Chapter Three-The Confession
Domon seemed unusually quiet to Rain on the way home. She was still waiting for Karato to explain what had transpired that day.
"So what was this meeting about anyway?" She finally asked once they were on their way. Karato and Domon exchanged glances.
"You mean you didn't tell her anything yet?" Karato asked. Domon had just assumed that Karato had told Rain the whole thing right before they found him.
"Well in that case, I will explain everything to you Rain." That was when Domon wouldn't stand by silently anymore.
"No you won't." He said sitting up in his seat. Rain looked over in shock as did Karato.
"I am handling this by myself. I don't need you interfering, got that?" He added. Rain just wanted to know why everyone else seemed to be so annoyed with each other.
"Very well then, I'll leave that to you. But you do realize how important it is that you cooperate with us?" The glare he got back was all the response Karato needed. The car finally pulled up to Rain's house. Rain got out first and went to unlock her front door. Domon continued to talk to Karato in a low tone. She glanced up to notice that the storm wasn't so bad now, although she felt drenched anyway. She decided to go inside and change into something warmer. While in her room, she heard the car door slam, louder then normal. She peaked through the blinds to see Domon standing by the curb and the car driving off. She headed out to the living room just as Domon came in and closed the front door. He removed his damp cape and turned towards Rain. As he turned to face her, he was greeted by a very concerned look. He hated that look and quickly glanced down as he took his boots off.
"Domon...?" Rain started and he quickly headed over to the couch. "Please talk to me." She added going over as well. They both sat down together. Domon turned away from her. He closed his eyes, trying to think of what to say. She leaned against his arm. He finally turned towards her and took her hand.
"Rain.., what would you think if I suggested us eloping?" He asked her. She was soo confused by his question.
"But why? There's no reason to. Beside we've already done so much planning. It wouldn't make sense to just elope." She answered him. His expression seemed to grow sadder. He leaned into her hair before speaking again.
"Ra..in, I'm...I'm suppose to go to Neo Hong Kong tomorrow." He told her. She didn't say anything back knowing it would only make this harder for him to tell her. "They expect me to marry Wong's daughter." He finally said it. Rain's breath caught in her throat. She didn't know what to say. They had come soo far. Now it all seemed in vain only for it to end like this. Why weren't they told about this sooner? She pushed away from him suddenly.
"No, it's not right." She declared turning from him. She crossed her arms, trying desperately to hold back her tears. Domon had said some pretty bad things to her in the past, but she would have never guessed something like this would ever come up. She felt Domon's hands on her shoulders as he tried to comfort her. She shook him off quickly. "Don't, please." She pleaded. "I don't want this to be true." She spoke softly. Domon looked down, not sure what to do for her.
"I won't go then. There has to be a way out of this." He said, also speaking quietly. He hated making her so upset. Especially over something he couldn't control. At least in the past he could apologize for being insensitive but not now. "Rain, I'm doing the best I can here." He added. She was still quiet though. He didn't know what else to say. Rain finally let it out.
"This isn't fair!" She shouted and turned around. She hit him with her fists as angry tears streamed down her cheeks. "Who do they think they are?" She demanded. Her anger was starting to melt away as she started to sob. Domon put his arms around her. She cried even harder into his shirt, making it more wet then before.
"I'm sorry, Rain." He admitted but it didn't stop her tears. After a while she finally calmed down enough to speak again. She wiped her eyes and looked up at him with a resolve look.
"I'm going too then." She told him. She was expecting the surprised look on his face.
"Why would you want to go?" He asked her back. She shook her head.
"Because I'm determined to meet this girl. If she really thinks she can just get away with this she's got another thing coming. I won't go along so easily." She explained now getting her barrings together. Domon had never heard her talk like this before. But she was right; there was no point in doing nothing. He reluctantly nodded in agreement.
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Domon seemed unusually quiet to Rain on the way home. She was still waiting for Karato to explain what had transpired that day.
"So what was this meeting about anyway?" She finally asked once they were on their way. Karato and Domon exchanged glances.
"You mean you didn't tell her anything yet?" Karato asked. Domon had just assumed that Karato had told Rain the whole thing right before they found him.
"Well in that case, I will explain everything to you Rain." That was when Domon wouldn't stand by silently anymore.
"No you won't." He said sitting up in his seat. Rain looked over in shock as did Karato.
"I am handling this by myself. I don't need you interfering, got that?" He added. Rain just wanted to know why everyone else seemed to be so annoyed with each other.
"Very well then, I'll leave that to you. But you do realize how important it is that you cooperate with us?" The glare he got back was all the response Karato needed. The car finally pulled up to Rain's house. Rain got out first and went to unlock her front door. Domon continued to talk to Karato in a low tone. She glanced up to notice that the storm wasn't so bad now, although she felt drenched anyway. She decided to go inside and change into something warmer. While in her room, she heard the car door slam, louder then normal. She peaked through the blinds to see Domon standing by the curb and the car driving off. She headed out to the living room just as Domon came in and closed the front door. He removed his damp cape and turned towards Rain. As he turned to face her, he was greeted by a very concerned look. He hated that look and quickly glanced down as he took his boots off.
"Domon...?" Rain started and he quickly headed over to the couch. "Please talk to me." She added going over as well. They both sat down together. Domon turned away from her. He closed his eyes, trying to think of what to say. She leaned against his arm. He finally turned towards her and took her hand.
"Rain.., what would you think if I suggested us eloping?" He asked her. She was soo confused by his question.
"But why? There's no reason to. Beside we've already done so much planning. It wouldn't make sense to just elope." She answered him. His expression seemed to grow sadder. He leaned into her hair before speaking again.
"Ra..in, I'm...I'm suppose to go to Neo Hong Kong tomorrow." He told her. She didn't say anything back knowing it would only make this harder for him to tell her. "They expect me to marry Wong's daughter." He finally said it. Rain's breath caught in her throat. She didn't know what to say. They had come soo far. Now it all seemed in vain only for it to end like this. Why weren't they told about this sooner? She pushed away from him suddenly.
"No, it's not right." She declared turning from him. She crossed her arms, trying desperately to hold back her tears. Domon had said some pretty bad things to her in the past, but she would have never guessed something like this would ever come up. She felt Domon's hands on her shoulders as he tried to comfort her. She shook him off quickly. "Don't, please." She pleaded. "I don't want this to be true." She spoke softly. Domon looked down, not sure what to do for her.
"I won't go then. There has to be a way out of this." He said, also speaking quietly. He hated making her so upset. Especially over something he couldn't control. At least in the past he could apologize for being insensitive but not now. "Rain, I'm doing the best I can here." He added. She was still quiet though. He didn't know what else to say. Rain finally let it out.
"This isn't fair!" She shouted and turned around. She hit him with her fists as angry tears streamed down her cheeks. "Who do they think they are?" She demanded. Her anger was starting to melt away as she started to sob. Domon put his arms around her. She cried even harder into his shirt, making it more wet then before.
"I'm sorry, Rain." He admitted but it didn't stop her tears. After a while she finally calmed down enough to speak again. She wiped her eyes and looked up at him with a resolve look.
"I'm going too then." She told him. She was expecting the surprised look on his face.
"Why would you want to go?" He asked her back. She shook her head.
"Because I'm determined to meet this girl. If she really thinks she can just get away with this she's got another thing coming. I won't go along so easily." She explained now getting her barrings together. Domon had never heard her talk like this before. But she was right; there was no point in doing nothing. He reluctantly nodded in agreement.
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