Chapter 10! woot!
I've been really busy, but I'm writing now!
story time
Later that night, Mizuki and Akio were locked in a game of... Chess.
"Check," Akio said.
"Check mate! I win, again!" Mizuki said in triumph.
"You win again, how are you so good?"
"Ami is very good, I learned from the best," she said, "And eventually, the student surpassed the teacher."
"You beat Ami?" Akio said, "Wow."
"Yup, amazed her too."
"Hey Mizuki?"
"Hmm?"
"Are you ticklish?" Akio asked with a mischievous smile.
"Um.... No," Mizuki said, she really was ticklish, but she didn't like it.
"You might be right," Akio said, a thoughtful look on his face, "But then again, you could just be saying that."
By that time he had finished, he was already sitting behind Mizuki and tickling her. Mizuki giggled uncontrollably and told him a few breathy "Stop"s and "Please"s. Akio started to laugh as well and stopped tickling Mizuki with a smile. She smiled and leaned back on his chest and looked up at him.
"You know what, Mizuki?"
"No I don't, but I'm sure you'll tell me."
"You know Ryuu, aren't we sorta like, well, brothers?"
"Yeah, why?"
"This is sorta awkward then..."
"How so?"
"You were his first," Akio said shaking his head, "I stole my brother's girlfriend."
"Woah, woah, woah, back up!" Mizuki said turning to face him, "First of all, I'm not a piece of property to be owned, and second, I took you, not you took me!"
"That sounds wierd," Akio said with a laugh, "Is there anyway to make you change your mind about that?"
"Nope" she said, popping her lips on the 'P', "There sure isn't."
"You are too cute."
"Liar."
"Am I? Am I really?"
"No, but so what?"
"Nothing,"
"Okay then!" Mizuki said crossing her arms.
Akio looked at her. She was so small, with a pretty face and high cheek bones, very slender, but she had bigger breasts than Serenity had when she was younger. Akio put his index finger on Mizuki's lips. "You're so beautiful, how could you have such a low self esteem?" Akio asked.
"I wasn't courted by a lot of men I guess, due to rank." Mizuki said, "I was put into an arranged marriage with my only friend, the only royal that was around my age."
"Ryuu was your best friend?" Akio said, "Now I really feel guilty."
"Why?"
"I stole my brother's girlfriend, and best friend..."
"I'm not a property to be owned!" Mizuki said sitting up in a flash, facing away from him, "Why do men always think like that?"
"I didn't mean it that way, Mi-chan," Akio said, playing with her hair.
"Oh jeez," Mizuki said looking at him over her shoulder with a smile, "Then I forgive you."
Akio looked at her, she was more beautiful than ever, but he always thought that. He sighed.
"Eh? what?" Mizuki asked.
"Just thinking about how hopelessly in love with you I am," Akio said, making Mizuki blush a deep red-pink.
Akio laughed and hugged her from behind.
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Later Mizuki was standing on the small balcony that connected to the guest room in Akio's house. She smiled as she remembered that conversation.
~Ring~ding~sing~
Mizuki opened her cell phone and looked at the caller ID
"Yeah Dad? what's up?"
"Hi Mizuki, do you think you could stay the night over at you friends house for a few days?"
"Why, what happened?"
"No-nothing happened, w-what would make you think that?"
"Because, this is new.... And you're stuttering."
"R-really? Didn't I let you have friends in the future?"
"Friends; yes. Ask me to stay the night there for more than a day; no."
"Oh, well, could you?"
"Suuurree, I guess, but I wouldn't want to leave you alone, seeing how even Taiki isn't that good at cooking...."
"We'll be okay! Don't come home till saturday!" -click-
"Hmmmm..... very suspicious....."
"What?" Akio asked.
"Do you mind me staying here for a while?"
"No, why?"
"Seiya told me not to come home till saturday...."
Mizuki laughed, Akio automaticly got the wrong impression, thinking Seiya had kicked her out. She was still a bit suspicious though.
"Ne? Is Mizuki all alone?" A certain voice asked, one Mizuki did not want to hear.
"What are you doing here, Ryuu?"
"I came to say hi to my Hime-chan."
"Cut the crap, why are you really here? And don't call me Hime, you know I don't like it when anyone calls me princess."
"Do I? I always thought you loved the attention I gave you, what went wrong?"
Mizuki turned around but didn't see him.
"I'm behind you, ya'know."
Mizuki turned around again and Ryuu grabbed her arm and pulled her into his arms as he flew off.
"Ryuu! put me down!" Mizuki said, squeezing her eyes shut.
"Is my little Mi-hime-chan still afraid of heights? I thought you got over that when you were 7."
"Shut up!"
"My, Is it really that time of the month, you usually aren't so snappish." (A/N: Oh no he didn't! I hate boys like this...)
