Hello! Here's my Chapter 4! Hope you'll like it!
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Chapter 4 - Unknown
Aya's baby blue eyes opened and she saw the same thing every morning. The evergreen trees and the sunlight streaming in the white gauze-like drapes. The sky was a heavenly cerulean, and the birds chirping their high-pitched songs. The salty smell of the ocean mingled with the bagels and bacon that was placed in a tray and put in a table beside her. But this time, the French windows were broken which led Aya to think...
The day turned gray before her eyes as she remembered the incident last night.
Who was the man that strangled her son? Aya sat up the bed, placed the tray on her lap and began to eat the food in front of her. While eating, she heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?"
Kyu-chan entered with a smile, bringing with her some fresh blankets, towels and curtains. "How is Madame Aya feeling?" she asked, as she opened the closet where the draperies are placed and piled the fresh curtains on top of the other curtains.
Aya forced a smile. "I feel okay, arigatou gozaimasu." She noticed that Ryujin was gone. After all, she slept in Ryujin's room. "Kyu-chan, where is my son?"
Kyu-chan sat beside her and fingered the bacon. "Hey, can I have some?" she asked, with a stupid smile on her face.
Aya rolled her eyes. "That is not the answer I'm expecting." Kyu-chan giggled. Aya turned serious now. "Seriously, where is my son?"
The maid shrugged. "You shouldn't worry. Sir Tooya took your son on a walk by the beach."
Aya sighed. Isn't it lovely when her husband and son bond together? A smile formed in Aya's lips. Why not add another to make her husband happy? And maybe this time, it'll be a girl.....
She giggled. After she finished the meal, Kyu-chan took the tray and left. Aya dressed up in a strappy flowery blue dress so to join her family in the beach.
Tooya looked at the sun shining brightly in the horizon. In his arms he carried his child, who was all gurgling and happy. He smiled at Ryujin. "Look." He said, and pointed at the sun, "Isn't that beautiful?" he asked the cute little toddler in a baby voice.
Ryujin smiled and with his fingers pointed to the sun as well. "Sun." he said.
Tooya smiled even more. How smart his child was! And how bittersweet his life will be when it comes to an end. But before that time comes, he wanted to spend time with his family. He couldn't deny that there were tears in his eyes.
Soft arms gripped him in a tight embrace from behind. "How's my husband?" asked a familiar voice.
Tooya smiled. An angel's voice, he thought. A sweet, sweet voice. He wondered if the angel's voices in heaven would be in par with his wife's beautiful voice. Would this be our last conversation? After all, anything can happen after.
"I feel great." Tooya said. There was a trace of doubt in his voice. And Aya noticed it.
"Is there anything wrong?" asked Aya, breaking the embrace and facing Tooya.
"Hi there!" Yuuhi shouted, waving from a short distance. The couple looked at Yuuhi as he came closer and scooped Ryujin in his arms. "Can I get him for a while?" he asked.
Tooya nodded. "Be careful." Aya told them as they went closer to the water. With distractions taken care of, they continued their discussion.
Aya held Tooya's hand in hers. "Care to tell me what's wrong?" she asked, as they walked on the shore, their feet sinking a bit in the soft white sand and the salty sea water tickled their ankles.
Tooya looked at Aya's baby blue eyes. "You want the truth or you want to hear something that isn't true?"
Aya pouted. "Of course I want the truth."
Tooya sighed. This isn't very easy to explain. I mean, can you tell her that another of Ceres' husbands arose and wants to kill all Mikages or everyone for that matter? "Well..." He clumsily started.
His wife looked expectantly, waiting for his answer.
He couldn't tell a lie. Most especially to Aya. "Ceres' husband... Uh... Reincarnated or something like that, and he's out for revenge." He looked at a playing Yuuhi and Ryujin. "I think he's after or son too."
Aya frowned a bit. She couldn't speak. It's repeating all over again? She thought, her heart plunging in despair, after years of peace something has come back to haunt us?
"And that's not all..."
Aya looked at Tooya, wondering what he's going to say.
