Hi guys! It's another new story!
Lately I've got so interest in the pairing of Gumi x VY2 Yuuma, besides they look good together and they are also sound good together! So why not make a story of them? Ah~ it's really wonderful just thinking about it *nosebleed*
Sadly the 'Gumi x VY2 Yuuma' pairing is lacking some attention, in other words…lack some recognition. Anyway please enjoy this story!
The bells are ringing. A sunny yet cloudy sky is painting the scene of this 'sacred' day. A feminine figure in white, whose heart and soul are pure. A masculine figure in black stood right next to her, a monochrome heart of which descends upon this soul, but not impure.
Yes…it was all began at that time, at that day…
When she met him.
Gumi's POV
It is such a sunny day with a clear sky…yet my heart is so cloudy and gloomy. Why? It's because of what my parents said. What did they say? Good question, they said that I will get married soon. Really…MARRIED!
I'm supposed to be happy right? But nooo…I mean what the heck are they thinking? Try to marry me off to some man I've never met in my life. Marriage will happen when two person are in love together, not just randomly decided like this. Do they think they're still in the old days trying to play mismatching? Please…everyone knows that this very day is in a modern era.
Here I am waiting in a luxury-looking room, waiting for some unknown man which is sadly that he's exactly my future husband. I wonder what kind of man that my parents chose for me. Judging from the luxury I'm pretty sure that this guy is a very rich nobleman. But some things still bugs me…like how old is he? What does he look like? And what kind of person is he? It could be that that he's just an old fart who only likes rubbing his money off to waste and playing with women, oh my god…ewe! There's no way I'll marry such a man in any meaning!
Both of my parents are busy looking around until the detailed part of the room, although they're seated in calm and composed but their eyes just cannot stop moving. I rolled my eyes after I saw what my parents are doing, they didn't even worry about their own daughter. I bet all this marriage stuff is because they can get some of the greens from this family. But anyway how long am I going to sit here? Where is that man?
"Mother, can I please go home right now?" I uttered in an annoyed voice.
"Of course not dear, please be patience now. He might have some business to finish first." she said. Oh really? That's what your mouth said but I wonder if it's the same thing with your mind?
"Pardon for the long wait, the young master has just arrived." one of the butlers there stated and bowed to us before opening the door behind him.
When the door opened, right there stood an attractive looking man with a strange pink colored hair and golden eyes. He's unexpectedly young, probably not far from my age and he's very handsome. For a second my eyes are glued to this beautiful figure that's standing in front of me.
After coming back into reality I, with my parents, stand up and bow to him to show some respect. He then bow back and all of us sit once again, except that now I'm face to face with him. Despite of his magnetizing look, he has a cold expression put up on his face and when you meet his eyes you can feel the chill like that of a bad omen if someone is cursing you. He first look carefully toward me from head to toe, it's like he's observing me. Why?
"Yuuma-sama, it's such an honor to meet you in person. Let me introduce you your soon-to-be bride and future wife-" man that's a long introduction, my mother sounded very happy which I don't really like it. But still, I then stand up and start.
"My name is Gumi. I'm still 18 years old. It's a pleasure to meet you, Yuuma-sama." After I introduced myself and then I bowed once again. But my tongue felt weird when I was saying his name, especially with the –sama in it.
"…it's a pleasure to meet you too, Gumi." I flicked. Did he just say my name without any honorific? What a rude person to do that when you just met someone for the first time.
I fall back into my seat, we stayed in silent for some moment until this man who is called Yuuma lifted his hand as a sign for his butler to come then whispered something to him.
"Hmm, I understood. Well, it seems the young master requested for Gumi-sama to stay here to have a talk just the two of them." When the butler said that, I'm about to complain but my father butts in.
"Of course, we have no objection. But we would like to know how long will she stay here?"
"Do not worry about that, the young master have provide a ride for her to go home safe and sound." I do not like where this conversation leads to, I have to stop it.
"But I-"
"Then I guess we will go ahead first. Good day, Yuuma-sama." my mother interrupted me too, and both of my parents went out of the house, the butler also went out to escort them. In the end, it's just me and him…alone.
"…"
We both stayed in silent, I don't even know what to say to this guy. I want to throw my tantrum all out and go on a rampage here but it will disgrace not only myself, but my parents also. I guess the only option for me is to bear with it.
"Gumi…" he called my name in a deep husky yet soft voice which can make any woman melt when hearing it. I braced myself before I answer him.
"What is it, Yuuma-sama?"
"…please drop the –sama, you don't have to be formal with me." he said that while the edge of his lips are pointing up, it's like he's smirking if I'm not wrong.
"Well then, perhaps just Yuuma is okay with you?" I asked calm and flatly.
"That's fine."
