AN: The chapter you all have been waiting for!

Chapter 10

Takai’s POV

I found her first. I always found her first, from that day eighteen years ago to the day two weeks ago. I always found her whenever she got lost in the woods, or when she ran away from the castle because my brother was treating her like a bitch.

She was my first ever friend and my first and only love, but why does that bastard always get her in the end?

The first time I saw her, she was merely the daughter of a rich human noble. I told my brother about her, forgetting that he was a thief, and he kidnapped her.

The times when she was lost in the forest, when she was shivering in the cold, I always found her first.

My brother treated her like she was the dirt under his feet. She usually broke down and always ran away. I found her. I saved her.

So why did she love him? Why not me, who saved her, who loved her more than anything in the world? Why? Why do things never go my way?

“T-Takai?” My eyes snapped to Midori’s - no, she is called Mika now- face, pale and eyes wide in the glowing streetlight. I then realized that I was glaring at her; I stopped and glared at Yuki instead. He glared straight back.

“Go home.” I said to her, eyes still not leaving Yuki’s face.

“What?” She said, her voice carrying a tint of surprise in it. “Oh, yeah, right, of course.” I could hear the rustling of her dropped bags as she picked them up. “Bye…I guess.” I heard her take a few steps forward, then stop. “I’m sorry, you know.” She whispered, almost hesitantly. Then she walked away.

I continued not speaking until I heard the clang of the gate. “You bastard.”

Yuki continued glaring back, and replied indifferently, “I’m not the bastard, you are.”

My anger rose after that statement. I aimed a punch at him, but he moved out of the way almost carelessly and caught my wrist. “You should have told me, you know. About finding Midori, I mean.”

“Why would I tell you?” I said, aiming another punch with my other hand.

He caught it with his other hand. “Because I’m your brother.”

I snorted. “With a brother like you, I can definitely apply for a job as a servant, after all, you gave me lots of practice.”

“I didn’t make you work as a servant, so stop lying.”

“You practically did!”

“I just treated you like any brother would treat a younger half-brother.”

“Perhaps a bit more worse!!”

“Actually, you were much better off than that guy who lived about 180 miles away from us. He actually killed his half bastard brother. Well, he actually sold him as a slave, and then he was frustrated that he was alive, so he went and killed him.”

“And how do you know this?”

“Business client of mine.”

I was waiting for him to lose his guard, he did now. I snatched my fists away and aimed for his stomach.

I underestimated him…again. He dodged my attacks and punched me right in the gut, catching me off guard. I fell to the floor.

“Don’t you get it? You’ll never beat me.”

“And why not?”

“Because you are a whore’s son.” There was anger in his voice, and just like this afternoon, his eyes turned gold, darker and brighter than before. He was angry, all right.

My own eyes flashed red in angered rage. “My mother was not a whore.”

Yuki smirked, his hair slowly turning darker and longer until it was dark brown and was shoulder length. “Oh really? Then what happened to her job? Did she not work in a brothel when she had you?”

“Now that’s the brother I know.” I also smirked.

His smirk faded away, and a growl erupted from his throat. He grabbed the front of the shirt I was wearing and pulled me up from the ground. “I love Midori, and I know she loves me. Stay away from her, got it?”

“You know I’ll never stay away from her.” My eyes turned darker.

“You want the same thing happen to you like it happened fifteen years ago? By the same woman no less?”

“That’ll never happen again.”

“We’ll just wait and see.” The smirk appeared back onto his face, and he let go of my shirt. “Bye, bastard brother.” He said before he bounded away, leaving me on the cement floor, in the glare of the streetlight.

Mika turned around from when she was watching the two brothers. She leaned against the inside of the gate, silent tears streaming down her face.

It’s him. It’s Yuki. The man that always appears in my dreams is Yuki. How come? How come it’s him? And why did he call me Midori?

“How…how come I don’t know anything?” She whispered as she sank down to the floor. “How come I seem to know Yuki and Takai, not for only two weeks, but for a very long time? For eighteen years, in fact?”

The front door opened, showering the crying girl with light. “Mika?” Hana called from the door. “What are you doing outside?” She slowly walked toward the girl. “Come on, silly…wait, you’re crying?” Crouching down so she was in front of the girl, she peered worriedly at her little sister’s face. “What’s wrong?”

Mika took a shuddering breath before she launched herself into her sister’s arms, now sobbing noisily. “How come I don’t know anything? How come everything has to be shrouded in mystery? Why do I have to have those dreams? Why me?”

Hana thought she was talking about her grades before she said something about her dreams. Having nothing to say, she hugged her sister and let her cry, softly patting her back.

Mika cried until her voice was hoarse with the screaming, and then slowly pulled away from her sister. “Sorry. I guess I kinda just broke down.”

Hana smiled. “It’s okay. Remember the day before exams last year? I was bawling my eyes out because of the stress. Believe me, compared to that, your breakdown was nothing.”

Mika laughed and then smiled. “You’re right. You almost flooded the whole house with your crying. And then the day on the exams, you lost your voice so you failed your chorus exam.”

“The only exam I failed.” Hana stuck her tongue out at Mika and stood up, stretching. “The only reason I stopped crying was because you went out and brought a stack of movies. You then pulled out The Titanic from the pile and said ‘If you are gonna cry, let’s cry together!’ And then we ended up shouting insults at the girl, I think her name was Rose, throughout the whole movie.”

“Hey, I hate Rose whatever-her-last-name-is. She’s such a bitch, letting Jack freeze to death like that. Not to mention, does she have any modesty? Wanting Jack to paint a picture of her naked…” She got up also, and started picking up her fallen shopping bags.

“I totally agree. Besides, Jack can do so much better than her.” Hana helped her as she laughed. “You wanna have a movie night again? With our dear, handsome Jack and bitchy, hated Rose?”

Mika smiled cheekily. “But of course.” She said and started walking to the door. “Let’s just put these in the house first.”

“But of course.” Hana started walking preppily in front of Mika, flipping her hair as she went. “Oh, and I, like, absolutely adore your hair. I’m, like, sooo jealous.”

What do you think of Hana?

Thank You For Your Reviews! They got me out of my writer’s block! …Even though this chapter still sucks.

Ariaya Blacke- I love you name! Anyway, thanks for not sending your Spork friends after me after such a long time.

Pinoykengumi7- Mika does not think that Yuki likes her.

Mousedahouse- Yay, you reviewed!! Hahaha, I get so excited when I see one of your reviews because you were one of my first reviewers and all, so…yeah. Anyway, after this chapter, I’m not sure you like Yuki better than Takai anymore.

Lightofhope18- Thank you! And happy very, very, very late birthday to you too!

Jay-Ling- Sorry I didn’t update very soon!!

Ryoki Ishida-Chan- Good enough.

Phe- Glad you like it!!

Noodlegirl 2/8- Cliffhangers rock! …When you are the one writing them.

Molar- Do you still think that Takai is a bighead?

Kitana5055- I switched Mika’s POV from first to second? What do you mean?

Kalli- Of course they’re hot, what do you think?

Pyro Fang- Don’t kill me! lol.

TheShapeofLight- Your name is Midori???

i-heart-bishies- I like them both too! But sort of, kind of like Yuki better. Sort of. Well, I thin Yuki and Mika are a better match anyway.

Luckey- After this chapter, are you sure?

BabyGooGoo2- Yup! I like twists! Lol

Naru Flower- Thank you! (Beaming)

GirlyPrince- Well, I usually go with the if-someone’s-lips-touched-yours-then-it-counts-as-a-kiss thing. So yes, it was her first kiss. It was too quick for her to kiss back.