A/N: Okay, last chapter. Get to reading and reviewing people!

Disclaimer: I don't own Pretear. Isn't it sad?

Forever and a Day

Hayate gasped for air and held Himeno tightly. 'I'm hurt pretty bad. She got me good…' he thought as the gash on his leg throbbed.

Hayate glanced around and realized that he was clutching Himeno in the middle of a busy sidewalk. His stomach dropped as a crowd of men and couple of scarcely dressed women gathered around them quickly. 'Seems like a bad part of town, I gotta get out of here…' They formed a tight circle around the two, each person's face molded with the same gaping mouth and ogling eyes.

"What did you do to her you creep?!?" A woman shouted from the back of the group. The mass gasped and screamed as Hayate set Himeno down and stood slowly.

"BACK UP!!!" a man standing on the inside ring of the circle hollered. "He's probably a rapist, look at the poor girl!"

Hayate snarled and walked up to the man. He lifted his fist as to hit the man but hesitated.

The man smirked and stepped forward. "Watch out you sadistic asshole. You don't want that pretty face of yours all beat up." Hayate struggled to control his rapidly rising temper.

"Huh, maybe he isn't a rapist, maybe the girl is just a whore. Heh heh, she has to be… hey, you finished with her pretty boy? I might want to take her for a ride." A few other men snickered at the thought. The man smirked and walked past the fuming Hayate.

"Hold pretty boy back! I'm going to rouse the girl." the rival barked to his comrades as he knelt next to Himeno's slumbering form. A group of sniggering men snatched Hayate's arms and held onto him tightly.

The evil man trailed a dirty finger up Himeno's thigh pushing back her skirt a few inches. The man grunted and stroked her flesh suggestively. Hayate attempted to wrestle away from the men as he yelled at the perverse man. "GET THE HELL AWAY FROM HIMENO!" The men restrained him and put a hand over his mouth.

"Heh heh. Himeno… hmm, cute name for a slut. Time to wake her up so I can see the scared look in her eyes, like a frightened animal." With this he slapped Himeno across the face violently, affectively waking her. She sat up with a jolt and yelped as the man pushed her backwards onto the sidewalk roughly.

"What's going on?" She asked fearfully. The man smiled disgustingly and bent down so Himeno could feel his putrid breath on her face. "You going to be my little slave while your boyfriend here watches. Would you like that you brainless bitch?"

Himeno screamed as he placed his lips on her forcefully and groped her freely. She spit in his face angrily and scrambled out of his strong grasp. The man wasn't going to let her get away that easily. He grabbed her hair and pulled her backwards again. Himeno looked around at the smiling faces desperately.

She struggled to get free but to no avail. At that moment her horrified, tear filled eyes met Hayate's spiteful ones. "Hayate! Please do something…" Himeno said unevenly as the man began to unbutton her shirt.

Hayate saw red as he heard her distressed voice. He blasted the men that were gripping him away with a detonation of wind energy. "Himeno!" he yelled as he rushed to her aid.

The man that dared to touch his Himeno stood up to face him boldly. Hayate instantly punched him in the nose, knocking him out cold. Hayate brought his leg back and kicked his foot into the ribcage of the grotesque man on the ground. Himeno wrapped her arms around his chest and screamed into his back.

"HAYATE! Stop this please! Leave him, he's not worth it!" Hayate stopped himself from kicking the man again and turned towards the quivering Himeno. She looked up into his eyes earnestly and buried her face in his chest in horror of what was happening.

He decided that if he stayed he might end up killing someone; so instead he merely lifted the terrorized Himeno into his arms and disappeared in a burst of light. The couple reappeared and they were in Leafania.

The moon in the parallel world was full and bright. Hayate set Himeno down in the patch of tall grass where they had landed. She gazed around silently but then decided to go to sleep because she felt so exhausted. "Go to sleep" was the last thing she heard before she was fast asleep.

Hayate gazed around himself solemnly. Everything was so serene here that he had to smile. The moon and the stars were the only light provided to him. He began to speak tenderly to the night. "This is so beautiful. I wish we could share it together for the rest of our lives. I love you with all my heart and I don't mean any of the terrible things I say. Forgive me. Goodnight my Himeno." He stretched out next to her and was sound asleep instantaneously.

Morning

Himeno awoke first and found herself nestled against something warm and breathing. She scooted away in surprise but relaxed as she realized it was only Hayate. 'Humph, he sure does like to sleep'

Himeno rested an arm on his chest sweetly and closed her eyes. She though of everything that had happened between her and Hayate and scowled desolately.

She buried her face in his arm and pleaded silently for him to forgive her. "Hayate, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean all those awful things I did and said. I let my depression rule over my body. I almost became a princess of Disaster! The vile man almost raped me and I was helpless. I hope that you can find the compassion in your heart to still be my friend. You see the truth is that I love you too. You're almost…" Himeno trailed off her whispered one-sided conversation with a dazed look in her eyes. She pushed her self upwards and looked down at his calm face in wonder. "Perfect…" She muttered under her halting breath.

Hayate shifted his position and his eyes flickered open. Himeno gasped and looked into his lively orbs. "Hayate… Sorry for waking you I-"

He smiled up at her shocked expression."Good morning. I love you Himeno." he stated simply and happily. Himeno gasped again and stared at him, hoping it wasn't a dream.

As if answering her pleas he placed his lips on hers in a sweet kiss that made her heart soar. 'This couldn't be a dream.' Hayate deepened the kiss but only for a moment before he drew away from her lush lips, blushing a deep red.

Himeno could only utter the truth as his eyes searched her soul for a response. "I love you too Hayate. Always have, always will." He grinned in pure ecstasy and wrapped his arms around her body, forcing her to topple onto his chest.

Himeno tensed and relaxed in the same instant and felt the most sincere love she had ever known. It was like an alternate reality. Hayate beamed and pushed her away to look at her beautiful face intently. He had to assure himself that he wasn't dead and in heaven. "I love you." Hayate fixated his smoldering eyes on her blazing ones hopefully. "I love you too." Himeno said quietly as she kissed him passionately. "Forever and a day."

Owari

A/N:Well, I've finally finished it. Idk if I like it but, it's been on my conscience for a long time. Hope you enjoyed my fan fiction! Next in line an InuYasha fan fiction. Ciao!

P/S: Review please. I like to have an ego boost every once in a while!

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