The Willow Tree

Hanako leaned away a little, laughing nervously. "It's nothing! Please don't get worked up about it." she said and placed her free hand on his shoulder, shaking him a little.

Shinjou pouted some at her, "Oh, come on, Hanako...." He moved his body as she shook him, over exaggerating it some, "Hey, be nice!"

"Ah! Sorry!" she said removing her hands and placing them in the air like she was caught. "And I'm telling you it's nothing."

Shinjou chuckled lightly at what Hanako did before sighing, "Jeez you're stubborn....fine, maybe I'll just leave you up in the tree for not telling." He was silent a moment before looking at her and smiling brightly, "Just kidding. I wouldn't do that."

Hanako sighed with relief. "Good." she said placing a hand over her heart. "That would not have been good." she said chuckling a little.
For a moment she would have taken him serious, for leaving her up there in the tree.

He smiled gently at Hanako, "I wouldn't do that to you, Hanako.....did Tarzan ever do so to Jane?" He chuckled, making a reference to that movie once more as he watched her.

"Erm... No..." she said agreeing, "But! Cinderella did leave the prince before she turned back into a pumpkin." that was a poor reference. "oh shoot. In all diseny movies, nothing bad happens." she sighed.

Shinjou laughed lightly, "Not true....in all Disney movies a parental figure head is killed off, but, Cinderella was originally a Brothers Grimm's story."

Hanako tilted her head and then laughed a little. "I guess." she said and patted his head.

Shinjou looked at Hanako and smiled brightly, "Have you ever read any of the Brothers Grimm's?"

"Um... Nope sorry." she admitted and rubbed the back if her head. "Is it good?"

Shinjou laughed lightly, "They're often happy in the end, but fairly messed up and not always so happy."

Hanako blinked and tilted her head. "I like happy endings." she said and looked up, seeing that the sun was going down. "Oh, the sun set is pretty." she said with a soft expression.

Shinjou blinked some and looked up where Hanako was and smiled softly, complimenting her without even realizing, "Yeah, it sure is....but I don't think it's as pretty as you." He hadn't realized he said it, but he did mean it.

Hanako blushed and looked to the side. She cleared her throat.
"Oh..." was all she said.
She looked down, seeing that Danny was asleep and laying on his back. She looked back to Shinjou, the blush clear on her face.
"I think we should get down." she said, "I still feel uneasy."
It was true. She didn't like being so far up, for she was worried one of them was about to fall.

Shinjou looked to Hanako and smiled brightly at her, "Okay....I'll get us down." He carefully stood up onto the branch and lifted Hanako up into his arms, slowly making his way down the branches with her held bridal style until he reached the ground.

Hanako sighed with relief as they reached the ground. She reached up and patted his head.
"Thank you." she said kindly.

Shinjou smiled gently at Hanako and said softly, "Anything for my 'Jane'." He carefully set her back onto her feet, his eyes were oddly pale blue once again.

Hanako blushed and shook her head. "Whatever, 'Tarzan'." she teased and poked his chest softly.

Shinjou chuckled some but pouted playfully at her, "Hey....that hurt....I'm sensitive." He shot her a wink after teasing her a bit.

Hanako laughed and rolled her eyes.
"I'm sorry." she cooed and patted his head in a motherly way.

Shinjou chuckles some again and looked at Hanako, giving her a charming smile, "Well, since the sun is setting should we go back to my house so I can cook you up some dinner?"

Hanako nodded.
"Yes please!" she said and bent down to pet the dog, before he left.
"Goodbye!" she called and waved.

Shinjou smiled softly and gently took Hanako's hand to lead her back to his home, "Well, let's go, then."

"Oh boy!" she said and smiled to him, "I hope your a good cook."

"Psh, of course I am." He smiled softly as he took her to his house.
(Posted in the kitchen)