Wave and Beach.
A fanfiction by Aoi Kitsukawa.
Disclaimer: Ghost Hunt is belongs to Fuyumi Ono-sensei, I only borrow the characters in the light novels/ manga/ anime. Please enjoy reading it!
Summary: AU. Like wave uncompleted without beach, so life uncompleted without love. Taniyama Mai, 19, was an orphan who was sold by her nasty guardian to the brothel but she managed to run away. Shibuya Kazuya, 20, a son of a Duke, was frustrated upon his father's plan to marry him with other noble's daughter. Both of them met and by mistake, making a horrible mistake that changed their life forever. What exactly happened to them?
Author's Note: Mina-san, sorry for the late update! Exams were over last 14th and the next day at night, I got a trip to Kedah and Penang for my historical trip, so I was back last Wednesday night (18.1.2012 (am) at midnight) but the tiredness still got on me. More complicate, I have to clean up and packing my things at my compartment before I could get home last Friday (20.1.2012) and the exhausted was more than I could bear to take on! Until now I'm still tired and painful, lacks of sleep isn't uncommon for me anymore in this kind of situation.
I tried my best to make this third chapter since my friend was so happy to read it! Well, at least while I was resting at hotel I got some time to write down the ideas but for Second Chance (Curse Gift's sequel). Oh, I also add humor genre in case there will be some 'interesting' situation like this chapter now. Hahaha…!
Oh, and I want to say credits to witchhuntress for giving such a nice idea although not directly from her; her complete Dollmaker story gave me some ideas of what is going on after this! Ehehehe…sly evil me!
Special thanks to Jenmoon1 for choosing me as her favourite author.
Have a good time reading and don't forget to review!
Pairing: Mai Taniyama & Kazuya Shibuya/ Naru
Genre: Fantasy x Suspense x Tragedy x Hurt x Comfort x Romance x Mystery x Supernatural x Adventure x Humor
Wave 3: Wedding Blessing
"NO! NO! NO! I DON'T WANT TO MARRY SOMEONE AS JERK AS NARU!" She cried as she kept herself stuck to the tree.
"Don't say like that! This is for your own good!" Said Naru as he tried to pull the poor girl away from the tree.
"LIKE HELL I WOULD!" She screamed as she cried again.
"It's not that I'm a beggar you idiot! I can pay you more than millions so do your part!"
"Go to hell with that million Ran (1)! I won't marry you!" Screamed Mai loudly as the adults and Eitarou watched the scene in front of them, sweat dropped.
"I can well afford it, you stupid girl!" Said Naru annoyed as he struggled to pull the girl apart from the tree. 'Ceh! She's strong, despite her thin figure…!'
"My dream is to get married to a loving, thoughtful, and kind man. Not to some perverted jerk like you!"
"Why you…!" Growled Naru. "You give me no choice then!"
Naru then focused on his power, tried to use it on Mai in order to make her release her grip on the tree, however, one strong and powerful sentence had stopped his action from taking place.
"Freeze the time of your power!"
In instant, Naru suddenly couldn't use his power, or more specifically, his power had been sealed! He tried to move his hands but failed, until he heard someone walked to them and saw that Eitarou waved his hand to them. He activated his power and burned a small part of the trunk where Mai was holding, making her yelp and fall back. Unfortunately for Naru, he didn't expect a strong reaction for such a small sting. He lost his balance and fell on the snowy ground with Mai fell on top of him.
"You shouldn't use your power during the absent of the other 'sir', Lord Naru," Said Eitarou as he looked at them with unreadable eyes. "Or otherwise you'll be in big trouble."
"I forgot…" Said Naru as he let Mai left his body first, and he could not stop thinking that how cute she was when she was blushing madly. "You're the timekeeper (2), an apprentice to the Guardian of Time (2)."
"Unfortunately I'm already got that level so don't ever try to underestimate me Lord Naru," Said Eitarou as he turned around.
"I know how much pride that you have," Naru looked at him with anger that can be seen in his eyes. "But at least consider your current situation first before taking such actions just like before."
"Hmp! You think I really don't care?"
"Umm…excuse me…"
Everyone turned around and saw a young man; probably in early 20s stood at the gate of the house. He was a man with bright blue eyes and blonde hair; he likely a foreigner, a little bit shorter than the men, even Eitarou was taller than he was. He wore thick brown winter coat with light brown scarf, and from his expression, he seemed to be a kind and humble person.
