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wishchapter31 by lith 2.6.99
"Ah~~~never knew it's such a tiring job ne~~" Hyde made a big stretch
after watching over princess Ino for some time. A sudden emergency called
away the legendary hero Ichiro soon after he healed Princess Ino. After he
reassured J that Ino was cured before J went to take care of Sugi, Ichiro
left Hyde and Ryuji to look after the recovering princess in a great
hurry."Really wonder what's the secret, important matter Mr. Ichiro got to
deal with??Hoooommm...almost doze off..just watching a person and doing
nothing is so...hypnotizing! And dunno why watching Princess Ino especially
makes me sleepy.." Hyde listlessly looked up at Ino. How I admire your good
luck, Princess Ino!!You've found such a nice cool person who love you so
true, and so deep!Sigh... Suddenly Sakura's face flashed across his mind.
Sakura?? Hyde blushed. Hyde!You shouldn't think about him, you shouldn't
let him occupy a place in your heart! Are you so blind and stupid? He
always keeps a distance between you and him, and he doesn't seem to take
you seriously. Hyde shook his head hard until he felt a slight dizziness,
hoping he could shake away Sakura's image which kept recurring in his head.
After useless attempts, he sighed and bended over on Ino's bed, childishly
pouting his mouth as he wacthed her. Just then he noticed some sweats on
Ino's forehead. Ah..I'm so careless, almost forgot to prepare some towels
and waters for her!Hmm, must get all the necessary stuff.. After Hyde made
sure there was nothing unusual of Ino's condition, he left Ryuji with the
princess in a haste.
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An indistinct, ethereal maiden floated quietly and cautiously as she
explored the dark neighbourhood with a pair of lonely, searching eyes.
Ribbons of dark clouds danced around her as she gracefully glided along in
the air, creating an eerie yet beautiful contrast with her faintly luminous
white gown. It was an alien place to her, with all the tall, uniform
buildings, crowded and lifeless although there were peculiarily lights
coming from small windows. Suddenly, she stopped in front of an ordinary
looking building.It was the feeling of various swirls and currents of
energy that drew her attention. Although the mixture of different energy
hindered her from disguishing their sources, there was one distinct enery
source she would not be mistaken. With a little hop, the girl effortlessly
reached a sevral stories high window. It was from this room that radiated
the faint, weak yet unmistakable energy of the Moon kingdom royalties.
From outside the window she saw a charming girl with her resemblance
lying fast asleep on a bed.Only the sleeping girl possessed a more elegant
air and delicate,captivating feature. Just then she caught sight of the
long curly hair girl leaving the room, who seemed to have been looking
after the sleeping girl. There was also a little rabbit nuzzling at her
hand. She studied the reposed beauty, and her gaze changed from wonder to
an icy cruelness. "Why~~ it is really you, dear Princess Ino!" Princess Jun
blew a gentle breeze at the rabbit. Seeing it fell unconscious, she flew
inside and descended beside Ino. "You are so fair and adorable,"Jun looked
at Ino coldly, gently touching Ino's face and wisphered," such beautiful
complexion...no wonder the first guard J would be so captivated by you. I
know very well that I'm no competition to you, princess Ino." With a mystic
smile, Jun continued," It's like a dream that I can meet you in person!What
a pleasant surprise for me!Please allow me to present you a most precious
gift to celebrate our first delightful encounter." Jun said, her smile
unceasing, yet her frozening gaze had become more bloodcurdling. As she
hold up her hands; the black clouds around her swirled vigourously and
mergred to form an intense dark haze behind her. Following her gesture, a
small trance of black smoke came out from the haze and landed on Jun's palm
as she held out her right hand. Gradually it gained the form of a spider.
"Go. My lovely pet," Jun cooed tenderly and kissed the shiny black
spider,"Go. Give charming Princess Ino your sweetest little kiss. Send her
my best regards, also my apology for leaving so soon." Jun laid the spider
on Ino's chest gracefully and leaped to the the window, watching it crawled
slowly towards Ino's lips. "Farewell, Princess Ino, and please don't bother
to thank me for my gift.It's my pleasure!" Jun grinned viciously, and dived
into the darkness of the night.
