Disclaimer: This fanfiction is brought to you by: khakiXthistle productions, Anime "Kawaii!" Enterprises Inc. This "Future" Company include the following disclaims: some ideas randomly taken from…places, some lines that had been picked out of the authoress' lunatic head and from out-of-the-blue TV shows, comic books and of course, the net; and some other things that I can't remember. Yup, that's about it.

a/n: yay! Chapter three is now here! So what will Satoshi do to Risa? ...authoress has no comment about it…well, you might have some, so just review me or just plainly PM me…well, I didn't really update faster cuz' first reason! I'm waiting for reviews…yea kinda low isn't it? But if you ever…I mean ever experience being an authoress…you guys will understand how special reviews are for us writers…second reason! I wanted first to finish the long long long and should I say long! Chapter four…god that chapter's long…well, cuz it contains most scenes so you guys could expect that a lot of dramas would be there.

Home

The miles are getting longer it seems…

The closer I get to you

I've not always been the best man or friend for you.

But you love, it makes true,

And I don't know why…

You always seem to give me another try.

NormalPOV

Risa woke up with a huge headache. She couldn't seem to move much. Her body is still weak. She tried to remember what happened to her because technically, this isn't her bed.

As she opened her eyes, everything was a blur or should she say that everything was in blue?

"The last time I remember my room was colored in a nice fresh pink unless—" she thought as she began to close her eyes and drift into a dreamful daze until she was struck by reality.

"This isn't my room!" she shouted.

"You think?" a voice spoke out.

There he sat, with a container filled with warm water, steaming to be exact. A cloth swimming in it. He begun to stare at her as a blush crept to his cheeks. He looked away, he had to look away.

"You shouldn't sit up if I were you…" he stated.

Risa suddenly realized why he said that. She still doesn't remember how she got there. As reality struck her, she was as red as a tomato.

"Kyyyyyaaaa!" she screamed.

Satoshi immediately stood up and ran to her side, if anyone hear her scream who knows what kind of rumors they're going to start about them. He abruptly ran to her and covered her mouth.

"Shhh…" he whispered to her ear. He silenced her.

"You were sick last night. Too much exposure to the cold atmosphere at the falls, I had to bring you home." He explained to her as his hand began to slip away. He looked straight into her eyes.

"The falls! Of course…I went there to relieve my nerves, Hiwatari-kun…he—" Risa thought as a blush crept on her cheeks.

"You saw me…" she said as she looked back.

A blush immediately appeared at his pale cheeks. He understood exactly what she meant. He looked away.

"I had to…you were too exposed to the cold atmosphere coming from the falls, you fainted." he answered plainly.

The sun began to set; he didn't notice how long Risa had been sleeping at his room. All he did was to watch her sleep.

"What is this? This atmosphere…" he thought as an uncomfortable silence fell on them.

Risa was beginning to get dizzy again, but she was too embarrassed to say anything to him. He had seen enough. Her eyelids began to feel heavy and her sight was beginning to get blurry.

Eventually, she fainted falling into his arms. She heard muffled sounds that she couldn't quite make out. The last thing that she heard was Satoshi calling her.

a/n:...this is gonna be embarrassing…

"Risa, hold on" he said.

Satoshi ran out of the room and got some medicine. He went back to her side, waited and prayed that she'll get better. Her fever got worse than before. He's so worried about her, he always was. Whenever she felt cheerless, his day was never complete without her smiles, he was incomplete without her.

He couldn't ever admit it to himself but he knew, deep inside that she was the only one that could make him feel safe, warm and fuzzy inside.

A good feeling.

"Risa—" Satoshi spoke out

He wasn't sure about what he was going to do. But the last thing that he was today is a person being sure of his actions. a/n: I'm lost for words

Satoshi started to unbutton his white polo shirt, revealing his well-built body. a/n: the authoress kept screaming because of the thought of Satoshi being shirtless. It wouldn't leave her breathless, it actually leaves her screaming… Satoshi was on top of Risa, a blush slowly crept into his cheeks as he slowly removed his blanket.

