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Chapter 2

Makino had just arrived at the resort with Yuuki. "AMAZING" she whispered unable to contain her awe at the huge resort booked solely for the F4, Yuuki, and herself. She turned around as Akira began to pass out the room keys.

"Where's Tsukasa?" asked Mimasaka-san.

"He said he'd come up by himself" answered Rui. Akira then proceeded to tell everyone to enjoy themselves. She watched bitterly as Yuuki immediately attached herself to Soujiro, missing that familiar feeling of happiness because of a certain curly-haired idiot. Lost in her own thoughts, she almost missed Yuuki inviting her to learn how to ski with her and Soujiro.

She smiled as she declined, 'how awkward would that be?' she thought, 'being stuck with Yuuki and Soujiro would be worse than being by myself.' She watched them walk off at the same moment that Doumyoji appeared… with Umi.

She was pulled out of her head by Umi's voice, "Makino, long time no see! How've you been?" Before Makino could even process a response, Umi was off chasing after Tsukasa. Makino walked in the opposite direction to her own room that she shared with Yuuki. She searched for the items she would need after a relaxing dip in the hot springs. "to relax… that's exactly what I need right now." Tsukushi said outloud to herself.

As she enjoyed the heat of the water penetrating through her body she contemplated over Tsukasa and Umi's relationship. 'Unbelievable, 'she thought, 'that girl is utterly unbelievable, and by all rights I should hate her, but I can't, and I don't. If she can make Tsukasa happy then so be it. This new Tsukasa was never mine anyway. What is he thinking anyways that idiotic guy.'

She heard a splash and looked over in time to see Umi approaching her. "Tsukushi-chan. Sorry for inviting myself last minute. I wanted to take this moment to report to you. " "Report?" Tsukushi repeated. Tsukushi looked over at Umi expectantly hoping for the best to expecting the worst…

"I'm sorry to report that it seems that Tsukasa can't remember you at all. But he's gotten more cheerful and I think that's a good sign." Crestfallen, Makino responded, "I see…" she attempted a quick getaway claiming she was getting light-headed, but was stopped in her tracks by Umi's next declaration

"It's hard for me to say, but I've fallen in love with Tsukasa-kun, I'm sorry I didn't mean to and I feel really bad doing this to you. When I took the chance and confessed, he said he felt the same way." She heard Umi say. Tsukushi,, without looking back nodded her head slowly in understanding and acceptance and left Umi, thankful for the water for the hot spring that was concealing her tears.

Makino headed back to her room and lay down thinking what Umi just told her. Surprisingly although she felt like crying now, she found that she couldn't find the strength to cry over Tsukasa anymore.

'I'm tired to crying. I've never cried so much in my life, and to top it off, I'm crying over HIM?!?!?!' she thought frustrated with herself. She faintly heard a buzzing sound and tried to ignore it, but when the sound continued she stood up at half-heartedly attempted to search for the source of the annoying sound. Following the sound to her own purse she pulled out her cellphone and stared at the screen.

OKAWAHARA SHIGERU… 'Shigeru has THE BEST timing' thought Tsukushi as she answered the call.

"Hi Shigeru." Tsukushi said into her phone.

"Hi Tsukushi, hows everything going?" she heard Shigeru say.

"Not so good," Tsukushi replied before venting the story from the hot spring to her friend. "Shigeru, I really don't think I can do this anymore. I feel like every moment I spend here I lose a little bit of who I am. I hate this crying, weepy person that I've become. I miss… me. I just really need to leave and figure things out for awhile, I've finally found my limit. Shigeru, I need to get out of here."

Tsukushi was confused when she heard a small giggle from Shigeru. "Shigeru are you laughing at me at a time like this!!!" The answer she received was yet another giggle and a cryptic, "your wish has been granted."

"Shigeru, what are you talking about?" Tsukushi asked. Tsukushi stood up and walked to the door as she heard a loud knock. She opened the door to find a mail courier holding a package.

"I have a package here for Makino Tsukushi, can you sign for this?" she nodded, signed, and tore into the package. She reached inside to reveal 2 items: a one-way ticket to Los Angeles, CA and a passport.

"Tsukushi… you are coming out to California to study with me. My father has already taken care of enrollment and tuition. You'll be my roomate, he even arranged for you to work part time at the Okawahara branch in Los Angeles because I told him you'd never accept this as a gift. So Tsukushi… what do you say?" Shigeru asked hopefully.

Tsukushi was amazed, 'how could she have been so lucky to have a friend like Shigeru?' She thought, 'will my family be alright? Mom and dad both have stable enough jobs right now.' She calculated how much money she COST them every month. 'If I go they won't have to pay for Eitoku anymore, there'd be one less person to feed, they'll be able to pay back all their debts in 3 months without me here.'

"Tsukushi? What do you think?" Shigeru asked excitedly.

"I have one question Shigeru…" Tsukushi asked, "When's my flight?" Tsukushi pulled the phone away from her ear at the high pitched squeal of joy that was emitted from it. Tsukushi immediately began packing all her stuff and wrote a note to Yuuki.

My best friend in the whole world Yuuki,

I know this seems selfish, but I need some time to work things out on my own. Somewhere along this journey and with everything that has happened with Tsukasa, I've somehow lost myself and I feel that I can find her again, but I know it'll take a lot of work on my own part. It's not something that you could help me with, or trust me I would have asked. Please take care of everyone for me. I promise that I will be safe, and I'll contact you as soon as I'm ready to face that world again. I love you Yuuki,and tell everyone that I love them. I'll be back someday, I promise… and when I do come back, I'll be a brand new Tsukushi, but a whole one. Take care.

Makino Tsukushi

Makino grabbed her modest amount of luggage and headed towards the front of the resort. As she waited by the fire she stashed her luggage so as not to arouse any suspicion. She scanned the room surprised as Tsukasa walked up. 'At least I get to see him one last time.' She thought.

"How come you haven't been showing your face lately?" Tsukasa asked her.

She rolled her eyes as she answered, "You're the one who told me to leave aren't you?" she watched as he studied her face, "Do you know something that I don't?" has asked her.

She nodded her head. "I do, but if you don't remember it yourself, then it's meaningless." With that she watched as he walked off. Ten minutes later, she was in a car heading back to Tokyo to a private jet that would be bringing her to her new home, half a world away.

That's it for now folks!!! Reviews would be much appreciated!!!

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