Chapter 4
I woke up before the sun rose. I noticed Hyosuke sleeping against the door. I get out of bed and helped Hyosuke to the bed. I managed to get him in bed but he grabbed onto me.
"Ah!" I found myself in his arms. He didn't wake. "He's a heavy sleeper." I tried to get out of his arms, but every time I try he holds me closer. "This is gonna be awkward when Hyosuke wakes." I gave up on trying to get free. I stared at his sleeping face. I felt my face get hot. Am i blushing? I thought to myself. I never been this close to anyone in 19 years. I began to get fidgety and I can feel Hyosuke pulling me closer. Our lips are gonna touch!? I stared at his lips. Calm down Z! I told myself and shook my head. I relaxed and closed my eyes. Just go back to sleep I told myself. Slowly but surely I had fallen back to sleep.
As I slept in Hyosuke's arms I can feel something touching my lips.
"Mmm..." I woke up to Hyosuke kissing me. He's still asleep? His lips felt nice against mine and I couldn't help but to close my eyes and to kiss him back. Our lips parted and I opened my eyes.
"Z?!" Hyosuke stared into my eyes. I felt my face get hot again and I noticed his face was red too. "I'm sorry!" He quickly got out of bed and stood guard at the door. "When did I even fell asleep?" I can hear him from the door. I can still feel my face is hot.
"Hey Hyosuke?" I sit up and glanced at him. "I'm sorry. I was the one who dragged you into bed." As soon as I said the last part the door opened and Nile walked in.
"Am i interrupting something?" He looked at Hyosuke then to me.
"N-no! Nothing happened!" Hyosuke and I said at the same time. Nile just laughed.
"Ah hem." I cleared my throat. "I would like to be on my way. Is there anyway Senosuke and I can leave?" I asked Nile.
"It's not up to me to decide. The king would like a word with you, Z." Nile said and opened the door for me.
"Okay." I nodded and got up. I followed Nile out the door and quickly glanced at Hyosuke. He was deep in thought. I made it to the Kings audience chamber and saw the girl from before was sitting by the Kings side.
"Hello, my name is Z Enro. Thank you for letting me stay the night here." I bowed.
"Your welcome. May I ask from where you are from Enro?" The king asked.
"I'm from an island north of here. I came to this land to find a home." I answered honestly.
"And you pilot a golem?" He said.
"Yes. I finished building him after my parents had died." I answered.
"Why not stay here and work for our engineering group?" He asked.
"Thank you for the offer but I do not believe in war. No matter who side started first." I answered him.
"So you heard of our predicament." He sighed.
"Yes." I nodded.
"Stay in Binoten for a week and you may leave with your golem after the last day." The king said.
"Thank you sir." I bowed. I went back to my room and Hyosuke was staring out the window.
"Hey." I stood beside him.
"I heard you can leave after the week is up." Hyosuke didn't look my way.
"Ya." I looked out at the view. "Hey Hyosuke can you take me on a tour of your city?" I asked him. I could feel my face getting warm.
"I can't. I can ask Nile to take you." Hyosuke said and turned to the door.
"Never mind." I said a bit hurt. "Just forget that I said anything." I can feel tears forming and went to bed. I face the wall and tried hard to control my emotions. I heard the door open and close. I cried myself to sleep for the first time since my parents died. When I woke up I noticed the sun was setting. I got out of bed and watched the sunset. There was a knock at the door.
"Come in." I said with no emotion and the door open.
"I brought you your dinner." Hyosuke walked into my room and place it on the table.
"Thanks." I simply said without looking back at him.
"Eat okay." He said and walked out of my room. The door closed behind him but I didn't move. I continued to watch the sunset. The stars came out and the moon brighten up the night sky. It seemed lonely looking out over the city.
"Is this how one feels when they are heartbroken?" I asked myself. My chest tighten and began to hurt. "I never felt this way before." I felt tears running down my face. "Stop crying Z." I told myself as I wiped my tears away. There was a knock at my door and it opened.
"Z?" Hyosuke came in.
"What is it?" I tried to speak normally while wiping my tears away. The door closed and I could hear Hyosuke walking toward me.
"I'm sorry." Hyosuke said.
"About what? You didn't do anything wrong." I answered him. I managed to wipe my tears away and forced a smile on my face.
"Yes I did. I did the worst thing someone can ever do. I have a fiancé." Hyosuke looked away.
"Is she pretty?" I smiled at him.
"Z..." He looked at me.
"As long as you love her that all that matters really." I looked out the window. "Tell me about her Hyosuke."
"I can't. I haven't met her yet." Hyosuke stood beside me. "It's an arranged marriage by my parents and her parents."
"Do you at least know her name?" I asked him.
"Lucy Filtilda." Hyosuke answered.
"She is pretty. I bet she works with flowers." I smiled. "Let's go look for her tomorrow? She probably wants to meet you too."
"How do you know?" Hyosuke looks at me.
"It's a feeling I have." I smiled. I was feeling better despite the pain in my chest. For now helping Hyosuke meet his fiancé is making me happy.
"Z you should eat." Hyosuke noticed my food was untouched.
"Ya." I sit at the table and eat my food. I wasn't hungry and the food tasted bitter as I ate it. The first boy I have feelings for is engaged and I'm trying hard not to fall apart in front of him. I finished my food and went back to the window. We starred out into the sky for several more minutes before I went to bed.
"Good night Hyosuke." I smiled and went to sleep.
"Good night Z." Hyosuke whispered and stayed at the window. Morning came and we ate breakfast.
"Ready to find your fiancé Hyosuke?" I smiled as we walked out of the castle.
"I'm not to sure about this Z." Hyosuke looked at me.
"It'll be fun. And at the same time I can go sight seeing." I smiled. We asked around several shops and people but no one knew a Lucy Filtilda.
"Binoten is a big city and not to mention there are four other areas we need to explore." I said as we sat on a bench in front of a fountain. The sky was a pretty orange as the sun was soon to set.
"Come on let's get back to the castle." Hyosuke stood up and held his hand out in front of me.
"Okay. We'll continue our search tomorrow." I smiled and accepted his hand. He helped me up and we walked back to the castle. "Tomorrow we'll search the south and east side. I'm sure we'll find Lucy before the week is up." I smiled.
"Why? Why are we looking for a girl we haven't met? Why even help me?" Hyosuke looked at me.
"Because you are my friend." I smiled. "I need to make sure you are happy Hyosuke."
"I don't need you to make me happy Z. We are on your time. You shouldn't worry about me." Hyosuke looked away.
"It doesn't matter. It's not like I'll be gone forever. I'll come back to Binoten to visit. My main goal is to explore and maybe find a place to call home." I smiled. "It's always been me and Senosuke. I don't think that's ever gonna change."
"Tomorrow we will go site seeing. Okay Z. No more looking for Lucy." Hyosuke looked at me.
"Okay." I nodded my head. We made it back to the castle just in time for sunset.
"It's always beautiful." I sighed as the sun set. The sky darkened and the moon was partially eclipse.
"Z come eat dinner." Hyosuke brought a tray with our food.
"Bring it to the ledge." I smiled. "I wonder how Senosuke is doing."
"We can check up on him tomorrow before we go sight seeing." Hyosuke smiled.
"Ya. That'll be nice." I smiled and ate my dinner with Hyosuke.
