RP: When Love May Be - Part 6

Meanwhile, behind the base trunk of the Rescuer's Tree house, Tori was hiding with a rather frantic buzz of thoughts rushing through her mind.

"Scrap! This is BAD!! I need to get Bisharp AWAY from those crazy people before they practically try to adopt him! Urgh! Man, they're annoying! How am I supposed to get them away from him? Think think THINK!! Grrr!” She carefully peered past the tree watching Bisharp talk with her dad...

"Pfft, what'cha do'n, Toooriii?" An all too familiar voice said right behind the Pawniard followed by another.

"Trying to figure a plan on how to beat up dad? Ha ha~" In reaction, Tori abruptly sped around and tried to SLASH the two voices with a Metal Claw, barely missing Slice and Dice who had jumped out of the way in time.

"How rude!-"

"-Watch where you're swinging, Tori!"

"What do you two want!? If it has ANYTHING to do with spending time together, FOR-GET IT!" Suddenly the two twins PINNED Tori against the tree, grabbing hold of both her arms on either side of her.

"You seem to keep forgetting that we're not as stupid as you give us credit for,-"

"-We know you're up to something, so SPILL it, Tori!"

Their little sister squirmed under them, struggling to get out of their grip, but they had her pinned against the tree with her backs to them, it was difficult to maneuver without twisting an arm, which she knew her older sisters had a strong history for getting "payback" should she upset them.

"Fine! But under one condition!"

"We're listening" The two identical Pawniards said at once.

"You have to convince dad to take all of you back home, okay?" The twins paused, thinking about what Tori said before they both grew wide smirks across their faces.

"Okay then... So that's your game..." Slice began,

"We'll do as you say, but to seal the bargain, YOU have to play a game of 'Truth and Dare' with us...-"

"WITH, your boyfriend involved. Understood?" Dice added before the two concluded together.

"Do we have ourselves a deal?" Tori narrowed her eyes in disgust. She KNEW it was a horrible idea to let Bisharp get involved with... THAT game. Especially when it came to how her SISTERS played it... But how else was she going to get them to leave? Usually Slice and Dice's influence was the easiest route to getting Jack to do anything.

"...... Fine. I'll play your stupid game". Tori then suddenly RAN up the side of the tree before doing a back flip, forcing the two twin Pawniards onto their backs with a thud.

"OW!"

Tori pointed at them. "THAT'S, for making me agree with that stupid deal of yours! We'll play at The Edge of Creeping Forest. Tonight. Be there or be square! Tori then walked on off away from her sisters, leaving them there in their irritation.

Finally, Tori showed up before her man. "Hey, Bisharp, are you okay?" She asked rather concerned, though if you knew better, it was more than just concern for Bisharp...

"Oh!" He had been looking all over for her, only to realize that she suddenly showed up behind him. "There you are. Uh, yeah, I'm fine, I was just looking for you..." He then noticed the look on her face. "What about you? Is something wrong?"

“Yeah… um… about that…” Tori frowned, now looking down to the side. “There's something I need to tell you." She slid her foot idly across the ground rather anxious.

".... Uuh... My sisters are planning to play a game of 'Truth and Dare' over at Bandit's place, and... um... We've been invited. Not that anyone would have a choice anyway... heh heh..." She chuckled very weakly in a sheepish manner, but she couldn’t pretend any longer. With a sigh, she melted off her nervousness and revealed a serious face.

"Okay, look. Here's the deal. My sisters don't plan on leaving you alone unless you play this stupid game with them, what do you say?" She asked now looking up at Bisharp with that unenthusiastic cheerless expression on her face with her arms crossed in front of her chest. A slight fib, sure, her sisters might poke at Bisharp with curiosity, but their visit had nothing to do with him. She didn’t want to see her family until she was ready to face their dad. For now, she wanted them gone, and she could only hope her words gave him a reason to feel the same.

Bisharp could tell that it really hurt Tori to try and ask him to do this. Especially the way she called the game stupid...he wasn't entirely sure how it was stupid, but he figured that there would only be one way to make her feel better.

"You don't sound that happy that your sisters are here. You're the one who wants them to leave, right?" he asked. "Okay, okay, I admit they're quite a handful--if Gimi and Dari and Lipless weren't enough!--but if you really want them gone...I'll do this for you. To be honest, I have no clue what this 'Truth or Dare' thing is, but it can't be too bad." He winked and puffed up his chest. "I'm Awesome Man, after all. I haven't encountered anything I can't handle."

