Sorry I was late on updating. Like I said, I'm getting quite busy these days.

Destiny and Fate Ch 6

The water ceaselessly struck the ground. The gray marshmallows didn't know when to discontinue the heavy assault of rain. With no particular desire in their minds, Hikari and Takeru sat motionless on the living room sofa, looking out the large glass window that showcased the tremendous amounts of liquid pummeling the Earth. Where they were was eight floors above the ground, but they could still hear the drops of water splashing against the hard cement ground. Takeru had his eyes closed, enjoying the atmosphere that the rainclouds created and the music that the falling waters produced. Hikari, on the other hand, was not enjoying as much as her boyfriend impersonator. It wasn't as much that she hated the situation, but she just didn't see how he was so tranquil and relaxed. She sat patiently next to Takeru with some distant between them. Finally, after more than half of hour had gone by, Hikari began talking to Takeru to rid her boredom.

"Ishida?"

Then, he opened his shut eyes and turned his head to Hikari.

"Yeah, Hikari?"

"Do you like the rain?"

"Rain, huh…"

He gave a pause for a moment to think and soon, answered her question.

"I don't hate it."

"Oh…"

"Do you like it, Hikari?"

"Not really."

Then, silence returned. Takeru did not continue the conversation and Hikari was forced to drown in the quietness. Soon, the rain began to intensify and the gray clouds appeared more charged. Then, a blinding light flashed, cracking the sky, creating a root like picture. Following the flash was the roar of the thunder, striking the world with deafening sound. This definitely broke the silence the two were losing themselves into. Takeru spoke first.

"You're not really scared of the lightning, are you?"

Hikari scoffed at his statement.

"I'm not a little girl. I'm 18."

"You have a little girl's body though."

"I'm an adult. I don't have a child's body."

Takeru, chuckling even more, began debating.

"A ghost doesn't know if he's a ghost."

"What are you saying, Ishida?"

"I'm saying that you don't know your own body."

She said in a mocking tone.

"It's not like you know either."

"I sure do. I touched your body with my hands and lips."

Frustration and embarrassment took over Hikari's mental status. She did not speak, hiding her embarrassment. Takeru, seizing the opportunity, continued to tease her.

"If you want to prove me wrong, then let me see and touch them again. Who knows? You might have grown since that night."

His voice was unbelievably devious and joking. Hikari now found something new about this gold haired man. He was a master at teasing other people.

"Come on. Show me, Hikari. Or are you admitting that your body still didn't develop yet?"

A devastating clamor rang throughout the room. Hikari had fired her hand gun and shot the wall of the building. Takeru's shirt sleeve now had holes in them. Despite the fact that Hikari shot through his clothing, Takeru was uninjured. She has, once again, proved herself to be an excellent shooter.

"I'll show you bullets, Ishida. You can see it as it flying towards your eye."

Smiling slightly, Takeru responded.

"No thank you. I'm not friendly with bullets."

Then, she put the gun back at her leg holster. Upon seeing that threat is gone, Takeru resumed listening to the nature's music. He shut his angelic eyes and relaxed his entire body. As she saw Takeru's facial muscle relax, she let out a comment.

"You almost look like a girl if you stay like that."

Then, the gold haired man slowly opened his eyes and turned his head towards the beautiful ice mistress.

"Do I really, Hikari?"

"Yeah. You would have been fine even if you were a girl."

"I'm not sure if that's a compliment or not."

"It is. I'm saying that you look pretty."

"Aww. Come on, Hikari. Couldn't you say something else like I'm handsome or hot?"

"You don't like to be called pretty?"

"Not many guys like to hear that. Especially from a girl."

"Some guys do."

"That's true, but most like it when girls call them with proper comment."

"There is nothing proper about you."

Takeru, then, chuckled and responded to the arguing princess.

"You saw me right through."

Then, the cold girl stared at the pale man who had given up arguing. She was confused to see him so mellow.

"Is there something on my face, Hikari?"

The mellow and tranquil man asked the puzzled ice princess.

"No."

"Then, what is it?"

"…you're different today, Ishida…"

"Am I?"

Hikari did not speak and simply nodded her head gently.

"How am I different?"

"You're so…relaxed…or spiritless…"

"Am I really?"

Takeru spoke, genuinely unaware of his current status.

"Must be the rain."

