Title: Hanarella. . .an Ever After Story
Author: nette_sethdrix
Pairings: Ruhana (I adore them ^_^), and so many others
Setting: Oh yeah, I have to make it clear that our setting would be modern but the culture very traditional. You will understand what I mean as the story goes, 'kay?
Legend: "..." talking
'...' thoughts
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own them but that's good co'z if I did then the whole world wouldn't have known the existence of these so kawaii anime characters. Not that I'm selfish or anything, it's just that I don't have the means nor the talent to get them into international TV like Inoue have or the company, or the. . . Ookay, enough with the dillydallying:
ON WITH THE FIC ALREADY!!!
CHAPTER THREE
"Nagisa, I would like you to meet my little angel, Sakuragi Hanamichi."
Instead of replying, Nagisa's face flushed in embarrassment.
"What's wrong, dear?" Gremio inquired.
Nagisa raised her eyebrows before turning her face away and delicately pointed downwards.
Gremio followed the sign, his brows creased in curiosity as he looked down... when he saw the problem. "Hana, you even forgot to wear your trousers?!" He grimaced at his son's nakedness, his privates for all the world to see but can't control the grin on the side of his lips.
(sethdrix: don't know about you but I think a naked Hanachibi is soo~ KAWAII!!! And hey, just for the record, I'm not being a hentai here. T_T)
Nana Kana rushed towards the young master leaving the four rascals behind. "Oh, I am very sorry Gremio-sama. This would never happen again, I promise," she said while covering Hana-kun's nakedness with her apron. "I'll resign now if that will help you forgive my incompetence."
Gremio only waved the thought away. Nana Kana had been with the family since he was in his early teens, she's almost a part of the family. And besides, he knows it wasn't the fifty years old woman's fault. "There's no need for that nana. I know Hana is quite a handful to deal with when he gets overly excited."
Nana Kana gave a whispered arigatou and bowed in gratitude to the master of the house and the new mistress. And as part of her authority and supervised training, another servant had already gone and got a basin of cold water and new clothing for the young master. They worked unbelievably fast and so efficient that in a matter of just five minutes, Little Hana was squeaky clean.
Nagisa was openly impressed at this and didn't hide it. "You're servants are very efficient and organized, Gremio-san. I think it would be very easy for me to be working with them."
"I know, Nagisa. They are the walls that keep this place intact."
At their words, all servants openly beamed in happiness and relief. Working with the Sakuragi's was an honor for them. If they were the walls that kept the land intact, it was Master Gremio who was the foundation that keeps it going and Little Hana, the soul that keeps the place alive.
Gremio then felt a slight tug on his coat. He looked down and saw his angel. "What is it Hana?"
"Is she really going to be my mother?" Hana asked in a small voice. His big innocent eyes shining in excitement glanced at the woman beside his pops.
"Why don't you ask her yourself, Hana?" And with a slight push Hanamichi was standing in front of Nagisa.
Being the loud mouth that he is, all were surprised to see Little Hana to be uncharacteristically shy at the moment. Sensing this, Nagisa graciously crouched to be level with Hanamichi.
"Hai, Hana-kun. I am to be your new mother. Don't you want me to take care of you and your father?"
Little Hana shook his head many times and answered, "I am glad to have you as my new mother. I'll try to be a good son." He said. His reply impressed the noble bred, for such a young age Little Hana talks very weel.
Nagisa's smile widened and hugged Little Hana to the boy's delight. "It is nice to finally meet you, Hana-kun," she said. "And oh yes, I would very much like you to meet your new siblings."
As if on cue, the two children who were silent the whole time stepped forward and introduced themselves.
"I am Aoko Mitsui. Nice to meet you Hanamichi-kun," said the boy, his face straight.
"My name is Aoko Haruko, Hanamichi-kun. Hello," then Haruko smiled sweetly at him.
Hanamichi beamed at the two. "Nice to meet you, too, Mitchy-kun, Haruko- chan."
Little Mitsui growled at the alteration of his name but was too well bred to voice his dislike of the nickname. (sethdrix: here's another cutie!)
Gremio's happiness tripled at how his family seems to get along. He know now that he did the right thing by marrying again. And is quite certain that everything will be fine.
Later that evening, after the welcoming feast and had everyone has settled in, Gremio went to Little Hana's room to tuck the boy in.
As he was expecting, his son was up practicing his head butt on a cushioned pole beside his bed.
"You're still not asleep Hana?"
"Hey, pops!"
Without warning, Little Hana glomped his pops making them fall to the carpeted floor.
'Ugh! Hana sure has grown and gained some weight during the past week,' Gremio thought.
The gesture, though very deadly, made Gremio smile. NO matter how long he was gone, or how far he had traveled, it's comforting to know that he would always always come back to the same family. Hanamichi makes him feel that way.
