Blueprint
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The sunlight is gently emitting inside my room, I shifted to check on the clock and found that its already 6:00am. I covered my eyes with my right arm trying to get more sleep. I wasn't able to get enough sleep for the last few nights, yeah thanks to that man. The nerve of that walking icicle to kiss me.
Kiss.
It made me thought for a moment. Last night when his lips touched mine, I felt something that I think i've never felt before. "Urrrgh!" I unconciosly groaned. I grabbed my pillow and burried my warmed – then face. 'Holy Suzaku! The nerve of that man!' I shouted inside my mind. I twist and rolled myself on my bed and never thought that it is already making annoying cranky sounds until my brother banged my room's door.
"Miaka! What do you think you're doing? If you want to crush that bed– " I looked at him and he was a bit surprised, his annoyed face became puzzled and still looking on my face. "Where did you get that panda – eyes?" he asked. 'Panda – eyes?' I thought, a little bit confused about his latter question. He clutched his head with his right hand. "I told you, if you can't sleep well you should have just called Yui to sleep over, i'm sure she wont mind." I made a face to my brother, "All right, all right. Not saying anymore, just please if you can't sleep just let me sleep. OK?" He shut the door and goes back to his room. I hid again under the sheets and force my self to sleep.
I woke up about past 2 o'clock in the afternoon almost 2:30 to be exact, clutched my head and I think I have a headache. I close my eyes and take a deep breath, then gently again open it, now feel a little better. I grabbed my mobile phone on the table and see a couple of text messages from Yui, then suddenly I remember, still have a work shift by 4 o'clock. I immediately snatched my towel and go directly to the bathroom and take a fast 20 minute shower and another 10 minutes to get dressed. 'Now I'm dead' I thought as I prepare a quick sandwich for my brunch, Yui would definitely scold me again for being late. I ran out of the house, no car for today, Keisuke borrowed it because his car's engine broke the other day and it needs to be fixed so I lend him my car for the mean time, I missed riding on the subway train. As I got to the train station, I sighed with relief as I reach the station, thank Suzaku the station is not crowded. The train ride took about 20 minutes, then take a fast walk from the station to the shop, my hair is almost out of place, well it always been like that since I quit tying it on.
"I thought you're gonna be late again." Yui greeted my view as I entered the coffee shop, this is where we work as part timers no that we're short for money it's just that we agreed on practicing independence from our family.
"Sorry Yui-chan, I ran as fast as I could. I almost fly." I cracked a joke as a reply. I hurried to the locker and get my apron and immediately go to the counter to fix it, I always do this every start of my shift because I was the one who's in-charge cleaning the counter. As I'm arranging the glasses, I didn't noticed Yui sat in front of me.
"Say Miaka, how did you cross path with Nak –" she paused and think "Nathan is it?" I frozed upon hearing the name, I remember that again. "I mean, Ryuuen has been bugging me to ask you since the other day."
"Is Nuriko mad at me? I didn't mean to cause a tension on your house warming party you know." I explained apologetically and she looked at me gently. "I didn't know either why did I bring him there too."
"Baka, of course he's not mad. He's just a little bit of defensive you know. We all knew of what kind of guy that he is –"
"Before." I added. Yui's face got puzzled as I cut her words. "I mean, he's on his reincarnated form now, maybe he's changed already." I answered defensively. "Maybe he's not the same bad guy that we all knew before." I looked down and bit my lip.
"You got a point there but, I'm just a bit worried." She frowned a bit
"About what Yui?" I inquired.
"He still got his seishi power and all, I'm afraid that he'll just do the same vengeance just like before." She looked away, maybe she remembered the war that was happened inside the book.
"Let's just hope not." I smiled at her. "But tell me Yui, are you still in love with him?" Yui gasped. "I'm just curious, because after the incidents inside the book even if you don't tell me, I can see that you're always waiting for him and you always touch that earing." I pointed on the blue earring.
"Maybe I used to yearn for him, but that was before Miaka." She smiled. "I'm happy now. I'm glad he didn't show up right away or else I wouldn't feel the feeling of being loved right now." Loved? I raise an eyebrow, and Yui immediately refuse my curious eyes.
"Loved? Hey, Yui-chan are you hiding me something from me? There is something that you're not telling me aren't you?" I started to tickle her sides and she just keep on resisting. "Hey, you're not fair!" we're both laughing. "Is it Nuriko? Are you two finally dating?"
"What about you Mi-chan, are you still in love with Taka?" she teased, avoiding my questions pertaining to her undisclosed relationship with my seishi. "That night, Taka was very defensive to you."
"Na. Me and Taka we're just friends now and we're happy with it, you know that." I looked at her amiably. "And he's not the only one who's defensive and so is Ryuuen." I teased back. The next thing we knew, we're all just laughing all day until the end of the shift, good thing there's not much customers coming that day to have a slice of cake and a cup of coffee.
