White Knight
Brian N.
Not many things in life are worth fighting for, but some are better than others, in my opinion. I think Nicole is one of them. I don't know how it all began, but she and I made quite a bond. So many times Nicole got into a lot trouble sometimes, but somehow, I had the urge to save her butt. Funny, I know, but somehow I am bonded with her in a way that I can't explain. It is strange that she is always happy-go-lucky even though bad things seem to happen everyday. You know what, I think she definitely is a one-of-a-kind.
It was winter, December 10, 2011, very frigid in our place (only 60 degrees!) Our heat was turned up to 89 degrees Fahrenheit. Asuka (Tiny's girlfriend,) Nicole, and Leo looked like they were freezing. But, Tiny, Eric, and I were boiling! All three of us got outside to cool off. "Goddammit, why did they have to turn it so high?" Tiny swore. "Did you see them," defended Eric, "They were cold, they needed some heat!" "You know what, I don't really care…" I finally spoke after their small disagreement. "Sheesh Zack, you are always cold." Tiny sneered. "Whatever," was my response with a glare. I decided that being with these two bozos were way too much for me. I went back inside the steaming, humid, tropical house. "Yo Zack," it was Leo, the annoying brat, "Can you get me some hot chocolate?" "Fine," I growled quietly. It's a pain to have Leo inside our house, and just think, 8 people are sharing it! I poured the hot water along with the chocolate powder and stirred. This was a real pain being a slave to Leo. Serving Leo is like serving a chatterbox. I came back to the living room where Leo was curled up like a brownish fur ball under my skin color blanket. "Leo, get up," I warned him, "Unless you don't want it." A light brownish, furry head poked out underneath the covers. Then Leo's hands snatched away the cup of hot chocolate. "Thanks," he said. I shrugged and walked off only to meet Tiny again. "So man," he smirked, "Too steamy in there for you?" "No," I answered with a glare, "I just hate being indoors too long."
Tiny laughed, "Great excuse, man." Then he walked off and I went back inside to forget what he said. Tiny is a real pain in the ass sometimes.
The next day, Nicole and I went out shopping for the groceries since Tiny, Eric, and Leo eat a lot and the refrigerator. If only… "Do you think we should get some zucchinis and some eggs?" It was Nicole, who made me lose my train of thought... "Yeah, sure," I muttered. "What?" she seemed that she didn't hear me. "Fine," I said. "Oh," she exclaimed, "You don't have to, we can just get other things." She always wanted to help, but I don't think so. "No, it's fine," I reassured her. "Oh, okay." she shrank into her seat. Oh Nicole, do you always have to be a girly girl and still try to be a tomboy? I just don't understand why? Sometimes I wish that you would at least stick up for yourself. "Zack, what's taking you so long," she urged, "Let's go!" Man, how impatient.
After the long boring shopping spree, I got home and watched TV in order to forget about a lot of shopping. Oh how much I hate shopping with girls. They always get way too much for me to handle. "Yo Zack," it was Leo, "You need anything to drink while I'm in the kitchen?"
"No…"
Leo always seems to be on my nerves at the wrong times. But he can be quite helpful in tough occasions. "Leo, can I ask you something?" "Yeah, sure, ask away!" was his response. "Well, Nicole, she is…" I drifted off. Maybe Leo wasn't the greatest person to ask. He usually makes jokes, and they aren't that funny. "Never-mind." I said finally after a while of thinking. "Oh, okay." Leo, then left to help out his so-called daughter, Emma, with her homework. Even though she is quiet for the most part, I find her to be quite useful. She has been through so much though, and she is only 15 years old. Kinda young to experience this kind of violence we are in, I think. Well, anyways, I would rather go out and explore the world right now. But who has the time… Then I went to see how Nicole was doing. Of course, she was playing with her dog Angelo. Her other dog seems to be outside from all that barking I hear. Nicole finally noticed me and smiled, "Hi, Zack, you want to join me ?" "Um, let me think about it," I said quickly, "ok…" She laughed and gave me a wink. I never knew what it meant, nor do I ever seem to care anyways.
