Well what do you know, I'm writing the 6th chapter. Been meaning to do this
for a while. But I could never figure out how to write it and I gave up.
But here goes.
Disclaimer: did I tell ya I owned Flame of Recca... That was a blatant LIE I tells ya.
Nothing happened...
That was right.... Nothing happened.
Fuuko sat on her bed leaning against her pillows while Recca sat on the edge of her bed, his elbows on his knees.
His face... distant.
Fuuko fumbled with her pillow for a little bit. She could not look at him for very long... the Recca she knew was in a very far place.
"......Recca..."
"I bet you've been hearing a lot in the last few days." He said slowly.
Fuuko felt a little guilty that she had not said anything to Recca.
"I... did try to tell you but_"
Recca shook his head.
"Fuuko would you be my date for the Ball this year?" he asked suddenly. Fuuko was taken back in surprise.
She looked at Recca how was now looking directly at her. The redness in his eyes finally fading. She still had a lot to say but found she would not and could not say anymore. It was like he had come here to talk to her about it, but now that he had come neither he nor she WANTED to talk about it.
"I_Uh, I... well um sure." She found herself. He then smiled a bit more like his usual self.
"Thanks Fuuko, well it's in three weeks make sure you remind me." He said.
Fuuko just sat there with an incredulous look on her face. Date? Ball? Smile? What's going on here? Obviously Recca was trying his fastest to get over what had been going on. He had not spoken a word about Yanagi or Mikagami as yet. As if he was afraid to look weak... in front of her.
"Yeah, uh sure, but Recca_"
He got up and dusted himself off a little. He then headed for the door.
Fuuko just sat there stupefied as she watched him walk out the door.
Ok... what just happened here?
Fuuko jumped out of bed and went after him. She caught him just outside her house.
"Recca! What happened?" she asked immediately. She stopped not far behind him. Recca did turn for a moment.
"Please Recca, I need to know."
He just stood there for a moment.
"Don't worry he won't hurt you anymore Fuuko..."
Fuuko did not know what he meant for a while there. Then Recca turned his head to her and smiled a little. Fuuko gasped as he started to walk off again. He smiled the same way she had.
The way she had done for years. The way she had smiled at the Urabotousatsujin... when she lied about pain...
Fuuko then put her foot down.
"Hanabishi Recca don't you dare!" she shouted. He then spun around to look at her again.
"But Fuuko! I know you like that arrogant Iceberg! He's hurt us both! Me I can deal with, but you! I won't stand for it!" he said angrily. Fuuko crossed her arms.
Yes she was thankful that Recca was looking out for her, but she did not need him fixing her problems. Yes he was right that she liked him, though she was surprised he noticed at all...
... but still... fighting Mikagami was not going to change anything. Even if it would satisfy some strange emotion in her to know the Ice boy got his ass kicked after all the stress he had caused her.
But it still was not right.
"Recca... as much..." she laughed a little. "As much as I'd love to kick his ass... I... I just..."
Recca slumped a little.
"Damn... I was looking forward to it so much too." He sighed a little. Fuuko smiled a little.
"Thanks Recca."
Recca put on that annoying goofy grin of his. He cocked his head to the side a little and put his hand on his hips a little.
"I.... Uh, about before... what I did..."
"Don't worry about it Recca." She seemed confident enough about what she was saying but she found it difficult to keep eye contact with him for that sentence.
He laughed a little.
"Um, well you'll still be my date right?" he scratched his head a little.
Fuuko arched an eye brow and rolled her eyes.
"Are you insane?!" she said exasperated. Recca almost fell over.
"WHAT?!"
"Who'd wanna go with YOU to the ball I'd rather go by myself. Besides I didn't even remember there was a ball on in a few weeks." She pointed her finger at him rudely.
"Why I oughtta_"
"Besides I think there is someone else who would rather go with you than me." She finished.
Recca just went silent for a moment.
Fuuko then walked over to him and grabbed his arm and pulled him along. He let himself get dragged along. Though he was confused.
"Fu-Fuuko what?"
Fuuko felt a new sense of strength go into her. Everything started to come into view...
People made mistakes... that was what people did. And yes many are unforgivable... but not many are not understandable. But one thing was for sure.
Yanagi no matter what she had done... loved Recca with all her heart. She would not have told him other wise...
Recca loved Yanagi no matter what, he would not have stressed over Yanagi as much as he did if he did not.
Mikagami... well he was just lonely... wishing for his sister with all his heart and it had blinded him.
And herself....
Well... they were all young... they were all dumb in their own way no matter how smart they thought they were.
And some mistakes when you're young... should be forgiven. And one thing was for sure in Fuuko's heart.
Recca should forgive Yanagi.....
"Recca..... you really should be talking to Yanagi about this stuff."
"ah? Fuuko? I didn't even tell you what happened." He said confused about what she was doing and where this new found strength was coming from.
"I don't care and I don't want to know. I've heard enough crap from everyone that I don't WANT to know... all I was to know is that you and Yanagi are all fixed up..... after that, everything WILL be back to normal." Fuuko concluded.
