Haruka breathed slowly, her hands shaking while she risked another number.

She looked at the next number, hesitating a bit before dialing another one.

"… Hello?"

"Ah! I wanted to talk with Ittoki-kun"

"Wrong number missy"

"O-Ok… Sorry"

It's been days… Sometimes she wondered if it was worth it, sometimes she wondered if he was waiting for her at all.

But… What if he was? Even if it was a long time… What if he was waiting for her?

And that's why, because of these "it's", that she didn't give up.

"And even if he isn't waiting for me…", she said softly while holding the phone, "I wish… I wish to thank him from the bottom of my heart"

She dialed another number.

-00-

"She didn't call again…", Otoya said while looking at his phone.

He knew that if she called he would hear it, he made sure that his ringtone was noisy, but he couldn't stop checking if he missed any call.

"Well… I guess tha…. Huh?", he squeaked when his ringtone played, "Hello?"

"I… Ittoki-kun?", was the hesitant voice from the other side.

"Na… Nanami-chan?", he said, dumbfounded, his eyes widening.

"Ah… I'm glad… That I finally got it right…", said Haruka, sounding relieved.

"…"

"Ittoki-kun?"

Otoya wasn't able to answer, he was too stunned to think or say anything coherent enough, as he couldn't believe in his own ears.

"T-There's anyone…?", she asked with a frightened voice.

"A-Ah! I can't believe it!", he said, finally able to say something, "I… H-How are you? N-No, did something happen so that you didn't call… Ah… Where are you?"

He had so many questions, and he was so damn happy that he couldn't hold himself back!

"Ah-ah… I'm fine…", she answered unsure, "And I'm living with my grandmother…"

"I-Is that so?"

"Y-Yes…"

"C-Could you tell me where it is?"

"Huh?"

"It's been like forever since we saw each other", he blurted, blushing a lot.

"Well…"

-00-

"GUYS!"

Everyone stared when Otoya arrived and almost broke the door, staring at the red haired teen that looked like he won the lottery.

"Prepare your things that we're going to travel!", he said flailing his arms, grinning like crazy.

"What?"

"Why the sudden idea?", asked Ren arching a eyebrow.

"Tha-Tha-Tha"

"Otoya, breath", said Tokiya.

"Nanami-chan finally called!", he said with more energy, "And she gave me her new address!"

After he said that everyone (except Cecil and Tokiya) blinked a few times, then got up and went to their rooms so they could prepare everything for the trip.

"Hey Tokiya, Cecil why don't you come too?", asked Otoya agitated, "You're the only ones that never met her!"

"Hum~ I don't see why not… After all, I need a break after that 'Demon' (aka Camus) gave me the double of homework to do"

"…Where is it?"

"Here, take a look", said Otoya, giving a scrap of paper.

His eyes widened.

'It's… The same town where I met that girl'

'Huh? That's where Haru-chan lives?'

"Natsuki! Drop it! We don't have enough space!", they heard Syo's angry screams.

"Ah…! But I can't decide which Piyo doll is cuter!"

"Take just one because everyone will go!"

"Ah… Fine, I will take this one."

"TAKE THE SMALLER ONE!"

" Masato, why are you putting the musical sheets in your briefcase?"

"… I said that I would teach her, so I will bring them"

"Hey, Masato, you can't hog all of her time, we need to share."

"People, we're going to stay for one day, there's no need for all of this."

And then the talking and confusion continued.

-00-

"Ah… I wonder when they will arrive…", said Haruka walking back and forward, feeling anxious.

"Dear, you need to stop and relax", said her grandma, a bit amused, "If what you told me about them is right then you don't need to worry about that."

"Yes… Thanks for believing in me and not telling mother about this… I bet that if she knew she wouldn't allow them here"

"I never saw you so happy as you are right now", said the grandma with a gentle smile, "And if it's thanks to these boys then they're always welcomed in my house"

"Grandma…"

"Don't worry, everything will be alright", the elder said, "I'm going back and take care of some things, but if you need my help you can call me."

"Right, Thank you", she said, smiling with more confidence.