Tori couldn't help but laugh, but it was a very unconfident one. Bisharp had NO idea how dignity shattering the game was, and the way her sisters played it just made it worse. "Uh... yeeaaaaah... Well, in this game, that will be put to the test... Seriously, brace yourself... Let's get going..." She gestured him to follow her as they left Tao Village... and head to Bandit's place. She didn't want to THINK what sort of things Slice and Dice were going to do to poor Bisharp... let alone, what devious schemes they had for the BOTH of them...

Bisharp tried to give her a smile. "Hey. We won't know until we try, right?" It didn't matter how unconfident she seemed--he'd do his best for the both of them.

She tried to smile, Bisharp’s confidence was contagious, but Tori was sure she had to be realistic in believing the game had the possibility of going horribly wrong. Then again, who really knew? What if Bisharp could turn this game around? What if he could outdo Slice and Dice at their own mischief and teach them to not mess with him? The odds seemed slim, but she was willing to give it a chance.

By the time Bisharp and Tori reached the Edge of Creeping Forest, Slice, Dice, as well as even Katana and Machete were already there. Machete looked really excited while Katana didn't seem hugely enthusiastic about it, more like bored or something. Slice and Dice themselves however held very smug smirks across their faces as they watched Bisharp and Tori approach the group.

"About time you two showed up!-"

"-Guess you didn't chicken out after all~!" The twins said giggling together before suddenly Machete cut in between them whacking them both on their backs with a really happy smile. "HA!! I TOLD ya they'd show up! Tori doesn't run away from ANYTHING, man! So SUCK IT UP, ladies~! I get the first turn! Ha ha!" Slice and Dice groaned at the large excited Pawniard irritably before brushing her off.

"Oh fine, we surrender the first turn to you, oh Machete...-"

"-Use it wisely." The twins huffed before sitting down, making a circle.

"Oh ho ho HO! Oh, I will~ you can DEFINITELY count on THAT~" Machete grinned mischievously before taking a seat next to Tori who took a spot next to Bisharp, who was sitting next to Katana who sat next to Slice and Dice.

"Okay okay, let's get this game over already. I have things to do~" Katana said rather rudely.

"Shut up, Katana, and maybe we will." Tori added. She quietly placed her hand over Bisharp’s.... she wasn't showing it but she was actually really worried for Bisharp and how the game was going to turn out.

At the gesture, Bisharp smiled and placed a reassuring arm around her. Even if he wasn't sure what this game was about, he'd try to help Tori feel better for as long as he could.

And so the game began, starting with Machete who immediately stood up pointing at Slice.

"SLICE! I dare YOU to sit on the OPPOSITE side of the circle AWAY from Dice for the ENTIRE GAME!" Slice and Dice gasped in unison at the dare, hugging each other very closely as if it was the most horrific thing they ever heard in the world.

"H-how DARE you, Machete!-"

"-There’s NO WAY we could EVER separate from each other! It's it's... like SUICIDE or something!" Tori couldn't help but fall on her back and laugh aloud.

"Ah, I LOVE you, Machete!! THANK YOU!!"

"Any time, sis!" Machete grinned with an arm raised up. If she had fingers and a thumb, she'd be giving Tori a thumbs up right now. They watched as Slice VERY reluctantly stood up and stepped away from Dice to sit on the other side of the circle from her.

"Okay! Well that's interesting~" Katana spoke up.

"MY turn!" The pretty Pawniard then turned towards Bisharp. "You... oh, you still haven’t' told us your naaame... aw. What’s your name? And Truth or Dare, sweetie?" She asked, smiling at Bisharp with a wink. Tori rolled her eyes at Katana.

Bisharp could see how this game went. Since 'dare' seemed like the option in which he would be forced to do stuff, he figured 'truth' might be the better option, despite his desire to go gung-ho and pick 'dare' anyway. "Oh, my name's Bisharp. Yeah, I know, it's silly...but it was the coolest thing I could come up with at the time. Anyway, how about 'Truth'?"

Though Katana looked a little disappointed with Bisharp's name, she couldn't help but grin now at his answer. "Well, Bisharp. Here's the question. No lying now or you get a selection penalty~: Is it true that you're in love with Victori-"

"OH COME ON!!-" Slice interrupted.