The next day, I was bored as hell. The day gets so boring since there is no one to fight against. Fighting is the only thing that keeps me busy for the most part. But, now, when I have nothing to do, I usually think too much. I hate it when I think too much. Damn, I hate it when I think about Nicole as well. I have been fascinated by her carefree personality and high-spirits even though this world is at war with someone she pities. Somehow, we met at some random dance and we only danced for five minutes and somehow, I am attached to her for quite some time. But, now it isn't the time to ponder over these things. I like her and all, but now, I have a damn job to do. And that's the war in Nivida, which is causing mayhem to the whole entire world and the Devil, who is ever getting stronger against us... But, I can't seem to get her out of my mind. I am suppose to be a cold, icy SeeD master, but Nicole seems to have melted right through and warmed up my heart. How? I just laid there on the couch pondering why until Nicole walked into the large gray living room smiling at me. "What's up Zack?" she asked. "Huh?" that seemed to break me from my concentration again, "Oh, nothing much." I lied, but what else does she want to know? About what I was thinking? "Fine by me, but don't you have to work in garage today?" she asked nicely. "Shoot, you're right," I got up and ran off, only to hear her playful laugh in the background.
During the time I was organizing the garage, I was bored once again. Fixing my Viper SRT-10 and organizing the shelves was so boring. I get bored so easily as you all might have noticed. Then Eric came in. "Hey, how's cleaning the garage feel?" he snickered. "I don't mind as long as the orders aren't coming out of your stupid mouth." was my harsh response. "Fine, whatever you say." he never seems to like it anyways. Then, about five minutes later, someone else came into the large damp garage. "Hey, Zack!" Nicole came running up to me with so much energy, and gave me a tight bear hug. I didn't try to fight it (Even though I despise hugging.) "Um, Nicole, would you mind?" I was getting annoyed after a while. "Oh, sorry." she frowned. Man, she loves hugging too much, especially for me. "Well, anyways, I came to ask if you were done?" she asked. "Yeah, I'm done, that's it?" I always seem to notice her face expression.
"Oh!" Nicole exclaimed, "I was also going to asked if you wanted to go out to dinner with me?"
"A date?"
"Yeah!"
"Uh, ok then, but this is a first." I smiled.
"Wow, that's a first!" she laughed.
"Don't get any funny feelings ok?" I warned her changing back to a frown.
"Ok!" and then she went back inside to change.
I groaned since I didn't know what to say or do. She was nice and all, but now? I am definitely not use to this. It has been a while since we both went out for dinner and somehow, I was getting nervous.
I was waiting for Nicole next to my newly shined Hyundai Tiburon GT, until; finally she came through that door. Damn, she looked so great! And hot too as Leo would say... She was in the same dress when she and I first met. White! One of her favorite colors. I wanted to hide my feelings, but I smiled. Shoot! I don't really like being emotional since I have learned that being emotional is like being weak, but somehow Nicole proved that wrong by far. "You ready?" I asked in a calm voice, not trying to be excited that this girl wasn't going to leave me. "Yeah, but are you still going to be in the same clothes?" she scanned me up and down. I looked at my clothes. Black leather jacket, white t-shirt underneath, black jeans with double red belts. "Yeah…" "Well then, let's go!" she jumped for joy, and I chuckled. She and I were never in such a good mood before (especially me!) So, we got into my car and drove to Krabby's Restaurant (Nicole's favorite,) and Krabby greeted us with a warm welcome. We got our usual seats and got our specials especially from Krabby himself. As we were eating, I seemed to have a question stuck in my head.
"Nicole, it seems like something is different when I am around you."
"Oh?"
Suddenly, I forgot my question!
"Um, never mind."
"Oh really?"
"Yeah, none of your business…"
Then she started laughing, "Zack, somehow, I knew you were gonna say that."
"Huh?"
"Oh, never mind," she gave me a friendly shove, "You wanna go to the midnight dance at Dox City?"
"Fine…" I wasn't really optimistic about this dance at all.
