Ch 1

A Sudden Call

A/N: Hi all, welcome to my new story! I know I haven't posted anything for a very long time, so bear with me. This is my very first S.A. story so I am very excited. This story goes along the story plot of the last episode in the S.A. anime. You will fine a lot of quotes from here. I don't own any of the characters except for Manami Ito. So onward!


A sudden call disturbed me from my work. I glanced down at my cell and saw the caller ID. It surprised me a little for I thought that I might never talk to Kei again. I flipped it open and answered.

"Hello?" I asked softly.

"Manami," Kei said in a hoarse voice, "I need to talk to you."

"WH-why?" I replied. I knew something was wrong, for Kei never called me by my full name unless it was a dire need to.

"Please, don't ask any questions yet." Kei murmured in a pleading voice. I blinked in surprise. Never in all my life had, I heard Kei beg before until now.

"But you know Aoi and his men are still following me and the others." I said cautiously.

"I know, however you aren't part of the group that is trying to make me stay thought." Kei agreed.

I contemplated for a few seconds before agreeing, "Fine, come on over. However still try and not be seen."

"Why? Your father owns all of your companies and your mother is a highly successful lawyer that can get your family out of anything. Plus your grandfather works for the government and my grandfather." Kei asked in surprise.

"Still I want to take precautions." I explained, "Now get your butt here already before I change my mind."

"Ja ne." Kei mumbled.

"Sure." I answered back, "Hopefully."

Within moments I saw from my tracker, Kei's tiny red dot appear. I wasn't surprised that he could travel that fast. Minutes later, he was climbing through my window. His chest heaved as he tried to calm himself down.

"Water?" I asked, filling a glass. He turned it down.

"Not now, I have something important I need to tell you about." Kei said firmly.

"Talk." I commanded, stilling down on my bed. Kei paced back and forth before me a few times before talking.

"Nami, first of all, don't ever tell Hikari about this please." He said. I nodded my head. "Also, please don't come after me when I leave."

"Leave?" I asked in surprise.

"The S.A. is reforming." Kei continued, as if I haven't interrupted him at all, "I have called the chairman and arranged for the greenhouse to be reopened and allow all of you to come back."

"But I can't go back." I mumbled in protest.

"You have too." Kei argued back, "Please it's for Hikari." Silence stretched in between us, as he looked straight into my eyes. Orchid met dark gray. I could see pain and sorrow deep in his eyes.

"But there has to be a catch then." I said, hinting that I had agreed to come back.

"There is," Kei, said sorrowfully, his voice dropped in decibels, "I have to go to London." I wasn't surprised, for I knew that this was going to happen eventually.

"Told you so." I muttered bitterly, "I told you that Aoi would find some way to force you to go."

"I'm sorry that I didn't listen to you before."

I glared at him, tears rolled down my face, "Why on earth would you do that Kei? I don't care about the S.A. I am quite happy at this new school. What I do care about is losing all my friends!" I yelled at him.

I thought that Kei was going to yell back at me or at least leave, but to my very surprise, he came up to me and hugged me hard. "I know, I know." He whispered, rubbing my back as I sobbed into his shirt.

"If you knew, you wouldn't have let Hikari and I suffer." I whispered when I finally had control over my sobs, "You maybe a genius, but there are things that you may never be able to predict."

Kei chuckled softly. "Oh there is one more thing I have to tell you." He said in a conversational way.

"Oh, what is it?" I sniffled.

"Don't tell this to Hikari either. But if I wasn't so head over heels in love with her, I would have probably gone after you." Kei said, suddenly embarrassed. I flushed.

"Really?"

"Yeah, for you are the only one who truly knew me as me."

"Please, I bet Hikari knew you better." I teased, "After all you spent the most of your time with her."

"But we knew each other long before I first met Hikari." Kei muttered back.

"True." I sighed, leaning into him. "Kei?"

"Yeah?"

"Do come back and visit once in a while." I murmured.

Kei smiled down at me and nodded, "I'll try."

"Trying is good." I commented softly. We sat there in silence for a few more minutes before Kei gently sat me down on my bed and stood up.

"Time for me to go." He sighed regretfully.

"When are you leaving?" I asked in a rather childish voice.

"In the morning at 8:30, during school hours." Kei replied.

"That's for protecting Hikari right?"

"Yes." He said looking out of the window toward the sunset.

"You really do love her that much huh?" I sighed.

"Yes." There was a pause. Then Kei said something that surprised me, "But way down deep, past my feelings for Hikari, I love you more." I blushed again and got up to hug him once more. He surprised me even more by kissing the top of my head.

"You know that I'll forever love you too." I whispered, "Deep down inside, even thought my heart belongs to Ryuu."

"I know." Kei whispered back, "So will we meet again in the future?"

I gave him a wavering smile, "I hope so." He nodded and went to the window and pulled up the panel.

"Ja ne." Kei said one last time and slipped out.

Hopefully…" I whispered, my eyes glued to the stop where he was just a few moments ago.

When I knew Kei was far away, I flung myself onto my bed and finally allowed myself to cry. I had just let my best friend go, as easily as that.


A/N: Aww sad, huh? Sorry about the grammar errors and other problems. I really need a beta! If anyone interested contact me! BTW, sorry for the sappiness of this chapter. Just trying to build up the mood. I hope none of the characters are too OOC. Please review and maybe add this to your "like stories"?

~Mix-Up-Girl