Disclaimer: I own the plot and nothing else.
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Dark White Wolf: People, I know I took to long to post this chapter, but I have a bad news and a good news.
Hiead: «raises an eyebrow» What are you talking about?
Zero: What's the bad news?
Dark White Wolf: «watery eyes» The bad news is this is the last chapter.
Readers & characters: «wide eyes» WHAT!
Zero: What do you mean this is the last chapter?
Hiead: Stupid Enna, you should ask about the good news.
Dark White Wolf: The good news is there will be an epilogue.
Readers: Is that supposed to comfort us?
Dark White Wolf: Err...yeah.
Readers: «grab sharp things and other deadly objects» Yout took this long to post the chapter and now you tell us this will be the last one!
Dark White Wolf: «steps backwards» But there will be the epilogue!
Readers: «share a few whispered opinions and lower the objects» Fine, just don't take too long to post the epilogue!
Dark White Wolf: «breaths relieved» I won't.
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Chapter 13: Cold Fire No More
Hiead stared at the brunette in front of him with wide eyes and shock all over his face. Never, during his whole life, Hiead believed he would hear such words. Never, during those three years inside G.O.A., Hiead believed he would find someone who would actually care for him. Never, deep inside his beating heart, Hiead believed he would want to reply to the words that kept appearing inside his mind.
While Hiead tried hard to move even a finger, since his body seemed to have frozen in time, Ikhny couldn't help, but look down afraid of his future reaction at the same time she lowered her hand.
The funny thing was that Ikhny wasn't feeling scared of Hiead's possible reaction to her confession; on the contrary, the brunette was feeling relieved for telling her secret. Now she was feeling like she could breath easily, without having a huge weight over her heart. However, Ikhny had to admit that she was now facing a dilemma: should she leave or stay? Should Ikhny Allecto wait there for Hiead's reaction, just like she was doing or should she just leave him alone, lost in his own thoughts?
Before Ikhny could even decide, Hiead blinked and slowly looked at her, his eyes still wide open and his face now pale:
"What did you said?" the silver haired boy asked slowly, and Ikhny gulped for she was now feeling scared for the fact she couldn't see any emotion playing neither in the boy's voice nor in his eyes.
"What you heard." Ikhny whispered, her eyes never leaving the green grass under her.
It didn't matter what she said, the truth was that Hiead couldn't believe in her. How did Ikhny wanted him to believe that she loved him? Him; of all people. That was totally impossible, not to mention insane.
"Are you trying to play with me?" Hiead asked suddenly, and Ikhny flinched when she noticed the coldness on his voice "Do you actually want me to believe that's true? Do you want me to believe you, of all people, actually cares and loves me? You're a joke, Allecto."
At that last sentence, Ikhny clenched her fists: why couldn't he believe in her?
Why was he acting like it was totally impossible for him to be loved? Why was he rejecting her feelings for him?
"Why don't you believe in me, Hiead?" Ikhny asked suddenly, as she tried hard to stop questions from appearing inside her head... questions to which she didn't have an answer.
"Why? I'll tell you why; because I'm Hiead Gner and you're Ikhny Allecto!" Hiead exclaimed, suddenly "You're a weakling and I'm a winner."
"Is that what you think, Hiead?" Ikhny asked, her eyes meeting Hiead's for the first time since she had confessed her feelings "Do you really think I'm the weakling here? Do you really think you're a winner?"
"Yes." Hiead said, his face and voice void of any emotion "Because I'm not the one who was slammed against walls, I was not the one who asked for murder when it knocked on my door and because I'm not a weak. I am a winner, because I fought for my dreams. I'm the winner because I'm the only one with guts to do the job around here, without even flinch."
"What's your goal, Hiead?" Ikhny asked suddenly, her voice soft and calm "What do you want to do in the future?"
"I want to become a Pilot." Hiead replied, "Nothing else is important."
"Really?" Ikhny asked, as she crossed her arms "Do you really only wish to become a perfect soldier? A perfect pilot?" Hiead was about to reply, but the brunette continued "How do you want to be someone in life, someone who can make a difference in many people's lives, if you reject what we have the best in us?"
"And what's that, Allecto?" Hiead asked, venom in his voice "Feelings? Emotions? Love? All that is for weaklings and for those who believe Life needs all that shit to exist."
