~ Ties of Destiny ~
10. What they do
(Shinobu's POV)
I once had been told that all happens for a higher reason that gods are up above to guide our steps…
Why is it however, that all my steps seem to be lead to disasters only?
Oh dear gods, what wrong did I ever do to you?
Why do you have to torture me so?
^(OwO)^
(Miyagi's POV) (Third Person's POV)
"Hello, nice to meet you... are you new in the palace?" I said smiling at the boy who came to my room.
If not for the dim light in the room, Miyagi would have noticed the look of utter despair on the said boy's face.
"Y-Y-Your M-Majesty?" The boy stuttered, obviously taken aback by something. There however was a strange voice, deep in my mind, saying how wrong it felt to hear my title fall from this specific boy's lips.
"Yes, that's me." I replied laughing.
Miyagi could not see how hard Shinobu shivered. He could not see what he did not expect to.
"I-I-I'm s-s-sorry, I c-c-came into the w-w-w-wrong room." The boy only stuttered, turning around, and was about to leave the room.
"Wait!" I said, causing the boy to jump or at least I thought that was what he did, judging from the yelp and the subtle move I saw. "What's your name?"
Shinobu would have screamed in hurt, if he was not so afraid of what reaction would it have on the man before him. That however did not make the teardrops, which were falling down his face silently, disappear.
"S-Shinobu." The boy, Shinobu, said simply. Once again, it rang a bell somehow, yet I could not sort it anywhere. Not to mention I pretty much did not even see Shinobu's face.
'I seriously should consider bringing more light onto the situation.' I thought to myself, half-bitter, half-chuckling.
The soft breeze Miyagi summoned caused the torches around the room to lighten up, fed by the new air. It however brightened the room for only a second, as Shinobu ordered the fire to die out. Even so the light was enough for Miyagi to catch a glimpse of Shinobu's tear-stained face before the boy ran out of the room, looking at his lover for the last time. He simply knew that staying was not an option anymore.
"What caused that?" I could not help but wonder when I finally composed myself enough to go after the boy. The corridor however has once again become empty.
The only evidences of Shinobu's recent presence were the dimmed lights of the torches along the walls.
"What was that?"
^(OwO)^
(Nowaki's POV) (Third Person's POV)
'This shouldn't be possible… This can't be possible! Not with humans that is…' I thought as I looked at the results of the test I've done repeatedly. '… but what is the possibility, that all five tests would be wrong?'
Nowaki looked at the differently coloured potions in front of him, as if he could find an answer in them. It was not there though. They still held colours that shared only one possible result.
It was as I brooded over what it actually meant that the teary eyed source of my confusions stumbled into the room. It took me some time before I managed to calm him down, however the reason for the breakdown still remained unknown to me.
After all, there was no way that Nowaki would fathom what made Shinobu so unhappy.
"So… What is wrong with me?" Shinobu-san asked me after he calmed down enough to talk. "What's the illness I got myself? I hope it's a deadly one." He muttered at the end. I only widened my eyes t the statement, however stayed professional.
"I tried several tests, Shinobu-san, however the results are quite definite and that is that you're…" I stopped for a while, as if trying to catch the courage. Once I did I continued. "Shinobu-san… I don't know how that is possible, as you are only a human and such, but apparently, you're pregnant."
The boy in front of me looked at me wide-eyed for a while, as if he was searching for some sign that I was faking it, however when he found nothing, he started crying yet again.
The man looked at Shinobu confused. It was not an unusual sight - for mothers to start crying, once they learned of their pregnancy - however when Nowaki looked at the boy before him, he felt that something was wrong. There was something so immensely sad, so desperate… hurt even, in these tears that he could not help but worry for both, for the boy and for the child.
"You're pregnant, Shinobu-san that means that you're to treat this "illness" as you call it, as any other pregnancy." I said after giving the formulation some thought. As I however wanted to talk to him some more, I only saw how Shinobu-san bowed, showing his gratitude, and then ran out of the room.
The whole situation's pressure must have been too much on Shinobu.
^(OwO)^
(Misaki's POV)
I was just about to leave when crying Shinobu entered the room after burning the door down. Before I could ask him anything he already started throwing his little amount of possessions into a bag. He did so blindly until I placed a hand on his shoulder.
At that very moment Shinobu dropped the bag he held and broke down in a way I've never seen him do before… not even when he's found out that his love forgot about him.
He buried his face into his palms, screaming in anguish. As I tightened my grip on his shoulder a little he turned to me, red-eyed, and wrapped his arms around me.
"Misaki-chan…" He cried into my shoulder. "Misaki-chan… He… he…" not even ending his sentence Shinobu broke down in another hysterical fit of cries, his legs giving out, making him to fall to his knees.
'Why is it that he always ends up like this?' I sighed as I lowered myself on his level, rocking him slightly until he was calmed down at least a little bit.
"Miyagi?" I asked, taking him by his chin so he'd look me in the eyes.
As a response Shinobu started with the screaming yet again which pretty much answered my question itself.
'What happened?' I asked myself, looking at Shinobu who was now hugging his knees, his whole body shaking. 'He looked so happy lately… How could it go so wrong?'
I looked at the sight before me sadly. It just seemed so wrong to see Shinobu cry so often.