At midnight, that night, we took a drive to the Do Club for some dancing. The special that day was some slow dancing and others in between. I particularly didn't have any interest going here, but Nicole convinced me to go anyways. Of course, I wanted out. I was standing near the doorway hoping if no one noticed then I could leave, but Nicole noticed me alone and thought that I was quite lonesome or something. "Come on, Zack!" she said to me, trying to get me to dance once again. I shook my head and walked into the men's bathroom, knowing she wouldn't follow me here. I was washing my face in the bright, sky blue bathroom sink trying to clear my mind until I saw my own reflection on the mirror in front of me. Somehow, the reflection had told me that any moment with her would be my last and we should actually stay together. She liked me (maybe…) and I liked her back, but I was nervous and excited at the same time. She was the only person who actually brought light into the dark world I am in now. The SeeD job wasn't suppose to be an easy one, and survival was not guaranteed. So, I went back out only to find Nicole sitting at a bench next to the dance floor. I gulped and walked ever so slowly to her. Of course she looked up and that look actually gave me strength to say what I wanted to say. "Um, Nicole, may I have this dance with you?" I think my voice was kind of squeaky. "Of course!" she smiled and jumped to her feet automatically. But, yet again, she dragged me to the middle of the dance floor and soon the slow dancing music began. This was like back four years ago when we first met, and it brought back fond memories. Each step, each leap, each touch brought me something no one had ever given to me before, Love. Sure, I liked some people, but Nicole was totally different. I had feelings for her (something that doesn't happen at all in my life!) I don't know how long we have been dancing but it was actually orangey, purplish, dull sky outside and Nicole was getting real drowsy. She seemed to curl up in my arms. Her soft touch woke me up a bit and she whispered something nearly inaudible. "Zack, I love you…" and then she fell asleep in my arms. Was she just playing or was it real? I'm not so sure, so I think she's playing (my doubts…) The night and soft, smooth music was over and I picked up Nicole and got into the car. During the ride home, I looked at Nicole for about a minute. I could finally see why everyone had said that we are quite alike yet so far different. It felt like my world was intertwined with hers. When we got home, I lifted her out of the car and went into the house. I, too, was getting tired for the first time in a while. I soon, got into her room and gently set her on the bed. Too tired to get up anyways, I fell asleep on her bed as well.
That morning, I woke up about 9:00 A.M. and only to find Nicole gone! Where did she go! I got up and rushed out of her room and jumped down the stairs. Once in the kitchen, I only found Eric and Leo awake. "Where the hell is Nicole?" I demanded. "Whoa, Mr. Knight, she left to do some errands," said Leo. "And walk Angelo too." added Eric. "Damn," I cursed. I busted out of our red, ancient doors and ran to my garage. I had to find her, and somehow, I have a bad feeling, I am not gonna like who I'll meet. I got into my crimson, red Viper and drove off, hoping to get the Nicole in time. I, soon, went around all the cities and towns. I was in Taikato City until I saw something shiny caught my eye. Nicole's necklace! The small, silvery chain with two little, sliver rings in it. Nicole never left without wearing it! Damn and Angelo was left wimpering! Someone must have got to her first. I picked up her necklace and got back into the Viper. I burned rubber and skidded off to find anything that may have to do with Nicole. I only hope I'm not too late…
It was 5:00 p.m. and it was getting dark. I became anxious and tired after looking for eight hours… Huh? As I was passing the Loko Bridge, I saw something on top of the suspension bridge. IT WAS NICOLE! I yelled out her name as I came out of my car. However, it looked like she was too busy to listen anyways. Frustrated, I started climbing the 80 feet suspension wire. When I reached the top, I was nervous. There was something black in the middle, the darkness prevented me from seeing who the guy was. Whoever he was, he was holding Nicole in one hand over the edge of the damn bridge and holding some wire on a car. "Ah, Zack, welcome," greeted the dark figure, "You are about to witness two deaths." He laughed and that annoyed me a lot. It seems that the wire belongs to a couple that were driving when this guy lifted them to the top. I pulled out my gunblade, hoping he would just set them both down gently and fight me like a man. However, he stood unfazed by my weapon (the real bad guy…) "Ha, you impudent fool," he laughed, "Even if I die, both of these people will die as well." Damn it, this was just like in that movie, Spider-man (back in the old days.) Knowing that I couldn't save them both, I looked at Nicole, hoping she could advise me. "Zack, don't worry about me!" she gasped, "Take care of them." Just like Nicole, she always thought of others first... Nevertheless, I was her knight and I had to do as she wished. I rushed at the figure, and during that split second, everything SLOWED down. He let go of both people and I jumped after the car. I fell and heard Nicole and the couple scream. It was ear piercing, but I ignored it as best as I could. I grabbed on the rear bumper of the car and froze the entire car (as a shield with ice.) I slowed down the fall by using the magic, Tornado. With that the car landed smoothly and settled fine on the road. I turned my head only to see Nicole still falling. I ran over to the other side of the bridge and jumped. It was my duty to save her. As soon as she passed by, I dived along with her. I reached for her and she reached for me. Nicole's life flashed before my eyes. I couldn't let her fall end in tragedy (what else could you expect?) When our hands touched, it was about 10 feet from the water. I pulled her close and we slammed into the water together. When we rose to the surface, I looked at Nicole. She was wet, shocked, but okay. I sighed in relief (dramatic...) Nicole said suddenly "Man, that was fun." I rolled my eyes. Surprisingly, with a smile still on her face. With the wet hair over her face, she did kinda look hot (first time for everything huh?) While Nicole and I were getting out of the Angus River, I heard some evil-laughter. I looked up, but there was nothing.
