Authors note: Hmm first of all I'm wondering if I already used the name of the law firm that Haruhi owns now a days. Because if I did then I should change the name in this one, but I couldn't find it in the other chapters=.= oh well…
I want to thank everybody who has been reading this fic even though it takes me ages to update another chapter.
I know it's been way too long since I've uploaded a chapter, don't worry I haven't forgotten about my fics yet I've just had no inspiration to write anything…. I really should just keep writing till I finish a story when I have inspiration or else it will land on a pile of unfinished stories=.=; I'm so bad at finishing stories that it's becoming pathetic .
I know who I am – Chapter 4
kimi no koto omoidasu hi
nante nai no wa
kimi no koto wasureta toki ga nai kara
~Ayumi Hamasaki
"Takashi…" Mitsukuni said through the phone.
"Ah." Said Takashi acknowledging Mitsukuni.
"She's back…" said Mitsukuni he knew it would be a shock for him. And as the silence continued he knew for sure. 'What's going through your mind right now, dear cousin?' "You still there, Takashi?" Mitsukuni asked.
"Yes."
"I have to talk to you in person, I'll be there in a few minutes." Said Mitsukuni, he didn't say bye just closed his phone and went on his way.
'She's back after all these years, why?' Takashi could only wonder about why she had suddenly returned, but it didn't make the pain less. He had dreamt about this day, but always it turned into a nightmare. Making her hate him. Even though she wrote him it wasn't because of him, he wasn't that sure about it.
'After all these years it still hurts to think about her, I wonder if anything would have changed if I fought for her. If I had tried to keep her by my side.' He had these thoughts about three times a day, which was why he kept himself busy most of the day so he wouldn't worry anybody.
'Her letter had been full of hurt, regret and goodbyes. I know the content by heart and… and every time I read it I hope to discover something that I missed.' Takashi knew that this pain wouldn't end until he knew why.
Dear Takashi Mori-sempai,
I'm so sorry, I know this is the wrong way to begin a letter, but I don't care. I know you might hate me and you have every right to be angry at me. This is the hardest letter to write for me, since I know how much you love me. I hated breaking up with you, it was the most painful thing I've ever done. Not just because I loved you, but also because you have given me so much. I still remember the way you looked slightly awkward when you asked me on a date, or how you made me feel worthy of something I knew I wasn't. And Thank you for the necklace you and Hani-sempai gave me, it's beautiful and I will always cherish it.
I can't tell you why I went away, but I can tell you it wasn't because of you. If I had any other choice I would have done it differently. I would have not hurt you for once, but I was selfish and I wanted to be happy for as long as I could. I should have known that dreams don't come true for someone like me.
I really want you to go on with your life, I want you to be happy. I want you to have something better than me. Please be happy, please enjoy your life. I hope we'll see each other again but I don't know if that will ever happen. So please be happy.
Yours truly,
Haruhi….
But in the end he still blamed himself, with the exception of Mitsukuni none of the other hosts had known about their relationship. He had wanted to propose to Haruhi on her graduation party, he still had the ring, it had matched the necklace. But what was he going to do now?
"Excuse me, I want to steal my husband for a second." Said a brown haired female. Kyoya's eyebrow went up.
"You know it's highly inappropriate to do that kind of thing, Sakura." Said Kyoya as he looked at his wife.
"Yes I know, but you were bored anyway and I wanted you to meet someone." Said Sakura waving his objections away. Kyoya chuckled at his wife's antics.
"Who did you want me to meet?" wondered Kyoya, most of his wife's associates he already knew and if he didn't know someone he did a background check.
"I wanted you to meet Hatori-san, you know I think I mentioned her name, she helped me with the lawsuit that was going against my Italian branch." Smiled Sakura.
"Oh yes, but wasn't that a man?" Kyoya had a weird feeling about this.
"Hmm, have I really not told you. Oh well I think you found her husband, but know she is the owner of Nishimura law firms." Sakura had placed her finger on her chin as if she was in deep thinking.
"I wasn't aware Nishimura law firms had a new owner." He didn't like not being aware of things around him, since the Ootori's dealt with the Nishimura law firms.
"I think she's the owner for a little over a year already. Ah there is she." Said Sakura as Kyoya was dragged to two females. The one he could see the face of was one he recognized and also the owner of this Hotel, Kobayashi Yumiko. His police force told him that she was a force to be reckoned with. The other was turned with her back to them.
"Hatori-san, I'm so glad you could make it today and I want you to meet my husband, Ootori Kyoya." Said Sakura as they stopped behind the woman, as Sakura was telling it the woman turned around.
"Thank you Sakura-san, I'm glad to be here. And nice to meet you Ootori-san." Said Harauhi as she bowed.
