Beautiful Lie . [ Chapter 9 : It's Her ]
Haruhisa Mika , this name belongs to a gifted girl – who born with a silver spoon in her mouth . She is known as a genius ; since she made her debut when she was just 14 years old . Now, she is a gifted 16 years old girl with bottomless talent in singing – who currently is a J Pop singer and a high schooler .
Haruhisa Mika is a girl that was blessed with beauty – a pair of sky blue eyes , wavy auburn hair that reached her waist and a flawless face . Even though she is a singer , she is excel in her academics . Thus , she was an idol to most of the teenagers in Japan .
Other than her talents , Haruhisa Mika is known to be someone that is kind – hearted , cheerful and respects the others . Smiling , too , probably is one of her hobbies . Even if she met a total stranger , she'll smile nevertheless .
Born in a wealthy family , gifted with amazing voice and beauty , Haruhisa Mika was treated like a goddess . Wherever she go , there'll be people , serving her and because of that , the word 'hardship' never once existed in her dictionary .
Despite her admiring reputation , there were some who noted her to be someone that completely reason when certain situation arises . She'll do anything and everything just to achieve whatever she want . Since she was the only child , she was treated like a princess – having everything that she ever wanted .
Recently , she have her eyes glued to someone – the new and popular teen model , Kise Ryouta . The moment when she saw him , during one of the photo shoots near to her studio , she felt her her heart beating so hard and her cheeks grew warm .
Since that day onwards , Haruhisa Mika secretly became one of his fans – completely head over heels to that guy that seems to be so perfect . Unable to hide her love for him , she began to stalk him .
At first , it was just to kill her boredom .
But , at last , it became her favourite hobby – her mindless addiction .
She wanted them to know , to realize that Kise Ryouta is hers .
For her to hold .
For her to love .
Even for her to kill .
As she busy surfing the Net – scrolling the pictures of her beloved , Mika didn't realized that someone's watching her .
Someone that she knew .
But someone she never acknowledged in her life .
As the person turned back , shifting his gaze towards elsewhere , he softly sighed – expressing his feelings in a soft murmur .
"When will I able to be next to you , Mika ?"
Mustering his remaining strength , he walked out from the house – heading to Suzaku High .
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A week past and Kise never stop searching for Yukira at her school . But these days , nobody – even her homeroom teacher – never knew where is she . And that alone made Kise felt really guilty and worried . He always thought that he was the reason Yukira never came to school .
So today , he decided to walk around the neighbourhood – trying his best to find Yukira , his love . Winds caressed his face and Kise gave a brittle smile . It would be better if I can enjoy this with Yukira . He lost in his thoughts , until suddenly , he heard a yelp .
Realizing the situation , Kise snapped out from his thoughts and rushed towards the woman – sprawled on the ground while wincing in pain . Kise immediately offered his help and to his delight – the woman accepted with a smile .
A smile that really reminds me of Yukira … He thought unconsciously.
Wait !
W – what ?!
A smile that reminds me of Yukira ? Kise shook his head , trying to get the thought out from his mind .
"Son , are you okay ?" a kind and gentle voice asked him .
"A – ah ! Hai ! I'm fine !" Kise smiled awkwardly . She must have seen that ! Kamisama ! That's embarrassing !
"Oh thank you so much for helping me . I'm really happy ." she spoke – a smile never leave her elderly features .
"Ano , obaa – san . Do you mind me accompany you home ? After all , you just tripped . And you're carrying lots of stuff ." Kise convinced the woman in front of him .
"Oh well . Thank you again , son . Youngster these days are not the type to help an elderly , you know ?" she sighed while Kise began to carry her grocery bags .
"Y – yeah !"
"What's your name , son ?"
"It's Kise Ryouta !" he gave a smile . For some reason , this obaa – san really make me feel calm . Just like Yukira does .
"Oh , what should I call you then ?"
"You can call me Ryouta , obaa – san !"
"That's a nice name , Ryouta – kun …"
"What is your name obaa – san ?"
