Author's Note: Good day to all you people! Finally finish writing chapter
10! Yeah! Sorry to keep you people waiting. I'm a slow poke. . . actually
too many things to do. well enjoy this chapter people! Remember, Tsukushi
refer to Makino in the past!
Chapter 10:
Makino's POV:
A warm and strong arm wrapped around me as I stirred in bed. 'Tsukushi,' a gentle voice called out to me. 'Wake up Tsukushi,' he whispered into my ears. I opened my eyes lazily and looked up at the guy who slept beside me. Goodness me! My eyes widened with shock. The guy who has been hugging me and sleeping beside me is none other than Tsukasa! 'Tsukushi, go wash up. We have to go.' I stared at him with my jaws dropped. What the hell was going on?! 'Tsukushi, what are you waiting for? We are on the run and we have to leave now!' Tsukasa said as he saw that I'm not moving at all. I nodded and started washing up. Great, I'm now back in the past in Tsukushi's body. What fun I'm going to have.
'Damn you Tsukasa. I said I wanted to know what happened between you and Tsukushi not experience how Tsukushi felt,' I cursed him under my breath.
'What did you say Tsukushi?' Tsukasa asked.
'Nothing important. Let's go now,' I answered. Since I'm already in Tsukushi's body, I might as well just enjoy experiencing how eloping is like. Tsukasa took my hand as we left the inn.
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'Where are we going?' I asked, tired of this 'endless' walking. We have probably walked for more than half the day.
'We are going to my friend's place in the town about 10 miles away,' he replied. After that, he said nothing as we continued to venture through the forest. Sometimes, I just feel that I'm lucky to be living in present Japan with all the transport system well developed. When I get back to the present day, I swear I'll be nicer to all the bus and tram drivers.
'Can we stop for a while? I'm tired of all these walking. Besides, I'm hungry,' I said to the Tsukasa who is walking in front of me. He turned and looked at me. For a brief moment, I thought he was just going to ignore me and carry on walking.
'We can't stop here, unless you don't mind spending the night in the forest with all the creepy and scary creatures living in here. We got to get out of the forest by evening I hope.' So he is really going to ignore me and carry on walking. Why did Tsukushi choose to elope with this kind of unfeeling guy? 'Here, take this. Eat as you walk,' he said passing me some buns. Well, at least it's better than nothing.
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I'm really exhausted from all the walking. I should have seriously done so work out when Sakurako asked me to go to the gym with her. 'Tsukasa, I really can't take it any more. My legs are going to break any moment now,' I called out to him. Finally, he stopped.
'Tsukushi, have some water,' he said as he pass me the water bottle. I gobbled a few mouth-full of water. Water taste so great when you needed it. Tsukasa laughed.
'What's so funny?' I asked him, pissed off with him.
'You drink like an elephant,' he chortled. Me? An elephant? That's it. Nobody calls me an elephant and gets away with it.
'How dare you call me an elephant!' I hissed, clenching my fist and gave him a box on his chest.
'How dare you hit me!' he said playfully. Then he started tickling me.
'Stop!' I begged, bursting out in laughter at the same time. But he did not. I had to dodge his hands. I started jumping and skipping away from him without realising that there was a big fat root just beside me.
'Tsukushi, look out!' he shouted. Too late, I had tripped over the root. Fortunately or unfortunately, Tsukasa, managed to catch me and pull me into his arms before I fall to the ground. 'Are you alright?' he asked gently, with his eyes fixed upon my eyes. I could see that he was worried about me. It was all in his eyes. The love, the worry, the anger for not able to give me a safe and warm home. It was all in his eyes.
'I'm fine,' I said, my heart melted looking into his eyes. Now I know why Tsukushi loved him so dearly. If it was me, I'll do the same too. Tears found its way down my cheeks.
'Tsukushi, why are you crying? Are you hurt?' he asked anxiously and worriedly. He carried me to a rock where I sat. He examined my body closely, making sure that I wasn't hurt. 'Tsukushi, I don't understand why you are crying. There are no visible wounds. Are you shocked or anything like that?' I shook my head. I wasn't crying because I was hurt. I was crying because. . . because I felt that I was so lucky to have someone to care so deeply for me.
'Tsukasa, thank you,' I sniffed.
'Why thank me?'
'Because you are so nice to me.'
'Silly girl,' he smiled as his gave me a pat on my head. 'You are my wife. Who else can I care for if I don't care for you?' Upon hearing this, I can't help but putting my head on his chest, and listen to his heart racing. Then, he put his arms around me. For that few minutes, all I ever wanted to do is to stay with him and love him forever. 'Tsukushi, let's go now,' he muttered. Then he carried me all the way out of the forest. Just let me stay here with him, I prayed silently.
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'Tsukasa, it has been quite a while since we last get together,' Tsukasa's friend, Mimasaka said, giving Tsukasa a buddy hug. 'This is. . .?' he asked, looking at me.
'My wife, Tsukushi. Tsukushi, this is Mimasaka, my buddy,' Tsukasa introduced. I smiled then bow. He bow too.
'Tsukasa, how nice of you to not invite me to your wedding dinner? I thought we were buddies,' Mimasaka joked. Both Tsukasa and I blushed. I looked down at the ground. How am I suppose to tell him that we didn't get married and we eloped? 'So what can I do for you, buddy?'
'Mimasaka, I have got a favour to ask you. . . Can Tsukushi and I stay here for a while?' Mimasaka eye brows rose. 'well, Tsukushi and I have elope and we have currently no where to stay.'
'You eloped?! That's so unlike you Tsukasa!' Mimasaka exclaimed, ' well since my buddy did such heroic act, I'll support you. Stay here till you want to leave.' Tsukasa smiled and the duo gave each other a box on the chest. Finally, we have a place to stay. We don't have to be on the run any more. Just like in fairy tales, Tsukasa and I will live happily ever after. . . Right?
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To be continued..
Chapter 10:
Makino's POV:
A warm and strong arm wrapped around me as I stirred in bed. 'Tsukushi,' a gentle voice called out to me. 'Wake up Tsukushi,' he whispered into my ears. I opened my eyes lazily and looked up at the guy who slept beside me. Goodness me! My eyes widened with shock. The guy who has been hugging me and sleeping beside me is none other than Tsukasa! 'Tsukushi, go wash up. We have to go.' I stared at him with my jaws dropped. What the hell was going on?! 'Tsukushi, what are you waiting for? We are on the run and we have to leave now!' Tsukasa said as he saw that I'm not moving at all. I nodded and started washing up. Great, I'm now back in the past in Tsukushi's body. What fun I'm going to have.
'Damn you Tsukasa. I said I wanted to know what happened between you and Tsukushi not experience how Tsukushi felt,' I cursed him under my breath.
'What did you say Tsukushi?' Tsukasa asked.
'Nothing important. Let's go now,' I answered. Since I'm already in Tsukushi's body, I might as well just enjoy experiencing how eloping is like. Tsukasa took my hand as we left the inn.
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'Where are we going?' I asked, tired of this 'endless' walking. We have probably walked for more than half the day.
'We are going to my friend's place in the town about 10 miles away,' he replied. After that, he said nothing as we continued to venture through the forest. Sometimes, I just feel that I'm lucky to be living in present Japan with all the transport system well developed. When I get back to the present day, I swear I'll be nicer to all the bus and tram drivers.
'Can we stop for a while? I'm tired of all these walking. Besides, I'm hungry,' I said to the Tsukasa who is walking in front of me. He turned and looked at me. For a brief moment, I thought he was just going to ignore me and carry on walking.
'We can't stop here, unless you don't mind spending the night in the forest with all the creepy and scary creatures living in here. We got to get out of the forest by evening I hope.' So he is really going to ignore me and carry on walking. Why did Tsukushi choose to elope with this kind of unfeeling guy? 'Here, take this. Eat as you walk,' he said passing me some buns. Well, at least it's better than nothing.
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I'm really exhausted from all the walking. I should have seriously done so work out when Sakurako asked me to go to the gym with her. 'Tsukasa, I really can't take it any more. My legs are going to break any moment now,' I called out to him. Finally, he stopped.
'Tsukushi, have some water,' he said as he pass me the water bottle. I gobbled a few mouth-full of water. Water taste so great when you needed it. Tsukasa laughed.
'What's so funny?' I asked him, pissed off with him.
'You drink like an elephant,' he chortled. Me? An elephant? That's it. Nobody calls me an elephant and gets away with it.
'How dare you call me an elephant!' I hissed, clenching my fist and gave him a box on his chest.
'How dare you hit me!' he said playfully. Then he started tickling me.
'Stop!' I begged, bursting out in laughter at the same time. But he did not. I had to dodge his hands. I started jumping and skipping away from him without realising that there was a big fat root just beside me.
'Tsukushi, look out!' he shouted. Too late, I had tripped over the root. Fortunately or unfortunately, Tsukasa, managed to catch me and pull me into his arms before I fall to the ground. 'Are you alright?' he asked gently, with his eyes fixed upon my eyes. I could see that he was worried about me. It was all in his eyes. The love, the worry, the anger for not able to give me a safe and warm home. It was all in his eyes.
'I'm fine,' I said, my heart melted looking into his eyes. Now I know why Tsukushi loved him so dearly. If it was me, I'll do the same too. Tears found its way down my cheeks.
'Tsukushi, why are you crying? Are you hurt?' he asked anxiously and worriedly. He carried me to a rock where I sat. He examined my body closely, making sure that I wasn't hurt. 'Tsukushi, I don't understand why you are crying. There are no visible wounds. Are you shocked or anything like that?' I shook my head. I wasn't crying because I was hurt. I was crying because. . . because I felt that I was so lucky to have someone to care so deeply for me.
'Tsukasa, thank you,' I sniffed.
'Why thank me?'
'Because you are so nice to me.'
'Silly girl,' he smiled as his gave me a pat on my head. 'You are my wife. Who else can I care for if I don't care for you?' Upon hearing this, I can't help but putting my head on his chest, and listen to his heart racing. Then, he put his arms around me. For that few minutes, all I ever wanted to do is to stay with him and love him forever. 'Tsukushi, let's go now,' he muttered. Then he carried me all the way out of the forest. Just let me stay here with him, I prayed silently.
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'Tsukasa, it has been quite a while since we last get together,' Tsukasa's friend, Mimasaka said, giving Tsukasa a buddy hug. 'This is. . .?' he asked, looking at me.
'My wife, Tsukushi. Tsukushi, this is Mimasaka, my buddy,' Tsukasa introduced. I smiled then bow. He bow too.
'Tsukasa, how nice of you to not invite me to your wedding dinner? I thought we were buddies,' Mimasaka joked. Both Tsukasa and I blushed. I looked down at the ground. How am I suppose to tell him that we didn't get married and we eloped? 'So what can I do for you, buddy?'
'Mimasaka, I have got a favour to ask you. . . Can Tsukushi and I stay here for a while?' Mimasaka eye brows rose. 'well, Tsukushi and I have elope and we have currently no where to stay.'
'You eloped?! That's so unlike you Tsukasa!' Mimasaka exclaimed, ' well since my buddy did such heroic act, I'll support you. Stay here till you want to leave.' Tsukasa smiled and the duo gave each other a box on the chest. Finally, we have a place to stay. We don't have to be on the run any more. Just like in fairy tales, Tsukasa and I will live happily ever after. . . Right?
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To be continued..