CHAPTER 6: Two's the Limit
- Don't own, yadda yadda.
Yui felt as if she were going insane. The funny thing was, it had been less than twenty-four hours since Suboshi had left. Yet, so many outrageous thoughts came to her mind, fearing the worst for her once dear seishi. What if he'd been attacked in his run? He could have been...could have been...
"No!" Yui shouted, her voice bouncing off the walls and right back to her; so much that it terrified her. "No..." She gazed off, back out the window, or rather the sill, which Suboshi had just recently perched before taking off. How could he do that to her? Had those words of caring and loving all been fake? "Suboshi...how could you hurt me so?" All she heard was the gentle rustling of leaves beyond the window, and the subtle chirping of the birds, their song as melancholy as her mood. She couldn't stand it anymore; talking to herself and the wind was not helping her feel better, so she decided she needed someone to talk to...and that someone, was Nakago. Surely he'd listen to her thoughts, her fears.
After another moment of 'grieving,' Yui stood up, throwing the powder white towel she'd been holding to the ground, stepping over it as she briskly made her way to the door, not even bothering to shut it once she left.
Feet heavily padding against the floors, Yui rushed to Nakago's room, knocking on it repeatedly until she was sure he would hear her. The clatter of a wooden chair could be heard hitting the floor, along with the heavy padding of feet, heels clicking with each step. Yui took a step back, away from the door as she waited for him to open it and invite her in. Rather than a warm greeting, which she usually received, she ended up with something far less.
"What the hell do you want?" Nakago growled, sounding irritated as he spoke. When he didn't receive an answer from whoever was behind the door, he yanked the door open, staring at Yui in shock.
"O-oh, Yui-sama, forgive me, I did not realize it was you..."
"Nakago, is this how you always welcome anyone into your room?" Yui questioned, an angered look crossing her face. Nakago nervously smiled, both hands being placed behind his back, clasping together.
"Never, I was just...busy, at this moment, and I was not thinking. My apologies."
"Well, alright, it's okay then. Please, Nakago, can I speak with you?
"Eh...now, Yui-sama?"
"Yes. It's really important to me."
"Um, well...I'm so sorry, Yui-sama, but I am so terribly busy, I have so much to plan. You understand, don't you?"
"I...I guess so..." Nakago could sense the depression in her tone as he rejected talking to her. He didn't care; he knew she'd get over it.
"Perhaps later."
"Oh...sure..." she replied, nodding her head and turned away from his door, and as she did, she swore she heard Nakago mutter something, and chuckle as he closed the door quickly. Well, he said they could talk later, Yui reasoned, so it would all be okay. Despite her optimistic thinking, she knew, for some reason, that they wouldn't have that talk.
'He never made me wait to talk to him before...' Yui thought sadly, and she turned the corner towards her quarters, 'and Suboshi would have listened in a heart beat...' she stopped dead in her tracks as that thought crossed her mind. 'No, Yui! Suboshi isn't coming back, so there's no use in comparing Nakago to him...'
"Is there a problem, Yui-sama?" a female voice asked, a slight bit of concern in her voice. Yui gasped and looked up to see Soi standing in front of her.
"Oh...Soi...no, no everything's fine. I was just...thinking, that's all," Yui replied, forcing a smile to her lips. Soi tilted her head to one side, as if considering believing her or not. Deciding against arguing with her Miko, Soi smiled in return.
"If you say so." And with that, she quickly passed by Yui, their shoulders brushing against each other as they past. Once Soi was out of Yui's sight, she quickly entered Nakago's room.
"Ah, good, Soi, you've finally come."
"Wouldn't miss this for the world. I just saw Yui pass, what happened?"
"Bah, the annoying pest wanted to talk with me. I don't see why she feels the need to bother me so often." Nakago heard Soi chuckle, and gave her a look. "Just what's so funny?"
"Oh Nakago, you act as if you didn't even attempt to lead her on. She's in love with you, and after that stunt you pulled last night, it's no wonder she's even more infatuated with you because now she truly believes you love her and want to protect her and all of that crap."
"Heh, serves me right, eh?"
"That's what you get when you play with a girls mind."
"Yeah, I suppose." He smiled brazenly and approached Soi, walking behind her and slipped his arms around her waist. "But, at least things are going as planned..."
Soi smiled, resting against him. "Yes, now that you've got her wrapped around your finger, we will soon be able to carry out our plan, and bring glory to Seiryuu."
"Yes...glory will be ours. Now, on to business."
Little did they know, someone was listening to every word they had said.
"So, that's what they're up to!" the person cried into the air, ducking from the window of Nakago's room and raced out of sight. "I must tell about this immediately!"
(Just who is this mysterious person? Find out next time!)
