THROUGH TIME - CHAPTER15I didn’t remember since when a simple shower felt so good, in fact, I didn’t remember since when everything seems so colorful, everything around me seems to shine more, even that irritating woodpecker that didn’t hesitate in making noise all the evening looks so adorable now.
I was immersed in a kind of ecstasies, if someone could see me in this moment, dancing ridiculously, skipping around the room and with a huge smile, they would surely think that I am into drugs or something. But all that happiness and colors had a reason and specially a name, Matsui Jurina Sakae’s prince. It was incredible the effect that she had over me, I just couldn’t wait to see her again. It is true that love makes you a fool, I could even imagine cheesy situations, but I just couldn’t help that my heart becomes crazy, imagining Jurina and I in numerous situations that only happen in shoujo manga.
Between a couple of dances and a song I finished my routine, I took my time to look perfect, nothing could ruin this day, it had beginning in the perfect way, and I hoped that it finishes the same way.
Pitifully it didn’t seem that things were going to go like I wished, because I just had to open the door to find Haruka waiting for me behind this one. She had her typical poker face, but something felt different, her eyes didn’t have the same piercing effect, not even her threaten aura that she had towards me were present, furthermore I could even say that I saw some regret and maybe kindness in her eyes.
“You’re already back” She said without stop looking at me straight to the eyes.
“I guess I am” My gaze never left hers either, this time I wouldn’t allow her to intimidate me.
“I won’t apologies with you” She went straight to the point.
“For what, for lying about your relationship with Jurina?” I replied innocently, like if didn’t had affect me at all.
“Basically yes, because thanks to that I realized that in fact, you are a coward unable to confront your problems, and that you would just run away when things gets hard” She didn’t doubt in throw her words loaded with salt, like always. And that was something that I just couldn’t deny, because that was exactly what happened.
“I won’t run away anymore” I replied firmly being sure of my words. Haruka looked with half closed eyes, I could tell that she was doubting my words.
“Well, thanks to what happened, I realized too that you don’t have bad intentions, and that Jurina is your first love, and you were just scared because of that” She didn’t make any comments to what I said before, and why this girl has to know everything, again she was right with what she just said.
“Anyway, follow me someone wants to see you” I couldn’t do more than remain silence. “And the last thing, you better mean what you say, believe me when I tell you that your relationship with Jurina won’t be easy, she is Sakae’s prince there’ll be a lot of people that would try to truly separate you from her, so do your best and don’t hesitate” I froze in my place when in fact, I saw a truly smile in her face, that along with her comment that sounds more like an advice, and by the little time that I’ve known Haruka I can tell that she wouldn’t say it to anyone.
“Definitely I won’t” And with that said I followed Haruka.
What is now worrying my mind now, was the person that wanted to see me, I hadn’t see Yuki neither Aiko yet, but I don’t think that any of them would take the trouble of asking Haruka just to call for me, which left me just one possibility, the only person in the whole castle that has the power to make Haruka move from her comfortable coach and come for me and is not Jurina. Through my mind just came the queen, Shinoda Mariko, that enigmatic person.
I began to get really nervous thinking why she would call me, some theories came up, but any of them were support in something, it were mere conjectures. Not knowing what is waiting for my makes me anxious, because I can’t prevent the situation and think on possible solutions. I think that Haruka realized my problem, because before open the doors she stopped and looked at me.
“Don’t be nervous, no one is going to bite you” I don’t think that can get use to a kind Haruka, its juts to strange and somehow it doesn’t suits her.
The doors opened and immediately Yuki stood in front of me, blocking my sight from what is behind her, and that is the rest of the people who is in here.
“I am glad that you are ok. I am sorry if it took Jurina too much time” Said Yuki after a short embrace. I’ve become really close to Yuki, I see in her an older sister or a best friend who I can always talk.
“I am sorry I gone that way without tell you” I apologies with a little bow.
“Don’t worry that it’s not that important, but don’t do it again” And after that she finally moved, allowing me to see what or better who were in the room.
And just like I thought, Shinoda was sit behind her desk, looking straight at me, scanning every inch of my presence. I have to admit that not even Haruka’s gaze were as intimidating as hers. But what I didn’t expect was another girl, which was hugging Haruka from behind, she was the one that had the less intimidating aura, and for some reason I felt that I could trust her.
The girl let go of Haruka and approached me, everyone in the room followed her with the gaze while she make her way through the room, expectant of what she was going to do or say. With a little and warm smile she took my hand without even ask.
“I am Yokoyama Yui, I’ve been waiting too long to know you” Her voice was sweet and with a pleasant tone. Wait a moment, this is the person that Yuki and Aiko were talking.
