Yosei no Kissu
Chapter 2 – Cursed Dreams and Fairy Wings
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Seiya rolled over as light streamed through the windows. He threw the covers over his head and groaned loudly at the fresh sun.
'That was the weirdest dream I've ever had… fairies… ha! Although having somebody bend to my every whim wouldn't be so bad…' He pushed off the covers and yawned. 'Man… I gotta be at work in an hour.'
He rolled his shoulders and stood up, stretching. "Guess the coffee needs to be started…" He stumbled down the stairs and into the kitchen, his eyes half closed.
"Ohayo, Usagi-san…" He mumbled to the young woman who sat on the table.
"Ohayo, Seiya-sama."
He put the coffee into the filter and turned it on. He yawned one more time before turning to exit the kitchen, then he looked at the table again… and his eyes slowly widened.
"IT WASN'T A DREAM!! ARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGG!" He stepped back and smacked his head harshly against the wall.
Usagi just sat there blinking at him. "Anou? What wasn't a dream?" She hopped off the table and looked innocently at him. "Would you like me to prepare your breakfast, Seiya-sama?"
He just stood there, open mouthed, at the beauty that stood in front of him. This wasn't real!! Fairies weren't REAL!! HE WAS A SCIENCE MINOR!! This couldn't be real!
"Seiya-sama?" The girl asked again, touching a finger to her lips and bending forward slightly to look at him with curiosity. "Are you feeling well?"
Seiya's shoulders fell and his eyelids slid slowly over his eyes as he tried hard to sort out everything at the moment. "I… I don't know…"
"Oh…" Usagi blinked, not sure how to respond to him.
"Maybe… maybe I'd just go get ready for work…" He moaned, getting on to his feet and trudging out of the kitchen.
"Sama? Would you like me to prepare breakfast for you?" Usagi followed him.
"NO! By KAMI no! Just… sit there and behave!" He said quickly, just staring at her with wide eyes.
"Be…have?"
"Yes! Just… just sit there!" He ran up the stairs and paced around his room. There was no way this could be happening! Things like this weren't real, they belonged in storybooks and in badly written stories posted on the Internet! Not in real life! And especially not in his real life!
"Damnit… what in the hell am I supposed to do now!? I've got a friggin fairy who says she's gonna grant me any wish… granted she is a rather cute fairy… but that's damn well beside the point! Have I friggin gone INSANE!? Damnit!" He threw his self back onto the bed and lay there, trying to fall asleep again.
"Maybe it's just another dream…" He asked himself with shredded hope.
Usagi looked over at the door as the lock clicked open.
"Damnit Seiya. We're gonna be fucking late and it's gonna be all your fault! I've been ringing the friggin doorbell for about ten minutes now! Get the hell down here!"
Usagi jumped to her feet and looked at the man who just entered. He was much taller then Seiya-sama, with short, ebony hair that shaded his dark blue eyes. He was dressed in a crisp white shirt and a pair of black pants.
"Anou…" He said slowly as he looked at Usagi in her very strange garb. "Who are you?"
She curtsied slightly, her bells jingling with movement. "Usagi. I am Seiya-sama's Wish-Giver."
He blinked. "His what?"
"His Wish-Giver. I'm his personal fairy… and who are you, san?" She asked politely.
"I'm ah… I'm Seiya's best friend, Chiba Mamoru." He blinked at the girl who nodded shortly.
"Hai. Would you like me to retrieve Seiya-sama?" She questioned.
"Ah… no, thanks. I'll go get him…" He began to inch his way to the stairs.
"As you wish, Mamoru-san," She bowed her head lightly and returned to her sitting position on the couch.
Mamoru took one last look at the girl on the couch before running up the stairs to Seiya's bedroom. He lay there curled in a ball on his bed.
"Seiya! What in the hell is going on!" He grabbed the man by his shoulders and threw him on the floor. "There's a friggin girl in your living room claiming to be your 'Wish-Giver'!?"
"Whaaaa! Don't remind me! I was hoping I had gone insane…. Waaaah…" He curled into and even smaller ball on the floor, then grabbed the covers and threw them over his head. "I don't want this to happen!"
"What in the hell is she talking about!?" He glared at the ball on the floor.
