Prologue
How deep is it really, the ocean? How high, the sky? Can it compare with the depth of her heart? For someone who had lost everything, and gained everything back, separation is nothing and love can be forgotten as quickly as it was gained. It does not matter anymore, all that is important is that the sky is clear and the ocean is full of life. Hearts can never be broken, nor can they be reborn, they simply unlocked another section whenever life needed it.
That's love, a useless thing that makes reproduction easier.
That's happiness, a mere illusion that will eventually fade.
That's humans, forever believing, and searching for things that never had any proof of existence.
Chapter 1
Eleven months now, right? Tsuruga stared off into the clear summer sky, the weather is still as warm as ever, but something's been off, in this comfortable day, where everyone else is smiling and laughing with their loved ones, he felt as cold as ice.
Since when has she been such a big part of him?
He doesn't even remember
"Tsuruga-san! See you soon!" Her bright amber eyes and heart-warming smile still remained as clear as diamonds in his mind, it pained him to think of her, but compared to the empty feeling without her, he would rather endure the pain.
What is your 'soon', Mogami-san? He asked the retreating figure in his head.
Not even a phone call in these eleven months, and Takarada refused to tell him anything, even though he had been so close to beat the hell out of him to know.
The familiar sound of his cell phone saved him from his frustration.
Swiftly, he picked it up and responded with his usual tone, letting no one know his true jumbled feelings.
After a few minutes of silence, his body went stiff, slowly, he pulled the phone away from his ear, his eyes revealed panic, disbelief, and he was off. Running at full speed, his sleek sports car forgotten. His throat ached from lack of water and he was sweaty all over. He pushed past anyone that stood in his way and literally jumped across streets.
"Hey, was that Tsuruga? Tsuruga Ren?" Excited voices muttered around him, but he heard none of them, right now, he had to get there, fast.
"Ah, Ren-kun, come here, meet Takumi-kun!" A rather large and ugly red riding hood said to him. Today's theme seemed to be 'Red Riding Hood and The Big Bad Wolf.'
"Where is she?" He panted, a dark aura emitting from him, bathing the fairy tale woods in menace.
Takarada stopped smiling, he walked slowly to him, and put his free hand on his shoulder, leading him to a seat.
"She left this child, his name is Mogami Takumi. Ren, do you understand?" He said slowly and audibly, his hand still firmly on Tsuruga's shoulder.
What? Understand what? What is there to understand? This is another one of his jokes, most certainly. He thought to himself, there's no way… no way that Mogami Kyoko's… he shook his head desperately, useless attempt to comfort himself. And a child? She's not even married! How can she of all people have a child? Impossible! He thought, clinging on to that thought. But a small, sensible part of his brain piped up, well, the child's only two months old… and Kyoko's been gone for eleven months… He shook his head again; the child doesn't even look like Kyoko!
He turned his gaze to the small child, he looks nothing like Kyoko indeed, this is surely just another prank…
The child seemed to sense a pair of eyes staring at it, and it turned to meet their gaze, his eyes were brown, no where near the warm amber shade of Mogami's. However, upon meeting the child's gaze, Tsuruga froze. It was the same, precisely the same amount of pressure and innocence as Mogami's! Surely, he was just imagining things now, he must be seeing her in everyone… this wasn't proof… there's just no way…
Just then, the small child reached up its fat little fist and quite literally punched Tsuruga on the cheek. The moment they made contact, Tsuruga was sure, this child, is most definitely related to Mogami!