Akatsuki Reminisces 4
I am back home. I look at the clock. It's a only 5 past 10. Not that late at night.
But next week is morons wedding. I have to prepare as I am his groomsman.
But who would ne the bridesmaid? Still don't know.
Anyway, tomorrow is also that. My heart is sad. It's throbbing in pain.
But what I have done, cannot be undone.
I have to face it. Bear it in mind and always bear that stigma with me.
I better sleep. I had my dinner with moron. Nadeshiko would be here tomorrow as well.
I finally got to see my sister today. But she acted as usual.
Nothing has changed. I stop all my monologuing.
It's about time I slept.
With that I fell asleep and in the morning I woke up. Unusually.
"Akatsuki-san wake up." Someone calls.
"Mmm…..five more minutes…" I say.
"No. Wake up." And my sheets were grabbed.
I open my eyes and try to look.
It's Nadeshiko. She is already standing beside me with a ladle in her hand and wearing an apron.
I wake up immediately. That sight was sacred. I should burn that in my eyes.
"Come on wake up." She hurried me and gave me my limbs.
I attach them and look at her.
She is tidying up my room.
I wake up and wash my face.
She is cooking. A good smell is wafting around.
I sit at the dining table.
"It really is nice seeing someone in your kitchen. Especially a female." I say.
My true thoughts. I don't know why but around her, I let my guard down.
"There you go again." She blushed and said.
"But it's a godsend that you are here. I won't know what I would have done?"
"But you are already helping me. My mom's treatment has begun already."
"I am thinking of visiting your mother. I should inform her that you would be working for me for sometime now."
"You don't have to do that."
"No. It's my duty after all."
She sighed and brought me my breakfast.
I told her that she should have hers as well.
While eating I remembered that.
"I have to go somewhere. Are you willing to go?"
"Where?"
"To visit my girlfriend." I say that.
But the spoon fell from her hand.
She was shivering.
"You….said that….you didn't have a girlfriend."
"Ohhh. I have one. She is quite jealous you see. So I should introduce you two."
"Is that so." She said that while making a smile.
But it seemed like she was really mad at me for some reason.
We had breakfast and left for my girlfriend.
On our way, I bought a bouquet of Camellias.
"Does she like that?" Nadeshiko asked.
"No. But that's my image of her. She always gives off the Camellia feel."
"Ohh."
And we arrived. But Nadeshiko had a hard to describe look on her face.
"Akatsuki-san, why are we at the cemetery?"
"You'll see." We enter.
And after looking for a while and passing by the graves, we arrived.
There was a gravestone and it said 'Sakura'
I laid down my bouquet and close my eyes.
Then after a minute I say,
"Sakura, meet Nadeshiko. She is going to take care of me for a while."
Then I look at Nadeshiko who was looking at me.
"Nadeshiko?" I ask her.
But she was just looking at me. Like I am a madman.
"Akatsuki-san, is that your girlfriend?"
"Yes. She is Sakura. Don't ask the family name." I say.
"Is she dead?"
"Yeah. Today is the second death anniversary."
She was silent for a while and then prayed.
"Nice to meet you Sakura-san. I am Yamato Nadeshiko. I will be taking care of Akatsuki-san for a while." She said.
"Thanks." I say.
Then I look over to the grave beside hers.
"What should I say? How's hell been treating you, scumbag." I say with hatred in my voice.
"Akatsuki-san, don't be disrespectful to the dead." Nadeshiko reprimanded me.
"No. He deserved that. That scumbag who always tortured his sister. I would have killed you myself if you had not died before."
"What are you saying?" Nadeshiko stopped me.
"Sorry. Sakura, I will come later. Also next week is the wedding. So I gotta go prepare."
Saying this I turn back.
Where Nadeshiko is giving me a colder look than before.
"Akatsuki-san, whose wedding?" She asked me in cold voice.
Really cold. I could even hear Sakura muttering, 'You idiot' from somewhere.
"I would tell you on the way." I say this and leave the cemetery.
On the way, I tell her.
"Next week, moron is getting married. So I have to prepare."
"Ohhh." She let out a long and relieved sigh.
"Yeah. So I gotta hurry. I mean, I am the matchmaker. So I have a lot of work."
"You are the matchmaker. It's surprising."
"I hooked them up. But they went ahead and decided to get married. So I ended up becoming the matchmaker."
"Who's the bride?"
"Our friend. Not our but I guess his. We've been together for 3 years in high school. And I forced him to become her boyfriend."
"You forced him?"
"Yeah. It was painfully obvious that she was in love with him. So I kinda forced him a bit. But now look, they are getting married. Their families are also happy. It's a win-win for everyone."
"I see. But why are you so busy then?"
"I am the groomsman. I have to maintain a good face. So it's a lot of work. Also, he kinda forced me to buy the rings."
"Rings? You mean wedding rings?"
"Yeah. But I am kinda confused. I mean, personally I have never done something like that. So I need your help."
I ask her.
"Ok. We need to check out some rings, right?"
"Yeah. Also a chapel. He still hasn't decided and she said that she's fine with anything."
"Is it a shotgun wedding? I mean no one is interested."
"No. I guess, moron is kinda kinda taking it out on me. And she is also getting a kick out of my misery."
I hang my head down. Nadeshiko is smirking.
"Ok. I'll help you."
"You're a lifesaver." I thank her.
She totally saved my skin there. Or I would have been in hot water. Really hot water.
And so we spent a week, preparing.
The guests have been invited. The chapel is booked. Rings are ready.
Both parties and ready. I have gotten a makeover.
My scar is well hidden.
And I have also added Nadeshiko.
I mean, it would be sad if she missed it.
So, we are ready to go. His wedding is gonna be successful.
And I have prepared a gift for them.
A honeymoon tour. A full one month package.
All paid and it's five star class.
I am gonna gift them their best honeymoon.
I am ready. So let's do it. Tomorrow is the day.