When Nicole and I got back on the bridge, there were some people, who were watching all the action, applauding. I heard some whoops, howls, clapping, and chanting. "Zack, Zack, Zack," they chanted. I scratched my head, trying to think of something to say, but I was nervous and my body temperature rose. I think I was turning red… "Guys, I think Zack had enough for one day." yelled one person in the crowd. Luckily, the person was right, I needed some rest, it was a long day. I slowly dragged myself to the car with Nicole's help. "Thanks" I finally said after we got to our house. "No, I want to thank you," she responded gently, "You were the one who saved my life like always." And then she gave me a little, soft kiss on the cheek. I must have blushed or something since Nicole was giggling a bit. "Whatever," I said as I got to our house. After that, I was think about what I did, and it actually felt good for once…
The next day, I was happy to see Nicole still sound asleep in her room. I quietly tiptoed out of her room and went downstairs for some breakfast. I soon made some eggs, toasts, and juices in a few minutes, which was my record… What the…? "Good morning, Zack." Nicole was rubbing her eyes, trying to get a good vision. She looked kinda cute in her pajamas (urgh…) "Yeah, ok." I was kind of surprised that she is awake this early, usually she doesn't wake up until 10. "Hey y'all!" it was Leo, "I got some tickets to a space colony, ya wanna come?" "I thought you were suppose to be asleep…" I muttered. "Nah, I woke up as early as I could," he smiled, "So, what'd ya say?" "Fine." Nicole answered. "If she going, I will too." I said with a glaring at Leo. "Ok then, here ya go!" Leo handed over the tickets and ran off. I read it and it was a ride on one of those Space Colonies and stay there for four nights. I didn't like space and I hated this trip since it sounded bad. I turned to Nicole, hoping she would reconsider. "This trip sounds fun," Nicole
"I don't think so."
"Really?" she put her hands on her hips and looked at me funny.
"What?"
"Come on, I know you want to come!"
"Yeah, right…"
"Fine." she puts her hand to my face and made me look at her, "You are gonna go; you are going to go, did it work?"
I chuckled, "Nope, but I'll come along for the heck of it."
"Ya!" she leaped and gave me a hug.
"Ok, ok, you don't have to be so excited over it…" I cried.
She let go and got into her room in order to get changed, while I just went into Leo's room. Of course, Emma was there doing her homework. "I thought you would of finished that a long time ago," I finally spoke after scanning the room for Leo. She glared at me and said, "If you're looking for my dad, he's upstairs in the attic." "Whatever," I told her and shuffled to the attic. "Ouch, $#&#$!" Leo cursed as I came in. "What the hell are you looking for?" I asked as I soon walked up the stairs. "Oh, well, I'm looking for my old calculator, you know, the TI-83!" "You still have it in your room." I remembered that it was next to Emma who must have been doing her math. "Oh…" he drifted off.
………………………………...
"Well anyways, what will be on this trip?" I finally said after a long pause.
"Um, well there
will be food, tours, and many things!"
"Be more specific…"
"Uh, well, you and Nicole will tour the whole station, eat at a five-star restaurant, and do many other things, it will be a list!"
"Hmm…"
"Enjoy!" and with that, Nicole came out all ready for the trip. The hot looking sky blue robe and black street clothes (I think that's what it is…) "You ready to go?" I asked. "Yeah, let's go!" she exclaimed!
