's that. Right after that bold talk between us, I kept my distance form him. He always tried to go near me, or something, but Imari held him back. Horo-Horo gave up soon enough.
He was brave enough to say his feelings. Imari was brave enough to tell her feelings to him. I am just a coward who will never say a thing. I never told Yoh my feelings.
I wonder if Horo-Horo will wait for a reply?
"Tamao! Let's go! We are going to miss the train!" Pirika yelled.
"Coming!" I placed my camera in my bag and raced downstairs.
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Before going to Tokyo Tower, we decided to see Ryu after all these years. He traveled to Shibuya, stayed there, and never talked about shaman stuff again.
"Ah! Fresh air! That train was mega stuffy!" Horo-Horo said, taking deep breaths of the fresh air.
"Sure is! So, tell me about this Ryu that we are visiting..." Imari looked around and smiled at Horo-Horo.
"He's an old friend of ours, that's for sure..." He smiled back.
'That smile is still yours you know.'
I looked away as the two lovebirds continued their talk.
Heartbroken, I walked away and sat down at a fountain nearby. I saw that Imari and Horo-Horo were hand in hand walking to the gift shop.
'You shouldn't hate her. Please don't for...for my sake.'
I let the envy pass and the wonder come. I looked up at the clouds above me. They seem so relaxing...
"Tamao?"
I looked up; it was Pirika.
"Yeah?"
"Are you feeling alright?"
"Hm, yup! I feel as good as ever." I reassured her with a smile.
"Tell me, did Horo-Horo tell you anything to make you think?" she asked me.
I blushed; Pirika is so good sometimes.
"Uh, W-where's Ren?" I asked her in attempt to change the subject.
"Somewhere...but tell me. Did he tell you that he likes you?"
I looked at her...she looked at me...I nodded.
"WHHHEEE!! FINALLY!! It's about time. You know, he has liked you for quite a while. That's why he was always with you when Yoh and Anna were together. He always tried to tell you what was inside him! FINALLY!!" she yelled and laughed and smiled with happiness.
"He liked me for quite awhile?" I finally managed to ask Pirika.
"Yeah, he sure has. Ever since he first saw you. But he knew you had the hots for Yoh, so he kept his mouth shut!"
'You should smile. There are a bunch of guys who think that you are a wonderful girl...'
Pirika wiped a tear of laughter from her eye, "You should tell him how you feel, so he can ditch Imari and go with you."
"But he likes Imari!"
"NO WAY! He keeps on telling me how annoying she is. He likes her as a friend only. He has his eye on you and that's final. Besides, I don't really like her anyways."
My heart did a million jumps. He really likes me!
"Hello my friends! Long time no see!" I turned and saw Ryu walking towards us. Ren, Imari, and Horo-Horo were with him.
"Ryu!" I stood up to greet him when Pirika held me back.
"Good luck," she whispered, and off she went.
I'll need more luck than that. Will I ever say anything to Horo-Horo about my feelings? Let's hope Pirika won't say anything.
"Horo-Horo! Big brother! Let's talk for a minute!"
Then again, she does have a big mouth...
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I'm open to any and all suggestions or anything on that matter. All reviews are welcome, the good ones and the bad ones. I would like to thank the few people who have read this and gave it good reviews, it means so much to me!! I'll be updating real soon!! TTFN!! = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =