As I get up from my seat, my heart starts to race. I wait patiently for my turn to walk down the small aisle towards the end of the plane. Finally, I see the door. A flight attendant waves at me as I walk down the steps of the plane. My feet touch the ground and I take in a deep breath. I finally made it. I'm finally in France.
Four years ago, I decided that I wanted to become a graphic designer. I researched some schools and my favourite was the one in France. Since the tenth grade I've been working my butt off trying to ace my math courses and achieve fluency in French and English. I'm not quite fluent yet, but I know enough to get around. Hopefully.
The decision to move so far was a lot easier to make when it felt like a lifetime away, but yesterday, saying goodbye to everyone was so hard I almost didn't leave. My parents were both crying, and all of my fellow past-gaurdians were there too, but the worst part was saying goodbye to Ami.
Ami was almost as excited as me when I told her I wanted to study in France, but actually standing in the airport and knowing that I wouldn't see her for months at a time broke my heart. You grow up knowing that one day you'll leave your parents, and you learn throughout your life that friends often grow apart, but siblings are different. They're there for your worst and best moments. They're the people you know you'll always have. Obviously I don't go to Ami for advice or anything, but I could always count on her for a laugh or at least a smile. Of all the people I'll miss, I think Ami will be the hardest get by without.
I walk towards the airport entrance and start to read the signs, looking for my baggage claim station. I see a lady who was on the flight with me and quickly run after her.
" excuse-moi" I say, hoping desperately she understands.
She turns around and smiles. " Oui?"
I ask her where our baggage claim is, so she just tells me to follow her. She makes small talk with me and I'm pleased to see that I can actually understand about ninety percent of what she's saying. She compliments my pink hair and asks about why I'm in France. I tell her about the university I'm going to. She gets very excited and starts speaking very quickly so I don't quite catch everything that she's saying, but I think her daughter goes to the same university. I laugh and reply with
" C'est une petite monde"
Half an hour later, I'm sitting in the back of a taxi cab heading towards the university. I gaze out the window trying to get aquatinted with my new surroundings. Wow. Who would have thought I'd end up here. In Paris.
It's times like these that remind me of my characters.
When I'm sad or lonely or anxious, I remember how they used to cheer me up. Always bickering with each other, always laughing, always supporting me… Always loving me. We were like a mini family, until one day, Su said goodbye, gave me a hug then faded away. A few days later, Ran did the same thing. Dia had left without even saying good-bye. The last one to leave was Miki. She had explained everything to me before vanishing before my watering eyes.
" You no longer need us Amu-chan." Miki had said. " Su left first because it had become evident that you wern't going to follow that dream anymore. As soon as you'd decided that you didn't need to become her, she had to go. The same thing happened with Ran and Dia. I must go now too, because you've already become who you want to be. You've decided on a path, and I'm so happy you chose the path of art. We will always love you Amu."
And with that, they'd all left me forever. Sometimes I swear I can still hear their voices, but I know that they're gone.
Rima took it the hardest when her chara, Kusukusu left. Although Rima can make anyone laugh, her character was one of the few people who could make her laugh on a regular basis. Laughter and humour were a really important part of Rima's life and when Kusukusu vanished, Rima changed a bit. She stopped trying to make people laugh so much. She wasn't as social anymore. To be honest I think she was on the verge of depression. She's better now, but I don't think she'll ever really be the same.
" nous sommes ici." The cabbie says, pulling up in front of an elegant looking apartment building. I thank him and pay for the ride before getting out of the car. Grabbing my luggage from the trunk, I head towards my dorm room.
hey guys! so this is going to be a cute story about amu and what happens to her in the future! Although the storyline will be pretty cutesy and fun, there will be some emotional issues that all of the characters have to go through. This is sort of be my take on who they all turned out to be. This story is categorized as romance so you can expect some amuto action in the next few chapters, but don't get too excited now. I'm sooooo excited to be writing this! I've never really done a purely romancey story before so this will be a new experience for me! Please Review with any suggestions, comments, hate, love or anything else, I want to hear it all!