"-The answer to THAT question is already OBVIOUS! Yeah, he's actually in a relationship with Tor-" Dice added before being interrupted by Katana.

"OH fine fine! In THAT case, I'll revise the question. Bisharp: How MUCH do you love Tori? Describe it in detail~ Hee hee~"

"Bleh, how girly can you get, Katana? That is EXACTLY the kind of question a ditz like YOU would ask!" Machete groaned.

"Oh whatever, reject! Why don't you just grow up a little, YOU'LL eventually HAVE to end up getting a crush on SOMEONE one of these days..."

"Neverrrrrrrrr!!"

"Ugh, you're hopeless... anyway, as you were saying, Bisharp?"

Oh dear. This kind of question. Nevertheless, Bisharp was prepared to at least try out what little he learned from his mom and Ralts about how to express his feelings and stuff like that.

He took a deep breath. This was it. The ultimate test of his love for Tori. As he racked his brains for a way to describe the experience, he worried that it wouldn't be quite in detail enough, but he figured he might as well give it a shot, anyway.

"Well, you see...I've never ever been in love with anyone as much as Tori. With her, I...I feel like I want to make her happy. I feel like, whenever she's upset, I want to hold her and make her feel better. I'd be willing to fight for her life if she was going to die. And her eyes...her beautiful eyes...whenever I look into them...it's like I can't breathe or something. Do-...does that answer your question?" His heart raced, and he gritted his teeth, worried about how Tori would respond, not to mention everyone else.

As Tori was listening to what Bisharp had to say, staring at him in awe as she couldn't help but blush, especially when he started talking about her eyes, which she was forced to bow her head and look away as her face had become as red as the red shade of her body. The other girls however, aside from Machete who was pointing the tip of her knifed arm at her mouth with her tongue hanging out and an eye squinted making gagging noises, all together sang in a chorus of "Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww~"

"That is soooooo cute~" Slice said.

"And so romantic~ hee hee~" Dice added.

"Oh my gosh, can he be any more perfect~?" Katana also added. Machete then coughed,

"OKAY!! That's really nice! HEY, BISHARP!! Why don't YOU have a turn!? Come on! PICK someone! Make someone do a dare!"

"Oh shut up, Machete! You know only the first person gets to choose the option ONLY at the start of the game! But yes, please. Go ahead and have a turn, Bisharp~" Katana glared at Machete before smiling up towards Bisharp. Tori was just all quiet, though what Bisharp had said was.... amazing... and she could just feel that wave of warmth in her chest if looking into his eyes when he talked like that didn't already do that to her.... But with the way her sisters responded, it was kind of a buzz kill that made Tori's face burn with embarrassment as she tried to hide her face bowing her head as low as possible.

Bisharp shot a quick death glare at Machete before taking a deep breath. He thought he had this game all figured out. All he had to do was dare someone to do something, right? And it looked like these dares were the kind of thing that pushed at their usual limits. But who to pick? Who to pick? He didn't know Tori's sisters that well to make them do anything important, so...that left one person.

And he had the perfect dare in mind. The one chance he'd have to see what it feels like.

“Tori...” he began. “Just saying, I really don't mean any harm by this, but...” He took a deep breath. This game wasn't so hard after all, but it was everyone's reaction that would make it or break it. “I dare you...to let me kiss you. On the lips.”

In a way, it was his way of rebelling against the system. If they were going to make him do extreme things, he might as well turn their expectations around and go gung-ho himself.

Tori's sisters suddenly SCREAMED in excitement upon hearing Bisharp's dare with Tori.

"HOLY MILTANKS!! WE were TOTALLY going to dare Tori to do that in the FIRST place!!"

"-I KNOW RIGHT!?? This is SO PERFECT!! AHAHAHAA~!!!" The Twins laughed and squealed in hyperactivity.

"Oh my GOSH!! Quick with the moves! I like your style, Bisharp!! Hee heehehee!!" Katana said just as excitedly. Machete however was UP a tree in disgust.

"REALLY?? Really, BISHARP!? That's a HARSH one! I'm not looking!" She said while turning away. Tori on the other hand was speechless as she looked up at Bisharp practically in horror, she could feel her heart sink.

"Oh look! She's as red as a TOMATO! Maybe she does like him, heh heh~-" Slice giggled teasingly before Dice added with a gasp.

"-Does that mean Tori is in love? Has her heart of ice finally been melted~?"

