As Long As You Need Me pt 9

                                          As Long As you Ned Me Part 9
                                               I hope I can be there

Acacia: (smile) It’s been a long time Shade.

Dreamshade: (Shocked look) B-But….How?

Acaia: (smiles) You’ll still do just about anything for her huh?

Dreamshade: (smiles a little)

Acacia: (sits down next to Shade and rests her head on his shoulder) Even after all of that you still like to think she’s innocent.

Dreamshade: Mmmm

Acacia: (looks up a little at Shade) You know she’s not really.

Dreamshade: (slightly nod)

Acacia: You do know what she is…..

Dreamshade: (deep breath) I know what she can be.

Acacia: (tilts head a little) You think she’ll become what you hope?

Dreamshade; (shakes head) Most likely not.

Acacia: (smiles a little more) So what’s keeping you around her.

Dreamshade: (smiles a little) You know my reason.

Acacia: (lifts eyebrows up then down) Yea.

Dreamshade: (tilts head) That and she’s interesting and she makes me feel alive.

Acacia: (sad look) Yea you haven’t felt that when……

Dreamshade: ……………

Acacia: (concerned look) Oh sorry I didn’t….

Dreamshade: (comfort look) It’s alright.

Acacia: (bows head ashamed)

Dreamshade: (reaches over gently pats leg) Hey…..It’s alright I can’t worry about that I’m
concerned about right now.

Acacia: (looks up with concerned look) You know what would happen if the Hogosha found out about…..

Dreanshade: (serious look) Yes

Acacia: (Puts head up more with more concerned look at Shade) Are you…

Dreamshade: (deep breath in then out) Could be war.

Acacia: (puts her head back Shades’s shoulder smiles) Thank you.

Dreamshade: (slightly looks over to Acacia gentle look) Anytime. I Just hope I can be there for her.

Acacia: (Smiling gets up moves in front of Shade gets down on one knee) You can be such a fool sometimes.

Dreamshade: (looking into Acacia’s eyes gives a awkward look) Yea I can be.

Acacia: (she moves her face close to Shades face) ………….Mr. Shade? Hey Mr. Shade?

Dreamshade: (gives a confused look) What?

Acacia: (starts poking Shade’s with Seshiru’s innocent voice) Mr Shade, Mr. Shade, Hey Mr. Shade Wake up. Mr. Shade?

Dreamshade: (opens his eye with Seshiru still poking his face) Huh? (gently slaps Seshiru’s figure away) Hey knock it off. (Sees Seshiru holding and petting a kitten giving Shade a suspicious look with Velvel standing next to her)

Seshiru: Where have you been? You’ve been gone all day.
     
                                    To be continue