Sunday, 6 July 2014

Chapter 20

IN THE PALACE

Kiryuu Shori, Fukushima Shinichi, Kitayama Tsuyoshi and Sabaku Natsuki, all 4 of them are in a pinch situation. They are now in the palace, facing Helencia Oukoku eldest son, Prince Kuhouin Ryoki.

Shori: ano... how did u recognize me..
Ryoki: baka ka?
Shori: (sweats)
Ryoki: is there any other person who can use fire magic? Who is young as u?
Shori: (sweats)
Ryoki: (sighed) im glad ure unharmed but why did u join the tournament?
Tsuyoshi : ano, Oujisama.. that was my idea.. i forced him to follow me... gomen.. nasai..

Ryoki looks at Tsuyoshi firmly. He looks back at Shori.

Ryoki: ur friend?
Shori: hai....
Ryoki: what if the help didnt come? What r u gonna do?
All: (silent)

Natsuki: ano... oujisama!

Natsuki's sudden approach shocked everyone. She bows really down making a 90° bent.

Natsuki : Act... actually i have something to return to oujisama... its a book that dropped off a carriage tp the castle... and i took it delibrately... im really sorry..
Shori: sabaku...?
Ryoki: hmm. What book is it?

Natsuki glanced towards Shinichi. Shinichi makes the book appears from his shadow on the floor. He picks it up and gave it to Shori. Shori hands it over to Ryoki. Ryoki flips open the book once.

Natsuki: honto ni gomen nasaii!! Please.. ill accept any labour work as punishment.. but...

Ryoki calls for the guard.

"Hai, Kuhouin Oujisama."
Ryoki: Escort them home. Shori kun, i hope u dont have any plans after this because i want to have my high tea with u.
Shori: eh?
Shinichi: hold it up. If shori is staying, then im staying too.
Tsuyoshi: (whispers) baka! Who do u think ure talking to, Shinichi!

Ryoki and Tsuyoshi looks deeply into each others eyes. The atmosphere between them is heavy and tense.

Shori: ahaha.... Shinichi.. ill be fine. Dont worry. Just go homr okay?
Shinichi: but shori...
Ryoki: how stubborn can u be, Fukushima Shinichi kun.
Shinichi: grr...
Shori: maa maa shinichi... go home kay? Ill contact u.
Shinichi: cheh... fine.. (walks away)
"Um.. to where shall i escort them, kuhouin oujisama?"
Shinichi: no need. We can go home by ourselves.
Tsuyoshi: oi, shinichi (follows Shinichi)

Natsuki also tag behind them. Ryoki and Shori turns to the opposite direction leaving the guard on his post.

Ryoki: im bad mood eh? (snicker)
Shori: its because u bully him, Ryoki san.
Ryoki: by the way Shori kun, (shows the book) u have gotten urself in a big trouble ne? (smiles)
Shori: (flinched ) [uwa... his smiling but his eyes arent smiling...] gomen...
Ryoki: come to my room.
Shori: eh? Eh? Ur room?
Ryoki: this book is a fiction book. If u really want to know abt history, i shall give u another book.
Shori: wha? Fiction book?
Ryoki: u can just tell the title of this book, the diary of a vampire. Would any history book be titled like this?
Shori: now ure talking abt it...

As they are walking towards Ryoki's room, they passed by a room thats familiar to Shori. He stopped in front of it. He gulped.

Ryoki: (halt) ?

Shori puts on a very troubled face. He grits his teeth and tightens his grip. He looks at the door of the room. Nostalgic memories comes by his mind.

Ryoki: (smiles) try opening it?
Shori: eh eh ah... (flustered)
Ryoki: (walks ahead)

Shori reaches towards the door knob. He pushes it slightly but there isnt any budge. Its locked. He sighed.

Shori: [of coz its locked. What the hell am i thinking]

Ryoki who is farther ahead opens a door and calls out for Shori.

Ryoki: hurry up and come on in, Shori kun.
Shori: ah hai..

Ryoki closed the door behind Shori. Shori looks at Ryoki's room.

Ryoki: it has been a long time since uve come here right?
Shori: yeah.. and ur room.. hasnt change at all..
Ryoki: why shld it change? I like the way it is. Gomen, shori kun, can u please open the balcony door slightly?
Shori: hai!

Ryoki walks towards the bookshelf and slides in the book there. Shori walks towards the balcony door and opened it. Fresh air enters the room. As he walks away, he saw a door by the wall.

Shori: are? Whats this door? This was never here before.
Ryoki: try opening it.
Shori: ugh... somehow hearing tht, just....

Despite saying that, Shori still made the urge to open the door. The door open and he looks inside. He was shocked.

Shori: this is.....
Ryoki: sou da. Its misaki's room. Unchanged from the day she went missing. The cabinets people would want to empty the room out but we cant let that to happen. So chichiue decided to lock the front door and made a door leading to the room from my room.
Shori: oh.... (fascinated) ano.. can i go inside..?
Ryoki: no, u cant, Shori kun. What is a young healthy boy planning to do in a girl's room?
Shori: (blushed) geh... uruse na..
Ryoki: come and sit here while im looking for the book.

Shori takes the last peek into Kuhouin Misaki, the missing princess's room and shut the door. He walks towars towards Ryoki's queen size bed and sits on it. He stares at a picture that stood by his side table. A picture that consist of 5 family members who stood close to each other around a small table that has a vase of flower on it. The missing princess, misaki is also in the picture.

Ryoki: Shori kun. Here (passes a book to him) i want to make a report out of that book.
Shori: eeeh? This thick book?? (looks at the book)
Ryoki: yes.
Shori: but.. i still have school works to do and...
Ryoki: no questions, no retraction, its a command.
Shori : (sighed)

Shori returns home with a discouraged face. He walks straight to the tatami room and there he saw his two friends sitting there waiting for him.

Tsuyoshi: Shori!!
Shinichi: (stood up) Shori!
Shori: tadaima.
Shinichi: (hugs shori)
Shori: er... shinichi... im fine...
Tsuyoshi: what happened? What did he do to u?
Shori: nah.. nothing.
Tsuyoshi: r u sure?
Shori: yeah (looks around) wheres sabaku natsuki?
Tsuyoshi: she... left on our way home. We didnt even realized when she was gone.
Shori: its already late. Why dont u go home tsuyoshi? Im going to bed.

Shori walks away leaving both of them dumbfounded.

Shinichi: didnt u hear tht? Now go home
Tsuyoshi: so why r u still here?
Shinichi: i stay here too.
Tsuyoshi :whaaaa?

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