On the way to his apartment, Sakura remained silent.Yet, Hyde could
sense a slight hint of worry on Sakura's cool face.What can he be worrying
about?A moment ago he still seemed so playful at Ryu's place..
"We're here".said Sakura as he turned the door of his apartment opened.
Sakura's apartment was about the size of Ryu's, but it was surprisingly
as neat and tidy as Ryu's. There was also a blue rose standing in a blue
glass bottle.Hyde was sooo happy and dokidoki..^^"It can't be...how does he
know I love blue?And blue glass products..."^^
"oh dear..."Sakura's forehead was covered with sweat."..She was...she's
here..?No way..!" he anxiously checked around the apartment, having made
sure that he and Haido were the only people in the apartment, Sakura was
finally relieved.
"What's the matter??You look... scared?"Hyde asked with concern.
"There's no way I can be scared!"yelled Sakura."No~~oops, sorry...Oh
yeah, what were we talking about?"
"Well..about the tidiness of your apartment." smiled Hyde.
"it's...sometimes I make Ryu to clean up for me..and..."Starting to
sweat, Sakura hesitated,"but some..sometimes an hourly 'maid' might come.."
"Eh?You mean she just came??In this time of the night?"Hyde's big eyes
grew bigger with curiousity and suspicion, and he moved closer to
Sakura."You and her..." There was jealousy in Hyde's tone.^^
"Errr...let's not talk about 'her' now, hey girl, do you have your own
pajamas?" Sakura tried to change topic.
"Oh, of course I got one, see.."Hyde hurriedly pulled the pajama from
his back pack and spread it out...
"Oh NO!this this..must be...a mistake!!"
It was a low-cut thin nightgown of very fine peach color silk, with
delicate and fancy lace embodiered all around the edges.
"wohohoho....what we got here?"Sakura's grinned naughtily, enjoying the
teasing of Haido, "You wanna wear this tonight?Well, you'll be too sexy
that I can't promise not to come on you lo!You know...this is too much of a
temptation for an ordinary guy like me..hoho"
Hyde was so embarrassed,"No!This's...i just grabbed something in a
hurry when I left home!No way I will wear this!" This is mom's gown!(which
means, Tetsu's^^)Ah, yes, the day before I escaped she brought in this yuck
gown together with a big pile of newly made clothes and asked for my
opinion...she must have mixed her clothes up with mine!!Ah~~~
"OK, girl. you just get into some of my T-shirts.They're big enough to
be your pajamas." When he was speaking he dug out several big T-shirts for
Hyde to choose.
After some time, Hyde appeared in front of Sakura in a Sakura
patterened T-shirt^^ which turned out to be a knee-lengthed robe for
Hyde."How do I look?"Hyde smiled angelically at Sakura as he sat down on
the sofa cross-legged.
"My!She looks so damn cute in my T-shirt!And that's my favourite one
too!No...I got to control myself..I can't let her know my true
feelings.."forcing himself to sniff back his nose blood^^, Sakura replied
bluntly,"You look nice."
"Really?"Hyde was a bit upset by Sakura's cool attitude.
"Yap".The thought of 'her' haunted Sakura and he held back the gentle
words he almost uttered."I'm not afraid of 'her', but but if 'she' finds
out that I by any chance like Haido 'she' must hurt her!No!I can't let that
happen...if I have any affection for her it will just bring her
harm..sigh...poor me..am I bound to remain single all my life..?Anyway I
just knew Haido for a while,don't worry too much la, Sakura!"At the idea
Sakura felt a little eased.
Having recollected himself, Sakura finally said,"So,What's your plan?"
"Huh??...Oh..you mean.."
"You can't just stay here forever right?Of course I welcome you,
but..after all you're a girl, and..it's dangerous here."
"you mean you're dangerous?"giggled Hyde."I'm not afraid of you at all."
"No.."Sakura showed a wry smile."It's not that.But you'll find that
out sooner or later..just hope when the time comes the situation won't be
that bad.."
Hyde was very curious of what he meant by the 'possible danger' he
might face.Moreover, realizing that Sakura worried about him he felt a
sudden warmth in his heart.
"Don't worry, Sakura.I'm just visiting here for a month or two...err..I..I
lost my money..but I won't bother you for too long!!" Hyde stood up and
said anxiously.
