Author's Note: Yo! It's me again. Thank you for all your reviews, it really
helped me a lot in writing the story. To all those who are waiting for me
to update 'Whitecross' & 'Cinderella of the Future' I'm so sorry. I'll try
my best to update them as soon as possible. My brain juice is running out.
. . so I'm trying hard to finish all the fics before my 'doctor' announces
that I'm brain dead. Sorry for all the crap. Anyway, here's chapter 12 and
I hope you will enjoy it! Sorry again for this is also a short chapter!
PS: Pardon all my grammar mistakes, this is not edited by my beta reader! By the way, except chapter 11 and 10, the rest is not edited by my beta reader, Bel-chan! My English is poor. : (
Chapter 12-When 2 guys meet
Makino's POV:
'Tsukushi, I'm glad to see you here. Mimasaka told me that he received news that the townsfolk are coming soon. We have to leave now,' Tsukasa said when I returned.
'Tsukasa, I need to talk to you,' I said calmly, knowing that leaving him would hurt him.
'We can talk later. We need to go before the townsfolk catch us,' Tsukasa answered, carrying our luggage out of the house.
'I can't wait any longer. I really need to talk to you,' I told him. Tsukasa stopped.
'All right. Speak up now,' Tsukushi said worryingly, 'Then we leave here immediately.' I nodded. Looking at Tsukasa, I knew that I did not want to leave him. 'Tsukushi, speak up!'
'Nothing. I think I'll tell you later,' I replied, trying not to sound sad. I knew that I have to leave him, but I just can't tell him directly. How can I be so heartless to tell him directly that I was going to leave him for good. I can't. I just can't do it. 'Go men, Rui,' I muttered.
'Well, let's get going then,' Tsukasa said, taking my hand. We were about to leave when Rui came.
'Tsukushi, you are too kind hearted. I knew that you couldn't bear to hurt him, so let me help you settle things with him,' Rui said.
'You must be Rui,' Tsukasa said, expressionless, 'Mimasaka has told me about you. He said you would take Tsukushi away from me.'
'Mimasaka? You mean the guy I saw in the marketplace in the morning? I told him that I was searching for Tsukushi. And you are right, Tsukushi is going to leave with me.'
Tsukasa smiled coldly, 'You think I will let you have her? She is my wife and NOBODY IS GOING TO TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME!' This is the first time I saw Tsukasa losing his temper. It scares me.
'Dream on, Tsukasa. She is NOT your wife. You and her didn't go through the wedding ceremony and consummate.' I blushed. Rui was right. Although we have been living together for a month, we didn't do anything.
'Even though we are not married physically, we are married emotionally,' Tsukasa said.
'Looks like you are not giving up,' Rui retorted, clenching his fist. 'All right, then we will settle this the traditional way. We'll fight one to one. Winner gets to leave with Tsukushi.' What am I? A toy which two boys are fighting for?
'Good. I like fighting better than talking,' Tsukasa replied, rolling up his sleeves.
'Hey, I hate to disturb you guys again, but can't all this fighting wait till you leave this town?' Mimasaka interrupted. 'I mean the townsfolk are really near, they probably reach here like another 15 minutes.' This is one of those time I find Mimasaka interrupting skills useful.
'No,' Tsukasa said, ' We can't leave till Rui has given up on Tsukushi.'
'I agree too,' Rui said, 'We can't leave till we find the winner.' What is wrong with men? We are having a crisis here and they want to fight for a girl's love. Guess I have to do something. I stepped forward then gave them each a tight slap.
'Are you nuts? We have a bunch of crazy townsfolk behind us, swearing to kill us and here all you want is to fight?' I scolded them. 'We have to leave here first. The fight can wait. Rui, come with us. At first, both Rui and Tsukasa were shocked. They never thought that I would slap them.
'Fine, we'll leave first then settle our scores,' Rui said, then he looked away.
'I don't want to put Tsukushi's life in danger,' Tsukasa said , making his way to the carriage. Great, now no one cares about me. Wrong, someone still cares.
'Good job Tsukushi,' Mimasaka smiled and gave me a thumb-up.
'Thanks,' I replied.
