Sakuchii: WAII! It's the five chapter! I'm so happy.
Hitomi: Thihi... Atsuya is in big problems, or should I say that Shirou is. Also you're in big problems for posting this five days later than you promised!
Sakuchii: Eh? Hitomi what are you doing here, and where Ai-chan and Yui-chan are. *totally ignoring Hitomis words*
Hitomi: Oh, they got mad at you, because they're not appearing in this chapter. *smiles*
Sakuchii: *sweat drop* Anyway, I do not own Inazuma Eleven, I only own my own OC and the other ones belong to their rightful owners. ~ deshii
Hitomi: Please Enjoy the chapter!
Chapter Five: The Truth That Hurts
"Wha- What are you doing here?" Mai stammered as she saw the blond-haired girl before her with her cheeks burning red like apple.
"Oh, I came here to visit Ichi-san, but it seems that he's not home at the moment, so I came here to wait till he comes back." Hanaka smiled happily and stepped into the house. When Mai heard Hanakas words her face suddenly darkened but it seemed that the other girl didn't notice this change.
Hanaka walked forward and greeted Mais parents. Mai followed her closely and took the older girl into her room, though she was stopped by Hanakas words in the middle of the stairs.
"So is Ryuu-kun home? It's been a long time since I last time saw him." Hanaka smiled happily as she walked the stairs up. She didn't have any clue on what had happened on the town while she was gone. Mai, who was already opening the door of her room, all of a sudden stopped and that made Hanaka almost to crash on her.
"Wha- What are you doing?" the blond-haired girl asked angrily while covering her nose, but her expression changed as she Mai turning to her with tears forming into the corners of her eyes.
"You- you know Ryuu-chan... he- he died seven years ago." Hanakas eyes widened of the black-haired girls words and her jaw dropped. "SAY WHAT?"
"and Ichi-san... he moved to capital five years ago." Mai continued, ignoring Hanaka as river of tears was running by her cheeks. After sometime Mai finally released all the frustration and sadness she had kept inside her all these years and started to bawl like a little child.
Hanaka couldn't do anything but to close her eyes and listen as the girl before her cried till her eyes were all red. She didn't know what to do when someone was crying, because this was her first time seeing someone crying before her. Because she was a princess, she had never seen anyone crying before her.
After many long minutes, Mai finally calmed down and Hanaka finally dared to open her eyes. When seeing the black-haired girls eyes all red and dry from crying, she couldn't do anything but to hug Mai.
"I'm sorry." She apologized while embracing Mai ever more tightly. Mai felt her eyes watering and embraced Hanaka. The girls stood there for a moment, but then Hanaka backed off and stared at Mai with her eyes shining, but her face was calm serious.
"I..." Hanaka started, but stopped for a moment, "I really hate to say this. But please, can you tell me what happened here?"
Mais eyes widened and she started to shook her head with refusing face, but Hanakas arms grabbed her shoulders and the blond-haired girl stared at Mai with supplicant face. The black-haired girl stared at Hanaka and a little hope came into her mind. Maybe, maybe she could help her... Maybe Hanaka would be the only one who actually understood trough what she had had to live.
"O- Okay." Mai finally agreed while sighing and walked into her room. She sat into her chair and Hanaka sat on her bed. The was a moment of silence, but Mai broke it with a loud sigh.
"So... everything happened on that day seven years ago."
Flashback ~ Mais Memories (Her P.O.V) ~
Even thought I was only six years old at that time, I still remember it like it happened only yesterday. I was playing with Ryuu-chan in the forest and suddenly lost the sight of him. While I was searching for him, I all of a sudden heard a loud roar, after what Ryuu-chans shouting.
I quickly ran to the direction from what the shout came, and when I arrived there I couldn't believe what I saw before me. Ryuu-chan was lying on the ground and he was all covered in blood. I ran to him why calling his name and he turned to me with a smiling face.
"I'm sorry Onee-san, but I have to go now, but I promise you we will see each other again." he said as he took a hold of my hand and smiled at me. I felt tears falling from eyes and they dripped on his bloody hand. Then he leaned against me and whispered something into my ears.
"I love you forever, Onee-san" After that, I felt as his body became numb and he dropped on the ground. I quickly stood up and shook him countless of times, but he didn't respond to me. After that, I left him with my eyes all teary to call for mother or father, so that they would help him. But when we came back, bis body was nowhere to seen. At first my parents thought I was only joking and that he would come back when he get hungry.
The days went by and after a week my parents finally got worried and started to looking for Ryuu-san, but he was no where to seen.After years of searching, they finally gave up and admitted that he was dead.
