Sorry it look a little for me to update. I only have myself to blame.

Destiny and Fate Ch 7

Precise ticking of the clock and the random roar of the thunder echoed throughout the dark room, waking the ice princess up from her sleep. She slowly opened her divine eyes and looked around her dim lightened room. Sun was not visible, but the fraction of its rays reached the raining Earth, providing little but enough light. The sky was painted gray with fluffs of clouds and the green Earth was still being showered with the cold water. Hikari stared at the clock, but there was not enough light to check the time. She tried get up to get a closer view, but was unable to. Takeru was sleeping, with his head on Hikari's magnificent and delicate legs. Without the freedom to move around, she simply stared at the clock until lightning gave a quick flash, allowing her to check what time it was. The needles indicated 5 P.M. and Hikari stretched her arms to wake them up. Then, she directed her beautiful eyes to the sleeping face of the pale man who was using her legs as a pillow. His relaxed facial expression was free of worry. She looked at his angelic face, the arms, legs, and his entire body. He was a massive figure. He was vastly taller than most men and his physique was comparable to that of a body builder. However, the most of her attention went to the indisputably handsome face. There were no words to describe his ethereal appearance. Unable to resist her urge, she ended up stroking his golden hair. She whispered to herself.

"Ishida, I…someone like you."

One part of her sentence was overwhelmed by the raw power of the deafening thunder. After the whisper, she continued to stroke his elegant yet messy hair. Hikari began to lose herself in a deep thought. Lightning and thunder did not disturb her concentration at all. The absolute calmness and stillness conquered the room. Hikari remained still and lost in thought until the door bell broke the heavy silence in the room. Then, she immediately looked at the sleeping man to see if he was awakened. Of course, he was asleep like a log. A simple door bell was no bother to him, considering how he has been sleeping with constant bombardment of thunders. Hikari stretched her arm to grab a couch cushion for Takeru. She gently lifted his head, slid her legs away, and placed the cushion under his head. Once that was done, she headed towards the door. She unlocked the door lock and slowly opened it. Once she looked to see who was beyond the door, she froze in place. The one in front of her was none other than Taichi Yagami. He stood still with his clothes drenched in water and his hair messed up from the rain.

"Hey, Hikari…"

"Hi…"

She did not know what to say. All she could do was staring at the drenched brown haired man who she loved. Taichi, then, raised his arm and handed a backpack to her.

"You forgot your backpack at school, Hikari."

"Oh…thanks…"

"Were you sick or something? Why did you leave school early?"

A short silence followed after. After a brief moment, she answered the wet man.

"I just didn't feel like staying in school today…"

"So…you're not sick or anything?"

"No…I'm fine…"

Then, suddenly, Taichi walked closer to her and embraced her tightly in his arms. Hikari was extremely surprised by his bold and sudden action. She was almost scared because he moved without warning or any prior notice.

"You know how much I was worried about you, Hikari?"

He said while tightening his arms more. Then, slowly, Hikari moved her arms and gently wrapped them around Taichi's upper body. Deep, hidden emotions were being exchanged through their embrace. They froze in place for a long moment, not wanting to be separated. The two were locked in the position until three lightning flashes brightened the gray world. Taichi slowly pulled himself away and Hikari untied her arms as she walked back slightly. The two helplessly stared at each other's hazel eyes.

"H…Hikari…"

"…"

Neither could speak properly.

"I…I'm sorry…that…I just did what I did…"

"…Don't be…I'm okay…"

"Oh…okay…"

He made a nervous smile on his face, trying hard not to sound or look awkward. Then, he spoke once more.

"Hikari, I always think about you. Don't forget."

