wishchapter40 by lith 4.20.99 It seems like a century that we've been living in darkness.Ours eyes being deprived of the sight of our own country, and never could we give sound to a word from our true hearts.Hisashi kept repeating these thoughts in his head, vigorously attempting to hypnotize himself. Sweating, finally a slight bitterness suffused over his delicate features,and he relaxed his tightened fist.It was hard...and unbelievably exhausting, but it is my daily routine. "Hisashi...,"the golden hair archer caught his expression in the dim torch light. "Your.. face looks so..." "What?"Hisashi asked, running through his sharp crystalline arrow with caressing fingers. "I dunno..."Jiro said timidly. "What do you want to say??.Say it, Jiro." "contorted...." "Contorted!!"Hisashi sneered, trying to sound agitated."I'm so sorry that I frightened you, my fellow archer.But anyway you're not supposed to look at me when we're on guard!!"The resentment and coldness in his tone seemed to be enhanced by his stiffening silvery lips. "Why are you getting so irritative these days!So unreasonable..You think you're the only one who feel.."Tears started flooding in Jiro's eyes. [Shhuuu!!!]The archer with upright features interuppted him.[Stop,you two!Don't say such things loud!!]He anxiously glanced around the empty hall.[Although today we're the only guards of the palace, anyone..or the Rouage might come by at any minute.] Hisashi gave Teru a cold flash with his slim shaped eye,refuted with vigorous anguish and pungency,[Don't you find these telepathy talks sickening?We spent years living like dumb puppets for these vipers!!Recently we all know well that the Moon kingdom is already in great danger,but we can only stay here and do nothing!And now totally lost contact with the Moon is just driving me CRAZY!!And look at the beautiful,slaverish and frosty mask we have to put on all the time, they're getting more and more perfect everyday!]He looked up, shivering; nevertheless his face remained strangely placid and emotionless. Silence fell between the four ice archers. Neither one of them wanted to, or dare to confront each other's cold, insensitive face developed over the years; all afraid to acknowledge any effect of the corrupting, pemeating dark energy that environed them. [We have to be patient...]Teru began again, a frown deepened his natural, slightly knitting brows.[though there seems to be an internal strilfe among these dark moon royalities...] [Hisashi,]For the first time in this mental conversation,the tall, lean archer Takuro spoke; his deep 'voice' rang soothingly in the others' head. [you think our desire to fly back to the Moon is any less than yours?Yet we cannot just leave here without further orders from our Queen her majesty..we should stay alert for any signal at this time.] The tension among them seemed to be mitigated for the time being. Jiro stole a look at Hisashi, like many times before, he found him avoiding his eyes.He looked like a statue, staring at nothing. Don't look at me like that, with your innocent, fervent eyes!!Hisashi screamed inside himself,feeling his heart twitched as Jiro's concering gaze lingered on his face.Do you know how painful it is when you cannot even reply a little smile when you want?I'm not the same anymore!I'm not a pure soul anymore! Hisashi touched the rims of his eyes, which is now circled in ebony.He joked to them that he had fallen in love with this makeup which makes his eyes look bigger, that it was helpful for the assimilating the appearance of a Dark Moon citizen.Lies.How hard he tried but failed to erase them, the wicked, painful, engraved sign of the dark contamination!Luckily it's just me going through this.It's because of that time..!I am not annoyed with you,Jiro,really,never.I just want to perform 'emotion' with my tone whenever I can..as violent as I can fake when I am still capable.Do you know how hard I tried to put on a sad or angry face!But that was already the easiest comparing to a happy expression,so I often 'practice' them...Isn't this ironic?I who speak the loudest patriotic passion is actually the one who possesses the least.If I don't remind myself about it everyday I'm so afraid that my developing heartlessness will erode my setiments for my homeland, for all of you. I cannot let you know this me... