Miizu's Confession

"But...That's not fair!" Miizu cried out with her fists balled up at her sides. She was starting to tremble with rage.

"What are you talking about, Miizu?" Elazul inquired.



"Nothing!" Miizu shouted. "Congratulations...I hope you're happy...I wish you the best of luck."

"You will be there...right?" Elazul asked with no feeling in his voice but his eyes were pleading.

"I'm not sure." Miizu mumbled. "I'll have to see if I'm free..." Miizu looked away.She could not lie to him so easily when he was looking at her like that. "It's pretty late, Elazul...I will see you another time."

"It's happening tomorrow." Elazul coughed. "I hope you can make it. It would mean a lot to Pearl."

"Of course it would...She has you..." Miizu muttered under her breath.

"What did you say?" Elazul blinked.

"I said I'll see what I can do." Miizu said as she turned to her door. "Goodnight." After Elazul said "Goodnight" she opened the door and stepped inside. Lisa and Bud were at the table and were surprised to see her home.

"Miizu?" Bud cocked his head to the side. "You've only been out for half an hour."

"Yeah..." Miizu sighed. "Get ready to go out tomorrow...there's a special occasion going on in the Bejeweled city..." She did not wait to hear their response. Before they could speak, she was already running up the steps.

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A HALF HOUR EARLIER....

"Elazul..." Miizu gasped meeting Elazul's surprised gaze. "What are you doing here?"

"I had to tell you something..." Elazul replied.

"Well...then tell me." Miizu was glad the darkness hid the red on her blushing face. "What is it?"

"Well..."Elazul cleared his throat. "I first wanted to apologize for leaving so abruptly."

"Wow...Elazul actually apologizing." Miizu joked. "Thanks..."

"I've just had a lot on my mind...that's all." Elazul explained.

"Is that what you want to talk about?" Miizu blinked.

"Would you like to go for a walk, Miizu?" Elazul mumbled.

"Sure...I'd love to." Miizu took a step forward but stopped. "Oh! I have to tell the kids! I'll be right back!" She ran inside and closed the door behind herself.

"Uhm are you okay?" Bud asked her.

"Yeah I'm fine!" Miizu breathed.

"But...Miizu? Why is your face so red?" Lisa inquired suspiciously.

"Oh!" Miizu covered her face and turned away. "Well that's nothing...I'll be going for a walk with Elazul...so...uhm...I just wanted to let you know...bye." She walked out hearing Lisa giggle and smiled at Elazul. "Let's go!"

"Uh..Right!" Elazul turned to lead the way away from her home and Miizu followed. They arrived in Lumina and walked around in silence before Elazul started to speak.

"Miizu." He paused to find the right words. "Hiinu is someone you let get to you because he's your brother and you love him."

"Well yes." Miizu smiled. "I can't bear the whole fact that someone I care so deeply for would betray me like that." Elazul winced."Hm? What's wrong, Elazul?"

"So you would lie to him to protect him, right?" He asked.

"Yes...I would lie to protect anyone I loved." Miizu murmured.

"Even if it meant someone else you cared for could get hurt?"

"I..." Miizu lowered her eyes. "What may hurt someone emotionally...may protect them physically."

"Ah..." Elazul smiled. "So it's okay to lie to someone as long as there is a good reason behind it."

"I..." Miizu thought about this. "I suppose i'd be a hypocrite if I said no..."

"Miizu, I'm sorry." Elazul said.

"Uhm...okay..." Miizu blinked.

"I feel bad about acting so coldly." Elazul smiled.

"Wow...two aplogies." Miizu giggled. "You're on a roll."

"I certainly am..." Elazul looked off into the distance as if something were on his mind.

"Elazul...?" Miizu looked up at him. She suddenly realized that they were on her front step. "Oh! How did we get here?"

"We walked." Elazul smirked.

"I must have been so in tune with this conversation that I didn't realize..."

"Miizu... I have to tell you something" Elazul said.

"I thought you did tell me something." Miizu blinked.

"No..." Elazul sighed. "I just needed time to actually say this. It's big news and I'm sorry for telling you so late but it wasn't easy to really say."

"Please get to the point." Miizu's eyes sparked with curiousity. Would he actually say something she wanted to tell him?

"I'm...well...Pearl and I are..." He cleared his throat. "We're getting married tomorrow. We want you to be there to support us." Miizu was silent. "Miizu?"

"You love eachother?" Miizu blurted.

"Well...we care enough for eachother." Elazul shrugged.

"But...That's not fair!"

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Miizu shook her head trying not to remember what happened.

"How could he..." She whispered. "How could she? I know she knew my feelings...traitors..." she kicked her bed and growled.

"So you've heard the news." Hiinu's voice said behind her.

"Hiinu!" Miizu turned to face him and sighed. " What do you want now?" She threw a book at him but, of course, he dodged it.

"I came to check up on you." Hiinu replied with a smirk. "I thought you'd be happy for your friends."

"Oh yes! Elated!" Miizu snapped. "This is all your fault."

