Two Different Worlds
A/N: ummmmmm... Enjoy the chapter?
Chapter 5: It's for the best
Cefairo
The existing enviroment of the park had soft, green covered grass and all the diversities of wild flowers were there for anyone to pick. Gentle, luscious petals were flying through the air. The trees were swaying in the breeze as they lifted their plentiful of flowers arms to attempt to reach the sky.
Blissful and joyful laughter filled through the wonderous place. From young children to elderly angels were present here at the park. For it was the only park in Cefairo. A perfect place to stroll with your beloved as well as to lying on the grass to watch as the shapeshifting-like clouds pass through the sky.
"Hyah!"came the sudden, alerting cry. Behind an immense bush was Hikaru flying swiftly through the air and fighting with an imaginary person at the same time. Perfumed wild red flowers encircled around the rosy-hair fighter. A tree with full bloom gorgeous cherry blossoms stood proudly next to her. The petals of the tree would occasionally flutter off, due to the fact of the light tempest.
Any person could comprehend the fact that this was Hikaru's private sanctuary. Where only she knows of its subsistence.
"Hyah!" came her fighting cry again. She thrusted her leg adeptly in front of her and twisted her body 180 degrees to land an attack with her ready hand. A slender line of sweat trailed down her face from the practice she had since morning. She tugged at her angel suit. It was really hot to wear this because after her warm up, the suit was sticking to her body.
Hikaru wiped the sweat along her face and stared at the cherry blossom tree which was spreading its arms out over her head. She placed her pointer and middle finger on her pulse to check its rate. It was beating quite fast. Maybe this was enough of practice for today. She walked slowly to the immensely large tree and sat on it's large root that was lifted from under the grass.
She closed her eyes and simply listened to the rhythm of the trees around her. She opened her eyes this time yet, they were had a look of regret in them. A particular and memorable flashback came flooding back.
/Flashback/
"Did you tell him?" came Suzuka's astonishing question.
Hikaru's right eyebrow rosed in curiousity. Did she forget to tell Wizard something. Was it important to begin with?
"Tell him what?"
Suzuka smiled at Hikaru's naiveness. "That you love him?"
Hikaru's eyes widened when the most unwanted question she wanted to answer was spokened. She had never suspected anyone would notice her romantic attraction towards the isolated angel.
"...How did you know?" came the rosy-colored hair angel's question. Her unruly bangs covered her ruby jeweled orbs so Suzuka couldn't distingushed the fact on Hikaru's emotions at this particular moment. Hikaru's question came out in an inaudible tone.
A culpable demeanor spreaded through the sage-like angel. She didn't exactly meant to ask the sudden question now yet, it seemed like the perfect opportunity to her. She had known of Hikaru's affections for the stoic angel for quite sometime now. Suzuka just wants Hikaru to be happy with her the choices she makes and to not regret them.
"I figured it out."she replied finally after a moment of heavy silence.
"Am I that obvious? If you know, then that means that..."Hikaru trailed off. Unable to continue her statement.
That means if Suzuka knew that she has hidden emotions for Wizard, then that means Wizard must know to. As well as the others. What a fool she is!
Unbeknownst to Hikaru, silent tears trailed down her face continually.
"Hikaru! What's wrong?"Suzuka asked.
Hikaru answered with an astonishing act of laughing lightly. She wiped her interminably falling tears and looked at Suzuka with clear evident distress in her crimson pools.
"I'm just feeling really silly, that's all. For every thinking of loving someone who would never return the same feeling I want them to. Wizard-san must feel that I'm a fool." Hikaru said in an inaudiable whisper.
Suzuka's composed deep violet eyes softened and sympathism spread through. She didn't mean for her energetic and optimistic friend to cry. "Hikaru, you misunderstood me. I know about your growing love for Wizard yet, he doesn't know that. I'm not so sure about the other fellow angels though." Suzuka said, attempting to halt her friend's river of weeping tears.
Hikaru's head shot up in surprisement. Wizard doesn't know after all? Immediate relief flooded back to the angel again and filling her with happiness in the replacement of sadness.
"Do you mean it?"came the rosy-colored hair angel with her question.
"Yes, Hikaru. I'm sure Wizard has absolutely no clue about this."Suzuka said soothingly and reassuringly. At least, she thinks Wizard has absolutely no clue about this. She hopes he doesn't know or it would mean that Suzuka would be backing out on her word.
