To Fall in Love with in the Same Clan Again

Prologue

I was wondering around the garden with my new friends that I just made.

One was a boy around the age of 5 with brown hair and beautiful brown eyes, a girl maybe the same age as the boy or a bit older with long black hair and her eyes were also black and the boy's father.

He had long black hair and it was tied back well the bottom part was and his eyes were the most beautiful color I have ever seen.

They were almost the same color as the golden sun, they were so warm and so kind. At first I wasn't really interest in playing with them but when the boy came up to and smiled, for some reason I couldn't say no.

So I play with them but once they were busy looking at something, I stayed in the back watching them and trying to figure out what this feeling was in my chest.

"Sorry about how my son asked you to play with them but are you having fun?"

I turned to see that it was the boy's father standing next to me.

"No it was alright but I don't know. I never played with anyone before, so I'm not sure what fun is?"

The man looked shocked at what I told him, he placed his hand on his chin and smiled at me. I was confused on why he was smiling at me, then he kneeled beside me and looked into my eyes.

"Well, how did you feel when Rikuo asked you to play with him and Otome?"

I was confused on why he asked me that but them my mouth began to move on its own.

"I don't know. When he asked to play, I was going to say no but then something weird happened. My body felt weird like it wanted me to say yes. What is this feeling?"

The man smiled again as I asked him my question what I was feeling.

"Well, I'm guessing that feeling would be joy or happiness."

I give him a puzzled look.

"What is joy and happiness? Is it something bad?"

The man began to laugh. I was shocked on why he was laughing but he stopped.

"No it's not a bad thing to feel. It's when you feel warm throughout your body and your heart. It's when you feel so much love from that person that you feel happy just being beside then and having fun and spending time with them."

I was still confused on what it was, I was about to ask him again but I felt something cold dripping down my face.

I took off my sunglasses and touched my face to check what it is.

"What is this? It's water, what is this? Is this something bad?" as I thought to myself.

Then the boy and the girl came running to my side and the man.

Once they saw me, they were shocked on seeing my face. It was probably because of my eyes, they were different from everyone's. I turned away from them before they could see it more.

They were the color orange or how people would say a blazing orange topaz that entrapped the blazing flames and the raging phoenix inside. I would hear people talking about my eyes and stuff and thinking about that made my chest hurt.

"Wow."

I turned back to see that boy was smiling at me.

"Your eyes are so pretty! They look just like my Papa's! I wish my eyes were like that!"

Then my chest started feeling weird and more of this water fell down my face.

"Why are you crying? Did I say something wrong?"

The looked up at the man and saw that he was smiling at me so warmly and so radiant.

"What is this feeling? Why does my chest feel like this and what is this water coming from my eyes, am I going to die?"

The man shakes his head no.

"It's not a bad thing to cry. Those are called tears, they only come when you're sad or happy. So tell me how do you feel now?"

I closed my eyes to think and placed my hand where my heart is.

Then I saw the answer to my entire question and this feeling. I opened my eyes and looked at the man.

"First I felt cold, whenever I was alone or picked on. I felt so cold and hurt but when I met you guys, I felt envious of the warmth you had and it hurt seeing that. Then your son came up to me and asked if I wanted to play with him. At first no because I thought it was out of pity but when I saw his face and how warm and innocent to was. I felt happy that he asked to play with him and talking to you I was able to understand what I was feeling. I felt so happy that I cried. When I took off my sunglasses, I was afraid that you would make fun of me but your son complimented me instead of picking on me. I felt so happy. Thank you… thank you for everything."

Then I began to cry harder, I tried to wipe them away but they didn't stop. Then I felt something warm on the top of my head. I looked up and saw that it was the man's hand, I saw that he was smiling gently at me and the boy and the girl were holding my hands. I felt my chest getting warm and I knew that this was happiness. I felt the corner of my lips going up.

"Oh. What do you know! You can smile and a beautiful at that!" said the man as he smiled more bigger.

