A/N: Is the story dragging or not? I know that the last chapters are not the best but I really like to update more. I didn't update yesterday because my sister typed her chapter nine of Hitsugaya Karin. For those who fave, followed and review for that one, thank you very much.
I think that maybe this chapter will going to be short because I don't really have time to type in. And people, please look forward for an omake. Valentine's Day Special. It will be next week, so I'm just saying. :)
Warning: I think that the violence will start with this chapter. Please, I will try to be more discreet and just describe some of the grotesque parts. I'm not a violent person and if you observe that the violence is not described with appropriate words or not very 'action' enough, then please forgive me.
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis and its characters.
"Dad," Atobe called out to his father who is currently scanning a piece of document sent by Red and Onyx to him.
Daisuke looked up to his son with brows meeting in the center of his forehead, "Keigo, what is this?" He showed his son the pictures of him and Ruriko having fun in Kyoto."
"Dad," he measured his father's mad scale and decided that his father is in curious level. "That's what I'm here about. You see, I planned to marry th-"
"No," he said with a hard note in his voice.
"No?" his son repeated. "No? But dad, I love her!"
"You don't love her," Daisuke said desperately. How can he make his son see that he doesn't love this girl?
"How dare you tell me what I feel?" Keigo shouted. "Do you even understand me a bit? Do you even know me?"
He look at his son, misery reflected his eyes, "You're my son, of course I know you."
"That's bullshit and you know it!"
"Don't disrespect me with words like that, Keigo," his voice became really, really hard... like the one he used a long time ago, when his Emiri hadn't died yet. "I don't know what's happening to you this last few months but then your friend Oshitari told me everything
"How can you even say that I am having an affair with Hotaru-chan? How could you even think that I didn't love your mother? You wouldn't be here talking to me like that today if I don't love her. Keigo, she's the reason I tried so hard to become perfect in your grandparent's eyes. I threw away the chance to be a father to you because of the pressure your grandpa putting on me but I didn't mind all of that because I love you and your mother and I don't want the two of you to suffer because I couldn't provide for the both of you."
"When I married your mother, your grandparents didn't like me," he recounted, he saw himself in the past again. He was in the past again. "I promised them that I will make a great empire out of my small business. They didn't tell me that your mother was sick, when they decided to move you and your mother to Europe... I want to come with you and leave all of these. But then, they told me that I wouldn't be enough for their daughter if I don't work my ass off so instead of living by your side, I let you mother and grandparents to take care of you."
"When you guys decided to come back because your mother couldn't bear not to have me with her anymore, you were so distant and because I don't know what to do with a kid hitting puberty, I kept my distance too. Which was a stupid move because we grew more apart and became stranger to each other. But then, you're not that strange to me. Your mother told me wonderful stories about you. The way she told them to me, I feel like I'm always part of your story too. My only regret is that I didn't try enough to be as close as this to you.
"Your mom died and it hit me like a bullet. It was so hard for me but I know that it was harder for you. You are the one who grew with her. She was the one who were with you from day one and I always think that I'm just a sorry excuse for a father and I don't deserve you. But I promised her that I will show my love to you, and you see that I'm trying to.
"Do you know why I chose Hotaru-chan to be your wife? Because she was like your mom, the one I married and the one I love. I know that you will love Hotaru-chan too and I believed that I was right. I have my proofs"
Daisuke showed Keigo a picture of him and Hotaru when they were kids, she was dress in a frilly, white dress and he have a casual on, a white tablecloth enveloped them as they slept in her small bed, a pair of broken-heart pendant were on each others neck in a red strings.
Keigo's eyes went wide and he let the picture fell as he gripped his head, memories from he was eight flooded in his head.
"Ah, Hotaru-chan, come here," her father motioned her to come. "This is Atobe-san and his son, Keigo-kun."
She stared at the old man, then looked at the other kid again. "Nice to meet you, Atobe-ojisan, Keigo-kun."
"Hmm, nice. Your daughter has a very good attitude and personality." Her father laughed.
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"Ahmm, Kei-kun," he heard a whisper in his back. He whipped his head off to see the girl who just talk. Kei-kun? How bold. She just met me and she's already giving me a nickname. "Would you like to play with me?"
"Hahaha, you expect ore-sama to play with you? Who do you think you are talking to?" he glared. He saw her looked in the ground. He thought that she's going to cry, but then she raised her head with a sheepish smile, then she laughed. Creepy.
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"What are you doing brat?" he growled. "Did you do that on purpose?"
