"So time went on, until one day Hatori worked up his courage to tell Alita how he felt." said Shigure, back in the present.
"Hey, can I talk to you?" said Alita and Hatori in unison, "You go first. No, you!"
"Alita, you go first." said Hatori.
"Okay. . ." she said, blushing, "I've kept this a secret for a really long time now, so it's kind of difficult for me to say, but. . . Hatori, I love you!"
He paused, giving her a strange look. "Oh..." she said, heartbroken, "I'm sorry... You don't--MM!" She was cut off at the end by Hatori leaning down and capturing her lips in a soft kiss. She pulled away, startled at his actions, then softened as she saw him smile.
"That's what I was going to tell you, Alita." he smiled, wrapping his arm around her, "I love you too, Alita... I always have, and I always will... "
"Does this mean... we're together?" she questioned hopefully.
"I wouldn't have it any other way." he said, planting a kind kiss on her forehead.
"It's beautiful, isn't it, Gure-chan?" said Aaya, stepping out of a bush and interrupting their intimate moment, "I knew it! I just knew it!"
"Okay, now give us a kiss for the scrapbooks!" said Shigure, brandishing a camera.
"GO AWAY!!" Alita and Hatori yelled, still holding each other. They ran away laughing, leaving the newfound lovers alone. Hatori gazed down at Alita before planting a loving kiss on her lips.
("Do you have to screw everythng up?" asked Yuki to his older brother, giving him a glare.
"We were just playing!" said Aaya, grinning at Shigure, "It wasn't our fault!"
"What happened?" asked Tohru.
"Well, their relationship didn't last very long... " said Shigure, sadly.)
"Alita," said Hatori, six months after they had gotten together, "I need to tell you something."
"What is it 'Hari?" she asked, standing on his front porch.
He took a deep breath, his heart beating madly at what he was about to do, "I think that it would be best... if we stopped seeing each other."
"...What?" she whispered, the meaning of his words slapping her hard in the face, "Hatori..."
He placed a finger over her lips to hush her. "I'm sorry Alita." he said, "But I can't be with you anymore."
He turned to enter his house, but she placed a hand on his arm. "Hatori, no..." she murmured, "I love you. . ."
"I'm sorry." he said, stepping into the house, not looking back at his former lover, "Goodbye."
There was a loud crack of lightning and the sky opened up, pouring rain as the door snapped shut. She dropped down to her knees outside his door and hot tears fell from her eyes. "HATORI!!"
("She got her heart broken!" said Kagura, holding back tears, "That's so sad!"
"It is sad..." said Shigure, "And she's still in love with him. I don't think her feelings for him will ever die.")
"Come on, come onnn. . ." muttered Alita, standing soaking wet on Shigure's doorstep, "You HAVE to be home. . . "
"Oh!" exclaimed Shigure's mother, who had opened the door, "Hello Alita! What are you doing out in the rain? You're soaked to the bone, come in, hun!"
Alita nodded numbly and stepped into the house, just consious enough to remove her shoes. "Mrs. Sohma. . ." she said, "Is Shigure home?"
"Yes, you can go up to see him. He'll give you some dry clothes to put on."
"Alita?" said Shigure, walking into the room, "What're you doing here?"
"Shigure..." Tears welled up in her eyes and she ran and enveloped him in a hug. There was a soft *poof* and she was kneeling on the ground, sobbing into Dog-Shigure's neck.
"Where's the amulet, Alita?" asked Shigure, slightly annoyed that he had to transform. She motioned to her backpack, then started to cry again. "Hey--Alita, what's wrong?" he asked, as she shook violently, practically hyperventilating, "I'm going to take her up to my room, Mom. I think she just needs some time to calm down."
"Give her something warm to wear, would you?" his mother asked as he walked her upstairs.
"Okay," said Shigure once he had transformed back and Alita had calmed down significantly and changed into something warm "What's got you so upset?"
"Mm..." she mumbled, gripping onto his pillow, "Hatori..."
"Oh no..."he murmured, sitting down next to her on the bed, "Don't tell me he broke up with you?"
"UGH!" she shouted, banging her fits into the mattress, "What the Hell is WRONG with me!? What does he WANT!? Why can't I be the one for him...?"
"Alita, it's not you." he said, rubbing soothing circles on her back, "You're a beautiful girl with a beautiful personality. Anyone who can't see that is a fool."
"I wanna die, Shigure..." she whispered, "I love him so much. . . "
"He loves you too, Alita--"
"THEN WHY DID HE DUMP ME!?" she exclaimed, "God, WHY!?" Suddenly, the door clicked open and someone walked into the room...
Who? WHO!?
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