"Everyone has a purpose. Just try your best and it'll all be worth it in the end, I promise... I never break my promises."

- Luca-senpai

ANOTHER FEELS CHAPTER!

42|| Bound

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28 days.

"So you worked it out with your brother... Uncle... Um..." Tamaki purses his lip.

"Brother. Yeah. We did." I nod and squeeze his hand.

"How many days do you have left?" He kisses my hand.

"Um... Twenty-eight." I say.

He sighs and caresses my cheek.

"Tamaki. Anakaia." The teacher scolds and we look up to see the whole class looking at us.

"S-sorry miss!" Tamaki turns back to front and I suppress a giggle.

I sneak a peek at Tamaki to see him gazing at me. His cheeks turn red and I stick my tongue out at him.

Riiiiing

When the bell rang signalling lunch, Tamaki grabbed my hand and we walked down the hallway hand in hand. All the students' eyes on us.

"So my grandmother..." Tamaki speaks up and I look up at him. "She told me to invite you over for dinner tonight."

"Oh... Really?" I tilt my head and he nods.

"Yeah so... Would you like to come over for dinner?" He stops and leans against the wall. He pulls me by my waist and smiles lovingly at me.

"I-I'd love to..." I say and his smile widens. We lean in for a kiss.

"Tamaki?" We both look up and see an elegant looking man in a white tux, his brown hair slicked back.

We both jump off of each other. "Father!" Tamaki bows and I follow.

Ohh.

He chuckles and looks at me. "And who is this young lady?" His cheeks tint a slight pink as he smiles at me.

"Oh. This is Anakaia Lucretia..." Tamaki pulls me to his side by my waist. "...My girlfriend."

Tamaki's father's face turn red. "Ohmigosh... Girlfriend." He covers his mouth with his hand and his eyes water up.

"Nice to meet you mister Suoh." I say and he squeals.

"Call me Yuzuru." He takes out a red rose and hands it to me.

Like father like son.

"Thank you." I smile and he squeals again.

"Oh Tamaki she's just so cute!!" He spins around.

I giggle and Tamaki scratches the back of his neck. "Father..."

"Oh! I've gotta go! Buh-bye Anakaia!" He gives a blow kiss and skips off.

Wasn't expecting that.

"I'm sorry... About him."

I pat his head and smile. He looks up at me through his lashes and smiles. We both lean in at the same time and kiss.

"I love you." I say in between kisses and he pulls away. He purses his lips as if trying to stop himself from crying.

"I love you Anakaia."

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When I arrive at Tamaki's place we went into the dining room and sat next to each other whilst we waited for his grandmother.

"My grandmother really likes you Anakaia." Tamaki says as he caresses the back of my hand with his thumb.

"Yeah..."

His lips graze my cheek.

"Ahhh Anakaia!" Tamaki's grandmother enters the dining room and stares at us for a moment.

"S-sorry!" I pull away and she smiles.

"Oh no! It's okay!" She takes a seat across from us. "Thank you for coming dear." She smiles.

"Thank you for inviting me." I say and her smiles widens.

"I've actually invited you over to tell you some big news!" She claps.

"News?" Tamaki tilts his head.

Just as she was about to open her mouth, maids enter with plates of food.

"We'll talk about it after dinner hm?" She says and we shrug it off.

-After Dinner-

"Thank you." I say as I hand the plate over to the maid. She blushes and gives me a smile as she takes the plate.

I turn back around to see Tamaki and his grandmother smiling lovingly at me.

I give a small, shy smile and look down.

"Well... The news."

I look up and Tamaki squeezes my hand.

"I called up your house and your brother picked up... Lucifer was it?" I nod and she continues. "Well I couldn't get a hold of your father so I asked your brother for Tamaki to have your hand in marriage..."

No...

"And he agreed!" She jumps excitedly.

"Oh." Was all I could say.

There must have been a reason as to why he agreed. Dammit.

"G-grandmother you see... We don't have much time... I-um... We can't get married, Anakaia will... Will be going back to Greece in a few weeks and she won't be coming back..." He lies.

"Then we can have it in Greece!"

"Um ma'am I um..."

"Well... If we can't... then... How about we have it before she leaves. Here in Japan."

I only have exactly 3 weeks left.

"We'll have it in 3 weeks!" She says and my heart drops. "Okay?" She stands up and exits the dining room.

Silence.

"Ana-hime..." He lifts my head up. "I'm sorry..."

"It's okay... It's okay... Can I borrow a phone?" I ask and he nods.

He calls a maid over and she brings a phone. "Thank you. Can we just have some privacy?" Tamaki says and the maid nods before all the staff leave the room.

