Rikku: Hey, thanx everyone for your reviews.
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Nat: Arigatou!!
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dranzy: Interesting story on the water bottle. Yeah, why ARE you asking me all those questions? I thought my fic was too mushy-gushy for ya. :P Haha, just kidding with ya, dranz. Thanx for the info on Harry Potter3, lol, I can't watch to watch it!
Hannah Kyouyama: Awww! Don't worry, I'll never be on a writer's block... not while I'm so interested in this fic! And definetely not while I have such faithful reviewers!! As for their reaction... just keep on reading to find out!
I guess there's nothing important I have to tell you... oh yes, there is. Anywho, this story's gonna start getting REALLY interesting in either this chapter of the next (I haven't decided yet), something BIIIIG is going to happen, but I'm not gonna tell you, yet. The previous chapters were more of a beginning, I had to wait until Miho and Horo had settled in to start the dilemma that might- keyword: 'might'- severely effect the two lovebirds.
But that's all I'm gonna tell ya. You'll just have to wait and see...
Tee-hee, I just love putting my readers in suspense! Oh yeah, and be ready for a load full of cliff hangers... evil smirk
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Winter of Love
Chapter 9: Knowing That You Care...
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"YOU'RE WHAT!?"
Horo sighed at his sister's reaction. During our walk back to the shrine from the park, we had agreed that it would have been best if we told the others about our situation as soon as we returned... But, at the moment, this idea seemed to be one of the worst we had ever displayed. "We're... um... dating."
"YEAH, I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME... BUT... WHAAAT!?"
I sighed in frustration. "If you're not happy-"
"OF COURSE I'M NOT HAPPY!" Pirika screeched. "Why didn't you tell me before? And why didn't you come back sooner?"
"Listen..." Yoh interjected. "They were probably just hanging out... that's what couples do."
I watched as Yoh cast a hopeful glance at Anna. She, however, didn't notice this.
"Oh, might as well get married while you're at it!" Pirika sneered sarcastically.
Anna rolled her eyes. "How long do we have to put up with this?"
"Long enough to drive me insane." I replied. "I don't know about you, but I'm getting out of here while I can."
And with that said, I slowly sneaked passed Pirika, entering the hallroom leading out of the living room. Anna watched me with devious eyes before giving in and heading for the kitchen, putting my sneak-y-ness to complete shame since she got away without as much as one sweat of effort.
Yoh and Manta, however, didn't leave, seeing as they were so interested into the argument that just began between the two siblings.
Men...
I began to walk down the hall, stopping only once to give one last glance at my boyfriend's problem. I laughed as Pirika's hands formed into fists, bringing out a loud yelp from Horo.
I pitied him...
really.
It's just... that's how things would work in our realtionship...
We laughed at each other...
We made each other smile...
That's how the deal went...
It kept us happy.
I gave out a light chuckle as Pirika began pulling Horo into the kitchen by his ear. Poor Anna...
I mean Horo. Heh-heh...
I took this as a cue to leave, so turning on my heal, I began making my way to my bedroom. However, on my way, I managed to catch a small peak from the slightly open backdoor, revealing another visitor of the shrine.
What was HE doing there?
I slid the door completely open and stepped out. Now that I had a better look, I actually knew what he was doing- it interested me...
"Hey..." I greeted.
"....."
Of course, I didn't expect an answer... I mean, it was Ren. (Rikku: Who did you think it was?)
He began swinging his sword around rapidly, pausing only to take a short breath, then returning to the routine again.
Training...
Men... (Rikku: Heh-heh...)
Minutes flew by as I watched his training with such interest... his sword techniques where amazingly fast and complex- though they seemed so easy to him. I watched closely, thinking about how well I would fair against an opponent that strong...
It was then that it hit me. Like a boulder crushing against the back of my skull, sending me flying, then face-faulting into a large pile of hard rocks, causing me then to cry in such agony, triggering a massive avalanche of harder rocks rolling down a steep sand-made hill at such an amazing speed, then...
I think you got the point.
"How 'bout we play a lil one on one? Y'know, like in a training sorta way? With weapons an' all?"
This, finally, caught Ren's attention, he lowered his sword, turned and revealed a very serious face dripping with sweat. "I heard you're quite the fan of martial arts... right?"
I grinned. "Are you kidding? I live and breathe martial arts!"
"Ok..." Ren smirked. "Then I accept your challenge."
