Hi there! I am back with the new chapter. Thank you very much for the reviews. Tee hee it was weird to receive the same reviews to all of you that 'Ryoma should've found her instead of Chris'. I know you prefer that way but Chris is fighting as well. I am glad that you are not confused with the crossover characters that I am using in this fic. Anyway, I'll give a run down of them in the future. Thank you very much… I hope you like this one. ^_^

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Yana19 – hi… thank you for reading up to this chapter. Yeah, everyone hates Chris and they will also in the future.

Wow, you did remember THAT scene. I am glad despite that it was somehow in the first saga of the story. You also remembered that it was Ryoma's birthday that time and shared their first kiss. And you are right, that's where they found Asuna and the correct spelling is Teito. He did lose his memory, same as his own anime called '07-ghost'. Tee hee hee… Well, I am not going to answer your question. I think you will be given a hint if you read this chapter…

There will be lots of RyoSaku moments in the future but Chris will sometimes get in their way. But it will be RyoSaku in the end. ^_^

Your He's Obedient review - thank you very much for reading this fic… I am really glad to receive reactions from you. And you are right; he just did all of that for the sake of Ponta.

You made me speechless there, you don't know how much it means to me… especially when someone says something inspiring like that. Thank you very much… once again… I'll do my very best to make better stories… ^_^

Yumi014 - tee hee hee... let's just say he is Fuji-senpai after all. We all know how he reacts when something important to him is in danger. So that's it.

Ahh, I found horns on top of my head waah... ;p joke... tee hee hee... of course, the tense will no longer be surfaced if there was no scene happened like that. Ryoma hasn't reach his limit yet, and it will be at a little later... I guess... So that's it.

But you are right, but Ryoma will only a little irritated when he sees Fuji with Sakuno or like you said that it will be awkward if the bodyguards see her. The heated situation will be between the rivals and the next scene is here already.

Tee hee hee... I did say it and I almost perfected the evaluation, all hail to ponta... err... Fanta!

That news is interesting but I need to think of it although the deadline is on Monday already. I hope that you posted it a lot sooner so that I can pay a visit and know for myself what is really going on. My pc is not working properly and I am having a hard time posting chapters these days. I really need my own laptop now... ugh! But thank you for telling me... I hope it's not too late to see the actual page though... ^_^

Chapter 36: Emerald Eyes

Chapter Summary: The other story: They helped him remember but she was worried about it. Would he do what she requested him to do? Find that out in this chapter…

Flashback:

"I'm glad that you are safe, Sakuno."

He heard him say. But he was shocked when the girl suddenly jumped on the person if front of her and hugged him very tightly. The person's eyes widened as he could clearly hear what the girl was saying;

"I-I thought that you will never find me." she cried on his shoulder. He was shocked at her action but quickly returned her hug.

"Everything is alright now," He said, "I'm here."

Amber eyes were glaring at them. He wanted to come out but he was once stopped by her once again.

"I'm glad that you are here… C-chris-kun… "

He only stared for at that revealing situation.

Chris on the other hand hugged the girl tightly. He felt how scared the girl was. He wanted her to know that everything was fine now and nothing bad would happen.

…Because he was there by her side.

He wanted to prove to herself that he was capable of protecting her. That he could do it.

He could surpass what a certain tennis prodigy could do to help her. He was her fiancé for goodness sake. He had all the rights to be with her and not just a random boy with witty stunts and activities that he could do. He put his chin to her head and said;

"It's alright now, don't worry."

They remained silent for a while although, he could still hear her faint sobs. Minutes later, they heard a rustle that was coming not far from their location. He put Sakuno to his back and bravely faced the intruder.

…Whoever he might be.

Only to be pissed when he recognized who was the person standing a few meters away from them. His face was expressionless; his hand was leaning on a tree as he showed himself to them and his hat was pinned down to his face.

Sakuno on the other hand was happy to see him there.

It was Echizen Ryoma.

Chris stared at the newcomer but the latter didn't say anything. He covered himself more to Sakuno much to the girl's wondering thoughts, "She's safe now. I found her." he said emphasizing the pronoun that he used.

Ryoma grunted a little before looking at him, "I can see that, good for you."

Sakuno who was at Chris' back, felt the tense between the two guys. She looked at the tennis prodigy but she couldn't read his expressions. He was not that easy to read to begin with.

"She's my responsibility for she's my fiancée."

