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Painful memories part 2
That night, Ichigo sat in her room, face down on her bed crying her eyes out. She didn't want to remember what happened earlier that day on her date with Masaya but it seemed that she had no choice. Her mind refused to let her forget and her tears refused to stop. So there she was lying on her bed, crying, she had skipped dinner and told her parents not to bother her. Knowing how moody Ichigo was, her parents obliged. Nothing she did helped her to shake the memory.
(MEMORY)
The couple walked slowly to the restaurant. After Masaya realized that Ichigo was okay, he loosened up. They laughed and talked the entire way to the restaurant, enjoying just being with each other, it seemed perfect.
At the restaurant, Masaya was a gentleman as usual, escorting Ichigo hand in hand to their table and he insisted that she ordered anything she wanted. He wanted everything to be perfect to keep Ichigo in a pleasant state of mind. As an appetizer, they both ordered Harumaki (spring rolls). The main meal continued with them having sashimi (slices of raw fish), gohan (coked rice) and tomewan (miso soup). To drink, Ichigo had a Strawberry Ramune (Ramune-a Japanese carbonated beverage) while Masaya had orange ramune. For dessert Masaya insisted that he order for Ichigo and she agreed but he didn't tell her what he ordered. The waiter returned with Masaya's order of kudmono (fruit) and shortly after a bowl of strawberries with two bowls, one with melted dark chocolate and the other with thick, smooth cream. Both for dipping the strawberries. Ichigo's eyes lightened up and she squealed in delight. This made Masaya very happy to see her smile but that only made him feel worse about what he was about to say to Ichigo. He decided to wait until after dessert.
After an incredibly enjoyable desert, the waiter removed all the dishes, leaving Masaya and Ichigo alone to talk. Masaya decided that it was best not to beat around the bush
"Ichigo" he started
"Yes, Aoyama-kun" she answered sweetly
"I brought you her to tell you something very important" he continued.
Ichigo listen closely, curious as to what he was about to say. He continued.
"Ichigo, I love you"
With that, her smile grew from ear to ear and she began to get excited
"but" he continued
"but I am going off to study in England and my parents insisted on them moving there as well so that after a complete my studies, I will live there permanently"
Ichigo's smile deteriorated into a frown and she could feel the tears approaching
"Ichigo, believe me, this is the last thing I would ever do, moving permanently, I don't want to hurt the one I care about most, it wasn't my decision, my parents arranged everything. I decided that I wanted to have one last perfect date with you before I told you. I'm so sorry" he ended
Ichigo now in tears realized by the look in his eyes that this was as hard for him as it was for her, so she leaned in towards him. Noticing this, he also leaned in towards her and they shared a sweet, tender, loving kiss.
After dinner, Masaya walked Ichigo home and gave her another sweet kiss before they parted for the night.
(END MEMORY)
So there she was, crying her eyes out and trying to think of anything else but Masaya, she knew that he loved her but she alsoknew that in a week he would be gone forever and this is what pained Ichigo so much. She scrambled for any memory she could find to think of instead but unluckily for her, the only other memory she could think of was of earlier that day, with Kish, she thought about what he said.
(FLASHBACK)
"If you even bothered to take a look around, you may have appreciated how much thought I put into this, into you. You don't understand what's it's like for me. It's constant torture. Every second of every day, I yearn to see your face, to hear your voice, to taste your lips, to feel your body on mine"
(END FLASHBACK)
He seemed serious enough to mean what he said but it just couldn't sink in, the fact that Kish cared so deeply for her and how strongly she affected him. Then she remembered what else he told her
(FLASHBACK)
"You are so consumed by thoughts of your precious Aoyama-kun that you don't think of anyone else that may have emotions"
"I have no time for selfish people"
(END FLASHBACK)
Kish's words cut Ichigo to the bone; she never knew that he could be so cold and blunt. A fresh set of tears fell freely from Ichigo's eyes and continued to fall all night as these two memories (Masaya and Kish) haunted her, tortured her until finally she curled up and fell asleep, where she would dream of these memories and continue the pain. She had never felt this horrible in her life.
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Will Ichigo ever find peace? Review please, thanks