Disclaimer: I don't own any of the cast of
Imadoki…^_^;; Yuu Watase-sensei does! I'm writing this purely for the enjoyment
of others (and myself) …since the series has ended. ;_;
Author's Notes: Well, I never wrote an Imadoki
fic before, and the last time I wrote a fic in general…was…a while back. So
GOMEN if it's not as good…PLEASE REVIEW though! I need input to see if I should
continue…Oh yes, the first part, the letter, was from the last act of Imadoki and
was mostly translated by Mi-chan (aoi_hane@hotmail.com);
I only did a little and edited. Arigato Mi-chan! *hugs Mi-chan* And
lastly…I will be using some Japanese in here, just 'cause it sounds…better. Let
me know if you need a glossary, but mostly they're common, very common,
words/phrases, and you can use the context to figure out the meaning. Scenes/Surroundings/Setting
etc are marked by brackets [ ] and actions are marked by // around the action.
I hope that wasn't confusing! Now enjoy…hopefully.
Fulfillment
of a Promise
By
Hikari
===Chapter
1: Memories===
[a letter]
"Yamazaki Tanpopo-sama. Are you well? I bet you are
surrounded by friends as usual. I'm very busy everyday. Saionji is now the head
of the gardening committee. Lately we have had 70 new members joining the
committee. I'm thinking that the school is very "go green" now. //laughs//
Speaking of Saionji, lately she is getting along very well with Kyougoku. I'm having a casual thought that they make a
good couple //laughs//. Oh yes, have you heard from Uchimura? That CAJOLING
Ogata has said "Let me take reponsibility of Arisa and my child."
Isn't that great //laughs//.
Other things, I heard from my brother that Erika is now
studying English. It looks like everyone is working hard one way or another. Right
now, it's very cold here. But when spring comes, you can see dandelions growing
here and there, just like the way you grow flowers in a meadow. This is what I
plan to do next time. When spring comes, I plan to study in a university in
Hokkaido. And then we can grow flowers there together. The 2 of us,
together..."
[end of letter]
Tanpopo repeatedly read the letter and a few others that
Kouki sent her, with tears slowly forming in her eyes. "Kouki-kun…" Tanpopo
gazed at a picture of both of them that Aoi had taken a snapshot of using his
digital camera. "I wonder if you still remember what you wrote to me? Time goes
by so fast…ne? I cannot believe coming spring term I'll be going to the
university…" A tear trickled down her soft complexion. "But, but …why haven't I
heard from you…do you still remember what you said?"
[flashback]
//Kouki kisses Tanpopo//
"Goodbye until the day we meet again…"
//They hug//
[end flashback]
A stream of tears now ran down her skin. "…I guess it's
all the work your family put upon you…and the gardening committee since a new
staff is taking over…" With this thought, Tanpopo cheered up a bit.
"Kon-Kon!" Poplar and Corn tried to take Tanpopo back from
whatever world she was in.
"KON-KON!" The two lightly tugged at her skirt with their
paws and nudged their food dishes toward the girl. Poplar couldn't take it much
longer, and whacked Tanpopo's hand.
"Nani? OH! I forgot your dinner! Gomen ne…! I was lost in
deep thought again…" A sweatdrop appeared near Tanpopo's head. "I hope you guys
aren't starving…" The two foxes glared at her, tapping on their dishes.
"Tanpopo-chan! Dinner!" Her grandmother's little voice
managed to reach Tanpopo's room.
"Hai, Baasan!" Tanpopo called back. She quickly filled the
dishes with the foxes' dinner. "Maybe I'll call Kouki-kun and talk to him…I
haven't talked to him for a long time…after all, Meio school is out…" she
thought to herself. The pronunciation of Meio school flooded her mind with old
memories, especially of the gardening committee. Tanpopo paused in her tracks,
and stared at a picture of the whole group: Arisa, Saionji, Kouki, Aoi, Youji,
and herself, taken before Tanpopo left for Hokkaido two years before. She
slowly gazed at each person. "…I…I miss him…" Kouki's smile in the picture particularly
caught her attention, forming a smile on her lips, and bringing back a
flashback of what Kouki had whispered in her ear right before she left. "…Maybe
I will." She said with a firm voice, and continued down the dark hallway to her
grandparents after she adjusted the picture frame.
===Ending
Chapter Notes===
Again, be a good reader and review…that way I know
whether to continue to fic or not. But I hope you enjoyed the first chapter!
Sorry it's kinda short too…I'm quite busy over summer ^_^;;
