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Chapter 3:

If I said the wrong thing would you leave me?

Though my fingers may break, I just can't let you go.

Don't know why I believed you.

Not with that promise you made me just yesterday.

"Stupid Tohma." she pouted. "How could you tell me that you were moving on and then..."

She cried silently, her brown eyes trying to focus on the road, but failed. She pulled over in what seemed to be a deserted, graveled road. She was in the middle of nowhere, so she thought it safe to just let her out cry out.

"I trusted you! You failed me! How could you just give up so easily? I'll never forgive you Seguchi Tohma! I'll never forgive you!"

"Ma'am, is everything okay?"

Mika turned in alarm to find a man standing by her window. She let out a little scream before she focused on his kind face.

"I...I'm sorry. You suprised me, just showing up like that."

"Well, you suprised me, too, pulling up in my driveway." he said with a smile in his eyes.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I guess, I wasn't paying any attention. I didn't realize that this was your driveway. I'll just be on my way. Sorry to bother you."

"Whoah, now, slow down, ma'am. I wasn't running you off. You seem to be in an awful mess. Why don't you come inside? I'm make you a cup of tea and you can sit out your sorrows until the morning? How does that sound?"

"Oh, sir, it's a kind offer but..."

"No, I insist. A pretty lady like you shouldn't be out and about this time of night, especially while she's crying."

She thought it over for a moment.

"Alright, then. Thank you, sir. You are very kind."

"It's my pleasure."

"By the way," she asked, "what is your name?"

"Oh. It's Sanoskei."

"Well, hello, Sanoskei, I am Mika."

I will always love you

Take the me out of you

A lot of people gonna be disappointed when they find out

That I love you and I need you

'Til my heart stops beating, I'll never lose this feeling

A lot of people gonna be disappointed when they find out

"I'm sorry, Mika, for everything." Tohma whispered, dropping to his knees, his finger quivering over the gun's trigger.

He was about to apply pressure when...

"Sachou, sir, I have that paperwork you want-GAH!"

Tohma's eyes went wide as he jumped with fright and the gun fell out of his hands, landing on the floor with a bang. The trigger set off, sending a bullet close to the visitor's leg.

"S-Sakano-san...I...I'm sorry..."

"Sachou, are you okay?" Sakano asked nervously, approaching his boss who was a crumped heap on the floor.

"No, Sakano-san, I'm not. I've ruined everything. I made a huge mistake and now everything I had hoped for is dead."

"Sachou..."

Sakano took Tohma in his arms and let the man cry into his chest.

"I feel so alone." Tohma said through his sobs.

"You aren't alone." Sakano told him back soothingly. "You're never alone. You'll always have me."

Tohma looked up at Sakano with wide, sad eyes. Sakano always felt so awed by those eyes, but now his heart was breaking because his eyes were no longer smiling.

"I love you, Tohma. I'll tell you when the time is right. Right now, a lot of people would be disappointed if they found out."

3:11 again, no I'm not your best friend

Don't you see I will do anything to keep you with me

Close your eyes, hold on tight, spin around, it's alright

Don't you see my plans will always have you in them?

He had given up the hope that anyone could possibly take him away from every hurt and pain he was feeling. He had no intentions of even living anymore. Nothing or no one could save him, and no one wanted him around, so what was the point in living? Or, so he thought. Sakano stayed up with him until he fell asleep. It was around 3:11.

He whispered in Sakano's ear before drifting off to sleep, "Thank you, Sakano-san. You're something else.."

"I won't leave you, Tohma... I won't."