"She's my fairy… fairies aren't real… but for some reason I have some fairy who wants to grant me any wish I ask… wahhhh…." He whined loudly.
"Damnit, Seiya! Luck has smiled upon you! What in the hell are you whining about!?" Mamoru whipped the covers off Seiya as he looked up at him in confusion.
"Wha? You… you believe her!?"
"She's gonna give you everything you want!! Why shouldn't you believe her! Duh!" Mamoru said looking at Seiya as if he was the stupidest man alive for not taking full advantage of the situation.
"Because Fairies aren't real!!"
"Even if she's not a fairy… look at her! She's damn friggin' hot!"
Seiya stared at him as if he'd gone insane. "What?"
Mamoru rolled his eyes and gave Seiya a firm kick in his side. "She. Is. Hot."
"Well, no shit, Mamoru. What do you want me to do? Pounce?" Seiya stood up and glared at him.
Mamoru just grinned back at him with sparkling teeth.
"Oh shut up." He glared at the man in front of him.
"Why can't you ask her to turn back time so you can get ready for work… so we're not… ya know… late!?" Mamoru snapped suddenly.
"Awe… shit!" Seiya threw on his clothes and ran down the steps, Mamoru close at his heels. He threw on his blazer and was about to speed out the door, when a flash of blonde caught his eye.
"Seiya-sama… you haven't had breakfast yet… do you need my assistance?" She blinked at him innocently.
"Ii…iie. Usagi-san… just… just behave for the day… I need to talk to you when I get home…" He said slowly and cautiously.
Usagi blinked, then stood up and approached him, her eyes showing something that resembled fear and regret. "Did I do something wrong?"
Seiya felt his heart ache at her helplessness, and felt slight remorse for the way he had treated he before. "Iie… you've… you've been very good so far. But, I have to go to work now, you're going to stay here and behave… alright?"
"Hai, Seiya-sama…" She bowed. "Itereshai!"
"Itekimasu!" he said as he exited the house.
Mamoru stood, leaning up against his car, grinning at him.
"What?" Seiya asked as he got into Mamoru's car.
"Nothing… I'm just wondering why you took so long saying good-bye." Mamoru said laughing, and entering the car himself.
"I didn't. I was telling her to behave… you know, so I don't come home to find the house taken over by vines or animals… or whatever…."
"Suit yourself, man…" Mamoru said laughing as he started the car and pulled onto the street.
Usagi sat on the couch in silence as she glanced around at the house. It had been a few hours since Seiya had rushed out of the house, and she was sitting here feeling as though she should be doing something important to him. A cat waddled into the living room and Usagi blinked at it for a moment, then smiled.
"Konnichiwa, Neko." She said.
"Konnichiwa, Usagi-san…" The cat waddled to where Usagi sat and looked up at her. "What are you doing here?"
"Seiya-sama told me to sit here and behave," Usagi said innocently, scratching the cat behind its ears. "And that's what I'm doing."
The tubby cat struggled to get up on the couch, to sit next to her. He blinked blankly for a moment before speaking. "Ahh… Seiya says that to me sometimes… Usually when I do something wrong." Neko yawned and looked up at Usagi's sad face.
"Did I do something wrong?" She questioned softly.
"Did you pee on the carpet?"
Usagi gave a start and blinked heavily. "No."
"Then I don't think so." Neko began to clean his front paws. Then he looked up at Usagi again. "Did you lick his mother?"
"No… did I meet his mother?" Usagi questioned.
"If you didn't yesterday, you will today. When they get together there's always a lot of noise… it makes it so hard to nap." Neko yawned, his eyes starting to get heavy.
"Does she come by everyday?" Usagi questioned, her need for knowledge of this strange world was oddly severe.
"Usually… it makes Seiya really frustrated… sometimes he even forgets to feed me…" Neko yawned again.
"Is there something I can do for him while he's out?" She placed a finger to her lips and looked around at the cluttered house. She wasn't sure if everything here had functions, or if it was just messy and unkempt.
"You can feed me… maybe clean up the kitchen. He hates doing that…" Neko yawned again.
"Oh… okay…" Usagi stood up and walked slowly into the kitchen and looked around. It was cluttered with too much. Much more then the rest of the house anyway. There were things all over the counters, on the table, and in the sink.
