Undying Love – Realizing the Love
Author's Note: OMG! OMG! OMG! *hugglez ALL of the loyal and beloved readers* I thank everyone so much for ALL of the reviews! I've FINALLY reached my goal of over 100 reviews… after so many months of writing! ^____^ *screams in happiness* And as you can see, I'm CLEARLY happy. =P LOLz. XD Thank you to everyone once again! *gives each one of you a BIG huggle* I've decided to come up with a new goal of 150 reviews! XD *is somewhat addicted to the reviews* I've also been reading many of your reviews as well, and taken into your considerations. =P What I find VERY amusing is the whole fact that so many people HATE that character that I created… they hate Koji with a strong passion. =P Is Koji REALLY that bad?! o__o Well, okay, maybe he is a pretty bad… considering the fact that he is practically sabotaging what relationship and love that Chihiro and Haku have had for each other. =P And to many people's requests, a LOT of people requested for some Chihiro/Haku romance to happen. =D As a treat, the next two chapters will STRONGLY focus on the Chihiro/Haku relationship and some more conflict stuff. =P Enjoy! ^___^ And BTW… make sure to read and review! *begs you to read and review the chapter*XD
Haku entered a state of disappointment and hopelessness, right after he spotted Chihiro. What was she doing here? Didn't he already suffer enough for today? The only thoughts that were registering in his mind, all day, were ones of heartbreak… and guess who created those thoughts to begin with. Ahh… yes, the one and only Chihiro… of course! Her presence only reminded him that he had been feeding himself lies of false love, over the last six years. It reminded him things that were best to be forgotten, and false hopes that we never destined to come to life.
Besides, it was obvious that Chihiro came here to take pity on him… nothing more. And frankly, Haku didn't want her damn pity… he wanted her love. Besides, he honestly didn't need any unwanted pity from a person who clearly didn't love him to begin with. But… knowing his chances, it was unlikely that she ever shared feelings that were even similarly related to the love he had for her. He'd be damned if he was rejected by Chihiro, herself. He couldn't bear any more heartbreak; he was as heartbroken as any abandoned lover could be. Therefore, he would set up his own verbal barriers against Chihiro… protecting him against the new, sharp daggers that were going to pierce his heart, after hearing more painful words from her.
"Haku… we… we need to talk…" nervously exclaimed Chihiro, as she gently sat in front of him on the damp grass. The pouring rain was still heavily dripping down upon the troubled couple, which was clearly not helping the situation. Chihiro was already as nervous as she could be; apologizing to Haku wasn't the main thing she was worrying about… but whether or not, Haku would accept her apology and forgive her for the immense pain she caused within his torn heart.
"Talk? What is there to talk about?" coldly replied Haku, trying to hide any sort of emotions whatsoever, making sure that he wasn't showing any of his weaknesses in front of Chihiro. He was a river spirit of the Spirit World; he would make sure that he wouldn't be defeated by the likes of heartbreak… caused by a mere humanoid girl. And yet… if she was just a 'mere' girl, why was he still so heartbroken and lost from her nonexistent love? Why was he feeling this way; why was he feeling so weak and depressed, like there was no other reason to live his currently harsh life? Love was so confusing… he didn't know what to think anymore; other than the fact that Chihiro was clearly taken by that boyfriend of hers.
On the other hand, Chihiro had immediately shivered from his cold and heartless response; this was unlike the kind and gentle river spirit she once knew. Why was he giving her the cold shoulder all of a sudden? What the hell was his problem? Here she was, trying to apologize to him, and he rudely interrupted her! It wasn't her fault that Koji had kissed her, it wasn't like she had kissed him first. Koji was her best friend, and she couldn't just harshly reject him; she had to deeply consider his feelings too! Besides, Haku wasn't the only one that was clearly hurting in the inside; she was too! His heartbreak was no excuse to act like such a jerk to her; after all, she was just as hurt as he was! One thing was for sure, her patience was wearing thin; she wasn't going to take his verbal abuse for long.
"Haku… I… I know that you are really hurt and angry about what you saw earlier… I'm really sorry… please forgive me…" begged Chihiro, as her eyes were now begging for forgiveness and some understanding from her Haku.
"You know, there is no need to be sorry for something that you happened to enjoy…" angrily mocked Haku, still oblivious to Chihiro's attempts at apologizing.
"Haku… please let me explain. About that kiss…" Chihiro said, as she was immediately interrupted by the seemingly inconsiderate Haku… for the third time in a row. Her patience was now treading on very thin ice, any more of that self-centered attitude of his… and she would certainly explode of anger.
"There is nothing to explain. I saw it with my own eyes. I'm sure you know by now, that I'm not blind. If I recall… your boyfriend gave you a very lovely and enjoyable kiss…"
"Haku… I swear that I didn't mean to hurt you. I wouldn't have allowed him to kiss me if I knew you were there…"
"Uh huh. So… if I wasn't there, you would have still allowed him to kiss you?"
