Sapphire Vixen
--By SunFireVixen--
Hello everyone!
Vixen here to give you an update for Sapphire Vixen!
-wipes tear- We're half way up to 200 reviews! Thank you so much!
The story will have more action very soon, especially when we enter the 30's in chapters.
Okies... now to answer reviews...
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storm-of-insanity - Okay... e-mail me then because I tried the e-mails in your profile, and one bounced back, and teh other seems to have gotten lost.
Kyogue - I know! I almost squeezed one of my friend'skitten to death. XD
ghostymangarocker - If you were Rei, wouldn't you try to find an excuse to get away from a person whom you love but they don't and they know about it, and they say to you that they don't feel that way? -forgets to breathe and passes out-
(Emerald drags Vixen away)
Emerald: Yeah, Hiwatari. bad things happen when you don't share. But hey, you can't share someone that you like. That feels bad too. Can't blame him for being angry when something you love is being taken away by someone else.
And that bastard of Sapphire's fatherdidkill Ruby, his own wife.
I'll tell Vixen that.
XPI hate mushy stuff.
Vixen has forbid me anymore, so i'll go choke her to death now, bai-bai.
bladebreakers -
I guess I could try to do that. He deserves it after what he's done to everyone.
Rei will proably come back somewhere at the end of the story.I still have to decide this.
I'm always busy, so i'll put a reminder on my computer so it will remind me to drop a review on your stories.
personne du monde - I'm sorry I didn't give a preview. I'll give one today, though!
lil' angelgrl - -points downwards-
-waves 'Go Kai!' flag- -dances in circles-
Draelya - I can't get a kitten either. I live in an apartment. -sob-
frosticdranzergal - yay! Plushie! -locks it up in metal box-
XD
Yeah. my writer's block is almost gone now. I even wrote a One-shot of MaoxRei.
-puppy eyes- review for me? XD
-munches on cookie-
Firekidd - yuppers. A week. I update every sunday... unless there's something good on tv and forget- nah, i'm kidding. XD
Odango-chan - It's okay!
XD I had one of those days too. It wasn't pretty. I had 52 e-mails waiting in there that stories had been updated. And I was only gone two days!
XD -throws Rei plushie-
-sob- yup. Poor Rei-Rei.
Thank you also to Shadw for reviewing! -throws Kai plushies everywhere-
Writer's block is almost all gone, and I've wrtten a One-Shot too! I'd like it very much if someone would drop a review.
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Chapter 29: The Secret Garden
Kai walked alongside Sapphire, and watched her as she smiled at the grey kitten in her arms, squirming. Sapphire released her, and the small kitten climbed on her shoulder. It stared at him with light green eyes.
"Mew." it said, and hopped on him. He felt his little claws trying to hold onto the shoulder of his sleeveless jacket. He stopped, and picked up the kitten. He stared down at it as he held it in his arms. "Mew?"
Sapphire laughed. "It likes you." she said, and stopped also, and scratched the kitten's small head. It leaned back into her hand. "We have to find its owner. They must be worried."
"It's a stray. It has no collar." Kai looked down at Sapphire.
"Well...maybe it lost its collar...we should-"
Kai shook his head. "It's a stray...so is it's mother. I've given them food before."
Sapphire stared up at him, and then smiled. "That's sweet, Kai."
Kai found the kitten's head very interesting all of a sudden. Sapphire's smile grew.
"We should take it back then. Its mother will want it back." Sapphire said, quickly changing the subject.
He nodded, and dropped the kitten in her arms. Sapphire followed Kai to a nearby park, trying to catch up with his swift steps. Kai stopped in front of a bush. Sapphire almost crashed into his back. He pulled aside the bushes, and Sapphire eyes widened. In a small pile of leaves, almost like a nest, lay a group of small kittens, some brown, black, or white, or all three. She placed the kitten in the middle of the small group, and it meowed happily.
"Where is its mother?" Sapphire asked, smiling down at the kittens as they crawled around the pile of leaves.
"Out to get food most likely. That's why it was out on the street; its mother wasn't there." he said quietly, crossing his arms.
"I hope she comes back soon. One of them might take off again." she said, petting one of the brown kittens. It purred softly. She smiled.
