Chapter Nineteen: My Angel

Mai

(Four Months Earlier)

"Can you be my wife?" his words seem to be echoing in my head. Does he want to marry me? I couldn't move, if I did, I probably wake up from this dream. He shrugs at me, looking at me directly.

"Yes, I'm asking you to marry me, Mai. I'm not a romantic, so don't expect me to kneel or give you a flower. I just will bluntly tell you, I want you as my wife. You already are my best friend and my companion. I can't think of you not being in my life." He sighs, and I stood there shocked.

"Didn't you think for a brief second that you would make the others very sad? You aren't a bother. Your mother, the Nun, you called Sister, they protected you because they loved you. How can you just end that? They sacrificed their lives for you to be alive and happy. They're probably in heaven sad because of your actions. I know is not your fault, Miss. Hara didn't help you at all." He takes a breath.

"You should have come to me first, and we could find another solution." He simply said. I stare at him with wide eyes.

'Mama and Sister would be sad If I took my life? I didn't know that. They want me happy right? Then you would have missed me? You'll be so sad?' I started to sob, as he slowly walks up to me, and bends to my level.

"I do love you, that reaction you gave me, would have been my reaction." He said. He wipes my tears and asks once again.

"Then, will you be my wife?"

I stare at his blue eyes, seeing something in them. Realizing, that I can't live without him. That I can't stand him being hurt. Everything that we went through. I hiccupped and wrap my arms around him.

"My… H… Husband, Naru," I choked out, as I felt him go still, then he encircles his arms around me.

"Can you repeat it?" he asks, as he suddenly picked me up, I gasp, looking down at his face, his hands secure under my behind, so I won't fall. I nodded at him.

"My Naru, my h. Husband Naru," I answered him. He suddenly laughs and tips forward to kiss my lips. That made me giggle and wrap my arms around him.

"Thank you." He said as he places me down. Then he cleared his throat.

"Then can you do something for me?" he suddenly said, as he starts to fix my dress, and dust it off. I cover my mouth with my fingers and blushed at his sudden gentle gesture.

'What?' I asked him. He lifted his gaze at me, and his smile reaches his eyes.

"Give me a few months, a few months to chase you." He suddenly said. I blinked, confused by this.

"Naru?"

"I want you to become stronger. I want you to not depend on me most of the times. I want our relationship to grow. I know this sounds strange, but let's be apart for a few months, and when I can't stand it any longer, let me chase you. I want to test myself, that I can live without you. I know this is hard to do, but can you give me that?" he asks, as my happiness turns into sadness.

"A few months, that's all. Then after that, I'll be the one chasing you. You just have to overcome it. You can still come and be with my mother. You can still do everything you want, but don't get close to me." I stare at him.

'That's a stupid reason. I don't want you to leave me,' I told him. He seems to comprehend and kisses my forehead.

"I know this is a stupid idea, but for a reason, I want to do it. Just a few months." He said. I took a hold of his hand and squeezed it.

"Come, and sleep, you had a long day. When you wake up, I won't be around. When you see me, stay away, and if anything, happens, I'll keep an eye on you. When we do bump into each other, let's meet as strangers. I want you to say your full name to me. Be proud to look at me without hiding your face. When I chase you and force a kiss on you, fight me off. Okay?" he asks. I sniffed, and nodded, as he suddenly picks me up in his arms, I look up at him, as he starts to head towards the yard of the opera house, I snuggle into his chest.

"Thank you, for accepting for being my wife." Are the last words that I heard before I drifted off to sleep.

...…

Naru

(Present Time)

"There, there," everyone cheered, as they raised their glass of champagne. I stare at my mother, while I am sitting on my chair with my arms crossed, aching to be with Mai already.

"Noll? What's wrong? Why aren't you celebrating?" Gene asks as Lin turn to face me since they sat next to me.

"You know the celebration isn't my thing, plus is Miss. Hara and Yasuhara engagement party, not mine, so I'm not the main character tonight," I said, watching Miss. Hara and Yasuhara drinking their champagne and laughing.

It was a shock to us, to know that Yasuhara always had a crush on Miss Hara, that it took him months to court her. After the whole ordeal with Mai and me, he told us the truth about his love with Miss. Hara, so Housho pushed him to be open with her. At first Miss. Hara didn't approve, until one day, when we were fixing Miss. Hara roof top. One of the pieces of concrete was about to fall on top of her, but Yasuhara saved her, and thus, their love story began. I'm not sure how to feel about this. That's why I hesitated on Miss. Hara words yesterday.