"Shut up! and put me down!"
"I don't think you want that," Ryuu said in a monotoned voice.
"Why not!? Put me down!"
"Okay, as you wish, Hime." Ryuu said, then leg go of everything but her hand. she was about to fall more than 4 storys. (Like the buildings)
"Wha-what the hell Ryuu?" Mizuki said, trying her best not to look down, but failing, "Th-this isn't funny!"
"Oh, you want me to go higher?" Ryuu asked, flying up another three storys, "How's this?"
Mizuki clutched to his arm, she was still afraid of heights. Ryuu knew this, he knew every thing about her, all her weaknesses, fears, all her strengths, her hopes and dreams, everything. Ryuu calmly let go of her hand, letting her fall to the ground.
"AKIO!!!"
Back at Akio's house, He heard her scream as a faint whisper, but sped off anyway, transforming automatically. As he got closer, he had to look around because Mizuki had fainted in mid-air from lack of oxygen. Akio looked all around, then up. He saw her form falling swiftly to him. He used one of his powers to make a cushion of air and Mizuki gentally floated down, landing snugly in his arms. Akio looked around for Ryuu, who he was sure was responsible for this. He saw Ryuu just before he had phased out.
"You can try to kill me all you want," Akio whispered, just in case Ryuu could hear him, "But don't lay a finger on Mizuki again, brothers or not, I will kill you if she gets hurt, that I swear."
Akio turned around and walked to his house. Once there, he set Mizuki in the guest bed gentally, like she was a delicate flower that could break at any moment. Even in her fear induced sleep, she looked calmer. Until Akio took his arms away.
"N-no, falling.... so far..... Akio...don't leave...me," Mizuki said, shifting uneasily in her sleep.
"Mizuki....Mizuki, wake up," Akio said, slightly startled about hearing his name and shaking her shoulder lightly, "It's okay now, your safe."
Mizuki opened her eyes and looked around. "Wait, I was.... and Ryuu,"
"Shhhh, It's okay, I got there in time," Akio said, "Are you okay, did he hurt you?"
"No, I don't think so,"
"Okay, get some sleep, You've probably had quite a scare there for one night," Akio said, pulling the blanket onto her, then turning to leave. Mizuki's hand grabbed his though, making him stop. It was trembling.
"Wait, Don't go, don't leave me," Mizuki said looking at him with her crystal blue eyes, "What If Ryuu comes back?"
Akio glared at the thought, then looked at Mizuki's face. It was truely devastating to see her like that.
*Sigh* "Okay, I'll go grab a chair from the kitchen," he said, but Mizuki didn't let go, "It's okay, I'll be right back."
"No, don't leave, Just lay on the bed next to me," Mizuki said. She didn't want to be alone, but she also thought that the warmth Akio gave off would be comforting to sleep next to. Akio sighed, but nodded and laid down on top of the blankets next to her. Mizuki smiled and curled her head onto his chest and slowly go into a peaceful rest. He smiled and just watched her sleep for a bit before nodding off himself.
Akio woke up the next morning alone, but he could hear humming down in the kitchen through the open door. Groggily getting up, he went down stairs and smelt eggs cooking. Walking into the kitchen, he put his arms around Mizuki's shoulders.
"Mmmm, smells good."
"Good, I was hoping you'd like omelets, but you weren't supposed to wake up yet."
"Why not?"
"I wanted to surprise you," Mizuki said with a smile. She was wearing a light blue dress with a white apron on, her long black hair in a single high pony-tail.
"Okay, then how 'bout I act really surprised when I take a bite and it tastes perfect?"
"Are you impling that I can't cook?" Mizuki asked with obviously fake seriousness.
"Nope, nothing at all."
The next two days were pretty uneventful. Mizuki and Akio did some more stuff together. They went shopping and Mizukiwasn't bothered by Ryuu at all. Well, at least not physically. Mizuki was scared of heights when she wasn't in a controled area, such as an airplane or a building, so she was still pretty freaked out by what happened. Akio still would sleep next to her, or sometimes in a chair he had brought up one time.
Mizuki looked at the clock. 12:00 PM.
"Okay, I should be able to go home now, but I'm kinda afraid," Mizuki said, "Seiya was acting veerryy suspicious when we talked."
Akio nodded. He already knew what was up, he was the one who had got the information to Seiya in the first place, but it was a surprise for Mizuki, so he kept his mouth shut.
"okay, let's go."
Mizuki and Akio walked side by side, their hands almost touching, but not quite. They came up on the house and walked up the front steps. Mizuki opened the door.
"Hello? I'm home!" Mizuki said as she opened the door, "OMG!"
MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Cliff hanger!
sorry, this things just over 2,000 words and it's 11:00 PM where I am.
needz to go to sleeps
review and comment, anything will due!
~Luna-chan