"And what if I am?" Kei-kun said, rather cockily. Hotaru was afraid for him. The other guy is bigger than him, taller than him. She began to run to ask for help but she heard Kei said, "What? You want to play with ore-sama?"
She stopped, what the heck is he doing? Did he really want the other guy to hurt him?
"Huh, cocky. Then come, on. I will beat you, and you will see. I will make you do a dogeza."
"Hmm. Ore-sama will never do such thing. Not now, not ever," Keigo said.
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"What? You are losing already. You still want to continue? Do you really want to be a laughingstock?" Keigo said, taunting.
"I am not going to be a laughingstock, you are," the other guy said.
Hotaru laughed out loud and pointed at the guy. She laughed so hard that both boy and guy glared at her. "S-sooryy..haha.. I..Just..haha..want..to make..a point," she laughed again.
Atobe smirked. Hmm, this girl is interesting, he thought. Not the same with the other one awhile ago.
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"I-it's okay," she whispered, a little out of breath. "It's not really hurt, ouch." she said.
"What the heck are you talking about? You are bleeding," Atobe shout at her.
"Do not yell at me," she glared. "It was your fault, you know."
"Why does it became ore-sama's fault?" he glared too. "You didn't need to do that. Who said to run and meet that thing for ore-sama?"
"T-then, it's my body's fault. A reaction," she said, then gagged, her eyes is closing.
"Oh no, no you don't," Atobe was worried for another being for the first time, and it's because she was so stupid. "Hey, don't die on me." He realizes that this is the girl in frilly dress before.
"Lol, what are you talking about? I am going to live and marry you, we will have four children, you know," she said, grinning.
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"Kei-kun," she called out.
"Hn?"
"Do not forget about us okay? Promise me you'll love me forever. Because Kei-kun, I love you." she said with a smile, her eyes twinkling like the first time they met.
"Yes, Ho-chan, Ore-sama promise to love you forever and ever. And ore-sama will never forget about you, my little fiancee."
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"I, Atobe Keigo, take you Kinomichi Hotaru, to be my wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part." he smiled softly. He put the necklace on her.
Hotaru giggled, "I, Kinomichi Hotaru, take you Atobe Keigo, to be my husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish; from this day forward until death do us part." She place the necklace on him.
"As two hearts unite this day," Atobe said in a rather priest-ly tone, which made Hotaru giggled more, "groom, you may kiss the bride."
Hotaru's heart is beating faster. Keigo cupped her blushing face and lean forward. When their lips touch, they felt an electricity that made them jumped.
"I..I guess that's it," he whispered. She nodded. Their eyes met, both grinned at the same time.
"Ugh," he moaned. "Ahhhh!"
"Keigo," his father went to him in a flash speed. "Are you alright, son? Are you okay?"
"Dad," he whispered. "I remembered. I remembered. Dad, I hurt Ho-chan," his tears flow from his eyes, he couldn't stop them. His heart feels so heavy, like someone is pinching it until it bled out.
"Dad, I need to see her," he said. "I need to see her. NOW." Then he ran away and calling for the chauffeur to drive him to Hotaru's house. To my Ho-chan, my little fiancée.
At the same time, Hotaru and his grandfather are silently drinking tea in the dojo overlooking a peaceful garden. This is where she go when she feels down, and her oji-san's presence is a great help for her.
And then, out of nowhere, a sound of a blasting gun rung in her ears. She look at her grandpa, already lying on the floor, crimson liquid flowing out of him, he didn't breathe any more.
"Wahhh!" she wailed, then darkness engulfed her as she felt the tranquilizers shoot through her body.
A/N: So that's it. I just want for Keigo to realize his mistake and then when he tried to go to her, it will be too late, or is it? Drama! More drama! And yes, a cliffie. Lol
Please read and review and follow. I apologize for any mistake, I will try to correct them if I have more time in my hands. I know it was really short but then again I just copied and pasted, :)) besides, I just want to show you what happened before the initial violence, but as I said, I am not very violent, so when i killed her oji-san, it was silent except for the bang!
I know that I'm very evil for killing her grandpa when he doesn't come out very much, but it was a necessary for the next chapters to come. I would even give more parts for the Midnight tennis, her friends, and her brother whom I forgot his name already because he doesn't come out much.
And did you guys notice in the previous chapter? The prologue was out there, I just summarized it, so if you want to know what they talked about, go back to the Prologue.
The omake will be written earlier and I will going to post it on Valentine's day. Please look forward to it.
Once again, thank you very much.