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--- chapter 4 ---

I decided to leave the office earlier today. I told them I had some personal problems to solve and soon went running straight to a drugstore where I asked for a few pots of Malcea* in paste. Soon after, I was running to the station to catch the next bus to Dartford.
Minutes before the bus arrive, I saw Kanda's car parking a little ahead from where I was. He honked to call my attention. 'Crap!'

I went to meet him.
"Where are you going old Geezer?"
"Huh? Dartford... but that is none of your business anyway"
"Dartford?" -Sigh - "... get in here"
"What? No. .. didn't you hear what I said? I AM GOING THERE!"
"Iiiiiiiidiot... just get inside the car! I'll take you there your moron"
"Oh... Ahm, ok" I just accepted the ride because I was in a hurry.
Up to half way everything was perfect... in silence... until the bastard decided to open his mouth, which was rare.

"What are you doing there?"
"Visiting someone"
"Who?"
"None of your business"
"Get out of the car!" and just like that, he suddenly stopped the car in the middle of that empty road.
"Huh?"
"Lavi forced me to follow you... as I'm with no patience to lose with this crap I decided to ask you straight... but since you won't talk, I have no obligation to give you the ride! Now get out" so simply like that, in that most peaceful face of his in the world he told me that. Kanda amazes me. When he is not moody, he can say harsh things holding such a peaceful expression. Sometimes I don't know if he is just mocking me or rather really serious. 'Unbelievable'
"I'm going to kill him!"
"I'll help you... now get out"
"No! Take me up there and you will see who I am visiting"

"Hm ... "He looked forward thoughtful for a short time as if remembering something Lavi said. I wondered what argument did he used against Kanda. And soon he turned on the engine again. So Bakanda just took me there.

He stopped the car in the same spot as the bus should. From there we could see a person sitting at river's bank shore in front of her house, I assumed it was her.

"I met her a few days ago..."
"Are you "doing" her?"
"Huh? No! It's not like that... I'm just taking care of her... I think..." those words sounded a bit odd. 'What am I really doing?'
"What do you mean?"
"She has a fragile health"
"Hm... interesting... Get out of here!"

"Bakanda!" I said knocking the car's door felling angry. For a brief moment I thought we would have a decent conversation, but I think that is an impossible mission for him.

He turned back and disappeared in that solitary road, just like him.

I stopped for a while to enjoy the scenery a bit. It's the first time I come over here with the sun still shining in the sky. The place seemed even more incredible.

I walked behind her, but I think she saw me arriving through the water's reflection.

"I made white chocolate cake... like it?" she had such a welcoming smile this time, almost as if she was happy to see me. I thought that orange sun had made some effect on her.
"Very" I said returning the smile.

I sat next to her.
"I knew you would come... and as you have white hair I thought you would like white chocolate"

"Ahh .. hahah " her deduction was so wrong… totally wrong... I actually hate the white color itself, precisely because of my hair.
"Here" I said handing her the bag with the pots "... I saw the other day that your ointment was finishing, so I thought of bring you some more... so you don't need to go there just to buy it"
"Awww ... thank you so much. Let me pay you "she said putting a hand in her pocket.
"Oh, no need! You gave me so much hospitality, and made me cake ... hehehe"
"Oh.. are you sure? "

"Yes... at least let me do this for you"

"What are you talking about? You did so much for me as well" her voice came out timid. She was lightly blushing. 'How cute'

I helped her to stand up, and then we went inside the house and eat the cake.
"It's very good.... really, very good"
"I'm glad you liked it"
I think I ate more than I should, but she seemed so happy to each fork that I was putting in my mouth, that just made me go on. I could tell she had a different glow on her eyes, as if she was up to something. And she barely touched her cake.

"You .. have you eating properly, Lenalee?" I regretted later asking that, she could misinterpret me and think I was giving a sermon on her, I mean, we barely know each other, so I guess I don't have that right.
"Hm? Yeah"
"Are you sure?" but I was really worried.
"Uhum" she confirmed smiling so gently to me.
"Ok" I chose to believe her.
"We still have an hour of sun... there is a place I want to show you" she told me as lifting from the chair.
"Oh… okey" suddenly my heart was filled with excitement.

I followed her out of the house. We walked through some kind of forest by the other side of the house for a half an hour, or at least was what it seems.

We stopped at a peak. I looked down, it wasn't too deep, but still could not believe it. There was a waterfall. The water was so clean that we could see some fish swimming.
"Wow"
"Yeah..."
"I guess now I'll truly understand if you tell me you like living here"
"And I really do"

Looking far away, we could see some small mountains and little farms in between. There was something in the air that was bringing some peace. I set on the vividly soft green grass.

I could stay there forever and never regret. That scenario seems to come out of a fantasy book. It was beautiful. I could hear birds singing anywhere around. 'Real birds' in London I'm always in a hurry, I could only take a break on my way home, but it's always dark already when I leave my office, so I guess birds don't like much the night. I never even noticed a pigeon walking anywhere. I was amazed here.

I was spacing out when suddenly I saw her taking off her shirt and pants staying only on her underwear in front of me. 'Wow'

I felt my face heat up; my heart seemed that would burst out of my chest to move of its place.

She has a skinny body but still could make any guy mesmerized looking at her.

And just like that, breaking that enchantment she had upon me, she ran towards the edge.

"NOOOOOOOOO!" I shouted running after her, but I was too slow. I was too late. She jumped.

I could not think at all. My thoughts were mixed flowing through my mind while my legs didn't seem to stop running. I couldn't see anything else around me besides that peak where she just jumped. Then soon, I saw myself submerging that cold water, about to cut my skin.

When I finally reached the surface, like an angel that just fell from the sky, she was happily waving at me at the other side of the river. I still could not believe. 'She must be crazy' When my eyes got used that vision of her happily signing at me, my frozen brain understood she was calling me to go with her.
I realized I needed to breathe. I took a deep sigh and swam to get her.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WOMAN??? DO YOU WANT TO DIE??? AND KILL ME TOO?? ARE YOU CRAZY??" I guess my reaction couldn't have been any different.

I saw her getting shocked with my scold. But soon she was laughing non stoppable.

"WHAT???? What's so funny???" now I was confused, but still mad about it.

"Nothing... hahaha... just that ... if you were scared, then why did you just jumped?"
"Huh?"
"HAHAHAHAHA"
"I. .. don't know.... IT'S YOUR FAULT! " I accused her. I still didn't understand why she was taking that so lightly.
"Ahahahaha..."

But soon, I realized that her laugh was different from what I heard last night we saw the movie. This time she was truly laughing.

I knew it was wrong but it made me calm down a bit.
"Anyway... you could got breathless, it was dangerous to do it… don't you care about dying?"

"Don't worry... I promise you this was the last time... I always wanted to jump from there, but I never had the courage... and for some reason, I felt like I could now " and for some reason my heart beaten stronger.

I asked myself 'Why?'.

Why do my shaking hands didn't contained themselves and held the small cold and delicate face of Lenalee? Why do my trembling legs also about to fall out of my body moved in her direction? And why did my face got so closed to hers? Why are my lips touching hers without my consent?

'Why?'

And why did she pushed me to get away from me? Why does she look so angry now? Why is she running out?

'Idiot!'

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Malcea* I came up it this name, it's a mix of "Malva alcea", a real plant. If I'm not mistaken, it can be used to make tea.