AUTHOR'S NOTE: MORE KEIKOXNAGIHIKO and AMUTO!!
CHAPTER 11: A dream, and a confession!
NAGIHIKO'S POV:
The wind howled softly as the full moon rose high in the night time sky. I was sitting on the table, trying to do my homework. Suddenly, a knock on the door scared me.
"Young Master Nagihiko, I'm coming in," an elderly woman's voice came in.
I turned around.
"Yes?" I responded.
"Your mother wanted you to come to practice today." She says.
I sighed sadly, turned around again, and focused on my homework, putting my left hand on my head.
"Is there something wrong, Young master Nagihiko?" she questions.
She comes closer to me, putting a hand on my shoulder.
I face her, and she is smiling slightly at me.
I can't believe that I was the one having a love problem!
Usually, when I was Nadeshiko, I used to help Amu Chan with her love problems.
I stood up.
"I'm going outside for a second, to get some fresh air, can you tell mother that I'm not feeling well today and if she can reschedule the practice?"
"Absolutely, Young master Nagihiko," She stood up, and exited the paper door.
I cracked opened the other door, leading to the backyard.
The sky was midnight blue, and had a full silver moon hanging out.
I grabbed my coat and ran outside.
I suddenly heard soft giggling.
Who is it? I looked around and saw no one there. I stared up at the sky and saw little sparkles dancing next the moon's surface.
A shadow formed around the moon's surface. A form of a girl, trailing sparkles, making water droplets float around.
To get a better view, I ran around the house and climbed up the roof.
I sat watching the mysterious figure fly around and trace the moon craters, giving off blue and silver glitter at every trace.
A bunch of glittering sparkles gathered on one hand, taking the shape of a long rod.
A slow, soft mystic song echoed through the figure standing by the moon. The noise was the only sounding in the night.
Somehow while I was watching, I started to feel relaxed. The song had mystic power. When the song was done, the figure disappeared in a passing cloud. I looked all over the sky for the mysterious girl.
When I turned around, the girl was facing so close to my face.
"K-Keiko Chan?" I started, unsure of what I just said.
She smiled as she sat on top of the rooftop.
I leaned over and gave her a tight hug.
"I thought, you were gone," I swallowed, fresh tears springing and streaming down.
She waved her hand, and the tears floated up in tiny droplets.
It hit me, as I stood up and jumped down the rooftop.
She floated down the rooftop, giving me a confused look.
"Wait here," I murmured as I ran to my room, grabbing her glasses and flowers.
I crept outside, slowly closing the door behind me.
She was sitting on the doorstep now, her arms wrapped around her legs, staring at the moon.
I sat next to her handing her the flowers and glasses.
She slipped the glasses inside her book bag, and took the flowers without saying a word.
She examined every petal, every design very carefully. In the end, she buried her nose in the petals and took a deep breath. Everything about her was beautiful. Her pale skin shone like the moon. Her face was mesmerizing under the moon. She almost looked like a goddess.
She lifted her face and stared at me deeply.
"I love you Nagihiko," She said softly and kissed me on the cheek as light as a feather.
Sunlight shone upon my face as I woke up. It was only a dream. But, I couldn't make out which parts was the dream and which parts was reality.
I crawled out of bed and stared at my table. My homework was all done, the flowers were neatly arranged like I left it there but, the glasses were gone. I walked around dumbofounded, and got ready for school.
At the mirror, I put a hand to my cheek where in my dream, she kissed me there.
MY POV:
I sat up, in the planetarium.
"What a strange dream that I had," I thought to myself as I rubbed my throbbing head.
Izumi sat up and yawned.
I grabbed my glasses and stood up. Somehow, I felt weaker, and I fell down on the floor with a big thump!
"You're awake, Keiko Chan," The chairman said smiling.
He was standing by the doorway, making his way to the table where the couch was. He helped me up.
"You've been asleep for a long time," He said, pouring some tea.
"How many hours?" I groaned a bit.
"Thirteen," He said.
"No wonder my head hurts," I muttered.
He chuckled.
"You should stay here today, the guardians will check on you later on after school." He suggested.
"Plus, I also told Nikaidou sensei," he added in.
I sighed and sipped some tea.
AMU'S POV:
I woke up with a really messy bed head. I couldn't sleep, because I was crying so much. But at the same time, I was exhausted, not wanting to go to school today. The time: 6:30 in the morning. Ikuto was watching me with confusion. I gave him a death glare.
"You look like a mess." He commented, while chuckling.
I dragged my feet to the bathroom, bringing my clothes with me without saying a word.
When I got ready, I went into the bedroom, feeling dull. I stood in front of the mirror, trying to fix my hair. Somehow, my arms didn't feel like responding to me and drooped down.
Ikuto stood behind me. I didn't bother to flinch or shout at him for sneaking up at me. He took my hair clip that I held lifelessly on my hand and tried to apply it on my hair.
When he was done, I thanked him in a low voice and started to head out the door.
He grabbed my wrist and stopped me.
I turned around and faced him.
"Talk," He demanded, his face becoming more serious. "What's on your mind?"
"Everything," I answered roughly and pulled my hand away.
His grip was even stronger than mine, so I couldn't pull it away.
