Chapter 2

The phone rang, Kanata went to pick it up.

"Hello? Saionji residence-"

"May I speak to Miyu Kozuki ? It's very urgent-" a cold voice came.

Kanata got confused, some unknown person calling Miyu here? "Yes, please hold on.. Miyu! It's for you.."

"Hello?" Kanata did not know what happened or what he said on other end, he just saw Miyu's face getting chalk white in a second.

"Miyu-?" before he could even react, the phone collapsed off her hand, and she bent on her knees, screaming-

"Mooooooooom! Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!"

The phone rang again. Kanata picked it up.

"Oye, Kanata?" a crying Hosho was other side.

"Dad? What happened?"

"They-they- the plane crashed on sea! No trace of-" he started to cry again.

Kanata could not believe his ears. He gave a quick look at Miyu, her body shaking with weeping. Kanata stepped forward, a bit hesitated, and placed a hand over her neck. Miyu looked up. all red eye, with a frantic look, like she's not watching who or what is in front of her.

"This can't be true!" She got hold of his shirt, "Tell me it's all a stupid joke!" Kanata remained silent, and she just jumped backward. "Stay away from me! Off from here!" hissed she. Meanwhile in her mind she was hearing those words: "still to experience the worst separation.. the darkest days..."

Oh, how mean and self-centered she was to think it to be about Kanata! The lady was talking about her parents, she could never imagine! Miyu went on crying; and with that she was getting a strange hatred kind of feeling growing about her 'more than friend' house-mate. In subconscious she was blaming him for what happened for no cause.

Kanata's eyes rolled, but he did not say a word, thinking it would be best to let her drag all emotions out. He looked at her with sad eyes, and went out to the phone again. He knew what to do now. He dialled a familiar number.

"Hanakomachi ? Sorry to disturb..but.."

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Weeks later.

"Are you sure you want to leave?" Nanami asked for the two-hundredth time.

"I decided, Nanami.." Miyu barely smiled, "They had already had my school chosen.. their last wish was we would go back home, and I will do that.."

"But that's so cruel!" Chris was almost teary, "you are leaving us!"

"Will remember you all, friends.. and I am not going another country,we definitely would meet again.."

Santa left the scene, finding Kanata, who was missing since morning. He looked into his room, he was not there.

That means..

Kanata was sitting over the Bell Tower, staring at the sky, gazing the clouds, until he heard the footsteps just behind him. He looked back, with blank eyes.

"Santa..?"

"Should you not be there with her?"

Kanata just stared.

"Kanata, she is going."

"I know" whispered Kanata. He knew that they had to be separated one day or other, but not this way..

##FLASHBACK##

"Miyu.. it's dinner time.." Kanata informed softly.

"I told not to disturb me!" a sharp voice came from the blonde.

"What happened to you?" Kanata could control him no more, it was weeks she's having such attitude towards him.

"You want explanation? Fine, It's YOU."

"Me?" Kanata was baffled.

"Had I not given too much time thinking about your this house and members, I could have realised the fortune teller told it about my parents.. I could have warned them.. I could.." she told at a stretch, and tears falling again, "What are you watching now?! Please leave, or let me leave!"

Kanata could not understand it all, but her hatred was so genuine he could stand it no more.

##FLASHBACK ENDS##

"Kanata! Are you listening? Kanata?"

"Eh? yes.." Kanata got back to senses, "If she wants it, it's OK.. I appreciate her feelings."

"Whatever.." Santa was about to go, when the brunette whispered, "Oye, Santa..?"

"Hm?"

"That pen friend of you, Akame, is back to Japan, isn't it?"

"Yes she did" Santa smiled with a little crimson over his cheeks, his love is back, at Miyu's hometown, a few stations from here.. "But why would you ask?"

The brunette looked into his eyes, "Can you ask her to have sometimes a look at Miyu? She's still in a trauma I believe.."

They both stared at each other for a minute, then Kanata felt himself in his best friend's embrace, "I would, surely."

"Thanks.."

"I am always with you.."

The two old fans of cactus man, in each other's shoulders..

"Cactus man had thorns all over.. whoever comes in contact gets hurt.. but within that he had a beautiful heart.."

(A/N: Spoiled it? Well, until next chapter :) Please review, let me know how it is & where the faults are:))