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KukaiXxUtau - I'm glad you like it! :D I have to agree about all those gosh darn sad parts. D: So here's that update like you wanted.
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Utau: Thank god. Look what you've already done to me in this!
Uh, on with the story!
Five Years Later
Chapter 2: Lost and Found
The next few days Utau found herself picking up the same picture and just looking at it. She had loved him and he had loved her. But now he loved someone else.
Part of her wanted to find him. Talk to him. Make him love her again. But that was the irrational part of her. Her brain told her that it didn't work quite like that. For one thing she was still with Easter and that wasn't about to change any time soon. It would just be the same thing as last time when she was taken away from him. And of course, he loved someone else and that probably wasn't about to change either.
Everyday there was something there to remind her of him. Whether it was a simple ramen shop or a picture of the soccer star himself.
One day she decided she needed some personal time and so instead of going to the studio she walked to a part of town she hadn't been in a long time.
She just wanted to walk around a bit until she saw the place her heart had really been looking for. It was the ramen shop. It was still standing and full of customers too. She walked up to it and decided eating a little ramen inside couldn't hurt.
She walked inside and looked around a bit. Then she sighed. For some reason in her mind she thought coming in here would make her feel better. And she had somehow hoped he would be here, waiting for her. Of course he wasn't and she suddenly wasn't hungry anymore. She walked outside and looked at her watch. It was getting late so she decided to head home. She began to walk in the right direction but didn't really get too far.
After she had only been for a few minutes a black limo pulled up next to her. She stiffened and looked over to see Kazuomi step out. She clenched her teeth and stared at him. She looked around at the street she was on and was unhappy to see that it was empty. Most of the buildings in the area were boarded up and the streetlights weren't even lit.
"Utau. Where were you today?" he asked angrily. She didn't answer him. "Utau! I asked you a question! I demand an answer! We had a very important meetings today with different companies that were there to see you! And you knew this!" He was so angry he was spitting with each word.
"I needed a day off." She said slowly, suddenly wanting to stick up for herself. That was a mistake.
She felt his fist make contact with the side of her face and she fell to the ground.
"Don't you DARE talk to me like that!" He yelled and began to punch her again. She put her arms over her head to defend herself but it didn't do much good. After awhile she didn't have any more strength and she dropped to the ground further. She was now laying on the ground when he began to kick in her in the stomach. She gasped for air when she couldn't breathe anymore and he finally stopped.
She watched him wipe his bloody fists on a handkerchief he took out of his pocket and he got back in the car. "Just leave her there." He said as he closed the door and they drove away.
Utau couldn't breathe. She closed her eyes tightly as cold tears slid down her bruised face. One of her eyes was swollen and she couldn't see out of it anyway. She shivered on the ground. She was so cold. She opened her eyes and saw that it was snowing. She knew she couldn't stay there any longer otherwise she'd freeze. She slowly lifted herself off the ground and held onto a streetlight for support. Once she was standing she began to walk.
It was dark and cold but she walked for a few minutes before finding a playground. She stumbled into it and grabbed onto a swing set. She sat down on it and slumped over in pain.
She didn't know how long she sat there. Probably not too long. She was so out of it she didn't even hear the footsteps when someone else came into the playground.
"Utau?" She heard someone ask slowly. She looked up and was shocked to see who was standing before her. She wiped off the blood on her lip with her hand and just stared at him.
"Kukai…?" She said slowly. He ran over to her with shock and worry on his face.
"What the hell happened? Were you mugged or something? Come on, we have to get out of here." He said. He put his arm around her waist and lifted her from the swing set. She put her arms around his neck and held on for dear life. She could barely walk though. When he noticed this he lifted her bridal style. Utau couldn't really protest because she was so glad to be off her feet. Then suddenly, everything went black.
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Utau's head was killing her. Her whole body ached and she was surprisingly warm. She figured the sun must be out today. She knew she must have pasted out on the street and she was regretting opening her eyes to the bright sun that seemed to be shining today.
She could remember her dream last night. She had dreamt that Kukai had found her in a playground. She smiled lightly, glad that she had at least gotten to see him in her dreams.
She slowly opened her eyes but was surprised to see that she wasn't on the street. She was in a bed. But it wasn't her bed. She opened her eyes wider but realized that one of them was still a bit swollen and hurt when she tried to open it fully.
She sat up slowly and saw that she was in a bedroom. There was nothing that could really tell her who's room it was so she decided she should get up to see who had possibly kidnapped her.
She walked to the door and opened it slowly. She saw that she seemed to be in a small one bedroom apartment. She could see a door opened to the bathroom and decided that was the first place she should go.
