Title: Crossroads
Part: Chapter 2 – The Wedding
Author: Kazelei
Disclaimer: Do Not Own Akira and Kaede...
Pairing: SenRu
Genre: Angst
A/N: Okay, here's chapter two! Well, how'sthe story going? Please R&R ...thanx!
Chapter 2 – The Wedding
At last, the parade of the entourage was over. At the altar, the bride and the groom knelt and waited for the priest to start his readings.
At the entrance part of the church, he remained standing. Eyes trying his best to get a clear picture of what's happening but tears blurred his vision. He can't take it anymore, the pain…it hurts so much. He was breathing harshly. He desperately wanted to stop the wedding but he cant…
What else can be more painful than seeing the love of your life take another chapter of his life without you. Witnessing the only person whom you love to be married to another one at the same time the person you love hating you.
He's breathing so hard but he still wanted to stay.
He could hear at the speakers that the priest is already asking Akira.
"Akira Sendoh, do you accept Yume Lee as your faithfully and lawfully wedded wife?"
'Please say no, please…' his mind is praying. Eyes closed, tears brimming down his face, breathing hardly, fists clenched, body shaking.
"I…"
"I do…" came the answer. Spoken coldly and sternly. As his eyes searched for the guy he talked with a while back. Akira saw him open his eyes, he saw sadness through it…then he ran away. Part of him, regretted his answer. He wanted to follow him but he couldn't. He felt sorry for him. When he saw him cry, he's certain he also felt the pain that he felt. And he also confirmed to himself that he still loves Kaede despite Kaede's 'betrayal.'
After hearing his answer, he ran as fast as he could, away from that place, away from that event. He can't really breathe now. On a tree not so far away at the church, he sat and took a rest. Calming himself, suppressing his tears but he can't. He sat under the tree, legs folded, arms wrapped around his feet, and his face buried on his knees. He was crying, he can't endure the pain.
A guard approached him.
"Excuse me, but trespassers are not allowed here. You see, the event in the church is the Wedding of the Year and we don't want trespassers to ruin it or mingle with the important people inside," the guard said arrogantly.
In an ordinary day and when he's in his usual self, he would've kicked and punched the guard and tell the guard his famous line "Doa'ho," but not today.
So he rode his bike and moved away from the church.
Meanwhile at the wedding…
"Yume Lee, do you accept Akira Sendoh as your faithfully and lawfully wedded husband?" the priest asked the bride.
All are silent, waiting for her to answer.
Her mind was wondering. She doesn't know what to do. She's confused on whether to follow the will of her parents or to fight for her freedom.
"Ha!" she said surprised.
She doesn't know what to do. In the middle of her wedding, she was lost.
'What will I answer?' asked her confused mind.
"I do…n't. She spoke softly but the way she said those words, it's really evident that she meant what she said.
Gasps and oh my's were heard from the audience.
She carefully faced the audience and bowed down. And with courage and braveness, held her head up high and looked directly at the audience. "Sumimasen everyone but I have come to my senses. I am sorry that it came to this point before I finally understood what I'm doing. I don't want to marry someone I don't love. I want to fall in love, be hurt if it's part of the thing called love. I want to marry a person whom I love and who loves me too. I don't want to marry for the sake of business merging and all those other business stuff…I still want to be free." Then she bowed down again.
Akira was surprised. He looked at her. She approached him and she gave him a shake hand. He bowed to her then he ran out of the church.
'Kaede! I have to find him'… as he rummaged for his car keys inside his pocket.
t.b.c.