When love and hate collides 8

Curtains up

Miyu opened the door and the door in front of her was just opening which revealed someone she didn't thought was someone. "Hey, what happened to your nose?" She asked innocently not knowing that she caused it.

"Well... a bird who had fins walked in, pretending not to see someone... and that someone came in contact with the door that dumb dense fish just opened!"

"Really? well that doesn't look like someone... it looked more like some 'dog' and Mr. president of the dog of the pestering canine universe, stop dogging me since this is the day of our play which I don't want to be failing at and I hope that someone 'OUT THERE!' would do his best in his dog act!"

"Good luck! I might as well have my own script with Ms. Dopey the bird... if luck is with me."

"Yeah try your luck jumping after a Frisbee"

A very good head-start for these two and they're getting good at it. Much more like their morning exercise... if that's what they call it.

"Thank God you two arrived..." Miyu and Kanata stared at her wondering why she would say something like that. "Nanami? It's early"

"Well I thought you're not gonna show your face around."

"Almost... good thing Mr. Dog here didn't mistake me for a bone." She said not even looking at Kanata. Kanata didn't say a thing as he noticed Santa afar. "You know, I hope the two of you would get along just fine later."

"I hope so... oh by the way, the whole high school would be watching the play?"

"What do you mean? Duh! different students from different schools are..." Nanami said almost laughing at Miyu's expression. "Don't be harsh Nanami, she just came in this year... and don't forget, you'll be doing the same in front of students from different schools." Aya said pitiful at Miyu's shocked expression. "D-different sch-schools?" She gulped down her words not knowing how to react. They didn't even cared to tell something like that to her. "Is there something wrong?"

"Something wrong! Hello guys! do you actually know how it feels to learn that the whole world is watching you and you don't even know that?"

"I knew it! We should've never told you something like this." Nanami said. "Oh come on Miyu... what's the difference? It's just that they're studying from a different school."

"Yeah right, and read newspapers tomorrow saying that I've just kissed a dog?"

"Miyu? Open your eyes! Everyone would die just to get near Kanata. And what miracle it is if they could get to kiss him and stop calling him a dog, others might kill you." Aya said looking at the students who started entering their school. "Why not? He's a dog, and second opinions won't be necessary cause he couldn't deny that fact." She folded her arms right in front of her chest and wore a victorious grin on her face. Aya and Nanami just looked at her. "Come on Miyu... let's just start dressing before you think of something not nice."

Aya and Nanami entered the backstage and they're expecting for some glaring contest any minute now... which turns out that they were right. "Keep that up and I won't hesitate not to pull the curtains down." Aya meant about their kissing scene to last longer since it won't end until the curtains are pulled down.

It's about time that the play will start and the gym was filled in with different students taking their seats. The board, the teachers and the councilors took their sit in front. Minutes later, the whole place started to dim and in the middle of the stage stood Nanami that started her narrating.

"It was in the Tokogawa era where the high lands Samurais began conquering the low lands. Women and children were put into slaves as well as the men. No excuses were made... everyone was put into pure anguish just for the sake of the high land's victory."

As Nanami narrated this, students dressed in Samurai clothing attacked the people... innocent people. They burned every house and farmland down. The curtains covered the stage and Nanami continued narrating. And just after the curtains closed when it opened again, this time, the audience let out a hurling shout for Kanata.

"Every men were brought before the king, waiting to declare his punishment. 2 years passed and everything remained the same not until a certain man had committed a crime and was placed before the king. Beside him was a beautiful lady."

"Who is this girl?"

"She's the daughter of this man sire." Kanata took his sight off Miyu and returned it to her father. "You should've know better old man for doing this take him to the cellar, no food, no water, no bed for a month!" He said showing no emotions... Miyu suddenly stood up defending her father.

"You couldn't do that!... y-your highness. He did that for his family---"

"Maya... stop it."

"Put her down immediately... such insolence—" Kanata raised his arm to stop his general from speaking. "you couldn't possibly think that I could let him go that easy." Kanata said as he gazed at Miyu. "I know... but my father's sick your highness he'll die if you put him in there."

"That's the point."

"Monster..."

"Then I should as well put you in prison..."

"J-Just me your highness... leave my father alone." Kanata pretended to be impressed at her act of courage. "Maya..."

"Then do as you please." With that, the guards took Miyu with them which Miyu accepted willingly leaving her father pleading at Kanata's feet.

