SEASON 2
Episode 10: I Can't Live Without You
"Asa! Come on! We're gonna be late!" Rin hollered to Asa as he was heading out the front door of the apartment. Asa rushed out of the bathroom and down the hallway. "Wow, do you always have to take so long doing your makeup and fixing your hair?" Rin asked. Asa stuck her tongue out at him. "You know the girl always has to make his man wait on her." She replied. Rin sighed. "Why do I put up with you?" Rin asked. Just then, he was pulled into a kiss and he blushed. "Oh yeah. That's why." He replied and they both laughed. Then Asa wrapped her arms around his arm and smiled. "So are you ready?" He smiled back. "Yeah, let's go."
Rin and Asa had been invited to a drinking party in celebration of their 3 month anniversary hosted by Eustoma and Forbisee. Even though he didn't choose either of their daughters, they were still proud of Rin standing on his own without any help and that he had been staying faithful to Asa despite the other girls still loving him. Asa had also been so full of energy just like always since her confession to Rin. She and Rin had been wonderful since that night and it seemed to only be getting better.
They arrived at the King of the God's household not long after they left. Rin went to open the door. BAM! Itsuki had jumped onto him in a hug. "KAEDE!" SLAM! "Hello Itsuki. Remember my old friend, the fist?" Itsuki fell off of him to the ground. Nerine came to the door. "What's going on here? Rin! Asa!" She ran and jumped onto Rin in a hug. "I guess you haven't seen her in a while Rin you stud!" Asa said laughing. "Oh stop it." He said to Asa as he hugged Rina back. "Sia is gonna want to see you too. She's upstairs go see her!" she said pushing him inside toward the steps. "Hey wait! What's the rush all of a sudden?" Rin said as he started walking up the steps. Rina didn't answer though she had already left the hallway with Asa. "Oh well." So he headed up the steps and turned to Sia's bedroom door. Before even thinking he opened the door to reveal a naked Sia about to put on panties. "WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATT?" Sia screamed so loud that the sound from it threw Rin down the steps to the front hallway again. He was dizzy and unconscious.
Rin had woken not long after. To his surprise, Eustoma, Sia's father, was standing over him. "Rin, do you know WHAT YOU'VE DONE!" Rin suddenly jumped back but Eustoma grabbed him by his collar. "That was something you shouldn't have seen until your wedding night my boy! Your such a little devil! HAHAHAHAHAHAH!" WHAM! Sia flung her signature chair over her father's head. "DAD! WHAT THE HELL? STOP EMBARRASSING ME AGAIN!" Then she saw Rin, blushed, and turned away. Rin blushed too. He felt like a pervert now.
Rin had started to calm down a little later. "Sorry Rin. He's just drunk. He decided he couldn't wait on you." Rin scratched his head. Well it's okay. I don't care about that." He looked around. So where are Kaede and Primula?" Rina walked over and sat down with them. "They said they were coming. They should be here any minute." Then there was a knock at the door. Rina went and opened the door to reveal Kaede and Primula. "Hey guys. We're here." Primula said. Kaede's smile disappeared when she saw Rin. She looked down when he saw her.
"COME ON! LET'S DRINK!" Eustoma shouted as they were all in the living room together. "I brought this new sake that as strong as I am for once! HAHAHAHAHA!" It had a strange brownish color that didn't look like sake at all. "What is it called?" Rin asked. "It looks really strange." Then he threw his hand over his nose. "And it smells awful!" Eustoma handed the bottle to Rin and said, "It's called KYOYA Sake!" Asa smacked his back. "Whats the matter Rin? Are you chicken?" Rin looked back at her with a spiteful face. "Well okay hot stuff then let's see you try it."
"MY PLEASURE!" she fills her shot glass with the strange brownish liquid and in one gulp swallowed it all whole. She sat there a second not moving. "Asa? Well how is it?" Rin asked. Before she could reply, Asa fell back and passed out onto the floor. "ASA!" He turned to Eustoma. "What does KYOYA mean?" Eustoma laughed and replied, "The 'Knock You On Your Ass' Sake!" Rin's mouth dropped. "What?"
Just then Kaede drank a little of her shot glass and started to get dizzy. She looked over to see Rin trying to wake Asa up and she began to cry. Suddenly, she jumped up and started running out the front door. The tears running down her face like waterfalls. "Why am I crying right now? Why do I cry when I see Rin and Asa together?" She thought to herself as she headed toward the bridge where she was almost hit by a car and she stopped running. She leaned on the railing and stared at the endless river that went on for miles outside the city. "What is there left for me? He was all I had. Now he's gone and I have nothing left." She climbed up and stood on the railing, holding onto the metal post for balance. She looked down at the water. It was at least a 100 foot drop. "I guess I don't have anything to live for anymore." She was still crying and her face was serious. "Kaede!" She heard a voice shout behind her. "She turned to see Rin trying to catch his breath. "What are you doing? Get off that railing right now!"
"No." She replied simply. "It's over Rin. This is the end for me. I did everything I could for you. Everything to make you want me. Everything to make you happy. You broke my heart and I have nothing left to live for." Rin took a step forward. "Kaede, don't do this. We talked about this already remember? Your everything to me Kaede. Don't do this to us. Don't do this to your friends. Don't do this to me!" Kaede turned her head back toward the water. "The night is beautiful tonight." Rin stepped forward again. "Kaede….you're drunk. I know you are. That one shot put Asa out cold. You had a little and you're acting like this. Please just step down and come home with me."
Kaede smiled. "This is where you saved me remember? When I ran away crying and was almost hit by a car. You reached out and pulled me out of the way just in time. From that night onward, I loved you. I fell in love with you that night for the very first time. I was so embarrassed by how you would respond to my feelings that I was too shy to tell you the truth. You really were the one who brought me back from death. At your own expense, I lived and carried on just for the sole reason of hurting you. Making you suffer was my only reason for living. Then taking care of you was my only reason for living. Now I have nothing. No reason to keep living. You all wouldn't miss me that much anyway."
"So what? You're saying that even missing you a little bit doesn't mean anything?" Rin shouted. "YOU WOULDN'T MISS ME!" Kaede yelled back, tears falling heavy now. Rin felt stopped in his words right then. "Kaede…" He finally felt at a loss for words at this point. "Rin! You've got Asa and I see how happy you both are and I can't stand it anymore. I love you Rin, but I can't live like this anymore!" Then she quickly turned and tilted forward off the edge of the railing. "!" Rin screamed as he ran toward her and jumped over the railing after her.
EPISODE 10 END