"Eh? It's here right?"

"Yes… I can see her… Nanami-chan!", waved Otoya with a big smile, running to her and giving a big hug, "It's nice to see you!"

"It's nice to see you too!", she said, hugging the boy back.

"Haru-chan~", said a happy Natsuki, hugging both of them.

"Shinomiya-san!"

"Oy Natsuki, stop that or you will break their backs"

"Syo-kun…"

"Hey Haruka", greeted him a bit stiff.

"Miss Nanami"

"Ah! Hirijikawa-kun!"

"Hello Little lamb, missed me?"

"Jinguji-san! Everyone is here…", she said with a soft smile.

"Eh? Haru-chan?", said Cecil puzzled.

"You…?!"

"Hum? Cecil-san, Hayato-san?", asked Haruka confused.

"Eh? Did you guys know each other?"

-00-

"EH?! You met her while working here?!", said Otoya with a surprised voice, "Why you didn't tell us before?!"

"That's…"

"That's because he forgot to ask her name", explained Cecil, "I also met her, but because I heard her granny calling her 'Haru-chan' I thought that her name was 'Haru'"

"Hum… It looks as if Fate itself wanted us to meet her", said Ren nodding.

"Everyone", called Haruka with a big trail of cup of tea, "I brought tea for everyone!"

"Thanks!"

"Haru-chan, these cookies are so cute~", said Natsuki staring them.

"Ah… Yes, I remembered the time you brought me cookies so I thought that you liked them and cute things so… I baked them"

"Eh… Thank you!", he said munching it happily, "Now, speaking of that, what happened to the cookies that I gave you?"

Haruka turned green when she heard that, and everyone wondered if she ate the infamous "poisoned" cookies.

"I decided to put your cute box in my desk because I didn't have the heart to mess with the decoration", she said laughing awkwardly, when she remembered that she tried once the cookie and fainted.

'Sorry Natsuki-kun, I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I can't eat your cookies…'

"Oh… What a shame"

"B-But one day we can try to bake something together!"

"Right! I can't wait for that."

She hoped that when the day came she could manage to make him bake something that a human being could digest.

"… Nanami-san"

"Huh? Yes Hirijikawa-kun?"

"I heard that you composed a melody… Is that true?"

"W-well… Yes… I composed it… But…", she stuttered sounding embarrassed.

"It was a great melody", said Tokiya suddenly, which made everyone stare, "What?"

"… Could you play it?", asked Masato, "Of course, after eating"

"R-Right"

"Whoa, I can't wait to hear it! I didn't know that you knew how to play the piano Nanami!", said Otoya with a curious tone, "Even Tokiya praised you!"

"Ah.. Right… Hum… Who's Tokiya?", she asked confused.

"Eh? This guy here", he said pointing to Tokiya, "Didn't you met before?"

"…Eh? I thought that your name was Hayato…?"

"That's the name I use when I perform for the children", he answered, "My true name is Ichinose Tokiya"

"Ah… S-Sorry"

"It's ok, I also forgot to ask your name"

"My name is Nanami Haruka, pleased to meet you."

"…Pleased to meet you too."

'Wow, he's so serious… It's hard to imagine him being the same person', thought her, 'But thinking better… When we talked he did sound a bit like that…'

"Say… Nanami, do you remember me?", asked Cecil.

"Yes, Cecil-san right?"

"Great! You do remember!"

"Yes!Ah… There's something to ask"

"Hum? Right, go on."

"I remember you mentioned a country called Agnapolis and… I never heard about it before?"

"Oh, that's because it's in the middle of the desert, so it isn't that well know", he mentioned, "But it exists! And my ring is the proof of that!"

"Wait, you're really a prince?"

"Yes", he said blinking, "Wait, you didn't believe me when I told you that?"

"Er…"

"I don't blame her for not believing, you don't act like a prince", said Ren chuckling a bit.

"Oh! C'mmon that was uncalled for!"

"Hum… M-Maybe we can go to the music room now", said Haruka trying to avoid a discussion, "I will just take this to the kitchen"

"Let me help you Haru-chan!~", said Natsuki taking five plates.

