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Lonely Heart

Chapter 7: Unknown Memories And Strange Feelings

It was getting dark and everyone was preparing for dinner. Chihiro was order to bring food and place it on the table where the king, queen, and the prince were going to be eating. As she brought food and place it on the table she notice that the only people there were the king and queen. For some weird reasons, Haku never ate at the table with his parents. The servants had to bring food to his room and give it to him, which most servants, well let's say all of them refuse to take the meal and give it to him. Since Chihiro was new, they forced her to take the meal up to his room. She couldn't refuse so she did what she was told. Maylou handed Chihiro the tray of food, and off she went to Haku's bedroom. As she walked towards his room she began to get nervous, afraid of what might just happen, since she had never seen him before. When she finally reached his bedroom door she took a deep breath before knocking. 'Okay Chihiro, just calm down... take a deep breath and just knock.' she told herself with confidence. "Here goes nothing." She whispered to herself and knocked gently on his bedroom door and waited. No one answer or even opened the door. 'Should I knock again?' she thought unsure of what to do next.

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The room was dark and quiet. No one was in sight except for a lone figure which stood outside on the balcony. The moon illuminating his pale skin. His eyes were cold and seemed lifeless. His arms were crossed in front of his chest. The cold wind blew against his face blowing his dark hair back. He stood there and did not react to the cold weather. By now it was snowing, it hasn't been raining for awhile now. He wasn't thinking about anything, lust standing there like a empty shell. Suddenly a specific person came to his mind. This has never happen before to him, but his mind kept wandering back to when he first saw her standing in the throne room asking his parents for a job. He didn't know why or how, but when he first laid eyes on her, strange unknown memories came flooding into his mind and at that point it confused him a bit. How could all of a sudden unknown memories just suddenly burst into his head? All his life he has never happened before, he had seen people, but no strange memories flooded his mind then, but now it did when he saw her. When she came, it made him feel weird. He has never ever in his life experience these strange feelings before. And the strange memories he saw made him feel as if he had already knew and met her somewhere before...but how and why? why her? did she have something to do with these feelings and memories he had? The strange memories and weird feelings made him angry. Angry how he didn't understand what they meant. These memories and feelings messed around with his head. He wanted them all to vanish. He didn't know why, it just constantly made him angry when he thought about her. Pushing her out of his mind he focus on the river that was seen from the distance. His hands were now by his side. He stared at the river with motionless eyes. Suddenly again his mind went wandering back to her. Remembering her when she tried to get clean water from the Kohaku River. This anger him more, he didn't want to think about her at all, yet her face keep reappearing in his mind. He clenched his hands into two tight fist ready to punch the living hell out of anything that was in his way. His eyes were anger, while his face showed no emotion. His eyes lighted up in terror as he was about to yell and throw a punch at the railing as hard as he can when he heard a soft knock on his door. He held in his anger and decided to ignore the knock. He then turn his head and resume viewing at the river with anger welling up inside.

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She stood by the door waiting for him to open the door. She had already knock, but no one answer. After thinking to herself whether she should knock again or leave, she had decided to knock again. 'Maybe he didn't hear the first knock?' she thought. Then after that thought she knocked on the door again, but a little harder this time. Still no one answered. She then started to get nervous.

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There was a long silence in the dark room... until another knock was heard. This time it wasn't as soft as it was the first time. The knock was a little bit harder. 'What the hell does the stupid servant want?!' he screamed in his head. 'If I hear another stupid knock, that servant or whatever it is, is going to be DEAD!!' he threat within himself and ignore the knock again, returning back to his view of the distance river.

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'Umm... what should I do? Should I just keep knocking? Or should I just leave?...???' she kept thinking and debating with herself. Most servants would usually knock two times and if he didn't answer, they would just leave. They didn't care if he ate or not they just didn't want to bother him, but she stayed there. 'Okay, if he doesn't answer me then I'll just go back.' she thought again for the last time. Finally for the last time she took a deep breath and knocked again. No one answer. 'That's it I'm leaving.' she thought to herself and began to leave.

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He continue to stare at the river, when another knock was heard again. It was very much louder than the previous knocks. fortunely the person on the other side of the door was quite angry. Haku on the other hand was going to kill the person for disturbing him and disrespecting him for knocking very rudely on his door. He had had it, even if it was only three knock, he didn't like being disturb. And by the way the person was knocking, it made him even angrier plus those memories and feelings he have had, made him even more angrier than before. He gritted his teeth and clench his hands into two threatening fists. He let out a hard loud breath and stepped away from the balcony towards the door. The person on the other side of the door was going to pay once he open the door. Haku turned the doorknob and pulled the door wide open with anger written all over his face. Once the door was open he saw the person. Her back was turned towards him, but suddenly she turned around. It was her! why is she here? Deep down he was shock to see her standing there with a tray of food before him, but he kept a angry face on. She just stood there shock without saying anything.

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Suddenly Haku's bedroom door started to open making a little noise. When she heard it she turned around to see him standing there by his door. Her eyes widen. 'Its Haku!' she thought looking terrify.

"What do you want?!" He asked her angrily. She then looks at him directly in the face. All of the servants never dare look at him directly in the face, they usually bow their heads, but she didn't. She kept her eyes on him, and that weird feeling inside of him came back again. They both stared at each other, either saying a word. For the very first time she had actually saw Haku in person and standing before her. He was young, probably about 2 years older than she was. His black hair and emerald eyes made him attractive. She then felt a slight blush crept onto her cheeks.

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Haku had never seen anyone who looked at him directly in the face before. And those feelings he hated was now messing with his head again. He then couldn't help but yell at her even louder then before.

"What do you want?! Answer me you fool!!" He snapped, and Chihiro almost dropped the tray of food.

"U...uh...t..they asked me t..to bring y..you your dinner." She quickly handed him the tray. She seemed so scared. Was it because of him? Seeing her scared of him, made him guilty, but why should he feel guilty, when did he started to feel guilty about anything. He was the dark prince after all, he wasn't suppose to feel guilty.

"I don't want it!!" He yelled at her, and his voice made her jump a bit.

"B...but you have to eat or else you'll starve." She suggested. He didn't say anything, actually he was surprise that someone actually had the guts to tell him what to do.

"You dare talk back to me!" He snapped not knowing what else to say to her.

"No... I just don't want you to starve, that's all. So take it. " She said in a caring tone, handing him the tray once more. He glared at her and snatched the tray out of her hand. What else was he suppose to do. He actually felt speechless towards her. She was so caring even after he yelled at her.

"Don't you dare to ever interrupt me again you hear! or tell me what to do or else you'll pay." was all he could say to her. She bit her lips hard when she heard his threat. Haku's thought about wanting to kill the person behind the door had failed. He could of killed her, but a little part of him just stopped when he saw that it was her who was knocking at his door.

"Yes your majesty." She said quickly and left as soon as possible. She didn't dare look back. He was so cruel to her and it shattered part of her spirit knowing how truly cruel he really was. When she got half way she heard his bedroom slammed. Making a loud sound. She didn't care, why should she care for such a cruel person. 'Maybe he's just crazy...' She thought trying to come up with a mean solution for him.

While in Haku's bedroom, he held the tray in his hands staring at the food. Then he slammed the tray on a near by table. 'Why in the hell did I take those stupid food from her!...' He thought angrily to himself. 'Those worthless servant always serves me the same nasty food. And why the hell did she tell me to eat it. No one cares if I eat or not, but why her. Why do she cares if I starve? It's none of her concern!' he was now confused and furious. No one ever really cared for him because of the way he treats people, but somehow she did. She didn't know why said it to him, it just burst out on its own will.