.:For the Sake of Living… Don't:.
Chapter 5
Everyone had slept soundly that night, waiting for the next day when they'd be able to go to the club and hang out without a care. Ameko slept up in Tohru's room, Tohru on the couch and Ameko in the bed. Haru slept on the couch in the living room. Kyo slept up on the roof, as usual. Momiji and Yuki slept in Yuki's room, Momiji on a futon, Yuki in his bed.
Midnight came around, the small clock in the hallway dinging to signal its arrival. Ameko was awake in the room, staring up at the ceiling. She quietly removed the covers, putting her feet to the side of the bed and stepping onto the floor. It creaked somewhat loudly, making her wince and look in Tohru's direction quickly. Tohru turned, her back now facing Ameko, still in sleep.
Ameko sighed, relieved that she didn't wake up Tohru. She then walked over to the door, her feet making no noise as she walked. She quietly slid the door open, closing it and walking to the stairs. She put her foot on the first step, her bare-feet connecting with the wood quietly as she peaked downstairs to see who was there. She looked around the livingroom, spotting a small lump on the couch. Curious as she was, she stepped onto the other step to see if she could get a better look at whoever it was.
The lump on the couch moved slightly, an arm raising and going to what looked like a head. The other arm hung over the side of the couch, barely touching the floor. Ameko walked quietly down the stairs, her hand trailing next to her on the railing. She stepped onto the last step and stopped, looking closer at who lie on the bed. After a couple moments of trying to see who it was, Ameko realized that the only person it could be was Haru. She stepped quietly onto the ground, walking to the couch. She stood a short distance away, watching him silently.
Haru opened his eye slightly, looking to see who had come down the stairs. He had heard them, though they were being quiet. He saw a pair of shorts and a long-sleeved shirt and hair that went down to the mid-back. He opened his eye wider and saw that it was Ameko. Closing his eye back up, he opened both of his eyes slowly, rubbing them with his one hand. He sat up slightly. "Ameko?"
Ameko jumped slightly. "Oh, Haru-kun. I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" She asked.
"No, I was awake when you got down here." He lied. He didn't want to bother her with the fact that she had woke him up. He sat up more, looking at her. "Is something wrong?" He asked.
Ameko's hand, covered in the long sleeve, was up at her mouth, somewhat covering her face. Her other hand was behind her back. She looked down at Haru and shook her head slightly.
Haru reached out his hand and took Ameko by the arm, pulling her to the couch where he sat. He sat her down on his lap, turning her head to look at him. "Something's wrong. I can tell." He told her. "You can tell me, Ameko." He said softly.
Ameko looked away, a red tint appearing on her cheeks. "Am I that easy to read?" Her voice was nearly a whisper.
Haru smiled softly. "Please, Ameko? If something's bothering you, then you have to tell me." He said to her.
"Can I sleep down here?" She asked, the red on her cheeks now turning a deeper color slowly.
"Huh?" Haru asked, a little surprised.
"It's just... I feel safe when you're around." She said, the red on her cheeks now bright and very noticable.
Haru smiled slightly and nodded. "Yeah, you can sleep down here." He said.
Ameko turned her head to look at him. "Really?" She asked.
He nodded. Scooting closer to the back of the couch, Haru made enough room for her to sleep right there, next to him. "You can sleep right here if you want. If not, I'll go get another blanket so you can sleep on the..." He stopped as he felt Ameko's body press against his as she got under the covers, lying next to him. She looked up at him timidly.
"Sorry. Do you want me to move?" She asked him.
"Sorry. Do you want me to move?" She asked him.
Haru shook his head. "No, it's fine." He said. He moved down the bed until he was lying down, his head on the pillow next to Ameko. Without thinking, he put his arm around her waist, holding her closer to him. He blushed as he realized what he did. "So you don't fall off." He said quickly, explaining himself.
Ameko blushed slightly, putting a hand under the pillow, the other one on the elbow of the first arm. She closed her eyes, her head tilted down. Her heart silently pounded more than it should have; her body was shaking slightly as it did.
Haru looked down at Ameko as she shook, putting his arm around her more. He rose his head up and placed a gentle kiss on her forehead. Then moving his lips next to her ear, he whispered softly, "Good night," and settled back down, closing his eyes.