Ryoma didn't say anything when he said that. Sakuno was alerted so she tried to break in;

"C-chris-kun… p-please, can you not say that now? E-everything is-"

"Why do you keep denying that we are, Sakuno?" He looked behind him and continued, "We will get there in the future, anyway. So learn to accept that."

She looked back at him with shocking eyes.

He stared at her and then deciding to look back at the boy in front of him;

"She'll learn to love me."

Sakuno reacted at his words. He spoke English. He said it slow so she understood it. She was not that fluent in English yet.

Chris smirked as he looked at him thinking that the tennis prodigy was wondering at what he said. Ryoma heed no emotion but he talked still;

"Keep on dreaming as you can."

Both of them were surprised when Ryoma spoke in English as well. Chris was stunned; he wasn't expecting that from him. Ryoma was smirking now as he looked straight into the blonde boy's eyes.

"It's free to dream anyway."

Chris recovered when he spoke again;

"Dream will no longer be a dream if I can make it."

"You will never succeed of achieving it."

"How can you be so sure about that? You don't know me well."

Ryoma grunted as he closed his eyes, "That's why I can not trust you with her."

"What did you say?"

"You are physically rude to others and we all witnessed that." Ryoma looked at him sternly, "How can I trust you?"

"…"

"Tell me, Lloydie?"

"Stop calling me that?"

"You don't stand a chance-"

"I love her!"

Ryoma and Sakuno were shocked at his words. His arm was still covering her whole body. Her face was beet red now. She couldn't understand the whole conversation as Ryoma spoke very fast. But on what Chris said last was very loud and clear. The blonde boy looked at her fondly;

"I love her… a lot."

Ryoma became wide-eyed. He gripped his hands which were on his side now. He didn't like the stare he was giving to her.

"She doesn't love you."

They looked at him making the girl flinch. She couldn't involve herself on their conversation. It was too much for her.

"I can make her."

"You are only wasting your time."

"And what about you?"

"?!"

"Why do you keep bugging her?"

"…"

"Do you love her too?"

His eyes widened as the blonde boy asked him that. He then looked at the blushing girl in front of him. The girl was really red by that moment. His stare that he was giving her was something meaningful but the girl couldn't catch it.

"Answer me!"

"You already knew my answer."

"What?"

"She's my tennis."

"…"

"She knows I am left-handed." Ryoma stared at her not planning to shift to anyone. Still speaking in English, he said his next words slowly to catch what he was trying to say;

"And she will always stay in my left side."

"…"

Sakuno was definitely shocked and confused. Why would Ryoma keep saying about tennis when she was being involved about everything? It was true that tennis was like a part of his life. Could it be the she was a part of his life too? She couldn't read that boy's thought.

Chris was pissed because he understood what the boy said to them. He secretly looked at his side and studied the girl's reaction. Judging from the girl's reaction, she was still oblivious of his words. He inwardly smiled because of that.

The boy would need to work at his own words.

"As long as I am here, I am going to protect you." He looked at her intensely. He was showing no sign of giving up.

"You don't need to, I am willing to take your place." Chris interrupted.

"You can not stop me."

She felt that if she was not going to stop them, they would end up fighting with each other. She pulled Chris' arm down and interrupted;

"P-please, stop it now," She said stepping between them, "I am really glad that you two are here for me. Please, stop fighting."

Both of them stopped talking. Ryoma pinned his hat down and looked away, "che."

Sakuno looked at the tennis prodigy. At that moment, she knew that he didn't do his job well, like he always did. She couldn't read his expression and maybe that was the reason why.

He thought that he couldn't protect her that time.

She slowly walked to the boy and gently grabbed his hands making the latter flinch in the process. She looked at him with a genuine smile; small tears were still visible on her face;

"I am glad that you are here to find me as well, E-echizen-kun," she looked down, "I am very happy… thank you very much."

Ryoma on the other hand was shocked when the girl did that. When he recovered, he gripped her hands tight as he smiled a little, oblivious for the girl's vision, "Un."

Chris looked away at that annoying scene. He didn't want to argue anymore for it was the girl who requested it. What important was the girl was safe.

Not long ago, Fuji and Drosselmeye appeared in the scene. They felt relieved when they found her there. Sakuno felt a little overwhelmed that they came looking at her and remembered Wein who covered himself for her. When she learned that the soldier was okay, she felt relieved at everything now.

...Only when Fuji broke it.