The rosy-colored hair angel's scarlet orbs began to revert back to distress slowly. "Even if he doesn't know, that doesn't stop him from loving another. He had said he loves someone. You heard him? At Ringo-chan's penthouse? That person can't be me. I suspect the new student of the academy to be.
Though I can't be sure. I shouldn't be jumping to conclusions. It's not fair to Kaori-san. Yet with all of this, I still can not find the will to confess to him of my affections for him.".
Suzuka raised her hand and rubbed it slowly and soothingly against her friend's back as Hikaru's body wracked with sobbing. "Whoever he loves, it's his decision. If it's not you, then he's wrong and foolish for not seeing how much better you are. You are a wonderful person, Hikaru. Don't let this keep you down. Tell him how you feel. A burden would be lifted off of your shoulders. I know that this isn't my usual choice of advice though I know I must say it" Suzuka said as she paused for a moment,"Follow your heart"
Hikaru too paused and thought of Suzuka's spoken advice. Follow my heart. What does my heart tell me? She closed her eyes and deemed on her feelings for the irreproachable male angel. What does my heart tell me? Hikaru thought as she searched through her mind and soul for the answer.
Suzuka looked at her friend with an intense gaze and knew that whatever choice Hikaru makes, it would be from her heart.
After time had elapsed, Hikaru opened her ruby jeweled pools and told Suzuka firmly, " My heart tells me that I love Wizard. I will tell him about my feelings."
Suzuka smiled knowingly and nodded, satisfied with her decision.
End of Flashback
So to speak, that is until Hikaru builds up enough courage and determination to do this difficult task. Not an easy thing to do. Confessing one's love to someone could leave you happy or heartbroken at the ending result of the confession.
Does he love me? That was the one question she was yearning to discover. A hint, a sign, a gesture, anything! She is just desperate to know.The rosy-haired angel reopened her ruby pools and left the park without a word said.
Cefairo
"Ow!"
"Sorry!"
"I still think that this was a ridiculous idea! Why don't we just let them work this out, that's how it should be handled."
"Oh, c'mon, Suzuka! Stop being a bore. We have to do something to help them."
"This was your idea, Ranga!"
"I know! Aren't I so smart?"
An exasperated sigh came from the violet haired angel.
It appears that a couple of female angels are scheming behind Wizard and Hikaru's back to try to get them together. Or in their case, meddling in with their business and Suzuka is firmly against that.
Hikaru's POV
The calming hues of colors in the daylight of Cefairo was utterly beautiful to describe. I walked absent-mindedly through the vast land of the sand around me. I could feel the soft grains of sand between my barefooted toes. I wonder what Blanc-chan wanted. She had asked suddenly to meet her at Serenity Beach.
Serenity Beach. It's one of the most beautifulest landmark that makes Cefairo famous. Unlike other oceans, Serenity Ocean is the calmest one. Once in awhile, people prefer here for swimming than the other water spots in the land. The water rises slowly and then back down. Friendly ocean creatures make this place their home and nobody minds.
The most astounding part about Serenity Beach is that it's floating in the sky and supported back an immense piece of cloud. That was the reason why Serenity Beach was dubbed for it's nickname-Ocean in the Sky.
I love this place. The wind picked up and blew tendrils of my short pink hair as I relished the mild breeze against my face.
Wizard's POV
I frowned when the strong gale from behind me blew my hair in my face. I was flying through the skies of Cefairo to get to Serenity Beach because Suzuka had asked to speak with me about a problem with Hikaru. I agreed immediately before thinking twice about the situation. Though when Suzuka told me to meet her, I could read guilt and reluctance in her amethyst eyes.
If there was a dilemma on Hikaru's part, I would rush to help her. Now that I think about it, I'm acting foolish. But that's what I've been doing the whole time when I realized I love her. I flew with much agility until Serenity Beach came into view. Love is a crazy thing.
Normal POV
Wizard's mind took in the beautiful surroundings of the beach but was surprised to spot a rosy-headed angel down on the beach. Hikaru? he thought perplexed. Shouldn't Suzuka be here? Nonetheless, he landed on his feet just the same.
Hikaru jolted her head a little when hearing the rush of wind blowing behind her. Blanc? she thought, expecting her porcelain angel friend from behind. Though we all know that she is mistaken. Standing behind her was Wizard with an unreadable expression upon his face. "Wizard-san?"Hikaru inquired. Blanc hadn't said anything about Wizard being here.