"Let's go. She might come back, and see us as a threat." Kai said, turning around, and walking away. Sapphire waved goodbye, and followed, close behind him.
She caught up, and he took her hand, and pulled her to him. She blinked in surprise a few times, and smiled. He slid his arms around her waist, pulling her body close to his. Her cheeks reddened, but she buried her face in his chest.
He stroked her hair, letting his fingers pass through the soft strands. She closed her eyes, her head pressed against his chest. She listened to Kai's quick heartbeat. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and the thumps pounded louder and faster.
"Oh, good god- Get a room."
They froze, and quickly separated. Emerald watched from atop a small tree. She smirked.
"Where the hell were you all this time? I searched every damn place, Sapphire." she said, sitting Aquamarine down, and glaring at a blushing Sapphire.
"You can't actually expect me to wait there all night, do you?" Sapphire asked, irritated, her blush fading. She crossed her arms, and glared at Emerald.
Emerald returned the glare. "Oh my, I'm sorry! You should have left a memo then." she muttered sarcastically. Sapphire stared at the covered girl Emerald had carried on her back.
"Who is that?" she asked, almost scared of the answer. The girl shuffled in her sleep. She took a step back.
Emerald sighed. "Well, when I paid Fei a small visit…" she smiled mischievously before continuing, "...I found someone else there with him. Sapphire...he made another clone."
Sapphire's pupils dilated. "What? No. He couldn't-"
"She is just like me, Sapphire. Your emotions. Except that this time he did it correctly. She has a body."
Sapphire walked over to her, and bent down. She pulled back the white lab coat to look at her face.
She saw her own face, sleeping, leaning against the tree trunk. Aquamarine shivered from the cold. Sapphire stared at her clone sadly, and then covered her again.
"She isn't wearing anything. Emerald, I need you to carry her back to my home. I have no other choice but to keep her with me...same thing goes for you." Sapphire said, glancing at Emerald. She nodded, and picked up Aquamarine, placing her on her back again. Emerald jumped off, in the direction of Sapphire's home.
Sapphire stared down at the floor, her long hair covering her face.
"How much must everyone around me suffer until the world is satisfied?" she muttered to herself.
She felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up. She met Kai's dark amethyst eyes. He stroked her cheek with the back of his hand.
"I don't suffer around you." he said softly, kissing her soft cheek. She smiled.
"Hey! Are you two coming or not! I'm not going to kill you all if you are going to try and make me wait anymore."
They froze again, and looked at Emerald, still carrying Aquamarine on her back. She gave them an angry stare. Sapphire responded with one of her own. Emerald jumped away again, and Sapphire followed.
Kai sighed, and followed. They walked back to Sapphire's home. When they got there, the rest of the team had gathered there. Max noticed them first.
"Hey guys, where-" he stopped when he spotted Emerald. She smirked.
Sapphire smiled. "It's okay, she's with us."
Emerald growled dangerously. They all took a step back. Her smirk grew.
"Emerald...you're not helping." Sapphire said, annoyed.
"I have no desire to help." she muttered, and put Aquamarine down, sitting her.
"Who's that?" Hilary asked, stepping closer.
"Another clone." Emerald said in a bored tone. They all looked at her, and took another step back.
"Is she...uhh...like Emerald?" Kenny squeaked from behind Tyson. Emerald growled in anger again. He squeaked and hid behind Tyson.
Sapphire turned to Emerald and smirked. "Is she?"
Emerald turned to the girl wrapped up the big lab coat. "You should have seen her give Fei an angry stare. She looked like she was going to jump right out and kill him." she said, looking up at Sapphire again. "Fei tried to dig inside you again. And he did this when you felt nothing but hatred."
Sapphire stared sadly down at the girl. "What is her name?" she looked up at Emerald again.
"Aquamarine. Her eye-color. Again." Emerald yawned. "Oi, that bastard has to get hobby. Other than us, because this is getting dull." She picked up Aquamarine again, and placed her on her back.
Sapphire pushed open the gates, and walked towards her home. They all followed. Sapphire knocked on the door. They saw Steven's s face through the window of the door. He opened it, and bowed. He opened it wider, and they all entered.