So this feeling on my face was a smile. I looked at the girl and the boy, they smiled with me and for some reason we all began to laugh. I took of my hat and put it in my bag, my hair flowed down to the middle of my back. The man, the boy and the girl was shocked on what they saw but smiled.

"Finally we get to see the real you. You have an interesting hair color, its silver with black streaks and patterns and it seem that you have ears on the top of your head."

I nodded my head shyly.

"My name is Mahiro, Kurohoshi A. Mahiro."

"Well it's very nice to meet you, Mahiro. I'm Rihan, Nura Rihan."

"I'm Otome. It's a pleasure to meet you, Mahiro-chan."

"My turn! I'm Rikuo, Nura Rikuo. It's nice to meet you, Tora-chan!"

I started to giggle because of the nickname that Rikuo gave me. It was the first time that I got a nickname that wasn't bad. Then I remembered something in my bag.

"I have something for you guys." as I grabbed it out of my bag and showed them a four blank colored crystal.

They were confused on why I was showing this to them but seeing their faces, I began to giggle.

"What you going to do with those?" asked Rihan with a puzzled look on his face.

"Tell me what flowers you all like together and then you'll see."

They thought for a while but they looked at each other and smiled.

"Sakura." They said at the same time.

I stated laughing. I began drawing four sakuras in the ground in a circle around me and once I was done. I placed that four crystals between each drawn sakuras.

"What are you going to do, Mahiro-chan?" asked Otome as she was curious on what was going on.

"Just watch and enjoy the show." as stood in the middle of the circle and began dancing.

They were confused on why I started dancing.

"Papa, look the ground is glowing around Tora-chan." said Rikuo as he pointed at the ground.

Rihan turned to me and he was shocked on what he was seeing.

The ground was glowing as I was dancing, then sakuras began coming from the pictures that I drew on the ground. They began dancing with me and showering down on everyone.

Rihan was shocked but amazed, Rikuo and Otome was laughing and dancing in the sakura shower.

"This is amazing." said Rihan as he smiled at the shower of sakura.

Then the blank crystal on the ground began to glow and float around me and entrapped one sakura inside each of the crystal. I slowly stopped dancing and the sakura slowly disappeared.

Once I stopped, the crystals floated in my hands and I gave one each to everyone.

"That was amazing, Mahiro and thank you for this lovely gift. I'll treasure it always." said Rihan as he rubbed my small head with his big warm hands.

"This is so beautiful. Thank you so much, Mahiro-chan." said Otome as she smiled warmly at me.

"Wow! That was so amazing, Tora-chan and thank you so much for this! I'll always keep it with me, always," said Rikuo as he hugged me "Now we each have something that will tell us that we're your friends and forever."

I felt so happy when Rikuo said that, I truly have true friends now that would never betray me and I would do whatever it takes to protect Rikuo and his smile from any harm's way.

"Let's go play, Riku, Otome-chan, Rihan!" as I started running.

We began playing for so long. When I saw that it was just me and Rikuo playing, I felt like something bad was going to happen.

"Riku," as I grabbed Rikuo's hands "Let's go look for Otome-chan and Rihan."

Rikuo nodded his head and we went to find them. We search for them a while but couldn't find them.

"Riku, you go that way and I'll go this way, ok? If you find them call me ok."

Then we went our different ways but the reason I told him to go that way was because the way I was going had this heavy and scary feeling. My chest stated hurting, I felt scared but I had to find them and I didn't want Rikuo to come with me if there was going to be danger.

Then I saw Rihan and Otome-chan talking, I felt so realived that they were ok.

"Rihan, Otome-chan!" as I ran towards them with so much joy.

Rihan turns towards me and smiles. I charged into his chest and hugged him tightly.

"What's wrong, Mahiro?" asked Rihan as he realized me hugging him tightly.

"I was so scared that something bad happened to you two because you guys all of a sudden disappeared and I felt this pain in my chest at the thought of you guys gone. Please don't ever leave me and Ri-kun alone again!" as my eyes began to water.

Rihan smiled and held me tightly.