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Did we safely landed??Kiyoharu felt being enfolded by a comforting softness. As he slowly tried to open his eyes,twinkling pigments immediately rushed into his eyes and he instnctively jerked up.After clearing mouthful and eyeful of sand he took a first sight of this darkness embraced realm, and found themselves landed into one of the many shimmering sand dunes of the land. "We're lucky, Hitoki."Kiyoharu licked his dry lips in excitement, his eyes staring at the gigantic black haze looming ahead."I have prepared for the worst to land in some unknown, faraway place.Guess I've aimed at the right spot when we bolted through the energy wall." "What you mean??You suppose they are inside that thing?"Dreamingly Hitoki stuck out his head from the sand and saw the frightening shadow that hovered over them. "Pretty much.It's the palace, Hitoki.Usually archers are assigned in the palace." They crawled,moving cautiously near the gulf that separated the land they were on with the palace and observed.For a long time there was not a sound heard, and nothing happened. Kiyoharu spread some sand into the abyss.No path appeaered yet no sign of any devouring force coming from the void either. Kiyoharu looked at the hesitating Hitoki,"I guess we have to try leaping across it." With all their might they jumped across the chasm, making the best use of Ciel people's light body and levitating power.Effortlessly another safe landing was made after they passed through the waterfall.Though curious about the over easy entrance, they proceeded; and the two of them chose to climb up the palace wall, soon reaching a big window supposedly of the main hall.It was so dark in there.From this pitch-dark corner he could only see some faint flickering light coming from the far end,heightening the errieness of the dead silence hanging in the air.Is this palace evacuated?With a poor vision of the interior they carefully stepped onto the ground their feet could find. "Phew, we never thought slipping into this damned palace is so easy.."Just as Kiyoharu was thinking, he felt a freezing coldness burning his skin on the neck.An icy, indifferent voice entered his ears,"Intruder, prepare to say your last words." "Are you..the ice archers from the Moon???"Kiyoharu exclaimed in a low voice. The owner of the cold voice was obviously surprised by the joy and anticipation in his tone.He felt the 'ice' trembled then moved, signaling him to proceed with it.He could not see the threatener,not even able to feel his breath.What had happened to Hitoki now??He thought he heard a light gasp when he was hold hostage. Some husstling sound rapidly pressed towards him and he knew he was already surrounded by over three persons at the time. As the party moved towards the torches Kiyoharu saw Hitoki, his hands cuffed by a brown hair man;and he himself had an icicle placed on the neck, holding by a fragile looking, emotionless person. [Can you hear us?]The sound seemed to be coming from the tallest, leading person of the group.His studied Kiyoharu suspiciously. They are really the ice archers!!!Kiyoharu's heart pounded happily. [Yes!!]Kiyoharu quickly told them their identity and the message from Queen Shinya.Although they all looked aloof,he could see three of them's eyes were blazing with a mixture of anxiety, doubt and glee.Only he could not tell what the one closest to him was thinking. [How would we know if you are not lying?]The brown hair archer squinted his eyes on him. [I can only swear with my life that every word coming from my mouth is true.You can kill me if you choose not to trust me.]Kiyoharu boldly pressed his neck harder against the icicle. [Hisashi!] The blue haired archer removed the icicle and instantly made a sharp, sudden thrust at Kiyoharu again. The icicle was terribly close to slit open his throat;yet he stayed unmoved, composed. [We believe you.]The four exchanged glances.[That's all the message??] [Yes.] [What should we do now???]The anxious, childlike voice seemed to belong to the golden haired archer.