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Chapter 10
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"Let's go out again." Haru said as Mizuki walked by him in the hallway. She looked at him incredulously. He followed her into the kitchen and watched as she put away the cleaning supplies. She turned around to him and smiled.
"Remember last time? You got us lost." She teased him gently. He looked at her blankly and grunted. "Well, fine then. I guess I'll go by myself and get lost in the dark abyss of the monstrous city. Farewell." He turned to leave, but was stopped by a tug on his shirt.
He turned to her. "I'll go with you, silly. I can't let you get eaten by the big scary city. I have to protect you, don't I?" She said mockingly. She dragged him to the front door and yelled out to Shigure.
"Hey, Haru and I are going out! There are leftovers if you get hungry!" Mizuki yelled to the man. He peeked out from the living room and pretended to cry.
"But Mizuki! I want a freshly coo-" He was cut off by the door closing. He sighed in fake sadness and slumped in defeat.
"Shut up, Tohru's coming home anyways. It's not like we're going to die if we have leftovers." Kyo said irritably. Shigure ignored him and continued to sulk.
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The two teens walked together in silence with their hands stuck in their pockets. Mizuki was thinking about what she saw earlier. Was it possible for a man to get over another that quickly? Or was he still confused? She was so bewildered that she didn't see the fact that Haru was staring at her in wonder.
"What's wrong?" Haru asked her bluntly. Mizuki looked at him with surprised eyes. She tore her eyes from his and looked down at her shoes. She shook her head slightly.
Haru grabbed her arm and spun her towards him. He looked at her with fierce eyes. "Mizuki, I know what you saw today…was something horrible. I know that it hurt you." He started, but trailed off when he saw that she still had not looked at him.
"I thought that day when I left you would make you hate me. But I didn't want that. I was so stupid and scared. I didn't want to face you after what happened. But I was so miserable; it's something that I still don't understand. It's like my heart was ripped out and there was a hole left gaping there." He continued. He leaned down to look her in the eyes.
She lifted her saddened eyes to his fiery grey ones. He cupped her cheek gently. "But I will tell you that I will make everything I've done to hurt you right. I will show you that I can be the person that can support you. I won't mess this up. I promise." He said quietly. He kissed her forehead gently and engulfed her in a hug. She hiccupped slightly and smiled.
"I believe you…" She said. She gripped his jacket in her hands and looked at him. "But, if you ever do something like that again, I'll beat you up." She promised and slapped her hand gently against his chest. He chuckled slightly and hugged her tighter.
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"Uh… plain Yakisoba please." Haru asked the waitress. He handed the menu to the girl and then looked at Mizuki who had an eyebrow raised.
"I just made you Yakisoba. You want more?" She asked and then started laughing. He looked at her in confusion. She wasn't angry?
He pushed his glass around the table. She smiled softly. "You must really like those noodles then, huh?" She asked as she peeled the wrapper back from her straw. She stuck the straw in her mouth and then blew the wrapper at him.
It didn't reach him. He looked at her and then at the wrapper with slightly amused eyes. "You're not really good at that." He stated, and flicked it back at her. She sulked.
"You're so mean, Hatsuharu!" She pouted. He shrugged slightly. Haru looked up to see the waitress come back with their food.
Haru groaned. Mizuki looked at him curiously. "What's wrong with you?" Mizuki asked him. He was staring down at his plate in anger. She saw tiny bits of beef mixed into the noodles.
She busted out laughing. He stared at her in disbelief and grunted. "It's not funny. That's sick!" He said, and raised his hand in order to wave down the waitress.
Mizuki almost fell out of her seat from laughing. "That is so ironic!" She stated, and continued to laugh hysterically.
The waitress walked up to the table. "May I help you?" She asked brightly. Haru glared at her. "Yeah. I want to know why yo-" He was interrupted by a kick to the shin. He looked at the girl who was sitting across from him with black eyes. Mizuki smiled at the girl and out of the corner of her eye she gave him the look.
"I think there was a misunderstanding. He asked for plain noodles and he received beef in his. Do you mind if you get him another plate please?" Mizuki asked in a pleasant tone.
The waitress apologized profusely and ran away with the plate of noodles. Haru sighed and calmed down. He ran a hand through his messy hair and leaned back. "It's not funny. I bet I'm allergic and I could have died from a twisted case of cannibalism." He said seriously.
She looked at him and shook her head. "You can't be serious." She said. He looked at her with blank eyes and remained silent.
She sweatdropped. "You are serious. I can't believe it." Then she grinned and started laughing even louder.
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The two walked through the streets slowly. "I remembered the way so we won't get lost." Mizuki laughed. Haru looked at her from the corner of his eye and then he sighed.
"You're mean to me." He said blankly. She laughed and patted his arm. "I am not, I'm only having fun. I know you are too" Mizuki said and smiled at him. Haru looked at her again and shrugged.
"I guess you aren't too painful to be around." He said evenly. She glared at him in fake anger. "You're the one who's mean, Haru!" She huffed and crossed her arms. She stopped suddenly.
Haru turned around to see Mizuki start shaking. She was growing paler with each moment and then she fell to her knees. Haru ran over to her and knelt beside her. "Are you okay? What's wrong? Mizuki!" He yelled and grabbed her shoulders.
She continued to shake uncontrollably and then covered her face with her hands. She shook her head as if trying to ignore something that was bothering her. "He's…he's here."
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"I understand who you are. Get to the point. I'm tired and I really don't want to deal with you." Akito stated coldly as he turned to the person near the door. The person moved forward until he was close enough to see Akito clearly. His grey eyes flashed slightly in the light.
"I know that Mizuki is here. I want her back. My family needs her in ord-" The man was cut off by Akito, who started laughing hysterically.
"You want her to break your flea-invested family's curse. But as you can see, I've been one step ahead of you, Kenji. You fool. You act like I don't understand that the girl can break the curse because of what she is." Akito stated and glared at Kenji with narrowed teal eyes.
Kenji's slate eyes stared back. "She belongs to us, Akito. She is from our family, from our bloodline! She doesn't belong to you!" Kenji said angrily. Akito stared at him and then threw his head back and laughed again.
"That is where you're wrong. I did my own research of the girl. I traced her bloodlines. Do you even know who her mother is?" Akito asked when he finally stopped laughing.
Kenji's eyes widened. "No…Daisuke came back to the compound after that girl was born. The woman was reportedly dead." Akito hummed and turned away from the confused man.
Akito turned his head and smiled slyly. "You see, Kenji…her mother was a Sohma. Akemi Sohma to be truthful. " Akito said in a mocking tone. He watched in ecstasy as the young wolf paled in front of him.
"Your mother's younger sister…" Kenji stated blankly, and then he shook his head in disbelief. He turned around and quickly left them room.
Akito looked outside and laughed again. "How terribly dramatic…"