Hiyee, minna-san! Reia-chan's back!! I've got a three-day vacation with my family so I was away from my computer and internet.
But I still brought the hard copy with me so I could still work on it. Ok, this is you most awaited, I guess/hope, chapter… Where Hisoka would already notice that she loves her but… Anyway, this is the TWENTY-FOURTH chapter already. Wow, twenty-fourth already? Idea just keep entering my thoughts that's why I can't finish the first story… But I hope you love it and don't keep you bored. :)
Disclaimer: I don't own Yami no Matsuei so don't sue me. But Kageyami Saino, Yumeki Sakura, Akizuki Kyla, Cerberus, Strength, etc. (Previous and Upcoming characters not related to YnM) belongs to me.
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Between Two Hearts
Chapter 24: It's Gonna Be Love
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It was already afternoon by the time Hisoka got off the bed. He quickly changed his clothes and went out of the room, dizzily. He quickly sat at the dining table, letting his head lie on it. Tsuzuki went and sat beside him, carrying Hisoka's breakfast that Strength and Cerberus cooked.
He cheerily said, "Hisoka! We've already prepared your breakfast!…" Then, he turned to his watch and said, "… But actually it's lunch!"
The young boy shook, his head still buried on his arms.
He weakly said, "I'm not hungry …"
Tsuzuki yelled at him, "Not hungry!?! Hisoka, what's wrong with you!?!"
"Nothing's wrong…"
Tsuzuki put down the plate and held Hisoka's head with both hands, facing him directly.
"Hisoka! I know you're lying! Something's wrong!!!" he yelled worriedly. "You're turning weaker and weaker! It's because you're not eating four… I mean, three meals a day!!!"
He thrust away the brunette's hand with his weak hands.
He weakly yelled, "Even if Shinigamis do not eat for a year would still survive! So, that's not why I'm turning weak, mind you…"
He propped his sleepy head on his hands.
Tsuzuki then asked, "So there really IS something wrong with you lately…"
"Who said so?"
"You! You just said it!" he said. "You just said that 'So, that's not why I'm turning weak…'. So, it means there really IS something…"
Tsuzuki grasped the young boy's shoulders.
He asked, "Don't hide it again from me, Hisoka! Please… Hisoka… Tell me what's wrong?"
He shoved his hands, freeing himself from his tight grasp.
He yelled, "There's nothing wrong!!!"
He stood up and was about to walk away but Tsuzuki tightly held back his arms.
"You have to tell me!" he insisted.
"Let go of me!!!" he yelled, trying to remove his tight grip but failed.
Tsuzuki pulled him even closer, "Not unless you tell it to me!"
Hisoka hit him hard on the stomach, making Tsuzuki lose his grip from him and moan. He ran towards the main door and went out. The three just stared at him as he vanished.
Strength suddenly said, "Strength noticed that Hi-chan had been depressed for the past two months."
"Depressed? From what reason?" the brunette asked.
"Well, they often talked on their phones about what was happening almost everyday. But since then, Hi-chan hardly got to contact her…" she depressingly said.
Cerberus stated, "So you mean, he's depressed due to that reason?"
Strength nodded. Cerberus suddenly pulled Strength towards him and hugged her. It made her blush and smile.
Tsuzuki turned away and sighed,
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After so many hours of walking, Hisoka ended up at a tranquil park and the sky turned dark. He thought of the things that happened for the previous months.
~~~ Flashback ~~~
"Saino, daijoubu ka?" he sat beside Saino on the grass of a park.
"I envy you all. All of you share someone's life…" she softly said.
"Why? Don't I share your life? Your suffering and happiness?" he asked. "I'm your bestfriend, ain't I?"
She bowed down, covering her face with her hair, "No, you never did… Also…"
"… You never became my bestfriend or my friend. Even if you did, the friendship was all just a play."
"Saino…"
"And the feeling? Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you but it's pointless for you to say that you like me."
Hisoka just turned away, "Who said that I would tell you I like you?…"
She continued, "That's good because to tell you the truth…"
"… I never liked you. It was also one of the scenes in the play. I'm just following as how the current is flowing. But I think it's already too much that's why I'm telling this to you right now. I don't want to hurt your feelings…"
"Then, arigato for telling it to me before I do," he said.