"Ah hah!" Hiinu pointed a finger at her. "So you do have feelings for him. I might say that you love him!"

"You're right...I do!" She headed toward the stairs.

"What are you doing?" Hiinu demanded.

"I'm going to stop that wedding." Miizu declared.

"No you're not!" Hiinu threw his arm forward and an orb surrounded Miizu. She turned with an expression of fury on her face.

"How did you get these powers?" She demanded.

"I have Drakonis to thank." Hiinu replied.

"Let me go, Hiinu..." Miizu ordered. "I can't allow Elazul to go through with this..."

"And what about you?" Hiinu growled irratably.

"You worry so much about me that you've forgotten about something else." Miizu whispered with tears misting her eyes.

"What are you talking about?" Hiinu blinked suspiciously.

"If you try to protect me from the oe thing I love..." Miizu hissed. "Then I will never forgive. You will no longer be my brother.

"I'm calling your bluff, Miizu." Hiinu grinned with a sort of craziness in his eyes. "In the end, I will be the only one you can depend on. You will only have me to worry about."

"Have you gone mad?" Miizu gasped noting the insanity in his expression. "Leave me alone!" Hiinu just laughed and bowed.

"As you wish. But You cannot break out of that barrier." He chuckled. "You are trapped." With that said, he disappeared.

"No! Let me out, Hiinu! Let me out!" Miizu cried. She heard footsteps on the stairs and relaized that it was bud and Lisa. "Lisa! Bud! Come quick!" The twins ran up and blinked at Miizu.

"How did this happen?" They asked at the same time.

"Hiinu did this." Miizu sighed. "You have to get me out of here! I can't let Elazul and Pearl marry."

"What do you mean?" Lisa crossed her arms over her chest.

"Pearl and Elazul are getting married tomorrow... We have to stop them!" Miizu explained. Bud and Lisa looked at eachother and gave eachother a nod. They blasted the orb with magic but nothing happened. All throughout the night, they blasted the orb but it did not effect it at all. The hours passed by and as the sunlight peaked through Miizu's window. She grit her teeth and started to pound at the orb with her spear.

"I can't let this happen!" She screamed as she raised her spear to give the orb one last strike. "I love him!" As if that word had a power over the the barrier that surrounded her, it broke and faded away. Miizu blinked as it disappeared and wiped at the tears in her eyes.

"Quick, Miizu!" Lisa broke her trance. "We have to go now if we want to stop Elazul and Pearl" Miizu nodded her head and they all ran down the steps.

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"Are you sure we're doing the right thing?" Elazul whispered to Pearl as they stood at the altar.

"I'm positive, just wait and see." Pearl smiled at the serious Jumi. "You wont regret this at all."

"I don't know, Pearl..." Elazul murmured. "This doesn't feel right. What if everything goes wrong?"

"Sh!" The preacher hushed them and began the procession. It didn't last very long for everyone could hear an argument ensuing outside. Then they heard a crash. Pearl winced and Elazul shook his head. Miizu kicked the door open and stormed inside.

"I cannot allow this wedding to happen!" Miizu declared.

"And why not?" The preacher inquired.

"Uh..."Miizu blinked and cleared her throat. "They aren't good for eachother. Pearl is too passive. Elazul's too agressive."

"Opposites do attract...occasionally." One of the witnesses spoke up recieving an icy glare from Miizu.

"Well it still wouldn't work..." Miizu argued. "They don't love eachother. This wedding is a lie."

"You're stopping this wedding because you think they don't love eachother?" The preacher inquired. "Why does this effect you?"

"I'm their friends...I should watch out for them." Miizu retorted.

"Let us continue the wedding." The preacher turned his attention to Pearl and Elazul.

"NO!" Miizu cried running up the aisle and standing in between Elazul and Peatl. "This can't happen!"

"Why does this bother you so much?" Elazul inquired.

"Because I love you..." Miizu whispered.

"What'd you say?" Elazul moved closer.

"I said I love you!" Miizu cried.

"Hah! It worked!" Pearl clapped her hands.

"Wh-what?" Miizu blinked.

"Well...This wedding was a plan to have you confess your love to Elazul." Pearl explained. "We knew you would try to stop it."

"A-And Elazul k-knew about this?" Miizu stuttered.

"Yes!" Pearl smiled. "Aren't you happy?"

"I don't want to speak to you." Miizu growled at Elazul and started to walk off.

"Mi-Miizu wait!" Elazul chased after her.

"Uh...that wasn't a part of the plan..." Pearl scratched her head. "Well the rest is up to Elazul."

Uh Oh! Miizu's mad! What will happen? It looks like this story is...TO BE CONTINUED!

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PREVIEW:

Lisa: Hi! It's time for the next story's preview

Miizu: Were you a part of the wedding?

Lisa: Uh...I plead the fifth?

Miizu: LIIIIIISSSSAAAA!

Miizu is angry. Now it up to the LOM crew to cool her down before Hiinu gets to her. So check out the next chapter, "TAMING THE INNER BEAST"

Author's note: Oh! I'm on a roll. I got this one finished up! Please R/R!