"Ah, Brown-san!" Claimed Shino as she and her husband walked towards the said person in unison. Both of them were shaking hands with each other, although John almost bowed down because he met with the ruler of Blue Star Nation. Naru narrowed his eyes as he saw the person who just came by, and then his eyes went wide.
"John-san?" Asked Naru.
"Shibuya-san! What are you doing here?" Asked John with shock that can be heard in his voice.
"I was about to ask the same thing as you."
"Eh? Shibuya? So… his name is… Shibuya?" Asked Mai, clueless.
Of course, she did not know his name since she named him as 'Naru', short for narcissist!
"That's right. You don't know his name yet, Taniyama-san," Said the king Zenji.
"What's make you coming here, by the way?"
"I was asked by Queen's Leona's officers to come here to perform a marriage ritual. And I believed it was under the name of Yuuki Hikaru if I'm not mistake…"
"And yet you come here all by yourself?" Asked Izumi with wide eyes before she turned around and hit the man named Hikaru hardly.
WHACK!
"Ittie~! What the hell Izumi?"
"You dimwit! You ask this priest to come here all by himself; have you ever thought that someone might be following him to come here! You should be careful!" Said Izumi, angrily.
"Umm, it's alright Kakka (3), I know this road actually," Explained John with his gentle voice. It was a good timing that he decided to interrupt; Izumi was already choking the poor officer with all her might! Such scene was something that people should not see everyday, but John believed the opposite.
Since he already knew how close the relationship between the Guardian, the officers and the rulers.
"And why are you here? Izumi-sama, I believe you owe us an explanation," Said Naru as he looked at the older woman.
"I was asking to come here to perform a marriage ceremony. If that's not the…" John trailed off when he saw Naru's shock expression and then realized who exactly was about to get married.
"NO WAY! SHIBUYA-SAN, ARE YOU…?"
"You know each other?" Asked Zenji who rarely spoke the whole time. He and Eitarou somehow shared the same characteristic with each other; both of them were not a talkative person, but if there were some people tried to make fun of them, the whole earth would turn to ash!
"Yes. He's one of my acquaintances in the SPR."
"SPR? What is that?" Asked Mai, clueless.
"Someone with such low standard brain as yours have no need to know about it," Said Naru with his cold manner.
"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY YOU STUPID NARCISSIST?" Shouted Mai. "JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE BRILLIANT THAN ME AND GOOD-LOOKING THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN UNDERESTIMATE ME YOU JERK!"
"Hm, finally you realize that I'm a good-looking person," Smirked Naru.
"WHY YOU JERK...!"
'No wonder why she calls him Naru… Just like his manners…' Thought everyone except John in the group, sweat dropped.
"Please stop fighting you two…" John tried to stop the fight that slowly turned into a heat.
Unfortunately, the people ignored him as usual. Eitarou just shook his head, his mother just sighed while the rest was with their own actions.
As Eitarou was about to say something, his ring suddenly glowing, earning glances from his mother and the officers as well.
Oh no, that was not a good sign actually.
He walked away a little from the group and quickly slipped his hand into his pocket pant, took out a small ring. He left it off in the air and slowly the ring was glowing with light yellow. Slowly, the light created a screen and somehow, an image was appeared on the screen. John, who was trying to cool down the bickering pair suddenly, saw Eitarou and was about to approach him, when suddenly…
"EITAROU NO BAKAAAA~~!"
WHAM!
THUMB!
Everyone turned their head to the sound and saw Eitarou was already lying on the ground, nose bleeding. Except Izumi, all of them were shock to see the young boy fell unmoving on the ground when they heard a loud scream in front of them.
"YOU IDIOT! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? TODAY IS YOUR CLASS DUTY DAMN IT!"
All of the people stared at the floating screen in front of them; an image of a high school girl was appearing on the screen. Despite her angry look, she had a pair of black eyes and hair that had the same colour, reached to her back shoulders. She wore a purple high school uniform with red ribbon around the collar. However, to both Mai and Naru, something on the girl's neck had attracted their attention on her.
Both she and Eitarou had the same choker around their neck, but with different symbols. Hers was golden sharp moon, while Eitarou was Blue Star.
Were they connected with each other?
Slowly growled, Eitarou lifted up his legs to the air before using them as a balancer to sit up from the ground. Annoyed, he shouted to her.
"SHUT UP YOU UGLY GIRL! AT LEAST NO PUNCHING YOU IDIOT!"
"What do you say you pervert!"
"Old witch!"
"Jerk!"
