Chapter 11: I Hated you…
I helped Mai into the car and got in after her. I turned to Lin and nodded. He nodded back and began driving away from the Mikage Estate. I looked outside the window and sighed quietly. 'The Tale of Murasaki-no-kimi', I thought to myself, 'is definitely not a Myth, Mikage.'
MAI'S POV
I looked at Naru and then back to my own window. He's been staring out the window for hours now. 'I wonder what he's thinking,' I looked at him again and almost jumped in surprise when my eyes landed on his.
"Um," I blushed furiously for getting caught staring at him.
"Don't worry, we're almost there," he said quietly.
Come to think of it, "Um, where are we going," I asked.
He looked out the window for a moment and then turned back to me, "We're not that far away. You'll see when we get there."
I nodded and groaned mentally. What is so important about where we're going that he's not even going to tell me?
30 MINUTES LATER
The car finally came to a stop. Naru unbuckled his seatbelt and open the door. He got up and helped me out. The site before me was un-describable. We were surrounded by nothing but hundred and hundred- or I assume- acres of green fields and flowers! It was the most beautiful place I have ever laid eyes on.
"Like it?"
I looked up at Naru and nodded, "It's beautiful, but," I frowned, "Why did you bring me here?"
Naru's expression faltered for a moment, and then he turned his gaze away from me, "Matsuzaki-san said I should do something to make up for the long year I've been away."
"Oh," my heart felt a little ting of pain at his explanation. I thought he did it for me because he truly wanted to, not by having someone tell him to do it because it's the right thing to do.
"Anyway," he said with a small smile that I only see in my dream, "I promise you lunch remember?"
I smiled and nodded, even though I felt my heart slowly break apart.
AN HOUR AND A HALF LATER
I found myself in the same seat inside the same car once again. After lunch, Naru decided to head back to the house and do some research on something he must have gotten from the Mikage residence. I frowned with a bored expression. I decided to look at my kimono more closely to entertain myself.
'Huh,' I thought, 'I never noticed there were little cherry petals shaped like butterflies.'
"Are you upset with me?"
I looked at Naru and frowned, "Upset at what?"
He turned his gaze forward, "I know I left without a word and I shouldn't have. I know I should have say my good-byes instead of letting you find out on your own. And what's worse," he paused for a second, "I came back into your life and pretend like nothing happened."
I closed my eyes and turned away from him. I stared at the ground and feel tears stung my eyes, "I really hated you when you left," I said quietly, almost like a whisper, "I cried myself to sleep almost every night. I tried to pretend that you didn't exist," I took a small breath, "and that SPR was nothing but a dream. But… whenever I saw Masako on T.V., it made me realize that SPR was not a dream, but a part of my memories. And you know," I met his eyes for the first time since we got in the car, "I was thankful. I was thankful that SPR was not a dream and that I really did meet you."
He stared at me with a look of surprised and then slowly, a genuine smile appeared on his face. I gave him a smiled of my own, "I forgive you."
"Look out!"
Both Naru and I turned to Len-san just in time to see the darkness consume us as the car went over the rail- of the highways.
AN- I am sorry that it is so short and I am sorry that I had been laying off on my stories! But I hope you guys will forgive me and continue to read this story! Please review!