KONNICHIWA MINNA-SAN!!!!! It's been so long since I updated, and I feel horrible, but if you read the end of my bio, it explains everything... so... GOMEN-NASSAI!!!
But here's chapter 3 ^.~
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"Curse you, Saint Tail!!!" Asuka Jr. shouted to no one. "DAD! I NEED GUARDS, PRONTO! SAINT TAIL JR. JUST SENT ME A CALLING CARD!!!" Asuka shouted into the phone.
Saint Tail was perched in the tree above Asuka Jr. She snickered silently, before flying carefully around the light, and the rest of the way to the museum. She quickly got the necklace, but Asuka's annoying stalker, Lina Takamiya, launched her favorite gas in the room, and it exploded right next to Saint Tail.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING, TAKAMIYA?! I TOLD YOU, I'M GONNA CATCH HER!!!!!" Asuka Jr. said, tears streaming down his face as he walked through the gas. Partly from the gas, and partly from the frustration, both Asuka Jr. and Saint Tail had tears in their eyes. Asuka Jr. grabbed Saint Tail, and said, "Don't breathe unless it's through my shirt!" Saint Tail gasped through his shirt, as she put an arm around him, and tried hard to pull her face away, long enough to say what she had to. Asuka pulled her in tighter, so she pinched him.
"1, 2, 3!" she whispered. Both her and Asuka Jr. landed outside, in a tree. "That's all I wanted to do..." Saint Tail said, breathless, with tears in her eyes from the gas.
"Oh." Asuka Jr. said softly. Then it dawned on him. He had Saint Tail cornered again.
"Don't you dare detective. I saved you, it wouldn't be fair to look at my face!" Saint Tail said, frustrated.
"If I close my eyes, can I do this anyways?" Asuka asked. He was well aware that he was still holding Saint Tail around the waist, and vica-versa. He pulled her closer, his eyes closed, and leaned in toward her face. Meimi felt her heart start to race. She also closed her eyes. They were just millimeters apart......
"THERE THEY ARE!" Lina shouted. Then she saw that Asuka was holding Saint Tail. They snapped apart, and Saint Tail shouted, "1, 2,3!" her balloon appeared, and she dragged Asuka Jr. on with her. The balloon floated over to the church. When it landed, Saint Tail made it disappear, and she and Asuka Jr. ran inside.
"Siera, it's safe. Come out." Saint Tail whispered. "Just don't say my name..." Siera walked out to see a blind-folded Asuka, and Saint Tail standing next to him. "I got the necklace... Don't worry, Asuka can't see a thing." she reassured the sister-in-training, who was stunned.
"Please... Just tell me who you are..." he pleaded. Siera giggled.
"THIS IS THE POLICE. WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED! RETURN THE NECKLACE AT ONCE, AND COME QUIETLY." a voice said from outside.
"Siera, get this back to the lost lamb." Saint Tail said. "1, 2, 3!" she said. Outside, they heard another voice.
"THERE THEY ARE! AFTER THEM!!!" it shouted.
"Let's go, Asuka Jr.!" Saint Tail said. They snuck out the back way, and they escaped. They hid in a grove of trees in the park. Since it was pitch black, Asuka Jr. got to take his blindfold off.
*a/n: imagine in the manga the little thought bubble-type-thing where Asuka's got tears flying out of his eyes saying, I can't see her face!! hehe...*
"Don't get close enough to see my face, Jr. or you'll never remember what hit you." Saint Tail warned. All Asuka Jr. could see was the back of her head, but just a shadow of it. He tapped her on the shoulder, and then, as she turned around, leaned in with his eyes closed. He grabbed her around the waist as he did. And she put her arms around his neck. They both leaned in, and their faces were millimeters apart.
'If he knew who I was, he'd regret kissing me...' she thought.
"Asuka...." she said softly. He pulled away slightly, and she angled her face, so that no light hit it, and she was hidden in the shadows.
"What is it?" he asked.
"If you knew who I was, you wouldn't want to kiss me..." she said.
