Err… The chapter after this is the last one. And! I forgot to tell you guys. There is no such thing as 'school' in this story. It doesn't exist. I hate school! And the only character from Furuba is Kyo, Kazuma, Tohru and Yuki.

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Chapter 5: Surprise. Or Shock

I didn't go out of the castle for a week. Sometimes I was sober, sometimes smiling and laughing to myself.

I just couldn't get it. I didn't know my heart would hurt this much when she rejected me. I didn't know I would react like this. I'm out of my mind.

"Well, maybe you shouldn't have sneaked out that night."

I jumped and fell off my bed. I looked at the door. "Father!" Did I say my thoughts out loud just now? And… How did he know I…?

"It just happens that I was walking around the castle." He walked in and sat on my bed.

I looked at him, and then sat down next to him. I felt like crying.

"Heartbreaks happen all the time," he said coolly. He looked at me and then gave me a comforting smile. I tried to smile, but just couldn't. He frowned, sad that I couldn't smile. "Cheer up, son. And don't hit me for saying that."

My mouth turned to a smile, and then I laughed lightly. Yeah… I want to hit him for saying that. How am I supposed to cheer up when I'm feeling like I'm gonna die or something? I wiped my tears away. "Thanks… Dad."

Dad smiled. "But if you don't marry her by the end of this year I'm going to have to make an arranged marriage with the neighbouring kings' daughters."

My eyes grew wide. "Father!"

We laughed, and then Dad turned serious. "Really. If you don't get married, you won't get a successor to the throne when you're old."

Successor… "Oh yeah? What about you? You're not married." We joked around again, until Dad had to go to another meeting.

I lay back on my bed, feeling a lot better than the past few days.

Successor, eh? Will I… ever have one? Dad knows I don't really like all this royalty and stuff, and I'm not even studying to be a king. But… I think I have enough knowledge about how to be a king. I've been watching Dad for years already now. I know how kings are supposed to be dressed, have all their useless meeting and stuff… All I have to do is just play pretend and adopt a son, like Dad.

I sighed. I hate all of this.

I stood up and went to my window. Both of them are there, saying 'goodbye' and 'see you tomorrow'. I'm still watching her from afar. I tried to stop, but not seeing her makes me crazy.

I whispered 'I love you' in the air, hoping it would reach her ears. She turned back and walked home.

I sighed again and went down to watch the cooks preparing dinner.

What will I do with my life if I can't have the one I love? My life is already meaningless. It can't be more meaningless than that, except maybe if someone hates me so much.

I extended my hand to turn the doorknob, but instead I grabbed on air. I blinked in confusion. "Sire?" I looked up and saw a butler, who was about to enter the kitchen too. I cocked my head to him, still confused. Aren't I supposed to be holding on to a doorknob now? The butler moved a few inches in front of me and turned on the doorknob.

I was even more confused when the kitchen appeared in front of me. What's wrong with me? "Arigato," I said to the butler and went into the kitchen. I sat down on a chair and stared off to nothing.

This heartbreak thing is affecting me too much. I have to stop thinking about her.

Her pretty face appeared in my head, and I smiled to myself.

Impossible. I can't stop thinking about her. That pretty, pretty face… I thought about that time when I touched my lips with hers. It was Heaven. No… More than that. What's better than Heaven?

I love her.

Oh God. I'm turning into a freak.

I smiled.

A baka in love.

Ah shit! Make me stop.

A rubber ball hit my head. I turned to where it came from, and saw some of the cooks and stablemen's children giggling. I just looked at them, not knowing what to do.

"Kyo! Kyo!" That voice has been calling out to me for some time now, and I turned to the head chef, who was wagging her wooden spoon to me. "You were laughing and giggling and smiling to yourself, so I thought the kids should wake you up or something."

I looked at her, and then smiled. "Thanks. I really needed that." I played with the kids for a while. It helped me take my mind off Yuki. And healed me a bit.

I still watch her from my window. At this moment, 7:55 in the morning, I'm hanging out the window, wanting to wave to her when she arrive at the shop.

She broke my heart two weeks ago, but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna talk to her. Right now, I more than love her. I'm lusting after her.

Here she is! And Tohru's running to her with two cups full of… I strained my eyes, and shrugged. With two cups full of drinks. I grinned. I hope she trips and then spill the drink on Yuki's shirt, and then she'll be forced to take it off to change. There's a clothes shop near here.

"And then I'll see your pretty body. The curves, the… Everything. I'll memorise it from here, my Yuki," I said to myself.

I was shocked when Tohru did trip, and that the drinks did spill on Yuki's shirt. I was gaping from the window, and nearly burst into laughter.

And then she really did take off her shirt, and…

My eyes grew wider, and my mouth opened further down. I was shocked. I felt me and Yuki's world shattered into a million pieces. The world that I build just for my fantasies with Yuki.

I backed away from my window and fell off the bed. I still backed away from it until I reached my door.

I flew it open and ran away from my room. Anywhere. Just… Nowhere where I can remember Yuki. Anywhere.

-

Yuki raised his eyes and sighed, relieved

"Did he saw that, Yuki?" Tohru asked.

Yuki turned to her and nodded. "I saw him back away from his window. Thank you for helping me, Tohru."

Tohru smiled. "Well, what are best friends for?" And then she realized that Yuki's shirt was really dirty, and freaked out. "Oh my God! I'm so sorry Yuki!"

Yuki laughed and calmed her down. "It's okay. As long as he leaves me alone now. I don't want him lusting after me, you know. I don't want anyone lusting after me. Not after what happened to you, Tohru."

Tohru frowned. "But he doesn't put up shops or anything. He's got his guards to do that for him if he even has a shop."

Yuki smiled. "Come on. Let's go buy me a shirt there."

-

I punched the tile floor under me, trying to choke back my tears.

I punched it again. My vision became blurred, and the next thing I know, I was curled up on the floor, crying my insides out.

I've been lusting after… after Yuki.

I've been lusting after a guy!

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Oh hell.

The next chapter will come as a surprise. I didn't plan to end the chapter that way. It just came to me.

Oh wow. How many chapters did I release today? Four? Hah. Four chapters in one day. I'm so proud… -sniff-

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