Love has no Boundaries

Chapter 2- Boundaries of the Heart

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*1 hour later*

Chii, again, stared out the foggy window. The rain had started pouring again while the lightning struck more and more often. She was bored and lonely. Hideki had been gone for what seemed like forever. Deep down inside, Chii knew it hadn't been that long. But to Chii, an hour without him felt like an eternity.

Chii sighed and turned away from the window. Tears threatened to spill over the child-like persocoms eyes. She hated the feeling that burned inside. The pain was excruciating. It wasn't a normal everyday sore or bruise or such that would make you feel pain. No, this was no ordinary pain. This was the pain of a broken heart. Chii convinced herself that Hideki would never in his right mind love her. That Yumi was his one and only.

This time, the tears flooded her eyes and spilt over, cascading down her pale cheeks. She stood there like this: head down, sobs escaping past her lips.

*Streets*

Hideki and Yumi stood under the store's canopy roof. The rain didn't seem to have slacked up at all. They stood there, an uncomfortable silence between them.

"I had a great time," Yumi said, breaking the silence.

Hideki smiled. "So did I," he said moving closer towards Yumi. She intertwined her arms with his and they shared a passionate kiss.

*the Apartment*

Chii reached up with her left hand and brushed the tears away. She had to be strong, she knew this. But it's easier said than done.

"Maybe If I changed….or was more like Yumi….maybe then he'd want to be with me," Chii thought outloud.

Chii shook her head. "No. I can't be something I'm not. Hideki said that it's important to be yourself and not like anyone else or what anyone else wants you to be. Oh well…I guess I..I..I'm destined to be alone."

She felt like crying again, but Chii refused to let herself shed anymore tears. No matter how worthless she felt or how bad things must seem, she wouldn't cry.

 'I'm going to have to be strong and hide my feelings, even though it hurts me a great deal. Hideki has done so much for me. I don't want to upset him or make him feel bad,' Chii thought over in her mind. She decided to push all of the thoughts of Hideki out of her head. But they just kept coming back.

 "This is going to be harder than I thought," Chii sighed.

*Outside the Apartment Building: hour later*

Hideki and Yumi strolled up the door to the front of the building: hand-in-hand.

 " I don't like repeating myself, but I am. I had a great time," she said, smiling.

Hideki laughed. "I had a great time too."

He saw that Yumi seemed a little flustered.

 "Is everything okay?" Hideki asked, concerned.

"I have something I want to tell you, Hideki. I know it may seem strange for me to be saying this so soon in our relationship, but I've always been straight forward with people, and honest with my feelings. I just hope it doesn't scare you away," she said.

"Yumi, you know you can tell me anything. What is it?" he asked, wanting to know.

"I love you, Hideki," she said.

Hideki didn't know what to say. I know I feel the same way….at least I think I do…

"I love you too, Chii," he blurted out.

Yumi gasped in pure shock.

 "Did you just call me 'Chii'?!"

To Be Continued!

a/n: sorry the chapter is so short. I'm going to be updating again really really soon, so this seemed like an appropriate place to stop. I hope everyone liked it^_^ Review Please!