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This is a story that has been in my head for quite a time, but I didn't have the courage to write it. The style of this story is slightly different from the other stories I've written so far. Hope you guys will like it.
Starless Nights
"Misaki! It's not too late to look back.If you admit your crimes-"
"I did not commit any of them! Do you actually believe them? Do you not trust me?"
"Misaki!"
"You know? You are really cruel…..Good bye…"
"Misaki!"
…..
Seika is a little town that lies along the long coast of the Kingdom of Miyabigaoka. Citizens of this town live a really simple life. There is not much war, not unstable political affairs that bother this town. Even if there are unstable political affairs, it won't even bother this town since they are located quite far away from the capital city.
Seven years ago, in this really simple town, a fisherman 'fished' a girl. One morning, a certain fisherman was doing his morning fishing, when suddenly he realized that his net was extremely heavy this morning. First he thought that he finally hit the jack pot, yet when the fisherman pulled his net up from the heavy navy blue water, he found a tall and slender girl trapped in his net.
After the help of some villagers, the fisherman took the girl he fished to the local doctor. It wasn't until 3 days later until the girl woke up. Everyone was excited to hear about this girl's story and how she ended up floating to this small town, however the story was never told, not because she didn't want to tell it was because she couldn't remember. Along with amnesia, she was pregnant, three months pregnant.
The girl was indeed pretty, large auburn eyes and long silky hair to her chest. Her physical structure is tall and slender, taller than most of the girls in the town. Yet from her auburn eyes, nothing was in there, it was empty. The girl was confused, she had no idea who she is and where she came from. The only clue of this girl's identity was a silver rose pendant at her neck. In the middle of the rose pendant was a pink gem, and at the back there were the words 'Misaki A.' written in a fancy font. Thus, from that day on everyone called the girl 'Misaki'.
"Umi~" A young woman was calling at the beach, looking for her son.
"Here!" A little boy suddenly appeared on the surface of the water.
"It's almost time for dinner~" The young woman reminded.
"Ok!" The little boy got out of the deep blue sea water and set his feet on the white burning sun. His black hair, in which he inherited from his mother, was dripping with cold water and his emerald eyes were glowing with excitement. Holding up a net of sea urchins in his hands and waving towards his mother. "I caught some sea urchins Extra dish for dinner!"
"Thanks a lot son!" The young woman ruffled her son's wet dark hair as she held his hand and made their way back to their small cottage located near the ocean.
This young women is the girl from seven years ago, which is now known in this village as 'Misaki' or 'the scariest teacher in this town'. Umi, is her son, the little life that was in her when she arrived to this town seven years ago. The name Umi is named by Misaki, it was the sea (umi) that saved her so she decided to name her son after her savior. Right now Umi is six years old, unlike the boys his age, Umi likes to read books and often spends his time thinking of ways to consume money. Also, Umi is an extremely charming little boy. He does resemble his mother in some certain parts of his looks, but he probably inherited most of his physical features from his unknown or forgotten father.
Misaki still can't remember anything before she arrived to this town, yet it did not bother her. She was once confused and she once feared about life without past memories, but right now she has something more important than trying to remember her past; raising her son. With the help of the kind villagers, Misaki was able to survive in this town. Though she can't remember anything before she arrived to this town, surprisingly she could read and write very well. Unlike most of the woman in the Kingdom of Miyabigaoka, she is a well educated individual. Thus, she became a teacher in the school of this town.
"Go take a shower, then come to the dinner table." Misaki commanded her son as she took the net of sea urchin from her son's hands.
"Can you make sea urchin gratin?" Umi pleaded before he ran into the shower.
"Sure." Misaki promised as she walked into the kitchen.
Once Umi ran into the shower he saw the big tub of warm water his mom has prepared for him before she left to call him. As the son of the scariest teacher of this town, Umi doesn't find his mother scary at all. Perhaps this is because he is not old enough to attend the classes his mom teaches yet. No matter what other people say about Misaki, Umi promised to himself that he will always be on his mother's side.
Knock! Knock! There was a series of knocks on Misaki's wooden door. She went to get it immediately and found a young man with short black hair, tall slender figures, and a cheerful looking face.
"So what brings you here today, Hinata?" Misaki asked.
"I caught some fish, so I thought that you might want some." Hinata smiled brightly as he passed Misaki a bucket of fish. "They're still alive!"