"Maybe I could lower her fever through body heat" he thought.

He lay close to her, his maiden, his one and only. Satoshi's blush deepened as Risa cuddled close to him. He could feel her soft breasts against his hard chest. He started to get conscious of his actions, he doubted…himself.

He scooted away from Risa. He was afraid that he has going to hurt her again. What if he wasn't good enough for her? What if he would let her down, like what happened before? Could he be able to move on…for hurting her?

He couldn't look at her. He wouldn't dare to look at her. What if he wasn't strong enough? Who would want someone like him? A cold-hearted, imbecile, know-it-all jerk! What if…

She deserved someone better?

Satoshi was filled with self-doubt and guilt. What if he wasn't really enough? Even just to protect her…

He started to walk away from her. He knew he wasn't going to be enough for her. Maybe her love for him was only really meant to be one-sided.

He suddenly started to hear hushed sounds. Soft sounds. He looked back at the heavenly figure lying on his bed.

She started to reach out her hand. As if reaching for something, high above the sky that she could only achieve through her dreams.

Satoshi had the small urge to smile at her; he took her reaching hand and kissed it. She looked so innocent, like a little girl who's trying to reach the stars at night.

"Who are you reaching out to Risa?" he felt stupid, talking to her even though he knew that she was knocked out good.

He let go of her hand and smiled at her. As he turned his back she suddenly answered him out of the blue.

"Satoshi—" she whispered.

He stopped dead at his tracks, struck by her answer, he was surprised. He didn't actually think that she would answer back at him.

He cried to himself. He never felt this stupid that he couldn't even notice her feelings for him.

"Satoshi—" Risa spoke out.

As he turned his head around, he saw her beautiful brown orbs looking back. A kind, warm smile was forming on her soft lips; he recognized once more the feeling of being loved, being wanted and belonging…

And loving back.

He felt…love.

Risa was always there, he never needed to bear his sadness alone, she was always there, and he was just too blind and self-centered to notice. If he only saw life two-dimensionally there's so much that he could've missed. Nothing could really be communicated without words, but if he really…cared…about her…even the tiniest clues and the smallest details are important to notice.

Risa opened her arms to him, only to him and smiled. He ran into her arms like a little child, small and vulnerable, that accepted him warmly, just the way he was, nothing more nothing less. The only place where he wasn't taken into any benefit. The only place where he could actually feel welcome. The only place where he could belong, be cared for and be…loved.

He was home…

Eventually, Satoshi dozed off, and slept soundlessly…with his maiden, right beside him, where she truly belonged…

Soap?

Risa thought as she woke up with a great headache. She was still in daze as she let out a soft groan and closed her eyes.

"Tired?" a voice spoke out.

Risa's eyes snapped open, looking directly at the midnight orbs that were staring right into hers. Satoshi made himself comfortable with his position, his legs between her parted ones and his hands caging her beautiful face, she blushed at the thought of him being shirtless and on top of her. Her blush deepened as she remembered she was naked, bare naked. He was too amused with her blush, seducing her would be fun. He began closing the gap of their lips and smiled at her.

"You look petrified" he whispered against her lips.

Risa blushed madly. She covered herself with his blanket and hid like a little girl afraid of thunder. Satoshi was thrown off the bed as Risa pulled the blanket to cover herself. Satoshi started laughing at the thought of him being thrown off his own bed. He didn't actually think that it would affect her that way.

"Go away" Risa said in a hushed tone.

Risa thought that he really obeyed what she said. The room fell in complete silence. Still, she could sense someone's presence at the room, but what could he do? Seduce her?

Risa's eyes popped out to check if he was gone. Satisfied, she removed her head from cover and sighed in relief.

In just a blink, Satoshi popped out of nowhere and locked their lips together, in a matter of seconds he began hearing soft moans coming from Risa's mouth as she gripped his soft blue hair.

"She's easy to please" he thought.

He laid her again to his bed and continued to kiss her senselessly. Moving expertly into her mouth as he sucked on her lower lip. He pressed his body against her feeling her soft breasts against this hard chest.