"Idiot!"
"Ancient crone!"
"Stupid polka dot panty!"
THAT made everything in silent. While Eitarou was breathing heavily due to his anger, the girl in the screen was in deep red. She seemed so angry that Eitarou realized that he needed to get out from the place as he quickly teleported himself to the girl's side. As the screen was about to fade off, everyone could swear that they heard a shout of rage before a sound of hitting flesh were heard. The floating ring fell on the ground, and Izumi picked op the ring as she sighed.
"Well…as you can see, they're lovers but picking up with each other's like an old married couple," Said Izumi as she smirked to the shock and wide eyes Naru and Mai. "And I believe it can happen to you two as well."
Both of the young adults gulped silently as they heard Izumi's words. For Mai, she was a person with unexpected outcome, while for Naru, she was definitely same as the rumors as he heard before. In other words, both of them realized that Izumi was someone that they should not to be joke or play around!
"Well then, shall we precede to our business?"
-Somewhere near seashore in Main Capital Pegasus, Blue Star Nation-
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT I'M MARRYING TO THAT NARCISSIST JERK!" Cried Mai as she messed up the make-up that been placed on her face. Her tears already ruined the mascara and the foundation powder, so she just messing it all over until Izumi grabbed her hands.
"Oh stop it! See what have you done? Aoi's gonna kill me after this…" Mai looked at Izumi who mumbled something under her lips as she grabbed a towel and soaked it with water.
"Why do I have to marry him?" Cried Mai as Izumi wiped her face to clean up the ruin make-up.
"There's no choice. Do you want him to get away from his responsibility after your one night stand?" Asked Izumi as she kept wiping Mai's face. "People could say you're slut."
"I'M NOT!"
"I know. That's why you have to marry him. It's for your own good."
"I wish that I'm melting like the snow and not here, on this wedding day," Cried Mai as she buried her face under her arms. Izumi leaned down as she put down the towel and patted her girl's head kindly.
"Why are you so sad? He might be a jerk, but he's taking his responsibility on you."
"But what are those kinds of rules? Keep me isolate, and then can't leave the mansion without his permission AND YOU AGREE WITH HIM? That's unfair!"
Mai cried as she fell on the bed while Izumi sat next to her on the bed. She sighed as she slowly recalled what had happened that day…
-FLASHBACK-
"This is the family registry that is filed here in this nation and a marriage certificate," Said an officer as he shoved the documents on the table where related people were there.
Mai stared at the white and blue papers in front of her; her mind was blank. She really did not get any kind of discussion that they had several hours before. She only knew that she was shoved into a terrible situation that not only destroying her own future but also turned her life upside down into chaos!
Just several hours ago, she and the others –Naru, Imai Izumi and Eitarou, the Queen of Blue Star Nation Himura Shino and her husband King Zenji, a doctor named Hanamura Aoi and her lawyer husband Isuzu Yamato, as well as two officers from the Flame and Wind Nation as the representative of the Higher Ruler of the world, Queen Kirishima Leona –Ajuro Kazuki and Yuuki Hikaru; were discussing upon the matter that related to the current situation between her and Naru. She did not understand at first, why they seemed so serious and nervous, however later on she realized that the man who was involved in this problem was not an ordinary man!
His real name was Shibuya Kazuya a. k. a Oliver E. C Davis (4), son of the Duke and Duchess of Antlia –Duke Martin Davis and Duchess Luella Davis. He has an elder brother; twin to be exact, named Eugene A. J Davis (5). They were well-known as a noble family in Blue Star Nation, whose get involved with paranormal researching. The twin was exactly adopted children; their last parents were also from noble family. However, their parents were assassinated almost 14 years ago.
The case was still under investigation until now.
Upon hearing the new knowledge, Mai think nothing but to scream and ran away from that place. No wonder why he was so arrogant, so self-centered and not to forget, so narcissist! So he came from the noble family and of course he was spoiled while growing up!
She quickly ran away from the people and tried to run to the main road. However, Eitarou immediately casted a kekkai (6) on her and the kekkai kept on following her wherever she goes until she got stuck on a tree. She hugged the tree tightly as Izumi and Aoi tried their best to take the poor girl back into the house, but failed. In the end, Naru had no choice but to pull her away only with the assistance of Eitarou's power.
