Tiger- O-O

Haru- I believe they are going to kill you….

Tiger- O-O

Elie- I agree with Haru-kun…..

Tiger- 162 reviews! Gomen! I will update often! I didn't know my story was that interesting! O-O

Elie- -whacks Tiger with frying pan- JUST WRITE THE CHAPTER DOPE!

Tiger- YES MASTER! X-x

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'Awake Beauty'

The morning haze lifted as the sun began to rise. A ray played sweetly across her still face, making her skin glow slightly. As the light moved its way up from her lips to her eyes, an awkward eye wrinkled to close off the light.

'Morning already?' thought the girl silently.

She began to shift to get the light away from her closed lids. Yet upon doing so she felt something against her. No, not something. Someone.

Elie's eyes snapped open. She found herself face to face with a sleeping Haru.

'What….?'

She was suddenly enlightened with a recap of the night before. The water. The cold. The almost naked Haru.

Whom at the moment had his arms around her in a soft sleepy embrace.

The question in her mind was why he was holding her to him. They hadn't done anything……had they? Elie's mind raced. No, she would remember it if they did.

So why were his strong arms wrapped around her? Why was she snuggled into his chest? Most importantly why hadn't she shoved him away?

Elie's mind snapped. This was Haru, for crying out loud! What gave him the idea he could hold her!

Her hands flew to his chest and pushed against him, freeing her from his grasp. She moved away from him, anger filling her eyes.

'How dare he!'

THUD

A rock had smacked against the rave master's chest, effectively knocking the breath out of him and waking him up.

After regaining his breath Haru cursed.

"Arg! Ow! What was that for!" he yelped holding his chest protectively.

Elie's breathe quickened.

"Why were you holding me, pervert!" she demanded.

Haru slowly sat up.

"You were going to die….." he muttered looking at Elie through softened eyes.

"I'm sure! You just wanted to grope me!" she yelled narrowing her eyes.

Haru shook his head. "You were cold! I was holding you to create warmth! Body heat, you idiot!"

Elie stopped. Body heat? It made sense.

"What…?"

"You had hypothermia. I had to keep you warm. We didn't have and blankets. I used the next best thing." He mumbled rubbing his bruise mark across his chest. 'Geez, Elie.' He thought.

Elie's face softened. 'He was just looking out for me….'

Haru took a deep breath.

"I forgive you. Hungry?" he asked standing. He loved the look of desperation she shot him. It made him feel important. He felt like her protector.

"I'll go find something to eat." He muttered yawning and stretching.

Elie nodded and watched his muscles tense. 'Wow…..he is really built…' she thought.

"I'll fix up the fire again. Your job is to sit next to it and keep warm until I get back. Understood?"

Any other time Elie would have yelled at him for ordering her around, but she just nodded in response. She owned him, and she knew it.

Haru nodded back and took a few sticks and threw them in the fire. He worked on the fire until it was strong enough to last a little while. He stood, grabbed his sword, and leaned down next to Elie.

"I'll be back. Don't go to sleep, stay by the fire and keep warm." He stated.

Elie nodded again slowly, staring at the crackling fire.

Haru smiled and leaned closer to her face. His lips passed over her cheek softly before he got to his feet.

Elie's eyes widened and she stole her glance away from the fire to land on Haru.

He just smiled and nodded to her secretly. He turned and walked slowly out of the cave, leaving Elie sitting there bewildered.

Haru smirked as he walked.

'Heh. I am man, here me ROAR!' he thought wickedly.

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I must thank everyone for reviewing! I feel like such a jerk at leaving you all hanging!

I will update. I actually love how this is going. D

Again I apologize. I never meant to leave you all here wondering what would happen. Gomen!

Don't worry, lemon is coming up soon. Eh, hopefully. I hope this chapter was long enough for your tastes. 3 Gomen and review! Thanks!

Tiger