"Her breasts feel so soft" he thought.

He smiled to himself against her lips. He whispered her name to her ear, sweet and lovingly. He breathes against her neck, taking in her sweet smell of Strawberries, sweet strawberry. How he loved strawberries.

He unconsciously touched her breasts, feeling her hard, erected nipples hardened with lust. He knew he made a wrong move as her grip tightened on his hair and eventually let go and as her eyes snapped open.

Risa abruptly sat up and pushed Satoshi away, she was blushing madly and she pouted cutely at him. He simply smiled at her, which made her blush once more.

Satoshi kept smiling at her as he turned his back on her. It was really fun seducing her, pure fun. He couldn't get enough of her sweet taste, pure sweetness and untainted innocence.

"I'm not ready to have sex!" Risa shouted, blushing madly. a/n: I think there's a story which has this line…

She pulled the blanket to her mouth. It was true, she wasn't ready. At first she heard small huffed sounds then some muffled words, the next second Satoshi was laughing senselessly. His eyes began to get teary because of what she said. He couldn't stop laughing. Risa was in pure embarrassment but she just wanted to tell him what she really feels; now she just feel stupid for saying it out loud.

Satoshi looked back her and grinned evilly at her. Risa pushed her back against the wall. He walked towards her and got into his bed, advancing to her. Risa shut her eyes tight. She felt worried and…excited? He began closing the gap of their faces, he placed his soft lips to her small ears, he wanted to play with her first. He nipped the weakest point of her ear; he licked and sucked it, exploiting her weakness. He began hearing soft moans coming from her mouth. Satisfied, he kissed her ear and whispered something.

"I know your not" he said

He got off her, leaving her breathless and panting hard, in desperate need for air. As he stood tall and proud at his work with Risa, he walked over to the doorway to her something to eat, he told her a fact.

"But Risa—" he said as he looked back at her.

"Yes?" Risa replied, the blush didn't quite disappear from her face.

"I'm gonna make sure that I'm gonna take it away…" he said and smiled seductively at her.

Risa was left speechless. What could she say against that?! She tried to forget the thoughts that his statement has embedded on them.

"I didn't know he is also a pervert, I thought he was the smart, shy type of guy." Risa blushed, hard.

"The best thing to do now is to find some clothes to wear, sounds like a good plan." Risa thought, pushing the perverted thought away.

She had some hard time standing up with the blanket, it was so long…and so, so blue. But eventually she managed to stand up properly while holding the blanket at her back. While she tried to walk to his closet and find some clothes she could borrow, Satoshi finished making her something to eat and proceeded to go to his room.

"There, that should hold it" Risa thought as she pinned the ends of the blanket together.

She stood up from the closet stool and proceeded to go the bathroom to wash her face. Clumsiness got the better of her as she tripped over the long blanket, pulling off the pin and exposing her back, as if on cue Satoshi entered the room carrying a tray filled with food a/n: and that's how they invented the food tray! Amazing…

"Risa, I brought food—" he voice trailed off as his eyes lay upon her.

He was left breathless at her scene.

Risa had neatly combed her hair down since that she doesn't have her ribbon from the falls; it magnificently framed her pretty flawless face that glowed beautifully. The scene was breathtaking, it was perfect. The sunset view from his balcony enhanced her beauty, giving her that amazing glow that reflected only her beauty from the other inanimate object around, making her…stand out.

He couldn't help to notice her exposed back, as she held the blanket to cover her exposed breasts. The light casts enough light for him to see through his thin blue blanket and see her every curve which she had in the right places. The light illuminated her eyes and made them shine.

The tray accidentally slipped off his grip and crashed on his shiny marble floor. The glass broke down with a delicate echoing that could be heard throughout the whole room. Satoshi was still in daze as Risa went over to his side. He unconsciously fell flat on the floor as the broken pieces of the glass dug deep into his flesh. He felt…light-headed? Even though the prickly glass has pained him, it didn't seem to affect him.