Ameko's face turned slightly pink yet again. She didn't let this bother her, but she couldn't help the fact that he had his arm around her, had kissed her forehead, and when he whispered good night that his lips had brushed against her ear lightly. She wanted to ignore the fact that it had happened, knowing that there was nothing between the two of them. It couldn't happen. It just couldn't. She drifted off in her thoughts and slowly fell into a deep sleep, waiting until the morning, when she could wake up with no problems.
Morning came around and Haru woke up slowly, rubbing his eyes with one hand. He looked down at saw Ameko sleeping soundly, her chest slowly rising with each breath. He smiled and then sat up slowly as to not disturb her. He then looked around and saw Shigure grinning at him from his seat on his chair. Haru jumped slightly, but his face then went straight. "What?" He asked.
"Oh, it's nothing. Just wondering why you are down here with Ameko, sleeping on a small couch, your arm around her." He said. "You naughty boy, you." Shigure teased.
"I didn't do anything. We didn't do anything." He said, looking down at Ameko. "She just… and I…" Haru slurred his words, not sure of what to say exactly to explain to Shigure that nothing had happened.
Ameko slowly opened her eyes to look at the coffee table. She brought a hand up to her eyes and rubbed them slowly. She looked up and saw Haru, looking off to her right. She turned and looked, seeing Shigure smiling down at her. "Ohayoo gozaimasu." She said.
Haru looked down at Ameko, who sat up slowly. He then looked to her and sighed slightly. "Please tell Shigure that nothing happened last night." He begged her. "He won't believe me."
"Oh… but… Don't you remember, Haru-kun?" She asked, her cheeks starting to turn slightly red.
Haru panicked. "Huh? What! What happened!" He practically yelled out.
Ameko turned her head away. "It was… magical." She said, putting her hand to her cheek. She looked back at Haru. "How could you forget?" She said, tears now slightly welling up in her eyes.
Haru put his hands to his head, confused. He put his head down. "Damnit…" He said. He looked back up at Ameko. "Well, I take full responsibility if anything did happen… and… I guess… I'll marry you if… you know… I got you…" He swallowed, not liking the possibility. "Got you… pregnant…" He said.
Ameko smiled and then looked at Shigure, who was laughing. She started giggling a little bit, full laughter soon coming out of her mouth. Haru looked at the two confused. Shigure stood up and clapped loudly, bringing his hands together quickly to create a long chain of claps.
"Wonderful, Ameko! Just wonderful!" He said. "Marks of a true actress!" He brought a hand up to his eye, pretending to wipe a tear away. "I'll definitely write about you in one of my books."
Haru looked down at Ameko, confused. Ameko smiled timidly up at him. "Shigure-sama said that I wouldn't get you to freak out… and I wanted to prove him wrong." She explained to him. "Nothing happened last night." She reassured Haru, who looked about to pass out.
Haru looked from Ameko to Shigure, a look of pure hatred surfacing. Ameko wrapped her arm around his, hugging it to her. "Haru-kun. Don't be mad at Shigure-sama." She said. "It was my fault. I did it. Don't be mad at Shigure-sama." She said again, putting her head against his arm.
Haru looked down at her, that hatred slowly diminishing. He looked down at her softly, leaning down and putting a hand on her back. "Okay, Ameko." He said. "I won't be mad." He told her.
Shigure watched as this all played out, squealing delightfully. "This is perfect! I must go write it down before it is erased from my brain! You two lovebirds have fun!" He said in a sing-song voice.
Haru looked up at him with an evil glare. "Watch it, dog." He said.
Shigure whimpered slightly and walked quickly to his room, disappearing behind the door and closing it quickly.
Ameko sat up, the blanket sliding off of her slowly. She put her legs over the side of the couch, giving Haru room to move and sit down comfortably, which is exactly what he did. He sat next to Ameko, looking at her questionably. "Anything wrong?" He asked her.
"Thanks for letting me stay down here." She said. "It probably was a hassle for you. Sorry." She said.
"No, it's fine. It was nice to have company." He said. "If you ever want to, you can come down here whenever you like and sleep here. I don't mind." He told her, smiling warmly.
Ameko looked up at him, smiling back and nodding. The two of them turned their heads to look at the stairs, seeing a tired Tohru at the top of them. She rubbed her eyes and looked down at the two of them.
"Ame-chan. I was wondering where you were." She said.
Ameko smiled slightly. "Sorry onee-chan. I woke up early so I came down here." She lied.
"Okay. Well, I'll get started on breakfast." She said, yawning and starting to descend the stairs.
"No, onee-chan. You don't have to. I can do it." Ameko said.