"I presume you have been expecting someone else."he said evenly.
Hikaru lifted a delicate, left eyebrow confusely. "Well, yes...I was expecting Blanc-chan because she had told me I was to meet her at Serenity Beach."
Wizard's face turned grim and unhumorly. "Really? I was told the same thing by Suzuka." Hikaru gulped silently to herself. Wizard's normally monotone, calm voice as dropped with a hint of danger blended in.
"I smell a rat."
Hikaru intaked an inaudible gasp. "You don't mean...? Are you saying that they did this on purpose?". Wizard gave barely a nod. The rosy-haired angel scoured her mind for why her friends would do this. Though she couldn't come up with anything.
Despite their situation, Wizard had to smile at Hikaru's adorable naiveness to this. Then his grin darkened to a frown. He knew the reason why they had done this. They wanted him to profess his love for Hikaru. He sighed frustratingly. Do they have to step into his business? Especially if it involves his Hikaru. What they're doing would only make this worse.
"Don't fret over the reason why they did this, Hikaru. I know why."he said. Hikaru immediately stopped her pondering and looked at Wizard with her innocent, ruby orbs. His heart thudded quickly in his chest. He didn't think he could breathe for a moment. Her eyes were hynotising him to do whatever it pleases. To kiss her.
"Why, Wizard-san?" she inquired, having no idea the reason was to hook them up.
It took everything in him to stop himself from making a desicion that would affect his life. He quickly looked away from her alluring eyes and answered slowly, "It's... complicated to understand, Hikaru.". He drawled that out unsurely. If he told her the real reason, she would start to ask more questions and that would lead to his feelings for her.
Hikaru relunctantly nodded her head. She was dense to certain objectives but she could tell that Wizard had more to tell that he was not going to say. Not that she would want to pressure him into saying. She thought harder on the problem at hand and realization struck her hard.
Suzuka-chan did this on purpose! Then Wizard must have somehow found out that I'm in love with him. Okay, calm down Hikaru. You could be wrong. But...there is no other explanation. None of the girls would tell him. Hikaru sighed defeatedly at herself inaudibly. Am I that transparent and obvious?
While she was worrying out of her mind, Wizard had instinctively noticed her nervous motions and gestures. He took a deep breath. Just tell her. How hard can this be? he thought as he prepared himself to confess his undying love to her. On second thought, it would be extremely hard.
"Hikaru,"he said, hoping to revert her attention away from her mind.
"Yes, Wizard-san?"Hikaru immediately stopped her silent ranting with herself and became attentive to him.
"I lo-" A light gale blew behind him and a landing of soft padded feet was what he heard. He turned to find his newly enrolled student from his kendo class standing behind him. "Kaori,"he said.
"Hello, sensei, Hikaru-san."she replyed. What unnerved Wizard mostly about her was that there was a triumphant smirk upon her lips. Wizard's glacier blue gaze never faltered once from her movements. His eyes hardened further. Why in all places would she be here right now?
"Why are you here, Kaori?"he asked steadily. He knew that she wasn't here by accident. Kaori is a smart person and he could tell by her actions that she was in some sort of ...planning. From her haughty composure, it didn't need a genius to see that she wasn't here for a regular stroll around Serenity Beach.
She placed a sugary, innocent grin on her face when she saw his eyes were, in any moment, going to completely freeze over. "I was just placed in Cefairo and I heard that Serenity Beach was famous for its spectacular view. I just came to look for myself. Though,...I hadn't expect you sensei and Hikaru-san to be here.".
Wizard's whole self frozed. He narrowed his eyes dangerously. What is she playing at? From Kaori's tone, it was like she was going to spread gossip about the nonexsiting relationship between him and Hikaru. "What are you inquiring?" Anyone could tell that his voice was mixed with steel.
"Nothing that would become threatening to you, sensei. I wouldn't dare."she said.
Eavesdropping angels
"Who is that?"Blanche inquired softly.
"I'm not sure. But...she called Wizard-kun sensei so she must be the new female student that Hikaru-chan had spoken of from before."Alice suggested.
"I don't know who she is but I know that she's up to no good"Shirehime whispered steadily. She could tell by Kaori's actions and words that she wasn't pure. No angel is evil. Though Kaori has a somewhat deceitful and cunning character.
"She definitely has a thing for tall, dark, and handsome."Ranga said as she continued to watch the scene unfolding in front of her.
All of the other angels nodded in agreement.