"Great!" I cried, my perkiness kicking in once again. "But there's one thing."
"What?"
"Yeah..." I chuckled backing up, closer and closer to the shrine. "I have to change, 'cause there's no way I'm gonna fight in a skirt!"
Giving another small laugh, I turned to enter the shrine, faintly hearing a sigh and Ren muttering: "Women..."
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I came running back to the backyard dressed in a white and red hakama, (Rikku: I'm not too sure if that's the right word to address it by; try picturing what Motoko (Love Hina) wears- just in different colours) holding my kitana firmly in my right hand.
Ren was leaning against a tree with his sword stabbed into the dirt beside him. His look showed impatience and annoyance. How long did I really take?
"Are you sure you want to fight me?" he asked non-chalantly.
"Of course." I replied, tying my kitana around my waist. "I'm bored stiff."
...Or so, I claimed to be.
...The reason why I had challenged Ren was not only because I had nothing to do, OR because I needed the training...
...Rather, because I wanted to learn more about him... during my stay, I had never spoken a word to him and he had never given me so much as a glance... the training was more of a way to introduce myself, since it was just about the only thing we had in common...
Oh yeah, and our strange attachment to certain siblings... glances around, whistling innocently
"Alright then." Ren sighed, pulling his sword out from the dirt. "I don't know your strength yet, so I won't go easy on you."
"That's the last thing I want, anyway." I smirked.
Ren swung his sword over his shoulder. "Shall we begin?"
"Not yet."
The shaman sighed again. "What now? Is your hakama not comfortable enough for ya?"
I could tell he was really getting pissed now. "No... It's just, why are you here? We all know how scared you are of Pirika, one would think that the last place you would want to be is here."
"It's not like I wanted to be here." Ren answered. "It's because I have no choice."
"Are you trying to tell me Pirika forced you into coming here?"
"Um...gulp... yeah..."
I bit the insides of my cheeks to prevent myself from laughing hysterically. I mean, the almighty Ren Tao, actually gave in to a younger girl's commands? Sigh... If only I were there to see that...
"Are you done?" Ren demanded, his face bright red from the embarassment.
"Not quite... but," I pulled my kitana out from it's sheath and held it firmly with one hand only. "I'll have time to laugh about that later. Right now, I have a 'fight' to settle'."
"About time." Ren grinned, pulling his sword off of his shoulder and bringing it before him. "This will end as soon as it starts."
With that said, the egotistical boy charged at me with his sword ready to strike me. Unfortunately for him, I managed to dodge the attack, jump over the boy and land a few feet behind him, leaving him clueless to my whereabouts.
I began running toward him, holding my kitana to my back, as I was not planning to use it just yet. Instead of slashing him, like most people would do at my position, I ducked down and brought my leg to connect with his, completely tripping him and causing him to face-fault in the ground.
Just as he turned over, so that his back was to the ground, I held the point of my kitana to his neck, claiming: "I win."
The shaman grinned. "Best two out of three?"
"You're on." I accepted, bringing my kitana away from him and jumping back.
Ren quickly got to his feet, holding his sword in the same position as before. He charged once again, but instead of repeating his actions, like I expected him to, he jumped over me and- from behind- brought his arm to snake around my neck-choking me. Still not wanting to use my weapon yet, I did the next best thing, and kicked my leg backwards so that my heel met with every boy's weakness.
He bounced back in pain, trying not to look stupid as I chuckled with glee. He smirked, and making a fast recovering, began running toward me again, I quickly brought my kitana up in defense, but just as I did so, he... disappeared.
Except, I was too smart to actually believe he did. I knew full-well that it was agility. He was running so fast that he was fully out of sight, leaving ME, this time, wondering where exactly he was.
As I looked behind me, I suddenly felt a strong force push me from the front, pinning me to the nearest tree. Ren was now in sight, but this time we has before me with one hand pinning me by my shoulder and the other one holding the point of his sword to MY neck.
I smirked. "You're pretty good, but the next match decides the winner."
Ren let go off my shoulder and stepped back. "I'll give it my all then."
The last match started as we both jumped into the air at the same time and clashed out swords together. After holding on a bit longer, our swords finally disconnected and we bounced back-still in the air- landing easily on our feet.
NOW, I could use my kitana. I charged at Ren this time, swinging my sword to meet with his body until his weapon blocked my attack. He pulled his sword away from mine and quickly tried to stab it into me until I sprung into the air, my feet briefly landing on his sword, before I jumped off it, landing behind him again.
