Chapter 10
Learning to live.
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"I'm sorry! I'M SORRY!!" I yelled, covering my eyes,
"You," I hear Natsume's voice begin, I peaked in my fingers as I saw him throwing glare daggers
I screamed and took my horse's saddle, riding fast back to the palace, I feel somehow he was gonna kill me if I just stood there. It's just like standing still in a war while an enemy's going to fire..
I looked back for a while and saw Natsume riding his black horse; I remember that, the black one with the silken mane! Anyway, no time for that; looking ahead, I saw the castle as I neared the stables. "KOKO!!" I shouted as I saw him look up
"Aikan-chan!" he called back, waving
I almost ran over him but, luckily, I pulled the brakes, missing an inch before I hit his head.
"Ai-" he started, speechless on his near to death experience
That would have been a waste of a soldier, dying because of a horse stampede? How low is that?
I take notice of the galloping behind me, "Gotta' go, Koko," I jumped down the horse and ran in the palace
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Aikan can really run and ride. I looked on the field and saw Natsume riding his thunder horse pass me as I felt a gush of wind ran to my face. "Woah," I say as he took no notice at all; next one that arrived was Ruka, he went down his horse tiredly and gave me his saddle and began following the two, slowly.
Man, what happened, I can't help wonder curiously?
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(NARRATOR'S POV)
Aikan and Natsume ran full speed around the palace, making a huge mess; Aikan ran room after room and closed the door, giving Natsume a hard time slowing down then speeding again; his mom, the queen, would kill him destroying all the mahogany doors around.
Too bad for Aikan, she ran into a dead end, she can't believe that Natsume actually rode the horse into the castle.
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I smirked as she panicked, "Ugh, Natsume?" she began, gulping
"You call me Natsume now?" I teased looking at her flushed reaction
"So, I can call my future husband, Natsume, can't I?" she composed herself as I watched her amusingly
"So, now, you don't object being my future wife, huh, Aikan-chan?"
"Why would I? Having a gay husband with his affair is more than enough; at least I won't have a problem that you might sexually harass me, that takes off some pressure, if the engagement is still on by that time," she smiled, "I did always prefer a gay arrange marriage than a perverted jerk,"
She has to be kidding me, it was all suppose to be a plan, let her think I'm gay and she'd find so many ways to get rid of the engagement. Damn! I slapped myself mentally.
"Are you alright, Natsume-kun, oh, don't worry about your 'issue' with Ruka-pyon, it'll be more fun, and I promise to keep it a secret, though, you do have to promise me to clean your, ugh," her eyes trailed down to my lower part as I kept it hard to keep off my blush, "yeah, before I give you a heir, all right?" she grinned
I glared at her and sighed as she continued, "You know, I really doubted about that rumor I heard, then again; how should I know?" she shrugged and inched closer to me, "honestly, I never thought I'd meet such a perverted homo," she teased as I stood there, shock, unmovable.
Heaving another sigh as I glance that Ruka just arrived, breathless, "Ruka, bring Thunder back," I ordered
"Wha-" he whined, "but I just got here,"
"No; do it!" I say, running a hand through my tresses
"You're so mean, Natsume-chan," Oh god, Ruka's still in the act; all for this malingered act I lost two outstanding horses and a finely polished carriage
"Come'n Na-tsu-me-chan; what kind of 'partner' are you?" Aikan butted in grinning as I saw Ruka's gaping mouth
"Shut up," I say to the two
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The days flew easier as Natsume and I had lesser fights, which Aunt Hayashi thinks is good thing that we're getting along well, and it would soon bloom to love, she would quote. I sighed, disappointed, I know miss the old days, and being Mikan Sakura, maybe I should meet up with him tomorrow? I guess that would be a good idea, he might be mad; it's been two weeks since we last met.
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"Mikan!" I smiled as she sat across me,
"Hi, Nats-than," she answered, did I just hear a 'tsu' in my name? Does she know? Damn, it'll be all ruined if that ever happened. I really hope not, "how's things with your Mother?" she asked as I was caught unguarded by the question
"Oh, my mother?" I scratched my head, tired, "she's still pushing me to that girl,"
"Really, I think if you don't like something, then you don't like it," she says, taking two cubes of sugar on her tea as she mixed it; her attention on the cup
"Tell her that," I say, "she wouldn't listen, at all,"
"Then try again," she says casually, "maybe one day or another she'll let you what you want," she smiled weakly, her face unreadable
"I hope so," I say as I looked at her intently, "are you alright, Mikan?" I asked, worried,
"Of course, what makes you think I'm not?" she said, drinking her half-full cup of tea, "I love peppermint,"
I had to smile, she's cute, that, I have to admit, "Mikan-chan, are you free next Sunday, it's been quite a while since we went somewhere else," I asked, catching her hands into mine
If there's one person that can make me plead, it's her; no one else. For now, that is a real fact.
"Ugh, sure?" she smiled unsurely
"Alright, let's meet here, nine?" I grinned as she smiled back, not faintly anymore
"Nine," she nodded
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When we went our separate ways, I took a stroll in the market for sometime; it was still the same, most of them still remember me, though I don't know if it's either a good or bad thing.
I widow-shopped around the whole market, tiring I seem to be and how the time flew; it was already sun down when I was half way to the palace. I seem sad, depressed? I'm not sure at all. Nonoko and Aunt Hayashi was quite worried about me, though I told them a lie, I know Nonoko saw through me. Natsume's side glances were unmindful to me.
Night came shortly as I slowly stripped and changed into my night gown Nonoko insisted me on wearing. I had no power at all to even argue on what I should dress in sleep time; I noticed Nonoko too was a bit strayed these past few weeks we were her. But I took no notice of it; I know it'll pass one thing or another.
I looked out the transparent glass window and saw the moon shine, beautifully. I'm sleepy but somehow couldn't sleep. Damn this insomnia! I shook my head and walked out the terrace. I looked at the dark sky as the stars shine brightly but it wasn't too long when the clouds covered almost all of them. I sighed as I evoked what happened earlier and this week. Weird as it seems, one question kept repeating in my mind, asking particularly no one; I leaned my body on the railings as I felt myself shiver at the same time a chilly wind flew by. I guess autumns near as I see lot of piles of leaves piled up on a dark corner.
It makes me wonder a lot why is Natsume gay and having an affair with Ruka while he likes Mikan. But, that's not the question on my mind, it's…
I turned around and entered back to my room as I wanted to be surrounded by the warm, wool comforter. I lay asleep as one last time the subject repeated on my mind as I welcomed sleep.
Why couldn't he look at me like when he's with Mikan?
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She was unaware by the fact I was watching her all this time, I wonder why she came in late; late for a girl to still be out in the dangerous streets. Where she went? Why she went out? I don't have a clue, but even though I never showed any concern to her; I was as hell inquisitive on that topic.
I drank my glass of brandy and headed to bed, though I knew I couldn't really sleep as much as I wanted to; insomnia is sometimes a hassle, especially when I have to go to Mother's whatever which is scheduled early, early in the morning,
My mind then lingered back to the brunette in the market, inside the café as our meeting place. I can't believe I'm admitting this, but, somehow
I think I love her…
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Well, I hope this is a good chapter, I'm way sleepy right now, but I really, really want to finish this. When I posed my other story, My So-called Fairytale, I was stuck somewhere in the middle though so sorry for the delay. It's pretty late right now as I try to keep awake, so sorry if you find a lot of mistakes! I hope you all would like this chapter, cause, I think the ending will be soon, or I think so.
Please review and thank you everyone!
-ROCKERFAITH