"Alright, don't worry about that.Just make yourself home during your
stay.. You can take my bed and I'll sleep on the sofa from now on.I got
work tomorrow." Then Sakura threw himself on the sofa with his back facing
Haido.
"...sigh..This guy, really so unmoved by my beauty?(^^).Ah
well..Hooom..I'm so sleepy too.."Hyde thought and entered Sakura's bedroom,
where he was greeted by a strong fragrance of perfume;there were more blue
roses arranged in vases."Strange....but don't care now..zzzzzzZzzz.."Hyde
covered himself with the quilt.
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"Sakura~~~~~~~~Sakura~~~~~wake up~~~"a low voice called.
Who is it??Doesn't sound like Sakura..ZZzzzzz I'm still so sleepy ma...who
dare to disturb me..hmmm...what smells so good?Smells like bread ne..Ah,
how come the perfume suddenly so strong?" Hyde was awaken by the mysterious
calling and the sweet smell of food and perfume.He peeped his head out of
the quilt, and a strange white face with a blue mouth appeared right before
him, it was not any one he knew."Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!Ghost!"Hyde was
fightened and cried as loud as he could.
"Who are you!!!!!!"Both of them screamed at the same time.
When Hyde looked more clearly, the owner of the white face was actually
an expressioness blonde woman who wore curious, blue lipstick and dressed
all in black.She was wearing a pair of high-heeled shoes, black lace silk
stockings, mini skirt and an apron.
"Oh!haha..I'm so silly,...you must be the hourly maid Sakura talked about
last night!"Hyde suddenly realized and nodded to the blonde maid."Sorry
that I screamed so loud.Heyhey, you're really hard-working!Come here so
early.I...." without finishing his sentence, a leather whip slashed right
beside Hyde and slit the pillow opened. White feathers instantly exploded
in the air.
"Hey!What are you doing!!i've never seen such a violent maid!I wonder why
Sakura hires you!I'll tell him to dismiss you at once!" Slash!!! "Hey! Stop
that! Ah~~~!!"Hyde jumped around the room to avoid the furious maid's whipping.
"You, woman!I command you to answer me, WHO.ARE.YOU!" The crazy maid
stepped one leg on the bed and pointed at Hyde with a crossiant.(^^Cow horn
bun)
Threatened by the whip and the crossiant^^, Hyde answered ,"I...I am
Haido..err...Sakura's friend.."
The maid seemed to be burning with rage and her blue lips
stiffened."Friend?" She studied Hyde from head to toe, seeing that he was
wearing only Sakura's shirt, flames almost burst out from her eyes."You
shameless woman!!How dare you sleep in my Sakura's bed!And where did you
hide my Sakura!!!!And behold, I AM NO MAID!"At the words the blonde woman
sprang at Hyde and tried to seize him.
"Waaaaa!!!Psycho maid!!!!HELP~~~~~~!!Sakura~~~"Hyde threw at the maid all
the vases and roses which came handy to him. Conviennently he also grabbed
the quilt, trying to cover the crazed blonde woman."You little witch, dare
to mess up my beautiful roses!" When they were wrestling, the blonde woman
happened to pull out Hyde's night gown from his back pack,which he put
beside the pillow last night."You...you..!!You seduced Sakura!With this
shameful clothes!" The woman exclaimed in tears.
"No!!I didn't!listen to me..ah...!!You psychopath!"Hyde tried to explain
but was greeted by the maid's claws...^^
"SAKURA~~!!!!!" the sound of 'Sakura' rose and fell inside the apartment.
"STOP!!!!!"Sakura finally rushed into his bedroom."What happened??" The
bedroom was now like a postwar battlefield."Haido!!Where are you??Are you
alright??" Sakura anxiously looked around the room but could not see Haido
anywhere."I..I'm here..I'm OK..." Still gasping,Haido carefully crept out
from beneath the bed.
"Sakura!!How could you....how could you care about that little witch
instead of me?"Seeing Sakura topless, she became hysterical,"You..you
two!!You two last ngiht..."
"I can swear nothing had happened between me and her!I just went to the
bathroom to shave and get change for work!Urr...It's.. not that I don't
care for you.But with you're always armed with your whip so I'm sure you're
perfectly OK.' Salura tried to calm her down. "Mana, it's just
misunderstanding!How can you just get at anyone without understanding the
situation first?How many times I told you, don't just pop into my apartment
at any time you want!"
