"All boarding flight 2-A, this way please, this way."
I stood, grabbing my things. My eyes were damp with tears. I felt as though a piece of my heart was being torn out.
"Come on, Mizuki. We have to leave." My brother smiled sadly at me, and patted my back. I nodded. "I'm coming, nee-chan."
I looked back at everyone. Senri, Noe, Nakao, Umeda-sensei, Namba-sempai…
Nakatsu and Sano stood directly behind me. Nakatsu hugged me, sobbing. "I-I'm gonna miss you M-Mizuki….!" he said, squeezing me. I smiled sadly. "Me too," I said, pushing him off.
My eyes drifted to Sano, who seemed fidgety. I wanted to hug him, but I couldn't. "Bye, Sano." He nodded slightly, and I ran onto the plane, not about to handle being close to him anymore. I would just have to suck it up and go back to America.
I quickly sat down, and grabbed my carry on, hoping I could fall asleep quickly so I wouldn't have to think about anything for a while. Something in the bottom of the bag caught my eye. I pulled it out, and my eyes widened in surprise.
A rose… and a letter?
"Strange…" I muttered. I opened the envelop, and pulled out its contents.
Dear Mizuki,
I've got a letter I would like to send.
Its lacking strings of words with punctuation at the ends.
Should I trust this dialect
To convey the right effect?
"A poem…?" I said, confused. Why would someone write me a poem?
Dear Mizuki,
I've got some things I'd like to set in pen.
I would have used a pencil, but leads just not permanent.
Should I trust my printers ink
To convey the things I think?
"Not only a poem, but a love poem?" I breathed. Not only does someone LIKE me, they must have figured out about me being a girl… I wished it was Sano, but he certainly didn't feel like that. Plus, could he even write something like this?
Every page I try my best
To think of something to contest with
Inside jokes and other folks
Who've got much more to say.
Dear Mizuki,
This envelop will represent my heart.
I'll seal it,
Send it off,
And wish it luck,
With its depart.
This stamp will be every action that carry
My affection
Across the air, the land and sea.
Should I trust the postage due
To deliver my heart to you?
My eyes watered slightly. The plane hadn't quite taken off, and people were still boarding. I wish I didn't have to leave….
Every page I tried my best
To think of something
To contest with
Inside jokes and other folks
Who've got much more to say…
Give you all I can
A flower and a hand
I hope this helps you see,
Signed,
Sincerely, me.
Tears dripped onto the paper. I sobbed into my airplane pillow.
I tried to crumple the envelop in anguish, but I felt something inside it. I pulled out a small photograph, and gasped.
It was Sano and I, sleeping next to each other. I flipped it over. I love you, it said simply. I covered my mouth , crying.
"Please buckle your seat belts, the plane is about to take off." I stood up, and ran to the back of the plane. The door was almost closed, and I burst through it, running as fast as I could.
"SANO!!!!!" He stopped walking, and he watched me panting. "Mizuki…" he said, looking shocked.
I threw my arms around him, holding the letter and the flower in my hand. He smiled.
"Took you a while, you idiot," he said, wiping away my tears.
I laughed slightly. I stood on my toes and kissed him, so glad that the plane hadn't taken off.
"I love you too, Sano…"
