Kiru

My piercing blue eyes snapped open when the player knew I wasn't really dead. "Boo. Your'e no fun." I said in a mocking tone, still hanging from the tree branch. I carefully looked the player up and down, completely suspicious. "He could be a Maverick.." I thought cautiously then smirked. If he actually was here to kill me then he would crack after I insulted him like the others. "Thank you Captain Obvious for pointing out that my health and crystal is visible, I was seriously starting to think that they had gone somewhere! Play dead? Me? Well, it seems that someone is mistaken. This is a serious death game so why in the world of Aincrad would I play dead?" I tilted my head sideways and rolled my eyes. With one swift movement I unlatched my legs from the tree and landed on my feet perfectly. I stepped forward and glared at the player. "You need to think about what you say before actually speaking. Also, it's a good idea to know who you are speaking to."

I stretched my arms outwards and cracked my knuckles before climbing up the fair-sized tree outside the safezone. About two branches higher I stopped moving up and crawled onto the branch. Once I got to the end I stood up and took a deep breath. With one last glance at the branch underneath me I purposely slipped off and grabbed onto the branch at the last second. From there, I swung my legs forward and held on. I hung from the tree using my legs and stared out into the fields with a blank expression. My face changed from bored to annoyed in seconds. "So boorriinnngg!" I moaned as I moved my two toned hair from my face. Floor one was never exciting. Boars roamed, level ones fought, and players died. It just so happened that this was the floor I visited the most though. After about five minutes of staring I finally saw someone come from the empty fields. A male player who was coming this way. With a grin I got an idea, I make myself look dead. Leaving my arms still as I hung upside down and my eyes unmoving. "Let's see how this idiot reacts."

I raised my chin upwards to the sky and sighed. Why did I come to this floor? I was just floor hopping and got tired, ending up here was just weird. I turned my attention back to the stranger and shrugged. "Can't say. I decided to do some exploring but realized it wasn't worth my time. Why are you here?" I asked, growing amused with the young man. He had the odd movement of running his fingers through his hair but I pushed that aside and stared blankly into his eyes. They were a nice color compared to others' I'd seen. In his eyes I could see that he wasn't softening his speech, just being himself. 

I scoffed at Shade's sorry excuse for an answer, I wasn't about to accept that he was still a mystery to me. "Yeah well I'd still like to know what possessed you into helping us." I said just a he grabbed my arm. I attempted to yank it away but my vision suddenly went white. Confused, I blinked and found myself in a whole new place, in front of a sick display. My face paled at the sight of players being killed so gruesomely. Players hanged and stabbed repeatedly in front of entire Aincrad to see. My head slowly turned to Keith, surely he wouldn't like this. As expected, he wasn't dealing with this very well. I grabbed his hand gently and started walking to the right of Shade. "Keith, come on...Let's go." I managed to say in a leveled voice, almost exactly in the same tone of voice as Shade. I knew that if I were to show fear in front of Keith right now, nothing would end well. I walked with Keith beside me but I leaned over to Shade. "What the heck Shade! You could have warned him or something! Tell me right now, what exactly is going on." I whispered harshly to him but smiled back at Keith. 

I watched Shade and Keith as they both yelled, ran into one another with the Mavericks, and both looked at me. I raised a warning eyebrow at Shade, basically telling him to get lost. Luckily, he got the clue to go handle the other player on the ground. The other male tried crawling towards his weapon but I probably hit him too hard, so he couldn't move. I cringed at the sound of a bone snapping and looked to Keith. I waved him off right away. "Of c-course I'm alright!" I rasped, clearly annoyed by the fuss and rolled onto my stomach. There was no way Shade was going to see me lie on the ground and wait for help. I brought my shaky arm under myself and pushed upwards, getting onto my knees then my feet. I glared and crossed my arms at Shade. "Well? Before you two were almost killed by a bunch of idiots we were going to head to Vile's "castle," am I correct? Why are you even helping us?" I asked with a following cough and ran my fingers through my hair. 

Do not try to be a "hero" or you will end dead.. 

*Glares at Keith* Hmph.

​These tips should always be listened to!~

(OOC- Since I have no idea what the health should be I won't do anything that damages them HP-wise.)