Since the wedding will take place that night (of course, they have to proceed the ceremony in very, very rush time since Izumi and Eitarou have to go home after the wedding, and both of them are from Human World), everyone had agreed to make it at Naru's own mansion –The Whisper Blue Mansion. As they reached to the mansion, Mai couldn't stop her eyes from being amazed with everything from the first class decorative items to its elegant interior along the hallway. The mansion had twelve bedrooms, five of which were guests' rooms, a library filled with books, a swimming pool, 6 bathrooms, two living and dining rooms with large kitchen and a whole lot more. However, Naru only had seven servants, which include a butler, a chef, two maids and two male servants and a gardener. The house was protected under a barrier casted from a small crystal with the same function.
At the mansion, all of the servants were called and informed of what happened and they had to swear and sign a treaty to keep the matters in secrets; that was the function of Isuzu Yamato being brought in by Izumi. However, Naru add some rules to Mai much to some people discomfort, that she should not leave the house WITHOUT his permission also not to stay too much contact with other people. These were causing Mai to scream in anger and slapped him hard. However, she could not able to do anything; her own life and safety were depending greatly on Naru so she had no choice but to follow the rules.
Poor Mai.
After the signing the documents and anything important done, Izumi told them to get ready to the Human World; a place where she and her son were belong to, so that they could shopping at her friends' boutique. The officers kindly declined the request, saying that they have to manage the documents and made preparations for tonight's ceremony, thus having the group went into the other world without the officers. Besides, they also told the group to be careful especially the royal couple, since the queen was pregnant. They nodded their head and promised the officers that they will be careful.
When they arrived at the Human World, the women quickly dragged the men, bride and groom-to-be into one of the boutique located in Fudomae (Izumi lived in Fudo area), Tokyo –Rowaju Kiss, owned by Izumi's friends, Okita Rika and Seta Rumiko. As they stepped into the boutique, they introduced the people to the other women and then they quickly started their work (since Rika is a fashion designer)!
Both the queen and Izumi told Mai to choose any dress that she liked but it turned the other way around, while Naru also faced the same fate with John and Eitarou tailing him from behind. After several times of looking and choosing, Rika picked a white gown and asked Mai to fit it. It was a simple white gown with purple streaks covered the curve and the ribbon waist, topped with glittering tiny beads and laces, the lower part was a multiple layers of thin silhouette with purple underskirt and it just looked so perfect for her when she faced the mirror. Then, she picked a pair of shoes to fit with her gown; it was blue white glass shoes with little bit high heels and shinny crystal ribbon, fit with the dress perfectly. While Naru choose a black suit with matching black leather shoes; well, groom usually had simple but matching suit for the wedding right? Not satisfied with one gown, Izumi and Shino took several dress, gowns, shoes etc for Mai much to her surprise. After paying the prices, the women dragged the group again to the other parts of the city.
Later on they stopped at a big salon for exclusively women, so the men were asked to go somewhere else (Izumi had contact her husband to get the car and brought the shopping bags into the car). It was a saloon with all of the hair stylists were professionals. One of them fixed Mai's hair and other facial treatment as well as massage service. Mai was honestly did not know what the professionals actually done with her hair and her whole but after that, she couldn't imagine who owned the beautiful reflection she was looking at. All the women squealed happily to see how beautiful she was. Izumi then paid the price and put a veil hat on Mai's, claimed that the bride-to-be should not be seen by her future groom.
Future groom, huh?
After everything was end, it was almost sunset, and that was when they saw Eitarou again in his high school uniform with the same girl who yelled at him. The funny things are that Eitarou's face was covered with plaster; a sign he was involved with a fight with the girl next to him, but they also held their hands together, earning a question glance from Naru.
That was the time when the girl had introduced herself as Sakuragi Motokano, a niece of Izumi's friend named Kirimasu Ami, whose maiden name before was Sakuragi Ami. When she found out about everything (she forced Eitarou to spill out during their fight!), she offering herself to help them and promised to keep the secret.
After small dinner, everyone started to prepare everything. The elder women were making out Mai's preparation. It was until everything was finish and left only Mai and Izumi alone in the bride's room then Mai started to broke down, much to Izumi's shock.
-END OF FLASHBACK-
Izumi sighed as she stared the crying girl, hand stroked her hair gently, "Nee, we didn't agree with him upon certain conditions too. Like when he forbid you to leave this mansion, and for keeping you away from the society, that's cruelty if we agree with them. What does he mean by the conditions is that he needs some time to adjust him with this new life. Remember how both of you getting involved in this matter? Besides, he's a nobleman, and this marriage is out of the knowledge of his family, and actually he was under serious problems that need him to act like this."
