OK, This is my first Prêtear Fanfic. Sorry if it's not that good. See, I have a short attention span, so after a couple of pages, I loose interest in a storyline I'm writing. But, please review, and I HOPE you like it. ; )
I DO NOT own Prêtear or any of the characters, but hey, if Hayate was ever for sale...(call me)
She clenched her fists together, and put on her meanest face. "GRRR!! There, now I'm happy again!" Skipping down the path with her eyes closed, she failed to see the figure in front of her until she ran into the much surprised Hayate.
"Oh, WATCH WHERE YOUR GOING, TULIP HEAD!" He shouted angrily, standing up and dusting himself off.
"Oh, I'm so sorry, Hayate, I didn't see you, are you ok?" She asked worriedly.
"BAKA! YOU NEVER WATCH ANYTHING! You're such a klutz. You think that you would learn by now!" Hayate replied, bending down to pick up the bags of fertilizer he had been caring.
"But...Haya.... I didn.... I was just out enjoying the flowers... I'm sorr..." Himeno's soft pink eyes filled with tears, and she turned and ran down the path, sobs shaking her shoulders.
Hayate's heart pained when he saw the way he treated her, when he saw the pain and confusion in her eyes. What had she done to him? All she ever was was happy and chirpy, always eager to please, never meaning, or wanting, to mess up. And yet he was always there to crush her spirit.
"Idiot," he murmured, turning around to take the fertilizer to the shed. "Why can't you just tell her... OH, NEVER MIND, such foolish thoughts."
A wisp of air and a slight ping informed him another Leafe Knight had appeared behind him.
"Hello, Hayate, such a surprise to see you here." He heard Sesame's cool and collective voice say.
"I'm sure it is," he replied dryly, not turning around.
"Why, Hayate, I'm hurt that you think I was watching you rip Miss Himeno's soul to pieces with your cruel words," he said gingerly, touching his heart and running in front of Hayate to face him.
"Oh, so you were watching! Leave me alone, Sasame," Hayate said, turning his head and looking at the ground.
"Such pain, over a measly Tulip Head," Sasame said, shaking his head.
"Hey," Hayate said fiercely, eyes flashing like daggers. "Don't call her measly!"
"OOH, and so protective," Sasame said, laughing inside.
"I... am... not," Hayate said, turning a crimson red. "It's just... well... it's... after all she sacrificed for us, its wrong to call her measly."
"But Tulip Head is fine?" Sasame asked softly, laying a hand on his friends shoulder. "My friend, why do you torment her, and yourself, so?"
"I don't know what you're talking about." Hayate said, continuing on his way to the shed.
Sasame ran after him, taunting in his soft voice. "Oh, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Hayate and Himeno, sitting in a tree..."
"Shut up!" Hayate said, setting the bags of fertilizer down next to the watering can she so often used to water her flowers with. The green paint of the background had begun to fade, and the pink tulips painted on it were cracked with age.
"K-I-S-S-I-N-G..."
"Not listening!" Hayate said, covering his ears with his hands and walking briskly away.
Sasame sprinted joyfully after him, enjoying this fun game of tormenting the Wind Knight (And possibly bruising his ego forever and ever, causing him to go into deep physiological therapy when he gets older, causing irreversible damage on his mental capacity, but oh well).
"First comes love, Then comes marriage, Then comes a baby in the baby carriage!"
"You know, your beginning to act allot like Goh, something I would be ashamed of if I were you." Hayate snarled, turning around to face his fellow knight.
"Hayate, I apologize," Sasame said sincerely. "Its just, someone needs to open your eyes, and Goh's ways do have a way or working, in a sick sort of way."
"I don't know what you're talking about," Hayate said, faking interest in a leaf hanging off a nearby tree.
"So," Sasame said casually. "Did you hear that Himeno has a new boyfriend? They're going on their first date tonight."
"WHAT!" Hayate cried, suddenly appearing in his Leafe Knight clothing. "WHO IS IT!! I'LL KILL THE LITTLE BAS..."
"Just joking," Sasame said, grabbing Hayate's arm before he could run off and do any damage to anyone.
"But see what I mean? Look how protective you are. Don't tell me you have no feelings for her, Hayate" With that, he vanished, leaving Hayate alone. But his voice stayed around to say one last statement. "Remember, Hayate, we saw you. Don't wait to lose her again to express your feelings."