Before I reached behind my back, my attention snapped to the girl who was previously screaming. Now, she yelled a sort of confirmation signal, and that's when everything went haywire. My mouth gaped open as she slid the sudden blade into Shade, who was obviously caught off guard by the surprise attack. On the ground where Keith attempted to wake the player, something strange also happened. The male on the ground suddenly regained consciousness and lunged at Keith with a shiv. He successfully drove it into Keith's shoulder, causing Keith to be in pain again. My stomach twisted as I slowly returned my gaze towards the player with his knife pointed at me. He was a lot closer to me now, practically drawing blood on my neck. I swallowed hard and raised my hands in the air slightly. After I fully outstretched my arms, a glint of light flashed in my eye. With a quick grin I kicked my leg into the air, causing the weapon to fly from his hand, and knocked him down in the process. Without even thinking I ran over to Keith and tackled the player on top of him. We both tumbled to the ground and rolled but in the end I landed underneath the other player. His hands immediately clasped around my neck. I tried to remove his hands but they wouldn't budge. Then, I brought my knee up into his stomach and rolled to my side, breathing a little heavy. 

I nodded, refusing to look at him. I knew this was a bad idea no matter which way I looked at it. An unknown item with unknown abilities is suddenly given to you by someone you hate. The logical thing would be to reject it but Keith on the other hand of course accepted it without question. "Shade...I still won't trust you even if Keith does." I thought scornfully and just as I was about to say something else, a scream cut through the air. The hairs on the back of my neck stood up as it continued. My feet wouldn't move at all when I tried, so I froze again.

I stood still until I was pulled away and forced into a run to keep up. "What is wrong with me?! I can't freeze up every time I am needed!" I was thankful that Keith was here to pull me along with him. Keith pulled us closer to the sound until finally we reached the scene. On the ground was a male player while two other players were standing. One was a Pker, holding a knife at a defenseless girl. When Keith began to ask what to in a panicky tone I closed my eyes and thought through this logically. "Since I'm more scary I'll fight the armed player. I won't hurt him unless he hurts me so don't worry. You get the girl and make sure the guy on the ground is alright." Without waiting for approval, I took a cautious step towards the player with my hands raised, as if I was surrendering. "I'm not here to attack you, just stay calm." I slid slowly in front of the girl and shoved her slightly towards Keith while maintaining eye contact with the player. He had his eyes locked with mine and a knife pointed towards my. I reached behind my back for a dagger but glanced at Keith.

I bent to torso forward and tapped my chin as I checked their HUDs. I scanned the two's stats carefully, everything was completely even. Their weapons, their skills, and even the levels were the same. I stood up straight and looked at the two. "I don't understand how the two of you are so different, yet are equal. You two aren't alike...I know I'm contradicting our relationship right now but this is seriously way too...too suspicious!" I spoke with a slightly uneasy tone. I had a very bad feeling about this whole situation right now. "How did Shade even acquire this item? I mean, he couldn't have just found it lying around! Also, why would he show up when Vile did? It's way too convenient if you ask me." I thought as the ring was tossed to Keith. 

The moment he finished speaking, I interjected with slightly wide eyes. "I um...don't think this is a good idea." I walked forward and took Keith's other hand without the ring. This was going to happen either way... I gave Keith a warning look but nodded. Just, be careful. I whispered and stepped away. Next, I turned to Shade and glared at him.

I crossed my arms and took a step back away from the two. "If you are suggesting that I will grow to love that thing attached to you then you'd better get your head checked. I will never crack as much as a smile towards him. "He has been with Vile, insulted me, and tackling me out of the range of fire. Shade interuppted one of my only chances to end Vile! And for that...I will never forgive him.Grouchy doesn't even begin to cover how he's been to you and I so don't sugarcoat it. Besides, I swore that I'd kill Shade the next time he showed his face. And would you look at that? His face is right here." I smirked and stared unemotionally at Shade. In his conditions right now, I could kill him in the matter of seconds but one thing was holding me back from doing so, it was Keith. He trusted Shade for the time being but I couldn't see why. Shade didn't care about Keith at all...but then again, why would he save me?

At the mention of Vile, my shoulders tensed and my expression became serious. They both spoke of a "power" to be used on Vile, to stop him. The only set back on killing him was finding two equal players. The funny thing was, Keith and Shade thought they were the ones. "Pfft, that's the craziest thing I've heard all day. You two are far from equal. Keith, you are kind and care about others while the idiot over there is the opposite. He has two hair colors, a sour mood, and refuses help! There's nothing about you that is like him!" I laughed, not caring how I sounded right now. 