What made things even worse for me, who was already crying myself to sleep every single night, was the fact that Ichi-chan moved away. The fact of loosing my best friend, neighbor and crush was too much for me, and I even tried to end my own life few times. I had lost my older brother, and now I lost my only love too, I couldn't take it anymore.
My parents tried to cheer me up, by searching me for a husband. I know it sounds crazy, because I wasn't even ten years old at that time. Of course, I couldn't forget about Ichi-chan, so turned down every single guy that appeared even before he had the chance to introduce himself. Ichi-chan was the only one for me and I didn't want to even look at anyone other than him.
So slowly, maybe even too slowly, years went by and the husband candidates didn't disappear even if I turned every single one of them. Sometimes I thought that just where in the world mun and dad found all those perky stupid guys. Well nothing much happened after that, Ichi-chan never even visited me again. I'm pretty sure that he has forgot all about me.
~ End Of The Flashback ~ (Normal P.O.V)
Hanaka listened carefully as Mai explained about the things that had happened to her and even though she wanted to gasp few times, she kept her face as serious as stone. When Mai finally stopped, she closed her eyes and stood up while walking towards the door. Mai too, stood up and Hanaka then stopped at the door and bowed to the black-haired girl.
"I really thank you for letting me to listen to your story and staying at your house, even if it was only for a while." she smiled happily and then continued, "But it's time for me to go now." After that Hanaka opened the door and walked out of the room. Mai was left there stunned, but she quickly recovered and ran after the blond-haired princess.
When Mai finally caught up to Hanaka, the princess was already opening the front door. She stopped and glanced at the heavily breathing girl with her eyes widening. "Whe- Where are you going?" Mai could finally ask, after catching her breath back to normal. Hanaka let out a light smile.
"I'm going to the capital. First I will go to see Ichi-san, and after that I will think how to find Ryuu-kun." Mai eyes widened from Hanakas answer and her jaw dropped down. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. Did the princess just say she was going to search for her brother? Had Mai underestimated her, and she, just like everyone other was thinking that she was an idiot?
"But-" Mai started with tears dropping from her eyes. "I just said that he was DEAD! DO YOU NOT BELIEVE ME?" she tried desperately explain to the girl before her, but couldn't hold her tears anymore and felled on the ground while crying. Hanaka stared at the younger girl with surprised eyes and then her face darkened. She placed her hand on the front doors window and stared at the falling snow.
"You did say so, and I do believe you, but-" Hanaka sighed as she started to walk towards Mai. "Ryuu-kun said it himself, didn't he. We will see each other again." Hanaka smiled as she reached her hand towards the crying girl. Mai took her hand and with Hanakas help she stood up. Then Hanaka once again turned towards the door and started talking.
"You know, Ryuu-kun. He never was a good liar and that's why I believe that what he said was true. It means he's not dead, he's somewhere in this country waiting for us to come and find him." Hanaka smiled happily and Mai was sure that she could see light crimson appearing on the princess cheeks.
"Then- Why did he set up his death?" Mai asked desperately. Why in the world could the blond girl be so calm in this situation, when the person so important to her was dead? Yes, to tell the truth, though Mai was three years younger than Hanaka she wasn't stupid. She knew really well that Hanaka thought of her older brother more that just a friend, though she wasn't so sure to Ryuujis feelings.
"I don't know." Hanaka answered and Mai sighed. "But- I think that he had something that he had to do, and wasn't sure if he would ever return to home. So he thought it was better so disappear completely from your life, than just leave you worrying. That's the kind of guy Ryuu-kun is, right?" the blond princess explained and turned to Mai with a smile.
"Yeah, right." Mai finally smiled and that made Hanakas smile to widen. Then the princess stretched her hands. "Well I think I should be going now. It's long way to the capital and I don't have much time to waste."
"Wait-" Hanaka heard Mai shouting when she was about to open the front door. She turned to the girl with a "yes?" written in her face. Mai blushed a little and moved around restlessly trying to get the words out of her mind. "I just thought that, maybe- Maybe I could come with you?" she finally said out.
Hanaka blinked her eyes in astonishment, but then started to laugh. "Sure why not. I'm sure it's lonely to be here alone, and more over I need a company for the trip. It'll be fine as long as you wont complain about everything." Hanaka smirked and showed her tongue. Mai looked at her stunned but then her face darkened from the anger.
"I'm not a little kid!" she yelled after Hanaka who was already opening the door and running with all she could, while laughing happily. Mai could only laugh and so the girls journey to the capital could finally start.
Let's leave the girls for a moment now and see how the things in capital are going. Remember, my dear readers that the same amount of time has gone in the capital too.
