Just a precap of what happens in the last episode of STIGMA OF THE WIND...Kazuma gets to know what tsui-ling's last feeling was..That she wanted him(KAZUMA) DEAD. Kazuma and Ayano share a moment where he smells her hair , smacks her butt ,she falls into the pond and She blushes but being Ayano she doesn't really know how to express her feelings so she ends up attacking Kazuma with her Enraiha.
This story is mostly going to be from Ayano's point of view but the moment I describe a scene from another character's POV i'll make sure to mention that before hand!
Please do let me know your views about this story...Any sorts of suggestion anything would be absolutely alright!
Now let's get started with the story!(A GENTLE REMINDER THIS STORY IS FROM AYANO'S POV , SO WHENEVER I USE "I" IT MEANS AYANO ,I'LL MENTION IT A FEW TIMES IN THE FIRST FEW CHAPTERS TILL YOU GUYS GET USED TO IT)
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The day went by I(Ayano) Can't say it was the best but it surely could be called a memorable one!
As I lay down on my bed with my PJ'S on...All I could think of was the way Kazuma smelled my hair! well definitely the part after that where he literally had the guts to slightly slap my butt was not acceptable...maybe!? ...But what if this "NOT ACCEPTABLE" thingie...didn't make me feel weird...it was just sudden or maybe he should have told me before he did that!?...But wait a sec what would he say..."Hey Ayano! Very well you turned around don't turn back because i'm planning to give you a slight slap on your butt!!!" Ughhh...Silly me! But I felt good?...I mean is it even possible to feel angry and shy at the same time?
He has faced a lot in his life , being a kannagi he was abandoned by us...I wouldn't just blame Genma for this it is the kannagi's fault ,our fault that we left him or I rather say we let him leave!
But I guess i'm happy he came back strong !...I just wished his mom would have still been alive to see her son this powerful! how hard it would have been for her to let him go like that!
As These thoughts were running in my head...something really hit me!
He is strong because of tsui-ling! I should be happy right? ,Then why does it sting so much? Just the thought of him being with her , why does it bother me so much!? And if she really loved him why did she wish for him to be dead? Don't people say that if you are ready to die for someone...is when you actually love them?..Then why did she want that!?...What happend with her was wrong but shouldn't she be happy that kazuma stayed to avenge her death!?....Ughh...what am I even thinking!?..I shouldn't just judge someone like that especially not someone who isn't even there in this living world!...it was already midnight and I still didn't feel like sleeping...after all this I really thought kazuma would live with us but I guess he was just not ready for this! From the time I stepped into my bed i've only been thinking about today...Thinking is also an exercise ,maybe that's the reason why I started feeling so thirsty all of a sudden! I check the container that's usually filled and kept beside my bed...but today it was empty..."I guess I have to go and fill it tonight". Taking a deep sigh I step out of my bed...pick up the container and walk towards the door...I get a strange feeling of an unwanted presence in my room all of a sudden , Well I knew, it was time to be prepared for any unprepared situation this moment!
I pretend to ignore that presence ... just to not create any panic situation for the other kannagi members!and not letting that uninvited guest feel that it has all my attention now, I am very capable of taking care of myself and my loved ones...Whoever this unwanted guest was...I'm not gonna let them hurt my family because ,I am a Kannagi... and we never quit! I close my eyes to concentrate on the source of this negative aura, I get a strong feeling of something towards my left and I am so ready to take that down!
Immediately I speak out "Enraiha , come forth!" I attack on my left and not even a minute had past but that presence was no more felt! I run out of my room with my Enraiha, but to my surprise I don't find anything suspicious anymore...It was as if everything was normal so far!
No one messes with my 6th sense...but then I just realised that I am still thirsty...and 'TING TONG' Water is an essential part of living!...so I really need some water.