"Shinobu…" I started, but before I could say anything more, he suddenly started packing his things once again. It was as if he was trying to block his mind with the activity, seeing that I only sighed and helped him, knowing that I won't get anything out of him before I do.
"I'm so sorry Misaki-chan…" He started. The fact that he did not call me so familiarly until stressed greatly I chose not to mention. "… but I … I just really need to leave now…" He stated sounding a bit more collected for the first time since he came.
"It's because of him, right?" I asked, hesitantly, not wanting to evoke yet another break down. Thanks god I did not. I only noted Shinobu nod slightly, tears still streaming down his face.
Hugging him I wished him good luck, and reminding to come back some time soon, at least for a visit.
"I can't guarantee that." He whispered, as he clutched something to his chest. It did not take me long to realize what it was. It was the very same ring that he had when he came. The one "Miyagi" gave him day before they first parted, Shinobu said. The ring that I thought Shinobu gave him back, and which he for some reason or other had back at the moment.
'That's true…' I realized, sighing. 'Why would he even want to come back? To run into his apparently ex-lover?'
"At least take this, then." I said, getting a specific item out of my chest of drawers. Once I placed it in Shinobu's hand he looked at me in awe.
"You can't give this to me." He whispered, looking at the mirror in his hand.
"Quite the opposite, I have to… you would just disappear otherwise…" I insisted. "I have the other one, if you need anything, just turn that little leaf on the handle." I said, giving him a wink. "That way we can stay in contact."
"Thank you." Shinobu whispered, hugging me.
After that he bid his goodbye and left.
^(OwO)^
(Third Person's POV)
As soon as Shinobu left the palace, his mood darkened immediately once more. He grieved over the fact that he had to leave the only person he ever loved. Not to mention that the whole predicament of being a single parent scared him.
It was because of the heaviness of his worries that he did not even notice how the person he brushed past widened his eyes, once they touched.
He did not notice how the person looked after him the whole way until he left their field of vision.
He simply did not want to.
^(OwO)^
(Shinobu's POV)
Those words still reverberated in my head.
"Hello, nice to meet you... are you new in the palace?"
The recent words… the past words.
"Who are you?"
"It was nice to meet you, Shinobu…"
'How is it even possible for the world to shatter twice?'
"You're pregnant."
I slowly brought my hands up to the stomach that housed the child, our child, my and Miyagi's child. The knowledge of the child having only one parent as of the current situation was painful.
"Miyagi…" I sobbed, walking down the road, the flickers of flame I summoned, being the only source of light on the moonless night.
I walked whole night, not really paying attention to the carriages that passed me by, nor the fact that I was a pretty easy victim to anything at the moment. God's however for once were merciful and nothing happened.
It was when the sunrise came that the whole situation dawned on me with its whole, few tons worth, weight.
"Miyagi…" I could not help the strangled cry that escaped my throat. It was simply too much to take.
"Miyagi…" I repeated, feeling as the exhaustion of the whole-night walk dawned on me.
"Miyagi…" I cried, knowing that I most probably won't see the love of my life ever again.
"Miyagi…" I was so sorry for our baby, as it was me, the parent he or she was to be stuck with… The child would have so much better life if they would be able to choose their father.
"Miyagi…" I whispered only, feeling the blackness take slowly over, feeling my legs give out under me.
'Miyagi…'
^(OwO)^
(Third Person's POV)
It was early morning when a black-haired boy went on his usual walk to the market. He noticed that the person who walked on the opposite side of the road seemed to drag his feet somehow. He noticed the look on this stranger's face, noting that it was definitely not a happy one.
It was also only few seconds later that the youngster saw the stranger fall to the ground.
He ran to the fallen figure immediately, seeing the weariness on his face.
The boy did not think for long and took to the task to take the person to his house.
He was not about to leave the poor stranger to die by the road after all.
^(O.O)^
Shinobu woke up only when another sunrise came. He noted immediately that he was not in familiar surroundings and started to look around himself in panic.
"Ah, you're awake?" He heard suddenly, looking in the direction of the voice.
"You collapsed on the road, yesterday and since I could not possibly let you there, I took you home. I'm Takumi by the way." The black haired boy introduced himself immediately.
"Umm… I'm Shinobu…" the prince got from himself only, taken aback by the talkative boy.
"Shinobu? What a lovely name… Anyway you seemed quite exhausted and so I let you sleep, but I'll let my boyfriend look at you once he comes home. He's a doctor."
"That's okay, I suppose."
Just as this was said a voice rang through the small house.
"Takumi, sweetheart! I'm home!"
"Here, in the bedroom!" Takumi called back, not noticing that Shinobu paled visibly. He only did when his boyfriend appeared on the doorstep, turning white in a second.
"Shi-Shinobu-sama?" the man stuttered, looking at Shinobu, who only looked back at him, the shock written all over the prince's face.
"Yato…"
Done~ :3
Ha ha, who expected that? xD
Also… just in case you were not aware, Takumi and Yato are my OCs from Pieces of a Heart and they will hold a significant role in the whole story :p. I simply love them both (^^)
Just to warn you, there WON'T BE A NEW CHAPTER next week, as I won't have time to write it. I'm going to France, la la la~ °(^3^)°
(A/N - 30th Oct. 2013 - chapters 5-10 self-beta-ed, corrections made)
See ya~ ( "-.-)/