"Ah! You don't need to! I can do it!"

"Hey, it's a lot of plates, it wouldn't hurt us to help right?", said Syo taking his cup.

"O-Ok then, thanks a lot!", she said, when everyone got up and helped her carry everything, when she suddenly felt someone's eye, "Huh?"

"... How's your health?", asked Syo with concern, "Did you got out of the hospital faster or you stayed for a long time?"

"Oh… That…"

"… I'm sorry, I know you heard it before, but I really wanted to apologize for making you stay longer and ruin your holiday"

"It's not your fault", she said, holding his hands and giving a gentle smile, " To be truly honest, I'm grateful for your tips."

"But…"

"I don't overdo myself, but I do some exercises every day", Haruka said happily, "I think my body and my health improved a lot thanks to that! So… Thank You"

"Haruka…"

"Hey Syo, where are you?"

"I-I'm going!", he said blushing a lot, "H-here, you can give it to me"

"Ok?", she said puzzled when she saw the blond run hastily to the kitchen.

-00-

"Wow, that's a nice room!", said Otoya looking around when he saw a big notebook laying closer to the phone, "Huh?What's this risked numbers… Eh, the one that's circled is mine!"

What that meant?

"I recognize it; it's the same room that you were playing the piano for the children right?", said Tokiya, snapping Otoya from his thoughts.

"Yes, it is", she said, sitting on the chair, "Hum… Do you want me to play the same song as that day or another one?"

"Play another one"

"Eh? No fair Tokiya! Nanami-chan, play it! He didn't reveal anything and everyone's curious to know!", said Otoya pouting a bit.

"Ok... Hum… If Ha- I mean, Ichinose-san doesn't mind…"

"It's fine for me."

Haruka just nodded, her hands trembling a bit because she was feeling a bit nervous with everyone's stares, but shook her head, thinking that she shouldn't feel like that as she wasn't going to play to strangers, but her friends.

And she played, to everyone's amazement.

"Er… How was it?"

"That's fantastic! I wish I could sing something composed by you!"

"It's an amazing song indeed", agreed Masato.

"T-Thanks a lot Hirijikawa-san… I really wanted to play the melody that we heard that day, and I tried to improve myself so that I wouldn't trouble you", said Haruka slight embarrassed, "… But I think that I still can't play it so… It's ok if you taught me?"

"O-Of course, it's no problem", he answered with a serious face, but you could clearly see a tint of red in his cheeks.

"Pfff… Little Lamb, you're incredible, being able to charm a serious stuck up like him"

"REN!"

"There's nothing to be ashamed of, the lady is indeed, lovely"

"Ren, stop flirting with her!"

"G-Guys…",she tried to call, but to no avail.

"My… I not telling any lie, or am I?"

"That's not the question! You're going to make her uncomfortable!", replied Syo feeling slight pissed.

"Geez… Little lamb, it seems that I'm the only one that has the guts to say how lovely you are"

"Ah! I think that Haru-chan is lovely too!", said Natsuki hugging her, "SHE'S SO CUTE!"

"Can't… Breath…"

"NATSUKI, LET SHE GO!"

And then everything turned into a mess.

-00-

Otoya closed the door while Syo was scolding Natsuki and Masato was doing the same to Ren, which looked amused beyond belief.

"Ah…", breathed Haruka, rubbing her back.

"Are you ok?", asked Otoya concerned.

"I-I'm fine"

"There… It's better if you sit and stay still for a while", he said, helping her to sit carefully on the floor.

"T-Thanks…"

"Hum… Do you need anything?"

"No, I'm fine."

"Ok…"

-Awkward Silence-

'Damn! Think of something to say! Ack! I had planned to say a lot of things when we finally met again but now I can't remember a single thing!'

"… I'm glad"

"Huh?"

"You don't look mad"

"Why would I be mad?", he asked puzzled.

"Because I took a long time until I could contact you", she explained.

"Oh… Yes, I wanted to ask you about that", he said with looking concerned, "What happened? Why you didn't contact me before?"

