disclaimer: do I look like someone who
owns anything at all? Let alone 7 bishounen...::drools::
^_^''
author's note: This is kinda a spoiler, coz it takes place after the series
ends....but it's not too bad...it only spoils the Himeno/Hayate thing...nothing
else!!
Aftermath
She knew. Of course she knew. Who ever
said that she didn’t know? Even if she hadn’t remembered the kiss
itself, there was so much more. The way his blue eyes, wet with tears
had widened in shock, how he had wrapped his arms around her in relief,
murmuring ‘kami-sama’ over and over again, refusing to let go of her, for
fear he would lose her again.
Not to mention everything before she died. Neither
of them had been very good at concealing their feelings. She grinned,
remembering his pitiful attempt at non-chalance...
“Are you hurt? No? Good. Can you stand? Of
course you can...”
“Ah, Hayate, we’re not so oblivious as everyone thinks,”
she sighed under her breath, while water her plant, okaa-san.
“No, I guess we’re not.”
“EEEP!” she choked in surprise, launching the water
can over her shoulder. Hayate flinched, knowing that is was impossible
for it not to hit anyone on the way down.
“EEEEEEYYYYAA!” Mayune’s scream proved him correct,
“HIMENO!! GET DOWN HERE RIGHT NOW!” she shrieked in anger, the can still
on her head.
Himeno shrank down to the floor hiding her head between
her knees, both in shock and embarassement, muttering something incomprehensible.
Feeling guilty, Hayate sighed and stuck his head over
the balcony, “Gomen-nasai, Mayune-sama! It was my fault...” the look in
her eyes was enough to send him running to bolt Himeno’s bedroom door shut.
I am NOT doing shower duty AGAIN!! he thought to himself desperately, hearing
Mayune screaming up the steps.
“Himeno! Open the door! If you think that ‘Gomen’
is enough for my humiliation–“ the tirade continued for some time.
With his back firmly glued to the door, Hayate sighed
rolling his eyes. That’s when he noticed that Himeno was still crouched
on the floor in the foetal position. “Daijobu?” he asked, placing
a hand on her shoulder. His concern mounted when he noticed her shoulders
shaking. “Himeno? I’m really sorry about sneaking up on you
like that–“
”UURYA!” she screamed lunging at him, effectively pinning
him to the ground, straddling his chest with a knee holding down each arm
and her hands around his neck, as though to strangle him. “If you
ever do that again...” she threatened.
Seeing the smile in her eyes, he couldn’t help but grin,
“You’ll what, Tulip-head?” he smirked and promptly flipped her over on her
back, pinning her down in turn. Unfortunately for him, Himeno’s training
was stronger than her humour and she brought her knee up a little too quickly...
“Ooomph!” Hayate curled up into a little ball on the
floor, his eyes watering in pain, and his voice rising a couple of octaves.
Himeno sat there grinning like a cheschire cat, but
the longer he lay there curled up like that, the more she began to think
that she may have really hurt him. “Hayate? Gomen-ne, I didn’t
mean to...”
“Daijobu...” he wheezed, trying to sit up, “you could
always kiss it better...” he smirked/winced.
Himeno’s eyes widened in shock at the implication, getting
ready to pummel him again–
“I’m kidding!!” he yelled, seeing the tell-tale signs
that he was about to get hit...again. Her shoulders relaxed, and seeing
this as a sign that he wouldn’t have a few more bruises, he moved closer
to her and wrapped his arms around her. She gratefully returned the
embrace, enjoying the warmth, the peace of just sitting there, on the floor
of her room, held in each other’s arms.
“Why are you here?” she asked quietly, remembering what
had caused all the commotion just now.
“I had a promise to keep,” he answered her softly, running
his hand through her hair. He loved her hair, and he loved tulips,
so in his own twisted way, calling her tulip-head was a term of affection...in
his own twisted way (^_^;;)
Feeling his body tense up, she knew what he meant, she
also knew what he meant to tell her. She had known when he had made
the promise. “But I already know,” she whispered, looking up into
his eyes, “we’re not as oblivious-“
”-as everyone thinks we are,” he finished, smiling,
“I know. I just need to say it. I’ve been hiding from you, from
my feelings, from myself, for so long, and it’s not enough just to know it.
I need to say it, out loud, to make it real.”
Himeno nodded in understanding.
“Himeno...” he began, taking a deep breath, “after you
just kicked me like that, I may never give you children,” he grinned, strategically
wrapping his arms around hers so that she couldn’t punch him.
“Hayate!” she gasped in horror.
“I’m kidding,” he smirked, moving his face to within
millimeters of her own, meeting her eyes, for the first time without blushing.
“Himeno,” he whispered roughly, “aishiteru..” and he lowered his lips to
her own.
Himeno’s mind simply shut down, her senses couldn’t
take it, all she could do was return the kiss with the same love and passion
as he was giving. The kiss lasted for what felt like an eternity (a/n:
an eternity I wouldn’t mind..hehe). But they finally had to concede
to their lungs’ demands for air and break apart.
“At least I got to be awake for that one,” Himeno grinned,
gasping to regain her breath Hayate smiled in return, a smile that reached
all the way to his eyes (a/n: there may be a convulsion of the earth....::grin::)
“HAYATE!! YOU GET OUT HERE RIGHT NOW!” Mayune screamed
from the door, from which she had apparently not left yet, “YOU OWE ME A
SHOWER!”
“You don’t want to know,” he muttered to Himeno’s raised
eyebrow, scooping her up and plopping her down on the bed, but found a bit
of a problem when he tried to straighten. The problem was, of course,
Himeno’s iron grip around his neck. Sighing in mock resignation, he
curled up next to her, curling around her spoon-style. Soon, the two
were sound asleep, curled up in each other’s arms.
“And now things are as they should be,” Sasame smiled
from underneath Himeno’s bedroom window.
“You were eavesdropping?” Kei asked, with a raised eyebrow.
“Oh shut up, Kei,” Goh piped up, grinning like an idiot,
“so he finally told her?! Sugoi!”
Be happy, Sasama said in his head, before disapearing
into the night, the other Leafé Knights following suit.
The END!
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