Ok…after editing and reposting…

I'm ready to write again

No love confessions…

Akki: Awwwww!

Me: O hush!

Anyway…sorry I was dumb enough 2 rush things…

(Plez forgive me? plez?)

This chapter will be better…I promise

Anyway Disclaimer:

I don't own Shugo Chara

But I do own Akki and Zane

Akki: Lucky us

Zane: ….

On with the story

Chapter 11

A Jealous Heart

"I'm sorry"

I hug him for a second. I think he was too surprised to hug me I let goI see him blush just a bit. I wipe my tears.

"I owed you that" I say smiling.

I laugh when I see him go red. I turn to leave.

"What were you expecting? I love you? HAHA get real."

I see him smile out of the corner of my eye. I mean…after he regains his composure. I smile and walk away.

"You're leaving again?" he calls after me.

"Not for forever I'm not"

I left the plaza.

And nobody followed me. It was nice to know he wasn't sending Yoru to spy on me. It meant I could go talk to Zane without having to deal with his questions later. I sigh. Zane was right. I didn't want to deal with the problem. But I knew that this was one problem that wasn't going anywhere.

Zane?

What?

Whoa. That was fast.

I was kind of expecting you to call.

To talk. Not for a date.

Who says it can't be both?

I do.

He sighs.

Fine…where do you want to meet?

How about the old amusement park?

Why there?

Because I haven't been there yet.

So?

And I want to go there.

Silence

Fine. I'll be there.

He was there an hour later.

I waited by that damn teacup ride for what seemed like forever. And when he bothered to show up, he had a sandwich.

"Where the hell did you get that?"

"The deli a block away"

"It takes an hour to walk a block?"

"Well, I had other things to do."

"Like what!"

He sticks his tongue out.

"Like it's none of your business."

I'm tempted to walk over and take that sandwich but I resist. Instead I walk over to a bench and sit down. After a minute he does the same. He takes a big bite out of his sandwich. Now who's avoiding the problem? I wait for him to swallow.

"Are you done?"

"Almost…"

He burps.

"Ok I'm good."

I roll my eyes.

"Charming"

"Aww admit it. I'm the man of your dreams." He says with a smile.

"You wish."

"Don't I?"

Silence. I'm so sick of awkward silence.

"Do you want to take his deal?" I break the god awful silence.

"…don't you?"

I look avoid his gaze.

"I don't know."

"With you that means no"

I sigh.

"Maybe."

"There isn't a maybe here. It's either yes or no"

I look at him. He was being serious. Which, for Zane is a rare thing.

"You realize we'll die if we don't except right?"

No response.

"And you still want to refuse?"

Nothing.

"Akki"

"Kinda"

"Yes? Or no?"

I sigh.

"Yes"

"It's because of him huh?"

Zane's sudden comment catches me off guard.

"No! Of coarse not…" I stammer.

I feel my face go red.

"You're not fooling anyone Akki."

I sigh.

"I don't want another person to suffer through those experiments Zane. You remember what happened to the last person who the doctor chose…"

"He wasn't a good candidate. If anything, he was a test to see if normal people without shugo charas could be mutated. "

"He was also twelve."

He sighs and drops his head.

"I know better then anyone how painful these experiments can be. It's just…just…"

I frown.

"Just what?

He doesn't reply.

"Zane"

"I don't want to die Akki"

I'm about to make a crack on how that sounded when I saw how serious he was. Zane was never this serious…or somber. It was scary to see him like this. I elbow him.

"We're not going to die you idiot."

He looks up at me. And his expression stops me cold. It was the same kind of hopelessness and worry I saw in Ikuto's face the day he found me hurt in the park. I look away.

"You don't believe that." He mumbles.

I roll my eyes and prop my head up on my knees.

"I know."

"You're willing to die for him?"

I consider his question. I never told Ikuto I loved him back then. And I certainly couldn't do it now. It's been seven years…and my feelings for him haven't changed. How that was even possible was beyond me. I mean…it was obvious Zane liked me…and you're supposed to move on at some point… not to mention the seven year time gap. And yet….I still. I take a deep breath.

"Yea…I guess I am."

"I figured as much. No girl could resist my charms unless she already loved someone" he says with a smirk.

I'm too happy about the fact he was acting normal to care about the comment.

Well, almost.

"You have no charm."

I say with a laugh. I expect Zane to make some smart ass crack and punch me. But he says nothing.

"Dude I was just-

"Well excuse me for not being some stinken cat boy"

Zane's sudden attitude change catches my off guard. One minute he's fine next he's pissed.

"I was joking."

"Whatever"

"Man, what crawled up your ass all of a sudden? I didn't even mention Ikuto."

Geez. What an ass.

"Why him?"

His question catches me off guard.

"What?"

"Why would you do this for him?"

"Zane-

He bolts off the bench.

"It's been seven years Akki! You honestly think he cares about you now?"

"Why are you-?

"I mean honestly! How long are you going to cling to your childhood crush!"

My face goes bright red.

"I'm-I'm not clinging to anything! Why are you acting like this? I didn't even mention Ikuto!"

He says nothing. He just shoves his hands in his pockets and stalks away. I narrow my eyes. That ass! I bolt after him.

"Zane! Get your ass back here!"

He stops and I reach him. I bar his way.

"WHAT THE HELL IS WITH YOU?"
"WHAT DO YOU CARE?"

"I didn't-

"Why don't you just run along and find your little pet. I'm sure even after all these years he's STILL has feelings for you. WAKE UP AKKI! That was seven years ago!"

He grabs my shoulders.

"You honestly think he'd be will to die for you? He'd probably dance on your grave!"

That does it. I jerk myself out of his hold and I slap him. I slap him so hard I'm sure his mother felt it. I stood there, panting. He said nothing. He didn't even move.

"You little insignificant piece of TRASH!"

I slap him again.

"You have NO right to talk about clinging to a hopeless love. All this time YOU'VE clung to the ridiculous idea that we will be together. Get it through your thick skull! I will never love you. Never. Never. NEVER! And bashing the guy I actually do like won't change that.

I turn away before he can answer.

"You're pathetic Zane."

I stalk away.

It's all I can do to keep from crying.