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This is a reminder that my story is anime-based although I might slowly add in a little manga facts because I'm slowly getting the manga. But of coarse it still would be Yukiru! I still prefer Yukiru to Kyoru! Haha…
Arigatou, My Princess chapter 3
Are you sure?
Normal POV
The delicious smell wavering from the kitchen made the dog smile, hidden beneath the morning newspaper. He pricked up when he heard the wooden floorboard creaks under the weight of the growing young man with droopy eyes but an 'I'm-so-glad' smile was clearly plastered on his face. He sat down with his legs crossed under him, determined not to fall asleep while waiting for breakfast to be served. Soon, a girl with a food tray came out of the kitchen into the dining room smiling weakly. Obviously the incident that occurred had been slowly put aside although none of them knew what happened. They all were only too glad that the rice ball had slowly returned to her self.
Tohru set the dishes while both of the men watched in silence. It was and awkward moment but the girl did not notice as she was concentrating on setting the plates and dishes. No one wanted to ask her or bring up her memory about the incident. Who knows what would happen again? Finally when she sat herself down, Shigure broke the silence by bringing up news on the today's newspaper. Both of them listen while giving comments where they ought. The day passed quietly.
10 days later…
Everything had gone back to normal as it was before the rice ball went on the visit. She was back to her own cheerful self but often could spotted spacing out, more often than she usually would. Yuki, on the other hand, was more often out in the secret base too, alone. A few days ago, when she came back from shopping, Tohru spotted him in the secret base, sitting on an upturn flowerpot smiling dreamily. She looked at his weird expression curiously before he noticed her and followed her back to the house.
The grayish sky is rather similar to the expression on the girl walking through the forest, dull. The girl with brown eyes was spotted with two bags of grocery, walking mindlessly but fortunately in the right direction. A flutter of the nearby bird woke the girl from her trance and she quickened her pace to the house she had been living for the past 5 years. Before entering the house, she took a good look at the house.
"I'm home," she managed to mumble to the walls before entering the kitchen. A note on the refrigerator tells her that she's alone in the house but her expression didn't change even a little. She took out the things and started to prepare dishes for tonight's meal. The wind blowing through the window toyed with her long locks. Concentrating on her work, she didn't bother to pin it up and let the wind play with her hair. After she finished her work, she went to her room...
Yuki's POV
I walked home as fast as I could immediately after the meeting conference, cursing the vice president for keeping me back for almost an hour when I knew Honda-san is all alone at home. That dog called right before the meeting started telling me that he had to go to the publishing company to hand in a form or whatever it is, leaving her the only person in the house. I quicken my pace into a run after I finished cursing both the dog and the vice president, hoping Honda-san would be alright at home. My worries eased a little when I saw light emitting through the dark trees.
"I'm home!" I said as I pushed the sliding door a little too hard than I mean to. A smiling girl sat right in front me with all the dishes laid out on the table, untouched.
"Welcome home. Shigure-san is just back too. He's in the washroom," she informed me. I noticed a pair of sleek black shoes right beside my shoes. I went to the kitchen and wash my hands. As soon as I came out of the kitchen, I saw Shigure coming down the stairs. I tried to enter the dining hall quickly without a word incase I burst out scolding him for leaving Honda-san all alone at home but that dog just can't shut his mouth. He poured a bucket full of questions about anything he could think about but I tried to ignore him as I walk to my seat.
"How mean of you to ignore every single question I asked you. You could at least nod or shake your head," he whined as Honda-san smiled at us. I gave him a steely glare at the same time returning a smile to Honda-san.
"Let's eat shall we? Itadakimasu." I took my bowl of rice up as they both clasp their hands together and mumbled the same thing and did what I did. Shigure asked Honda-san about her day at home as I ate in silence listening to their conversation. It seems like she's totally fine all alone at home.
After finishing everything on the table, Honda-san collected everything and went into the kitchen. I wanted to get up and help but for some reason, my body wouldn't move. My brain and vision became fuzzy as I felt my eyelids dropping. I saw Shigure with droopy eyelids too. Before I could asked what was going on, I dropped back and the world went black…
Akito's POV
"Hatori, open the main gate," I said to the dragon sitting next to me at the balcony. I noted a glimpse of surprise in his face but was quickly changed back to his usual facial expression.
"Why, Akito-san? Are you going out?" He said while he slowly got up.
"No… I'm just expecting someone. Bring the person in here and you may go back to your house," I made a hand gesture to make him go quickly. After I heard the paper door slide closed, I stared into the sky, the stars twinkling on this warm night.
Hatori's POV
As I walked out of the room, I loosen up my expression. 'Who could be coming so late at night?' I wondered in puzzlement. As I neared the main gate, my hand automatically slipped into my pocket and fished out the key. I heard the ground outside crunched as if someone had stepped on the dry leaves. My eyes opened wide as I pushed open the door. A girl with long hair carrying a small sling bag stood in front of me, with a huge luggage bag next to her. She tore her gaze from the floor and looked up at my eyes.
"H-Honda-san!" I managed to blurt out before letting her in, opening the door wider. She walked in looking straight at the house inside, like someone had put a trance on her. I pushed her luggage bag in and brought her to Akito-san's house. After putting her luggage inside, I watched her walk in through the slide door and closed it before returning back to my house which was just next door.
I looked back to Akito-san's house as I stepped on the doormat of my house. Had I sent the girl to misery again like what I did a few weeks ago? I wondered what will happen this time…
Normal POV
A cool breeze blew through the warm night, rustling the leaves on the trees. Tohru walked quietly towards the balcony, where Akito was sitting with his legs dangling down to the earth. He was still looking into the sky when she sat with her legs folded beneath her. Her tightly curled-up fist slowly opened up and she extended her hand to Akito, revealing a small silver knife in its sheath. The moon shined on the silver sheath making it glow gently.
