The Mysterious Island of Lost Treasures

Chapter 5

That night, while we were cooking our dinner, I started to get really tired, which ended up in a great big yawn. Kyo saw how tired I was and pulled my head to his shoulder. I was wondering what he was doing that for, but then I thought maybe he did like me, because I like him, except for him being annoying at times, but it can be funny. All I wanted to know at this moment is how he truly felt about me.

Okay, maybe I'm getting too serious too already. I mean, I just met the guy a few days ago and now I'm saying stuff like this. I need to slow down my emotions a bit. And by that, I mean A LOT!!!

The next morning, Kyo had disappeared. I decided to take advantage of this and go to the hot spring that I believed was magical. I took a nice bath, but as I got out, Kyo was walking by, and saw me with no clothes. We both fell in the opposite direction blushing, or at least I was.

After the awkward moment had passed and I had put on some clothes, I thought it would be fun to go on a walk. We walked through the forest, across the beach, and then went to my favorite spot for relaxing. It was nice to finally go to that spot after the interesting week with Kyo, who got on my nerves most of the time, calling me princess, heavy, etc. Yet at this moment, I just felt like the only thing I could do was sleep.

When I woke up, I was still under the tree. It was dark out, and Kyo was gone. Now I was thinking where the hell did he go? Did he just leave me here?! I'm going to strangle that jerk by his scrawny neck next time I see him!!! I ran back to the shelter, or so I thought I was. Apparently, I was just running in a circle, which then made me feel ridiculously stupid. I felt like I should know the island like the back of my hand, and I did, so this was not helping my self-esteem.

Out of nowhere, I heard this really big roar. When I looked in that direction, it was just a little bird. Now I was starting to think I was losing it (again). Just when I thought things can't get any weirder, I saw a figure in the mist in the distance. As it got closer, I was able to figure out that it was Kyo... wearing a tux. And now I've lost it. I mean, where the hell could he have gotten a tux on the island?! He started to walk towards me, and I noticed he was holding something. When he was standing right in front of me, he handed me a red rose that matched the color of his eyes, and then said, "You look beautiful in the moonlight." Now my face was pretty much red, like the rose, and I was thinking this was way too good to be true. And I know it wasn't because of the random tuxedo.

While I was thinking these words, he pulled me into a tight embrace. I had been outside for so long, so I was really cold, but feeling his warmth felt so good. We both just stood there in the stargazing spot, which I didn't really care about at this moment, just hugging. I felt so happy right now. Then, Kyo pulled my face closer to his, and just when he was about to kiss me, I woke up for real in the shelter.

All of that was just a dream, which made me really upset. I mean, I like Kyo, but when he was about to kiss me, it didn't feel right. Now I was just confused about my feelings. Anyways, Kyo did his "pop up out of nowhere trick" on me again, and I yelled, "Seriously! Why do you keep doing that to me!? Can I get just two minutes without you freaking me out when I'm thinking!?"

"So the princess has awakened, you seem different for some reason."

"Wha-what do you mean? I'm always like this."

Inside, I was really starting to freak out. If he were to find out about that dream, that would be chaos. I would be embarrassed, and he would probably be scared of me and leave me to go find a new shelter far away from mine.

"No, there's something different about you today, are you sick?

He came close to check if I had a fever. This felt like another romantic moment, his face so close to mine that I could feel his breath. I'm just glad he didn't realize the dream.

"You do have a fever. You need to rest today, princess." He said this all sarcastic, as usual.

"Will you stop calling me that!? I'm fine."

I tried to walk out of the shelter, but then I ended up falling out of dizziness. Thankfully, Kyo was able to catch me before I hit the ground. Maybe that was why I had the dream, because I'm sick. Or maybe I'm... lovesick. NO! No no no no no no no no no! No way am I love sick! I'm perfectly fine; it's just a fever, right? Right?! He carried me back over to the cot, thankfully not saying I was heavy for once, and told me, "You need to stay here today and rest. You are not allowed to leave the shelter until you are okay."

"But I'm fine, really, I'm just tired."

"No! You're sick! You have a fever and you're dizzy! Don't be stupid and say your fine!"

I was surprised about the way he was acting. He usually seemed so relaxed and sarcastic. It seemed like he was actually serious and wanted to keep me safe. When I looked at him again, he was blushing. He looked away in embarrassment and said, "I mean, I don't want you to get hurt or anything, and if you walk around feeling like that, you're probably going to get hurt. I'll go get food and water for you. You just rest and I'll make sure you get better."

Now I'm pretty sure he did care about me. I mean, when a guy wants you to stay home, or in a shelter in this case, because you're feeling just a little bit sick, and it seems like he wants only the best for you, that's a pretty good sign that a guy cares for you. I stayed in the shelter like Kyo wanted me to do, and he set a fire for me so I wouldn't get cold before he left. I fell asleep, and when I woke up, I saw Kyo cooking lunch and I had a really nice, furry blanket for some reason. I asked him, "Where did this come from?"

"There was this really big lion thing, so I killed it, skinned it, and washed and dried the fur so you could have an actual blanket." How long had I been sleeping? "By the way, the animal's meat is what we're having for lunch, my princess."

I was so happy. He actually went through all that trouble for me. When I looked in the corner of the room, I saw something being hidden. I crawled towards it, hoping Kyo wouldn't notice, so I could see what it was, but Kyo ran up and blocked me from touching the cloth that was covering whatever it was because apparently it's supposed to be a secret.

We had lunch, and Kyo left again to go catch a little dinner in the stream. I thought this would be the perfect chance to look at his little secret. I crawled over to the corner where he was hiding whatever it was and pulled the cloth off slowly. I found a bouquet of beautiful flowers from around the island and a piece of wood. I looked at the wooden slab, and there was an inscription on it. It said 'Sakura, please get better really soon, or else I'm not going to be sure what to do without you here to mess with.' I started blushing and smiling with a really big grin. He did all this just for me... I covered up the bouquet and the piece of wood again, and then lied down and started to feel good about this. At the moment, it seemed like my sickness was a blessing in disguise.

When Kyo came back, he cooked the fish and roots he found over the fire, and then we ate. After that, Kyo and I were just lying down, facing the ceiling. I really wanted to go outside and stare at the stars, but Kyo wouldn't let me. To break the silence, I asked, "So what are you hiding?"

"Well... I guess I can show you now."

He went to the corner and pulled off the cloth, and seemed upset. I asked him, "Anything wrong?"

"Well, I made this bouquet as a get better gift, but most of the flowers died."

"Its fine, they must've been beautiful when they were still alive."

 "Just like a certain someone I know. By the way, read this."

He handed me the wood with the inscription. I was so happy I threw myself at him and hugged him tight. I realized after a couple moments that he was blushing. I said, "Thank you. I love it." I released him and asked, "Why did you do all of this anyways?"

He didn't say anything, but he did pull my face close to his just like in the dream, but instead of the kiss, he whispered to me, "Because you're too fun to mess with."