Tyson stared sourly at Steven. Hilary patted him on the shoulder, smiling.
"Steven, can you tell Riza to fetch clothes of my size, please?" she said, looking up at him.
"As you wish, Mistress." he said, and bowed, and ran off to look for Riza.
"Emerald, take her up to my room. I think you already know where it is." Sapphire said glaring at Emerald.
Emerald grinned, and jumped up the stairs, towards Sapphire's room. Sapphire sat on the steps. Hilary sat beside her.
"You going to be okay, Sapphire?" she asked, and Sapphire gave her a sideways glance. She nodded, and stared back at the floor.
Hilary looked up at the rest, with a worried look. Sapphire seemed to know this.
Kai stared from the wall he leaned on, with crossed arms. His amethyst eyes saw her look up, and give them all a heart-melting smile.
Another fake smile.
Kai sighed as they all smiled back. He turned his stare towards the ground.
Maybe the flower isn't happy...but she will always make all those around her be happy...
The flower lives to make others glad...But the world they delight... return nothing good.
Sapphire knew Kai had known she gave them all a fake smile.
He was the only one who could tell the difference.
Before she could wonder why, a door leading out of the hall opened. Riza peeked in.
"Mistress?"
Sapphire quickly stood up, and Riza walked over to her. She bowed respectively. "Where shall I put these, Mistress?"
Sapphire smiled at her. "My room. Emerald is there waiting for you."
Riza's eyes widened. "Mistress, isn't-"
"She's okay, Riza. Just give her the clothes. Tell Emerald to take care of her and not to let her out. Please, Riza." Sapphire said, turning around again. Riza nodded, bowed again, and quickly walked upstairs.
Sapphire looked up at them. "You guys want to go outside? I'm feeling stuffed in here."
Hilary stood up, and skipped outside. Tyson followed.
Sapphire looked over at Max. "Hey, why didn't I see you at Tyson's home in the morning?"
Max smiled. "I woke up early to go to my dad's shop."
Sapphire nodded, and happily followed the others outside. Max and Kenny followed closely behind. Kai stared as they stepped outside. He turned just in time to see Emerald walk down the stairs. She stared at him. Kai suddenly felt uneasy.
Emerald seemed to notice. She smirked.
Kai pushed himself off the wall and began to walk outside.
"Don't ignore me!" Emerald suddenly snapped. She put a hand on his shoulder. He turned to look at her.
"What are you? Anti-social?" Emerald asked mockingly. Kai started to turn around again. "Hey! You know what- never mind... chicken."
Kai continued walking, as if she wasn't even there, and followed the others outside. Emerald glared at him.
"Jerk. Tell me why you're interested in this guy, Sapphire?" she whispered to herself and watched him leave outside. An idea popped into her head as she watched his scarf whip around the door...
Sapphire looked up from the bottom of the stairs with the rest of the team as Kai closed the door behind him. Then she and Hilary giggled. Kai's eyes shot to them.
"Looks like you left something behind, Kai." she said, smiling up at him from the steps. He stared behind him, at the door. He turned back to Sapphire.
"What?" he growled.
"Your scarf." she said, smiling up at him. He turned around again. He tugged at his scarf, but the door wouldn't let go. Then they all heard laughter on the other side of the door. He opened the door, and glared down at Emerald laughing on the floor, holding the bottom of one of the ends of Kai's scarf.
She looked up at him, and released his scarf. "I warned you not to ignore me," she told him, and stood up.
Sapphire smiled up at them. "Get used to it, Emerald. And why aren't you upstairs taking care of Aquamarine?" she said, her bright eyes darkening to a glare.
She scoffed. "She can take care of herself." she said, staring uninterested at the huge garden next to the mansion.
"We can't risk her escaping." Sapphire said, raising her voice. Emerald glanced at her.
"She has no place to go. And I really don't think she would like to go back to Fei." Emerald said, her voice rising also.
"Her feelings are darker than yours, Emerald. She could do something to one of the servants in anger." Sapphire growled, glaring at her clone.
"Alright, alright." Emerald sighed, and turned to return to the mansion.
