Chapter 5

Chapter 5, Kyou Kara Maou!, opowiadania, Shinou & Daikenja, It's him

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Chapter 5

Shinou remained quiet, looking at his beloved person that is on bed, laughing at him. Maybe he thought that the thing he said that he is really concerned about the sage is just a joke. Nevertheless he remained silent. It's more fun to watch his sage laughing than correcting him, like he is really enjoying himself.

Unknown to everyone, he's not really as bad as what others thinks.. or rather.. what his sage thinks. He's not that childish, and on top of that he's a *cough* *cough* 'dignified' person. All those pranks that he keeps pulling out are not just because he wants to see others getting so worked up.

Okay.

He admits.

Slightly for that reason.

But the real reason for that is his sage. He always wanted him to loose himself a bit. Ever since he met him, he had always been strict with himself. He can notice it. Shinou can understand the situation, but it really gives him an ugly feeling whenever he sees his sage getting to worked up with things.

He just wanted to see him smile. But as his pranks are delivered what he sees is a very irritated sage. That's why most of the time he gets a lecture from him. The shortest lecture is an hour. But it's the only way to make him loose up. Stress is not good for the body anyways. He is the only one that can do it.

No, he has to be the only one to do it.

He wants to be the 'only' one to be able to do it.

He wants to be the one that can make his sage happy. The only person that can bring out all the different emotions from him. Call him selfish, but that's what he feels.

He stared at the black orbs. They look very beautiful, it always seems to capture his soul. Every time he looks at those pair of onyx eyes, he feels like he's home. Home, after a thousand miles of journey he had overcome. Unconsciously he smiled.

"You know what? Staring is rude." Murata's voice popped his dream bubble out.

"Not in my book."

"Then, does your book include that staring will really become rude, if after an hour of looking at the other person's face you will smile and make it look like you're making fun of him?" The sage is smiling.

"But it seems that you're enjoying yourself though." Shinou reached for the towel placed on Murata's forehead and washed it again in the basin beside the bed.

"I don't know, you tell me."

"I didn't know that you can be like this when you are sick."

"I'm not sick… just tired."

"Make me believe that after your fever go down."

"Whose fault is it?"

The king just shrugged, and placed the towel again on the teen's forehead. "You know, you should rest."

"That's not really like you Shinou." Murata chuckled again.

"I don't care. I'm doing this for you so I don't mind at all…"

"Shin…ou?" He was mystified by the king's words. It seems like there is something more behind it.

"Anything for MY sage. I don't care if it would or would not suit me. As long as I can be with you, to be able to see you. To be this close to you. No matter what."

He was surprised. Murata never thought that words like that can come out of Shinou's mouth. I mean, who would think that someone like Shinou would tell those kinds of things. It's.. It's really.. sweet. And it made him feel very nervous at the same time.

Nervous in a very strange way. Something in him is building up and it doesn't feel that it is a bad thing at all. It makes him feel very light.

Murata laughed. But to his amusement he found Shinou smiling sweetly at him. He looks like he's pleased with something.

"What? It makes me think that something bad is going to happen with that smile of yours, Shinou." And he had proven it many times. Everytime he finds the king smiling he knows that it means that he's up to something. And that something is the thing that pisses him off. His pranks.

Shinou's smile remained plastered on his face. "It's nice to hear you laugh, my sage. You should always do that."

"If I did, I will look like an idiot. And In no time I will only find my self inside a padded cell. That's not very nice. " Murata flinched slightly. His head throbs in pain but he doesn't the first king to notice that.

Shinou didn't respond. Instead he found the king looking at him so much concern I his eyes.

No. something is under that concern. Something that he couldn't name properly. Something that stirs feelings inside him. Am I imagining things? That couldn't be. Maybe it's just my fever. Yeah, my fever.

Shinou reached his hand to touch the guy on the bed. He lovingly caressed the sage's hair.

Murata blushed. W-W-What….

"W-What are you doing Shinou?"

Shinou smiled once more. "Taking care of you my beautiful sage."

Murata blushed heavier. Anyone who could see him will think that he dyed his face in deep crimson.

True enough in Shinou's eyes the sage feels like he is the most important person in the world. It mirrors something that is so vital and pure. Whenever he sees that thing inside Shinou's eyes he felt calm, and contentment. And did he just say that I'm beautiful?

"You just made me a girl didn't you?"

"No." Shinou smiled more.

He loves this talk his currently having now with his sage. Being able to let out all those things that are inside him.

Talking without any hesitations or restrictions.

Talking without any interference of other persons.

Talking with his sage.

The sage that he loves so much that it hurts. It hurts whenever he realizes that there was so much time that had been wasted.

Time that is precious for him, for all those he had gone through only he always sees himself with no time left..

Time to be with his most beloved person.

Time to be able to express himself to his sage.

Time to let the guy know the true him, the feelings that he have inside.

Time to say what he has been thinking during the time they were apart from each other.

Time to make up with all those moments that he should be spending with him.

Unknown to the king his sweet smile slowly faded and replaced by a smile full of sadness and regrets. His eyes were clouded by something that seems so sorrowful. Things full of burdens.

Murata immediately noticed this. He's not that insensitive, in fact he's the type of person that easily notices things. Especially when it concerns the people around him.

"Shinou?" He called out with a soft voice.

"Yes, my sage?" Now that sounded really sad. His voice contains bitterness and sorrow. It concerned him. He reached out his hand to touch Shinou's face. The king seemed to be surprised by the sudden action but didn't move away. He let the teen do what he wants to do.

"Why?" Murata uttered with such softness. Why do you look at me with those eyes? What is the true meaning behind those? Why? Why do you look sad? Why do you seem to be in great pain? What are you thinking? What are the things that are bothering you? Why do you make me feel things that I usually don't have? Even though it's the first time he saw Shinou carrying those kinds of emotion he felt bothered.

Shinou looked directly into the black orbs that are staring at him with eyes full of questions. Eyes that he thought showed a glimpse of deep concern. He closed his eyes and leaned to the touch. I want to be like this with you… forever. Not to be separated away from each other again. He held the sage's hand touching him. … Then he opened his eyes. "You—"

Murata smiled.

Shinou frustratedly grunted. "What am I going to do with you?" By the time he held his sage's hand, he felt that it is warm. Hot to be exact. It looks like talking with him didn't do any good to his condition. It's his fault. If only he stopped him from straining his self more this wouldn't have happened. Earlier before the guy already fainted in the corridor of the castle, how much pain does he feel right now that his fever increased several times over?

"Just take care of me Shinou. That is enough." Murata closed his eyes, but his smile never faded. He doesn't have to see Shinou with a very concerned look, he can already feel it… Ever since.

"You don't have to say that my sage. I'd do anything for you." You have me under your spell. Just say anything you want and there's nothing I wouldn't do for it.

"Right."

"Rest my sage. I'll be just here taking care of you. I will never go away again." He said softly as if it is a promise.

"Is..that..a threat?..." Slowly Murata drifts into sleep, his tiredness and his headache finally caught up with him, forcing him to sleep.

"Yes.."

Murata began to breathe heavily, which is normal because he is sick. When the king is rest assured the soukoku is already sleeping, he sighed. "Will we still be like this after you recovered?" He stared lovingly at the teen, softly caressing the guy's black hair.

Shinou sighed again and started to take good care of the sleeping teen.

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