"Oh , it's Hanami Shizuku ."
They began to chat with each other . Until they reached Hanami's house , Kise excused himself – but was stopped by Hanami – san .
"You should come in , Ryouta – kun . You've helped me , at least let me serve you a cup of tea ." she reasoned .
"I – I'm really sorry , Hanami – san ! But I've other things to do !" Kise refused politely , hoping he wouldn't hurt Hanami – san's feelings .
"Ryouta – kun , you seem like searching for something . Why not take a break for a while , and then continue what you need to do ?" she advised him while patting his shoulder .
"O – okay then ." Kise finally agreed . Deep inside his heart , he was really sure that he met many extraordinary person . Like Yukira – a person who describes her feelings with the beauty of art . Like Aominecchi – even if he's a jerk sometimes , his words can be really deep sometimes .
And now , it's Hanami – san …
A few minutes later , Hanami – san went out from her kitchen with a tray . She sat at the opposite side of Kise and they began to drink the tea slowly .
"Hanami – san , is that your children ?" Kise suddenly asked , when he saw a picture of Hanami – san with a boy and a girl .
"Oh , no . They're not my children . But they live with me ." she explained .
Kise looked at her questioningly , "So does that means … ?" he couldn't continue his sentence , when he realized Hanami – san's relationship with the kids .
"Yes , they're my twin sister's children . Aren't they cute ?" she asked with a cheeky smile .
"Yeah , they looked really happy together ." Kise commented .
Hearing Kise's comment , Hanami – san gave a small laugh . "Of course they are !" she spoke happily .
"Umm Hanami – san … may I ask you something ?" Kise asked nervously .
"Yeah , sure . What is it , Ryouta – kun ?" she placed her hands on the table and raised a brow .
"Oh … um , well … what happened to your twin sister ?"
"It's quite a long story , you know ."
"I would like to know , if you don't mind telling me , Hanami – san . I'm not going to force you ." Kise stated .
"Oh , well . Not that I mind , but , Ryouta – kun , why do you want to know about it ?"
"U – uh , well … you know , ermm … how should I say this … ?" Kise whispered to himself .
"Why , Ryouta – kun ?" she repeated her question . She's smiling , but Kise can't help but to feel really scared when their eyes met . She's hiding something … something that really made her sad . Kise thought , while thinking the rights words to answer Hanami – san's question .
"Ryouta – kun , I'm waiting …" she said as her brown orbs gazed to the golden ones .
"… Well , you know , since the moment when we first met earlier , I think that you're hiding something . I can't say what is it , but I think that you're actually bottling up your feelings . Maybe you're laughing , but deep inside , you're actually crying ." Kise paused , looking at her expression .
"H – huh … w – what ?"
"Hanami – san , are you happy ? Are you really happy like what others always thought ? Or was it just a façade to cover your true feelings from being seen ? I know that feeling very well , because I'm used to do the same thing like you do right now . Maybe I'm not the one to talk , but sometimes we've to share our problems to someone , you know ? That's what I learnt from a friend of mine – while searching for that certain someone …" Kise explained .
Hanami – san looked down , making Kise felt extremely guilty . Did I say too much ? Oh kami – sama , maybe I do ! Why must I said those things without thinking ? I'm such an idiot !
A sudden laugh ceased Kise's thoughts . Did she laughed … just now ? Kise frowned in confusion .
"H – Hanami – san ?" he called out her name , trying to figure out what happened to that woman .
"Ryouta – kun , well , maybe I've been underestimating you …" Hanami – san spoke , smiling sadly .
"Underestimating me ? What do you mean ?"
"It's just like what you said , Ryouta – kun ."
"What ?"
"Every single word that you said to me just now is true ." she said as she took a photo album and placed it on the table .
"What … is this ?"
"Ryouta – kun , you said that you wanted to know ." she looked at him and he nodded his head .
"Yes , Hanami – san , please tell me !"