"Problems?" Asked Mai with teary eyes.
"It's quite complicate," Said Izumi as she looked at the girl. "It's so serious that even my son and I…not, almost all high-ups have to participate with the problems which can treat the peace and security of our world. My job isn't like the normal women do; my role in this world is the same important as Queen Shino. But that's never stopping us to help such person as you are, and believe me; this is the right decision to make."
"But Naru is a jerk! Tea-addict, self-centered and most of all, NARCISSIST! I can't image to marry and live together with that kind of man for the rest of my life! I'm doom~!" Whined Mai, which caused Izumi chuckled.
"Because he's a jerk and the-whatsoever-things…" She said as she leaned down and stared at the wide brown eyes who still with tears. "That I say he's the right man to you."
"Why?"
"Because you are the only one…who bravely fight against him, and saw his true self," She said as she secretly glanced at the slight open door. She knew Naru was there, listening to every word his bride had said to him.
"I know that child's attitude was quite…ungentlemanly. But each people have their own hidden side, so don't worry Mai-chan." She wiped the tears on Mai's face and smiled. "I know you're going to live happily, it's just the matter of time…"
Naru stood silently for a while before he left the bride's room. He just walked in silent, did not say anything until he saw Eitarou stood in front of him in the middle of hallway, wearing his royal Guardian's clothes which the same as his mother. His silver crown and star insignia on the crown seemed matched with him, with the additional of his gentle eyes and smile, he looked like a man every women want to be. He only looked at him, before started to say,
"Can I have some words with you, Lord 'Naru'?"
-Night, Whisper Blue Mansion, seashore near Main Capital Pegasus, Blue Star Nation-
"So this is what makes you skip your duty huh?"
Sakuragi Motokano, the vice-captain of the Guardians of Natsume Recent Generation and Imai Eitarou's lover, stood at one of the small desks in the beautiful flower garden near the mansion. She was looking at her lover –Imai Eitarou, who arranged the chairs before he looked at her. She was a young girl with beautiful black hair and eyes that shone lightly with fair light skin. Her legs were long; she was in 163 cm and a thin girl, making her as a true beauty. However, despite she was a truly beauty nature, she had a cool and strict characteristic; this was shown when she herself punched Eitarou for skipping his class duty. Her beautiful blue white dress with matching white roses was still unable to shove off the seriousness within her.
"Well, I have no choice; you know whose Naru-san's father right?" He said as he finished arranging the chairs.
"Oh yeah I remember. The 'great' Professor of Society for Psychical Research that located not only in our world but also here and Dark World? That Duke of Antlia, he's really getting on my nerves!" Said Motokano as she shivered.
"Quit the act. You know that you have face demons more than ghosts, stop pretending on it!"
"It's not like that. It's just that his idea to make an arrange marriage for that 'Naru' is not suitable, especially since his eldest son is disappears!"
"Oh, to that noble family in Pluto Nation, right?"
"What a great place to go…"
"That's Uncle Billy's homeland right?"
"Yes. His younger brother, Kagitani "Ash" Hosaka is the current ruler of the kingdom."
"But arrange marriage in a time like this? Seriously, that old man should consider the situation! 'I do it for the sake of my son's happiness', yuck! Gross..!"
"Just forget about it Motoko, noblemen usually did that for political influence and favor. Besides, it's undeniable that Pluto Nation always a place where psychic people appear. That's why the Kagitani Royal Family posses the power of Time, Space and Dimension," Explained Eitarou as he helped placed some flowers on the desks.
"As well as the successors in the Natsume Guardians right?" Said Motoko as she tucked her hair behind her ears while placing the other flowers.
"Yeah… By the way Motoko," Said Eitarou as he called her nickname, Motoko.
"Are you ready to be a ring-carrier girl?" Well, since out works are done…
A smile appeared on Motoko's lips as she took out her handkerchief and wiped Eitarou's sweat away.
"Of course!"
John Brown glanced nervously from groom to the bride as he continued to recite the standard words for the ceremony. The moment they stepped under the aisle, both a bit uncomfortable especially the bride, the air surrounding them seemed a bit tense and not to mention who were the people who attend the garden wedding, he was obstinate to perform the wedding ceremony. But all the paper works were already prepared, all the people including himself had swear to keep the wedding out of people's knowledge even if they had to die to, and his signature and the ceremony were the only things lacking to declare them as husband and wife. But after he held both their hands, he changed his mind. Somehow deep inside of his heart, he believed that it was fate that brought them together.
