Angel
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Chapter 4
Cherry and vanilla
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Disclaimer: me don't own u no sue
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"Yue, do you want to get some ice-cream?"
The silver hair man blinked at the cheery girl beside him, taken aback by the unexpected question.
"Urr..yes, i'm in the mood for some!" The girl fidgeted a little on the other's silence, or rather speechlessness.
They two have been just wondering around the buzzing Tokyo street, chatting lightly now and then, though in their situation, it's more like Sakura suddenly suggesting a totally irregular line and rambling while Yue listening tentatively, but both seem to enjoy it.
Strangely, Sakura found her self spilling out all her hearts contents-her mother's death, her troubles as a doctor, her unreasonable obsessions with the supernatural...all to the beautiful stranger that she only met a few days ago. Yet, she pondered, it makes her feel comfortable, he didn't say much on her problems, but she know from the slight tilting of his head and the concentrated look that crosses his eyes, that he's listening, really listening to her. She felt important around him, though she don't know why, like her insignificant life holds more to him somehow, like he treasures her feelings...
Right now, those light feline eyes looks clouded with confusion, the lost expression making the man looks almost childish. Does he not know what ice- cream is? No way...
"What's ice-cream?"
She groaned and smacked her hand on her forehead in mock surprise; he's got to be joking!
"Um...ice-cream is a frozen substance made of cultured milk, sugar, and corn syrup..." She feel like explaining something otherworldly to an innocent little kid, but the expression on Yue's face is adorable.
"Ah! Ice-cream, different flavored milky substance that Cerberus is head over heels on!?" He exclaimed with barely concealed enthusiasm as his eyes light up with barely concealed enthusiasm. He looks almost...innocent.
"Who's Cerbeus?" She pondered at the unfamiliar name.
"Oh...just a very good friend, so is there an ice-cream stand near by?" Yue smoothly changed the subject, though the tiny hint of wariness that flashed in his eyes did not go unoticed by Sakura, but she didn't comment on it.
"Oh there's a little corner store over there," she replied cheerily, and spun on her heels, wait here and I'll get us both some treats!"
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Yue watched the over enthusiastic girl basically skipped around the corner to the ice-cream pallor, her mass of honey chestnut hair bounded after her. Hardly the somber girl crying her eyes out on the stairs that day...he mused silently, he has watched her, observed every quirk of her lips, and every sparkle in her eyes. She makes him feel...alive, more than he ever felt in the longest time. She noticed him, and accepted him despite her doubts; the simple show of trust was the biggest gift Yue ever received. He's tired of people looking at him with their empty, scared eyes, silently denying that they have passed on, looking at him in denial and...fear. Isn't he supposed to be the angel of death, pure and beautiful? Yet others look at him with such animosity, it haunted him more than he'll ever admit.
His world changed the moment the girl turned her stunning large eyes, green and sparkling from the ushered tears to him. She spoke in such determined tone, her eyes pierced right into him. He doesn't believe in fate so much, it has abandoned him a long time ago, but yet...he questioned their encounter...
The man was pulled out of his silent reverie by the calling of his name, turning, he saw the subject of his thoughts poking out of the corner and smiling sheepishly.
"Sorry Yue I forgot what flavor of ice-cream you want?" The girl hollered on the top of her lungs.
Yue has never had any sweets-or food, his entire existence, what are the flavors?
"Anything is fine," his voice slightly wavering at the uncomforting of being so loud and noticeable.
The girl smiled again and gave him an ok sign before disappearing again.
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"Mmmm..." Sakura cruised through the row of ice cream flavors, which would Yue like? Her favorite has always been cherry, many had comment it fits her personality wise too. An image of the silver haired man surfaced in her mind, his smooth alabaster skin, his luminous light mane, the unfathomable feline eyes...vanilla, she decided, fits him perfectly. Quickly ordering the scoops of ice-cream, she held them gingerly in her hand and went back to the street.
Yue is standing rigidly right in the middle of the sidewalk, looking positively uncomfortable in the public. Amused, she watched him fidgeted under the stares of curiosity and admiration from passer bys, most of them lingering to his beautiful ankle long hair.
He doesn't even realize that he's dreamy like an angel...she smiled unconsciously...an angel, that's what he is.
Quickening her steps to free the poor guy from his obvious public paranoia, she handed over his share of ice cream.
"I got you vanilla, hope you like it."
She watched as Yue took a tentative lap on his scoop, crunching his nose slightly, probably from the shock of the sugar level, then his expression slowly changed to one of amazement, tentatively took another lap and seems to enjoy the sensation.
"I like it."
She broke into a big smile at almost blistful tone of his voice.
"Well I'm glad; I was thinking that vanilla fits you."
"Vanilla?"
She rolled her eyes playfully, drawing a little sheepish look from him.
"Vanilla is a kind of white flower with sweet fragrant pedals, and when I think of you..." She let her eyes wondering across his face again, taking in every curve of his face, "...it just automatically came to my mind, after all you're what you eat!" She winked.
His eyes softened and he turned back to his ice cream, "thank you."
"Anytime."
They walked in companionable silence down the sidewalk, each occasionally sneaking glances at the other. Yue eyed the bright pink scoop of ice-cream that Sakura's currently attacking on before it melts, the color seem to match her personality, bright sunny, amiable.
"What flavor is that?"