Shintani Hinata, one of the fishermen in this town and one of the admirers of Misaki. He was also the fisherman who 'fished' Misaki up seven years ago. From the moment seven years ago, Hinata felt in love with the girl in his fish net. Though that girl wasn't the prettiest girl he have seen in his life, but for some reasons he was attracted to her.
"Thanks a lot!" Misaki gave Hinata a pat on his shoulders. Though Hinata does hold some feelings towards Misaki, it seems like Misaki only treats him as a brother, a younger brother.
"Then may I eat dinner with you guys?" Hinata started to plead like a little puppy staring at its own owner for reward.
"Since you gave us fish… yes." Misaki nodded as she allowed Hinata to enter the little cottage.
"Sorry for intruding~" Hinata came in right away.
"Should be." Umi just came out of the shower. His shirt wasn't even buttoned properly. To Umi, insulting Hinata is like natural instinct.
"Why are you always so cold to me…" Hinata whined, like he was younger than Umi.
"Give me three reasons not to." Umi raised one of his eye brows.
"Umi, button up your shirt properly." Misaki reminded. When she realized Umi had this type of behavior towards Hinata she would stop him. However, no matter how she tries to stop Umi, Umi will still insult Hinata. In the end, Misaki decided to give up.
"Yes~" Umi did what Misaki asked.
"Tomorrow's Sakura's day." Sakura reminded Hinata and Umi at the dinner table. "So I'll be taking a day off from the school again."
Sakura Hanazono, currently Sakura Sakurai after she married one of the most famous musicians in the country. Sakura is Misaki's best friend in this town. When Misaki just floated to this town, Sakura was the first one who had to courage to make friends with her. It didn't take a lot of effort for them to become best friends. To describe Sakura, only one word is necessary, fluffy. Her hair is fluffy, she likes fluffy stuff, her voice sounds fluffy, and her personality is girly and fluffy. Before she married her husband, Kuga Sakurai, she was the most popular girl in the town. Her large auburn eyes and her fluffy pinkish brown hair have caused many men in this town to go head over heels for her. Until two years ago when she married Kuga Sakurai, no one knew how they got together.
"Where's Kuga?" Umi asked.
"You don't call an adult by their name. Call him Kuga-san." Hinata corrected.
"Doesn't matter, Hinata." Umi purposely emphasized the last part of the sentence.
Clink! Misaki hit her plate with her wooden spoon. "A Keep argument off the table and Kuga has a performance in the capital but he'll be back tomorrow."
"Oh… I see." Umi nodded as he stuffed some mash potato into his mouth.
"I see…" Hinata also nodded.
After dinner, Hinata left after a cup of tea and another bucket of Umi's insult. Misaki and Umi were washing dishes at the kitchen.
"Hey mom…" Umi suddenly called out to Misaki while they were washing the dishes.
"Yes?" Misaki replied back.
"Is it possible for you to remember my father?" This question has been lingering in Umi's mind for a long time. He knows that his mom can't remember anything before seven years ago.
"I hope I can." Misaki replied Umi. "It's not like I wanted to forget all this."
"What will happen if you get your memory back?" Umi asked. "Will we have to leave this place, and what if my father does not want me?"
"I'm pretty sure he does. You don't believe in your mom's sense of men?" Misaki looked at her child with confidence.
"Considering you don't even look at men here, I can't judge." Umi looked to the other side.
"So you're not happy with your mom not looking at men?" Misaki questioned as she passed a dish to her son.
"No! No! I'm super fine with that!" Umi knew that if he challenged his mom in something, his mom will do anything to accomplish it.
"It's more like, I can't find any man in this town that can fully accept your existence and mine." Misaki explained. "It feels like they are afraid of us."
"It's true." Umi nodded, recalling how the kids his age won't even play with him. This has caused him to have such a large interest in reading, since reading does not require more than one person to accomplish.
"Let's see what happens." Misaki passed the last dish to her son. "Every river will have its bridge."
"Did you just create your own saying?" Umi asked.
"An educator is not only limited in presenting knowledge, I can also create them." Misaki gave her son a sly look.
…
It was a nice sunny morning, a sense of a start for a perfect day, especially a day for Sakura to deliver her baby. Misaki woke up earlier than usual, and went to Sakura's place, since it's never predictable regarding when of the day the baby will come.
"Sakura, I'm here!" Misaki knocked on Sakura's door as she called.
"Welcome!" The person who opened the door was a girl with short hair and glasses.
