So Many Questions
Lacus Somniorum
PROLOGUE
There is a reason why a Knight must always remain a Knight and not a Lover.
"Himeno..." The Wind Knight, although uncertain of what he should say, tried to approach the depressed Pretear. But she lifted a hand and pointed a shaky finger at him, while her other hand did a good job in hiding herface from everybody else.
"Don't start with me, Hayate. You don't even understand what I feel!"
"There is no need to be aggressive on this, Princess. We can all just settledown and talk about it properly." Not happy in the least. Sasame tried tocome closer to her, to restrain her somehow. As he inched closer, arms wide
open for her, he got a glimpse of the clear tears falling down her cheeks.It was when Sasame felt pain and sadness course through his body, on everypart of it. He felt his soul and heart drowning.
Then he rushed to Himeno, took her in his arms, tight yet warm andcomforting, and cried with her.
Kei was good enough to pull the others out of their tree home. Mannen lead the two youngsters out, faces downcast. Shin and Hajime were close totears, but Mannen told them to buck up and smile for their Himeno-oneechan,
although he felt like crying too.
Go and Kei felt worthless as they walked out of the house. They know they can't do anything for her. Not even Sasame knew what to do or say to her,just to make her feel better. They still don't know what made the Princess
behave this way.
But Kei was certain of one thing. Hayate knows. He's been avoiding everyone since Himeno started behaving this way. Infact, he began avoiding everybody else, even Himeno, days before that.
Kei's eyes narrowed in suspicion, gaze darting towards the usuallyresilient man with deep blue eyes and dark hair. Judging by the way hestared at Hayate's back, if it were possible, Kei might have reduced him toashes.
Kei spoke in barely a whisper, making sure that only Hayate could hear, allthe while casting meaningful stares at ebony haired knight, who seemed totry to ignore every single one of it.
"What have you done, Hayate?"
NOTES: I don't update often. Please don't get angry...
MORE NOTES: This is not a songfic, but the title "So Many Questions" is a great song by the Filipino band Side A. I highly recommend you buy their greatest hits compilation and listen to the song. Try looking for lyrics on the web for the meantime. And if you already have a copy of their album, you can listen to it while reading the prologue. Thank You
STILL MORE NOTES: I like the Prêtear Manga better. So picture the characters in their Manga outfits & looks. And yeah, Kei looks like a real guy here (and he doesn't wear lady's boots!). My fic is definitely HimenoHayate, but we just can't help but slightly pair our little heroine to sweet Sasame, now, can we?
DISCLAIMER: Shin Shirayuki Hime Densetsu Pretear, the Characters, etc, are copyrighted original graphic novel of the all-time geniuses Kaoru Naruse & Junichi Satou. But I still don't understand why they have to change the way Kei looks like in the Anime adaptation.