We both went into a silent moment once again. This guy must have lack some socializing with people, after done talking with me he looked away from me. What was that for?
It's because I can't stand the silent then I broke it by starting to converse.
"Sorry, but what do you want to talk to me? Is it something important?"
"Important? Not really, I just want to have some time with you. I want to get to know you more, that is all." excuse me? Could it be that this guy has already got interest with me? I'm sorry but I'm not the least bit interest with him, aside from his looks.
"Oh…is that so? Well, good to hear." yeah right, my tongue just slipped nonsense.
"Talking about important, when is it you want our marriage to be held then?" he said while resting his chin on both of the back of his palms. This man is too relaxed, while I'm trying to hold myself from getting angry.
"O-oh…about that…I'm not sure. Actually I have never thought about getting married yet but since my parents decided this so…I just go along with it." I said a little stuttered. Did my words sound weird to him? Because he just stayed quiet fro awhile.
"Hmm, I see…well it's not like I want to rush it either but since there's another reason of why we need to decide this soon I myself can't also help it."
"R-really? Well…I guess it can't be help then. I suggest you decide it for me, I'm fine at anytime." liar! Why did you say that Gumi? Don't you want to get away from this man as much as possible?
"Okay then, I will decide the date for our marriage. It seems like you're a rather docile woman." he smiled an unnatural smile but it doesn't seem like that at all.
"Um…excuse me?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. It's just that I thought you'd be more of a rebel than a docile. I guess it's a good thing." a 'guess'? What's that suppose to mean? Something tells me this person is quite suspicious.
"Ahahaha…I see, perhaps my outlooks make me look like a rebel, but it doesn't mean that I can NOT rebel, you know?" I emphasized the 'not' so he can hear it clearly that I'm offend.
"Of course, of course. Anyone can rebel, anyway…" his facial expression reverted back to the calm and collected one but this one is way more serious.
"Gumi, are you sure you won't regret this? Ever?" he asked that out of the blue, it's so sudden that I don't know what to reply him but I do it anyway.
"Regret? I have no regret about this marriage, ever." I hope not, I don't want to have any regret about my life. Especially when it has come to this.
"You seem so sure, have you ever thought of the path you choose before? Without your parents butting in?" now that he mentioned it I think I've never really thought about it at all, I mean since I'm a mistress from a noble family (but not as rich as Yuuma) it has always been my parents who decided almost everything for me. Whether it is school, clothes, and even friends. I have never done anything to walk on my own.
"I guess I never did, but I'm quite fine with it. I've never demand anything from them. I'll do anything that would meet the expectation of my parents." on the contrary, I'm really sick of it. I tried to bear everything my parents forced me to do, I even bottled my feelings so it won't get ahead of me, and I feel bad that I actually called this 'my life' when I'm actually keep on lying to myself.
"…heh…interesting, I think I can enjoy it for a while." he mumbled something but I can't quite catch what he said.
"Pardon, but what did you say?" I asked in a loud voice but then he came back to pay attention to me and just shook his head and mouthed "It's nothing." in a low voice.
"Ah…look at the time, I think you need to go home now before it's midnight." again, he let that weird smile appeared across his face. He then stood up and stretched out his arm towards me.
"Shall we go then?" I took his hand and after I stand up from my seat I let go of his hand and we both walk out of the room to the outside.
Later in Gumi's room…
"*sigh* I can't believe what just happened!" I slammed the door and locked it, it's time to vent my anger in my room.
"That Yuuma guy is really one strange guy! At first he put up a cold look and then at other times he smiled which is creeping me out, what is the matter with him?!" I'm walking in circle while keep on complaining about what just happened but it seems that Yuuma left a little impression on me, a bad one it seems.
"Come to think of it, I'm still curious…something feels…not right about him. Especially when he's smiling, it's like…something is hidden behind it. Is just my feelings? Hmm…" finally I sat on my bed while pondering about it.
I have a feeling that he really does hide something. His aura is emitting some pressure on me, something darker and perhaps dense when you really feel it. But then again his looks are so much the opposite of what I felt about him, it's more like a gentle side that brings warmness. Maybe he's the same like me? Just putting up a facade and pretending to be a goody-two-shoes when around someone? I'm not so sure, all I know that his aura has a darker side and I guess I have to find out about it myself.
All the better if I don't think of it too much. Since I have nothing else to do then I should go to sleep to keep my energy. Besides, I have somewhere to go tomorrow.
Tomorrow morning, 9.00 AM…
"*yawn* it's time for a refreshing and forget about 'that' for a while." I changed my clothes into a cute mini skirt and a sleeveless t-shirt before I go down stairs to drink some juice.
"Morning dear, have a nice sleep?" my mother greeted me while seated on one of the chairs in the dining room.
"Yes, I'll be going after this and have a look around, will that be okay?" I asked her before drinking some of the cold orange juice in a few gulps.
