Chapter 10

Kamui surprised me with his honesty and things might actually work out between the both of us. However, there is something that is not settling whenever I am with him, something that does not feel right. I do not have the answer now but hopefully I will find it soon enough. I also miss Touya and I somehow feel rather, anger would hardly be the word to describe this unusual feeling when I am reminded that Victoria is Touya's intended…

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Touya was feeling horrible and he decided to take a walk to maybe, hopefully, clear his head. Victoria had mysteriously made her disappearing act once again and he did not find out about her departure until this morning. He did not even have the chance to tell her about his decision and now he found himself reconsidering those options. He hated it every time he thought about it but it was all that was on his mind. He frowned and then let out a heavy sigh, stopping short when he saw his long time confidant sitting on a bench, most probably waiting for someone. He approached her.

"Hey Signum, long time no see. You haven't been stopping by the café as often as before. That much I noticed," he greeted her casually. Signum looked up at him with a smile.

"Well, if it isn't Touya. I know I have been keeping my distance from your café like the plague but I rather thought that you and Victoria would have needed your privacy together and I was also quite busy these past few months and had quite forgotten about you. I truly apologize for that," she replied.

In fact, Signum had lied about the latter for she had not forgotten about Touya and in fact, she never got busier than doing reports and refilling the cabinets. She was practically pushing pencils at her desk. There had been no big case for the Ground Forces Military lately. So to speak, she had wanted to go but she was truthful about her earlier reason where Victoria being in residence meant she had to keep her distance. However, she did not expect it to affect Touya so much. The fact that it did affect him does not sit well with her.

"I see. But now she's gone off somewhere again. She'll be back, I reckon, sometime soon because I need to tell her something important," he continued with a half smile. Signum raised a suspicious brow.

"Something important?" she questioned.

"Well, I want to end our relationship. I don't think she and I are suitable for each other because she has made it clear that she does not share my ideals of settling down and having a family. I want children but she doesn't. She wants a marriage without bounds, something I cannot agree to. I have properly considered her proposal and have come to the conclusion that we are not, as I had mentioned, suited for each other," he explained.

"I see. I'm very sorry for you," she said out of sympathy.

"Thank you. By the way, who are you waiting for?" he asked.

"Ah, I was actually waiting for…" she did not get to finish because the person she had been waiting for finally appeared.

"I'm sorry I'm late," Kamui said as he approached. Touya raised a suspicious brow.

"No worries. It's nice to see you again Touya but I have to go. I shall stop by the café sometime soon," she replied to Kamui and bid Touya goodbye.

"Ah, I will be forever waiting for that moment," he said with a boyish smile.

In truth, Touya was feeling rather uncomfortable with the other man standing in front of him. It made him seethe in jealousy, something he thought rather odd. Why in the universe would he feel jealous for Signum? She was just his friend after all, was she not? However, even though he believed Signum to only be his friend, he was thoroughly jealous nonetheless as he watched the both of them walk away from him. Perhaps it was because maybe Victoria was nothing like Signum and was nowhere near serious in handling a relationship. Where Touya did not know, Kamui also shared Touya's exact feelings of utter jealousy though Kamui had every reason to be jealous.

"Who was that man?" he asked her.

"Hmm, Touya you mean? He is a good friend of mine. He owns a café called the Lost Wings Café in central Cranagan. I am one of his regulars," she replied.

"I see. No wonder you seemed rather familiarly close to him," he added. Signum looked at him questioningly.

"Kamui, are you jealous?" she asked.

"Well, to be honest, yes, I am. In actual fact, I would be jealous if you were with any other man other than me," he replied. Signum let out a sigh.

"So it means you would punch any man I come into contact with? I do work with a relative amount of them every day if you haven't yet noticed," she said with an exasperated look.

"Signum, I don't mean to be over possessive but you are the only person in many centuries that has ever been able to melt my heart in a single look. My goal is to make sure that you never ever look sad ever again. I hate seeing the sad look you possess in your eyes. I want to be rid of it, I want to make you happy and I want to be the only person who can do that. For you, I would do anything so long as your happiness is guaranteed," he said, stopping and pulling her face up to meet his.

Signum's breath caught in her throat. He was devilishly close to her, as she could feel his warm breath against his lips. Signum gasped when he lightly brushed his lips against hers. She hastily pulled back in a retreat. She felt that whatever it is that she was doing with Kamui did not feel right, not as it should. She compared now and that night and found that it was no different. Her heart felt pained and she was confused because in that split moment, she felt as if she were doing something wrong. Signum's sudden action left Kamui stunned into silence.

"I'm sorry but I don't think that we should take this too fast," she blurted out and excuse. It was not really the truth but half the truth was better than a total lie.

"I see. I'm sorry if I have rushed you," he apologized.

"No don't apologize, because you did only what you felt like doing. I don't think you need to apologize," she said, patting him on the arm. "I understand what you are trying to convey and I shall try not to make you feel any discomfort if I can help it," Signum said in pure honesty.

Kamui nodded as they continued walking. Somehow, he found Signum's earlier gesture, as in the pat on the arm, rather friendly instead of intimate. She had acted no different from that night, distant. Either that or she is distracted. Kamui frowned inwardly.

"It must be because of that Touya," he thought angrily.

But even if he thought so, there was nothing he could do about it. Sadly, he wants her to love him back and if she is unable to do so, there is nothing much he can do about it. Until then, he will not give up on this love, until she decides she loves someone else. Even then, if she finds that she is once again lost, Kamui will willingly bring her back under his caring and protective wing. He would not, if anything, leave her alone. He believed she has had enough of that already.

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Sorry for the late post, been busy and forgot. ^^'

I didn't mean to forget and leave you guys hanging so long. So, as someone commented, yea, I meant this story to be Signum based but I wanted to try something different and do multiple stories just to make it a little more interesting. Don't worry, soon enough the face of the story will be on Signum. Two or three more chapters and then everyone else will be done, leaving Signum the main focus. ^^

Once again, I apologise for my bad memory and thank you for keeping up with my story so far. ^^

Hignum.