Chapter 1

"Nanami…" I heard him say my name. Him… my one and only true love.

"Tomoe." I said smiling, saying his name in return.

Tomoe smiled back at me with his gentle, calm eyes… the eyes I love ever so dearly. He kept staring into my eyes which has caused me to blush. I looked down at the ground, hoping he would not notice the blush on my pale cheeks. Then, I felt a gentle touch on my right cheek, I looked up at him. He was still smiling at me, then he starts moving close to me. I could feel my heart race fast everytime he got closer. He moved closer and closer, and finally, until our bodies touched, he said my name again, but ever so gently. "Nanami." With that, he leaned down for a kiss. I closed my eyes, stood on my tippy toes and got ready for the kiss.

Chirp, chirp, chirp.

My eyes slowly started to open.

'Darn…' I thought to myself. 'It was only just a dream.'

I sighed gently and covered my face with the covers for my bed, utterly disappointed with the fact that Tomoe about to kiss me was not real. I pulled down the sheets from my face and looked at the ground. My book was on the floor, half opened.

'I must've fallen asleep while reading the book,' I thought to myself, staring at the book. 'I have got to stop reading romantic novels.'

I sighed, a bit upset. It felt so real… the way he gently touched my cheek in my dream… and his body heat up against my body. Just the thought of my dream got me blushing madly.

'If only it were real…'

Then… something hit me. I just remembered something. Walking quickly to the calendar on my bedroom wall, I looked at the date. March 14th… White Day!

White Day! The best time of the year! More better than Christmas!

'That's right… I was planning to buy something for Tomoe!' I thought and smiled wide. I looked at my drawer that was across my room and walked to it. Quickly, I opened the drawer and took out a box, opened it up, and took out money. I have been saving money for 5 months now, which was totally worth it.

'I am going to give Tomoe the best gift ever and show him how much I appreciate all of what he has done for me… and I must choose wisely.' In determination, I lifted my fist in the air and nodded.

I placed the money on top of my drawer and ran to my closet to pick out my clothes for today. Today, I decided to wear a pink tank top with a white skirt on. I also decided to put my hair up with the hair stick Tomoe gave to me on the day we went to the amusement park. I want to look extra cute today for Tomoe. After putting make up on, I picked up my money, put it in my purse, and walked to the front door and started putting my shoes on.

As I was putting on my shoes, a voice from behind me said, "Where are you going at this time?" I stopped what I was doing and looked behind me. It was Tomoe.

I couldn't help but blush once more. "O-Oh… I-I'm just going out somewhere for a bit…"

He looked at me with curiosity then finally asked, "Why are you all red? Do you have a fever, Nanami?" He then lifted his left hand up, about to touch my forehead to check if I had a fever, but I quickly grabbed his hand and said assuringly, "N-No! I'm fine, honest!"

He raised his eyebrow up."Alright… well, do you want me to come with y-"

"N-No! I can go alone… I'll be fine, I promise!"

Tomoe, with his eyebrow still up, sighed then said, "If you say so."

A part of me felt bad for doing this to Tomoe, but I had to in order to buy him something. I gave Tomoe a quick hug. "I'll see you later, Tomoe!" then walked out of the Mikage shrine as fast as I could, not looking back. As I was walking down the steps, I started blushing again and my heart was beating faster than ever before. Why am I blushing this bad when I only gave him a simple hug?

. . .

When I reached town, I looked in every single store I could find, but there is nothing I think Tomoe would like.

It was every store after another.

'Should I buy him a fan? No… he has lots of them.'

'Kimono? Nah, he has lots of them too.

'A watch? No, he isn't into modern things, I don't think.'

'Hair brush? Ugh no!'

I took a little break and sat down on a near-by bench and rested. I've been walking around for 2 hours, maybe even more. I sighed heavily and looked down at my feet.

'Tomoe is probably worried about me...' I sighed once more, but feeling defeated. 'Maybe I should just buy him chocolates… like every girl does.'

I stood up slowly then looked up and saw a store that stood out to me. Something was telling me that I had to go inside that store. And that was what I did. I walked to the store and went inside of it. It was an old store with nobody in it. I looked around and saw a lot of things. Kind of like an antique store. There were so much things that I didn't even noticed the old woman standing behind the counter.

"Hello young lady," greeted the old woman. "Can I help you with something today?"

I gave the old woman a smile then said, "Well, I was kind of looking for something to give to someone I care about dearly… but I can't find anything he would like."

"Ah… something special for the man you love, huh?"

"H-How did you know I was in love with him?"

The old woman gave a kind smile."I could see it in your eyes when you explained what you were trying to find. Plus I could see blush form on your cheeks." With that said, she started chuckling a bit. I felt myself laughing a bit myself.

"Here is something I'd recommend." The woman walked to the back room. I waited patiently until she got back.

"Here it is." The old woman opened her hand and showed a beautiful golden locket. I gasped at the sight of it.

"Wow… it is so beautiful…"

The old woman chuckled once more. "It has been said that this locket was found in a river many years ago by a beautiful woman, desperately wanting to find something for the love of her life. When she gave this to the man she loved, he fell in love with her and stayed with her for life."

"Wow…"

"It is one of a kind… it cannot be found anywhere else… would you like to have it?"

I smiled and nodded fast. "Yes please! How much does it cost?"

