Chapter 7- stares like ice

We K-Ki-KISSED! I couldn't get away, he was holding me tightly. He motioned his tongue to open my mouth, he moved slightly away to say, "open your mouth." I tried not to but he ended up full on tonguing me. A fluid flowed into my mouth with an odd taste, reluctantly I swallowed it. His face moved away. "Nekozawa! What the hell!" "what I wish for every year is your happiness and the memories of your time with Hikaru make you unhappy. The potion you just drank will get rid of those memories and life will be as it was. I've even arranged for you to go back to your old class." "Nekozawa! This... Won't... Neko..." I started to black out. "when you wake up, you won't remember a thing." "nek-" I blacked out.

Nekozawa picked Kori up, "right now you disagree, but in time you'll see. I'm only doing this out of love." he kissed her forehead and walked to a limo, "Send miss Kori home please. He father is still in China so you should have no problem sneaking in." "yes young master." he took Kori from nekozawas arms and moved her into the car. "would you like a ride back to the home?" "no I think I'd prefer to walk in this gentle snow." "yes young master," with a bow of respect he drove off.

Nekozawa walked in that snow and thought to himself, 'I'm not the bad guy, but I'm not her prince either, not matter how much I'd like to be. Her prince will end up being Kaoru and I will always stand by as her best friend watching over her like a secret angel.' he looks up at the cloudy sky as snow fills his palm, 'she was always so cold like the snow and ice, but when she was around Hikaru she felt warm, I noticed when I danced with her that night. That's how I know I can never be her prince, still...' he touched his lips, 'I feel like i came close today...' he continued walking in the snow and faded into the cool distance. 'maybe It won't be Kaoru, but instead his look alike, who stole her first kiss.'

Out in the Hitachiin Manor

"Kaoru I told you it was a spur of the moment kinda thing." "That's no excuse! You can't just use people like that! You totally dropped her!" "why does it matter? We used to do things like this all the time? With games, love letters, people." "that was the old us! You haven't changed at all!" "look it doesn't matter now! It's over!" Hikaru huffed. Kaoru sulked at the window, "Hikaru after all this time you still haven't learned?" "Learned what?" "People aren't our toys anymore, they have feelings, i would have thought you realized that. That's why when you declared you were in love with her," "Kaoru... Youre right, what do I do?" "Like I would know?" "figures..."

Kori

I woke up in my room and looked at the time, 5:00... "woah I slept in..." I had the biggest knot in my stomach, oh god I wanna puke. I looked around my dark room and noticed felt around my neck, I feel like something was supposed to be there?

At The Nekozawa house hold

"Here you are young master," said the man who drove kori home. He handed Nekozawa the box that Santa had given her with the necklace and hair pin inside, "very good. Thank you." Nekozawa took the small box and set on a side table. "will there be anything else young master?" "no thank you." the man left the room and Nekozawa stared into the hearth where a warm fire was burning.

He took the box and tossed it in the flames, "she is never to remember." he looked at his puppet Belsoneff, "what?" the puppet looked at him. "I'm only doing this out of love, she's happier this way." the puppet remained silent. "Don't dictate me Belsoneff, I know what I'm doing." the cat stared into his soul questioning him with his eyes. "sigh, maybe you're right... Maybe I don't know what I'm doing anymore? ... Or maybe you're on their side! Wait who side am I talking about? I'm so confused!" Nekozawa couldn't think and tripped and fell onto the couch Belsoneff was resting on. "what am I doing?"

he turned to the fire and quickly reached in to grab the box pieces and burning locket and hair pin. His hands were burning but he didn't let go. His eyes were tearing up and his teeth were gritting. His eyes were wide with confusion, "what the hell am I doing?" Nekozawa finally let go and looked at his red and shaking hands, "what have I done?" he got up and rushed to the cat puppet, "What have I done!" he picked up the puppet still shaking, "what do I do..." his eyes turned to the pieces on the floor. The pin had fallen apart and the locket was missing it's front along with the chain being broken. He picked up the locket and looked into what was left of a photo, "a woman? She looks like Kori, but I know it's not her." He removed the picture from the locker piece, "her mother? I think so. This is so precious and I've stolen it from her..." his head jolted to the cat, "Jealousy you say?" it was so quiet, all you could hear was the crackling in the fire, "possessive you say? It seems a different kind of darkness has taken root in my soul. Should I fear it? No, I believe... I'll let it consume me, like all darkness has. Then, and only then, will she allow me to play the prince."

At school

"Nekozawa your hands! What happened they're all bandaged up!" I yelled. "I was trying to casts specific spell to make me fire proof I reached into a fire and burned my hands." "that sucks?" The twins walked by, "oh wow it's Kaoru... Weird I feel like I'm forgetting something? Actually I barely remember the past week and a half?" "same old stuff, nothing memorable." "yeah? Okay." Nekozawa seemed darker than usual? Must be the spell. "Hey Nekozawa, new years is around the corner and Theres a fireworks festival. you wanna go with the black magic club? Hmm new years... I wonder what my first dream will be?" "yeah." 'if I continue like this, will I really be the prince of her dreams?' thought Nekozawa.

After school, after club activities I was caught walking. "Kori!" I turned around... Kaoru! "where's Hikaru?" "I went ahead without him... Look uhh..." he was stammering, "would you be interested... Well more like maybe... There's a fireworks festival and I was wondering If you would like to with me. And the club!" he quickly added. Oh Kaoru I'd go anywhere with you, or at least that's what I wanted to say, "I'm going with the black magic club but I'll see you there okay?" I smiled. He nodded and I walked on.

Once Kori left Hikaru caught up, "dude? Why didn't you wait with me?" Kaoru smiled, "I'm sorry brother." "what?" Kaoru's face pinked. "ohhhh so who is she?" Hikaru nudged. "you know I'm not mad at you anymore for breaking up with Kori." Hikaru was confused and then he smiled, "oooooh."