Then, once more, he stared out the window that showed the endless drops of water. The water particles slid across the glass window, mimicking the move of a hypnotizing locket. Soon, as if the rain drops actually had hypnotizing powers, the eye lids became heavy to Takeru. He yawned lazily, stretching his arms and legs at the same time.

"Hikari."

"What?"

"Come here."

He requested, but was refused bluntly.

"No."

"Fine. I'll go to you, then."

His movement looked incredibly lazy because he did not walk to her. He used his long legs and muscular arms to pull himself there. Once he got there, he immediately leaned his head towards Hikari's shoulder.

"What are you doing, Ishida!"

She said in a shocked voice.

"Let me sleep like this for a while."

He replied with little energy in his voice. Hikari, on the other hand, had plenty of energy in her voice.

"No way. Get off."

She shook him off, but his head constantly attacked Hikari's beautiful shoulder. Getting annoyed and irritated, she began to yell at him.

"If you're gonna sleep, then go to bed!"

"But you feel so much better than any bed."

Flattering, but creepy sentence left Takeru's mouth. Hikari, of course, was silenced by his stalker-like compliment. While she was stunned by Takeru's surprise attack, he took the opportunity to land himself on the ice mistress's shoulder. Finally, unable to take it any more, Hikari grabbed her gun and pointed at Takeru's head at point blank range. The cold steel made contact with the gold haired man, but he did not budge a single inch.

"Move before I blow a hole in your skull."

A deep sigh was produced, then, the threatened man lifted his head off of her. As he did that, he complained to the gunner.

"What's so bad about me leaning on your shoulder?"

"Because I never allowed you to."

"Do all boyfriends have to get permission from their girlfriends to show affection?"

"…"

She fell silent. Takeru continued to speak, with the gun still pointed at his head.

"You don't show any affection. So I'm doing your share as well as my own."

"…I don't need you to give me any affection…I never told you to…"

Takeru, then, with a smile, replied gently.

"If I didn't give you affection, then I would feel bad."

"Why would you?"

"You gave me home, food, and best of all, yourself as my girlfriend. Even though we're just pretending so that you can fool the media."

She became quiet once again and the pale man went on. Her arms lost strength and the gun that pointed to Takeru's head was lowered.

"I lived in the street. I got nothing to give you in return for all the good you gave me. The least I can do is to make you happy."

"…What you're doing is meaningless, Ishida…"

"How is it meaningless?"

"You know it, don't you? The fact that I love Taichi…"

"Yeah. What about it?"

He replied nonchalantly. Hikari, however, spoke in a slightly irritated tone.

"You know the end and the outcome. That's why what you're doing is meaningless."

Then, Takeru chuckled, followed with another profound sentence.

"Hikari, then, why do you live if you know you're gonna die one day?"

"…"

"Would you call your life meaningless?"

She couldn't say anything else. All she could do was remain silent behind Takeru's deep words.

"To me, what I'm doing isn't meaningless at all. Plus, the end that I know is different than what you're thinking."

Hikari looked into the cerulean eyes of the golden haired man. His eyes gleamed with overwhelming confidence and majestic charm.

"The end that I see is that we come together as a real couple, not a fake one."

"…Why would I fall for a guy like you…"

She reluctantly spoke and Takeru responded fairly quickly.

"Why would you pick a guy like me to be your fake boyfriend, then?"

"…"

She couldn't win against Takeru's powerful and truthful sentences.

"You liked 'something' about me. That's why you picked me. Isn't it?"

"…"

"Then, there is a chance that you will get to like 'something' about me even more."

No more words left Hikari's divine lips. She simply put the gun away and leaned against the couch, motionless. She couldn't face Takeru as of that moment. All he spoke was true. It was just that she didn't want to accept the fact that they were true. Soon, she felt the same warmth she felt numerous times on her delicate shoulder. Takeru was leaning his head on her again, attempting to sleep beside her. She was about to shake him off again, but was stopped when she heard him speak for one last time.

"I followed you to your home because I liked you too, Hikari."

He said no more. The rain outside was all that was audible in Hikari's large, quiet living room. Takeru was now sound asleep on her shoulder. His sleepiness was contagious. Hikari was now falling asleep as well, right beside the pale man who doesn't know how to stop loving her. She stayed in that position and let the clock tick away, letting the time fly.

I will try to update as soon as I can. Hope to see you all next chapter.