ENGAGED
Chapter 4
(Michiru's flash back)
"Ouch. That hurts"
"I'm sorry, are you okay?"
"Can't you see that I'm NOT okay? My clothes become this dirty and I fell to the ground because of you"
"I know that's my fault. I'm in a hurry so I don't look carefully at my way. That's why I sincerely said that I'm sorry to you"
"Well, who do you think you are? Don't you know who am I? I'm a princess, and who are you?"
"Maybe you're a thief? Your clothes are very dirty and you said you're in such a hurry, don't you? Are you trying to run away from your victim?"
"Well, I'm sorry if I already insult you, princess. I already said my apology to you and you still judging me? You can't judge someone by their appearance. Excuse me"
Michiru gasped and think "OH, NO! It's him!"
Heihachi a little confused when he looked her attitude "Have you both met before?"
"Ye…" Michiru was about to answer him but Haruka cut her off and smile at her "No, we haven't met before. Maybe she met someone who's similar to me"
She surprised at his answer and yelled a little "What?"
But Haruka not mind her and said to everyone "Let's eat the food before it becomes cold, shall we?"
Yoshimitsu and Heihachi a little confused by the scene but they decided to not think about it and eat the foods. After the dinner, Yoshimitsu and Heihachi stayed at the dining room to have a little talk while Michiru wanted to go back to her room because she was tired. Haruka watched her carefully as she leaves the room.
Michiru close the door behind her and sighed a little.
"What's the matter?" a deep voice asked her.
Michiru jerked a little and turned to face him "It's you! What do you want? Aren't you supposed to be in the room, talking with my father and your father?"
"Yeah, but your father told me to guide you to your room" he giggled a little "I think he's afraid that you'll be lost".
"I'm not that stupid, I won't be lost. Leave me alone!" she pushed him aside and walked to her room.
"Actually, I also want to talk to you about the event at the town today…"
She surprised when she heard it and turned again to face him "So it's you! Why you said that you don't know me when my father asked?"
"Because…, the one that you met in the town is a 'thief', and I'm not a thief" he smirked a little at her.
She blushed a little at his words but she managed to return her face color to normal quickly "Well, I think it's reasonable. You run to me so I fall to the ground and my clothes become dirty." She looked down and whispers "Besides, I can't wait to see your face when I arrive here, but you're not there"
Her voice was a whisper, but Haruka still able to hear her words "What? You…"
"I'm sorry, I'm too tired. I'll go back to my room. Good night" she turned around and run to her room.
Haruka stays at his place and watched as she leaves "She's waiting for me but I… oh, I'm such a jerk." He stayed silent for a moment and then walked to his room.
Michiru's a little out of breath when she arrived at her room and changed her clothes. Honoka wanted to ask her about her condition but before she opened her mouth, Michiru already told her to leave her room and take her rest.
Michiru was very tired when she lay down at her bed "I guess I was far too much at him after all" after she thinks it, she drifted to sleep.
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The next morning, Heihachi has to go back to his castle. His lugages already loaded in his carriage and he was saying goodbye Yoshimitsu, Haruka, Michiru and Honoka.
Haruka shakes Heihachi's hand "Please be careful, sir"
"Of course, thank you" he smiled at him and walked to Yoshimitsu.
They hugged each other "Be careful there. And say my hello to Erika, will you?"
"Okay, I will" he released the hug and turned to Michiru. Her eyes already filled with tears "Hey, princess. Don't cry, will you? You'll be fine here with Haruka and the others here."
Michiru stepped forward and hugged her father "I'll miss you, father"
He rubbed her back to stop her cries "Hey, its okay. Stop crying now. I have to leave and go back to Maizuru after all. This is your new home"
She stepped back and wipe her tears "Take care, father."
He smiles and put his hand on her shoulder "Yes, thanks you" and then he turned to Honoka "Take good care of your princess here alright?"
Honoka bowed at him "Yes, milord"
"Well then, I must go now. Goodbye everyone" he smiled and walked to his carriage.
The gate castle's gate opened and the carriage walked out form the castle slowly.