- Don't own, yadda yadda.
Yui felt as if she were going insane. The funny thing was, it had been less than twenty-four hours since Suboshi had left. Yet, so many outrageous thoughts came to her mind, fearing the worst for her once dear seishi. What if he'd been attacked in his run? He could have been...could have been...
"No!" Yui shouted, her voice bouncing off the walls and right back to her; so much that it terrified her. "No..." She gazed off, back out the window, or rather the sill, which Suboshi had just recently perched before taking off. How could he do that to her? Had those words of caring and loving all been fake? "Suboshi...how could you hurt me so?" All she heard was the gentle rustling of leaves beyond the window, and the subtle chirping of the birds, their song as melancholy as her mood. She couldn't stand it anymore; talking to herself and the wind was not helping her feel better, so she decided she needed someone to talk to...and that someone, was Nakago. Surely he'd listen to her thoughts, her fears.
After another moment of 'grieving,' Yui stood up, throwing the powder white towel she'd been holding to the ground, stepping over it as she briskly made her way to the door, not even bothering to shut it once she left.
Feet heavily padding against the floors, Yui rushed to Nakago's room, knocking on it repeatedly until she was sure he would hear her. The clatter of a wooden chair could be heard hitting the floor, along with the heavy padding of feet, heels clicking with each step. Yui took a step back, away from the door as she waited for him to open it and invite her in. Rather than a warm greeting, which she usually received, she ended up with something far less.
"What the hell do you want?" Nakago growled, sounding irritated as he spoke. When he didn't receive an answer from whoever was behind the door, he yanked the door open, staring at Yui in shock.
"O-oh, Yui-sama, forgive me, I did not realize it was you..."
"Nakago, is this how you always welcome anyone into your room?" Yui questioned, an angered look crossing her face. Nakago nervously smiled, both hands being placed behind his back, clasping together.
"Never, I was just...busy, at this moment, and I was not thinking. My apologies."
"Well, alright, it's okay then. Please, Nakago, can I speak with you?
"Eh...now, Yui-sama?"
"Yes. It's really important to me."
"Um, well...I'm so sorry, Yui-sama, but I am so terribly busy, I have so much to plan. You understand, don't you?"
"I...I guess so..." Nakago could sense the depression in her tone as he rejected talking to her. He didn't care; he knew she'd get over it.
"Perhaps later."
"Oh...sure..." she replied, nodding her head and turned away from his door, and as she did, she swore she heard Nakago mutter something, and chuckle as he closed the door quickly. Well, he said they could talk later, Yui reasoned, so it would all be okay. Despite her optimistic thinking, she knew, for some reason, that they wouldn't have that talk.
'He never made me wait to talk to him before...' Yui thought sadly, and she turned the corner towards her quarters, 'and Suboshi would have listened in a heart beat...' she stopped dead in her tracks as that thought crossed her mind. 'No, Yui! Suboshi isn't coming back, so there's no use in comparing Nakago to him...'
"Is there a problem, Yui-sama?" a female voice asked, a slight bit of concern in her voice. Yui gasped and looked up to see Soi standing in front of her.
"Oh...Soi...no, no everything's fine. I was just...thinking, that's all," Yui replied, forcing a smile to her lips. Soi tilted her head to one side, as if considering believing her or not. Deciding against arguing with her Miko, Soi smiled in return.
"If you say so." And with that, she quickly passed by Yui, their shoulders brushing against each other as they past. Once Soi was out of Yui's sight, she quickly entered Nakago's room.
"Ah, good, Soi, you've finally come."
"Wouldn't miss this for the world. I just saw Yui pass, what happened?"
"Bah, the annoying pest wanted to talk with me. I don't see why she feels the need to bother me so often." Nakago heard Soi chuckle, and gave her a look. "Just what's so funny?"
"Oh Nakago, you act as if you didn't even attempt to lead her on. She's in love with you, and after that stunt you pulled last night, it's no wonder she's even more infatuated with you because now she truly believes you love her and want to protect her and all of that crap."
"Heh, serves me right, eh?"
"That's what you get when you play with a girls mind."
"Yeah, I suppose." He smiled brazenly and approached Soi, walking behind her and slipped his arms around her waist. "But, at least things are going as planned..."
Soi smiled, resting against him. "Yes, now that you've got her wrapped around your finger, we will soon be able to carry out our plan, and bring glory to Seiryuu."
"Yes...glory will be ours. Now, on to business."
Little did they know, someone was listening to every word they had said.
"So, that's what they're up to!" the person cried into the air, ducking from the window of Nakago's room and raced out of sight. "I must tell about this immediately!"
(Just who is this mysterious person? Find out next time!)