Daydreamer: so very sorry for the big delay in updating.i was just so busy.gomen! but now heres chapter six and i hope it makes up.enjoy!
Chapter 6: Can't Stay ForeverThe sunshine flashing through the cherry blossom pedals and the cloudless sky made yesterday's storm seem like a lie. A Chinese teen sat in a sakura tree, feeling the comfort that seemed to have left him long ago, even if it has only been a day. But to the teen, the past few days have been hell. All coming from a little girl at first. Even now she is the source, but now, his own mind was taking part. ' Why did I think those questions before falling asleep?!' The teen began to turn red and remembered a certain Ainu.
"Damnit, I'm remembering him again!" The teen slapped his hands on his head and dug his fingers into his shark fin styled hair as he felt his face get hot. Although he fell asleep right after those questions last night, and it was choppy and loose when he thought about them, they stayed in his head even when he woke up this morning. The fact that they lingered made him realize how much he thought about Horohoro, which was more often than it used to be. 'It can't be all the time, but I can't remember a day I haven't thought about him. But that has to be because of HER!' The teen gritted his teeth at the thought of the little girl who has been taking every attention of Horohoro, and treating him like her arch enemy. He now concluded that she is his arch enemy, though he didn't know what they'd fight for.
Ren's golden eyes moved to the sky as his mind wandered into imaginary clouds. 'What does he think of me? If he looked at me the way I looked at him last night, what would he think?' The questions were there inside of him, and no matter how much he tried to deny of them, they wouldn't go away. Memories of Horohoro last night flashed in his mind. He remembered how tired he seemed to have gotten after horse playing with Maya. 'Kawaii...' Ren flinched and tints of pink appeared on his cheeks.
"Where in the name of hell did THAT come from?" He asked himself and tensed up. "He is NOT cute. He's an ignorant, loud, immature baka. That doesn't make him...." Ren trailed off, not daring to say the last word, though his face was turning to a darker shade of pink. This time, he remembered the soft smile that the Ainu gave to Maya when she was sleeping. He narrowed his eyes and felt tranquil inside. 'So what if she's cute? Why can't he listen to me? Why do we always have to argue?' The sinking heavy feeling began to mix with the tranquility. 'Why can't he smile like that at me?..... Why can't he pay different attention to me?' Ren suddenly widened his eyes and began to feel nervous for a reason that he didn't know. He thought about how Horohoro had those sparkling eyes when he thought he was sleeping with his eyes open. And he thought about when the bluenette was so worried when he went out into the storm. He unconsciously smirked and felt like he was floating. But he caught himself after a few seconds and tensed again.
"No! I-I couldn't be.....I can't be!" Ren kept denying that he possibly might have liked the attention from the Ainu. It made him think about the argument and it made him remember how long it's been since they did. And it made him remember they rarely had a descent converstion where they're not yelling at each other. He sighed, wondering why it bothered him at all. He was always annoyed at his friend when they argued and he should be happy now that he was getting some peace. But he knew it didn't. He felt ignored and neglected. That shouldn't bother him at all from the pride he had. But it did. And it made him despise Maya for getting such special attention, though he didn't know why that bothered him too. He sighed again and placed a hand on his forehead and shook his head slowly. 'I'm getting confused again.' He thought stressfully and cleared his mind. But he couldn't clear it completely. Horohoro still remained. 'What is he to me?.... What am I to him?' His eyes went round and wide and he sat up straight from the tension.
"What's wrong with me?! I DON'T CARE!!" Ren jumped off the tree and ran out of the park aimlessly with a beet red face, feeling a threat from the park and himself.
-------------------------------------------------------------
Ren stood in front of Yoh's house, his hands on his knees, and panting for his breath from all the running. He didn't know how long he's been running everywhere, but the large beads of sweat dripping from his nose told it was longer than he thought. 'I don't care, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care...' The boy repeated in his head like a skipping CD. 'I don't care, I don't care, I don't care...' The words were still repeated dozens of times. 'I'm not jealous!' His face was painted into a bright red color from his random cut in the pattern. 'Jealous? JEALOUS?! Where did that come from?! And damnit, why should I be turning red at this?! I said I don't care. Of course I'm not jealous!' He yelled at himself inside and gritted his teeth. He reluctantly went into Yoh's house and stomped down the hall. 'If I were jealous of that brat it would only be if I loved that baka Ainu.' The boy stopped at the living room door way. He was stunned at his own denial, mostly because of what he was denying, and held back the blush like no tomorrow. He successfully only showed unnoticeable tints of pink. 'I can't. I'm not.... I know I'm not!' Anna turned away from the TV as she was laying on the floor. She looked at him displeased and turned back to her TV program.
"Go take a bath. You stink with all that sweat." Ren reluctantly headed for the onsen and let out an arrogant snort.
"I would've without being ordered from you."
------------------------------------------------------------------
Yoh picked up the phone on it's second ring in his apron which he wore while he washed dishes.
"Hello? Hai, just a minute. Anna, it's for you." He called to his fiance who walked away from the television and put the phone to her ear.
"Hello? Hai, this is her. Hai she's here. I see. Three more days will be fine. Iie, it's ok. Just a moment please. Maya!" The little girl gave her attention to the blonde.
"It's your mother." She dashed to the phone and pressed it against her ear with a wide grin on her face.
" Hi mommy! Uh-huh....Uh-huh......Oh....." Every few seconds the girl's smile got smaller until it shrunk to a frown and her eyes brimmed with tears.
"Ok..... Bye-bye" She said softly and placed the phone back in it's place, making a small click sound. She made baby steps to Horohoro and pressed her face against him, shaking as she held on to his jacket with small but strong grips.
"Maya? Maya, what's wrong?" The confused and worried Ainu asked, everyone else except Anna also wanting an explanation. But Maya quickly parted from him and ran to her room and slammed the door shut.
"Maya...." Horohoro made a step to go after the girl but Anna spoke.
"Stop Horohoro. Leave her alone a bit and I'll explain." The Ainu sat back down and looked attentive.
"Three days from today, Maya's parents are coming for her. Plans have changed and they're not moving into this town but to Okinawa instead. Until then, they want her to be ready."
"I get it." Horohoro nodded and looked behind him at where Maya's room was. Ren listened to Anna's explanation as he sat Indian style with folded arms and closed eyes. Inside, he celebrated the informed end to his nightmare, though he felt an ounce of pity for her. Seeing how late it was, he went home.
------------------------------------------------------------
"Maya?" Horohoro knocked on the door that held a sobbing girl behind it. He opened the door by a crack and peeked in. The girl held her legs close while sitting on her futon and had her face in her knees and sniffed and hiccupped. Horohoro sat next to her and stroked her head.
"Hey, you don't have to cry. We can still have fun on your last days. And on the night before you go, there's a spring festival at the nearby shrine and the streets near it. We can go and have lots of fun before you go." Maya looked up and nodded.
"All right then. It's late so go to bed."
---------------------TSUZUKU----------------------------------------------
Daydreamer: so how was it? does it make up for the updating delay? im afraid that i might have made Ren a bit ooc. please review for your opinions and i promise to update sooner now.i promise. next chappie is better. but the last chapter is fluffy and the best.thank you for giving the time to read. ja ne!