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Swim
Chapter Nine
Moon Kitty 2005
June 30th, 2006
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A moment later, he tore his lips from hers and glanced down at her. Retasu's eyes were still closed, her fists clenched in his shirt, her lips still pursed. She blinked a couple times, staring at him in wonderment a split second before he muttered a curse under his breath and stalked from the room before he kissed her again.
What the hell is wrong with me?
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Ichigo ran a hand through her hair and nibbled on the end of her finger nervously. She had just seen Ryou enter Retasu's room again, and she didn't know why, but she had a feeling something bad had happened between them as she watched him almost run from the room with a blush on his cheeks.
She told herself that she should care what was going on between them because she was his fiancée. But... whenever she did, she couldn't stop thinking about Kishu.
What... what if I'm falling in love with him?
She shook the thought from her head quickly and felt tears gather in her strawberry eyes. What was wrong with her? Why was everything so confusing? Why couldn't Retasu and Kishu just stayed away and let Ryou and Ichigo get married and live miserably ever after?
I feel so helpless...
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Retasu sat on her bed, cradling her face in her trembling hands. What just happened? She knew he didn't love her, so why would he kiss her? Why would he even venture to go that far with her?
A part of her had desperately wanted that kiss... but the other half wanted to keep her distance. She knew there was no way that her and Ryou would ever be together.
So why did you want that kiss so badly then?
She buried her face in her knees and broke into sobs, her heart breaking with every tear she shed.
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Kishu settled himself on his cot, itching the base of his neck. The uniforms the king and queen had the servants wear were incredibly grating on the skin. But there was nothing thing that was bothering him.
Ichigo...
Everything about her, from her scent to her smile, her laugh to her voice, everything about her would make him crazy. She was just a wonderful person, inside and out, and Kishu knew that he was beginning to harbor feelings for the princess.
Only problem was... he wasn't anything close to royalty.
And that meant that nothing between him and the girl could ever take place.
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Authoress Notes
Short chapter once again, but I told you, as long as the story gets finished. Is it okay so far? I don't know... I can't really critique my own stories, you know? Kinda conceited. (lol) Anyways, I'm off to write the next one.