Chapter 12: The Truth
It had been nearly a week and Haruka hadn't seen any sign of Seiya. He had seemed to have vanished just as suddenly as he had shown up.
She had been going out with Tristan in that time and was starting to really like him. He just was so...familiar and comforting, as if she had known he for a long time.
But as much as she liked Tristan, she couldn't stop thinking about Seiya. She assumed that he must have returned to his planet by now and had forgotten her. She hadn't forgotten about him and actually really missed him more than she would care to admit, even to herself.
Seiya knew that soon he would have to tell Haruka the truth. He felt bad that as Tristan, they had gotten really close. He knew that she deserved to know who Tristan really was before they went too far. Tonight, when they went out, he would tell her.
That evening, Seiya was nervous. All though dinner, he was going over how he was going to tell Haruka everything.
As they walked along the empty paths that ran next to the harbor, he knew that it was his chance- once he got her alone.
"Haruka, there is something that I need to tell you but I just wanted to say that I really like you," he said, nervous.
"What is it?" Haruka asked, uneasy.
"I have been honest with you about everything expect one thing," he told her, looking at the ground.
"Uh oh..." Haruka winced, uneasy now, looking at him. Just her luck- he must have a girlfriend or must be married. Suddenly, Tristan vanished and Seiya stood before her.
"Oh...gods," she stated, staring at him. "Seiya Kou- you are disgusting," she said simply.
"Haruka, I'm sorry. I just didn't know what to do," Seiya admitted, carefully keeping out of hitting distance.
"So you disguised yourself as someone else? What is wrong with you?" she demanded.
"Hey! I did this because I love you!" he said. Haruka was silent, staring at him. She had no idea what to say or do. She had no idea whether to believe him or not. He had lied to her, getting close to her as someone else but there was something in his eyes that told her that he was telling the truth.
But there remained the fact that he had deceieved her, lied to her no matter how good his intentions.
"Look, Seiya, you lied to me. No matter how much you claim you love me, nothing changes that!" she said and Seiya winced, knowing that was true.
"I know, I understand that you're angry at me," he agreed. "I'll leave you alone now. If you ever change your mind, call me," he sighed and put a piece of paper with his number on it in her hand before he turned and walked off.
It had been nearly a week and Haruka hadn't seen any sign of Seiya. He had seemed to have vanished just as suddenly as he had shown up.
She had been going out with Tristan in that time and was starting to really like him. He just was so...familiar and comforting, as if she had known he for a long time.
But as much as she liked Tristan, she couldn't stop thinking about Seiya. She assumed that he must have returned to his planet by now and had forgotten her. She hadn't forgotten about him and actually really missed him more than she would care to admit, even to herself.
Seiya knew that soon he would have to tell Haruka the truth. He felt bad that as Tristan, they had gotten really close. He knew that she deserved to know who Tristan really was before they went too far. Tonight, when they went out, he would tell her.
That evening, Seiya was nervous. All though dinner, he was going over how he was going to tell Haruka everything.
As they walked along the empty paths that ran next to the harbor, he knew that it was his chance- once he got her alone.
"Haruka, there is something that I need to tell you but I just wanted to say that I really like you," he said, nervous.
"What is it?" Haruka asked, uneasy.
"I have been honest with you about everything expect one thing," he told her, looking at the ground.
"Uh oh..." Haruka winced, uneasy now, looking at him. Just her luck- he must have a girlfriend or must be married. Suddenly, Tristan vanished and Seiya stood before her.
"Oh...gods," she stated, staring at him. "Seiya Kou- you are disgusting," she said simply.
"Haruka, I'm sorry. I just didn't know what to do," Seiya admitted, carefully keeping out of hitting distance.
"So you disguised yourself as someone else? What is wrong with you?" she demanded.
"Hey! I did this because I love you!" he said. Haruka was silent, staring at him. She had no idea what to say or do. She had no idea whether to believe him or not. He had lied to her, getting close to her as someone else but there was something in his eyes that told her that he was telling the truth.
But there remained the fact that he had deceieved her, lied to her no matter how good his intentions.
"Look, Seiya, you lied to me. No matter how much you claim you love me, nothing changes that!" she said and Seiya winced, knowing that was true.
"I know, I understand that you're angry at me," he agreed. "I'll leave you alone now. If you ever change your mind, call me," he sighed and put a piece of paper with his number on it in her hand before he turned and walked off.