Chapter 3 Anger

"Sasuke, can you bring this food to Tokito once again?"

Yukimura talks to Sasuke after the breakfast.

"Oh, sure."

"And if you are not busy today, would you please accompany her this day?"

"No problem."

"That's strange, Sasuke. Yesterday you were looked so annoyed when I told you to do these stuffs… Hmm… falling in love with her already? Hahaha…"

Maybe Yukimura's joking, but Sasuke doesn't feel that way. He starts to feel a hot flush on his both cheeks. But he doesn't want Yukimura knows that.

"I-I don't! Your order is my command. So I have no rights for any objections."

"Relax, I'm just teasing you Sasuke. But there's a possibility that my words are true, don't you think so?"

"W-What…?"

"Sasuke, you're already a teenager. It's natural if you're falling in love with a girl."

Sasuke's cheeks now completely turn into red and Yukimura loves that scene.

"So, are you falling in love with Tokito?"

"Yukimura…! I told you I'm not! Stop that crap already!"

"Okay, okay…"

"Tch. I'm leaving now."

Then Sasuke leaves the room and goes outside to meet Tokito. Yukimura watches his back and then smiling. "He's in love."

When Sasuke arrives at Tokito's camp, she's still sleeping and the fire is still blazing.

"Sigh… What a lazy woman…"

Then Sasuke quells down the fire and sits beside her. Sasuke watches her sleeping face.

"She's really beautiful…"

Sasuke's face is coming closer to Tokito's face. He wants to taste her lips once again like he did last night. Suddenly, Tokito leans forward and claims his lips first before he does. Sasuke's surprised but instantly kisses her back. After they're kissing for a while, Sasuke leans back and sits again.

"Don't you want to do more, pervy?" Tokito smiles as she wakes and sits beside him.

"I'd like to, but not now. The sun's already shining, and you haven't eaten yet. Here, I'm bringing you some foods."

Then Tokito takes the food. Sasuke loves watching her and admires her beautifulness. Her hair, eyes, hands, fingers, legs… They're just perfect, enough said.

"Don't look at me with that perverted stare, please."

"I'm not looking at you!"

"Hehehe… I know you are."

"Well, yeah, maybe a little… Just a glimpse…"

"You're so funny, Sasuke. That's what I like the most from you."

Sasuke doesn't say a word, but his cheeks are flushing red.

"Tokito, why weren't you angry with me yesterday?"

"As I said, I was enjoying that too."

"But why? All I know is women do not like to be treated as such."

"Well, maybe if someone else did that to me, I'd kill him instantly."

"Then, why didn't you kill me? Or at least stop me?"

"Because you're different. You're special to me, Sasuke."

"I don't understand."

"Duh… This boy is either too pure or too stupid…"

"I… Well… I guess I like you." Tokito's flushing too now.

Hearing that answer, his heart starts racing again. All of his bloods on his body are burning, pretty much like Hotaru's Honochikewai. Happiness, a huge one, is what he feels right now. He's never been so happy like this since Yukimura's accepting him whatever he was, even as one of failed experiments.

"Is-Is that true…?"

"It is, Sasuke. Ever since I saw you for the first time on the Mibu land, I felt a different feeling towards you. I didn't know what that was. And this past two years, strangely I couldn't forget your face. When I asked that Akira, he said that it might be something's growing when I saw you. And probably it was a… It was a love." She smiles while her face's still blushing. What an adorable face… Sasuke sure is lucky to see something that no one ever. He can't say anything neither do anything, he's simply too happy.

"Sasuke… Are you alright…?"

"I-I-I'm alright! In fact, I'm on my best condition. If that's what you feel, maybe I feel the same too…"

"Really??" Oh… I'm so happy, Sasuke! But…"

"But, but what…?"

"This is the last day of our meeting… Tomorrow Akira's leaving, right?"

"B-But, you don't have to go with him. You can just stay here… With me…"

"Thanks Sasuke, but I can't… I must defeat him. In order to do that, I must go with him. I want to know how he could get such power, a will power."

"But…"

"I'm really sorry Sasuke… But I've decided that this is my path and I must walk through it."

Sasuke feels so disappointed. A minute ago, a huge happiness was engulfing him. But now, it changes into a disappointment. Then Sasuke stands up and turns away. He doesn't say anything.

"I'm really sorry… But I hope you'll understand this."

"I don't need to understand anything. What I understand right now is you're just playing me."

"Sasuke… I'm not playing you. I really love you… But this circumstance is unable to avoid…"

"Lie! You lie to me! You've made me falling in love with you. But now, you want to leave me. What does it mean?? You only want to disappoint me. Nothing more!"

"Sasuke…"

"Don't say a word! I shouldn't trust you from the beginning!"

Sasuke feels an unbearable pain on his heart, a heavy pressure on his chest. His heart is breaking.

"I'm leaving now."

"Wait, Sasuke..."

"Wait? Wait for what? Wait to be more disappointed? Wait to be dumped? Wait to be left?"

"…"

"Goodbye, Tokito. Thanks for the memories."

Tokito can't say anything when Sasuke leaves. She feels sad too, but this is reality and maybe Sasuke will understand someday. Slowly she drops her head down, her hands are hugging knees. She can't stand to not cry. Tears slowly drop down from her emerald eyes.