Chapter One: prologue
Chapter One: prologue
PROLOUGE:
Sano said he would come, he promised. I told myself. I checked my phone, I was worried he was three hours late. Maybe this plane had faced problems, maybe there's just really bad traffic. It was early January, and it was freezing in New York City. The snow gently fell all around me.
I had been so excited to hear that Sano was coming to visit; now I attended a boarding school in New York City, and Sano was flying all the way from Japan to be with me. I checked her watch, it was 11:30, if Sano didn't come soon, and the New Year would pass.
"Mizuki?"
I turned at the sound of my name, thinking that maybe Sano had finally come.
"Nakatsu?" I asked seeing the bright yellow hair.
"Yea, it's me." He said, he smiled but somehow it wasn't his usually rowdy smile. Something was wrong.
"Nakatsu, what are you doing here?" I asked, "I'm supposed to be meeting Sano."
"That's why I'm here." He said, not looking her in the eye.
"What's wrong?" I asked cautiously, bracing myself for the worst.
"It's Sano." He said. "Um…"
Suddenly me knees grew weak, all color left my face, and I was suddenly aware of how cold I was.
Nakatsu, look worried but continued, "He told me to come here in his place. I'm sorry that I'm late, traffic in here is absolutely hell."
"Nakatsu, spit it out I can take it." I said my voice quivering.
"He's engaged."
I was silent, I walked over to the bench, I could no longer stand. I was so shocked I didn't know what to say. "To who?" I said, so quietly I didn't think he could hear me.
He looked pained to see me in pain, "It's an arranged marriage, by this grandfather, and there is no way he can get out of it, he's marrying a girl named Yuki Takaomi, she goes to St. Blossom and is a year younger than us."
"Why couldn't he tell me himself?" I said, I was crying now, I was hurt he wouldn't even tell me to my face.
"I have a note for you." He said, handing over a crisp white envelope.
It read…
Dear Mizuki,
As Nakatsu probably told you by now. I'm engaged.
It's an arranged marriage, and it can't be helped.
But I love her.
I know that this is for the best.
We would've never worked.
We were only a high school fling.
You live in America and I live in Japan.
Don't cry over this, this isn't your fault. It's mine.
I'm really happy with Yuki.
I wish that one day you can find someone that will make you just as happy.
I'm going to marry Yuki, in about five years, after University.
I hope you will come to my wedding.
I wish I could say we could stay friends, but I know that is impossible.
You know I did love you once.
I don't regret anything.
Find happiness Mizuki.
-Izumi Sano
Nakatsu stood over me and watched me read the letter. When I was done, I was too stunned to move or to say anything, I couldn't even cry again. He pulled me up into his arms, he was warm and friendly. Why couldn't I have fallen for Nakatsu? Then I cried on this shoulder, in the distance I heard the fireworks from the Empire State Building.
It was going to be a hard New Year.
Okay so i love Hana Kimi? I mean who doesnt? LOL. This is just an experiement, If you like it please say so. I will continue the story! I'll write one more chapter before I ask for reveiws! Thanks
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