The Winter Promise

Chapter 19: Remembering Something.

After preparing mentally for quite a long time, finally time came. The afternoon was waiting and the sun was back in the western horizon. Before going to the beach, Maul invites me to go out to talk alone.

“What do you want to talk to me about?”

“You should have known Mar.”

“My and Miyuki's problems?”

Maul only nodded small without answering anything.

“Didn't I tell you I have nothing to do with him. We just happened to meet, if you still don't believe you can ask Riki.”

“Actually I still doubt your answer. Because the time of the rumors circulating in the school is also a photo of the woman you are with Miyuki. I also saw that you guys are very close.”

I also breathed very long. This is one of the reasons why I don't want to deal with Miyuki.

“I'll shorten this, what should I do to make you believe that Miyuki and I don't have any relationship?”

“I want to help me when I express my feelings to him.”

“How can I help you?”

“By not interfering with it at all.”

Maul left me and returned to the inn. I don't know what made her think that I would interrupt her love statement later. All this time I have helped him so far.

“It looks like he still suspects you Mar.”

After Maul left now replace Riki who came to me.

“What do you want Rik? Do you have the same request as Maul?”

Riki only laughed when he heard that.

“Are you sure of this?”

“What do you mean?”

“You know, Maul could be accepted by Miyuki later. Don't you have a problem with that?”

Riki's question sounds ambiguous. What matters here is the peace I have or the feelings I have for Miyuki.

“Whatever, anyway I don't really care what happens in the future. Than I think of something that is not necessarily certain, I better see it later.”

“I've guessed that you would say that.”

“Now replace me who asked you.”

“What is it?”

“What do you think yourself? Will Maul be accepted by Miyuki?”

Hearing that made Riki look at me with an inquisitive look but a bit of a sneer.

“Are you worried that Maul will be accepted later?”

“Of course not, I just want to hear your opinion.”

It was so annoying to see Riki put on such an expression.

“Hmmm..

Riki now looked far into the sea that was in front of us and tried to think.

“...If I personally still think impossible if Maul will be accepted by Miyuki. Considering he had just gotten close to her today, and looking from his attitude towards Maul was almost the same as his attitude towards Takeshi.”.

I just found out that Riki can analyze something deeply too.

“...And Miyuki just showed a different attitude to one man only.”

“Who is it?”

Riki.

“You're the Mar. If she is with you, she looks more open and acts like a different person.”

“Is it really like that? I didn't realize it.”

“Maybe you didn't realize that because you always ignored Miyuki when she was close to you. If you try to look deeper, you can find the difference.”

What Riki said was true. Maybe because I always ignored him and didn't care about him when I was close to me I didn't know how he behaved when I was with him.

“Did something happen when I left you two?”

“There is nothing special, just a boring conversation and since then we have met often.”

“Just Maul is jealous of you Mar. From now on you should be more careful in extracting with Miyuki, maybe in the future not only Maul who is jealous of you.”

“Alright, I'll consider what you just said.”

“Hi what you guys are doing here!”

Rina came to us.

“Nothing, we just chat for a moment.”

“Ayo, we have to go to location immediately.”

“Good.”

We all went to the beach including Rina, Riska, and Indah. Maul has also invited Miyuki to meet him at the beach.

All of us who had arrived there immediately hid around the coastal area. I can see from a distance that Maul is actually still nervous and trying to calm down.

“It's very thrilling once.”

Riki looks very excited, I don't know if I see people who will express their feelings and can make them excited.

“Are you sure of this Ar?”

“About what?”

“You have no problem letting Maul to express her feelings to Miyuki?”

Lina looked very worried about the current state of Maul.

“Once, actually I feel like I'm forgetting something very important and must be said. But until now I still don't remember it.”

“May Maul be fine.”

“You look like his mother only. You're too worried, he's not a kid anymore you know.”

“Stay even if you say it like that, I still can't get rid of this worry.”

“Miyuki come!”

We saw from our hiding place that Miyuki had arrived at the beach and started to approach Maul who was waiting for her.

From here I could not hear what they were talking about because my distance from them was quite far. But from what I see, I see Maul taking Miyuki around the beach before shooting her. The atmosphere and beautiful afternoon scenery are very supportive once Maul to express her feelings.

“Can Maul successfully conquer Miyuki no huh? I heard from his friends that he absolutely does not want to deal with the name dating.”

When I heard that from Riki, I just remembered that Miyuki had the same view as me when discussing love. Want as hard as the person tries to approach it, the end that can be obtained by the person is only one, which is rejected.

“How is it?!”

Now the anxiety felt by Rina I can feel as well.

“What's Ar?”

“Looks like I understand what you're feeling right now.”

What am I supposed to do now?

I can't possibly go there alone and stop Maul from expressing her feelings. It will look as if I don't want to see Maul dating Miyuki, and that makes it all worse because Rina is here. He would definitely misunderstand me when he saw that, and I would feel bad about him since I had already rejected him because of this idealism of mine.

This is very difficult.The most powerful way at this time may be to let him get a rejection and act as if I do not know what is going on. Yeah, I think that's the best way for now. I'm sorry Maul, it seems like this time you have to feel the bitterness of being rejected by someone you love.

