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Above the clouds

Close to heaven

"Do you have it?" Shu asked worried.

"Aww, no! ! ! Why don't you help me actually! ?" Kluke spitted at him. She tried to fish the tickets for the balloon flight out of a little lake with a thin brach- for years already, she thought grimly.

"Because you said that my fingers are all thumbs." He said like a shot. "Remember?" Shu, that stupid idiot, dared it indeed to grin at her broadly. Kluke flew into a fury and she felt like to wipe the silly smirk off his face.

"And who had the really great idea to lose the tickets? That was perhaps me either! ?" She asked chilly, perking her eyebrows up. But she stopped teasing him, because the tickets had already drifted in the middle of the lake.

"Shu, do something! ! ! Use your shadow..." 'And you your brain.' The annoying voice in her head- which tended to report everytime she either needed nor wanted it- susurrated; though Kluke was adept to miss hearing it.

'Really, why didn't you think about using your shadow earlier?' The voice whispered nasty. Certainly, Shu was hepped up by this idea. "Why didn't we actually think of that earlier?" He said, but delighted and not as depressed as Kluke.

"At least it was my idea and not your's, Shu." She said and avoided to look into his face.

But Shu didn't looked at her anyway; he summoned Blue Dragon and was fully engaged in it. "Yeah, maybe that's true, but I'll get the tickets back!"

"Oh well, you lost them also, didn't you? It's only fair!"

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Kluke and Shu were finally at the place where the hot-air balloon should start; it was outside of Jibral town, a big place surrounded by rolling green hills.

When the arrived, one of the staff members hurried up to them- apparently, the had expected them already.

"Well, you are Shu and Kluke, aren't you?" The blond-haired man shouted, eyes shining in enthusiasm. Before either Shu nor Kluke could say only one word, he continued breathless: It's nice, erm, what I mean is, it's great to meet you finally! We've already awaited you! But..." He said and looked around, but still smiling, as if the situation was much to good to be true- "We expected a few... erm, well, more. Exactly four more, to tell you the truth." The joung man smiled sheepishly, nevertheless looked at them eagerly.

"Uhm..." Kluke started, didn't knowing what to say, because she was afraid of dissapointing the overjoyed seeming staff member. "They... I don't know but..." She blushed and threw a seeping help glance over at Shu, who looked at her just curious. "Well, they aren't here." She finished lame. The smile on the man's face dissapeared. But he recovered himself quickly. "Well, come on anyway."

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After the man had showed them around- and, by the way, had explained them how hot-air balloons worked- they stood finally in front of a real hot-air balloon.

The balloon was rainbow-colored and the nacelle of a warm tan wood. Kluke was right away absolutely thrilled by it.

'We'll fly! We'll really fly!' It flashed again and again through her head. Excited, she looked over at Shu, who smiled in disbelief and seemed as psyched as her. When Shu noticed her glance, he beamed at her, "Kluke, we'll fly! ! ! For the first time in our lives! Can you grasp it? ! ?"

Kluke didn't answer, but she beamed back at him.

"Well, step in!" Their young companion said and opened the small door of the balloon basket. "Ladies first." He said and bowed gallantly before Kluke. Kluke, still beaming, stepped in the basket. Shu followed her.

Then things started to happen very fast.

The young member unfastened the rope which held the ballon on the earth.

They were surprised by a heavy wind gust.

And the balloon raised.

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Kluke and Shu exchanged shocked glances; they were in an hot-air balloon without even knowing how to land or how to control it at least.

"Shu!" Kluke shouted in panic while leaning over the edge of the basket; Shu looked at her with a display of huge consternation on his face. The scenery below them seemed at a stroke so... little. They were so high up...

And suddenly, Kluke thought the situation not longer daunting. It was great, it was awesome, it was incredible.

She laughed overjoyed and saw that Shu smiled at her happily. He said cheerfully, "Isn't it absolutely fantastic? I wish the others could see that! Bouquet would go crazy if she could see that too." Kluke starred at him.

Bouquet.

He was with her in a hot-air balloon for the first time in their lives, they just started to enjoy the countryside below them and he really dared to mention Bouquet? ! ? Kluke was shocked. Shu still beamed happily at her. The sight of his silly, pathetic smile let her feel like pushing him out of the basket was a great idea- even a really great one.

Anyhow, she wanted to bawl at him. "Shu, you're such an idiot! ! ! Can't you think about anything else as your ever so wonderful fiancé?" Before Shu could have replied, she continued, growing louder with every word, "Shes right for you, really- because she's EXACTLY AS GONE GAGA AS YOU! ! !"

Shu opened his mouth, a shocked look on his face, but she shouted again, "Tell me, you are wrong in the garret, aren't you! ! !" Before she could continue to rave herself hoarse (and she just started to take to it) he covered her mouth with his hand. She tried to push him away, but stopped- he was really close to her now and his hands rested on her shoulders. But there was more to come: His face was so close to her that her heartbeat suspended for a moment- only to continue beating all the more faster.

"Kluke... Do you really think that I like Bouquet more than you? Still, after what happened before in Jibral?" He smiled softly. Kluke never realized before how beautiful his eyes were... Like black coffee, warm and gleaming...

"I thought you are smart?" He teased her, but with a so softly smile that Kluke didn't mind it. Actually, she felt anyway muddled; her heartbeat was as loud and fast as a drum roll and a warm feeling of happiness dazed her thinking. Shu squeezed her like he wanted to melt them together for eternity. And then he kissed her.

And her heart exploded from happiness.

The weren't in heaven yet.

But they were so close.

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It's done!:) Sorry that I updated so late... And that this is the last chapterXD I would be happy about reviews^^ So review, please!XD