Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis…
I… I can hear my heartbeat and I think it was beating so fast. I slowly opened my eyes and sunlight struck my eyes. I suddenly realized that someone was holding my hand. There's something that caught my eyes. It was lying beside my bed and a girl came into focus as I put my glasses on. She was asleep.
I stared at her for a long time and I was about to touch her hair when she stirred. It was a long time when I last saw those beautiful eyes. She smiled at me but tears were welling up in her eyes.
"How are you?" She asked as she squeezed my hand.
"I'm alright, how about you?" I asked her quietly.
"I'm okay! You made me nervous…" Setsuna said.
"How did you know—"
"The girl named Snow called me and related what happened." She answered as if she read my mind.
As I looked up I saw Snow standing at the door, staring at me her face expressionless however her eyes showed hurt.
"Snow what's wrong are you hurt?"
"Betsuni, kinishi naide…" she said unemotionally.
And before I could utter another word she left without looking back. As the door slammed shut Setsuna asked:
"What did she say?"
"Nothing in particular…" I heard myself say.
It's been two weeks since the incident happened and Snow hadn't talked to me much. Every time I tried to talk to her I would get a one word answer. I asked her to go to the beach and fortunately she agreed, though the cold treatment was still there.
Unlike our usual silent trips to the beach we walked in cold silence. I tried to hold her hand several times but as soon as I get hold of it she would detach herself from me. We sat down on our favorite spot. I tried to catch her eyes but she never looked at me.
"Snow I want to thank you for taking care of me when I was lying unconsciously at the hospital." She turned to look at me; with the way she stared at me I knew I caught her off guard.
"Kinishi naide…" She said flatly.
"Let me ask you another thing, why did you call her?"
"I just think she needed to know." She replied shortly. "Kunimitsu—"
"—Kunimitsu..."
Both Snow and I turned around to see who it was. We saw Setsuna running towards us and before she could reach us Snow stood up. This made me confused and I really don't know what to think about.
"I'll see you later." She said as she left.
I stood up and was about to follow her when Setsuna grabbed my arm. I looked at Snow until she was out of sight and then I turned to Setsuna. She was dragging me and then I decided to walk with her. After a few minutes she stopped and turned to face me. She pulled me closer to her and whispered:
"Kunimitsu, I really love you. And I'm very sorry about—"
I put a finger on her lips.
"I'm an assassin Setsuna. I… I think I'm not the right guy for you." I said calmly.
"… but I don't care if you're an assassin, all I know is that I really do love you." she said sweetly.
We both sat down on the sand and talked.
"I was 10 years old when my family was killed. I saw everything and I can't forget the face of the man who shot my brother…" I said coolly.
"He shot my brother then he slashed him with a katana. Since then I vowed that I would do everything to revenge my family's death. I was 12 when I became a part of Cliché." I continued; she on the other hand put her arms around me.
"Do you love me?" she asked suddenly.
I know she was looking at me but I didn't say anything. She held my face up and looked straight into my eyes. Again she repeated his question:
"Do you love me?"
"I… I think I love you." I said in a strained voice.
She held me closer to her and she gently brushed her lips against mine. Suddenly my phone rang and we broke apart. I knew it was time for the mission. I hastily stood up holding my katana tightly. I was about to go when she suddenly held my arm.
"Please don't go. I'm afraid something would happen—"
"—don't worry I'll be alright." I said calmly.
I then detached myself from her and started to walk away. Suddenly something told me that I should not be attached to anyone. I stopped dead on my tracks and she looked up at me.
"By the way even if I told you that I love you… we can't be together…" I said coldly.
Before she could say anything I turned around and walked away from her; my mind now on the mission.