"Gumi, that's a bad manner especially for a lady! But yes, you may go." It's pretty normal for me to get scold whenever I'm doing things not the way they taught me.
"Thanks. I'll see you at noon then."
I may be a mistress but I don't really act like one, I'm not like one of those high class mistresses of which act all snobby and mostly complain about trivial things. You can say I'm just a half in half between being a mistress and a normal girl. Like now instead of using a car, I walk on foot to the town's street. I guess it's worth it that I'm wearing flat shoes right now, heels just won't make it if I did.
As a normal girl (sort of) I dropped by some shops whether it's clothing shop or accessories shop both are fine, after that I went into a small cafe for a rest with a cup of tea and one set of a piece of cake. I came by the arcade to play some games, knowing that this is the best way to vent some of my stress then I need not to hold back. Finally I stopped by at the park to get a shelter from the hot sun ray. Sitting under a big tree while listening to a song from an iPod is one of the best things for me. It's very relaxing and soothing.
Ah…this song is so beautiful, I can't let my ears miss a single word of it even if it's repeated over and over again. That's what I thought when I'm starting to close my eyes, but then something is off…it feels like the music is drifting away from one of my ears. When it seems like one of the headset has unplugged from my ear then without opening my eyes, a warm wind blew into my ear and I accidentally stood up in startled while letting out a weird voice like 'eek!' or something. After gaining some consciousness I turned to my right where the wind just blew my right ear and what do you know? It's him. Just when I want to forget about him for a little while and then the devil himself actually appeared right before me.
"Relaxing yourself in here?" Yuuma sat beside me while his hands were both sticking inside of his jersey's pocket. Today he's wearing something not rich-like, how unexpected. Without I realize it I have been staring at his clothing.
"Oh, my clothes? I usually wear something like this when I'm going out, I don't like to stand out so much in the crowds unless it's needed." he explained to me after he took off his headphones, he's way too close to me so I slowly slide aside before I give him a reply.
"No wonder, but it looks good on you." I complimented him, but this one I truly compliment him, not a lie.
"Really? I thought it's kind of weird when I'm wearing such clothing." he reacted by my words as in flushing faintly. kind of cute...I guess?
We both returned to our own world for a while, yes…for a while until Yuuma starts to talk again. This time he lent me his headphones directly put it on my ears.
"Hm? Nice song…it has a happy beat in it, what song is this?" I clearly enjoyed the song that's playing through his headphone, he smiled at my reaction.
"It's great that you like it, but…to be honest it's actually a sad song, you know?" I froze when I heard what he said. A sad song? How come?
"Well, if you understand the lyrics it's actually about a man who had lost his love several years ago. The one he loves has died yet his undying love still keeps on going even knowing the reality that it will remain just as that. Sad isn't it?" having his words absorbed into my brain and try to listening to the song with the story that Yuuma told, I unwillingly cry and embarrassingly it's in front of a guy I just met yesterday.
"You're crying?"
"N-no! It's just…I'm touched by the song, not that I cry because of anything nonsense a-ha-ha-ha." seriously, not only that I have a runny nose but I also laughed so monotonically. But what's most surprising is that his hand reached out to my cheek by a sudden.
We stayed like that for a moment and our eyes met each other. This is really an awkward moment, I need to get away from it, but how?
Just when I'm about to say something his thumb moved gently wiping the tears off my face. For a moment I thought he would do something far beyond that, but gladly it's not what I think.
"Hey, Gumi. If you love someone but that someone has betrayed you…what would you think? What do you do then?" out of the blue he asked such a strange question. I'm on the other hand who didn't think it thoroughly just answer him what's on my mind.
"Of course I come to hate him, especially the one who stole him away! But it could be that I'll hate both in equal when that someone I love is the one who's doing the affair. And when that happened I'll be strong and keep moving forward!" When he heard this there's a gap of silence before he replies.
"That's right, isn't it?"
Hm? Another song is playing but a soft song like a lullaby. I'm getting sleepy by hearing it, because I don't want to fall asleep here I pulled Yuuma's sleeve to get his attention. He turned his head and look at me, but he continues on talking which I didn't really listen to.
"You know, Gumi? I think I made the right decision about getting married with you soon."
"Huh?" what did he say? I can't listen to him properly because my eyes are getting heavy and voices are starting to drifted away from my ears. I don't even know what kind of expression my face makes now.
"Yu-Yuuma…I feel…sleepy…turn off..." my senses are starting to doze off but I still have a little bit of conscious.
"Hmm?" I saw Yuuma smiled at me, a gentle smile.
But then…it turned into a smirk…
…
Eh?
Okay, what do you think? I know maybe many of you are not a fan of this couple but please don't complain if you don't like.
R&R