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An Ideal Romance

Once upon a time, in a village, there lived a very beautiful girl. She was called Aoi. In the nearby village lived a very handsome boy, he was named Hano. Aoi met Hano in school. They fell in love at first sight. Time flew too fast and soon, Aoi and Hano were adults. Aoi's family began looking for a husband for her. Several offers came and went, Aoi rejected them all. She loved only Hano. Aoi convinced her family, then she married him, and the two lived happily ever after.

Too soft was it? Let's add a little twist in it...anyways, hello, I am Hano, and I am telling you my story to pass time...It had always been my dream to write, anyways, let's get on with the second draft...

Aoi's parents were vehemently against the idea of her marrying Hano. They tortured her a lot, but when they saw her steadfast devotion for Hano, they grudgingly allowed her to marry Hano.

Still too mushy...and dear Aoi is getting impatient...I have to make the story more realistic. And yeah, neither of us have ever been inside a school building, so I had just been kidding about that "met in school" part.

Aoi ran away with Hano, because her parents did not want her to marry him. But the Honor Guards caught them, and they beat up Hano for fun. Aoi's parents married her off to a fat idiot. Poor wounded Hano had been stabbed fifteen times, yet with the strength of a true hero, he fled to the nearest town. A couple of months later, Aoi escaped from her husband's house and chanced upon the same tavern where Hano worked. They had a tearful reunion and Aoi ran her hands along Hano's scars and said that it made him look even more stunning. They married and lived happily ever after.

To the heck with an ideal romantic story! I must tell you the truth before Aoi and I can get to work.

"Shh...Aoi, we waited years for this, be patient for a couple of minutes more my dear...see he is walking down the road, shivering with fright; patience loved one, a little patience..".

Well, here is the truth bared dear readers...

Aoi and Hano ran away, wanting to start a new life in the city. But lady Luck was not on their side.After the Honor guards of the village found Aoi and Hano, they separated the two. Hano was beaten, stabbed and finally strangled to death. Police found his body with fifteen stab wounds. Actual time of death was unknown, and the culprits were never identified, though the villagers, and even some police men personally knew the murderers. Aoi was married to a rich landlord who had three other wives; and the land lord and his associates abused and raped her several times. Poor Aoi could not bear it and found relief in the form of some pesticide. The police were informed after her body was hurriedly cremated. No suicide note was ever found.

Dearest reader in the end, all love stories are either boring or just gruesome. So it is okay to hate love stories, otherwise you may end up like us...lonely, hanging around graveyards...

"No Aoi, we are not alone, we have got each other, remember? Don't cry, my love...look we are getting some sweet revenge today okay? Here, wipe your tears...And get ready, dear, the prey is nearing the bend now..."

"Yes, I understand dear, you can have that bastard's heart and liver. I like the brains anyway."