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This chapter is dedicated to you, Ispreno! Hope you like it!!!
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Chapter 18: Confusion
Hikari:
Can I help it? To predict what was to happen next but to do nothing to prevent it?
I was a fool to believe in them......
Life is just a lie.
And.....
All I can do is watch......
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My eyes immediately burst opened.
I gasped for air as I woke up from the nightmare. The same nightmare again.
I looked at the evening sky. The sun was setting, creating a heaven like scenery with the fluffy white clouds and pinkish red sky.
Now, how in the name of Suzaku did I fell asleep while meditating?
I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts. Ever since I got back, I've been avoiding the others, requesting to be alone. I needed time to clear my thoughts.
Especially.....
After what Taiit-sikun said to me before I left.....
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Narrator:
The werewolf cautiously crept out from its shadow. Snarling at no one, it then stretched out its limbs.
Time for a full workout.
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Chichiri:
I was getting worried. Hikari hadn't come from her room every since we got back from Taiit-sikun's palace. It was almost time for the both of us to combine powers and place a barrier around the palace.
I approached the door with caution before softly tapping on it. "Hikari?"
No answer.
"Hikari?" I asked again, this time my voice slightly louder.
Silence.
Worried, I burst opened the door. The room was neat, everything was in place. The bed..... The bed sheet was smooth with no wrinkles on it. As if no one had every touched it. Hikari was no where in the room.
Without thinking twice, I dashed out of the room searching for Hikari.
She could be at the rooftop considering that she likes to watch the sunset.
She wasn't there.
Where could she be? I was panicking. 'Hikari, doko yo?' I asked mentally hoping for some response.
No answer.
All of a sudden, I could feel someone's ki. The ki was filled with confusion, all the emotions a heart can feel being mixed together.
Closing my eyes, I tried to locate the ki. I could now sense someone else's ki entering the scene.
Hikari
With.....
Tasuki.....
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Tasuki:
I whistled as I walked around the gardens happily. I had been worried about Hikari's safety but after countless of failed entries to her room, I gave up. 'That girl. Fancy locking people out of her room when all I want to do is to check on her,' I thought silently to myself. Looking up at the pink evening sky, I grinned, baring my two shiny canine fangs. Ah, the weather was just right for a short evening nap before dinner. I decided to take my nap under the big sakura tree in the garden, my usual hangout.
I froze in my tracks when I saw someone at my favourite spot. 'Baka!' I cursed silently. 'Doesn't that bastard knows that the place is mine?! What, is he blind, not seeing that I've written my name all over it?!'
(Actually, I don't see any name there so I as the author assume that it's open to the public.^^)
I opened my mouth to yell at the person when I just clamped my mouth shut. It wasn't some bastard. It was Hikari. I relaxed my stiffen shoulders. I frowned. Hikari was on her knees, face buried in her hands. Her body shook slightly.
Was Hikari crying?
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Chiriko:
"You summoned me your highness?" I asked politely as I bowed before Hotohori.
"Dozo." I slowly rose to face him.
"Hai."
"Because of the unpredictable enemy and dangerous situation, I'm allowing you to gather your family and bring them to the palace to stay," Hotohori said grandly.
"Honto ni?" I squealed like an excited toddler.
Hotohori nodded. "Nuriko will accompany you to bring them here tomorrow at around noon. Dismissed," Hotohori said before returning to reading the scroll laid out on the table before him.
Okaa-san, onii-chan, we can finally be together....
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Narrator:
"So?" Motoki asked, her deep and seductive voice echoed softly in the dimly lit room.
"So what?" Nakago replied coldly, narrowing his eyes.
"Have you agreed to my plans?"
"Hmph. Your plans are good but the Suzaku seishis are not to be underestimated. Especially that now they have a new comer...."
"You're right. But let's say..... That I've taken care of that."
"Taken care of what?" Motoki certainly didn't inform Nakago anything about attacking the Suzaku seishis.
"Oh, it's just to let my dear puppy have some fun. At the same time, don't you want to see the innocence of that boy taken away?" Motoki smiled evilly.
Nakago merely raised an eyebrow. Despite his calm but cold exterior, inside, he was afraid. Very afraid. Motoki.... Somehow, he couldn't help but to agree with the tiny voice inside his head.
Motoki was indeed a monster.
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Hikari:
'Kuso! Why does my head hurt so much to think about it?' I asked myself.
I tried taking big breaths to calm my anxious mind down but my breathing only got faster.
I buried my face in my hands, trying to stabilize myself.
I gasped when I felt someone gently wrapping something around me before hugging me from behind.
"Hikari, don't cry," The voice whispered softly.
I wanted to pushed away whoever was behind me. I wanted to be left alone. I don't need.....
I don't need........
