His princess - Uzui Tengen x Reader +18 (COMPLETED)

Chapter 65

(y/n)'s POV:

My hands were shaking. I was so afraid to open the letter I got from Tengen. Whatever was written inside I knew it was nothing nice and happy.

Grabbing the edge of the folded piece of paper I hesitated. My heart is racing not because of excitement, rather because of fear. I was terrified.

Why does this feel so painful?

I looked up for a few seconds and took a deep breath to calm myself down at least a little bit, then I opened the letter with trembling hands.

'I'm sure you thought this is going to be a long letter, but it's not. Meet me tomorrow at the given adress at 7 pm. I need to talk to you face to face. -Tengen'

"Are you kidding me?" I whispered to myself and sighed.

Here I was thinking that he would write a whole goddamn page full of confessions and such, but all he says is this. Why does he want to meet me anyway? He knows everything now... Or...

Just to make sure no one else would see this letter, I tore it into tiny pieces and threw it into a trashcan on the street and headed back towards my house.

On my way back I met my smaller brother, Senjuro who ran up to me immediately.

Catching my hands in his he worriedly asked. "Hey, are you okay? I never seen you being so upset before."

I nodded. "I'm fine... It's just..."

"Why did you run away? What was that painting? Is someone threatening you or something?" He came up with newer and newer questions. I didn't even know which one should I answer first.

"Senjuro, I swear I'm fine now. That painting and the letter just upsetted me... And no one is threatening me, don't worry." I told him.

"Letter? What letter? Why did it upset you?" He cupped my cheeks between his hands.

These few years were enough for him to grow taller than me. I remember how I used to comfort him at times, and it's him now doing the same to me. He wants the best for me and I find it so cute. The amount of effort he puts into it is something I value.

"Nevermind, it's nothing..." I looked away, averting my eyes from his worried ones.

He let go of my face and sighed. "I can't help you if you don't talk about it."

"It's nothing, really..." I insisted.

"Is it Uzui again?" At the mention of his name I flinched. It didn't go unnoticed by my brother of course. "God..." He shook his head.

"No it's not him..." I denied.

"I know that look too well to be fooled. You still love him, don't you?"

"He wants to meet me tomorrow..."

Senjuro let out a sigh again, then wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into a hug. It was comforting.

"Why are you marrying Ren if you can't forget Uzui? I'm not experienced in such things, but all I see in front of myself is you healing up and then immediately breaking into pieces. Starting all over as a cycle. Tell me, why are you doing this to yourself? It hurts me to see you sad."

I let myself be held by Senjuro. Not so long ago he fit between my arms, but now I'm much smaller than him. His hug was similar to Kyojuro's. Warm and calming.

What I wanted to say to Senjuro, I said the same thing to Tengen the next day.

The adress he wrote into that letter was near the outskirts of the town. Barely any people were around us. He was standing a few steps away from me.