Jychan: Sorry for the very late update. Yes, I am a very slacking person, but I'm in third year people! So, yes, studies were preventing me from updating. So, I am sorry.

29. A Reminder Of The Past

"Ah! Have you seen my Onee-chan?" A small blue-haired girl said towards two boys who were a few years older than her.

"Aniki…" The younger boy cried to the older one as the older boy went near the girl and asked, "Ojyou-chan, are you lost, perhaps?"

"Relax! Relax! I won't do any harm!" The girl replied as she went near the younger boy, who was quite cautious to the girl, who simply smiled.

"Then, who are you?" The two boys asked as the girl smiled and replied, "My name is Hidari! How about the two of you?"

"I'm Seien. He is Ryuuki." The older boy replied as the girl brightened up.

"Then, have you seen my older sister?" She asked.

"Who is your older sister, Hidari-chan?" Seien asked as he raised an eyebrow.

"Himeko-nee-chan." She replied with a smile, hoping that they would recognize her older sister.

"Seien-nii-chan… Ryuuki-nii-chan… Himeko-nee-chan…" Hidari murmured as she was still asleep.

As soon as Hidari blurted her tongue out to Ran Shuuei, Shuuei smirkedand said, "You want to play with me, eh? So, let the games begin."

And off, he ran trying to catch up with the blue-haired princess. Kou Shouka simply sighed as he witnessed the tag that the two nobles were playing.

"Eh?" The princess stopped on running when she realized she has gone on a dead end.

"This is it, Senshi-hime." Shuuei said as he smirked.

"Ch-Chotto matte Ran-san! W-What are you implying?" Hidari asked as she took a step back.

"You made me run for a while now. Don't you think I deserve some kind of reward for finally catching you. Moreover, now I have cornered you." Shuuei said as he straightened his posture, while Hidari made a defensive pose,

"No use, Senshi-hime. Please do remember that I am a general." Shuuei said as Hidari narrowed her eyes,

"So what? I can't just lose something while I didn't do anything before you retrieved it!" Hidari said,

"I like the way you think, Senshi-hime. In short, I like you. But then, I would like to ask on what you are thinking that you're going to lose." He said.

"Shuuei…" Hidari cried as she was panting hard, though her eyes were still closed.

"I'd really want you to tell me, what was in your mind when you said so. At this moment, I can do anything to you. Heck, if you're a princess of Shinyen." He added,

"How dare you!" Hidari said,

"Just joking!" Shuuei said as he gave a goofy face, "I was just teasing you all the while, hime. I wanted to stop earlier, but I liked the way that you were reacting." He added as Hidari's expression darkened,

"Relax, Senshi-hime! I was simply teasing you!" Shuuei said as he stepped back while Hidari went near him, her expression never changing and she sat down on the floor,

"You scared me back there, Ran-san." She said as Shuuei helped her stand up. She walked to the end of the shelf, where there was no dead end,

"But nonetheless, the next time this happens, I hope you understand what I might do against you." She added as she left,

"But then, Senshi-hime, the part when I said I like you, was not part of the joke." He said as he smirked as Hidari blushed.

"Shuuei…" Hidari called out as her eyes bolted open. She bit her lower lip upon the sudden rush of memories inside her head.

"Speaking of ages, how old are you, Hidari-hime?"

"Me? Hmmm... 19 years old. Still young, noh. Ryuuki-nii is still older than me, though, more or less 2 years."

"Is that so? Then, our ages are not so far." Ran Shuuei replied with a smirk on his face.

"But you're older than me." Hidari said as she sat down on the chair,

"But then, Hidari-hime, shouldn't grooms be older than the brides?" He asked.

"I suppose, which is why I placed Shi-san out of the list on who to match with Onee-sama." Hidari said as Shuuei sighed with her response,

"Maa, maa, Hidari-hime, don't you think that I'm quite serious with you?" Shuuei said with a small smile on his face.

Hidari was silent upon the rush of memories inside her head. She was getting confused of the seemingly events that had taken place.

"Maa, maa, at least, I'm back now, which reminds me, Onee-sama, where did you go? I was worried of you, which was why I looked for you with Ran-san." Hidari said with a gentle smile on her face while Shuuei whispered to her ears, "Worried of you... or probably hungry because we cannot start without you..."

"Itaii..." He complained upon the pain on his foot as Hidari stepped on his foot.

"Shuuei…" Hidari cried as tears fell down from her eyes.