How could he be this blind? To be not able to see her beauty, her true beauty and nature. The way she laughed, the way she smiled, the way she could always make him feel warm and fuzzy inside. Her way, the only way he wanted it. She was beautiful…just the way she was.

Satoshi pulled her into a tight hug. He didn't let her go, he wouldn't let her go. He hugged her as if there was no tomorrow. Risa didn't know what was happening to Satoshi. He was hugging her too tight that she couldn't breathe properly.

"Satoshi, I can't breathe—" Risa said as she began pushing him away. His body was too close to hers.

"No" Satoshi replied as he gripped her tighter.

Risa looked over at him, she couldn't see his eyes. Her exposed shoulder was beginning to get wet. Tears. His own.

"Just let me stay like this with you for a little longer" he said in a muffled voice.

"Sure" she plainly replied as she hugged him back.

Eventually, Satoshi cried his way to sleep. He was beginning to fall to Risa's shoulder. She couldn't handle Satoshi's weight over hers, he way too heavy. Satoshi was a head taller than her for pete's sake! His body eventually fell over hers. Risa yelped as Satoshi's hand began to caress her exposed stomach. Risa tried to push Satoshi off her but he was far too heavy. Risa remembered his plead to her. To stay like that, just like that for a little longer, and she did. She stayed with him, just for him.

Risa woke up in the same position that she slept in. Satoshi eventually rolled off her and set her free from his grip. She walked over to him and caressed his cheek, stood up and went over to his closet to borrow some clothes.

After a few moments of dreamful sleeps, Satoshi woke up and immediately panicked as he lay there alone.

" I knew she'll leave me" he thought as he walked over to his bathroom and showered over himself without taking off his trousers. As he lay on the cold tile, still wet from the shower, he wondered where she went, but still it didn't matter, she was gone.

"Like what everybody did and done." He thought as he closed his eyes.

Risa walked back in the room, she scanned it as Satoshi was nowhere to be found. She bought two cups of hot chocolate for both of them, so they could sit back and talk for awhile, until Riku could come and pick her up that is.

She couldn't find him at the bedroom but she noticed the bathroom door slightly open. That was the best place where he could have gone. She silently peeked in the bathroom door, wanting to surprise him, but instead she was the one left surprised as she studied his form. He was wet, soaking wet. Maybe because of the shower. He just sat there, emotionless. Eyes closed. He looked dead.

"What a minute, he can't be dead!" Risa thought as she began to panic.

She sighed in relief as she saw him still breathing, Risa went over to his closet to find him something to wear.

Risa silently went into the bathroom to give Satoshi his clothing. She squatted right in front of him; she was surprised to see that he didn't even notice her there.

She decided to help him get dressed. She took his polo shirt that she neatly laid down the sink. Risa went over to him and held his hand to insert it into the first sleeve.

Satoshi's eyes snapped open as he felt a sudden warmness. As he looked up, he looked upon the same brown orbs that always comforted him. It brought joy to his heart as he saw this orbs looking back. She smiled.

"So silly, Satoshi you'll get a cold if you stay like that. Come on, I need help with the sleeves." Risa playfully stated as she continued to dress him up, like dressing up a sweet innocent child.

He stared at her with awe. He had doubted her works. Her words seemed so warm and comforting. He had doubted…her.

"I thought…I thought you already left me…" he stated as he stares at her while she was doing his buttons.

"There all finished" she stated.

"You…I thought—" he cut off.

Risa placed her finger in Satoshi's lips. She silenced him, smiled and whispered to his ear.

"I'll never, ever, leave you. Did you think I would just leave you after all my hard efforts in making you notice me?" she asked playfully, making Satoshi smile and blush.

"Satoshi…" she whispered as she caressed his cheek.

"Aishiteru, je'taime, I don't care! But I know one thing, that I love you, always have, always will, in all the days to come…" she stated.

He looked at her eyes. He was filled with joy. Did she say love? Technically, twice or even thrice?

Satoshi pulled her close, placed his hand on her waist entangled their fingers together and kissed her. He held her close, gathered all that pain, sufferings and loneliness. He kissed it away.

