Hi guys. Its been almost a month. well its really hectic to handle everything. Anyways, guess what. I am chosen to be our school captain/head girl! Yay.. i am so happy about it :D So as for the last update here's an extra long chapter to make up. There will be one or two extra chapters after this. so enjoy :)

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Shishio came face to face with Suzume the following morning at the entrance of the school. She and Nekota were talking together and it seems that she was giving her an earful for making her worry this whole time. However when Nekota saw him walking towards them she fell silent. When Suzume turned to see what had saved her from her friend's anger she turned her face from Nekota to see him and her smile became stiff and flattened a bit. After a few seconds she put on an expressionless face and turned fully to face him and bowed.

"Good morning Sensei." She said without hesitation.

"Good morning Yasano" he replied forcing a smile out.

Nekota, after closing her hanging mouth quickly followed her friend's lead and greeted him as well.

"Good morning to you as well" he said to her.

"So then, please excuse us Sensei" the green eyed girl said and walked past him with Nekota following behind her. He saw her walk away. Of course, she was supposed to be his 'student'. He turned around to walk towards the staff room.

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That night Shishio stopped by the store to get some stuff. After paying the cashier he stepped out in the cold night air. He once again checked whether he had got everything or not when he heard someone call him.

"Satsuki."

He turned around to find himself face to face with Tubomi. He stared at her with wide eyes. "Tubomi? What the hell are you doing here?"

She rolled her eyes. "Geez! Is that the way you react when you see your ex-girlfriend after so many days?"

It was Satsuki's turn to roll his eyes. "Oh well whatever so tell me what you are doing here?" he asked walking towards her.

"Well seems like I have landed myself with another assignment here in Japan. So that's how I am here to get some stuff from the store." She smirked.

Satsuki smiled. "Its good to see you."

"Its good to see you too. Hey, so tell me how it is going with Suzume-chan?" she asked, shifting her weight from one feet to another.

Satsuki's smile flattened and he turned his face to stare at nothing. Well, that's like her to hit it right on the spot. He swallowed hard. Tubomi knitted her eye brows together. "Satsuki?"

"Funny isn't it how I always mess up with the one I love?" he asked bitterly and looked at her. Tubomi felt sad for him. She took a step closer to him to wrap her arms around him."I am sorry" she said quietly. It was not like she was trying to get him back or something. She knew it was too late for that. Its just that she knew it had been hard for him and thought he could do with a friend.

Shishio wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his forehead on her shoulder. Well there was at least someone who can lead a shoulder when he needed it. After a while he lifted his head to look over her shoulder and his heart stopped. Standing behind Tubomi at a distance was Suzume with a shopping bag in her hand. She was looking at them and his eyes meet with her. Her eyes were cold and they stared deeply into his. His arms came loose around Tubomi. Tubomi , sensing something wrong looked up at him. She saw that he was staring at something behind her with shock filled eyes. She followed his gaze. But before she could see what or who it was, Suzume turned back and walked away in the darkness. Tubomi looked back at Shishio. "What was it Satsuki?" she asked

"Chun-Chun" he whispered as he stared after her.

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For the whole week that followed Suzume acted as if nothing had happened between them and all was back to normal. Nothing about the two suggested that they had a past which was so different from the present. They greeted each other in the corridor and continued to discuss their lesson. However Suzume's extra lesson with her homeroom teacher was the most difficult part to bear with. They always found themselves all alone in the classroom for one hour till Suzume was done with her assignments. They mainly worked in silence and avoided each other's gaze. Neither even noticed the other stealing glanced at them. However both felt the same ache rising in their chest in each other's presence.

Suzume was getting used with him calling her 'Yasano' and didn't let it show how much she missed her crazy nick name. Strangely at times she felt the wind whispering that very name in her ears and in the very next second she found Shishio staring at her. She would always look away and turn around to walk the other way. 'I don't need you to sympathize with me.'

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It was getting late. Shishio walked towards his home with a small bag of groceries from the store. He tucked it easily inside his coat's pocket as they only had a new pack of cigarette and some chocolate bars. At times he just loves to have his chocolate. So what even if he was a grown man?

He walked down an empty alley and saw the entrance of the park in which he had met Chun Chun two months earlier. Trying to block out the event that took place in this very place, he kept walking without looking at it. But as he neared the gate, he stopped dead in his tracks as he heard voices coming from the park. He wheeled around and saw Suzume there. But she was not alone. Three third year boys from their school had cornered her at the dark end of the park. One of them was holding her by her arm and she was struggling to free herself.

"Let me go! Put your hands off me!" Suzume yelled as she twisted her arm to free herself.

"Come on…Don't say that…Won't you play with us tonight? Now be a good girl and come with us." One of the boys cooed.

"I said let GO!" Suzume yelled and slapped the one holding her by her arm right in the face. He lost his grip and glared at her furiously.

"Why you little bitch!" he roared and punched her in the face. She staggered back and lost her balance. But before she could fall someone caught her and her she crashed into their chest. A familiar smell of coffee and cigarette engulfed her. She froze and couldn't move.

'Sensei.'

Shishio put one arm protectively around her while she still had her face and hands on his chest. He glared murderously at the boys before him. He was so furious he wanted to kill them.