[We all going back??] The leader of the archers thought for a brief moment and said,[Teru, Hisashi, you two's fighting skill and power is the strongest among us, I think it's best that you go for our country's rescue.Me and Jiro will stay here and observe the whole situation.] Quietly Hisashi and the brown haired Teru nodded. [But...]Jiro protested worriedly. [Then be quick and leave with us, for our presence here is very dangerous.]Kiyoharu urged, instinctively scanned around the gloomy hall.When the leaving party started moving, Jiro stepped forward and gently clutched the edge of Hisashi's clothes.His eyes searched in his for something but he was disappointed.There was no emotion for him residing in Hisashi's eyes. [We have to go now!]Hitoki gave a low cry anxiously. A sorrowful tear ran down on Jiro's babyface as mixed feelings welled up in his heart.To his surprise,he suddenly felt a biting cold fingertip stopping his teardrop. Jiro fixed at the pair of frigid eyes and smiled. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thin wisps of steam rose from the exquisite blue rose patterned teacup that placed in front of the blonde girl.Instead of savoring her favourite tea,Mana stared aimlessly like a doll until the liquid grew cold. Oh Yes...Mana thought.How much I resemble a doll!!All these years...I thought I'm being courageous to rebel against my perscribed marriage and pursue my own true love. However I created a little doll house for myself and conducted the game alone, placing myself inside as the heroine and dragged Sakura in as the hero.I waited and waited; With dolls' aimless visions we never really looked into each other!I've made a marionatte of myself unconsciously.. I'm so confused! Mana's thin eyebrows knoted.I very clearly heard the fat gal and the dry stick called 'her' 'Prince'!!!??Who is...'he' actually?? I dunno...I should feel crazily sad or angry??But how come I don't?....I...and do I have any feelings for Gackt?...Mana gripped the teacup tightly. Miss Mana!!! "Who dare to disturb a lovelorn young girl's contemplation!!I'm just gonna get an enlightenment!!You..."Mana was about to explode. "Miss..Mana!!There's...a man had been standing outside our doorgate for the whole night..."A servant frightenedly reported, cowering at the door. Mana rasied an eyebrow."What!?"And you didn't do anything about that??" "Err....I saw that he just stood there and did nothing...so..err..until now he's still standing there without moving a step." Mana looked out of the huge glass windows in her room and caught sight of a familiar dark figure.Her heart quivered. "...." He heard the sound of her footsteps. Mana gazed at him, emotionless as usual. "Sorry." Sakura said simply,"For everything." and looked straight into her blue eyes seriously.It was the first time he actually looked at her.Indeed her appearance and actions are greatly different from usual gals; yet seeing her other side yesterday, he just felt so ashamed in his opinionated,shallow judgement. Soft, comforting words would sound just so pretentious coz I could not repay her 'love'. "Me too." Mana replied plainly."I treated Gackt the exact same way you treated me.We ended in drew in this game." Sakura smiled meaningfully,"but you droved away many silly gals for me." Both of them stared at each other cooly, but strangely they felt it was the first time they ever been so close together. "How's he??"Mana suddenly asked. "Oh, he...he's recovering very fast."Sakura answered softly. "Mana!!!!!!Did you just smiled???" "Really???I did?I don't know." Miss Mana!You're going to the same place today again?? "Hm.Coz I miss him". xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "Hey...Haido..emm..do your..relatives got special habits??"Sakura subconsciously grasped his jacket. "Huh??"Haido posted a guestion with his rounded eyes. "Ahem...coz they're like, trying to peep at me whenever I go into the bathroom..."Sakura said embarrassely. "IZAM!!YUKIHIRO!!!!" "yes!yes!!Prince Haido!!!!"The two rushed towards Hyde."What can we do for you your highness!!???"Izam flashed and flashed her eyes. "Would you two explain WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN DOING to Sakura????"Hyde crossed his arms, pouting. "Er...oh!!!it's Yukihiro, he wanna look at Mr.Sakura's six packs..ah, also he's curious of what earthling men wear underneath..." Hyde's big eyes rolled to Yukihiro."WHAT??You...ah..grugh....Ruuuurk~~"Hyde covered his mouth and rushed into the toilet as fast as he could. "T-T-T...Yuki!!"Izam didn't lose a chance, shaking her head at Yukihiro. "What, Prince Hyde got sick becoz he just drank your 'delicious' soup"! 