"I..... uh...... u-......." Tori could barely say anything. She wasn't even sure if she was more scared or more humiliated now.

"Come on, Tori, YOU know the rules. There's no turning down a dare~-"

"-And you don't even have any revision points, so DO IT!" Slice and Dice said mockingly. Tori bowed her head, she felt like crying and beating the crud out of Bisharp for putting her in this situation... but at the same time, she felt so hurt and wanted to beat her sisters to the sky before giving Bisharp a big hug and going back to his place.

"........ Okay....." Tori finally said. What choice did she have? She shakily sighed before standing up, ready to let Bisharp do what he will with her, rather very nervous about it.

Bisharp couldn't help but feel a mixture of triumph and hurt. Triumph that he had outwitted Slice and Dice at their own game; hurt at how badly he could tell he had been hurting Tori's feelings. But there was no turning back now; while he did secretly want to do this, he also knew he had to make it as painless as possible.

He sat down and placed a hand on her shoulder. "It'll be okay, Tori. I promise," he whispered, as if trying to comfort someone before they went to the dentist. "Just relax, close your eyes, and pretend that none of your sisters are here. It'll be over before you know it."

Though the first time Bisharp tried to comfort Tori before when he was going to hug her that one time, she didn't really trust him until she felt how wonderfully warm the experience was... But this time, with the way he said what he said in his attempt to comfort her now, especially around the part he told her to forget her sisters and touched her cheek... She felt she could trust him... His words seemed to make the things around her fade away like a spell....

He waited for Tori's eyes to close and her body to relax before gently caressing her cheek with his right hand and leaning in. He used whatever he could remember from watching other people kissing as his mouth wrapped around hers--and the first sensation he noticed was that her lips were way sweeter than he imagined. He then understood why people could kiss for so long--the sensation was so addicting, he couldn't get enough of it! He closed his eyes and leaned in even further, trying to thoroughly enjoy the sensation while keeping it as painless as possible for Tori--which was probably easier said than done, since her body temperature was getting hotter by the second. He began to worry whether he should stop soon, but he couldn't--it was the most wonderful sensation in his life...

Time suddenly seemed to stop in place and the only sound Tori could hear was the beat of her own heart. She nearly shivered at the sensation as it almost felt cold at first before suddenly a wave of a most enticing sensation filled her... His lips were so... strong, yet gentle. firm, yet passionate. She couldn't help but feel drawn to Bisharp and return the kiss, getting a better taste of the seducing caress of his lips. Though the two couldn't tell from within the dream-like world they were in right now, from the outside of it, Tori's sisters could CLEARLY see that Bisharp and Tori were making out. "Oh wow....." One of them finally said after what seemed like an absurdly long while.

Bisharp was surprised, yet glad, to find that Tori was kissing back. He decided to return the favor and kiss her with even more fervor than before, yes, even to the point of making out. In fact, he barely even realized that when he did so, he pushed Tori into the ground; all he could feel was the sensation of trying to get a better feel and taste for her sweet lips. Not just that; he could barely hear the "Oh wow..." in the background, as even time started to slow down, and he wondered how long they could continue this way.

Her heart was racing at this point, and before long she started to moan a bit. The feeling of his lips and how passionately they pressed against hers was just too delicious. She wanted this to continue forever, but to her dismay, SOMEONE had to ruin all that for them as the loud voice of Machete shattered the atmosphere.

"Hey hey HEY!! ALRIGHT!! ENOUGH ALREADY!! STOP IT before you two love-birds start making eggs or something! Uugh!!" She hopped down from the tree rather grumpy... an unusual thing on her if anyone knew her.

"Well GEEZE LUEEZE, Machete! Do you REALLY have to ruin EVERYTHING?? Seriously, you're SUCH a buzz kill sometimes!!" Katana sharply pouted towards her large sister.

"Bisharp! You did SUCH a great job!-" Slice cheered clapping her knived arms together in a 'klink klink' noise.

"-Yeah! You TOTALLY get an Option Point!"

"With it, you can CHOOSE the option the person you pick chooses instead of them-"

"-For ONE use for one turn which can be used for ANY of your next turns, mind you~" The Twins cheered and explained before looking towards each other longingly. They did NOT enjoy being separated. Despite that they were practically only 2 feet away from each other.

