Mirui's Hyacinth: Smile At Me - Chapter 8

"IT'S RARE to see you up here practicing."

Natigil sa pagtugtog ng gitara si Mirui nang marinig iyon. Kasabay niyon ay ang awtomatikong pagbilis ng tibok ng kanyang puso nang malingunan kung sino iyon. Naroon siya sa rooftop ng building ng College of Arts para mag-unwind sa pamamagitan ng pagtugtog ng gitara.

"Kailangan ko rin naman ng change of atmosphere, 'no? Masama ba 'yon?" Kapagkuwan ay napayuko siya nang hindi niya magawang tagalan ang tinging iginagawad ni Theron sa kanya.

Naramdaman pa niya ang pag-upo nito sa tabi niya. Ilang sandali pa ay naramdaman niya na may ipinandong na naman ito sa kanya. Nang tingnan niya iyon ay nakita niya ang varsity jacket nito, dahilan upang mapatingin naman siya sa binata.

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"WAIT A minute! Where are we going?"

Pang-ilang ulit nang itinanong iyon ni Kourin kay Seiichi pero tila wala itong naririnig. Patuloy lang ito sa paghila sa kanya palayo sa mga kasamahan niya. Naku po! Tiyak na magwawala na naman si Amiko nito. Idagdag pa si Raiden.

Gustong pagtakhan ni Kourin ang dahilan ng lalaking ito para bigla siyang hilain paalis sa school. As far as she recalled, hindi naging maganda ang naging huling pagtatagpo nila.

Kourin ended up telling a lie that she had woven for the past two years. Iyon naman ang matagal na niyang plano. Walang dapat makaalam--lalo na si Seiichi--na buhay pa siya. Na buhay pa si Kourin Shinomiya. But that didn't exactly stop her from learning what she could about his life since she 'died'. Pero hindi kailanman sumagi sa isipan niya na magkikita sila ng lalaking ito sa ganoong sitwasyon.

Chiaki/Kotoha AU (Shinkenger): The End Of All Waiting

"This is the end of all waiting and now it's my new beginning. It's because you have loved me this way..." ㅡ Paraphrased lyrics from "Inside My Heart" by Frencheska Farr

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[Chiaki]

Seriously speaking, of all the craziness I could think of, why does it have to be pranking Kotoha like this? Okay, she had no idea that it was me. But actually allowing those little notes to land inside her bag every time I see her on the neighborhood through my affinity with the wood element, I was starting to think that it might have scared her.

I wasn't like this before, especially when it comes to girls. Mind you, I could really charm any girl I want. Or maybe I was the only one thinking that way.

But Kotoha was someone different. Someone I chose to risk my life with, if I had to.

Mirui's Hyacinth: Smile At Me - Chapter 7

"MUKHANG may magandang nangyari, ah."

Agad na napatigil sa pag-eensayo sa ice skating rink si Mirui at nilingon ang pinagmulan ng tinig na iyon. Nakita niya si Yunara Limietta--o Yuna sa karamihan--na palapit sa kinatatayuan niya. Ice skater din ito katulad niya at isa sa labing-dalawang miyembro ng Imperial Flowers.

Naroon sila sa ice skating rink sa loob ng isang malaking building na pag-aari ng kanyang ama na ipinatayo nito noong nililigawan pa lang nito ang Mama niya. Iyon na rin ang ginamit na training ground ng mga aspiring ice skaters, specifically figure skaters, nang magdesisyon ang Mama niya na magretiro sa pagiging figure skater at maging skating coach habang nagpapalakad sa ice skating school na iyon.

"Halata ba?" tanong niya nang tuluyan na itong makalapit.

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Kung tutuusin, wala naman talagang dahilan si Hotaru na pagmasdan ang isa sa mga portraits na naroon sa main hall ng mansion. Kaya lang, hindi talaga siya mapakali. Kanina pa siya nakakaramdam ng 'di maipaliwanag na pag-aalala. At hindi niya alam kung para kanino iyon.

All that Hotaru did to calm herself was to look at a certain portrait. Ginawa niya iyon kahit alam niyang masasaktan siya dahil sa masasakit na mga alaalang nagsisidatingan sa kanyang isipan.

Nakarating na kay Hotaru ang balitang nasa bansa na si Seiichi Yasuhara at nagsalubong na rin ang landas nito at ni Kourin. Kung nasa normal na sitwasyon siguro ang buhay ng Shinomiya clan princess, that meeting would have been a joyous one. Pero 'pinatay' na ni Kourin ang identity nito—to be exact, her existence as a Shinomiya princess—in favor of living in another identity to protect the others who knew the fact that she was still alive.

