Chiaki arrived in scheduled. He is straight away to Nodame's apartment. When he arrived he cannot believe what he sees. Her apartment is clean, he checked his old apartment, it also clean. Is he dreaming? Then he sees Nodame came out from his room, she wearing a white girly pleated shirt with floral skirt. She still not realized he is home. She looks so pretty, how did he just realize it now. She looks distraught. She holds cloth and cleaner sprayer in her both hand, cleaning his clean table.
"Nodame ..." He called, amaze of what he just saw. She still cleaning not heard him called.
"Nodame! Stop cleaning, my table is clean." He cannot imagine saying those words to her. She stopped and looked at him.
"Chiaki Senpai!" She scream more to afraid than happiness.
"I'm home" He said again coming near her. She moves farther from him.
"Eh... Okaerinasai Senpai." She said move more farther from him. Chiaki sees that and getting annoyed.
"Why are you avoiding me Nodame?" He said after sometime.
"Nodame not avoiding you Senpai. Ano ... you must be tired. Nodame better go home." She said it fast and passes him to the door, and goes to her own apartment. Chiaki stun watching her leaving. His heart told him to run and talk to her, but his Ego told him to stay. Is she angry with him, is this about the marriage she talking about before he left? He needs to know. He has to know now, he runs to her apartment. Even with the dimmed light the clean environment now makes him more unease. She nowhere to be seen, then he sees her out from bathroom. She only wears her towel wrapped around her. Water is still dripping to her bare shoulder. She still not realizes he's here. He staggered a moment realizing her nakedness in front of him. Nodame is always cute in his mind, but now he sees her as a really beautiful woman. He walks towards her silently, from behind. She still drying her hair with towel, and then he saw it, she was crying. He surprises himself when he suddenly hugs her.
"Nodame..." He said softly. She gasps in shock, quickly she wipe her tears.
"Senpai, why are you here, you should go to sleep." She said after manage her shock. He inhales her soapy scent and put his temple on her shoulder. When she tried to let go, he hold her tighter.
"Nodame, don't leave ...please tell me what is going on?"He said almost beg to her, he cannot manage to lose her again like before. She cried again, he turns her to face of him.
"Gomene Senpai. Nodame felt dirty. I just need to take more showers, and cleans your apartment and mine again.
"Cleans again? The apartment is cleans and so are you." He said wiping her tears and holds her face. He unexpectedly kissed her. She is about to surrender but abruptly push him and run to her room. Chiaki followed her and hug her again. She still struggle but give up after a moment and just silent.
"Nodame kissed him." She said after long silence. Chiaki's cannot believe what he heard. After a moment he let her go, and left her. She just stands there in her towel awkwardly.
Chiaki back at his old apartment, still cannot believe what he just heard. She kissed that guy. His heart hurt just to think about it. She asked him to married her, but now she kissing another guy? He tried to sleep but all he do is keep staring the ceiling. That Nodame ... who always followed him wherever he went, always beside him, listen to him, acted like his wife, kissing someone else?
Chiaki asleep a while, and awake in agony, something hurtful has happen, and then his mind rewind its self what happen yesterday. He practically drags himself to work, he stopped a while in front of her door, but he just leaves it behind.
Kanemoto still standing in his hotel room, after Nodame left he cannot lift his feet to go to the airport. He just sits in darkness reviewing what happen in last 4 days. However what happen, he still lost her when the phone rings. When he all pack and ready to go he cannot manage to leave her again, losing her again. So he grits his teeth and started a plan to get Nodame with him. He won't give up only because a phone. Early in the morning he is already on his way to Nodame's apartment.
Nodame is sitting still in front of her piano. Her eyes are red and swollen. She's not playing anything just sit there watching the blurry keys because her eyes filled again with tears. She felt so wrong, she cannot face Chiaki now, even to look to his eyes it's to hurtful. She heard small thud at the door. Is it Chiaki? She must hide. She stands fast and run to the kitchen. Thud in the door harder now.
"Megumi? Are you there?"It's not Chiaki, but its Kanemoto Senpai. She walked near the door. He shouldn't be here, did he left something important?
"Kanemoto Senpai?" She said opened the door confused. He smiled but frowns when he sees her face.
"What happen? Did both of you fight?" He asked wanted softly touch her face. she moves her face refusing his touch. It's hurt him, he back at point zero again now.
"Is there something you need Senpai? She said still not let him in. He shows her a big bag that smells amazing. Her stomach suddenly growls, because she doesn't have anything after their lunch yesterday.
"Don't you miss your flight Senpai? do you left something here? "She said again, still not opening her door. Kanemoto now trying to open the door which she held it hard.
"Come on Megumi, let me in. Let's get breakfast. I bought it in the cafes we've been. "He said begging her waving the bag. Nodame then heard Tanya voice and Frank voice from upstairs, don't want to get more drama, she reluctantly let him in.
The ambience is sure different than yesterday. Kanemoto amaze of how clean the apartment now. Was her boyfriend already cleaned for her? She looked tired, he wants to hold her and be with her. She sits on the sofa. He sits beside her and open the bag, he bring croissants, coffee and yogurt. She looked at the food even though she's hungry she don't have appetite to take it.
"Let's eat" He said happily, she sighed deeply just looking to anywhere else.
"Megumi, have you eaten? You look terrible." He said tried to hold her hand, but she refuse. He scooted close the gap between them. She still look to other way, He suddenly kissed her neck.
"I missed you." He said again, she gasp and quickly stand up. She heard Tanya and frank voice in front her door. They knock her door.
"Nodame ... Nodame, Tanya makes breakfast, come over let's eat!" Frank is calling. She keeps quiet watching the door. But Kanemoto stand and walk to the door, he then open the door before Nodame hands tried to hold him. They both look shock to see him open the door, and look at Nodame behind him.
"Oh hi... We meet again. "Said Tanya after manage to find her voice. Frank tried to close his shock with forceful smile.
"Good morning Tanya san. We are having breakfast too. Do you want to join us? "Said Kanemoto act like this is his apartment too. Nodame just keep silence behind him. Frank look to find away to go away from this awkward situations, but Tanya is smiling.
"Okay, I'll get my food. " Then she runs to the stairs.
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