Disclaimer: Check out chapter one for the disclaimer
Recap:
Tenma confessed her love to Karasuma and he gladly accepted it but unknown to them, Harima stood there in horror. Harima sat down but as Tenma and Karasuma's relationship was announced he stormed off with a lovely young lady not far behind him...Let's Begin
Chapter Four:
At the party the students left one by one even Karasuma did eventually. Tenma stood there breathing heavy and sad as she watched the man walk out the door. With him she walked on air, with him she felt like she float to the moon if he let go of her. She grinned and held her chest and turned to see her friends.
"Aw, looks like your love life is taking off" Mikoto said
"Yeah...it's really great" Tenma said slowly drifting off
"Tenma!" Mikoto said while snapping her fingers "You forgot a present" Mikoto picked up a basket of flowers
"huh...I guess I forgot about it" Tenma said embarrassed "Who's it from?"
"I don't..hey a pair of sunglasses" Mikoto said as she picked the pair up "Probably Harima"
"Awww...he's really sweet, I'm glad Yakumo caught such a great guy"
"Yeah...sweet but by the way, wheres Akira and Eri?" Mikoto asked looking around
"I don't know, Yakumos gone too...she usually says goodbye"
"I saw Yakumo leave and so did Eri" a voice came from behind
"Oh, Akira where'd you go?" Tenma and Mikoto asked
"...out" Akira admitted staring out the window "...Looks like rain"
The three friends continued their conversation about the events that went down during the party. They reminisced on the events that happened earlier that year but Akira kept on staring out the window and gave out a sigh. It's not my time I guess... Akira thought as she went on with her friends' conversation.
Before Akira reappeared
Harima ran and ran in the night slowly losing sight of the coffee shop. He saw the one he loved kiss another and as he ran from the shop he left his heart there as well. He fell in love with a girl and changed his ways only to see that his efforts were for nothing. Tears rolled down his eyes the further and further he went.
He stopped and stared at the moon and yelled "WHY?!" He fell to his knees as pictures of Tenma started to disappear from his mind as each tear fell and hit the cold concrete ground. He didn't know where he was nor did he care, all he knew was that his former flame was happy, not because of him but because of another. His body began to feel heavy and his eyes began to close and he slowly began to fall...but time slowed down and a young man appeared.
"What are you doing?" the young man asked
"Doing?...What am I doing?" Harima replied
"Yeah! Your stronger that this! Get up!"
"Why...I have no reason to do that.."
"What happened to your dreams?"
No response from Harima
"Your nothing like me, the Harima I knew would've got up and kept on moving. Your just an empty shell of that man!"
"shut up.."
"What? I can't hear you"
"I said...SHUT UP!!" Harima yelled at the top of his lungs
The young man vanished and time began to move. Harima saw a light as he fell. He realized that the light belonged to a car and like that, he picked himself up and jumped out the way. He stood up and stared at the moon and tears once again began to fall but this time he smiled as they fell. Harima whispered to himself "Thanks" as he walked on...
"HARIMA!" a voice came from behind
Harima turned and was surprised "Tenma's sister?"
Yakumo was breathing heavy "I...saw...your present!"
"Oh...that, you can toss it away" Harima said walking away
"um..whats wrong?" the worried Yakumo asked
"Nothing...nothings wrong" Harima lied as he continued on
"Wait!...then where are you going?"
"umm...home? Why?" Harima asked
"Well...it's just that your house is the other way.." Yakumo said as she pointed the right way
Harima grinned "You caught me, you were always so observant.." Harima stared at Yakumo "I think it's time for me to move on"
"But..but why?"
"It's been a real fun time, so thank you for everything." Harima said holding Yakumo's hands
"Harima...does this have to do with Tenma?" Yakumo said scared to go on
"..." Nothing from Harima
"I thought so..." Yakumo said looking down
"She'll be happy without me" Harima said with a grin "But if Karasuma makes her cry, I'll beat the crap out of him!" Harima's voice full of vigor and confidence
Yakumo smiled "Ha...Harima? I need to tell you something...When we walking on the trail.."
"Oh yeah when you said you loved manga, what about it?"
"The thing is...umm, I mean the truth is.." Yakumo's face burning up "I..love.."
I can do this...I can do this Yakumo repeated in her mind. Yakumo began to get more and more red as her memories of Harima were appearing in her head and soon she couldn't control it anymore especially after staring into his eyes for so long. She couldn't control her body anymore.
Before Harima could react, Yakumo reached up and kissed Harima on the lips. Their bodies becoming one, thoughts becoming wild, and emotions going haywire. Harima's eyes opened up and staring at Yakumo's face only to see Yakumo's eyes closed. Harima's mind went blank and his face became flustered as he slowly gave in to the kiss.
Time went on and on and what seemed to be seconds seemed to be hours to them before the kiss was broken.
"..you" Yakumo said as she finished her past statement
"Yakumo...I had no idea" Harima admitted with his face still red
Taken back by the sudden use of her name Yakumo said nothing
"But...I can't accept your feelings" Harima hugged Yakumo "I'm sorry"
Harima kissed Yakumo's forehead and began to walk off. Before Yakumo could protest she heard his voice say "I really am sorry". It was repeated over and over until she finally understood the noise wasn't Harima's voice but more so his thoughts and soon tears fell down from her cheeks to the ground.
Her feelings were overwhelming as she saw the one she loved walk away. Somewhere in her heart she felt happy that his thoughts were known to her but elsewhere she felt pain that Harima would go away and never come back...For now though, she felt immensely happy that her first kiss was with the one she loved. With the thought in her head she walked home with a permanent red on her face.
