BONUS CHAPTER
<<>MANY YEARS INTO THE FUTURE>>>
In the centre of a lush green forest, a huge lake could be seen, it was filled with crystal clear water, The lake seemed as if it was a mirror on earth reflecting the sky.
As many animals surrounded it, drinking the water from the lake.
"And that's how I first met your mother."
A voice came from a lonely corner of the Lake's shore, as no animal had dared to roam near it. The voice was loving and seemed nostalgic.
There a handsome man in his 20s sat on a chair. His body was lean yet, each fibre of his being was filled with explosive power. His long silver hair didn't touch the ground but seemed to vanish into the void at their ends. His purple eyes, seemed deep as it contained mysteries known to none but him alone.
What was curious was, he wasn't alone.
"And then, did mama fall in love with you?
did you two kiss, was I born after that?"
A cute voice cut in through the air as it resounded. The owner of the voice was a toddler in the arms of the man himself. The child was beautiful, almost unearthly, her charm was so high that even the most heinous criminal will become protective of her.
Her head had full silver hair like her father, and blue eyes inherited from her mother, but there was a little extra something on her head, it was a pair of cat ears, that seemed to twitch as her curiosity peaked. She kept looking at the man in a excited manner, in the deepest corner of her eyes, a hint of obsession too could be seen.
"Patience, my little star, Patience. Feelings aren't something that just sprout out because you sowed them. Feelings like plants have to be watered. And when they reach a peak, they will be binded in a bond known as relationship. Though I do agree that at that moment I was indeed tempted to kiss your mother-"
"So did you?" The young voice chimed in.
"No I or rather we didn't, as it seemed that you mother had plans."
'Huh? Mother gave away the chance to be at papa's side, was young mother that foolish?' The child seemed to be thinking to herself before focusing back on her beloved papa.
"So what happened next, papa?"
"Hum what happened was.....
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"Mi chaaaan! Let's go."
"Ah!" The girl came out of her trance and looked at her hand held by Zane.
Zane too came out of his thoughts as he released her hand, and smiled curtly.
Both of them looked at each other again as the girl blushed a bit.
"Thanks for your help. It seems that your friends are calling for you. Alright then, bye" Zane said as he turned around to leave.
"Ano." The girl called out.
"Hm?"
"My name is Miyako Shikimori. I am in 1 B. What's yours?" The girl asked, although the blush seemed to have receded but her eyes became somewhat determined.
"Zane, Fujiwara Zane. I haven't checked which class I have been assigned to but regardless I am a first year as well. It seems that the classes are about to start. How about we talk another time, Shikimori san?" Zane replied.
"Ah sure"
Zane nodded as he left the place walking towards the school building thinking to himself.
'Though she seemed to be cool at that time. She seems to have her own cute moments as well. Oh well whatever, I am already joining the school late as a transfer student. I have to reach the teacher and learn of my class soon.'
After a few minutes, he was in the teachers' office facing a mature beauty with long black hair and black eyes, her curves were on the right places. She was wearing a suit with long black pants. At first she was in a daze when she looked at him for the first time. Then her eyes gained a hungry gleam before they became dispirited again.
"Fujiwara kun, I will be your homeroom teacher. My name is Hiratsuka Shizuka. You can call me Hiratsuka sensei." She said with a light smile.
"Nice to meet you, sensei. Please take care of me." Zane replied with light bow himself. Zane followed her towards the class.
As they were on the way, Zane's gaze fell on shizuka's plump butt as they swayed left and right, he thought to himself.
'Is it just me or is she actually doing that on purpose? Well, no harm to me so I guess I should say, I appreciate the view?'
Although Zane was not the type to leech after every woman he sees, he was in his teenage years after all. So even if he did look at Hiratsuka's butt, he didn't stare at it throughout the walk and just took an appreciative glance for the first time and didn't look anymore focusing on the road forward.
According to his mother's words, "Girls like it when a handsome guy looks at them, after all they do dressup and make up to look the best they can. They just don't want the guy to stare at them like they are a walking piece of meat."
And according to his father's words, "women are the most complicated creatures on the planet. If you really want girl for yourself, then remember to follow these points
1. Be around her but don't be too clingy
2. Praise her for her effort, choices and personality rather than her outer appearance.
3. although I said to praise them, don't do it too much or you will appear desperate.
4. Be confident and humorous.
5. Engage her in a way that makes them pursue you
6. Focus on enjoying the interaction than the outcome"
After this speech when his father was looking all proud and smug, his mother splashed his face with cold water.
"Darling?"
"Yes?"
"Did you forget how my baby looks?" My mother said with a smug face.
My father looks at me "..."
He deadpans, "Forget it, It was all just bullshit. You will get girls just fine."
Back from flashback.
The student teacher duo both stood infront of the door of the classroom. Although Zane seemed to be in his thoughts throught out the walk but he also dodged many accidents happening along the way, like falling from slippery floor, running into other students, flying pens (can you believe it?)
