Train woke up to Saya looking at him intently from the other side of the bed. Train grinned honey-slow, treasuring the moment. He felt his heart melt and fizzle into a state of bliss. Saya's eyes seemed to hold some of the sun's light in them, and all Train wanted to do was hold her close and savor her warmth. He would never let her leave him again.
Train and Saya's hearts squeezed with joy and affection for one another as they gazed into each other's eyes intently. Train felt himself sit up, scoot closer to Saya in the bed, pull her close, and whisper in her ear, "I'll do whatever it takes to protect you and keep you safe. If you're lost, I'll comb the entire Earth to find you. If you're scared, I'll chase your demons away. If someone makes you cry, tell me who it is and I'll kick their butt. I'll take care of you, I promise. I'll always be here for you, no matter what."
Saya smiled, but said nothing. They closed their eyes and bathed in the sun's light. Sven opened the door and saw Train looking at him as if to say, "Hi. Can you leave us alone for a few more seconds, please? Thanks. We would appreciate it if you did that." Sven smiled understandingly and left.
Eve was reading while eating her pancakes. She looked up and asked, "How are they?"
Sven shrugged, not sure as to how to answer Eve's question. "They're fine. Why?"
Eve looked back at her pancakes. "Just wondering."
Sven nodded. When Train and Saya came out of the room a few minutes later, they were both content. Saya rested her head on Train's shoulder, and Train blushed slightly. He put his arm around her for a few seconds, and then got two bottles of milk.
He smiled happily, and said "Catch!" as he threw the bottle to Saya. She caught the bottle, popped the cap, and downed it within a few seconds. Train, feeling oddly giddy by the sight, started laughing, but his laughter quickly turned to coughing. After a few coughs, he laughed so hard that the milk that he drank came out of his nose. Eve ran and got Train a napkin, which he placed to his nose to absorb the free-flowing milk.
After his nose stopped gushing milk, he said jokingly, "So much for drinking it!"
Saya laughed. She walked past Train and purposely pecked him on the cheek. Train froze and turned beet red out of embarrassment.
"Why'd you do that?" he asked while turning crimson.
While washing her milk bottle out, Saya turned to him and winked. Her eyes held a look that said, "It's time that they saw that."
Train's color faded from his cheeks as he realized that she was right. He smiled slightly and gave Saya his milk bottle.
A little while later, Sven asked Train, "Has the wolf said anything more to you yet?"
"No," Train said. Saya had a look of slight disbelief on her face. Train's heart skipped a few beats as he thought, Does she know just how cute she looks with that look on her face?
A few nights later, Saya was reading on her bed with Train lying beside her, sleeping peacefully. His hair flopped in front of his handsome face, covering his eyes. Saya noticed this and gently brushed his hair aside. She put her left hand on his cheek and held it there, curious as to what he would do. After he reached up and put his right hand on hers, Saya was thoroughly pleased.
"I want to be by your side, too, Train," she said to the sleeping figure.
In the lobby of Elsida's Lunafort Tower, Creed was trying to figure out a way to make Train see him again. Over the past seven months, Train had been Creed's one constant thought. He, besides Echidna, was Creed's reason to live.
He started laughing a little too happily for Echidna's liking as soon as he figured out the plan. Uh-oh. What's gotten into his head now? She felt like she could only sit and watch as Creed told her his plan.
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Three days later, Train and the sweepers went to a local Elsida restaurant for lunch. Train and Saya ate quickly and watched Sven and Eve eat. Saya then left, saying that she had another bounty to go after. Sven noticed that Train instantly became worried.
"You okay?" Sven asked, even though he already knew the answer.
"Yeah," Train said, turning back to face Sven.
"You're worried about Saya, aren't you?"
"Yes, Sven, I truly am. Sometimes I wonder why I don't jump out of my skin." Sven wasn't sure as to how to comfort Train, but he decided to say, "She'll be fine, Train."
He quickly realized that it was the wrong choice of words, as Train's gaze grew cold as he looked at Sven. He had the sinking feeling that Creed was going to do something, and he could tell that Train felt the same way. Eve stopped eating, also aware of the situation. Regret and self-anger crossed Train's face, and he turned back to the table. He could feel that someone was attempting to hurt his beautiful Saya, the one who had shown him the light when he was surrounded by darkness.
What he didn't know was that he was about to experience a very strong case of déjà vu.
A/N: Hi, guys! Like the little cliffy that I left you hanging with? ;) I FINALLY UPDATED!! I'm sorry that it took me so long to post this chapter. My muse left me stranded for a little while, but it decided to come back. The next chapter will be longer, I promise! :D