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"Feel this!!"J hold Sugi's face with his hands."Can you distinguish this
power???" For the first time after he entered the Moon kingdom, J totally
unleashed the dark force which was long repressed in his body, in his veins.
"J..!!!!" Stunned, Sugi could sense J's raging dark enrergy burst out
like devouring flames. J's prescence at this very moment was like a blazing
dragon. He could tell J was not a dark side royalty, but for sure he should
belong to the high breed fighters. Sugi was astounded yet at the same time
fascinated by the completely different J before him. Although he was
unwilling to admit, he felt a stir in his passion brought by the thrill of
this sudden outburst of dark energy. Sugi closed his eyes in
contenment.This feeling..so dangerous, wicked yet beautiful...
"How's that?" J took back his dark energy."What do you feel???I can see
you enjoy the feeling of being environed by dark energy.See!!Your 'true
love' for Rayla is not what you thought to be!You are just confused, by an
obessession for the mystic beauty of our dark power. Don't you dare to deny
in that brief moment when I released my dark power, you didn't have
anything desire for me!"
Sugi wanted to deny but found himself speechless. Am I...really that
hunger for the flesh of the dark side??NO!!I'm not...I'm not an easy and
dissolute person!It's just...Ryu and J..occurred to be unique to
me!!Err..so was Prince Atsushi too...
"Just listen to me!" J slid his hand into Sugi's wavy red hair and
caressed them gently."Sooner or later Rayla is going to regain his real
power. Him being a royalty, you cannot imagine what a ..." J
paused,"...monstrous devil he would become."
"...J....Why??Why did you come to serve Moon Kingdom??Why would you
denounce...your prince?" Sugi asked again, trying to avert the topic.
"....I can't tell you now. I can only assure you, now I pledge loyalty
to the Moon Kingdom only, and I devote my heart and soul to Princess Ino."
"Your speech is well spoken," Sugi snorted,"but I guess I will not, or
have never really been your concern except when my matter affect Princess
Ino her highness."yet surprised by the bitterness in his own words.
J's eyes narrowed on Sugi."Are you...accusing me of disregarding you?"He
drew closer to Sugi again. They were so close that Sugi was forced to look
staright into J's eyes. His breath irritated him."You can't feel that I
really care for you?After all these years?!" J sounded slightly
offened."Then..what am I to you?Answer me." J murmured in a husky voice.
"I..don't really know.." Sugi felt a rising heat tingling his skin, it
seemed to be J's body heat. Whether it was the case or not, he was too
proud to admit that the man before him impassioned him.
That mixed feeling towards J..they had always been great collegues, they
were like brothers... a little more than friends..but a little less than
lovers.It was very hard to identify the strange bonding between them. He
could tell that J was having the similar feeling.
J was discontended by Sugi's ambiguous reply,"Yes, I may have lied about
other things, but never my true feelings.Please, Sugi, believe me and
listen to me! Don't you let yourself fallen for a devil so blindly!He is
just using you!I won't let him!!"
"I know....but please.Let..let me go!!"
"No!You deplorable fool!You still don't understand???You're risking
yourself and your own country!!"Frustrated, J shook Sugi violently.
"Give me the key for these chains."
"Never, unless you give up on Rayla!"
"I won't, and I can't." Sugi held up his head in defiance.
Hearing Sugi's answer,J sadly looked away from him and burried his face
in his hands.
"J, please!You should be able to understand me!!Think about your love for
her highness Princess Ino!!Aren't you betraying your own country for her
sake?Don't you have the desire to be near her, beside her every moment?And
to protect her, support her even if that cost your life??My love for Ryu is
no less than yours for Princess Ino!Please, tell me, where is the key??"
Sugi implored impatiently,"Let me have it!"
"Don't you dare to mention Rayla together with my princess!!!"J turned
and flashed an angry eye on Sugi for his stubborness."You want the key
right!!I'll tell you about it right now!It's at a place you would never
thought of getting close to, so you won't get it!!"
'Huh??"
J opened his mouth and Sugi saw the little silver key he hold between his
teeth. "Here!You see??" said J, then immediately hid the key under his
tongue."You won't be able to get it."
The two first guards of the Moon Kingdom stared at each other in a deep
silence; but suddenly, Sugi trembled and a trace of blood spilled from the
corner of his mouth.
