Chapter 13! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT REVIEWED! Anyway, in last chapter, Momo's sister was killed.... DX and yeah all of you were sad, especially on the part that the murderer wrote Momo's name on her skin! 0.0 Enjoy & review!
The house servants cleaned the blood-stained floor with a shocked look on their faces. It was late at night, and the officers had taken the dead woman to the hospital. Everyone knew that it was going to be a long, shocking night. Prince Dai chose to stay behind, however, to question the number one suspect so far…
His fiancée's sister.
Momo had stayed inside her room right after she saw her sister's bruised and naked body inside the tub. This can't be happening… This can't be happening…This can't be happening…. she had told herself. This was the least thing she had in mind that would occur. Why would anyone want to murder her sister? Why her? What harm had she caused to make someone very angry and hurt her such way? And, above all, why had the murderer want to write her name on her sister's skin? Then it hit her. Whoever killed her sister must know something about her being free.
Angora Long quickly came to her head.
But why would she want one of her friends dead? Was it because she didn't want to see Momo as a free person?
Momo felt a knot in her stomach. Why would Angora want such thing? Momo had thought before that now that she and Toushiro did not see each other at all, she would have Toushiro all to herself and won't need to worry about Momo interfering. Unless, she wants Momo to come back or something?
This doesn't make sense,
Tears continued to fall down her eyes. The brunette began to feel lonely now. With her older sister gone, who was going to protect her? Who was she going to rely on? She wouldn't dare go near Prince Dai. Ever since he saw his fiancée dead, he had been throwing things around and cursing at everyone, especially at her. Momo wasn't angry at the fact that Prince Dai wants to kill her now, but she wants him to understand that she wasn't capable of killing her own sister.
What happens now? she asked herself.
Now that her sister was gone, what was going to happen to her? Is she still a free person? Or, will she go back to being a slave? Momo gulped and shook her head. No! She doesn't want to be a slave! But what's the aftermath? Will Prince Dai send her to court and have her hanged and killed?
What if I run away?
However, she knew that if she escapes, things would worsen. She would be a prime suspect then if she did run away. But what can she do? Run away, or defend herself the best way she can?
Momo flinched as the door swung open and an infuriating Prince Dai stomped inside. Momo stood up from bed and waved her hands in front of her.
"P-Prince, w-wait--"
A loud scream escaped her lips as the angered man slapped her using all of his strength. Momo's body turned in a full 360 degrees and then collapsed on the wooden polished floor.
"You just couldn't see your sister as a free happy person, huh!?" he yelled and kicked her, his foot making contact with her ribs.
Momo screamed again and stroked her ribs with her hands.
"Jealousy, right!? You were jealous of her! You couldn't stand seeing your sister getting married with the man she loves! You couldn't stand the fact that she was a slave once and I, her true love, appeared and made her free! You were jealous because your life turned out to be crappy! You thought that it was unfair! So, you chose to murder your own sister just so she can suffer more than you!"
Momo couldn't believe what he was saying. Killing her own sister because of jealousy? Yes, Momo admitted that she had been jealous of her own sister, but never in her mind would killing her come up. Her stomach twisted in just the thought of it.
"She freed you! She freed you! She hated seeing you be treated like dirt! So, what did she do? She spoke and convinced that master of yours for her to buy you off him and set you free! And this is the thanks she gets?"
"I didn't kill her!" she defended herself, looking up at him through her watery eyes.
Prince Dai laughed and unexpectedly kicked her on her face. Momo flinched back and placed her hands on her face, hissing and groaning in pain.
"Didn't kill her?! Your name was carved on my fiancée's body when she was killed! Who do you think did it then? Was it your mysterious twin sister that has your name that neither Kimiyo or I knew about?!" The prince stopped his yelling as he continued to glare at her.
Momo opened her eyes and touched her nose, feeling the crimson red thick liquid trickle down her nostrils.
"Answer me!" he yelled again, grabbing her by her shoulders and throwing her against the wall.
Momo arched her back once she hit the wall and then collapsed on the floor, her blood raining on the floor.
"I-I didn't kill her! Please believe me!"
"How can I believe you when your name is carved on my fiancée's dead body?! What am I suppose to believe? Oh, that just because you're her sister means that you didn't do it?! Bullshit!"
Clutching her stomach, she placed her hand against the wall and stood up. The prince brushed his messy hair with his hands and glared at her again.
"I'm done with you!" he yelled, "I'm not going to dirty my hands with you. Kimiyo always told me that killing one another isn't avenging someone's death, and even though it's her death I will avenge, I'm not going to dirty my hands on my fiancée's murderer. Instead, I'm taking you to court; I'm sure they'll have a better punishment for you!"
Hours Later...