His instinct was never wrong upon this matter.
He turned to the young man "Do you, Shibuya Kazuya/ Oliver Davis (7), take Taniyama Mai as your lawfully wedded wife, through sickness and health, till death do you part?"
"I do."
It was said with a blank expression that not only John, but almost people who got involved in the ceremony wondered if he was really planning to take his vows seriously. However, only Eitarou and Izumi smiled a bit, as they seemed not too mind with Naru's behaviour. Turning to the young woman, he asked, "Do you, Taniyama Mai, take Shibuya Kazuya/ Oliver Davis as your lawfully wedded husband, through sickness and health, till death do you part?"
"I do," Mai said through her blushing face.
Oh great. Kami-sama, help me…
I'm marrying to the greatest narcissist in the world!
My life has end~!
"Good," John sighed as he gestured the black haired girl towards them. The girl carried a set of rings and handed it to the priest. He had to sigh again as the couple exchanged rings, and repeated their vows almost mechanically (just guess what makes them acting like that?). After that was finished, he stamped his seal on the documents and handed the papers to them. "Here, please sign these forms."
"I now pronounce you man and wife." He then looked at the groom as the cheers were heard. "You may now kiss the bride."
"W-WHAT?" Mai exclaimed. "K-kiss?"
"Of course dear. Every wedding should end with a kiss," Izumi said cheerfully. "Now, kiss…"
"EEEHH~?" Whined Mai as her face went very red…!
Both Izumi and Eotarou had to hold their mouth to prevent their laugh from escape…
Gosh, this is reaaaaaaalllyyy fun~!
Turning to face each other, Naru couldn't help but notice Mai's face like blushing like an apple under her veil. He snorted at the thought, and suddenly he had an urge to tease her. He took hold of both her arms to hold her still, preventing any movement that she might thought of, and bent his bend. Naru then pulled over her veil and leaned down to kiss her. Everybody cheered as soon as Naru locked his lips with hers. Mai at that time was totally in shock that her brain was unable to register anything. She did not even realize that she was already in tears.
When he pulled back, he saw Mai was in tears. Naru wiped them away and put his hand in her cheek. "You still don't believe it?" he asked.
Mai stared at him, before Naru once again wiped her tears from her eyes. She smiled awkwardly, tried to hide her sadness from him. "Thanks… I guess."
'Like it will happen…' she thought, not believing a word of it.
Naru did not say anything; the truth was that he knew what she was thinking. Mai was easily to read as open book, so he easily knew what she tried to hide from him.
After the wedding blessing was ended, both of the married couple walked down from the aisle and joined the other people. It was a small garden wedding, so the only people who joined it was the people who got involved in the incident and processing the secret wedding, with the additional Queen Taiyo Kirishima Leona and her half sister Sobi-hime Malina, Motoko and Izumi's husband Imai Naoki. All of them were served with delicious food and also a double-story cake with beautiful decorations, all thanks to Izumi and Aoi's handmade cake. However, the ceremony was lack most of its usual occasion like dancing, so all people could do was chatting with each other.
"I'm quite surprise that everything went smoothly," Said the High Ruler Queen Leona. "When I first heard about it, I thought it would take at least a week to do it."
"Heh, looks who's talking Leona! Aren't you the one who ordered Hikaru and Nataku to work until their last shed of blood if they don't want to be expose of their weakness? Not to mention all of us work hard to make this ceremony came true!" Said Izumi sarcastically, as she took a sip from her teacup.
'Nataku' was Ajuro Kazuki's alternative name.
"It's quite a surprise that you really take this matter seriously. If it not because of you who bring up the matter, there's no way this secret marriage could happen."
"Well sorry for being a mother who worried on other teen's free sex matter! Leona, just because you're a single old hag with two children that doesn't mean you should ignore the others as well!"
"Why you little…" Malina just chuckled while her elder sister had turned into red shed thirty times (wow, she's really mad!).
Queen Taiyo Kirishima Leona was a woman in 30's appearance although her age is more than that, with a pair of brown eyes and long hair with the same colour that reached her back. She wore a gold crown on her head, with red crystal on it, a sign of Flame element. Her dress was in green turquoise, with white lines down to the long skirt that she wore that time. Her soft green mantel flew gently as she rose up from her seat and started to pick up a fight with Izumi (sweat dropped).