This time, however, he knew where I was. He turned around quickly and began running toward me before I jumped back from another attack. The next attack he tried had slightly cut my right arm before I jumped back again, bumping into the fence behind me. Ren smirked before he tried to deliver the final blow, until I quickly placed my hands on the top of the fence and propped myself up so that his sword connected with the fence instead. My actions had me holding onto the fence with my hands and the rest off my body straight up in the air. I pushed myself off and landed on the ground behind Ren just as soon as he pulled his sword out from the wooden barrier. However, he wasn't fast enough, as I pinned HIM to the fence and held my kitana, once again, to his throat.
"Best two out of three- I win." I said, a smirk spreading across my lips.
"I guess so." Ren replied, admitting defeat.
(Rikku: By the way, see the whole fence thing that Miho did. Try to picture what Anzu did in Yu-Gi-Oh! when Malik tried to attack her or whatever when she was pinned to the railings.)
I laughed and pulled my kitana away, taking a step back and returning my weapon to it's sheath. "Of course, if you were to use your actual powers, there's no doubt I would have lost."
"Yeah, probably." Ren said, grinning. "But if you had powers yourself, then I'm not to sure about the outcome."
I smiled at the compliment and bowed down to the shaman. "The match was fun, but I have to get going now- I shouldn't have left Horo back in the house dealing with our little problem."
Getting up, I turned on my heel, trying to walk back to the shrine, until a hand held my wrist back.
"Wait."
I turned to Ren with a questioning look. "Is there something wrong?"
"It's just..." Ren sighed, and leaned a bit closer toward me. "I wanted to say..."
A blush crept upon my face as certain questions crossed my mind: 'What do I do? Should I stay to hear him out or pull away from him and leave?'
"You're..." Ren began.
'Iie... what is it that he wants?'
"You're not like other girls, Miho..."
"Should I take that as a compliment?" I asked, rather stupidly.
"I don't know myself..." the shaman replied. "but... the reason why is because..."
"Ren..." I whimpered, afraid to hear the rest, but his hand had quite a tight grip on me.
"I actually like having you around me... it all feels so strange... I'm not so sure what I feel, but-"
"No..." I whispered, my eyes lowering to the ground. "I can't hear what you have to say... I remain faithful to the one I love... and besides, I couldn't stand hurting him... or Pirika."
Ren suddenly let go of my hand and nodded as if he understood.
Without another word, I turned around and began walking back to the shrine again... 'What do I do?'
As I got into the house, I slid the door shut without giving the backyard another glance and headed for my bedroom to change.
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I returned to the living room, dressed in a short black top with the words, 'JROCKER' emblazoned on them and baggy jeans- giving the whole skirt thing a break.
Horo was the only one there watching TV as I plopped onto the couch, without so much as a, 'hello'.
Horo noticed my silence and got up to sit with me. "What's wrong?" he asked, slithering his arm around my waist, like always, and pulling me closer to him.
"I just have a lot on my mind..." I answered, lying my head on his chest.
"But you can tell me, can't you?" he smirked.
"...I-I don't exactly understand it though..."
I waited for Horo to try and push it out of me, only to be surprised my his answer: "It's alright if you don't want to tell me... but at least let me cheer you up."
I looked up to him with a small smile and watery eyes. "Just knowing you're with me is enough."
Horo also smiled. "You can always count on me."
"I know..." I whispered, returning my head to it's comfortable spot. "I know I can also count on you to be there for me."
'You don't need to put on any act or make me laugh to cheer me up... having you right here... holding me close and caring for me... is enough to make me smile again.'
I felt the shaman lean over and kiss my forehead. A light blush formed across my face as I closed my eyes, wanting to just fall alseep in those arms...
'I know I can trust you... but right now, I just need to keep to myself. But... no matter how hard the situation, I know you'll still be there for me... and I'll always be there for you... when you need me most... I promise.'
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Rikku: Awww... so kawaii!!
I decided that I won't start the 'dilemma' yet, I want Miho and Horo to enjoy this moment for the next chapter- which I'm dedicating to Anna and Yoh!! So please give me ideas, 'cause I'm sorta stuck on these two.
Don't forget to leave a review before you go!!
Dewa Mata
x-Rikku-x
chocolate5: Thanks for all of your reviews! Yay! I'm happy for 'em too!!!