'Feels like yesterday, that we got engaged,' I was going to reply,

"Things happen for a reason,' oh well, at least Miss Hara change for the better, but I still a bit edgy with her. I still haven't fully forgiven her for what she did to Mai.

"Have you heard about Mai? It's been four months," Lin suddenly asks, as he crosses his arms. I couldn't help but smirk at the mention of her name.

"She's doing fine. She's getting better with her father," I told him. Gene arched a brow.

"Then I still have a chance with her?" he suddenly reminds me. I went still at his words.

"I was mad at the moment," I said, looking down at the floor, remembering that I did the stupidest thing ever, giving Mai and me a break. I shouldn't have done that, but at the same time, I am glad I did. She has become stronger. She became less shy and so beautiful. I realized, that she's a person I can't live without, that my words from the past are the truth. That it's not a passing thing.

"Then I can't have her?" he asked me once again with a fake sadness.

"Like hell, she's mine," I suddenly said, but my eyes widen, as my brother suddenly gave me a cheeky smile, and hits my back very hard, making me bounce a little.

"Is about time you admit it. So you love her, huh brother?" he teased, as Lin suddenly chuckles. I cleared my throat.

"Yes, I love that woman. Are you satisfied?" I wanted to leave, but Madoka walks in and smiled at us.

"What are you boys talking about?" she asks, sitting next to Lin, as she grabs his hand. Lin smiles at Madoka, while I stood up.

"Noll admitted he's in love with Mai," Madoka eyes widen in surprise when Lin told her.

"Really? Oh man, I missed it. I will never get the chance to hear him say that." She snaps her fingers in a playful matter, making Gene and Lin chuckle.

"You can repeat it, right brother?" Gene asks, standing up, and wrap his arms around my shoulders, as he grins at me. I rolled my eyes and shrug him off.

"Tease the newlyweds, not me," I growled, as Madoka and Lin face flushed a little.

"Right, how it's been? It's been almost a month since you two married right?" he asks them. Lin and Madoka cleared their throat and stood up.

"Mind your business boy, go and interact with your fiancé, she looks lonely," Madoka said, Gene turns his head, and saw his fiancé chatting happily along with our mother and father.

"She's fine, plus I have something special plan for us tonight. Also, father wants to meet your Angel," he said to me. I ignored him and start to walk away.

"Soon, very soon,"

….

Mai

I don't know when or how, but days turn into weeks and weeks turns into months, and months into years. Yes, three years to be exact.

"Come on, we're going to be late," Luella rushed, as Martin shook his head in annoyance.

"Woman, we are not late, please calm down," he said, trying to calm her down, as the carriage stops in front of the Opera house. I nervously rub my hand, as I look out the small window, to see the light snow falling down on the ground. Three years since everything happen. Three years that my life has changed. I rub my cold hands, as I felt a hand on my shoulder.

"Come on dear, before Luella gets a space attack, from being late," Naru father said, as his eyes turn gently. I smiled gently at him, and I watch Luella rolled her eyes at him.

"I will not," she opens the door, and pats my hand.

"Come on," she said. I nodded and smiled at both of them. Martin is a very kind man. Ever since Naru introduced me to him, he has accepted me to his family without batting an eye. Even until now, people have kept spreading rumors, on why they let a monster like me in their family. So I tried hard to not go out as much. Today is a special day, a very special day for Masako. Is her big debut of her singing, for the president of the United State.

I heard that's a very big honor. I step out of the carriage and move to adjust my long yellow dress.

"Oh my, you look beautiful," Martin whisper to me, as I adjust my black veil. I cleared my throat and bow at him. Then I heard another carriage pulling up. We turn and Ayako and Housho came out. While their three-year-old rush out, running towards us.

"Oh, Hito," Luella giggles, as she bends down to pick up Ayako son He stares at her and then wrap his arms around her.

"Grandma," he said, causing her to chuckle. Martin pats the boy's back and Housho and Ayako reach our side.

"Sorry about that, Hito, didn't we say to stay put?" Ayako said as she moves up to Luella to fix Hito small coat. Hito looks so much like Ayako, with Housho brown hair. I smiled and bow to them.

"Oh? Mai, nice to see you here," she said, coming up to me and gave me a warm hug. I smiled and return the hug. After their wedding, somehow, Ayako and I became good friends. She's a very kind to me.