'Sugi!!!!open your mouth!!You...hucking idiot!!Are you crazy??!!!!Stop
it, stop it!!" Apparently, Sugi was trying to bite off his own tongue, as a
protest and indication of his determination. J anxiously tried to separate
Sugi's jaws but failed. He seemed to have sealed his mouth with all his
strength. Watching Sugi torturing himself like that,J's envy and hatred
towards Rayla rose to its peak. What's so good about you,Prince Rayla!!!You
don't deserve a person like Sugi!And what evil spell you casted on him! If
anything should happen to Sugi, it's all because of you!I will revenge,
even if you're the second prince of Dark Moon!I hate you!!!
Fright and worries of losing Sugi made J loosen his guard unawared.
"Sugi!!Open your mouth!Su..." Without knowing what happened, one of his
hands already got caught by Sugi's lose hand. Swiftly Sugi turned around
and swung J onto the bed beneath him. Though being chained, he was now in
dominate position, holding J captured beneath him in between his thighs.
Before J could fight back Sugi's lips already planted on his. The
unexpected, passionate contact initiated ripples of exquiste excitement,
sending electrifying waves to J's brain that made him unable to resist or
react for the moment. But something is not quite right..how come...it
feels like..Sugi is trying to drain something from him???Shuddering in
shock, he could feel a tongue searching inside his mouth, it was already
touching his lower teeth. Suddenly J realized. The key!!!Sugi is going for
the key!!Feeling deceived, J flushed and struggled to push him away, but
Sugi only pressed harder on his lips, pinning him down more
forcefully."Ah!I'm too careless!!" J felt smothered, as the same time
agitated by the intimate touches of Sugi's tongue. Sugi..you..you cunning
betrayer, you knew very well I would never bite off your tongue, nor I
could use mine to push away yours, coz I had to seal the key from you! J's
angry and accusing stare made Sugi's heart ached. But he had no choice..J
would very soon feel exhausted and the key would be at hand. Dispite the
urge of flying back to Ryu, Sugi felt an unexplainable reluctance to end
the 'kiss'....Finally J's tongue went numb and loosen. Feeling apologetic,
he gave J a quick smack on the cheek before he pulled himself from J and
knocked him off the bed with a forceful kick.'Forgive me, J!!!"
"SUGI!!NO!!" J twisted in the corner of the room with pain. Sugi
immediately unlock the chains,"I'm so sorry, J!!!I know I owe you... I know
you thought the best for me, but I just have to go!Ryu needs me!!" Sugi
looked at J with mixed feelings,"I..I'll see you.."and disappeaered from
his sight.
"You....wait...!!!Arrgu.....come back..you...idiot.." J yelled, striking
the ground with angry fist while he was still crouching on the floor.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!" A scream suddenly penetrated his ears.
It's Ino's voice!!!!!Totally forgotton his aching stomache, J'
scrambled to his feet and dashed out to where Ino lay...
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The lingering of poisonious magic in the air put Hyde on alert when he
was about to enter Ino's room. An ominous premonition immediately mounted
inside Hyde, making him stepped back and cried for Ryuji before he walk in
further. Only a dead silence answered his call instead of the usual
annoying blabbling. "Princess Ino~~!!" Hyde rushed to Ino anxiously and saw
the strange shiny black spider sitting on Ino's lips, while Ryuji lied
deadly at the end of the bed.
Hyde could sense the spider was no ordinary creature of the kind. He
forced himself to stay calm although his heart throbbed wildly as he
approached the princess. With a accurate, sharp thrust Hyde succeed in
shoving the spider off with the towel. At once the creature exploded and
vanished as a cloud of sparkling dust.
"Princess Ino!!" Hyde examined Ino nervously. "J...J..." Ino groaned
weakly."Princess Ino!" Hyde was so happy to see Ino gained back her
conscious. Unfortunately, she was not really awaken. It was just some great
pain that rose her from her slumber.Streams of tears ran down Ino's cheek
as she fell into a deep coma again. "Princess Ino!!!" Hyde exclaimed. His
heart sank at her quickly worsening condition. Ino's lips and fingernails
were rapidly turing into dark purple. Obviously the poisonous spider had
beaten her; she was more close to the verge of death than before now.
