*~*Saya's P.O.V.*~*
I curled into Train and he rubbed my shoulder with his left hand. I finally had the opportunity to let my emotions go over my past, and it felt good to let it all hang out. I looked up at Train with sad eyes, and he looked back at me with compassion. I thought about how close we were, and my heart sunk into a state of friendship, like, and love all mixed together. I could tell that Train felt the same for me—I could see it in his big, beautiful eyes. I closed my eyes and fell asleep, emotionally drained from the quick crying session that I had had. I felt Train's warmth seep into me, and I relished every bit of it. His heartbeat was the loudest thing that I heard.
I felt him put his arms around me and I sighed quietly. The silence spoke for us.
Just then, Eve came in, causing me to wake up and look at her with wide eyes.
"Are you okay, Saya?" she asked. I knew that I looked like crap.
"No, Eve," I said, my voice odd from my stuffed nose.
Train asked me, "Do you want to tell them?"
Confusion struck me. "About what?" I asked him.
"You know," he whispered. "That."
Oh, that. Well, I guess so… I left the room and he followed me. I sat down on the couch and cleared my throat.
"There's something that we'd like to tell you," I began.
Train said. "We like each other."
"Like that's a surprise," Sven said blatantly. Eve said nothing but looked at us with I-figured-something-was-up-between-you-two-besides-friendship-since-day-one written in her eyes.
I figured that Sven knew that something was up between us. Eve probably knew, too. Later, Train heard that there was a bounty in Elsida, so we packed up and drove there. It only took us two hours to get there, which I was happy about. When we got there and rented our apartment, I dragged Train to some thrift shops and bought some stuff for him, and he looked pretty awesome in it!
He bought a pair of gloves ("For the winter," he said after I had asked him about it), a few shirts of assorted sizes, and some new pairs of jeans. I opened the door to our apartment and shouted, "We're home!"
Train said, "Thanks, Saya."
"You're welcome. I'll have to take you out to lunch now."
Train blushed before saying, "Are you sure?" I nodded and smiled.
"Hey, Sven?" Train asked, beginning to ask for permission to go out to lunch with me.
"Go ahead. See you later," Sven answered.
Train smiled at me and we left. We ended up going to a mediocre place called Mustang. It was fancy in its own way. There were small chandeliers hanging above every table, and the restaurant was a deep, almost seductive and passionate red. A black-haired, ice-blue-eyed waitress named Cornelia seated us.
"How may I help you tonight?" she asked, looking us over. She told us the specials on the menu and we found one that we liked. It was for two, so that was romantic in its own way. Another date with Train! I thought excitedly. Man! How good can this get?! Just me and him at this romantic restaurant!
"Saya, she's talking to you!" Train said, his voice cutting through my thoughts.
"Whoops! Sorry! I'd like some milk, too," I said, embarrassed.
"That's okay. You two look like you're on one of your first dates together. It's awkward at first, but it'll get easier." She winked at us. "Take it from me. As for your orders, I'll be back with them in a second."
"Are you okay?" Train asked me with concern in his voice. "You totally spaced out back there."
"Yeah," I said.
"You were thinking about us being on this date, weren't you?" he asked me.
"Yeah." I blushed deeply, and I was suddenly glad that the room was so dim.
Cornelia came back with our glasses of milk. We then ordered the special that we wanted. She walked off after talking briefly with another employee. The man looked our way and nodded. I saw his mouth move, but I couldn't make out what he was saying. I noticed that he looked like Cornelia with his black hair and deep blue eyes.
I looked at Train and we talked about some random things for a few minutes before Cornelia brought our dinner back.
"Man, that was fast! Are you guys infused with rockets or something?!" Train asked as she put the penne fettuccini on our table. Cornelia laughed and said, "No, we're not infused with rockets. We just make our dinners fast, that's all. It's hot, so be careful when you take the first few bites. Enjoy, and have fun on your date!" She winked at us again as she walked away and served another table. I felt heat rise to my face and I saw that Train had the same reaction.
"Well, it is technically a date," I said matter-of-factly as I sipped my milk.
"Yeah, I guess it is." He sipped his milk and took a small forkful of the penne fettuccini after blowing on it.
I suddenly had to go to the bathroom halfway through the meal and excused myself from the table with a simple, "Nature's calling." I didn't want Train to wait that long, so I tried to hurry. When I got back to our table, though, he wasn't there.
"Oh, no," I muttered. I flagged Cornelia down and asked her if she knew where Train was.
"I thought I saw some guy come in and take him away. He claimed to be Train's friend, but I'm not too sure about that…." Her sentence trailed off.
"Do I have to pay?" I asked suddenly.
