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My life sucks… Big time…

Last week I went to work, as usual, and found out that my greatest enemy in the office, the person I despise the most, but I mean REALLY DESPISE, got a promotion that was almost as good as mine! What does Jones have that I don't!

Anyway, the day was already ruined due to obvious reasons, but then, when I came back home I discovered my girlfriend was some guy I've never seen before, making out like there was no tomorrow, in the middle of MY couch. I mean, they could have at least have the decency of finding some other smooching place!

It wasn't as if I actually cared for the girl, but the day had already been like hell and her infidelity was the last thing I needed. Of course, the evening ended when I threw out both lovers, not really giving a damn what was going to happen to either of them. It wasn't my bussiness anyway.

So, here I am, walking down this absolutely deserted street, not knowing where I'm going… just walking…

It's the middle of winter and I'm starting to understand why the town seems so empty. It freackin' cold! It must at least ten degrees Celsius below and I'm freezing my ass with no particular reason.

I pass by a gift shop and only glance through the window for a second. I can clearly see some dude buying his girfriend a "charmed" bracelet. She looks up at him and smiles happily. I only hope that things will work out for the two because they kind of suit each other: he has black hair and some sort of dark blue eyes, while she carries her extremely blonde hair in a pair of veeeery long ponytails, hanging on each side of her head. Oh well, at least someone's having a good time.

I keep walking and soon notice that I have now reached the park and I can clearly see the many steps leading to the hill's top, where some sort of famous shrine stands. I have heard many rumours about it and especially the raven-haired miko that is supposingly leading it along with her grandfather. She is told to be pretty strong and with a volcanic temper. Oh well, I'm sure that she won't mind one poor man returning to God after a twenty-five year break. The Christmas holidays are coming and I'm pretty lonely, so I guess visiting the temple won't be so bad, after all.

So I daringly start climbing up the infinite stairs and, by the time I reach up, I pass out in the cold snow. I know that the religious path is a very strict and severe one, but they could have made the hill shorter! And I should have never climbed the stairsrunning. Damn cold!

As I sink into the cold snow and start losing consciousness, I can clearly see one last vision: a dark-haired girl, dressed as a priestess running to me, with concern imprinted on her handsome features. And then everything turns completely black.

"Ouch…. Damn!"I silently swear while I try to support myself with one arm. I soon find myself in the middle of a bed, a foreign bed that is, almost completely dressed. I see that I don't have my shoes, jacket, scarf and sweater on. That leaves me with the socks, pants and shirt. The air is warm and carries a very pleasant scent, somehow reminding me of my calm days.

"Next time you decide to run up the stone stairs on this kind of weather, please consider you life first." A voice forces me to turn to the doorstep, where I can see my saviour: the same girl from before. But now I can see her better… much better. Her hair is indeed as dark as the moonless night and her matching eyes have a somewhat violet hint in the firelight, turning almost into an amethyst colour… a beautiful colour. I stare dumbly and with my jaw dropped at the young priestess, unable to move one inch or even articulate some words. She simply looks at me with an archedeyebrow. I finally snap out of it, shake my head and smile like an idiot, pretending that the ackward moment had never even happened.

"Gomen! I didn't realise that it was such a long way up until I reached the top…"

"And dropped in the snow." She concluded for me, appearing somewhat amused by the entire episode. Who can blame her? "You're lucky my crows found you, otherwise you would probably be in that snow even now." She speaks as she takes several steps in the bed's direction. I barely now realise that she's holding a tray with some food and water on it. She motions me to stand and I obey, receiving the tray in my covered lap one moment later. She sits on the bed's edge and watches me eat. From time to time she turns to the fire and I can't help but stare charmed at her exotic features. "So, what were doing there anyway?" she turns to me and I can see the calm, but alive flames in her eyes.

"Um… I'm not very sure myself. I just had a bad weak and I decided I wanted to try something else than… you know… the usual."

"I see. Shall I take it that you some kind of bussiness man with absolutely nobelief and who, thanks to some strange reason, has suddenly told himself that maybe, just maybe religion might be some kind of … escape?" she wondered out loud. Once again I found my jaw dropping in a pathetic gesture. Damn, why can't I act normal around her?