'click!!!'At the time the door opened and a blonde girl stepped in. "Ah!!Yesterday's cool ne-chan.."The first thing Izam looked at was Mana's platform shoes. "Mana!!!"Still coughing, Hyde peeped out from the toilet, his eyes immediately sparkled when he saw her. "Little witch,you still haven't died yet??" Hyde smiled sweetly,"Haha, not until I marry Sakura and produce hundreds of little Sakuras~~and Haidos^_^!!!!" "That's too bad.I just wanna bring some curry rice to visit your grave with Sakura, paying you some last repect.You know, I'm a very gentle and loving person."Mana arrogantly flung her golden locks to the back. "Oh, you mean your poisionous curry rice?"Haido jumped happily. Mana pinched his cheek gently,"Bien sur!You have the courage to eat my curry rice again?You won't be able to squeeze out any of those silly words anymore if you do so!!Haha!!"The two squabbled along as they walked towards the kitchen. "how dare she talks to..our Haido like that!!!"Izam cried angriy,"I'm gonna.." "Sigh..." "Why're you sighing???"Izam asked Sakura, wiggling her broomstick."I know you guys, always pretend to feel very troubled when one foot stepping on two boats!!" "Well..."He shrudded, half joking, "You can't see the real picture here?" "huh??" "You think they're really fighting for me?" "Oh...."Sakura's ambigious smile and words swirled inside Izam's brain. she narrowed her eyes on Mana's slim figure... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 'WHAT!???I don't wanna do that!!!!"Yukihiro yelled hystericaly."Why not YOU doing it?You're a girl, more conviennent!!" "I already tried to approach her, but she said she doesn't like fat people around her, I couldn't even get close to her within a meter! She hasn't say anything about you yet so you still got chance!Are you so cruel to shift this responsibilty on my shoulder again, a poor gal whose fragile little heart already got stepped on so terribly??" "You....sigh.."-_-Yukihiro felt helpless."But so obvious Prince Hyde like that Sakura guy so much!!They seem so close together!!Why don't we just focus on him...he's a guy, more likely for us to see those..." "But, we are still unable to figure out, or find what we wanna see after being so many times 'Peeping Tom' for Sakura... ''!!!" "...." "of course we have to keep an eye on him,but the prophecy didn't indicate exactly what gender the dangerous person is right?!So we have to look into all the possibilities!We've begged our prince again and again to reutrn home but failed!So! now what we can only keep persuading him the best we can, and to find out who that person is to prevent misfortune beforehand. Mr. Dry fish, go go!!!!"Izam got all excited. "....."Yukihiro was speechless.... He just had a very bad premonition in his upcoming 'mission'.Mana looked pretty delicate aside from her fierce tongue, but his sixth sense warned him danger. "Come on, she's just a gal!!!!" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The other day Mana stormed into the apartment again. "Where's Haido??"Mana threw a piercing eye at Yukihiro."And Sakura?" "Err..they're out together..." Without saying another word or giving him another look Mana took out a bowl of curry sauce that she prepared, and started washing the rice. "Please let me help you, maam,"Yukihiro hurriedly rushed beside her. "I won't like dry fish." Mana said coldly. "..."Yukihiro felt hurt but he still he carried on his 'mission'."But pleaese let me help you...."Trembling, Yukihiro poured the whole bowl of curry sauce on Mana..'Oh, I'm so sorry...." "YOU!!!!!"Mana fumed, looking at the brownish yellow paste hideously dripping from her black skirt."You...You...This is my new dress!!!!"She bolted into the toilet. Yukihiro quickly followed her inside before she could close the door. "What you want!!!"Mana was furious yet amazed that the little man would dare to irritate her like this. "I...just want to see.."Yukihiro got all nervous and totally forgot the excuses he prepared for the situation.Mana yelled madly.'See what??!!Err!!You even got curry on my beautiful jacket!!!"Mana frustratedly threw away her leather coat, and at the split second Yukihiro saw a trail of beautifully drawn blue rose on her chest. "Is..it her???"Yukihiro's heart throbbed.What are those???We've never seen that kind of thing on poeple's body in our country...Izam's guessing might be true?Miss Mana might be the person?? 