"No," Cornelia said. "I'll take care of that. Just find your boyfriend. If you have to kick butt, kick butt for me." She turned and walked away. I took one last sip of my milk and went outside. The wind chilled me through my thin yukata. I should've worn something thicker, I thought as I shivered.
I heard a scream of pain and recognized the voice. Train! My brain screamed. I ran in the direction of the voice and Train screamed again.
I decided to call out to let him know that I was coming. "I'm coming, Train!" I screamed as loud as I could.
"Saya!" I heard his hoarse voice answer my call.
I made it just in time and kneed the sucker in the groin. I noticed that Train's right shoulder was bleeding and his left arm trembled slightly. Trembling was a gunman's worst enemy—one slight movement and your shot wouldn't go in the direction that you wanted it to.
I helped Train up and he ended up knocking the guy out, but not before being stabbed in the thigh by his knife.
Train limped over toward me and rested his head on my shoulder briefly before lifting it up and saying, "Thank you, Saya." He clutched his bleeding shoulder with his right hand. Blood was starting to seep through his fingers and drip down his sleeve, and it coated the wound on his left thigh.
I helped him back to the apartment, and I bandaged his wounds, except for the one on his thigh. He thanked me again and I said, "It's okay, Train. Just rest." Soon enough, his head found the perfect spot on my shoulder and he fell sound asleep. I smiled sweetly at him and adjusted him so that his head was in my lap. I stroked his hair absentmindedly until Sven shouted that dinner was ready.
"Coming!" I called. "Train, wake up," I said to him.
Train stirred slightly, opening a brilliant gold eye. He looked at me quizzically.
"Dinner's ready," I told him. He got up and waited until I went into the dining room. All throughout dinner, we told Sven and Eve about the restaurant, Cornelia, and what happened afterwards.
"Wow," Sven said. "Man, Train! It's a good thing Saya was there to save you, or else who knows what would've happened!"
"I don't want to think about that right now," Train muttered while continuing to eat his chicken.
I looked at him with concern. He was never this serious.
"What's the matter?" I asked him.
"If you hadn't have saved me, I probably would've been kidnapped or something," he said.
"That's why I came," I said simply. He smiled and continued eating.
After dinner, he helped me wash the dishes.
We watched Iron Man and I found that it was pretty interesting. We ended up talking about it for the next hour. Train said that he was exhausted and went upstairs to sleep. I followed him soon after. I could hardly keep my eyes open by the time I had reached the bedroom.
I discovered that Train actually wasn't asleep. He was waiting for me so that way we could snuggle together before Eve and Sven came up.
I curled into his chest and fell asleep soon after.
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I was sitting on a rooftop, drinking milk and waiting for Train. All of a sudden, there he was, his brilliant eyes gleaming in the moonlight.
"Hi, Saya!" he said. He sat next to me. He leaned in and kissed my cheek, then put his arm around me. I was blushing for some random reason.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Yeah. I… I just wanted to let you know that you're the best friend that I've ever met."
He also blushed before saying, "I feel the same way. Hey, do you ever think that we can be more than this?"
"Yeah," I said. It made me wonder, and I spaced out. He hugged me close and we enjoyed the warmth of each other.
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I woke to the bright rays of sunlight streaking in through the window.
"Hey, darling," Train said. "It's time to wake up."
"Did you just call me darling?" I asked groggily.
He smiled brightly. "Yup."
I smiled. "What's for breakfast?"
"Cinnamon toast," Train said. "I saved two pieces for you."
"Thanks," I said.
"You're welcome." He helped me up and followed me down the stairs. He cleaned the dishes while I ate.
He showered and came out in a black t-shirt and jeans. He smiled at me and pecked me on the cheek when Sven and Eve weren't looking. He walked away while smiling a bright grin at me.
Night soon fell, and I noticed that Train was nowhere to be seen.
"Sven," I asked, "have you seen Train?"
"Not since he left to get the groceries two hours ago," he said.
Just then, Sven's cell phone rang.
"Yeah?" he asked. He then put the phone on speaker.
"Hi, Saya. Hi, Princess."
"Where are you?" Sven asked.
"I'm at the Lunafort tower," Train said.
"They rebuilt that? I'm impressed," Sven said.
"Sven, can you come and get me?" he asked.
"Sure," Sven said. "We'll be right there."
"Wait!" I said.
"What?" Sven asked.
"I'll walk there," I said. "I need the exercise, anyway."
Sven sighed, debating the idea for a few minutes. He finally said, "All right, I'll let you go. But if anything happens, call me and we'll get you as soon as we can."
"Thank you!" I said joyfully. I bid Sven and Eve goodbye and walked out the door. I thought about Train on the way to Lunafort tower. I was surprised that it wasn't that cold out at night. Please take care of yourself, Train, I thought. My walk seemed to take forever, even though it was only forty-five minutes away from our hotel.