"Yeah…"

The red shades returned to Hikari's soft cheeks. After looking at each other one last time for about a minute, Taichi left the building. The closing door separated the two and Hikari was spacing out, looking at the door. She was lost in thought, analyzing the sudden event that just happened. However, all she could think about was Taichi hugging her tightly, expressing his feelings for her. After several minutes, she finally came back to her senses and realized that she was staring at the blank wall. Then, she returned to the couch where she and Takeru were sleeping. She was expecting him to be awakened by now, but thankfully for her, he was still quiet and motionless. Upon seeing his face, she sighed deeply. Her face contained sadness and sympathy. She sat back down and looked at his elegant face with a saddened heart. Guiltiness was overwhelming her. She felt terrible to have Takeru continue to like her when she was growing even more attached to Taichi. Out of tremendous guilt, she couldn't properly face Takeru as of that moment. The untainted, beautiful face of his was unbearable for Hikari to see. She stood up, trying to go to her room. However, before she could take a step, she felt a restraint on her arm. Hikari turned to see what held her from getting out of there. The restraint, of course, was the very hand of the person she tried to avoid seeing.

"Leaving so soon, Hikari?"

"…Let go, Ishida…"

"Stay a while with me."

He spoke with his back on the ground, looking up to face Hikari from the floor. She ignored his last sentence and tried to shake his hand off of her wrist. It was a futile effort. She couldn't break free from Takeru's strong grip. Then, he pulled her towards himself. However, since Takeru's position was in a difficult position, Hikari ended up falling on top of him. A loud thud, equivalent to the crash of the thunder, was heard. As soon as the two recovered from the impact, they froze in place, looking at each others' celestial eyes. They were less than 3 inches apart from each other. The two stayed still and motionless for a long period of time. They found each other's eyes mesmerizing and hypnotizing. Takeru was entranced by her hazel eyes that expressed the core meaning of beauty and grace. Hikari, on the other hand, was drowning into the majesty of Takeru's sapphire eyes that gleamed like the ocean water. Moments later, when Hikari felt Takeru's gentle breathing on her cheeks, she tried to get up and release herself from that position. Unfortunately for her, she couldn't move on her will. When she tried to move away, Takeru pressed her against him, keeping her close to him.

"Ishida…Let me go…"

"No."

A firm answer left his mouth. Their faces were extremely close. Due to the overflowing embarrassment, Hikari could not face him.

"Let me look at your eyes a little more."

"…"

She didn't reply. Then, Takeru let out a heavy sigh.

"Did anything happen while I was asleep?"

Hikari flinched slightly when he asked the question. She stayed quiet for a brief moment before finally answering him.

"Nothing happened, Ishida."

"Doesn't look like it."

She couldn't say anything back to the golden haired man who was pressing her against him.

"Am I that untrustworthy, Hikari?"

He spoke in a sadder tone, attempting to trigger Hikari's sympathetic emotion. However, his tactic did not work so well. She did not respond to him at all. All she did was looking out the rainy sky, avoiding eye contact with Takeru. After a while, he also looked out the gloomy sky. Then, he looked back at the beautiful owner of the building he lived in. He examined her facial expression carefully, but couldn't continue when his eyes saw Hikari's irresistibly luscious lips. His pupils were fixed on one particular part of Hikari's heavenly face. Then, his male urges ran wild and became almost uncontrollable. Because he was trying his best to restrain his urges, he couldn't concentrate on his arm strength. Takeru ended up pressing Hikari too strongly against him. She let out a sharp, quick moan because of the pain.

"…Ishida…you're hurting me…"

That was as far as he could go. He could no longer hold it. With his arms still locking Hikari in place, he moved his face upward, joining their lips together. He tasted a sweet scent of lemon on her lips. Takeru was enjoying too much while Hikari was surprised to her bones. His sudden move was too overwhelming that it stunned her thinking process. For at least 10 seconds, she couldn't think or move because her brain was trying to analyze what just had happened. Finally, she began resisting and hitting Takeru on the chest to break free. After getting pounded by Hikari a couple of times, he loosened the strength in his arms slightly, giving some space for Hikari to talk. Obviously, she was furious and upset at the action that Takeru just took.

"Ishida! What are you doing?"

