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CHAPTER FOUR: FIRST KISS: PART 1

Ayuma's POV

"What did he say?" Houlka said angrily releasing me and turning his attention towards Lenny.

"I said leave her alone!" Lenny shouted stepping forward.

"And if I saw no?" Houlka tilts his head in mock.

"No, is not an option...." Lenny steps forward again his spirit appeared by his side. Houlka's eyes widened in surprise and he frowns.

"You're a Shaman...." He states.

"No....Sherlock." Lenny pops his neck while stepping forward.

"I have no time for a fight." He says to Lenny and then turns back to me. "I'll be back my sweet." He then whistles for his horse. It comes; he hops on it, and rides away shouting:

"Next time, we won't have interferences!"

I watched him until I could no longer see him. I then looked at Lenny.

Lenny's POV

I watched Ayuma until she stopped watching that guy. She then looked at me.

"Lenny, why did.....why do you....." I watched her eyes get watery and for some weird reason, I ran up too her and held her.

"Why did I what?" I asked inhaling her scent.

"Why....Why did you save me?" She finished and started crying. I held her close.

"Did you not want me to?"

"No...not, if puts your sister and you in danger." She cried harder.

"Don't worry about that. I knew the risk when I popped out of those bushes." I whispered into her hair. She stopped crying, looked up, and sniffed.

"But.....they will come back."

"Then we will leave and go visit a good friend of mine." I suggested.

"Are....are you sure...?" She asked and I nodded. She looked confused and then blushed. I tilted my head in confusion then remember that I was holding her and I released her.

"Let's head back to the house and get cleaned up?" She nodded her head and blushed again as I grabbed her and we walked back to the house in the rain.

Ayuma's POV

"I can't believe I'm holding his hand." I thought blushing crazy. "Stop! Stop blushing face, right now!" I sighed as we walked in the house.

"Jun!" Lenny shouted. "Where are you? I have Ayuma!" He left me to go in search of her, but found nothing. He came back sighing.

"She's not here. She must still be out looking for you...."

"I'm sure she will be back soon. I'm sorry for causing all of these problems..." I apologized bowing my head. "Lenny will never like me. He'll probably look at me as a burden."

I was shocked when he tilted my head and looked into my eyes. My breath got caught in my chest.

"Don't be......" He tilted his head towards me and vice verse.