"Who...who could have done such wicked things to you, over and over
again!!!Ah~~It's..it's all my fault!!!!" Sobbing, Hyde tried to identify
the poison inside Ino. "Oh! This seems to be...a kind of strong dark side
poison!!But I ..can handle this!! I will save you Princess Ino!!! I'll use
all the power I have to save you!!" Hyde lost no time to clear his mind of
any side thoughts, and gathered all the healing power inside him. As a Ciel
people, Hyde lack the strong attacking power like the types of the Moon
Kingdom or the Dark Moon. Yet they were the best healers. Hyde chanted a
soothing melody and a rainbowy light began to illuminate from him. When he
took Ino's hands, the vivid light rapidly surrounded both of them, and Ino
let out a heartbreaking shreik.
While Ino's screaming was still echoing, a frantic J broke into the
room, astonsihed by the sight he saw."Ino!!!!!""Prince Hyde!!!!What's going
on!!!!???" J yelled as he tried to approach them, but the blinding light
stopped him from further advancing. When the bright myraid light finally
started ceasing, J quickly turned around, and caught the sight of Prince
Hyde collapsing to the ground. "Ino!Prince Hyde!" J dashed to them and just
managed to catch Hyde before he fell. J anxiously checked Ino,and was
relieved to see her unharmed, sleeping peacefully as before.
"Prince Hyde, what happened!!??You.." When J finally took a look at
Hyde, he was appauled by his unusally pale face and trembling lips which
were gradually tinted with a blueish colour. Hyde breathed
feebly,"Someone...someone..just poisoned Princess Ino..."
"WHAT!!!!???" J's heart almost stopped.
"It seemed to be some doings of a dark side person..maybe a..royalty.."
"A royalty from the dark Moon..??!!!!Who can that be!!??" J searched
through his memory...Who the #@* from our kingdom would... Can it be Prince
Rayla??? He's most famous for his poisoning power. And he's around this
vicinity! J was burning with detest and murdering rage towards Rayla. Being
struck by the fear of losing Ino again and again, and the thought of Sugi
fallen into Rayla's evil claws, the torture his mind endured was
undescrible. "No matter what,I'll declare war with that wicked prince if I
should meet him again!I..would never forgive myself if you die, Ino!!!I
will follow you when you....go!!" J's last words were spoken in wails and
tears.He tighten his grip of Ino's soft hands.
"Don't worry..." Hyde struggled to speak,"I..just..already removed all the
poison from her body...but I.."
"Oh, Thank you, thank you,Prince Hyde!!I really don't know how I can
thank you!" J cried out in happy astonishment."Please accept my greatest
gratitude....Prince Hyde?Prince Hyde!!!""
I feel... so tired..and floating..So funny..J's face is becoming a blurry
mass of color...Are you saying something to me??Please say it
louder...I..I..can't hear you..and..don't turn off the light please, I'm
afraid of the dark...
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"Bang!!" The door slamp shut behind a doctor looking person, who entered
the clinic in a hurry.
"Who are you!!!!And what are you doing in my clinic??" Seeing Hyde lay
unconscious in J's arms, Gackt alerted and glared at J,"Is it you who broke
into my apartment next to this clinic too??What have you done to the
girl!!!!Give her back to me!!Intruder!I'll call the police.." He pounced
and tried to seize Hyde.
"Hey, calm down calm down!Stop that you stupid doctor!" J skillfully
avoided Gackt's attack,"Can't you see you will hurt her!Listen to
me!!!She.. just used her power to save that lady, that's why she fainted!"
"What??....huh??her power...???" Gackt stopped and blinked with a puzzeled
expression.
J hesitated, concerning Gackt was an ordinary human being, he tried to
give him a filtered, modified discription of the situation. Gackt learned
from J that he and Ino were an eloping couple who lost touch with each
other on the way. Hyde, who possessed some unique power, was their friend
and the wounding and poisoning were all some evil sorcerers' doing.
"I doubt your weird yet wonderful story,"Gackt said as he took over Hyde
cautiously from J and inspected him." hmm...but there're unlimited
possibilities in this strange world. That's why I'm still searching an
answer for 'What is human'.I know some unusual people too. My fiancee, for
instance, is spectacular enough."