The Palace was as silent as ever. The slaves worked quietly on the breezy chilly day. It was one of the quietest days in the week. Why was it so quiet all of the sudden? Was it because the Hitsugayas were losing many slaves due to a combination of illness and them escaping, or being bought off? Was it because Toushiro's grandfather was found dead and the main important question was 'Who killed him' or, was it because as the more Toushiro Hitsugaya thought about his ex-slave, the more uninterested he was in Angora?
Due to the sudden death of Mr. Hitsugaya, the wedding date has shifted even closer. Angora was overly excited about it, while Toushiro didn't care at all. As a matter of fact, Toushiro had been thinking about many different things at the same time. Does he really want to rule Lubia? Will his grandfather's murderer try to kill him too? Is he ready for this wedding? Is Angora really the woman for him? What is Momo doing? Is she alright?
Not only was he having trouble with his grandfather's situation and with the fact that he didn't want to get married at all, but Lubia was added to the list recently. Antislavery gangs had beaten one of the guards and were threatening to break into the Hitsugayas' territory and free the slaves. Toushiro knew that he couldn't deal with problems like that. He wasn't ready to rule the now-dangerous Lubia, and in addition, he didn't want to lead at all. He didn't want to get married, and he wasn't too angry towards the fact that his grandfather was murdered. He didn't care much about Angora and the wedding, and he didn't care about the slaves escaping. The only thing he cared about was seeing Momo again…
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Three countries have recently freed their slaves and have abolished the slave law; in the mean time, five more countries are voting if they should follow those countries' steps.
Sighing, Toushiro placed the paper, recently given by his assistant, on his chestnut wooden desk and got up. Day after day, more and more countries have been freeing their slaves or deciding to free them. Only four slave countries remained, including Lubia.
As he continued to stare at the working slaves through his glass window, the decision arrived to his head.
"What are you smirking about?" Angora asked, staring at her fiancé with a mischievous smile.
"I just concluded my first decision for once I become ruler of Lubia."
"Oh, and what is it?" she asked, making herself comfortable on the small couch.
"I'm going to free the slaves and change our economy, so we won't depend on slavery. Instead, I'll make more towns into cities."
Angora's bright eyes widened as she felt her heart explode. Free the slaves? No! No! That wasn't part of the plan! Why would he want to free the slaves? Why?
"Why do you want to free them? Don't you want to follow your father's path? Continue what he has created?!"
"Why do you want to free them? Don't you want to follow your father's path? Continue what he has created?!"
Toushiro's eyes narrowed, not liking Angora's response to his decision. "No. Slavery is an immoral issue. People don't own other people. Slaves are humans, not property or things."
"Still, I don't understand why you're doing this, Toushiro!" Angora paused her moment and then her eyes widened, "You're doing it so that Momo bitch comes back and since she'll be totally free you two can be together!"
"That's not true. Stop making up things."
"I'm not making up things! It's true! Ever since you met her, you have barely paid attention to me and all you thought about was her! Y-You love her, don't you?"
Toushiro didn't respond as a knock was heard on the door.
"Come in," Toushiro said.
The door opened and Toushiro's assistant, who had gotten the job hours ago, walked inside.
"Sir, a letter from Prince Dai has arrived, saying that your ex-slave, Momo Hinamori, will be going to court in two more hours."
Toushiro's eyebrows furrowed and he grabbed the paper from his assistant's hands. "Why is she going to court?"
"Reportedly, she assassinated his fiancée, Kimiyo Hinamori yesterday night. Her name had been written on the victim's body."
The man's emerald-green eyes widened in shock. "No, that can't be…" He didn't believe it. He couldn't imagine Momo performing such action.
"I don't believe it. Someone probably framed her or something, but I don't believe her. And if she did do it, it was probably because for a good reason." he said and walked over to the door.
"Where are you going?" Angora asked, getting up.
"To see Momo…" he admitted and quickly left, his assistant following shortly behind.
Once she was all by herself, Angora giggled to herself and threw herself on the couch, her gorgeous hair falling down her shoulders.Thanks for performing a wonderful job, Chief Guard.
I'm done! xDDDD YAY! Anyway, how did you like the chapter? Good? Bad? Evil? Nasty? Tired of Angora? xDDD Anyway, I don't remember if it was on this story or on 'Will you change for me', but I had mentioned before that my teacher has named me Giggles cuz I laugh too much (yes, I do people). Well, I got a new nickname from him...TODAY! Now, he's calling me hyena! If you don't know what a hyena is (which you should), it is an animal that looks like a dog and when I laugh, I sound like a hyena. Hyenas are also called the Laughing Hyena.... nice nickname! Before you guys ask, yes you are allowed to call me Hyena..... xDDD
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