Chapter 13: It Was Never A Sin To Love
Flying through the air over Awayuki town, the knights were desperately looking for a sign of anything that Fenrir might have come across. But so far, nothing has shown up. Not by water, air, or solid earth. Everything looked clean and full of life, but they just have to find the Princess of Disaster so they can save their Princess of Light.
They all landed on the base of the Awayuki bridge to rest cause they were so out of breath.
Well all except for Hayate.
"WHERE ARE YOU FENRIR, WHERE ARE YOU," Hayate practically screamed in to the air. "When I find you, I'm gonna tear you to shreds!"
Kei gawked in surprise, "I never seen Hayate this angry before."
"AND HOW COME YOU GUYS AREN'T UPSET?"
"Calm down Hayate, we're just as upset as you are," Sasame spoke softly.
"This isn't the time to be shouting and going insane. We have to make up a plan a quick," Goh stood in front of Hayate and he restrained Hayate by his shoulders. "You have to calm down."
"I don't want to calm down!"
"Hayate!"
Then tears were fighting their way through Hayate's eyes. "I just... I just don't want to lose her again.." He clenched his hands until the nails almost pierced the skin.
The knights never have seen Hayate so desperate to fight. In their eyes, he was usually the cool and collected, so much full of strength.
But now, he seems so much in despair that it's eating his heart from inside out.
"Hayate...," Goh took a few steps backward.
"...Did you really fall in love with Himeno?"
Hayate turned his head to face Goh and look at him straight in the eye. "It took you this long to figure that out," he whispered quietly, but loud enough for everyone to hear.
Everyone gasped... not that they already didn't know, but that their leader and older brother actually admitted to everyone about his harboring feelings for the Pretear.
"Don't act like you all are surprised. It was never a sin to love a comrade."
"That's true... I fell in love with Takako when she first became a Pretear," Sasame spoke up.
"Sasame," Goh said.
"The rules never said that you couldn't fall in love with a Pretear, it just said never fall in love with the enemy."
Sasame slowly walked up to Hayate. "I know how you feel and you know how I feel. I can understand that. But to prevent from losing what you love the most, you have to calm down and think out how we're going to do this."
"Tch..," and he said no more.
"But the problem is... how exactly are we going to do this," Mannen spoke up.
"Good question Mannen. How exactly are we gonna do this Sasame," Kei responded.
"I already have a plan.."
"That was fast..."
"So?"
Sasame then turned from a sweet and innocent person to down right serious. "We're going to need to act quick."
"Wh-what do you mean," Mannen shuddered. "Fenrir could be anywhere in the city. She could be in the next country for all I know. But we're going to draw her out in to the open."
"And how are we suppose to do that?"
"Use Hayate as bait..."
"Wait... WHAT?"
"I don't want Himeno to die," Shin held on to Hajime's hand.
"Me neither Shin, but she already seems so soulless."
"Does that mean she's already dead," Shin's eyes watered up with tears. "Even if she is, we're gonna have to keep her body safe."
"O..okay.."
Shin reached out for Himeno's lifeless hand as her head was already covered with a white sheet. "Ehh."
"You can do this Shin."
By the touch of skin, Shin was only able to generate a little leafe in to her body. "There you go Shin."
Over by the wall, Himeno's family stayed silent. They couldn't believe such a full of life girl could be taken away from them. It seemed too short for a long period of time they all had together.
"This is unacceptable..," Mayune moaned in tears.
"Shh...," Nastue caressed her daughter while she herself couldn't help but to cry.
"I can't believe we lost her... again," Mawata couldn't stop having flashbacks in to the past. She didn't expect arms to circle her body and being pulled in to an embrace. "The Leafe Knights promised us that they would bring her back. We can't just give up now," Kaoru whispered.
"Dad..," Mawata leaned in to her step-father's warm hug. "I wonder how Hayate is taking all of this," Kaoru spoke softly but loud enough for everyone to hear him.
"Most likely he'll be in pain," Mayune choked out.
"Mayune.. you knew how he felt for her?"
"Of course I did... *hic*..I was there when he kissed her that day. I could see the look in his eye whenever he's *hic* with her. I might be a rude selfish brat, but I know *hic* when someone is in love."
"Mayune..."
"I can't get the expression of his face out of my mind," Kaoru said. "His face... filled with so much anger and despair. It wasn't like him at all."
"He's probably in much more pain than we are...," Natsue spoke softly. "He is," Hajime spoke out of nowhere. Everyone's face turned towards him. "For how long I've known him, he's never smiled, laughed, or shown any signs of love for anyone."
"So what you are saying is.."
"Hayate smiles because of Himeno."
Then Shin spoke up,"I'm way too young to understand this stuff.."
"But can you tell Shin," Hajime asked.
Shin nodded a little, "He looks happy with Himeno."
"Okay it's my turn to transfer leafe," Hajime touched Himeno's hand. Fear drowned out all over his face, he slowly back his hand away from Himeno. "What's wrong Hajime?"
"Himeno's body..."
"What?"
"It's gotten colder..."
Everyone's eyes grew wider in shock. "I thought Shin gave her leafe!"
"He did, but it seems like her body needs more than a normal human being."
"Why can't you guys just give her more leafe now," Mayune demanded an answer.
"If Shin gives anymore leafe, it could kill him."
"H-how about you," Mawata almost started to weep.
"I can't give her anymore leafe. My leafe alone won't help keep her body stable."
"Oh God," Mawata cried.
"Calm down Mawata," Natsue tried to comfort her daughter. "I can't! Himeno is dead, how can I keep myself calm?"
"Mawata don't give up I said!"
"Kaoru you..," Natsue looked at her husband.
"She isn't dead completely. All we have to do is trust Hayate, Sasame, Goh, and Mannen. We have to have faith in them."
"But what happens if they can't do it," Mawata dropped to the floor yelling. Kaoru bent down on his knees and embraced Mawata once more.
"We just have to believe they can do it; we have no other choice but to."
"Daddy..," she buried her face in to his chest soaking his shirt with tears. He began to make soothing circles on her back and she soon fell to sleep.
"We all have to get some rest too."
"Yeah.. you're right."
Sorry guys that I've been so long! I'm really sorry that you all had to wait.. :( I'm so slow with keeping up with my fanfics. But I hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!
God Bless,
CherryBlossom210 :P