NOTE: In no way shape or form do I own the story or characters in Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second. Anyway this is my first fan fiction and I was really nervous about uploading it but one of my good friends told me to do it so here it is. Please leave some reviews and ways that I can better improve my writing and enjoy!
Chapter 1: Reunion by Luck
Years had gone by since Takaki Tohno had last seen Akari Shinohara. He held onto memories as if he was holding onto his life. Everyday he would live his life repeating the same process. Work. Eat. Sleep. Repeat. He had even failed to keep his relationship of almost 3 years. He believed everyday, that he was digging himself into a ditch and slowly burying himself in it. Every woman he passed who had long straight brown hair caused him to turn away and his chest to tighten up. When he would return home he would curl up in his bed and wait for the next day to come.
But one day, after he had quit his job, he decided to go out for a walk. For some reason he knew this road like the back of his hand. He slowly walked as the cherry blossoms slowly fell to the ground at a speed of 5 centimeters per second. Then he came across a bend. It was the same bend that he and Akari would run through to get to the train tracks. "It's nice to see something familiar again once in a while" looking up at the cherry blossom trees. He suddenly had the urge to return to those train tracks that he and Akari had crossed as kids. He had suddenly remembered the trip he had took to see Akari. He ran through the bend as though he was in the same situation. Racing against the clock just to see Akari as soon as possible. He stopped at the edge of the train tracks as the safety bars went down. On the other side was a woman with his back turned to him. She had long brown hair and was wearing a dress and over it wearing a short, and thin cardigan. Takaki struggled to take a longer glimpse of her as the train came rushing by. "AKARI!" He called out without thinking, not even knowing if it was actually her. After waiting for the train to pass, he stared intently across the tracks.
"Long time no see, Takaki"
Takaki stared at this woman while his eyes watered. Slowly a tear began dripping down his left cheek. It was Akari. He walked forward, and she did the same. As if they knew what they wanted, Takaki slowly raised his arms towards her so that he could embrace her, and she did the same. Takaki slowly holds the embrace and tightens his arms around her back as if he never wanted to let her go again.
"I've wanted to see you for a long time." Takaki said in a voice where Akari knew he was happy, but sad at the same time.
"I know" Akari replied in a soft voice with a small smile on her face.
Takaki at that time, didn't realize that she was not only crying but had a ring on her left hand ring finger.