She wanted to wash her face but when she saw herself in the mirror her eyes widened. She was a mess. Her hair wasn't up anymore and was down and full of leaves and dirt. And her face was worse. She had dried blood on her lip and a black eye. The rest of her face wasn't as bad. She had a small cut on her cheek but it wasn't too bad. She decided she could use a shower so she turned on the hot water and quickly undressed. The hot water was soothing on the rest of her bruises and when she was done she felt a lot better. She put her wet hair up in it's usual way and put her clothes on from yesterday. When she looked at her self in the mirror she felt much better at her appearance this time.
She walked out of the bathroom and looked at the rest of the apartment. She saw a living room with a kitchen area next to it. The couch was facing away from her but she could see someone's hand hanging off the side of it.
She walked over slowly and gasped when she saw who was sleeping on the couch. It was Kukai. Maybe she hadn't been dreaming after all. She looked at him for a moment with a fond smile. He was sleeping like a mess. One arm was above his head while the other was sitting gently on his stomach. One of his legs was hanging off the couch while the other was straight, although since he was so tall and the couch was so small it was leaning off the other end. His face was smoothed out and he looked like the Kukai she had known five years ago.
She noticed that a blanket was on the floor that he must have been trying to use before it had fallen to the ground. She picked it up and laid it over him before walking towards the kitchen. The least she could do for him was make him breakfast.
She had learned to cook pretty well considering her mother hadn't cooked in years. She always cooked all the meals for the both of them. She had found some eggs and bacon in the fridge and a frying pan in a cabinet under the stove.
When she was finished making everything she put it all on two plates she found in the sink that she had washed. It seemed he didn't particularly like washing dishes.
She was setting them on the small table in the kitchen when she watched a groggy Kukai walk into the bedroom. She giggled as he ran out like a mad man when he realized she wasn't there. The moment he heard her laughing though his head turned quickly in her direction and she watched him relax.
He winced when he looked at her face, probably looking at her black eye.
They stood there a moment just watching each other. It had been so long and neither one knew what to say.
"Uh, hi." Kukai said slowly and Utau couldn't help but chuckle.
"All this time and the best thing you could think of is hi?" She asked and then they both seemed to relax now that a conversation had started. He walked over laughing at her comment and looked at the table questioningly.
"Breakfast?" He asked.
"It was the least I could do after…" She trailed off.
He frowned and sat down. "How are you feeling. I see you found the shower." He said motioning towards her wet hair.
She smiled and sat down with him. "Yeah. I'm feeling much better after a hot shower." She admitted.
They began to eat and were both silent for awhile. Utau couldn't help but notice that this was just like old times. Except it was breakfast instead of ramen.
After a moment his face turned serious and he looked up at her. "Utau…what happened?" He asked slowly.
Utau's fork froze in mid air and she looked away from Kukai. She didn't want to lie to him but she didn't want to tell him the truth either.
The silence stretched on and she knew that the silence itself was telling Kukai that it wasn't just a mugging.
"It was Kazuomi, wasn't it?" He said through clenched teeth. Utau was surprised by his sudden anger but still remained silent.
Just then, the phone began to ring. They both looked over at it because it was sitting on the table, right next to them. Utau looked at the caller ID out of curiosity. It read 'YAMAMOTO, IZUMI'. Utau frowned as Kukai reached over and answered it.
She frowned even more when she saw the smile on his face as he said a cheerful. "Hey Izumi!"
She could hear a light female voice on the other line but couldn't really hear what she was saying. She watched Kukai intently.
"I'm really sorry but I think we're gonna have to reschedule." He said with a frown. He looked over at Utau and when he saw she was watching him with a frown on her face, he himself frowned.
"Yeah, I'm really busy today so I'm gonna have to go…Ok, I'll call you tomorrow or something…Bye." He hung up and put the phone down. She watched him and he looked up at her.
"What?" He asked with a frown.
"Oh it's nothing." She said crossing her arms across her chest. "But just out of curiosity, who was that?" She asked although she wasn't looking at him.
A small smile spread across his face as he looked at her. "A-Are you jealous!?" He asked in disbelieve. She blushed furiously.
"No! What the hell would I be jealous for?!" She yelled. He just laughed at her for a moment as she glared at him.
"She's my friend named Izumi." He told her. Utau wasn't convinced that she was just a friend and she was still angry at his accusation but she let it go.
"Whatever. I don't really care." she said as she put more food in her mouth.
He chuckled at her stubbornness and continued to eat as well.
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