Destiny

There is always a happy ending

Title: Destiny

Author: Kanata Saionji.

Genre: Tragedy/ Romance

Story Line: A tragic accident leads the seventeen-year-old Kanata Saionji alone and tormented by his own thoughts. The loss of the love of his life was too much for him. He is sent to the States for his further studies as well as for a change in atmosphere. There the story which he thought had ended tragically continues with the entry of a blonde girl who might just change his world. How is his story going to end? Read to find out!

Disclaimer: The Author does not own the characters. Everything is the sole property of whomsoever it was created by. However the story, in the general version, belongs to the Author.

Author's words: Enjoy the story to its extreme and please, the readers can make any sort of comment. Anonymous reviews are welcomed.

Story…

The Tokyo International airport looked as crowed and hectic as ever. Passengers were boarding on and off the plane. They were greeted and sent off by friends and relatives. The usual day-to-day activities at the Airport were going on. The passengers waved, cried or sometimes maybe even hugged the persons waiting for them or sending them off. It was usual for people leaving to another country and to leave their home country to feel sad and for those who just arrived back at their home country to feel ecstatic. But why then was a brunette seventeen year old looked as though it was the end of his life?

'Kanata, this is for you,' said a raven haired boy to the brunette and handed him a cassette which was labeled, "Graduation Party". The brunette gave the cassette one look and tried to give it back but the raven haired refused to take it back saying, 'you didn't even make it to the Graduation Party… At least take a look through what went on man…'

Kanata gave his friend one more look in the eyes and said, 'what's the use Santa? What am I going to do with these stupid parties and stuff…? I'm already dead, aren't I?'

'Kanata, stop talking like that,' said a girl of their age standing beside Santa. She had short dark hair and was as tall as the boys. Her eyes were sharp enough to pierce one but Kanata was either too stubborn or too much in despair to give in.

'Here, take this,' said another girl with dark greenish hair wearing pigtails and gave him a parcel. Kanata took it from her slowly and touching it he realized it was nothing but a book. A memory raced into his mind and he found himself hearing a familiar voice saying, 'Kanata, you are such a book-worm! Can't you just stop reading them… at least for once… and listen to me?'

Kanata's lips curved to a small sad smile and his mind raced with thoughts, 'Maya, I'll give up reading books forever… can I just listen to your voice… just one more time? So that I can tell you…'

'Kanata?' called a voice. Kanata snapped out of his thoughts and found himself facing his four friends, standing in the middle of the Tokyo International Airport, ready to leave to New York for higher studies at the Brooklyn University.

'I'd better be going guys,' muttered Kanata under his breath and he began to move towards the security check. He hadn't moved a few steps when the only person who hadn't spoken till now.

'Kanata,' she said, her long purple hair falling on her shoulders. Her eyes were filled with worry and anxiety. Kanata turned to face her. Her purple eyes pierced into his trying to read him but of no avail.

'I have to go now Chris…' he said but she began before he had the chance to leave.

'Look here Kanata,' she said and holding her hands together at her chest said in a worried tone, 'you're making all of us worry Kanata… we are just too worried to even let you leave to America alone…'

Kanata gave a small smile and said, 'please guys… don't worry for a person who's already dead…'

'Kanata, what are you saying?' asked Christine, tears now forming in her magnificent eyes.

'Chris…' said Kanata looking away from her and said, 'my heart belonged to Maya and when she died, my heart just died with her… I'm just one of the dead walking this earth without anything to live for anymore…'

'Don't say that Kanata,' said Chris tears now falling down her cheeks. The other three friends of theirs were standing just a few feet from the two and they knew that it was impossible for them to change Kanata. He had after all loved Maya all his life, ever since Maya moved to Heiomachi when they were just five.

'Look Chris… I'm going to America just because you guys asked me too…' said Kanata with his eyes closed.

'Kanata…,' started Christine but Kanata continued, 'you know Chris… I was going to cancel this trip… If Maya had been still around, I'd have stayed here with her as long as I lived… but…'

He left the sentence hanging and Chris was glad that he didn't finish it. Maya was so close to her that Chris had given up on Kanata just for her sake. Just like it was no mystery that Maya and Kanata were in love, it was no more a mystery that Christine had liked Kanata for a long time. But she had known that Maya and Kanata loved each other. So she had slowly tried to forget about that feeling and developed friendly ones with the two stronger.

'Look here Kanata,' she said suddenly, 'taking this trip would be good for you… the different atmosphere and meeting different people would prove good in changing you… what the heck, you might even meet someone who'll make you forget about Maya…'

Kanata looked at Christine and she was surprised to see that his auburn orbs were teary. But his voice remained steady. He said, 'nothing in this world… no person in this world will be able to make me forget Maya'.