"Cowards!" I tried yelling seriously after them. In the end I couldn't help but to laugh as they ran away, the fight was over before it began. From behind I heard rustling in the bushes. I spun around, fearing it was Vile, but was relieved to see it was just Keith with an attachment hanging off of him. "Yeah well next time Vile comes I'll be ten times worse.." I said, rubbing the back of my neck slightly. I hadn't gotten that angry since that day Argumail kept attacking me. I shuddered at the memory on Agrumail laughing at my blood and moved on to look at Shade. "Speaking of which, why is that here? If he claims to not need our help then don't give it, we don't have to repay him for the potions he gave us. I couldn't care less if it died here really. Actually, would it be okay if I carried him to the edge of Aincrad and threw him over the side?" I asked, stepping forward and poked Shade hard in the chest. "Is this respectful enough for you boy?" I growled at Shade with unforgiving eyes.

I prepared for an attack but straightened when they didn't attack. Instead of getting weapons out they trompled each other and couldn't even shut up for one second to notice that they were all vulnerable for a hit. They made an necessary and obvious signal of start yet they couldn't even move as much as a foot towards me. I sighed and slapped my hand to my head. They weren't even worth my time right now. "Okay...um how about you guys save yourselves the trouble and just leave?" I asked, disgusted at the group of losers. I shrugged and threw a dagger hard towards the group, sticking Red in the leg. 

ID 10211; BD 5+2=7 (+1 Base +1 ATH +3 Dagger= 5 Damage)

1- 10/15

2- 15/15

3- 15/15

4- 15/15

Kiru 90/90

I smiled when I heard Keith leave from behind me, he actually trusted me to handle this one on my own. I narrowed my eyes at the four ahead of me, they didn't look like much to me. I inspected each of them as they made their introductory poses and stated their names. The first one's speech sounded slurred while the bigger one to the right of him was eating. The third player seemed out of placed, maybe forced, but the fourth one and only girl was annoyingly cheerful. Either way, this group was lame. Something in the distance caught my eye though. I looked behind them and sighed, Keith didn't leave, he was helping Shade of all people. I snapped my attention back to the four and glared. "Not only am I disappointed at the pathetic group that Vile sent after me but I'm also amused that you think Keith is a guy. I'm Keith, a girl. My username is Kiru but Vile refers to me as Keith because he hated a player by that name, I am hated by Vile as well so he calls me Keith? Got it?" I said, tilting my head slightly with a smirk. My eyes flashed slightly at the mention of Vile's name but I kept going. I was dead serious now, if they were associated with Vile... I pulled a dagger from behind my back and twirled it in the air. "Now...which of you would like to die first hm?"

ID:10209 BD; 3+2=5 (Miss)

Kiru 90/90

I rolled my eyes at Kosan's compliment, he knew it bugged me when people admired me. It was a pain because I didn't know how to respond, if I said the wrong thing then I would be out of luck. People just had way too many feelings to break. As I thought about this, the girl completely lost it. I smiled, knowing that she couldn't handle being nice to me anymore. I busted out laughing as soon as the girl known as Ariel said "princess." A genuine smile made it's way onto my face as I remembered the first time Keith and I met. He would always say "Well excuuuusse me princess!" Keith was a lot more nicer now and actually meant it when he called me by that name. After my short laughing spree, I stood up straight and cleared my throat. "If you are saying that you thought I was lonely then, I'm not. There's only about three people I actually care about. I hate to break it to you but you aren't one of those people. You aren't the only one who finds my tone irritating by the way. Tell me why you suppose I got Mavericks after my life? They'd probably pay money to watch me die!" I smirked and leaned over the side of the building, looking down at everyone. "I'm terribly sorry for my lack of common sense, or decency to be kind, but I would like to introduce myself if I may." I began, sarcastic as ever. "I am Kiru, Level forty-one Maverick hunter. I enjoy napping under trees, stabbing idiots like Kosan, and fighting in boss battles. Pleasure to make your acquaintance." I added, narrowing my eyes at Ariel. 

The sudden kiss made me melt, but it didn't stop the way I felt. After the kissing stopped I still didn't feel any better. This was weird considering that just touching Keith made me feel awesome, except now. I was just so upset at myself for missing an opportunity and at Keith for feelings bad about himself. "It doesn't matter if all that happens is you saving me. I am no damsel in distress you know..." I said, pouting slightly as I sniffled. It was true that Keith was always the one to be there for me. I was almost never there to protect him or be at his side. "When Floor 10 is found, we can live in a house outside the safe zone together.  ...I promise you Keith that I will be the one to kill Vile, you don't need that that pressure anymore. Don't even think about Shade or Vile anymore!" I faked a smile and held Keith's hands as we sat on our knees together. I couldn't bear seeing him in pain, especially not after seeing Vile.

