Disclaimer: Super Gals is owned by Ms. Mihona. (She's so fortunate, how I wish I'm the one who owns it. kyaAaaa.)
Author's Note: Hello there! This is purely fiction and most part of the chapters will be and/or composed of dialogues, but I hope you will read it. And if possible, leave a review. Thank you so much!
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The Greatest Unrequited Love
Chapter One
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… cellphone ringing …
… cellphone ringing …
"Aya! Your phone is ringing."
She went downstairs. "Who is it?"
"The number is not registered." She handed it to her before crossing her arms.
"Thank you."
"Hello-" Aya sat on the couch.
"AYA!!!!"
Aya moved her phone away from her ears, "what's with the shouting?"
"Ahh.. Sorry." Her friend laughed on the other line.
"Ran, is that you??"
"Yes! Who else would this be? Duh." Aya chuckled at her friend's usual tone.
"Hey, why did you call?" she asked.
"Ran, tell her Miyu's here too!!!" she can hear Miyu's voice on the other line.
"What a question? Aren't we friends?" She sighed, "we're lucky to FINALLY REACHED you." She paused, "It's been so long since we last talked."
"Hn. I know."
"Do you know how long and crucial it took us to get this number of yours?" by the sound of her voice, Aya knew that her friends had a hard time to reach her.
"I'm really sorry about that. You know I-"
"Yeah, right! Save your explanations for Miyu's-"
Miyu tried to grab the phone from Ran.
"Hey. What?" Ran asked Miyu.
"Oh! Ran I should be the one to tell-" Miyu glared at Ran.
Ran waved her hands up. "Yeah. Right."
"Hello? Ran, Miyu??" Aya looked at the screen of her phone. "Hey. Still there? What's going on?"
"Aya?"
"Miyu??"
"Aya, how I missed you!" Miyu cried.
"Same here. I missed you too."
"Aya, it's really you. Right?" Miyu kept asking for assurance.
"Yes. About what Ran is telling a while ago-"
"Oh! Aya, I'm getting married! You should come!" she blurted out.
Aya gulped. "Getting married?! Congratulations!!!"
"Thank you, thank you." Miyu keeps on nodding.
"But when?" Aya asked.
"Next month." Miyu said excitedly.
"Next month?" Aya repeated.
"Hai. On the 7th of June to be exact." Miyu giggled.
"That soon?"
"Aya, we've been together for so long now. Don't you think it's time for us to be together? As in - husband and wife?"
Aya laughed.
"Why are you laughing?"
"Nothing."
Aya laughed again.
Miyu laughed too.
"I'm happy for you."
"Thanks! You'll be there right?"
"That would be two weeks from now! I-"
"Please? Please? Onegai?" Miyu held Ran's cellphone firmly, waiting for Aya's answer.
"Okay. I'll be the-"
"Great!" Miyu thanked her friend. "Give me your address so I can send you your invitation."
"No need for that." Aya looked at her cousin. "I'll just take it when I get there."
"Okay. I'm expecting you to come."
"I'll come" Aya assured her friend.
"Just call me when and what time you will arrive so that we can pick you up at the airport."
"You don't have to pick me-"
"Mata ne"
The call ended. Aya sighed. Aya is still looking at the LCD of her cellphone when her cousin tapped her.
"Hey!"
Aya raised her eyebrows, asking why.
"Are you really sure about going back?"
"So you heard?" she put her cellphone on the table
"Yeah." Her cousin sat beside her.
"I don't know. But I just said yes." Aya scratched her head. "Do you think I should go?"
"It's up to you."
"Miyu is my friend. I should be there on her special day, shouldn't I?"
"To be honest," she paused, "I think it's a bad idea."
"What made you say so?" she faced her cousin.
"Come on. Your hometown is where your heart was broken, right?"
Aya suddenly felt weak. 'She's right.'
"Let me just remind you that when you got here in London, you promised that you're not going to go back- unless you've recovered." Her cousin stood up. "But I can see that you haven't recovered yet. Therefore, don't-"
"I'll go."
Her cousin shook her head. *sweatdropped*
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"Arriving at Tokyo International Airport.."
Aya looked at the outside view from the window beside her. The sun fell on her face as she closed her eyes. She sighed heavily. She couldn't believe she's actually back. Back to where her first heartbreak happened. The sun is on its highest when she arrived, to prevent its rays from damaging her eyes she wore her shades. The airport is bigger than before and she noticed that another terminal is being constructed on the farther east side. Sure a lot has changed, she said to herself.
