Disclaimer: I don't own Ano Natsu de Matteru or anything associated with it. This is simply a work of fan tribute to this amazing and touching anime series. Seriously. I cried like a baby through the last couple of episodes. Enjoy!

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Kaito sighed as he brought his outstretched arm down onto his alarm clock; it was too early to be waking up on a day off from school. But such is the life of a teenager who desperately needs money for summer break. Kaito sighed again as he saw the framed picture of himself and Ichika on his desk, a gift from Remon Sempai on the day she left school for good. The picture, taken from a film clip Remon recorded showed Kaito and Ichika resting their heads together, Kaito could clearly remember their glasses clinking together during this moment as well.

The young man wiped a tear out of his eye as he looked at the picture, today would be another difficult one as so many were after Ichika was stolen away from him. Kaito was not a depressed individual by any stretch of the imagination however he was unable to get over his relationship with the lovely alien girl, and how could he? They did both admit to love each other forever on that fateful train ride, their last tender moments together.

The black haired teen sighed again as he slowly dressed in his work attire. "Hopefully I'll be able to save up enough money to buy that new camera in time for the summer holiday; maybe a new film will break me out of this slump." He shook off the last remnants of sleep as he tied his shoes and headed towards the door. "All I can think of is Ichika when I think of movies though…" the boy trailed off "Aahhhgah! Why do I keep worrying about this? Ichika is gone and with the way the 'Galactic Federation' seems to be run I know she'll never come back. But why is she so hard to get out of my head?" He ran his fingers through his hair and looked upwards, a few stars still lingering as dawn crept over the mountains. If the young man was a little more awake he would have noticed the blue light streaking down behind the mountains at that exact moment.

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Ichika screamed as her ship began breaking up as she entered the atmosphere of earth. "Oh not again!" Once more the young girl's ship was battered by debris as she drove through the solar system that housed the little blue planet that was so full of life. She knew all the hardships she had endured over the past year would be all worth it if she got to see Kaito's face again. The girl gripped the steering column and braced herself for another hard landing; she had plotted her course for the field behind Kaito's home however it looked like she would be a few miles north of her planned destination. 'And without Rinon around to teleport me, this is the worst possible time for me to have patience!' she screamed inwardly at herself, sadly it couldn't be helped as she glanced out her window and saw Kaito's house pass underneath her at a rapid rate and dip behind a mountain range. After turning her attention forward Ichika braced herself for major impact as her ship came down hard into a local river, a plume of frothy water rose up in her wake before the river settled down and enveloped her ship in its embrace.

The girl hopped out of her ship with a bag in tow, supplies for her first night back on Earth if she was unable to reunite with Kaito as soon as she had hoped. A change of clothes and some food as her dark purple jumpsuit might cause some unwanted attention. She pressed two buttons on her watch before setting off to find a place to change, one to activate the cloaking feature and another to deactivate the automatic distress beacon. Even though the Earth was now a class D planet she didn't want to risk any situations like the last time she made a crash landing.

After finding a suitable location to change into a more comfortable pair of Earth clothes the red haired girl set off to the south, determined to be reunited with her Kaito after a grueling year apart.

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Kaito walked into work that morning feeling a little better about himself, the crisp morning air helped him clear his head and get in a better mood, some feelings still lingered but he had become fairly good at repressing them. Well at least in situations where moping around was grounds for termination or failed classes, after all there was plenty of time for that outside his professional life. The black haired boy trudged into the back room of the local grocery store he now worked at ready to stock vegetables all day for very little money. He sighed and thought to himself 'Well at least it keeps my mind busy'. After getting his apron on and greeting his coworkers the young man set off to work, not knowing just how eventful this day of his would be.