"Hello, Mai," Housho waves. I wave back and took a step back.

"Then let's go, before Masako tear our heads off from being late," Ayako said, as Martin chuckles.

"Well, she can't, since the new owner of the opera house is Noll," he chuckles, as we start to walk towards my home. A year ago, Naru saved enough money and bought the opera house. He said it was our home, and that we shouldn't get rid of it. Plus, he worked too damn hard to restore it to have it demolish. His words, not mine. I giggle, remembering his words. While we reach the front of the door, Yasuhara and Father John stood in front to greet us, while my father came up to me, and gave me a soft hug.

"You look beautiful," he said. I blushed at his words and nodded. I am not used to those words, nor I think I will ever be. I gave my father a kiss on his cheek as my thank you. He smiled, as I wrap my arm around his. We have become so much closer than ever before. I learned so much of my father and my mother. You can say, our relationship is slowly turning stronger as the days passes, and I learned to love my father in a whole new way. As into treasure him, and value my life that my mother and sister gave me.

"Welcome, welcome, everyone is already in. Let's go," John said, opening the doors so we can enter.

"I know you're excited about your wife performance, but why are you quiet?" Martin asks Yasuhara, as he adjusts his glasses, and rub the back of his neck.

"Just nervous, that's all." He says. We all nodded, understanding this. With those final words, we enter the full opera, to hear Masako sing.

….

Naru

"Well, aren't you nervous? Why?" Gene asks as he saw me wonder up and down while we were in my old room. I shrug at him.

"Just am." I simply said.

"Papa, uncle is funny," I heard on my right. I turned to see my little nephew, my two-year-old nephew, that looks so much like Gene pointing at me. Gene stood up and goes up to him.

"He is, isn't he? Maybe because he hadn't seen his Angel a whole week," he tells him. His son's eyes widen.

"His Angel? Oh, Aunty Mai?" he said. Gene nods at him, as he picks him up.

"Exactly," he said with a chuckle. His son, Eugene Jr, giggles.

"I'm not, I just." I went silent, as we heard a knock on my door. I went up and open the door, to see Lin and Madoka looking at me with concern eyes.

"Your family is here; the performance is almost done," Lin said. I nodded, as I turned around.

"Let's go, lover boy. She probably misses you terribly," he said, as he starts to walk out. I shook my head.

"Go on ahead, when the performance is finished, tell Mai to meet me here," I said. Gene frowns, but then nods at me.

"See, isn't your uncle love struck?" he teased his son. I rolled my eyes, as I kiss Eugene jr. Little cheek.

"Take care of your poor father, before I do something to him," I told him. Eugene, eyes widen, and wraps his arms around Gene's shoulder.

"Yes, Uncle," he said. I actually chuckle at his innocence and pat his head.

"Good job," I said. His bright blue eyes spark up, as Gene rolled his eyes, and walks out of my room. I rub the back of my neck and sat down on my bed.

'Why am I so nervous? Isn't like this is the first time?' I look at my ring finger, where lies my wedding ring, and a smile passes through my lips.

'Two years today, I married Mai.' I smiled gently. I don't know how long I waited, but it wasn't long until I heard a soft knock. I stood up and open the door. There, stood my wife, her veil down, showing me her face to me.

"My Naru!" she said, jumping into my arms. I actually laugh, as I wrap my arms around her, and kiss her cheek.

"Finally. Took you long enough." I chuckle at her. She lets go of me and smiled broadly.

"Miss you," she said, as I locked the door behind me.

"Good," I told her, as I suddenly pick her up in my arms. She gasps, as I start to head towards the secret door.

"Naru?" she asks, confused, as we headed towards her room.

"It's been a long time since we were alone together. Is time to bring up those memories, don't you think?" I asked her. She looks up at me, then she nods, and snuggle into my chest.

I couldn't help it but smile broadly, as I made it to her old room.

...…

Mai

"Lift your head up a little more," Naru said, as we dance in my old room. This place looks like new. Luckily he gave me time to change my dress, into a white simple dress, that I normally wear and barefoot.

"Took me a few days to clean it up. It was so dusty," he said, as he tightens his hold on me.

"Thank you," I said, then I suddenly giggled, remembering our dance in the cell back in his parents' home three years ago. He arched a brow, as he spins me around.

"What's so funny?" he teased, flicking my forehead. I blushed, as he lets go, and goes to my record player.