'Are you really sure about going back?' her cousin's voice kept echoing on her mind.
'I think it's a bad idea.' She kept reminding her.
She bit her lower lip. 'Maybe I should go back to London?' She tucked her hair and took her luggage. She was heading outside the airport and was about to call for a taxi when a familiar voice called her. She turned to see who called her.
She blinked twice to see the owner of the voice clearly. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out.
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"Thank you Second place!" Ran pushed the end button.
'Haah.. I really couldn't say no to her, could I?' Yuuya asked himself.
'She'll be there by noon so better be earlier! We have a lot of arrangements to make so you have to pick her up. Okay? Thank you Second place!'
Yuuya glanced at his wristwatch, 11:45 am. He saw a lot of tourists and non-tourists arriving at the airport. He continued to look for her but she couldn't find her. Ten minutes later, he saw an angelic figure from afar. He knew it was her. He smiled at the sight. The lady was unaware that someone was staring at her. She was heading outside the airport and was about to call for a taxi when he called her.
"Aya-chan?"
She turned to see who called her.
She blinked twice to see the owner of the voice clearly. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out.
"Welcome back."
"Y-Yuuya," she finally managed to call him.
He smiled at her, "you look different."
"Different?"
He nodded.
"Different good or different bad?"
He looked at her closely, "good."
"Nice to hear that." She smiled at him.
He took her luggage. "Ran called me to pick you up."
Yuuya leaded the way to the carpark area.
"I told them not to. But, thank you."
"Aya."
"Hai?" Aya looked at him.
She waited for what he's going to say.
"…" he kept silent.
"What?"
"About what I told you before," he stopped walking.
Aya turned to see him, "about what is that?"
"About what I said on Valentine's Day."
Aya tried to recall what he said. "You told me something on Valentine's Day?"
"Yeah. Don't you remember?"
Aya looked away, she pretended not to remember what he said. "I don't remember anything."
Yuuya scratched his head. "Really? I-It's not that important, maybe that's the reason why you forgot what I said." He smiled at her. "Yes. That's it."
'Yuuya.' Aya felt guilty.
"Let's go!" Yuuya came back to his usual self. "You know a lot of things happened, believe it or not."
She asked, "like what?"
They stopped in front of a latest model car of Honda. Yuuya took the keys in his pocket. "It's unlikely for a man to tell it." He looked at her. "I mean unmanly. Ran and Miyu will surely tell you."
"This is yours?"
He nodded.
Aya gasped. "whoa."
"So, let's go?"
She nodded in disbelief.
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"So, where are you going stay?"
"I'll be staying at the Hyatt Hotel." she glanced at the window. She sighed.
"Feeling nostalgic?"
She laid her head on the headrest and asked the guy beside him, "Yuuya, is Otohata-kun.. Is he still.. I mean.. How is he?" She looked at his expression.
"He's okay. He's married for three years now or that's what he said."
"Married?" she repeated.
He nodded. "And I heard he had a son."
'had?' she asked herself.
"I don't have any other news than that."
'He's married?' Aya controlled the tears that are starting to form in her eyes.
"We're here. Daijoubu?"
"Hai." She coughed.
"Are you really alright?"
"Yes." The door attendant opened the door beside her. "Arigatou."
Yuuya stepped out of the car and handed her baggage to the attendant. He called her, "Aya, call me if you need something." He handed her his calling card.
She nodded. "Arigatou, Yuuya."
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She throw herself to the bed.
"Yuuya, is Otohata-kun.. Is he still.. I mean.. How is he?" She looked at his expression.
"He's okay. He's married for three years now or that's what he said."
"Married?" She repeated.
He nodded. "And I heard he had a son."
'He's married and he even has a son.' Aya kept on repeating that to her mind.
… cellphone ringing …
… cellphone ringing …
She turned it off. 'Rei-kun, why?' Aya's tears starts to fall as memories of her past began playing…
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The Greatest Unrequited Love
End of Chapter One
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Author's Note: I know, you must be saying it's a long chapter. (hahahahhh..) Indeed, it is! Thank you so much for reading. So, what do you think? Please leave a review. I'll appreciate that. =)