PART 16
Tamakira followed Rukawa as the latter turned left and right. The steward wanted to call after him but he realised he would just waste his efforts, She would just ignore me anyway. He thought, partly hurt but was already used to it. Tamakira was getting worried because it was getting dark and there was no way they could get back to the palace within one hour of travel by steed.
"My lady, we should be at the palace by now, the emperor…" Tamakira said hopelessly.
"then, go home." Was the raven-haired boy's cold reply. Tamakira wasn't sure if he should be glad that Rukawa answered.
Suddenly, someone turned up from a dark alley, apparently cursing, "Darn it. Isn't there anything here worth staying for?" Said an irritated voice which was familiar to Rukawa who didn't even stop to look who it was. Tamakira however stopped as if to get ready for an attack.
"Excuse me please," Kiyota said sarcastically to Tamakira, he was growing impatient for he had just walked a few kilometres finding nothing interesting.
Tamakira didn't move for quite a time. It reminded him of the first time when he saw Rukawa, Another lost maiden? What is she doing here alone? Am I lucky? This is the second time and…she's as beautiful as the lady Miyakaede and also tall but darker in complexion. And such beautiful, shiny, long hair. Tamakira thought. He found himself open-mouthed. It seemed as though love had struck for the second time.
"Akira Sendoh? You're also dressed in stupid clothes, it's not appropriate for a popular basketball player like you, you know, look at me…but I've seen worse," Kiyota was rambling, maybe from distress.
Rukawa halted at the mention of basketball. At last someone in that lost world knew what it was. He turned around and was appalled by what he saw; Kiyota Nobunaga in his practice outfit.
"Oh. It's you." Said Rukawa in utmost disgust.
"It's you! I knew it! I just knew you have this thing for Sendoh and now you're going out with him in this remotest area, how cheap, how degrading, how gay-" Kiyota was shouting hysterically but Tamakira went between them.
"My Lady, is there anything you need? I'd be highly glad to be of service for you-"
"Yes, certainly. There is something you can do for me. Go find us both a basketball court and this Kitsune and I will settle this once and for all! Go now, Sendoh, and after I'm done with him, you'll be next! Prepare to lose!" Kiyota's voice failed to turn down its volume. It was obvious that he was apoplectic with anger and he had no one to turn it to.
"You know each other? How can this be then?" Tamakira asked with mixed curiosity and confusion.
"What do you mean 'you know each other'? He knows me, I know him, I know you, he knows you, you know him so don't tell me you don't know me, everyone knows me in Kanagawa!" Kiyota said, already panting. Rukawa muttered a faint 'do'aho'. Tamakira looked petrified on the spot. Never in his life had he seen so beautiful a lady who acted as violently as Kiyota did.
"My Lady, I don't understand all this. Believe me, I've never seen you before and this lady here, she is Miyakaede and I, I am Tamakira steward of the emperor Hotosashi." Tamakira managed to explain.
"What?! So now you've taken a girl's name?!" Kiyota pointed angrily at Rukawa and turned to Tamakira, "And you, I know you're Sendoh, you're taking Tamahome's name-oh…shit." Kiyota muttered, suddenly realizing everything. No, this humongous-mouthed hedgehog can't be Tamahome and don't tell me he's hooking up with Rukawa…so disgusting.
"I can help you. Trust me, I know where who you can turn to,"
"I don't need help. I'm telling Makigo what you guys are up to," Kiyota said forgetting the match he had just proposed.
Tamakira followed Rukawa as the latter turned left and right. The steward wanted to call after him but he realised he would just waste his efforts, She would just ignore me anyway. He thought, partly hurt but was already used to it. Tamakira was getting worried because it was getting dark and there was no way they could get back to the palace within one hour of travel by steed.
"My lady, we should be at the palace by now, the emperor…" Tamakira said hopelessly.
"then, go home." Was the raven-haired boy's cold reply. Tamakira wasn't sure if he should be glad that Rukawa answered.
Suddenly, someone turned up from a dark alley, apparently cursing, "Darn it. Isn't there anything here worth staying for?" Said an irritated voice which was familiar to Rukawa who didn't even stop to look who it was. Tamakira however stopped as if to get ready for an attack.
"Excuse me please," Kiyota said sarcastically to Tamakira, he was growing impatient for he had just walked a few kilometres finding nothing interesting.
Tamakira didn't move for quite a time. It reminded him of the first time when he saw Rukawa, Another lost maiden? What is she doing here alone? Am I lucky? This is the second time and…she's as beautiful as the lady Miyakaede and also tall but darker in complexion. And such beautiful, shiny, long hair. Tamakira thought. He found himself open-mouthed. It seemed as though love had struck for the second time.
"Akira Sendoh? You're also dressed in stupid clothes, it's not appropriate for a popular basketball player like you, you know, look at me…but I've seen worse," Kiyota was rambling, maybe from distress.
Rukawa halted at the mention of basketball. At last someone in that lost world knew what it was. He turned around and was appalled by what he saw; Kiyota Nobunaga in his practice outfit.
"Oh. It's you." Said Rukawa in utmost disgust.
"It's you! I knew it! I just knew you have this thing for Sendoh and now you're going out with him in this remotest area, how cheap, how degrading, how gay-" Kiyota was shouting hysterically but Tamakira went between them.
"My Lady, is there anything you need? I'd be highly glad to be of service for you-"
"Yes, certainly. There is something you can do for me. Go find us both a basketball court and this Kitsune and I will settle this once and for all! Go now, Sendoh, and after I'm done with him, you'll be next! Prepare to lose!" Kiyota's voice failed to turn down its volume. It was obvious that he was apoplectic with anger and he had no one to turn it to.
"You know each other? How can this be then?" Tamakira asked with mixed curiosity and confusion.
"What do you mean 'you know each other'? He knows me, I know him, I know you, he knows you, you know him so don't tell me you don't know me, everyone knows me in Kanagawa!" Kiyota said, already panting. Rukawa muttered a faint 'do'aho'. Tamakira looked petrified on the spot. Never in his life had he seen so beautiful a lady who acted as violently as Kiyota did.
"My Lady, I don't understand all this. Believe me, I've never seen you before and this lady here, she is Miyakaede and I, I am Tamakira steward of the emperor Hotosashi." Tamakira managed to explain.
"What?! So now you've taken a girl's name?!" Kiyota pointed angrily at Rukawa and turned to Tamakira, "And you, I know you're Sendoh, you're taking Tamahome's name-oh…shit." Kiyota muttered, suddenly realizing everything. No, this humongous-mouthed hedgehog can't be Tamahome and don't tell me he's hooking up with Rukawa…so disgusting.
"I can help you. Trust me, I know where who you can turn to,"
"I don't need help. I'm telling Makigo what you guys are up to," Kiyota said forgetting the match he had just proposed.