CHAPTER XI
Okay. So now's the much awaited answer by the twins. What must be their reasons for coming with us to the queen?
"Actually, to start with," Inochi at last spoke. "One cannot just make a wish with the queen. If one makes a wish with the queen, they must pay her something with an equivalent value with their wish. It's not necessarily with money or anything, okay. But then…"
She looked at Shi before continuing. "Recently, we heard that there's a little bit problem with the queen. The truth is, the queen has lost all her powers and is unconscious for a while right now."
What?! Lost all her powers? Unconscious? Then how could I make---
"Well…umm…Shi and I also have something that we want to wish for with the queen. But then we don't have anything much to pay with it," Inochi said.
What? Nothing much? With all these money you're using right now? Wait! That's not the problem right now!
"How should we make a wish with the queen if that's her condition?" I noticed Youhi's gripped with my hair tightened. Geez. Really.
"Well, we also heard that if one can save the queen, bring her back to consciousness and return her powers, they can make a wish without any payment," Shi said calmly.
"Well! This is a perfect opportunity for us, right Shi?" Inochi giggled happily, and then quieted down when she turned towards her sister.
Okay. Their answer kind of has a truth ringing in it. But the looks they're exchanging say's there are more to it than what it seems. Really. What a very secretive twins.
"That's all we can tell you," Shi bowed her head at us. "Well, we're going now. See you tomorrow. Oh! And please rest as much as possible. We're going to travel as soon as we're ready."
"Sleep tight, Asahi, Youhi!" Inochi waved before closing the door behind her.
"Geez!" I cried. Then I noticed Youhi gazing seriously at me. "What? I'm not going to let you sleep with me here on the bed, okay? Go sleep on the floor!"
"Wah," Youhi tugged the strand of my hair that he's holding for a while now. Geez! What's he up to now? "Don't you worry, Asahi. I promise I'll do everything for you to make your wish to go back to your world.
"Wah, although it really pains me for you to leave me, but this is for the best. I don't want you to suffer anymore. But…I really want you to stay with me forever but then…I know I can't make that selfish wish with the queen."
"Youhi…"
Wow. I never noticed this before. But I think, he also seems to be hiding something. Really. What's with all of them?
"Well," he kissed me on my forehead and went towards a sofa at the corner of the room. "Good night, Asahi."
Geez! I threw a pillow at him and turned my back. I'm not blushing, I'm not blushing, I'm not blushing! Those are my thoughts before sleep took me over.