He studied J, who met his doubtful gaze boldly and arruedly."OK, for now
I trust you that you're doing no harm to us."
"How's she???" Looking at Hyde,J inquired with concern.
"Sigh...I can do nothing for her at the mean time." Gackt checked her
pulse and breathing,"She seems to be sinking away fast but there's nothing
wrong with her on the surface.Now we have to wait for the arrival of my
extradionary friend, he might be able to help!I just went to find him..he
should be here soon."
"Huh??What kind of friend??'J queried,"Why doesn't that person just come
over right away with you????"
"Oh..he is..."
"BANG!BANG!BANG!!!" "BANG BANG BANG!!"
J instinctively jumped up at the loud whacking."Who???!!"
"OH NO!!!!"
"Are you alright???" J saw the rapid change of colour in Gackt's face.
"Oh no oh no....what should I do now???quick...where can we hide her??"
Gackt seemed totally lost control, carrying Hyde and whirled around in
panic."Ah~~~no space to hide her~~~Ah she'll whip me she'll kill
me!!ah..quick, get into the room!!" Gackt shouted and pushed J into Ino's
room.
"Hey.." J was completely clueless.
"GACKT!!!" Just then the door was bang open. Peeping through the door gap,
J saw a strange, haughty blonde woman marched into the clinic with hands on
her waist.
"The girl..AHH!!??What have you done!!!??" The woman's indignant,deafening
voice shook the clinic."How come she is fainted in your arms!!!You dare
to... touch her!?!!"
"I..didn't do anything..Mana..." Gackt tried to explain timidly.
"Shut up!!!" Mana snatched Haido from him and yelled as loud as she could,
"HAIDO, HAIDO!!!!"but Hyde was unonscious,barely breathing in her arms.
"I..I have trusted her to you and you dare to give me back an even sicker
patient! She just had stomache and now you've made her dying!!!" Mana
roared in fury."You stupid useless doctor!!Unforgivable!!" With Haido on
one hand,she thrust out a long leather whip and the next second it already
made several wraps around Gackt's neck.
"I told you to heal her, heal her!Did you hear!!!???"Mana dragged
the whip and brought Gackt down to his knees.
"I...I'm so sorry....Mana...ma cherie..forgive me please..my friend
is already on his way to help...." Gackt was suffocating.
"I won't trust you anymore!!!Here, try Mana's malice whipping!"
"Stop!!!!"
Mana's glassy eyes rolled sideway and caught sight of a tall blonde
man.
"It's none of your business, lanky boy!Get out of my way!"
"I won't let you hurt the doctor.It's not his fault!" Adroitly J freed
Gackt from the whip and hold it in a contending position with Mana.He had
had proficient practice with Sugi to be an adept in dealing with the whip.
Surprised, Mana raised her eyebrows at the new enemy.
"Let go of my whip!" Mana ordered grimly, her lips hardly moved."I promise
I won't attack again."
"J..do as she said!"Gackt said."Please~!"
"Promise?"J was still suspecting Mana.
"You have my word."
J shoved Gackt behind him and released the whip.
Mana quickly retreated to the door."Gackt, what a nerve you
got!Dare to charge a bodyguard against me??Watch out, you'll pay for that
later!You also owe me the punishment regarding Haido's matter!!!" As soon
as she burst out her threatening Mana dashed out of the room with Hyde.
"Wuwuw...don't go my dearest Mana...I didn't hire him to hurt you!!listen
to me..please..cough cough.."
"Wait!!!!Who are you!!!You can't just take off with..Haido like
that!!Wait!!She's in dangerous condition!!!!!Wait~~~" J ran after Mana but
she already jumped into a luxurious racing car, speeding away with Prince
Hyde.
When J returned to the clinic dejected, Gackt was still coughing on
the floor."That sadistic crazy woman..." J asked as he help him up.
"She's...she's my beloved fiancee....cough cough..isn't she
wonderful??"
"......." J was speechless.
"Knock knock..." soft tapping sound on the door was heard.
