Chapter 3 ~ It Hurts.

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•°Dan's P.O.V•°

I sit in the silence of my room. The silent ecoeing of my room sounds alot like your voice. I sigh there I go again thinking of you...I guess I can't help it. Thinking of you Runo is something I do...Naturally. Yes Naturally that was the word. I smirk as I look around my bed room everything is a mess, clothes here shoes there everything is a disaster, I wonder what Runo would say, She would prouably start screaming at me telling me to clean up and telling me in the prosses that I need t order my room. I think to myself.

"Dan dinner's ready." I hear my mom call out to me. I sigh and prossed to head down the stairs.

"Hey Dad." I greet silently.

"Hey there Daniel how was school?" I hear him ask me with a smile.

"Same...I guess." I say not really looking at him but insted my food. My mom made loin tips my now least favorite food. It became my least because even my now least favorite food reminds me of the first day I met Runo well face to face that is.

I remeber feeling a bunch of butterflies filling inside my tummy. A whole bunch of new emotians filling my insides like a electric current. Sure I had some crushes when I was little but none of them made me feel like Runo made me feel. Runo sparked feelings I never knew I had I never knew it back then but I guess that was the day I really started falling for her.

"...Dan...Dan" I turn and see my Dad trying to get me to listen.

"Sorry Dad...What were you saying?" I ask politly. He sighed and looked at me with consern evident in his eyes.

"Look Dan...I was saying that you need to return to your old self...I know that you miss your girlfriend but she's dea-...I mean gone and you can't do anything about it, god decided that it was time to take her home and I am afried she won't come back...Get another girlfriend, save the world again do something but just forget...Her." He said as he started eating his dinner like nothing happend anger started to boil inside me.

"Mom...I am going for a walk don't wait for me" I said controling my anger. My mom nodded and glared at my father.

I grabed my warm jacket and shut the door. I don't bother to tell anything to Drago considering he went for a vist to New Vestria to see Tigrera. Since Drago was living with me Tigrera was left looking after the planet. Every once in a while Drago would vist and talk to Tigrera. All thou Tigrera loved Runo very much she knew she needed to move on I, at first could'nt belive it but during time I learnd that someone had to do it and Tigrera was the one. I sigh and look at the path way around me.

It was around 11 p.m. So I had about an hour alone. As I walk through Bayview Town I can't help glare at everything my eyes landed on. If it weren't for me moving here, Runo would have never had to come and visit me. She would never have had to board the plane. She would have never gotten into that accident. She wouldn't be… dead. My anger wasn't really directed at this town. I knew it was my dad's stupid job that caused all this. If he had never gotten that promotion, I would have never had to move. And Runo would still be with me.

Maybe my dad's job wasn't fully to blame. I actually played a big part myself. If Runo and I never fell in love she would probably never had to come here. Yes, it was me. I am the reason she's dead. I let out a silent growl as tears stung my eyes threatening to fall. No matter how many times I cried, I couldn't bring myself to stop. Guilt was eating me up day by day. If I kept this up, I'd definitely end up joining Runo in the afterlife.

Death.

Maybe that was what I needed. I could commit suicide and Runo and I would finally be united. No. I couldn't do that. It would simply be selfish. My parents, friends… I couldn't just leave them like that. Surely, my demise would leave a huge gap in their hearts. But Runo… I was too lost in thought as I continued to walk through the streets. I had no idea where I was going but it seemed my legs had a mind of its own. My eyes were glued to the ground as my bangs framed my eyes. The position was definitely not my style but I didn't care. I was no longer the cheerful, happy guy who would flash a smile even if it meant at his own expense.

I was too busy debating with myself on ending my miserable life or not to notice the fact that my hands found their way into my pockets. This was less Dan and more Shun. I suppose I needed a docter ASAP. In due time, I found myself at the pier. How I got there, I'll never know. I sighed and look up at the starless sky.

Runo.

I found myself thinking of her... again. I smiled a little and for a second I thought I saw Runo's smiling face in the sky.

"It's so frustrating ya know. I feel like a psycho not looking for you." I whispered to no one in particular as I looked at the stars. No one was there at the abandoned part of the pier. Let alone at this time of night. I let out another sigh. Then I continued,

"Why do people say you're gone?...I know you're not..You…You promised...We promised we would always be together till the end of our lives and…Beyond.…Surely you could never break that promise...Right?"

I was definitely going crazy. My sanity was slowly leaving me as time went by. The tears that were threatening my eyes the whole time started to flow freely,

"I know you wouldn't...So why did you?...No you… You can't be gone." The final sentence was the one that made the most sense to me, my heart has always been right even if my mind said otherwise. Why would it be wrong this time?

"You know...Our love has built itself in every layer of my being. It's what keeps me battling, keeps me from giving up...It's actually what has been keeping me alive." I said. Not caring to wipe out the tears on my face.

"I can't ever make it fade away...Or at least try it... I don't even want to try. Scratch that, I can't even make our love fade."

"My dad has been saying I should get another girlfriend for the past few days...But I always say no. Yep no, because I can't and won't want anyone besides you...God I don't even want to want anyone besides you." What I said was 100% true. I didn't believe my dad expected me to forget Runo just like that.

"The weeks are so eternal now. Being without you is so...Suffocating. I would do anything for everything to go back to how it was. It hurts to be alive so just please come back...I need you Runo." I said as more tears fell down my cheeks.

"Please come back or else I'll die... My mind says you're gone and that it's not likely you could survive such an accident...But my heart argues because I've survived tougher things and I am not half as great as you are Runo. So, my heart telling me you survived… And I will believe my heart until it tells me otherwise." I let out a slight smile as I said the last part.