"Shizuko! You're here already?" Misaki exclaimed.
"I live right next door to her, what do you expect." Shizuko chuckled.
Shizuko Kaga, is girl who works in the bank of the town. She is really plain in a way, but what makes her special is her extremely sharp tongue. Her words may cause anyone into suicidal mode.
Misaki entered the house and Sakura was happily walking up and down the stairs.
"Ah~ It's Misaki!" Sakura happily ran towards Misaki.
"Don't run!" A voice commanded from the back of Sakura. "Sit down!"
Sakura glared at the person behind her and took a seat on the large wooden chair.
A man with short blonde hair sharp brown eyes appeared at the back of Sakura. He was good looking in a cool way.
"Oh, Kuga's back?" Misaki looked at Shizuko.
"He took the fastest carriage last night." Shizuko chuckled. "He's really nervous right now."
"Don't use all your strength now!" Kuaga shouted. "What if you don't have the strength to push when you are delivering!?"
"The baby feel pretty cooperative." Sakura caressed her large stomach through the soft fabric of her dress. "It might be easy to push."
"Don't underestimate it." Kuga slapped Sakura's head lightly.
"Understan-uh!" Sakura felt a sudden pain before she can finish her sentence. "I think it's coming…"
"Shizuko go get the mid wife!" Misaki commanded.
"Ok! Right now!" Shizuko ran out the house.
"Kuga, can you bring Sakura to somewhere she can lay down… perhaps a bed." Misaki ordered.
"Definitely! Of course! Right now! Ahhh! Where?" Kuga has just entered panic mode.
It didn't take long for the mid wife to arrive, but it took quite a long time for Sakura to give birth. Up until the afternoon, Sakura still wasn't able to push the baby out. Hinata went to pick Umi up from school, then he came straight to Sakura's house.
"Push!" Kuga held Sakura's hands tight. "Please, Sakura, push!"
"ERRRAHHH!" Different types of moan of pain came from Sakura, sweat was coming out from her pale skin and tears and bursting out her eyes.
"Please! Sakura you have to do this!" Kuga continued to beg. "If you don't manage this, I might lose you too!"
"AHHHHHHHH!" Sakura gathered all her strength in one go, then she slowly blacked out.
"The baby's out! The mid wife screamed. "It's out! It's out!"
"Wahhhh…." Soft cries came from the newborn little girl.
"Finally… it's out…" Misaki nodded as she looked at the little girl.
Misaki walked out the house, since she couldn't afford the intensity anymore. Also, it was best for Kuga and his newborn together, and the mid wife can probably do a better job without other distractions. Out of all, Misaki decided to left the house because this would remind her when she gave birth to Umi. The only difference will be that no one was there to encourage her and held her hands tightly. Those emotions slowly turned into tears as the started to creep out her eyes.
Clock! Clock! Clock! A rhythmic sound suddenly came into Misaki's ears. She wiped the tears that almost made out of her eyes, and looked for the sound source. She then saw a black carriage making its way towards her direction. The horse that was pulling the carriage was fair with wild red brown color, from that it is not hard to guess that the one on the carriage must be someone important. The pretty shining color of the dark carriage ensured Misaki's observation about this carriage.
Suddenly, the carriage stopped right in front of her. The horse man quickly opened the door and a man started to walk down. His gesture was really elegant, just like the suit he was wearing. However it was hard to judge his looks because he was wearing a dark tip top hat. As he walked, Misaki felt her heart racing for unknown reasons. Perhaps it was because the man was walking towards Misaki's direction. Then, he stopped right in front of Misaki and took his hat off.
"My…" Misaki gasped as she stared into the dark emerald eyes of this man.
He was tall and fair, and gave off an aura telling everyone that he is not someone common, claiming that he is special. His shimmering blonde hair pranced in the summer breeze. What surprised Misaki the most were his looks, since he look extremely alike to her son, Umi.
"Long time no see." The man spoke to Misaki as if they met before.
"Pardon me?" Misaki asked.
"Oh, yes I forgot that you got amnesia." The man then looked at Misaki with a sad expression that puzzled her.
"Who are you?" Misaki asked.
"Sorry for not introducing myself." The man cleared his throat. "I am the second prince of the Kingdom of Walker, Takumi U. Walker, also the father of your son."
"What?!" Along with Misaki, the other people who came out to watch this fancy carriage exclaimed.