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Chapter 9
BACK TO JAPAN
Colorado University. The last class before Christmas Holidays.
'Class!' called Mr. Kuznets, their Astrophysics professor, 'From tomorrow you'll have a combined 2month holiday till February—when you're examinations start'
'I can't believe that he can speak as though we do not even know our calendar' said James, shaking his head.
Kanata smiled.
Prof. Kuznets continued, 'I advice that you make it to class on February the first to collect your hall-tickets and Examination time-table'.
'Who gave the name of Hall-ticket anyway? They don't even show a trailer' whispered James into Kanata's ear.
The bell rang signaling their final classes at that University.
'Ok… Let's go Kanata! The flight is for tonight… We'd better get started at our packing' said James.
'Sure—' answered Kanata but was cut-in by Prof. Kuznets.
'Mr. Saionji? I want to have a word with you' he said.
'Hope its "Good-bye"' said James is an under-tone.
'Me too! Catch you at the hostel… Bye' said Kanata and hurried to the Professor.
'Don't worry… I've got to say good-bye to a lot of girls after all' said James grinning.
'Yes Mr. Kuznets?' asked Kanata as he reached the front desk.
'You have received an official letter' he informed.
'A letter?'
'Here!' he said and handed the bewildered brunette a white-colored sealed envelope.
Kanata opened it. It read,
"Dear Mr. Saionji,
We are pleased to inform you that based on your previous academic and practical performance and your physical fitness; you have been selected as a Junior Research Scientist in our Research Department. The Terms and Conditions are herewith attached. You will be officially accepted at the end of your final examinations—whose marks will also be taken into consideration.
Merry Christmas!
Happy New Year!!
All the Best for your Examinations!!!
Executive Head,
Research Department,
Overset Methods Inc.,
Los. Altos, California."
'Congratulations Mr. Saionji' said Mr. Kuznets when Kanata lowered the letter.
Kanata however was lost for words.
'I hope you are happy?' asked Mr. Kuznets and Kanata was surprised at his serious tone.
'Yes Sir! Very Happy' he replied.
'What is wrong, Mr. Saionji?'
'Nothing Sir…'
Kanata's mind was straying somewhere… If he were to have gotten into Overset Methods Inc., he could get into NASA in probably about a year, which he was sure, his mother will be very proud of. But still something was missing.
'Merry Christmas Sir!' said Kanata brightly and left the room.
'What took you so long Kanata? We are leaving right away!' said James and added, 'I've packed your stuff except your books!'
'Huh?'
'Let's go!'
'Uh… Ok!'
It was blazing sunlight.
After a long time traveling in the air, Kanata was finally out of the Tokyo International Airport.
'Wow! I can't believe I'm home' he whispered.
Then he suddenly remembered that Mikan Yamamura was now living in Tokyo.
'Hey Kanata! I'm living in Tokyo now! Next time you come to Japan, visit me, Ok?'
She had called him and said this not long ago—only a few weeks before. So he decided to visit her. He sat down at a park bench and rummaged into his bag for her address. Finally he found it. He got a Taxi and reached her place. To his surprise it was a separate house and not an apartment. This surprised him very much because being a very crazy manga artist, she couldn't have got a place as beautiful as this.
With lot of doubts, he rang the bell. There was a lot of scrambling came from inside and a voice echoed, 'Coming!!'
The door opened and a lady in her late 20s stood with short pink hair and beautiful clean eyes with an apron around her waist and a tangerine on her head.
'Mikan?' shouted Kanata dumb-struck, not able to believe what stood before him.
Mikan's eyes widened and she shouted 'KANATA!'
'You look so—wow!' said Kanata.
Mikan smiled, 'You look so wow too'.
'Come on in, Kanata' she said.
'Sure…'
Kanata entered and was at all surprised to see that the house was filled with litter and papers with ink.
'Yuuri… Come see who is here!' she shouted.
'Yuuri?' thought Kanata—the name sounded so familiar to him.
A man around the same age as Mikan entered the room and he had a lemon on his head.
(I'm really sorry Guys… I don't remember his actual name… So please adjust… )
'It's you…' exclaimed Kanata, 'What are you doing here? I thought you wanted to finish a project'
'I finished it and…'
'To the first question, he is living with me because we are married' said Mikan cheerfully.
'Married?' exclaimed Kanata, 'What other surprises does this place hold?'
'That depends… Did you go to the Saionji Temple yet?' she asked.
'No!'
'Well… You should go then… Then, you'll know what other surprises this place holds for you Kanata' she said.
'You changed Mikan!' he said.
'Yeah think?' she asked and turned back to old self and laughed her head out.
Kanata spent the morning at Mikan's place going through all her new works and the prizes she had won lately and also Yuuri's master pieces.
'What surprises does Saionji Temple hold anyway?' thought Kanata.
He was walking along the familiar path to the Saionji Temple. A few minutes later, he was standing right at its entrance steps.
Then, he started to walk slowly up.
'I missed this place so much…' he whispered, 'I can't believe that I will not be able to come back…'
He walked right up to the bell and was standing at his favorite spot overlooking the entire town of Heiomachi.
He sighed. He just remembered the last time he had been here—for praying before he left for America. That was the day he had received that short call from Miyu. Miyu… Yes… He could go now. To tell her. He hadn't had the guts for nearly seven years. But now was desperation. It's now or never. He decided. Tomorrow he would be going to Miyu's place and tell her everything.
'Yeah… It's decided then' said Kanata with his fist raised and the suddenly—
'Hey! What are you doing up there Mister?'
A voice called from the last step. He almost slipped. Steadying himself, he turned to take a look at the person who shouted.
'It's not safe up there—Kanata?'
The emerald green eyes widened and a few tears slipped.
Kanata's eye balls trembled at the sight of the exact person he was thinking about.
Miyu Kouzuki was standing there with her long blonde hair tied to a bun and was carrying a big carrier of Laundry clothes. Just as beautiful and graceful as the last time he saw her. Just like before.
'Miyu?'
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