Himeno lay on her stomach, sobbing into her pillow. She couldn't understand why Hayate was so cruel to her. She had never done anything, ANYTHING, to him, except try to please him. Even that seemed to anger him.A knock on the door interrupted her thoughts, and Himeno looked over her shoulder to see Mawata open the door slightly and peer in.
"Himeno?" She asked, timidly, "May I come in?"
"Of course," Himeno said, sitting up and putting on a bright smile.
"Himeno, what's wrong?" Mawata asked, sitting next to her stepsister on the bed. "When you came in for dinner, you were so sad and silent, and now you've been up here all night."
"Why, whatever are you talking about?" Himeno asked, trying to dry her face without it looking like she was drying her face.
"Is it Hayate again?" Mawata asked, putting an arm around Himeno's shoulders.
"N...n...no," Himeno said, but once again, sobs shook her body. She covered her face with her hands, and leaned into Mawata.
"Oh, Mawata," She said between sniffles. "Why is he so mean to me? Why does he hate me? I've never been mean to him! And you know what?" She said, sitting up and looking at Mawata, her tears finally subsiding. "I love him."
Himeno seemed a little shocked and taken back by her words, as if she was just realizing their truthfulness. "I love him, and I hate him. I hate him for being an inconsiderate asshole. I hate and despise him. The way he's always cruel to me, mocking me and calling me Tulip Head. And yet, he can be so nice, and caring, and when he smiles, his smile just lights up the world, and it seems as if everything will be ok, you know?"
Mawata nodded, but didn't say a word as Himeno continued. "But, when he smiles, it also tears my heart apart, wondering why he is so kind one day and cruel the next day. And for that, I hate him even more. It hurts when he's cruel, but its heart wrenching and even more painful when he's nice, because that is when I love him the most."
She finally stopped, and silence filled the room. Down below them, in the garden, Hayate sat on a log and stared up at Himeno's bedroom window.
"They're talking about you, you know," Sasame said, stepping out of the shadows and staring at the two silhouetted figures in the window.
"Yeah, probably saying how much they hate me," Hayate murmured, lowering his gaze to his hands.
"It would probably surprise you to know how right and how wrong you are at the same time," Sasame said, sitting down next to Hayate on the log.
"So," Hayate said, trying to sound uninterested. "What are they saying?"
"Ah, that would be wrong," Sasame said, standing up again. "Why don't you ask Himeno yourself?"
He turned to walk back into the garden, and called to Hayate over his shoulder. "Come, my friend. We return now to Leafeania, to get some much needed rest."
Hayate stood up and followed Sasame, turning once to take a final look at his princess.
The next day, Hayate stood outside the Awayuki mansion, watering the flowers in the garden. Suddenly, a cheerful voice interrupted his thoughts, and he dropped the hose in surprise, getting his shirt all wet."Hey, Hayate," Himeno said, walking out the front door and spotting him nearby. "What cha doin'?"
'LOOK WHAT YOU MADE ME DO, TULIP HEAD!' He started, but stopped himself, remembering yesterday's incident.
"Good morning, Himeno," he said instead, smiling back at her, causing her to stop in surprise.
"What did you call me?" She asked, her voice filled with shock.
"Well, Himeno is your name, isn't it, Tulip Head?" He asked, and cursed himself the moment he let the words loose.
Himeno's eyes filled with anger, and she sent him flying to the ground with one punch. "MY NAME IS NOT TULIP HEAD!" She said, her face crimson with anger. "Here I am, saying hi nicely, asking you a simple little question, maybe a little favor, and how do you repay me!"
She folded her arms across her chest with a little 'Hmph" and closed her eyes as Hayate stood up and brushed his rear end off. He winced at the thought of the bruise that would be there in the morning.
"Himeno?" He asked, but she only shook her head and turned her back to him.
"Hime... Himeno," he said, a little anger in his voice, then sighed in frustration. "Fine. I'm sorry, Miss Himeno Awayuki, for... for calling you a Tulip Head and for being... mumble mumble mumble."
"What was that?" Himeno called over her shoulder. "I didn't quite understand that last part."
"And for being such and jerk. There, I said it, you happy!" He yelled, also folding his arms across his chest.
"Oh, THANK YOU!!!" Himeno cried, turning around and wrapping her arms around Hayate in a big hug. Hayate stiffened in surprise, but then relaxed a little and returned the favor with a slight hand on her shoulder.