Hikaru
The rosy-haired angel didn't know how or why Kaori had knew that they were present on Serenity Beach but someone who was blind could see that she was here on purpose. With each passing moment, she recognized Wizard was about to reveal his quiet anger. From each word he said, it was steely and frigid cold.
Out of the corner of her eye, she could see that it was time to leave for Earth. "Wizard-san, we must go back to Earth. Misaki-san is coming for home any time now. Excuse us, Kaori-san."she said evenly. Wizard nodded and both of them took off in the air.
Kaori stared at the two disappearing forms in the sky with a winning smirk on her face. "My, my, you're running out of time, Wizard. I suggest you to hurry."
(A/N Note: This is a great place to leave a cliffhanger but since I left you guys enduring those long months of waiting, I'll be nice and continue on.)
Earth
The obscure, void portal formed and allowed enough space for the two angels to step through. They have arrived in Misaki's room. Oujirou had placed Wizard in his girlfriend's room, on purpose, before taking Misaki out for dinner. He knew that it would be more convinent(sp?).
Wizard's monotone exterior form walked calmly out of the portal while Hikaru's downcast, confused form followed afterword. The portal closed until it reached to a dot on a wall and disappeared. None of them spoke a word. The silence was heavy in the air and both of them were very aware to that.
"Wizard-san?" Hikaru broke the silence. Wizard abruptly tensed when she uttered his name. He knew immediately that Hikaru wanted to know what had been going on between the duration of him and Kaori. He had been thinking and thinking about this all along from the trip back to Earth. From the lavendar haired angel's tone, Wizard find spreading a rumor about him and Hikaru was a definite.
His eyes were closed in considering his options with this difficult situation. If he confesses, Kaori would surely spread a preposterous rumor. Worse yet was that he is Hikaru's kendo sensei and she is one of his best kendo students. People would find them having this kind of relationship outrageous. Another reason why he shouldn't tell her his feelings for her is that he's afraid of her rejecting him. He was scared of if they do have a relationship and something goes wrong, he won't be able to bear the pain.
His eyes opened and his decision was made final. "Yes, Hikaru?"
Hikaru inclined her head in bewilderment. His tone was different that usual. His tone hung with frigidness and mono. His voice was like how he sounded like when they first met. He had hostality and somewhat dislike for her. He sounded like he thought of her like an opponent.
Hikaru shooked off the fear and curiousity creeping up towards her. "Well,... I was wondering what did you want to say to me before Kaori-san had come.?".
"It was nothing of importance." He swallowed the remark rising up in his throat to tell her he loved her. This has to be done. I can't love you, Hikaru. Wizard thought as he closed his eyes, grimacing. We would just be hurt at the end. It's for the best. His back was turned from her so she couldn't see his facial expression.
Hikaru frowned defiantly. She wasn't that gullible to know that he indeed had something to tell her. She reminisced when he was about to tell her before Kaori interupted. His voice was...fidgety. Unlike Wizard's usual character.
"Alright then."she said finally as she kept observing Wizard's form, as if expecting something miraculous would appear and show her the truth.
Later at Night-Suzuhara Residence
Deep breath, Hikaru. You can do this. You have to do this sometime. Hikaru told herself reassuringly. Despite Wizard's sudden attitude change, Athena had reminded her to give Misaki the knowledge of Cefairo and that battle dolls are quite real. So, that's what Hikaru was doing now. She was in an upright position on Misaki's bed. Her dues was taking a shower and humming a cheerful tune in the bathroom which echoed through.
She waited...
waited...
waited...
until Misaki had decided to step out of the now filled with steam bathroom. "Ah...that was most definitely refreshing, Hikaru. I could've stayed in the shower for more additional hours but I remembered that I had to finish writing my research paper."she ended that with a sheepish smile on her face.
Even though Misaki hasn't required the knowledge of angels being able to be mobilized and speak, she had always had this feeling that they could understand. That's why she talks to Hikaru constantly. Unbeknownst that Hikaru could comprehend the situation.
Misaki ran her hands through her almost dried locks and sat down on her desk to start the computer up. She waited for the computer to upload and went to the program she wanted to type her paper on. Misaki looked attentively at the screen as she begun typing with her nimble fingers.
Hikaru looked at Misaki from the corner of her eye and turned towards her. As if seeing the movement, Misaki turned her head to Hikaru's direction. "Hikaru? Hmm.. I thought I saw something. Probably nothing."she murmured to herself as she resumed to typing.
