Chapter Four: A Night Alone

There had definitely been more comfortable times. Sleeping on the cold, hard ground of a warehouse with her hands and feet tied together wasn't how she wanted to spend her night. It was dark and utterly silent. Every little movement she made seemed loud enough to wake the dead. The warehouse….it was such an eerie place at night.

At least it gives me plenty of time to think, the blue haired blader thought. Then she let out a soft sigh. What am I talking about? There is no upside to this! I can't believe Kyoya would do this to me!

She sat up at the sound of soft footsteps, getting nearer and nearer, until Kyoya halted in front of her, his head down.

"Hey," he murmured, so quietly she could barely hear.

"What do you want?" Hikaru demanded coldly, turning away from him. She heard him shuffling for a moment, then felt the ropes loosening around her ankles. She looked at Kyoya in surprise as he tossed the rope aside, shifted, and reached out to take her hands.

"I shouldn't have done that; I'm sorry," Kyoya admitted, untying her wrists.

His fingers lingered on her hands until she jerked away, rubbing each wrist in turn. Hikaru looked up to meet his gaze. She was confused; earlier he had been cocky and arrogant, confident with his decision, but now he only appeared to be miserable. There was definitely something more to the whole situation that she didn't know.

But instead of letting bewilderment hold her back, she flung herself at him, with such force that she almost knocked him to the ground. She wrapped her arms around him and buried her face in his black shirt. "I forgive you," she whispered, her voice muffled. "And…I'm sorry, too."

Kyoya's only response was to carefully place his hands on her lower back.

Hikaru shifted slightly. "What happened to you? You're not the Kyoya I remember."

"But I'm still here," his calm voice replied.

"Yes…but why have you changed? Why won't you tell me what happened while you were gone?" Hikaru pulled away so she could look into his eyes, but his tight grip around her wouldn't let her move too far.

"All that matters is once I defeat Ginga, everything will go back to normal," he told her. At least, I hope so.

Hikaru wasn't all that convinced. "Promise?" she murmured.

"Mmm…" was all he said, because he was leaning forward, getting closer and closer. Hikaru's face felt hot as his lips met hers. She closed her eyes, savoring each moment. Her kiss with Ginga certainly didn't feel this good.

All too soon, Kyoya pulled away. Unable to speak, and also afraid words would ruin their perfect moment, she leaned back into him, resting her hand on his shoulder. He wrapped his arms around her belly, and she placed one hand on his. With a relaxed sigh, she closed her eyes and let sleep overcome her. She could live in that moment forever.

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(:Mizune