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After Effect pt 3

This chapter is dedicated to my cousin- for getting me back into the swing of this show! Thanks cuz!

Ch. 3: Her Smile

"Come on Eureka!" I said enthusiastically. I was determined to make her smile- a real smile; the one that I fell in love with.

Eureka slowly followed me out. She had a frown on her face as she stared at the ground. She looked up at me and smiled that genuine smile, though it was the smile I was looking for- it wasn't the one I really wanted. She trotted over to me and stopped to look at me for a moment. I guess she was just looking at me until I decided to walk somewhere else. I mean, how could she know where to go? She had only been here once before and she learned nothing of the landscape, the people, the town, and she didn't know where to go. I did. I knew that the town was definitely off limits for the time being. Just because I thought Eureka's wings were extravagantly beautiful, didn't mean that the rest of the society would. I didn't want her to be ridiculed for practically nothing. She at least needed to adapt to her environment before we go to town.

I began walking away from the house, towards the road and Eureka followed. When we got to the main road we took a right. I knew exactly where I wanted to go. We hadn't seen it in three years. I was curious to know if the landscape had changed at all and I was kind of in the mood to reminisce. When I look at my life…before I met Eureka…and compare it to now…it makes me feel stronger. I had nothing before. I was miserable, bitter, ignorant, and a caged bird. But…I took to the skies and found something to live for and I learned a lot. I met someone who took away my bitterness and made me happy.

I turned my head and looked at her. I didn't get to admire her secretly, because she turned around to return my stare. Her eyes…always engrossed me; such a beautiful shade of purple. It was something…that I could almost never escape once I looked into them.

"Renton?" I heard her sweet call, "Is there something wrong?" I saw that her face held a little bit of concern. I snapped out of my trance and thought for a moment trying to remember where I was.

"Hmm? Oh! Oh, it's nothing, I was just staring at you." I explained, "…You're really pretty, Eureka." I smiled at her softly. She smiled shyly at me and blushed a little. I love to make her smile…It's one of those things I live for.

I looked at the scenery ahead of us- I believed we were heading the right way. I couldn't quite remember the way…Okay…I didn't know the way, but I sort of just guessed and if we didn't get there, then we would just turn around and go back to the house.

I stared ahead with a smile. But my face molded into a surprised expression as I felt something brush against my hand and then lightly clutch it.

I looked over at Eureka to see her avoiding my stare. I looked down at my hand: It linked with hers. I couldn't help but smile a little bit more. Her touch was so soft and gentle. It always sent shivers up and down my spine.

I slightly squeezed her hand to let her know that she had something real to hold onto; someone who cared.

I looked to my right- I could see some of the city. It looked so much better since the last time I saw it. The roof tops looked clean, the smog that used to rule the atmosphere was now gone and things could be seen much more clearly. Even though it was far away, I could still see the bright colored grass. It meant that it was much healthier then it was before. Everything had changed drastically. I heard that even the town's people had changed.

I smiled a little; I was starting to like this town a lot more than I used to. Maybe it's because I've done some growing up while I was gone and I realized how much a peaceful life could really mean. I missed being care free and waking up to birds chirping and Grandpa screeching and hollering. When I was with the Gekko I woke up to missile fire and people yelling and cussing…You know what? There's really no difference between Grandpa and the missiles- I think I just missed my old house and bed. That's got to be it.

I chuckled slightly. Nah- I think I missed Grandpa a lot too.

"What is it?" I heard an angelic voice asked curiously.

"Oh it's nothing, just remembering stuff, I guess." I answered and scratched the back of my head.

Eureka looked ahead of us emotionlessly. "You seem to be doing that a lot lately." she informed me.

"Yeah, I guess I have." I replied sheepishly. "It's just sort of hard to grab the concept that I actually missed this place, ya know?" I looked over at her and gave her a wiry grin. She slightly smiled, but not in my direction. It still wasn't the smile I was looking for. My lips cocked a little and I thought a little bit, "How can I get this girl to smile?" we trotted along the dirt path. I listened to the sweet melody that was mine and Eureka's footsteps mingling; I tried concocting a plan to make her smile.