"Must be my friend, he's finally here!!" Gackt rushed to get the door. A
mysterious person all covered up in a coal black cloak walked in
soundlessly.Although exhausted from all the fights and shocks, J still eyed
the visitor mindfully with suspison. Gackt briefly explained Ino's and
Hyde's condition to the stranger."sigh.. and now we dunno where Mana took
her.."
"Help me with my cloak," A low melodic voice came out from deep within the
visitor's hood. "Don't worry. I can tell you where they are."
"You always got new outfits."Gackt smiled.
Once the dark cloak was removed, J saw a frail looking man cladded in a
bright red cape. A matching silken veil hid his face from below his witful
eyes. He nodded politely to J and Gackt.
"There's no need to wonder, my friend." Blinking his long eye lashes, the
man studied him with amusement,"I'm just a humble magician, and a part time
fortuneteller." The magician took out a crystal ball, and the little thing
glowed in his gloved hands with a warm light.
"Am I going to get paid for this?You know I don't earn as much as you do,
doctor Gackt." The magician winked at him.
"Kozi!!!"
"OK OK!!"Kozi replied with smiley eyes. "I can see it.."Kozi held up the
crystal."They are heading towards Sakura's home.T-T-T..Gackt, I've warned
you before,you should keep better watch of your little fiancee."
"Sakura again!!I knew it!!!" Gackt clenched his fist in jealousy,"Why
would she go to him at this time!!??Anyway...we have to go and save that
dying girl, now!" He hurriedly packed a small medicine box.
"Doctor Gackt!"J said to him heartily, "!Please try your best to save
Haido!!!She's Ino and I's greatest benefactor!I..."
"Bien sur!I'll do anything I can."
"I would like very much to come with you but..." J glanced at Ino's room
with worry.
"It'll be alright." Kozi assured J,"I advice you to stay here, Mr.
Knight," and continued in a somber tone, "Also, guard your princess
well.Please send my best regard to her highness when she wakes up. I only
mean well for both of you. Be aware of the rising dark strom which will be
haunting this area. Deadly claws might reach you unespectedly. Never
dissolved easily at the words and tears of a delicate,deplorable soul, for
it is now demented with love and envy." After finishing his words, Kozi
left with Gackt.
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It was unusally quiet today. There was still the smell of curry in the
air. Just got back from work, the fragrance set a rumble in Sakura's
stomache. There were two plates of unfinished curry rice,on one side both
the spoon and the glass beside the plate were printed with blue lip marks.
Sakura smiled and picked up the spoon from the other plate. He tasted the
spoon before starting the first bite as if this way he could feel the
presence of the previous eator, then giggled at the foolishness in his own
act. With every mouthful of curry rice, images of that mysterious, adorable
person kept floating into his mind, forcibly oppucying his thought. Despite
of feeling himself incurable, Sakura was more than willing to indulge in
such memoeries..to be with him..damn!I just didn't get to see him today and
already I'm in this situation! Frustratedly Sakura threw down the spoon and
discovered that he already finished every bite of the rice."He should be
out with Mana.., I suppose?? How come they still haven't come back at this
time of the day..??" Since Haido came, he seemed to have brought the dull
little apartment a liveliness. Eversince he came, Mana also came here
everyday.There were constant fighting and quarreling between him and Mana,
but he got the strange feeling that they were actually getting along quite
well. As his thought wandered the shocking discovery occurred yesterday
automatically jumped out again. It was just yesterday he discovered the
lovely Haido is a 'he'..but..
Yesterday was Sakura's day off.Haido, bored by Mana's close watching
during these few days, demanded to go out no matter how. Mana of course
followed along and the three had a lousy sight-seeing day.
"If you want me to release your hand, first promise me not to get any
closer to my Sakura!"
"Frankly speaking I don't mind Miss Mana to hold my hand, that's really an
honour!!'Haido laughed naughtily,"but don't you feel a loss that you can't
hold Sakura's hand either?Unless you throw away your handbag, haha!"
"That's all becoz of you, you still dare to remind me that!!Argh!!"
Mana raged when she heard Haido's remark.
"All right all right!!!Both of you, enough!!Each of you hold one of my
arms from now on, OK!" Sakura finally yelled.People on the street gave
Sakura admiring glances, amazed at his power to get two such greatly
contrasting girls fussing around him.
