27. Odd

When she stood and said a piece of her mind, my heart suddenly ache . I don't know why. I find it hard to swallow the food. I swear if I heard it come out from other people else, I would already tear then apart piece by piece. But what come out from that mouth not only stab my heart but rendered my body weak and sullen.

I let her walk around the house, knowing that she can never get out from this place, not without my permission. I shadowed behind her and watch her from far. As she was gazing the koi pond and than taking all the view around her, she touch her chest and frowned. There, just beside the first cherry blossom that 'she' had planted.. was a big chunk of black obsidian stone. My present to my devil bride, as a prank.

The woman gave a stink eye at it, as if finding it distasteful. She gave a wide berth and took a special care not to touch it. Which make me surprise. Why did she avoid the stone? As far as I know, nobody knows about the secret of the stone except me. Anyone who had any contact with it either lose their memories and slept for days. and among those, only one person had dislike it. 'she' had lose her memories but retain the dislikes of getting near the rock.

And here another woman had appeared and act like 'she' did.. could this be a coincidence or...

"What am I hoping for?" I snickered, loathe myself for even hoping a tiny miracle. gods never had and been gracious to me before. Why would they start now?

The woman, Kia stop in front of the tree. She stood there and stare at it hard and long before finally laughing and hugging the big old cherry blossom tree.

I raised my eyebrow. Of course it didn't escape my sharp hearing every words that came out from her mouth.

"I finally get to hug one! I wonder why am I always fascinated by all of these japanese things.." she rub her face on the bark and try to catch some of the pink leaves that were falling. She look like a child. A grown up child to be exact.

I watched and studied her from far. It wasnt until few hours later that she had grown tired and sigh. Sitting in the embrace of the cherry blossom's roots she sat there, closing her eyes, smile appear on her delicate face.

She accidentally brushed her finger against the obsidian stone and frowned before slumping on the ground completely.

I ran fast toward the tree and put my hand on his forehead, checking her condition.

My eyes widen as I read her internal ki. No storm at all. Nothing. Maybe because she didnt touch it properly early?

I took her hand and put the whole palm on it. I can see the obsidian stone slight energy glowing around her hand. And then I checked her condition again. Nope, still normal...

Then why does she faint? You only faint when it cause internal storm to your ki and in order for the body to stabilise it, they used some of mental energy and in the end will cause a memory loss. I had played this prank to intruders, my enemies and my bride as well. I wanted her to forget and leave me.

I then laughed bitterly, knowing that was the beginning of all. When she had woken up and saw me with her blank, cold eyes. That caught me surprise. For so long, she had this subservient attitude on her that made her easily forgotten. I swear a ghost have a better presence than her. But then, it caught me surprise to see her looking at me like I worth nothing to her the moment she was woke up from my prank. How stupid was that? When she had ran after me, i ran away. And when she no longer look at me, Instead i chose to ran after her. I couldn't let go of her hand, and chase her away, not anymore. I was trapped into that fiery and determine pair of eyes that look at me like I was beneath a bug. i shudderred again..

She would constantly ignore me though never miss any of her responsibilities. She would woke up early morning to prepare our food, clean the house, wash what need to be washed, prepare my bath, and sleep beside me.

"I am your wife and it is my duty. But that is all. Other than that, we mind our own business" was what she told me later on when I questioned her where she went every weekends.

I treat her more gently. Showered her with all my attention, trying to break down the wall that she had build inside her heart. She had soften later and we become more close and loving each other... until one day.. she came back with a gaping wound on her chest. She hid it well with bandages. Doing her last responsibilities, one last time. Giving me one last kiss.. before her last breath, one shining tear fall on me as she look at me longingly.

"I am sorry.." i noticed it too late. She winced when I touched her and when I open her upper clothing, red colour bloom on the piece of bandages around her chest. She had cleverly burn an incense to dimmed my sense of smell, so I wont notice the scent of blood and death hung around her.

"You can't save me.. it will keep eating my soul as long as I'm alive.. I already lost half of it now just so i could come back and do my responsibility, my dear husband" her cold hand cup my jaw, a soft smile curved on her lips. I was dumbfounded and helpless. I dont know what to do so I won't lose her. She knew I would put her on forever frost, just to buy us time.. to buy her time, to find the cure. But just by dropping the bomb that something inside of her is eating her soul, I had stopped. One that died with soul intact can be rebirth again. But those who had their soul mutilated and disperse, will forever gone. I tried to check her soul and indeed, that she had a only half left.

"Live well, Kai" her eyes then had turn glassy blank and slump on me.