I Want You

Chapter 11: Melting Heart

Badump... Badump ... Badump... Badump

'Wha...?'

Melting right on to his lips, Himeno's brain took a moment to process what was going on. Realizing the warmth and pressure against her lips; the only person's lap she was sitting in, slowly tightening his arms around her waist, was none other than Hayate himself.

'He's... he's..,' she couldn't think of the words. Himeno was too caught up in the moment to even think. The shock blinded her senseless and she was unable to react.

Her heart started to beat uncontrollably... wait... was that even her heart?

No it wasn't, it was Hayate's!

Hayate felt himself overflowing with feelings that he never felt before. He was drowning in his own feelings for Himeno, blocking out everything around him.

'Hayate...'

Not getting any reaction from her, Hayate felt a little sad as he pulled away from her. Himeno's heart thumping loud as ever, her attention up to the point where she jumped out of shock as soon as the pressure on her lips brushed off.

She turned her head back forward having a moment of silence before she felt Hayate's head rest on the back of hers, sighing as if he was admitting defeat.

'No reaction whatsoever,' Hayate thought to himself.

"Himeno.."

She couldn't speak from a million things that went on in her head. Just thinking back to Fenrir made her angry yet sad. How was she suppose to tell him now? Himeno wanted to spill out her whole heart to him, but fear was keeping her from doing it.

'If you want to protect him, them reject him.'

'I thought I told you to stay away...'

'I only came back to help you.'

'Then how come all of a sudden, you want me to reject him?'

'Things happen..'

'Just... just go away Michiko..'

Himeno gave it the thought... she wanted to protect him as much as she wanted to protect her family. He meant the world to her, he was more important than her own life. Keeping him safe is the only thing she can do.

Constantly fighting herself, she had to come up with a conclusion. It was either her life or life itself.

"Himeno... what do you think of me?"

Her lips trembled as she opened them, trying to give him an answer. Yet her mouth was open, no words came out. This was harder than she thought it would be.

"Himeno, please give me an answer.." Hayates grip around her waist became a little tighter and she could feel his hands shaking in fear.

'I can't do this...'

Tears threatened to fall down her rose red cheeks. The back of her throat became very dry. 'I can't do it... but.. I have to do it..'

'Then I'll do it for you.' Himeno's mind went blank. She felt paralyzed, she couldn't move anything, not even her lips. Suddenly, her lips started moving on their own. Like someone was controlling her body..

"You're nothing to me." Himeno heard her own voice speak, it was lower and deeper.

'Machiko, what are you doing!' She was glad she could at least control her inside thoughts.

'I'm doing you a favor.'

Hayate's eyes snapped right open, in disbelief of what she just said. "W-what," he started to panic.

"You heard me, do I have to repeat myself Hayate?"

Himeno's body slowly made it's way to stand on the white tiled floor, smirking in a mischievous way.

"I don't understand, when I kissed you just now... you didn't pull away."

"It was to make you live the moment."

Hayate fumed, he never felt so insulted and rejected before. All this time Himeno was just toying with him? Had she already known his feelings for her and decided to use it against him? What was going on exactly?

"Have you been toying with me this whole time," he lowered his tone. Things weren't looking so good.

'No Hayate, don't listen to her! She's using my body!'

'Shut your trap, princess.'

'No, I won't! It was a mistake for trusting you!'

'I said be quiet!'

Then Himeno couldn't even think, her whole mind and body wasn't in her control anymore. "And what would happen if I said yes," Michiko continued to control Himeno's body.

Hayate was speechless. He felt as if his heart dropped out of his chest.

"Fine..." Hayate stood up with an ache in his chest.

He stormed out of the room before he could notice Himeno's body dropping to the ground. The purple scar on her back, glittered and lit up the room. Forming right next to her dead like body, a purple silhouette formed then it took shape of a person.

The person had long snow white hair and had striking yellow eyes. A long flowing black dress trailed down to the floor and a scar of a spider was engraved int to her back.

She looked down to the floor and laughed to herself. "Hehehehehe, you were a fool to trust me."

The elevator buttons flashed to floor 1 and the bell chimed as the double doors opened facing the main lobby of the hospital. Taking a step forward, Hayate didn't hesitate to take off to the exit until he was stopped by his fellow brothers in the middle.

"Hayate, what did Himeno say? What's going on?"

"Out of my way," Hayate groaned under his breath.

Nurses rushed through the door with a look of fear planted on their faces. "Doctor, Awayuki's not breathing!"

"WHAT DID SHE SAY?" Hayate turned and ran to the stairs right behind the doctor rushing to his patient.