"Iiiiiiitsssssss.... SLICE and DICE'S TURN!!" Machete announced. Tori then cut in, "NO! I don't care if legends says those two MORONS were born from the same egg!" Tori started sarcastically, "They do NOT count as being ONE person! I say it's Slice's turn. ONLY Slice. Got it?!"

"Oh, be quiet, Vicky~" Slice said before followed by Dice in her sentence,

"-you're just jealous that we're so amazingly close and totally better than you that way~"

"CAN IT, Idiots 1 and 2, we ALL know you two are FULL of yourselves! If anything, you should be jealous of ME for having such an AWESOME boyfriend!" Tori grinned.

"Pft, we're so amazing, we dont' NEED a boyfriend even as amazingly cool as Bisharp here to prove THAT, Tori.~!"

"-Yeah, which apparently by yourself, you're NOTHING without him. So there~" Slice and Dice said before sticking their tongues out at Tori and giving her a raspberry ever so childishly. "Okay okay! Here I go~" Slice began before she started gazing at each person in the group before stopping on Bisharp. "Bisharp~ Truth or dare?"

As soon as Machete mentioned "eggs", Bisharp's eyes shot wide open, and he realized that he'd already pushed Tori into the ground without realizing it. He pushed himself up off of her as fast as he could. Yikes, that was close! But his chest swelled with pride as Slice and Dice told him that he got an Option Point, and it swelled even more when Tori said that he was an 'amazing boyfriend'. "And that's why my OTHER name is 'Awesome Man'," he replied to them all. Then, feeling good about his stroke of good luck in this game, he boldly declared, "Dare."

At Bisharp's decision, Slice grew a very broad smirk across her face with an expression like that of a devil with a plan. You could practically see her growing devil horns and a devil tail if you had an imagination.

"Ooooh, that's very bold of you~...." Slice paused, at first expecting Dice to finish her sentence until she remembered she was acting on her own for this round.

"I wonder... did you choose that out of ignorance, or because you really are THAT brave~?... I'll suppose we'll soon find out... heh heh~" Slice paced around casually in thought... Though Tori along with everyone else, except perhaps Bisharp, knew better... Slice was just beating around the bush toying with Bisharp right now.

"Oh dear.... It seems like I can't really think of a good dare for you, 'Mr. Awesomeness'~... What to doooo...? Oh!" She suddenly grinned deviously towards Bisharp, "I know..... Bisharp...... I dare you...... to tell Tori..... how much you HATE her.... in the worst way possible until she starts crying~..... in detail~.

Hehehehehh~" Slice sat down, feeling very smug with herself. Tori on the other hand just SIGHED in relief.

"oh! Well, that's not so bad." Tori said casually, not thinking Bisharp could POSSIBLY be capable of saying anything as harshly as she could. She stood up, looking up at Bisharp with her arms crossed and holding a neutral expression. "Go ahead, give it your best shot. I doubt you could ever say anything that could actually make me shed a tear." She said with a tone just as neutral and relaxed.... though somehow, somewhere in the back of her heart, she held a fear that maybe she was wrong about that...

The color drained from Bisharp's face. Maybe he shouldn't have been so bold after all. And right after he had the most wonderful experience, too! How COULD he hate Tori?

"Um...well...um..." He racked his brains. The only thing he could think of was how much she liked to tease him, and then there was that Bandit the Shuppet...hm. Well, he at least had to give it a shot. Maybe it was okay if he messed this one up since he did so well last time.

"Tori...if there’s was something I'd hate you for..." He took a deep breath. "It's how you trample over and make fun of me, always saying things like 'Ha ha, you lose, oh nevermind, I win!'. I know I was stupid in the past, but really, do you need to rub it in if everyone else says the same things about me? You KNOW it hurts way more whenever you say it! And...and..." It felt great to finally get those off his chest, though. "That Bandit guy is just creepy. You said he's your missing teammate, right? If...if he comes back...and you let him make fun of you like that..." He clenched his fist. "Then I don't know...if I'll ever forgive you..." That was about all he had to say, honestly. He wasn't sure whether it was a good thing he said all that, but maybe she would forgive him for it?