"How can Life exist without Love, Hiead?" Ikhny asked, still calmly "Do you really believe Man can go on, without feelings or emotions? And do you really believe you can go on, without having anyone behind you, ready to catch you in case you fail?"
"But I won't fail!" Hiead shouted suddenly and Ikhny jumped slightly "I will never fail! I'm not Enna to fail! I am Hiead Gner, the best Pilot G.O.A. will ever have and the person who'll show to the whole universe Love is for the weak!"
When she heard those words coming out of Hiead's mouth, Ikhny closed her eyes and took a deep breath: he was denying everything. Not only her love for him, not only everything she had done for him since they had met, but also all that he was suppose to have inside him and show to the others.
'Maybe that's because he has been alone since childhood.' Ikhny told herself, as she opened her brown eyes and stared into Hiead's ruby ones 'Maybe he needs a change. He said it himself; he wants to change. But I can't help him, not if he doesn't help himself either.'
"How do you want to change without emotions, Hiead?" the brunette asked, after licking her lips "How do you want to become a Pilot, if you don't seem to trust in anyone but in yourself? How do you want to embrace the future, if you don't embrace the present?"
"Why should I embrace the present, if I don't know if I'm going to live enough to see tomorrow?" Hiead asked back and Ikhny silently gave a step forward:
"You can embrace the future, Hiead, if you give present a chance." the brunette whispered, and Hiead looked down at her: she was so close to him; so close, he could easily feel her hot breath against his warm body.
But the question was: did he want to embrace the present? Did he want to give to all those weak emotions and feelings a chance? Did he want to give to himself a chance?
When answer was the only thing that answered to her statement, Ikhny looked down and sighed: she had tried, but she had failed. She had tried to make Hiead see that she was there, more than ready to help him like she had always been, but it seemed like the silver haired boy was too blind to see what was happening.
It seemed like Hiead wanted to continue to be the lonely wolf he was.
Without saying a word and without looking up, Ikhny gave a step backwards.
'I didn't gave up on you Hiead, but I can't continued if you don't try too.' was the brunette's only thought, walking towards the exit.
Hiead was watching his repairer walk towards the exit, head low and in silence, his mind still playing Ikhny's questions and statements, when a voice was heard:
'Do you want to keep leaving without Ikhny at your side? Do you want to become a Pilot, without Ikhny as your repairer? Are you really going to let Ikhny walk away from your life?'
Unconsciously, Hiead clenched his fists, his eyes still on Ikhny's back. The answer was simple: no. He didn't want to live on G.O.A without Ikhny. He didn't want to pilot an Ingrid, without Ikhny at his side.
And he wasn't going to let her walk away from his life. Not when Hiead knew she was the key for something unknown to him. Something unknown, but that Hiead knew that was good.
"Allecto..." Hiead called in a whisper, before swallowing hard when he noticed Ikhny still walking to the now opened door "Ikhny stop. Please."
At the sound of her first name and the plead Ikhny couldn't help, but stop her tracks: he had called her 'Ikhny' and not 'Allecto'. Could that mean something? Could that mean he was going to give a try? Could that mean he was going to give them a chance?
Ikhny was about to move, when she felt a strong hand against her arm, slowly turning her around, and when she slowly looked up, Ikhny's eyes faced a pair of rubies.
At the eye contact, Ikhny gasped: Hiead's eyes were no longer cold or full of anger or sadness, but full of plead that be love?
"Ikhny, I..." Hiead trailed off, as the brunette faced him completely "I don't know what to do." the silver haired boy confessed, looking embarrassed for the first time in his life and a small smile enlightened Ikhny's features.
Slowly, the brunette raised a hand and cupped Hiead's right cheek:
"We'll learn, Hiead." Ikhny whispered, "We'll learn, together."
Then, for the first time, a smile actually enlighten Hiead's features and Ikhny couldn't help but think he looked far more handsome with a smile on his face, instead of his usual smirk.
Then, slowly and even in a scared way, the two teenagers approached their faces from each other and, at the same time Ikhny closed her eyes, their lips met.
It wasn't a kiss perfect for a movie, but it was a kiss worth of fireworks due to the meaning it had: it meant the destruction of Hiead's cold mask... it meant the destruction of both Hiead and Ikhny's fears...and it meant the true feeling both teenagers felt for each other.
The feeling Hiead Gner had been scared of during all his life, but that had finally entered inside his heart and soul, thanks to Ikhny Allecto.
