*Shion*

"Shion?" I smile, as I hear Nezumi's tired voice coming out of the single bedroom.

"Yeah?" I reply back in a perky voice. I glance at the clock, it was about 6:30 in the morning, no wonder Nezumi was so tired. I don't know why but I just couldn't sleep last night, I had the strangest dreams and I've had them several times before but I don't worry about them, I just push them aside. But last night was different, I woke up and when I tried to go back to sleep I had the same one again and again until I finally just stayed up reading by that time it was already 4 a.m.

"What are you doing up this early?" he asks me, rubbing the sleepiness out of his eyes.

"Making breakfast," I answer in a knowing voice, when I glance around at him a freeze. He's not wearing a shirt, while he's turned around for the moment I stop to take this wonderful sight in. His muscles were defined but not to much like other people who over do them, only defined enough to give them well deserving credit. He still has the burn scare on his back, studying it I shiver when I think about how much pain he must have been in. Not only physically but emotionally, he lost everyone he knew in that fire. His whole village, over the selfish people who wanted the land for No.6. I still can't believe how blind I was back then. I quickly divide the eggs onto two plates so they won't burn and almost throw the pan into the sink. Before Nezumi has a chance to turn around I come up behind him, and wrap my arms around his torso laying my head on his back.

"Shion, what are you-"

"What did it feel like?" I ask him cutting him off. When ever I was think about the fire my mind took over and carried me over to Nezumi knowing that some how I had to comfort him even though it happened ages ago.

"What did what feel like?" he asked me in a soft voice, I didn't even have to peek around to know that his eyes where closed.

"The fire," I barely breath the two words, it's probably not something he likes to talk about but I just had to know. With one arm still wrapped around his muscular torso, I slid the other up his back tracing the scare with my finger. My lips curled up when I saw goose bumps appear and his body giving a slight shiver. I enjoy the power I hold over him sometimes, but then again his power over me is so much more stronger.

"Hot," he gives a dry chuckle while leaning a little closer on me.

I laugh quietly back to the attempt joke. "I just can't imagine loosing everyone I knew, family, relatives, friends. How did you do it? How did you go on?" I ask him my voice lingering on every word.

"I just did. I had to. That's what a survivor is, I don't consider myself a victim I consider myself a survivor. And I still am, so are you. We both survive every day and I'm going to keep it that way. Alright, Shion? As far as I'm concerned you and me will make it through life as long as we can no matter what. I will protect you." With out realizing it Nezumi had turned around and was cupping my face with his hands, and was looking deeply into my eyes.

"I'm here now that's all that matters, the past is the past but this is the present. I could live my life in self pity, feeling sorry for myself but I don't. I decided to make a chose and move on. It was my decision and I have never regretted it." He speaks with no pride, no bragging, just as a plan fact. God, he's amazing. He's the only person who could do something like that. My admiration for him went higher, if that was even possible. He's just so damn perfect, I just only hope that one day I can be in the same rank as him. Even thought I probably won't I can wish. His eyes trail down to my lips and I feel my cheeks get red. I want him to kiss me. In fact I'm almost dying to feel his lips moving over mine, to feel my hands holding onto the back of his neck as he presses his body closer onto mine. I almost moan out loud thinking about how good it would feel to feel his body heat from his still exposed skin wrapping itself around me.

Finally he breaks the silence between us "I'm going to take a shower." and he starts turning around, but I can see the let down in his face.

"O-okay," I say back to him frowning in the loss of the act. I wanted his to kiss me so bad but in the end he didn't. and it's not because he didn't want to, I could sense that he did but I don't know why he didn't. I let the thought wonder through my head as I start to pour the juice into cups. Maybe later we will have another encounter similar to this one and this time I'll make sure we kiss.

END OF CHAPTER 9

HEYYYY! I'm sooooooooooooooooo sorry it's been such a long time since I wrote a chapter, I think my last one I posted a week ago or maybe later. Well I hope you like this one^^ Don't worry in my next chapter I'll actually start the rising action/problem that will take place in this whole story. But I love your reviews like always and keep sending me more! Thanks! Love you guysss!