Sapphire sighed. They all stared up at her as she smiled. "Thank you, Emerald."
Emerald didn't turn around, just stopped at the door handle. She nodded, and walked back inside. Sapphire sat down on the bottom of the steps again.
Tyson's stomach rumbled. "Saph-"
"Just go into the kitchen, Tyson." Sapphire said, irritated. Tyson stood, and walked inside. Hilary giggled.
"I watched him eat seven bowls of noodles in less than ten minutes this morning, and still...his appetite never ceases to amaze me." Hilary said, leaning back and placing her head in her hands.
"Maybe what we call a stomach, he doesn't have. Instead, it's actually a bottomless pit that sucks everything in...Though, he still looks fit." Kenny said, from next to Max.
"I remember almost two years ago that he was kinda chubby, though." Max said, leaning back and looking up at the sky.
Kai smirked. 'Chubby isn't the word I'm looking for.' he thought, leaning against the wall next to the door.
Sapphire leaned back too, and looked up at the sky. She closed her eyes, smiling.
"Kai? Why don't you sit down?" Max suggested, looking up at Kai.
Kai sat down in Tyson's place, in between Sapphire and Hilary, and leaned back. Sapphire opened her eyes to look at Kai. She smiled.
After a few moments of looking up at the sky, and silence, Hilary spoke up.
"Are we going to lie here all day and wait until the meaning of life hits us?" Hilary sat up, looking down at them. Sapphire laughed.
Hilary pouted. "How long has Tyson been in there?"
"Ten minutes and 48 seconds." Kenny said. "48.7 Now-"
"Okay, Kenny!" Hilary said, irritated. Then the door opened, and Tyson stepped out.
"Finally!" Hilary said, looking up at him. Tyson smiled down at her. "What took you so long?"
"I got lost." he mumbled. The rest laughed. "Your maids sure know how to feed a growing boy, Saph."
Sapphire laughed. "They have to put up with me, so it's a wonder that you can actually stand up straight."
"You eat that much, Saph?" Max said, sitting up also. Sapphire nodded happily.
"I need lots of energy." Sapphire said, sitting up too. Kai did the same.
"Okay guys, I have to go home now. I got to be home already." Kenny suddenly said, standing up.
"Oh. Okay, Kenny." Max said.
"Bye Kenny." Sapphire said, and Kenny took off.
Sapphire stood up, and looked over at the garden. "Would you all like to take a walk in the garden?" she offered.
Max looked over at the garden. "It's... big." he said, standing up.
The rest stood also, and looked over at the garden. Hilary's eyes widened. "It looks almost like a jungle!"
Sapphire nodded. "It's huge if you look at it from my bedroom's balcony."
"Why is it so big?" Max asked, and they all started to walk towards the garden.
"It was my grandmother that said that she wanted a garden." she said as they walked over to the white picket fence. "It takes a lot of time just to prune the roses...at the front." She pushed open the fence door, and they stepped inside.
"Whoa..." Hilary said, staring at the huge flowers and tall trees. Sapphire smiled.
"I haven't been in here many times...only once or twice. But already I know most of it," she said, putting a hand on one of the tree's bark. It had a green mark on it.
Kai looked up at a cherry blossom tree. The soft wind pulled the small flowers from the branches, and they slowly floated down. They all stood still and made no noise at all. They heard bird chirps, the wind, and-
"Sapphire, is there a waterfall nearby?" Max said his eyes wide.
Sapphire smiled and nodded. "A small one... and a small lake."
She led them down a narrow path, and they followed. The running water became louder, and finally Sapphire pulled one of the leaves back.
"You call this a garden? It looks more like a mini-jungle!" Tyson blurted out. Hilary giggled.
"Well, my grandmother always liked big things." Sapphire said, squeezing through the huge leaves and stopping at the edge of a small lake. A very low waterfall was seen at the other end. They watched as a small bird landed on one of the rocks, and dipped it's beak in the water.
"It's so pretty!" Hilary said, clasping her hands together, and sighing admiringly at the waterfall. Sapphire crouched down at the edge of the water, and smiled at her reflection. Hilary joined her. She smiled down at Sapphire's reflection. They both giggled, and sat down at the edge.