"Also, don't worry about me anymore. My memory was already been restored and I'll be doing fine. Ja!" she stood and left him.
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He thought, "It was as if the old Saino got back to her usual self…"
"… Was it because of what happened at the coffee shop?" he remembered the cold stare that Saino gave him. "But why do I feel strange. As if, daggers slowly pierced me…"
"… Saino…"
He was strolling down the place, staring blankly at the ground. His hands were inserted in his pocket.
"Where do you want to go?"
"Well, anywhere would be fine…"
He suddenly stopped.
"… Just as long as I'm with you…"
His eyes suddenly widened when he heard it at the back of his mind. He remembered the first time they went out together.
"Are you two Lovers?"
"Iie… We're bestfriends…"
"… But I wish we were…"
In his thoughts, Sakura petals were falling slowly and he felt that the other sweet Saino just smiled at him.
Enters music [It's gonna be me baby… It's gonna be good baby…]
He started walking again. He was strolling around the park, recalling some events about Saino.
[… Time I have been patient for so long…]
"Why are you here?"
"It's because I… heard you crying…"
[… How can I pretend to be so strong?…]
"No, I wasn't!!!"
"Yes, you are…"
Hisoka stopped and sat near the fountain.
[… Who can I choose baby?…]
"Y-you look kawaii…"
"… I don't think so… you're not staring straightly at me. You could be just bluffing…"
[… Feeling its true baby…]
"It fits you perfectly. You look kawaii…"
"That's better!!!"
[… If I'm asking you to hold me tight… then it's gonna be all night!!!…]
The fountain suddenly burst, reaching the dark sky and making tiny diamond sparkles descend slowly. He turned to the fountain and watched the wonderful scene.
[ … It's gonna be Love!… It's gonna be great!… It's gonna be more then I can take!…]
"You don't have to do it anymore… You don't have to suffer because…"
"Because what?…"
"Because…"
[… It's gonna be free!… It's gonna be real!… It's gonna change everything I feel…]
"It's nothing. Just worried…"
"About Saino?…"
"… Don't deny it. You like her. I can see it on your face…"
"Urusai!?!"
He bowed his head down, darkening his face. A tear slid down to his cheek.
[… It's gonna be sad!… It's gonna be true!… It's gonna be me baby…]
"How much is the sapphire studs displayed near the window?"
"Is it for your girlfriend?"
"No, just for a special friend."
[… It's gonna be you baby… It's gonna be...]
"Oh my, Hisoka. Your cheeks are turning pink…"
"… Oh my. Also with you Saino…"
[… Its gonna be Love…]
The rain suddenly poured heavily and the thunder roared. He didn't bother to look for shelter. He just wants it that way, being wet by the rain and letting things be washed away.
[… Time cannot rest our love to be fool… How can you pretend to be so cruel?…]
"Don't ever bet that we would get along together!?"
"Of course I won't, Kurosaki Hisoka."
[… Maybe it's me baby… Maybe it's you baby…]
"Hmph! You're such a baka to let Saino suffer a lot!!!"
"Yamette, Cerberus! Yamette!!!"
"Due to your ill actions, you let a girl shed tears!!! You're not just a baka but also, you're not man enough!! You can't protect her!!!"
[… Maybe it's everything we've been dreaming of… We waited long enough!!!…]
Hisoka closed his eyes and cowered. His hands were blocking his ears as if he doesn't want to recall some events that were flashed in his mind.
Its gonna be Love
It's gonna be great
It's gonna be more then I can take
It's gonna be free
It's gonna be real
It's gonna change everything I feel
It's gonna be sad
It's gonna be true
It's gonna be your the one to do
It's gonna be me baby
It's gonna be you baby…
[… The sooner you let to heart it together… The sooner you know this love is forever…]
Hisoka thought, "Saino… Could I already have…?"
[… It's gonna be love…]
He buried his head on his legs. His heart was aching like daggers slowly piercing it, one after another.