"Haruhi…" Kyoya's eyes almost fell out of his head. 'This can't be…'
"Yes Kyoya-sempai, Sakura has told me you've been doing well." Said Haruhi, Kyoya's eyes darted from Sakura to Haruhi. Sakura was just smiling.
"What's going on here?" Kyoya was sure that someone was pulling a cruel kind of joke. He saw her but a part of his brain refused to believe it.
"I'm sorry Kyoya-sempai, I must have hurt you." Said Haruhi guilty her head hanging.
"I think Kyoya has problems to comprehend this all." Said Sakura as she eyed her husband.
"Follow me, I know a place where we can quietly talk." Said Yumiko, she had seen that Kyoya seemed to take it harder than Mitsukuni-san took it.
The three others followed Yumiko, who lead them to a secluded room. After they sat down Kyoya seemed to have found his voice.
"It's been five years, I couldn't find you anywhere. How is this possible and you knew?" Kyoya looked at his wife as if he had been hit in the face.
"She asked me not to, it was her choice." Sakura sighed, she had known this was how it was going to go.
"Don't blame her Sempai, when she met me and learned my name and because of photo's you kept she knew how to do the math. I asked her not to tell you, or more like make it not important. I knew she couldn't lie to you." Said Haruhi looking intently at Kyoya.
"Why?" asked Kyoya, he didn't understand it and he didn't like it.
"Why what?" asked Haruhi.
"Why everything!" Haruhi flinched at Kyoya raising his voice.
"My mother was the daughter of the Nishimura law firms owners. I had no choice in leaving, I was under contract after high school I was theirs." Sad Haruhi in a sullen voice.
"Why didn't you tell us?" asked Kyoya.
"Like I said I was under contract, I couldn't tell anyone. And I knew once I went away there was no turning back, I wasn't allowed to set foot in Japan ever again." Told Haruhi.
"And still here you are." Kyoya's voice sounded bitter.
"That's because my contract died together with my husband." A flash of sadness showed on Haruhi's face. Kyoya shook his head because he didn't understand and Haruhi started to explain her past and the last five years.
"Don't give me that face Haruhi." Said Kai as he looked at his wife.
"But you started about it." Said Haruhi.
"The threats are real, I just want you to be careful. And when it does happen you are aware of my will." Said Kai.
"I know, but still talking about death doesn't make me feel any better. Why don't you just stop the production. Then everything will be okay." Said Haruhi.
"You know they won't give up just because stopping the production. They will always find something." Said Kai.
"But.."
"I want you to promise me Haruhi. Please?" begged Kai.
"Of course I will promise." Sighed Haruhi as she signed a paper.
"Thank you." Kai kissed his wife's head.
"But that's…" started Kyoya.
"Yeah my sentiments exactly, but still it's going on at this very moment." Said Haruhi.
"And you need me to help you collect evidence?" asked Kyoya as he pushed his glasses further up his nose.
"Yes, I need to stop them before they can do any damage." Said Haruhi.
"I think I am able to help with that, but it will have a price." Said Kyoya his eyes glinting.
"Kyoya!" said Sakura with a warning in his voice and Kyoya chuckled.
"Name your price." Sighed Haruhi and Sakura's eyes darted from Kyoya to Haruhi.
"If this all is over you must promise not to disappear again." Said Kyoya.
"I think I can do that." Haruhi chuckled and Sakura shook her head at her husband's antics.
"Sakura, don't think I forgot about your part in this. Do you have any other secrets I must be aware of?" asked Kyoya looking at his wife.
"Well I never really kept it a secret, I just didn't tell everything." Said Sakura smiling, Kyoya sighed. His wife was more like him than he knew. But now he had other things to worry about, with the return of Haruhi a whole new set of problems had arrived not just for him, but for everybody who had businesses.
"How is it possible nobody has noticed this?" asked Takashi.
"I don't know, but Haruhi needs protection. I know this will be hard on you, but she needs the best. I would do it myself. But I can't do it every day." Said Mitsukuni.
"I know, I won't let my emotions get in the way." Said Takashi.
"I know you won't, but still.."
"Ah." Takashi nodded, he knew what his cousin was thinking.
"I'll join you after I've taken care of things here, I think Chika will be glad to do this for a while." Said Mitsukuni.
"That's true, Chika and you have been getting along better than in the old days." He flinched at his own use of words, every time the past got brought up she would turn up in his mind.
"Yes I think so to." Mitsukuni tried not to pay any attention to Takashi's flinch. He knew better than anyone that his best friend was still suffering. But he hoped and prayed that with her here they could talk.
"It has been a tiring day for you Haruhi." Said Yumiko as she watched her friends face.
"Yes it has been a long and hard day." Haruhi let the day pass through her head. 'It hasn't been physically hard, mostly emotionally draining and I'm fearing that this is only the beginning.'