"I'll help too." Haru offered. Ameko nodded and looked back up at Tohru, who had stopped.
"Just go back to bed, okay? We'll wake you up when breakfast is ready." Ameko said.
Tohru nodded, turning back around and heading back to her room. She turned the corner and went into her room, closing the door behind her slowly. Ameko sighed and turned to look at Haru. "You really want to help?" She asked him.
Haru shrugged. "I said I would, didn't I?" He said, smiling slightly. He nodded towards the kitchen. "Let's get started."
Ameko smiled back and nodded. "Hai." She said. She walked into the kitchen, heading straight for the fridge and taking out things that they would use to make the breakfast.
"...The two danced on, the people around them fading as well as the scenery as the couple drifted off into their own world, every care they had left behind. She wrapped her arms around his neck very delicately, one hand grabbing the wrist of the other in a tight lock. She looked up at him, smiling sweetly and searching his eyes.
He smiled back at her, wrapping his arms around her waist protectively and pulling her closer to him. The eye-contact the two had been keeping was still connected, not daring to be broken. He smiled, leaning down, placing to placea quick kiss on her soft, crimson lips. After their lips met in what was meant to be a quick kiss, they couldn't be separated. He put his hand behind her neck, craddling her head gently as he pulled her into the kiss slightly.
There had been a slight pressence of the world before, but when the two met in the kiss, that had diminished, leaving them left in a world where only the two of them existed; where only the love that surged through them ruled. The two stood still now, their lips pressed together gently, sharing the silent words that the twoof them wanted to say but couldn't get out of their mouths.
The couple slowly parted, their lips pealing apart from each other as if they wanted to stay together forever. He looked down at her, smiling warmly as she looked up at him, a timid smile on her face. He put his hand on her cheek, rubbing it softly with his thumb and sending chills down her body. She closed her eyes, leaning her head slightly into the hand and smiling sweetly up at him. He leaned forward, pressing his forehead against hers as he looked down into her eyes, and she looked up into his.
'I'll never let you go,' He said quietly.
She smiled up at him, whispering softly, 'I'd never want you to.'
The two stood there, their lips soon pressed together and their arms around each other. He stood with his arms resting comfortably around her waist, pulling her body close to his. She stood with her arms wrapped gently around his neck, holding him in place. The two stood there, lost in each other. Their bodies became one, destined by fate to merge together as such."
Shigure looked down at his finished work and smiled. He clapped his hands together before standing up and walking to the door, opening it to get a blast of sweet-smelling foods from the kitchen. He closed his eyes, smelling the sweet aroma that filled the air. He walked forward towards the kitchen, stopping at the doorway to check on what was happening. Haru was getting a lesson in cooking; making rice balls to be exact.
Ameko was standing in front of Haru, watching him as he molded the ball in his hand. She smiled and put her hands on his, helping him mold it better. She looked up at him, asking him a question. But Shigure couldn't hear it; he was just watching the movements. Haru smiled back down at Ameko and nodded.
Shigure smiled. He put his head down and then cleared his throat. "Hello my two lovebirds. How is breakfast coming?" He asked.
Ameko and Haru looked over at Shigure, Haru giving Shigure a dirty look while Ameko stood behind him, standing there quietly and smiling at Shigure. She put her hand on Haru's arm, pulling him slightly back.
"Don't start anything, Haru-kun." She said to him, looking up at him with a pleading look.
Haru turned around and looked down at Ameko, smiling and nodding. "I won't." He said. He turned around, giving Shigure a dirty look over his shoulder as he put his back to him, placing the rice ball on a plate and starting on the next one.
Ameko walked up to Shigure. "Shigure-sama, have you finished?" She asked him.
"What? Oh yes!" He said gleefully. "Just finished it now. Would you like to have a look?" He asked her.
Ameko nodded. She turned around and looked at Haru. "Haru-kun, I'll be back." She said. He waved a hand, indicating that he heard and Ameko and Shigure walked over to Shigure's room, where Shigure handed Ameko the laptop to read it. Ameko looked it over, smiling, then looked at the keyboard and back up at the screen. Ameko moved the mouse, clicked somewhere, and then started typing a bit of her own. When she was done, she handed the laptop back to Shigure, who looked it over.
"...The two danced on, the people around them fading as well as the scenery as the couple drifted off into their own world, every care they had left behind. She wrapped her arms around his neck very delicately, one hand grasping the wrist of the other in a tight lock. She looked up at him, smiling sweetly and searching his eyes before leaning forward and resting her head gently on his chest.