Nine hours have passed of non-stop talking and laughing with Yui, I really enjoy girl talking with my best friend. We parted paths at the bus stop, its almost past midnight and Yui was offering me a sleep over since its already late but I insisted to just go home and assure her that I will send her a text message once I got home. I didn't went right away to the train station because I got hungry and decided to eat at the park near the coffee shop, since its not dark there and there were still couple of people hanging around so I decided to eat my late dinner that Yui's mom prepared for me. The bento was delicious, I love it whenever Yui's mom always includes special egg rolls and couple of maki. I didn't notice that the park is already empty to I hurriedly finished my meal and get up to start walking. I was never afraid of walking alone on the streets, I always have this mind set that is I just walk straight to where I was supposed to go then nothing bad could happen. But I think, that theory of mind wouldn't prove to be corrected this night, I noticed since I left the park some couple of guys has been stalking me, at first I thought they we're just also taking the same direction but when I turn left down to a different place they're still following me. Panic is slowly invading my sanity, but I tried to remain calm to find a way of how to get of sight of these hoodlums. My heart starts to race when I heard them yelling at me to stop, but I didn't I just continue walking but this time much more faster than the normal fast walk that I used to do.
"Hey Lady! Stop right there!" someone shouted a few meters behind me.
"C'mon let's have some fun." Another guy said, and the other starts laughing like drunken men. I was taken aback when I saw another couple of guys coming in front of me, I bet they're one of those guys behind me. 'Holy suzaku! What am I going to do now?' I asked myself, should have accepted Yui's offer earlier.
"Gotcha." I got frightened when someone grabbed my arms from behind. "I've been calling you sweety."
"You have a nice face there." He touched was about to touch my face then I moved backwards.
"Yeah." Said the others in chorus.
"Don't you dare touch me!" I snorted. I'm breathing hardly because of nervousness. Then he his rough fingers through my face, and I slapped it away. "I said don't touch me!" I commanded onb a stern voice.
"Why can't you be just an easy catch?" He then grabbed again my arm. "I'm telling you, you'll enjoy everything for sure–" before he could utter the next word,a drifting fast car was approaching us and almost bang these guys and they almost lost balance.
I immediately removed his firm hold to my arm and shifted away from him. I can't see directly who's inside the car because of the front lights were on, the only thing that I can see is a silhouette figure inside. Then the group of guys suddenly removed their attention on me and was now looking on this person inside the car. He opened the door and get out of the car, to my surprise, a familiar face greeted my view. Nakago.
"Get inside." He ordered, and without any hesitations I run and get inside.
"That was very dangerous to do blondie." Said one of the hoodlums. Nakago moved a bit forward and gave them a very sharp I – will – kill – you pinning glare, and they were all taken aback. I saw the leader of the bad guys cursed, and then Nakago turned his back and get again inside the car and started to drive. I never noticed but if they saw it but when he entered the car, the symbol of Kokoro is shining brightly on his forehead.
I gulped hard. I really don't know what to say, I got a lot of questions in mind. How did I know where I was? How did I know that I was in danger? Why did he help me? I clutched my head, it hurts and its spinning like hell, probably because of the recent encounter. "Thank you." I said out unconsciously. He didn't respond, he just continue driving and I got surprised when he parked the car in front of a convenient store, he got out of the car still not talking. I waited for less than 5 minutes inside and he's back with a 2 bottles of water.
"Drink this." He gave me the bottled water.
"Thank you." I smiled at him, but instead as a response he raised an eyebrow. "How did you know where I was? Are you following me?" I really can't take it any longer, I need answers.
"I didn't know where you are. And I'm not following you." He said in a monotonous voice. "Can't you just thank me and get over it."
"I already said thank you, but if I really need to then thank–"
"No need." He cut me. I gave him a faint smile.
"Why did you help me then?" I pouted, I'm still curious how he knew I was in danger.
"I sensed your chii."
"My what?" I got puzzled.
"Chii flares up whenever you're highly emotional." He explained. "Everyone has it but yours is very distinct." I flushed. Distinct?
"What does that mean?"
"You're the Suzako no Miko, remember?" he reminded. "That explains everything and separates your from everyone else." He dropped a smirk.
"Ok and then?" I still don't get it, honestly but I'm trying to catch up on what he is trying to say
"You're small and fragile yet you're hugely irritating. I'll take you home. Your brother might be worrying now." I just nodded, and started the engine of the car. He didn't say more after that but I can still see him smirking, and it started to annoy the hell out of me.
"Will you that annoying smirk. I know you're making fun of me inside your unconscious mind." I blurted.
"What will you do if I don't want to, huh Miko?" he said annoyingly still not dropping that smirk. "You can't blame me if annoying you brings amusement to me." I rolled my eyes.
"Annoying icicle." I murmured under my breath.
"We're here." I was surprised that he already parked the car in front of my house.
"How did–?"
"Have you forgotten who am I in this lifetime. I just used my resources." He dropped another smirk, but not a smirk this time but more of a smile. A crooked one. Crooked Smile.
I stepped out of the car and opened up the door of the house, and my phone beeped, and it's a text message coming from an unknown sender.
Don't use your chii to much. You'll get exhausted. –Nathan
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*/ Blueprint, in a technical perspective is the skeleton or sketch of a project. I used this as a chapter title because this would be the foundation of Nathan and Miaka's future to brave the odds /*
