Heart-Shaped Locket


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Chapter 9: White Flower

She inhaled the sweet scent of the flowers in the garden.

The beautiful flowers and leaves that decorated the area gave a heavenly feel to the place. The scent of nectar that attracted the colorful butterflies filled the air. And the perfect shade of sunshine that reached down the ground.

In the middle of it all was a young woman who sat gracefully while adoring a beautiful white flower.

He watched her from afar silently; careful not to let her know he was watching her.

He had never seen such beauty…Her hair that shared the same color as the starry night sky…, her blush white soft skin… and her bright smile.

To him she was an angel, a beautiful pure angel that hasn't been exposed to the world.

She saw him watching her from the corner of her eyes and blushed.

"L-l-labrador-sama…?" She called out surprisingly .

He greeted her back, acknowledging that he had just been caught. "Ah, Amy-chan… Its nice to see you here."

"Its nice to see you too, Labrador-sama…" She greeted back.

It took a long pause before he could speak back.

"What are you doing here, Amy-chan?" He inquired, trying his best to continue the conversation.

"Oh…Nothing, I just decided to come here before my break ends." She said and she laughed gracefully.

"Castor's not with you?"He wondered. It felt awkward because he would always see Castor being with Amy during her break.

"Castor-sama was called by Archbishop-sama to do some errands." She informed smiling.

"Oh…"He whispered.

She invited him to sit with her on the ground and adore the beautiful flowers and he gladly complied.

A moment of silence took place.

"So... does Amy-chan like the flowers?"He questioned.

She gave him a small nod and smiled." The flowers are all beautiful. Labrador-sama did a really good job of taking care of them."

He looked at her and smiled. No girl has ever told him that he did a great job when it comes to gardening.

He stared at her for quite some time, adoring the person in front of him. She was fiddling with the flowers.

"Oh!" She was alarmed and stood up as quickly as possible.

"Gomenasai! But I'm late for work… Perhaps we could continue this later." She bowed down and apologized.

He looked at her before standing up." Don't worry, Amy-chan."He laughed softly.

She bowed to him again and ran gracefully to the direction of the library.

He looked at her disappearing figure while a sad smile graced his face.


"A letter?" She asked the man.

He nodded and handed her the letter wrapped in a small yellow envelope.

She took it and slowly tore off the envelope and opened the letter inside.

Amy! Amy! Are you okay?

You've been gone for almost two weeks now! You didn't show up for work and now the customers are angry!

I checked your apartment but you weren't there

It was then I heard the news. Are you alright now?!

I'm coming over to check so expect me to be there in a few days!

-Sairah

Amy sweatdropped after reading the letter. It was from, no other than, her bestfriend.

"Is everything okay…,Amy?" The man asked concerned.

Her face went from looking at the letter to his face.

"Oh… Its nothing, Castor-sama" She smiled, reassuring him that everything was okay.

"Are you sure?" He asked again, concerned.

She nodded and smiled sweetly at him.

He smiled back and lifted a tall stack of books.

"Castor-sama…Let me help you." She said as she trotted towards him.

"Don't Worry, its okay, I can do it myself." He said smiling.

"B-b-but… I want to help Castor-sama!" She said as she puffed out her cheeks.

He chuckled and set the books down." Alright…, Alright."

She was about to lift half of the books but stopped immediately after Castor grabbed her arm.

"You're not lifting that much…" He said and gave her a smaller number of books.

"Castor-sama!" She exclaimed.

He smiled.

Castor and Amy walked down the hall. The woman who was blushing and puffing out her cheeks, carried about five to six books, while the man who was looking at her and smiling, carried ten.


The church…, Nightfall

Amy had just closed the doors of the library.

She and Castor were walking side-by-side towards the dorm, they had a simple conversation along the way.

They continued walking happily, until something halted them.

The man who was standing infront of them had white hair and violet eyes. He held a bouquet filled with white and red flowers and handed them to the woman with a smile.

She stared at him and blushed, hesitant whether or not to accept the flowers.

"Here, for Amy-chan." He smiled.

She slowly took the bouquet and accepted it. Her eyes were glued instantly to the flowers.

"A-a-a-arigato..."She blushed. " L-l-labrador-sama…"

Castor who was there, watching the entire scene, didn't like what he was seeing. Not that he doesn't like Labrador, he just didn't like seeing his 'girl' get courted by another, nevertheless, his friend.

"What is it for, Labrador?" He asked, trying to keep his cool.

The said man noticed his presence." Oh, I gave it to her because she said she likes flowers." He replied smiling.

"B-b-b-b-but… you didn't have to…, Labrador-sama" She said while looking down.

"Take it as a gift, from me." He said. "I have to go now, Goodnight, Castor,… Amy." He waved goobye as he left them alone.

Castor waited for Labrador's figure disappear from view before looking at the blushing woman beside him.

She noticed that he was looking at her.

"C-c-castor-sama?" She said as she titled her head a bit.

"Hm…?"

"I-i-is everything okay?" She was still recovering from the shock.

"Oh… Yes everything's fine." He reassured with a smile. "C'mon, its time for bed."

He started walking forward.

"H-h-hai! " She followed suit, and they were once again side by side.


"Xing-Lu – sama? Is everything okay?" She said as she entered his workroom.

"Yes. I'm fine." He said angrily at her.

"You don't sound okay…" She informed and slowly approached him.

"I'm Okay. Now leave me and let me finish my work."

She was hesitant at first but decided to be brave and find out the truth.

"Xing-Lu – sama!" She shouted.

"WHAT?!" He quickly stood up from his seat and held both her arms tightly.

"What's wrong?" She asked trying to make an angry face.

"I already told you, I'm okay!" He said as he loosened his grip a bit on her arms.

Silence entered the room as the two had a staring contest.

"Is Xing-Lu – sama…, angry at me...?" She inquired.

He looked at her for awhile before placing his forehead over hers.

"Of course I am, you danced with him at the party just because I was gone for a few minutes."

"But he offered me to dance with him, and as a princess I can't turn it down."

She laid her head on top of his shoulder and took a long pause.

"It meant nothing…, Xing-Lu – sama…"

Another long pause…

He slightly pulled away and gave her a soft kiss on the forehead.

"I believe you…"

"I love you..."

The couple stood in silence, each in other's embrace.

End of Chapter.


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