“Nice to meet you, I am Rena” Suddenly Yui tighten her grip in my hand, and I felt like if all my energy were being drain. My mind went blank for a moment, and Yui never loosened her grip. I had to blink a couple of times to come back to my five senses, what seemed seconds felt like hours.
Yui already had loose her grip, and now she was looking at me with a concern gaze, like a mom that tries to comfort her daughter. She laid her hand over my head and for some reason she slightly fondle it.
“You’ve been going through too much by your own, haven’t you?” Her voice become even sweeter and serene, and my body felt lighter, like if all my problems were disappearing one be one “You are not from this world right? Don’t worry you can tell us everything, you don’t have to be alone on this anymore” My eyes become teary, I didn’t know this person at all, but there was something in her that made me believe in her words. If found myself crying like a baby, somehow I felt that I really could tell her everything, that I could shake that weight from my shoulders.
And that’s what I did, after had calm down my sobbing, finally I revealed them that I was from XXI century. Throughout my story there wasn’t any reaction from anyone, I didn’t know if they were believing what I was saying, or if they were preparing to send me to an asylum. Once I finished the room become completely quiet.
“And you are saying that you don’t know how you did it” Haruka was the one that broke the silence.
“No, I just remember having woke up after I made the wish”
Everyone moved their gazes to Yui looking for an answer, even I did. She was the only one that I knew that could have some clue and give me answers.
“I am sorry, neither I know why that happened” Yui answered sincerely. There go all my possibilities “But I know how you can come back, it’s pretty logic though” She added, Yui took me from both hands “ The day of your birthday you have to take the decision if you want to go back to your era… or stay here. You have until then to decide”
No one said anything more, somehow I didn’t get to anywhere. After all that was the theory that I had since a beginning, only the day of my birthday I would be able to go back… or not. Any of the other three persons in the room said something, I didn’t know if there were being modest, but at least I know that they believe a little bit of what I said, and that was thanks to Yui, because it seems like they fully trust in her. But the mere fact that finally I could said it was good enough for me.
Slowly we began to get out from the room, everyone except Shinoda, whom I didn’t listen her voice not even once, or at least have any reaction. Before I went out from the room Shinoda stopped my tracks
“Rena wait” She called my name and then she stood up from her sit behind her desk and came to me. I looked behind me and the other ones were already gone.
“Do you love Jurina?” She asked my directly and without hesitate, after all one of my theories were correct. Even though I didn’t had doubts about my answer, and I promised that I wouldn’t run away again.
“I do, I love her” I said determinedly. At a beginning Shinoda didn’t had any reaction, a slowly and smile appeared in her lips.
“Ahhh I am so glad good for you” She shook my hand energetically “After all I do like you, take care of her ok?” I was a little bit shock with her sudden change of attitude
“S-sure” That turned out better than I expected
“And by the way” She bent down to my ear to whisper “I know what a cellphone is” She then moved away, and with a mischievous smirk she closed the door in front of me.
“Eh?” Was the only thing that could come out from my lips. What does that mean?
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If I couldn’t take Rena out from my mind before, now the thing have become even more difficult if she kissed me like that and just left, leaving me stood in my place with an stupid smile. How much time I’ve been wasting, focusing only on work and other prince’s tasks. But now that Rena came to my life I can tell that I am truly living, I can feel how my heart beats for someone and not just to pump blood. It was incredible how a single person could change so much my world.
“Yuki” I called Yuki’s attention who I found walking for the hall, I approached her once she stopped. I had something to thanks her.
“I am sorry for have been an idiot” I put aside my pride and said with a bow “If it wasn’t because of you I wouldn’t have react”
“You do behaved like an idiot, but at the end you did the right thing” She laid her hand on my shoulder, some months ago I couldn’t even look her in the eyes “But
I still don’t like you” Well I guess somethings won’t change.
“Don’t you worry, that I don’t feel the slightest liking for you either”
“So what are you going to do now” We started to walk side by side.
“What do you mean?”
“Your birthday is coming close Jurina, you know what that means” I had totally forgot about that, with everything that have been happening, I didn’t have space on my mind to think about that.
“I have no idea, but I think that I will just wait till the time comes”
“I have to leave you, Shinoda called us to meet her on her office” She then leaved for another path. “You should think about it thought, or you would see on a rush” She screamed before disappear.
Now that she mentions Shinoda, I haven’t see her in a while, even if she is the most close to a family that I had, I know that she is hiding too may secrets. She is a completely mystery for me, including our parents. I don’t anything about her besides the basics, her past is an enigma, even for her who claimed don’t know nothing about her before coming to the castle. But I have to admit that sometimes… no at this point I am certain that she does know, but she just doesn’t want to tell me, that is something that to this days keeps without having any answer, and I don’t know if some day it will have.
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Hi, thanks again for reading. I won’t be able to update next weekend because I’m on finals at collage and well, you already know how it is, hope you like this chapter
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