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Chapter 4 Ascot looked at Umi out of the corner of his eye and sighed. "I'm glad your back," he said, trying to keep the conversation light. "Thanks Ascot. I'm glad to be back," she said with a sweet smile. Anything to see you smile like that, Umi, he thought. After a few minutes of a very uncomfortable silence, she gently touched his shoulder and said, "Ascot, is something wrong?" He turned to face her and found himself looking into her eyes. She gently brushed his hair back from in front of his eyes as he said, "N-Nothings wrong. Why?" "You have beautiful eyes," she said as she took his hands in hers. "I-I thin we b-better see about f-find Clef. D-don't you?" he asked nervously. "In a minute," Umi whispered. "Ascot, are you afraid of me?" she asked him. "N-not really," Ascot stammered. "Then why are you so nervous around me?" she asked. Ascot blushed and looked down at his feet. "You really want to know?" he asked quietly. "Only if you want to tell me, Ascot," Umi said. "Oh. Um-Well. I guess I just don't know how to act or what to say. You are so beautiful and smart and--and I just love you so much. I guess I just don't see how you could like me, let alone love me after everything I did when you first came here. So, I...just get tongue tied," Ascot mumbled, shrugging his shoulders. Umi blinked and raised Ascot's head until he was looking into her eyes. Gently, she brushed his hair out of his eyes and took his face into her hands. She looked into his eyes and asked, "Ascot, you love me?" Ascot at Umi and slowly slid his arms around her waist as he said, "With all my heart." "Oh Ascot. I love you too," Umi told him, then she leaned forward and gently kidded him. Ascot stood completely still for a couple of second then tightened his hold on her and returned the kiss with all the love in his heart. Umi broke the kiss after a few minutes. Snuggling closer into his embrace, she sighed and asked, "Oh Ascot. How did I get so lucky as to have found you?" Ascot chuckled and laid his cheek on the top of her hair as he said, "I'm the lucky one, my love." Umi smiled up at Ascot and said, "I don't know how we got back or even why we're here. All I do know is that I'm glad we are, because in our being here I've found the other half of my heart and my soul. Because I found you. I love you, Ascot." Ascot found himself grinning like a fool. "O Umi, my heart, my love. I'm so glad I found you. I love you, too," Ascot said and kissed her again. As he held her close, he prayed she'd never leave him again, ever. Now all he had to do was get the courage up to ask her to marry him. Ascot sighed happily as he held Umi in his arms. Chapter 5 Ferio smiled as he watched Fuu play with a stray kitten. She had changed from the last time they saw each other. "I almost didn't recognize you, Fuu. You've changed," he said calmly. "Well, it has been four years sense we where here last," she said as she picked up the kitten. Ferio chuckled and said, "In your world, it's been four years. But here, it's been twelve days." Fuu looked ap at him in surprise and asked, "You're kidding. Does that I will age faster here?" Ferio thought to himself, Oh my beautiful Fuu. Please say yes and never leave me again. But he smiled and answered, "No love, you age here according to our world. So don't worry." "Oh I'm not worried. I was just trying to understand," she said. As she saw the twinkle in Ferio's eyes, she giggled as she put the kitten down and said, "I guess it really doesn't matter, does it?" Ferio reached over and slowly pulled Fuu into his arms. "No Fuu, it doesn't matter at all. The only thing that does is you're back," he took a deep breath then said, "Fuu I love you. Through all the troubles that our world has had, thinking and dreaming of you was what keep me going. I don't ever want to be away from you. Fuu, my love, will you marry me and stay with me forever?" Fuu stood there in silence for a few seconds. Slowly, a smile spread across her face and she kissed him. "Oh Ferio," she told him, holding his face in her hands, "I love you so much. Yes, I'll marry you. I don't have anything to go back to. This will be my home from now on." Ferio crushed her to him and kissed her. After what seemed like forever, Fuu broke the kiss. As she laid her head on his shoulder, she said, "You know Ferio, we still don't know why we were summoned back to Cephiro. Maybe we should go find Master Clef." Ferio kissed her again the said, "Mmmm. You're right darling, we should. In a minute." Fuu snuggled close and sighed as she said, "I know my love, but it's getting late." Ferio laughed as his stomach started to growl. "You're right Fuu, and I'm getting a little hungry." Fuu laughed as she said, "Then let's go find the kitchen and Master Clef." They started walking towards the palace as he said, "I wonder." She kissed his cheek and sighed. "How do you think Hikaru and Umi will take the news about us getting married?" he asked and held her close. Fuu stopped dead in her tracks as she spotted Umi and Ascot. "How about we tell them later?" she asked. He kissed her deeply and said, "You got it, beautiful." |