"You know that I'm not going to last that long, right? Well, I think my deadline's near." He said in a soft voice.
Now, Aya's tongue froze. Now? Now? Why now? Of all the time in the world, why now? Now that Ryujin needs a father, now that Mikage Corporation needs a strong president and now that she needed him the most? Why now?
She didn't notice that tears were slowly trickling down to her cheeks.
Tooya's eyes softened. "Oh, darling.." He couldn't find the words to say to her. Instead of saying anything, he wrapped his arms around her.
Aya did the same, clinging to him as if he's going to fade and never return. Well, that's supposed to happen. But Aya wouldn't let it. She just couldn't let it. "We'll fight it." She said in a strong voice, despite of all her sobbing.
Tooya smiled a bit. Why not? He wanted to survive. When he was still joined with the mana, dying didn't matter. The mana would just restore him to perfection again and he would be brand new. But now he is human and surviving is just a natural thing. And for him, that's what makes you human, because humans don't last forever and all they have is here and now.
And all he has is here and now.
Here and now, with Aya, with Ryujin, with his friends and with world on his side. He has a reason to survive, not only for loved ones, but for himself too.
He pulled Aya closer to him and kissed her.
"Hey!" Kyu-chan called from a distance.
Tooya and Aya broke from the kiss and looked at Kyu-chan. Yuuhi looked at the maid as well. Beside Kyu-chan was a tall woman with ebony black hair and hazy golden eyes. Aya's eyes widened in shock as the woman drew closer.
Ceres.
Yuuhi smiled and went over to the girl and kissed her on the cheek. Tooya looked at Aya and seemed to be just as confused as she is.
Yuuhi led the girl to the couple. "Guys, she just arrived from the harbor earlier." He said, smiling to both of them.
"Hi." said the girl, extending a hand.
"She's Keiko, my girlfriend."
Aya, in mixed emotions, just stared at the extended hand, her heart thumping wildly.
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Author's note: Getting strange already? Well good! Hehehe. I'll keep you in mystery. See you in chapter 5! *^_^*
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Chapter 4 - Unknown
Aya's baby blue eyes opened and she saw the same thing every morning. The evergreen trees and the sunlight streaming in the white gauze-like drapes. The sky was a heavenly cerulean, and the birds chirping their high-pitched songs. The salty smell of the ocean mingled with the bagels and bacon that was placed in a tray and put in a table beside her. But this time, the French windows were broken which led Aya to think...
The day turned gray before her eyes as she remembered the incident last night.
Who was the man that strangled her son? Aya sat up the bed, placed the tray on her lap and began to eat the food in front of her. While eating, she heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?"
Kyu-chan entered with a smile, bringing with her some fresh blankets, towels and curtains. "How is Madame Aya feeling?" she asked, as she opened the closet where the draperies are placed and piled the fresh curtains on top of the other curtains.
Aya forced a smile. "I feel okay, arigatou gozaimasu." She noticed that Ryujin was gone. After all, she slept in Ryujin's room. "Kyu-chan, where is my son?"
Kyu-chan sat beside her and fingered the bacon. "Hey, can I have some?" she asked, with a stupid smile on her face.
Aya rolled her eyes. "That is not the answer I'm expecting." Kyu-chan giggled. Aya turned serious now. "Seriously, where is my son?"
The maid shrugged. "You shouldn't worry. Sir Tooya took your son on a walk by the beach."
Aya sighed. Isn't it lovely when her husband and son bond together? A smile formed in Aya's lips. Why not add another to make her husband happy? And maybe this time, it'll be a girl.....
She giggled. After she finished the meal, Kyu-chan took the tray and left. Aya dressed up in a strappy flowery blue dress so to join her family in the beach.
Tooya looked at the sun shining brightly in the horizon. In his arms he carried his child, who was all gurgling and happy. He smiled at Ryujin. "Look." He said, and pointed at the sun, "Isn't that beautiful?" he asked the cute little toddler in a baby voice.
Ryujin smiled and with his fingers pointed to the sun as well. "Sun." he said.
