Chapter Four

A New Found Love

Shuichi cheerfully left the house after breakfast; blessed with the ever flowing thoughts of last night. To him it was a perfect dream that could never be forgotten once you wake up. Shuichi's faced glowed with the compassion of a love sick puppy, and the light of a star. He was trapped in this peaceful dream of his, escaping the world he was presently in. Shuichi walked continuously on the sidewalk until he regained his sense and realized he was no longer in a familiar area.

"What the..." Shuichi turned around hopelessly in a panic, and retraced his step. "Where am I?" Shuichi, being the crybaby he is started to whimper while in search of home. Shuichi eventually found some stairs he remembered, lend to a store he had been before. "I guess I'll have to go this way."

Suddenly with wait a young girl came running down the stairs, with an expression of exhaustion and sadness. She moved carelessly down, when she eventually tripped and headed straight into Shuichi. Shuichi's quick reflexives caught her just before her weight had time to drag both of them down the stairs on their heads. He carried her down the last remaining steps and laid her in his lap. His hands held tight beneath her back and lower legs. He shook her until he had got a signal she was conscious. He sat her up; her head quickly rolling onto Shuichi's chest.

"Are you alright?" Shuichi yelled panicking. He shook her again until she released a moan and returned to an easy breath.

"...huh?" She opened her eyes instantly recognizing she was in his arms tightly. "Who are you?" she pointed at him confused and cute at the same time.

"Shuichi Shindo." he laughed a little and then loosened his grip. "You certainly scared me there, I was sure you were out cold. At least you never hit the ground, I think the fall just scared you into a short coma."

"Shuichi...Shindo" she repeated slowly and smiled. "I think its a cute name, Shuichi. I'm Chizuru Miyazaki. Nice to be saved by you." She stood up, still wobbly on her legs and fell back down.

"Here let me carry you." Shuichi offered his hand to her. Chizuru blushed at the site of Shuichi's warming smile. If refreshed her, and relaxed her heart that was still racing from before. She nodded shyly.

Shuichi placed his hands beneath her legs and behind her back. He pulled her up in one quick jerk and started off. The cozy rocking of being in Shuichi's arms cradled Chizuru into a peaceful day dream. She leaned her head down so it would be at Shuichi's neck and her arms wrapped around the remaining space of his neck while closing her eyes. This presence...when I'm with this boy. It's so refreshing, not like the other times. This is different. The sight of his smile just wants to make me blush. And the smell of him, just draws me closer to him. This feeling is upsetting. I know I have just met him, and he's so cute, he must have a girlfriend already. But I can't leave this feeling, this feeling of...

"Security and love." Chizuru muttered under breath.

"Huh? What you say Chizuru?" Shuichi slowed his paste.

Chizuru looked up at him still blushing with the ever growing need to be with him. "When I'm with you...I feel so secure Shuichi. Promise me Shuichi." Chizuru leaned back again so she could rest.

"Promise you what?" Shuichi blushed, When I'm with you.

"Promise me you will always protect me. Be there whenever I'm endanger or alone. Promise Shuichi?" Chizuru's voice fainted as she grew more dreary.

"Uh...ok." Shuichi promised stuttering with confusion and embarrassment.

Chizuru woke up to the loud sound of a TV. She looked around the room awhile before getting out of bed. What is this place? Is this Shuichi's room...I'm in his house. Chizuru suddenly raced to the living room, hoping to find Shuichi there.

"Shuichi dear!" Chizuru yelled running into the room instantly. She looked at the furniture and was surprised to find someone else there instead.

"Shuichi dear?" Yuki turned from the couch and stared cruelly at Chizuru, so much the action scared her into screaming loudly.

"SHUICHI! Where are you!"

Yuki covered his ears the moment she opened her mouth. "Shout the hell up you damn brat!"

"Yuki! That's no way to treat a lady!" Shuichi opened the bathroom door wearing fresh cloths as his hair soaked the collar of his sleeve-less T-shirt. Shuichi wiped his hair with the towel hung over his shoulder and sighed, "Sorry Chizuru, I didn't know where you live, and I couldn't wake you up. So I took you here instead."

Chizuru wiped the tears from her eyes and cheered up enough to cling to Shuichi's arm. "Please Shue-chi don't leave me again." She rubbed her head against his shoulder like a cat, and purring like one too.

"Shue-chi?"

"Yeah, you like?" She smiled gratefully.

"I guess it doesn't matter what you call me, does it?" Shuichi tried to laughed but found it hard to find humor in this situation.

"And who are you!" Chizuru quickly turned to Yuki angered with his presence. She stuck her finger at him, "what are you to my Shue-chi!"

Yuki grabbed a sig. and lit it quickly. He pushed back his hair and then stared coldly at her with those unreachable gold eyes of his. "Me? I'm Shuichi's lover."

Chizuru's mouth dropped and her faced squeezed tight after looking at the serious expression on Yuki's face. "Lover!"

She turned to Shuichi looking for the answer in his eyes. Shuichi blushed and nodded shamefully. He didn't think Yuki would expose there relationship to the public so quickly and so cruelly. Most of all to a girl how was obviously obsessed with him.