Hiyee, minna-san! Reia-chan here!? This is my first fanfic in Yami no Matsuei so please forgive me IF there are a lot of mistakes that happen in the story. This is the FIFTEENTH chapter already. Please enjoy it!!! :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Yami no Matsuei. But Kageyami Saino, Yumeki Sakura, etc. (Upcoming characters not related to YnM) belongs to me.
*I dedicate this to Lune Bleue, Klyukaizer, Belial and DarkDragon. Hope you like this one!?!
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Between Two Hearts
Chapter 15: For My Maiden
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Silence and darkness filled the skies. White droplets fall gently from the night skies. The young ebony was near the fishpond, staring at her reflection in its frozen water. Her face was halfway tucked in her legs, letting only her eyes peeped out. His Shikigami, in true form, stopped by one of the posts of the house's framework and examined her. He was already sixteen years old and looked more mature than Saino. Reia: You might be wondering why he's sixteen in here while he was as old as Saino when Saino was 8-9. It's because he ages faster than Saino. He's NOT a normal being. He's a Shikigami.
"Saino, daijoubu?" he asked.
The girl didn't give a reply to him. He narrowed his eyes and went to her.
He sat beside her and said, "Saino, let's get inside. You might catch a cold."
She asked, still staring at the pond, "Was it really my fault that Kurosaki-kun's mad at me?…"
He turned away and said, "It's foolish to think about him. He just makes you suffer even more. Just forget about him…"
Saino, surprised and eyes widely opened, turned to him, "This is the first time I heard it from him. Is it because I knew Hisoka-kun? Could he be…?"
She asked him,
"Cerberus, are you…"
He turned to her, "Hnn?"
"… Jealous of Kurosaki-kun?" she finally said it.
Cerberus turned away and said, "No, of course not!?! I just only care about you!!! I don't want you to carry anymore burden…"
He suddenly stood up and said, "Let's go now. I don't want you to get sick or I'll get worried even more."
As he went inside the house, Saino stared at him She smiled and followed him in.
----- Inside the House -----
Saino sat near the table while Cerberus was preparing hot drinks. She stared deeply at the falling snow, as if she was in a trance. Cerberus was already finished with the drinks and placed them on the table. Saino took the cup with warm chocolate. She blew a few times and took it in.
"So, what time are we supposed to go to the 'main place'?" he asked then also drank his chocolate drink.
Saino stopped and responded, "Tonight. We have to greet her 'Merry Christmas and Advance Happy Birthday'…"
She suddenly remembered something and stood. Cerberus thought, raising one of his eyebrows. She brought out something from her backpack. It was a gift, wrapped in lavender paper. She went back to the table and sat again.
She said, handing it over to him, "This is my gift for you. I'm sorry if it's late. I hope you like it."
He took it and unwrapped it. To its reveal, it was a black collar, which looked like a small black belt.
She smiled and asked, "Do you like it?"
He nodded and started to wear it. Upon wearing, he asked.
"Does it look all right on me?" he asked.
She nodded approvingly and said, "Kawaii!"
Cerberus blushed a little. He turned to his cup and drank. Saino turned to her watch.
She said, "I guess it's already time. Let's get going now."
They finished drinking the chocolate drink and stood up. Saino fixed the table and took the used cups to the sink. After fixing, they both put on their coats and went to the 'main place'.
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The two were walking up on the marble stairs. Lanterns were lit at the opposite sides of the stairs. As they have reached the end and the top of the hill, an old Shinto shrine stood in front of them.
"We're finally here…" Saino softly said.
They went around the shrine to reach the back. Upon reaching there, a huge cherry blossom tree stood straightly.
"It's still as beautiful as it was," Cerberus told her.
"Yes, indeed," she went in front of the tree, leaving Cerberus behind.
She touched the tree's trunk and closed her eyes, "Sakura, I'm already here…"
A figure suddenly appeared beside her. It was Sakura and she was wearing a pure white dress.
"Arigato, Saino. At least you fulfilled your promise as always…" she said, her lips not moving.
She gave out a gentle smile, "Of course, I will…"
"… I still remember that clearly."
~~~ Flashback ~~~
It was still in the same place, Osaka, and the same season, winter. Saino, when she was eight, was at the back of that old Shinto Shrine. She was sitting in front of the huge flowerless cherry blossom tree.