"Is there someone inside your heart as of this moment?" Shuuei asked as Hidari's narrowed her eyes on the thought,

"Eto... There's none as of the moment..." Hidari said as Shuuei sighed in relief and said, "That's good. Well then, I'll tell you this. Don't make anyone go inside your heart except for me. I'm the only one allowed to invade your heart."

"I can't believe that you've said that to me." Hidari murmured as she bit her lower lip despite the blush on her face.

"Onee-sama!"

"Hidari-hime!"

"Onee-sama! Help me! Tasukete, Onee-sama!"

"Hidari-hime!"

Himeko called as she tried to get Hidari, but she had to run back to the boat, which was about to sail off,

"Onee-sama! Just save yourself!"

Himeko hesitated a bit but then, ran back to the boat, and was able to ride on the boat, before it went off,

"Get back here Senshi Himeko!"

Yamamoto Kentaro's voice was heard as Himeko was looking at Hidari who was captured by the soldiers.

"Onee-sama… I hope you're safe. But wait, she looked exactly the same Shimo Furiko-san. Don't tell me…" Hidari was cut off upon someone entering the room where she was staying.

A blonde woman with blue clothes went near her and said, "Ah. I see that you're awake already. I was quite worried since you fainted right in front of me!" She smiled, "Ah! By the way, I'm Ran Gyokuka."

"Ran?" Hidari asked as she noticed the family name of the woman who had saved her life, "Yes. Ran. Is there any problem?" She asked as Hidari shook her head. She wasn't sure if she would have to reveal her own identity or hide it.

"No. There isn't. I'm Chika, by the way. Aoi Chika." Hidari said as Gyokuka smiled and replied, "Oh! That's why you were quite shocked earlier after I told you that my family name is Ran. Well, after all Ran and Aoi have the same kanji, right?"

Hidari simply nodded at what Gyokuka had said while Hidari asked her, "Ran-san, may I ask how many days have I stayed here?"

"Oh. Around two days. By the way, the clothes that you were wearing during the time that you fainted are over there. They were very dirty, so I had to change your clothes. What happened to you, Aoi-san?"

"Eh? A lot of things. I fell off from a cliff, actually. Anyways, I have suffered more from my past experiences," She chuckled, "In fact, I had amnesia. I forgot about everything: from my family to my friends and even the one man who I've loved."

"Oh! That must be hard then!" Gyokuka remarked as Hidari shook her head and replied, "But luck was on my side. I met and fell in love with him again."

Upon hearing this, Gyokuka squealed in delight while Hidari chuckled on her reaction. "Oh my! Then, you must hurry and go back to him! He might be worried! Do you want me to help you?" Gyokuka asked as Hidari grinned in delight and nodded. "Sure. Thank you very much, Ran-san."

There was a knock on the door as a servant went inside the room. "Gyokuka-sama, Shuuei-bocchama is here."

"Shuuei?" Hidari murmured as she blushed upon the mention of her husband. "Ah yes. Ran Shuuei. He's my brother-in-law. Perhaps, do you know him?" She asked as Hidari simply bit her lip, unsure of what to reply.

There was a knock on the door as Ran Shuuei went inside the room. "Are you there, Gyokuka…" His words were dry as he saw a familiar face inside the room. It was the face of the person whom he loved very much, the woman whom he had searched near and far for.

"Hidari…"

"Shuuei…" Hidari was about to cry when Shuuei ran towards her and hugged her tightly.

"What are you doing here? So, it was really them who plotted to kidnap you?" He asked.

"Actually, it was Ran Gyokuka-san who found me limping around the area as I tried my best to escape from the kidnappers. They were Yamamoto's henchmen and not from the Ran Clan." She replied as he widened his eyes,

"Yamamoto? How did you-" "I remembered everything already, Shuuei. My memories went back to its proper place." Hidari cut him as Shuuei's expression darkened.

"I see. So, now you do know that I have lied to you about those times. It's okay if you want the two of us to separate, Hidari." Shuuei said as Hidari punched him on his face.

"Itaii…"

"That was the payment for lying to me about you getting my innocence way before we were married." She said, "You gave me one hell of a heart attack. I never thought that I'd lose my innocence if I wasn't married yet and yet, you told me so." She pouted, "But I don't want to be separated from you. Not now that my memories have returned and I have no doubts that I'm not married to someone else nor that I love someone else besides you, Shuuei."

"Eh?"

"I mean," Hidari blushed, "You told me that no one was allowed to go inside my heart b-besides you and I already f-f-fell for you from th-the very start, I mean…" She stuttered as Shuuei hugged her tightly and said, "I'm never going to let go of you again."

Jychan: I updated. I hoped you squealed with the cheesiness and the fluffiness of the whole chapter.