"Tasuki....." His name tumbled out from my mouth, muffled by the trembling pair of hands that covered it.
Tasuki merely pulled me closer into his warm embrace.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chichiri's kasa floated overhead, expanding to fit the both of us in at the same time.
"Chottomatte!!!!!" someone barked out loudly. We both turned around.
"Taiit-sikun!!!" Chichiri exclaimed, sounding surprised.
"Bakas!!! Where do you think you're going? I haven't spoken to Hikari yet you ungrateful disciple!!!" Taiit-sikun scolded Chichiri like mum would scold her son. Chichiri merely smiled apologetically.
'Hikari'.
'Nani?' I asked back confused at the new voice that had just entered my head.
'Baka!' The voice scolded. 'Watashi wa Taiit-sikun!'
I looked at Taiit-sikun who was floating before me strangely.
'Are you speaking to me telepathically?' I asked stupidly.
Taiit-sikun snorted. 'No, in fact, I'm can't be bothered to waste my energy on you,' Taiit-sikun replied sarcastically. 'Baka! Of course I am!'
'What is that you wanted to talk to me about?' I asked, ignoring the weird look both Chichiri and Tasuki were giving the both of us since we were staring hard at each other.
'Hikari, are you sure?'
'Huh?'
'Are you sure that this is what you want? Who you are?'
'Nani.... What are you talking about?'
'Are you sure that you are the Suzaku Oracle, not someone else?'
'Nani?! I don't know what you are talking about!'
'Look, my child, look. Listen to your heart. Look deep into your mind. Look, into your past for it holds some of the most vital answers to life itself....'
'Listen to my heart?' I wondered aloud confused before breaking off the telepathic connection.
"Everything alright?" Chichiri asked.
I nodded as I smiled weakly. "I just need some rest, that's all."
~~~~~~~~~END OF FLASHBACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Violently, I pushed Tasuki away from me. I toss away his black leather jacket from my back.
"I don't need this!" I said angrily as I turned to face him. "I don't need you at all!!!" With that, I ran away, leaving behind a confused and shocked Tasuki.
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Kokoro.....
To listen to it and allowing people into our hearts......
Only to lose them
Only to be hurt
Only.....
Only.....
To be confused once again.
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List of Japanese words :
Hikari, doko yo? - Hikari, where are you?
Sakura - Cherry blossom
Dozo - Please do
Chottomatte - Wait up
Kokoro - Heart
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This chapter is dedicated to you, Ispreno! Hope you like it!!!
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Chapter 18: Confusion
Hikari:
Can I help it? To predict what was to happen next but to do nothing to prevent it?
I was a fool to believe in them......
Life is just a lie.
And.....
All I can do is watch......
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My eyes immediately burst opened.
I gasped for air as I woke up from the nightmare. The same nightmare again.
I looked at the evening sky. The sun was setting, creating a heaven like scenery with the fluffy white clouds and pinkish red sky.
Now, how in the name of Suzaku did I fell asleep while meditating?
I shook my head, trying to clear my thoughts. Ever since I got back, I've been avoiding the others, requesting to be alone. I needed time to clear my thoughts.
Especially.....
After what Taiit-sikun said to me before I left.....
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Narrator:
The werewolf cautiously crept out from its shadow. Snarling at no one, it then stretched out its limbs.
Time for a full workout.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chichiri:
I was getting worried. Hikari hadn't come from her room every since we got back from Taiit-sikun's palace. It was almost time for the both of us to combine powers and place a barrier around the palace.
I approached the door with caution before softly tapping on it. "Hikari?"
No answer.
"Hikari?" I asked again, this time my voice slightly louder.
Silence.
Worried, I burst opened the door. The room was neat, everything was in place. The bed..... The bed sheet was smooth with no wrinkles on it. As if no one had every touched it. Hikari was no where in the room.
Without thinking twice, I dashed out of the room searching for Hikari.
She could be at the rooftop considering that she likes to watch the sunset.
She wasn't there.
Where could she be? I was panicking. 'Hikari, doko yo?' I asked mentally hoping for some response.
No answer.
All of a sudden, I could feel someone's ki. The ki was filled with confusion, all the emotions a heart can feel being mixed together.
Closing my eyes, I tried to locate the ki. I could now sense someone else's ki entering the scene.
Hikari
With.....
Tasuki.....
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Tasuki:
I whistled as I walked around the gardens happily. I had been worried about Hikari's safety but after countless of failed entries to her room, I gave up. 'That girl. Fancy locking people out of her room when all I want to do is to check on her,' I thought silently to myself. Looking up at the pink evening sky, I grinned, baring my two shiny canine fangs. Ah, the weather was just right for a short evening nap before dinner. I decided to take my nap under the big sakura tree in the garden, my usual hangout.