Nat: Arigatou!!
syaoranz gurl: Thanx!!
dranzy: Interesting story on the water bottle. Yeah, why ARE you asking me all those questions? I thought my fic was too mushy-gushy for ya. :P Haha, just kidding with ya, dranz. Thanx for the info on Harry Potter3, lol, I can't watch to watch it!
Hannah Kyouyama: Awww! Don't worry, I'll never be on a writer's block... not while I'm so interested in this fic! And definetely not while I have such faithful reviewers!! As for their reaction... just keep on reading to find out!
I guess there's nothing important I have to tell you... oh yes, there is. Anywho, this story's gonna start getting REALLY interesting in either this chapter of the next (I haven't decided yet), something BIIIIG is going to happen, but I'm not gonna tell you, yet. The previous chapters were more of a beginning, I had to wait until Miho and Horo had settled in to start the dilemma that might- keyword: 'might'- severely effect the two lovebirds.
But that's all I'm gonna tell ya. You'll just have to wait and see...
Tee-hee, I just love putting my readers in suspense! Oh yeah, and be ready for a load full of cliff hangers... evil smirk
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Winter of Love
Chapter 9: Knowing That You Care...
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"YOU'RE WHAT!?"
Horo sighed at his sister's reaction. During our walk back to the shrine from the park, we had agreed that it would have been best if we told the others about our situation as soon as we returned... But, at the moment, this idea seemed to be one of the worst we had ever displayed. "We're... um... dating."
"YEAH, I HEARD YOU THE FIRST TIME... BUT... WHAAAT!?"
I sighed in frustration. "If you're not happy-"
"OF COURSE I'M NOT HAPPY!" Pirika screeched. "Why didn't you tell me before? And why didn't you come back sooner?"
"Listen..." Yoh interjected. "They were probably just hanging out... that's what couples do."
I watched as Yoh cast a hopeful glance at Anna. She, however, didn't notice this.
"Oh, might as well get married while you're at it!" Pirika sneered sarcastically.
Anna rolled her eyes. "How long do we have to put up with this?"
"Long enough to drive me insane." I replied. "I don't know about you, but I'm getting out of here while I can."
And with that said, I slowly sneaked passed Pirika, entering the hallroom leading out of the living room. Anna watched me with devious eyes before giving in and heading for the kitchen, putting my sneak-y-ness to complete shame since she got away without as much as one sweat of effort.
Yoh and Manta, however, didn't leave, seeing as they were so interested into the argument that just began between the two siblings.
Men...
I began to walk down the hall, stopping only once to give one last glance at my boyfriend's problem. I laughed as Pirika's hands formed into fists, bringing out a loud yelp from Horo.
I pitied him...
really.
It's just... that's how things would work in our realtionship...
We laughed at each other...
We made each other smile...
That's how the deal went...
It kept us happy.
I gave out a light chuckle as Pirika began pulling Horo into the kitchen by his ear. Poor Anna...
I mean Horo. Heh-heh...
I took this as a cue to leave, so turning on my heal, I began making my way to my bedroom. However, on my way, I managed to catch a small peak from the slightly open backdoor, revealing another visitor of the shrine.
What was HE doing there?
I slid the door completely open and stepped out. Now that I had a better look, I actually knew what he was doing- it interested me...
"Hey..." I greeted.
"....."
Of course, I didn't expect an answer... I mean, it was Ren. (Rikku: Who did you think it was?)
He began swinging his sword around rapidly, pausing only to take a short breath, then returning to the routine again.
Training...
Men... (Rikku: Heh-heh...)
Minutes flew by as I watched his training with such interest... his sword techniques where amazingly fast and complex- though they seemed so easy to him. I watched closely, thinking about how well I would fair against an opponent that strong...
It was then that it hit me. Like a boulder crushing against the back of my skull, sending me flying, then face-faulting into a large pile of hard rocks, causing me then to cry in such agony, triggering a massive avalanche of harder rocks rolling down a steep sand-made hill at such an amazing speed, then...
I think you got the point.
"How 'bout we play a lil one on one? Y'know, like in a training sorta way? With weapons an' all?"
This, finally, caught Ren's attention, he lowered his sword, turned and revealed a very serious face dripping with sweat. "I heard you're quite the fan of martial arts... right?"
I grinned. "Are you kidding? I live and breathe martial arts!"