When they were on the way back, Haido was fasicinated by the sunset, which
bestowed the sky magnificent colors. She jumped and stood on a railing of
the fence excitedly."Look!!It's so beautiful!!!Sakura~~Mana~~~come~!"
"We see the same thing everyday!Get down you stupid!"Mana cried.
The scene enraptured Sakura again, like the time they were on the
merry-go-round.Her long curly hair swayed gently at the light breeze,
flowing like fine silk threads in the air; setting sun gave a tint of
orange red in her brown eyes and rosiness on her cheek...he was enthralled
just by looking at her. Her playfullness, shrewdness and bright
personalities all captured his heart unaware.
"Sakura..ah!!"Haido suddenly lost balance and leaned forward abruptly.
Instantly awaken from his dreamy state, Sakura ran to save her. Phew, she
almost slipped away from me!!!!She..eh??
He felted an absolute flatness under his hands. It's kinda embarassing,but
I'm sure I should be grabbing her by her chest now!!How come..oh, and this
tactual feeling..I can feel that she is... A shock went through Sakura.
"Thank...thank you..." Haido gasped, and searched Sakura's eyes as if she
wanted to find out whether Sakura had discovered anything.
With her reaction Sakura was more sure what he guessed was right.Yet he
ignored Haido's wondering gaze and said composedly,"It's alright, let's go
home." He kept the discovery to himself.
Now I've found out the...truth about Haido..why I still feel troubled??I
like him..but am I so bothered by gender this kind of thing??I don't
know..I don't wanna think about it~~~ Sakura scratched his head in
vexation. Feeling a thirst in his throat, he picked up Haido's glass of
water.At this time the door swung opened. There seemed to be an unspeakable
sadness in the sound... when Sakura looked up and saw the visitors at the
door, his heart broke into a thousand pieces, just like the glass he just
dropped on to the floor.
Sakura's mind was completely blank when he was staring at Haido's body.
Yes~~ It could said to be his body. Could he be still alive??? His eyes
fixed on Haido as Mana quietly handed him over to him. He lay Haido on his
bed carefully, preciously. His tinkling voice and laughter was still
resounding in his head..but now he lay there like a lifeless doll. Sakura
felt an acute pain stabbing his heart, his mind consumed by remorse and
despair.What a fool I was to doubt my feelings towards you!There's no
doubt!!But everything is too late now, can you hear me?can you hear me??
Sharply he turned to Mana, who was unusally quiet at the corner.
"What happened??" Sakura questioned, his voice was emotionless."What have
you done to her!"
"I don't know." Mana replied earnestly.
In a lightening blow Sakura thrust Mana against the wall, held her by her
neck with a ruthless grip. Mana could feel him trembling in anger.There was
ferocious in his eyes that seemed unnatural. Mana did not want to react or
explain, nor she knew how to explain. She felt a helplessness,a total
defeat the first time in her life. All these years she hold on to her
pursue because she knew none of the so-called girl friends Sakura ever had
was really his true love. She thought she still have a chance..But not
anymore, after seeing Sakura's attitude to Haido. Didn't know why, Mana
found that she actually didn't hate Haido as much as she believe she should
be. Maybe a little in the beginning, yet she never meant her any harm. No
one ever quarreled with her so at ease like Haido, and talked so much with
her. Maybe, I actually like her, Mana thought.How come I would just bring
her back here when the accident happened??Maybe my sixth sense also told me
that she and him beling together.. Sakura locked his grasp tighter.It is
about time to end the dream I have been weaving myself..at least..it would
be beautiful to let my beloved Sakura put an end to my one-way love, as to
my life...bitterly she closed her eyes, a drop of blue tear ran down her
pale face.
"Enough, I'm through with your games!!!" A fierce glare lighted across his
eyes while Sakura began to pant like a madden beast.
"Stop!!!!!" Someone at the door shouted.
