100 One Shot challenge!
Disclaimer: I don't own Mai Hime just using the characters for entertainment purposes.
Title: Stars
Summary: Each of us represents a star in the sky… Sometimes we shine with the rest… Sometimes we twinkle alone and sometimes… We fall and make someone's dreams come true…
Genre: Romance/Drama
Word Count: 1,404
Story no.: 2
Based on Takumi's POV
"Ne Akira I am going out today the food was on the microwave you can just heat them then don't forget to unplug it after using it" I reminded Akira who was lazily watching TV
"You're annoying I am not a kid!" she retorted blushing
"Whatever you say" I said giving up.
I will just tease her next time I don't want to be late with my appointed with… her father
You heard it right I must have a lot of guts meeting with her father especially without her knowing
I stared at Akira innocently watching TV and eating chips
Her eyes landed in to mine she fixed my tie.
I lied to her saying that I will just teach students how to cook a seminar in other words.
I really don't like to lie to her but this one is an exception
I was so surprised when Akira's father called me I knew it has to be important but I don't want her to fight with her father just for me so I made it a point that no matter how he insulted me I will never tell that to Akira
When she finished fixing my tie she gave me a quick kiss on the lips which make me smirk
"Take care" she said and smiled
I hold her neck and kissed her gently when my phone rang the two of us jumped in to shock
It turns out to be my alarm.
"Geez! Why do you set an alarm you are just going to the seminar so cautious" she said and sigh
I scratch the back of my neck and laughed nervously
"Don't be thinking of looking at other girls" she said glaring at me suspiciously as her eyes went closer to mine
"Akira" I said in a warning tone
She smiled "I was just joking I know you're too in love to me to cheat on me" she said in an alluring way
I pinched her nose playfully and give her butterfly kisses she stopped me and pushed me to the door
"Stop it you're going to be late" she scolded me playfully
"Hey I'm not done yet why your kicking me out of my own house" but it's too late she locked the door
"I am the victim here you seduced me then refused to give me kisses" I retorted playfully then I heard her laugh
"Maybe if you come home early I will give you some" she shouted
I smirked and my face went serious for some reasons
I sigh when I arrived Akira's father was not there yet so I picked the table for two, three tables away from the door.
After five minutes he finally arrived
He didn't waste time, he sit down
"I believe you that you loved my daughter" he started
I swallowed so he's the type of man that's not beating around the bush
I guess Akira got that trait from him it was a good trait but scary at the same time
"I assume you know that she's a kunoichi" he asked gently
I nodded "I knew it when I found out that she's a girl" I said politely
I was nervous I don't know the exact reason why Akira's father ask me to meet him
"Akira is my only daughter and she's the only one who can be the successor of the Okuzaki clan" Akira's father said to me without breathing he seem to be desperate
But still I didn't speak I continued to listen to him even though I knew the next words that will come to his mouth will hurt me deeply
"She refused to be my successor because of you" he said slowly my eyes widened in surprise I don't know what I will think
"The last rule Takumi, no secrets" the green haired girl said and wrote it on the paper
"No secrets" the brunette boy repeated
"Ne Takumi where should we seal the deal?" the green haired girl asked coming closer to the boy
"I could guess" he paused "In my lips?"
The couple grinned at each other and kissed
"Why your clan is making a big deal with my relationship with Akira we love each other" I said saying what I think
Maybe I am too tired to keep quiet…
I am always listening but did they bother to listen to what I have to say?
Who are they to decide what we will do?
In years of being together I never heard Akira say that he didn't want me
"If Akira didn't become the successor why did she train hard for!" her father shouted stomping his hands on the table.
"What's so wrong with me being with her?" I asked raising my voice standing up too
The waitress come to calm us down before she could speak we both calmed down and sit on the table.
I am at the nearby shore which is where we go in our first date…
I am standing on the top of the rock which is the exact spot where we sat in our date I am staring at the sea which is color orange because the sun is setting.
It is so quiet I can only hear the waves crashing to the rocks
Third person's POV
"Being a successor requires mating with a shinobi (male term for ninja) so she just can't bring herself to break up with you but eversince she was born it was her dream… I felt really bad because my only child was a girl but Akira promised me that she will not let our clan to end…"
Those words echoed to Takumi's mind he was walking no he was running without my sanity and … destination
Did that thing about her clan ever occurred in his mind? He asked himself
Why he even bothered to ask? Why didn't he ask her?
He got home he saw the greenette sleeping peacefully on the couch in the remaining space he sit beside her
Tracing the bridge of her nose memorizing every detail of her face
As much as possible he never wanted to see her shed a tear
He gently sent away the pieces of her hair that's covering her cheeks
She felt someone touched her she caught the hand and saw Takumi staring at her
"Oh it's just you" she said quite relieved Akira touched his cheeks and kissed it as if a wife greeting his husband from work
The brunette smiled weakly
This was not unnoticed by the greenette girl "Are you tired I could give you a massage" she offered
Takumi shook his head weakly
"Is there a problem your acting quite strange" she asked concerned by his unusual act
"Let's break up" he said firmly
Akira's eyes widened as if her heart stopped at that moment she can't speak nor move
She blinked several times absorbing what the boy he loves is saying
"It's not working…"
She tried to speak but no avail only tears could escape her Takumi never wants to see her face
He bit his lips hard he remembered the scars on her body which is resulted by her hard training ever since she was capable of walking
"We are too different this relationship couldn't work when I am with you I felt that I was a prisoner" he paused trying to force words out of his mouth
"I …"
"I don't feel that I love you anymore" he finally said
Akira was now sobbing her legs as if they work on their own dashed outside of his apartment leaving him empty
Old people say the sea water is salty because it represents people's tears…
The next thing I knew is my face was so wet due to my tears I slumped back in to the rock and sob
I knew her father was right there's no way she could be happy fully if she's in my arms
But I don't know if I could take what what's lost…
The sky that's color orange was now black, the sea was black but it is shining because of the moon
I look at the stars and I saw a falling star
Surprisingly I finally understood what the star is feeling when they are falling…
Happy because someone's dream will come true but at the same time dying…
END