Forbidden Love
Eps. X
Mai went back to her room, took a shower and went to bed. It seemed that the more she heard about her teacher from the others, the more confusing she becomes about everything around her. If she had known that becoming Mikoto's pupil will hindered her love for the young teacher, she wouldn't be accepting it and stay as a half-baked magi instead. What's done is done, and there's no turning back even with all the magic in the world there's just no time turning spell to change anything.
After that night, things suddenly become quieter and Mai somehow managed to convince Mikoto that she should be there preparing breakfast and dinner for the still recovering girl. Of course, it doesn't mean that Mikoto eased up on forcing her to create a force-field around the object, but Mai didn't mind because she enjoyed every moments she spent with her teacher so much that she forgotten about everyone else.
"Good morning sensei," Mai practically chirped seeing Mikoto coming out of her bedroom looking as well-groomed as usual. "Mornin'," Mikoto replied letting a yawn slipped her lips. "Mm… something smells good," the feral girl said walking into the small kitchen where Mai was just about done, cooking the morning meal. "Curry," Mai replied smiling her thousand watts smile. "Sounds good," Mikoto nodded as she took out two small bowls setting it on the dinning table along with the rice cooker.
"So Mai-chan, where have you been lately? Leaving your room early and coming back late, is there something you're hiding from us?" Chie asked as soon as the teen got into her class after bidding her teacher goodbye. "I have nothing to hide from you guys, but this is just personal matter so butt off." Mai said as she's being stubborn about her friends' antics about invading her privacy. "Come on Mai-chan, don't be so cruel to us." Chie said trying to be dramatic. "We know that you've been seeing Minagi-sensei, so what's the gist between you two now?" Aoi leaned in and whispered into Mai's ears. "Whoa, you're fast Aoi-chan," Chie was taken aback a bit. "It's good to know some hacking skills, you know?" Aoi grinned at her two friends. "I-I don't think that's something to boast about…" Mai said looking somewhat disinterested.
"Anyway, school's going to be over soon. Do you have any plan for the summer Mai-chan?" Chie changed the subject since she figured that there's no way to pry anything interesting out of her stubborn friend's mouth. "My parents said they would be on a trip with my brother oversea, so I'm staying here since there's some training I still needed to finish." Mai murmured her reply. "Training?" Aoi looked at the busty teen with a questioning look while Chie give a practically blank stare. "Flower arrangement and tea ceremony training and maybe kendo training," Mai quickly covered up her slipup. "Wow, Mai-chan is working hard on becoming a perfect housewife. Aoi-chan, maybe you should do that too…" Chie teased the other girl and deserved a pinched on the side causing her to wince a bit loudly that everyone was staring her way.
Meanwhile, at a Tea House a few miles away from Fuuka Gakuen, Mikoto sit quietly dressing in a black suit looking at the woman with short pinkish hair sitting across from her. She wasn't planning for this, and it was a bit of a sudden when she was called out of the blue to come here because her parents wanted to talk to her. Mikoto was definitely not amused about this situation, and the men sitting next to her doesn't help either.
"Mikoto-chan, don't you think Himeno-chan a lovely young woman?" a woman in her forties said to Mikoto, her long raven hair and pale skin made her looked somewhat sickly while sitting to Mikoto's left side. "I know that Fumi-san is a nice and lovely person, but what does it have anything to do with me?" Mikoto asked at pointblank. "Mikoto, do not use that tone of voice to your mother!" a man to her right said glaring at her but she just ignored him completely. "With all respect tou-san," Mikoto started turning around to face him and looking into his amber eyes. "I rather you not speak of that word ever again, and for whatever reason that you couldn't come straight out and say it. I'm leaving," Mikoto said sternly as her gaze turned into boiling anger.
"You win," an older man next to her father spoke up. "We called you here to meet Himeno Fumi-chan here; we will be setting a date for your wedding. She is the daughter of the High Council Himeno Shin-sama," the old man said as he took a sip of his tea. "Of course, she herself is already a Seer…" Mikoto's father boasted while Fumi could only blushed. "It is still none of my concern," Mikoto said flatly carrying practically no emotions of any kind in her voice. "You will not disobey grandfather, will you Mikoto?" a older of the two man said as his eyes turned slit for a moment before it turned back into that gentle look once more. "You're thinking too highly of yourself ouji-san," the feral girl mocked crossing her arms in front of her defiantly.
"Fumi-san, this will be a family affair, so if you don't mind please stay out of it." Mikoto said looking at the woman in front of her. Fumi saw a glimpse of something utterly scary within those golden eyes that practically petrified her, so the only thing she could do was nodding her head as her tongue seemed to be caught in her throat. "Thank you," Mikoto said as her gaze mellowed a bit.
"Now, I think that Fumi-san would be best suit to marry Reito ani-ue," Mikoto started a new topic. "That's preposterous! One Seer cannot just marry to another Seer," her grandfather interrupted her immediately of her idea. "It seemed that you've forgotten something important ouji-san," Mikoto said calmly. "Shall I refresh your memories then?" she started narrowing her gaze upon him immediately. "If I recall correctly, you married to Shizuru's grandmother: Fujino Shizuka, a well-known Grand Master. Do you deny that since you, yourself is also a Grand Master who just married another one?" she went right to the point and hit the heart. "If you done it, I don't see the reason why she can't be married to Reito ani-ue," Mikoto closed it without letting anyone interrupting her again. "And I don't think you should be deciding on whom they should married, Fumi-san here and Reito ani-ue had known each since childhood and they had been seeing each other for quite a while now. So what give you the idea that it's okay to arranged a marriage for your children in this day and age?" she finished and got up.
"If you excuse me, I have other things to deal with." Mikoto straighten her tie a bit and left them in shock. The usually obedient kid was replaced by a strong and determined young woman, and with power that could post as a threat to the High Council. Their leash on her seemed to be broken, and now they were unable to put a new leash on her and could only watched her walking out on them with confident.
"She is right," Fumi finally found her voice. "And I agree with her," a handsome young man said as he opened the sliding door to the room. "Reito-kun," Fumi was surprised by the young man's sudden appearance. "Fumi, marry me." Reito said and got down on one knee beside her. "Yes," was all she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck shocking his family even more. "Well then, if you excuse us, I'm taking her shopping for a wedding ring." Reito grinned at the rest of his family and left with Fumi, who give a slight bow.
One day, I will crush you all. Every single one of you that got a hand in killing my mother, Mikoto looked back at the Tea House from the parking lot standing there with her hands in her pockets. A light breeze picked up around her causing her braided sideburns to sway slightly, and a light dark aura enveloped around her. You will be the first to die, Kanzaki Kentaro. The man who lies and cheats, the man who made my mother suffered so much. I will pay you back for all the pain you caused her, Mikoto was seeping with hatred as she mounted her bike and sped off.