"Sakura doesn't fit my name any longer and I don't have any memories of how she was made. And I'm going to change it now with the help of this tree," she said. "At least, for me to have a new start…"
She stood and touched the tree's trunk.
She said, "I'm going to change my name to Kageyami Saino from now on…"
"It's all right to me, Saino. I don't want to be selfish…" the unconscious self, Sakura, said.
Tears slowly dropped on the ground, "Gomen, Sakura…"
Saino used her powers. The tree suddenly bloomed with flowers and never wilted, the sign that 'Sakura' was already been sealed.
"But please, even just once a year, visit me. Visit me on the day you sealed me…" she said.
Saino agreed and said, "I'll visit you any time I could. I'll also try and go look for your past. But I can never unseal you…"
"It's fine with me. At least, it's time for me to take some rest," Sakura told her.
Saino turned to her backpack and pulled out her container with red contact lens. She pulled them out and wore it. She pulled her backpack and went away. Before leaving…
"Gomen ne, Sakura…" she said.
"I'll be fine…"~~~~~
Back to the present, Saino smiled and said.
"But I was really wondering how come I can see you if I'm myself?"
"Well, I also don't know…" she told her unknowingly. "The only thing I know is that I'm your unconscious self right now."
"Also, if I have sealed you here, how come you're in Hisoka's dream?"
She giggled and said, "It's a secret…"
"Hey!?! That's unfair!!!" she exclaimed.
"I'm you, ain't I? So you should know why…""I should know why?…" she asked softly.
She closed her sapphire eyes. A thought hit her head.
"Now I know!!!" she cheerily said. "It's because of this bracelet! It's Sakura's when she was four! Hisoka picked it up so there's already a connection made!"
"That's right…"She sighed, "But if only I didn't lose it, this wouldn't have gotten bigger…"
"But I think it's better…" Sakura smiled. "It's the prediction of the dreamer and her cards…"
"Oh, really," Saino sarcastically said.
"Well, analyze it careful," she told her. "Both of you already have the connection between your thoughts. The only thing that just opposes it is the barrier between your two hearts. The connection between your two hearts can't unite…"
"Huh??? I can't understand you very well, Sakura. You're making it confusing," she told her, raising an eye brow.
"You'll understand that someday…" she smirked. She softly said, "… When the day comes…"
"You said something, Sakura?" she asked.
"Nothing," she said. "Thank you for having a chat with me. Visit me again, next year…"
She nodded cheerily, "Hai!"
Sakura closed her eyes and faded. Saino went toward Cerberus.
"Thank you for waiting. Let's go now," she said. She made on last glance before leaving, "Ja ne, Sakura…"
The two already left the shrine and went back to the house.
~~~ Back at the house ~~~
Saino hyperactively jumped on her bed and let her self lie down.
"Ha!!! I'm awfully tired!!!" she exclaimed. "I think I already need some sleep…"
Cerberus took of his coat and hanged it on the chair.
He softly said, "Saino…"
"Hmm???" she turned to him, lying on her bed.
"… I want to tell you that…"
Saino sat and asked, face looking confused, "What is it?"
"A-ano…" he turned to her and sat beside her.
Saino was staring at him so confusingly. When suddenly, he hugged her so tight, making Saino's eyes widened in surprise.
He whispered to her ear, "… Aishiteru."
"Ehh???"
"Aishiteru…" he repeated and pinned her on the bed.
"CERBERUS, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Saino protested.
Cerberus was above her and he held her arm above her with his right arms. Saino tried to move to get out. Reia: *gulp* I can't stand looking at it!?!
"I love you, Saino… more than of that insensitive guy…" he told Saino as he caressed her soft cheeks.
"CERBERUS, I ORDER YOU TO LET GO OF ME!?!" she yelled.
Noticing that he's lips are getting closer to hers, she turned her head to her side and closed her eyes in fear.
"Hisoka-kun… Tasukete…"*****
WHA!?! That's TOTALLY not good!?! How will she get out of that… that…. ?!? Who could save Saino?!? Have any idea who could save her or how she'll get out of it??? 0_0;;;;
Next chapter hints: (Party Preparations)
As the title says… Preparations for New Year and Saino's Birthday party… ;p
How was it? Want me to still continue it? R&R. -Reia