"Be more specific," He says motioning me to sit down.
I surrendered with a sigh as I sank slowly down to the floor.
"Okay, Keiko Chan-" I stopped.
My chin started to tremble. I bit back tears.
Ikuto noticed how I felt and brushed the fresh tears away. He hugged me as I sobbed quietly on his chest.
It was too painful to see my new best friend having to suffer like this. Although she's okay, I don't know why I'm still crying. I didn't make enough attention to see what I was doing.
When I was done sobbing, everything fell dark.
I saw Keiko Chan, reaching her hand to me, she shined and smiled. Dia was right beside her, also smiling.
"Your friend has a powerful aura, she's shining." She says.
I smiled as I took her hand; Dia also took her hand and placed hers on top.
"Amu! Amu!" Ikuto's voice rang like bells.
When I woke up, I saw Ikuto's face up close. I was on the bed, leaning next to him.
I sat up, surprised.
"What happened?" my voice cracked.
"You fell asleep on my chest." He grinned.
I nearly screamed.
"YOU FREAKY KITTY COSPLAY BOY!" I yelled. "PERVERT!"
He chuckled.
"Are you going to continue your insults or are you going to go to school?" He asked.
I looked at the clock.
"7:45" I read.
"Amu Chan!" I heard my mom. "Come down and eat your breakfast!"
"Okay!" I shouted as I stood up, grabbed my book bag, and ran out the door.
After breakfast, I met up with Tadase Kun and Nagihiko.
"Ohayo!" I shouted.
They stopped, and turned around, waving to me.
"You sound cheerful and awake today. Did you have a good night's sleep?" Tadase Kun smiled slightly.
"Not really," I frowned.
They both looked down as we all walked in silence.
School went by very slowly.
I mostly stared at the window, barely saying anything.
I stared at the sky.
"HOY! HIMAMORI SAN!" Nikaidou sensei shouted.
I regained conscience.
"Huh?" I questioned.
"We are at page 23, Himamori san." All eyes turned at me.
"The guardians seem to be down today," He said looking at me curiously through his glasses, his book lowered down.
The class looked around and started to murmur comments.
Rima looked down at her book with sad eyes. Tadase Kun looked at me while frowning.
When the bell for the end of the day finally rang, Rima, Tadase Kun, and I were the only ones left in the classroom.
Nikaidou sensei looked at us carefully.
"The chairman called. He wants the guardians to go there. Wait for Yuiki San and Fujisaki San. Souma Kun will also meet you in the Planetarium." He says.
After waiting for Yaya and Nagihiko, we all went silently went up to the planetarium.
The chairman and Kukai waited patiently outside the planetarium.
"Follow me," He smiled as he led us to the second floor and into the library, where we placed Keiko Chan the day before.
The room was cleaned, and there was a table set up for us. A girl sat on the table with a notepad and was sketching a picture.
She had straight hair, black rimmed glasses with small white flowers-
"KEIKO CHAN!" We all shouted in happiness and crushed her in a group hug.
"I-I can't Breathe!" She gasped.
Tears streamed down my face again.
"I couldn't forgive myself, I felt so bad" I sobbed.
Tadase reached into his pocket to pull out a handkerchief and dabbed my eyes.
I felt like a baby, it is embarrassing for the guardians to see me completely out of my cool character.
Keiko Chan chuckled and went back to her drawing. Everyone surrounded her.
Suddenly, Nagihiko let out a gasp.
All eyes turned on him.
"What's wrong?" Tadase asked.
He blinked his eyes quickly.
"Nothing," He muttered.
"KAKOII Keiko chii!" Yaya exclaimed.
The drawing was beautiful. It was a drawing of a bouquet of flowers.
"They are forget-me-nots, Gardenias, and azaleas." She said quietly.
Tadase Kun's eyes grew bigger.
"g-gardenias, forget-me-nots and azaleas?" he stammered.
Somehow, Tadase Kun and Nagihiko stared at the drawing for a long time.
Then they exchanged glances at each other.
"C-could it be…." Nagihiko whispered.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
They both looked up, flinching.
"n-nothing," They both shouted in unison.
"You don't look okay," Rima says.
They both flinched again.
"Well, we better be going now" I told Rima.
Rima nodded, and we all left, except for Tadase and Nagihiko.
MY POV:
"How did you draw this?" Tadase whispered.
"I had a weird dream last night," I shrugged.
"Me too," Nagihiko agreed.
"Anyways, I have to go" Tadase said ruffling the back of his head.
"Okay, baii!" I waved.
Tadase left, with Kiseki following.
Izumi helped herself to a second cookie.
"So, can you tell me what the dream was about?" Nagihiko asked me.
I nodded and explained everything in full detail of what had happened.
Nagihiko listened carefully, and crossed his legs.
"This is weird," He finally said. "I had the exact same dream as you,"
I blushed a light pink.
"But," he whispered.
"What you said to me, before I woke up, is it true?"
I smiled and hugged him.
"Yes, I really do love you Nagihiko" I whispered.
He smiled and kissed me lightly on the cheek.
"I love you too, Keiko Chan" He says.
This was no dream. It is reality, and the day when he and I confessed.
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