Forbidden
Love
By:
Miiru Kamishiro
Chapter
Three
I
am Koenma, prince of Reikai. The judge of the spirits and next ruler of spirits
and controller of the three incompatible worlds: Reikai, Makai and Ningenkai.
Three different worlds that have no peace within them, a thing that present me
tears and disappointment. Though I firmly believe one day a miracle will happen
but sometimes I sadly lose hope.
Ever
since I am born to this Kingdom, I am never gladdened completely. I am often
sequestered or engaged with my work. Only work came to mind either I am awake or
in a deep sleep. My father also controls me like a puppet. He directed all that
I do, say or act. That's why I never have a chance to meet myself…my real
self…
I
am a man with two alter egos. The first one is a very noisy boy with a powerful
pacifier. And my other ego is a young man with still a pacifier still hanging on
his mouth. But both of them don't have a difference. They are both the same
insides.
Fate
is truly unkind when I fall in love to a ferry girl of mine. She is my one and
only Botan. If she is only a Royalty, I will never have a problem but unluckily,
she's not. I comprehend it deeply, that I can't marry or even love an ordinary
Ferry girl…but I can't help it. I really fall for her cerulean tresses and
dawn-tinted eyes and most of all her pure and bubbly inner being. I know, she
love me too because she confessed it directly to me. But there's no way out. But
I will never give up. Never.
If
I will ever find peace in me, I believe it will come from her. But whatever
happens, I don't believe I can ever live without her she's…she's my only joy.
So this is I…to an extent…
"Koenma-sama,"
she gently called, tugging me to wake up. "We're here finally…"
"What?"
I asked drowsily. Then I opened my eyes and grinned for my eyes first see
nothing but her wondrous face. "What happened anyway?"
"You
fell to sleep while we are journeying back to Reikai, your highness," she
explained thoroughly, drawing a smile that I can die for.
"Okay,"
I replied, changing to my child form in an instant. "We better hurry…you
know how my father flares up!"
She
grinned.
*****
Terror
faces me as I imagine my father sitting impatiently on his throne seeing the
other work for my party. Sweat
drops down unstoppably from my forehead just seeing him. Nobody is brave enough
to face him directly, not even me his only son.
"Good
luck!" Botan uplifted my spirit. "I know nothing will happen..."
"Thank
you!" I thanked though I still feel something bad will happen.
"Bye!"
Botan quickly then give me a goodbye kiss on my plump cheeks. Probably that is
one of the best moments of my life! And as I saw her leave, my heart breaks.
Truly, I love her as days go by. But trying to forget her I headed straightly to
my father.
As
I see him my knees were like jellies and butterflies filled my stomach. Yes, I
never did have some guts because of my apprehensions. I am like a cat running
away from a dog…maybe even worse than that…but…
"Koenma!"
he shouted abruptly.
Gathering
all my courage, I tried to spoke certain words. Shaking, but it is the best
thing I can do. But as I remember Botan, my fears then vanished. "Yes, Lord
Enma?" I then overthrew myself intensely on the floor.
"STAND
UP AND BE A MAN!" he roared in an angrier tone. "WILL YOU FOREVER BE
SCARED WITH ME?!"
I
tried to stand; though fear tries to pull me down.
"That's
my son!" he smiled encouragingly. Wow! As a son, I never saw him smile or
even smirk. Is there something wrong with him?
"Yes,"
he set forth his statement, looking dead serious as usual. "I know I am a
heartless father for you and I have lots of unfinished obligation for you. But
you don't know how much you mean to me…"
I
can't believe what he had said! I am important to him? He must be nuts.
"What do you mean?" I firmly bit my lower lip as tears run from my
eyes.
He
sighed. "All I think of is my job," he confessed woefully. That's why
I forget you. Or maybe if I do, I have nothing else in mind but for you to be a
good king and my successor…that is why I spank you whenever you did something
wrong…" tears streamed down his gigantic eyes.
Tears
sprang down my eyes too, transforming to my teenage ego. I didn't know that he
is that important to me and he even loves me. "Father?"
"But,"
he motioned.
"But
what?"
"Because
I want you to be a good king someday," he began to explain, drying up his
tears. "I want you to marry anytime now…"
"Marry?"
I asked excitedly. "Can I marry---"
"You'll
bestow Princess Marina's hand upon the altar," he rudely finishes. "I
talked to her father about this…"
I
can't consider as true when I hear Princess Marina is the one I'll marry. She is
radically gorgeous; nobody can ever deny that. Her eyes are as deep as the ocean
where she humbly rests and her soft-colored hair are like the glossiest of all
emeralds. Not even that her kindness overflows and she is very serious she
rarely speak a word. But when she does it makes sense. Moreover, I can't
understand why I love her. Something is missing from her impeccable qualities.
Something only Botan-chan has.
"Noooooo!"
I incensed screamed. "I don't love her!"
"IS THIS THE WAY YOU TALKED WITH YOUR FATHER?" he barked so loudly the whole Kingdom of Reikai tremors.
Hinageshi
stumble down to the floor because of the
violent contact. "Ouch! What is happening?!" she exclaimed.
"Uh-oh!"
George groaned who is holding a box of colorful decorations. "I don't think
Koenma-sama did good in front of Enma Daoiu-san!"
Botan
joins in. "I guess you are right!"
"Uhhh!"
Ayame collapsed on the carpets and lost her consciousness, blood spewed out from
her head. "Enma?"
"AYAME!"
everyone in Reikai call suddenly and vehemently.
And everyone in Reikai is in trouble because of me. But what can I do, I don't love her.