Disclaimer: Same as previous chapter.
Kaito grabbed Ichika's hand and led her outside the building not caring in the slightest what kind of punishment he was in for when his bosses discovered what happened to him today. It was simply a situation he would deal with at a later date when he wasn't about to jump out of his skin in pure bliss. Ichika was back and hopefully for good. As the couple stood in front of the store Kaito took the girls other hand and swung them in between the two. "There are millions of questions I want to ask you and I have no clue where to even begin."
"Well let's start off by making up for lost time." She responded, giving him a warm smile and moving in for a second kiss. At this moment the two existed only in pure bliss.
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Kanna stood in front of her bedroom mirror admiring herself in its reflection. She had let her hair grow out slightly over the past school year and it now hung just below her chin. 'Well I have more options now' she thought to herself playing with a loose strand. The young girl had been preparing to go visit Kaito at work today, knowing he disliked his job and hoping she could brighten his day, even if it was only by a small fraction.
Her feelings for the black haired boy had not faded over time and she would lay awake every night hoping he would finally return her feelings even if the chances of that happening were slim. She grabbed her bag, "Maybe I can even convince him to have lunch with me today after he gets off work!" she shouted out loud which drew some questioning looks from her mother as she descended the stairs.
"I'll be home before dinner mom!" she shouted as she slipped on her shoes and ran out the door.
Kanna kept up a brisk pace walking down the quiet country road that led to the grocery store her beloved Kaito worked at, she was in an amazing mood that would only be bolstered by seeing the object of her affection in person. 'This summer I'm going to reveal my true feelings to Kaito, we've gotten so close this past year by being in the same class again and I know good things will happen!' she thought as she rose her fist in a victory stance.
The blue haired girl started humming to herself as she skipped up the road, eyes closed not wanting to waste any time, and she was far too excited to dawdle around. But the feelings of good fortune she had weren't going to last forever. As she rounded the corner and slowly opened her eyes she almost couldn't believe what she saw.
"Well let's start off by making up for lost time." The red haired girl told Kaito as the two moved in for a kiss.
Kanna dropped her bag on the hard sidewalk, her mouth rising and falling but no words escaping her lips. It was Ichika. She blinked and shook her head a few times, not wanting to believe what she was seeing. She opened her eyes and they were still locked in a deep kiss. Eyes closed then open again and the two were still holding each other. At this point she knew her eyes were telling the truth and giant tears began to well up around her sapphire eyes, she screamed In heartbreak.
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The newly reunited couple broke off their kiss and were simply content to hold each other for a moment, that was until a piercing scream rang out in the distance. They both turned their heads in the direction of the noise in time to see a streak of blue run off in the opposite direction. They turned to one another and shrugged neither knowing what it was that made the noise or just how much hurt one of their friends was in at this moment.
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The tears were free falling at this point as Kanna ran. She kept running back up the path she just traveled leaving a wet trail in her wake which soaked into the ground that knew them well. Hundreds of questions raced through her head at that moment.
'How did she make it back?'
'How long has she been back?'
'Why can't Kaito return my feelings? Ichika isn't even human!'
'Why am I so alone?'
'Will I ever be happy?'
She didn't stop running until she flung the door to her bedroom open and threw herself onto her bed, only to crash into a large body that was not there when she left.
"I'm sorry, Kanna." The blue haired man said in a whisper.
Kanna picked up a pillow, not wanting Tetsurou to see her bloodshot eyes.
"Don't you have somewhere to be with Mio?" she asked bitterly through the pillow.
"She thought it would be better if I talked to you alone."
"Just go away."
"Why? So you can wallow in misery alone?" He questioned.
This question only earned a simple whine from the girl as she forced herself onto the bed and curled up into a fetal position clutching a pillow to her chest.
"Leave me alone. You have no idea what I'm feeling right now." She said. Her voice was completely flat. Tetsurou was having none of it.
"You think I don't know how you feel!?" as he yelled as he rolled a sock off his foot. "You see this mark?" Kanna poked her head over the pillow; there was a large red scar on the side of his right foot. "I did this last summer because my feelings were so jumbled up! On one hand I wanted nothing more than for you to be happy but at the same time I was ignoring my own feelings for you. I was so torn on what to think that I ended up kicking a fence in frustration."
The girl buried her face into her pillow once again.
"I had to do a lot of soul searching after that, I got into a fight with my sister and even hung up on Kai for being the focal point of your heartache. But after a long night of anger and frustration I came to the conclusion that you would never care for me the way I cared for you and that was just fine, things don't always work out the way you want and sometimes we just need to move on. I'll always have this scar to remember what happened that summer and remind myself to never let that happen again." He paused for a breath "Does that make any sense?" he asked as he rolled his sock back over his wound.
Kanna paused for a moment, still sobbing into her pillow.
"Just leave me alone." With that she rolled over to face away from him and threw her blanket over her head. Tetsurou left without saying another word.
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Kaito and Ichika walked hand in hand down the long road through the fields that led to the home that they both shared so many memories in. Neither of them spoke, while there were stories to be told and questions to be asked the two were just happy to be together once again and shared the walk in blissful silence.
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"How is she holding up?" Mio asked her boyfriend as he closed the door to the home of a broken heart behind him.
Tetsurou shrugged. "Can't say, she just kept telling me to leave her alone. I just hope she takes what I told her to heart."
Mio gave him a reassuring smile. "You have a knack for cheering people up, I'm sure she'll be fine. But we should check up on her later and make sure she is hanging in there." Tetsurou nodded in agreement and placed an arm around the petite girls shoulder as they set off back into town. Neither of them noticed the lock of blue hair turning away from the upstairs window.
"Sometimes we just need to move on…." Kanna whispered to herself. "If only things were that simple" And with that she let out another heartbroken sob.
AN: Part two!
I didn't plan on writing any angst/drama when I started this story but it was such a major part of the anime and in order to capture the feel of the show I felt inclined to include this bit.
I also hate putting Kanna through this kind of pain, she was such a great character in the series and I felt so bad that she ended up getting the short end of the stick when things were all said and done. The scene where she has a confrontation with Ichika and then cries her eyes out with Tetsurou is one of the most emotional scenes I've ever seen in any anime. Don't get me wrong, Kaito and Ichika make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside but a little part of me was cheering poor Kanna on until the very end of the show.
More to come very soon!