He once had a dream. A boy crying, all these time, he knew it was him. It always asked for help but he was just too afraid to reach out because of that long stairs of suffering namely Krad. But now he managed to start with a step, a tiny little step and began to walk down and reach out but as he looked up he saw the long stairs of suffering, he was too afraid to walk in it again.

He was too afraid to get hurt.

But then he saw her face, smiling at him and telling him, it's okay, it was always going to be okay. That she was always here. He saw her reaching out; all that loneliness seemed to vanished by her light.

The undying light of her selfless love.

She reached out and as he took the child's hand and walked through all of that pain and sufferings, the child…smiled.

He kissed her because he loved her. All of her, body, mind and soul, nothing more nothing less. He loved her for who she was, for who she is and for who she's going to be. Now and forever.

"I hear the wedding bells ringing, don't you?" a voice spoke out, slightly feminine.

"Yup…say hello world to the happy couple!" another voice spoke out, definitely male.

Risa broke their kiss as she looked over to where the voice came from. Satoshi, who was slightly irritated to the persons who rudely interrupted their make-out session, glared at the two people standing in front of them.

"Eh?!" Riku half-shouted as Satoshi glared both of them.

Satoshi securely placed his hands on Risa's waist, fingers intertwined together, protecting her from anything that can separate him from his maiden, at this rate, a monster named Riku.

"Mine" he said possessively as he gripped her close and pouted cutely at them.

"She's my sister! Were blood related!" Riku shouted as she began pulling Risa away from Satoshi, trying to free her from his death defying grip.

"She's my maiden slash girlfriend and I love her!" he shouted back.

"—"

"Ahem…Ahem…" Daisuke said.

"Hmp! I wish you could just keep it to you guys" Riku stated as she started to take her leave with Daisuke following her.

"We'll just wait for you guys downstairs" Daisuke said with a wink.

Risa was blushing madly because of what he shouted out loud. She didn't actually think that he would scream it to the whole world. She was still speechless. She thought she could just plainly get away from him by her silence, but she was wrong.

"Who told you to leave?" he said out of the blue.

She looked back at him. He was still sitting at the floor waiting for her reply. He didn't actually think that she'll be speechless. He thought that she would jump for joy and start to kiss him senselessly. Sweet, sweet imagination.

"Guess she's the shy type, so long to kiss senselessly part" he thought.

He stood up as he noticed that she was stopped dead at her tracks. She was still in trance.

Satoshi pushed her to the cold tile wall and locked the door. The slight "click" didn't sound good anyway she looked at it. The next second she found herself between the cold tile wall and a hard solid, well-built chest that trapped her good.

Risa's knees began to get weak and wobbly as Satoshi breathed in her neck, taking in her sweet smell of strawberries.

"Did he really mean what he said?" Risa thought as she placed her hands at his chest.

Satoshi, being the well-trained person slash handsome guy that he is. He managed to get into Risa's thought. a/n: like observing people will help you get to know them better…or something like that

"Yea, I do" Satoshi answered her question as he griped her tighter.

Risa looked up and stared into his eyes. His midnight orbs seem to see right through very her soul, revealing every inch of her humanity.

"I really do" he whispered as he pressed his forehead against hers.

"I really, really do"

a/n: yay! After a long, long and should I say long! Hours of restless thinking and butt aching schemes…it's finally finished! Yes! All of that hard work…efforts spent and of course time given away. I wish that you guys could appreciate it in the reviews page! It really inspires me to write more…ha-ha…ahem…nothing just wanted to get that out…

Sneak peak:

Satoshi and Risa are happily spending their fairytale life together; a fairytale is never complete without a villain! As a new nemesis shows itself will our prince be able to defend his princess against the evilness! The evilness! The evilness of….of…of...The authoress? Joke! I mean the evilness of the villain? And as he doubts himself will he be still worth the princess' love?! Oh my gosh the tension is killing me! Well, find out in the next chapter!

Chapter four… swirls the card, like at the movies' newspapers, in a circular motion…

Coming Soon!