Hershey Kisses

Nineteenth Kiss

The next morning, I woke up early and head to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. I looked back at Rick's bedroom pondering if he's awake yet, but I let it slide.... after what happened last night. The first time I felt what a kiss felt like was overtaken by the kiss from someone I never wanted in the first place. GAH WHY DID RICK HAVE TO OVERWRITE MY KISS WITH BRYAN?!?! SHOULD I BE MAD OR RELIEVED. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL ANYMORE!!!!! Enraged from last night I overbeaten the eggs turning into whipped cream. Great..... now I have to crack more eggs. I wouldn't mind cracking Rick's eggs. I went back to the fridge to get the carton of eggs and heard footsteps coming closer. Rick came in and slouched himself by the breakfast table. I turned back and thought I could greet him, but it'd be awkward considering what happened last night.

"G-good morning...." I regret it.

"About last night...." he interrupted. "Forget whatever happened between us. I'm only your trainer. Remember that."

"Well no duh." I went back beating the eggs. Should I ask him the other thing he said won't work? Or let it slide as well? "Rick... you'd be there for me if anything happens to me, right?"

He stayed silent.

"So how would you like your eggs cooked? Scrambled or sunny side up?" I changed the topic.

"You're going to live with the Rice family from now on." he said suddenly. I almost dropped the bowl but caught it in time and glanced at him.

"You didn't told me about that...." I said concerned.

"Well now you know." Rick got up and turned away. "Damien will pick you up in a few hours. The Rice family knows the current plan. From now on.... we won't see each other." Is he.... pushing me away from him? Just like Bryan?

"You promised me..." I said anguished, "You promised me after we find Juliet, this home is my home? Did you lie about that??" No response. "All those promises you told me, they're not true? Are we not friends anymore? What am I to you, Rick?!"

"You're nothing but a lost kitten to me." He coldly answered. "Someone who's a coward and wants to run away from reality only to be pulled into a dangerous plan. Now get outta my face, you pathetic girl."

My blood boils from his bitter words he said. I threw the eggs at him and gripped my hands preparing to fight him.

"All those times we spent together, as friends and trainer, I felt closer to you." I gritted my teeth, "But if you believed we're nothing but strangers... no as a mere puppet, then so be it. Thank you for training me, Shadow Prince." I stormed back to the room and started packing up all the clothes and my schoolwork.

Sure most of the times were just Rick teasing me and comforting me, but deep down, I really felt we were getting closer to each other. I exposed everything about myself and he drained all my secrets into just using me as a lost kitten. A coward. I punched the wall repeatedly ignoring my hands getting injured. "WHAT. AM. I. TO. YOU. SHADOW. PRINCE?!" I knelt down releasing all my anger and tearing up from Rick's betrayal. How many more lies has he been keeping from me? I got back up and took out my bag only to drop some of my school supplies. I knelt back down and gathered them all suddenly seeing one chocolate in the middle of the pile.

  That day I met him the first time...  

My brother  told me Hershey Kisses cheers up girls who can't open their true self to others... Is it bad I told you to call me the Prince when in reality I'm just a pawn under the real Prince?

That day I encounter him once again...

They're just over protected of their family name. I'm just a thorn of ruining the family. That's what I am and I like it that way. Because outside of the family is a better world that gave me curiousity of breaking the wall.

That time we'd talk about our dreams.....

You give up so easily. Even I wished for a family like that too. My family was never called a family. We just share the same last name but we barely talk to each other.

And how he's concerned about me as our training progesses....

What concerns me the most is seeing another person get involved with my crime I can't run away from.

He didn't hurt you, right?! 

Sorry.... The last time I acted like this was seeing Juliet getting hurt because of me....

I won't allow him to push me away from his life just how Bryan pushed me. Not this time. I'm not going to be making the same mistake.

Suddenly the doorbell rang. I didn't stepped out of my bedroom and let Rick answer it. All I can hear are his voice and someone else.

"You know you can come back home with us." a familiar voice spoke on the other side of the door. It's most likely Damien.

"It'd be best I stay away from our parents longer..." Rick said. "Especially her."

"I warned you how this will end up." Damien sighed. "She'll be safe in my hands, Rick."

"You better..." I can hear his words grudgely. "If anything happens to her, I will take you down with my my hands."

"Then you best find her soon before mother does something to the girl." Damien says as he slowly opens the doorknob to my bedroom. I panicked and rushed back to my bed pretending to continue packing up. As the door fully opened, Damien and Rick came in. "Hello there again, Miss Hayate." I turned around and bowed slowly.

"G-good morning, Damien." I stuttered nervous how to speak to him.

"You're free to speak casual to me." Damien chuckled, "However, once you step into the Rice home, you are to stay distant from our parents and from Nathan."

"Nathan doesn't know?" I wondered.

"He knows... but he's more of a lone wolf." Rick grunted.

"This is why you have to return home. Brother Nathan misses his bog brother." Damien smirked. 

"Tch. It's not as if he forgives me for doing an unexcusable action to stain our family name." Rick looked away.

"Thank you again, Rick..." I tried to speak to him. No response. "I'll.... come over to see how you're doing..."

"It's best you don't, Hayate." Damien grabbed my hand. "As Rick requested, my job is to keep you safe and protected under my watch along with keeping you away from him." I look at Rick distressed not believing one word he requested Damien to do. As Damien started guiding out the room, I grabbed Rick's hand holding onto the chocolate I found earlier.

As Rick realized I snuck chocolate onto his hand, I placed a finger covering his lips. "Even if I'm not the real Juliet... I wish you'd find your princess who you can be true to yourself. Goodbye.... Rick." I continued following Damien out of Rick's home. "What about my stuff, Damien?"

"They'll pick them up soon." Damien said, "Why don't we go out on a date?"

My eyes blinked like shutter lens puzzled what he was talking about. "A..... date?"

"Yes, Hayate." He wrapped his arm over my shoulder. "I'm asking you out on a date."

MY FIRST DATE?!?!