Riiing riing.

["Hello?"]

"Brother..."

["Anakaia. What? How are you calling?"]

"I borrowed a phone."

["Okay..."]

"Why did you agree?"

["Agree? Agree to what?"]

"Tamaki's grandmother said that she called you and asked if Tamaki could have my hand in marriage and you said yes!"

["Oh... Anakaia... I thought that you'd be happy if I agreed."]

"Happy? No! I'm miserable!"

["I'm sorry. I thought I was doing the right thing at the time Anakaia."]

"Brother..."

["I'm sorry... Do you want me to-?"]

"No it's fine... It's fine..."

["I'm just fucking things up more aren't I?"]

"No... It's okay... You were thinking of me when it happened... It's okay... Thank you."

["Anakaia..."]

"Love you..."

["Love you t-"]

I hung up and looked up at Tamaki. "Ana-hime."

He pulls me in for a hug and I cry onto his shouders. I feel him pick me up, bridal style and start walking.

"I'm sorry I brought you into all this mess... I'm so sorry..." I say and tighten my arms around his neck.

"Eep!" Tamaki squeaks.

He puts me down and hides behind me.

"Tamaki?" I follow his gaze and see a cat. "Oh... A cat." I slowly walk up to the cat who was sitting on the railing of the balcony. I pick the cat up and...

Click.

Huh?

I turn around to see the door closed, Tamaki glaring at the cat from the window inside.

"Tamaki..." I giggle. "Open the door." I say and he shakes his head.

He starts to mouth something.

Put... The cat... Down...

"Tamaki! Open the door." I say and he reluctantly opens the door. When I enter, with the cat in my arms, he flees to the other side of the room. "Hehe..." I take a step towards him and he takes a step back. "It's okay... See." I pat the cat and his face softens.

He slowly starts to move closer to me. "H-how are you doing that?"

"I'm not doing anything." I shrug. "Touch it." I take his hand and slowly place it on the cat. The cat purrs and he smiles.

"It's warm." I stare at him in awe. The cat jumps off of my arms and out onto the balcony.

"Oh well..." I say and he blushes. I look down. "I'm sorry about all this..."

"Anything for you..." He whispers and kisses my forehead. He picks me up again and lowers me down onto the bed. He sits next to me. "Why are you crying?"

"B-Because you're so kind..." I say in between hiccups.

He chuckles and wipes my cheek.

"Does that mean I should cry too?" He smiles as he peers at my face.

"W-why?"

"Because you're so beautiful."

My heart is beating so fast it might explode!

I throw my arms around him and cry harder. "Why... Why are you so nice to me?" I grip his shirt and his arm around my waist tightens.

"Because I love you... I love you more than anything. If you leave me... I would be crushed and everything would be worthless." He whispers in the crook of my neck and I wrap my legs around his torso. "I love you so much you don't even understand. I can't even describe how much I love you... Saying I love you is not even enough for me... There should be another word for love... Just for you and me."

He kisses the nape of my neck. "Tamaki..."

He slowly lowers me down and hovers over me. "I desire you." He kisses my cheek. "I adore you." He kisses my other cheek. "I yearn for you." He kiss my forehead. "I worship you." He kisses the tip of my nose. "I'm crazy for you..." His lip grazes mine. "I love you..." He kisses me passionately. "Just right..."

"Tamaki... We can't..." I say as I try to push him off. He pulls away and looks down at me.

"It's okay..."

When I die... His soul wouldn't be mine anymore... Should I? But I love him...

He leans down towards my chest and kiss my collar bone.

We start to strip each other until there was not one scrap of clothing between us. We stare at each other passionately.

I cover my body with my hands and he chuckles. He holds my arms down as his lustful eyes travel down my body. He slowly covered me with his own body and I get flustered. "Ta-Tamaki..."

Oh my...

He smiles down at me as I felt the colour rise to my cheek. "You have the most wonderful honesty." He touched a hand to my cheek. "Your face tells me everything that you are thinking. The warmth I felt from that cat... I feel it here touching your face." His fingers travel down my cheek and he takes my hand. He places it on his chest. I could feel his heart beat furiously beneath my fingers. "There are really things you cannot know without touching... Your warmth and the feeling I cannot put into words. His eyes were filled with passion as he looked down at me.

"I will never let you go." He kisses me once more. I felt my chest grow hot and our bodies grew hotter. "I love you."

All the feelings I had locked in my heart burst free as he whispered those words. My emotions spread to every inch of my body until they were all I knew.

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We're gonna keep it PG here. That last part was from the epilogue of the Prince Joshua story.

- Luca