A/N Well I'm back! Sorry it took me a little while to get it through but here's the second chappie!
Chapter 2: Keeping the Secret1 month later…
Christmas came and went and it was the third of January. Kisa and Haru had told no one about their sudden love for each other. The day of the big snowstorm, Hatori had not questioned Haru about why he had hugged Kisa but he was curious about what Haru mouthed to her before he got in the car.
School was about to start up again, only two days left. That day, Kisa was over Shigure's house, watching anime with Hiro and Tohru. "Oh sissy, I just love Pretear!" Kisa squealed (for those of you who don't know, Pretear is sorta a show for girls. It gets a little pansy here and there so I'm sure you can imagine what Hiro was like, lol!).
"This anime is so girlish, why can't we watch RahXephon or something more violent?" Hiro said, putting emphasis on the word "so". (A/N Just so all of you know, I don't own Pretear or RahXephon, their creators do.)
"I'm sorry Hiro, it's just that I don't own any violent anime," Kisa said apologetically. They finished watching it and then Tohru went into the kitchen to make some tea. Hiro went to the bathroom, which left Kisa alone for a few minutes.
She went to the window sighed. 'Where is Haru, I haven't seen him since Christmas, I hope he's alright.'
Kisa went to go back to the table but then she saw a rustle in the bushes. Being curious, she put her shoes and coat on and went to investigate this new visitor. When she pulled back the leaves, she found her beloved sitting behind the bushes and smiling.
"Haru!" she screamed with delight. "Where have you been?" she asked running into his arms. "Here and there, sorry I haven't seen you since Christmas." "That's okay, I was just worried that's all." Silence swept in between them and before Kisa could say anything else, Haru captured her lips with his own.
At first it was just a simple kiss but then Haru decided to deepen it by placing his hands behind her head and then he ran his tongue over her lips, pleading for entrance. She happily obliged and she let his tongue explore her mouth. She let out a moan and then placed her hands on the side of Haru's face. The couple parted and Kisa smiled at him.
A rustle in the leaves was heard behind them and Tohru and Hiro fell out of the bushes. Kisa blushed immediately and turned her head away. Haru fell silent, Tohru had a look of shock on her face and Hiro hid his eyes behind his hair. An uncomfortable silence fell in between the four of them as everyone was extremely embarrassed at what just happened. Finally, Kisa was the brave soul and spoke first.
"How…how much did you see?" Tohru knew Hiro wasn't going to say anything so she mustered up her courage and spoke. "Well, we were curious as to where you went because after we came back to the table and found out you weren't there, we got worried. Hiro noticed that your shoes and coat were gone so we headed outside. I saw Hatsuharu's hair over the tip of the bushes so Hiro told me to duck down and hide in the bushes. I guess we just saw you two, um…kissing."
Hiro and Haru were still silent and Tohru blushed even more. "I-I'm sorry. It's just sudden finding this out, we didn't know." Hatsuharu was still very flushed and he couldn't handle the pressure anymore. He stood up and ran away as fast as he could. Kisa made no effort to stop him, instead she turned around to face Tohru and Hiro with tears in her eyes.
"We're sorry Kisa," Tohru said tears welling up in her eyes as well. "Hiro?" Kisa asked. The whole time, Hiro had his eyes hid behind his hair and he hadn't breathed a word. "Are you going to be okay?" Kisa asked with worry in her voice. Hiro finally showed his face and Kisa found out that he was smiling.
"Yeah, I'm okay. Like I've told you many times, I truly love you. The definition of that is to respect your loved ones wishes more than your own. So if you want to be with that dumb cow, than…I'm fine with that."
After he was finished with his little speech, Kisa began to cry, as did Tohru. "Thank you so much Hiro," Kisa said jumping into his embrace. "Don't think that this means I don't love you anymore. You will always be dear to me as my nii-san," Kisa said as she kissed him on the cheek.
Hiro blushed but Kisa and Tohru giggled.
"You better go find Haru," Tohru said. Kisa nodded and then stood up. "Please promise me that you'll keep this a secret," Kisa pleaded. Both of them smiled and nodded. Arigatou nii-san, aneue." With that, Kisa ran down the path, following Haru.
Tohru turned to Hiro and said, "That was really brave what you did just there. I think you're no longer a little child. After that speech, you definitely earned yourself a title as a sophisticated young adult." Hiro smiled and said, "Arigatou." Tohru couldn't hold it in anymore and she gave him a hug.
She began laughing with the sheep she now held in her arms and pretty soon, Hiro joined in.
-At the Main House-
Kisa had found Haru and she explained everything to him. He was relieved that Hiro was okay with it and that they both promised not to tell anybody.
The late afternoon was turning into evening and both Haru and Kisa decided to eat at the main house that night. They walked into the kitchens and asked when dinner would be ready. The chefs said for them to sit down as they had just finished with the cooking. Before they could leave the kitchen, however, Kureno walked.
"Oh good, you two are here," he said in a monotone voice. "What do you need us for?" Haru asked. "Akito-sama wishes to speak with you both. Come with me." Kureno turned to leave and Haru and Kisa hesitantly followed.
They arrived at Akito's quarters shortly and Kureno opened the door for them. "Akito-sama, Haru and Kisa are here to see you." "Thank you, Kureno, you may leave us." Kureno bowed and then turned and left.
Haru and Kisa both knelt down in front of Akito and waited for him to speak. He was silent for a moment, watching his bird drink from the bowl and then he spoke. "I've noticed that you two are getting closer. I've noticed this at the New Year's banquet and on Christmas. Now would either of you mind telling me if my theory is correct."
Kisa was too frightened to speak so Hatsuharu took the responsibility. "Akito, you must realize that Kisa and I are good friends and have been for a very long time." "I am well aware of that cow but I can't help wondering if a perverted fool like yourself has something a little bit more in mind then friendship."
"Don't say that about Haru!" Kisa yelled. She was now on her feet and her fists trembling. "Haru is not like that and you should never speak of him like that!" Haru was surprised and frightened for Kisa right now. Akito, however, simply smiled. "Brave you are, truly. I've never come across anyone who has spoken up to me before. I admire your nerve, Kisa."
"I will take your word for it for now, however, if I see you two getting more and more close as the days go on…let's just say some past events might repeat themselves. Now leave!"
Kisa and Haru quickly left the room and hurried outside. "What are we going to do now?" Kisa asked. Hatsuharu was silent for a moment and then he said, "We're going to see Hatori."