'I'm here!' shouted a blonde emerald eyed seventeen-year-old girl thousands of miles away in the city of New York in United States of America.

Chapter 1

John F Kennedy International Airport

'Miyu…' squealed another girl with blonde hair as well, though hers was a little dark. Her auburn eyes filled with exhaustion and she looked up at her best friend in amazement. They were both standing outside the entrance to the John F Kennedy International Airport. Apparently, they had run to the airport rather than take a taxi.

'C'mon Katie… don't tell me you're already exhausted…' kidded the blonde, who was standing straight, with her hands on her back and gasping for breath.

Katie on the other hand had hers on her knees and was trying pretty hard to catch her breath. Her blonde hair which was tied to a pony-tail fell over her right shoulder. Miyu's hair was let down, so hers was sticking out at odd angles all over.

As soon as Katie caught her breath she exclaimed at her friend, 'we are seventeen and for Pete's sake, why do we still have to keep these childish running races?'

'C'mon Katie… how much older we might get, as long as we have legs and the strength to run, we should do it… at least for the fun of getting the air whip your hair and clear your mind,' said Miyu closing her eyes and extending her arms.

'Whatever,' said Katie, standing up straight and pulling down her hair said, 'let's go see your mom… she might put an end to your stupid acts…'

Miyu stuck out her tongue at her and they both entered the Airport. They walked past many officers who greeted the two girls warmly, after all Miyu's mom, Miki Kouzuki was working at a high position in the security check department and Katie, i.e., Catherine's brother, Jeff alias Jeffery Samuelson was one of the most talented young pilots.

'Hey you two!' came a voice from behind the girls. They both turned to see a handsome young man in his early twenties with dark black hair and enticing azure blue eyes. He smiled down at the two girls and his eyes warmed at the sight of one of them.

'Hey Jeff!' exclaimed the two girls and Miyu asked, 'Where's mom?'

'Well… she's on her break now… waiting for you two… she's in her cabin of course,' and then lowering his voice said, 'could you keep her hyper down for a while… she's asking me to work all day long… it's kinda tiring you know…'

'It's no use asking her bro,' pointed out Katie placing her hand on Miyu's shoulder, 'she's more hyper than her mom…'

'Katie…'

The two siblings laughed for a few minutes during which Miyu joined them as well. A few seconds later, even before they could stop laughing, a man dressed in a whit uniform called out to Jeff.

'Oh my god… Gotta go you two,' he said and kissed his sister lightly on her head and before leaving gave a smile directed towards Miyu. She smiled back. Katie looked at the two and shook her head going, 'so typical… and so clueless…'

'What are you on about?' asked Miyu as she started walking towards her mother's cabin. Katie walked by her side and with a wicked grin said, 'oh, nothing at all…'

As soon as they reached the cabin, the door flew open and there stood a middle aged woman with short ginger hair and emerald green eyes. She pulled both the girls into a huge hug and muttered, 'how are you two…?'

'Fine…' Katie muttered choking.

'But if you didn't let go of us now…,' started Miyu.

'We'll probably die of suffocation Mrs. Kouzuki!' finished Katie.

She let go of them at once. She gave them one huge smile and led them inside her cabin. Her cabin was a medium sized room full in white—with a table and a formal looking chair on one side and two other chairs opposite to it. A cooler and a coffee-maker were placed at one end of the room and it was fully air-conditioned. Numerous phones were seated on the table and an intercom was nearest to the main chair. The two girls took a seat opposite her while she took her seat behind the table.

'So, how are you guys doing?' she asked.

'Really great, Mrs. Kouzuki,' answered Katie, 'but your daughter seems to have a big problem…'

'What is it honey?' asked Miki concerned.

'Nothing mom… she's just kidding… right Catherine?' asked Miyu through clenched teeth.

'How many times do I have to tell you not to call me that?' asked Katie flaring up at once, 'it's so… so…'

'English?' asked Miyu with a small smirk.

'Hmpf,' puffed Katie and said, 'what can I do? My mom's Japanese… Dad's English… Brother was born in Hong Kong during one of their jobs there and I was born in Paris… now both of us are living in New York while they returned to Tokyo… what does that make me?'

'Hmmm… difficult one indeed…' said Miki thoughtfully.

'I know I know!' shouted Miyu putting her hand up eagerly and said, 'it make you… Catherine Samuelson!'

'Very funny Kouzuki!' said Katie her arms crossed.

Within seconds the three started laughing their heads out. After what felt like a whole hour, Miki calmed enough to ask the two girls, 'so how did your Graduation Party go?'