After our four-hour trip to the space colony, this weird guy in a tuxedo greeted us. "Are you Nicole and Zack?" he asked nicely. "Yeah, why do you want to know?" I countered coldly. "I'll be your guide, please, follow me." and with that we left for another four hour tour. Nicole seemed interested, but I was yawning most of the time. After that almost-a-year tour, Nicole and I got to eat at a restaurant called Smoking Café. Really original. We ate some things we never tried before like Octavian Soup (Looks like mixed up grass and bark,) and Scolpe Salad (More like green rice with extra pieces of olives...) I didn't really like this trip for the most part so far. Next was our room, which was a major improvement over the other things we did that day. It was a light blue bedroom with a pearl white bathroom with a hot tub (Why do we need this?) I walked out of the bathroom, only to see Nicole trying out the bed. "Hey, this quite comfortable!" she said. "…" I didn't really care, so I walked out of the room and went into the Toyo Tower to see what was up there since that stupid guide didn't show everything. When I was inside, I got into the elevator and pressed the top floor button. As soon as I got to the top floor, all I saw was a curved hallway and one classroom near the end of the hallway. In the end were an Emergency door (What use would that do?), and another door that said Balcony. I took the door that said Balcony and whoa, this is a wonderful site (For anyone else but me.) It was a balcony where there was a huge crystal, clear window all around, so you can see a lot of space and sometimes Earth. Not bad. I was about to turn around to leave, but Nicole was standing there. "What are you doing here?" I asked. "What, I just followed you." she said smiling at me (usual.) "Whatever," I just muttered and continued to watch the stars swirl around us. "You know, you're quite cute, the way you act so lonely," she smirked. "Whatever and don't get any new ideas." I wasn't in the mood for flirting (If that's what she's trying to do.) She laughed, "Wow, really?" "Yeah, now if you excuse me, I'm going to bed." I slowly pushed past her and walked to our room…
The next morning, I woke up quite early (as usual,) and went down stairs for the darn continental breakfast. It was always toast, juice, eggs, and bacon. How much I despised this boring breakfast, Leo or Tiny usually made these for us… "Did you hear: there are Galibadian soldiers coming," I overheard while eating, "They might invade this space colony like they had with the others!" He was right, Galibadia had done some sick things in their journey for conquest, in fact, their nation had taken over or destroyed five space colonies in seven years and that was only a small part of the problem. Galibadia also took over Timber, a quiet little nation that had very little chance of defeating the almost unstoppable super nation. "All F personnel report to the bridge this instant!" someone said over the intercom. Must be something bad. "All A personnel report to the bridge as well." I was not amused, and I was also worried for Nicole's sake. If one of those damn soldiers of any organization ever… "Would any SeeDs, please also report to the bridge." Oh brother…
I ran to the bridge, which was on the very top of the tower in the center of the Colony. There waiting was Nicole and some old guy wearing a lot of stars and badges (Must be the captain.) "I'm glad there are more than just one SeeD on this colony." he smiled kindly. "Whatever, just get down to business." I was impatient; I knew that the Galibadian army was coming, FAST! "Alright, all I want you two to do is lead the army in two teams and try to hold off the Galibadian soldiers," he continued, "If you both fail, we already have reinforcements from the UNSC coming, but they will come here too late." "Fine, but I never fail." I boasted, "Besides, how many are coming?" "Oh about 9,000 Galibadian soldiers with 3,000 others in reserve," said Nicole nervously. "Hmm." I began thinking. Is the captain sure we can hold them off? Or is he just crazy? I chuckled to myself. "Is there something funny?" "No sir." I muttered. "Very well then, head down to the seventh floor, both of you." "Yes sir." I hated calling him sir…
