Mmm..! This chapter is most likely a filler chapter but I hope you will have a good time reading it :D I'm so happy that we have reached this point of the Story, makes me kinda sad that it will be ending soon, :(
MyLuckTookAWalk: hehe yes I am evil :D oh and since you wished so much for Haruhi to be slapped I have made your wish come true :D
Sargent93: Yes she makes me just as pissed as you…
Meow322: well that was the plan and I hope you enjoy this chapter just as much.
Hyuuga-Chan: let's make the both of them fall hard on their faces, and Sho's agony begins. *evil laughter*
Lucia: I'm honored to know that you loved the last chapter, I hope I can make it more enjoyable for you :D
Setsu-Chan: wow really? That's just makes me super happy. *cries in joy* thanks a lot.
BB71: I don't normally leave it like that but sometimes I love being evil *wink*
Saya: we share exactly the same thoughts but unfortunately I can't do all of that no matter how much I want to. Have no worries I do have something in mind which will hurt him badly…
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"If you don't like your destiny, don't accept it. Instead, have the courage to change it the way you want it to be!"
Chapter 26: Delusions!
"King Yukihito I'm sure you are aware that the Fuwa's are missing?" she asked her attention fixed on him and he nodded, his own eyes narrowed as he rested his elbows on the table and listened attentively.
"Then I'm sure you would want to hear this…." She said placing the envelope on the table in front of them with a smile.
…
Everyone sitting at the table eyed the envelope with great caution, as if it was something ominous. Everyone just sat in silence getting a hang if the situation.
"How do you know about all of this Ruka?" Kuon asked her once again coming out of this trance as Yukihito pulled the Envelope towards him and opened it, reading the contents of it along with Kanae.
Ruka looked over at him and bowed, "Your Majesty you remember the day I left your castle…" she paused and he nodded listening attentively. "Well I didn't leave on my own; Queen had ordered me to do so."
This made him alert and he couldn't stop himself from asking, "Why would Kyoko do such a thing?"
Everyone else in the room was also listening to their conversation apart from Yukihito and Kanae who were deeply engrossed in reading those papers. "It seems the queen had some suspicions that something was going on inside the castle relating to someone important…"she said the last part of her sentence looking directly at Haruhi.
Kuon opened his mouth to say something but was cut off by Yukihito, "And we can be sure that she was absolutely right about all of this."
Before anyone of them could react or ask anything, Kanae got up from her seat and standing in front of Haruhi slapped her across the face. "How dare you…" Haruhi seethed and without giving her any warning Kanae slapped her once again and no one in the room was courageous enough to stop her, not when her whole aura spoke of rage and death.
"How dare you Princess Haruhi…" she said the word princess like it was some deadly poison.
"Kanae—" Kuon tried but regretted as he saw the glare she gave him, feeling utterly speechless.
"Just shut up, this is your entire fault." She pretty much yelled at him, making him wince.
"Queen Kanae all of this can wait for now, first we need to help Queen Kyoko." Ruka smoothly interjected. Kanae nodded and once again turned towards Haruhi, her arms crossed and eyes burning red.
"Explain yourself…" she ordered.
Haruhi sighed and looking up at her said, "I don't know what you are talking about."
"Oh really, Well that can be helped." Kanae said in a cold tone and turned towards Kuon. "Tell me again why she is here and for how long?"
"Princess Haruhi came sometime around 3 months ago due to her Kingdom facing some crisis and since the King was worried about the life of her only daughter, he sent her here to live with us for a small period of time." Kuon answered in a single breath, not wanting to anger her further.
At this precise moment he was relieved that he had never seen Kyoko get angry like this but he doubted that even she could be dangerous enough like Kanae at the moment.
"I see…" Kanae nodded and turned towards Ruka who looked ready to slaughter someone just like herself.
Ruka nodded in affirmation, "That is true my lady but next comes the part which was held from King Kuon. Princess Haruhi could have gone to her uncle's house if she needed safety but it was her personal request that she may be sent to Arundel."
"That is not true." Haruhi half yelled, her lips trembling.