"It's because of my love for you, Sakura chan...please don't get mad at
me..." said Mana as she shook Sakura's arms.She seemed totally obedient to
Sakura now...^^
Hyde tried to stand up, but not yet recovered from the fright."I...I'm
sorry, Mana, I mistook you as the maid.."
"Talking about the maid thing,"Mana suddenly rememebered,"did you tell
this woman that I am your hourly maid???And explain to me who this girl is,
why is she here!!" Mana questioned Sakura emotionlessly, yet her eyes were
burning with anger and jealousy.
Sakura felt a cold chill climbing up his back bone,"Errr...oh..ah!!I'm
late for work already, everything is just a misunderstanding!for your info,
Haido is Ryu's good friend.She's visiting him but his gf occupies the place
so Haido can't stay with Ryu..I'm just helping Ryu out, no other reason!OK?
I got to put on some clothes now!"Sakura quickly escaped into the bathroom.^^
Mana stared at Haido coldly with a hostile and scornful look.
"phew~!Now I completely understood the danger Sakura metioned...poor
Sakura..no wonder he's doesn't like girls..oh, it's actually, he can't like
girls....other than this Mana.." thought Hyde.
"I want you to be out of here as soon as possible."Mana said gravely."My
father is the owner of this area's apartments.So, I can't promise if Ryu
can stay in his little space when someone gets on my nerves."
Hyde was amused yet stimulated by her threat."Interesting!Miss Mana.But
don't forget Ryu is Sakura's good friend.What would Sakura think of you if
you make his good friend sleep in the street?" Hyde challenged Mana
fearlessly(he's a prince ma...^^)"By the way, I am Ryu's good friend.As you
see, Sakura won't like to see his good friend's good friend being treated
without hospitality."
"You little devil!"Mana's eyes were blazing.
"Thank you for your compliment." Hyde smiled sweetly."Hoho..this is my
first battle!Hmm,our first round was tied, but I seemed to be in dominant
position ne!"He thought happily.
When Sakura came out he saw the enountering of the electric rays coming
from the two girls' eyes.^^
"Emm..girls..I'm leaving now..Mana..please take Haido to Ryu.It's morning
now and he should be still at home.When I'm back from work tonight I will
pick her up at Ryu's place."
"Why does she has to stay in your apartment!I can find some other place
for her!" Mana screamed.
He turned to Mana sternly,"I have the freedom to take any of my friends
in.If you persist to be unreasonable, I have no trouble moving out of here
at once." Stunned by Sakura's powerful speech, Mana was dumbfounded.
"Promise me you won't hurt Haido ever again.She's Ryu's good friend.I
can't let him down!"Sakura said.
"O..OK, I promise." Mana answered unwillingly.Having made sure, Sakura
gave Haido some money and hurriedly left for work.
"So,"Mana casted a cold sidelong glance at Haido."Get into your own
clothes and let's go."
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Going out with Mana was absoultely no fun experince.He could feel her
piercing gaze behind his back.And she seemed to bring with her a creepy
atmosphere whereever she went.
"I don't believe you don't have an eye on Sakura."Mana suddenly stopped
and clenched her teeth. "And don't think your laughable white dress can
help you pretend innocent!"
"Well, what if it's Sakura who is interested in me?"Hyde smiled.Ignoring
Mana's uprising anger, he continued,"And thank you for reminding me that I
lack clothes for change.Since I'm in shortage of money,I need Miss Mana's
help to get me some clothes by tonight."Hyde grinned wickedly,"Sakura can
help me choose too."
"You!!!"Mana yelled."I'll..." When she was about to explode, Mana caught
sight of Ryu at the corner of the street."Ha!You should thank God for your
good luck.Go and stick with Ryu now, my babysit is over!"Mana drew near to
Hyde."And keep in mind, you'll pay for everything you've said and done to
me, especially if I found out anything between you and my Sakura!"
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"RYU~~~!!!"
A calling dragged Ryu back into reality from his disordered thoughts.
"Huh??Ma...Mana??"Mana's presence gave Ryu a start."And...ha..Haido??"
"Yeah.Here, take her away with you." Mana rudely pushed Haido towards Ryu
and left without giving them a second look.