Inside the royal palace, we can see a lonely figure wandering in the long and big hallway. At first glance, you would think that it was the crown prince Atsuya, but when you took a better look at him, you notice that he has gray hair instead of Atsuyas pink one. So, you're wonder how Shirou managed to get into the palace, and moreover while wearing Atsuyas clothes then let me tell you.
It all happened after Yukiko together with Haruya, Fuusuke and Ryuuji had teleported away by using Ryuujis powers. Atsuya and Shirou had crashed on each other.
"Damn!" Atsuya yelled angrily and covered his head with his arm. Shirou felled down, because his body was already so numb that he possible couldn't be able to stand anymore. After a while they boys finally noticed that there was someone else beside them in the room and started at each other with their mouths open.
"Who- Who are you?" Atsuya asked stammered, as he stared at the boy who looked exactly like him, with the difference of hair-color. Shirou raised his head and stared at the crown prince with stunned face.
"I- I'm Shirou Fubuki, your highness" the gray-haired boy finally said while standing up and bowing. Atsuya glanced at him with strange face. How did he know that he was the crown prince? Actually Atsuya rarely had the chance to get out of the palace, so he was pretty sure that no one knew how he looked like.
"And I'm Atsuya Fubuki. It's kinda interesting that not only we look like each other, we also share the same surname." Atsuya smirked as he, with good manners that Hitomi had taught to him, bowed. Shirous eyes widened with this sudden bow, and he backed of a little.
"Yes- Yes-" he didn't know what to answer, "It must be a coincidence, or maybe even a fate." the gray-haired boy answered formally. Atsuya smirked happily, it's been a long time since he had met so interesting person and he already took a liking of him.
And so the boys chatted together for a sometime, though you couldn't call it chatting, because Atsuya was the only one talking about his boredom inside the castle and all those formalities he had to learn and about his evil personal maid and Shirou only nodded now and then and commented if Atsuya asked something.
After a while of chatting, Atsuya noticed that he had told almost everything about himself, but he didn't knew anything about this strange pauper boy. So he stopped talking about himself and asked from Shirou how was it, living outside the palace.
Shirou stared at Atsuya and sighed, "It's nothing compare to your life here inside the palace. I mean, I have to work to get my food, people hate me, I have to use the same clothes every single day, my family hates me, I'm starving from hunger, I get punished if I do something wrong," and continued telling all about his life out side the royal palace.
Atsuya listened closely and when Shirou stopped telling about his miserably life, the crown prince thought about one thing, and when he had made up his mind, he stood up.
"You know, how about changing places?" he suggested to Shirou. The gray-haired boy stood up in confusion.
"What- What do you mean?" he asked not believing what he had just heard. Atsuya opened his mouth to speak again but Shirou was sure that there was a tone of anger in his voice. The crown prince didn't like when he had to repeat himself.
"I mean, you don't like you life outside the palace, and I don't like mine inside this stupid brick building, so why not changing places. You would know how it feels to live inside the palace, and I'll get some freedom." Atsuya explained with angered tone.
Shirous eyes widened even more, and before he had the chance to answer Atsuya already made up the decision for him, and so now he was wondering inside the royal palace, not knowing where to go. The gray-haired boy sighed loudly and stopped to look around, when he suddenly heard a voice laughing.
He walked next to one of the rooms, which door was opened and peeked inside. There he found two girls, one with teal-colored hair who was dancing around in her gorgeous amethyst colored dress. The other one had cinnamon colored hair and her maroon colored orbs shined as she smiled at the other girl. She was dressed in maid uniform.
"So, do you like it?" the teal-haired girl asked from the maid, who immediately answered, while laughing, "Yes Saya-hama, you look just fabulous."
The one called Sayaka stopped for a while and then walked to her bed and sat on it. Without any words from Sayaka the maid sat on the bed behind her and started to comb the teal-haired girls hair.
"I'll do this to you, Saya-hama, but then I have to go to find his Majesty." the maid said as she combed Sayakas hair. The teal-haired girl crossed her hands and let out a loud "hmph", as a sign that she wasn't so satisfied.
"You know Hito-chan, you're spoiling too much that baby prince of yours. He's almost sixteen already, and you're acting like he's a little kid who doesn't even know how to eat." Sayaka voiced out her opinion, and Hitomi listened to her carefully as she ended combing her hair and started to tie it on a bun.
"I know exactly what you mean, but I promised to my father, and to Atsuya-kuns father that I will always be by his side and help him." Hitomi answered and finally was done with Sayakas hair. The other girl turned in confusion to the cinnamon-haired girl.