Hiratsuka turns towards Zane,
"Wait here for a while and come in when I call for you alright?"
He nods his head in response and she enters the class. All the commotion in the class quites down. A few minutes pass as she says that a new transfer student will be joining .
Meanwhile Zane's gaze stopped at the writing above the door that mentioned 'Class 1-B'
'Hey isn't that the class that girl-'
"Come in Fujiwara kun"
He heard Hiratsuka's voice, he entered the classroom as he heard gasps from numerous corners.
He stood at the front facing the class before Hiratsuka said again, "Go on introduce yourself."
Zane nodded as he faced the class with a slight smile, Seeing the indifferent face bloom into a smile, the girls cheered as some of them even had nosebleeds.
"Greetings everyone, I am Fujiwara Zane. I will be joining you in class from today onwards. Let's be friends."
"Alright Fujiwara kun, you can take the seat beside shikimori." She said pointing towards the second last seat near the window.
Zane took his seat as the class quitened down but still there were quite a few glances from the girls.
"It's good to meet you again Fujiwara san"
Shikimori said with a smile In a hushed tone.
Yes his desk mate was the girl he met today, who saved him from the ball.
Zane smiled back as he nodded, "It's good to see you again too shikimori san."
After the classes ended, during the lunch break many students approached him, he made some friends. And continued to interact with shikimori, as he found that she had similar interests to him, and dislikes for sweets too like him.
They talked about various topic and were very engrossed with it. In between her friends did call for her but she just told them that she will be showing me around the school and she did.
We even found a vending machine that had many weird flavors of ice cream and drinks.
At the end of the day,
"Let's meet tomorrow shikimori san"
"Sure, Fujiwara san. I will be going home with my friends now." She left while waving her hand. Zane waved back as he left the other way. But he realized something, the entire time he was with Shikimori Miyako, "My bouts of misfortune didn't happen?"
He widened his eyes at this thought, 'did my misfortune end permanently?'
Before he could even finish his thought. He sidestepped as he looked down,
"Yeah that's bird poop alright. It seems that, the shitty luck is still there."
'But I am quite sure that nothing happened when I was with her. Oh well I will test it out tomorrow.'
On the way home, he came across a pelican crossing. He waited for the light to cross the road. Just as he was waiting, a lady appeared at his side. She looked to be in her thirties, but quite beautiful nonetheless, she was wearing a green dress with some jewelries.
??? POV
I was in a daze, the man I dedicated my entire life towards, left me to be with another woman, disappearing along with her.
And now after all these years when I finally found him, I see him enjoying his life as I was left to be in the cold wind freezing to my end, I wanted to barge in to destroy everything he had but I couldn't, after all I knew he was unaware of our engagement. And I learnt of the fact that he even had a child with that woman.
I ran away from that place leaving my attendants behind.
But I knew from the moment I first met him, that I was going to be his wife, although it wasn't love but it seemed to be my obligation to my family for all they have done for me. I learnt everything I could, from 18 different languages, business management, cooking and everything I needed to be the perfect wife.
I don't have any hope in me anymore, I just.
POV END
Zane Pov
Seeing the lady beside me rushing towards the vehicles, my body moved on its own. I pulled her by her hand, enveloping her in embrace and jumped back. But my shitty luck seemed to have taken the chance as a car drifted off from its original course hitting me on the back.
"Ugh! That hurt."
The woman in my embrace trembled a bit before she looked at me in teary eyes.
"You alright?"
I asked her, looking into her eyes. She nodded before she said in a shaky voice.
"W-why?"
"I don't know what you have suffered from, neither can I promise that I understand your pain but one thing I have learnt from life is that." I wince in pain as I continued "You only live once, so make it worth it, take what you want with your own hands, let others go to hell, you rule your own life. Live to the fullest, Neither do you have to do it alone."
My life has been filled with bad luck, many times even life threatening mishaps have happened to me but I have survived through it all with my will.
I can't see people disregard the life they have been given, when I struggle so hard to keep mine. I felt a cold hand touched my cheek as I look into the woman's eyes one last time before I loose consciousness after that.
??? POV
I laid silently in his embrace, as I went through his words, although his words were arrogant but his deep eyes held the pain as his words seemed to have merit.
"My lady!!"
I hear the sound of Bella, my attendant and best friend coming towards me along with my bodyguards. The young guy's words seeped into my heart as I decided to finally hold my destiny in my own hands.
I free myself from his embrace gently, turning towards my people, I ordered, "He saved my life, admit him in the nearest hospital soon. Nothing must happen to him."
"At once, My lady"
They got to work as I kept staring at his face as they picked him up.
"Bella get the car ready, let's go together. I want to ensure his safety myself."
"As you wish."
I entered the car as we drove off.
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Author - so this lady was an OC, I want the opinion, do we take her just as a subordinate or as a harem member?? Please post your opinion in the comments.