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Chapter 4

xxxxThe Tragedyxxx

5 years later……

"Karen-chan, are you ready?" the golden haired boy yelled as he was standing outside Karen's room. He put his hands into the pockets of his olive green trousers that go so well with his stripped green and white polo shirt.

"Not yet, just give me a few more minutes" the green haired girl answered with her high pitched tone.

Kyousuke is taking Karen to an ice cream parlor as he had promised her the other day. Kyousuke made a deal with her that if he passed his exams with flying colors, he'll treat her. Karen has been helping Kyousuke with her studies and as a result Kyousuke did get high scores in the exam.

"Karen-chan, did your closet eat you alive or you ate your closet?" Kyousuke teased her and chuckled. "Girls, they're just so picky, why can't they decide immediately?"

The green haired girl came out of her room. The impatient lad can't help but stare with awe. He noticed that Karen grew more beautiful each passing day. His azure eyes carefully glared at her from head to toe. This made Karen felt uneasy.

She was wearing a white waffled dress paired with scarlet shorts. Her little feet were covered with red doll shoes. As she draws near to the stunned guy in the corner, she pinched his cheeks.

"Ouch, what did you do that for?" the golden haired boy rubbed his cheeks to ease the pain. "She really looks so cute. Now what am I going to do? I can't take her out, it's too dangerous for her out there" (He just doesn't want other people to take her away from him)

"Come on now, oni-chan. Cut the day dream and let's get going. We might run out of time" the dark green haired girl grabbed his wrist and made her way outside the mansion.

"Can you call me Kyousuke-kun, Karen-chan? I'm kinda uncomfortable with oni-chan. You've been calling that for more than 5 years now. It makes me feel that I'm so much older than you." He scratched the back of his head and had a slight shade of red in his cheeks.

"No" Karen replied with a smirk.

"If you won't call me Kyousuke-kun then I won't go" the lad crossed his arms and halted. He closed his eyes and looked away from the girl.

The green haired girl tried to pull him but she doesn't have enough strength to move him a single bit even though she used her full strength (Hahaha….Karen's weak)

"Alright then, if that what makes your childish request to satisfaction" Karen glared at Kyousuke irritatingly. "Kyousuke-kun" she whispered

"What, I can't hear you, please speak louder Karen-chan" the golden haired lowers his ears to Karen's lips in order to hear it better.

"Kyousuke-kun!" she yelled. Kyousuke was satisfied except that now he has an ear infection. It seems like his ear drum was destroyed by Karen's deadly scream.

The two went to the ice cream parlor in Shibuya. Just their luck, the line in the counter wasn't that long and they were given discount coupons. The store had a limited promo with their products. Those who were given coupons will have a fifty percent discount.

Karen ordered a double chocolate Swiss mocha parfait topped with chocolate chip cookies while Kyousuke preferred a vanilla sundae poured by a hot coffee with a slight mint flavor. (It's not a date, date!! It's just a friendly date ok)

Kyousuke noticed that Karen is wearing the pendant he gave her when they were seven. "It's still as beautiful as ever like the owner." He also noticed that Karen brings the jewelry box wherever she goes. She never takes it out of her sight. She would always play the lovely tune of the box and hummed with it. The golden haired boy rested his cheeks on his palm and watched Karen as she ate her sweet dessert.

After eating at the ice cream parlor, they've decided to go for a movie when suddenly Karen yelped. "Oh no! I forgot it, how stupid of me to forgot to bring it. Just wait here Kyousuke-kun." Karen went back at the store dashing as fast as she could.

As she rushed to cross the road she didn't saw the big truck was rushing. The noise of the truck's siren ring into Karen's ears, that made her glance at the truck moving near to her at a fast speed.

Kyousuke heard a loud crashing sound which made his heart beat faster. He ran to find his friend and saw a bunch of people to where Karen headed a while ago. He made his way to the crowd nervously and gasping for air. As he reached the place of the commotion, he saw a body of a girl lying in the middle of the road. She was bleeding horribly. Suddenly Kyousuke's body froze, his whole body turned numb as he saw his friend's body. He can't help but cry and run to her. He grabbed her and yelled till he ran out of air from his lungs." Karen-chan! Karen-chan! Speak to me!" his hands were covered in blood. The crowd stared at the young man, desperate to revive his friend.

A few minutes later and ambulance came rushing and picked up the bleeding girl to the nearest hospital. Kyousuke went with them at the hospital. He felt helpless since he's just a kid.

Karen was taken to the emergency room and the young lad was left outside. He didn't know what to do. He was trembling in fear as he called his parents. He couldn't dial the right numbers with his hands full of stain and he kept on hitting the wall desperately which annoyed the people in the hospital.

ooOOoo

"Mr. Ichijou, may I speak with you" the doctor called. Kyousuke was left behind in the bench alone, deeply depressed and full of anguish. He kept on blaming himself for taking Karen out. His parents kept on telling him that it wasn't his fault. (Kyousuke's parents went home to get some change of clothes and other needs.) "If we hadn't gone to the ice cream parlor, this wouldn't have happen."

A few minutes later, the young lad couldn't sit there and wait so he decided to follow Mr. Ichijou to Karen's room.

"I'm so sorry Mr.Ichijou, right now I can't be certain as to when will she awake, since her body was terribly been injured by the accident. We may not know if she will wake up tomorrow, next week, next year, after ten years or even never." The doctor advised.

Kyousuke who was eavesdropping at the door was so shocked and came running to Karen. He shook Karen's body. "Karen wake up, you father is here already! Isn't that you have always wanted! Wake up! You said you wouldn't leave me, you said we'll always stay together so please wake up…! Wwaakee…uppp!" the golden haired boy burst into tears and hugged Karen so hard. He waited for her to response by hugging him in return but he didn't get any sign of her moving.

Mr. Ichijou stopped him from shaking Karen and held his shoulders. Kyousuke ran outside the hospital. He ran till he had lost air and grasping for it. He never stopped and he's eyes were blurred because of his tears. He can't stop crying and running. He felt that he's whole world was gone. He's heart was burning hot deep inside him.

As he was running by, he saw the ice cream parlor they went yesterday. He suddenly felt an urge to go inside. As he entered a man approached him and gave him a jewelry box.

"Aren't you the guy from yesterday with that cute girl? Your friend left this, I was supposed to return it to her but you two have gone already. "The kind man explained.

Kyousuke didn't know what to feel while he was holding the jewelry box. He had mixed emotions. He didn't know if he should be angry, frustrated or feel pathetic. He was stunned as the words of the man keep on repeating in his ears. "Your friend left this, I was supposed to return it to her but you two have gone already."

He walked and ran. He was like a stray dog. He was half unconscious wandering around the city. He didn't know where to go but Karen's face keeps on showing on his mind.

"Promise, I would treasure it and guard it with my whole life"

The young lad kept on crying till he's eyes got swollen as he remembered the day he gave the jewelry box to the girl he truly cherished.

Karen and Kyousuke were kinda ooc in this fan fic. Is it alright? Sorry for the wrong grammar and please do review.