"Are..are you alright??"Ryu was amazed to see Haido in her good
condition.^^. As far as Ryu had known, no gal who had been with Sakura and
seen by Mana could escape her 'evil palm' unharmed.Even Ryu himself had
'eaten' a whip from Mana once when she saw Ryu and Sakura sleeping together
after a christmas party..^^(just sleeping la...)
"i'm perfectly OK!"Haido replied spiritedly."But..how about you?You look
terribly distressed."
"Sigh....it's...it's...."
"... because of Sugi?"Haido's eyes sparkled."What happened?"
Reluctantly, Ryu told Haido about the 'fight' occured in the morning.
"I see..." Haido turned his mind quickly.^^"Ryu, you really don't
understand girls!!"
"Ha..??What you mean...???"
Haido whispered to Ryu,"Shuu...let's lower our voice.Ryu, you don't
understand?Don't think Sugi is really so strong from the way she acts!She
is actually a very delicate and shy girl!Remember yesterday we went to buy
girly stuff?"
"Yeah??"Ryu blushed.
"You know, Sugi couldn't find the particular brand name of that 'girly
stuff' she always uses,that's why she's so frustrated!She only use that
brand and nothing else!You can imagine how she might feel last night,eh?How
can she tell you this morning that she wants to go out and find that
brand's 'girly stuff!"
"Oh~~~"Now Ryu understood everything^^ and his face was redder than any
tomato."Ah!!I'm..I'm so stupid!!No wonder she said it's none of my
business, of course!!Ryu you're so stupid!!You really worth some
whipping!"^_^..
"Ehem...Haido..can..would you tell me what ..err..brand is that..??"When
Ryu said these words his face was so red as if it was about to explode.
"Oh...." Haido thought and quickly answered,"Well, you know, that
one...the best, most famous and expensive one you can find in any store!"
(he actually knew nothing about the whole thing, of course^^)
"Thank you, Haido!!!I..." Ryu was now very happy but he also seemed very
anxious.
Suddenly an idea came to Haido and he asked Ryu,"Hey, do you know where
does Sakura work??If you can tell me I can go to find him myself, and you
can ...Hehe...go get some sort of 'present' for Sugi."Haido smiled naughtily.
"Of course!!!!"Ryu was overjoyed.
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Following Ryu's instructions, Hyde reached a wondrous, enchanting place
which was crowded with people.Colorful baloons were everywhere, and the
cheerful atmosphere of the place was enhanced by the playful music that
filled the air."Wow!!!This's like a dream land!Waa..all those things got
people in there!They all seem to be playing those things!!" Hyde hopped
around the place like a little girl, totally unaware of the four men who
were watching him from aside.
"Hoho....how come so many beautiful girls in white dress hang around us
these days?Hoho...this one is surely a fine piece for you, Chisato ani."
The blonde ganster blew out a circle of smoke and smiled evily.
The head of the gansters nodded satisfactorily,"haha..Hakuei, you're smart
this time, knowing who's the boss eh?Hoho...this little pussy cat is like a
pet looking for her master ne..hohoh...let's help her out..hoho.."
Suddenly Hyde discovered that he was surrounded by four tall men(well...^^
all the gansters are generally taller than him..), who obviously came with
no good intention.
"What..what do you want?" Hyde raised his voice in alert.
"Wohoho,...our little pussy cat is getting ready for a fight.There's no
such need, my dear, we are just trying to be your tour guide here!O-jiro,
Hakuei, Gisho!"The four exchanged glances and immediately pressed towards
Hyde, attempting to carry him away as they pushed him.
"Let go of me!!!!Ah~~~~~!!!!SAKURA~~~HELP~~Wuwuw...~"The gansters were
moving away swiftly....
At this very moment Hyde saw a Panda rushing towards their direction and
swept down all the gansters with its panda fists."Waa....kakkoii panda!!!"*_*
Unexpectedly, the panda offered its hands to him,"Haido."
"Eh???????"
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After a whole day's searching for Princess Ino, Sugi came back exhausted
and disappointed.Ryuji was also half dead because of excess squeezing.
"Sigh....what should we do now!We searched almost everywhere in this
area.. but still...no sign of princess Ino..and Ryu..sigh..." With a heavy
heart, Sugi changed into his uniform in club Extacy.
However, to his surprise, Sugi found Ryu waiting for him in front of the
changing room.
"Ryu!!Listen to me!I didn't mean a word I said this morning!!Please don't
be angry or misunderstood!You can do anything, just don't get mad at me!"