I froze in my tracks when I saw someone at my favourite spot. 'Baka!' I cursed silently. 'Doesn't that bastard knows that the place is mine?! What, is he blind, not seeing that I've written my name all over it?!'
(Actually, I don't see any name there so I as the author assume that it's open to the public.^^)
I opened my mouth to yell at the person when I just clamped my mouth shut. It wasn't some bastard. It was Hikari. I relaxed my stiffen shoulders. I frowned. Hikari was on her knees, face buried in her hands. Her body shook slightly.
Was Hikari crying?
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Chiriko:
"You summoned me your highness?" I asked politely as I bowed before Hotohori.
"Dozo." I slowly rose to face him.
"Hai."
"Because of the unpredictable enemy and dangerous situation, I'm allowing you to gather your family and bring them to the palace to stay," Hotohori said grandly.
"Honto ni?" I squealed like an excited toddler.
Hotohori nodded. "Nuriko will accompany you to bring them here tomorrow at around noon. Dismissed," Hotohori said before returning to reading the scroll laid out on the table before him.
Okaa-san, onii-chan, we can finally be together....
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Narrator:
"So?" Motoki asked, her deep and seductive voice echoed softly in the dimly lit room.
"So what?" Nakago replied coldly, narrowing his eyes.
"Have you agreed to my plans?"
"Hmph. Your plans are good but the Suzaku seishis are not to be underestimated. Especially that now they have a new comer...."
"You're right. But let's say..... That I've taken care of that."
"Taken care of what?" Motoki certainly didn't inform Nakago anything about attacking the Suzaku seishis.
"Oh, it's just to let my dear puppy have some fun. At the same time, don't you want to see the innocence of that boy taken away?" Motoki smiled evilly.
Nakago merely raised an eyebrow. Despite his calm but cold exterior, inside, he was afraid. Very afraid. Motoki.... Somehow, he couldn't help but to agree with the tiny voice inside his head.
Motoki was indeed a monster.
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Hikari:
'Kuso! Why does my head hurt so much to think about it?' I asked myself.
I tried taking big breaths to calm my anxious mind down but my breathing only got faster.
I buried my face in my hands, trying to stabilize myself.
I gasped when I felt someone gently wrapping something around me before hugging me from behind.
"Hikari, don't cry," The voice whispered softly.
I wanted to pushed away whoever was behind me. I wanted to be left alone. I don't need.....
I don't need........
"Tasuki....." His name tumbled out from my mouth, muffled by the trembling pair of hands that covered it.
Tasuki merely pulled me closer into his warm embrace.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chichiri's kasa floated overhead, expanding to fit the both of us in at the same time.
"Chottomatte!!!!!" someone barked out loudly. We both turned around.
"Taiit-sikun!!!" Chichiri exclaimed, sounding surprised.
"Bakas!!! Where do you think you're going? I haven't spoken to Hikari yet you ungrateful disciple!!!" Taiit-sikun scolded Chichiri like mum would scold her son. Chichiri merely smiled apologetically.
'Hikari'.
'Nani?' I asked back confused at the new voice that had just entered my head.
'Baka!' The voice scolded. 'Watashi wa Taiit-sikun!'
I looked at Taiit-sikun who was floating before me strangely.
'Are you speaking to me telepathically?' I asked stupidly.
Taiit-sikun snorted. 'No, in fact, I'm can't be bothered to waste my energy on you,' Taiit-sikun replied sarcastically. 'Baka! Of course I am!'
'What is that you wanted to talk to me about?' I asked, ignoring the weird look both Chichiri and Tasuki were giving the both of us since we were staring hard at each other.
'Hikari, are you sure?'
'Huh?'
'Are you sure that this is what you want? Who you are?'
'Nani.... What are you talking about?'
'Are you sure that you are the Suzaku Oracle, not someone else?'
'Nani?! I don't know what you are talking about!'
'Look, my child, look. Listen to your heart. Look deep into your mind. Look, into your past for it holds some of the most vital answers to life itself....'
'Listen to my heart?' I wondered aloud confused before breaking off the telepathic connection.
"Everything alright?" Chichiri asked.
I nodded as I smiled weakly. "I just need some rest, that's all."
~~~~~~~~~END OF FLASHBACK~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Violently, I pushed Tasuki away from me. I toss away his black leather jacket from my back.
"I don't need this!" I said angrily as I turned to face him. "I don't need you at all!!!" With that, I ran away, leaving behind a confused and shocked Tasuki.
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Kokoro.....
To listen to it and allowing people into our hearts......
Only to lose them
Only to be hurt
Only.....
Only.....
To be confused once again.
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List of Japanese words :
Hikari, doko yo? - Hikari, where are you?
Sakura - Cherry blossom
Dozo - Please do
Chottomatte - Wait up
Kokoro - Heart
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