I looked behind Keith and gasped slightly. My "smile" faded as I stood up slowly. From where Shade had taken off, four more players came, each sporting a yellow stone above their head. There was something else that was weird though. Two of the Mavericks dragged a player behind them. Keith. I know I just I'm useless...so now I won't be! You go somewhere please....don't be the hero this time! I said, walking towards the four players, not allowing Keith to see the face I had on now. There was no time to ask them if they were evil, I knew that right now they were after Keith.

Beautiful? I said with a chuckle and wiped my tears from my face. There was still a lot things I needed to get out but right now was not the time. I looked into Keith's eyes with mine. Instead of glaring or having vibrant blue eyes, they were dull. No emotion at all was shown on my face as I sniffled and took in a deep breath. "I couldn't do it...I-i froze. I was so scared...I couldn't even focus enough to land a hit on him.  Don't you see Keith? I'm...I..I can't even do one thing for you and it kills me to see you in pain all the time! You are always shielding me and getting hurt! I hate it..." I trailed off, remembering all of the times Keith was hurt because of me. I couldn't even count all the times, there were too many. 

The next thing Keith said was insane, that it was his fault I was attacked. "Shut up. It's not your fault, none of this is. I was the one that challenged him. Vile was probably watching us from afar. And if I wasn't there to confront him then he would have sleep PKed you or something. I couldn't keep Vile from you. I don't deserve you, I can never help you in any way...I'm just so useless right now!" I said, clenching my fists to make them stop shaking. Right now was where I began to break down, falling into a state of shock and crying. 

I breathed out harshly and stood up to face Keith. "Nothing happened, he just tackled my for no reason, interuppted my battle, and woke you up. You weren't supposed to be awake to see Vile...." I reassured him, looking down at the ground. This was my chance to rid Keith of one of his issues and Shade had to come in and ruin it. He made Keith see his father again, he made him worry again. Keith saw Vile, he knows that he was here. I couldn't let it go.

I spun around when Shade began to speak about respect, oh the nerve he had. "I don't care if you saved my life! You shouldn't have interrupted! Just as you said, you were added to that list because you interacted. If you just thought about how it would have affected you then you wouldn't be on the so called "list!" Go run back to Vile and beg for forgiveness. Next time I see you...y-your..your dead! " I threatened Shade as he exited. I stood there, staring at Shade walking away as tears began to form in my eyes. My shoulders shook and I fell to my knees. "K-Keith...I'm so sorry.." I said in between chokes. Tears that I held back for the longest time began to spill out all at once. "I'm sorry." 

My stomach became twisted when my attack did absolutely nothing to Vile, all it did was hit the snow pathetically. I locked eyes with the bow pointed at my head and froze is fear. "Move! Your going to get-! " Suddenly something crashed into me violently. I hit the ground hard along with another player landing on top of me. The arrow flew fast past where I was standing before. I opened my eyes wide when  When I finally realized what was going on, I looked up. Out of nowhere, the collar of my dress was grabbed by...Shade. Next he began yelling at me for attempting to kill Vile. "Get off of me! Yes! I am insane for trying to fight him but at least I'm not a coward like y-!" My sentence was again cut off by Shade being removed from me by Keith. Them tumbled to the ground together and began to fight without end. This wasn't good. In all of the chaos, Vile began to leave the scene. I looked at my two options: Go after Vile or end the fight between Keith and Shade. 

Slowly, I stood up and winced from the fall. That boy. I swore, looking at the blue haired boy and the black and red haired boy fight. Watch your back Vile! I screamed after the Maverick and began to run towards the other two idiots. They were both next to each other on the ground punching and kicking one another with no stop. Finally, I lunged myself on top of the two and stared at them both. "Stop it, right now! Keith this is not like you, so stop..." I turned the Shade next with a cold and serious face. "And you. Shade, I'm going to end you if you don't get out of here in the next five seconds!" I scolded them both like children but I kept a glare on Shade. My statement was true, I did swear to kill Shade after all, but not right now. He just "saved" me from an arrow after all.