"Because… My love for you is so much deeper than…. than the… depths of the ocean. And I wanna look for you but I guess I'm just...Afraid of what I find. Afraid that you might actually be gone..."

"And it hurts... It hurts not being near you and I guess it wouldn't hurt if I did not love you so much. Loving you like this and not being with you tears me apart. I… I remember our dreams."

~~F~~L~~A~~S~~H~~B~~A~~C~~K

•+No One's P.O.V+•

"Dan can I ask you something?" A blue haired teen asked her messy haired boyfriend.

"Sure Runo...What's your question?" Dan asked.

"What do you seem me doing in the future?" Runo asked as she leaned on Dan's shoulder. They were in the park's bench sitting with their fingers tangled in each others.

"Umm...Graduating...Becoming the best Doctor in Japan...You by my side of course... Married to me. With dozens of children who'll each have your beautiful blue-green eyes." Dan answered looking at his girlfriend. Runo blushed at the statement.

"Really...Thinking of children already when you haven't even asked me if I wanted to marry you." Runo teased.

Dan chuckled slightly and said, "I don't have to ask."

"Huh? Why? Doesn't my opinion matter?" Runo asked. Completely glaring daggers at her boyfriend.

"Nope... You wanna know why?" He waited until Runo nodded.

"Because you belong to me." He answered as he ran away from Runo. Dan knew that his statement would earn him a bonk in the head if he stayed in his previous position.

"I am not your property Daniel!" Runo yelled as she reached for the nearest object she could find. A stick. A really big stick!

"But you are...You are mine… Mine alone and no else's.." Dan ducked one of Runo's blows. He continued,

"You're mine just like I'm yours." He said smirking. Runo blushed this time. Completely forgetting about the anger and rage she had a few seconds ago.

"You're so corny." Runo stated looking away. She tossed the stick she was holding down on the ground- but not so far from where she was standing. Just in case.

"Yep." Dan smiled as he made his way towards her.

"Such a goof... I don't even know why I put up with you." Runo whispered as she crossed her hands.

"Your goof... And you put up with me because you love me." Dan said, smirking once again. He moved all the way behind her and put his arms around her waist.

"Oh let go of me…And take that smirk off...Now! Stop fooling around Dan." Runo ordered,

"People could be watching."

"I don't care." Runo glared at him. He let out a sigh of defeat and said,

"Fine. Anyway back to the marriage. We'll be married and we'll have a big house… which will most probably be messy."

"Wonder why?" Runo whispered sarcastically.

"Why do you say that Runo? " Dan asked. Completely oblivious to what his girlfriend was implying.

"Nothing honey. Anyway what names should we give them?" Asked Runo. She tried to change the topic and luckily it worked. Good thing Dan wasn't a very sharp person.

"Umm...Something with the letter D" Dan said thoughtfully.

"Why D?" Runo asked suspiciously.

"Because they have to be named after the dad!" Dan said grinning like a idiot.

"Ha! Who said you were going to name them." Runo reported.

"Me!"

"Yeah right."

"We'll see about that."

"Your on Kuso!"

Dan smiled as he stated his decision, "Very well. But first we get married and then we have this fight then we'll see who wins."

"Fine!" Runo said as she pouted.

"Ha! You just agreed to marry me!" Dan yelled as he smiled triumphantly.

"Whatever." Said Runo looking away, obviously hiding the blush that tinted her cheeks. How could she have fallen for such a thing?

~~E~~N~~D~~~~O~~F~~~~F~~L~~A~~S~~H~~B~~A~~C~K~~

•°Dan's P.O.V.•°

"My dreams are still here." I said as I placed my hand on my chest, right where my heart was.

"It tears me apart when people say you're gone...Even if you're alive, waking up without knowing if you're alright is just pure torture." Tears fell gently as I gripped the railing.

"My palms feel so cold. I guess I got used to having your hands intertwined with mine. I love you Runo. Please come back." I whispered as I wiped the tears off my face.

I walked back home and the people who happened to be awake were looking at me weirdly. I did nothing but glare at them. They didn't know how much I love Runo. I couldn't erase Runo... Was it bad that I didn't wanna try? I asked myself as I saw the 'witches' looking at me dreamily.

Wait, what are they doing up right now?

•In the Henery Household•

~¤~¤ Runo's P.O.V. ¤~¤~

I stopped twirling my rose as my heart started to hurt. I held it trying keep breathing normal. Dad said that his friend Richard, had retrieved this and a very few things of mine from the accident I survived. How his friend did it, I have no idea.

I put down the rose and grabbed the broken snow globe. It was hard to tell what was in it but I could make out a few things. Like the girl and boy dancing. It looked like it used to be pretty. I put all the things back in the shaggy suitcase 'Uncle Richard' had brought for me and placed it under my bed.

The doctor said that these items would help me get most of my memory back but dad doesn't even know about most of them. No matter how hard I tried I can't seem to remember anything. These people I'm with seem like total strangers…But I could never tell them that, they've been so nice to me and besides even if this was not my family where would I find my true parents when I can't even remeber myself.

Right when I was about to go to sleep I noticed a piece of paper on the floor. I guessed it must have fallen out before I put the case under the bed. I picked it up and tried to read what was written but sadly the only thing that was readable was the name 'Dan'.

"Dan." I whispered as I tried to think of anyone I know with that name. All of a sudden my head started to ache. But that wasn't where I was really in pain. My heart, that.. that was where it really hurt.

"Why does it hurt?" I asked myself before I passed out.

To be continued...

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