"Haku, you are taking everything I am saying out of context! Look… as I said before, I didn't mean to hurt you. I'm sorry. I'm begging for your forgiveness here. Please believe me when I say that, that kiss was just one of friendship… nothing more…"
"Friendship? You expect me to believe that it was just a kiss shared by 'friends'? We were friends too, and we never shared anything that was even as closely intimate as that. A kiss like that is only shared by… lovers. In this case, it would be you and your boyfriend…"
"Koji is not my boyfriend, okay?! He's just a good friend… that's all…"
"Koji… so that's your boyfriend's name? I'm sure that you would agree that the names, Chihiro and Koji, sound perfect together… like a destined couple, don't you agree? Then again, that is expected from someone such as you… considering the fact that you are his girl …"
"Koji isn't my boyfriend. I swear, from the bottom of my heart, that he isn't…"
"So… he isn't your boyfriend, but actually only a 'good' friend. I'm sure that two good friends, sharing something as romantic as a kiss is oh, so very common around here…"
"Haku… honestly, I didn't mean to hurt you. Forgive me, please…"
"You didn't mean to hurt me, yet… you didn't have a problem when you lost every sense of faith you had in me. You also didn't have a problem with replacing so quickly, with a guy like Koji. I swear… you get more believable every time…"
Right after Chihiro had heard another one of Haku's heartless and false accusations… she just couldn't take his obnoxious attitude anymore. She tried everything possible to apologize to him, and what did she get? She got nothing but painful and low insults; none that were of understanding or compassion. Haku didn't know a single damn thing about his accusations; who was he to judge her? All of those accusations were just low and distasteful; accusations based on nothing but hatred… none that even had a shred of proof.
She wasn't just going to act sweetly and considerate for him anymore; she wasn't going to take anymore of that garbage that was coming out of his mouth. That insult was certainly the last straw; she was thoroughly pissed… her patience had already evaporated long ago. Her untamed anger had been released; she slapped him as hard as she could on the face… making sure that it was as painful as it could possibly be.
"How dare you insult me this way?! I'm trying to apologize and be truthful here, and this is what I get?! And you talk about all of this faith-related garbage… and what about you… hmm? You sure as hell don't seem like you have any faith to my claims. So, why on earth should I have had faith in you? You sure don't look like you had any faith in me, either…" shouted Chihiro, as she tried to calm herself down from her uncontrollable outburst, which couldn't be helped. Haku's heartless and cruel insults of his were only fueling her continually blazing anger, and she honestly didn't need him to be a total jerk at the moment. Meanwhile, Haku, who was still surprised and slightly scared by Chihiro's unexpected slap and angry verbal outbursts, was still rubbing his throbbing cheek, which was burning in pain.
"And what is your problem anyways? Just because you're hurting doesn't give you any damn reason to be such a jerk! Do you honestly think you are the only one hurting? Do you think that you were the only one in the same heartbreaking position as your own? Do you think that you were the only one who experienced those sleepless nights, waiting for the love of your life to return to you… after what, six whole years! Well, newsflash, Haku… you aren't the only one! I feel the same way… and you honestly have no right to treat me this way! I have always loved you… and so far today, you've given me nothing me but a cold shoulder! What did I do to deserve this from you? Is loving you always such a damn crime, Haku?!" angrily exclaimed Chihiro, as some hot tears of anger and heartbreak escaped her redden eyes. Though as had tried her best to be a strong girl, she just couldn't stand it anymore. What had she done to deserve such cruel treatment from Haku, the person she had loved the most?! She didn't deserve this kind of treatment for the love and care that she had tried to show for her Haku.
Meanwhile, Haku had been deep in thought again; as the obvious realization came to mind; she had loved him too. All of this time, the love of his life, the person that had given him the only reason to live, had loved him just as much too! He was too angry and dense to realize that Chihiro had never meant to hurt him on purpose… everything that she had said was true; her worried and sadden eyes and her powerful words had said it all… Chihiro loved him with all her heart. And now, he had saddened the one person that he loved… and over a stupid misunderstanding too! One thing was for sure, Chihiro was right; she didn't deserve this kind of cruel treatment from him… she deserved better; she deserved his undying love.
"Chihiro… please don't cry. It was all my fault; all of it. You were… you were right; you deserved better. You always deserved better, my darling Chihiro; you deserve the world and all of the love and care that comes with it. You deserved to be loved back. Chihiro, I… um… I… I love you too…" exclaimed Haku, as he cupped her chin and brought her teary eyes to meet his now considerate and lovingly eyes, pulling her into a delicate and affectionate kiss… as they both left behind what bitter memories and thoughts that they had of each other. One thing was for sure… this was love, a love that would last for an eternity.
Another Author's Note: Wheeeeeee! The START of some romantic Chihiro/Haku action! ^____^ LOLz. =P Please do NOT hate me for ending the chapter like this! XD Okay… so this probably wasn't the best place to end the chapter, I'm sure that many of you would like that lovingly romance to go on! I do promise that this is NOT the end of this lovingly kissing scene. This kawaii romance will continue onto to the next chapter, in detail… BTW! =P I promise the next chapter will be EXTRA good! =D Aside from the continuation of that kissing scene, you should expect at LEAST two new conflicts to appear. I'm sure that you can guess one of the conflicts already… and the other conflict… let's just say that it definitely connects to the main summary of this story, and the Spirit World! Hehe… thanks for your support! *hugz* Expect the next chapter to be up as soon as possible! =D And make sure to review… if you haven't already!