As the figure became visible I stood completely still, it was a Maverick. The bright yellow crystal became more vibrantly weird as he stepped forward. The orange visor wasn't the only thing odd though.The appearance of the player set me off as well. He wore a deep purple armor that covered his entire body, concealing his true identity. My eyes traveled from his armor, to his mask, then to the name above his head. My eyes widened when I read the name over and over again, freaking out a little more every time I read it. "You." I hissed while clenching my teeth together. Vile. He was with Shade and Napalm, and probably wasn't here to spend Valentine's day with us. I drew in a sharp breath and glanced over at Keith. "You are here to kill him? Am I right? If so then I suggest you abandon this mission of yours right now and leave because you will not lay as much as a finger on his. You disgust me. You think you can just kill everyone in this deathtrap? Hand out free copies at school? You probably knew we were all going to be stuck here. I was that student by the way, the one who won the game. This is your fault!" I exclaimed, anger and fear rising up in my voice. Vile, the one Keith hated and feared so much stood right here in front of me. The promise I made to myself would not go to waste, now was my chance to actually do something for Keith, protect him for once. Tonight, I would end Vile, even if it meant becoming a yellow player or dying in the process.

I trembled just a little as the Maverick got closer, standing over the top of me. It was obvious he was trying to scare me, and it was working. His armor was daunting, just like Napalm's. The memory of Napalm and Shade and the horrible dreams all came back into my head. Then suddenly, I remembered Keith, how he was almost killed by his own father. "Y-you didn't care about him. Keith is one of the kindest people I have met, he showed me things I'd thought I never see, he taught me how to notice the smaller things. But you? You just laugh at your own son as you ripped him to shreds. And for that, I will never forgive you." I said in the most menacing tone I could muster right now. I glared with cold eyes at Vile, refusing to waver in front of him right now.

I lowered my voice and walked past Vile to get farther away from the sleeping Keith. '"....Your god has left as well, prepare to die Vile." This wasn't a battle that was Keith's it was mine. I couldn't allow Vile to go after him again, especially after everything before. He was always there for me, now it was time to return the favor. I flicked my dagger forward and towards Vile as he lowered his bow. The dagger stuck him in the leg but I didn't see anything happening to his health. 

10161 BD 5+2= BD 7 (+1 ATH +1 Base Damage +3 Dagger=  5 Damage) 

Vile ???/??? (-5 if he actually gets my damage XD)

Kiru 90/90 

Only about three hours passed before I jolted upwards with a worried expression. My eyes widened as I remembered the dream I had. I looked over at Keith and felt a sense of relief wash over me. I wiped the sweat off of my forehead and sighed, "Just a dream. Not real.." I reassured myself and glanced at him again, just checking that he as still beside me. Suddenly, I heard a small noise behind the tree, a twig breaking. My heart began to beat faster with fear, we were outside of a safezone right now. If a Maverick were to attack, if Vile or Shade was anywhere near me, it wouldn't end well for them.  "...No. Not right now. I just had one of the best nights of my life and now something- someone is going to interrupt it?" I bit the inside of my cheek again an rose slowly, reaching for a dagger behind my back. 

Keith's touch warmed me intantly. I was wearing his scarf but his hug made me melt. Being near him always put me in a good mood. "I did hate you at first, but not for bringing me into the game. I hated you for always being happy- for being so positive all the time. I was jealous of how you handling situations and how everyone loved you, no one was afraid of you after knowing you. Me on the other hand...I have people who don't like me, who want to kill me. I have players afraid of me. But still...I don't think I could hate you if that makes sense." I said, looking up at the sudden burst of the light in the sky. Fireworks were being shot into the sky in celebration of the holiday today. 

I stared blankly at the the exploding lights in the sky. They were forming hearts, making tons of noise, and illuminating the sky yet, I still yawned. Since the incident with Napalm I hadn't slept at all, I physically couldn't. That was a day where Keith had almost died from falling to hot lava, because I wasn't watching him at all. I found it difficult to drift off because of the experiences that day, they haunted me and caused me to stay awake. Normally I didn't sleep really but this was the longest I had gone without any shut-eye, and frankly it was wearing me out. "Keith...I'm glad I'm not Aoi...and that I got trapped here with you." I mumbled, closing my eyes slowly. Most likely he wouldn't know what I meant but it was still a good thing to be said before I fell asleep for the first time in awhile. 

