A World Apart:
Chapter 1: Parting Ways
Tokyo international airport saw many guests each day, everyone from the most important people to those on vacation from their everyday lives. In a busy terminal sat a serious looking woman in her early thirties, her long blonde hair was tied back in a pony tail while her teal eyes regarded a silver watch on her wrist. Next to her sat a seven-year-old girl with shoulder length blonde hair and the same teal eyes as her mother, she held an ice cream in one hand as she watched the woman. They sat in silence as the child continued to lick at her ice cream, the woman smiling now and then in her direction. Finally the boarding call for their flight was heard and the woman stood, taking the little girls hand.
"Well, Haruka, are you ready to go see mommy's home country?" The woman asked, her smile only a little sad, as they reached the gate.
"Will they have ice cream and pianos?" Asked Haruka as she gazed up at her mother.
"Yes, dear, there will be plenty of ice cream and I am sure we can get a piano." The older woman smiled warmly this time as the two stepped onto the plane. Slowly the hatch shut behind the last passenger and the plane began its departure sequence.
Somewhere in the Tokyo high rises sat a Japanese man with short black hair and serious brown eyes. He leaned back in his plush lounge chair and gazed again at the black grand piano in his living room, remember a blonde little girl sitting on the bench as her mother taught her to play. His eyes blurred a bit but he merely sighed, closing them against the setting sun that pored through the windows. Legal documents lay unfolded upon his lap, ignored in the darkening room.
He already knew what they said. Haruka Ten'ou was now in the soul custody of her mother, no visiting rights were arranged in the divorce. He knew this was for the best, let them all start their lives anew, but still he couldn't help but feel lost.
Author's Note:
And that, my friends out in cyber space, is all I post until I get at least one review. B-) No this isn't the sequel to "Can't Leave You Alone"; this is a new project that I am starting to get it out of my head. I promise the next chapter will be longer; this is just a small background of sorts.
