Oooh, hey everyone there. I'm new to the GB section and absolutely adore this couple. I know a similar idea is there already in the story 'A suitable Boy' but I promise I didn't copy the ideas. I'm halfway through watching the series and I warn you all, I can't guarantee regular updates cuz I've got lot of work at moment. Work meaning study. Anyway, go on guys and please leave a review. I want to see if this story gets good amount of them and then if I think it's okay, I'll continue this story.

Can't let go

Chapter one

Cool breeze of the night raised the sheer white curtains in a room through which one could see a beautiful young girl with a face showing much younger characteristics than her actual twenty one years of age. The waist length raven hair flowed silkily around the small face and petite body, swirling around her giving an onlooker the image of an angel with a violin under her chin and long fingers playing with the bow professionally.

In the nightly hour however there was only one young man standing under the window listening to the peaceful tune of her violin. It was really surprise how a girl like her had gotten his heart, it was utterly impossible right? He was the beastmaster Shido, the loner wolf who had no place for people in his heart but Madoka was another case.

"Hey." Came a soft voice from behind Shido and he turned his strong jaw set on his hardened handsome face towards the source.

"Kazuki?" he asked for confirmation. You could never tell what any other thread-technique user could do. The man in white came beside him and he stiffened. If this was an impostor just like that time in the Limitless Fortress…

"Yeah, it's me." Kazuki replied turning his pretty featured face towards his friend. Shido could have been a great friend, if only he would allow room for people.

"Something the matter?" He asked the Beastmaster who 'humph'-ed in response. Kazuki realized it was better off not to pry and instead settled for asking normal questions.

"How're you and Madoka getting along?" he asked slowly. It showed every time the two would spend time together, Shido had long since fallen for the young girl but he would never acknowledge it.

"Fine."

"Fine's one thing. Absolutely great is-"

"What do you expect Kazuki?"

The threadmaster sighed, "You know, everyone knows how you feel about that blind girl, even the negotiator Hevn was talking about it."



"Do I look like I care?" He was frustrated. Who had asked them to jump to conclusions about his love-life. Love-life? He had never had anything that could fall into that category.

"No. But something's clearly bothering you." Kazuki snickered, "And if it's not related to Madoka, I can't guess anything else."

A few moments of silence and then Shido gave in, "She's leaving tomorrow."

"Yeah?" Kazuki gave his entire attention now.

"Her parents called from Hong Kong. She'll have to go."

"Mozart, please get Shido. I need to talk to him." She had a beatific smile on her face. She was going to meet her parents again, after three years. It was a long wait.

Shido entered her room in the grand house and something in his heart settled. No more restlessness. Only she could make him feel this way. Her bangs had grown and sharpened at the edges with the years since he had stayed with her, her form, face and just about everything was still girlishly beautiful but something womanly had come about her since the first time he had met her.

"What is it? You wanted to see me?" He took a seat.

""My parents called from Hong Kong." She told him with a wide smile, "I have to go for a week or so. Just to meet and catch up with them. I have a few das off from my music lessons this week so I agreed."

"I see" was all he said, feeling despair. She was going? For an entire week? Maybe that wasn't supposed to be long but even so…

Her voice trembled, "That's not all." She too a deep breath and rushed in one sentence, "They told me they're going to allow an eye operation for me." She waited for this information to sink in and he felt something close to happiness in his heart for her sake.

"That's great." He said.

"Yes, I will be able to see. The skies, the waters and you." The moment she said this, she blushed fiercely and he smiled at her reaction. It was nice to have moments of confessions from her. It was almost as if she cared about him as much as he did…No, that wasn't possible. Suddenly to his surprise she put an elegant hand to the side of his face and felt him. She ran her fingers over his eyes, cheek, his slightly hooked nose and all of his face. It was as if she was memorizing his features, as if she could almost imagine and create him in her head.

"Madoka." He whispered and she withdrew with a smile.

"I want to know if my assumptions can be correct. Once I get my eyesight I can see if what I think you look like is really right or not." She smiled widely and Shido stood up to escape from this breathlessness and heat.



"Tomorrow?" he asked and she nodded suddenly sad.

"I'll miss you Shido." She said and that was all it took to get the hidden smile back to the Beastmaster's face.

"So you're going to do anything about it?" Kazuki asked and Shido shrugged.

"She'll be back and things will go back like before. There's no hope." He said, admitting for the first time his uncertainty. The soft notes of the violin escaped the window and flew into the night where it dissolved into the busy city of Tokyo, but not before the two former dwellers of the Limitless Fortress caught it.

"I don't need company." Shido told the threadmaster who sighed knowingly.

"You never do." He replied and began waking away then turned back, "You're in love Shido. Accept it and go tell her before it's too late." The threadmaster was gone before Shido had a chance to turn a fierce tongue at him.

He whistled and a raven came flying through the night and onto his arm where it perched as he sat down. He stroked his lion's mane softly as he sat and thought it through. Should he tell her? If so what would her reaction be? What the beastmaster didn't know was, the next time they'd meet after her one-week vacation, there was no hope for him. She would be out of his reach for eternity.