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"Of all the outfits to choose I had to pick this one!" Ichika cursed out loud to no one in particular. She had gone with the clothes she wore on her second day on Earth; something she thought would bring a smile to Kaito's face. She however neglected the fact that the outfit also contained shoes that were not meant for trekking through the brush of the local forest as every three steps she took caused her to stumble or fall over. "Rinon at this rate I'm going to be a mess before I even make it to the road!" she pouted at her pet, tears starting to bead at the corner of her eyes. Rinon simply urged her on however for different reasons, the little pink ball really wanted some cup ramen, and she hadn't had any since her return trip to Ichika's side.

Kaito was in the middle of filling a bin with fresh tomatoes for the day when his best friend barged into his department. "Yo, Kaito!" yelled the tall blue haired Tetsurou "How's everything going today?" he asked.

"Could be better, but could be worse I guess. One of those days, at least works keeping me busy!" He said with a forced smile. "Oh, where's Mio?" he asked looking around the store.

"She went looking for something to cook for dinner today, I'll make sure she comes and say hello before we leave though. You still saving up for our trip in a few weeks?"

"Sure am! Not sure why you guys want to go to the beach again, I mean variety is the spice of life!" He said the last part while waving his arms around the produce surrounding him, all different kinds of fruits and vegetables.

Tetsurou laughed. "Well at least your sense of humor is still intact! I swear we thought you were never going to be the same after those first few months. Glad to have my buddy back." He patted Kaito on the shoulder. The shorter boy smiled.

"Well you guys really helped me get through everything; sure I still miss her more than anything but each day is getting better and better. I doubt I'll ever truly get over Ichika but friends like you guys sure are a big help!"

"Well you know we're always going to be here for you buddy! Anyway I have to get back to Mio before she decides to make something too sweet for dinner again. Give me a call if you want to hang out after work!" The young men shook hands and as Tetsurou turned around to leave both were stopped dead in their tracks by a bright haired girl wearing large circular glasses.

"Excuse me could you point me in the direction of your juice?" The girl asked a clerk at the front of the store.

"Sure Miss it's all lined up right next to the produce, Kaito over there can help you find what you're looking for!" She said with a smile.

Tetsurou looked at Kaito slack jawed, was this really happening? He had to get Mio. With that thought he took off running in the opposite direction. Kaito simply dropped the watermelon he was holding, drenching the floor in its sticky sweet juices. He took a shaky step towards 'Is it really her? Or did I finally snap' he asked himself as he took another step. Before he could take another the girl charged at him in full sprint "Kaito!" she screamed tears pouring down her cheeks. The young man met her stride for stride and they collided mere seconds later in a warm embrace. Kaito gently lifted her off the ground as they spun around together lips locked in a seemingly endless kiss. Both were crying and neither of them cared, Kaito knew he would get fired for this display while on the clock but money was so far out of his mind at this point.

Finally the two of them broke the kiss gasping for air. Ichika rested her forehead on Kaito's and whispered to him "I told you I'd love you forever."

"And I never doubted you." Was his simple reply as they became locked in another kiss.

Nearby Mio grabbed onto Tetsurou's hand, tear stains streaking down her face. "I'm glad she came back, those two were meant to be together." Tetsurou squeezed her hand tighter. "Millions of light years brought those two together and those same millions couldn't keep them apart." They both smiled at each other and turned around to leave the building, not wanting to spoil the other couples special moment.

Meanwhile at MIB Japan headquarters a short girl with long pigtails smiled as she turned her close circuit TV off. "Fufufufu" she laughed to herself, proud of what she had done to reunite the couple.

AN: WOW! This took me far too long to write! I had a horrible case of the rewrites and writers block on the first half of this, I kept repeating what I was writing and deleting parts because I wasn't happy with them and almost thought I'd never finish this story. I'm still not happy with the first half but I kept powering though and got into a groove once the grocery store scene hit, maybe playing the opening and ending to the anime helped. Anyways I'm probably 50% happy with this, I still have ideas and might continue with it but we'll see how things turn out. For the time being if you liked it feel free to let me know!