"You can put your feet in the water if you want." Sapphire said, taking off her black shoes. "The fish won't bite your feet."
Hilary stopped untying her shoes and turned to Sapphire. "Fish?"
Sapphire nodded. "They're all Koi." she said, pointing at the water. "See? There's one!"
Hilary stared down at the water, and a small white and orange fish swam under the water, saw her, and quickly swam away. Hilary smiled. "Are there many?"
"No. Just five or seven. Riza doesn't like seeing pets die, so she only asked for a few." Sapphire said, putting her shoes to the side, and slowly placing her feet in the water. "They are all male, so they can't reproduce."
Hilary nodded and placed her feet in the water. Max walked over and sat between Hilary and Sapphire. "Can you swim in the water?" he asked, He put one of his fingers in and made small circles in the water.
"Not here. You might squash or hit the fish. If you kill any of them, Riza will track you down and kill you, no matter what I say." she said, laughing.
Max's blue eyes widened, and turned to Sapphire. His fingers made ripples on the surface of the water.
Sapphire leaned back on her elbows. Tyson joined them and sat next to Hilary. She smiled at him as he sat down cross-legged.
"I wish we could though." Sapphire said, closing her eyes.
Tyson and Max started to take off their shoes. They both tossed them over their shoulders, and placed their feet in the water. Max turned to Kai.
"Aren't you going to join us, Kai?" Max asked, turning his head behind him.
Sapphire opened her eyes. She had forgotten he was there. She turned around and looked up at him hopeful.
He shook his head, and leaned back on one of the trees. Sapphire frowned. He stared down at her for a moment, and closed his eyes and crossed his arms. Sapphire sighed.
"You okay, Kai?" she asked, turning around to look at him.
Kai opened his eyes half way and stared down at her worried face. He gave a nod.
It's not me that I'm worried about...
He pushed himself off the tree, and turned around and walked away into the tall leaves.
Sapphire stared sadly at his back before he disappeared. She sighed, and continued to rest, and moved her toes in the water. She smiled a bit, and tilted her head up at the sky.
The treetops covered most of the sun, only small streams of light peeking through the branches. A small blue bird emerged from its hidden place on a tree branch, and flew away. Her smile grew.
She closed her eyes.
"I'm taking a nap, so Tyson, shaddup." Sapphire heard Hilary say.
Sapphire opened her eyes and looked over to Hilary taking Tyson's hat, lying down, and placing the hat in front of her face, to keep all the light out of her eyes.
"Aright." Tyson mumbled, and then turned to Max. "Hey, Max...let's find bugs to put in Hilary's hair!" he whispered. Max smiled cutely, and nodded.
They grabbed their shoes, and quickly put them on. Hilary didn't seem to hear, and kept on sleeping. Both boys stood up, and ran away laughing.
Sapphire looked at Hilary as she turned around and lay on the grass, and holding Tyson's hat in her arms. Sapphire stood up.
"I'm going somewhere." Sapphire said, looking down at the ground, then back at Hilary on the grass. She picked up her shoes.
"Okay."
"Will you be alright here, alone?"
Hilary nodded. "Yeah… Tyson and Max will be back soon." she said, looking up at Sapphire.
She nodded, and started to walk away. She pushed back the leaves, and stepped over the tree roots on bare feet. Then she heard two familiar voices.
"Maybe we can smell our way back! Come on Tyson, start sniffing!"
SMACK!
"Oww."
"I'm not stupid, Max. I know I can find our way back! See, we just take turn here-"
CRASH-
THUD.
"Whoa, Tyson, you okay?"
"Oww..."
Sapphire pushed back the leaves, and stared down at Tyson on the floor and Max crouched next to him.
"I swear that tree jumped right in front of me..." Tyson mumbled.
"What are you two doing?"
Max looked up at Sapphire. His face immediately brightened. "Tyson! Tyson wake up! We're not going to die in a forest after all, surviving on dead birds and bugs!"
Max clasped his hands together in glee. Tyson stood up, and looked down at Sapphire, and his eyes widened. He rooted.
Sapphire stared at them irritated, and then started to walk away.
"Wait!" They shouted before she could disappear. She looked up at their worried faces.
