Secret Love in Hidden Darkness

Summary: Life is good for Hayate and Himeno. Their troubles are over and life had never been sweeter. Two years together, probably going to be married soon, in love... What could go wrong, right?... A love unspoken and one impulsive action on it, causeing a chain of events that could possably wake the Princess of Darkness once more is what.

Disclaimer: Not mine, never were, never will be. This plot is mine, and all made up characters which may or may not be seen are mine. Nothing else is mine. Nothing. Because I have nothing at all... Poor, poor me.

A/N: Ok, been a while since I last wrote. I have been inspired! Yush indeed! I will keep at this one, and anyone who has seen the only other fic I did on here, it was discontinued. I may pick it up again when I am done with this. Anyway, this has many pairings, don\'t think it will be Hayate and Himeno forever, lovely Yaoi and Yuri fans. It will come in all due time, I must get there. Who Hayate shall be paired with... Well, that is a secret. Guesses on who it is, or who you want it to be, are luffed. It gets much darker later, and you see Hayate\'s violent side. -Licks lips- But... Anyway, the installments will be short, but I will try to update every day. Sound good? Great. Now, Read and Review. If I dun get reviews, I may just go ahead and drop it... But, I may not. Anyway, onward!


Chapter 1:
// Silent Sunrises and Beautiful Pain //


Life is perfect, there was no other way to describe this time. All was quiet, the world was at peace, it was warm and everything seemed to glow in the spring\'s morning light. Dew sparkled over the grass, birds sung in the air, and Hayate had never felt better. Himeno was his, no more Princess of Disaster, no more fighting, no more danger. Everything was quiet and slow, and all would be this way forever, it felt. \"I love you.\"

It had been almost two years, and in that time Hayate had become more comfortable with his feelings all together. \'I love you\' was a normal statement, and they hugged, cuddled, and kissed as often as they could. Like now.

Hayate had taken to dragging Himeno out of bed early and watching the sun rise together on the roof every morning. She would sit in his lap, light blue pajamas still warm from the bed she had slept in, the spring being cool and not yet the uncomfortably hot weather of summer. Black pajamas, which had been a gift last year, adorned the perfectly pale skin of the male. His black hair spilled, unbound, down his back. His chin rested on her head, arms firmly secured around her waist as her soft fingers drew unnamed patterns on the cloth that covered his arms. His feet hanging off the edge of the roof, swinging lightly in the warm morning breeze.

They watched as gentle reds spread over the horizon, followed by a lighting of the sky and deep orange slowly creeping up. Every morning they had this peace before the younger Leafe Knights woke. In the time that had passed, she had explained further to her parents and all of the Knights had come to live in the mansion. Takako slept in Sasame\'s room, and more often then not Hayate slept with Himeno. While, for the first year or so, this had just quenched their longing to be close always, the more... Intimate aspects of this sleeping arrangement had not often come up. They had only made love once in their two years of sharing a bed. And, Hayate was, as anyone would have guessed, a gentle lover. He did love Himeno.

Himeno, at this point, turned in his arms and gently pressed a kiss to his lips. She pulled back, her light eyes looking into his dark that sparkled with warm emotion, pale face slowly illuminated by the growing light. \"I love you too.\" Soft, warm words in her high voice, and with that their lips sealed over one another\'s in a comfortable, affectionate kiss. He liked this. This comfortable feeling, the soft feel of her loving lips under his. The protective instinct that flowed through him. Though, in that way, he was guarded. He didn\'t want to hurt her in any way, the fear of doing so caused him unconsciously to be as gentle as he was with her.

He would have life no other way, these lazy days spent with his love and his friends. Yes, he had even began tentative friendships with Himeno\'s family. Life was truly perfect.

And, the beauty of the morning\'s first light was lost to the beauty of that slow kiss they shared.

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Far below the two happy lovers was one less happy. Sad eyes were staring out into the same horizon, analyzing every color and shade. How was it that he could see all of this perfectly? How did the pain that thrummed through his heart kill him slowly? Why did the pain make the whole world come into sharper focus... It hurt, worse than he believed he had ever been hurt.

He put up a mask for everyone, to not let them know how bad he did hurt. How badly seeing them kiss and cuddle hurt him. Oh, Hayate... Why did you do this? Could not you see how bad this hurt?... No, then he never supposed he paid much attention to anyone but Himeno anymore, as if no one else was alive... And as much as it hurt for the other to look at him, it hurt more never to see those deep blue eyes, deep blue and sparkling with the joy only those in love knew.

He had never seen his eyes like that, he had only seen the gentle warmth that his eyes had once held for him, before Takako. The warmth that gave him hope. The warmth that disappeared into that cold, uncaring shell when she turned into the Princess of Disaster. The warmth that Himeno, and only she, had ever brought back to his eyes...

And as much as it pained him to know it was not he that lit Hayate\'s eyes... He could live with the pain just to see his eyes, and the love they held... That would never be directed at him.

A/N: Hope that wasn’t too bad. If you’d like to beta for me, that would be good, though never had a beta reader before, so I’d be new to it. Anyway, any guesses on the mystery person, or wants for his identity? Just tell me. Read and Review, thanks!