Chapter 18
"There isn't going to be a wedding."
We stood a few feet apart in the hallway on the second floor of the Shibuya home.
"Wha...what do you mean?"
"Yuuri doesn't like me that way. I've been hoping he'd change his mind. He blushed when he first met Sara but it must have been because his beauty is of the same caliber of a girl's."
"...how long have you known?"
"About a month after the engagement."
"Why didn't you break it off?"
"Because it's disrespectful and dishonorable to break off an engagement with the King. He could have done it me though; he always thought it as a joke, a slap initiating an engagement? But that's how it is."
"Ah, right, I remember now."
"He grew on me so I wasn't as disgusted, being engaged to a human. And we became friends but that wasn't what I wanted by then."
"So..."
"So." We stayed like that for a moment, but I decided to embrace him. We never touched untill now, but he didn't step away. After a second he wrapped his arms around me and hid his face in my neck. He cried, just like any of us who were broken hearted would have.
"I'm sorry."
"But Yuuri, what do we do?" He sputtered.
"I'll do what I have to. Not because I'm his champion, but because I'm his friend. I'll remain the concubine, maybe a girl will come along...but if the aristocrats insist, object to have a different stranger have that duty, or that girl doesn't come along, I'll do it; I'll provied the heir."
"What about Murata?"
"He's the wise old sage, maybe he'll understand, but if he distances himself then...that's it. I'll be grateful to be able to see him once in a while."
"I made things difficult for you. I'm sorry."
"You have nothing to apologize for Wolfram. But will you trust me now? That is important. I know you trusted me with this but I need you to awknowledge that you do trust me."
"I do."
"That's great."
After changing into Jennifer's old school uniform, Woflram and I went to pick up Yuuri and Murata who noticed that we were getting along better. Wolfram waved it off, and said that nothing was different.
"I'm glad that Wolfram is finally accepting you. I'm sure he already knew you'd be a great friend to him but didn't want to admit it." I smiled. Strolled behind the other two. Wolfram was petering him with questions about earth studies.
"Nothing escapes your notice."
"What happened?"
"I'll tell you, if you tell me something?" I sang. He smirked.
"What did the Great One tell you?"
"He gave me his blessing. I'm glad it was you that came to our world."
"He said I was random?"
"He can be irresponsible but I guess I'm lucky." He said happily.
"I'm the lucky one." As we walked I took a step that took me a step away. He slipped his hand into mine and interlocked our fingers.
"No matter what, we'll be together."
"Why do you say that?"
"If you decide to do home, I'll call you."
"Oh. Well...I don't think I am. Mean, I'm definitely not." I corrected. "I have a job, I'm the concubine remember."
"That's not why I said that. I was also referring to your role in the Demon Kingdom. The Great One thought he could hide it from me."
"Dman." I said. I shouldn't have been surprised though.
"No matter what, we'll be together. I'll accept the child as my own, how could I not? It's half you."
"I'm not so sure about purposely having a half-child. I'm totally human: I grew up on earth, and I don't have a demon soul so my beliefs are different. It doesn't have to half Yuuri's you know."
"He'll be in danger when he grows up."
"Maybe, maybe not." I countered. "We'd be there."
"And burden our child with a lie?"
"...true. Are you saying it might as well be the truth?"
"With the danger and life of secrecy?...yes."
"We could keep the secret to ourselves. Only you and me would know. That won't be any trouble. Yuuri and I had a fling, we thought it would be forever but our love fizzled. By then I was pregnant. He stayed close for us, he didn't love me but he still cared, and he loved the baby. It was normal to us, that he still be your friend. That we all remained friends." Murata shook his head.
"As the concubine I can't be with you like that."
"Celly once gave me great advice. I took it to heart. I'll fight anyone who thought it was wrong. Being in love isn't a crime. 'This isn't the medieval times' I'll say."
"They won't know what you mean." He laughed.
"I'll explain it. And they'll listen to you because you're the Great Sage. I'm sure the Great One will help us, it was his plan. He changed the world by making Yuuri King; he can do it again. He has." I corrected. "I wasn't random."
"...you're right." He held me close and rested his on mine. He knew I wasn't going home.