"Ara… I suppose I should start… I wish I could clean this with magic…. I don't understand this world…" She let her eyes roll slightly toward the ceiling in exasperation, then she blinked and went to the sink to turn on the spicket. Just as she did, there was a loud and boisterous knock from the door, which resulted in angry grumbling from Neko.
"Should I answer it?" Usagi asked the cat, poking her head out from the kitchen.
"Sure… just turn off the water first." Neko yawned, then his ears perked up. "Ara… it's Seiya's mother…" He groaned and began to bury his head under the pillow on the couch. "Tell me when it's over…"
"Oh…" Usagi padded to the door softly and opened it.
There stood a woman shorter then Seiya, but still taller then Usagi. She was plump, with a round, flamboyant face, and had white hair that shaded the same beautiful indigo eyes that Seiya-sama had. She wore many rings and necklaces, a very showy dress, and a purple coat lined with purple fur.
"Ohayo, Oka-san." Usagi curtsied, then stepped to the side to let the woman into the house.
Her eyes lit up. "Are you my son's new girlfriend!?" She practically jumped into the house to get a better look at the young woman. She stood strait and smiled. "Well, I suppose so!"
"Aa…?" Usagi took a few more steps back as the woman pushed her way fully into the house and sat next to the cat on the sofa.
"Aren't you the pretty little thing!" The woman said to Usagi as she closed the door. She re-positioned herself several times on the couch, while holding her flashy clutch purse tightly. Finally, after all her rearranging, she turned back toward the door where Usagi stood waiting for a command.
"Come here! I want to get a better look at you!" She smiled brightly at the tiny young woman. Usagi walked to where the woman sat and stood in front of her, feeling oddly like she was on display.
"Very pretty! My son has such nice taste! Must have gotten it from me… So, what's your name?"
"Usagi."
"What a beautiful name! And where are you from?" She asked Usagi eagerly.
"Solvania." Usagi replied softly.
"Hmmm… never heard of it before. Are you going to school?" Again, Oka-san repositioned herself.
"Iie…" Usagi shook her head lightly. "I stay at home…"
"Ara!" Oka-san's face lit up like the sun. "It's nice to see a good, old-fashioned woman every now and then!"
"Aa… arigatou…" Usagi bowed quickly. She wasn't quite sure how to respond to these attentions that were placed on her. No one in the fairy world ever asked such prying questions, was it the customs of humans to do such bizarre rituals? Should Usagi ask Oka-san questions also?
Oka-san laughed brightly as she looked again at Usagi. "You are just the most adorable little thing! So pretty! I bet you had all the boys chasing after you!" She offered a hefty wink at Usagi.
"Well… not really…"
Oka-san just laughed. "How modest! I'm liking you more by the moment!" She again looked Usagi over, then made a face of discontent. "But why are you dressed in those rags!" She motioned to Usagi's unique clothing.
Usagi just blinked in response. "Rags?"
This woman was confusing her. She wasn't like Seiya, and Usagi didn't know how to react. Oka-san, was giving her too many things to learn and understand at once! She didn't think she could continue to process information at such a rate, or continue without asking questions that could reveal she was a fairy. Was she allowed to tell Oka-san that she was a fairy? And what was this 'girlfriend'? Was that a human term for Wish-Giver? Why was Oka-san so excited that Seiya found a 'girlfriend'?
"Hai! Hai! Why don't I take you to go get some dresses! I know this adorable little boutique that makes the most wonderful and adorable clothing! Come on, I'll go and get you some new things! You can't stay at my son's house and not be dressed finely!"
"But I…" Usagi wasn't understanding what Oka-san was telling her. What was wrong with her clothing? It was standard in the fairy world, and Usagi wasn't ashamed of it. She thought it was rather adorable.
"Don't worry about it!" Oka-san butted in, her eyes gleaming with the mad look that a woman gets before a shopping spree. "I always wanted a daughter I could shop for!" Oka-san jumped up and grinned. "Let's get going!"
Her plump hand found Usagi's slim wrist and pulled, dragging Usagi to the door. She pushed the tiny, little creature out the door and to her car. Usagi almost felt as though her body would shatter under the force the woman was exerting.
Oka-san opened the door to her red car. "Get in… we're going shopping!!"