"Now boys we are in trouble aren't we?" he asked them in a deadly cold voice. Seeing their teacher the boys staggered backwards and shivered under his gaze.

"W-W-W-WE ARE SO S-SORRY!" they shouted, too freaked out to form proper words before running away, leaving a slightly shaking Suzume in Shishio's arm. Suzume was stunned. Huh? How did this turn out like this? What did he do to make the boys disappear in a matter of seconds? Vanishing act? However she didn't step out of his embrace and he continues to hold her to him. He was so warm. Despite the biting cold she somehow felt warm like always whenever he was near her. His smell was so calming and she closed her eyes to take in his scent. Eventually her trembling died down. When Shishio's mind was clear enough he became aware of their present situation.

'CRAP!'

His mind became very aware of the fact that she was leaning on his chest and her hands were gripping his jacket lightly. His own hands were holding her against him. His heart began to race. But even then it was so lovely to have her in his arms like this while she didn't push him back or run away. He stroked her long hair till her trembling stopped. He knew it was time to let go and he stepped back reluctantly to look at her face. She looked at him a light shade of pink decorating her cheeks. She looked so adorable.

"Are you alright?" he asked her with a concerned tone.

"Yes… thank you very much Sensei." she said in a low voice. Shishio noticed a slight cut running from her lips to her lower chin. He lifted his hand to examine the cut which was caused by the impact of the punch. He slowly creased the area around the cut with his thumb.

"Well it's a slight cut…"Shishio said creasing her lower lip "it will heal soon eno-.."

He stopped suddenly as he got lost in the feel of the lips which he was creasing. He stared at her with soft eyes. Suzume froze once again as the atmosphere around them change. Shishio's hand moved to crease her cheeks before he let out a heavy sigh and pulled her into a tight embrace and buried his face on her shoulder. Suzume's heart began to race and even though she felt safe,she was about to push him away, but stopped when he stated to whisper in her ear through her hair.

"I am so sorry" he said in a quit voice. Suzume didn't move as her hands lay at her side.

"I am just so sorry about everything. For being late for Christmas, for not noticing your birthday, for ignoring you, for not saying so many unsaid things. But most importantly for pretending to not love you." Suzume could feel the tears starting to form in her eyes.

Shishio let go of her as she didn't react at all. His heart felt as if it was falling apart. He looked at Chun-Chun. Her eyes were covered behind the dark curtains of her hair.

"Why?" Suzume said after a little while. Shishio looked at her as she took a step closer to him and grabbed his jacket with both her hands and shook him.

"Why do you always lie to me? Why do you always do these things to me? You can't love me. You love Tubomi-san. Why can't you let me be? I can't handle it any more" she said, her voice rising a bit. Why was it always like this? She didn't show it but the weeks that had passed after that day were too painful for her. She had cried every night after that day clutching her pillow. And now he is telling her he didn't mean any of it?

"Suzume, please look in my eyes" Shishio said in a quiet voice. She didn't let go of his jacket but slowly lifted her face to meet his beautiful eyes. His eyes were as she remembered them. Beautiful, Clear and glazy. She was lost in them as he was in hers .She saw nothing but pain in those green eyes of his. It hurt her so see him in so much pain. Suddenly, they seem to spill over their brim. Suzume stared at them, confused. It took her a full minute to realize that those were tears that were brimming over his beautiful eyes. She couldn't do anything but to stare deep in his eyes. She didn't even realize how close he got. He leaned forward. He was centimeters away from her face.

"Please believe me this once" he whispered softly before pressing his lips to hers, one hand cupping her face and the other around her wrist pressing her body to his. His eyes closed. Suzume froze. Her mind stopped working temporarily. She could only feel his lips on hers, kissing her softly and his arm which was wrapped around her wist and his body which was pressed against hers. Her eyes were wide open in shock. Shishio lowered his right and to grasp her left hand. He lifted it and slipped it inside his half open jacket over his heart, without breaking the kiss.

Suzume was taken aback when he pressed her palm on his heart over his t-shirt. As his own hand held her over there she could feel his thumping heart. It was as if it was trying to break free. Could it be that she was the reason behind his thumping heart…

Shishio pulled back and leaned his forehead against hers. They stared deep into each other's while they continued to listen to his heart beats. Shishio was blushing.

"Suzume I-I don't want to lose you anymore. I already know how painful it is. Please don't leave me... I love you." He said stammering a bit. He broke eye contact and stared downwards. He didn't have the courage to go on.

"I-" he tried once more but was cut short as he felt her lips on his once again. It was his turn to freeze and his eyes were wide. She kissed him gently. Her other hand rose to his chest. She pulled back and looked at him.

"I understand. I believe you Sensei. I love you too. I never stopped loving you. Just promise me one thing." She said.

He smirked at her and creased her cheeks lovingly. "Anything" he said in a husky voice.

"Please don't lie to me anymore. Let me know your thoughts and your feelings, so that I can truly cherish you" she smiled a little. Suzume was lifted from her feet as Satsuki embraced her tightly and kissed her deeply once more. Suzume closed her eyes and returned every ounce of his affection. She rose her hand from his chest to wrap them around his neck, pulling him closer. Slowly their heart beat matched in the same rhythm and they got lost into each other's arm. After a while they broke away and Shishio whispered lovingly to her.

"I promise."

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