Longing to explain for the whole day, Sugi anxiously poured out his confess.
A mixed expression of surprise and gladness flashed across Ryu's face.Yet
he replied to Sugi's confess cooly and seriously."Really??You mean what you
said this time?"
"Ryu must still be angry!"Sugi thought,"Or else he won't say something
like that!..." and he nodded.
"Oh no, the ojisan are coming again from that way!'Ryu suddenly pointed to
someone behind Sugi and exclaimed with fear.
"Where!!"Sugi instinctively turned his head and at the quick moment he
felt a peck on his cheek!"Ryu you......"
Still in shock, Sugi turned back but Ryu already fled away in amazing
speed. Then Sugi discovered a beautifully wrapped gift in his hands, with a
tag saying 'sorry'."Ryu!!!!"Sugi was now in undescribable happiness,
anything about princess Ino was far from his concern..^^
"I wonder what present Ryu gave me??Hmm..it is kinda light...can it be
made out of cotton or something???Hmm..it's the first gift from Ryu, i'll
treasure it like gold!" Sugi thought and tossed the present in his hands
with a sweetest smile Ryuji had ever seen.
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Although princess Ino was temporarily forgot by the first guard Sugi,
soemone in prison was almost consumed by the thought and love for the
missing princess.
"Ino~~~~Ino...."the other first guard J rolled around the cellar."I'm so
useless!!!"J cried."I can't even protect you from that silly spy!!!if only
I can see you again...Ino!!!I can die without regret even if I am to be
executed!!!Ino~~~~i love you....." Due to lamenting and self-blaming, J
lost all the pounds he gained from Princess Ino's ramen.
"Ino...I...I'm going to die here..."J said to himself miserably as he
leaned against the cold stone wall.
"No you won't, if only you cooperate and surrender." A voice said.
"Who's speaking!"J vigilantly turned around.
From a distance, J saw an angelic girl who had Ino's face and figure
standing in front of his cellar.It...it is Ino??!!She is wearing her
favourite gown..am I dreaming????
"I...INO~~!!!????" half-crazed, J rushed towards the iron bars.
"No you're not Ino!!!!"J yelled furiously as he looked clearly at the
girl's face."Who are you!How dare you stole Ino's favourite gown!!I'll kill
you!!!"
The girl giggled."Hot-blooded knight of shining armor.It'll be a loss if
we have to eliminate you."
"We??What do you mean!"J asked in a burning rage.
"Oh yes, you're being imprisioned by the funny queen so you're completely
ignorant of the current situation of the Moon kingdom.Didn't you starved?Or
curious that these few days nobody brought any food or water to you?" The
fake Ino said prankly.
"I didn't!Without Ino it doesn't matter if I starve or die!"J roared in a
heartbreaking and determinded voice.
Startled by J's words, the girl said,"I.....then I'm here to tell you
this.Your kingdom is already taken over by us".
"Wha..what????Who..are you?What happened to queen Shinya??You..didn't kill
her??"J almost frozed at the news.
"She's alright.Just that she's under our control now...Queen Shinya is
still the queen of the moon kingdom, but she has to act upon our orders."
In his anger J grabbed the girl's wrist with all his strength."You're
saying that the queen has become your puppet!?What about our people??"
"They...they..don't know what happened in the palace yet...not even
princess Ino's disappearance..." The fake Ino was terribly frightened.
Suddenly realized, J howled."It is you!!!!"You people wounded princess
Ino!!!!You people pushed her down the passage!!!!You will pay for that!!!!"
"Not..not me!!!!Let go of my hand!!!"The girl cried in pain.
"Princess Jun...ah, princess Ino your highness, are you alright!!??" some
guards rushed to the fake princess and saved her from J.
"I'm fine." Jun turned to J cooly,"As you see,I'm now your Princess Ino.As
a guard your bravery and accomplishment delighted my lord, and your
position in moon kingdom is very useful to help us carry out our plan.I
just came to ask if you are willing to work with us, which would ensure
your freedom and safety.Seems that you are unlikely to give us any answer
right now, my guard.We will talk again some other time.Think it over, and
sleep well." Jun and the guards soon disappeared from the stariway. Leaving
J in misery and despair.
"No!!!!!!!!!!!"J cried in pain."I will never work for you!!!!"
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