So… I haven't written this pair in forever. O_o

I've actually other things I should write, but I felt like writing GinRan, and many had requested that I continued chapter one…

I told them no for many reasons, including that my multi-chapter fics always goes down the drain (-_-;) and that, well, Ran died.

Now I got an idea, so here's a second chapter that's, probably, very, very, very cheesy. So, enjoy. =)

I stopped and looked up.

The tall man with silver hair had appeared out of nowhere as I was walking home from school, and was now looking down at me.

Or maybe not. His eyes looked like they were closed.

He wore a black hakama with a white undershirt, belt and socks. He smiled, too, hugely, almost as if he thought the whole world existed with the sole purpose of amusing him.

I looked back up at him, only to see the smile had disappeared and his eyes had opened in surprise, revealing a delicate blue colour.

A beautiful, gentle colour that stirred memories of warmth and laughter…

That didn't exist.

I frowned, trying to make the memories clearer, but they stayed a blurred, shapeless mass.

"Excuse me," I finally said, letting go of the memories. Who said they weren't just a dream to begin with?

The man kept looking at me funny, blinking very slowly, then he shook his head. His eyes closed again, closing of for the happy feeling, and let the smile slip across his lips again. "Sorry, I just got lost in your beautiful grey eyes."

I looked away, a bit embarrassed with the compliment. I was used to being complimented, true but rarely so sincerely and rarely about my eyes.

I suddenly stiffened. A small puff of air had carried a scent with it even more familiar than those eyes. I smiled inadvertently, but then shivered and clutched my stomach. Why did it hurt so much? It felt like I had been stabbed…

"Are you all right?"

He was, again, surprisingly sincere. Almost like he knew exactly who I was. Like I was someone he cared, or had cared, more for than anything else in the world.

Had I been?

No. How was that even possible?

I smiled up at him and nodded. "Absolutely peachy."

When I continued on my way, I turned around once before he got out of sight. He looked after me, with a strange look. Recognition, longing, and profound sadness.

Then he pulled a phone out of his pocket, looked at it for a short moment, and disappeared.

I blinked, confused at how swiftly he'd gone. Then shrugged and went on.

A strange, extremely happy thought occurred to me.

He kept his promise.

So… Anybody like the cheese? ^^; Right, I'm not quite sure what I was thinking…

Please tell me what you liked/disliked, and feel free to point out any little nitpick you had.

I keep the right to say I warned you of the cheese.