The beginning might be a little complicated to understand. Time will skip a lot. Just make sure you pay attention!
Prologue-
"Misaki! Usagi yells from the other room.
"What?" I question as I walk into the living room.
"I'm leaving." I smile at him. I see the suitcase, then I realize, he's not just leaving for the day.
"Forever Misaki." Tears start to form in my eyes.
"What?"
"Misaki,I'm moving. I'm leaving you. I don't love you the way I used to, or the way you want me too."
"but Misaki." My voice trails off.
"You don't need to pay the rent, I have that covered."
"why are you doing this to me?" tears start to roll down my face.
"Goodbye Misaki." And with that, Usagi turns and shuts the door behind him. I fall to my knees and cry. I can't choke back my tears anymore. I cant stop crying. I feel like my life just ended. I cry until I run out of tears. When I can't cry anymore I get up and walk over to the counter. Usagi left his cigarettes and lighter. I take on and light it. I enhale it. I walk over to the couch and lay down. When the cigarette is gone I put it out and roll over.
(NARRATIVE)
Misaki went a whole year without Usagi. He wok up everyday and was devastated making every meal alone all day. He started to smoke regulary. But after smoking for four months, it didn't ease the pain anymore. He got into bad stuff. HE stopped hanging out with his friends and family. He quit his job and the university. That wasn't the worst part though. He got into drugs, it was his new way of coping. That still wasn't the worst part, He started selling drugs eight months later. That was the worst part. Misaki sold drugs for two weeks before he got arrested. He was put into Jail for four years. He would get out when he was 22.
The first day I was in Jail, Takahiro came to visit me.
"Misaki?"
"Yea?"
"How long are you supposed to be in here?" I pause before I answer.
"ten years." I lied. I wanted to get my life back together before I got everyone involved.
Misaki lied to Takahiro about how long he was suppoed to be in ther Misako denied visitors. So after three years, Takahiro stopped coming. Lets go forward ten years to when Misaki was supposed to get out.
~TAKAHIROS POINT OF VIEW~
"Hey." Takahiro answers his door to Usagi.
"I went home to my house, and Misaki wasn't there. It lookslike he hasn't been there in years."
"That's because he hasn't." Usagi looks at me with wide eyes.
"What?" He questions.
"Misaki went to jail." Usagi pushes past the door and walks inside. I shut the door behind him.
"Why?"
"He got busted for selling drugs?"
"How long ago?"
"Ten years." My voice trailed off.
"What! I want to talk to him."
"He won't see visitors."
"Call him." I sigh and pick up my phone and dial the number.
"Hello?" The voice answers. Usagi looks at me. I take my phone away from my ear and put it on speaker.
"Hello? Can I talk to Misaki Takahashi?"
"One moment please."
"When does he get out?" Usagi asks.
"Next month I believe."
"Excuse me? Misaki is not longer here."
"What do you mean?"
"He was released."
"When?"
"Six years ago."
"What?"
"He is currently living in Tokyo."
"Okay. Thank you."
I walk upstairs, Usagi follows. I walk into my room and grab some clothing.
"What are you doing?" Usagi asks.
"Going to find him." I say.
"Takahiro." Usagi looks at me with a serious face. "I'm coming."
"You sure?" He nods.
MISAKIS POV. -Present Day.
I walk into my house and throw my bag on the counter.
"Hey Misaki." Mei says while coming out of the living room.
"Hey." I walk over to my wife and kiss her cheek.
"How was work?"
"Good." I smile.
"Dad!" Alesa runs towards me. Alesa is my daughter, she's five.
"Hey Honey." I say while picking her up. I kiss her cheek. My son comes into the room. He's three. I got out of Jail six years ago. I met Mei and decided the start my life. We had Alesa a year after we met, but didn't marry until another year after that. She got pregnant with Artia on our honeymoon. I sigh to myself. Not a day has gone by where I haven't thought about Usagi, or Takahiro but things had to change.
"are you guys excited to go to uncles house?" Mei asks. Alesa and Artia both start cheering. Her brother Kane knocks on the door.
"Hey Kids!" Kane says while walking through the door. The kids run up and hug him.
"What are we doing today?" Alesa asks.
"Book store." I walk over and hand him some money so my kids can get something.
"don't lose my kids." I joke as he heads out the door. Mei walks up to me and puts her arms around me.
"Wanna have some fun?" She asks. I nod. I turn around and kiss her. We walk into the bedroom. We start to kiss, holding each other closely. He kisses me deeply before pulling away.
"Misaki.." Her voice trails off.
"Yes?" I ask smiling.
"I can't do this." I look at her in confusion.
"What?" I question. She walks over to the right night stand and pulls out a yellow envelope. I open them. I frown. Divorce papers. My heart skips a beat, and I feel sick.
"My dreams are too big for this country." I look at her.
"You're leaving?" I question.
"And I'm giving you full custody of Alesa and Artia. They'll have a wonderful mother someday." She walks out and starts to gather her things. I feel like I need to cry, but I can't. I grab vodka, a cup, and my cigarettes. I lay down on the couch.
"Bye Misaki." Mei lays her ring down on the table. I sigh. Why? Why must everyone I love leave me?
TAKAHIROS P.O.V.
We cheched into a hotel near Misakis work, hoping to catch him there.
"Where should we kill time?" I ask Usagi.
"By finding him now."
"We will tomorrow." I say.
"Now." He says stubbornly.
"Let's go in here!" I start to pull him into a book store. We walk in, and the bell rings.
"Welcome. Need anything?" A worker asks.
"No thanks, we're just looking." We start to walk around the store. We walk past the kids isle. I see a small girl with brown hair and green eyes. She smiles. She's trying to reach a book on a high shelf. I walk over and grab the book. I hand it to her.
"Thanks." She says to me.
"Alesa Takahashi!" A guy says from behind us. We turn around. I freeze. Usagis eyes widen. That name.
"Hi uncle!" she smiles while running towards the man.
"Let's go home. Misaki will kill me if I lose you." He smiles. Usagi freezes.
"Excuse me sir?" Usagi questions.
"Misaki Takahashi?"
"Excuse me?"
"You know him?"
"Yes?"
"Where is he?" Usagi asks.
"Who are you guys?" I step forward and put my hand out.
"I'm Takahiro." He shakes my hand. Usagi puts his out.
"Usagi." Usagi says. They shake hands. He picks up Alesa and smiles.
"The brother and the tutor." I smile.
"He talks about us."
"He did. One time. When Alesa wanted to know more about her dads side of the family."
"So this is my niece?" I question. Kane nods.
"Your nephew is in the toy section in the back." I smile.
"Can we see him?" I ask. He sighs and nods. He grabs my nephew from the back of the book store. Since he's carrying Alesa I pick up the little one.
"So what's his name?" I ask Kane.
"Artia."
"Hey buddy." I smile. I look over at Usagi. He looks like he's going to puke. We walk out of the store into the busy streets of Tokyo.