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Pretear Chapter 5: Silence
After the big welcoming party, Sasame and Takako settled in their own room while the rest of them in the house cleaned up the mess. "What a party!" Takako said. Sasame laughed, "Yes! I didn't expect it to be such a huge party just for us!" they both laughed.
"Ahh.I'm tired!" Himeno said sleepily, rubbing her eyes as she helped to sweep the floor.
"Of course! You were dancing and singing away like some drunk idiot during the karaoke session!" Hayate teased.
Himeno strangled and punched him.
Gou, Kei and three young knights laughed at fighting couple. After all the cleaning up, Sasame and Takako came down to the living room to have a group chat before they go to bed.
They had some midnight tea while they discussed about the monster in the Leafe Garden case.
"How are we going to defeat the monster? It's impossible for the 7 of us to destroy it," said Sasame, taking a sip of tea.
They all shrugged their shoulders. "If it's not because of that accident, Himeno would still have her powers and we would destroy the Monster in no time. But now, we don't even have a new pretear. Himeno doesn't have the powers to change to pretear now!" Kei said bluntly.
Himeno looked down but Hayate patted her shoulders to brighten her spirit.
"We just have to find the new pretear like we did when we were finding Himeno." Gou replied.
"Yes, but how? We don't have much time before the monster destroys Leafe Garden and it will soon come to this dimension." Hayate said.
Mannen kept quiet. He didn't know whether to tell or not. He really wanted to save the Leafe Garden but at the same time he wanted to protect Shimizu. He couldn't make up his mind. He opened his mouth, wanting to say it but his voice would not appear.
"I heard the monster had its own minions to help him destroy faster and gain more power. That's far more worse to deal with." Takako said with an unusually serious face.
The living room was silent. Everybody was thinking of a solution while Mannen was thinking of other things.
'Should I tell?' he thought to himself.
"I." he said softly.
"I.I know who the new Pretear is." Said Mannen. He felt that his heart sank really deep in his body as if it has gained a large amount of weight. Everybody raised his or her heads in surprise. "You found her?" Hajime and Shin chorused. Mannen nodded.
"This is great! Can you introduce her to us this Sunday?" Hayate exclaimed.
"Eh? Sunday? That's 2 days away! Isn't it too early?" he protested.
"We have no other choice, the enemy is moving really fast and we have to act twice as fast." Sasame replied.
Mannen hesitated then nodded slightly, not really willing to do it. He really regretted telling them. The discussion was over and everybody went to bed to look forward to Shimizu's visit that Sunday.
--- Mannen's life ---
Mannen sat on his seat staring out at the window when he heard his classmates greeting somebody.
"Ah! Ohayo! Shimizu!" they greeted.
She smiled as she walked in. She walked to her seat and looked at Mannen's direction. She grinned at him. He returned the same expression. 'Did she forget about the day I told her that I liked her?'
Classes started soon after that. Then, school was over. Shimizu was ready to leave the classroom when Mannen called out for her.
"Erm.are you free this afternoon?"
Shimizu nodded.
"Can I just go out with you for while cause' I have something to talk to you about?"
"Alright! I'm glad you asked me out!"
Mannen gave one of his stupid laughs again.
They headed to town chatting happily. They had lunch and went for a little window-shopping. They bought ice cream on their way to park. Mannen accidently dripped some melted ice cream on his uniform.
"Your uniform! Let me clean it for you." She exclaimed. She took out a tissue and wiped the stain off his shirt. Mannen blushed. He could feel the Pretear power inside her. "There!" she smiled. He blushed again.
They sat on a bench to take a rest after they had eaten their ice cream. "What is it that you want to talk about?" she asked.
Mannen took a deep breath and said, "Do you still remember that time when I gave you a school tour and something repelled us when we touched each other's hands?"
She nodded.
"I actually know what it was. But I have to ask you that you mustn't faint or get a shock."
She smiled and nodded, listening attentively like an obedient student.