"It was something, Misaki-san."
Misaki immediately turned her full attention to the voice who had spoken up. Her blue crystaline orbs scoured the room for the source of the unannouced visitor. Not really unannounced actually. Who could it be? No one's in this room except for Hikaru and I. Misaki thought and that thought triggered her curiousity. She turned her view on her rosy-hair warrior battle doll.
For a second, Misaki thought that Hikaru's eyes became more alive and vivid. The most astonishing Misaki thought that she'll never see was Hikaru's lips were moving, "It was me.". The champion dues didn't utter a single word. She was completely speechless. How in the world-!
Misaki narrowed her eyes in bewilderment and asked slowly, carefully, "What?"
Hikaru sighed deeply. She has confirmed her theory. Misaki finds this hard to believe in. She began to stand, while Misaki's eyes widened to its limit. Her wings formed on her shoulder blades and she became eye level with her dues. "Is this more convincing?".
"What- how- when- I don't understand! How is it possible for you to become..."Misaki paused and pondered on which right word to say. I mean, come on, she was talking with her angel and it was responding. How was she suppose to react? This was a normal reaction. But wait! If Hikaru is a living, moving, talking, and breathing being-then won't the other battle dolls be as well? Which means Oujirou must know about this too?
Misaki pouted. And he didn't even tell her.
Hikaru watched with inquisitive eyes as Misaki's face reverted to one changeable expression to the next. She knew that Misaki would react to this with the way she had. The corners of Hikaru's lips quirked up a bit. Besides, this was Misaki afterall. Then a random and dreary thought past through her mind. What if Misaki won't accept her? Just like what Wizard-san would do if he found out that she has feelings for him.
It was a rather amusing sight. Both the dues and angel are freting over this subject their not sure of yet.
"Alive..., real."Misaki finished as she dropped her hands to her side, retracting from her earlier position of thinking. Alive and real defines Hikaru's state appropriately as well as fitting. What else would you call that?
So then Hikaru clarified the information to Misaki clearly and throughly. Misaki nodded to each piece of information as she stored them in her mind. The little angel did her best to help Misaki with all things she was telling her. She purposely left out the portion of the information about her feelings for Wizard though.
After what seemed like forever, Hikaru concluded on her explanation. "So that's the reason why you weren't permitted to tell me. That explains everything. But before I knew you were alive, I had always felt that you were real anyway. I don't know why though"Misaki said.
Hikaru smiled understandingly. "It's the bond between the dues and the angel."
"What else would it be."Misaki joked and winked at her angel.
"Exactly."Hikaru answered. Her heart felt relieved and filled with joy when she knew that Misaki won't shunned her for her realness. Though she shouldn't have doubted Misaki in the first place. Her dues is known to have the heart of gold afterall. Is this the reason why Oujirou-san loves her so?
"I can't wait to tell kaa-san when she returns."Misaki piped as she skipped all the way down to the living room, an act that is childish and immature to her age. This is Misaki, we're talking about afterall.
"Yes. You do that."Hikaru murmured. She stared at the immensely large yellow glow in the sky that was evaporating beneath the dirt under their foundation. Hues of pink blush, tangerine orange, a splash of yellow quartz, and with a finishing touch of scarlet. She looked up to the moon that was beginning to reveal itself from the once bright sky. The pearl sphere in the sky peered back at Hikaru.
The little angel gazed at the moon and wondered, Are you out here, Wizard-san? Are you watching the moon as well?
Mihara Residence
The male blue haired angel wiped his flawless skin with the towel that was given to him by Oujirou. He had ended his time in bathing and to find the windows in his dues's room ajar. He peered out to the beginning night sky and his search landed on the moon. The image of the beautiful scarlet head angel mirrored back to him.
Hikaru he thought, for soon his thoughts were swarmed by the amiable and optimistic angel who was his friend as well as the person he loved the most.
I wish I can tell you I love you. I do, I really do.
Suzuhara Residence
I love you, Wizard-san.
Mihara Residence
I love you, Hikaru.
The glowing and firey ball in the sky finally had set and concluded the day for the two turmoiled angels. I wish I can tell you was the last thought on both of the angels.
End of Chapter
How was this chapter? I purposely made it longer than normally because I made you poor people suffer through those months. I'm sorry and I promise that the next chapter would be posted faster. Ja and good luck on your stories, authors and future authors!
-Kawaiignidgirl