Okay Hi all….here it is……the LOOONG awaited CH. 3 ……..Hope ya'll like it.
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Chapter 3 – Loving You, (To Your Song. By Ewan McGregor)
/- thoughts
" "- spoken words
"My Gift is My Song and this one's for you…."
" Shizuma……Do you love me?"….Ryoko sighed softly, trying hard not to cry. " Why shizuma?...Why are you here?" She closed her eyes and silently willed the tears to go away.
"Ryoko….Are you hurt…are you in any pain?" She opened her eyes to find a pair of Blue eyes looking into her own. She could feel her heart tightening in her chest, her lungs threatened to stop working. / Did he hear me/ " I…yes…I mean…no….I'm fine. What happened? Why are you here Shizuma?" her voice turned cold….maybe he just wanted to save her so that he could be the one to beat her…that was probably why he was here. To finish what he must have thought was unfinished. She wanted to cry again. /Why can't he love me/
"And you can tell everybody that this is your song,
It may be quite simple but now it's done…."
Shizuma lifted his head off her stomach. He should have figured she'd be mad….after all she said she hated him. Why wouldn't she be mad. He had interfered with her life again. But no matter how mad she was he had to tell her. She had to know the truth. /come on Shizuma get yourself together….you have to tell her that you love her…..you have to give your heart peace. Even if she doesn't love you back at least you can rest knowing that you told her…/ " Ryoko…." His voice was soft….she couldn't bear this new side of him….no harsh words….no yelling…..he was looking at her like as if he would never see her again… and it seemed to be killing him on the inside. She wanted to crumble….to pull him close and tell him what her heart ached to tell him…..but she didn't want to be hurt…..she didn't want to lose him completely. At least if he was mad she could always seem him, even if it was only to spit cruel words at each other…. /please don't leave me Shizuma….I need you…I love you./
" I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind,
That I put down in words, how wonderful life is,
Now that you're in the world…"
He stood up. After this he'd have to leave. She'd throw him out otherwise. He looked down at her. She looked so frail. He flashed back to the fight that almost killed her. One more second and she wouldn't be here right now. She had only taken half a blow. If the boxer had landed a full blow she'd be dead. In fact he had thought she was. He could remember her eyes when she had turned and screamed his name. Her eyes. Her eyes had held him there….it was almost like she was calling out to his heart…his soul. " Ryoko ….. I'm here because you were hurt…" she sighed. It figured that he was only here to make sure no one hurt her but him. " And because I have to say something to you….you might not like it, but if I am ever to move on with my life …if I am ever to be human again you must hear this…" Her eyes snapped to his. / If he is ever going to be human? What is this that is tearing him up so bad/ she refused to believe it had anything to do with his feelings towards her. She knew he didn't have any. Wasn't that why he always tried to fight her? She was confused….here in front of her was a Shizuma who seem terribly hurt. "Shizuma…" He shook his head…he wouldn't let her distract him now that he was this close.
" I sat on the roof and kick off the moss,
Well some of the verses, well they, they got me quite cross,
But the sun's been kind while I wrote this song,
It's for people like you who keep it turned on…"
He looked her deep in the eyes, and for half a second Ryoko felt his love like a tidal wave hitting her in the gut…and then her world exploded. " Ryoko…" he moved his face so close to hers, she could feel his breath. " Ryoko…. I'm sorry. I only challenged you to be near you. I fought you because I was afraid that if you knew how I felt you would laugh or reject me and I thought that to avoid that pain I could just force myself to hate you….but instead I turned myself into a monster….something not even human….I know I can't have you but I have to tell you the truth…" She felt her breath disappear. "Ryoko…. I love you….I love you so much that when I thought I would lose you forever I almost killed myself with grief. But no that you know I can move on…. Thank you Ryoko….thank you for being you….maybe another day another time….you could have loved me too…." He leaned forward and placed the softest and sweetest kiss that Ryoko had ever dreamed of upon her lips….and then before she could blink it was over and he was gone. The gentle breeze flowing through her window, was the only sign of his passing. And for once in her life the tears flowed free.
"So excuse me for forgetting, but these things I do,
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue,
Anyway the thing is, what I really mean,
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen…"
She sat there stunned. Her heart was bursting with both love and fear. How she had longed for his love, but now that she had it he was gone. How was she going to show him that she too loved him more than life itself? She was so engrossed in her own thoughts that she didn't see Hitomi walk in. "If you'll excuse me Miss Ryoko….I think that you would be wise to get up and go after him…" Ryoko looked at her… "How did you…." "Miss Ryoko I've always known….I had just always hoped that you'd both tell each other on your own. Trust me on this for once Miss Ryoko……..Go to him…Tell how you feel…..Tell him before it's too late" She smiled at her then turned to walk away " Your both like a half a piece… you need each other to be whole…" and with that Hitomi disappeared. / Hitomi's right…..I need Shizuma…. I have to tell him…now/ She jumped out of bed…wincing at her bruised ribs as the pain flooded her brain. Pushing her pain aside she rush out the door. As soon as she was outside she stopped in surprise. Azumi was there waiting in her limo. " I think Ryoko that you might need a ride….Shizuma is moving quite fast on his bike…" She smiled holding the door open. " But I know we can catch him if you hurry…" " Azumi….you knew…?" " Ryoko everyone knew but apparently you two….no are you coming?" Ryoko ran to the limo and jumped in. " We have to find him quick….before he leaves town…" Ryoko sounded panicked.. "Ryoko don't worry…my driver can find him…" and with that they were speeding off into town.
"And you can tell anybody that this is your song,
It maybe quite simple but now it is done,
I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind
That I put down in words, how wonderful life is,
Now that you're in the world…"
Suddenly out of the limo window Ryoko could see a lone man on a large bike….his blue hair blowing around him like a blue flame. Ryoko opened the limos moon roof and climbed up. She could hear Azumi calling her name but she didn't care. " SHIZUMA…" she screamed. He turned his head. He'd know that voice anywhere. " Ryo.…" before he could finish, she leapt from the limo towards him. His arm snaked around her waist as he slammed on the brake. She landed safely in his arms and as she was about to open her mouth to speak he set her down as his voice rolled over her. " ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND? YOU COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. WHAT WHERE YOU THIN…." She pressed her mouth to his. Effectively silencing him. " I love you too….don't leave." He blinked. " What?" she smiled at his confused look and kissed him again this time a little longer. " I said I love you too and please don't go." As his brain started to realize the impact of her words, his arms wrapped around her crushing her to him. " As long as you promise to remember that you said that, I'd stay here forever!" She smiled at him. " Forever?... you promise?" He held her looking down into her eyes. His heart overflowing with love for her. " Yeah…I promise. Forever!"
"I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind,
That I put down in words, how wonderful life is,
Now you're in the world!"
End
Well what do ya'll think? Is this the final chapter…..or is there maybe one more up my sleeve…..Your Guess…MWHAHAHAHAHAHA!