He took another deep breath. "Well, that force was actually the power of Pretear. When a knight touches a pretear's hand, they merge into a more powerful being. To tell you the truth, I'm a Leafe knight who has the power of ice. My friends too are knights who have different powers. The previous pretear is hurt and could not use her powers and we have to find a new one to fight the monsters. So."
Mannen paused and looked deeply at Shimizu's bright but puzzled eyes.
"So, you are the new pretear and you have the power to merge with us and fight against monsters. I really hate saying this! I wish I didn't have told the rest that I've found the new pretear! Please forgive me!"
Shimizu gave a small grin and sat closer to him, resting her hands on his shoulders. "I don't understand this pretear thing completely but if you are a knight and I'm a pretear, I don't have to worry because I have you to accompany me so I don't have to feel scared."
Mannen looked up; just by looking at her face makes him feel light. He could not believe what she had just said. He felt happy and light all at once. Actually, he did not know what he was feeling at that time. Peaceful silence fell upon the two of them.
The reflection of the afternoon's sunlight was clearly reflected from their identical ice-glass earrings.
"I had a really great time today, Mannen! Oh yes! I won't forget about this Sunday's meeting at the.Awayuki estate," she said.
Mannen gave a huge carefree smile. Shimizu bowed and turned to the direction where her house was. He watched her walked up to the gate when she turned around.
Mannen stared, raising an eyebrow.
Then, he felt a warm and soft touch on his cheek. It was something that he had never felt before. It was warm and gentle. Shimizu gave him a light kiss on his cheek. He was so surprised. She step back and waved goodbye as she opened the latch and walked to her doorstep.
Mannen stiffly touched his cheek, the place where she had kissed him. He smiled, still blushing a bit. He giggled to himself and walked along the sidewalk.
'I guess I was really stupid to worry that much.'
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Whoohoo! End of another exciting chapter! Stay tuned for more! Ja ne! Pls R&R! Thank you very much!
Pretear Chapter 5: Silence
After the big welcoming party, Sasame and Takako settled in their own room while the rest of them in the house cleaned up the mess. "What a party!" Takako said. Sasame laughed, "Yes! I didn't expect it to be such a huge party just for us!" they both laughed.
"Ahh.I'm tired!" Himeno said sleepily, rubbing her eyes as she helped to sweep the floor.
"Of course! You were dancing and singing away like some drunk idiot during the karaoke session!" Hayate teased.
Himeno strangled and punched him.
Gou, Kei and three young knights laughed at fighting couple. After all the cleaning up, Sasame and Takako came down to the living room to have a group chat before they go to bed.
They had some midnight tea while they discussed about the monster in the Leafe Garden case.
"How are we going to defeat the monster? It's impossible for the 7 of us to destroy it," said Sasame, taking a sip of tea.
They all shrugged their shoulders. "If it's not because of that accident, Himeno would still have her powers and we would destroy the Monster in no time. But now, we don't even have a new pretear. Himeno doesn't have the powers to change to pretear now!" Kei said bluntly.
Himeno looked down but Hayate patted her shoulders to brighten her spirit.
"We just have to find the new pretear like we did when we were finding Himeno." Gou replied.
"Yes, but how? We don't have much time before the monster destroys Leafe Garden and it will soon come to this dimension." Hayate said.
Mannen kept quiet. He didn't know whether to tell or not. He really wanted to save the Leafe Garden but at the same time he wanted to protect Shimizu. He couldn't make up his mind. He opened his mouth, wanting to say it but his voice would not appear.
"I heard the monster had its own minions to help him destroy faster and gain more power. That's far more worse to deal with." Takako said with an unusually serious face.
The living room was silent. Everybody was thinking of a solution while Mannen was thinking of other things.
'Should I tell?' he thought to himself.
"I." he said softly.
