Hey there! It's me Taiga. Thanks so much for the reviews. Whenever I see some comments like "Cliffhanger!" I think: Mission Accomplished~! xD 'Cuz ya know why? I LIKE TO MAKE YA GUYS WAIT! Lol. I feel so evil~! :) Well here's the next chapter~! Hope you enjoy! :)

~Taiga


Chapter 4: You Got Played!

"Mr. Walker-"

"Where is my wife?"

"Mr. Walker, please calm down." The nurse frantically tried to soothe him. "I need you to sign this."

Takumi grabbed the pen and scribbled his name. "What room is she in?" He said, trying to sound calm.

"Uh… Mrs. Walker is in room 203."

Takumi quickly ran down the hall and burst into the room. "MISAKI!"

He saw a body lying on the bed. But her face was covered by a curtain that separated the bed and the rest of the room. Sakura came through past the curtains, with Kuuga's arm wrapped around her.

"Sakura!" Takumi ran up to her. "Is Misaki alright?!"

Sakura slowly whipped a tear from her eye. "M-Misaki…" She didn't finish and broke into a sob.

Takumi turned to Kuuga, desperate for an answer. "Misaki…?" He repeated cautiously.

Kuuga's eyes fell to the floor. "She…" he paused, then opened his mouth and closed them again. He tightened his grip on Sakura's shoulders and looked away.

Chiyo slowly walked up to Takumi. "Takumi-san." Tears formed in her eyes. "We're sorry…" She clenched her fists. "We're sorry that we couldn't protect her…" Tora wrapped his arm around her. She rested her head in his chest and started to sob.

Hand in hand, Shizuko and Suzuki (The boy Shizuko had a crush on in highschool) walked up to Takumi, who was now wide-eyed. "I'm very sorry, Takumi." Shizuko bowed. "It's because of us…" She slowly trailed off.

Takumi froze in place. "So you're saying…" He took slow heavy steps towards the bed.

"I'M NOT DEAD!" a voice came. "TAKUMI, GET YOUR BUTT OVER HERE!"

He ran past the curtain and saw Misaki sitting on the bed, with a hint of blush on her face. "Misa…" Relief flooded over him. The thought of losing her was unbearable. He wouldn't know what to do without her.

"Takumi. I can't breathe!"

Takumi held her by her shoulders and scanned her body. "Let me look at you." Misaki had a bandage on her upper left arm and a small cut on her cheek.

"Apparently, our all-n'-mighty Misaki only got a small cut on her arm and cheek." Chiyo said, opening the curtain.

Takumi turned to his group of friends, who have no trace of sorrow shown only just a few minutes ago. The girls' eyes showed no trace of tears. Their faces were plastered with a wide smile.

"So…" Takumi raised an eyebrow. "That was all an act?"

"They forced me to play along." Misaki sighed. "At first I didn't want to, but Chiyo already called Tora and told him about everything- my condition and the little act…"

Takumi ran his fingers through his golden hair. "So this was all Chiyo's idea?"

"Mine." Sakura corrected. "To see if you would go crazy if she ever got hurt~ 3"

"There's no need to test that…" Misaki muttered.

Just two months ago, when they were in Paris for a tv show (business related. Of course~), they were going back to their hotel, but Takumi got dragged off by some businessmen for a drink. Misaki had to go to their room by herself, but she didn't have a key. She could have gone to the front desk but she couldn't speak much French. So she decided to go down to the hotel's cage and order a cup of coffee and wait for Takumi until he got back.

While she was waiting, she got sucked up in a book she found on her phone, she didn't notice Takumi walking past the café and up to their room. When Takumi went into the room, he couldn't find her. And then he just remembered that she didn't have a key. So he sent tons of men to search the city while he and a few men went around the hotel, which had sixty floors, searching for her.

Afterwards, Takumi was worried that she'll disappear again; he made sure that he was with her every second. And even if he wasn't, he had bodyguards to accompany her.

"Sakura…" Takumi sighed. "You don't trust me with her?"

"Not when you left her alone and made her cry."

"Sakura!" Shizuko hushed. "Didn't she tell you she was sick and didn't know what she was saying on that day?"

Takumi looked at Misaki. She blushed a little. "Y-Yeah, I was sick on that day."

"W-we need to leave." Chiyo said. "Tora, let's go to the mall. I need to get something." Tora nodded and opened the door for her. "Well, I'll call you later, Misaki."

"Ah… Shizuko and I need to go to the… uh… store to buy some makeup!" Sakura grabbed Kuuga and waved. "Talk to you later Misaki~ Takumi!" After the Sakurais left, the Hidekis were right behind them

After a few minutes of silence, the doctor walked into the room. "Hello Mrs. Walker, (Yes, ever since she got engaged, she was a Walker) Mr. Walker." He flipped through his papers. "Mrs. Walker, I heard about how you escaped from that car's hit. Amazingly enough, you only have a few scratches and nothing else." Misaki could hear Takumi letting out his breath. "And," the doctor continued, "Mrs, Walker can leave for home today. In fact, she could leave right now if you want to."

Takumi and Misaki thanked the doctor. Afterwards, Takumi picked Misaki up, bridal style. She didn't dare say anything after seeing Takumi's face. It was emotionless as always, but his eyes were blank and cold.

Takumi slowly set Misaki in her seat and helped her with her seatbelt. The ride home was pitching quiet. Misaki shifted uncomfortably in her seat.

When they got home, Misaki slowly let herself out of the car. Takumi opened their house door for her and let her enter first. She awkwardly walked past him.

She was going to go up to their room, before Takumi's voice stopped her, that is. "Misaki."

She hesitantly turned around. "Y-Yes?"

"I want to talk to you about something."

She nodded and sat down on the couch. "Uh… What do you want to talk about?"

Takumi sat next to her. "It's about what Sakura said." He gazed into her amber eyes.

"A-about what?" She tried to avert her gaze, away from his emerald eyes. But she couldn't. His eyes were so full with emotions. Regret…? Misaki thought. It's filled with regret and sadness.

"You cried by yourself? You were sick? Was it bad? When did this happen? Why were you crying?" He showered her with questions.

"Uh…" Misaki nervously bit her bottom lip.

"I'm sorry." Takumi sighed. "I should shower you with questions." He took her hands in his. "But Misaki… The 10 years I left you. I'm sorry."

Misaki squeezed his hand. "Takumi." She smiled gently. "You promised to come back for me; and you did."

Takumi looks at her with pain in his eyes. "May I know why? Why were you crying?"

She gave him a small, pained smile. "Yeah."


My angelic side (lol) said: Make this chapter longer! You know you wrote alot on paper! (Yes, i like to write it out on paper first, cuz then i could take it everywhere!)

My devilish side: NO NO NO NO! MAKE THEM WAIT!

Me: Hmm... well the things that i wrote doesn't really relate to this one... But my readers really want a long chapter...

Deiga (Devil+Taiga LOL. I GAVE DEM NAMES! xD): MAKE THEM WAIT, YOU IDIOT!

Aniga (Angel+Taiga): Don't be mean~ Write more.

Me: I know! I'LL MAKE EM WAIT! *Cue, evil laugh*

You guys probably hate me now huh? xD Well i UDed only 2 weeks from my last chapter~! yey!