Amo Tristifico Est (To love is to cause sadness)
By: Steven Watemaker (that's me!)
Ayu was sitting in one of the ornate benches at the park. She was staring at the marvelously beautiful full moon before her, spilling its light into the seeminly deserted area. That is, until she noticed the man sitting beside her.
A man sat beside her. Ayu stared at him with disbelief. "C-could it be?"
The man looked at Ayu and smiled. "Hello there, Ayu"
"K-Kaji?" asked Ayu in disbelief.
Kaji closed his eyes and widened his smile. "The one and only... Tetsushi Kaji"
Kaji sat closer to Ayu, making the latter feel butterflies in her stomach. She felt her legs go weak as her blood rushed to her face, painting it a deep shade of crimson.
Then Kaji did it. He wrapped his left arm around Ayu, resting his hand on her shoulder. By this point in time, Ayu's heart was beating faster and faster. What she didn't know was the fact that the exact same sensation was being felt by Kaji.
"You know" said Kaji, looking at the moon. "This is the second full moon this month. This is a phenomenon that occurs only once in two and a half years. This phenomenon... is called a blue moon." Kaji then looked at Ayu. "You know what happens when two people re together at the blue moon?"
Ayu reluctantly answered. "They'll never be apart"
"Yes. They will never be apart..." Kaji took out a flower from his pocket, and put it in Ayu's hand. "This is a forget-me-not. A flower that when given to someone--" He was cut off by Ayu, beaming.
"Will never be forgotten"...
"That's right." Kaji said. He placed his hand on Ayu's soft, auburn hair and pulled him closer to himself. Ayu's head rested on his chest... She closed her eyes, savoring Kaji's warmth as she listened to the rapid beat of his heart.
"They will never be apart..."
Ayu opened her eyes and slightly pushed Kaji away, giving her enough room to raise her head to Kaji's level. She took him in her arms as KAji was staring into two beautiful gray orbs that were Ayu's eyes. Those eyes closed once again and before he knew it, Ayu was inching her head closer to his, and in a few moments, the two lovebirds were locked in a passionate kiss.
They broke apart, gasping for breath. Suddenly, dark clouds hovered over the moon, covering its light. All Ayu could see, was Kaji, who was standing up. He faced Ayu, and said five final words.
"We will never be apart..."
With this, he disappeared. Ayu tried to run after him, but in the darkness, all the running in the world seemed in vain. She fell to her knees, crying.
She heard two faint voices... She could barely understand what the voices were. She could percieve only one word muttered. "Practice"
An odd ringing sounded. The ringing was caused by the noisy alarm clock that Ayu had in her side table. It was ironic, though... Why would she need an alarm clock during summer vacation when she could sleep in? Nevertheless, she pressed the button and got up.
"It was all a dream, after all" sighed Ayu as she sat on her bed. It was all just a dream, or was it?
Yes, the dream was amazing. Shecould almost feel Kaji's warmth while they kissed Under the blue moon. But even more amazing, Ayu noticed, was what she was holding in her hand as she woke up: A forget-me-not...
"How could this be?" asked Ayu to herself.
Inside Ayu's closet, a human and a witch hid to evade detection from Tateishi Ayu... They simply giggled in their hiding place, apparently triumphant. The human said "We did it!" and the witch nodded in approval...
Ayu had to open her wardrobe to change. And even before the giggling connivers inside the coset knew it, they were exposed by the very same person they were trying to hide from.
"What on earth are you two doing here?" Ayu asked.
"Well..." said Sakura Nina in her witch's uniform... "It's a pretty long story and"
"Well, we were" said Hiroki Tsujiai simultaneously...
"This is going to be a long day" sighed Ayu.
Well, that's it forthe first chapter... Please tune in for more! And also, please review! Thanks...