"I.I know who the new Pretear is." Said Mannen. He felt that his heart sank really deep in his body as if it has gained a large amount of weight. Everybody raised his or her heads in surprise. "You found her?" Hajime and Shin chorused. Mannen nodded.
"This is great! Can you introduce her to us this Sunday?" Hayate exclaimed.
"Eh? Sunday? That's 2 days away! Isn't it too early?" he protested.
"We have no other choice, the enemy is moving really fast and we have to act twice as fast." Sasame replied.
Mannen hesitated then nodded slightly, not really willing to do it. He really regretted telling them. The discussion was over and everybody went to bed to look forward to Shimizu's visit that Sunday.
--- Mannen's life ---
Mannen sat on his seat staring out at the window when he heard his classmates greeting somebody.
"Ah! Ohayo! Shimizu!" they greeted.
She smiled as she walked in. She walked to her seat and looked at Mannen's direction. She grinned at him. He returned the same expression. 'Did she forget about the day I told her that I liked her?'
Classes started soon after that. Then, school was over. Shimizu was ready to leave the classroom when Mannen called out for her.
"Erm.are you free this afternoon?"
Shimizu nodded.
"Can I just go out with you for while cause' I have something to talk to you about?"
"Alright! I'm glad you asked me out!"
Mannen gave one of his stupid laughs again.
They headed to town chatting happily. They had lunch and went for a little window-shopping. They bought ice cream on their way to park. Mannen accidently dripped some melted ice cream on his uniform.
"Your uniform! Let me clean it for you." She exclaimed. She took out a tissue and wiped the stain off his shirt. Mannen blushed. He could feel the Pretear power inside her. "There!" she smiled. He blushed again.
They sat on a bench to take a rest after they had eaten their ice cream. "What is it that you want to talk about?" she asked.
Mannen took a deep breath and said, "Do you still remember that time when I gave you a school tour and something repelled us when we touched each other's hands?"
She nodded.
"I actually know what it was. But I have to ask you that you mustn't faint or get a shock."
She smiled and nodded, listening attentively like an obedient student.
He took another deep breath. "Well, that force was actually the power of Pretear. When a knight touches a pretear's hand, they merge into a more powerful being. To tell you the truth, I'm a Leafe knight who has the power of ice. My friends too are knights who have different powers. The previous pretear is hurt and could not use her powers and we have to find a new one to fight the monsters. So."
Mannen paused and looked deeply at Shimizu's bright but puzzled eyes.
"So, you are the new pretear and you have the power to merge with us and fight against monsters. I really hate saying this! I wish I didn't have told the rest that I've found the new pretear! Please forgive me!"
Shimizu gave a small grin and sat closer to him, resting her hands on his shoulders. "I don't understand this pretear thing completely but if you are a knight and I'm a pretear, I don't have to worry because I have you to accompany me so I don't have to feel scared."
Mannen looked up; just by looking at her face makes him feel light. He could not believe what she had just said. He felt happy and light all at once. Actually, he did not know what he was feeling at that time. Peaceful silence fell upon the two of them.
The reflection of the afternoon's sunlight was clearly reflected from their identical ice-glass earrings.
"I had a really great time today, Mannen! Oh yes! I won't forget about this Sunday's meeting at the.Awayuki estate," she said.
Mannen gave a huge carefree smile. Shimizu bowed and turned to the direction where her house was. He watched her walked up to the gate when she turned around.
Mannen stared, raising an eyebrow.
Then, he felt a warm and soft touch on his cheek. It was something that he had never felt before. It was warm and gentle. Shimizu gave him a light kiss on his cheek. He was so surprised. She step back and waved goodbye as she opened the latch and walked to her doorstep.
Mannen stiffly touched his cheek, the place where she had kissed him. He smiled, still blushing a bit. He giggled to himself and walked along the sidewalk.
'I guess I was really stupid to worry that much.'
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Whoohoo! End of another exciting chapter! Stay tuned for more! Ja ne! Pls R&R! Thank you very much!