"Our dance, cell," I said to him. He stops in his tracks and lifted his gaze up, then he nods.

"Oh, right. Now I don't no excuse to stop myself," he mumbled to himself, I arched a brow, confused by his words. Then he clears his throat.

"Remember that dance you show me, here in this room, as a gift." he suddenly asks. I turned around and nodded at him with a blush.

The music starts to play in the background, in a slow tempo. He suddenly removes his shirt off and threw it on top of the bed. I blushed, and he comes up to me. I can't get over, how big his torso is, and yet so warm it is. My eyes trace his chest and forearms. I licked my lips.

"Sorry, I'm hot. Will you show me once again? I forgot how it went," he said. I tilted my head,

"Naru wants dance?" I asked him. He nods. My vocabulary has expanded, even though I still not a hundred percent, I know more words to say and more to speak. Even though I don't speak much.

"Yes," he said. I nodded, while he moves to sit on top of the bed. I look down at my wedding ring and blushed hard when the memories of our wedding day play in my head. He was the only thing I could see that day. All dressed in white, matching my wedding dress. His hair a bit messy, but brushed to the side and just waiting for me down the aisle as my father brought me towards him. John married us. Then we had our honeymoon, right here, in this place. Our first night together was scary but so beautiful. I gave him my heart and body to him. My very soul to him. He simply took everything, as he gave himself to me. I smiled gently at the memories.

I look at Naru, as he stares at me.

"Okay, dance for Naru," he simply nods at me. I nodded at him and breathed out. I moved up to him and start to dance, swaying my hips. His eyes soften, as I kept dancing with the song. I raised my dress up, and then run my hands through my loose hair. I turned around, and lower my body, as I felt his hand on my back. He holds into my dress and stands up. He turns me around, and he lower himself, to kiss my stomach. My chest suddenly warms up, as he starts to trace up. I kept on dancing, as his lips landed on my chest. Small, simple kisses, that makes my body shoot up in the strangest ways. He sways his hips with mine, matching the slow beat of the song, as the people sang in the background. He takes my hand, and spins me around, bringing me back to him.

"I wanted to do this when you were dancing for me, that night," he suddenly admits, running his hands down my waist, while he places his lips on my neck, nitpicking. I giggled since I'm ticklish there. I shook my head, and move back, and place my hands on his shoulders.

"No, no touch," I told him. He frowns, disappointment passes through his eyes.

"Oh, but I want to," he plays along, feeling his hand above my behind, going down once again, kissing between my breasts, catching my breath. I swallow hard, and tilts his chin up, so he won't continue.

"No, touching Naru." I simply said, dancing away from him, and going to a stop. He frowns, giving me that poker face, he normally wears around other people. I giggled, and then he surprises me when he bends his knees and crawls up to me.

"Why can't I? Look you have me begging," he asks me.

"No, touch, see," I told him with a shrug, and sway down, to brush his hair. His eyes turn darker, as I run my finger through his cheek.

"Sweet love," I simply said, as I kept on dancing for him. He stares at me. I raised my dress up, swaying my hips. He takes a hold of my wrist, crawling up towards me, and surprise me, when he wrap his arms around me, hitching my dress up. I gasp, as his gaze is intense, while my chest heaved hard. Then he pins me against him, hip to hip and he starts to make circles, making me do the same with him. I can feel his everything presses hard against me. I blushed, as he smirks at me. Then he tilts me backward, feeling his hands run down my body. He straightens me up. We kept dancing very close, matching the rhythm of the song.

"Mean," I said with a smile, as he shrugs.

"Sweet love," he repeats my words, causing me to giggle. His hands all over me, driving me crazy.

"Now, this is a forbidden dance," he chuckles, as we kept on dancing in a way that it shouldn't be shown in public. I wrap my arm around his shoulders, while we kept dancing. Our eyes connected all the time. I felt like we are making love like this.

Then I couldn't hold it. I shyly press my lips to the base of his chest. He slowly starts to lift my dress up, while I trace my lips up to his neck. He somehow manages to take off my dress and looks down, and smirks, while I lower my head, feeling shy.

"No undergarments?" he teased, as I didn't dare to look at him in his eyes. He wraps his arm around my waist and spins me around.

"Less hassle to deal with," he whispers, as he slowly places me down on the bed. I blushed, even more, when he takes off his pants and start to kiss my jaw. I kiss him back. Looking at each other's eyes. He cups my cheek.

