Walking down alone in the street was the last thing I liked to do but that's what I had to do everyday.

I never liked walking alone. I end up with too much depressing thoughts and it just makes my bad day even worse. Haruka was absent from the college today, so my day at college was lonely. Then at the Cafè, Shu gave me a cold shoulder. Not like he avoided me or anything, he just... well, you know, gave me a very very cold treatment.

"Can't you do one thing right? Shu asked me in an icy voice laced with anger.

I accidentally spilled some coffee on the counter while giving it to a customer as I was giving Ukita a hand on his works.

I tried to smile sheepishly. "Sorry there. I'll wipe it right a--"

"Forget it." He shoved me aside lightly. "Just stay away from the counter."

I looked at him strangely for some time, looking for some possible explanation in those unfathomable oceanic eyes but there was none. His face was unreadable when he wiped the counter and handed the customer his order swiftly.

Remember how he once asked me why people act scared around him when they shouldn't be.

Well, dude, if you're gonna act like this, obviously they're gonna get scared...

I tried to shrug it off and tried to concentrate on my own work instead. But that was hard too, because Tsunade, who was working alongside with me, was depressed as hell because of her recent breakup with her boyfriend. Kazuma tried to cheer her up with some pervy jokes but instead he only received some cold Tsunade glares.

I sighed. Yes, a very bad day indeed.

And now I was walking down this deserted street all alone with all these thoughts crowding in my head.

I frowned when I heard some footsteps.

I didn't realize a shadow was following closely behind me as I was lost in my own thoughts. I stopped on my tracks, turning on my heels slightly to look behind and saw no one. I was totally alone on that dimly lit road.

I was sure that I heard some footsteps behind me. I discreetly put my hand on my jeans pocket and felt the pepper spray bottle inside them. I turned around again to walk forward only to hear someone following behind me once again.

Okay, I must admit, by this time, I was totally freaked out. My heart was thumping loudly and my feet turned cold. I was completely panicked.

Suddenly I felt a warm hand wrapped around my wrist.

I forgot how to scream. I screeched in a strange, strangled voice and tried to jerk myself away from their tight grip, whipping around to see who it was.

I met with a pair of deep blue eyes.

"What the fuck is wrong with you, Shu?!" I shouted loudly, maybe shaking up the whole neighborhood.

His eyes widened ever so slightly before he let go of my hand like nothing happened. "This is first time you cursed infront of me." He stated, totally ignoring what I just screamed on his face.

"Oh, trust me, if you keep popping up like this, I'll shower with curses that will even make a sailor blush."

He smiled at me as if he didn't ignored me at the Cafè and gave me a cold shoulder all day. Seriously, this guy has some serious mental issues!!

I sighed before started walking again with Shu beside me. None of us said anything. It was cool, windy night; the sound of blowing wind and rustling of leaves could be heard but not seen. A thick, wispy cloud embraced the moon that gave off a faint aura of lunar light. You could hear the discrete sounds of cars and other vehicles penetrating the silence lightly every now and then from the main street which was far away from the neighborhood.

"What are you doing here?" I asked him, looking at him with the corner of my eyes. "I know you don't live here."

"Well, I was coming to meet you." He replied nonchalantly.

"How did you know I live here?"

"Asked Tsunade."

"Oh," I said before paying attention on the street again.

"Why did you want to meet?" I asked again when I couldn't bear the silence. Well, it was always silence you get, when you are walking with Shu Denver.

"Honestly," Shu said, turning to me a little. "I don't really know."

"What?"

"I just wanted to meet you."

"Okay." I narrowed my eyes at him. "I'll just ignore the fact that you were stalking me all this time just to meet me and meet me for no exact reason."

He gave me a poker face. "I wanted to scare you."

"And let me tell you, you succeed very well."

We walked side by side towards my home.

The silence between us was comfortable.
The chilly wind of the night was comfortable.

We were two blocks away from our destination and we turned. Suddenly a car honked behind us very loudly making me jump in astonishment.

Then everything happened in a flash.

As soon as I whipped my head around to look behind me, the car was already right behind me. For a moment there, I was frozen on my spot, scared like a deer in the headlights. Vision blurred, the only thought that came to mind that second was- Shit! This is the end of me!

Then I felt a strong grip on my waist and someone pulled me backwards with immense force. We couldn't keep the balance and as a result both of us fell down with me over him. I heard Shu groan under me.

The car dashed past us without stopping for once as if they actually intended to ran over our bodies under that car. Eyes like saucers, I stared at the car as it zoomed away from our vision.

I felt Shu shift under me and I slowly moved a little to give him enough space. He was practically back hugging me and both of us were sitting right on the deserted street.

"Ena," Surprisingly, his voice was a bit frantic. "You're okay?"

Though my mind felt blur and my body numb, I managed to nod a little.

He grabbed the both sides of my head lightly and made me meet his ocean blue eyes.

He said nothing. He never does.

He always tries to read my mind. Like he always does.

Though, not even for once in my life, I could get inside that impenetrable head of his. It's like an unsolved labyrinth for me.

After a some time, staring into his eyes, I finally what exactly happened.

Someone tried to kill me or Shu.

I smiled a little and as I looked around, I realized that we were still sitting on the cold street.

"Let's go home for now." I said.

He got up quickly and offered me his hand. I smiled at this nice gesture but slapped it away playfully. He looked at me confused when I got up on my hand.

"I hate those stuff." I explained shortly, seeing his confused expression.

"It's called chivalry." He said smiling a little.

"It makes me feel fragile and weak." I looked ahead and ready to go. "And I hate that shit."

"This is the second time you cursed infront of me."

I looked behind him and showed him a cheeky, toothy grin. I said nothing as I started walking slowly with a restless mind. My mind still couldn't get over the whole incident that just happened.

Was it after me?
Was it after Shu?
Who was that person that would pull a crazy stunt like that?!
... Did it really try to kill one of us?

Shu slowly got beside me with two long strides and started walking along with me too.
As if nothing just happened a few moments ago.

He slowly wrapped his large warm hand around my small cold hand.

My skin didn't tingle.

My stomach didn't flip.

My cheeks didn't turn warm.

But it made me feel reassured and safe. As if someone was right there with me in the middle of a storm. I felt like, if he was with me, I wouldn't get lost. It gave me a warm sense of assurance and care.

So, I held his hand tightly to not to get lost.

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A/N: Unedited.

I am so bad at writing romantic stuff. Ugh!

||By my leave ||