"Talk only when you have been asked something." Yukihito told her, his own eyes and features turned cold and hard much like Kanae. His cold voice made Haruhi tremble and she decided to stay silent.
I need to get out of here before they figure out everything…
She tried to move away from all of them, towards the exit door but Eric came in front of her. "Stop right where you are." He whispered above her head, "I told you that if I found out you were involved in all of this, you will be severely punished."
Haruhi cursed her luck and stood there silently, praying that somehow things would turn out the way she had wanted them. She looked up and glared at Ruka, thinking.
If only this woman was wise enough to think about her benefit and safety.
"How long did you know about all of his and how much more do you know?" Yukihito asked coming forward as he passed the envelope to his father and Kuon, so that they wouldn't be left in the dark.
"What you have read is only a part of all the information and planning done behind your back." She told them, "As for Princess Haruhi… she has been interested in you for a long time King Kuon and tried her best to get rid of Queen Kyoko to clear her path."
Kuon could not believe his eyes and ears, all of the information finally sinking into him. "She even teamed up with Shotaro to get to her goals." Kanae gritted through clenched teeth.
Kuon threw the envelope in his hand on the table harshly; his aura turning deadly as he finally looked at Haruhi for the first time since this meeting started. Her whole body trembled in fear upon seeing this side of Kuon and she didn't know how to act out of this situation.
"Is all of this true Haruhi…?" Kuon asked in a calm voice but she was well aware of the power behind it, he could even kill someone right now and not blink twice.
What have I done…?
"K-kuon l-listen to m-me," she tried but her efforts of no use.
"Just answer me, were you involved with everything that happened last night?" he asked again, his anger evident in his voice.
Slowly she nodded her head in approval, and started sobbing. "But I love you so much Kuon and am worth some much more than that woman."
"Where is Kyoko…?" he asked slamming the nearby wall with his fist making her even more shocked.
"I-i don't k-know, Sho never t-told me where he would be taking her." she stuttered, and started sobbing more uncontrollably.
This was the moment when Ruka decided to interfere, "I know where he has Kept Kyoko My lord." Kuon didn't look her way, his gaze still fixed on Haruhi.
"Eric, take her out of here and lock her up. Contact her parents and after we find Kyoko her punishment will be decided." He told Eric.
Her eyes widened at the sudden order and she protested, "You can't do this to me Kuon." Kanae turned towards her and glared, "This is nothing in response to what you have done, wait until we get Kyoko back. You deserve much worse."
Haruhi kept protesting and yelling but no one paid attention as Eric forcefully took her out of the room. This was the fate she chose for herself after all.
Now everyone in the room turned toward Ruka, hoping for an explanation as to why she knew about all of this and how? She looked over at all of them and understanding what they wanted started, "This is all because of Queen Kyoko's plan."
"Kyoko?" all of them said at the same time, not understanding how she was involved in all of this.
"She had a feeling that something was going on with Princess Haruhi with the way she was acting around King Kuon and being missing at certain nights to meet some stranger." She told them. "So she asked me to go out and keep an eye on them, to find out what was going on."
All of the people present in the room listened to every word she said with disbelief. "If Kyoko knew that something was wrong why didn't she tell me?"
Before Ruka could say something Kanae retorted, "Well if you had paid enough attention to her then you would have known that something was wrong."
"I wouldn't say that it was the Kuon's fault he was only doing what was expected of him, though he went a little extreme last night." Yukihito said and Kanae glared at him but he was not affected in the least by it.
"Tell us where is Kyoko so we can go and get her." Kuon ordered a bit impatiently.
"We cannot just barge in there and get her back, no matter how much we want to." Kanae huffed in irritation. "We need a plan."
"Queen Kanae is right King Kuon, her life is in definite danger and you cannot just attack someone else's territory." Ruka told them warily.
This had Yukihito narrowing his eyes as he asked, "What do you mean?"
The air in the room was thick with tension as she revealed everything to them, one by one and all they wanted was to kill that jerk. "He is residing in a house, along the west borders where the Ja'-Mun tribe resides."
"Shit…" Kuon cursed and Kanae was curious as to why they cannot just go there, for which Yukihito answered. "We have a peace treaty with them, neither one of us can attack each other under no circumstances."
