disclaimer: i don't own gokusen.:) nor the characters of it...:)

a/n: this was supposed to be a one-shot unfortunately i couldn't end it that easily. hehe. i'm not sure if this is a plot you'd guys like but i just had a dream last night which involves one scenario and conversation of this story and i just wanted to write it. i didn't know where to put it and then i remeembered gokusen because i think the ending of gokusen fits perfectly with my dream!:) i still hope you'd like this. Read&Review! Thank you.:)

by the way, i think the characters are kind of out of character... sorry... i'm having a hard time maintaining their characters with the flow of the story. i'll try though...:) Read&Review!:)

The stroke of heat on Shin's face woke him up. Slowly, he opened his eyes to the glistening sunshine that silently settles inside his room. He lay on his bed for a moment of time before he decided to finally accept the day that awaits him. He rubbed his eyes as he lazily sat up. Memories of the past 2 years of his life rushed through his mind while he sat on his bed, staring blankly ahead. He looked at the clock beside him and saw that it was already 9:45 am. By 2pm their flight would leave and head to Japan. Japan… his homeland.

Ring!

The sudden sound that echoed in his room made his thoughts rumble.

'What the?' he thought. He was too bummed to give an effort of even trying to stand up. Besides, he knows that the phone call couldn't be important. It couldn't possibly be anyone from Japan since they don't know his number. If it's anyone from this place, then he's sure it's not that important.

Ring!

Ring! Ring!

Ring!

Ring!

The phone kept ringing. Irritated, he stood up and picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Shin?"

"Oh… Satsuke?"

"Yeah… I was just making sure you're already awake."

"Aaah… don't worry, I am."

Satsuke giggld. "I can see that…"

An awkward silence settled longer than intended.

"Uhm… so… we'll just meet at the looby, ok?"

"Ok…"

"…Shin?"

"Yeah?"

"I love you…"

Again, silence fell between them for a moment.

"Yeah… me too."

"Ok, see you later."

"Bye."

Then they both hung up.

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Satsuke felt something tugging her heart. She has never felt this heavy before in her life. She sighed to herself. After a moment, she stood up and headed towards the table where her wallet lays openly. She took it in her hands and stared at the picture that reminds her of the memories she's created here in this place. She studied the face that sat beside her in the picture.

'Shin…' she said to herself.

She examined his face more; his eyes & his smile. She noticed how faint his smile was. She felt more pain raging in her heart. She didn't know why but she knows something is not right; with her, with Shin… with them.

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Shin went back to his bed and plopped his self on the pillows. There are a lot of things that are bothering his mind especially when he realized that the time has come for him to return to his home. He would once again see his friends, his sister, his mother… his father… and Yankumi.

Annoyed by the confusion forming in his head, he stood up and headed towards his closet. His things are already packed up but there are still a few things in his closet that he hasn't fixed yet. He opened the closet and got all the things out of it. As he was arranging his clothes, something fell on his feet. He bent down and got it. To his amazement, it was picture of class-3D. A mix of jovial and sadness emotion fell upon him. Satsuke noticed this picture before, he thought.

"Who are they?" Satsuke asked.

"That's our class."

"I thought you studied in an exclusive school for boys?"

"I did. Oh, that's our adviser."

"Aahh… that explains it." She said, smiling.

Shin smiled back.

"You look so happy here."

"Hmm?"

"Your smile is different."

"It is?"

"Yup. I haven't seen you smile like this. You don't even smile like this to me." Satsuke said giving a faint smile.

"Yes, I do."

"You do… when you talk about them."

Shin didn't know what to say so he just looked down.

"They must be really special to you." She added.

They are, he thought. Satsuke notices a lot of things. Sometimes she knows more about the person than the person knows about himself. With their conversation a while ago, Shin wondered whether Satsuke knows something he doesn't. He noticed how her tone was different. He can tell that there's a little sadness within her.