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A/n: fufufu…romance starts…anyway I won't spoil it by saying it now so just read it! On with the story…

Chapter 8: Caught

"kyaah—!" Takiko gasped. She held her breath as she slowly turned back to look at him, her face full of fear and shock.

"Rimudo…!"

Rimudo was staring at her that she was sure it meant something so seriously. She stared back at him but in a different way that showed him she feared something.

He was starting to sit up but he never did release his grip from her wrist. Takiko tried to wriggle her wrist away from Rimudo's grip but of no use.

"Takiko."

With that one addressing to her, she felt that she was going to weep so she turned away. She was trembling of fear that even Rimudo noticed it.

"Why are you trembling?"

"Please, let go…" Takiko pleaded.

"…No…not if you're going to endanger yourself." Rimudo said.

"No, I'm not. Now please…let me go…!" Takiko said.

"I heard you…and you talked to me about having to have to go away to someplace…you even told me you've accepted yourself as the priestess of Genbu and you were just a minute ago, apologizing to me. Ok, so if you're not endangering yourself then where are you going?" Rimudo asked.

"I…I-I'm going to…look for someone…" Takiko replied shakily.

'I wish he would not ask anymore…just please…just please…I pray he won't ask me more—'

"Someone? Who is it? I will come with you to secure your safety—"

"Please don't! You'll get yourself endangered if you'd come with me. I have to go alone. Please understand—"

"Why am I going to be endangered? I am a prince of this country, people would not harm me. Unless it is your wish to go to Kutou, Konan, or Sairo, although surely you are not, are you?" Rimudo asked.

Takiko shook her head no.

"Please. Just let me go." Takiko shuddered.

"Just tell me where are you going and who are you looking for. And then, I will let you go." Rimudo said finally.

Takiko's brows knitted and for the first time since she was caught that night by him, she looked directly at his green-silverish eyes. (I don't know which because with some pics I saw him with green eyes but others I saw him with silver eyes. Well anyway just get on with it.)

"If I tell you…you really would let me go?" Takiko asked staring at him.

It took him awhile as he stared back at her before he answered her. "Yes."

Takiko looked outside the window before she spoke up once more.

"I am going to look for your father. I don't know where I'm going…but I am just going to look for him to arrange this matter between the three of us. I know I am the problem and so I know I am the one to fix it."

She saw at the corner of her eye that Rimudo's eyes narrowed in an unusual way and before she knew it, he was on his feet and pinned her against the wall. (Just to let you know, his wound healed a little bit quicker than usual because of his seishi powers…ne:))

She gasped and she found her gaze met Rimudo's eyes, and noticed that he looked quite disturbed.

"Ri…mudo…kurushi…hana…shite…onegai…hanashite…" Takiko said her tears streaming slowly down her pale face.

"Why do you want to find him? Is it because you want to repay me for my help? If that is so, I don't need it. All I need is for you to stay here and that is enough for me! Just do it Takiko…and everything will be ok…" Rimudo said staring her down.

"…I…I cannot…I cannot stay…I just can't live the fact that I caused all of these major happening to everyone just by my arrival in this world. People died! Your life is endangered! Your mother died! Your father is now trying to kill you! Can't you see that all of them happened because of me! So I cannot just stay here and relax around. I've got to turn things back to normal! I have to find a way to return your old relationship with your father back. I have to find a way to return to my own world. All of that I have to do. And for those reasons I could not stay…!" Takiko said.

"sore wa ii n da! …dakara koko ni iro…!" Rimudo replied wrapping his arms around her.

Takiko couldn't believe she heard him right.

"…eh?"

"You don't have to do it Takiko! No one is blaming you for that! I am not asking you to return back everything to the way they used to be. I just ask you to stay here and that alone is enough…don't you understand that?" Rimudo said hugging her tighter.

Takiko felt that she was no longer able to stop her tears from flowing down her face. She could not believe he could care for her so deeply like that even though she knew she really caused all the trouble in him. She slowly hugged him back and laid her head on his chest still crying bitterly and yet, feeling so relieved and safe in his arms.

Rimudo placed an arm on her head, smoothing her hair gently. "I'd walk you back to your room ok?"

Takiko nodded in reply but didn't utter a word.

He released her from the hug although this time, he was holding her had in a gentle way.

They reached Takiko's room and it was after a few minutes when he turned on his heels to go back to his own room when he shadow shadowed brightly on the wall when a bright light conjured up behind him.
Takiko's POV:

Rimudo was about to step out of the room when I suddenly heard someone calling me. It was a familiar voice, the voice of the person I missed so much. The one I have been longing to hear for so long.

'Takiko! Takiko!'

'Takiko doko ni iru no! Oi Takiko!'

Then I felt as if there were sudden blurs of visions around me. I felt myself being surrounded by a bright light and I could not see the room or Rimudo anymore.

End Takiko's POV

Rimudo was blinded by the light although he desperately tried to reach for her. He almost caught her sleeve but missed when the light shone even brighter.

One of the balcony glass doors was broken and shattered on the floor and it was only after that when the light subsided and he was able to see what has happened.

A/n: I'm sorry for everyone but I had to end it here. It's one o clock in the morning and I'm way over the curfew in using the pc. I'm really sorry the chapter is so short but I promise to update soon and the next chapter's gonna be long as a make-up. Well I want to tell everyone to pls review and I'm really sorry that I have to be end the chapter now. This is quite a cliffie and I have a lot of ideas how this story might turn out so I'll think about it seriously. For the mean time though, please review.

Translations: (not exact but will do)

Kutou – country of the Seiryuu god

Konan – country of the Suzaku god

Sairo – country of the Byakko god

"Ri…mudo…kurushi…hana…shite…onegai…hanashite…" – "Ri…mudo…it hurts…let…go…please…let go…"

"sore wa ii n da! …dakara koko ni iro…!" – "That's ok with me! …So just stay here…!"

'Takiko doko ni iru no! Oi Takiko!' – 'Takiko where are you! Oi Takiko!'

A/n: Please review. Thank you very much.

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