"What?"
"We got kind of lost." Max said, smiling sheepishly. Tyson nodded.
"What do you mean lost? Hilary's right over there!" Sapphire said, pointing over to where she had appeared earlier, less than 10 feet away.
"Oh." they both said, and their shoulders slumped, and they looked down at the ground in misery. Sapphire rolled her eyes and stared at them.
"Well, it was fun getting lost, but I have to go to my dad's before one in the afternoon." Max said, scratching the back of his head.
"Exit's right here." Sapphire said, and pulled back some leaves right next to her. The path they had walked before when they had entered the large garden appeared.
"Okay then. Bye Sapphire. Bye, Tyson." Max said, and took the path Sapphire pointed out.
Tyson then took the path Sapphire had pointed towards Hilary. Sapphire sighed, and took a much different direction, off of the path...
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Meanwhile...
Tyson peeked behind the leaves, and saw Hilary sleeping, curled up in a ball, wearing Tyson's hat. He grinned, and checked if anyone else was there.
When he was sure, he stepped out, and took out of his pocket a large flower Tyson had plucked when Max wasn't looking.
He stared down at the quite large red flower, and crouched beside Hilary.
She slowly opened her mahogany eyes, and looked up at Tyson. She frowned, and turned over to her other side. He stared confusedly down at her back.
He lay down beside her, and pulled her towards him. She let out a small gasp as he slid his arms around her waist, and held one of her hands in his. He held her tight and possessively.
"Find any bugs to put in my hair?" she said, trying to push him away.
"Nope. None were worthy of your hair," he responded. She giggled. "I found this instead."
He showed her the flower. Hilary smiled, and took the flower. She turned around, and smiled up at him. "Thanks, Tyson."
He nodded, took off his hat off her head, and tucked the flower's stem behind her ear, then leaned down for a kiss.
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Kai pulled away the leaves softly, trying not to make a noise. Sapphire made that impossible, as she walked very fast.
He had seen her walk by the tree he was leaning on, waiting for the others, and decided to follow her. She seemed to be in a hurry, as she walked rather fast towards her destination.
At last, she crouched down, in front of a small tree with giant leaves. She got down on all fours, and pulled back the leaves, revealing a small tunnel-like entrance.
Kai, hidden, pulled down some leaves and watched her crawl inside, and pull back down the leaves covering the secret entrance again.
He waited until he was sure she was gone, and pulled back the leaves himself. He didn't want to stain his clothes, but he needed to know where she had gone in such a hurry, so he got down on all fours, and climbed in.
The tunnel was dark, narrow, but not dirty. It seemed like if it was built just big enough for Kai to fit. He kept crawling until he saw a light at the end.
He crawled faster, and finally exited the tunnel. What met his eyes surprised him.
A very large lake and tons of trees surrounded it, and Sapphire sat on a large rock in the middle of the lake. Her small feet were in the water, and she stared down at her reflection. Strands of wet hair covered her face.
He stood up, and approached her. She still didn't look up, only stared down at the clear water. He dusted off his clothes, and walked over to the edge of the lake. Kai crossed his arms, and looked at Sapphire.
"Sapphi-"
"You shouldn't have followed."
Kai's eyes widened. "Don't tell me what not to do."
She looked up at him. "This was my secret place." she said, and removed her feet from the water, and stood up. She stared down at the water. "Please don't tell the others. This is the only place I can be alone."
He noticed her face was wet, and so were her clothes.
Kai nodded, and stood on the edge of the water. She looked at him, and then down at the water again. She then dived into the water with a splash, and swam towards him. She finally stopped at the edge of the lake, and looked up at him. He crouched down, and pulled her out.
He held her waist tightly as she shivered from the cold. He pulled her closer, he didn't seem to care that his own clothes were getting wet.
She wrapped her arms around his neck, and they lay next to each other in silence. She buried her face in his chest, and hid her face inside his jacket, trembling.
He stared down at her hair, and passed his hand up her back, and stopped at her head.
"I think I change my mind." she said, her voice muffled. She looked up at him with a smile. "I don't want to be alone."
Kai stared at her for a moment, and then gave a small amused smile. She sat up. Kai did the same.
