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Sorry for not regularly updating… Thoughts, bold italics are inner thoughts of Kuon and Kyoko near the end while they played as their character… I'm sorry for the wrong grammars and typos… Hope you'll enjoy it!

Chapter 28

Kanae and Kiri was exhausted after three days of being dragged around Walt Disney World Resort by the most excited Kyoko, Hime and Maria. Maria didn't miss the chance to have fun with her one-sama for the world or for her grandfather. She tried to invite her father but he was busy with his work. Even though all of them were exhausted, they wouldn't trade the experience for anything, especially Kyoko who was glowing and almost floating the whole time. But after the fun times, they had to go to where they were filming. The fifth part of the movie was set in the civil war times.

But before that, the night the entire cast arrived in their hotel, they all had dinner together. All of the crew was already there beforehand for the setting up and surveying the place. In one of the long tables, the Hizuri family, Yashiro, Kanae, Rosa and the twins were silent as they took their seats. There was one that was in a very bad mood. He seemed to be scowling and pouting like a child. Even in the presence of his adopted yet really true though keep secret grandparents and that particular someone is none other than Shirogami Kiri. Though none of the others knew what exactly he was scowling about.

After the waitress asked for their orders, they started chatting and catching up, except for Kiri.

"So how was your stay at Disney world?" Kuon asked Rosa with a small smile. Kiri furiously glared at him.

"Oh it was wonderful!" Rosa replied excitedly. Kiri couldn't take it and stood up from his chair suddenly causing all of them to look at him in surprise. He wore a dark face as he glared at his father. Kuon was surprise and confused when he saw a face much like his own glared and him in pure hatred. It reminded him of his own face when he was young. Kiri then looked at Rosa has a pleading face not to do or say anything stupid but has also a warm of understanding in her eyes. Kiri paused for a second and then stomped away from their table. Hime and Rosa rose at the same time excusing themselves but Kanae stopped Hime before she could fully stand up. All of them and the people around them who noticed the commotion stared in confusion and curiosity after the two retreating figure.

"Kiri! Wait!" Rosa now slipping out of character called out to Kiri who was not stopping. "Stop! Let's talk."

He finally stopped; they were in the small garden outside of the hotel. She could see his chest was heaving was controlling his anger slowly and silently. After a few minutes he turned to face his mother. "I'm sorry." Kyoko said as he walked to him and touched his face. "I know it's my fault, putting you two all through this." Kiri shook her head with a pained expression. "It was my fault that night happened… But I wouldn't have you right here if it never happened. And the recent one, I don't really remember so, let's just forget it, okay?"

"How? How can you just let it go? I can't let it go. I want him to feel the pain you suffered all those years…" Kiri said clenching his fist tightly. "I want him to know how many times you cried. How you raised us by yourself. How he abandoned us. He wasn't there! He wasn't there when Hime cried because of the teasing she got from our classmates!" Tears flowed from Kiri's eyes. "He wasn't there when Hime cried because we had no dad for parent's day! He wasn't there when in every birthday, festivals, new year Hime wished to see her father like every other normal family we saw!" Kyoko hugged his crying son. "I just want to let him know that he can't do this to you, kaa-san." Kiri sobbed on Rosa's shoulder. "I won't let him do this to you."

"Sshhh… It's alright. It's not his fault. He didn't know anything. If he knew he would have been there. If he wasn't then I wouldn't have fallen in love with him." Rubbing Kiri's back. "All the pain, it was worth it, you know. I wasn't lonely because nii-san and ojii-san were there for me. And then I had you two. You were the joy of my life. I was happy as long you two were happy. It wasn't easy but we made it, right? I know about Hime's wish and it broke my heart that I couldn't make it come true for her back then… But were making it come true now, right? Let's not destroy the chance to make your sister happy." Kiri pulled back and started wiping his face.

"But what about you, Kaa-san?" Kiri asked worriedly. "I—"

"Okay, okay." Kyoko held up her hand in front of her. "I'll tell you something that would make your mind at peace. But it is kind of embarrassing. Just don't throw up on me, okay?" Kiri nodded. "I, I have my period just this afternoon, that means I'm not getting pregnant anytime soon." Kiri was surprised and then slowly his whole face turned red and overheated. Kyoko giggled. "Now, let's not worry anyone and go back inside."


"That was a long break to the restroom Kuon." His father commented. Kanae and Hime stilled in fear that he went and followed the two. They secretly hoped that the two weren't discussing anything that would reveal the truth.

"Yeah, I think I ate something…" He said jokingly as he rubbed his stomach.