»« One Month Later »«
The huge room was completely silent, as various eyes looked at the only person who was making everyone else feel nervous.
The huge windows on the west side of the room showed the hundreds of stars, which light and beauty was blessing that moment, for it was time for the path to be made and for ten hearts to decide if they accepted the mission they would have in hands as soon as their names was spoken.
Everyone inside was dressed formally; boys were dressed in black suits, while girls were dressed in dresses or kimonos, their jewellery shinning just like the stars outside.
As Azuma continued the suspense, Kizna grabbed Zero's hand as soon as she noticed the boy trembling. No matter how many times she looked at him, the pink haired girl couldn't stop thinking how handsome he looked in his black suit, his blue eyes shinning with nervousness, while he tried hard not to tremble.
When he felt a warm hand grab his Zero snapped from his trance, and looked to the girl next to him, only to give her a nervous smile: Zero was feeling nervous, not only because he couldn't wait any longer to see if he had been chosen to become a Pilot, but also because he had never see Kizna look so stunning as she was at the moment: Kizna had chosen to dress a white kimono, with sakura petals all over it's skirt and long sleeves and a pink obi. Her hair had been miraculously put in a high bun, which was being secured by a red rose.
"Just relax." Kizna whispered to the boy, who couldn't do anything else besides nod.
Suddenly, Azuma looked up from the speech he had already read (though he hadn't spoken the same words exactly, since he had decided to change half of it on the last minute) and cleared his throat in an attempt to call for the attention he already had:
"And now, without wanting to waste any more time, I would like to say who will be G.O.A. new Pilots." the teacher started and everyone started moving nervously "I need to tell you, the chosen ones have been carefully observed along these years, but the reasons why they have been chosen can go from their behaviour inside the spaceship and in space to actions the Candidates had along these time."
"That can only mean I haven't been chosen." Clay muttered, and a hand on his shoulder made the brown haired boy looked to his side, to see a smiling Saki dressed in a dark red dress, without sleeves, and which long skirt hide her strappy dark red heels. Her long hair had been put in a long braid, which was falling gently down her back:
"Don't worry, everything will be fine." she whispered
"The first candidate to be chosen is," Azuma trailed off as everyone sucked his or her breaths in anticipation "Cliff Fortran, Clay, who will pilot Agui Keamiea. His repairer will be Mimori Saki."
At the sound of his name, Clay opened his eyes wide in surprise and shock while Saki gave a small jump in happiness, at same time everyone else inside the room started clapping and looking at the couple:
"You did it, Clay, you did it!" Saki exclaimed happily, before kissing Clay on the cheek.
"Yeah...I...I guess I did." Clay mumbled before giving a nervous laugh and look at Saki. However, as soon as his eyes fell over his repairer, Clay fainted.
"Oh Clay..." Saki muttered, as she shook her head "Not even today."
"Well, since I know Pilot Cliff is more than fine, I will continue." Azuma stated, as he took his eyes off the new Pilot to look at all the others "The other chosen Candidate is Sawamura Roose, who'll pilot Luhma Klein and which repairer will be Toesing Wrecka."
"WHAT?" the green haired boy asked shocked and surprised while Wrecka clapped her hands, her midnight-blue dress swirling around, at the same time the girl made a happy dance.
"Roose, you silly, you're a Pilot!" Wrecka exclaimed, as she bounced up and down, her blue curls shinning under the lights.
"Humph, if those two are Pilots, then I'm one too." Yamagi said, as he crossed his arms, and Tsukasa looked at him, her long silver hair now in soft waves while her silver dress, which went down to floor, made her look as if she was some kind of angel:
"Don't worry Yamagi-san, of course you'll be chosen to." she started, a small smile on her face "Don't tell me you didn't understood what Azuma is doing."
"No, what?" Yamagi asked as he looked at her and Tsukasa giggled
"The third Pilot will be Kushida Yamagi, who will pilot Tellia Kallisto and whose repairer will be Kuscha Tsukasa." Azuma said as he looked to the couple, and Tsukasa smiled at Yamagi's surprised face:
"Didn't I tell you?" she asked "You were just being silly worrying that much."
"I don't even know what to say..." Yamagi mumbled, "I mean, this is...wow, I can't believe it."
Azuma smiled at the boy's reaction and quickly looked at the rest of the crowd in front of him, who continued to wait now not very patiently for the communication of who were the other two Pilots.