Sat next to her was her sister Princess Kirishima Malina in the same appearances; except she had a dark brown hair that was wavy and reached her back, and a pair of dark brown eyes that looked calm and gentle. Her clothes were a pair of green loose kebaya (8) with white-creamy shawl, with silver crown that had a light blue crystal-craved in rose shape on it; a sign of Wind element. Both of the women had the same appearances, except the brown woman was more mature than the later one.
Mai could only blush and remained silent, as she knew what the two high standard women were talking about. However, she felt weird that not only Izumi and Queen Shino, but it seems that almost all people here with the exceptional of her, John and Naru, everyone seems to ignore their social status and keep calling each other with their names or by normal honorific between common people. Especially Izumi and Naoki, who called the king and queens by just their name. When she asked this to Motoko, she just smiled to her.
"Our parents and the rest of Natsume Guardians Third Generation are very close to each other and their high-ups and predecessor. Especially Aunt Izumi and Aunt Shino because they are twin of soul. Just look at them, both of them are almost like identical twin if the age is not the barrier," Explained Motoko.
"Yes indeed, they almost look the same!" Claimed Mai in shock after she watched the two people for some time.
"They're almost the same but at the same time they're not." A cold voice suddenly appeared behind them causing the girls to turn around and saw Naru walked to them with John and Eitarou.
"What do you mean by that? Isn't the twin usually are acting the same to each other?" Asked Mai while Naru sighed.
"Are you really an idiot? Surely, you must be sleeping during Biology class," His words made his wife turned into red in anger as she threw her hands up in the air in exasperation and screamed to him.
"YOU STUPID, NARCISSIST JERK!"
"Oh no…" Said Hikaru.
"There they are again," Said Nataku as he sipped his cocktail.
"Bickering like an old couple," Said Naoki, Izumi's husband and Eitarou's father as he ate chicken spring rolls.
"Just like you and Izumi Naoki?" Smirked Zenji.
"Oh shut up Billy! Just like us, you also like that with Kartina!" Barked Naoki as Zenji's face turned red. "And then start to be lovey-dovey with her…"
"AAARGGHH! Shut up Naoki you pervert! Stop it!"
The adults laughed as they watched the other 'twin of soul' bickering with each other. The women looked at their husbands and friends and then shook their head. The newly married couple still was fighting with each other, but Eitarou could see something different. While Mai's face turned red of anger and embarrassment, Naru's expression was full of amusement, enjoyment and also…
Longing?
Just then, there was a clicking sound, and in instance, everyone whipped around in bewilderment and shock. Eitarou, Motoko and John stared at the scene in front of them with wide eyes and disbelief.
"Wha- ?" Mai gasped.
"I knew you were going to be like that Mai," Naru spoke smartly.
Oh oh, it appears that Naru had handcuffed his hand with his newly wed wife! What exactly he tried to do?
"Naru, you- !" Mai sputtered in disbelief at the handcuffed wrists. W-w-w-wha - !
Then he grasped her hand and pulled her closer to him, whispering something that made her cheeks burned in embarrassment.
"Don't worry, Mai. I'll make tonight worth your while; you'll forget about all of the moments that happened before." Mai blushed hardly at the thought Naru just spilled to her; just hearing Naru say it to her right then made her wanted to faint from exhilaration. "You're completely flushed." He said as took Mai away with him, not before he excused themselves from the guests. It was not long after that they started to fight again; mostly Naru was the one who started it and getting Mai angry.
John and Motokano could still hear their bickering as they walked out from the garden. "I'm surprised that you people let the wedding push through John-san," the girl said. "They don't look like they want to be married to each other."
The priest just smiled. "Sakuragi Motokano, you think I'll just perform a holy matrimony just like that?"
"And what is that about?"
"Somehow deep inside of my heart, I could feel that they actually are mean to each other. It's just that, only time will reveal everything…"
"It's quite a surprise for a person like you to be such a philosopher," John and Motokano turned around and saw the raven hair boy stood with small grin on his lips.
The expression that the black hair girl loved so much.
"I'm just saying the truth, Eitarou-san."
"Well, all I can say is that this is just the beginning of the storm," Said Eitarou as he stared at the ocean behind the Blue Whisper mansion that belonged to our main favourite narcissist.
His words earned all the eyes that focused on him.
"Why are you talking like that?" Asked John, which earned him meaningful eyes from the young boy.
"Currently there's some disturbances happen in our place at all," He said. "Some of the girls were kidnapped regardless they're peasant girls or noble one, and still missing until now."
