AN: Hope you enjoy, thanks for your patience, the action from the last chapter will probably be a flashback in the next chapter š
Chapter Thirty Eight ā Yuusei Hozu
Kuon sat opposite the president in the armored car in the secret location. He knew he still needed some medical help but they had to find some other way to get him this help because things were getting to be too dangerous for him. There were still options though and Lory had found a safe area for Kuon but under another name and in disguise, hopefully it wasn't somewhere he could be found.
A number of years ago, Kuu's parents had moved from Kyoto and relocated in Hawaii. For years Kuu's mother had been living in Japan whilst being an American but when Kuu's father had retired from his job, the two had decided to retire in Hawaii. That hadn't lasted very long and they each had started a small business on the island.
That was apparently the safest place for Kuon right now but he would have to pretend to be somebody else whilst the police made sure to track the guys down who had ended Rick's life and then done the same for Kuon. Kuon was taking in this information. It hurt him that he couldn't do anything but if this was the best way of helping everyone and of gaining his protection, it wasn't too hard of a decision to make.
"I'll do it. I'll leave tomorrow," he told him and Lory frowned.
"There's a medic that I know there," he said because of course Lory knew people everywhere. It was the type of convenience that would sometimes be too easy of a plot device. "I want him to take a look at your injuries but then I'll make sure to set something up for you. Just stay under cover for right now. Not even your grandparents should know who you are," he said although he planned to tell Shuuhei something different.
Kuon bowed his head and his body shivered as he was ready to take on his new life. He looked out the car and in the direction of the building that Kyoko was in. "Can Iā¦"
"If you write her a letter then I'll make sure that she gets it," the president tried to assure him and Kuon sighed. That would have to be enough for now.
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Yuusei Hozu looked out at the ocean longingly. He felt that for the past two weeks he had been separated completely from his loved ones. He hadn't even been able to celebrate Kyoko's birthday with her because they had thought that he would be safer if he started his new life that day. He wasn't worried about his own personal safety, it was Kyoko's safety, his parents' safety that made him consider doing something so drastic.
He had started working as a fisherman, working on small boats that a friend of his grandfather's owned. It had taken him a little bit to understand it but he had picked it up quickly and it was actually starting to be enjoyable. His grandparents owned a small bed and breakfast near the Maui coast where he was staying. The nice thing was that it was absolutely beautiful.
Yuusei took another look at the ocean as Cain ran out into the waves.
Yuusei had messy dark blond hair and wore Clark Kent style glasses. He wore a basic t-shirt and jeans. Behind the glasses were a pair of dark blue color contacts and he also had a scruffy beard. Somehow the president had made it so that he looked nothing like either Kuon Hizuri or Ren Tsuruga.
Yuusei was about to head back to the bed and breakfast when he heard a sound of footsteps coming towards him. He instantly put himself on guard but looked up to see a girl with long blond hair, sandals, and a summer dress and hat coming towards him with a coconut drink. "Cain," he tried to tell the dog, "Stand down, can I help you, miss?" he asked as he gently pet Cain on the head.
"Maybe," the girl smiled as she pulled off her sunglasses to show her amber eyes and Yuusei felt a rush of joy spread through him. "You want to join me for a drink?" she asked in English and Yuusei walked over to her. He placed a hand on her cheek and then lent down, kissing her passionately on the lips.
"Are you of legal age, miss?" he asked as his eyes shone with disbelief. She reached up to him and kissed him on the lips, burying her head into his chest.
"You didn't stay for my birthday," she told him and he gently stroked her hair behind her ears. He kissed her forehead and Kyoko hummed as she reached out for Cain who had stopped trying to guard Kuon. She put her arms around his upper chest and Kuon lifted her, he closed his eyes. At least he had what really mattered.
"I'll have to make up for that then," Yuusei grinned to her before placing her down. Did this mean that she had decided to take the risk so that they could be together? He didn't want to think too much of this. Maybe she was only here so she could give him a proper goodbye. "Are you happy that you're here?" he asked her as she handed him the coconut drink. He took a sip of it, it was honestly much nicer than the one they had shared in Guam.
"I want to tell you the reason that I'm here," Kyoko said and Yuusei nodded, he took a deep breath to steady himself.
"I'm here because I miss you. I think I have to go back and finish my acting jobs but being without you, not knowing if you're okay, is it possible that I don't have to leave you, that we can be together?" Kyoko asked as Kuon took a step back in shock. Was she really willing to give up so much just for them to be together?
"I want you to do whatever makes you happiest," he told her and Kyoko looked at him, her conviction and beliefs not leaving her.