Still his son's violent tendencies can be lethal. It is not good for his growth. Sometimes Gremio feels at fault for teaching those physical skills to his son but now that there is a mother to care for him he knows that Hana will soon change for the better.
Not another minute passed, Gremio has successfully tucked his son in bed with minor injuries on his part or rather 'for the time being'.
"But you haven't given me your surprise yet, pops. Remember, you promised to give me a gift when you got back?"
Gremio laughed. "Is that why you're giving nana a very hard time getting you ready for bed?"
Little Hana nodded, a mischievous smile on his small lips.
"Sa, sa. You promise to be a good boy for a change and go to sleep after I give it to you?"
Little Hana beamed at his pops add nodded his head off.
Satisfied, "Okay, close your eyes then."
The boy immediately closed his eyes.
"No peeking... Okay, open them now."
At this, the boy's eyes popped open and... stared. "What is it?"
Gremio actually sweatdropped. "It's a ball Hana. A basketball."
"Basketball..." Hanamichi repeated in wonder. "What does it do, pops?"
Gremio shook his head. He can just imagine his son using the ball to cause injury to other people. "It is not used to intentionally hurt people, Hana," he chastised.
"It isn't? That's no fun."
Gremio again felt a sweat fall at the back of his head. "Hana!"
Little Hana obediently shut his mouth.
Gremio nodded. "You dribble this ball and you shoot it in a hoop--."
"What's a dribble and a hoop?"
"Dribble... well, dribbling is like this," he tried demonstrating to his son but kept loosing the ball. Giving up, he tucked the orange ball under his arms. And ignored his son's amusement. "Now, a hoop is an other term for a ring where you shoot the ball and score."
Little Hana looked unimpressed.
Gremio sighed, "It's a game, Hana. It's not popular now but it will be. And you're going to be the best player in it."
"But I don't wanna dribble stupid balls and shoot in stupid rings--." Hana whined.
"Hana, you haven't even tried it yet. I'll teach it to you tomorrow—
"What, loose the ball?"
"—I'm sure you'll like it. Now go to sleep!"
Sulking, Little Hana obeyed and closed his eyes. Gremio waited for a moment to make sure his son's not faking it, all the while studying his son's features. And he can't help smile.
'He really looks like his mom.'
A pain suddenly surged in his chest, making it hard to breath. He rubbed the constricting part of his chest gently and gave no more importance to it. This happens a lot lately and after resting, he'll be fine. Instead he continued studying his son's features.
His little ray of sunshine is not so little anymore. If not for the chocolate eyes, which Hana got from him, the rest of his son's features are exactly like his late wife. From the shape of his face, to theeye brows, the shape of his eyes, to the upturned nose, down to those cherry red, full lips and let's not forget the rather distinct flaming red hair, all were inherited from Little Hana's beautiful mom.
He's very sure that Hana's going to be lean and very tall when he grows up to be a young man. Hopefully, he'll live to witness it. And wherever Hana's mom is now, Gremio's quite sure she's going to be, or already is, proud of their son.
'Well, gotta' rest now. Nagisa might be tired waiting,' he thought. And besides, he have to get up early to teach Little Hana basketball. Come to think of it, he might teach Mitsui, too. It'll be a good way to get the two hang out with each other. With a smile on his face and after a goodnight kiss to Hana's forehead, he left the room to rest...
But he never got the chance to act on his plans, for just after closing Hana's door his chest constricted in another attack. His body became rigid, his senses paralyzed. He fell soundly on the floor... and remained still. His breathing slowing down, his heart pumping lesser and lesser by the second. That's when Hanamichi's room opened and out came the boy shouting his name in worry and fear. But nothing registered, his mind like his body has become numb. The last thing he saw and thought before he goes to eternal sleep was: "Hanamichi." Not even aware that he had voiced his son's name in a whisper. He closed his eyes and immediately all other thoughts about the world he left behind banished. The only thing mattered is going forward, and the person who had greeted him 'there': 'Sarah.'
Tbc...
sethdrix: I hope you won't boycott me for the last part and instead give me a response about how I did it and the rest of the chap. Do take note that though our plot came from Ever After, I'm still adding my own personal and the slam dunk characs touches to make it more fun. I put my heart in making Gremio's death as beautiful as the story needs to be and I hope I had done it well and gave a positive impact to all of you. Meaning that I was able to touch you.
Do let me know, okay? I'll be anticipating your response so REVIEW! REVIEW!REVIEW! It makes my world go round, oh~ yeah!