"Not to forget the other 'sir' also had been kidnap," Said Izumi as she walked towards the youngsters. "That Naru is still in mourning for the lost that actually still alive, but none of them believed the fact."
"That's what will happen when you love one lost for too long, and people couldn't help but to believe that they were dead." Said Shino as she tucked her hair behind her ear.
"So you also know about this?"
"Just consider this is our duty as well John-san," Said Eitarou as he grabbed an empty wine glass and poured in an orange juice. "The Natsume Guardians' roles are more than what you know…"
"Indeed," They turned around and saw Izumi with the others. "Somehow in the deep part of my heart, I know this marriage is a part of what people say as the key to change the future."
"You seems not trust in superstitious."
"Almost Kartina," She looked at her 'twin' with the nickname 'Kartina'. "But I know he will take care of our little girl better than others."
"Little girl, huh…" Said Leona.
"Let's pray for their happiness, minna-san," Said Izumi as she raised her glass. "Toast for another new life that is about to begin."
"Kampai!"
With that, the troublesome (?) wedding day has ended, and the other new story of life was about to begin…
As well as the storm, that slowly would reach the world in any time!
YEAAAHH! FINALLY CHAPTER 3 IS DONE! YEAH! I'M SOOO HAPPY YAY!
I'm sorry for the very late update, and I also want to thank you people who support me and alerted this story, I really appreciate it! This third chapter is the longest so far, since I only made it up to this third chapter. I hope all of you could bear with some of the terminologies in this story, I was thinking to make up some terminology list for this story but I'm not sure to post it or not.
Ehehehe, sooo…what will happen after this? After the wedding, what will happen to Mai and Naru? There's also some danger that will come but that's in the future story. Please everyone, read and review! We will again in the next chapter! Ja ne!
-Aoi Kitsukawa-
Hints or Explanations:
(1) Ran –Ran is the money currency in the Magic and Dark World. The value of Ran can be considered the same as gold, so expensive and it can be changed into any types of currencies in the Human World. People like Eitarou and Izumi received their salaries from the Magic World using this currency, and if they withdraw their money at their own world, it will appear in Yen currency. The name 'Ran' is actually from the Japanese name for orchid.
(2) The Timekeeper and Guardian of Time –Timekeeper is one of 16 Special and High-Ranking Guardians, which is under the Guardian of Time. As suit its name, both of the guardian and keepers have same ability and role, however different than Guardian of Time, the Timekeeper has limited strength and abilities; the keeper can only possesses at least two abilities of controlling the time, dimension and space. Although Naru said that Eitarou was a Timekeeper, he actually was a Guardian of Time in his generation.
(3) Kakka –I don't know how to write it in Japanese Romanization, but from what I heard through the speaking is like this. This is what people whom have high positions in the society referred to. It means 'Your Excellency'. John referred Izumi as 'Kakka' since she was a Guardian with high-rank position.
(4 and 5) Oliver E. C Davis and Eugene A. J Davis –From Kagedreams' live journal, I found out that Naru's full name is Oliver E. C Davis and Gene is Eugene A. J Davis. I realized that probably many authors didn't know about their middle name (or the full name for it, I'm honestly don't know either, sorry.) and made up few middle names for Naru. For me, I used the real one since it's better than making up new names for the twin.
(6) Kekkai –A spiritual barrier that can be use upon living creatures or spirits. The strength of the barrier is depends on the user itself; Eitarou seems to possess a very strong strength as he managed to create multiple barriers on several locations to stop Mai from running away.
(7) Why did John called Naru's name as Shibuya Kazuya alongside Oliver Davis with '/'? –According to Shino (refers to Chapter 2), in order to make the wedding as legal but in secret, people who tend to get married in such way have to get through many process, and one of the process is to put BOTH real name and alias name. Although Naru is the son of Duke of Antlia, he usually appeared in public under the name of Shibuya Kazuya. Since his marriage is consider as 'top secret' (which putting the marriage registration in database as confidential file), both his name and alias has to be mention during the wedding vow, which is why John said his two names with '/'.
(8) Kebaya –Is a traditional blouse-dress combination worn by women in Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Burma, Singapore, southern Thailand. It is sometimes made from sheer material and usually worn with a sarong or batik kain panjang, or other traditional woven garment such as ikat, songket with a colorful motif. The kebaya is the national costume of Indonesia, although it is more accurately endemic to Java, Sunda and Bali. Kebaya is inspired from Arab region clothing; the Arabic word abaya means clothing. The kebaya that Princess Malina wore before was from Malaysia region.