"Are you ashamed of it?" Asuka asked. He couldn't believe that he was holding Saint Tail this close, and he'd almost kissed her, twice. But he couldn't kiss her, and he was sort of glad that she stopped him. He loved Meimi Haneoka... and this didn't seem right to him.
"You would be..." she said. But it was just that... Saint Tail reminded him so much of Meimi.
"Ok... I won't kiss you. I promise." at that, Asuka laid down, in the leaves, and fell sound asleep. When he woke up in the morning, there was a card on his hand.
--Asuka: I've gone to town to see what the commotion is.. I'll be back very soon. I promise! love, Saint Tail --
Asuka smiled. He said up against a tree, and thought. 'I almost kissed Saint Tail last night. But I love Meimi.... Saint Tail reminds me so much of her.... Why? Meimi could never... could she?' Asuka thought.
"Good morning, detective!" a voice said from behind him. Asuka Jr. spun to see Saint Tail with a mask on. He smiled.
"Good morning, thief." Saint Tail grinned. Then she frowned.
"We're wanted for theft, Asuka. Siera said we should skip town, and that she'd take care of our alibi's. But since my parents are going on vacation, I could just say I went with them.... But you... it'll be a bit harder, as you're already all over the news." Asuka frowned, his forehead creasing.
"We'll start off, then. I need to bathe, though. I'm dirty as heck, and I need new clothes." Asuka said. Saint Tail smiled, and snapped her fingers. A black bag appeared. She pulled out her street clothes, and Asuka's. He smiled, and took them gracefully. Saint Tail went over to the pond, and washed off quickly. She got her clothes on, and waited for Asuka. She put her mask on, and her hair back into a pony tail. Asuka came back, and they started off. They took a balloon across the river, and Saint Tail took off her mask. She hid her face from Asuka, and went into the supermarket. She bought food, drinks, ice, a small cooler, and 2 sleeping bags.
"Thanks!" Asuka said. He just realized, that she had taken her mask off to go into the store. When they got to a camp site, Saint Tail picked out a tent, and stuck her stuff inside.
"I'm going to take a small nap, I need to regain my energy... I lost it from floating the balloon for so long." she said, yawning.
"Alright, I'll be outside putting things in order. Before you go, though... Why did you come anyways? You could have just reverted to your alternate identity and stayed." Asuka said.
"I got you into this mess, I'll stick it out with you!" Saint Tail replied, and she went into the tent. About 10 minutes later, Asuka went to check if she was still sleeping, when he noticed that she must've pushed her mask off in her sleep. Her hair had come out of the pony tail, also. Asuka Jr. gasped, waking Saint Tail up. It was none other than Meimi Haneoka!
"ASUKA JR.!!! YOU LOOKED!!!" Meimi shouted, tears forming in her eyes.
"Meimi? Is that really you?" Asuka asked. Meimi nodded through her tears. Asuka ran over, and hugged her.
"I'm glad you're sticking it out with me!" Asuka said. Meimi dried her tears in disbelief.
"You- you are?" she asked, confused.
"Yes, Meimi! I love you!" he said. 'Whoa, why did I just tell her that?! Asuka no baka, she hates you!!!' he berated himself mentally. To his surprise, however, she hugged him and said, "Aishiteru always, Asuka Jr."
He put her eyes at eye level with his. And he got lost in those sapphire orbs.... Finally, he just closed his eyes, and leaned in. Meimi did this too.... It seemed so familiar, just like the last two times. But this time there was no stopping millimeters away. The press of Asuka Jr.'s lips on Meimi's drove her wild. As he pulled her tighter, she put her arms around his neck.
"Aishiteru, Meimi. " Asuka said, breaking the kiss. Then, he kissed her again. This time, demanding entrance. She let him pass instantly. Each one had been longing to hold the other in this fashion for a long time. 'I love you, Meimi.... I really, really love you.' was all Asuka could think.
'I love you, Daiki... And I always will.' Meimi thought. They laid down next to each other. Still embraced, still kissing. Still happy. For now.
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So how did you all like chapter 3?? Chapter 4 will be up soon! Kondo, minna-san!
~Krysta~