Fuji announced that she was gone missing for more than five hours now and her parents were already at their meeting place. They didn't have a choice but to tell them the truth and became panic. He called her parents right away and told them that she was alright.

"We need to go back now." Fuji said after answering Drosselmeye's phone call from her parents, "They want to see, Ryuzaki-chan."

Sakuno nodded and they quickly left the place. They reunited with her parents once again and felt how worried they were. Reina forbid her to go out from the hotel from now on. She was being restricted to go out except for the rooftop with bodyguards and for those people who could protect her.

Mud Island was an unexpected experience and journey for her. It was scary but mysteriously new to her. Because of that place, she met a very kind lady that she never knew when to meet her again. Although, she promised that they would in the future.

Japan:

Emerald eyes were staring at a picture.

…A picture of a young brown-haired boy and hazel eyes.

He blinked as he kept staring at the smiling boy from the picture and then looked at the two guests who were visiting him last night.

They appeared in front of them last night claiming that he was Tiashe or something. At least, the girl was telling him that he was.

But he couldn't remember anything. Before they could continue conversing with the upcoming revelations, the good old lady suggested that they should rest first and start with the talk next thing in the morning.

And there they were; he was looking at the picture of a boy. He looked at the girl in front of her, "Who is this boy?"

Pain registered to the maid's face as Fakir looked at her. Ahiru reached for his hand with the photo on and answered his question;

"He's… important to you," she stared at his emerald eyes, "Tiashe-sama."

Everyone in the room looked at them. Asuna who was oblivious from the start interrupted the tense aura between them;

"Wait! Why are you calling Teito-kun, Tiashe-sama?" The girl in pink said as she stared at Ahiru, "Who are you anyway?"

Fakir talked this time, "We came for a reason, Harukaze-san," the knight said between the two, "He is the reason why we came here for."

Teito looked at them, "Why are you looking for me? And who is this boy?"

Ahiru left his hand and talked, "He's your son, sire."

Teito's eyes became widened, "I have… a son?" he looked back at the picture he was holding.

The maid nodded, "You bore a child to a friend of mine."

Everyone remained speechless as Teito tried to remember something. Upon doing that, a mild pain throbbed suddenly on his temples. He reached for it as he closed his eyes tight. Asuna and her grandmother approached the young man.

"I guess Teito-san should rest for a while. Everything is so fast for him." The old lady said.

Fakir and Ahiru nodded.

"Asuna take Teito-san to his room."

"Hai." The girl said as she stood up and approached the young man.

Teito raised a hand stopping the girl from approaching him. He then looked at their unexpected guests and asked, "Where is this boy? And where is the mother of my child?"

Ahiru looked down as she gripped her hands to her lap, "T-the child's in my custody… but the mother… I-I don't know where she is."

"I want to see this boy, bring me to him."

Both of them were surprised at his request. Fakir answered his plead, "Tiashe-sama, I am afraid we can not do that."

He looked at them and stared when he recovered from the pain, "What do you mean? You came all the way here, looking for me and telling me that I have a son and now you wouldn't even bring me to him? How ridiculous can you get?"

Ahiru defended the knight, "S-sire, please you must understand. You don't have your memories back yet. And you don't know what really happened several years ago."

"What do you mean? I don't understand anything of this?"

"I'll help you remember," Ahiru looked at him, "and then you will see your child."

Teito looked at her and thought really hard. The offer was tempting him. He was oblivious about his past and now someone was claiming that she knew him and in addition that he actually had a son. He was beginning to suspect that his life was not easy. He had hints from the past that somehow he was running away from someone with two people beside him.

And his hints were confirmed at least the one of them. His dreams were telling him that he was running, carrying an infant and an average girl as he thought as same age as him. The infant might be his child and the average girl was probably his wife. He found his resolve as he looked to the both of them;

"Okay, help me gain my memories back."

Ahiru was happy when Teito agreed. Fakir stared at the maid beside her. He grabbed her hand making the girl flinch in the process and smiled back at him;

"And call me Teito, okay. I am not used to be called Tiashe-sama or something." He looked away as he said that.

They just smiled at his little stubbornness that he showed.

"Okay, the important issue is finished now; let's have breakfast, shall we?" The old lady announced when she sensed that the tense was subsided now.

Later on:

Ahiru was sitting on their bed thinking something. Everything was fine now although she was a bit worried. She could say that she was thankful that Teito couldn't remember anything. Unbeknownst to the young man, she knew him well.

