Chapter 10

It had been four years since they first walked into the 3rd Music Room. Hazel smiled feebly at the memories they had created there. She tried to talk to Azure, but somehow she didn't think she could say anything coherent.

The airport was bustling, and Hazel was finding it hard to say goodbye. Azure counted her luggage, then looked at the counter, then went back to fiddling with the locks.

She's finding it just as awkward, thought Hazel. Damn it, how do you send off a best friend?

"WOOHOOO! PRINCESSES! I hope you weren't planning on taking off without a proper goodbye!", came a shout.

Roaring through the crowds, Tamaki and Honey were perched on a trolley, with the crazy twins pushing it along, and Haruhi and Mori running to keep up, all of them grinning from ear to ear.

Azure looked teary-eyed at the group. A lot of hugging and promises ensued, ending with Tamaki sobbing and the rest of the group trying desperately to calm him down due to the looks they got from the rest of the airport.

"Well, this is it, I guess", said Azure. " Bye" she raised a hand in farewell, and walked towards the counters. Soon, she was out of sight.

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Hazel fought back the tears wanting to gush out of her. She would save crying for later. She had to go back to work.

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Hazel had almost finished up. I'll just leave Kyouya's agenda on his table, she thought, he'll need it tomorrow morning. Picking up a few other files, she went to his office, and almost backed out in surprise. Kyouya was still sitting at the table, papers scattered around him, his head down on the table. She tip-toed her way over, unsure of whether he was asleep. He didn't move when she put down the files. She could feel the sadness enveloping him.

Instinctively, she moved her hand to lightly graze his hair. He didn't react. Probably asleep, she thought. He was obviously broken up over Azure. Was this the guy under the ice-cover, she wondered, leaving the office.

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As the plane took off, Azure felt her eyes watering as she thought about the club. Kyouya hadn't even come to see her off, she thought miserably. A tear trickled down her cheek and she wiped away at it furiously. I'm not going to cry over some loser with an ego problem, she told herself angrily.

She couldn't stop the rest of her tears no matter how hard she wiped them away.