"Please Gumi," His bright blue eyes were full of guilt, and I almost couldn't help yet slightly pity him. Well, almost. My fingers leapt down over to my left hand, and brushed over the ring that symbolized the promise he made to me. The one that he broke.
"I don't know what you want me to tell you Gakupo." My voice was still slightly shaky, even though it had been way over an hour since I found out. The breeze coming onto the balcony was proboaly colder than it would've been. Gakupo seemed to get where this was leading to.
"I swear that it meant nothing," he pleaded, trying to reach for my hand, but I pulled it away before he could. "Please, I promise that it will never happen again. Just let me make it up to you."
"You know that I can't. You cheated on me, and that's that." I sighed slightly, and finally pulled off what felt like just a pebble off of my ring. "I just want to pack up my things, and see if I can find a place to crash for the night." Gakupo nodded sadly, and held out his hand for the rejected ring.
"I'll drive you wherever you to go when you're ready." Gakupo got up, and opened the balcony door for me. Gakupo's studio apartment was just the same as it was when I came home. The bed sheets and blankets were in a heaped mess, and that pink-haired bitch's bra was still lying on the floor. To be honest, I didn't have that much stuff at Gakupo's apartment, but it took a while to track down every little thing.
"Where's my guitar?" I asked, slamming the lid down on my suitcase. "It was over by the closet, the last time I was here."
"Right here," Gakupo handed me the worn vinal case that housed my second main source of income. "So you ready to go then?"
"Yeah, I guess." I shrugged. "Can you take me to Rin and Miku's?"
"Yeah, of course." The walk down to the apartment entrance, was pretty uneventful, except when Gakupo's downstairs neighbor Mrs. Hollbeck glared daggers at Gakupo while climbing up the stairs with her groceries.
"You deserve better than him honey," she whispered in my ear. I smiled slightly, as she gave me a little wave goodbye.
"You sure you don't want to spent the night?" Gakupo said, unlocking the door of his car.
"Yeah, I'm sure." New York City was always beautiful at night. Well, at least in my opinion. The lights shown more brightly than anything, and they always seemed to cheer me up no matter what. The creaky engine of Gakupo's crappy car moaned as Gakupo drove down the road, but I wasn't really paying attention to anything other than the fact that I could see my life falling apart before my eyes, with every single cog and spring falling out completely. I'm twenty-three years old, with student loan debt up to my eyeballs for a college degree I'm not even using. Check to the broken off engagement.
"Unless you have a really good reason to be here, please go away it's two o'clock in the morning." Miku's voice sounded groggy, and slightly annoyed, making me feel even more guilty for imposing on them.
"Hi Miku, its Gumi," I spoke into the intercom, pressing the number 213 doorbell.
"What's wrong?" All annoyance in Miku's voice completely vanished, replaced by concern. "What are you doing here so late?"
"It's a long story," I sighed. "I really hate to be a burden, but is it okay if I stay the night?"
"Yeah, of course," There was a loud buzzing sound following her response. "You can go in, I unlocked it."
The two flights of stairs I had to climb up felt like complete hell. I was still wearing the heels I was wearing for my show, and my feet felt like they were about to fall off completely by the time I reached the room. I barely had time to knock on the door before Miku engulfed me in a huge hug.
"I'm really okay," I tried telling her. "I just need a place to crash for the night."
"No you're not," Miku let go of me, and brushed her aqua bangs out of her eyes to inspect me better. "Your eyes are red, you've been crying, and you're going to tell me why." Ignoring my protest, Miku took my luggauge from me and pushed me into the apartment. I honestly don't know how Rin and Miku were able to afford such a nice place with Miku taking nursing classes by day and working as a projectionist by night, and with Rin student teaching. I didn't really feel like thinking about it right now though, and I barely made it to the loveseat below one of the large windows in the living area before completely. A few minutes later, Miku came back with a disgruntled groggy Rin, and a mug of herbal tea which she then thrusted into my hands.
"Just tell us everything," Miku said calmly. "What exactly happened?"