Para sa katulad ni Kourin, sa tingin ni Hotaru ay napakabata pa nito para gawin ang desisyong iyon. Not to mention that it was also one of the most painful decisions for the young clan princess to do. Pero wala na siyang magagawa pa. It was already an irrevocable decision. Ang tanging magagawa na lang niya ay protektahan ito. She was one of the 12 Knights of the Sky, after all. It was the Knights' duty to protect the leader of the Shrouded Flowers.

Mirui's Hyacinth: Smile At Me - Chapter 6

"HANGGANG kailan mo ba ako planong kaladkarin sa kung saan, ha?"

Pero walang nakuhang anumang tugon si Mirui sa tanong niyang iyon kay Theron na hawak-hawak pa rin ang kamay niya. Kahit naman gusto niyang hilain ang kamay niya mula sa binata, nakapagtatakang tila nawalan siya ng lakas na gawin iyon. Not to mention, she actually liked the feeling of holding Theron's hand like that, as if it was the right thing to feel.

Basta ang alam niya, ang dami na niyang kakaibang nararamdaman sa simpleng pagdadaop lang ng mga palad nila. It started since the day they finally settled the issue between them. Iyon ay kung may isyu nga ba talaga silang matatawag.

Hinayaan na lang niya ito na dalhin siya sa kung saan—na naisip na niya for who knows how many times. Hindi na naman kasi siya kinikibo ng lalaking ito kapag tinatanong niya ito at mukhang wala rin talaga itong plano na kibuin siya hanggang hindi nila nararating ang lugar na pagdadalhan nito sa kanya.

Marvelous/Ahim (Gokaiger): Choosing To Be With You

I'm choosing to be with you no matter what people say and not even heaven and hell can stop me about it... ~ Florence Joyce

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When Ahim chose to be a space pirate, she was well aware of the dangerous risks that goes with it. Especially since they were fighting the Zangyack who were the universe's greatest enemy at the time. Those people took a lot from her and not even the enemy's death could dissipate the pain she felt from losing them.

Over time, she was able to finally avenge her parents' deaths and the destruction of her home planet from the one who destroyed them. Thanks to her friends' helpーand most of all, Marvelous. At the time, she was determined to take on Zatsurigu all alone. But Marvelous convinced her otherwise. He reminded her of the reason why she joined the space pirates in the first place.

But that was a long time ago.

Mirui's Hyacinth: Smile At Me

"UY, MIRUI! Ang ganda ng performance mo kanina. Grabe! The best!"

Napailing na lang si Mirui sa reaction na iyon ni Miette habang tinutulungan sina Kresna, Guia, at Yuna sa pag-aayos ng mga equipment na ginamit nila para sa performance niyang iyon for the kids sa orphanage na pinuntahan nila. It was actually an orphanage na mina-manage ng president ng Alexandrite University. Kaya wala namang kaso sa kanya na isa siya sa mga nag-perform doon.

And she was glad that she did fairly well sa performance niya nang gabing iyon.

"Mukhang inaantok ka na yata, Miette. Kung ako sa iyo, umuwi ka na at nang diretso ka nang makatulog," aniya at saka ipinagpatuloy ang pagtulong sa pag-aayos.

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"How can you endure doing that?"

That question brought Kourin's mind back to reality. Noon lang niya naalalang nasa rooftop nga pala siya ng department building kung saan siya nag-aaral at kasama niya si Amiko ng mga sandaling iyon. Doon nila naisipang magpunta matapos ang engkuwentrong naganap na hindi niya inasahan nang araw na iyon.

Bakit naroon si Seiichi sa Skyfield University? Ano'ng ginagawa nito roon? Idagdag pa na alam niyang muntik na itong ma-kidnap ng kung sino na napigilan lang dahil kay Miyako. Pero sa tingin niya ay walang kinalaman doon ang dahilan ng pagpunta ng binata sa university na iyon.

"At hindi ka na talaga mamamansin, ha?"

The Sunday Currently # 22

So for the past week, I haven't been able to properly write anything aside from Tweets and IG captions. That means I haven't been able to write one-shots for the #365OneshotStoryChallenge2018. Man, where have my inspiration and writing muse gone to? I was even enthusiastic while I was planning and had started writing these one-shots.

In any case, let's start with this entry once again for this week, shall we?

So this Sunday, I'm currently: