Where do I find you…?
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The time will come when I find you…
And the time I find you, there will also be a time…
Where I lose you…--
'Your time in Kudamono won't be for so long, Keigo… neither is your happiness…' came a voice.
Atobe looked around searching for the voice.
His surroundings were nothing but darkness… "Who and where are you?" Atobe called out, still looking around.
The voice took a while to answer, but, "If I had told and shown myself to you… You'd be shocked…"
Just giving a smirk, Atobe put a hand on his hip, thinking how unbelievable this guy was. "Do you not know who I am?" he asked, in a cocky way.
"I'm sorry, but whatever it is you think of me… You thought wrong, so how about you just tell me who you are, before we get old-."
"Hmm… is that the real way you talk to elders? Or are you just annoyed at the fact that there's something you don't know?" the voice asked, wanting to get on the young king's nerves.
Glaring to himself, he just said, "Look, are you going to tell me or not? If not, then just explain to me why the hell you just said that I won't be in Kudamono and having that much happiness for so long?" Atobe crossed his arms, trying to let him see that he was not here to make jokes… (like he knew how he got there… -.-')
Clearing
his throat, the voice answered, "I will not tell or show who I am…
but I will tell you one thing… about your future in Kudamono…"
he started.
Then suddenly, light came before Atobe, and once he turned around… he found his country… Kudamono… in destruction…
He was standing on a grave, as he eyed the damage of his country, but then turned to the grave.
Next to him… was a woman… pregnant, he could say…
She was crying… crying over the tombstone that was standing in front of her…
Atobe leaned forward, wanting to see whose tombstone it was… The tombstone said, 'Here lies Syuusuke Fuji… May he rest in peace, leaving those he loved… in peace as well…'
Atobe's eyes grew wide. 'Seigaku's tensai, Fuji Syuusuke… died…'
Atobe turned back to the girl, noticing her holding a sharp rock… and he thought of only one thing… The girl was going to do suicide…
Atobe tried to grab hold of her… but he couldn't… his hand just smoothly went past her, not even making her catch his attention…
"I can't do this anymore…" the girl mumbled to herself. "I've lost Syu, I've lost Amy… and I've lost Keigo…" she finished.
Atobe's eyes widened even more, trying to figure out what she was saying. 'Could this woman… possibly be the light…?' he thought to himself.
He wanted to get a closer look, for all he could see in her was the back of her head… But the time he got at least 2 inches closer to her… The woman suddenly stabbed herself, and all turned black… again…
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"Ah!" he yelped, as he quickly sat up the bed.
Atobe was panting heavily, as he tried to take in as much air as he could.
What a nightmare… he thought, holding his head, trying to calm down.
It was a nightmare, like no other… It was his first, ever dreaming about death… or maybe his possible future…
Whatever the dream meant… it scared the heck out of Atobe, and he was definitely going to be asking Amy all about it…
That girl… he recalled.
The girl from his dreams, he remembered. That woman was a mystery to him, now…
He kept asking himself, What did she mean that she lost me? or What was her relationship with me?
Atobe was at lost in his thoughts… He thought of nothing but that, until he heard a knock from his door.
"Come in," he called, signaling to whom was knocking to come in.
It was the maid. "Keigo-sama, Ana-sama is wanting you in the dining room at once, so please hurry," the maid said, as gently as she could, cautious of angering her boss.
Atobe sighed, then looked away from her. He nodded, then signaled her to get out ASAP.
I'll ask them about it some other time… he thought to himself, as he got off of bed, heading to the showers.
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After a while, Atobe soon finished his bath, wrapped himself in a towel, then headed out, only to be greeted by his caretaker.
"Ano…" was all that came out from Amy.
She was sitting on the bed and had a tint of pink on each side of her cheeks, Atobe knowing fully that the scene before her wasn't all too comfortable.
Giving a hopeless sigh, thinking Amy wasn't going to say anything anyway, Atobe tried to loosen the atmosphere. "So, Amy, ready for school?" Atobe asked, as he walked towards his immensely large closet.