"Then I'll come, in a month or so, I'll come so don't fall in love with anyone else," she said as she bowed her head, a little embarrassed about how much her love for him outweighed everything else.
"Of course not," he shook his head, "Knowing that I'm waiting on you is all I need."
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Yuusei smiled at Kyoko as he sat at the top of a hill with her and they watched out at the sunset. He knew that what he was going to talk to Kyoko about was going to be difficult for her, maybe it was too early to do it and he could always scare her off but he wanted to do this with her. Maybe he was a crazy fool but sometimes it was worth it to be crazy.
Kuon closed his eyes and took out his contacts, putting them in a case and placing his glasses case where he was sitting. He got in front of her and took her hand as Kyoko stared at him. She stared at him unsure what he was doing. That was until he had gotten down on one knee and opened a ring box that had a beautiful ring with a "Corn-style" jewel in it. Kyoko stared at him wide eyed. She hadn't been expecting this.
"Kyoko," he said gently as she nodded nervously, "I know this might be crazy, there's so many things that we don't know about but I'd love to have the honor of becoming your prince. I am willing to be as patient as you'd like for me to be. I just want to promise you that I'll wait for you, that I'll continue loving you, and that one day in the future we can be the two of us together. As for now, Kyoko, I want to ask you for the honor of your hand and the honor to be your husband. Kyoko, I know it's fast but would you marry me?" he asked and was surprised when she started nodding, tears flowing down her cheeks.
"I will, Corn," she whispered as she nodded her head and threw her arms around him.
She hated being so weak when there was love involved but she had gone through painful moments where she believed that he had died, she didn't want to lose him again. He had also said that though they were engaged, they wouldn't need to get married straight away, that she could take her time. That meant that no matter how far apart they were, they belonged to each other.
She had all intentions of being Kuon Hizuri's wife.
She had all intentions of being Kuon Hizuri's wife.
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Kyoko sat opposite the president with a flower in her hair, shell necklace, and the box in front of her. The president had found out about her planned trip before she had left and was responsible for preparing a safe travel and the disguise. He definitely hadn't been planning on what Kuon had done whilst Kyoko was visiting him. Kyoko looked down at the ring box and she looked at the president nervously.
"He proposed and I said yes," Kyoko told him and the president sighed. "I wanted to ask you for a favor."
"I expect that you want to quit acting and go and get married," the president sighed and Kyoko raised an eyebrow as she looked at him and then stared down once he caught her studying his behavior. "If you're that serious about it then I can't stop you but give me a few months, maybe six months and he can probably return to Japan as Kuon Hizuri," he said and Kyoko smiled softly.
"I wasn't going to marry him until that got sorted out but I think I'm confident in the idea of marrying him. I don't think that he'd hurt me and I know that he'd support my dreams. I still plan on having an independent life but I think that it wouldn't hurt to have someone I love supporting me with that," Kyoko told him and the president nodded slowly.
"Well, it doesn't seem that you need my help in accepting the proposal," he commented before looking at the box. "What was the favor your wanted to ask me in that case? I am able to officiate the wedding if needed," he said and Kyoko shook her head. She handed over the ring box nervously.
"Could you please take care of that? I'm worried that if someone sees it they may ask questions and then someone will be able to locate where he is. I do plan on joining him but I don't want to give him away whilst I'm working on our plan," she said honestly and the president nodded. Kyoko held tight to the shell on her necklace, a necklace that 'Yuusei' had bought for her.
"How is Hozu-san?" Lory asked as he leaned forwards and Kyoko placed a hand on her heart.
"I think he misses his old lives but he's good, he's healthy, he's alive, he enjoys doing manual labor which is good. As long as he's safe then it's okay. I just never want to think that he is gone from our lives. As stupid as it is, as unwilling as I am to believe it, I want to be loved by him and I know I can return to acting but I can't get him back if I lose him. I'm becoming one of those stupid foolish women by choice and I trust that you'll be able to bring him home as well.
The president sighed, he was proud of the way that Kyoko's character had changed. She was a different character because she had gone through different events than were written in the original work and you needed to write character change and development like that. Still, he hoped that Kuon and Kyoko would have a happy ending without the need of sacrifice.
End of Chapter Thirty Eight
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AN2:
Thanks for all the support. There will be a plan of getting the two of them together but there's a lot of danger for Kuon. I hope you liked my idea. I know that Kuu is half-Japanese, half-American, so I thought that having his parents in Hawaii was a good compromise for them. I hope to have more scenes with Kuon and what I imagine his food-loving grandparents to be like.