As soon as Nicole and I got out of the small elevator, we saw a huge army waiting for our commands. "Sir and Ma'am!" all of them said in unison. I shook my head (I HATE BEING CALLED SIR!) "Whatever, we got get into position," I barked, "Entry team D, head towards the entrance, the rest go with Nicole." I coughed after the barking. It wasn't my style to bark anyways. I ran along side with the team D as we reached to ground floor and headed towards the main and sub entrances. I really hate waiting for the enemy, it just makes me bored. …… It must have been an hour of waiting! This was very boring, but… "Don't let your guard down." I ordered. Almost everyone got up and went to their position. Huh? Something green caught my eye! I stared a little, only to see an army of Galibadian exoskeleton suits flying over to the colony. "Damn it, they're coming, aren't they?" one of my men asked. "Yeah," I chuckled, finally something to kill, "Alright, everyone GET READY!" Soon the exoskeleton suits came flying over us and we saw little blue men in the distance. It was the entire Galibadian Army. "Shit, they're here," cried a soldier. "Shut up," I ordered and took out my gunblade, "Lets show them who we really are." "YES SIR!" everyone yelled, but it was drowned out by some firing of guns. My men charged with me leading the way. "Let's kill 'em all!" screamed my soldier. I ignored him and slashed my way through the Galibadian soldiers. They fell like little mice from mouse poisoning. Heh, these guys aren't so tough. More kept coming though and it seemed like we were out numbered. There was a lot of screaming too. Soldiers left and right fell before me in a deep pool of blood and some with missing body parts. This wasn't my idea of a vacation… I was slashing away until the intercom went on. "Zack Lionheart, please report to the ninth floor, some children are being held hostage." Damn it. "Alright, everyone hold the Galibadian soldiers off until I get back." Then one of our soldiers came up to me and saluted. "Sir, Nicole Heartilly is clinging on the edge of the tenth floor!" he said in a worried voice. I looked up, only to see something blue hanging. Shit! "I can't do anything now!" I barked and ran up to the seventh floor. That soldier followed me, "But sir, she was attacked, and she nearly fell off, can't you do anything?" "She can wait…" I murmured. Shit, I can't save two people at once now! As soon as I got into the seventh floor classroom, there were some Galibadian soldiers (three to be exact,) holding on to 5 little kids (who were about the age of 8 or 9.) The kids were crying for help and those damn soldiers had their long swords out. Hmm, I focused my energy to my hand as an ice boulder came out and smashed into two of the soldiers. "Huh?" wondered the last remaining soldier, who was looking around in confusion. I ran up from behind, and by the time he turned around, I cut him in half. Let's just say, he crumbled before me. "Okay, kids, get out of here!" "But, Jaycee, he's missing!" What! "Where is he?" I asked. "He ran up to the ninth for help!" Darn it, do I always have to save everyone? I got to the stairs and started running up to the ninth floor. I saw this kid running towards the hallway exit. "Hey!" I yelled, but he just kept on running. I finally caught up when he was at the emergency exit (or dead end.) I got to my knees and told Jaycee that he had to go down stairs to meet the other kids, and with that, he left. But then, UGH! Damn it, one of those Galibadian suits must of came in and crashed into my back. I got up, only to have the exoskeleton suit smash me into the wall. Ouch, this hurts! I turn around only to see the emergency door. (WARNING! Use only when needed! That's what the door read.) I turned around and put my hand on the emergency exit button. "Come on," I smirked. The Galibadian smiled and rushed at me. And in that instant, I pressed the button and we both flew out, about 700 ft in the air. We wrestled until the suit's emergency cable hyper extended and we were hanging on to the cable. I punched the soldier in the face causing him to almost lose his balance. "Urg, why you little!" he cursed. The exoskeleton suit was hovering in autopilot while the Galibadian and I were duking it out. After a few punches and kicks, we were kind of losing altitude… There was too much weight for the suit to handle, so I took out my gunblade with one hand. The soldier stared in horror as I slashed him off. I heard him scream terribly as he fell to his death. Not really pretty. Then I got into the exoskeleton and switched it to manual. I've seen these things used before and I knew how to maneuver one. I flew over to Nicole, who was hanging on for dear life. "Nicole, grab on will you?" I told her. She grabbed onto the cable and I hovered the suit down to the ground level. "Zack, this way," she yelled at me as she ran back to the tower. There was a war zone while Nicole and I were running to the tower. As I got inside and the doors shut behind us, Nicole swirled around and gave me a big, tight, bear hug. "Thank you for saving me again." she whispered into my ear. "Yeah, the thirtieth time," I smiled. "Hopefully, it's over." Nicole quietly spoke. I don't know, but probably, she was right.