Now, Zero was feeling like he was going to be sick due to the wave of nervousness he was now feeling:
'Two more Pilots; who can they be?' the brown haired boy asked to himself, oblivious to the fact Kizna was talking to him and that Azuma was looking at him 'Please, I've worked so hard to become a Pilot; let me be one.'
"The next Candidate, who will pilot Ernn Laties is known for being a huge baka, but I know he'll do a good job." Azuma commented, before smiling "The next Pilot is Enna Zero, whose repairer will be Towryk Kizna."
At the sound of his name, a huge smile broke in Zero's face and, almost immediately the boy gave a huge jump in the air, his fist also raised:
"YES! YES! Wooohooooo!" the brown haired boy exclaimed happily, before turning to Kizna, who was smiling and being hugged by her friends "Kizna, we did it! We did it!" Zero exclaimed, before kissing the girl fully on the lips.
As everyone whistled at the couple, which made Kizna blush embarrassed, though Zero seemed not to care for he continued to kiss her, Hiead clenched his fists:
'If Enna is picked than I must be picked too. It would be am humiliation if I was left out.'
When she noticed Hiead's clenched fists, Ikhny gave a step closer to him and grabbed his hand:
"Hiead, relax, everything will be ok." she whispered softly, and Hiead turned to her; his face void of any emotion, but Ikhny could see nervousness and anger in the boy's eyes:
"What do you know about what I'm feeling?" Hiead snapped, before regretting it "Sorry."
"That's ok." Ikhny said, as she shook her head "Just stay calm, ok? Nothing bad is going to happen."
"But what if that git doesn't chose me?" Hiead asked angrily, and Ikhny cupped his right cheek with her free hand:
"He won't do that." she whispered and, without knowing how, Hiead found himself believing in her words.
As Zero continued to kiss Kizna for being chosen, Azuma cleared his throat in an attempt to call attention which, after short seconds, finally turned to him:
"And now, I will announce who's the last Pilot." the sensei started, and everything went silence; even Zero had stopped kissing Kizna, for he was curious to see who could be the last Pilot "The last Pilot will be someone who I believe that will learn to obey, even though I have my doubts he'll keep doing what people order him." Azuma added, before clearing his throat again.
'Humph, stupid git, just tell who is it.' Hiead thought, as he clenched his free hand for the other was covered with Ikhny's who, after shot seconds, took her eyes off her partner, and looked at Azuma.
'Please sensei, pick Hiead.' the brunette mentally begged, for she knew Hiead could do something crazy if he wasn't.
"The last Candidate who'll pilot Eeva Leena is Gner Hiead, whose repairer will be Allecto Ikhny." Azuma finished and as a smile enlighten Ikhny's face the girl turned to Hiead, in time to see him breathe in relief:
"See Hiead? I told you everything would be fine." she said, smiling and Hiead crossed his arms.
"Humph, as if he would dare not to chose me." the silver haired boy growled, before turning away from Ikhny, and without any other word, he walked away.
"Hey, where's Gner going?" Yamagi asked, as he approached Ikhny with the rest of the new Pilots.
With a sigh, Ikhny took her eyes off the door Hiead has used to disappeared, and looked to her friends:
"You know he doesn't like to be in a crowded place." she explained, "He went for a walk."
"Now?" Wrecka asked, as she raised an eyebrow "But now it's the party!"
"Yeah, go call him!" Zero exclaimed, happily "We need to commemorate the fact we're Pilots!"
A small smile appeared on Ikhny's face at the same time the brunette nodded:
"Hai." she said, "I'll be right back."
With that, Ikhny walked away thinking about a way to make Hiead come back to the party.
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Silence filled the Observatory, for everyone was now celebrating and having fun, however there was no darkness in it for the stars were shinning brightly. In silence, Hiead sat on a bench and stared at the ocean of stars in front of him, his mind lost in thoughts and past memories. However, there was a certain thought that didn't leave his mind: he was now a Pilot.
After three years he had now reached one of his goal and, strangely enough, Hiead felt content. It was weird, because Hiead had yet to prove to the world he was better than Zero, yet, now that he had become a Pilot, the silver haired boy felt happy...as if he had reached the dream he wanted the most.
Suddenly footsteps started to be hear and Hiead looked by the corner of his eyes to the door, in time to see Ikhny step inside the Observatory and turn to him.
