Secret

Secret #22

Michiru's POV

"Because you're precious to me." He said with a smile that I had never seen on his face before. "Lets go?"

I took his hand as we walked towards the ferris wheel and wait in the line. "You're precious to me."  That thought made me blush madly, I can even feel my cheeks heating up.

Even though last time, we had confessed to each other and even ki......never mind that part; I'm not sure if I can say that I'm his girlfriend- I mean a real one not like our contract- like the one I had been dreaming for a while now.

Finally, we got inside the ferris wheel. Ikkun sat besides me and then leaned his face in. He's doing things way too fast!

"You're too close..." I said while blushing.

"Oh, sorry." He said and sat on the other side.

"So, what is it that you want to talk about?" I asked him.

"A-are we officially dating now?" He asked while hiding his face in his hands.

"Actually, I want to ask that to you too." I said.

"Then I guess the answer is yes?" He said with doubt.

"Probably."

"Lets change the topic. Tell me about your past." He said.

"Wh-what part?" I asked even though I know what he wants to know....

"When you met Shunsuke." He said with a serious tone. Come to think of it, I think this will be my first serious talk with him.

"You still cant move on? Come on! He's not your rival anymore! He has Rikka-chan now!" I joked since the atmosphere is a bit......never mind that.

"That's not it! He told me that you got traumatized in an event at that time." He shouted and I flinched.

"That is something I cannot tell you." I said as I looked up, trying to hold the tears back, since this topic makes me cry a lot.

"Why? What is it that happened?" He asked again.

"I cant tell you..... Its a secret." I said while looking down.

"But you already told me one of your biggest secrets." He said with a smirk. This is not the time for jokes, Ikumi.

"I know, but this one....this one, is a secret of my family. Nobody knows about this; only me, my parents, Shunsuke, and that monster...." I said while putting emphasis on the word 'monster.' Well its true though, that person is a real monster.

"I guess you really don't have any plan on telling me that." He said and rested his back on his seat.

"W-well, I can tell you the 'summarized version', is that okay with you?" I asked with a smile. He really wants to know.

"Eh, sure. Just put the most important details." He said and I nodded.

"It happened nine years ago......" I started telling the story but-

"Eh? Really? Nine years ago?" This guy is acting like a kid, it irritates me.

"Yup, 9 years ago, my nii-tan took me to a flower field." I was on the middle of telling the story again, but then-

"You have an older brother? Cool, where is he now?" He asked. Where is he now?  That question echoed in my head. I also want to know, was the answer my mind is saying.

"Let me finish the story first!" I scolded him.

"Okay, okay." He said and I continued on the story.

"On that flower field, I saw a boy; and that boy is Shunsuke. We became friends and since then, we played everyday on that flower field, sometimes we would also go to our house. But it only lasted for a week. On the same flower field, my nii-tan was shot, straight in the heart...." I couldn't continue the story anymore, tears flowed down my cheeks.

"Th-that was....sad." Ikkun said as he wiped my tears.

"The person that killed my brother, was my father's rival. He's a monster." I said and continued to cry.

Ikkun wiped the tears again but this time he hugged me.

"Its okay, just cry." He said and patted my head.

"Hey, where is your brother's grave? Lets visit him next time." He said. Even though I cant see his face, I bet he is smiling while crying at the same time, just like me.
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Like what Ikkun said last time, right now, we are standing in front of the grave of my deceased older brother.

"You know what? This is my first time visiting his grave. I had been scared all this time, thinking that it was my fault." I said as I put the flower beside the grave.

"Its okay. I had been like that too, when my father died." Ikkun said.

"Eh? Have you ever visited his grave?" I asked him.

"Yup, I did yesterday. I told him about my very adorable girlfriend." He said.

Then, he leaned closer to my face. His lips are about to touch mine, but I blocked it with my hand.

"Stop, we are in front of my older brother's grave." I said and distanced myself away from him.

"Aww, come on!" He said and hugged me from behind.

"Ikumi, get your hands off me." I said with and irritated tone.

"Fine." He said and pouted.

"Nii-tan, sorry for not visiting you all these years. I hope you understand how I felt during those years. But you know what? I have found someone that I can share my problems with." I said while touching my brother's grave with a smile.

"Lets go back." Ikkun said and I nodded.

"Bye, nii-tan!" I said and followed Ikkun back to the car.

5 years later....

Yurika's POV

"My job is not as easy as I expected." I whispered to myself as I am about to open the door of my apartment, but I noticed an letter in the 'mail box.'

I get the letter and scanned it. Even though I am a bit jealous, I smiled as I saw the fancy lettering on the back of the envelope;

Ikumi & Michiru

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And I thought I could never put a decent ending in this story. This is not a troll anymore, this is the real ending of this story. But maybe, I will put an epilouge and some extra chapters.

I enjoyed writing this, so I hope you enjoyed reading this!

I love ya all! ☆⌒(ゝ。∂)

EternallyBlue02~