'What you staring at with your filthy little eyes!!!Is this your plan to get me??I told you I won't like dry fish and now I hate it!!you hentai dry fish!!!Who do you think I am!!!"Mana was burning with rage."You'll soon know I'm a very good chef!!!'"Within a second Yukihiro got hauled out of the toilet on the floor by Mana using her whip... "I'm gonna make the world's first dry fish curry rice with you!!!First I'm gonna slapped the fish hard so the meat will become tender!!!!!"Mana grabbed a broom stick, bitting the poor guy as hard as she could. "Flap flap flap~~~~~~" "Wuuu~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~please...forgive me..." "Then I'll hang it upside down and dip it in curry sauce,.." "NO~~~PLEASE~~~~~" "Hey what are you doing!!!!"Izam, who had been hiding outside, broke into the room when she heard Yuki's desperate shriek. Just then Hyde and Sakura came back"!!!!What happened????" "This guy, he tried to..er...take advantage of me!!!!" "Izam...she got it....flower patterns..." "Shut up you dry fish!!"Mana gave him a forceful kick."My beautiful tatoos are none of your business!!" "Prince Hyde you must get away from this woman immediately!!!'Izam yelled. Haido ignored the hysterical Izam and approached Mana.'What are you talking about!!!!Are you out of your mind??how dare you, Yukihiro, Mana's my ..." Izam was all crazed,"Please, Miss Mana, you...you leave us alone!!You'll kill Haido!!!'trying to push away Mana. "NO!!!!"Hyde ran in front of Mana and Izam's sharp nails tore open the stitches of his sleeves, showing his white arm--to the shock of Izam and Yukihiro, they saw a small trail of blue rose pattern on their prince's arm! "PRINCE HYDE!!!!!!!"Both of them cried desparately."Prince Hyde!!!How come these are the same as Mana's???"Yukihiro exclaimed. "Oh no!!!What's happening!"Izam went totally crazy."Miss Mana is the person in the prophecy???OR...it's...so outrageous, that the person your majesty love is your very self!!!!????It can't be~~~~!!..but..wowow..wuwuw....I don't know la!!!" "What's the whole fuss, Izam!!!"Hyde frowned, deeply puzzled,"It's just some painted on patterns!What's the problem??You two must have something hiding from me, here I command you to tell me what it is now!!!" After Izam and Yukihiro's confession about the dreadful prophecy, Mana and Sakura froze at their spot, unable to react for the moment.While the atmosphere in room was thick with tension, Hyde seemed to be amused, with a faint smile on his face. "Are...are you alright, your majesty??'Izam was deeply worried by Hyde's most strange reaction to his horrible fate. "I'm perfectly alright." Hyde smiled his brand name sweet, angelique smile, which scared them even more."You two are so naive!!That's just my mom's trick to urge me back la!" Everyone stared at Hyde again, eyeing him with great suspicion. "Prince Hyde!!I know you love adventure but you have to believe this!" "Your majesty, you cannot just force yourself not to believe it becoz you've already fallen in love.." "I have a suggestion."Mana said seriously,"Let's find Gackt's friend to help us with this. He seems to have such extraordinary power.." "No, I mean this prophecy is fake ah!!It's no big deal at all!!"Hyde protested,"Please listen to me.." "Haido!!!!"Sakura said painfully,"Stop acting silly!!!"He shook him,"I know you said that just to comfort us!But it's not fun!!!Can't you see the truth??If the prophecy is false how come so many things happened??And our tatoos...the whole thing is so mysterious!" "Those are just accidents or coincidences..and you see I'm more than fine now!!" "Ah~~if Prince Hyde had already fallen with love with someone, then the fact cannot be changed now!!But now things seem to be so confusing.. We support