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Chapter I: Prologue Part II
Good day to all of you who have decided to open this page I had made. I am here at this small café in Venice, waiting for my husband to turn up around the corner of the street where the café I'm in is situated. Before I get started, I must tell you. I am new at this so forgive me if I had made some errors. But I assure you that I am indeed trying my best to make this story as interesting as the others.
You see, Cross Yuuki and Kiryuu Zero have always been together. They were together during the day and together during the night. But what they don't know is that there is something more than friendship that is being formed from the times that they have been together. May it be doing their jobs as prefects or doing an errand for the Chairman. There is something going on between them that they don't seem to notice but that something can change their lives. May be forever may be not.
On one particular night, Yuuki noticed that something was a bit off with Zero. It started three nights before the current night when Yuuki had asked him if he ever had a girlfriend. Well, the response was a "No" and after that, he kept a good distance from her. When she would ask him if there is something wrong, he would say "Nothing" and just walk away.
It's been two hours since Yuuki last saw Zero. He said that he would just patrol on a different route and then he vanished from her sight. That made Yuuki think there is something wrong because he had been avoiding her and the subject about the current status of their friendship as it would seem. The two hours that she has been alone gave her time to think of a reason on why she is being avoided. Well, to be plainly honest, she didn't came up with anything. She sighed, stood up, and went to search for Zero. She walked and walked and then eventually stopped when she came across a tree.
She approached the tree where Zero sat and stopped in front of him.
"What do you want?" he asked, not even looking up to see who intruded his rest.
However, Yuuki ignored his question and asked him a question that she had repeated over the past three nights.
"Why are you avoiding me?" she said.
Zero rose up from where he sat and said, "Does it matter?" and he began to walk away form her. Stubborn to look for an answer, she ran ahead of him and blocked his way, making him stop on his tracks.
"Leave me alone." He said and began to take another route.
"Why are you avoiding me?" Yuuki repeated.
"What am I really to you, Yuuki?" and he was out of her sight, leaving her to find an answer to his raised question.
The next day was just almost like the same as the previous day. Only that, Zero didn't breathe a word to Yuuki. And when their class ended, he quickly disappeared from her sight. When it's time to do her job, he was there but they were not speaking to each other. When the Day class girls (and some male perhaps) finally returned to their dorms, Zero was once again out of Yuuki's sight.
She looked everywhere for him for hours but luck was not on her side. Having been exhausted from the search, she decided to get back inside to take a shower. But when she was on her way to the bathroom, she noticed that the room of the Chairman's quarters was open a crack. Driven by curiosity, she took a peek inside and there she saw him.
On the couch laid the sleeping figure of Zero. Yuuki pushed aside the thought of taking a bath and entered the room and close the door behind her. She crouched down beside him and, doing her old habit, she patted his head and smiled, saying "So this is where you've been hiding." Then all of the sudden, Zero jolted up and screamed Yuuki's name.
Out of concern, Yuuki asked, "What's wrong?" When Zero heard her voice, he turned around and enveloped her in a hug.
"Thank God! I thought you left me . . ." He said almost breathlessly. Yuuki was shocked at first and after a few seconds, she retuned the hug and said, "I would never leave you." Then she cupped his face to make him face her and added, "Thet's a promise."
He did not know if this would be the last time they would see each other again. He cupped her face in his hand and slowly, he leaned forward. And then it happened. His lips collided with hers for a mere second and he pulled away after realizing what he's doing. He stood up and left the room, leaving Yuuki dazed and confused.
The next day, Yuuki didn't saw Zero in class. Soon the day began to stretch and so did her worries. When the class finally ended, she said goodbye to Youri and dashed off to his room.
But when she knocked, she didn't get a reply. And out of being curious, she went in, calling his name. When she reached his bed, he saw a letter addressed to her. She unfolded the letter and read its contents.
Dear Yuuki,
For four years, you had always been with me and I appreciate that. But, I decided for a change, to leave Cross Academy and set off on my own. I plan to go somewhere far so please don't follow me. Don't worry. I'm not planning on running away from anything and I'm also not planning to give up everything. It's just that, I feel that I'm becoming too much of a burden on your shoulders and I don't want that.
I know that I had never put this to words but, I want you to know that I love you more than anything in this world. Your existence in my life is not small, for you've become a big part of my life. You are the very reason why I am living up to this day.
Please don't put my leave too much at heart. You have worried yourself too much over me. I'll try to write again soon.
Love you forever,
Zero
After reading his letter, Yuuki collapsed down on his bed and cried her heart out, whispering "Why, Zero, why?" She cried for what seemed like hours until she finally fell asleep on Zero's old bed. When she woke up, she realized that she was clutching his letter. Wiping away a few damp tears, she stood up, took one good look around the room and closed the door behind her. She took a bath and got dressed for class as she was facing her new day without Zero with her.
Weeks passed and there still is nothing heard from him. The weeks turned to months and the months turned to years. She soon then realized that she could exist without him by her side, even thought she would occasionally miss his presence. Before she sleeps at night, she would look at his pictures and re-read his first and final letter to her so that she would not forget him.
"Yuuki." The voice that is very familiar to me said. I looked up to see the loving face of my husband smiling down on me. Yes, I had married the person that I had loved over the past years.
"What took you so long?" I asked, returning the warm smile. Zero might be gone but deep inside my heart, he is still here… for the years that had passed and for the years to come…
"I took care of some… business… Are you ready to go?" Kaname asked.
"In a minute." I said
Life must go on without you by my side… but, I'll always hold on to what you have said… "Love you forever" I'll hold on to that, Zero. Until we meet again
"Yuuki?" Kaname called.
"Coming." I said.
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