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There was no news from anyone yet...Queen Tetsu thought miserably.No news
about my beloved son...sigh... After Hyde's disappearance, Tetsu had sunk
into a deep depression. Feeling overwhelmingly lonely, helpless and
worried, she constantly locked herself up in her royal bedchamber. Queen
Tetsu started to move things in the room mindlessly to keep herself from
more upsetting imigination. Suddenly a clear crisp sound of something being
dropped onto the floor caught her attention. It was the moon kingdom
pendant!!!!!Oh yes!!!!Why don't I talk to Queen Shinya!!!!!She's my close
friend, and she's such a great listener!! I almost forgot about
her!!!!!!She might be able to help me!Tetsu held the pendant joyfully in
her hands,it was a precious gift from Queen Shinya.They had long been good
friends since that incident..
Sometime after Princess Ino was born, Queen Tetsu brought her new born
son Hyde to pay Queen Shinya a congratulatorary visit. She was then invited
to join her afternoon tea. All the way they chatted politely, yet there
seemed to be a distance between them and the atmosphere, didn't know why,
was a bit frigid.
"Well...maybe I should find some excuse to leave then.." Just when she was
thinking, prince Hyde, who was lying in her lap, suddenly kicked his little
feet around and Tetsu spilled her coffee over Queen Shinya, leaving a big
dark brown mark on her white gown.
"Oh Dear!!!!I'm terribly sorry!!Queen Shinya!!!!!"Tetsu blushed with
embarrassment.
"It's alright.Really."Queen Shinya smiled politely as he reassured Tetsu.
At this time,some guards came over and whispered something to Queen Shinya.
She then turned to Tetsu,"If you can excuse me...I have some important
matters to attend to, so..."
"Oh..please don't mind me, I...have to go too.It's Hyde's nap time..I'm
just so sorry that I...."
"Don't worry about it.Here, please allow me to accompany you to the gateway."
She must be very angry now!making such an excuse to ask me
leave..Oh...this is going to make our relationship even worse...Tetsu
thought worriedly.
The next day Queen Tetsu brought a new white gown to see Queen Shinya again.
"Queen Tetsu, what a pleasant surprise!!I just inteneded to come over to
visit you, but you are already here!!"Queen Shinya laughed spiritedly."We
must have telepathy!!Hahah~~"
Amazed, Tetsu blinked and blinked at Queen Shinya's new gown...it was in a
revolutionary pattern!!!it's a white gown all spotted with brown irregular
marks...it just looked like a...cow's pattern!!!The brown mark..it was
yesterday's..
"Hohoho~~~~what you you think of my new gown??I've said there's no need to
worry!!hehe~~"
The two queens looked at each other, smiled and then laughed at their
hearts' content.
Since then they became really good friends, always had tea chat together
and exchanged beauty care ideas. Tetsu often brought Shinya some proud
product of Ciel such as...oil absorbent paper, facial cream etc...^_^
Recollected her thoughts, Queen Tetsu anxiously tried to contact Queen
Shinya with the Moon pendant. Nevertheless..she still failed after several
attempts.This is strange....it never happened before!!I just didn't use the
pendant for a few weeks,normally it should have no problem communicating to
Queen Shinya!!!Tetsu tried and tried, finally a blurry image emerged on the
screen of the pendant.
"Queen...Tetsu???Thank god it's you!!!Help!!!!!HELP!!!!!"
Tetsu was started at her distressed cry and much changed look,"Queen
Shinya!!!!!!!" Shinya's image became clearer now."OH my dear!!!!!What's
going on??Are you well??You look so wan and thin!!!!"
"Help~~~~our kingdom...has..been taken over...I have been put under house
arrest!!!Wuwu~~~~please...you must help me.."
"What!!!!!Of coruse of course I will help you!!!!!Just tell me more about
your current situation!!!!"Tetsu asked with utmost concern.
"Wuwu...my Ino got attacked by Dark moom's spy and fell to the earth...I
didn't really know what happened to my first guards now..I lost contact
with them...but I heard that they're all on earth too...at first I didn't
know I was kept a prisoner by the Dark moom's guards..but gradually I
discovered that..and I was hardly able to contact anyone..except
you.wuwu..it must be too late now..I'm so afraid.."
Queen Tetsu was so shocked."Oh dear!!!How can I help you then!!!???" I'll
do whatever I can to save you!!!!!"
"The ice archers...."
"Ice archers...???"
"Yes....I sent them as spies in Dark Moon...." Queen Shinya's image and
voice began to fade away. "they might be my only hope..."
"Wait, wait!!!How can I find them?????"
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