"Ok..." Ren smirked. "Then I accept your challenge."
"Great!" I cried, my perkiness kicking in once again. "But there's one thing."
"What?"
"Yeah..." I chuckled backing up, closer and closer to the shrine. "I have to change, 'cause there's no way I'm gonna fight in a skirt!"
Giving another small laugh, I turned to enter the shrine, faintly hearing a sigh and Ren muttering: "Women..."
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I came running back to the backyard dressed in a white and red hakama, (Rikku: I'm not too sure if that's the right word to address it by; try picturing what Motoko (Love Hina) wears- just in different colours) holding my kitana firmly in my right hand.
Ren was leaning against a tree with his sword stabbed into the dirt beside him. His look showed impatience and annoyance. How long did I really take?
"Are you sure you want to fight me?" he asked non-chalantly.
"Of course." I replied, tying my kitana around my waist. "I'm bored stiff."
...Or so, I claimed to be.
...The reason why I had challenged Ren was not only because I had nothing to do, OR because I needed the training...
...Rather, because I wanted to learn more about him... during my stay, I had never spoken a word to him and he had never given me so much as a glance... the training was more of a way to introduce myself, since it was just about the only thing we had in common...
Oh yeah, and our strange attachment to certain siblings... glances around, whistling innocently
"Alright then." Ren sighed, pulling his sword out from the dirt. "I don't know your strength yet, so I won't go easy on you."
"That's the last thing I want, anyway." I smirked.
Ren swung his sword over his shoulder. "Shall we begin?"
"Not yet."
The shaman sighed again. "What now? Is your hakama not comfortable enough for ya?"
I could tell he was really getting pissed now. "No... It's just, why are you here? We all know how scared you are of Pirika, one would think that the last place you would want to be is here."
"It's not like I wanted to be here." Ren answered. "It's because I have no choice."
"Are you trying to tell me Pirika forced you into coming here?"
"Um...gulp... yeah..."
I bit the insides of my cheeks to prevent myself from laughing hysterically. I mean, the almighty Ren Tao, actually gave in to a younger girl's commands? Sigh... If only I were there to see that...
"Are you done?" Ren demanded, his face bright red from the embarassment.
"Not quite... but," I pulled my kitana out from it's sheath and held it firmly with one hand only. "I'll have time to laugh about that later. Right now, I have a 'fight' to settle'."
"About time." Ren grinned, pulling his sword off of his shoulder and bringing it before him. "This will end as soon as it starts."
With that said, the egotistical boy charged at me with his sword ready to strike me. Unfortunately for him, I managed to dodge the attack, jump over the boy and land a few feet behind him, leaving him clueless to my whereabouts.
I began running toward him, holding my kitana to my back, as I was not planning to use it just yet. Instead of slashing him, like most people would do at my position, I ducked down and brought my leg to connect with his, completely tripping him and causing him to face-fault in the ground.
Just as he turned over, so that his back was to the ground, I held the point of my kitana to his neck, claiming: "I win."
The shaman grinned. "Best two out of three?"
"You're on." I accepted, bringing my kitana away from him and jumping back.
Ren quickly got to his feet, holding his sword in the same position as before. He charged once again, but instead of repeating his actions, like I expected him to, he jumped over me and- from behind- brought his arm to snake around my neck-choking me. Still not wanting to use my weapon yet, I did the next best thing, and kicked my leg backwards so that my heel met with every boy's weakness.
He bounced back in pain, trying not to look stupid as I chuckled with glee. He smirked, and making a fast recovering, began running toward me again, I quickly brought my kitana up in defense, but just as I did so, he... disappeared.
Except, I was too smart to actually believe he did. I knew full-well that it was agility. He was running so fast that he was fully out of sight, leaving ME, this time, wondering where exactly he was.
As I looked behind me, I suddenly felt a strong force push me from the front, pinning me to the nearest tree. Ren was now in sight, but this time we has before me with one hand pinning me by my shoulder and the other one holding the point of his sword to MY neck.
I smirked. "You're pretty good, but the next match decides the winner."
Ren let go off my shoulder and stepped back. "I'll give it my all then."
The last match started as we both jumped into the air at the same time and clashed out swords together. After holding on a bit longer, our swords finally disconnected and we bounced back-still in the air- landing easily on our feet.
