Chapter 1

"Father, what do you think?" Shizuma asked into the phone.

"Hmm. How long will you be gone?" He asked in reply.

"A week at least, maybe longer depending on how things go," Shizuma replied half in a daze.

"Okay and have you got things covered there at the office?" He asked concerned.

"Of course father, I have picked a very capable person to fill my shoes while I am gone don't worry," Shizuma half laughed.

"Good good. It should be fine then," he answered, "Shizuma, are you absolutely sure this is what you want?"

"Yes I'm quite sure father. Don't worry I will make sure it is perfect just as expected from a Hanazono. Good night father," Shizuma finished.

"Alright then. Good night Shizuma and good luck," He ended the call.

"Hmm, luck. Hopefully I won't need it but anything that will help I will take," Shizuma said to herself thoughtfully.

Shizuma sat at her desk staring out of her window into the night sky pondering the events that would be taking place this Saturday.

Her classes and exams will be finished by then so there will be no stress. I hope she is as excited as I am. I have been barely able to sleep the last month since I have started planning this get together.

A knock on her office door returned Shizuma to reality.

"The car is here to take you home Miss Hanazono," a tall brunette poked her head into the room.

"Thank you, Akira." Shizuma nodded in understanding.

Akira left Shizuma to her thoughts once more. Shizuma flipped the date over on her desk calendar February 13th start of Spring Vacation. Shizuma smiled at the thought of being able to have time off during the University break. She would be able to see her little Nagisa and spend every moment of that break with her. Shizuma stood and collected her things that she would need for the trip from her office then locked it up. She made her way to the elevator and waited patiently for it to arrive.

"Headed home for the night?" a rough voice startled Shizuma.

"Oh Kai, yes I have packing to do before my flight tomorrow." Shizuma replied a bit startled.

"Oh that's right your taking a few weeks off. Well have a good break, everyone is going to miss your morning team meetings," Kai said with sarcasm.

"Thanks and I'm sure they will miss them," Shizuma replied with just as much sarcasm as the elevator doors opened.

She stepped inside and hit the button for the ground floor. It descended quickly and eventually reaching its destination letting Shizuma out on the ground floor. She walked quickly to the front of the building and got into the black sedan waiting out front. As she buckled up, the car pulled away from the curb into little traffic.

"Straight home please, I have an early flight tomorrow." Shizuma stated as she leaned back into the seat and relaxed.

"Nagisa! Nagisa, where are you headed off to?" A very bubbly voice asked at the top of her lungs.

"I'm headed back to my apartment. I have to get the place looking nice and tidy for when Shizuma arrives," Nagisa replied to her friend.

"Oh, the infamous Shizuma that we have only heard about in stories and legends," Nagisa's friend said playfully.

"She's not in a legend Sayaka, though if she were she would undoubtedly be the strong, beautiful princess type for sure," Nagisa replied with a grin on her face.

"She's one of those types huh," Sayaka used her index finger to lift her nose up.

"Hahaha, she may have been raised in a very well off family but trust me she is far from one of those types," Nagisa grinned even wider remembering Shizuma's pranks and tricks.

"Sure sure. Make sure you bring her to one of your classes next semester so we can all judge for ourselves, night." Sayaka said as she bounced off in the opposite direction to Nagisa's apartment.

"Night Sayaka, safe walk home!" Nagisa called out now content with how the conversation ended.

Shizuma. Nagisa grinned from ear to ear just thinking of her name. She practically ran back to her apartment after her talk with Sayaka finished. She flung the front door open and dumped her bag on the coffee table in the lounge room.

"Right. Where to start?" Nagisa questioned herself quickly.

She then ran to the right down the short hall to the bedroom. Looking around, Nagisa decided to go grab all of the clothing on the floor and get them washed first. Throwing the first load on she glided back down the hall to grab the vacuum cleaner and started cleaning in the bedroom. She stopped momentarily to look at the photo on her bedside table of Shizuma and her at a park before Shizuma was given her new job. Nagisa was a little upset about having not seen Shizuma in so long but that disappeared after she reminded herself that Shizuma would be here tomorrow. She continued her cleaning until the entire apartment was spotless and all of her washing was hanging up to dry.

"Time for a late night snack," Nagisa said happily to herself as she opened the fridge.

Just then the phone started to ring bringing Nagisa out of her food-induced trance. She glided over to where the phone was and almost jumped up for joy as she recognised the caller.

"Shizuma!" Nagisa sang happily into the phone.

"Evening my little Nagisa. Just checking up on you and making sure everything is okay for me to get there tomorrow," Shizuma replied just as happy to hear the young red head's voice.

"Everything is fine and don't worry nothing is going to stop me from seeing you tomorrow," Nagisa gleamed.

Shizuma smiled before answering, "I can't wait to see you either, my little Nagisa. I'm not sure I will be able to sleep tonight."

"Well you had better because I'm not sure you are going to be getting much while you're here," Nagisa said playfully into the phone.

"Hmm Hahaha, when did you get so bold?" Shizuma laughed, "I better get going, I will see you tomorrow, my little Nagisa. I love you."

"Shizuma!" Nagisa growled playfully, "Okay good night and I love you to."

Morning couldn't come quick enough for Shizuma and as she told Nagisa the night before, she didn't end up sleeping for more than two hours. She had a quick shower and got dressed into the outfit she had set aside the night before. It was a simple dark blue strapless dress that reached her knees, with strapped heels and a light black jacket for the plane. She had tied her hair the same way she had done every other morning deciding to keep that as simple as possible. She had the bellboy bring her luggage out to her black sedan and load it into the boot as she slid into the back of the car. A few hours later she was waiting to exit the airplane after landing.

As she exited the airport, she looked around for a familiar car that was coming to pick her up. Then she heard her name being called by a very familiar voice.

"Shizuma!" Nagisa called to her as she ran towards her.

Just like how their story started in high school, Nagisa landed in Shizuma's arms and they performed a little turn. Shizuma held Nagisa into her chest and kissed her head.

"My little Nagisa," Shizuma said only loud enough for Nagisa to hear.

Nagisa raised her head to see Shizuma starring at her with tears threatening to spill out. She noticed that her own eyes threatened to spill tears but she didn't care because her only love was finally home. Home where she belonged.

Nagisa raised herself up just enough to finally give Shizuma the kiss she had been holding onto for so many months. Shizuma kissed Nagisa back and the world just fell away as they continued until they couldn't breathe anymore.

"Let's go," Shizuma said as she grabbed Nagisa's hand and began to run.