She was right since in a half hour, the Galibadian army retreated and everyone cheered as the last Galibadian soldier ran back to his ship and flew away. "Finally, it's over, and we sure showed them huh, Zack?" exclaimed one of our men. "Yeah, I know." I muttered. Within seven hours, Nicole and I left the colony and headed home after our awards from the colonel. As soon as we got home, Leo, Tiny, and even Emma asked how our trip was. I only ignored them, letting Nicole do all the talking. I went into my room and collapsed on my soft, feathery bed, being so tired from that darn fight. First time too. Then Nicole walked into my room and sat right next to me. "Did I thank you for saving me?" she asked. (Are you stupid?) "Yeah, you did." I got up and looked at her. "Well, let me thank you again." she smiled and leaned over and we kissed. She had a damn fine kiss anyways. All of a sudden, Tiny came in… "Oh!" he smiled since we stopped, "I guess I'll leave you two alone then." As soon as he left, I kissed her again. I don't know how long we did, but it was a while. Finally when we stopped kissing, Nicole got up and was about to walk out the door. "You know Zack," she paused in front of my door, "I really enjoy being around you." Then she winked at me and left. Ah, the scent of roses…
It was Wednesday the 14th, and I was working in the garage, upgrading my Yamaha motorcycle, when Tiny came in to tease me or something. "I saw you kissing my little sister last night," he snickered. "Yeah, who cares?" I responded icily. "When, as long as she's happy, I'm ok with it," he said in a care-free voice, "But, you're the last person I would expect to kiss Nicole." "Well, maybe it's a coincidence." I smirked as he shrugged and walked back inside. Asshole… I began working on my bike until Leo came in with the usual question, "What cha doin'?" "None of your business…" I growled. "I heard you and Nicole were really making out?" he giggled. "Oh shut the hell up," I muttered. I hate him when he does this. "Ok, but here she comes." he whispered. I looked up to see Nicole walking towards us. "Hey there!" she greeted. "Whatever," I shrugged and went back to my own business. "Oh?" she wondered, "Acting so grumpy now are we?" "Never mind." I muttered while trying to fit on the new muffler to the exhaust. "I guess I'll see you both later, Nicole and Zack," Leo skipped off into the castle back to his office. ………………………………..."So you wanna take a ride?" I asked her after the long pause. "OK!" she jumped for joy. "Whoa, don't get too excited again…" I cautioned her.
Soon at night, Nicole and I were at Krabby's Restaurant on his personal balcony looking in the night sky and dark blue with the looming moon. It was quite sweet too. I was leaning over the edge looking into the water while Nicole was watching the black, dusk night sky. It was clear out too, and stars surrounded us like fireflies flying over to check us out. After the long silence, I spoke.
"Nicole, I have quite a bit to say."
"Oh?"
"Yeah, I made a promise to be your knight."
"Yes, you did."
"Well, I was wondering, did I fulfill my duty?"
Nicole laughed, "Yeah, of course."
I chuckled, "Um, I was hoping I could try to open up to you."
"There's no turning back now right?"
"Yeah, I got a confession to make, since I have to be truthful as a knight."
"Oh really?"
"Nicole, I think I'm falling for you…" (I can't believe I had just spilled my guts.)
"Oh!"
"Sorry, I guess I kept that from you for a long time, ever since we first met."
"…"
"What's wrong?" I asked. (Huh? She's blushing?)
"I…I…" she stuttered.
"Don't worry, I can keep secrets." (This was getting suspicious)
"I…"
"Come on, I told you mine and I have kept twenty of your secrets, unless you want me to release them." I smiled slyly.
"I… was about to say the same thing." she finally exhaled.
"Say what?"
"I wanted to say I love you too…"
What? (I never knew this or did I?)
"Oh really…" I snickered.
"Yes, really, I never told you since I was scared." she turned away.
"Why?"
"I don't know, I just was…"
"Well, there's nothing to be afraid of now."
"Yeah, I guess you're right," she turned back around smiled, "It feels great to have that off my chest."
"Yeah, I know." I grinned (no use for us keeping secrets from each other eh?)
All of a sudden, a shooting star flew over us. Nicole noticed and pointed her finger to the sky. I didn't know what it meant nor did I care. I smiled and held onto her pointing hand. Then I leaned forward and let my feelings guide me. (To keep it simple, we kissed.) And after that, I don't feel like telling you… I'm Nicole's Knight… And I'll keep it at that… Zack
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