Chapter 7: Still into You (Paramore)
Characters: Shira, Diego
Genre: Romance
Request: Pie Man
"What am I going to do Manny? What if something goes wrong?" Said a Worried Diego, pacing back and forth in front of his large friend. Manny rolled his eyes and watched his friend walk back and forth. Diego was going on a walk with Shira. They have been together for almost a year now, and tonight, Diego wanted it to be special for Shira... extra special... ultra special...
But now it was starting to get really annoying, hearing the saber-tooth blubber all about if he does something wrong, or if she doesn't like the walk, or if he got something stuck in his teeth that made her go off him completely... even Sid, of all animalswas getting a little annoyed about it. He kept rolling his eyes, sighing slightly as he looked up into the now upcoming crimson sky, picking moss off a piece of bark one by one, eating it bit by bit, until he was giving himself a manicure on his claws after it was all gone, and chewing on wood chips.
"It's gonna be okay Diego," said Manny through gritted teeth. "Just act natural. And don't freak out about the whole situation."
"Anything but that!" Claimed Sid, putting down the wood at long last. He leaned against Diego's left flank, resting his arm on his friend's back. "Diego, we can't have everything going right for us in life. Sometimes we have to put our heads up and swim across the stuff we do wrong and ignore it! Embrace whatever happens! That's my motto!"
Diego and Manny looked at each other with a look of being slightly freaked out by what the sloth had just said to them.
"Since when did you become Shakespeare?" Asked Manny. Sid was about to say something different, but then he paused and looked at Manny.
"Who?" He asked.
"Never-mind." Answered the mammoth, shaking his head. "Anyways Diego, you shouldn't worry. You'll do fine! And what worriesme the most is you acting like this, and this isn't you at all Diego."
Diego paused and began breathing in deeply, trying to calm himself down. He knew he was over-reacting quite badly now, and he need to keep his cool before he lost it completely... but then he wondered how Shira is acting about this... And off went the little insanity Manny had left.
"Feeling nervous?" Asked Ellie.
"Not really." Shira replied, as she walked out of the lake, her footsteps following her with a squishy noise to it. She wanted to be clean and fresh for tonight, but felt really cold about the whole thing instead.
"You'll do fine! There is nothing to worry about!" Assure Ellie. "I made sure the place is set properly... do you think he'll expect it?"
"Nah," Shira shook viciously, and was suddenly a big ball of fluff. "Diego's smart, but he won't catch it immediately I'd say."
Ellie smiled, helping Shira flattening out her fur. "He'll be so surprised. He wouldn't suspect a thing!"
Shira smiled, followed by a small laugh. "I hope so."
Soon, Manny came into view from the trees, looking very tired, and slightly grumpy in Shira's opinion.
"Manny!" Claimed Ellie. But when she got no response, Shira chuckled. "How is he?"
The mammoth just shook his head.
"He's a total disaster! Worrying over every little thing across the way." Shira laughed even more as Manny wiped his forehead.
"Well," Ellie turned and smiled brightly. "At least we know he isn't too relaxed about this!"
"And good thing I'm not there!" Shira claimed. "Or I would of ended up slapping it out of him." Sighing, she added. "I better get going then, before he ends up hurting somebody."
"Good plan!" Both mammoths replied with complete praise.
A few hours later...
Diego and Shira were now walking along the silent waves at sunset, their pars sinking into the soft powdery sand. They were talking and laughing, watching the waves crawl towards them, before disappearing into the sand. The sky was turning purple, and the stars were starting to appear, even with the bright sky itself still showing above them.
"I really enjoyed the walk Diego," said Shira with a smile. "I hope we can do something like this again."
"You really want to? So do I!" She smiled at the clear excitement he was trying to hide from her, and she imagined him like a little kid at Christmas, and it made her chuckle lightly to herself.
"Well I guess we should walk the way back," said Diego.
"Actually... I have a little surprise for you." This made his ears flicker as quick as a blink.
"Really?" He sounded excited again... but this was a good thing. "What is it?"
"Well I'll show you," she said with a smile, and then she guided him back the way they came, before turning in towards the green forest... through a passage Diego couldn't recognize. Not only because he hasn't been here long... it was decorated with flowers and colorful berries hanging over their heads. Fire flies flew round and round Diego's head, distracting him for a bit... when they flew away... Shira wasn't there anymore. But soon, his ears fill to the brim with a beautiful voice... where Shira stood, with a crown of exotic flowers, smiling at him as she stepped closer...
The voice belonged to her;
Can't count the years on one hand
That we've been together
I need the other one to hold you
Make you feel, make you feel better
(Manny and Ellie crawled towards the clearing where Diego and Shira were.)
It's not a walk in the park
To love each other
But when our fingers interlock,
Can't deny, can't deny you're worth it
'Cause after all this time I'm still into you
(Diego didn't notice them coming close... but caught them when Manny stepped on a twig... but only for a brief second... before Shira caught his attention again.)
I should be over all the butterflies
But I'm into you (I'm into you)
And baby even on our worst nights
I'm into you (I'm into you)
Let 'em wonder how we got this far
'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all
Yeah, after all this time I'm still into you
(Shira began circling Diego as he sat down.)
Recount the night that
I first met your mother
And on the drive back to my house
I told you that, I told you that I loved ya
(Manny and Ellie knew this was going well, and decided to back away and leave them alone.)
You felt the weight of the world
Fall off your shoulder
And to your favorite song
We sang along to the start of forever
And after all this time I'm still into you
(As they disappeared; Diego and Shira began to dance... and continued to do so as Shira continued to singing a song that describe her genuine feelings for Diego.)
I should be over all the butterflies
But I'm into you (I'm into you)
And baby even on our worst nights
I'm into you (I'm into you)
Let 'em wonder how we got this far
'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all
Yeah, after all this time I'm still into you
Some things just, some things just make sense
And one of those is you and I (Hey)
Some things just, some things just make sense
And even after all this time (Hey)
I'm into you, baby, not a day goes by
That I'm not into you
I should be over all the butterflies
But I'm into you (I'm into you)
And baby even on our worst nights
I'm into you (I'm into you)
Let 'em wonder how we got this far
'Cause I don't really need to wonder at all
Yeah, after all this time
I'm still into you
I'm still into you
I'm still into you...
Shira blushed as Diego gave her a rare, goofy smile.
"Well... that wasn't planned," he said. As they rubbed noses, he added;
"And I'm glad it wasn't... what a surprise."
PieMan's request;
Can you do "Still Into You" by Paramore? The characters would be Shira and Diego and the genre would be Comfort/Romance. It would be their 5th aniversary and Shira would be reminding Diego she's still into him ;) thanks.
Your most welcome Pieman! There you have it! I hope you enjoyed it!
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