A Love Story: Part Four

by kiwifruit487

Rievie quickly ran back to his house for a shower, but it was already very late, and Charsi might already be asleep. He sat on the bed thinking for a long time. His mind was rushing with memories and scenes. Then his mind went blank and he slumped onto his bed. He couldn't sleep. I miss her, thought Rievie sadly. Then, there was a tap. Rievie thought it was just some random noise and ignored it. The tap came louder again and it was on the window. Rievie sat up and went to the window. It was Landal, PrincessCharsi's silver Poogle brother.

Rievie lifted open the window and whispered, "What are you doing here?"

"Not much, but I think you should go and talk with Charsi," whispered Landal back.

Rievie shrugged and said, "I don't know... it's just..."

"Yeah I know, I know," said Landal, "but you never know." Landal winked and then disappeared. Rievie stood by the window surprised and thought, maybe I should talk to her.

***

PrincessCharsi was feeling hurt and guilty at the same time. She sat at her table and thought about how Rievie got mad at her for dancing with someone else. Why? She thought, why would Rievie be like that? The night was stretching into a long cool night, and she couldn't sleep. Suddenly, a ball of crumpled paper flew through the window and hit Charsi's head. Ouch, she thought as she picked it up. She carefully opened it and inside it said: Talk with Rievie. Charsi frowned and stuck her head out of the window. There was Jikizen, Rievie's silver Poogle brother.

"Jikizen?" whispered PrincessCharsi, "Why are you here?"

"Isn't that obvious?" asked Jikizen, "Rievie misses you."

PrincessCharsi sighed and said, "I - I don't know, he is pretty mad at me."

"If he wasn't, he wouldn't miss you," said Jikizen as he popped out of sight. PrincessCharsi thought that what Jikizen just said made no sense, but maybe she should talk to Rievie.

***

The cool air of the night made Landal and Jikizen shiver.

"Done," they both said as they gave high fives while laughing quietly.

The two silver Poogles sat behind the bushes as two figures appears from left and right. They nodded at their success of bringing Charsi and Rievie together.

PrincessCharsi and Rievie ran towards each other and they hugged.

"Oh I'm so sorry--" said Rievie quickly.

"No, I am, Rievie--" said Charsi.

The two started talking at once making their apologies and forgiveness. Landal and Jikizen smiled at their success and left the scene to leave the two alone.

Rievie wrapped his arms around Charsi and said, "I missed you, Charsi."

"I missed you too," whispered Charsi softly.

Rievie thought about it for a moment and they stood in the night in the forest quietly, then he said, "There's a dance on Friday."

"Yeah there is," said Charsi as she smiled in their embrace.

"Are you free?" asked Rievie.

"Yeah," said Charsi, "what are you doing on Friday night?"

"I don't know, what are you doing on Friday night?" whispered Rievie.

"Going to that dance," said Charsi and she added, "with you."

Rievie's heart skipped a beat and whispered, "You know how much I love you?"

"As much as I love you," whispered Charsi gently as her lips fell on Rievie's as their hearts raced towards each other.

As the wind wrapped them up, and the night set the tired Usuls asleep. The next day, the sun hit their eyes. The birds called and Rievie opened his eyes. He looked by him; there was PrincessCharsi, sleeping in his arms, sweet and beautiful.

I guess missing one day of flute playing is OK, thought Rievie, but he heard a rich tone from the hills. Someone was playing the flute! Rievie stared up at the hills and saw a Usul.

"Kontana," muttered Rievie to himself, "the first Usul who ever started the morning flute playing."

"Yep," whispered a soft voice in his arms, "and for you to carry on in the later days."

Rievie smiled at Charsi and whispered, "Hey."

"Hey," PrincessCharsi whispered back.

The End

P.S. Where a friendship blooms into a beautiful lasting relationship.