"But Fuu_"
"ENOUGH! You're going to do what I say!!" she shouted at him when they came to a stand still after she had dragged him a fair way.
"But_" He suddenly stopped as he realized where Fuuko had dragged him. He was dumbstruck and had no idea what to say to her. She had been forceful in her time, but this was...
"It's for your own good." She said and in Fuuko's own way she shouted out to Yanagi from her yard.
"YANAGI!! Get out here I know you're in there!" she shouted so loud that the people walking near by turned to look at her.
Recca just face faulted. He was used to Fuuko's antics from years of experience but this was way out there...
"Fuu_" Recca turned a little to talk to his childhood friend for a moment. He realized he did not know what do to. But when he turned his friend had disappeared.
"Ah?"
"R-Recca..." stammered a voice from the door of her house. Recca turned back to look at the owner of the surprised voice.
He found the words of anger and sadness that were in him previously had begun to leave him.
"........Hime..." he said.
He saw Yanagi's lips quiver and she then burst into tears.
"Recca!" she cried out and she ran out to him and fell into his arms.
Not for one moment did Recca hesitate to accept her in his arms.
"I'm sorry Recca. Please forgive me... I'm so sorry..." she repeated over and over into his chest. He then tightened his embrace around her and let his face into her hazel hair.
He... he just could not be mad anymore. Maybe it was weakness, maybe it was wrong for him to forgive so soon... but all he knew was that he loved her with all her heart and he already knew that he would die for her... over and over again... how could he throw this away.... Even after what had happened...
.... She still loved him... this much he knew... despite it all. She had made a mistake...
yes that was true... but he still loved her too.
"... please forgive me Recca-kun... I don't know what came over me... please..... please...."
It hurt him to see his Hime... the one he swore himself to begging him for something like... forgiveness...
***********
Nin stands for endurance
*********
He remembered the words his mother told him before he had risked his life to save her from Kurei.
It would take some endurance for him to get through this. But he would. He loved her and knew in his heart that he would...
"... please Recca..."
... forgive her.
***Oh, you're awake..."
"Hanabishi-kun, are you alright?... Where is that lady?"
Don't worry I made her go away... Hime..."
"Hime?"
"That's right. You're my Hime. I'm your ninja."
"That sounds kinda' weird..."
"That doesn't matter... a ninja must protect his princess...***
***
Oh the mushiness... :P
I spose I had to do something like that. Is that the end? Well it is happy ending for Recca and Yanagi as usual, but what happened to Fuuko??
Stay tuned!
Disclaimer: did I tell ya I owned Flame of Recca... That was a blatant LIE I tells ya.
Nothing happened...
That was right.... Nothing happened.
Fuuko sat on her bed leaning against her pillows while Recca sat on the edge of her bed, his elbows on his knees.
His face... distant.
Fuuko fumbled with her pillow for a little bit. She could not look at him for very long... the Recca she knew was in a very far place.
"......Recca..."
"I bet you've been hearing a lot in the last few days." He said slowly.
Fuuko felt a little guilty that she had not said anything to Recca.
"I... did try to tell you but_"
Recca shook his head.
"Fuuko would you be my date for the Ball this year?" he asked suddenly. Fuuko was taken back in surprise.
She looked at Recca how was now looking directly at her. The redness in his eyes finally fading. She still had a lot to say but found she would not and could not say anymore. It was like he had come here to talk to her about it, but now that he had come neither he nor she WANTED to talk about it.
"I_Uh, I... well um sure." She found herself. He then smiled a bit more like his usual self.
"Thanks Fuuko, well it's in three weeks make sure you remind me." He said.
Fuuko just sat there with an incredulous look on her face. Date? Ball? Smile? What's going on here? Obviously Recca was trying his fastest to get over what had been going on. He had not spoken a word about Yanagi or Mikagami as yet. As if he was afraid to look weak... in front of her.
"Yeah, uh sure, but Recca_"
He got up and dusted himself off a little. He then headed for the door.
Fuuko just sat there stupefied as she watched him walk out the door.
Ok... what just happened here?
Fuuko jumped out of bed and went after him. She caught him just outside her house.
"Recca! What happened?" she asked immediately. She stopped not far behind him. Recca did turn for a moment.
"Please Recca, I need to know."
He just stood there for a moment.
"Don't worry he won't hurt you anymore Fuuko..."
Fuuko did not know what he meant for a while there. Then Recca turned his head to her and smiled a little. Fuuko gasped as he started to walk off again. He smiled the same way she had.
The way she had done for years. The way she had smiled at the Urabotousatsujin... when she lied about pain...
Fuuko then put her foot down.
"Hanabishi Recca don't you dare!" she shouted. He then spun around to look at her again.
"But Fuuko! I know you like that arrogant Iceberg! He's hurt us both! Me I can deal with, but you! I won't stand for it!" he said angrily. Fuuko crossed her arms.