Tooya smiled even more. How smart his child was! And how bittersweet his life will be when it comes to an end. But before that time comes, he wanted to spend time with his family. He couldn't deny that there were tears in his eyes.
Soft arms gripped him in a tight embrace from behind. "How's my husband?" asked a familiar voice.
Tooya smiled. An angel's voice, he thought. A sweet, sweet voice. He wondered if the angel's voices in heaven would be in par with his wife's beautiful voice. Would this be our last conversation? After all, anything can happen after.
"I feel great." Tooya said. There was a trace of doubt in his voice. And Aya noticed it.
"Is there anything wrong?" asked Aya, breaking the embrace and facing Tooya.
"Hi there!" Yuuhi shouted, waving from a short distance. The couple looked at Yuuhi as he came closer and scooped Ryujin in his arms. "Can I get him for a while?" he asked.
Tooya nodded. "Be careful." Aya told them as they went closer to the water. With distractions taken care of, they continued their discussion.
Aya held Tooya's hand in hers. "Care to tell me what's wrong?" she asked, as they walked on the shore, their feet sinking a bit in the soft white sand and the salty sea water tickled their ankles.
Tooya looked at Aya's baby blue eyes. "You want the truth or you want to hear something that isn't true?"
Aya pouted. "Of course I want the truth."
Tooya sighed. This isn't very easy to explain. I mean, can you tell her that another of Ceres' husbands arose and wants to kill all Mikages or everyone for that matter? "Well..." He clumsily started.
His wife looked expectantly, waiting for his answer.
He couldn't tell a lie. Most especially to Aya. "Ceres' husband... Uh... Reincarnated or something like that, and he's out for revenge." He looked at a playing Yuuhi and Ryujin. "I think he's after or son too."
Aya frowned a bit. She couldn't speak. It's repeating all over again? She thought, her heart plunging in despair, after years of peace something has come back to haunt us?
"And that's not all..."
Aya looked at Tooya, wondering what he's going to say.
"You know that I'm not going to last that long, right? Well, I think my deadline's near." He said in a soft voice.
Now, Aya's tongue froze. Now? Now? Why now? Of all the time in the world, why now? Now that Ryujin needs a father, now that Mikage Corporation needs a strong president and now that she needed him the most? Why now?
She didn't notice that tears were slowly trickling down to her cheeks.
Tooya's eyes softened. "Oh, darling.." He couldn't find the words to say to her. Instead of saying anything, he wrapped his arms around her.
Aya did the same, clinging to him as if he's going to fade and never return. Well, that's supposed to happen. But Aya wouldn't let it. She just couldn't let it. "We'll fight it." She said in a strong voice, despite of all her sobbing.
Tooya smiled a bit. Why not? He wanted to survive. When he was still joined with the mana, dying didn't matter. The mana would just restore him to perfection again and he would be brand new. But now he is human and surviving is just a natural thing. And for him, that's what makes you human, because humans don't last forever and all they have is here and now.
And all he has is here and now.
Here and now, with Aya, with Ryujin, with his friends and with world on his side. He has a reason to survive, not only for loved ones, but for himself too.
He pulled Aya closer to him and kissed her.
"Hey!" Kyu-chan called from a distance.
Tooya and Aya broke from the kiss and looked at Kyu-chan. Yuuhi looked at the maid as well. Beside Kyu-chan was a tall woman with ebony black hair and hazy golden eyes. Aya's eyes widened in shock as the woman drew closer.
Ceres.
Yuuhi smiled and went over to the girl and kissed her on the cheek. Tooya looked at Aya and seemed to be just as confused as she is.
Yuuhi led the girl to the couple. "Guys, she just arrived from the harbor earlier." He said, smiling to both of them.
"Hi." said the girl, extending a hand.
"She's Keiko, my girlfriend."
Aya, in mixed emotions, just stared at the extended hand, her heart thumping wildly.
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Author's note: Getting strange already? Well good! Hehehe. I'll keep you in mystery. See you in chapter 5! *^_^*