On returning back to my room all I could see was my Lil' comfy bed!...I hop into my bed and put the blanket over me..."Ughhh!..What's wrong with me? Why am I thinking about all this?" maybe being together with him for so many days has gotten me into caring for him...I really don't know how he's holding up after what lockpeice told him!...eventhough she is just tsui-ling's look a like...but I guess that's the plus point she has that stopped Kazuma from attacking her at first!...."Ohh God.... Ayano...sleep...you have school tomorrow!" I had to keep saying this or else every second my mind wandered here and there and so this time I chose to sleep!
Soft breeze was blowing , Birds were chirping, Rustling of the leaves was clearly heard, The sun had started with his job of shining bright and suddenly a very loud noise was heard that didn't really blend with the background..this makes Ayano fall of her bed
"OUCH!!!...Damn my butt!..Who has the fricking guts to call me this early in the morning!?"
As I pick up my phone..someone screams...
"Heyyy!AYANO!" Oh...NANASE ....
AYANO- Nanase !..Don't you think it's a bit too early to give me a call!?
N ANASE- Ayano...Have you seen the time!?..School starts in half an hour!..Don't you have to get ready!?
This is what happens when you are up till midnight ,the next day you are late for almost everything...especially school...and after everything that's happend in the past this will be the first time I actually show up in my class..So being late was not an option at all!
AYANO- Nanase....damn it ! you should have called me earlier!..Ughhhh!..Bye i'm going to get ready...
NANASE- Listen ayano...I was actually about to say that....
Sorry but this wasn't the time to let her explain any thing because if I stayed there for even a minute I would miss school...and being a KANNAGI it'll be a shame if my teacher plans on complaining this to my Dad!
I quickly rush into the bathroom get fresh, take a bath and come out running!..pick my school bag and open the door..in full speed!
And look who stands in from of me!...A lean and thin young man, with beautiful big brown eyes, a nasty smile and black clothes...Damn..I could really get lost in those eyes forever!.. Well..whenever your elders tell you to watch where you walk...It makes sense and it's absolutely right...because at that moment when I was almost lost into his eyes I TRIPPED ...So hard that I managed to bang my face onto the floor..."Ouchhh!!...Ughh..Not again..." This was the second time I fell down...and I have to accept it even if I don't want to that it hurts badly!...First my butt and now my pretty nose . To be honest it was a pretty hilarious fall...and it wasn't a crime that this man in front of me laughed his guts out! As a gentleman he should have probably saved me from this nasty fall...but Nah!..He chose to laugh at me ofcourse Why wouldn't he afterall that's How "Sir KAZUMA" is !
I stared so hard at him not to really show that my nose actually hurt!..But what made me happier was that he came!...Even after everything was over...after everything he went through...after everything we put him through, he came back!...To me.
KAZUMA- Wow!..That was a pretty nasty fall!(Laughs)
And that was when I came to the real scenario after staring at him for so long.
AYANO-You are such a jerk !..You know You could have actually saved me from that fall !
KAZUMA- Yup!..I very well knew that
AYANO - Then can you please explain why you chose to let me fall!?
KAZUMA- Oh..That!?...I didn't wanna waste my energy on such a small thing especially not after such a delicious breakfast by Cathrin.
What did he just say!?..Cathrin made breakfast for him and he had it!?
AYANO- You did what!?
Ok honestly this should be none of my business but I swear I could kill her if she was here infront of me right now..and I wouldn't regret it! You might be thinking I am jealous but..ofc..no...I am not
I mean I get it Officer Tachibana and Cathrin both told me that I could stop Kazuma because someone could change him and I know, that someone was me!...But having breakfast !?
Wait a second she could cook!...Hell!?!?! why didn't I try to cook!?
KAZUMA- Woah!...Why are you angry !? Ayano!?
Ofcourse he could see how angry I was because just after taking a shower and shampooing your hair it dries up in seconds..well that's how obvious my anger looked! It was better if I didn't answer!...Because right now I was capable of exploding..so I walked away!
Kazuma stands shocked and confused trying to understand why did I react this way! But you know what?! how would he know...when I myself didn't understand why It affected me!? or more precisely what affected me!...He letting me fall!? OR Having breakfast that cathrin made for him!?
TO BE CONTINUED