"Shihna? You in there?" Zelos asked, a hint of worry in his voice. Why was he here anyways? It wasn't like he had any business in Mizuho. Visiting Shihna for no reason didn't really make her happy either. He cautiously slid open the door. It's unlocked? He stepped inside. "Shihna!" he called again. No answer came. He kept on walking, looking in all directions. Maybe she wasn't home. He had come without telling her after all...but leaving the door unlocked? Shihna wasn't that forgetul. He walked into her living room and noticed that the door leading to the porch was slightly open. "Shihna?" As he opened the door he noticed Shihna sitting on the porch. She turned her head to look at him. "Hey," he said softly.
"Is it okay...if I sit down?" She nodded. He plopped down next to her. "You okay?" Why did he feel so sad looking at her when she was like this? Shihna had curled up in a ball and her eyes looked so...empty. "Yeah." He barely managed to hear her response. "You don't look okay." Zelos reached over to feel her forehead to check for fever, but she moved away. "I'm fine." Zelos sighed. "Something's on your mind. What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" She raised her head and glared at him. "You're so stubborn," Zelos said with a smirk. He placed one of his hands on her head. "Keeping everything inside is just gonna make you feel worse, hunny."
"Nee, Zelos...have you ever felt that whatever you do, you can't make anything better?" Shihna asked. "All the time," he replied, stroking her hair gently. "But I'm sure...that if I keep on trying that I'll be able to make a difference. We managed to save the two worlds, didn't we?"
He felt a shock run through his entire body as Shihna moved forward and hugged him tightly. "Shihna?" I shouldn't have said the cheesy lines. "A-are you okay?" She nodded. "You sure?..." He was starting to wonder if leaving her alone would've been better. "I'm just gonna...go...now." He slowly pulled away. "...Sorry," she said quietly. "It's not your fault or anything...I just..." Zelos reached into his pocket. "If you ever need me you can come over whenever you want." He placed a key in her hand. "Eh?"
"It's the key to my house. Even if it's the middle of the night you can walk into my room and jump on me to wake me up," he said cheerfully. "I-idiot. I would never do a thing like that." Zelos ruffled Shihna's hair playfully. "Drop by anytime you want, okay?" He started to get up. "...Thanks," Shihna mumbled as he left. She looked down at the key in her hand. Spending a few minutes with that philandering idiot made me feel better. She found herself blushing. "If you ever need me come over whenever you want."
"...I will."
SakuMeiMei: I don't feel good. At all. DX It's like I'm overheating and I don't know why and I'm so tired. School starts tomorrow too. T.T Damn it. Didn't get much done this summer. I just got lazy. DX If I feel better I'll try to put up chapter 34, if not I'll do it on Sunday or something.
I kinda lost my train of thought after writing this for a while. Sorry. DX When I first thought of it things were looking so good.