Then, Hiead felt his breathe blow away.
The truth was that he had been so worried to know if he had been chosen, that Hiead didn't even cared about looking to what he had come to love. However, now that he was actually paying attention to the girl, Hiead couldn't help but think she looked stunning.
Ikhny was dressed in a midnight-blue kimono, which had shinning dots all over the skirt and a sky-blue obi. Her hair was in a tight bun, but she had four small streaks framing her face. A faint blush was on her cheeks, though Hiead didn't understand why she was blushing.
"Hello Hiead." Ikhny complimented, in a small voice 'Why does he have to look so damn handsome?' the brunette asked, as she watched the light from the stars play with the boy's skin and form.
"Hn, what do you want?" Hiead asked as Ikhny sit next to him:
"I just wanted to ask if you want to go back." the brunette started "Everyone asked for you."
"Hn, why do I find it so hard to believe?" Hiead asked, and Ikhny chuckled:
"Ah c'mon Hiead, they really want you to come." she said "Even Zero."
"That baka doesn't know what he wants." Hiead muttered, and without any warning, Ikhny started giggling. As he raised an eyebrow, Hiead looked at her "What's so funny?"
"You." Ikhny said, between giggles.
"Me?" Hiead asked, and the brunette nodded as she continued to giggle "And why am I making you laugh?"
"Because I just love when you put your strong side on." the brunette explained, as she stopped her giggles "C'mon Hiead, come to the party with me."
"Humph." was the only answer Ikhny got received, and she was about to quit, when an idea struck her like lightning and, with a smile on her face, Ikhny put her hand on Hiead's cheek, and made him look at her again.
"Pretty please?" the brunette asked "I'll give you a kiss if you say yes."
Suddenly, and before Ikhny could react, she was slammed against the wall, Hiead now in front of her with an evil glint in the eye:
"Allecto," the silver haired boy started dangerously and Ikhny gulped, nervously "you should know by now I don't need blackmail to kiss you."
"Wh-" Hiead's lips on hers cut off Ikhny.
Despite the fact Ikhny loved all the kisses she shared with Hiead, there was something she truly hated: the fact her knees turned into butter every time those kisses happened. And, just like many other times, that moment wasn't very different.
Since Ikhny was losing her strength, she wrapped her arms around Hiead's neck, and welcomed him by opening her mouth.
However, as soon as the kiss started it was over.
When Hiead stepped back, he stared at the girl in front of him, who still had her eyes closed, but a bright pink colour was all over her cheeks, giving her a cute look.
"What did I tell you?" he asked in a whisper, and Ikhny opened her eyes:
"Baka." she whispered, softly before licking her lips, and Hiead smirked.
"Don't push your luck, Allecto." he instructed "Come, lets go to the party."
At those words, Ikhny couldn't help but be hurt: they were now together for a month and, though Ikhny understood this was all new to Hiead, she couldn't help but wish every time they were together to hear him say 'I love you'. She would say it from time to time, wishing to hear him say those words too, but he never did it.
With a nod, Ikhny rose from the bench and started walking towards the room where the party was happening, with Hiead at her side.
'When will you say it, Hiead?' Ikhny asked to herself, as she looked to the boy by the corner of her eyes
As they approached the party, Ikhny sighed sadly: another opportunity wasted. However, when she was about to walk through the door she was, once again, slammed against a cold wall.
"Hiead, please, stop doing that." the brunette managed to say through gritted teeth and closed eyes
"Ikhny." Hiead's voice called, and Ikhny slowly opened her eyes, to see Hiead's eyes filled with something she had never seen so clearly "Ikhny, I... I just wanted to say something to clear this situation."
"What situation?" Ikhny asked, slightly confused, and Hiead grunted:
"You know very well about what situation I'm talking about, Allecto." he said, and Ikhny looked to the floor "Look, you know I'm not good at all with this kind of thing, but...hell, what I wanted to say is that...err...I l-Ilooo…darn it, I love you."
At such confession, Ikhny couldn't help but gasp; she had been waiting to hear him say those words, but now that Hiead had actually done it she didn't knew how to react.
"Oh Hiead..." she whispered, as her eyes started to tear.
"Why are you crying?" Hiead asked, confused and slightly annoyed for if there was something he hated with passion besides Zero, was seeing women crying, "I thought you wanted me to say that!"