"Okay , so it started with my twin sister who worked as a forensic scientist . I knew that she's going out with someone even though she never tell anyone about it . Well , you know , instinct ? So , after a few months , my twin sister , Atsuna decided to get married . Everyone shocked when they heard Atsuna desicion , except for me – since I'm the only one who knew she was dating someone . So then , she get married with a policeman that she met during a case that she worked on when she … no we were 27 . Everyone felt happy for her , especially me ."
"…"
"Two years after their marriage , Atsuna gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Hiroki . Everything was fine when she gave birth to her first daughter . But , one day , Atsuna had to give birth without her husband at her side since he was away . So I chose to accompany her instead , in the labour room . This time , after she gave birth , Atsuna was sedated , since she was really exhausted . So I took care of her newborn baby girl ."
"… Hanami – san , why does Atsuna – san's husband away at that time ?"
"Ryouta – kun , while Atsuna was in the labour room , her husband was busy protecting civilian's life from danger . He was chasing those useless thugs – a group of robbers … everything was okay until one of them decided to hide in a hospital – since if they were in a hospital , they knew that police can't really attack them with guns ."
"…"
"Her husband didn't know that Atsuna was resting in one of the wards of the same hospital . While Atsuna was resting , I decided to call her children – to come and see their new family member . So , when I called them , I placed the baby in the baby cot and left them – there were only a nurse who kept them accompany ."
"…"
"On that fateful day , those thugs managed to take control of the hospital . They made a hiatus and all of the patients were panicked . From the toilet , I heard a gunshot – and I felt really uneasy . So , I went out – only too see Atsuna's 7 years old daughter was held hostage by one of them …"
"… S -so , what happened a – after that … ?"
"I don't know how , but Atsuna was standing outside her ward , while the nurse who accompany her trying hard to stop her . But , Atsuna didn't listen to the nurse . Instead , she stepped towards them . She smiled – trying to calm her crying daughter . Looking at Atsuna , those thugs stepped backwards ."
"… N – no way …"
"Yes , yes … suddenly the police came and asked them to surrender . But the man who held her daughter … pulled the trigger and shot her … in front her own daughter . Noticing this , the police fired and her daughter was freed …"
"… That day , she passed away in her daughter's embrace …" Hanami – san no longer can control her feelings – she began to sob softly . Kise looked down as she continued her story .
"… Her husband didn't know about it … until he came to crime scene . Most of the thugs were arrested but some of them managed to escape …"
"… So when he know about it , he … I don't know how … how did he react when he heard the news . A few days after Atsuna's funeral , her husband met me … and asked whether I can help him to take care of his children . And I agreed to help him …"
"… They … know about it , right … ? That they're … not your children … ?"
"Yes . Izumi knew it , even though she can't really understand . That's why each of them called me 'okaa – san' even if I'm not their mother ."
"But what matters is you took care of them after their mother's death ."
"Nee , Ryouta – kun ."
"Eh ? What is it ?"
"Do you want to see a picture of them together ?"
"O – only if you don't mind showing it to me …"
"Look at this , Ryouta – kun ." she asked him to come closer and handed him a piece of picture – her one and most favourite one .
Kise gladly accepted it and looked at the picture . There were Hanami – san , smiling and placed her hand at a boy's shoulder – and whom Kise thought as the eldest in the family – and a girl with ponytails standing next to her brother .
But something struck him hard .
A certain face looked awfully familiar to him .
"… Yukira …" her name escaped from his lips .
"Eh ? How do you know her name ?" Hanami – san frowned and looked at Kise .
"N – nee , Hanami – san …"
"What ?"
"What is her name ?" he pointed at the girl with the ponytail .
"Oh her name ?"
"Y – yes …"
"It's Sanada Yukira ."
"W – what ?"
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I'm really sorry for the super late update . I'm really busy these days so I have no time to write at all . And thank you very much for the reviews , follows and favourites . I hope you enjoy this new chapter and reviews are welcome . (T.T)/