"It would normally cost about 14,000 yen, but… seeing how much you admire this locket and wanting to give something special to your lover, I will just give it to you."

My eyes widen. "W-Wow, really?"

"Yes child." The old woman took my hands and placed the locket into my hands and gave me a sweet, gentle smile.

"Thank you so much!" I said happily.

"Anytime, dear. Now go and enjoy your White Day with the one you love."

I nodded and walked out of the store with a huge smile on my face.

"I hope Tomoe will love this!"

. . .

Before I came back home, I stopped by a gift wrapping shop and wrapped up the golden locket in a box. Holding it in my hands, I walked up the steps to the Mikage shrine with a smile still spread across my face. I felt more and more nervous each time I took a step, my heart was beating rapidly, and I felt my stomach turn upside just thinking about Tomoe accepting my gift.

'I wonder what he'll say about my gift…' was all I thought of. As I got closer to the Mikage shrine, I took deep breaths. By the time I reached the last step, I took another deep breath and softly said to myself, "Here goes nothing."

When I climbed my last step, I looked up and saw something that immediately shattered my heart into tiny bits of pieces. Tomoe was holding a gift from another girl!

"T-T-Tomo…" I heard myself say without realizing it.

Tomoe then looked my way, with his eyes wide. I stood there, trying my best not to cry and dropped the present for Tomoe. The girl that was next to Tomoe looked at me as well and asked, "Tomoe… who is she?"

Tomoe ignored her question and said, "Nanami, I could explai-"

"I hate you!" Was all came out of my mouth. His eyes widen even more. I covered my mouth. I could tell that Tomoe was shocked and so was I. I felt tears form in my eyes. With my mouth still covered with my hands, I ran away.

"N-Nanami!" I heard Tomoe call after me.

"Just stay away from me!" I yelled, still running down the steps.

I ran like there was no tomorrow. I didn't even look back to check if Tomoe was following me. I kept running and running until I felt myself hit the hard ground. I didn't bother getting up, I stayed down, crying my eyes out. My heart was beating rapidly, not because of running, but because of how hurt I was. I felt my stomach move all over the place. I wanted to puke… just thinking about Tomoe and that girl makes my heart cringe in pain. I stayed on the floor, crying for a bit. When I got done and got tired of crying, I stood up slowly and saw cuts on my knees and elbows from falling. I walked slowly to a near-by bench in pain, then sat down. It was getting dark and cold. I rubbed my arms to keep myself warm.

'Some White Day...' I thought to myself, starting to cry again. 'I ruined it by being a total brat and yelling at him… and said I hate him when I didn't even mean it.'

I looked down at my damaged knees. 'He probably hates me now too… how could I be so stupid...'

"Hey, are you okay?" asked a voice.

I looked up and saw a man wearing a cap with a brown jacket on.

"O-Oh… yes, I'm okay…" I said, looking down once more.

"Are you alone?" the stranger asked.

I stayed quiet. Something about him doesn't seem right to me. Why would he be asking some question like that. Instead of answering him, I stayed quiet. I heard a chuckle from him. I ignored that too. But the next thing I knew, he tightly grabbed my arm and pulled me to him.

"H-Hey! What are you doing?!" I yelled, trying to escape his strong grip.

"Shut up!" the man yelled then slapped my face.

The slap was so fast that I didn't even feel it. I kept fighting by yelling out for help.

"Help! Someone help me, please! Tomoe! Help me!"

The next thing I knew, he covered my mouth with a piece of cloth, then everything went to pitch black.

. . .

"Girl…"

I slowly opened my eyes to the sound of someone's voice. My vision was blurry at first, but slowly became clear each time I blinked. I looked around. This place was unfamiliar to me. All I saw were boxes, everywhere, and a mattress in the middle of the room.

'Where… am I?' I thought to myself. I shook my head once then tried to move, but couldn't. That was when I realized that I was tied to a chair. I shifted side to side, but it was no use.

"Help me! Help! Someone! Tomoe!" I yelled once more, hoping that someone could hear me.

"Hey, bitch! I told you to shut up!" said the voice that was coming from behind me. I turned my head. It was the same man who slapped me earlier.

"What do you want from me?!" I yelled once again, struggling to get free.

"Stop moving, bitch!" the man yelled then slapped me again.

I submissively turned my head to the side when he slapped me. I then started feeling tears form in my eyes.

'Where's Tomoe…?'

The man walked to where I was facing then said, "Awww, is the big girl crying?"

I didn't answer him, I stayed quiet.

"Well, why don't I try making you feel better?" he said, with a scary smirk on his face. He then cut the rope that was wrapped around me, but not the ropes that were tied around my wrists. He then picked me up bridal style then roughly threw me onto the mattress that was in the middle of the room.

"W-What are you doing...?" I asked with a terrified look on my face, which seemed to satisfy him considering he was smirking evilly. He then moved his eyes to my breasts, which caused him to chuckle. He then placed his hands on my breasts.

"I guess I'll start with these first." he whispered to himself as he squeeze them tightly. He then started ripping up my clothes, which caused me to scream once more and kick for my life.

"Shut up, bitch!" the man yelled once again then punched my face. He then took duct tape out of his pocket and taped it onto my mouth.

"There, that'll make you stay quiet." he said, then ripped off the rest of my clothes.

That night... I was raped. Never will I forget this night. Never.

To be continued...