Chapter three is up!!

Sofia: she really is a dreamer. I can't imagine that I made my OC like that! My fingers just started typing and typing…blahblahblah! ^_^

Chapter Three: Study Partners

        "I really don't get it? Why do a king who looks like he's about to turn to sixty, having a long beard, plus a big round belly and a face like he was some sort of a dead person risen from the grave at the night of Halloween got to have six wives? I mean six wives!"

        She loved to stare at those eyes grew big in pure innocence and incredulity.

        "I really can't believe it. I don't even have one single girlfriend and much much more, I am more handsome than he is. I can't possible think of it. Look at him." He gaped at the picture in black and white color in the book.

           Doesn't have one single girlfriend? Or am I starting to get deaf?

        "And who said you're handsome?"

        He grinned quite mischievously at her. "You of course."

        "And when did I ever told you that?"

        "And why are you blushing?"

        She bit her lip. "Baka! Anyway I'm not King Henry so I couldn't answer any of your questions and if I was I would have thrown my big round belly right at your face."

        "Glad you were not," and he flashed that devastating smile of his once again.

        Eri felt her heart stop beating at that moment. "And if you'll just look around you, you could have more than six wives by then. No doubt about that."

        "You think so?"

        She lifted her eyes from the book. "Of course or you're just plain blind," she said and finally deciding on it, she asked, "and what do you mean not having one single girlfriend?"

        "Just what it means."

        She looked at him incredulously. "You're kidding right? I mean you're the—

        "No, I'm not and what is it about Queen Mary?" he asked then, his eyebrows rising questioningly obviously changing the subject.

        "Oh, she's the one who's claiming the throne along with Queen Elizabeth," she explained instead, sensing a sensitive spot about Sendoh's life on relationships. "However, as we all known, Queen Elizabeth succeeded the throne."

        "Look at her dress. How did she enter doors with that huge dress?"

        Eri had to laugh at that. "When I first saw these pictures, I was thinking the same but I learnt that they have wider doors way back then."

        "Silence please," the librarian narrowed her eyes at them.

        Eri smiled apologetically and turned to the book with a rather serious face while Sendoh was trying hard to contain his laughter. "Where were we? Oh, the Elizabethan Age."

        "Another letter for the 'Ask me' section," Chen, the Ryonan's newspaper editor-in-chief, told her with a folded paper on hand.

        She was the holder of the famous section on their school's paper, the 'Ask Me' section where students submit questions and problems on love, friendship or just anything else and she'll be the one to answer those.

        Eri took the letter, "thanks," and hastily fixed her things.

        "And don't worry about the door," Chen added. "I'll be the one to lock it."

        "Oki dokey! See you tomorrow!" with that she closed the door behind her and hurriedly went out of the school's building. From somewhere nearby, as she began to walk home, she heard the loud dribbling of a ball coming from the court. She frowned and instead ambled towards the basketball court.

        Just as she had thought, she saw him, sweat dripping all over but still had the energy to play basketball all by himself. She shook her head and can't resist smiling as she watched him play ball.

        He dribbled the ball lightly but with strong, careful hands as he did a perfect lay-up shot. The ball circled the rim and finally went neatly through the basket. She clapped her hands in awe.

        "That was great."

        He glanced at her standing at the entrance and brushed the perspiration threatening to fall down his cheek. He grinned. "I didn't know you were spying on me all this time."

        She could feel her cheeks setting on flame but completely stopped herself just in time and snickered at him. "Yup, spying to think of a plan on how to trip you next time you do that shot."

        "Very funny," he smiled sarcastically and stared at the sky outside. "Hey, why are you still here? Shouldn't you be home?"

        "I just finished my article for the newspaper. And why are you still playing at this time?"

        "Am I being scolded?"

        She chuckled. "Sort of."

        Grinning, he said, "well, since you're here, I'll just go and shower and walk you home. I can't afford to know that something might happen to you. I can't lose my teacher."

        And she melts right on that spot.     Oh Lord, give me enough strength to walk until home.

        They walked in silence, listening to the beating of the heart of the other and enjoying the scene laid before the two of them. Just to walk with her prince, she felt that she was the luckiest girl in the whole wide world. But then her castle's doors came to view and she wished that this moment would last forever. However the end must come and come it will.

        But she never expected what will happen next, as her prince bent down and kissed her. She could hear the angels above singing down at them and the flowers started to bloom and the whole world rejoicing along with them.

        And she stared deep into those beautiful eyes…

        "Can I ask you something?" she said, breaking the silence around them.

        Sendoh tilted his head. "Hn."

        "Why do you…uh..."  What should I ask him? "Like playing basketball so much?" she blabbered. Stupid stupid question. "I mean you just have to throw the ball to that basket and so on and so forth…"

        "Why do you like History then?" Sendoh grinned challenging her.

        She sighed. "I just hate sport."

        "And I hate history."

        "All right, all right. Truce?"

        Sendoh laughed and she felt that any minute by now, her heart might stop pumping blood throughout her body and leave her crippling on the road and die until she's no more but bits of ashes.

        "What's that?" she heard him asked, glancing at the folded paper still on her hands.

        "Nothing, just a letter," she muttered and suddenly thought of something. "Could I ask you another question?"

        Sendoh sighed. "What now?"

        "No this is more serious."

        He shrugged.

        "Well, what if there's this girl and you didn't know that she likes you. Then one day, she kissed you. Would that change everything and what you feel for her?"

        "What in the world made you think of that?" he asked, his eyes narrowing at her.

        Eri bit her lip. "Ah, someone just asked me."

        "Oh, well," Sendoh, sighed, his hands on his pockets and his eyes staring at the velvety black sky. "Maybe it will but it all depends on the way she will kiss me. Like a light peck could be just her way of showing her thanks or her sincerity."

        "Ah," Eri nodded and suddenly bounced in front of him, making Sendoh take a step backward. "Well, here's my house. Thanks for walking with me."

        Sendoh grinned that familiar grin of his that she was coming to know very well. And without her knowing it, she tiptoed and lightly kissed him on the cheek.

        Sendoh blinked at the sudden sign of affection coming from her.

        "Uh, thanks again!" with that she quickly hide her face from him to see that was burning you could almost fried an egg on her forehead and walked up the last steps to her house.

   I really badly wanted to know what you think…so review oki? :D tek care!