"Wait did you just call him, Atsuya-" Sayaka stopped when she saw Hitomi glaring at her. She was really surprised about Hitomi calling the crown prince by his first name, because even though had lived in Yukidamura for six years, never she had heard the maid calling Atsuya by his first name. But, she knew very well Hitomis personality, and didn't want to be the next victim of her anger.
Shirou listened closely as the girls were chatting. He was so into the listening that he forgot about his surroundings and didn't notice when a person came to him and asked, "Your Highness, what are you doing?"
Hitomi stared at Sayaka with serious eyes, but then she closed her eyes and smiled, "What are you talking about, I called him "His Majesty" like I always do. You must have heard me wrong." Hitomi obviously lied. She then stood up and bowed to Sayaka.
"I'm really sorry, but I have to go now to find his Majesty" she said as she stood up from her bowing, but was stopped by a male voice that came from outside the room.
"No need to, because his Highness it just here." the male voice said and then two males walked into the room, though one of them was obviously dragged into the room.
"Nii-san" Hitomi said as she saw her brother entering the room. Sayaka immediately stood up and glanced at her personal butler who walked into the room. "Akira-kun!"
"Good Day, my ladies." Akira bowed the two girls and then glanced at Shirou, "I was going to tell Saya-hana that it's almost time for your violin lesson, but on my way here I found his Highness eavesdropping you two behind the door." he explained and smiled happily.
Sayaka and Hitomi first glanced at each other, then at Akira and finally their glance turned to Shirou, who was kneeling on the ground, but quickly stood up when he saw three pair of eyes staring at him. Sayaka didn't know what to say and Hitomi stared at Shirou with thoughtful face.
The was a long moment of silence which was broken by Hitomi who clapped her hands together happily. "Oh right, Atsuya-sama, it's time for your next lesson, I completely forgot about it." the cinnamon-haired maid said, grabbed Shirou from his arm and dragged the confused boy out of the room.
Akira and Sayaka were left into the room all stunned and they looked at each other. "Should we go too. It's not a good manner to be late." Akira asked and offered his arm to Sayaka. The teal-haired girl smiled and took his arm, while her personal butler lead her out of the room.
Hitomi dragged Shirou trough many hallways and corridors, so that the gray-haired boy was now completely lost in this maze of corridors. Shirou could barely keep up with the fast pace of the maroon eyed maid, especially since she greeted every single person whom they met. He was happy when she finally opened one of the rooms and entered there, but his happiness didn't last for long.
The room was the crown princes personal room and it was mostly red and brown colored. Hitomi recommended Shirou to sat on one of the seats and the boy did as she told him to. Hitomi walked around the room without saying anything, and Shirou didn't feel so good about the things.
Then the cinnamon-haired maid finally stopped, right before Shirou and glanced at him with flaming eyes. Shirou didn't like the air in the room and his heart skipped a beat when he heard the sharp question of the maid.
"Who are you?"
You guys probably want to know, what did this pauper answer to Hitomi, but now is not the time yet. First we have to take glance at some quests that are coming to visit our capital city Yukiramura.
Yes, two person on a horses were riding towards the castles, or to say the capitals, wall. When they arrived at the wall, they stopped the horses and one of the person get off of his black-colored horse and walked towards the white-colored one.
He reached his hand towards the person, or to correct a female, who was sitting on the horse and she took his hand. "We've finally arrived, my lady." the male said to the woman as he helped her down.
"Yes Kaede, we're finally here." the female smiles and took off her hood. Under the hood comes out a long, back lengthed hair which was brown-colored hair. It was wavy and had slight curls. Her eyes, that were staring at the capitals wall, were shimmering sapphire-colored.
"My lady, should we kept going?" Kaede, the butler of Atlantis kingdom princess, Miu asked. The princess stopped her glance at the city and answered with a smile.
"It's my pleasure, Kaede." the princess said and got onto her horse with the help of her butler. She then once more glanced at the capital before continuing her ride.
"I'm interested to know what kind of guy you are, Gouenji Shuuya-kun." she said and followed her butler, who was already on his way to the city.
Sakuchii: So this was the fifth chapter and I'm really sorry for posting this so late, even though I promised to some of you that I would post this on fourth day. I didn't realise at all that baby-sitting would be so busy work that I would not have any time to continue this story.
Hitomi: Enough with the explanation! I'm sure no one really cares what you had to go trough. Anyways, thanks for reading the chapter and please have the few minutes to review and tell what you think.
Sakuchii: I'll try to update as soon as possible! Happy summer vacation to everyone!
Hitomi: *raises her eyebrow* You sure everyone has them right now?
Sakuchii: *realizes* Oh... Well anyways, see you again!
~ deshii