She turned around on one heel as she heard a deep gasp. There, standing in the doorway, was Genrou. He has forgotten his money pouch, and came up to retrieve it, or else he would be having no drinks tonight. She muttered his name only once before throwing her arms across her chest and crumpling to the floor. " Don't look…. Don't look at me"
Genrou stood there, still as stone, completely dumbfounded. Breasts? Hayate… has breasts? A woman! Hayate was a woman, clear as day. Why hadn't he noticed it before? Sure, he always thought she was a little anxious and jumpy, but he thought maybe the guy was just weird. His gaze couldn't divert from her form, crumpled on the floor. " Y-you're…a girl?" She waited for him to start screaming, call her a liar, slap her. But nothing came. She lifted her head to meet his gaze. He simply stood there. " Why didn't you tell me? Why did you lie t' me?" Her mouth was dry and her voice was cracking. " I didn't mean to. I didn't want to. I thought… I thought if you believed I was a man you would let me stay at Mt. Reikkoku!" She began to cry. " I didn't want to be alone…" She buried her face in her hands. He must have hated her now. He would throw her out on the street, and she would be forced to return home, if she could even find a way to do so. He didn't know what to do. He was furious that she had lied to him, but he couldn't keep himself from thinking of the times where he thought she was so cute and innocent. A little stupid, yes, but still. He had thought about KISSING her earlier that very same day… But… If she was a girl, it wasn't wrong to think that, was it?
Her shoulders shook insanely, and the tears wouldn't stop. She waited for him to leave, to yell. But he didn't. Instead, she found herself suddenly pulled into his arm. He was there, kneeling beside her and had pulled her into his embrace. Her eyes widen in shock. " Genrou…" He himself wasn't entirely sure why he had done this, but something about it just felt… right. He had never really liked women. Perhaps it was because he had got to know her as a MAN that he felt more comfortable embracing her this way. He placed his hand on her head and spoke softly. " Listen, I don't hate ya. You can stay at Mt. Reikkoku if you want, I won't throw you out just cuz you're a girl…" She was in such a total state of surprise she didn't know what to do. She desperately wanted to throw her arms around him, but she thought it better if she didn't. He must have been holding her simply because he felt pity, didn't he? " You're annoying, you're weird and you whine a lot. You never listen to what I say and you get pissy all the time for no reason." She flushed and looked up to him. " I'm sorry…" " But I still want you to stay." She shook her head, bewildered. " What?" He chuckled. " I SAID, I want you to stay. You sure as hell make things a lot more interesting', that's fer sure." She couldn't help but laugh and throw her arms around his neck. " Thank you! Thank you Genrou!" Before she knew what she was doing, she raised her mouth to his and showed her gratitude with a kiss.
Genrou stood there, still as stone, completely dumbfounded. Breasts? Hayate… has breasts? A woman! Hayate was a woman, clear as day. Why hadn't he noticed it before? Sure, he always thought she was a little anxious and jumpy, but he thought maybe the guy was just weird. His gaze couldn't divert from her form, crumpled on the floor. " Y-you're…a girl?" She waited for him to start screaming, call her a liar, slap her. But nothing came. She lifted her head to meet his gaze. He simply stood there. " Why didn't you tell me? Why did you lie t' me?" Her mouth was dry and her voice was cracking. " I didn't mean to. I didn't want to. I thought… I thought if you believed I was a man you would let me stay at Mt. Reikkoku!" She began to cry. " I didn't want to be alone…" She buried her face in her hands. He must have hated her now. He would throw her out on the street, and she would be forced to return home, if she could even find a way to do so. He didn't know what to do. He was furious that she had lied to him, but he couldn't keep himself from thinking of the times where he thought she was so cute and innocent. A little stupid, yes, but still. He had thought about KISSING her earlier that very same day… But… If she was a girl, it wasn't wrong to think that, was it?
Her shoulders shook insanely, and the tears wouldn't stop. She waited for him to leave, to yell. But he didn't. Instead, she found herself suddenly pulled into his arm. He was there, kneeling beside her and had pulled her into his embrace. Her eyes widen in shock. " Genrou…" He himself wasn't entirely sure why he had done this, but something about it just felt… right. He had never really liked women. Perhaps it was because he had got to know her as a MAN that he felt more comfortable embracing her this way. He placed his hand on her head and spoke softly. " Listen, I don't hate ya. You can stay at Mt. Reikkoku if you want, I won't throw you out just cuz you're a girl…" She was in such a total state of surprise she didn't know what to do. She desperately wanted to throw her arms around him, but she thought it better if she didn't. He must have been holding her simply because he felt pity, didn't he? " You're annoying, you're weird and you whine a lot. You never listen to what I say and you get pissy all the time for no reason." She flushed and looked up to him. " I'm sorry…" " But I still want you to stay." She shook her head, bewildered. " What?" He chuckled. " I SAID, I want you to stay. You sure as hell make things a lot more interesting', that's fer sure." She couldn't help but laugh and throw her arms around his neck. " Thank you! Thank you Genrou!" Before she knew what she was doing, she raised her mouth to his and showed her gratitude with a kiss.