"Don't talk like that in front of the food, Kuon." His mother said sternly, slowly losing her appetite. After fifteen minutes the two came back and join them. They were kind enough to not ask about what just happened and continued with the lively chattering.


The next day they started filming. They were all transformed into civil war soldiers. In this part, Rosa's character was supposed to be reincarnated as a guy and Kuon's character as a girl but they couldn't have that so they switched part. Kuon was now John Mays and Rosa as Lou Jones of the Kansas first regiment. She was a ran-away slave pretending to be a guy and joined the war. The setting was: The battle of Honey Springs, Indian Territory. July 17, 1863. John Mays and his regiment met up with the Kansas first regiment. They filmed the war, action, shooting and battle scenes first. Then the following days were the rest of the fifth part.

The two met down at a river where John was soaking his bad ankle in the icy water. They talk a little bit and then Lou went away. When night came, all the soldiers were eating, drinking, singing and just having fun. Luo was feeling thirsty and she went out to find something non-alcoholic to drink. She went to the pump she saw earlier that day. When she arrived there, she saw a dark form just a few feet away. He was vomiting violently onto the ground. She quickly pumped some water into her tin cup and gave it to him. It was the same soldier she met down the river. He said it was the fire that was causing it and also he was out of stuff he was taking for his bad ankle. The doctor was out of it too. He asked if Lou was a ran-away slave and she admitted it. She didn't know why she did. They talk some more, getting to know and feeling comfortable with each other. It was like they knew each other a long time ago.

After a while of talking she decided to find some of the medicine for John's ankle. Lou's regiment was always on escort before they engaged their first battle that day, so she knew where the stuff was kept. They successfully found and got some. He took so much that it caused hallucinations about Lou and John's wife, Jane. The next thing he knew was being woken up by the doctor. Then the doctor told him to stop using the stuff and even if he wanted to, there wasn't anything left. The doctor was feeling sad for the poor soldier in there too with a ruptured appendix. When he looked, he recognized it was Lou and the doctor told him Lou was a SHE.

He went to her and asked how she was feeling. She told him 'like death' and made him promised to look for her mom and helped her. He promised. She asked if he still has some of the medicine they stole that night. He reached for his pocket and found a nearly empty phial. He held it up and a ray of light hit it and glow a pretty green color. She requested he it up like that while she was looking at it, he was going to tell her a story.

"All right. I'll make it up as I go." John said and started telling his story. "There once was a girl who lived in ancient Greece. She hated her boring life there. She longed for adventure and freedom. One day she met a wild boy in the woods. He was hunting with a bow and arrow on her father's property. The moment she looked at him, she felt that she had known him all her life, that he was somehow a part of her and always would be."

"That's nice. Go on."

"The girl wanted the boy to come win her hand in marriage. She was sure he'd come because the connection between them had been so strong. She was sure he loved her as much as she loved him."

"He did." Lou answered. If you had known I was alive, would you have come for me? Kyoko thought and then snorted inside. I already know you wouldn't.

"Then why didn't he come for her?" Yeah, why didn't you? Why didn't I? Kuon thought.

"He was hurt. A rival for her affection had beaten him up and left him for dead." I was pregnant. Everybody thought I was dead.

"He wanted to come then?" Come back… please…

"Yes. And he came for her in the end, didn't he? He gave her earrings to promise his love." Yes. I'm right here in front of you.

"In the end she went to him." But that's impossible… Kuon thought as he looked at her.Right? Tell me, it's impossible…

"She wasn't going to him. She threw the earrings he'd given her away. She didn't love him." You didn't love me and you won't love me even now that I'm the mother of your children. You'll just hate me.

"The girl did love him. Someone else threw the earrings away. She was trying to get them so he wouldn't misunderstand." I love her and I will always do.

"But the wild boy had seen the earring fall and he was after them too. He wanted to insist that she take them back. Then what happened?" What will happen if I tell you the whole truth?

"I don't know how it ends." Nobody will ever know because she suddenly left… before I could say anything.

"You must know it's your story. You say she didn't throw the earrings away?" Only you know how it ends.

"No. Someone else did. She loved him very much. She couldn't stand to be without him any longer." I loved her very much but someone else decided to take her away.

"She did love him. I never knew that." I did love you and I still do… and you'll never ever know that.

"Want that laudanum now?"

No, this green light is enough. She loved him you say?" This is enough for me… loving you this way…


Sorry if near the ending was kinda confusing… There was a huge hint somewhere in the middle of this chapter. Hope you noticed. I think I'm gonna focus on that next chapter…I guess… lol Thanks so much for reading, reviewing, alerting, fav-ing my story… Love you guys…3 ^_^