"I have to admit, when I asked you to leave me for a few months, it was the worst and the best mistake of my life," he said.

"How?" I asked. He suddenly spins me around, as he flops down on the bed, so I land on top of him. I place my legs each side and sat on top of his south area. He sighs, as I place my hands on top of his bare chest.

"Because I did the right thing, to make you grow, but I did bad because the one that was going crazy was I," he said.

"Crazy I. Miss you," I told him. Those four months were the worst. I was dying without him.

He sits forward, his eyes never removing from mine. Now I sat on his naked lap. He brushes my hair to the side.

"Sorry for hurting you," he whispers, as he leaned forward to kiss my neck. I closed my eyes,

"Thank you for loving me and putting up with me," He whispers. I smiled broadly and capture his lips with mine. Kissing him deeply, every emotion that I had from the start flowing in my heart.

"Thank you, my Naru," I simply said, as we let go. He nods at me and stares at each other eyes. Then he burst out laughing, and I tilted my head.

"What?" I asked as he traces his hand on my back, making me shiver delightfully.

"I just realized, that I have no romance in my bone, but when I'm with you, I act like a fool. I can't get enough of you, not only in the physical, but as my partner. This week was hell for me since I didn't have you next to me. Since you had to help my mother with some things." He said. I nodded at him.

"Me too, miss Naru like crazy," I told him. He doesn't say anything this time around, and once again, he captures my lips. I wrap my arms around him, and we slowly start to make love. Showing him how much I love him in every sense of the word.

…...

Naru

"Rest for a minute," I said, as I sat down on the grass, watching the water ripple of the small stream next to my parents' house. Mai nods in agreement, as she slowly sits next to me, and I help her out by holding her arm.

"Slowly," I said. She smiles at me.

"Hey, careful with her," My mother shouts, as she came up to us. We both look up, and we saw her holding her granddaughter. Her one-year-old granddaughter. Mai lifts her gaze and raised her arms up.

"Angel!" she smiles, as our daughter's brown eyes sparks up hearing her mother's voice. She pulls her body towards her.

"Careful Mai, you're with child," My mother said, handing over Angel to us. Mai nods, as she takes Angel in her arms. The baby giggles, as she places her head on her mother's shoulder. I rub our daughters small back. After my mother left, I got up and went behind of Mai.

"Naru?" she asks me. I sat right behind her and wrap my arms around my two favorite girls Mai leans on my chest.

"Better?" I asked. She nods, relaxing in my embrace.

"Later the other will come. We need to celebrate Gene son's birthday," I said. Mai nods, while I wrap my arms around her round stomach. Which she held our second child.

"So my Angel? Care to dance with me tonight?" I asked her. She shakes her head and looks at me.

"No, keep, g..g..getting p..p..pregnant," she said, I blinked, but then burst out laughing, as she laughs with me.

"Well, then, is that a good thing or bad?" I asked her. She blushes hard and leans her head against my shoulder.

"Good," she answers me. I leaned forward to her ear and whispered.

"Good, love those dances you give me," She blushes at my words, as I move to kiss Angel small head. My heart couldn't be happier, more at ease.

She turns her head, and I grab her chin, to give her a deep kiss, that I can't get enough of.

"After all these years, I can't get enough of you. Thank you for giving me Angel," I whispered to her.

"My Naru," She said. I smiled.

"Hey, it's been four years, you two still act as if it's your first time. Come on Noll, help me with the firewood, this isn't going to do themselves," we heard behind us. We turn to see Gene, Lin, Yasuhara, and Housho are walking towards us, while Ayako, Masako, Madoka, and Father John went towards my parents' house. While their children stay outside, playing with my mother and father, as Mai father came in with gifts in his hands.

I sigh, and Mai suddenly giggles.

"Come on lover boy, we have things to do," I heard Gene shout once again. I sigh, but held my wife tighter.

"I have to go," I whispered to her. She nods, but takes a hold of my hand with her free hand. She turns to look at me and kisses my lips. I blinked and look at her eyes. She clears her voice, and for the first time, she says a sentence without cracking or stuttering. Loud and clear, with love in her eyes, as she held our daughter, placing my hand on top of the swell of her stomach, and our fingers laced. My heart soars at her words, as I held her tightly. While her words echoed in my heart for the rest of my life.

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"Thank you my Naru, for being My Angel,"

The End

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