Mistaken – By RoyLover (AtoSae) Saeki's POV
Disclaimer: Characters belong to Prince of Tennis except Himeko - OC character
-Chapter 8-
Back at my little home, at night, I showed Fuji the bridal gown that I was going to wear for me and Atobe's wedding. We did plan to marry, but, it seemed that now it wasn't going to happen anymore. The gown was a crisp white, soft color with lovely pink roses decorating it, beautifully designed.
"Ah, I remember…you said you wanted the wedding to look 'right' so you said you were going to wear a dress instead of a tuxedo," Fuji commented. "I still can't believe that it was your mom and sister who agreed to make it for you with the help of your father. It's good that they understood your love for Atobe…"
"Yeah…remember these?" I took out from my closet a pair of white, pink-tinted lovely seashell earrings.
"Ah, I gave those to you as a wedding gift…I remember."
"And…is it really home made?" I asked with one of my eyebrows arched way up.
Fuji nodded, giggling a bit. "It wasn't hard."
"You always surprise me, Syusuke…" I told him with a smile.
"Saeki?" Fuji suddenly said calmly.
"Hm?"
"Aren't you hurt talking about these things?"
Slowly, I put the earrings down on the gown, my eyes on the ground, but then I rose up and said energetically, "Yeah, but…Talking about the memories of Atobe and me…It makes me happy. It's just the knowing he doesn't love me that hurts me."
Fuji stood up next to me, patting my back gently. "Sworn brothers?"
I blinked for a moment, but then I understood Fuji and smiled, replying, "Sworn brothers forever, Syu!"
Eventually, Fuji left, leaving me alone in my small house. Slowly, I gathered all my belongings and restored them in their rightful place in my closet, closing the door to it afterward. Arriving at my bedside, I reached underneath it, pulling out my unorganized photo album and torn pictures of me and Atobe. Grabbing tape from my drawer beside the bed, I started putting my photo album back together again. Taping the pictures of me and Atobe gave me smiles, and yet, I knew I wanted to cry inside for what Atobe had done to me. At times while I was doing this, I would touch where bruises had appeared by the violence of Atobe, but I wasn't mad…just broken. Suddenly, there I saw a rainbow clip lying on the floor. I remember loosing it and thought it was lost forever, but here it is…So after all this time, it was inside this very photo album of mine.
That clip was very special to me. It still is. This clip was the clip I would wear in my hair, showing that I was happy to love a man; the man that loved me back as well which was Keigo…Atobe Keigo. And yet even if that was part of the past, I still love him now. There was no way of getting rid of Atobe…since we've been with each other for over five long years. Those many happy memories we made together would always be locked deep within my heart. I can never forget it nor can I ever let go of it.
I thought about those happy memories, placing the clip in my hair. Even so, even if Atobe was never going to return my love, this will show that I still love him; that I will continue to love him despite how he treats me because my love for him…goes way beyond that.
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Yes, finally got to update on 8! Hoped you all who've been waiting for it enjoyed reading it. Well, I must say, the story's coming close to an end…That means Saeki doesn't have to be tortured for long anymore. Well, please continue to R&R! It helps much! Thank you!