But I couldn't think of anything. What could I do to make her smile? Eureka wasn't really the sexual type- and that was okay! I wasn't either- not like that anyway. And sudden romantic actions –depending on the action- might just puzzle her. And a simple romantic gesture would only keep her happy for a few minutes…I wanted that smile to stay on her face forever…But I guess that would be selfish…Because she has a special smile reserved for her-…our children, too. And to keep that the smile especially for me on her face would be wrong. It would probably lead to neglecting the children. And I didn't want that. I wanted us to live happily together. In fact…

I looked over at Eureka as a thought passed through my head. I quickly shook my head and mentally scolded myself.

"Nah…That's far away from now. We don't have enough room for another one anyway." I couldn't believe that I had just thought about that. It's not like I hadn't thought about it before, but now…I just realized that all of the things I wanted to do with a family was now available to me. And I knew that, but now that I really think about it, it was a little incredible.

I shook my head a little trying to refocus myself. I squeezed Eureka's hand a little bit and passed her a smile- I was still trying to get a smile out of her, but so far all I was getting was week and simple smiles. I just couldn't stand it anymore!

"Hey, Eureka!" I started with a shout to get her attention.

"Wha-" I cut her off. Before she could even turn to look at me I got behind her, quickly bent down, wrapped my arms around her waist, and picked her up. I was careful of her wings- it's a little hard picking someone up when they have wings.

I took note of how her wings felt against my chest. They felt warm and soft. It almost felt like if I held her too long like that then her wings would leave an imprint on my chest and clothes; like hot iron on a bull.

We spun around a few times. While we were spinning, Eureka looked over her shoulder and gave me what I was wanting. That smile- Her mouth was open and the corners of her mouth were pulled upwards. Her eyes were shut tight and her cheeks were red. That was the smile I was looking for. And for some reason, when I saw it- my face gained the same expression…love- it's such a strange thing. Isn't it…Sis?

I gently held Eureka's small body in my arms. She was so soft and so fragile it seemed. But when ever I held her it felt like her body was made to fit in my arms.

I pulled my head back to examine her for a moment. And she did the same. She seemed to focus on my eyes, while I was entranced with her entire being. I examined her face: So smooth and pale. Her eyes: So clear and sparkling. Her lips: So glossed and small. Her nose: So adorable and well shaped.

I took note of how her body felt against mine. It was warm and comfortable- like it just brought peace into my world.

I slowly brought my face to hers and kissed her lips. They were soft and seemed to fit my lips perfectly. I pulled away and gazed at her lovingly. Her smile was soft and her eyes had a dreamy gleam in them.

She buried her forehead in the crook of my neck and I placed my forehead on the top of her head.

My vision was clouded with the glow of her hair. The scent of her hair relaxed all of my muscles and I became putty for her to mold; I was at her command.

Strands of her light blue hair whisked against my eyelashes and nose. I chuckled slightly. The sky colored hair of the girl beneath my face tickled the top of my nose as I hugged her tighter.

I kissed the top of her head and then she pulled away from under my head and looked up at the sky in wonderment. I was a little more distracted by her lips than what she was looking at.

I felt a droplet hit my nose. I looked up to see the skies clouding up rather quickly. That was what she was staring up at.

I felt Eureka push away from me gently and grab my hand and begin to lead me back towards the direction of the house. She dragged me for a moment; the sky had all of my attention and then I looked over at Eureka and tried to regain my step.

Then I mentally kicked myself, "Ah man! We didn't even get to go to the place I wanted to go to!" I looked down, my eyebrows furrowed.

My eyes shifted over to the girl next to me. That smile that I loved so much on her face. I smiled softly. That smile was worth more than a thousand miles. So…I would just get over the fact that we couldn't get to the destination…But I know that if there's one thing that I can never get over…is Eureka.

Okay guys, PLEASE check out my home page. It's got the un-cut version of the fanfiction, amvs, and more. I would appreciate you signing my guestbook as well. Anyhow, I know it took a while for me to write this chapter. But I wasn't satisfied with how it came out so I had to rewrite it. And then I started to write it and then stopped because I got bored and lost the inspiration.

So you guys- you can thank my cousin for getting me re-inspired! This chapter is dedicated to you, cuz! Anyhow I got him addicted to the show and then he had an obsession with it and we started texting each other about it and then before I knew it I had become obsessed again. Love my cousin.

This story will be long…Oh…I don't know…60 chapters or so? XD Maybe- that depends on how creative I'll be. I know that it will be over 20 chapters, so don't fret. .

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