"I couldn't do it… I just can't…" She muttered as tears slowly pooled at her eyes. Akito finally looked down from the starry sky and changed his gaze at extended arm. He stretched his own hand and took the knife.
"I don't blame you. I know it's hard." Akito said with a sigh. Tears flow freely or a while before Tohru raised her hand and wiped it off with the back of her sleeve.
"Why??!" she muttered into her wet sleeve, sounding angry at herself.
"I thought we had proved that you are different from others the other day… You're special," Akito said with sympathy expression.
"I know. But why must it be me that is special?! For all the people in the world, why must it be me?!" Akito shrugged and pat Tohru as she sobbed into the handkerchief Akito gave her. She wiped off her tears and looked at her out-stretched palms, concentrating hard. A strange blue glow emitted from her hand and an orb form above her palms. Small streaks of lightning spark through the ball occasionally. Akito raised a finger and prodded the ball but no matter how hard he poked the orb, it wouldn't break. Tohru then released her concentration and tore her eyes away from the glowing orb, turning her palms down, looking back at Akito. She looked at her wrist watch which hands showed the time; 9.30.
"Is it time?" Akito asked her in a whisper. She shook her head.
"Not yet… Three more hours… But I think its better I leave now…The earlier the better…" Tohru replied softly. She moved slowly to get up but stopped mid-way as Akito caught her wrist. He looked into her brown orbs half heartedly with traces of reluctance.
"Are you sure? Are you sure you want me to do it, Tohru? Are you sure you're going?? I've enjoyed your company…" He blurted the last line out so softly, if she wasn't concentrating on what he's saying, she wouldn't have heard that.
"Yes, I've decided. Sorry to trouble you and I had enjoyed the time we spent together too…" The girl said with a deep bow. Akito stood up and straighten her so that they were face to face. The onigiri was startled when she saw a thin line forming a smile on the usually serious, often expressionless face. A warm, friendly smile…
"Thank you for changing me into a better person…I'll send it to you later when you send me your residential address. By the way, I'm a woman…" Tohru's eyes lifted wider but soon the shocked face was replaced with a warm smile.
"I know that from the first day I met you although I'm unsure…" She smiled.
"You really are special then…" With that, Akito slide the door open and did what it seems like a short bow to the girl leaving.
"Good luck," the both of them whispered to each other before the paper door became a barrier between them.
Akito's POV
I stood there as the clock on the mantelpiece ticked off, second by second. I dropped into my knees, feeling them crashing on the floor and dropped my head to the floor into a kneeling bow posture. Tingling, sharp pain protruded from my knees as I felt it getting damp but I ignored it. After what seems an hour, I got up, stumbling, limping and falling occasionally, and went to Hatori's house. The door as I always knew, was unlocked because being the only doctor in the Main House, he is always on the call for any emergency.
I found Hatori lying on the coach, eyes closed but a smooth trail of tears can be seen on his face. I crept closer silently and finally falling back onto my injured knees, feeling the pain growing worse. I stretched my trembling hands and pulled gently at his sleeve which was hanging down from the coach. His eyes shot wide opened in a few seconds but everything in my head and eyes went from blue, green and lastly black.
Hatori's POV
As I was thinking about Honda-san with my eyes closed, wondering what will happen this time, I felt a weak tug at my left sleeve. I dread seeing her face like last time but when I opened my eyes, they met a pair of black eyes, closing and its owner falling slowly, sideways. I jumped down from my coach just in time to support the collapsing body. It was Akito-san, completely like she used to be few years ago, frail, pale and sickly looking. I carried her carefully, so that not to transform and placed her on the sick bed.
"What happened this time??! Now it's her turn!" A small voice in my brain whispered to me as I cleaned her face and dirt-covered palms. As I looked thoroughly, I saw red stains on her usual white robes around her kneecaps. I gently pulled the robes away and found two badly grazed knees. I noticed her wincing occasionally as I washed and dabbed the cut with medicine but she did not wake up. After treating to her injuries, I wiped her sweat covered face again and waited…
The next morning in Shigure's house…
Kyo's POV
As I slide opened the paper door, I found two persons lying on their back covered with blankets with their legs under the table. However, both of them were not the girl.
"Of coarse not… She wouldn't fall asleep like them in the hall," I mumbled, rolling my eyes. I looked at the watch she gave me during my birthday and its hands told me that it is 9.30. That's weird! She should be up making breakfast already! She certainly would have waked them up! I walked quickly to the kitchen but there were no signs that someone had used it earlier.
I rushed upstairs immediately. Horror struck me as I saw her bedroom door opened with no one inside. All her things were gone! I jumped back downstairs and poked the two of them. I wasn't surprised that I had to shake the rat awake but I was rather surprised that even the dog wouldn't wake when I poked him. Impatient that the two of them wouldn't wake, I went to the kitchen and took a glass of water. I poured it over their face and finally they wake up, spluttering and choking and certainly angry with me. Before they could even scold or hit me, I yelled.
"She's gone!!" They looked at me as though I had gone mad and went all over the house looking for her frantically.
"I tell you she's gone!" I shouted at them again as they entered the hall again. I heard the both of them slide down on the floor as the annoying Yuki opened his mouth.
Yuki's POV
"No…" I heard myself mouthed the word while the cat looked at me in confusion…
That's it for this chapter! Kyo don't know what happened right? I won't be able to update for another few more months, most probably until November so bear with me! Wish me luck for my exams!
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