What was he doing?

No matter how you look at this, it's suspicious, Zelos thought. He shuddered at what could happen to him if he was caught sneaking into Shihna's room. They would never listen to his explanations no matter how hard he tried.

He cautiously opened the door, hoping that Shihna was asleep. He paused in the doorway. What would he do if she was awake?

"Zelos?"

Damn.

"I didn't think you'd be up so late," Zelos said, stepping into Shihna's room.

"I should be asking you that...and why you were trying to sneak into my room."

Zelos chuckled nervously. "Well, I uh...I was worried about you, I guess."

"That doesn't sound convincing coming from you," Shihna said, her eyebrows raised.

"Yeah..." Zelos mumbled. "It's the truth though."

"I-Idiot..." Shihna hid herself under the covers.

"You're still sad about Corrine, aren't you?" Zelos asked, sitting on the bed next to her.

"Of course I am," Shihna mumbled, not even bothering to lie about it. "There's no way I wouldn't be."

"Well don't be sad about it for too long. Corrine wouldn't want to see you like this."

"I know..."

"How am I supposed to have a conversation with you if you're going to cover yourself up like that?" Zelos grumbled, trying to pull the blanket away from Shihna.

"I-It's fine! Just leave it!" Shihna protested.

"There's no way it could be fine!" Zelos tugged the blanket away from her. "You..." He stopped. She's...crying.

"I told you...to just leave it," she muttered. She wiped away the tears hastily. "Eugh...I can't believe I'm letting you see me like this."

"Shihna, I've known you long enough to have seen you at your best and worst," he said, patting her head reassuringly. "You don't have to hold back."

"I-I'm supposed to be the next chief of Mizuho. I can't just break down..." she mumbled in-between sobs. "I can't..."

"Shihna, you're only human," he said, placing one of his hands on her head. "You're allowed to cry."

"B-But I..."

He shushed her gently. "Just cry. You'll feel better."

"You're probably going to laugh at me tomorrow," Shihna protested.

"Do you think I hate you or something?" Zelos demanded. "I think I'd throw myself off a cliff before I'd laugh at you for crying." He sighed, and pulled her into his embrace. "I won't even tell anybody about this, okay?"

"I-idiot."

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"Shihna, time to wake up," Zelos mumbled groggily.

"Nnh?" She rolled into his arms.

"I said it's time to wake up."

She opened her eyes to find herself staring at Zelos. "A-Agh! Y-you!" She shot up like a cannon and bolted to the other side of the bed.

"Good morning to you too," he said, chuckling softly.

"Sh-shut up!"

"Is that how you talk to the person that comforted you all night?"

"Yeah, you got a problem with it?"

"Heh. Well, I'm going back to my room. I hope you feel better." He brushed a few strands of hair away from her face.

"Yeah...thanks," she mumbled as he left, shutting the door behind him. She sighed softly. She could still feel Zelos' touch. "What's with me? There's no way I could feel anything for that idiot. I just feel weird because he reassured me." She tried to convince herself that that was the reason why her face was flushed and her heart was beating so fast. "It has to be..."

SakuMeiMei Says: I'm sorry for not updating for so long. XD;; I've just been all over the place, but I'm all good now.

Hehehe...Zelos sneaking into Shihna's room. He's always so worried about her. Too bad they're both so bad at expressing their true feelings. Hopefully, they'll be able to show what they're really feeling to each other one day.

I'll add the other chapter I wrote soon. :3 Myaa.