"Huh?" The girl looked surprised at his start of a conversation. "Oh, it's cherry, my all time favorite, i just love the taste."
"...What do cherry taste like?"
"Every one knows what a cherry taste like, Yue! Don't tell me you never ate it either!?" The girl exclaimed.
"But I don't know what a cherry taste like to you."
She stopped, staring at the man before her; once again try to figure out what's the walking enigma thinking about.
"Well...cherries are...very sweet, and juicy", she looked at his face, rapidly searching her mind for the right words, "and when the juice burst in your...my mouth, the rich syrup overwhelm my senses, and when it slips smoothly down your throat.." She gulped, her eyes darted across his face and to his delicate lips, she didn't even realize she had changed to you again, "you feel...giddy, and happy with the sensation..." She trailed off, Yue's face filled her entire vision, his eyes..his lips...unconsciously, she slowly leaned forward, just the slightest, and caressed those sweet lips with her own.
He taste just like vanilla...she laughed at her self in the back of her mind...of course, he IS eating vanilla ice-cream...but there's something she couldn't quite put her mind on...the difference she felt with him...
The trance is broken off by the suddenly hit of realization in the man's eyes, and they both drew apart rapidly, embarrassment tinted her cheeks. I can't believe I did that! The girl mentally scolded herself; kissing someone on a first date...it's NOT even a DATE!! One look at the man showed that he's just as confused, he's eyes slightly glazed over from the shock and seem to be lost in thought. She shook her head at her stupidity, wondering what now, that they had stepped over bound of the strange friendship.
As though to cut the tension, her cell phone sprang to life with music in her bag, hesitantly, Sakura pulled the clamoring thing out, giving Yue an apologetic look, and turned around to answer her call.
"Hello?"
"Sakura! Where have you been, been at your house looking for you!" Li's sunny voice rang on the other side, normally, the girl would be giddy to have her very intimate guy friend calling, but the timing today make her pulse.
Li didn't sense her hesitation in through the phone, and effervescently briefed her on the part at Tomoyo's house for her Mom's birthday. Sakura's eyes widened in realization that she forgot the special party that's very important to her friend.
"Ok I'm so sorry I forgot, I'll be there in..." she looked down at her watch, 4:25, "thirty minutes!"
Hanging up the line, she turned to Yue patiently waiting for her.
"I'm so sorry Yue, I have a friend's birthday celebration to attend to..." She lowered her head in regret. It ended so fast...I can't even get a hold on my feelings...
"It's all right, go." Instead the man nodded understandingly and prodded her to leave. walking away, she turned one last look on Yue standing like an anachronism in the middle of street, is this going to be the last time I see him...?
"Yue!" She called out before she realized it, "um..if...if I want to see you..again.will..."
"I'll be at the library when you need me." He cut in gently, eyes reflecting off the distant sunset, "we'll..see each other again...I'm sure..."
A genuine smile lit her face and she bounded towards the library to get her bike after waving goodbye.
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Yue watched the girl for a full ten minutes until the crowd finally swallowed her retreating figure, his fingers unconsciously raised to touch his lips, which curled up into a gentle smile with out his knowledge. For once, he felt turely...alive.
Looking down on the sudden stickiness on his fingers, he realized that his ice-cream is melting, exclaiming a childish surprise; he began lapping on the scoop with a rare little smile on his face.
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Sakura emitted a loud sign as she collapsed on Li's car seat. It was a crazy night, but fun nonetheless. The original harmless cake cutting transformed into complete chaos after Li slammed a piece of cake right into Tomoyo's face. Now hours later, after the long excruciating cleaning for their childish cake fight, and having to soak them selves to scrap bits of frosting and sugar off their face and hair, Li offered to drive Sakura home in his new car despite the girl's protests that she can take care of herself perfectly biking home in the dark.
The warm night breeze of late summer caressed her face gently; Sakura closed her eyes and lift her face towards the welcoming assuages. Her heart fluttered as she felt Li's eyes drift to her face, silently tracing the lines of her cheek. The soft music humming in the background almost makes the night seem...romantic.
They pulled up on Sakura's little apartment house shortly, dragged their exhausted body into the house and crashed in a pile on the couch.
"Ah...that was a fun night." Sakura commented off handedly.
"It is..isn't it..." The man beside her muttered, Sakura looked over to her companion, he has been acting a little odd tonight, he seemed more...ponderous and even a little nervous for some unknown reason. The man again fidgeted with his hands in one of his bulky pocket.
"Sakura...we've known each other for quite a long time," he begin unexpectedly, "and...I always feel good when I'm around you..." Sakura stared at the man, unsure of what he's getting at all of a sudden, but a small part of her felt uncomfortable.
"Li, I feel happy around you too...you're always so carefree and is always there for me, I'm glad" She gently comforted the nervous man, willing a kind little smile towards him. His eyes seem to light up a little at her.
Suddenly, the man was on the ground, one knee on the floor, in front of Sakura. He pulled a heart shaped sued box from his pocket.
The seriousness in his eyes shocked Sakura.
His hands found hers and gripped it in a reassuring grasp.
"Sakura, will you honor me by becoming my wife?"
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Hey don't get mad at the cliff hanger, I just don't feel like writing anymore and cut it off here...hehe sorry for not updating for such a long time, I was kinda six feet under in who knows where. I don't even remember city of angels so well anymore, so I'm just taking the vague idea and turn it more into my story. Hope u like it!