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Chapter 4 - Their Secret Place

They walked to his vehicle, talking the entire way. They felt as ease with each other and felt as if they had known each other for years. Miaka also felt safe when Tamahome was around. Maybe it was the fact that he saved her from a group of bad men, she didn't know. All she knew was that she should stay by his side for as long as she could.

When they got back to the apartment's parking lot, he lead her to his vehicle. Miaka was shocked when her eyes fell on a brand-new black Chevrolet Silverado that Tamahome was walking towards. Miaka would have never guessed that he drove a sleek truck like that. Even more surprising though, was when Tamahome walked around the truck to open the passenger door for her. She smiled at him as she got in. He then shut the door behind her as she got seated. She watched him as he hurriedly walked to the other side of the truck and got in.

Once he got inside, he started it up and they were off. He drove through town and out of it. Before she realized it, he had driven her to a unfamiliar deserted road, and was still driving further from town.

Miaka began to have second thoughts about going with him. She wondered what he could possibly want to show her that is all the way away from town. She also wondered if she made the right choice in trusting him. As she was about to suggest that they turn around and go back to town, he pulled the truck off to the side of narrow road and parked it.

"We're here," he said as he got out of the truck. Meanwhile, Miaka wondered if getting out was a good idea or not.

While she was contemplating her situation, Tamahome ran around the vehicle to open the passenger side door for her. He was nervous, considering he had never shown anyone else this place. It was about midway up a mountain behind the town, and at this time, the roads were always deserted because nobody liked to through the mountains at night. He could only wonder what thoughts were going through Miaka's mind. He got to her door and opened it. Forcing a nervous smile, Miaka stepped out of the truck. Behind her, she heard the truck door close with a quiet click.

Miaka was feeling a little panicked as she stood outside the truck, facing Tamahome. "Come. It's just across the road," Tamahome encouraged her.

She glanced across the street to see what her impending doom was. She actually didn't see anything suspicious. Seeing her hesitation, Tamahome gently took hold of her left hand and slowly led her to the other side of the road. He watched as her face lit up in delight at what she saw. "Wow! Its so beautiful!"

And it was. Below the mountain was a view of the entire city of Konan.

"This is my secret place," Tamahome explained, looking down at the dirt on the ground. "I've never shown it to anyone else besides you."

"Wow, how did you find a place like this?" Miaka inquired.

Tamahome thought for a minute. "I needed a place to think one day, and just happened to come across this place, " Tamahome explained. "I often come here when I have something that's troubling me."

Miaka smiled at him and suddenly realized that he was still holding her hand. She blushed, and Tamahome noticed. He quickly let go of her hand. "Sorry, I didn't mean to," he apologized.

She didn't mind his hand holding her. But she thought she did something wrong when he took his hand away. Curious about what had happened, she looked up at him to see that he was blushing as well. She smiled and looked back out at the city below them. "So, this isn't your secret place anymore. Now it's our secret place."

Tamahome smiled at her words, realizing that they were true. He put his arm around her shoulders. "Yeah, its our secret place."

They stood in the glow from the city lights for an hour. They slowly walked back to the silverado and Tamahome drove back to her apartment.

As Tamahome walked Miaka to her door, Miaka knew that she didn't want to leave him. However, they got to her door, said their goodbyes and she watched as he turned away from her and walked away. She turned and unlocked her door.

Just as she was opening her door, she heard thundering footsteps coming in her direction. A little startled, she turned her head only to see Tasuki coming towards her at a lightening speed.