[… Love needs time now or never…]
"And what about the bad news?…"
"Well, cases are solved by partners. Kyla and Saino are partners and…"
"The training is already finished and Saino's going to leave the apartment…"
[… It's gonna be love…]
"Daijoubu. I'll always be by your side…"
"… If anything wrong happens, I'll come right away…"
"Arigato…"
[… You really got to believe… it's gonna be strong enough!!!…]
It's gonna be Love
It's gonna be great
It's gonna be more then I can take
A voice, at the back of his mind, said, "Hiko… Please, don't ignore this feeling…"
It's gonna be free
It's gonna be real
It's gonna change everything I feel
"Why shouldn't I ignore it, Sakura?! She already told me that it was all just a play!"
It's gonna be sad
It's gonna be true
It's gonna be your the one to do
She didn't answer the question instead, "Onegai… Understand her. Throughout her life, she never felt how wonderful it was being loved. And you're the one who could show it to her. For she opened her heart to you, only to you…" she told him. "Also, you have felt what she had felt before, being alone. But Tsuzuki-san enlightened you, right? So, don't you think it's your turn now? To show what love means? And deeper than what Tsuzuki-san showed you?"
It's gonna be hard
It's gonna be stuff
It's gonna be more then just enough
It's gonna be LOVE
It's gonna be Love
It's gonna be sad
It's gonna be true
It's gonna be me baby
It's gonna be you baby
It's gonna be me baby
It's gonna be you
It's gonna be real…
Hisoka raised his head and closed his eyes, letting the drops splashed unto him.
[… It's gonna be love…]
He then smiled, "Alright, Sakura. But back me up."
"Hai. Arigato…" she said, her voice fading
Music Stops
Suddenly, his phone rang. He quickly ran to a nearby tree for shelter then pulled it out from his pocket. When he finally pulled it out, he stared at the screen. It was Saino's name that was blinking on it.
"Good timing!" he smiled and quickly answered the phone. "Hello, Saino?…"
[Ah! How are you my dear puppet?] said on the other line.
"Muraki!!!" he yelled out. "How come you have Saino's phone!?! What did you do to her!?!" he yelled again, insisting for answers.
[Daijoubu. I didn't do anything to her. She's fine with me. She's really such a good girl…] the man calmly said.
"What are you trying to plot now, Muraki?"
[Well, I just helped Sara regain back her memories…]
He asked, "Sara??? You mean Saino???"
His eyes widened, "So Sara was Saino back then? How many names does Saino have anyway???"
"Hisoka… Sara was her nickname. And it came from the first and last syllable of Sakura, Saino's past name," a voice in his thoughts said.
[If you want her back, meet 'us' at Tokyo Tower. But don't think that you would get there so easily. Also, you'll be surprised to see your two dearest friends… Your beautiful ex-girlfriend and your cute Shikigami…]
"What did you do to Kyla and Strength!?" he asked in rage.
[See for yourself…] the phone was been hanged up.
"Hello?… Hello?! Muraki!?!" he angrily turned off his phone and quickly dashed back to the apartment
"What did he do to them?…" he thought while running. "Especially…
"… To Saino?!"
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Reia: Teehee! So, Hisoka already have this feeling for Saino. Demo… what did Muraki do to Kyla and Strength? Also, to Saino? ;p
Warning: When reading the future chapters, prepare a roll or two of tissue papers beside or on your computer. If you are TOO conservative, use a handkerchief. This is IN CASE of emergency. Reia: I hope you understood what I meant… ^^;;;
Next chapter hints: (The Ending and The Beginning)
Kamui: The ending of the two's existence and the beginning of the world's end, I guess. Who are theses two? Well, expect the next chapter soon.
Reia: Also, be prepared for some unexpected, I hope there isn't, information or somewhat like that. Anyway, I'll be expecting your reviews!!! ^^
*Will you send me in email information about Wakaba, Terazuma?, Saya and Yuma if you have? I need to know what they can do or their powers. If you're asking why, well this is for the battle. I don't want the major characters to just have all the fun, ne? ; )