Author's Note: So I just finished Emi's route and I really enjoyed it... but a part of me really wanted to let Emi squirm... because, let's face it... she was a bit of a bitch. So... that's all this really is. This is going to be an alternate ending for Emi... that starts off at the point towards the absolute end of the bad ending, where Hisao leaves Emi after she pretty much dumps him.

Hisao enters his room and resets his alarm.

Emi and I have had our last encounter.

He sighs and sits on his bed, wondering where it all went wrong, where he could have done something different, and how he could have made things work out.

Sighing, he looks over at his desk where the letter from Iwanoko rests. He closes his eyes and thinks about all the things he wished he could've said. All of the things he wished he could've told Emi, but she never really gave him a chance to.

He's reminded of her laugh and her smile, the latter making him smile in turn. He thinks about all the time he's spent with her and enjoyed by her side, even though their relationship was cut short so soon.

It was fun.

Realizing that he's got a pretty wide smile on his face and taking the thought he just had into account, Hisao laughs as he notices just how much Emi's rubbed off on him. Hisao decides he's going to keep running in the evenings, and hell, maybe he'll take Shizune up on her offer to join the Student Council or start hanging out with Lilly or even Hanako when he's reading. He tries to avoid thinking about spending any time with Rin, given how often she's with Emi.

With a newfound sense of optimism, he looks over at Iwanoko's letter again. Iwanoko sent that letter to bring closure between them. Nodding to himself, Hisao takes out a sheet of paper and a pen and begins to do the same. His life with Emi is over, and he's gonna let it go and with this letter, tell her all the things he wish he could've said, so he can move forward from this.

Misha approaches him in class the next morning, bubbly as ever with Shizune silently following her. They both seem to brighten when they see Hisao.

"Hicchan! How did it go yesterday? Did you and Emi make up?"

Hisao chuckles softly. "Not exactly, we broke up."

Misha's eyes widen, followed by Shizune's after Misha translates.

"That doesn't make any sense, you seem… happier… why? Yeah, Hicchan, why?" Misha parrots the question after saying what Shizune signed.

Hisao shrugs. "I dunno… I guess it was just the actual fight that was bothering me more than how I thought it would be resolved. Now that it's over and done with… I guess… I guess I'm just over it."

Misha and Shizune share a look of confusion, clearly unsure of how to continue the conversation. Luckily, Mutou enters, and they leave Hisao to get to their own seats. Mutou's lesson intrigues Hisao to the point that he spends lunch with Mutou, discussing it further in their two-man "Science Club".

As the bell rings to signal the end of the day, Hisao gets up and walks over to Hanako, who seems to almost tremble as he approaches. Hisao smiles and holds his hands up in front of him defensively, "Whoa, hey, Hanako, relax. I was wondering… are you doing anything specific today? I'm in need of good reading material and I was wondering if you could help me out with that."

Her eyes seem to dart around rapidly, looking quickly for an out. Eventually, she speaks up.

"I…"

Hisao raises an eyebrow at her. "I…?"

"Ivegottagodosomething!"

She blurts out and all but bolts from her seat and down the hall. Hisao thinks about chasing after her, but decides against it and sighs. "Ah well, guess that's out." Hisao makes his way to the library anyway and takes out a handful of books, then walks over to the track to see Emi in the middle of practice. After confirming that she's there and going to be there for a while, he makes his way to the girls' dormitory and over to her room. He pulls the letter he wrote out of his back pocket and slides it under her door and turns around to leave.

He bumps into a tall, familiar figure on his way out of the building. "Oops, sorry about that, I wasn't…"

"My, my, is that you, Hisao? What brings you here?"

Hisao manages to make out Lilly's voice and manner of speaking and nods at her, before remembering that she can't see him.

"Uh, yeah, it's me. And nothing big really, just stopping by…"

He trails off, trying to find a good way to explain just what he was doing at the girls' dorm.

Flashing him a playful grin, she raises her eyebrows at him. "Now, now, Hisao, you're not here doing something ungentlemanly, are you? Emi's by the track at this hour, I'd assume you'd know that."

He laughs softly at her remark before answering, "Nah, nothing of the sort… And Emi and I broke up."

Lilly's light mood changes upon hearing this new development. "Oh my… I'm sorry, I didn't mean to…"

Hisao smiles, trying to ignore how odd it feels to be smiling over their break-up. "Please, Lilly, don't apologize, there's nothing that could be done about it, and you certainly weren't involved with the outcome."

Lilly frowns. "Well, I didn't need to bring it up. Surely, it bothers you."

Hisao meets her concern with another laugh. "You had no way of knowing. And it really doesn't. I'm… I'm over it. It was fun while it lasted… but we've both agreed that it's better this way." Hisao ignores the small voice in the back of his head that says 'Well… Emi decided and I listened.'

Lilly still seems to be at a bit of a loss, but nods none-the-less. "Very well… Um, have you seen Hanako, by any chance? She didn't meet me outside of your classroom, and we had plans for today."

I guess she did have something she had to do.

"Ah, sorry… I'm probably to blame for that. After class today, I went up to her to ask her if she was busy today and if she could help me find some books. She bolted from the classroom claiming she had to do something."

Lilly's expression fills with worry as she hears this. She sighs before saying "Sorry Hisao… Hanako's shy to a fault, although I'm sure you've probably noticed that. I was going to try the library after her dorm room… but when she flees from others, she usually locks herself in her room, so I don't think that'll be necessary. I'm terribly sorry she's troubled you."

"It's no trouble at all, I just hope I didn't scare her. If you find her, please apologize for me… and let me know if you two wanna hang out. I really haven't spoken to either of you that much since I've gotten here, so I'd love the chance." Lilly smiles and nods as they exchange farewells.

Hisao finds a comfortable spot on the grounds to read one of his books until the sky grows dark. He then heads to the track and begins his daily stretch and run before heading back to his dorm for a shower and going to bed.

Author's Note: I already have chapter 2 completely written out, but I'm probably gonna wait a while before I post it. Something about Katawa Shoujo that kinda bothered me is that the girls are pretty much paired in twos (Hanako & Lilly, Rin & Emi, and Misha & Shizune, even though Misha doesn't actually have a route) and once you've chosen a route... your interactions with the other girls are cut pretty short. So, I kinda wanted to let Hisao talk to the other girls more since he's split up with Emi for the time being. Please review and tell me what you guys think.