"That Jerk…" Kanae seethed through gritted teeth. Both her and Kuon were getting out of their minds with rage and anger filling their minds, so Yukihito decided to take charge.
"What do you propose we should do Ruka?" he asked.
She smiled looking at him and answered, "I do have a plan though a bit risky but right now it's the only thing we can do…"
He nodded at her to continue, "Kanae, Kuon you might want to listen to this."
She started telling all of them about her plan and Kuon was amazed to know that she could come up with something like this, only when she was a maid but that was not the point right now. She had come up with something that if it work would bring great benefit but if it fails Kyoko's life could be threatened.
"No way in hell is she going to do something like this." Kuon yelled completely against the idea.
"What did you just say?" Kanae asked in a venom filled voice.
Kuon looked over at Kanae who looked ready to kill him, but no way was he going to back down on this one. "I said that I do not agree with all of this." He own voice hard.
Silently she moved towards him with an elegant, slow walk. "If only you had sensed something was going on or even better if you had just listened to my sister when she was saying something instead of defending that bitch, then all of this wouldn't be happening."
Kuon opened his mouth to respond but no retort came to his mind, since all of her words were like arrows coated with venom. "Now if you are so against the only way through which we can save Kyoko than you better be prepared to face everything that happens next." She huffed, "so what will be you're decision?"
He didn't answer and with every passing minute Kanae was starting to lose her temper. "stop being a love sick fool and think about Kyoko, her life is in danger as long as she stays with that creep. He has lost his mind and can do anything to save his pride at the moment." She tried to reason with him.
Kuon sighed and thought for a moment before answering, "I understand but make sure he stays away from my wife."
Ruka nodded in response and turned towards Kanae who had started talking, after she easily threatened King Kuon, someone many other Kingdoms were afraid of due to his personality and deadly aura.
"How are you so sure that the Ja'-Mun tribe are not aware that Queen Kyoko is being kept hostage in their land." Kanae voiced out.
"Do you really think that they would keep quite otherwise?" Ruka answered and she shook her head.
All of them sat in complete silence, thinking if this was the right approach when Lord Takarada's voice echoed in the room, his question a heavy burden on Kuon's heart. Ruka peeked at him before answering.
"Do you think that Kyoko would be able to do some much in her fragile condition…?"
She took a shaky breath and answered, "I would be there to help her but she has to get through it, to get out of there safely."
He just nodded in response and once again it was completely silent in the room, that you could even hear a pin dropping.
"Well then…" Kanae said standing up, "we better start now."
Kyoko woke up felling very light headed, as if she had been sleeping for a long time but she did not feel comfortable at all. All of the previous day's memories came rushing back to her, her confrontation with Sho, the kidnapping, all of it seemed just like a bad dream but was true.
"How long have I been unconscious?" She muttered to herself.
She didn't even have enough energy left to get off the bed and find a way for her escape. She felt some pain in her stomach and knew that her babies were being affected by all that was happening.
A tear made its way down her cheek, when she thought about Kuon, "where are you Kuon…?" she silently cried.
"I see that you're up Kyoko." Sho said coming inside the room with a women trailing behind him but Kyoko did not pay much attention to her, as she focused on Sho. "Why are you doing this Sho?" She weakly asked not having enough energy to shout at him.
He looked over at her form and smirked, "After sleeping for five days, this is the first question you ask?" he replied in a smug tone, "and I'm doing this because you are mine and I won't hand you over to someone else."
She snorted, "get over it Sho, I'm already married and about to give birth. I never belonged to you."
He narrowed his eyes for a moment but then smiled at her, "you will only hurt yourself by believing all of that." He gestured towards the lady behind him and Kyoko eyes widened upon taking her form, "This is Renee and she will be here to take care of you so behave yourself."
Then he turned towards Renee and ordered, "Bring the food to Kyoko's room and make sure she eats. I have some important work to handle."
The maid only nodded in response.
He walked towards the exit with a smile, "I'll be back for you soon Kyoko and when I get back there will be one less nuisance keeping us apart." He told her, eying her stomach.