He started to nuzzle her neck. She laughed. He looked up at her again.
"You're ticklish." he said, another amused smile creeping over his lips. She nodded. Sapphire soon regretted telling him this.
She fell to the grass, laughing, as he tickled her stomach. She pushed him away, and then he stopped. She soon stopped giggling.
"Don't do that...anymore..." she said between breaths. He smiled down at her and she pushed him away from her.
She stopped laughing, and he stroked her hair.
"I told you can't tell me what not to do." he whispered in her ear. She smiled, and leaned against him. He sat back, his elbows supporting him and Sapphire. She panted softly as she rested against him.
Sapphire slowly started to close her eyes. Kai then sat up, and she looked up at him.
"Sapphire..."
She turned around to look at him. "Yeah?" She looked up at him with big, curious, sapphire-blue eyes.
Kai stared down at her for a moment. "I..." He sighed.
She tugged at his shirt. "What?" she whined.
He shook his head. "Never mind."
Her irritated eyes looked up at him and he smiled. Kai leaned down to kiss her, but she turned her face, so he caught her cheek instead. He frowned, but kissed her neck instead.
"Tell me!" she suddenly said. He stared down at her.
"Believe me. If I try, I'll be interrupted." he said, holding her face close to his.
"There's nobody else but us. And unless someone saw you come in, there's no way someone could interrupt us." she said, pouting.
He shook his head. "Well, whatever's stopping me, it has to have a reason." he said quietly, and lay back again.
"Fine." she mumbled, and then lay down on him. He stared down at her smile for a moment before a small smile forming on his own lips. He closed his eyes, and relaxed.
Sapphire pulled at blade of grass, and tugged at it until it came off. She tickled Kai's nose, and he opened his eyes half way and sneezed. She giggled. He smiled down at her.
"We should go now. It's getting dark." he said, sitting up. She opened her eyes and stood up, and Kai did the same, and they dusted off their clothes.
She laughed. "You have grass stains on your pants, Kai!" she pointed at his knees.
He stared down at his knees. Small dark green stains showed on his knee's purple pants. He smiled at her amused smile.
She ran to the exit, and he picked up her shoes, and followed her. Before she crouched down, her face became red.
"Uhh, you go first Kai," she said. She stared down at the grass, a red haze across her cheeks slowly forming.
He stared her as she tugged at her black skirt, as if trying to cover her legs. He caught the clue, and he smirked.
He crawled in first, and Sapphire followed.
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Meanwhile...
Hilary sat up, and hugged herself. "I'm cold." she mumbled.
Tyson took off his jacket, and put it around Hilary's shoulders.
She stared at his jacket for a moment, and smiled up at him. "Thanks."
He nodded, and stood up. We should go find Sapphire. We need to go home." he said, and stood up, and looked around.
"Maybe she went back to her own home. Though that'd be mean...just leaving us here." Hilary said, standing up.
Tyson nodded, and starting to walk back to where they had come from. Hilary picked up her shoes, and followed Tyson.
"There are rocks here." Tyson said, stopping her from walking any further.
"I'll put my shoes-"
"Here." Tyson bent low, offering to carry Hilary on his back.
"Okay..." she said, and wrapped her arms around her neck. He pulled her on her back, and Tyson started to walk, holding Hilary's legs so she wouldn't fall off.
He pulled back the leaves with one arm, and looked at the trees, following the foot tracks of before. He finally came up to a small path that lead them out.
He kicked open the door, and stepped out.
"We're free!" Hilary yelled, and tossed her arms in the air in joy. But Tyson collapsed, and landed face-down on the cement ground.
"Oww..."
Hilary sat on his back, and stared down at his face on the ground. "Sorry."
She stood, and turned to see Sapphire and Kai exit the garden also.
"There you are. We were looking for you." Sapphire said, and then stared at Tyson on the floor. She smiled.
"Again, Tyson?" she giggled. "What did you crash into now? The air?"
He groaned from the floor, and then stood up. He dusted off his clothes. He glared at Sapphire.
"Yeah, well, we have to go home, Sapphire. It's getting late." Hilary said, putting her shoes on.