Amy didn't give him a glance, knowing he was changing even if he knew of her presence in the room. "H-Hai… Yumiko-san lent me clothes to wear, so yes… I'm ready…" she pointed out, gripping Atobe's bed sheets.
Atobe stepped inside the closet, thinking of changing in there, but still wanting to keep the conversation going, knowing fully well that Amy didn't have the guts to look at him naked. "Yumiko? That is…?" he asked, as he threw his towel to the bed, making Amy jump a little.
Amy's cheeks were far from pink now… crimson I should say. Only her color and form of lips had changed, and the rest… none…
She tried hard to keep calm, just wanting to get the week over with, before she gets caught.
"Ano…" she started. "She's Sir Syuusuke's sister…" she answered, hearing Atobe's closet close.
Atobe had finished changing, and was ready for school. "Oh… I see…" he said.
This time, Amy stood then turned to him. "Sh-Shall we get going to the dining room? Ana-san is waiting for us," she suggested, getting back to her usual state, but still having a slight pink on her cheeks.
Atobe just gave a casual nod, not really minding that Amy was uncomfortable. "Un, let's go," he said, holding her shoulder.
The two waited for a while, and Atobe started to get annoyed and asked her, "Well, why aren't you moving!?"
Amy just gave a confused look. "I'm waiting for you, Keigo…" Amy answered, giving an uneasy look.
"Waiting for me!?" he yelled. This girl can't be SO dumb! he thought, with an annoyed expression. "Hmm… Maybe I could, but I think it's the fact that I CAN'T teleport that's keeping us in here!!"
Amy just smiled, wincing a little. "Oh… so that's what you were waiting for…" she said.
Atobe just gave a hopeless sigh. "DUH!" he yelled.
"I'm sorry," she apologized, with a chuckle. And with that, she snapped her fingers, and the two disappeared from His Majesty's room.
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POOF!!!
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"HOW COULD YOU LEAVE MY SHOES BEHIND!?!?!?! THEY WERE RIGHT ON ME!!!" Atobe screamed, putting his shoes back on.
Amy just kept a wry smile on her face, trying hard not to lose her phase. "Ehe… Maybe I should have explained to His Majesty that Kudamonians are troubled with their powers when in the human world… I'm sorry…" she pointed out, with a bow.
Atobe just glared at her, and thinking about their agreement, he knew he had no right to yell or get mad at her… Hey, it was his choice to bring her in the human world in the first place… why get mad?
Letting out a sigh, to bring out his frustration, Atobe glanced at his shoes then nodded. "Fine… let's go down the old fashioned way…" he suggested, heading out the door.
Amy followed, then asked, "Walk?"
"Heck no! We're using the elevator!"
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Nobody dared make a sound in the dining room, as they quietly ate their breakfast.
They had kept Atobe Ana waiting, putting her in a rather foul mood.
Not liking the silence, Amy tried to start up a conversation, but the moment Amy was to try, Keigo (a/n: calling him Keigo now, because he's in the Atobe home) put a hand on her leg, making her quiet.
Amy, I know you can hear me, and I just want to tell that DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT talk to my mother when she's in a foul mood, got it?Keigo said, through his head, wanting Amy to understand that.
Amy just nodded, fighting off the blush that threatened to escape her cheeks.
Finally calming down, after a 'short' while, Ana started to speak up. "Well," she started. "Now that you two are down here, I'd just like to say that though you are in Japan, you should not forget your obligations to your kingdom, understand?"
"Hai," Amy and Keigo answered as quickly as they could, not wanting to put Her Highness in a fouler mood…
"Good, now get to school, before I end up hurting the two of you," she said, drinking her cup of wine.
And with that, the two arose from their seat, bowed at Ana, then head towards the door, but was stopped when, "Oh, I forgot to tell you!" Ana said, standing up, trying to swallow the wine in her mouth. "I've already done the enrollment, so Keigo, just assist her in school, got it?"
"Yes, mother," Keigo answered, with a bow.