She wrapped an arm around her children and seethed, "I hope you die on your way back Shotaro." He just laughed in return and exited the room.
As she was sure that he was gone and couldn't hear her anymore she looked towards the maid and started crying in relief. "My lady please don't stress yourself like this, it's not good for the babies."
"R-Ruka what are you doing here and how did you get here?" she asked between sobs as Ruka came beside her and hugged her. "I'm so glad that you are safe." She told Kyoko.
"But how…?" Kyoko was utterly confused about all of this, why was Ruka here and there was no sign of Kuon? Hope sparkled in her at the thought of Kuon being near. "Is Kuon here as well?"
Ruka shook her head but smiled nonetheless. "Don't worry My lady, we will get you out of here safe and sound. The King is waiting for you to come back."
Kyoko couldn't help the tears from flowing, and without warning she felt her stomach twist and she threw up. "Are you okay?" Ruka asked coming beside her and rubbing her back in a soothing manner.
"I need to know what is going on." Kyoko said as soon as she finished throwing up.
Ruka looked at Kyoko completely dumbfounded; she shook her head at Kyoko. "All of the explanations can wait; first you need to eat something to replenish your energy."
Kyoko really couldn't argue with that so she decided to stay silent as Ruka went out to get something to eat.
She came back after a few minutes with a tray full of different eating items, the sight made Kyoko's stomach grumble which made her blush but Ruka only smiled, setting down the tray of food in front of her.
"Let's dig in my lady; I'm sure you are extremely hungry." And without a single word Kyoko started eating, smiling happily as she tasted each and every dish; which felt like heaven.
Now that Kyoko knew she was not alone she felt a lot more relieved? This was the same room which gave her the creeps but now that Ruka was sitting beside her it didn't bother her as much. Her heart and mind both wee at peace just because of her presence.
"You don't know how relieved I am to see you here Ruka." Kyoko said sighing in relief.
Ruka grinned, "What kind of a friend would I be if I left you alone in the face of danger." She said with a raised eyebrow. This made Kyoko giggle but the moment didn't last long.
Although with Ruka by her side Kyoko felt a little less worried but she didn't forget that her life was still in danger.
"So what's the plan?" Kyoko asked with a serious face.
With that Ruka told her about every conspiracy, what Haruhi had been planning and how she had helped Sho in getting hold of Kyoko. Every one's reaction and how worried everyone was for her safety, especially Kuon. Kyoko took in every detail with wide eyes, her lips in a firm line, as she shook her head at everything Haruhi had done.
"I never think love can push someone to such lengths, her obesity with Kuon had gone beyond limit just like Sho."
"I agree, she denied herself a happy future just to satisfy her ego and pride." Ruka commented.
They just sat in silence for a few moments until Kyoko spoke up, "So how are we getting out of here?"
"By seducing Sho…" Ruka answered with a straight face.
Kyoko looked as if lightning had struck her, her mouth wide open as she asked again, "Pardon?"
Ruka giggled looking at her, "you heard right my lady, we have to make him believe that you agree with him and are willingly to stay with him."
"No way am I doing something like that." She screeched in horror making Ruka smirk, "Kuon would kill me if he found out."
Grabbing her hands in her own, Ruka comforted her, "King Kuon has already agreed to this though I must say very reluctantly but that's the only way to save you and get away."
Kyoko couldn't believe her ears, "You are kidding right? Kuon agreed to me seducing Sho?"
Ruka looked as if she was in thought and suddenly burst out laughing. "What?" Kyoko demanded. Slowly she took hold of herself and replied, "You should have seen his highness's face, he was completely against the idea but Queen Kanae easily threatened him."
Kyoko herself couldn't stop the image from coming to her mind and started giggling. "I can imagine Kanae-Chan making Kuon suffer."
They talked about their plan for a while more and soon Kyoko was yawning. "You should rest my lady; we have a lot to do from tomorrow onwards."
Kyoko could only nod as her eye lids felt heavy and she slowly fell asleep.
Ruka pulled the comforter on top of her and smiled. "Good Night Kyoko."
Sooooooooooo….
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