"Tomorrow the protection will arrive, then I will at least be a bit more at ease." Said Yumiko, she could help it, but every time they went sometime she felt like they were being watched and she didn't like it one bit.
"I'm going to bed." Announced Haruhi while standing up, 'I will be happy if I can get at least five hours worth of sleep.'
"Okay goodnight Haruhi." Yumiko eyes followed Haruhi until she was in her own room. Together they occupied the penthouse of one of Yumiko's hotels. It was easier guarding the penthouse then a normal room. The penthouse was only available with the elevator and only if you had the key. There was also an stairs for emergencies you couldn't enter the room from the outside, you could only go out of the room. Still Yumiko wasn't so trusting and went to check if the door was really closed.
"Good morning Yumiko speaking." Yumiko still was a bit sleepy as she answered the phone, but as soon as she heard the voice and what it was talking about her eyes shot open.
"Ah yes, I understand, but…" Yumiko wanted to refuse.
"Of course I understand, but is this the right way?"
"Okay if you say he's the best I'll believe you but…"
"Okay okay, I'll take your word for it." Yumiko reluctantly agreed.
"We'll see you in a few days, bye." With that she closed the phone and got out of bed.
"Who was that on the phone, Yumiko?" Yumiko heard Haruhi's voice coming from the living room.
"Ah that was Mitsukuni to let me know that your bodyguard would be here soon." Yumiko sighed after the words left her mouth.
'I guess she isn't telling me everything, but that is her right.' Haruhi pondered over who could have been send to guard her. "Are you almost ready Yumiko, I want to go to work."
"Yes I know, but I'm not going to work with you, I have enough things I have to do here." Said Yumiko from the bathroom. "And you know that Kyoya is sending people to put the security system in place, I want to be here so they don't wreck the place."
"Oh." She wasn't sure if she should go alone to work.
"So do I look dignified enough." Said Yumiko as she opened the door of her room.
"Yes, that suit suits you." Haruhi's eyes wondered over the room as she began thinking that she could work here.
"Oh no," Yumiko suddenly said.
"What?" Haruhi looked at Yumiko with innocent eyes.
"You are going to work, the bodyguard can be here any moment and you can go with him, If you stay here then you just make me worried about you. Don't let them make you hide, you are stronger than them." Yumiko looked angry.
"I'm sorry," Said Haruhi defeated, "I will go." 'Yumiko is right, I can't hide forever even if I want to.'
"Good, now it's time to get downstairs since your bodyguard is probably waiting for us. Promise me you won't go in hiding." Said Yumiko as she looked in Haruhi's eyes.
"I promise I won't go in hiding." Said Haruhi as she stood up.
"I wonder what she looks like now." Takashi said softly to himself. He had been waiting now for 5 minutes in the lobby and every time the elevator doors would open his head would jerk up. But so far no Haruhi.
Suddenly the elevator doors opened again and his head jerked up. There she was more beautiful than ever before, adulthood suited her, she was more mature. He didn't expected to feel this much with her so much.
As soon as Haruhi saw Takashi she froze. "What is he doing here?" She said softly.
"You already know what he's doing here, he's going to be your bodyguard Haruhi." Said Yumiko as she pulled on Haruhi's arm to make her walk. They stopped right in front of Takashi.
"You're Morinozuka Takashi right?" asked Yumiko as she put out her hand for a handshake.
"Uhm, yes, you are Yumiko?" Takashi asked as his eyes had not left Haruhi.
"Yes, well I'll leave you two at it, the car is in the front." Said Yumiko as she disappeared.
"Haruhi…" said Takashi.
Haruhi looked up to meet Takashi's eyes and smiled slightly.
"It's…You look good." Takashi changed his sentence half way, because she already knows it's been long since they have seen each other.
"T-thank y-you." Said Haruhi, "You look good too." Haruhi was nervous, she hadn't been this nervous since their first date.
"You wanted you go to work right?" asked Takashi.
"ah yes." Haruhi suddenly seemed to come out of a daze. 'Why isn't he asking me anything?'
"Let's go." Takashi lead the way as Haruhi just quietly followed.
Even the car ride seemed to take forever since neither of them talked, they had so much to talk about even though neither of them knew how to start.
To be continued….
Authors notes: OMG I finished a chapter. This took so long since they have left my brain for too long. I've been wondering why I don't get inspiration in my holidays and I tend to get them when I have an overload of work. I'm going to try and get the next chapter up and running in the next month. You give me lot's and lot's of reviews so I know that you guys out there like my stuff .o
Oh and for those who are interested what the text in the beginning means here is the translation:
There's never a day that I have
to remember you because
I never for a moment forgot you
It's from Ayumi Hamasaki's song Hanabi. The text is a bit meant for Takashi and Haruhi.