A Melody of Memories

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I got a little musical these days.

Part 1-Sayonara

Miyu was packing her things since she'll move back to her old town. She was crying since she'll miss everything in Heiomachi. 'I guess everything just needs to end' she told herself. She emptied her drawer. She saw a small music notebook with the words A Melody of Memories. 'Eh? I thought I left this at home,' she thought as she dried her tears. She opened the notebook and saw some musical notes arranged. 'I guess this is what I wrote when I was really sad when leaving my old town, but now I'm returning. I guess I have to continue this song since I'm leaving again,' she told herself. She stuffs her other things in her pack and gets a pencil.

Meanwhile, Kanata was preparing their dinner. When he was about to knock on Miyu's door, she heard her humming a song. 'What is she singing this time?' he thought. He knocked on the door and said that it was dinnertime already.

The two were quiet when they ate dinner. They usually talk about stuff and, even sometimes, fight. Kanata, who can't take the suffocating silence, started the conversation.

"Uhm… Miyu, what were you humming awhile ago?" he asked.

"Ah… that one. It's called A Melody of Memories." Miyu said plainly.

Silence ruled them again.

"Why'd you ask?" Miyu asked.

"Nothing…" he replied nonchalantly.

'Why is Kanata more boring than before? Is it because I answered him plainly?' she thought.

She stood up when she finished eating.

"I'll wash the dishes since tomorrow I'll be leaving," she said.

"Can we do it together?" he asked.

"Sure, but why?" Miyu asked.

"So you won't take forever in washing those," he replied with a sarcastic tone.

"What's that supposed to mean!?" she exclaimed, "Why can't you be a little more kind?"

"Yeah… whatever. Can't you at least thank me for helping you?"

'Maybe I should be careful of what I wish for… or complain about,' she thought.

They continued on talking until they have finished their chores. After everything, they went to their own bedrooms and slept. At exactly midnight, Miyu suddenly woke up. She didn't know why so she went to get a cup of tea to relax. While heating the water and getting the box of tea bags and a cup from the cupboard, she felt she wanted to continue the melody she started. She went to her room to get the music notebook and a pencil. When the kettle whistled, she turned the stove's knob and poured the water on the cup. She sat on the dining table and wrote the notes she felt that were appropriate. She took a sip of her tea and continued.

After sometime, she wanted to go around the temple for inspiration. She went to the Sakura tree where they buried the time capsule underneath it. She looked at the large tree and recalled those times. The wind blew a soft, cool breeze. Miyu sits down under the tree and then opens a flashlight. She wrote some musical notes and hummed them to see if they were fit. She fled the place and stopped by the most memorable places in the temple area. The last place she went to was the place where she and Kanata usually look at the moon and talk about stuff. She was surprised when Kanata was there, but he was asleep so she discreetly sat down and looked at the full moon. She wrote more notes and as she play them in her mind, it sounded almost perfect. She finished her piece with an end bar line and her initials as a signature.

She glanced on her sleeping housemate. She was thinking if she would leave him there or wake him up. She didn't want to wake him up since she wanted to stare at his face, to look at his beautiful long lashes and his cute, innocent face while he's not conscious. Her heart began to beat fast, just like what happens when she's with him in awkward situations. She likes him even though he annoys her. She decided to wake him up but before she could even move, his eyes started to open. He first saw Miyu in front of him, sitting down at her usual spot when they look at the moon.

"Eh?" he said, "Miyu, why aren't you asleep yet?"

"I woke up. I don't even know why," she explained.

Silence… They just looked at the splendid skies. This time, the silence is not awkward. It seems to have a meaning to both of them. No one would understand this quiet phenomenon but them.

"Why are you here? Shouldn't you be sleeping in your room?" Miyu asked.

"I can't sleep, so I decided to stay here. Unfortunately I fell asleep. That's the story," he answered.

They took a last glance on the full moon and closed the Shoji screen and went inside their rooms.

"Oyasumi, Kanata"

"Oyasumi, Miyu"

Inside Miyu's room, she had rewritten her creation in a different sheet. She felt happy since she had finished her piece. Her last night in the Saionji temple is memorable for her. Still, she felt sad and unfulfilled. 'If only I could confess this feeling like the other girls… maybe I won't be this sad. It would be my last chance because we would never know when I'll see him again. Maybe never… Why can't I have courage to say what I have inside? Why am I always pouring these untold feelings in my music?' she asked herself. But an idea popped in her mind.

The next day, Kanata woke up at 6 AM. He cooked breakfast and did his morning rituals. He went to check on Miyu. He opened the door as quiet as he could. Her room was clutter-free but he noticed something on the desk. 'Eh? A music sheet?' he asked himself. Written on the sheet was A Melody of Memories and it had 3 pages. Kanata looked at the last page, Miyu's initials were there. 'She composed it, huh?' he thought, 'I never knew she knows this music stuff.'

He looked at her, soundly sleeping. He heaved a sigh and left the room.

Time has come. Miyu was ready to go. Their friends, Christine, Aya, Nanami, Santa, Nozumo, Mikan, and Mizuki are waiting at the station while her parents are outside waiting for her. Kanata was waiting outside her room. When she got out, it was obvious that she didn't want to leave. "So… ready to go?" Kanata asked in a sad tone. Miyu just nodded.

He helped her carry the bags. Kanata went ahead but then Miyu suddenly stopped. Kanata noticed that, so he turned around. "What's wrong? Did you forget something?" he asked.

She nodded. "I forgot something," she said looking directly into Kanata's eyes. She went to her room and gave a brown envelope to him.

"Open it when I leave, okay?" she said. She smiled and at the same time looked embarrassed. "Why are you happy? Awhile ago, you were looking depressed and now you're smiling," he asked.

"I don't want to have a bad memory of my last day in this place. I don't want to shed a tear nor feel sadness. I won't leave this place anyway since beautiful times were lived here." She stopped and hugged Kanata. He felt that his shirt was getting wet. "But it seems impossible not to cry. So many wonderful things have happened here. It's never going to be the same," she continued.

He stroked her hair and comforted her. He pulled her out of the embrace and kissed her lips. Miyu was so shocked that she wasn't able to move. When Kanata ended the kiss, Miyu was still in shock. Her cheeks were crimson and so are Kanata's.

"I wish you get what does that mean. So don't cry anymore," Kanata said not looking directly to her eyes.

"Thank you Kanata." She said with a smile, tears still streaming down of her face. She wiped them and went out of the temple. At the train station, her friends were saying their adieus and hugged their beloved friend.

"Sayonara!"

She boarded the train and left Heiomachi.

This is the conclusion of the first part.

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