Chapter 3 - The Fall of Tooya
Ceres looked disbelievingly at Aoki. "Power? How?" she asked.
Aoki threw his head and laughed. "Shallow, shallow Ceres. I plucked this teensy feather from your hagoromo." He fingered the pendant.
(Author's note: Please remember that the hagoromo is made from feathers, as illustrated in Yuu Watase's art books).
"Bastard! You bastard! That is also the reason why I never really loved you anyway!" Ceres exclaimed, her feelings of exasperation now obvious.
Aoki smirked. "Correction. You never really loved me anyway for no reason at all. And I became a bastard because of you."
Ceres screamed and threw a ball of purple energy from her hand to him. He just evaded it.
"Why? Guilty, Ceres? Why not? If not, I think you have enough reason anyway. You returned to the heavens because of that man," he pointed to Tooya, "Who coincidentally is the mana. And who is going to die eventually."
Yuuhi and Kyu-chan gasped. How did this man know that Tooya is eventually falling into death's cold hands? Who is he?
Tooya frowned. Strange, he must've spying us years ago, he thought. He smirked and shook his head. "Frankly, I do not care if I'll die in a year or a week or so. All that matters to me is that I made my loved ones smile in my lifetime."
Aoki laughed a bit and put his hands on his hips. "So you say. But because of your death you're going to shed the tears of your loved ones throughout their lifetime."
Tooya flinched a bit. He has a good point of course. But to Aya, would his death amount to the happy times they have spent together?
Ceres finally decided that this conversation was enough. "Go away, Aoki." She said in a soft voice.
"Giving up?" He asked, but then smiled. "Very well. I think I should amuse myself with you first before I kill you. Think of it as an extension before your deadline." With that, Aoki floated in midair, took a last glance at them and flew off into the night.
The others couldn't believe what just happened. They just stood in silence, not wanting to question anything to anyone.
Finally, Ceres spoke up. "I am terribly sorry for having caught your family up in this mess. It is all my fault." She said as she hung her head.
Tooya patted her back. "Don't worry. We understood what you have went through in the past, and I know you are different from the Ceres before. But it's Aoki's decision to take revenge on us. But you must know, you have behaved wrongly." He said in a stern voice, devoid of any feelings, but still sounding like a friend.
Ceres' eyes watered. "I did do wrong, didn't I? But that was before I met Mikagi. Before I even knew what true love felt like. And I know now what he is feeling," Ceres looked at Tooya, her tears now spilling down from her eyes, "I am a slut."
Yuuhi and Kyu-chan's eyes softened. To hurt somebody that loves you and regretting it, that must've been horrible!
Tooya hugged Ceres, trying to console her. Just then, her black hair disappeared, and blonde hair took place. Aya was back.
"Oh."
Aya fainted in the arms of Tooya, who caught her in time. Tooya carried her to Ryujin's bed and covered her with a country quilt.
"Mama." Ryujin said, going close to her mother and embracing her.
Tooya looked at the sweet scene and wondered how many of that kind of scenes will he be seeing. He tore his eyes away from his family and looked at Yuuhi and Kyu-chan. "Well, as you heard from Aoki, my days are numbered."
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Author's Note: I'm sorry if I made this chapter so short! I'll make it up to you next time! Look forward to chapter 4! *^_^*
Another note: If you think there are too many sex scenes, that's part of my story and there is no malice included.
Ceres looked disbelievingly at Aoki. "Power? How?" she asked.
Aoki threw his head and laughed. "Shallow, shallow Ceres. I plucked this teensy feather from your hagoromo." He fingered the pendant.
(Author's note: Please remember that the hagoromo is made from feathers, as illustrated in Yuu Watase's art books).
"Bastard! You bastard! That is also the reason why I never really loved you anyway!" Ceres exclaimed, her feelings of exasperation now obvious.
Aoki smirked. "Correction. You never really loved me anyway for no reason at all. And I became a bastard because of you."
Ceres screamed and threw a ball of purple energy from her hand to him. He just evaded it.
"Why? Guilty, Ceres? Why not? If not, I think you have enough reason anyway. You returned to the heavens because of that man," he pointed to Tooya, "Who coincidentally is the mana. And who is going to die eventually."
Yuuhi and Kyu-chan gasped. How did this man know that Tooya is eventually falling into death's cold hands? Who is he?
Tooya frowned. Strange, he must've spying us years ago, he thought. He smirked and shook his head. "Frankly, I do not care if I'll die in a year or a week or so. All that matters to me is that I made my loved ones smile in my lifetime."
Aoki laughed a bit and put his hands on his hips. "So you say. But because of your death you're going to shed the tears of your loved ones throughout their lifetime."
Tooya flinched a bit. He has a good point of course. But to Aya, would his death amount to the happy times they have spent together?
Ceres finally decided that this conversation was enough. "Go away, Aoki." She said in a soft voice.
"Giving up?" He asked, but then smiled. "Very well. I think I should amuse myself with you first before I kill you. Think of it as an extension before your deadline." With that, Aoki floated in midair, took a last glance at them and flew off into the night.
The others couldn't believe what just happened. They just stood in silence, not wanting to question anything to anyone.
Finally, Ceres spoke up. "I am terribly sorry for having caught your family up in this mess. It is all my fault." She said as she hung her head.
Tooya patted her back. "Don't worry. We understood what you have went through in the past, and I know you are different from the Ceres before. But it's Aoki's decision to take revenge on us. But you must know, you have behaved wrongly." He said in a stern voice, devoid of any feelings, but still sounding like a friend.
Ceres' eyes watered. "I did do wrong, didn't I? But that was before I met Mikagi. Before I even knew what true love felt like. And I know now what he is feeling," Ceres looked at Tooya, her tears now spilling down from her eyes, "I am a slut."
Yuuhi and Kyu-chan's eyes softened. To hurt somebody that loves you and regretting it, that must've been horrible!
Tooya hugged Ceres, trying to console her. Just then, her black hair disappeared, and blonde hair took place. Aya was back.
"Oh."
Aya fainted in the arms of Tooya, who caught her in time. Tooya carried her to Ryujin's bed and covered her with a country quilt.
"Mama." Ryujin said, going close to her mother and embracing her.
Tooya looked at the sweet scene and wondered how many of that kind of scenes will he be seeing. He tore his eyes away from his family and looked at Yuuhi and Kyu-chan. "Well, as you heard from Aoki, my days are numbered."
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Author's Note: I'm sorry if I made this chapter so short! I'll make it up to you next time! Look forward to chapter 4! *^_^*
Another note: If you think there are too many sex scenes, that's part of my story and there is no malice included.