"Come on!" She cried, jumping back and grabbing his hand, pulling him towards the pond in the yard.
"But... my work," he stammered, gesturing towards the running hose and the still un-watered flowers.
"Oh, it's no biggy," Himeno said, pulling him away and leaving the hose running.
"Why are we here?" Hayate asked when she finally let go of his hand and stopped walking (although he didn't entirely want her to let go ; ).
"Hayate?" She asked, turning around and putting her hands under her chin, looking up at him with big pink puppy dog eyes. "Will you please fly with me?"
"What?" Hayate asked, confused.
"Will you prêt with me so I can go flying? Unlike you, I can't just go whenever I want." She answered, still looking up at him with the puppy dog eyes.
"But, why?" Hayate asked, still confused.
"Because flying makes me feel happy. It makes me feel free. Please, please, please, please, I know it uses up a lot of energy, but please," She was now on the ground shaking his arm in her hand like a little kid. "Please, please, please, please..."
"Alright," Hayate finally said, throwing her off his arm.
"YAY!!" She cried, jumping up and putting out her right hand.
Hayate laid his hand on hers, and soon the Prêtear of wind stood by the pond, the sun shining on her pink hair in waves. "Ready to go?" She cried excitedly, and took off into the midday sun.
Nearby, Goh, Sasame, and Kei watched from a behind a tree.
"Do you think they'll finally tell each other how they feel?" Kei asked.
"I don't know," Sasame answered. "Last night, Himeno was really hurt by Hayate. If he doesn't stop his name calling..."
"And how would you know all this?" Goh asked, one eyebrow raised.
"Well..." Sasame stutter, "Umm, people talk really loud now a days?"
"Whatever the reason, they are bother oblivious to each others feelings. Its like Captain Picard and Dr.Crusher. So naïve." Kei said.
"Who?" Sasame and Goh asked at the same time.
"Characters from an American show called Star Trek. They are both madly in love with each other, but don't know how the other one feels, even though it's so obvious. Sickening, really."
"T.V.," Goh said, shaking his head in disgust.
"Are you talking about Himeno and Hayate?" A voice suddenly asked from a nearby tree, and Mawata stepped out of the shadows.
"Mawata, great sneaking!" Goh said. "Even ol' Sasame didn't hear you coming."
Sasame blushed a little and turned away.
"I've come to ask you a question." Mawata said. "It's about Hayate."
All three Leafe Knights looked surprised at this, but Mawata continued. "How does Hayate truly feel about Himeno? And no friend 'I don't know what your talking about' thing." She glared at Sasame, causing him to look at the ground.
"Well," he stammered, twice in one day, and he was usually so confident. "He likes her, obviously, we all like Himeno."
"Of course," Kei added.
"Does he?" Mawata asked. "Why, almost every night, then, is she in her room crying?" Goh and Kei looked shocked at this accusation, but Sasame only hung his head in shame.
"You know, Mawata, why he has reasons for not getting too close to the Prêtear. You know."
"I know," she said, "But you're close to Himeno, without being close. All of you guys are. And besides, she shares his feelings, if only he would get over himself." She leaned back and folded her arms across her chest, staring at him.
"You know why she cries every night, Sasame. I saw you out there last night. This can't go on." She turned to leave, but gave one last glance over her shoulder. "I can have my father fire him, Sasame. I can have him banned from the grounds. In fact, I can have him banned from Awayuki town. And that would kill them both, deep down. That I know as well."
After her departure, Goh and Kei turned back to Sasame, glaring at him.
"You knew he was doing that to her, and yet you didn't say anything?" Goh cried, glaring at him.
"Yes, it does seem odd for you, Sasame," Kei said, agreeing with Goh.
"I know," Sasame replied, putting his hand to his forehead. "But lately, Hayate and Himeno are the only things on my mind. They both love each other, everyone can see that. But the problem is, they are both afraid to tell each other. Hayate is afraid that, because he calls her names so much, she hates him. And Himeno, she's afraid that he hates her because of how he taunts her."
"So basically, this is all Hayate's fault?" Kei asked.
"We can just hope he can control his temper today." Sasame said, looking up into the sky. "For both their sakes."
OK, well, that is the end of my first chapter. PLEASE REVIEW! I would be ever so thankful.I hope it was ok, I really liked this plotline at first, but I'm not too sure if I like how it's turning out. Oh well, if no one else likes it, I'll delete it. No biggy : )