I'm Here For You Too (A Zane~Chan Story)

Chapter 2 : Walks On The Beach (Third Person POV)

It's been a few days after the prepared celebration. Everyone celebrated the reuniting of Aphmau and Aaron. It was a joyous time for all!

The sunlit sky was dimming that evening, and everyone decided to disperse after a day of adventuring the resort.

Nana and Zane headed off to their room. The reason why is that they had miscounted how many rooms they had. Kawaii~Chan was considered an unexpected guest, so she would be sharing a room with the Ro'Meave brothers. 

Zane pretended to complain; and they all bought it. All except for one, at least. He sighed defeated and went to go take a nap. 

All of the day's fun had Zane pooped! He was ready to collapse and hibernate the days away. He hadn't gotten much sleep the night before; and all of this energy burning left him weak and tired. 

Nana explained that she felt uncomfortable sleeping on the couch downstairs of the loft bedroom. "It's too..." She paused. "Crusty!" She crossed her arms and pouted, waiting for her response. 

"It is pretty crusty. And quite uncomfortable." Garroth laughed. Zane rolled his eyes, letting out a faint "Heh." with his arms crossed. Garroth playfully punched Zane and told him so lighten up and stop being so down. 

"Zane, c'mon! You look so depressed all the time! Lighten up a little and look at least somewhat happier." Garroth spoke. Zane rebuked with a "I'm fine, thank you very much!"; making Nan chuckle cutely. 

"See? Why can't you be like her?" His brother asked, a hand presented in her direction. Zane shot a curious glare between the two before leaving the room, going up to the loft. 

...

"Hey Zane?" A quiet voice peeped from beside Zane. He coked his head towards his girlfriend who had her head resting on her shoulder. She looked up at him sadly. 

"Nana? Are you alright?" He asked. "Meep!" She cried and pulled back, nearly faling off the bed. Her face heated up, beaming a blush pink. Zane realized what he had said and looked away, embarrassed by his actions. 

"S-Sorry! I didn't realized I h-had said that." He confessed. "I-It's alright." She replied. "I just never heard you call me by my real name before." 

Kawaii~Chan looked down sheepishly, her hands on her cheeks that were still the same shade of pink. Zane pulled her close again. They changed their position so that they would be laying down. 

She wrapped her arms around Zane as she rested on her head on his chest. He wrapped a finger in her long locks of pink bubblegum hair and waited for her to talk. 

"I dunno if it's just me who's been noticing it, but..." She began. "I feel like things have been a little rough for me."

"How so?" Zane asked.

"I feel like someone's trying to pull us apart. I'm not sure who, but I've been getting this vibe recently."

Zane didn't speak. 

"I've also had the feeling that we're being watched. Like some animals in a scientist lab. Someone in the shadows lurking..."

She paused. 

"...and studying us..."

"Why would you say that?" 

"I...really don't know. I don't even feel as comfortable even just to go to the washroom anymore. It's so...."

"Abnormal?"

"Yeah..."

The two stayed quiet and in each others arms for a good minute or two.