Tori just burst out in laughter. "That's it? That's the best you got? For YOUR information... Yeah... Okay, I'll stop doing that. I have noticed you don’t like that and I really shouldn’t hurt your feelings… which is why I’m trying to make it a priority not to make fun of you… You’re feelings are important to me. And as for Bandit, that idiot. Of course I'm not going to let him get away with what he did with that STUPID letter! As soon as he comes back, I swear, I am going to KICK his non-existent butt SO HARD, we will FEEL it for a MONTH!!" Tori huffed in anger before silencing herself, remembering where and who she was talking to. It was then Slice interrupted. "Oh, I do believe I DID say you had to say how much you hate her UNTIL she cries~. So go on. Keep beating her down until she cries, lie if you have to~"

Bisharp clenched his fist in rage. He wanted more than anything else to beat up Slice, to stop her at this game that had just gone nuts. But what could he do? They had a deal. But...to make Tori cry? Even lie? He couldn't! He couldn't possibly say anything...

It was all too much. He finally snapped.

"I HATE YOU!" he screeched, swinging a savage blow that happened to hit Tori, though he couldn't bear to watch. "I HATE YOU AND YOUR STUPID, STUPID FAMILY!" He used X-Scissor on her, smashing her into a tree. "I HATE YOU ALL, FOR FORCING ME TO PLAY THESE STUPID GAMES! I HATE YOUR DAD FOR BEING THE WORST DAD EVER! I MEAN, WHERE THE HECK IS HE!? I HATE YOU FOR NOT TELLING ME ABOUT YOUR CRAZY, CRAZY FAMILY! WHY DID I EVER AGREE TO DO THIS!?"

All the while, he kept attacking the area, wondering if it was really a good idea to make Tori cry or not. After all, when it was all over, he slumped down, his body shivering at the thought of what he just did...and for the first time in a very long time in his life...he cried.

That was the LAST thing Tori could ever expect from Bisharp, it caught her completely off guard. Every word he said sank deep into her like knives stabbing into her forehead and dragging down across her body one by one. She was way too shocked to even fight back. She listened to every word as they echoed through the emptiness of her mind.... it was then she realized something... Every word he uttered... sounded much like her own voice speaking... she could practically see herself raging in those words rather than Bisharp himself.... Even though she could see it right in front of her, witnessing him shout out the barrage of horrible curses at them all, it felt impossible for her to think it was actually Bisharp doing all this.... If Bisharp was right about anything, it was everything he said. And most of all, she was sorry she couldn’t avoid dragging him into this mess. When it was all over, it was dead silent with the exception of the quiet sobbing sounds of Bisharp's tears...... Tori's sisters were all staring wide-eyed in horror all clustered together high upon one of the trees. They couldn't believe what had happened either. It was as if they had been playing a game with a cute and awesome little creature before suddenly it spontaneously blew up like a bomb. Tori had a crack across the helmet of her head where Bisharp had hit her in his first attack. She quietly struggled to get up to her feet as a dark gloom shadowed over her eyes, erasing all emotion from her face in a state that seemed stoic.

"................ I couldn't agree with you more, Bisharp...... Slice... Dice.... you got what you wanted. Now convince dad to take you all back home....." Tori coldly said with a very dark serious face, as she approached Bisharp. "Let's go home..." the Pawniard placed a caring hand on Bisharp's leg, gently stroking him before walking on off and away without another word.

"R...right..."

But there was no way he could have just left it like that. What if Tori was angry with him? Would she ever trust him again, especially around her family?

"I'm so sorry, Tori..." whimpered Bisharp as he desperately crawled after her. "I swear, I never I wanted to hurt you! You--you have to believe me..."

"I know" Tori interrupted. ".... I know you love me... I'm just fed up with my sisters as much as you are.... and...." Tori suddenly turned around to face Bisharp, holding a very stoic expression. ".... one more thing..." She placed her hands upon each side of Bisharp's cheeks and pulled him in for a long kiss. After a while, she gently pulled back and spoke in a whisper to him. "...... Thank you..." She nuzzled her cheek against his before gesturing him to follow her.

Bisharp was surprised to find that Tori would not only forgive him so easily, but kiss him, too. It was deeper and more passionate than the first one, probably because they were both already so sad, and the passion he felt in that kiss was enough to repair his broken heart. By the time it was over, all he could do was nod solemnly, but with more feeling than ever at the same time. "..."

Tori finally smiled back with a humble genuineness, “Bisharp…” she began, “I’m so glad I met you… thank you for being with me…” He really was a great to her, she could hardly see him as “stupid” or “terrible” anymore as she grew a greater respect for him… respect…. Though Tori wasn’t quite aware of it, it was one step closer to saying she loved Bisharp back just as much as he loved her this very day.