NOW, I could use my kitana. I charged at Ren this time, swinging my sword to meet with his body until his weapon blocked my attack. He pulled his sword away from mine and quickly tried to stab it into me until I sprung into the air, my feet briefly landing on his sword, before I jumped off it, landing behind him again.
This time, however, he knew where I was. He turned around quickly and began running toward me before I jumped back from another attack. The next attack he tried had slightly cut my right arm before I jumped back again, bumping into the fence behind me. Ren smirked before he tried to deliver the final blow, until I quickly placed my hands on the top of the fence and propped myself up so that his sword connected with the fence instead. My actions had me holding onto the fence with my hands and the rest off my body straight up in the air. I pushed myself off and landed on the ground behind Ren just as soon as he pulled his sword out from the wooden barrier. However, he wasn't fast enough, as I pinned HIM to the fence and held my kitana, once again, to his throat.
"Best two out of three- I win." I said, a smirk spreading across my lips.
"I guess so." Ren replied, admitting defeat.
(Rikku: By the way, see the whole fence thing that Miho did. Try to picture what Anzu did in Yu-Gi-Oh! when Malik tried to attack her or whatever when she was pinned to the railings.)
I laughed and pulled my kitana away, taking a step back and returning my weapon to it's sheath. "Of course, if you were to use your actual powers, there's no doubt I would have lost."
"Yeah, probably." Ren said, grinning. "But if you had powers yourself, then I'm not to sure about the outcome."
I smiled at the compliment and bowed down to the shaman. "The match was fun, but I have to get going now- I shouldn't have left Horo back in the house dealing with our little problem."
Getting up, I turned on my heel, trying to walk back to the shrine, until a hand held my wrist back.
"Wait."
I turned to Ren with a questioning look. "Is there something wrong?"
"It's just..." Ren sighed, and leaned a bit closer toward me. "I wanted to say..."
A blush crept upon my face as certain questions crossed my mind: 'What do I do? Should I stay to hear him out or pull away from him and leave?'
"You're..." Ren began.
'Iie... what is it that he wants?'
"You're not like other girls, Miho..."
"Should I take that as a compliment?" I asked, rather stupidly.
"I don't know myself..." the shaman replied. "but... the reason why is because..."
"Ren..." I whimpered, afraid to hear the rest, but his hand had quite a tight grip on me.
"I actually like having you around me... it all feels so strange... I'm not so sure what I feel, but-"
"No..." I whispered, my eyes lowering to the ground. "I can't hear what you have to say... I remain faithful to the one I love... and besides, I couldn't stand hurting him... or Pirika."
Ren suddenly let go of my hand and nodded as if he understood.
Without another word, I turned around and began walking back to the shrine again... 'What do I do?'
As I got into the house, I slid the door shut without giving the backyard another glance and headed for my bedroom to change.
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I returned to the living room, dressed in a short black top with the words, 'JROCKER' emblazoned on them and baggy jeans- giving the whole skirt thing a break.
Horo was the only one there watching TV as I plopped onto the couch, without so much as a, 'hello'.
Horo noticed my silence and got up to sit with me. "What's wrong?" he asked, slithering his arm around my waist, like always, and pulling me closer to him.
"I just have a lot on my mind..." I answered, lying my head on his chest.
"But you can tell me, can't you?" he smirked.
"...I-I don't exactly understand it though..."
I waited for Horo to try and push it out of me, only to be surprised my his answer: "It's alright if you don't want to tell me... but at least let me cheer you up."
I looked up to him with a small smile and watery eyes. "Just knowing you're with me is enough."
Horo also smiled. "You can always count on me."
"I know..." I whispered, returning my head to it's comfortable spot. "I know I can also count on you to be there for me."
'You don't need to put on any act or make me laugh to cheer me up... having you right here... holding me close and caring for me... is enough to make me smile again.'
I felt the shaman lean over and kiss my forehead. A light blush formed across my face as I closed my eyes, wanting to just fall alseep in those arms...
'I know I can trust you... but right now, I just need to keep to myself. But... no matter how hard the situation, I know you'll still be there for me... and I'll always be there for you... when you need me most... I promise.'
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Rikku: Awww... so kawaii!!
I decided that I won't start the 'dilemma' yet, I want Miho and Horo to enjoy this moment for the next chapter- which I'm dedicating to Anna and Yoh!! So please give me ideas, 'cause I'm sorta stuck on these two.
Don't forget to leave a review before you go!!
Dewa Mata
x-Rikku-x