Utena, Revolutionary Girl Fan Fiction ❯ The Confession ❯ Chapter 2

Utena turned her head towards the window peering at the cars driving down the street, bringing her left hand up to rest her head on. "I remember everything" she replied calmly. "I remember the duels I had against you and all the student council members, Akio being the end of the world, the arena in the forest, and the rose bride," she leaned off of her hand and glared at Touga.

"Yes, the rose bride" Touga said with a brief pause.

"Wasn't she a wit………..ch," Touga said softly rubbing his chin and Utena hastily interrupting "She wasn't a witch," her voice sounding a bit defensive.

"I am sorry, I didn't mean …………. it that way, it was just………..when you mentioned the rose bride that's what popped in my head," Touga said in an apologetic tone.

"So what do you remember?" Utena inquired, avoiding eye contact.

"I remember you, and losing to you in a duel," Touga said gazing at Utena ocean-blue eyes smiling most seductively. "Is that all you remember?" Utena said wryly with a soft chuckle in her voice. "Well, I remember you crying, when I beat you for the first time," Touga said leaning on the table looking at Utena with a most mischievous smile.

"Really," Utena said crossing her arms and staring at Touga nonchalantly.

"I also remember the rose bride, beautiful flawless tan skin, lavender hair and glasses.

Touga propped off the table and massaged his eyebrows with uncertainty. "But I can't remember her name." "What was it………." he mumbled with a baffled look upon his face.

"Anthy Himemiya," Utena finally replied with a somewhat breathily tone.

"Yeah, that was her name," Touga said, his voice sounding satisfied. "I wonder what happened to her," Touga said staring at Utena's blank facial expression.

"Shall I order us some tea?" Utena asked looking at Touga's now solemn expression. "Uhmm, yeah sure," Touga blurted out. "Ryo," Utena gestured to the dark-haired waiter. "Yes, Tenjou-san, can I get you something," the dark-haired waiter said smiling softly. "Yes, two cups of tea please."

"Of course," the dark-haired waiter bowed and walked away.

"You have a nice restaurant, Tenjou," Touga said smiling.

"Thank you," Utena said looking at Touga piercing blue eyes.

The waiter returned, placing the tea on the table. Utena bowed at the young waiter.

"So you had something important to tell me, Touga," Utena said slyly, stirring her tea.

"Uhmm, I do" Touga said picking up his cup of tea and sipping it slowly.

"So what's so important, I'm dying to know," Utena said as she slowly tips the cup of tea to her glossy pink lips.

Touga slowly placed his tea cup down and tilted back in his seat, folding his arms across his broad chest.

"You are?" Touga trying to sound surprised avoiding the conversation a little.

"Yes," Utena replied softly and sipped her tea again.

"I am here aren't I, so stop avoiding the question and spill it," Utena said with her famous smug smile.

"Okay, well I am not use to saying such things, because it's not my nature, but here it goes," Touga responds with a sigh.

Utena fixated her eyes on Touga, as he avoids eye contact with her, by looking out the window. "Damn, Touga seem a little nervous, I hope it isn't bad news" Utena thought.

Touga adjusts his red necktie anxiously and clears his throat. "Utena, every since I got my memory back, I realized there was something I wanted to tell you. But, once you left Ohtori, I didn't have a chance to, so I just forgot."

Utena shifts in her sit, seeming more interested.

"Not that I wanted to forget, but the feeling came back to me when I remember all that happened in the past." Touga picked up his cup of tea and sipped it tensely looking intently into the cup of warm brown liquid. Utena straightened her posture in the seat in anticipation.

"What I am trying to say is that………..I care for you……... No, I love you, Tenjou Utena" Tougu stuttered out.

Utena's ocean-blue eyes widened as they glared at the nervous Touga in shock.

"What do you mean you love me?" Utena asked rhetorically.

"I had these feelings for you for a while; I just didn't know how to express them. You were so wrapped in saving the rose bride, fighting in the duel of revolution and meeting your prince. I just never got a chance to tell you how I felt," Touga explained moving his hand over Utena's. "And then you left the academy all of a sudden………," his voiced trailed a bit.

"Look, Touga" Utena smiled and paused. "I am flattered, but…………" she blushes and shakes her head.

"But, what?" he smiles softly at her and connect his eyes with hers.

"We don't have to do anything, we can start out slow. Go on a few dates and get to now each other better" he smiled at her and rubs her hand that's under his.

"Touga, I am married" Utena mumbled softly, sliding her hand from under his, and he notices the diamond wedding band on her finger. He stares at it and looks back up at her; thinking how come he didn't notice the ring until now. Utena places her left hand under the table.

"Oh" Touga said almost speechless.

"Touga, I am sorry to be so blunt, but you really hurt my feelings back at Ohtori. I don't know if you remember, but you pretended to be my prince which was a lie. You used that lie to defeat me and that really hurt me, my prince meant everything to me back then" Utena said passionately.

"Touga, I never hated you, we had some nice conversations, but I hated the way you used people, to get what you wanted" Utena said looking out the window.

"Maybe if you weren't such a manipulative, obnoxious playboy, who used women, maybe, just maybe we could've had something special," Utena turned her head and looked at Touga's blank expression.

Touga uncrossed his legs and inclined against the table closer to the pinked haired young woman.

"I am sorry for manipulating you like that," Touga said remorsefully.

"I guess I am the unlucky one, in love with a woman who only thought of me as an obnoxious playboy. " Well, I wasn't the only one who thought of you like that," Utena said with a slight chuckle in her voice.

"Well, I suppose I deserved that comment," Touga said leaning backwards from the table crossing his arms and legs and tossing his red hair from his face.

"Well, the `man' you're married to is really lucky; you're something special, Tenjou Utena" Touga remarks, grabbing the cup of tea and stares aimlessly at Utena's bright blue eyes.

Utena turns her head ignoring the comment.

"I am going to order us something to eat, I am a bit famished" Utena signals the waiter over to her table. "Can I get you something Tenjou-san?" the waiter answers.

"Two orders of `Today's Special', please." "Sure, be back soon with your order" the waiter writes down the order and leaves.

"So how long have you been married, if you don't mind me asking?"

"Two years," Utena answered.

"Hmmm, I am a little envious," Touga said stroking his goatee.

"Why?" Utena ask with a soft smile.

"Because I have no one to share my busy life with and you do. All I have is a little black book."

"You will meet someone one day" Utena sky-blue beamed at Touga.

Touga laughing slightly "You are still an optimist, aren't you Tenjou?"

Utena looked at Touga, and chuckled "I guess I am."

"You ordered two plates of `Today's Special'?" a soft voice asks.

Utena turns her head at the familiar voice "Anthy what are you doing here?"

To be continued…………………Next Episode: Deceit

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