"Alright, carry on," Ana said with a wave of her hand, signaling them to get out already. And once she was sure that they were no longer there, she sighed. "It pays to be the former queen…" she mumbled with a smirk on her face.
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"WHERE THE HELL IS ATOBE!?!?!?!" Shishido yelled, as he and the others waited for their captain.
Alright, it wasn't really necessary for them to wait for him, but that day it was… only because HE carried the keys to the club room, and the courts.
"Calm down, Shishido! He'll be here!" Oshitari tried to calm him down, thinking the shorthaired man's impatience was irritating.
"Geez, what kind of morning practice is this, when the captain's late, we can't get in the clubroom nor the courts, the-?"
"Shut up, Gakuto," Oshitari cut him off, obviously annoyed of him as well.
Not minding Gakuto's squirms, Oshitari just kept his focus on the time, noting that the arrogant buchou WAS late… and THAT didn't happen all too often, so it was rather a surprise for him and the others.
Sighting a black limousine park nearby, they were sure that it was Atobe, I mean… who else there would have the nerve to ride a limousine to school?
Once Atobe stepped out of the limousine, in an instant, the Hyoutei regulars ran to him, with not so happy looks.
"ATOBE!!" they all yelled at once.
Atobe just gave them unsurprised looks and said, "Oh… You're here…" with that, everyone had anger veins on their heads.
"What the hell are you doing, being so late!"
"The nationals are coming up! Don't be such a bonehead, being late for practice!"
As the Hyoutei members yelled and yelled, they were soon stopped once a girl went down the limousine.
Amy just stared at them with an uneasy smile on her face.
Feeling the silence and their stares were rather uncomfortable, Amy just let out a gentle smile, and,
"Good morning," she said, holding her hands together.
The regulars' jaws fell down, a slight blush on their faces. They found Amy rather… how the Regular boys' would probably describe a girl… 'HOTT'…
The boys' stares were annoying the hell out of Atobe, feeling that the regular's (most especially Oshitari) were planning on hitting on her any time soon… And thinking of a way to give them the hint that they shouldn't even try to talk to her, Atobe raised his hand, landing it on Amy's shoulders, making Amy react a bit, blushing.
Atobe smirked, seeing the disappointed faces in the regulars' faces. He went through his pocket, then tossed it over to Oshitari.
"Open up the clubroom and courts… I have to show my girlfriend around…" he said, putting an emphasis on the 'my'.
The regulars' turned quiet, all in a dumbfounded form.
"What did you say?" Gakuto asked, trying to recall what he just heard.
Atobe raised an eyebrow, and, "I said open up the clubroom and cou-."
"No! You just said MY!!! YOU just addressed YOURSELF as MY," Oshitari pointed out.
The Hyoutei Regulars' crowded around the used-to-be Ore-sama, asking him bunches of questions.
In the end, all the regulars ended up with nothing, but a weeks supply of laps and a months supply of the buchou's hot head.
Amy just watched in admiration on how Atobe was acting as a King and being treated as a King, even though he wasn't even in the kingdom.
She sighed, thinking it was only natural, seeing is that Atobe WAS an Atobe.
Noticing Amy just thinking alone, sitting on the bench, Atobe couldn't help but smile a bit.
He took a seat next to her, then slowly moved her hand to her head, taking it gently and placing it on his shoulder.
"K-Keigo…" she stuttered, a slight tint of pink on her cheeks.
She could notice some of the regular's give glances at them, thinking it was getting a bit out of hand.
Atobe just smiled then closed his eyes. "I know you had no sleep, due to the fact that you were just by my door, keeping a look out… So Amy… All I want you to do now is rest… and later…" he paused, grabbing her chin to make her face him. "I'll make SURE you get a good night sleep…" he continued, soon putting her head back on his shoulder.
Amy just sighed, thinking it was useless to complain… but she was happy… happy at the fact that Atobe worried about her… happy to know that there was actually someone who cared…
Realizing her thoughts, Amy removed her head from His Majesty's shoulder then stood up, not bothering to even look at Atobe as she spoke, "So… shouldn't we be heading to class…?"