Michiru started to cry again as the carriage leave the castle. Haruka watched her and walked to her side. Slowly, he place one hand on her shoulder and he's a bit surprised when she didn't resist it, instead she's placing her head on his shoulder and cry there. Yoshimitsu watched the sight and smile a bit. After she stopped her cries, he suggested her to take a walk at the town with Haruka.
She surprised a little at his suggestion "But, sir. I…"
"I think you can take a look at the town and have fun there. I know you already take a walk yesterday, but it will be better if you take a walk with Haruka to guide you so you could have a better look there. You don't mind it, do you Haruka?"
"Of course I don't mind, father"
"Good. Well then, enjoy the day" he turned and walked into the castle
Haruka and Michiru just realize their position, Haruka's hand placed on her shoulder while Michiru's hand was hold a bit of Haruka's shirt. They quickly release their hands and turned away. There's a faint blush on their face.
Haruka turned to face her again "Well, do you want to change your clothes first before we go to the town?"
"No, I think this clothes is fine. Let's go now"
"Okay, let's go"
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When they arrived at the town, the town is crowdie as Michiru come there yesterday.
Haruka walked side by side with Michiru and talked to her "The town is usually like this, the population here is pretty high. The people here are very friendly to everyone and they welcome every tourist from any country"
"I see" Michiru turned around to watch her surroundings and suddenly a sight caught her attention. A child who was about ten years old was talked to her mother and pointed at them.
"Mom, it's him. He's the one who save me yesterday. Let's go meet him" he grabbed his mother's hand and pulled her. He stopped when they arrived at front of Haruka and Michiru and hugged Haruka's feet. "Sir, thank you so much for saving me yesterday. If you weren't there, I won't be here today"
Michiru was a little surprised when she heard his words and kneeled beside him "What do you mean?"
"He was saving me yesterday when I almost drown in a muddy river there" he turned and point at a direction "He's so kind. I wanted to introduce him to my mother yesterday, but he said he was in a hurry. He wanted to meet a beautiful fiancée." He turned to face Haruka again "Is she's your fiancée, sir? She's very beautiful as you said"
Michiru's blushed a little at her comment and stand up again. Haruka smile at him and hold him up "Yes, she's my fiancée"
Finally her mother speaks up "I'm sorry for his rudeness. Please forgive him"
Haruka put him down again "It's okay. I don't mind it. What's your name?"
"My name is Satoru, sir. Nice to meet you" the boy smile very broadly.
"Nice to meet you too" Haruka smile back at him.
"Satoru, I think we should go now. Your father will be worry if we go too long." His mother holds his hands and look at them "Thanks you so much for your help yesterday. I'm sorry, but we must go now. My husband is waiting for me at the house. Ah…" she took one of the bags that she have and give it to Haruka "This is the apples that we planted at our garden. It's very sweet, please take it. If you want to, you can come to our house sometime."
Haruka take the bag she offered and thanked her "Of course. Thank you so much."
"Well then, goodbye" she holds Satoru's hand and walked away.
"Goodbye, sir, miss" Satoru wave his hand at them.
"Goodbye" he wave back at him and turned to Michiru "Well…, shall we continue our walk?"
"Sure" Michiru have a slight smile at her face and walked again with him.
They bought some things that Michiru wants at the market, like some accessory and books. When they arrived at the castle, it's already noon and they parted at the castle's alley. Michiru have her hair combed by Honoka after she's taking a bath and while she combed, she always smile.
"Is something good happened at the town, miss?"
She blush a little and looked at Honoka's reflection at the mirror "Huh? Why are you asking it?"
"Don't mind it, miss" she smiled looking at her master's attitude.
Michiru's still smiling when she's having dinner with Yoshimitsu and Haruka. Sometimes she's stealing glances to Haruka and when Haruka is looking at her, she blushed. Yoshimitsu couldn't help, but smile at the sight in front of him.
When she was lay down at her bed, she's thinking about Haruka "Why my heart is beats so fast and I blushed when he saw me. Is this what they call love?"
Author notes:
So, how do you think about it? Please R&R for me.
To jinleiqh slanzar , thank you for always give your review to me. And don't worry; I also not planned to make Haruka and Michiru a couple that easily. There'll be some conflicts on the next chapters : )