For Marvic Sakura. Happy birthday! This is all I can give you. I can't sing well, I can't draw or edit, so there. HAHA.
Title: Finally :)
Summary: He has already found his happiness. All he has to do was to chase for her. –Ruka Nogi
Notes: This one-shot is the sequel to Happiness (Chapter 2). Yeah…
Genre: You-know -what.
Warnings: OOC-ness, grammar errors, typos
Disclaimer: No. Never.
There are two things to aim at in life: first, to get what you want; and after that, to enjoy it. Only the wisest of mankind achieve the second. ~Logan Pearsall Smith,Afterthoughts, 1931
He couldn't believe it. She was now standing in front of him, and he noticed… Hotaru had grown taller these past few years. Her cheekbones were now more prominent, making her look more mature.
More beautiful.
He tried to stop himself from blushing, but failed in doing so. He was now red from the base of his neck up to the tip of his ears, as he looked straight into her eyes.
Oh, how he missed her.
"Hota-" He immediately stopped himself from calling her first name when he saw her raised eyebrow. He knew he should have said… Hotaru, I miss you or something around those words, but the blonde just settled with these instead. "I-Imai. Long time no see."
The inventor felt kinda… disappointed when he stopped himself from saying her name. She looked at him as he turned beet red, blushing as he blinked his dazzling orbs every now and then.
They stood there, in the middle of the crowded airport, not minding the other people who seemed to be in a hurry.
Raising an eyebrow again, her eyes followed the movement of his hand as he unconsciously touched the back of his head.
"Aren't we leaving… Nogi?" she finally asked after a few minutes.
"Leaving?" Ruka's asked, snapping himself out from his dazed state. "Yeah, yeah. Leaving."
He curtly told her to follow him, after offering some help on carrying her purse. He blushed once again when Hotaru refused.
The car ride was quiet. They both didn't know the right words to say, or perhaps, the right way to say the right words either.
The blonde was itching to ask her if what happened to her these past few years, if she's just fine… if she already found someone…
She just returned, Ruka, he told himself and gently shook his head afterwards.
Hotaru noticed this and secretly smirked. She might not be that idiot of a mind-reader, but she could tell that he wanted to tell her something or at least, ask some questions.
She waited… and waited. Apparently, she was still the Ice Queen he knew back then, with a little amount of patience she could have. That's why in an irritated voice, she asked him, "Do you want to tell me something, Nogi?"
The blonde coughed, surprise and nervousness were written on his face.
"Uh… h-how are you?" Hotaru.
Hotaru sighed. "Fine," she answered and looked outside the window. I missed you... Ruka.
Ruka concentrated on his driving. He felt like having a heart attack then and there. His heart was throbbing painfully against his chest, yet it felt fine… like it should act that way every time he's around her.
He then stopped the car in front of a restaurant. The inventor couldn't help but look at him, her eyes filled with questions.
"What are we going to do there?"
The blonde looked at her and smiled his smile… sincere and captivating. He moved to step out from the car and quickly opened the door for her. Hotaru once again raised an eyebrow to him, when he suddenly offered his hand to her.
He smiled nervously in return. "Narumi-sensei invited everyone to gather here for your return. Mikan is here, too, you know. With Natsume and the kids."
Hotaru looked at him and… With the kids? That Hyuuga. I must make sure they're married. Or he will have a taste of my baka gun.
Still offering his hand to her, Ruka looked at the inventor who was frowning. "They got married three years ago," he said, and the frown on her beautiful face suddenly vanished.
He enveloped her small hands on his larger ones, feeling the calluses on them and marveling on the way they feel against his hand. He felt her tugged, as if trying to get her hands from him. But he just continued on holding her hand like that, never wanting to let go of the feeling he was feeling right now.
Yes, she just returned… but he wouldn't wait for the time when she would have to leave again. Now that she returned… he promised himself that he wouldn't let her go. Ever.
He held her hand tightly but gently, as they neared the door into the restaurant. Ruka then looked at her. He was surprised to find a faint tinge of red on both her cheeks…
"Hotaru," he said. The red on her cheeks deepened, and he decided to tell her, "I really miss you. I'm glad you're finally back."
She squeezed his hand gently to let him know that she felt the same way.
Their hearts beated harmoniously, as they looked into each other's eyes.
She smiled and told him, "I miss you, too, Ruka."
Ah. Finally.
Not exactly the right words but… they would probably get there.
A/N: I know, I know. *sulks in a corner* I didn't expect this ending either. TT_TT
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