"… My mom discovered the phone and I didn't have a choice but tell her what happened", she started, "And she freaked out, thinking that's dangerous for me to talk with strangers so she took my cell phone"

"Oh…"

'That explains a lot'

"I got lucky that I found the scrap of paper where I wrote your number but… Because it was washed with my clothes I guess that the ink faded a bit and I couldn't see some numbers"

"Wait… I think I saw a notebook in the piano's room… And it had a lot of risked numbers."

"Ah! That's… The list of number that I tried to call", she explained, "I wish I had more time to call you sooner but because I didn't want to make my grandma pay for it I started to work part time, a-after all, I didn't know how many tries I would take"

'Wow, she never gave up… Since the beginning she was trying her best to contact us…', he thought touched, feeling an increasing warm in his chest and opening a fondly smile.

"It's amazing how hard you tried…"

"Y-Yes… But I must confess that I was feeling really nervous these last days… I was worried that you won't want to talk to me after so long… I'm glad that it's not the case"

"… But if it were the case, what would you do?", he asked feeling a bit curious.

"W-Well… I would apologize for taking so long and t-thanks for every… ", she tried to answer, her voice faltering.

She felt something warm drop in her hand.

She started to rub her eyes, feeling some tears forming and she just couldn't stop, every time she tried to call she had that though hovering above her like a dark cloud, but she never let it get to her…

But now that she finally gave if a full thought she felt a pain in her chest and her heart felt heavy…

"A-AH! Sorry, I shouldn't have asked that!", said Otoya panicking, "I-It was a inconsiderate thing to say! L-Look I wouldn't ever hate you!"

"I-I know that…", she sobbed trying to hide her face in embarrassment for crying for nothing, "F-For some reason I can't stop crying!"

He was at a loss of words, and he didn't know what to do, so he clumsily gave her a hug, rubbing her back and trying to comfort her.

"Sorry…", he said hugging her tighter, "And I mean what I said, I wouldn't ever hate you…"

"… Didn't you doubt me?"

"It would be a lie if I said not", he said with a gentle voice, "But… Everytime it happened I just remembered your smile and the promise that you made me and… I choose to trust you, until the end."

"… Thanks", she said finally stopping to cry and smiling.

"You're welcome", he said also smiling, "You know, you look cuter when you sm… Ahem"

"Huh?"

"N-Nothing", he said embarrassed, "I-It's better if we go back, or else everyone will worry"

"Ok…", she said feeling a bit disappointed with the lack of warm when he let go of her.

Wait a minute, "Disappointed"?

"Let's go?", he asked her, offering a hand.

"R-Right"

Why was she feeling a funny feeling in her chest?

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LONG ASS CHAPTER IS LONG! AND OMG I'M SORRY IF YOU EVER SEE PLOT HOLES! LET ME KNOW RIGHT AWAY SO I CAN TRY TO FIX THAT!

… I won't update for a while because I need to plan, but don't worry that I usually don't take a while!

Let's go to the reviews because I'm running out of time!

EaglefootMoonflightVipertail- -FACEPALM-, I'M SO SORRY FOR THAT BIG ASS MISTAKE ABOUT SHE NOT REACTING! I was so worried about pulling his chapter off without the magic gimmicks that I totally forgot!X_x, w-well It's a good thing that you weren't annoyed and I admit that the chapter wasn't one of the best X_x

Huh? You think so? I had the impression that she was a bit confused and was like "Huh… Ok?", to be truly honest, I thought that she didn't know how to react XD!

Ren chan Anime- Yes, everything about him is corny and it's a wonder that he isn't my fav character!(He and Ren rank bottom in my list*sweatdrop*), B-But I'm not saying that I dislike him or something, I'm just neutral!

MikageHime- About Kaoru that's a maybe, it depends of my inspiration and I hope you liked the tinny(HAHHAHAHA *Get kicked by Syo again*) bit of Syo in this chapter!

brandnewmelody – AH! Thank you! And Damn, your avatar of Ittoki is hot! *u*(has nosebleed)