Thanks, to those who reviewed and liked it, I am very grateful for your support!! And to JAYNE, you've guessed right! And being the first to have guessed, I'll use your name as an orig. character in the upcoming chaps! That is if you'll let me of course? =^_^= meow
Author: nette_sethdrix
Pairings: Ruhana (I adore them ^_^), and so many others
Setting: Oh yeah, I have to make it clear that our setting would be modern but the culture very traditional. You will understand what I mean as the story goes, 'kay?
Legend: "..." talking
'...' thoughts
Disclaimer: Unfortunately, I don't own them but that's good co'z if I did then the whole world wouldn't have known the existence of these so kawaii anime characters. Not that I'm selfish or anything, it's just that I don't have the means nor the talent to get them into international TV like Inoue have or the company, or the. . . Ookay, enough with the dillydallying:
ON WITH THE FIC ALREADY!!!
CHAPTER THREE
"Nagisa, I would like you to meet my little angel, Sakuragi Hanamichi."
Instead of replying, Nagisa's face flushed in embarrassment.
"What's wrong, dear?" Gremio inquired.
Nagisa raised her eyebrows before turning her face away and delicately pointed downwards.
Gremio followed the sign, his brows creased in curiosity as he looked down... when he saw the problem. "Hana, you even forgot to wear your trousers?!" He grimaced at his son's nakedness, his privates for all the world to see but can't control the grin on the side of his lips.
(sethdrix: don't know about you but I think a naked Hanachibi is soo~ KAWAII!!! And hey, just for the record, I'm not being a hentai here. T_T)
Nana Kana rushed towards the young master leaving the four rascals behind. "Oh, I am very sorry Gremio-sama. This would never happen again, I promise," she said while covering Hana-kun's nakedness with her apron. "I'll resign now if that will help you forgive my incompetence."
Gremio only waved the thought away. Nana Kana had been with the family since he was in his early teens, she's almost a part of the family. And besides, he knows it wasn't the fifty years old woman's fault. "There's no need for that nana. I know Hana is quite a handful to deal with when he gets overly excited."
Nana Kana gave a whispered arigatou and bowed in gratitude to the master of the house and the new mistress. And as part of her authority and supervised training, another servant had already gone and got a basin of cold water and new clothing for the young master. They worked unbelievably fast and so efficient that in a matter of just five minutes, Little Hana was squeaky clean.
Nagisa was openly impressed at this and didn't hide it. "You're servants are very efficient and organized, Gremio-san. I think it would be very easy for me to be working with them."
"I know, Nagisa. They are the walls that keep this place intact."
At their words, all servants openly beamed in happiness and relief. Working with the Sakuragi's was an honor for them. If they were the walls that kept the land intact, it was Master Gremio who was the foundation that keeps it going and Little Hana, the soul that keeps the place alive.
Gremio then felt a slight tug on his coat. He looked down and saw his angel. "What is it Hana?"
"Is she really going to be my mother?" Hana asked in a small voice. His big innocent eyes shining in excitement glanced at the woman beside his pops.
"Why don't you ask her yourself, Hana?" And with a slight push Hanamichi was standing in front of Nagisa.
Being the loud mouth that he is, all were surprised to see Little Hana to be uncharacteristically shy at the moment. Sensing this, Nagisa graciously crouched to be level with Hanamichi.
"Hai, Hana-kun. I am to be your new mother. Don't you want me to take care of you and your father?"
Little Hana shook his head many times and answered, "I am glad to have you as my new mother. I'll try to be a good son." He said. His reply impressed the noble bred, for such a young age Little Hana talks very weel.
Nagisa's smile widened and hugged Little Hana to the boy's delight. "It is nice to finally meet you, Hana-kun," she said. "And oh yes, I would very much like you to meet your new siblings."
As if on cue, the two children who were silent the whole time stepped forward and introduced themselves.
"I am Aoko Mitsui. Nice to meet you Hanamichi-kun," said the boy, his face straight.
"My name is Aoko Haruko, Hanamichi-kun. Hello," then Haruko smiled sweetly at him.
Hanamichi beamed at the two. "Nice to meet you, too, Mitchy-kun, Haruko- chan."
Little Mitsui growled at the alteration of his name but was too well bred to voice his dislike of the nickname. (sethdrix: here's another cutie!)
Gremio's happiness tripled at how his family seems to get along. He know now that he did the right thing by marrying again. And is quite certain that everything will be fine.
Later that evening, after the welcoming feast and had everyone has settled in, Gremio went to Little Hana's room to tuck the boy in.
As he was expecting, his son was up practicing his head butt on a cushioned pole beside his bed.
"You're still not asleep Hana?"
"Hey, pops!"
Without warning, Little Hana glomped his pops making them fall to the carpeted floor.
'Ugh! Hana sure has grown and gained some weight during the past week,' Gremio thought.
The gesture, though very deadly, made Gremio smile. NO matter how long he was gone, or how far he had traveled, it's comforting to know that he would always always come back to the same family. Hanamichi makes him feel that way.