I started looking in the general location of the tower. Ten minutes later, I saw the front of the tower explode, and I quickly ran away to avoid the falling pieces of concrete. They fell to the ground, and I was glad that I had moved. I decided not to go any closer to the tower until I knew that there were no more pieces of concrete that were going to fall.
I wandered around for what felt like an hour until I finally stumbled upon Train. His left shoulder was bleeding. I approached him and he looked up at me with trusting eyes.
"Saya," he whispered. "Saya, you came for me."
I smiled and sat next to him. "I sure did."
"What led you here?" he asked me.
"My heart," I said.
He smiled at me. I smiled back. I pulled out my cell phone and called Sven. Train put his head on my shoulder and closed his eyes. I put my right hand on his shoulder and moved it up and down in a soothing way. I felt him relax.
"Hi, Sven," I said. "Can you come and get us?" I noticed that Train had lifted his head and was looking at me with "Can I talk to him?" written in his eyes.
"Hang on. Train wants to talk to you." I handed the phone to Train.
"Hi," he said. "Yeah, but it's just my shoulder. I'll be okay. Saya's right here." He looked at me as if to say, "Take over, please." My heart went out to him and I took the phone.
"We'll be here in a few minutes. Stay put. Call us when you see us."
"Okay," I said and hung up. Train shivered, so I pulled him close to me. "Cold, huh?" I asked.
"Yeah," he said. Worry lined his features.
"They'll be here soon," I said, trying to reassure him.
"It's not that. If I fall asleep and you're attacked, who'll save you? Unless Sven and Eve get here faster than I can say, 'Open sesame,' you're screwed if someone comes along."
"But no one will come along," I pointed out. He looked at me questioningly.
"I've got you here. Once they see your tattoo, they'll take off and never look back." He just smiled and looked at me with fond eyes, then placed his head on my shoulder and fell asleep again.
Soon, Sven and Eve came. Eve used her hair hands to place Train in the car and I sat next to him, making sure that he was okay. His cheeks had been cut slightly, and dried blood stuck to them. I found myself thinking about the fight that must have gone on between Train and whoever made the mistake of capturing him.
When we finally got back to the hotel, Sven bandaged Train's wounds and sent him to bed. I followed and we quickly fell asleep soon after.
I woke up to the smell of pancakes. I dragged myself downstairs and asked Train, "What's for breakfast?"
"Pancakes," he said happily as he flipped the golden brown pancake onto a plate. "This one's just for you." He helped me into my chair and gave me the syrup bottle. To my surprise, it tasted delicious. I ate it within minutes and had another one, which Train gave to me happily. He walked away and closed the bathroom door behind him. He started to sing Westlife's World of Our Own.
You make me feel funny
When you come around.
Yeah, that's what I found out honey.
What am I doing without you?
You make me feel happy.
When I leave you behind,
It plays on my mind now honey.
What am I doing without you?
Oh! Took for granted everything we had,
As if I'd find someone
Who's just like you!
We got a little world of our own.
I'll tell you things that no one else knows.
I'll let you in where no one else goes.
What am I doing without you?
And all of the things I've been looking for,
Have always been here outside of my door,
And all of the time I'm looking for something new.
What am I doing without you?
Well I guess I'm ready
For settling down.
And fooling around is over,
And I swear that it's true.
No buts or maybes.
When I'm falling down,
There's always someone who saves me,
And girl it's you!
Funny how life can be so surprising.
I'm just realizing what you do.
We got a little world of our own.
I'll tell you things that no one else knows.
I let you in where no one else goes.
What am I doing without you?
And all of the things I've been looking for,
Have always been here outside of my door,
And all of the time I'm looking for something new.
What am I doing without you?
Well it's feeling right now,
So let's do it right now,
Praying that somehow,
You will understand the way.
It's feeling right now, baby. Somehow
I won't let this slip away!
We got a little world of our own.
I'll tell you things that no one else knows.
I let you in where no-one else goes.
What am I doing without you?
And all of the things I've been looking for,
Have always been here outside of my door,
And all of the time I'm looking for something new.
What am I doing without you?
I swooned at the sound of Train's voice. Sven and Eve were shocked that Train was singing, but they bit their lips. They sat down on the couch next to me and I waited for Train to get out of the shower.
He came out with his normal black pants on with a long blue polo shirt. He sat next to me, not knowing what I had planned.
"That was awesome," I said. He turned beet red as he realized that we had heard him. I laughed at his reaction and said, "You're too funny, Train!" When he went to get a bottle of milk, I stood up and pecked him on the cheek, which mortified him. Sven and Eve both said "Wow" at the same time.
"You two are really close now, aren't you?" Sven asked. I nodded. Train thanked me and walked away. He gave me a milk bottle, which I happily drank until it was empty.