Chapter 5: Yue

"Ugh......" Shi Kei stirred from his bed, and struggled to open his moist eyes.

Sei immediately rushed to his brother's side. He scrutinized his brother, before helping Kei to sit up.

Kei struggled to keep the headache and nightmare out of his head. The blood, the arrows, the sakura......and that dying woman he held in his arms. He involuntarily shivered, and suddenly felt coldness on his face as the wind breezed past him. Was he crying?

Sei looked up at his brother worriedly, " Kei, are you alright? Look at me."

"Aniue......" Kei muttered before clamping his mouth with his hands. Wha......

Shi Sei raised an eyebrow. There's something off with Kei.

"Sei-nii, I think there's something really wrong with Kei. Before he fainted, he called me 'Shuurei' instead of 'Miyu'. Throughout his sleep, he kept crying and calling out that name over and again. Did he have a close friend called 'Shuurei' ?" Miyu questioned. No longer leaning on the window sill, she too came over Kei's bed.

"No, I'm alright, nii-san. Its just a headache. I don't feel so well." Ryuuki finally replied. Sei frowned as he placed a hand on Kei's forehead, "You don't have a fever, Kei."

"But I really feel weak. Like I just experienced something really dreadful." Ryuuki snapped his eyes shut as his nightmare replayed again in his mind.

"SHUUREI!!!PLEASE!!!DON'T DIE!!!!!!" the voice now hysterical, choked by sobs and falling tears.

"If you really want to go to her......" the younger boy sighed, "there is a way."

Kei covered his ears, and trembled slightly as he knew what came next.

"Ryu......"

"NO!!!!!" Kei screamed as he saw the woman, covered in blood, again. His eyes flew open, blurry and unfocused.

"......ei! Wake up!" Sei rocked his brother, attempting to break Kei away from his horrible reminisce. Beside him, Miyu watched helplessly as Kei pointed his blank eyes at her and muttered that name again,

"Shuurei......"

Stab.

Miyu stumbled back a few steps, turned, and ran for the door.

I need to get away.

In the corridor, Miyu bumped onto Hyou Yue, her classmate. Both of them fell onto the floor, scattering the books Yue was carrying.

"I..I'm sorry!" Miyu apologized as she quickly bent over and picked the books, handing the pile to the other girl. Yue stared at Miyu, whom tears dripped onto the floor.

"......Are you okay?" Yue asked.

Blank eyes staring at her, muttering that name, "......Shuurei......"

Miyu slumped, gazed at Yue who looked into her eyes, and finally broke down as she sobbed quietly into her knees. It hurts.

Why...... am I crying? Why am I so sad......?It hurts so much.

Hyou Yue allowed her attention to linger on Miyu for a moment longer, and picked up the remaining books. Calmly she stood up, and made her way to the library. She did not even look back at the sobbing girl by the corridor, burying her head into her knees, a hand clutching at her heart.

Now that Shi Kei seemed to remember, she wondered when will Kou Miyu finally realize what exactly happened in that fateful night two hundred years ago.

And then, she thought, it will be my turn to step in.


Shi Kei was bewildered as his childhood friend, Kou Miyu, had ignored him the most of the day. He knew that he had done wrong to call Miyu 'Shuurei', but he found himself doing it uncontrollably. He berated himself for that, slightly sensing that he had hurt Miyu already.

Thus, he was at the high school section, waiting for the girl to come out. His previous lesson had ended early, thus he had a longer break time. He needed to apologize to Miyu, fast.

Among the students streaming out of the entrance, he managed to catch a glimpse of the person he was waiting for. "Miyu!" he shouted as he made his way towards the girl.

Miyu, however, ignored him and turned to the opposite direction.

She's still angry. Kei thought as he caught up with the girl.

Kei caught Miyu's arm and the girl struggled to swing her arm away from his grip. Failing in her attempt, she fell stubbornly silent, refusing to acknowledge Kei's presence.

Ignoring me, again.

Kei sighed. "Miyu......"

Miyu refused to answer.

"Miyu!" Kei clutched both her arms, swinging her to face him. What was she so angry about?!

"Oh, so I'm Miyu now huh? Decided that you're not going to mistake me for another woman?" Miyu said coldly.

"Sigh...I didn't know that it will make you this angry. I'm sorry." Kei apologized.

Miyu's features softened. Gathering her courage, she finally asked, "......who is Shuurei?"

Kei blinked. "Huh?"

"The girl you kept calling out in your dreams! You even cried!" Miyu added bitterly, "You even called me her name."

"She was a girl I kept dreaming about. I kept having this dream that she died in my arms," Kei answered, looking a little sad.

"Oh......I'm sorry." Miyu lowered her head. She didn't know.

Then, the bell rang. Kei let go of Miyu's arms, and smiled to her, " So am I forgiven?"

Miyu smirked, and swung to back-face Kei. "No, Kei. How can it be this easy?"

But Kei knew that it wasn't true. His thoughts were confirmed as Miyu said, "I want ten ice creams when we go home together, today."

He chuckled, and replied, "Sure. See you later." And he turned to walk back to the university division at the other side of the school compound. Good thing that the kindergarten division, elementary school division, middle and high school division, and the collage division were connected.

As for now, he had a history lesson to catch.

Addition to namelist:

Hyou Riou = Hyou Yue

Yay! I made Riou a girl! *^-^* Haha.

Currently working on the next chapter......will be up by Wednesday......I think. ^-^

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