Yes she was thankful that Recca was looking out for her, but she did not need him fixing her problems. Yes he was right that she liked him, though she was surprised he noticed at all...
... but still... fighting Mikagami was not going to change anything. Even if it would satisfy some strange emotion in her to know the Ice boy got his ass kicked after all the stress he had caused her.
But it still was not right.
"Recca... as much..." she laughed a little. "As much as I'd love to kick his ass... I... I just..."
Recca slumped a little.
"Damn... I was looking forward to it so much too." He sighed a little. Fuuko smiled a little.
"Thanks Recca."
Recca put on that annoying goofy grin of his. He cocked his head to the side a little and put his hand on his hips a little.
"I.... Uh, about before... what I did..."
"Don't worry about it Recca." She seemed confident enough about what she was saying but she found it difficult to keep eye contact with him for that sentence.
He laughed a little.
"Um, well you'll still be my date right?" he scratched his head a little.
Fuuko arched an eye brow and rolled her eyes.
"Are you insane?!" she said exasperated. Recca almost fell over.
"WHAT?!"
"Who'd wanna go with YOU to the ball I'd rather go by myself. Besides I didn't even remember there was a ball on in a few weeks." She pointed her finger at him rudely.
"Why I oughtta_"
"Besides I think there is someone else who would rather go with you than me." She finished.
Recca just went silent for a moment.
Fuuko then walked over to him and grabbed his arm and pulled him along. He let himself get dragged along. Though he was confused.
"Fu-Fuuko what?"
Fuuko felt a new sense of strength go into her. Everything started to come into view...
People made mistakes... that was what people did. And yes many are unforgivable... but not many are not understandable. But one thing was for sure.
Yanagi no matter what she had done... loved Recca with all her heart. She would not have told him other wise...
Recca loved Yanagi no matter what, he would not have stressed over Yanagi as much as he did if he did not.
Mikagami... well he was just lonely... wishing for his sister with all his heart and it had blinded him.
And herself....
Well... they were all young... they were all dumb in their own way no matter how smart they thought they were.
And some mistakes when you're young... should be forgiven. And one thing was for sure in Fuuko's heart.
Recca should forgive Yanagi.....
"Recca..... you really should be talking to Yanagi about this stuff."
"ah? Fuuko? I didn't even tell you what happened." He said confused about what she was doing and where this new found strength was coming from.
"I don't care and I don't want to know. I've heard enough crap from everyone that I don't WANT to know... all I was to know is that you and Yanagi are all fixed up..... after that, everything WILL be back to normal." Fuuko concluded.
"But Fuu_"
"ENOUGH! You're going to do what I say!!" she shouted at him when they came to a stand still after she had dragged him a fair way.
"But_" He suddenly stopped as he realized where Fuuko had dragged him. He was dumbstruck and had no idea what to say to her. She had been forceful in her time, but this was...
"It's for your own good." She said and in Fuuko's own way she shouted out to Yanagi from her yard.
"YANAGI!! Get out here I know you're in there!" she shouted so loud that the people walking near by turned to look at her.
Recca just face faulted. He was used to Fuuko's antics from years of experience but this was way out there...
"Fuu_" Recca turned a little to talk to his childhood friend for a moment. He realized he did not know what do to. But when he turned his friend had disappeared.
"Ah?"
"R-Recca..." stammered a voice from the door of her house. Recca turned back to look at the owner of the surprised voice.
He found the words of anger and sadness that were in him previously had begun to leave him.
"........Hime..." he said.
He saw Yanagi's lips quiver and she then burst into tears.
"Recca!" she cried out and she ran out to him and fell into his arms.
Not for one moment did Recca hesitate to accept her in his arms.
"I'm sorry Recca. Please forgive me... I'm so sorry..." she repeated over and over into his chest. He then tightened his embrace around her and let his face into her hazel hair.
He... he just could not be mad anymore. Maybe it was weakness, maybe it was wrong for him to forgive so soon... but all he knew was that he loved her with all her heart and he already knew that he would die for her... over and over again... how could he throw this away.... Even after what had happened...
.... She still loved him... this much he knew... despite it all. She had made a mistake...
yes that was true... but he still loved her too.
"... please forgive me Recca-kun... I don't know what came over me... please..... please...."
It hurt him to see his Hime... the one he swore himself to begging him for something like... forgiveness...
***********
Nin stands for endurance
*********
He remembered the words his mother told him before he had risked his life to save her from Kurei.
It would take some endurance for him to get through this. But he would. He loved her and knew in his heart that he would...
"... please Recca..."
... forgive her.
***Oh, you're awake..."
"Hanabishi-kun, are you alright?... Where is that lady?"
Don't worry I made her go away... Hime..."
"Hime?"
"That's right. You're my Hime. I'm your ninja."
"That sounds kinda' weird..."
"That doesn't matter... a ninja must protect his princess...***
***
Oh the mushiness... :P
I spose I had to do something like that. Is that the end? Well it is happy ending for Recca and Yanagi as usual, but what happened to Fuuko??
Stay tuned!