Then, a casual response came from the man who just tasted her lips.

"Kissing you."

Her face contained true anger. Her hand was heading towards her thigh for the gun. The speed that she grabbed her gun was as quick as the lightning flashing outside. Now, that gun was waiting to unleash Hikari's fury on the pale man's head. Unlike Hikari, who was angry beyond belief, Takeru was calm and relaxed his entire body. He made himself look eager to receive the gun bullet that she was about to shoot. Curious at his reaction, she asked why he was so calm.

"Aren't you afraid of dying?"

"Not now, no."

"…Why?"

"I just kissed the most beautiful girl. If I were to die now, I would die happy."

"…"

She, then, cocked her gun. Hikari continued asking him question.

"If you die, there's nothing more to it. You're done. You can't do anything anymore. And you're happy with that?"

He answered her with a sad smile.

"It's not like I had anything to live for to begin with."

"…"

Hikari couldn't respond to his words.

"I was going to die if I was left there. If I die now, it just means I lived couple days more."

Her hands began to tremble and Takeru resumed speaking.

"I'm sorry if my kiss offended you in any way. I was acting selfishly. But if you really want to kill me, then I'll gladly die for your sake."

Just after he finished his sentence, two crashing sounds were heard. One from the thunder and the other from Hikari's gun, pointed towards the wall. She looked angrier than ever.

"I can't believe you're saying that to me!"

"…"

"So were all those words lies, Ishida?"

"By those, what do you mean?"

"The bet…that you'll make me smile and love…?"

Upon hearing those words, Takeru smiled brightly like he always does.

"I wouldn't be me if I lied, Hikari."

"Then, why were you so eager to die? If you die, you can't win the bet."

He chuckled before speaking.

"So…you wanted me to win the bet?"

"…I…"

She couldn't talk back to him. Once again, the gold headed man silenced the cold princess with the magic of words. Seeing Hikari speechless, Takeru rose up with her and held her in his strong arms.

"Thanks for worrying about me, Hikari. But I would never die until I can truly call you my girlfriend."

"…Ishida…"

After softly whispering his name, she slowly wrapped her arms around his wide back. The two remained still, feeling each other's warm body temperature. After what seemed like an eternity, they finally released their arms on each other. Takeru got up on his feet and offered Hikari his hand. She was reluctant, but took his hand eventually. When she got up as well, the wise pale man spoke.

"Sorry, I'm a little bit tired, so I'm gonna go to bed. But if you need me, feel free to wake me up anytime."

He smiled afterward. Hikari nodded and let Takeru's handsome hand go. He waved at her before walking up to the second level and disappeared as the door shut behind him. Hikari stayed, watching the rain outside. Now, she was beginning to feel mellow and tired as well.

"Is this how he feels on a rainy day?"

She whispered to herself. She didn't hate the feeling, but didn't like it. Words were too little of tools to describe the sensation. An overflow of emotion was the closest description she could think of. Her true feelings were being expressed from her heart. Now, she wasn't in denial anymore. She came to understand that she did grow a feeling for the word smart Takeru. However, her feelings about Taichi remained the same. She became confused and tired of thinking. Then, Hikari also headed to her bedroom, thinking that copying Takeru would help relax her. She glanced at his shut door one final time before going into her own. She wondered what thoughts and emotions were in his mind today. However, solving his mind puzzle was impossible and closed her door. She slept with the relaxed mind because she believed that Takeru was oblivious of Taichi coming over and hugging her. However, he was all too aware of it. Behind his door, Takeru was thinking about it. He knew, but decided to hide it to help relieve her guiltiness. On his bed, he thought one last time before drowning in sleep.

'You were smart to hug Hikari knowing that I was there. But I'm not that easy to intimidate, Taichi Yagami. What about you though? I wonder what you would do if I tell you that I kissed Hikari.'

There's chapter 7. I'll try to update as quickly as I can. Hope you enjoyed and will continue to enjoy my story.