His magic trick reminded me of when I first met my husband. We were traveling to a club with friends in the back seat of our friend's car. "Zombie" by the Cranberries was playing on the radio and my husband started singing to me. Mind you, my husband can't carry a tune in a bucket with a lid on it! But he sang anyway, just for me, just to see me smile. No one had ever done that for me before or since. I can't hear that song without getting a big smile and a little wistful. We even danced to it at our wedding reception. I think guys who do silly things to make a person they like smile are awesome.
I also loved what you said about chapter 2 and I feel the same way. I was lucky enough to get just such a guy. "Pure" is not a word you could use to describe me when I met my husband. Yet, like the gardener in this story, he loved and accepted me regardless.
Ch. 1 sweet idiots that eventually got a smile from me
Ch. 2 and the twisted part of me goes, aww. I can only hope for a guy that'd love me enough to taint their hands in order to save me.
Ch. 3 short. Very short, but aww.
Ch. 4 meh. The only thing I liked was the uke's possessiveness.
Ch. 5 page 6 lmao. That would scare the bejeezus out of me, then i'll lmao the next day. And his magic trick *giggles* how corny... and sweet.
ch. 6 "look how much I care about you." gropes uke's hard on. -.-' hehe. No comment.
The little extra in ch.6 pfft.