Okay, this chapter is the one which almost all the bonding between Shun and Alice as characters of this fanfiction takes place.

A chapter dedicated to their love and the difficulties Alice has in accepting them.

Literally Out Of This World

crystal-mist

Chapter 6

Ever since the incident in the "Tunnel of love" Shun felt like Alice was trying to avoid him. And he was right as well. Alice was perplexed by the fact that she got lost in the moment and didn't think of anything else than the trivial feelings in her heart about Shun. It didn't take her long to realize that those feeling weren't trivial either. They were extremely dangerous.

Alice, you are going to put everything, your life, his and that of every Neptunian in jeopardy if you surrender to your feelings now.She told herself repeatedly.

The Apocalypse Knights were off her back for the moment but she knew that the battle was far from over.

She soon started to feel an uncomfortable pulse emitting from her Eutonia crystal.

She looked at Shun who was presently carrying a bag of groceries. He caught her stare and looked back at her quizzically. She shook her head from side to side, indicating that everything was alright. But Shun could sense something,

That night Shun stayed watch and confirmed his suspicion. He caught Alice sneaking out of the hotel.

He quietly and skillfully followed her. For the first time all his ninja training had paid off.

He heard a variety of beeping noises coming for the clearing where Alice was heading and there he saw a massive hoard of robots.

She can't seriously be considering fighting ALL those huge monstrosities. He thought to himself.

He watched in amazement as Alice fought them off with her hand, now turned into a sword.

He saw a robot sneaking up at her from behind. There was no way that she could spot it in time. Shun took a piece of wood that was lying around and charged at the robot with it.

Alice was taken aback. She hadn't thought that Shun would have followed her, let alone interfere in the fight. He fought skillfully with the weapon he had. Alice was too busy fighting off some other robots to be able to help Shun. Soon, Shun was fending off about six robots at the same time.

The fight was long and arduous but at long last Shun and Alice emerged victorious.

Shun was injured, he had broken a few bones in the very least. After the robots were defeated, the wooden block fell from his hand and Shun sank to the ground, exhausted with the struggle.

Alice walked over to him.

"What were you thinking? You could have got killed! What kind of stunt were you trying to pull?" she half-shouted at him.

Shun just smiled at her in spite of his condition. "I am sorry if I got in your way."

"You idiot…What were you thinking?" she shouted, kneeling down beside him. "Your body was not made for those adverse situations…" her voice was cracking by this point. "You….you could so easily have died…And it would have been entirely my fault." Now there were tears in her sparkling eyes. "You promised me that you wouldn't interfere with my fights...you promised."

"I am sorry." He whispered as he put his arms around her and pulled her close in, spite of the pain moving inside him.

Her eyes widened as the tears only started falling faster. "You idiot!...Why-?"

He put a finger to her lips to stop her from proceeding any further.

"I love you Alice and I just couldn't let you fight all alone like that…Not when there was something I could do to help.

Her eyes widened even more as she heard his confession. "But I….I am a bio-weapon from Neptune."

"I know that, but even that cannot pose a threat to the undying love I feel towards you."

"But Shun I….I….can't….You…you will be in danger if you get involved with me….and I cannot allow that… I don't want you to get hurt….I…I" she couldn't find any more words to express her feelings.

Shun brought his face close to Alice's. "Alice, you think too much. For once, why don't you let your heart do the talking?"

As much as she wanted to, she shook her head from side to side. "I do not have that kind of leisure."

For once Shun's face lost it's smile and was determined… "And why can't you? Why can't you just let yourself be free?"

"Because once I taste that freedom, I might…. I might loose sight of the bigger picture. I might want…I might want to be free of my destiny." She said looking at the sky… "As much as I want to, I cannot."

"That's absurd Alice; after all you still a person with real emotions and feelings... You are not a robot. Please, let your heart lead you, even if just for this once."

Her eyes met Shun's, a little doubt clouded her them.

"What exactly do you want from me Shun?"

"Alice, I love you…" he said as his eyes were locked in hers. He didn't care about his broken bones or hurting body parts, for now Alice's heart was hurting more than he was... "And for once, I want to hear what your heart says…"

She slowly closed her eyes and focused on her rapid heartbeat and the fluttering feeling in her chest.

"I love you Shun." she whispered in a voice that was barely audible. She clutched at his chest. "I was just too scared to admit it." She said, fresh tears forming in her eyes.

He smiled slightly at her as he held her close in a warm hug. It hurt him physically, though mentally he was happier than ever.

In about a second or two he pulled away from her and slowly started closing the distance between their lips. He stopped right in front of her lips. He knew that he had no right to force something like this on Alice, so he waited. It was like eternity for him.

He didn't have to wait for long because Alice had decided to let her heart decide for her that day.

She gently closed the gap and they were kissing under the moonlight.

An Earthling and Neptunian, who loved each other kissed while in one another's embrace...

They broke apart after half a minute or so…

Alice laid her head on his chest as more tears rolled down her cheek, this time they were tears of contentment. She had never thought that she would be this happy her entire life.

"I love you Shun." she muttered, more to herself than to him.

"I love you too Alice." answered Shun, gently stroking the strands of hair on her forehead.

Shun was then hospitalized for about a week or so because of his injuries Alice kept nagging him about what he did.

However, the memory of that night brought a silent smile to both their lips and a blush on their cheeks.

So how was it?

I hope you enjoyed it and that it reached up to your expectations.

Give me feedback okay..

Yes, yes I know I need to work on my battle definitions and this battle was a bit pitiful.

Well, my helplessness in describing battle scenes is one of the reasons I write mostly romance stories.

Oh who am I kidding? ALL my stories are romance genre.

Anyways see ya soon with the next chapter..

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