Miss Mana's suggestion, no matter what let's do as she said!!"Izam and Yukihiro pressed towards their prince. "You people~~listen to me~~wuwuw~~~I'm NOT going anywhere!!!"Hyde frustratedly trying to struggle away from Izam's bear paws."Mana~~Help me~~wuwuw~~~Ah!!What're you doing!!!!Sakura!!!" Before Hyde could react Sakura already took him into his arms, lifting him up and started heading towards the door. "Listen to me please~~~~aiya~~~" xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thousands of times since he sent him the message he envisioned the slim agile body walking through this door in dulcet steps, once again holding him in his arms..whispering those honeysweet words in his ears.How much time had past??Waiting was such torture.Rayla lay on the bed, waiting.Would he ever come??He was unable to control and identify his feelings these days.I had regret and anger of myself, my lies attributed to our separation!But I hate you, why did you not listen to my explaination!Why turned your back against me so soon???I'm so full of wrath because I can't hate either you or myself completely!!I don't know what to do!Urgh!!!!A sudden sharp pain seemed to explode from his stomache,Rayla crouched on the bed, shifting and moaning, his face twisted in agony.Are you really our baby??How come you're like a deadly parasite who had chose my body to prosper..In his state of delirim a dark void gradually appeared at his sight,as if welcoming him.What's that??I'm not going to go in!!Rayla struggled, suddenly he sensed a soul crawling from deep inside him, attempting vigorously to claim his body.!!NO!!!!Why at this time!!!!No~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Rayla fought with the horrific feeling, scratched and clutched his hair and body but he could not scream his sream. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Where am I???This messy bed...hmm..the smell smells like a clinic!Am I sick???It was like a big long dream...I seem to have had a long sleep too.Great that evil 'me' has gone.Where is Sugi???Ryu got down from the bed, feeling his head and body undescribably heavy.He tried to walk a few steps, then shook his head.I'm feeling quite OK..what time is it now???Ryu carefully opened the door and saw a clock on the wall.My!It's my shift now!!!Then to his horror he recognized one of the kidnappers earlier on was seating outside with another strange person.I must escape!!! "Clink~~!!!!"At the sound Kirito and Kazushi rushed inside their master's room and found him transformed, attempting to climb out of the window. "Oh no~~!!!!"Ryu cried. Kazushi and Kirito immediately knew what happened."Oh dear,'you' come back at this time.." "Leave.. me alone!!!I didn't offend you people did I??I wanna go home!!"Ryu shouted nervously. Kirito and Kazushi exchanged an expression and the latter said,"All right.You may go as you wish." So saying, he stepped away to let Ryu pass.Ryu was puzzled by their action but without further hesitation, he dashed out of the door.He ran and ran;at some point he stopped and relaxed to see no one came after him. I'm safe, he thought.A crow just glided across the night sky as he looked up. "RYU!!!!!" Everyone was astonished by his presence.TMR was overjoyed and gave him a big big hug."Where have you been!!!"following were his tons of questions. "I...I don't know..."Ryu tried to stammer some words."You look really pale, you alright??"Hide asked worriedly. "I..think...so...euuurreck"Before he could control himself TMR's head already needed a throuough washing."Oh dear!I'm so sorry!!!!!" "Ryu, I strongly suggesst you to go home and take some rest."Hide said. "But...I think I've been absent for so long..it seems.." "It's alright."Hide replied understandingly, yet he seemed like thinking about something else. On the way home Ryu vomited several times and there seemed to be something always triggering pain and uneasiness in his stomache.I must be really sick...dunno if Sakura's home?I remember I'm run out of pills at home..anyway I'll go home first..As he thought, Ryu naturally recalled the sweet moments when Sugi took care of him the last time.Sugi.. *********************************************** next.... previous... wish index... back to zealous