He smiled back at her, wrapping his arms around her waist securely and pulling her closer to him. He looked down at her, smiling warmly. He put his hand under her chin, raising her head to look up at him. He smiled, leaning down, planning to place a quick kiss on her soft, crimson lips. After their lips met in what was meant to be a quick kiss, they couldn't be separated. He put his hand behind her neck, cradling her head gently as he pulled her into the kiss slightly. Her arms wrapped around his neck more, pulling him into the kiss as well.
There had been a slight presence of the world before, but when the two met in the kiss, that had diminished, crumbling to pieces and leaving them left in a world where only the two of them existed; where only the love that surged through them ruled. The two stood still now, the lights around them now illuminating them and the floor around where they stood, shining on other figures that were still floating around them. Their lips were pressed together gently, sharing the silent words that the two of them wanted to say but couldn't get out of their mouths.
The couple slowly parted, their lips pealing apart from each other as if they wanted to stay together forever. He looked down at her, smiling warmly as she looked up at him, a timid smile on her face. He put his hand on her cheek, rubbing it softly with his thumb and sending chills throughout her body. She closed her eyes, leaning her head slightly into the hand and smiling sweetly up at him. Feeling the slight chills that had gone through her body, he held her closer to him, wrapping his protective arms around her. He leaned forward, pressing his forehead against hers as he looked down into her eyes, and she looked up into his.
Gently closing her eyes, she whispered softly, 'Never let me go...'
He smiled back at her, stroking her cheek slightly and causing her to open her eyes. He smiled warmly at her. 'I'd never think of doing that,' He whispered back to her.
Moments later the two stood there, their lips pressed together and their arms around each other; holding each other in a never-ending world. He stood with his arms resting comfortably around her waist, pulling her body close to his. She stood with her arms wrapped gently around his neck, holding him in place. The two stood there, lost in each other. Their bodies became one, destined by fate to merge together as such."
Shigure's eyes watered. He turned his head to look up at Ameko, who was standing and smiling slightly down at Shigure. "Ameko... it's... you're..." He couldn't finish his sentence. He finally put his hands together, a single tear streaming down his face. "Beautiful." He said.
Ameko smiled and bowed slightly. "Thank you, but now I have to go back and finish making breakfast." She said. She turned to walk out the door when Shigure grabbed her arm.
"Do you think you'd want to write this story with me?" He asked her. "It wouldbe a little experiment for me, since I've never written something with someone else." He said.
Ameko smiled and shook her head slowly. "Thanks for the offer, but I'm actually planning on writing a book myself." She said.
Shigure's eyes brightened. "Really? When?" He asked.
Ameko shrugged. "I'm not sure. I just want to write one, so I guess I will. I don't know when, but I will." She said. She put her hand on Shigure's, the one that was gripping her arm. "I have to go back now." Ameko said.
Shigure released her and nodded. "And I should get back to my story. Have to have it ready by..." A loud crash interrupted them and a hysterical face appeared in the doorway.
"Shi... gu... re..." The person said, their eye twitching.
Shigure smiled nervously. "Mittchan... What a... er... pleasant surprise."
"Surprise? SURPRISE!" Mittchan said loudly. "You were supposed to have that done yesterday!" She said, pointing to the laptop.
Shigure stood up. "I know, I know. But, I must be going now. I must help Ameko prepare breakfast." He told her.
Mitchan's eyes started watering. "Shigure!" She weeped, falling to her knees in the middle of the room.
Ameko looked from the distraught Mittchan to Shigure. "Shigure-sama, aren't you going to do anything?" She asked.
Shigure nodded. He walked over to Mittchan. "I'll have it ready by this afternoon. I have to finish printing it out and then I have to make a special dedication and then it'll be ready for you." He told her.
Mittchan looked up at him, a tear-stained face. "R...really?" She said. Shigure nodded.
"But for now I have to be somewhere." He said.
"Where are you going, Shigure-sama?" Ameko asked.
"I'm going to visit Ayame. We planned to meet today, totally forgot about it. I shall see you all in the evening." He said, swiftly leaving out the door.
Author's Note:
Sorry about the delay... Stuff's happening in school and whatnot... New start of term, new classes... And now I'm gonna try and enter that one TokyoPop contest thinger... just to see if my friend and I can get in... lol we have an idea for our manga, we just need to get off our butts and do it. So yeah. I gave you guys a long one, so be happy. lol Bye everyone! And thanks for reviewing!