"Several days after that incident, the prince awoke every single night of it thinking about the girl..." Kanata stared at the lake which reflected the moon outside his room pretending that he was thinking about something. "The next day, Maya was brought out from her cell and was brought to the maid's chamber. The king decided to make her one of his personal maids." Nanami continued narrating showing Miyu in the background dressed as a maid, cleaning the prince's chamber.

The door opened and revealed Kanata who wasn't wearing any shirts but a trouser tucked in his boots and as you know, the audience almost wrecked the whole place shouting for Kanata. Miyu ignored him and continued working.

"Aren't you gonna ask me anything?"

"Why I'm here? Out of the cellar? ... no need to ask cause I prefer to stay in the cellar than see your face everyday!"

"You should watch out for that insolence of yours... don't want to see your self being hanged?"

"It's better than having your torments every day."

"days... until weeks passed with them doing that everyday. Until one night... The prince found Maya sleeping on a chair still holding the broom and the mop, her face showing weariness." Kanata was about to enter his room when he saw Miyu sleeping tiredly on one of the chair. He did what his mind told him to; he carried her and brought her to his bed, tucking her under the covers.

The audience most specifically the girls showed obvious jealous for the two but still watched the play intently.

"Morning came and Maya found herself in the prince's room."

"Wha--?"

"You fell asleep last night... so I brought you here."

"Are you trying to kill me? If they found out---"

"They won't do anything." Miyu looked at him suspiciously before she spoke. "You haven't tried anything on me..."

"You? I would never."

"Oh really?... well neither would I!"

"The arguments of the two lead into something deeper as time passed by. They just realized one day that they loved each other."

"Maya?" The prince approached her after seeing her from his window. "What are you doing here?" Maya asked but the prince stayed in silence and stared at the reflection of the moon on the lake, he then took out a very lovely hair clip. It was butterfly-shaped, the wings colored in violet and lime with gemstones in the sides and in the middle was colored in pink with a diamond at the top of every nectar. Miyu thought it was the loveliest thing she saw in her entire life, then a little later, she felt Kanata's hand on her hair. She touched it and felt that it was the charm he was holding a while ago. "I Love you" He said it so suddenly that Miyu hadn't got the time to react. But moments later, a small smile crept on her face. "You're so stupid you know that? We could never be together... you're the heavens and I'm the earth..." Miyu said humorously dramatic that made the audience chuckle. The prince rolled his eyes and waited until she finished.

"Hard to say... but I felt the same..."

"The sweet moment would've lasted but there were screams and clashing of swords could be heard outside the castle. Before they knew it, they were being attacked. The prince wrapped his arms around Maya protectively as they ran towards the palace. It was too late because there were invaders inside the castle too... Maya turned around and saw that an arrow was aimed straight at her chest, she thought she's gonna die but the prince hugged her and received the shot instead. It wasn't long before arrows showered them killing the both of them. The prince and Maya lay in each others arm..." The curtains were pulled for a while hearing the audience talk to each other thinking that the play was finished. But they went silent after the curtains were out of the stage again.

Then there revealed Kanata on the other side walking in his school uniform reading a book and Miyu, on the other side looking for something inside her bag; she was wearing a trench coat and a scarf was wrapped on her neck. The two didn't notice each other coming so eventually, they bumped each other. The contents of Miyu's bag scattered on the ground. "Watch we're you're going." He said to Miyu and was about to go when he noticed a certain hair clip on the ground. "I should be the one telling you that."

"Where did you get that?" He said pointing towards the clip. "None of your business... and don't worry about me cause I didn't get hurt." She grunted swinging her bag over her shoulders and continued walking. Later on, she felt like someone was following her so she stopped and looked back... green pools meets brown orbs. They didn't said anything nor move, everything feel so familiar.

"Are you following me?"

"yes."

"Why?"

"Where did you get that clip?" Kanata asked still, looking at her. "I told you earlier... none of your business so stay out of it."

"I'm just asking." Miyu sighed and decided to tell him the truth. "This isn't mine... it's my grandma's, grandma's great godmother!" Miyu left him standing in awe. She couldn't get it why he even bothered to ask that, but one thing played in her mind. "he looked like the prince my mom was talking about."