"Okay." she said, and they walked away. She turned to Kai. "You're going too, Kai?"
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson look back at Kai before disappearing behind the gates. He turned back to Sapphire.
"May I stay here?"
Sapphire looked up at him surprised. "Sure. I'll call Steven to give you a room. Would you like to have dinner first?"
He nodded, and they walked together back to Sapphire's home.
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After dinner...
Kai wrapped his arm, hiding the large scrape on his arm that he had forgotten about in the morning.
In the dark, Kai took off his jacket, and pulled his shirt over his head. He tossed them both on his bed, and then took a white shirt from the closet.
After he changed, he crawled in bed, and pulled his bed covers over him.
He sighed as he stared at the ceiling, his hands under his head.
'Something is always interrupting me every time I try to tell her. This time, I stopped myself. Even though I didn't want to.'
'Whatever's stopping me is serious about me not telling her how I feel…'
'She doesn't seem to know it, and she hasn't said anything, but she doesn't seem to want to be away from me either.'
He closed his eyes, and turned over to his side, and quickly fell asleep.
That night, he dreamed of something rather strange...
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Kai turned around, covering his eyes. Everything was white and blinding. The light then slowly faded, and he looked around. He blinked a few times, trying to adjust to the light.
He stood in the middle of an endless field of green grass.
He turned around again, viewing his surroundings. Nothing but grass, the sky, and...
A girl sitting on top of a hill. She seemed to spot him, because the bird that sat on her finger flew away, and she held a small pink flower in her other hand.
She wore a silver dress that covered her feet, and that showed her neck, and the sleeves started a little bit below her shoulders, revealing some of her chest.
Her face brightened when she looked at him, and she said something he could not hear. She seemed familiar…
She smiled, and ran towards him. As she came closer, he could see her silver hair shine in the sun.
"S…S-Sapphire?"
She ran faster, and more of her features became clearer. Her hair was much shorter, and only went down to her shoulders, unlike Sapphire's. Her hair was pure metallic-like silver, with no gold.
But it was the same face, same small nose, same full lips, same big curious eyes... but they were a blood red.
He took a step back. This person…this girl…wasn't Sapphire.
As she approached him, her pretty smile grew bigger. At last, she jumped in his arms, and wrapped her own thin arms around his neck.
She laughed with glee. "Konnosuke!" she said happily, burying her face in his chest. "You've come for me…"
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nya-nyah. I love cliffhangers now. XD
But i'll give a small preview to make sure you come back to my story next week:
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She smiled happily as she leaned on his shoulder, and Kai stared down at her silver hair, being picked up by the soft wind.
"Oh, Konnosuke... I missed you so much. Please, Konno-kun, don't make me leave. I can't sleep if you're not there."
Kai continued to stare down at her, surprised. Tears began to form at the corners of her big eyes.
"I want to be able to sleep again, Konno. Let me sleep beside you, in a world where no one will disturb us. Where no one will separate us. Where we will always be together...forever."
She hiccupped, and looked up at Kai.
"Konno? Please say yes. I want to be with you forever. Heaven...isn't Heaven without you."
Kai stared down at her, tears clouding her pink and puffy eyes. She seemed so sad, so lonely, and she looked so much like Sapphire-
He held her tightly, hoping her tears would stop. She smiled, and buried her face in his chest.
"You make me so happy, Konno. I love you."
Kai's eyes widened. He stared down at her. Her appearance was so similar to Sapphire. And he desired so much for her to say those precious little words.
"I…I lo-"
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-runs away giggling insanely-
-Emerald and Aquamarine shrug-
Emerald: I can't believe she invented me.
Aquamarine: This proves the theory of every inventorbeing insane.
Emerald: What rotten luck.
Aquamarine: Please review. -nudges Emerald-
Emerald: Eh? oh- uhh... Thank you for reading. Come back next week or i'll stab you with my extra long nails. -maniacal laughter-
Aquamarine: Oo Don't let her scare you. She knows very well she'll get kicked out if she kills anybody today.
She's got 8 warnings yesterday... poor fellows. Well, they are in a happier place now. I mean, anywhere is good if it's Emerald-free.
We'll see you next week. -waves-