Maul also took Miyuki to a very fitting place to see the sunset there.

“Romantis once... Do I also have to do that when shooting Kirana?”

Riki talked to himself and wondered about something. He also smiled occasionally because of his delusion.

“What's up?”

“No.”

Lina also threw her face away in shame.

Oh, looks like it's time.

I looked at Maul who was starting to get closer to Miyuki and looked into her eyes very deeply and said something.

“Woaahh...!!!”

Riki, Riska, and Indah suddenly shouted when they saw that.

“Please your voice, later they can know that we are here.”

I scolded them for the sound they made.

Miyuki did not look at all nervous or confused about what she would answer from Maul's statement. But I know for a fact that he rejected Maul without the slightest consideration. Seeing that I remembered when Rina expressed her feelings for me behind the school. At that time, I also did not consider it first and directly rejected it.

Maul looks shaken and starts leaving Miyuki alone.

“Hey looks like he's been rejected!”

Beautiful hinted to us to immediately pursue Maul.

“You're right!”

Riki immediately rushed away to approach Maul. Riska and Indah also followed Riki.

“You didn't chase him either Ar.”

Rina was also about to go to catch up with Maul, but she stopped because she saw me who was still there.

“You go first, there's something I need to finish first.”

Because I know that Miyuki is not completely the same as me, right now that is shaken is not only Maul, but she is also. It's just that he held it back a little so that Maul didn't notice.

Rina left me to chase after Maul.

Alright, it seems like it's time for me to approach this one princess.

I also approached Miyuki who was still looking at the sunset alone. Although I was currently looking at him from behind, I knew that he was moody at the moment.

“Do you see everything?”

“Sure.”

Miyuki looked at me and I saw her very moody face and she seemed to want to cry but her tears did not come out.

“What was my decision right?”

“I cannot determine if it is right or wrong, it is all your right to accept or reject it. Anyway it's my fault that didn't stop it from the beginning.”

“No, this is all my fault. You have been kind to me and helped me often, but I cannot repay you at all. Even I did not consider it at all first.”

“Will you take a walk with me for a while?”

I also took Miyuki to take a walk around the beach to make her mood a little better.

“Why are you doing this Mar? Not just like you. Don't-don't-”

Miyuki was astonished at the attention I was giving, because I was usually cold to her and did not care about what happened to her.

“It's not like that, it's just that I feel what I'm going through. Because not long ago I also experienced the same incident as you.”

“Hmmm..”

She was not surprised at all, it seemed like Lina had already told him this.

“I just want to tell you, even if you have experienced something like this, you better forget this and behave as usual when you meet Maul.”

“Take it easy, if that I already know.”

“Hee..”.

Is it because he often experiences things like this that he is used to? But it turns out he's stronger than I thought.

“But I feel bad for you. I know that Maul is your best friend, but I have done him no harm at all. I was afraid that you would also be angry with me for rejecting your good friend.”

That's what he's been worried about all along.

“Bas stupid, such a thing will not make me angry at someone. Instead I'm glad you rejected Maul.”

“...Why?”

“Because I don't need to meet you while playing with Maul.”

That was my original goal against Maul for dating Miyuki. Although I feel sorry for Miyuki, but in my eyes she is still a girl who brings trouble for me.

“You're so mean Mar.. But I like your honest self like that.”

Miyuki smiled at me at that moment. An afternoon view with the sunset as the background and Miyuki's smile become one. I was stunned and stunned to see him smile, I had only seen something like this for the first time.

“Is there anything strange with my face?”

“No.”

Damn, I looked at him too long.

“...But to be honest, I am very happy when I meet you and others. I feel that when I am with you, I always find new things that I have never felt.”

“You're overdoing it in praising me and the others. What we do is no different from what others do.”

As I expected from the princess of a rich family. I think the habits of ordinary people like me are a new experience for him.

And that afternoon was over. Miyuki and I split up at the beach because I didn't want anyone to know that I had just walked alone with Miyuki. But just as I was about to return to the inn, I saw Rina waiting for me behind.

Was he there from now? Did he hear all my and Miyuki's talk? What should I tell him.

“...Yo, you didn't return to the inn?”

Lina didn't answer my question and she just kept quiet.

“What's Rina? Why are you quiet?”

“Can I ask you something?”

I felt that something troublesome would be thrown from Rina's next question.

“What's up?”

“Do you reject me because you like someone?”

“Hah!?”

It was stupid, didn't I explain to him clearly the reason I rejected him.

“What are you talking about? Didn't you know the reason at that time. Am I not clear when I explain it to you?”

“No, it's all clear. I'm sorry Ar, I was hesitant with your answer at the time because I saw your attitude towards Miyuki. Maybe I'm a little jealous of him.”

Of jealousy? Why is he jealous of Miyuki?

“You're wasting your time and your mind if you think of something like that.”

“..Hehehe, you're right Ar. I shouldn't have to think about unnecessary things.”

“Partially you're there, why are you jealous of someone like him. I think you're better than him.”

“Is that true?”

“Sure.”

After I said that, Rina looked happy and her mood was back to how it was.

I seem to be overdoing it in paying attention to someone. Next time I'll be careful.

the End Chapter 19