Atobe gave her an annoyed look, then simply let out a sigh, standing up as well. "I'll just have them finish up with morning practice, then we can proceed to the clubroom so you can sleep, and I-."
"N-no…" Amy let out, rubbing her right arm with the other. "I-I don't really mind… I don't want to be a burden while I'm here…" she blushed, not bothering to look over to him.
Glaring at her a bit, Atobe made his way towards her, then cupped her chin. "It's an order, Amy…" he hissed, giving her a serious look.
Amy didn't even bother to look into those blue honorable eyes, and just managed to mumble a 'hai', making Atobe push her chin to the side a bit.
I know what I'm doing is wrong… but I can't let my feelings overpass the law… Love does not conquer everything… she thought with a defeated sigh.
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After a while, morning practice soon ended, and the regular's made their way towards the clubroom. Amy, however…
"Get in," Atobe ordered.
"But… this is the boys clubroom…" Amy softly reasoned out, looking up, noticing how high the clubroom was, rather…
"It's fine, just get in… we'll go to the lobby… you can sleep at the couch…" he pointed out, already half-in in the clubroom.
"But it's still the boy's-."
"Amy just get in!"
"Hai…" and with that, Amy quietly walked in the clubroom, Atobe closing the door behind them giving a roll of his eyes.
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"Ne, don't you think Atobe is going a bit too overboard with this whole GF issue…?" Gakuto asked, as he took a shower.
"Hmm… it may be because of the fact that never in his life, has Atobe ever gotten a girlfriend…" Oshitari pointed out, scrubbing his hair with some shampoo.
All turned quiet, until…
"EH!?"
"BUCHOU NEVER HAD A GIRLFRIEND!?"
"JEEZ, IS THIS SUCH A BIG DEAL!?"
Obviously, the last howl came from Shishido, whom was peacefully putting on his socks, until THAT subject came up.
Again, the regulars' turned quiet, then gave Shishido a suspicious look.
Thinking he went through the wrong path this time, Shishido just let out a frustrated sigh and yelled, "WHAT!?"
"Oo-oh! Shi-chan's jea-lous!" Gakuto teased in a singsong voice, holding onto Shishido's shoulder with one hand and his towel with the other.
The members broke in laughter as they spotted tints of red escaping Shishido's cheeks as he tried to reason out with them.
"Cih!" he spat. "I don't need this! I'm getting to class!" and with that, Shishido made his exit from the clubroom, Ootori following him behind.
As they left, the rest laughed uncontrollably (except Hyoshi), not even bothering to mind the buchou's presence in the room.
Atobe had only recently opened the door from the clubroom lobby, giving the club members an emotionless expression, as he interestingly listened to the mindless idiots in the shower room.
He sighed, then closed the door, thinking that the noise of those apes would just probably wake the exhausted Amy up.
He sat on the edge of the couch, eyeing the beautiful woman lost in her dreams. Finding a strand of hair cover her face, Atobe softly grabbed it, then tucked it behind her ear.
Like this… it's actually kind of hard to believe that it's SHE who leads my protection force… he smiled, finding the angelic, sleeping Amy, amusing.
Thinking about it for quite a while, Atobe hesitantly leaned closer to her, planting a soft kiss on her head, soon standing up from his position, walking out of the clubroom, thinking that Amy would be safe for the moment he was gone… but what he wasn't so sure of was… someone was simply sleeping along Amy somewhere in the room…
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Yeah, it's kinda obvious who that person is :D
Ehehehe Gomenasai, minna :(
My computer got busted the time I was writing this chapter… and being my lazy self, I didn't even bother to try and write the story again down at my other computer…
I was planning on making a lot more chapters… but, yeah, as I said… my computer broke -.-'
It just got fixed today, and as a sign of apology, I made this chapter longer :D (don't know if it's really a good way of apologizing though), but still… I really am sorry…
Couldn't really keep the promise of "updating daily" …gomenasai -.-'
Anyways, it's rather late here, so ja ne :D