"I'm sorry that we disappeared on you and Rikuo but I promise that I won't ever leave you or Rikuo alone ever." said Rihan as he looked down at me with gentle eyes.

"You promise, Rihan? You promise that you won't ever leave us?!" as I looked up at him, forcing myself not to cry.

"Yes, I promise," as he patted my small head "So where's Rikuo?"

"Oh, that's right. I have to call him as soon as I found you guys." as I smiled at him for making that promise to me.

My world began to look so much brighter, when I met Otome, Rikuo and especially Rihan. He showed me so much love and joy in this human world.

He taught me the meaning of life. I love Otome, Rikuo and Rihan and I didn't want to ever lose them, ever.

Before I could call Rikuo, my world, my beautiful warm world came crashing down on me in front of my own two eyes. I felt something cold but warm splat on my face.

I looked up and saw a sword stabbed through Rihan's chest.

"R-Rihan." as I choked on my words and a waterfall of tears coming from my eyes.

"I'm sorry," whispered Rihan as tears fell from his eyes and hitting my face "I won't be able to keep my promise but please watch over Rikuo and everyone for me."

Then the sword was taken out and he began falling.

"I'm glad that I met you," whispered Rihan as he fell beside me "I love you, Mahiro."

I turned to see Rihan on the ground with a pool of blood forming underneath him. I fell beside him and shock his lifeless body.

"R-Rihan," as tears fell down my face fiercely and the pain in my chest increased "P-please wake up. Please! Y-you promised me that you won't leave us, you promised that you won't leave me alone. R-Rihan!"

I turned to see who it was that took the person that saved me, who gave me the will to live, who showed me the light in this dark world and who I loved so dearly.

My eyes widened, I was shocked on why that person would do such a thing. The person smiled at me so evilly and the sword dripping with Rihan's blood.

"W-why," as my words were stuck in my throat "Why would you do this? He was our friend and he was a father to our friend! Answer me. Answer me, Otome-chan!"

"Tora-chan, what's wrong?"

I turned with fear and my eyes widened, it was Rikuo and he was shocked on what he was seeing.

Otome began to walk towards Rikuo but he stood where he was. Then Otome raised her sword in the air and swiftly swinging at Rikuo.

"No," as I yelled in my mind as I swiftly ran to Rikuo "No, I can't lose anyone one else! I have to protect Riku, I promised Rihan! I have to protect, Riku! I-I won't let you have him!"

"Riku!" as I jumped in front of Rikuo and saw that the sword was coming at me.

Then my body became numb, I couldn't see out of my right eye or feel my right side. I could hear Rikuo calling my name. I fell to the ground with my left eye, I saw that Rikuo was crying and calling my name. I tried to talk but my body move.

"My body won't listen to me," as I cursed in my mind as tears fell from my left eye "Riku, please you have to run. I don't want to lose you too. Please, Riku."

Then I saw that Otome was standing front of Rikuo again and smiling so dark. Then everything began going dark and cold.

"Riku!"

I woke up in my sweat and breathing heavily. I looked out the window and saw that the sun was rising.

My right side was throbbing from thinking about that day. I got out of my bed and went to the mirror and looked at my right side.

I had a scar on the right side of my shoulder that reached my stomach and on the right side of my face. My right eye was lost that day and was replaced with a different eye.

It was the color of a sky blue sapphire that was shining so brightly in the sky and filled with so much mystery like it entrapped the majestic sky with a heavenly dragon.

"It's been 7 years since that incident," as I said under my breath "I hope Riku is alright. I haven't seen him since then."

I made my way to the balcony that was outside of my room. I watched the sun rise and seeing it and the colors reminded me of Rikuo but mostly Rihan. It was the same beautiful color as his eyes and the warmth. To look back at the past made my chest hurt and without realizing the tears that fell down my face.

"I miss you so much, Riku, Rihan," as tears fell down my face "But I promise you, Rihan. In your place, I will protect your family and to watch over them."

I looked up at the sky trying to stop my tears.

"I promise to find you Riku… I promise."