Eternal love
Author: Silhouette
Genre: Fantasy; AU original; YAOI (like duh?)
Ratings: PG-13
Pairings: SenRu and others
Disclaimer: Slam Dunk doesn't belong to me, but Sir Takehiko Inoue (* Sulk *) This story was inspired by Celine Dion's song, "Immortality".
Chapter 6
He stared up at the ceiling, and turned again. Images of the angel floating into his mind kept appearing and he longed to see him again. "Kaede…"
What can I do in order to see you?
It has been 3 days since Kaede had gone, and to Akira, it seemed centuries. He would stare up the night sky each time before he went to bed, hoping to see Kaede descend from the heavens again.
Three days.
Three nights.
Restless days.
Sleepless nights.
There was a faint ache deep within his unconscious and he wondered what that was.
Love?
Was it love?
What is love? I don't know what love is. I've never loved anyone before…what is it like to love?
To love Kaede…
He felt his heart throb painfully at the thought of the name.
Those deep, unfathomable, cobalt blue eyes of his…
What is it like to see him smile?
Akira closed his eyes to picture, and he gave up in the end, smiling sadly to himself.
Surely that will be a beautiful sight.
[There ain't a dream that don't
Have a chance
To come true now
It just takes a little faith baby
Anything that we want to do
We can do now
There ain't nothing in our way baby
Nothing our love couldn't raise above
We can get through the night
We can get to the light
Long as we got our love to
Light the way
With a little faith
Just a little trust
If you believe in love
Love can move mountains
Believe in your heart
And feel, feel it in your soul
And love baby love can
Move mountains ]
Akira suddenly realized, that the only way he could probably see Kaede, is to find his way to Eternalia.
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"Kaede, dear, why are you looking so troubled?" The queen came in and fussed over her child. Kaede was sitting by the window, a faraway look in his eyes and eyebrows knitted slightly.
"Nothing, Mother." He whispered.
"You are my son, dear, I watched you grow up, and you can't hide anything from me."
"Mother," Kaede turned around to look at the queen. "What is happening when you actually think of someone all the time, and you just can't get the person off your mind…your heart ache just to think of the person, and that you cannot be with him all the time."
"Why, my son, that's love. Tell me, have you fallen in love?" The queen asked gently.
"I…yes." He lowered his head, with a faint blush on his cheeks.
"A mortal?"
"…Yes, how did you know, Mother?"
"You haven't been yourself since you came back. Who's that person?"
"Sen…Sendoh Akira."
There it goes again. The ache. The strange throb in the heart whenever his name was mentioned.
The queen closed her eyes and whispered her prayers.
"Son." She sighed.
"Yes, Mother."
"You have found him."
" Him?"
"Yes, and it is about time I tell you the truth, of why you have to be Princess Kaede."
* * *
Years and years ago, when I was pregnant with you, the king found out about a secret conspiracy within our empire. Someone was planning to overthrow the government. The plan was actually to take the child of mine, especially if it's a boy, and use him as a puppet to control Eternalia, fearing that the people would rebel.
The king and I then decided that you would have to be a girl, no matter what. In this way we could keep you by our side until you are of age, to take control of the country and expose the traitors. You are now 18, thus capable of handling court affairs, and we've decided that you are now ready to take over the kingdom.
* * *
"But why, Mother, why are you telling me this only now?"
"You were too young to understand anything, and it's a danger to let you know too much. We want you to live without worries and focus on your education. You will be crowned tomorrow. The king had planned this for a very long time."
"Mother, what has all this got to do with him?"
"It's not up to me to tell you anything. You must figure it out yourself," The queen paused for a while. "The Eternalia spirit would not be able to help you, you must," She stressed, "Figure it out."
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