Chapter 3 – You Remember, Don't You?

"Yuya! Come here, I want you to meet your future husband!" Sai called out to her daughter. Yuya came walking slowly because of her long kimono. She was still five years old at that time.

Her future husband was ten years old. He didn't like to smile, maybe. Sai ushered Yuya to shake hands with the boy but he refused. Yuya cried because of that. The father of the boy ordered him to comfort her. He reluctantly did that…

Yuya calmed down and smiled, she asked; "I'm Yuya, what's your name?" the boy blushed. He walked away but Yuya followed him everywhere.

The boy was getting irritated with her and yelled at her, "Stop following me!"

Yuya stopped dead in her tracks and blushed. "I was, I was just trying to… to… be friends…"

The boy sighed and walked to her. He offered his hand, which Yuya took hesitantly. He held her hand and took her for a walk. After a while, when they were at the fish pond, he told her…

"My name is…" and everything went black.

…

"Kyo…"

"Kyo! She's awakened!" Akira called out to him. "Yuya-san, you all right?" he asked.

Yuya barely moved and Akari stopped her from doing so. "Rest, you need it… Akira, she needs water, get some for her and get the medicine I brewed just now, please?" And Akari touched Yuya's forehead, which was burning, 'Fever'.

"Right away!" and Akira ran passing Kyo who was walking towards Akari. He kneeled down next to Akari and looked at Yuya, a bit of concern on his face.

"Kyo, she's fine but she has a fever, would you mind taking care of her while I get a wet towel?" Akari left after getting Kyo's nod.

Yuya was showing slight signs of pain on her face. As her hand was reaching out for something, Kyo suddenly held it lightly with his hand. "Okasan…" was all she managed to blurt out before going back to dreamland.

Very sure that she was asleep; Kyo muttered something. "You remember, don't you?" having no answer from her, he continued. "Do you remember me? Your supposed-to-be husband?"

"Kyo…" she murmured in her sleep.

"I guess not… you had a sudden amnesia when Sai-sama and Nozomu died… you forgot about me and I was forced to be out of your life by your damned father and Sakuya… even Kyoshiro joined in. Mahiro was forbidden to see or talk to me. I had to hold back everything… my sudden sadness of not being able to see you, my anger at my father for trying to overthrow your father's position… every single thing…"

Kyo stopped as Yuya began to open her eyes; her emerald eyes wide open, looking at him blankly. "Kyo?" she said weakly.

Kyo only managed to look at her eyes, which revealed nothing that could relief him from his worries. "You okay? I'm sorry about before…"

Yuya sat up and looked at him. She reached out her hand to touch his red hair, then, his cheeks until his mouth and she kissed him. She freed the kiss and said simply, "Kyo-sama… no, Kyo… where have you gone all this time?"

Kyo was flabbergasted and he smiled and answered her, "To search for your memories of course, did I find all of it?"

Yuya shook her head. "No, I don't really remember all of it but yes, I remember you as my fiancé… and I used to call you Kyo-sama and you always stare into my eyes and touched my hair… and those are happy memories…"

Yuya's face grimaced. "I remember my nii-sama's death, my okasan…" a small sob escaped her mouth. "I… I… I'm sorry that I forgot about you…"

Kyo cupped her chin and lifted her face. "It's okay, and I'm the one who should say sorry…"

Yuya shook her head and cried her eyes out. "N-no! It is me who is wrong, I should say sorry to you!"

Kyo leaned towards her making his forehead touching hers. "My princess, I am not mad, nor happy because of that. My father made a mistake, and his mistakes could not be atoned because of his death. His sins fall down onto me and I was exiled from your land. Even though I came back to find you, you came to me instead…" Kyo smirked and hugged her. He whispered something, which made her blush.

"N-no way! We're not even married yet!" she yelled and pulled back from Kyo.

Kyo laughed and he stood up. "Hey, if you're feeling better, I suggest you try and guess Akari's gender… because he's not who you think he is…" and he left her.

After a while, Yuya's still in her same spot and same stance. She didn't even move an inch. Her face was blank and is slightly pale…

"Miss Akari is a…" she started but didn't finish her sentence because Akari came.

"How are you, Yuya-san? I see and have heard from Kyo that you are feeling a lot better? Now, please lay and sleep, here's the wet towel for you…" Akari tried to put Yuya down to the sleeping bag but Yuya remained immobile. Akari tried harder but still, Yuya didn't move an inch. A vein popped at Akari's forehead. "Y-Yuya-san… why are you so… 'Keras' (Hard)? Are you petrified?"

Yuya turned to Akari slowly and murmured, "Akari-san… are you a…"

"Here's the medicine!" Akira said cheerfully and saw that Yuya was awake. He blushed a little and coughed, "Here's the medicine," he said with a macho tone.

"Thanks Akira-kun… now, Yuya-san…" Akari gave Yuya the medicine but Yuya didn't even bother to take it…

"Akari-san… are you a… ma…"

"Yo, Tokichiro-kun, Kyo said to ask if Yuya-chan asked you the question? Did she?" Bon came walking merrily.

Akari turned to face him, face blank. "What question?" and turned to Yuya, "What question, Yuya-san?"

"Are you a… ma…" Yuya began again, only to be interfered by Hotaru.

"Kyo-san asked me to ask if you guys are hungry or not… are you guys hungry?" Hotaru asked.

"Um, n-- wait a minute, did you just say Tokichiro, Buffalo-san! I'll call you MASAMUNE… you Date… (It's really pronounced Da-té, but Akari pronounced it the normal date word…)" Akari kicked Bon at his mister's and punched his blind eye plus the usual punch-his-jaw-please.

"Uh… don't want to be Bontenmaru now… uh, so… hungry?"

"Yeah, we'll eat… Yuya-san?" Akira turned to Yuya who was looking very strange.

"Akira-san… is Akari-san a ma---n?" she whispered.

"A what?"

"Akari, this girl's talking about you…" Hotaru waved at Akari.

"Oh, okay!" and he glared at Bon's bloody figure, "See you darlin'! IN HELL OF COURSE!" and Akari strode away…

"Akari, Yuya-san has a question for you," Akira told him.

"What is it, dear Yuya-san? Do you want to ask a girl, a girl problem?" Akari said with a sweet tone not noticing his background, Akira and Hotaru, making faces.

"A-actually… I want to ask if you are a man… or… a sissy?"

Akari grinned and turned to the other guys. The grin fell and turned to a Devil's smirk impersonation. "NOW. WHO. THE. HELL. TOLD. HER. THAT. I. WONDER?" Akari said clearly, very CLEARLY… to all the guys present at that time, namely Bon, Hotaru AND ALSO Akira…

"W-we… d-don't know a thing… right guys?"

"I dunno, ask Akira…"

"…" Tiptoeing leavingthem

"You're not going to escape, Akira-kun… if they have to suffer, YOU. MUST. TOO!" Akari gave him a flying kick aiming right at his backbone. "Take THIS!"

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" a very 'gleeful' scream filled the air.

…

"Ah, the party had started… I wonder if everyone's alright?" Kyo puffed another donut-shaped smoke in he air and smirked. "How very enjoyable this ride's gonna be…"

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A/N: oh, my goodness… please review! SDK in never mine… yet. Love you all!