Still his son's violent tendencies can be lethal. It is not good for his growth. Sometimes Gremio feels at fault for teaching those physical skills to his son but now that there is a mother to care for him he knows that Hana will soon change for the better.
Not another minute passed, Gremio has successfully tucked his son in bed with minor injuries on his part or rather 'for the time being'.
"But you haven't given me your surprise yet, pops. Remember, you promised to give me a gift when you got back?"
Gremio laughed. "Is that why you're giving nana a very hard time getting you ready for bed?"
Little Hana nodded, a mischievous smile on his small lips.
"Sa, sa. You promise to be a good boy for a change and go to sleep after I give it to you?"
Little Hana beamed at his pops add nodded his head off.
Satisfied, "Okay, close your eyes then."
The boy immediately closed his eyes.
"No peeking... Okay, open them now."
At this, the boy's eyes popped open and... stared. "What is it?"
Gremio actually sweatdropped. "It's a ball Hana. A basketball."
"Basketball..." Hanamichi repeated in wonder. "What does it do, pops?"
Gremio shook his head. He can just imagine his son using the ball to cause injury to other people. "It is not used to intentionally hurt people, Hana," he chastised.
"It isn't? That's no fun."
Gremio again felt a sweat fall at the back of his head. "Hana!"
Little Hana obediently shut his mouth.
Gremio nodded. "You dribble this ball and you shoot it in a hoop--."
"What's a dribble and a hoop?"
"Dribble... well, dribbling is like this," he tried demonstrating to his son but kept loosing the ball. Giving up, he tucked the orange ball under his arms. And ignored his son's amusement. "Now, a hoop is an other term for a ring where you shoot the ball and score."
Little Hana looked unimpressed.
Gremio sighed, "It's a game, Hana. It's not popular now but it will be. And you're going to be the best player in it."
"But I don't wanna dribble stupid balls and shoot in stupid rings--." Hana whined.
"Hana, you haven't even tried it yet. I'll teach it to you tomorrow—
"What, loose the ball?"
"—I'm sure you'll like it. Now go to sleep!"
Sulking, Little Hana obeyed and closed his eyes. Gremio waited for a moment to make sure his son's not faking it, all the while studying his son's features. And he can't help smile.
'He really looks like his mom.'
A pain suddenly surged in his chest, making it hard to breath. He rubbed the constricting part of his chest gently and gave no more importance to it. This happens a lot lately and after resting, he'll be fine. Instead he continued studying his son's features.
His little ray of sunshine is not so little anymore. If not for the chocolate eyes, which Hana got from him, the rest of his son's features are exactly like his late wife. From the shape of his face, to theeye brows, the shape of his eyes, to the upturned nose, down to those cherry red, full lips and let's not forget the rather distinct flaming red hair, all were inherited from Little Hana's beautiful mom.
He's very sure that Hana's going to be lean and very tall when he grows up to be a young man. Hopefully, he'll live to witness it. And wherever Hana's mom is now, Gremio's quite sure she's going to be, or already is, proud of their son.
'Well, gotta' rest now. Nagisa might be tired waiting,' he thought. And besides, he have to get up early to teach Little Hana basketball. Come to think of it, he might teach Mitsui, too. It'll be a good way to get the two hang out with each other. With a smile on his face and after a goodnight kiss to Hana's forehead, he left the room to rest...
But he never got the chance to act on his plans, for just after closing Hana's door his chest constricted in another attack. His body became rigid, his senses paralyzed. He fell soundly on the floor... and remained still. His breathing slowing down, his heart pumping lesser and lesser by the second. That's when Hanamichi's room opened and out came the boy shouting his name in worry and fear. But nothing registered, his mind like his body has become numb. The last thing he saw and thought before he goes to eternal sleep was: "Hanamichi." Not even aware that he had voiced his son's name in a whisper. He closed his eyes and immediately all other thoughts about the world he left behind banished. The only thing mattered is going forward, and the person who had greeted him 'there': 'Sarah.'
Tbc...
sethdrix: I hope you won't boycott me for the last part and instead give me a response about how I did it and the rest of the chap. Do take note that though our plot came from Ever After, I'm still adding my own personal and the slam dunk characs touches to make it more fun. I put my heart in making Gremio's death as beautiful as the story needs to be and I hope I had done it well and gave a positive impact to all of you. Meaning that I was able to touch you.
Do let me know, okay? I'll be anticipating your response so REVIEW! REVIEW!REVIEW! It makes my world go round, oh~ yeah!
Thanks, to those who reviewed and liked it, I am very grateful for your support!! And to JAYNE, you've guessed right! And being the first to have guessed, I'll use your name as an orig. character in the upcoming chaps! That is if you'll let me of course? =^_^= meow