Chapter Fourteen: The Accidental Discovery of the Pervert named Tamahome
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Hotohori stared at Tamahome as he washed his face with the cold refreshing water. Tamahome let out a serious look as he stood up.
"I'm very pleased to meet you, Sire," he said formally as he bowed down. Hotohori stood up and shook his head.
"No need to be formal. Speak with me in the manner you use to speak with your friend," Hotohori said. "Please sit," he added.
Tamahome obeyed then Hotohori sat beside him. "Now, will you answer my question, how did you discover my real identity?"
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Miaka reached home soon and was now busy eating some rice cakes. She was still thinking of the incident a while ago.
"That old sly conman, he thought he could outsmart me, no way!" she mumbled. Taka beside her seemed to nod in agreement. She stared at her supportive puppy when she saw something on his back. Miaka picked it up and realized it was a piece of paper.
"4:00 at the Tower of Sunset," she read aloud. "Tower of Sunset, oh, the slanting tower near the forest where you could see the sunset…hmm…could this be the conman's girlfriend's letter? Well, I should give it to him but no; I never ever want to see that man again! Ever! Over my dead beautiful sexy…"
Miaka stopped when she noticed Taka who seemed to start to puke. "What's happening?" she asked her dog, "Don't you think I'm beautiful and sexy?"
Taka shivered. "Yeah right, I thought you were on my side? Whatever, you can't understand me, can you?" Miaka asked.
Taka barked as if to say he could understand her. "Intelligent guy. But you know, it's not proper and not normal for a human like me to talk to a dog like you. But who cares anyway? By the way, what do you think should I do with this note?"
Taka just stared at her blankly and wagged his tail. "Wait, do you think I should go and meet the girl and say everything her boyfriend does? That way, I could destroy his life! Mwahahahahaha!" Miaka laughed evilly. Taka slowly walked away, shivering.
"Let's see what happens to you, Mr. Conman…"
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Tamahome breathed deeply before speaking.
"It happened one night, when I passed by the Yuuki house. At that time, I knew Miaka was taking a bath so I slowly crept on the wall at the back part because I know the "bathroom" is there. I was surprised when I saw that the one taking a bath was not Miaka…but was you. At first, I decided to go but when you pulled your hair from the back to your side, I saw the character on your neck. You were actually facing me but your hair made it unable for you to see me."
Tamahome tried to smile to Hotohori. He caught Hotohori staring at him openmouthed then he slowly shook his head.
"I can't believe it…Tamahome, you are such a pervert!" Hotohori laughed.
"So…you're not angry? Don't you want to decapitate me? Or maybe hang me? Or maybe…"
"Of course not. I am not angry for such a silly thing. But, I would be angry if you admitted that you told everyone already."
"Oh no, I didn't tell anyone. Not even my father and siblings."
"Very well then. I expect you to keep this secret from everyone."
Hotohori patted Tamahome's back.
"Sire, I mean, Hotohori no, I mean…"
"Call me Rei."
"Okay, so, Rei, I was just wondering why you still have to conceal your identity, well if you don't want to tell me it's okay but I do hope you would…"
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And so went Ms. Evil named Miaka with Taka, her little puppy to the Tower of Sunset to meet Ms. Conman's girlfriend. Miaka arrived about ten minutes earlier and saw a beautiful blonde girl standing in front of the magnificent slanting tower. She was wearing simple clothes and had a bandana on her head.
Miaka approached the girl.
"Um, excuse me, may I ask something?" Miaka began.
The blonde girl smiled and nodded.
"Were you waiting for someone? Perhaps, your boyfriend?" Miaka asked.
"Yes, are you also waiting for yours?" the girl asked back.
"Well, not my boyfriend…just a friend…"
"Oh, I see. Would you care if I stay some place else because I don't really want other people to see me with my boyfriend," the girl said with a little hostility.
"Oh wait, I still need to ask something," Miaka tried to stop the girl.
"And what is it?"
"Um…well…a…e…wh-what time is it?"
"Can't you read your watch?" the girl asked, pointing at Miaka's wristwatch.
"Well, you know, I just want to compare my time with yours…some people say my time's a little later than others…"
"Oh c'mon, can't you see I don't have a watch?" she said as she showed her wrist. "Why don't you just let me go!" the girl then ran away.
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"I was afraid," Hotohori said in a very serious tone.
"Afraid? Why?" Tamahome asked.
"I was afraid for the sake of the people around me. I was afraid for Miki, for her mother…for everyone in this town."
