Chapter 6

I'm living a lie,I thought. I'm living a thoughtless lie. He's not going to tell me if he loves another woman because he doesn't want to hurt me. I want to know the truth dammit. There has to be someone that he loves other than me. I just hope that I'm not right.

Instead of going to dinner that night I went to the back of the palace while everyone feasted. I couldn't eat like this. I couldn't eat while my lover might be thinking about another woman. I thought I was the only one you loved Paris,I thought. You promised that you would love me forever. Why did you lie to me?

"Kikyo?"it was Paris.

"Paris...what are you doing here?"

"You didn't come to dinner so I thought something was wrong."

"Oh."

"Are you ok?"

"I need to the truth Paris."

"What?"

"Tell me if you're in love with another woman."

"No...Of course I'm not Kikyo. You're the only one I love."

"You aren't just saying that?"

He came over and sat down by me and looked me in the eye. "I'm not just saying that Kiyko. I really do love you. I've never loved a woman quite like you."

"I love you Paris."

"I love you too."

"Please never break our promise."

"I won't Kikyo." He stared in my eyes and our lips met. "Aren't you hungry?"

"No. I was just hungry for love that's all."

"I will love you Kikyo."

"Love me forever Paris..." I then took the sword and dropped it on the floor. I wanted to have nothing to do with that sword ever again.

"Your sword..."he said as he started to pick it up.

"Leave it."

"What...Why?"

"I don't need it anymore Paris. As long as I have you I can forget about the past."

"Can I ask you something."

"Yes?"

"You don't have to answer me if you don't want to,but how did they die?"

I sighed and was quiet for a moment. "My village was attacked several years ago."

"Oh."

"I don't know how I escaped,but I did. And here I am now."

"You should keep that."

"Why? So I can keep all the dead memories of my past in my heart?"

"But at least you know that your parents loved you."

"You know nothing about my past Paris."

"Then why don't you tell me."

I shook my head. "No. I don't want to talk about it. You don't know how much pain I've been thorugh,"and I ran off.

"Did you get her upset?"asked Hector.

"I wasn't trying to."

"What happened?"

"I just wanted to know about her past,that's all. Maybe I should go talk to her."

"No. She's been through enough for one day. Leave her alone."

"But I haven't told her yet brother...."

"And when do you plan to do that?"

He sighed. "I don't know..."

"Well,you had probably do it soon. But now,you must back with me. We have much to talk about before we leave little brother."

"I have to talk to her Hector."

"Paris..."

"Hector...I love her. I promised that I would love her."

"And what if you find another woman after we leave."

"Hector..."he shook his head. "I need to talk to her."

"You're just going to get yourself into trouble brother."

"I've caused her enough pain. I need to tell her that I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause her any pain."

"Then is there another woman in your life?"

"You listened?"

"I only did it to look after you."

"Hector,you have to stop protecting me. You have a wife."

"But you're my little brother Paris. I don't want you to get hurt again."

"She's the one who got hurt this time Hector. I need to go talk to her,"he made a mad dash for Kikyo's room,hoping that she was still there.