'You're welcome. Good luck Tsukushi. I'll miss you,' Mimasaka said then he gave me a bear hug.
'I'll miss a good friend like you too,' I answered.
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Author's Note: Will Tsukushi finally leave with Rui or will she leave with Tsukasa? Stay tuned!
PS: Pardon all my grammar mistakes, this is not edited by my beta reader! By the way, except chapter 11 and 10, the rest is not edited by my beta reader, Bel-chan! My English is poor. : (
Chapter 12-When 2 guys meet
Makino's POV:
'Tsukushi, I'm glad to see you here. Mimasaka told me that he received news that the townsfolk are coming soon. We have to leave now,' Tsukasa said when I returned.
'Tsukasa, I need to talk to you,' I said calmly, knowing that leaving him would hurt him.
'We can talk later. We need to go before the townsfolk catch us,' Tsukasa answered, carrying our luggage out of the house.
'I can't wait any longer. I really need to talk to you,' I told him. Tsukasa stopped.
'All right. Speak up now,' Tsukushi said worryingly, 'Then we leave here immediately.' I nodded. Looking at Tsukasa, I knew that I did not want to leave him. 'Tsukushi, speak up!'
'Nothing. I think I'll tell you later,' I replied, trying not to sound sad. I knew that I have to leave him, but I just can't tell him directly. How can I be so heartless to tell him directly that I was going to leave him for good. I can't. I just can't do it. 'Go men, Rui,' I muttered.
'Well, let's get going then,' Tsukasa said, taking my hand. We were about to leave when Rui came.
'Tsukushi, you are too kind hearted. I knew that you couldn't bear to hurt him, so let me help you settle things with him,' Rui said.
'You must be Rui,' Tsukasa said, expressionless, 'Mimasaka has told me about you. He said you would take Tsukushi away from me.'
'Mimasaka? You mean the guy I saw in the marketplace in the morning? I told him that I was searching for Tsukushi. And you are right, Tsukushi is going to leave with me.'
Tsukasa smiled coldly, 'You think I will let you have her? She is my wife and NOBODY IS GOING TO TAKE HER AWAY FROM ME!' This is the first time I saw Tsukasa losing his temper. It scares me.
'Dream on, Tsukasa. She is NOT your wife. You and her didn't go through the wedding ceremony and consummate.' I blushed. Rui was right. Although we have been living together for a month, we didn't do anything.
'Even though we are not married physically, we are married emotionally,' Tsukasa said.
'Looks like you are not giving up,' Rui retorted, clenching his fist. 'All right, then we will settle this the traditional way. We'll fight one to one. Winner gets to leave with Tsukushi.' What am I? A toy which two boys are fighting for?
'Good. I like fighting better than talking,' Tsukasa replied, rolling up his sleeves.
'Hey, I hate to disturb you guys again, but can't all this fighting wait till you leave this town?' Mimasaka interrupted. 'I mean the townsfolk are really near, they probably reach here like another 15 minutes.' This is one of those time I find Mimasaka interrupting skills useful.
'No,' Tsukasa said, ' We can't leave till Rui has given up on Tsukushi.'
'I agree too,' Rui said, 'We can't leave till we find the winner.' What is wrong with men? We are having a crisis here and they want to fight for a girl's love. Guess I have to do something. I stepped forward then gave them each a tight slap.
'Are you nuts? We have a bunch of crazy townsfolk behind us, swearing to kill us and here all you want is to fight?' I scolded them. 'We have to leave here first. The fight can wait. Rui, come with us. At first, both Rui and Tsukasa were shocked. They never thought that I would slap them.
'Fine, we'll leave first then settle our scores,' Rui said, then he looked away.
'I don't want to put Tsukushi's life in danger,' Tsukasa said , making his way to the carriage. Great, now no one cares about me. Wrong, someone still cares.
'Good job Tsukushi,' Mimasaka smiled and gave me a thumb-up.
'Thanks,' I replied.
'You're welcome. Good luck Tsukushi. I'll miss you,' Mimasaka said then he gave me a bear hug.
'I'll miss a good friend like you too,' I answered.
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Author's Note: Will Tsukushi finally leave with Rui or will she leave with Tsukasa? Stay tuned!