Love Of The Sea (Takeru Totsuka x OC)

Chapter Eighteen: The End

The actors all breathed in relief as they took their short break. The break was really for the Crew to shift the scene around, but the actors were able to rest a little bit. Mitsuko took a sip from her bottle of water carefully, Takeru eyeing her like a hawk. She pulled the bottle from her lips and swallowed. She rose an eyebrow at him. 

"What?"Mitsuko asked. Takeru jolted and looked away. He sighed. 

"Nothing, Brat,"he muttered at her. Mitsuko blinked. She tilted her head to the side. He sighed and noticed no one else was around. "I just...I can't stop thinking about....Ah never mind!" 

"You mean kissing me,"Mitsuko finished. She capped the bottle as Takeru gave her an embarrassed look. Mitsuko beamed at him happily. "Your eyes focus on my lips." She tapped them gently so she didn't rub off the lipstick. She closed her eyes. "But you can't, because I'm wearing lipstick! Sorry!" Takeru sent her a hard look. Mitsuko turned as the lights came on on stage, to see Ume, looking around. Hiromi was in her spot, ready to come onstage. Takeru clenched his fist and sighed, leaving to go to his spot down below the stage before he had to come out and narrate again. 

"Princess? Oh Princess? Where are you?"Ume called out. I don't enjoy the brat teasing me, Takeru thought.

"Coming mother!"Hiromi called out. She hurried on stage, stopping beside Ume. "What is it mother?" Ume turned, looking at her. She smiled.

"Tonight is your sixteenth birthday party. Go and get ready, my dear,"Ume told her. Hiromi smiled.

"Yes mother,"She agreed. Ume turned and walked off, leaving Hiromi by herself. Hiromi looked around. "Flora? Fauna? Merryweather? Wherever are you?" The three fairies hurried in.

"A surprise to see you my dear. Happy birthday!"Ren greeted her, gently reaching out and playing with Hiromi's hair. Hiromi beamed at the three. She clasped her hands in front of her.

"Oh, this is the happiest day of my life!"Hiromi told them. She closed her eyes and smiled. "Everything is so wonderful. I've met someone!" The three fairies gave her surprised looks. Ren gasped.

"You met a stranger?"Ren asked in shock. Hiromi blinked.

"Oh dear no, he's not a stranger. I've met him before!"

"Where?"Mitsuko asked. She gracefully moved forward towards Hiromi. 

"How?"Eri asked.

Hiromi beamed, clasping her hands. "Once upon a dream." She sang the words swaying with them. Hiromi smiled happily.

"She's in love!"Mitsuko wailed. She turned to the crowd and waved her arms wildly. The crowd laughed. "This is terrible!" Hiromi turned, giving the fairies a confused look.

"Why? I'm sixteen,"Hiromi told them. The three fairies exchanged looks, Mitsuko returning to her un-comical state. Hiromi pouted. "I can't be with him?"

"Princess, you're to marry Prince Philip,"Eri pointed out.

"But...I promised to meet him,"Hiromi replied. She frowned at the fairies. "Tonight...he is coming here tonight." Ren shook her head, reaching out and putting her hand on Hiromi's shoulder.

"Princess Aurora, I am sorry, but you can never see that man again,"Ren told her. Hiromi gave her a sad look.

"But..."

"I'm sorry,"Ren interrupted. Hiromi fell to the floor, fake crying.

"I can't believe it!"Hiromi sobbed. Over the microphone, she heard Takeru speak as she hid her face in her hands. The three fairies rushed off stage, leaving her there alone. The spotlight focused on her.