"Harima..." Yakumo whispered to herself "Your eyes...they seem frightened but yet honest and warm...like you are"
In the nearby alleyway stood two figures both saddened by what they saw. One heard nothing but saw what she saw. She saw the man she longed for kiss someone that was not her. The other heard everything and saw everything but didn't cry but instead she expected this.
"It isn't fair, why her?" one asked holding back the tears
"Because she got there first" the other said coldly
"Still, Akira...why her?"
"Because Eri, she got to him first"
"Why'd you come anyways" Eri asked wiping her tears and regaining her composure
"No reason" Akira said with a sigh
"It's late...I'm heading home"
"Goodnight Princess"
Eri walked towards her home with a tear in her eye but won't fall. She didn't know what to think or what to do. She held a pair of sunglasses in her hand and whispered to herself "Harima.." She saw the stars shine on such a beautiful night but she felt disgusted by it. Eri's heart was divided and so were her thoughts...Were the rumors true? Why Yakumo...I'm just a pretty as she is? What does she have that I don't...God, why is whiskers always on my mind! He is handsome..okay but he's an idiot, well he is strong and independent...Warm too...
Before Eri could finish her thoughts, a man stood before her...
"Alright, Miss give us your valuables" one said
"AHHH!" Eri screamed "Get away from me!"
"Miss, I wouldn't do that" one ordered showing a knife in his hand
Eri was frozen...Why now
"You deaf? I said hand over your valuables"
"..." Eri still frozen obliged as she handed over her belongings
"YOU SCUM!" a mystery man yelled as he jumped from the shadows
"Who the..." before the mugger could finish the mystery man kicked him in the face
"You alright..." the man started "...rich girl?"
Eri frozen by embarrassment "uhh..."
"Wow, I thought you'd have bodyguards with you..." Harima laughed
"Shut up!" Eri blurted out still red
"That's the thanks for saving you?" Harima said
"...fine, umm...thanks Whiskers" Eri said looking away
"You know...if your not going far, I'll walk you"
Eri blushed as she began to stare into his eyes "well...umm..alright whiskers"
The pair walked in the moonlight as the stars shone above them. Eri occasionally glancing Harima's way but turning away before he could notice. She thought of every possible angle of trying to confront him about Yakumo but the courage vanished when she turned his way. Eri would sigh and say nothing as her mansion appeared. Eri frowned wishing to stay by his side for a little bit longer.
Harima walked her to the gate and waved goodbye...but Eri didn't want the night to end this way, she wanted to know the truth. She wanted him to know her feelings.
"So..your just gonna leave without saying anything huh?" Eri said coldly
"What are you talking about rich girl, I said goodbye" Harima said blindly
"Your such an idiot..."
"Hey! I save you from a mugger and walk you home safely and you still call me an idiot!"
"Yeah what of it!?"
"Grr....You know what rich girl, you really are a pain!" Harima growled
Eri began to laugh
Caught off guard Harima asked "What's wrong?"
"What she sees in you, I have no idea..."
"She? Who are you talking about?"
"Yakumo you moron!" Eri confessed after she was fed up with charade
"Yakumo? You believe in those rumors?"
Quickly realizing that she made mistake on how Harima felt for Yakumo, Eri began to laugh. Why did think any different, it's Harima after all...but does that mean he likes someone else? I can do this...it's now or never...
"Harima..umm..." Eri started "well you see.."
"Yeah rich girl?" Harima interrupted
"Will you go out on a date with me? I mean for your birthday tomorrow" Eri blurted out
"...oh well...I'm leaving tonight but why is she acting funny anyways..probably just a prank but Yakumo acted the same way before she..."
"...Well, Whis-" Eri couldn't finish as Harima stopped her with his lips
Eri's mind went crazy and her eyes began to close. She was kissing the man she wanted to be with every second of the day and night. Her body was acting on it's own as her arms wrapped themselves around Harima and her leg began to "pop". This is like the movies... Eri thought as the kiss was beginning to break up.
"Listen, rich girl...I'd love to but I have to take a trip" Harima said staring deep in her eyes
Those eyes... "What?" Eri asked dumbfounded
"It's been fun, it really has but it's time for me to leave so..."
"So you plan to leave us all behind?" Eri finished
"No, it's not like that!"
"It's exactly that!" Eri stormed off into her mansion
"I'm sorry..." Harima whispered hoping Eri heard it
And like that Harima was gone. The night covered the path Harima took as well as the tears shed from the eyes of two beautiful women. The wounds on their hearts won't completely heal but only one man holds that cure and for now he is away, searching for himself and his reason.
Eri sat alone on her balcony recollecting herself still worried about what happened that night...She saw the man she loved kiss another but that same night, she kissed him. As well as kissing him, she was also saved by him...Eri had so many thoughts, so many words to say to him. The final words to her from him were that he was sorry but still, she couldn't do anything. She didn't know what to do really, and as she stared at the stars near the moon she was certain that he was staring at them too.
Those eyes... Eri thought staring at the moon and the clouds surrounded it ...they suit you Whiskers...Strong, Independent, and warm..
Else where Yakumo stared at the same moon and in unison they thought the same thing as rain started to pour down...
Harima...where are you?
To be Continued
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
So, how'd you like it? Long I know but I wanted both Eri and Yakumo's meeting to be in one chapter and for you Akira fans, sorry for the tease. The Eri part is rough I know so please bare with it, with each chapter we get better right? Please read and review and thanks again for reading my story.
