Lina: Saikano chapter 2! Meep!

Good Boogiepop: This is the second fic where she actually talks in the beginning!

Lina: Yep! Because it's a good fic. Hehe. I've got kiwi!

Chise: You're scary.

Lina: sorry, I just had to say my fave line from Friends! Okay, here's the fic, read and enjoy! And review!

'How Does It Feel' Saikano

"I'm not afraid of anything

I just need to know if I can breath

I don't need much of anything

But suddenly, suddenly,"

Chise looked around her. The school was empty. Shuji ran up to her in the hall.

"I am so sorry, I had to make up something for a class," he said, panting. He smiled as Chise looked into his eyes.

"This is all that I need, I don't need anyone else. Just Shuji," she thought. Shuji felt that he had been there before, like déjà vu.

"Do you feel different? I feel like we have stood here before, exactly like this," Shuji said. Chise shook her head. Then suddenly her eyes grew wide. She felt her forehead. Shuji looked worridly at her.

"I am small and the world is big

All around me is fast moving

Surrounded by so many things

But suddenly, suddenly"

Chise felt different, but she felt that the whole world was swollowing her up, like it was one big hole. She knew that could never happen, but when she looked around, she saw many things bigger than her. Even Shuji was taller than before. She just nodded. They walked out of the school and around the corner. Shuji smiled at her.

"Do you want to come over for a little while? Both of my parents are out," he said, looking at her small face. She smiled.

"Sure. I've always wanted to see where you lived," Chise replied. Shuji smiled again and they walked down the street. They walked up to a two story house that had a stairway attatched to the front.

"We're here," Shuji said. He took out a key and walked up the stairs and opened the door. Chise also followed him in. The house was small inside, and it reminded Chise of her own home. She smiled.

"I like it, it's a lot like my own home," she said. Shuji smiled.

"How does it feel, to be different from me?

Are we the same?

How does it feel, to be different from me?

Are we the same?

How does it feel?"

Shuji and Chise walked up the stairs that were at the end of the hallway and into the first door on the right.

"My room is pretty small, but I hope you like it," Shuji said, smiling. Chise smiled also.

"My room is also small. I do like it," Chise said. Then she thought about all the things that made her different than Shuji. Tears formed in her eyes. "I wish I could be more like you, Shuji," she said.

"What do you mean?" He asked, looking at her sadly.

"You don't turn into a weapon and kill other people, and you don't have many secrets," Chise said, in between sobs. Shuji held her close.

"I have you, that's all I need," he said. Chise smiled again.

"I'm young, and I am free

But I get tired, and I get weak

I get lost, and I can't sleep

But suddenly, suddenly"

"I'm younger than you, and I'm a lot smaller... you're tall and strong," Chise said. Shuji shook his head.

"None of that matters to me, even if you get weak and don't run very fast, I'll still love you," Shuji said. Chise pulled away slowly and wiped away her tears.

"I know I shouldn't be like this, since you're here, but I can't help thinking about what our future will be like," Chise said.

"How does it feel, to be different from me?

Are we the same?

How does it feel, to be different from me?

Are we the same?

How does it feel?"

"I'll be living with you of course. Even if people think that we're too different, we'll still be together," Shuji said. Chise started to cry again.

"I'm sorry for being this way. I wish I could go back to being the way I was. I don't even remember what I was like back then," Chise said.

"You would have been the same as you are now, just without the power," Shuji said, smiling. Chise leaned on his shoulder and looked out the window.

[Bridge]

Would you come, my head

Would you cry with me;

"Would you cry if I disappeared?" Chise asked. Tears still fell down her face. Shuji almost started crying.

"Of course! Why are you asking though?" He asked. He was a little worried now, since Chise had never talked like that before.

"Just wondering. I love you," Chise said. She wiped away her tears and looked at the moon that was gleaming through the window.

I am small and the world is big

But I'm not afraid of anything;

"Even if this world doesn't recognize me, Shuji will always be here," Chise thought. She smiled at him and he smiled back. "I'm not afraid as long as he's here."

Lina: End of chapter 2!

Chise: Review!