…All too well.

She felt a bit sad that her good 'master' couldn't remember her. But it was good for the meantime. By the time, he would remember everything; no one would know what would the young man do just to retrieve what was his. He even dared try to help the mistress at all cost if that happened.

Taking an action now, or revealing him without any idea who he was would be a great risk for the innocent people.

…And that what she was worried about.

She was in those thoughts when Fakir entered their room and sat beside her;

"I talked to Harukaze-san and to her grandmother. They agreed that we should stay here for a couple of weeks until Teito-sama recovers his memories."

"I see, thank you, Fakir-san." She said.

Fakir looked at her and asked a question, "Hey, why do you keep this as a secret to Reinja-dono? Why are you keeping this as a secret to them?"

Ahiru looked at him, "I-I don't want to reveal Teito-sama to them yet. I don't want to put him in danger as he is still oblivious about the chaos that is happening to his clan."

"You can not hide this forever, you know."

She looked away as she stared at her fingers, "I know… it's not like I'm going to hide it. I'll keep him here as long as he doesn't know his true self," her eyes softened, "I guess telling about Capella-kun was too early for him."

Fakir stared at her for a while before saying his next words a bit hesitantly, "Are you sure… you're not his mother?"

She quickly looked back at him and said, "I-I am not! I-I am just his guardian. M-my Lady entrusted her son to me. She's a great friend that I couldn't reject her offer."

"Good." He whispered as he looked down.

Unfortunately Ahiru didn't hear him. The girl leaned forward to him, "F-fakir-san."

Everything was fast as she blinked her eyes. She was lying on the bed.

With him hovering her… on top.

She blushed really hard but she was able to stare at him. His eyes were telling seriousness as they stared down at hers.

"Hey, I want to try something, will you let me?" he said not shifting his eyes to hers.

Her heart beat fast as she asked him back, "W-what is it?"

He smirked as he leaned down and whispered something to her ear. Her eyes widened as blush rushed right to her face. She was about to move trying to get away from him but the knight caught her wrists and pinned her down there.

"What's wrong? We are married after all." He smirked wider.

She held her breath when the knight said that. Yeah, they were married.

…At least, in the eyes of the owners of the house.

Fakir introduced themselves as a newly-wed couple and decided to postpone their honeymoon because they are looking for Teito. He didn't go into the details but the old lady just let them in and provided the best room for the both of them.

"F-fakir-san, y-you know that we are only act-" she was cut when the knight's lips covered hers. Her eyes widened once again. He was kissing her… passionately and he was tempting her to respond.

"Lower you voice, they will hear you." he whispered to her ear before biting it.

She gasped when he did that. Fakir was doing things that she didn't expect to happen. It was far beyond her imaginations. Never did in her life that Fakir would notice her. She was just a mere maid from the mansion and he was a gorgeous knight that every girl wished to be with.

"Let me touch you."

Her eyes were snapped opened when he whispered another word from her ear. This time, she tried to say her words;

"F-fakir-san… w-what are you saying?" She was trembling as memories kept coming to her, "W-why are you doing this?"

"I'll touch you, not the way he was doing to you."

She gasped for the second time. He leaned back and stared at her.

"He was touching you painfully and I hated it," He seriously said his words, Ahiru was still speechless, "I want to heal you by touching you back."

She stared at him still not knowing what to say. He touched her face and realized that she was crying at that moment. He started touching her there gently passing the message that he only meant that and nothing else. He wanted her to remember his touch and not her cold-blooded master whoever he was.

He touched her from the cheek, nose, lips and chin. Down to her neck and collar bone.

"I won't go beyond touching. I'll take you… when you are ready." He said. His eyes were locked to hers as he continued touching her.

She stopped crying but she was blushing really hard. Fakir was touching her and he was true to his words. He was gentle. She didn't even notice that he already opened her blouse until she felt him there. She gasped once again. Her eyes widened when she realized what he had said earlier. Didn't he say he'd take her… when she was ready? Did that mean, he would take her in the future? Her mind was spinning with emotions. She closed her eyes as she felt him everywhere.

"This is the indirect honeymoon we are having." He commented as he stopped touching her.

"Fakir-san…" she whispered as she hugged her body that he just touched. She closed her eyes due to shyness or embarrassment. She couldn't stare at the knight who was still on top of her.