'It was awesome… but too bad, Miyu didn't make it,' said Katie with a glint in her eye and noticing Miyu's anxious face added, 'while we're at it, she didn't come to prom either…'

'Why not?' asked Miki, 'don't tell me no boy asked you…'

'Actually a couple did…' started Miyu.

'A couple?' asked Katie standing up, 'almost the entire guy population in our class asked her out… except perhaps my date… she refused the entire bunch'.

'Why?' asked Miki, 'don't you find any interesting boys out there?'

'Mom,' said Miyu turning to see her and said, 'there is a difference between interest and love…'

'But you're still seventeen, there are plenty of chances to fall in love…' reassured her mother but Miyu was startled at the very thought.

'What are you saying mom?' she asked, 'Love can occur only once...'

'Okay… let's get to you, your way,' said Katie, 'what is your type of guy? The one who you'll fall in love with… and once and only once…'

'Yeah, tell us…' said Miki and leaned on her table.

'Don't you have work mom?' asked Miyu uncomfortably.

'Not for another half an hour, I don't,' said Miki reassuringly.

'And don't change the subject Miyu…' said Katie threateningly.

Miyu sighed and said, 'well actually… I don't have any particular interests in one such person or something like that…'

'Then how will you find out if you love someone or not?' asked Miki sitting up straight.

'Well, He will tell me,' said Miyu and pointed her index finger up at the roof.

The two exchanged glances. They turned to Miyu and Katie asked, 'you nuts? What will He do? Do you think the one He made for you will be wearing a pluck card or something that says "I'm made of Miyu" or "Where's Miyu Kouzuki"?'

Miyu smiled simply and said, 'He will have ways to tell me…'

'When did you become all philosophical?' asked Miki, 'I think leaving you and Katie to live together away from your parents was a really bad idea… I should call your father at once about this…'

'Mom,' said Miyu, 'dad's probably attending to an important project or something… why do you want to disturb him?'

'Disturb him?' asked Miki disbelievingly, 'he would throw away his job for you…'

'Yeah… yeah… like that's ever gonna happen…' said Miyu.

'Now,' said Katie, 'shall we come back to what we were discussing?'

'Yeah… so who's this dream guy of yours?' asked Miki and then before Miyu could utter even another word the intercom buzzed and a voice rang through it going, 'Mrs. Kouzuki, we have a slight problem here…'

'What is it?' asked Miki, her voice irritated.

'Maybe you should come right away… this passenger seems to be from your country and he seem to carry some weird stuff with him…' the voice said shrugging.

Miki sighed and said, 'I'm on my break…'

'It won't last more than five minutes Mrs. Kouzuki,' said the voice.

'I'd be there in a minute,' said Miki and turning off the intercom she stood up and looked at the girls uncertainly. Suddenly, her eyes glinted and she said, 'you two come with me as well… after this problem, we'll head out to a drink on me, what do you say?'

'Of course!' piped Katie.

'Yeah mom,' said Miyu and they both got up.

They walked for a whole minute during which her mother said, 'I want to know more about this dream guy of yours honey… and of course about the university you two just enrolled in… is it a fine one?'

They reached a door which read, "Security". Miki stretched her hand to open it when she said to the two, 'why don't you and Katie wait for me at the Madam Maxims'?'

The two were thoughtful for a minute and then Miyu said, 'ok then… we'll wait for you'

Miyu and Katie gave her a huge smile and turned to leave. Miki entered the room but before Miyu could take another step Katie caught hold of her wrist and pulled her back.

'What the devil are you doing?' asked Miyu.

'Sh…' said Katie and they both stood near the door. The door was a little open and they could clearly hear what was going on inside. Katie said in a whisper to Miyu, 'I always wanted to know how it works…'

'God…' sighed Miyu.

Inside the room, Miki took a chair behind the table and two security officers were standing beside her. The particular passenger who was the current problem turned out to be a handsome brunette teenager who looked fresh from High school. Miki wondered what the problem could be. She reached for his passport and read the name.

'Name, Kanata Saionji,' she read, 'age, seventeen… Heiomachi, Japan… What's the problem?'

'He seems to have quite some weird stuff with him,' said one of the men beside her. The other reached for the box which was earlier in front of the table near the brunette. He gave the first security a cold look at the mention of the word, "weird".

Miki took the box and opened it. She was surprised to see the stuff which she saw inside the box. First, she took out a broken lead pencil which was surrounded by strands of black hair. She gave the brunette a questioning look. His eyes went suddenly dazed.

'I can't believe you broke my brand new pencil… you are such a klutz!' exclaimed a brunette of nearly ten years.

'I'm so sorry Kanata!' replied a girl with short black hair which was tied to small pig tails. She looked the same age as the boy. 'I was so confused with the test, I pushed the pencil into my hair while thinking and it just broke… it damaged my hair as well…'

Miki next took out a torn one ear piece of an earphone. She looked at it with surprise thinking what one could do with only one part of an earphone?