"I don't really understand."
"If news spreads out about who I really am, the news might reach Kutou's empire. They will then attack this place and many people will die…I don't want that. I never liked death especially with my people."
"But, if you don't show up soon, most of our people will still be killed. Kutou is searching for you. I heard that hundreds of men were killed just a few days ago for not telling where you are. Kutou soldiers could kill and attack our empire because you, the emperor, are not present to protect us. With just your presence the Kutou empire would be afraid and would leave us in peace."
"So you do think I must show up?"
"I certainly do."
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Miaka then started to walk back to her house.
"The girl was very beautiful, don't you think Taka?" she began talking to her puppy again.
No response. Miaka stared down and realized Taka was nowhere in sight.
"Taka! Where are you?" she started to yell.
A minute later, Taka came running to her.
"Oh, you made me worry so much!" she kissed the tiny creature. "Now, what have you got there," she said as she pulled something from his mouth.
It was a beautiful bracelet, which looks like real gold decorated with genuine gems. "But, is this real?" she then pounded it slightly to the ground. No cracking sound. No breaking. She threw it with a strong force. Didn't break. It was real!
"But, who's bracelet is this?" she thought for a while. The image of the beautiful maiden a while ago formed in her mind. She tried to recall what happened.
"Well, you know, I just want to compare my time with yours…some people say my time's a little later than others…"
"Oh c'mon, can't you see I don't have a watch?" she said as she showed her wrist.
Yes, her wrist. She was wearing a gold bracelet with gems and…wait a sec, this is her bracelet! But, where could I find her?
Miaka just decided to keep it for a while then maybe tomorrow, she'll come back to the tower because the girl might look for it there.
As she was walking, darkness began to envelope the sky. She started to walk faster. As time goes by, Miaka became tired. She decided to take the shortcut by going through the forest. As she walked through the dark creepy forest, she realized she had lost her way. Taka began to growl and shiver. It was getting cold now and she could see fog rising. Miaka stared at all directions, looking for a clue where to go.
She almost lost all her hope but out of the blue, she saw a tiny spark of light. She went to its direction and soon found herself at the bushes staring at the beautiful maiden she was looking for. Taka was now sleeping, though still shivering so Miaka tried to keep him warm by holding him on her chest.
"Hey," Miaka was about to call the girl's attention but then realized that she was speaking with someone.
"… A girl came and began to annoy me…I'm sorry I wasn't able to wait for you at the tower," Miaka heard the maiden say. Miaka concealed herself behind the bushes. She carefully pushed some bushes away to see with whom the girl was talking to.
"I understand. It's okay but, why do you have to meet me here at this time of the night?" the man proved to be the vendor, with whom Miaka argued with though he wasn't wearing a hat now.
"Well, he was gorgeous," Miaka whispered to herself.
"My father told me a while ago that he arranged our travel to Sairo. He already knows about us. He wants me to break up with you but of course I disagreed," the girl said as she hugged the man.
"I think I've watched this in a soap opera," Miaka chuckled softly.
"Yui, don't worry. I promise I could earn enough money so we could go away, to a place where no one could hinder our love for each other," the man said softly to his sweetheart.
"Yeah right, the same line I thought he would say," Miaka said.
"Chichiri," Yui said, with terror in her eyes, "We'll leave tomorrow morning."
"What? It can't be! I-I don't know what to say… What should we do?" Chichiri exclaimed.
"Here, I bet Yui would say 'Let's leave now before my father discovers I'm gone. Before he knows it, we'll already be away and he won't be able to stop us from loving each other' ha ha ha, this drama is so corny," Miaka scornfully said.
"Chichiri, let's leave now before my father discovers I'm gone. Before he knows it, we'll already be away and he won't be able to stop us from loving each other," Yui hugged her boyfriend tighter.
"Didn't I just say that?" Miaka commented.
"We don't have money for the travel," Chichiri sadly stated.
"We could sell my bracelet," Yui said as she lifted her wrist when she discovered it was gone. "Oh no! It's gone! I must've dropped it on my way here."
"Nah-ah-ah, you dropped it near the tower," Miaka said as she walked toward the two holding Yui's bracelet.
"You!" Chichiri shouted in bewilderment.
"What the, you know her?" Yui asked her boyfriend.
"Apparently, yes," Miaka replied for the man.
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So, what would happen next? Would Tamahome be able to convince Hotohori to reveal himself? Would Yui and Chichiri be able to go away and have a happy ever after ending?
What do you think?
Please review!
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