Fakir lowered himself and gave her a chaste kiss before whispering to her ear once again, "If he punished you that way, just tell me. And I'll heal you, okay."

She blushed once again. She couldn't find a word to reply. Fakir lied to her side and hugged her tightly, making her secure that she was safe in his arms. When she found comfortable in his hug, she responded and whispered;

"Thank you."

Fakir was satisfied when he heard her whisper. He never thought that he would do that to her. He was unconsciously provoked when he learned that someone was molesting her. That was so unforgivable. Touching her in a different way which she wouldn't get scared was his only way to protect her.

He had so many things to do before executing his own plans. But he was glad that the orange-haired braided girl trusted herself to him. He buried his face to her face as they decided to sleep in that position.

Meanwhile:

Teito was in his own room, still holding the picture of his so-called 'son' that he didn't know. How could he forget? What really happened to him? In the past? The Ahiru-girl told him that he was some kind of an heir or something and was leaving with his Uncle years ago.

His Uncle Reinja, the recent owner of Kitazawa corp. and the second wealthiest man in Japan. He had another Uncle but they didn't know where he was and his father was also no where to be found.

He tried to remember those tiny information but he couldn't get something from them. He didn't know if he could trust the two about his identity.

But then, he remembered Ryoma and Sakuno. The not-so-popular-couple they met months ago. He remembered the conversation that he had with the girl. His past as he predicted was somewhat scary but he would face it. Now that he had evidence to his identity, he would find his way to remember himself. He never prepared to be empty and hollow anymore or else he would end up running away from the truth like he told her before.

He had a mission to do now. He discovered that he had a son and he didn't feel disappointed about it. In fact, he felt of seeing the boy as soon as possible. Then, he remembered another thing,

Was he married?

Who was his wife?

Where was she right now?

Then he took out something from his pocket that he didn't show to Fakir and Ahiru. It was the Eye of Michael. He stared at the green stone for a while before playing it with his hand. He frowned as he stared at it. And then a painless throb was attacking his temple as he dropped the ball on the floor. He felt like his brain was splitting into two pieces.

He shut his eyes tight as he held his head real tight. He kept himself from screaming to avoid getting attention to the other people inside the house. Vague memories suddenly rushed into his brain. His eyes opened a little as he recognized a slight memory;

They were running like what happened in his dream. He was holding an infant boy in his hand as he clearly remembered. He believed that the boy in the picture was the infant that he was carrying. He was holding another hand but it was blurry and he couldn't recognize the person.

But he knew it was a girl. The lady had long hair but he couldn't get the hairstyle as well as the face. But he could see that the girl had fair skin. That was all he could notice from the girl. They continued running from he still didn't know who. They went to a place and were ready to go inside but before he could lead the two inside, the lady stopped and gave something to him.

She whispered something to his ear before giving him a chaste kiss to his lips and did the same to the infant who was crying at that moment. With that the girl decided to run a different direction. He tried to stop her and simply called her name very loud.

His eyes were snapped opened as he remembered those scenes approximately 5 years ago. He was catching for his breath as he looked at the picture and stared at it for a long time. The pain in his head seemed to be subsided a little. When he recovered from the shock he searched for the green stone on the floor. He picked it up when found it. He was staring at the stone.

It was the same stone that the fine lady gave to him that night. He gripped the stone in his hand really hard as he remembered a name that he shouted in that scenario and whispered it that only he could hear;

"…Ouka."

Done! How was this chapter? This is getting longer. I know… I just want to get on with the mystery as fast as possible to avoid confusion. I'll do my best to fill the sequence correctly.

Guys I need to CLARIFY something; Rafael's child is a girl. Sorry about that, I think I remembered from my previous chapters where they talked about searching for the heir in different countries, Reina didn't know that child's gender also about Ahiru saying that she knew where Rafael's child was, in 'Mud Island' chapter She meant son-in-law not Rafael's child that's why they arrived in Hakuou city where they found Teito there. In 'Picking up the pieces together' chapter, it is indicated that Rafael's child is a girl. So to finalize, Rafael's child is a GIRL. PM me if you are confused thanks… ^_^

I haven't checked this chapter yet, so sorry for a little misunderstanding and for the grammar mistakes… I guess I made myself confuse with my own characters… Please tell me if you notice something suspicious and then I'll correct them thanks. ^_^

Reviews please! I want to hear your thoughts… Please… motivate me more… thanks…

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