Kanata came home at the temple and stared at the portrait of his great godfather... at least, that's what they told him. Beside the portrait was a woman at her forties, She had a dirty blonde hair with the same hair charm that Miyu had. He looked at her face closer and realized that she too, had emerald orbs and looks exactly like Miyu except for the hair. The door suddenly opened and a man entered in.

"Where were you dad?"

"Well... I was supposed to fetch the daughter of my friend I was telling you but apparently, she got lost." He sighed as he took a sip of tea. "Then how're you gonna find---" Kanata was cut off when he heard a knock on the door. He opened the door and saw the girl he met earlier.

"what are you doing here?" Miyu asked shocked to see him here.

"I should be the one asking that t you."

"Maya! how nice, I thought you couldn't make it... I looked for you but you weren't there." Kanata's pretend father said. "Maya?" Kanata said to himself thinking where he heard that name. "By the way Maya, this is my son... Shiro." He said introducing Kanata. The two looked at each other in question then broke the contact when they heard the man laughing. "I know you would've shown something like that." He stood up and went towards the portrait of a man and a woman. "Kids... meet Maya and Prince Shiro."

"What!" they chorused like a loud peal of thunder.

"So the two showed the same attitude as what the late Prince Shiro and Maya have shown. They lived under one roof as well as went to the same school and had to deal with one another."

"You know what! Why don't you just leave me alone?" Miyu shouted at the top of her voice obviously having another fight with Kanata..

"I'm hungry..." Aya complained and Nanami agreed at her being hungry herself too after the 2-hour play. "I'm supposed to be hungry here... I need to get a good bath after this." The two stared at her wondering what's wrong.

"Dog cooties." Sighing, they just went to the cafeteria to buy some lunch. They were surprised to see the place packed with so many boys out of the five girls that were there. "Hey, what's going on?" Miyu asked looking around the place. "Miyu, don't you get it? Obviously, the girls had swarmed their way through Kanata getting his autograph." Miyu just looked at them. "Come on.. for the play!"

"Oh for the sake of the people who wanted to live... for those who are suffering! Argh... DON'TEVERREMINDTHATAWFULTHINGTOMEVERAGAIN!...for the rest of my life." Miyu said almost forgetting to breathe at the moment. She didn't want a single memory of that kiss left on her brain.

"remind me about that."

"it's not awful you know, it's wonderful Miyu! Actually, it's a success!"

"Yeah I know except for the part of the dog being on a play." Miyu said sarcastically shaking the thought away from her head.

"Kanata, Congratulations... you were wonderful." Christine said wrapping her arms around Kanata's. "Uh thanks.."

"Miyu Kozouki... why'd you ask?" A boy with a brown-colored hair informed his blonde friend. "Nothing... I was just curious. Thanks Mit." They were about to walk away when a group of girl surrounded them preventing them from going any farther. "Nozumo, are you free tomorrow?" Asking the blonde haired guy stuffs like that. He just smiled at them placing his hand behind his head as he tried to answer their every question.

"Looky there! Dog face isn't the only one famous around."

"Yeah right, that's Nozumo... he studies at Japan high. One of the most exclusive schools in the country, he could afford that since he's one of the richest kids hanging in here and as you noticed, very gorgeous too." Nanami said dreamily and Miyu took note at her behavior, she never acted like this speaking about boys.

"Nanami? Don't tell me you're interested in him?"

"Don't ask, she studied at the same school ever since kindergarten Miyu. And guess who's her Kanata in their?" Nanami ignored the two as she focused her attention on Nozumo.

"I can't believe she actually liked somebody... she acts boyish you know." Miyu looked at Nanami then turned her gaze at Nozumo. "Hmm...Then why did she transfer here?"

"Nothing big... she just found out that Nozumo was just a great big jerk."

"Really? Then why is she drooling over him right now as if she's still after him?" Aya leaned in and whispered to Miyu. "He's her first love... and you know how stuffs like that torture you... they had a relationship for 2 years but broke up the year before she transferred here."

"but why?"

"Well, I think she found out that he's dating another girl."

"That's just the thing with boys... they're nothing but a whole new different species that couldn't understand the girls."

"I think I'm gonna head home." Nanami suddenly said, her face looking down. "Hey, we'll go with you." Aya said as well as Miyu, marching their way out of Heiomachi high.

Well guys I've finally got enough of those funny things and hopefully ( I can't say promise as yet cause I really hate saying one) the upcoming chapters would really bring things to a close for these two and start romancing one another instead. Pls. review anyways while I'm at it.