Keith's reply shocked me, I didn't expect him to say anything like that. I let in a small breath of air and turned completely around, away from Keith. Right now I couldn't face him, the questions were so painful but they needed to be answered. So, just like him, I was also going to answer the question." If I were to be a Maverick and kill countless innocent lives I think that...I think that I would stick myself with a dagger before ever pointing it at you. It's cliche but I don't think I could ever stand to hurt you. What you said to me that night never left me. "..It's not... The pain you're doing to me that hurts....It's the fact... You would do this to yourself that really stings." Going back to that, I now have a proper answer for that. I think that I would do that to myself a thousand times before doing it to you." I slowly turned around, sniffling just a little to hold back my own emotions. "I would stab myself even if it stung you on the inside." 

I walked forward and took a seat next to Keith, resting my head on his shoulder. "I wonder as well...." I said, thinking of all of the changes I had gone through since I met Keith. After a year of not showing emotions or opening up, he came and ruined it all in the best way possible. Keith made me cry, laugh, and most importantly he taught me how to trust. At this point I no longer feared of him stabbing me in the back as soon as I let my guard down. Even if he did stab me, I would be glad it was him and not someone else. "I do too..."

After leaving the Valentine's festival I felt a weight being lifted off of my shoulders, like I didn't have all that pressure to be a mushy girlfriend, or a loving fiance for the matter. I held onto Keith's hand and let him lead us to a frozen lake. My eyes gleamed at the sight of a rainbow-like light illuminate the ice, it was beautiful. I sighed, nostalgia kicking in and memories returning. "Yeah...It's funny. We first started as two independent players with very different goals...then the handcuffs. Following that was the Holiday party you talked me into, then of course the entire meltdown of the two of us. The quite interesting reattachment...Napalm..Shade..Vile, everyone...." I guided us down onto the snow and sat beside Keith with his arm still draped around my shoulder.

Everything from the first day I had met Keith came back to me. How I was arrested for being his "accomplice," spending the time with him, learning that he was the reason I was here. All of the good thoughts stopped when I remembered a question I had asked him. I looked to Keith and clenched my hand into a fist. "Keith? On the first day we met, I asked you a question but you sort of dodged it so I would like to you answer me this time. And be completely honest."  I took a deep breath and continued. "If I was a Maverick right now, killed people, and even went after you...what would you do?" I asked, turning my face away from his, I couldn't bear to watch him when he answered this. I had laid such a question on him. This wasn't just a random question, it had actually been on my mind a lot lately. Now that we were discussing old times.....

My heart sank when Keith got a much higher score on the game than I did. "Y-yeah? Well..." I said, looking at the bear, it was mocking me with it's plastic beady eyes. Keith once again broke my negativity and caught me in an embrace. "Thanks.." I knew he was just trying to cheer me up. Still, one thing stayed in my mind. How did our relationship ever come this far? Keith was so caring while I couldn't care less if someone needed my help. He was just so excited about everything but I saw the bad in everything. It wasn't the usual "opposites attract" kind of deal, this was a larger scale than that. It was just crazy how Keith and I were together...just down right weird...and I loved it. After moments of standing still I finally wrapped my arms around Keith hesitantly and hugged him back. "Yeah, let's get out of here..It wasn't my style anyways."

I blushed a little and bit my cheek when Keith rejected the small tent. He had said it so simply, like an everyday thing. So why was my heart pounding at that moment? I sighed, knowing that I was just getting ahead of myself again and looked to where Keith's finger pointed, he wanted to go somewhere else. "Where? I don't see it..." I asked, confused as to where Keith actually wanted to go. I was hoping it wasn't anything too dramatic, just enough to have fun. This was a day of love and Keith and I were together but I just couldn't get used to it. I guess you could say I was always paranoid about people leaving me. Frustrated at myself, I looked around some more for the game he wanted to play. I stopped searching and noticed he had already taken his skates off. "Well that was quick.." I muttered and hurriedly got my skates off before he could drag me off the ice. Of course he didn't wait for my approval, he took the initiative and ran over to the next attraction while holding my hand. Probably so I wouldn't run away. When e came to a halt I saw what Keith was referring to. It was a bear under a giant meter with phrases. Apparently, the harder you squeezed, the more in love you were- or at least that's how I read it. I looked skeptically at the big plushie and gave in, accepting the bear from his hands. "I'll go first, I guess." I stated and hugged the teddy hard. The meter started to raise but only got up so far. I scowled and read the rank out loud. "Cold-Hearted...."

          CD: 4