"Are you some kindof mind reader?" I joke and take a bite of the warm rice.

"Some kind." She answeres, leaving me star-struck. Gods, how can she wake up these feelings inside me? I stare right into her eyes in the same time as her. As soon as our orbs are locked, we both blush, which is more than strange. I'm not shy, nor have ever been. And still, here I am, sitting in a stranger's bed, talking with someone I have barely known for five minute and blushing like mad.

"Well, then I think you would make a pretty good business woman yourself. This gift of yours could become very handy." I break away and return to the food.

"I highly doubt it."

"Why?"

"This shrine is my life… my heritage… I don't think I could ever leave it behind… My whole life is imprinted within these walls…" she speaks slowly, making my heart beat faster. I'm pretty sure that she can already hear my pulse and I really don't have a huge desire in making myself more of a fool than I have already done.

"No one said that you had to leave… You should just get to know the world outside these walls."

"Oh, but I do… My friends and the remainings of my family members make sure of that everyday." Her eyes return to mine. "What about you?"

"Huh?" I send her a puzzled look.

"What are you doing here on this kind of weather and at such a time?"

"What time?" She must have hypnotised me somehow, because I lost it again.

"It's almost Christmas." She explains and sends me a weird look.

"Oh… well, I'm… My parents died a long time ago and I don't have any siblings nor distant relatives. And my friends are pretty much all spending time with their loved ones. I mean, who could blame them? After a long year of working they deserve a break." I unknowingly smile gently and take another bite. Damn, she makes good rice!

"I see… So, you don't have any plans for the holidays?" she asks directly, probably not wanting to push the discussion further.

"Nope… not really." I answer flatly.

"I see… You know, on Christmas morning, me and my friends go to some orphanages and give the children presents and sweets. If you are free, think you could join us?"

"Are you serious?"

"Yep… The more the better." She smiles sweetly and I start wondering why the hell she was considered a true volcano by the others.

And I went. I went that weekend, and the following one and so on and so forth, until I finally got the guts and actually asked the beautiful miko on a date. Surprisingly enough, she accepted.

I got to finally meet the volcanic side of her, which isn't that bad, come to think ofit. Well, I have to admit that there are times when I understand her love for the sacred fire and when she really scares me to death, but I still love her.

So, here I am, sitting on the shrine's steps one year after I met the raven-haired miko, enjoying the view, thinking about how I came to reach higher than Jones in seven months and then leave the company, just to start my own business, about how the past year had been, what changed into my life and how come Phobos and Deimos (yes, the possessive crows) have gotten used to my presence here and greet me every time I pass the shrine's large opened gates.

Now, I finally have who to come back to at night and where the celebrate every existent tradition, weather it's dumb or not. Now I have a place of my own.

"Jed, who talking to?" Rei asked as she entered the large garden, covered in pure white snow.

"No one, hon. Just thinking out loud about my day." The tall blonde man leaned to the steps, enjoying the snowy view around.

"Lately you've been thinking a lot." She came round him and sent him a questioning look.

"Well, I've had a lot of reasons to." He looked up at her with a boyish smirk, forcing her to smack his shoulder. She loved his smile, but only when it wasn't dangerous. "For example, I remembered when you found me laying right here, in the snow, and took me in… when we went to that orphanage… when I moved in… when you accepted me as your husband…" he ended almost in a whisper and sneaked a curious look to her.

"I never did that?" she turned to him and noticed how his blue eyes had turned a shade, just a shade darker.

"Well, it's never too late." He grinned, winked and got up from the uncomfortable stair, only to settle in one knee in front of her and pull out of his fancy suit a little black box. In a second, Rei blushed ten shades of red and stared down at him in shock.

"What are you doing?" she was almost breathless.

"Look, I know that it's fast, that we've only known each other for a year and that we've barely moved in the same house. But, I feel that I have to ask you this: Hino Rei, will you marry me?" he stared up into her eyes, not sure weather she was going to kill him or kiss him. Still, to his immense happiness, she went on with the second choice, while crying her heart out and not letting him escape her bear hug nor the multitude of kisses she covered his face with… not that he minded…

Ok, that's it! I hope you liked it. See you next drabble!