"Yes, I wanted you to." Ikhny said, between sobs
"What's going on here?" a voice asked and the two teenagers looked to their side, to see Kizna and Zero, both looking angry "Gner, what have you done to her?"
Slowly, Ikhny looked at Hiead with watery eyes: they had yet to tell everyone what they were now, but due to what both Kizna and Zero were probably thinking, Ikhny knew it would be hard to make them understand:
"Kizna, Zero, this is not what it looks like." Ikhny said, at the same time Hiead took his hands off her shoulders "Hiead and I..."
"We were talking, do you have a problem with that?" Hiead asked, in his cold voice.
"Yes, I have a problem with that." Kizna snapped, "Ikhny is my best friend and this is not the first time I see her crying because of you, Gner. Now, tell me what were you doing to make her cry?"
"Kizna, please, we..." once again, Ikhny was cut off by Hiead's lips on hers.
Under Kizna and Zero's shocked looks, Hiead continued to kiss Ikhny for a few more seconds until he broke the kiss:
"This was what we were doing." Hiead said, with an emotionless look on his face
"What? When? How?" Kizna rambled confused, while Zero blinked
"We've been going out for a month, now." Ikhny explained, though she wasn't sure if 'going out' was the best way to put her situation with Hiead; they were more time together and spoke a little more than they used to, but besides that nothing else had changed.
"Really?" Zero asked, a smiling on his face "Congratulations then."
"Zero!" Kizna hissed, "How can you say that? This is Hiead we're talking about!"
"So?" Zero asked, as he looked at his girlfriend "C'mon Kizna, can't you see Hiead is a little changed?"
Kizna ignored that question, by turning to Ikhny, who was biting her lip nervously:
"I have no intend to sound like a worried mother, but are you sure you did the right choice?" the pink haired girl asked, and Ikhny nodded:
"Hai."
"Are you sure you'll be happy next to him?" Kizna asked pointing at Hiead with her thumb, and while the silver haired boy rolled his eyes, Ikhny smiled and nodded again:
"Hai."
Suddenly Kizna turned to Hiead, a finger pointed towards his chest:
"If you hurt her in any way possible or imaginable, you can be sure I'll kill you." she threatened, and Hiead smirked:
"What makes you think I'm going to hurt the one that helped me to get away from the darkness?" he asked, catching Kizna out-off-guard. However, in seconds, the pink haired girl snapped from her trance and turned to Ikhny, a smile on her face:
"I wish you all the happiness in the world." she said, and Zero chuckled:
"Kizna, she's not going to get married." he said, smiling.
"Arigatou Kizna, I wish the same to you." Ikhny said, and the two friends hugged each other "Hey, where were you going?" Ikhny asked, as she stepped back.
"Oh, we were going...err..." Kizna trailed off as a blush appeared on her cheeks, and Ikhny chuckled:
"You were going to have your private party, ne?" she asked, and Kizna looked with wide eyes at her:
"Ikhny!" she exclaimed surprised and the brunette giggled.
"Well, time to go love." Zero said as he wrapped an arm around Kizna's waist. Then, he turned to Hiead "Take care of her, Gner."
"Humph." was the only reply he got. When both Kizna and Zero disappeared in the wall, Ikhny looked at Hiead:
"So, do you wanna go?" she asked, and Hiead looked at her, his face still void of any emotion:
"No." he said, and Ikhny blinked:
"Then, what...?"
"For the first time I have to agree with Enna." Hiead started, and Ikhny blinked again in confusion "Lets go make our own private party."
"Hiead!" Ikhny exclaimed embarrassed, as a deep pink colour covered her cheeks, and for the first time, Hiead laughed: it was more than a surprise to Ikhny to hear Hiead laugh, though she didn't know why he was laughing.
"C'mon Ikhny, lets go have some fun." Hiead said, as he wrapped an arm around the brunette's waist "But we won't do anything you don't want to."
"Hentai." Ikhny muttered, "Who are you and what did you do to Hiead?"
"I'm still here love, I'm still here." Hiead replied, before making a serious face "Arigatou."
"Why are you thanking me?" Ikhny asked, confused.
"Because, thanks to you, I'm a cold fire no more." Hiead replied, and with a sweet smile on her face Ikhny kissed in on the lips:
"You're welcome." she whispered back, and with a smile on his face Hiead kissed her again.
The End