Thank you for the people who took the time to review the first chapters...I hope I can keep this up. Sorry if it took too long for this, cause I also have work to think about….. well, here's the next installment...
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Irvine was in the "secret area" of the Training Center, tapping his foot and looking at his watch. He's been waiting for an hour and 20 minutes for that girl, and if it wasn't for her "borrowing" his hat he would be somewhere else right now, maybe meeting a few cute girls and collecting phone numbers along the way.
"...well, not exactly;" he muttered to himself.
He always did this to her for a reason. That girl has always been so energetic, so lively, and so damn BUSY with the world that she can't even see a bunch of roses beside her computer with a note saying that he'll be at the Training Center at 7pm.
He presumed she'd never find it, with her busy with her diary and School Festival hoopla and all. Which was right.
This was his last chance to see her before he set out on an errand that the Headmaster gave him; it might take him two or three weeks before he got back, at least. As much as he was annoyed by that girl, he DID like her, anyway.
And he believes in the old saying that you have to say everything you need to say to your loved ones before you leave...it just might be the last time.
He looked out to the horizon. He couldn't see the moon, but there were a ton of stars out that night.
"perfect night for a smooch;" he thought to himself; but he knew that would never happen.
He was here to try to clear his thoughts; to convince himself that he can do that errand...mission...whatever...
A voice. "If she's not here in another 10 minutes, I'm going."
"...Oh, she'll be here. You don't have to worry." Irvine turned around to the person he was speaking to.
A young girl, just about his age, was there. You'll likely pass her by as another cute student at the Garden, with the glasses, the braids and the innocent look. a bit TOO innocent, that is.
She smiled.
"She'd better, or I'll have you all to myself."
Irvine looked at her critically, up and down, and snickered. "You suck at disguises, hun."
"Hmm? How so?"
Irvine ticked off the points with his fingers. "1.You're smiling too much; 2.no geek girl in her right mind would even think of going in the Training Center alone; and 3.Your chest draws too much attention."
The girl winked at him. "You really know how to compliment a lady, do you? "
Irvine put his hands in his pockets and smiled. "I'd never miss a girl's good points."
"well then, how about her? She's a geek; she smiles too much, and, well...hmmm, I guess I'm better than her, am I?"
The girl took a step closer to Irvine, and took off her glasses. From an innocent schoolgirl, her gaze changed to one with an angelic fire, serious and searching. Irvine just kept his composure, and turned back to the balcony.
"Just 'cuz the Headmaster told you to tag along with me dosen't mean you have to play trampy mind games. We can go out for a date after I finish this, if you like."
"Such the ladies' man." The woman joined him. "How I wish you could keep it that way."
"What're you trying to say?"
"Can you really do that to her?"
Irvine didn't answer.
"As expected." The girl sighed. "But you have to."
Irvine was asking himself the same question. Can he really do it?
"Remember the order, Kinneas."
No, Irvine thought to himself. like hell I'll remember.
"Go to hell you WILL, Irvine."
That broke his train of thought. "How in blazes..."
The girl looked at him, with that glare. " If you can't do it, I'll make sure you will. That's why the Headmaster sent me."
She smiled, and put her glasses back on. "And, speaking of which, here she is right now. Better make it good."