'What are you listening to Kanata?'

'Jesse McCarty,' replied the brunette simply.

'Let me hear it too!' exclaimed the raven haired girl and pulled the right earpiece and placed it in her right ear. At one point they both struggled and she pulled a little too harder resulting in breaking it.

'You broke it Maya!' shouted the brunette.

'I'm so sorry…!'

Miki realized that there was a sub in the both inside it. She pulled the upper part of the box and there inside it were white and pink colored beads. She took a handful and looked at it. Her emerald eyes softened.

'Kanata!'

'What now… what did you do to the floor?' asked the brunette furiously.

'I broke my chain,' wailed the raven haired.

'God… you're just giving me way too much work…'

'Sorry, I'll help you,' said Maya and bent down to get some while he stopped her by saying, 'you'll just give me more work than before… just leave it… I'll take care of it… now, LEAVE!'

Miki sighed at the other stuff inside the box and closing it gave it back to the brunette. Kanata gave her a small surprised look. Miki smiled at him and asked, 'that's from someone special, huh?'

Kanata gave her a strained smile, 'more special than you think'.

Miki smiled and said, 'all the best Kanata'.

'Thank you ma'am,' said Kanata with a small smile and turned to leave. He walked to the door and opened it. He walked right past two eavesdropping blondes and without even a second glance left the "Security Room" thinking how Chris had been so wrong in saying that he would forget Maya. After all, wherever he went, Maya came with him. Maya filled his everything.

'Wow… he's handsome…' said Katie looking at the brunette.

Miyu smiled and stood up just in time to hear her mother saying, 'what are you two doing here?'

Miyu and Katie gave her suspicious laughs and they were both taken to Madam Maxims by their ears. They couldn't feel their ears for another fifteen minutes.

'So what was all that about Mom?' asked Miyu sipping her orange juice.

'It's just a teenager who had some souvenirs of his love,' said Miki though Miyu could clearly see the sadness in her eyes.

'What's wrong mom?' asked Miyu worriedly.

'That boy… he seemed so lonely and sad… I'm guessing that his love is dead…' said Miki sadly. Miyu looked at her curiously wondering why her mother was caring so much about a mere stranger. She tried to ask this to her but contained herself when Katie's dessert arrived. So she decided on another question.

'Why don't you just get something to drink and get back to work mom,' said Miyu and turned to see Katie with her cell.

'Hey! Where are you?' asked Katie in her cell and after a few minutes she hung up. It was completely unnatural for Katie to hang up that early cause she always goes on for hours even with strangers. So, Miyu asked her, 'who hung up on you so early? It must be some sort of a personal record Katie…'

'Very funny Kouzuki,' said Katie angry at the fact that even Miki was laughing. She said, 'it was Dylan and for you information, he's in the airport here to pick up a friend's friend… so he said he'll call later…'

'Dylan…' asked Miki looking up from her lime tea, 'isn't he your classmate who lives right upstairs to you two?'

'Yeah…' said Miyu and added with a smirk, 'he's the one who asked Katie to the prom…'

'He's always been alone in that apartment of his…,' said Katie, 'now his friend I Japan sent over his friend who got a seat in the same university as the three of us…'

'Oh…' said Miki and Miyu together.

'So, we are just getting one more neighbor…' said Miyu thoughtfully.

'Oh yeah!' said Katie suddenly from her strawberry sundae, 'you remember Alex?'

'Alex who?' asked Miyu.

'Alex Taylor… the one from our English class last year,' said Katie shrugging, 'she's throwing a party at her place tomorrow night'.

'I'm not going,' said Miyu at once.

'Hey,' said Katie, 'there's no need for a date… its just a simple party… you can always come alone…'

'You're going with Dylan?' asked Miki.

'I don't know… his new roommate's here… so…' started Katie.

'Dylan will come up with something,' reassured Miyu finishing her juice, 'he always does…'

'Yeah…' said Katie.

'Hi!' said a brunette azure eyed teenager to another brunette with auburn eyes carrying a traveling bag and a back-pack. The latter gave him a questioning look.

'I'm Dylan Patterson,' said the former and held out his hand, 'You're Kanata Saionji right?'

The latter nodded and said, 'nice to meet you… shall we leave now?'

Dylan smiled and turned and said, 'sure… this way please…'

Kanata sighed and followed him thinking, 'Maya… I'm here… Wish me luck… I'd probably be back in Heiomachi in another week…'

End Chapter 1

A/N: How was it guys? And one thing, Maya and Miyu are not look alike, which you'll learn in the next chapters… Please Review…