A/N: I have completely revised this story. I was bored, and it needed doing...I've changed some mistakes and taken some small things out of the story. And I have also added an extra chapter; which I had accidentally - not entirely sure how - missed out beforehand...which was troublesome...and I wanted to add it in...therefore you might want to read the story again; although you won't be missing overly much if you don't. Although I do like the story much better the way it is now...Thankies muchly to anyone who has reviewed in the past! :D WOopWoop! I love you all...and I hope you enjoy the new version of the story...

Song for this chapter: When I'm gone - Simple Plan

Chapter 2: Leaving

'The airport is packed today' Ayame thought to herself. An announcement rung out from the speakers on the walls; telling her it was time to board her plane. She turned, smiling, to the woman beside her. 'Thanks for coming to see me off Hannah, it means a lot to me.'

'It was a pleasure,' came the reply, 'I'll miss you y'know?'

'Ahh, maybe I'll see you again sometime; you never know.'

The two women embraced and bid each other goodbye and good luck, knowing this would probably be the last time they saw each other; at least, in person. The path Hannah intended to follow would probably lead to photographs in magazines, and interviews on television; Ayame would be able to see her that way. It was unlikely though, that Hannah would ever see her patient, and her friend, ever again.

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Somehow it seemed ironic that the sun was shining brightly on a day such as this one. But maybe if we'd said goodbye as the rain poured down the windows, it would have been too much like a movie.

However she chose to look at it, Hannah was not just saying goodbye to a patient; she was bidding farewell to a friend. If Ayame had just been a normal patient, Hannah doubted she would have even bothered to come to the airport with her. The girl would have just hired a taxi, and made the journey home alone, just like the countless others who came to the clinic from abroad.

The other members of staff there were all sad to see Ayame go too, she'd been there so long she'd almost become part of the scenery. 'A very noisy part' she thought, and chuckled to herself, that girl was always smiling and trying to make those around her laugh. If Hannah didn't know better, she'd say that the girl probably radiated happiness.

The girl had also had a big impact on her future life, Hannah had realised, Kunimitsu wasn't the only patient who had wanted her to start playing tennis professionally again. She was almost surprised that she hadn't realised the two were in cahoots from the start. Although she was sure that Ayame didn't know Ryoma Echizen, she was quite sure that she was the one who'd given Kunimitsu Tezuka the idea of using the kid to provoke her into playing again. 'Damn brats' she murmured to herself.

The feeling of Ayame pulling her into a huge bear hug brought Hannah from her thoughts, before she wrapped her arms around the smaller girl and squeezed her tight. 'See you later kiddo', she whispered softly. 'You bet', Ayame replied, pulling away and winking. Within moments, she'd grabbed her suitcase, and had turned away to walk to her plane, dragging the case behind her.

Hannah Essenheimer felt a sharp pang in her chest, as she watched the young girl walk away from her. Red hair bounced off her back as the girl walked off. The girl didn't look back once as she made her way along the corridor, and turned a corner to the check in desk. But that was okay, Hannah knew Ayame had always found it painful to say 'goodbye'.

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This chapter was always pretty damn short - I don' think I changed too much here either xx