A/N Peek-a-boo! In my head, the story never quite ended in the last chapter and decided, what the heck, I'll just share it! If you're content with the last chapter ending, that's alright, this is just an epilogue :3

~Epilogue pt 1

It was another cold autumn morning. The air was chilly and the wind was harsh, but everything calmed down as a man stepped out of his car into the grove of trees.

Usami Akihiko.

The silver-haired man who had everything, but lost the one person he would give up everything for.

His footsteps were not silent, as each dry, colored leaf crumpled under his shoes.

Looking up at the towering trees, he breathed in the fresh morning air.

Akihiko had bought the whole land of trees two years ago, for he knew this place was too special for him to let go. Of course he still kept it public, although since it was hidden, and miles away from any town or city, the place was quiet and preserved.

He loved it that way. It was a place he could keep all to himself.

Half of the land, however, was reserved into a private area for one special person.

Akihiko started walking the path that stretched, to what looked like, all the way to the sky.

As he walked, he let his mind open up to the wonderful memories that came every time something significant happened during his walk on the trail.

The wind blew a bit harder for a second, which made a pile of bright leaves scatter all over the place, circling Akihiko like a cold embrace.

Usagi-san!

He kept walking, but felt his heart pound in his chest as he recognized that childish voice in his head.

"Come on Usagi-san!" he called out, reaching out his hand for mine as he grins with excitement.

He struggled to continue walking. The wind died down to a gentle breeze, softly brushing against his hair. The leaves stopped floating, and the memory of that outstretched hand also faded away. He blinked through his stinging eyes and found a spot of golden light shining through the shade.

In his mind, he found a boy looking up with leaves in his hair.

Seeing him in the middle of all those trees under the dim orange light made me realize how much autumn suits him. The leaves that fall on his hair, the puff of chill air that comes out of his mouth and nose whenever he breathed, his cheeks reddening from the cold, and the way the golden light reflected on his green eyes.

They boy turned to him, smiling, but then vanished as a cloud extinguished the light.

Akihiko walked on, passing through where the light had shone, but was unaware of the tears that slid down his cheeks.

In the outside, he would've looked like a simple man taking a stroll in his own grove of trees, but the world was ignorant to what was going on through his head. The overwhelming memories of his lost love came down on him every time he took this path.

But, he needed them.

He needed the reminder of him in any way.

There were memories of comfort:

It was Misaki's 5th month. I came home early that day, not wanting to attend another meeting, but found the place quiet and empty. 'I wonder where he is.'

I checked the balcony, the office, our bedroom, but he wasn't in any of them.

That's where I figured out where he was. Slowly and carefully, I walked in front of Misaki's bedroom. I didn't really think to check this place since I moved all of his stuff into my bedroom, making it so that I could sleep with him every night. We shared a bedroom now, so he rarely came back to this room, which was converted into a guest room.

I laid my forehead against the door.

This was the room he came into whenever he needed a place to think to himself.

I was hesitant to go in, but opened the door anyways.

In the back of the room on top of the single-sized bed, sat Misaki, his knees up to his chest, and sobbing into Suzuki-san.

My heart raced and my thoughts went directly into his cerebral hemorrhage. I ran up to him and scooped him into my arms. "What's wrong, Misaki? Are you hurt?"

I searched his face for any blood or signs of pain, but only saw his tearful face and the surprise in his eyes as he saw me.

"U…Usagi..-san?" He sobbed.

"What's wrong? Tell me." I whispered, cupping his cheeks.

But of course, he never gave a direct answer. He scrubbed away his tears and tried to push pass me.

"N-nothing's wrong…I didn't…know…you would come…" He mumbled, still sobbing.

Didn't know I would come? Was he calling for me then?

Without effort, I grabbed his shoulders and carefully pinned him back on the bed. He laid wide-eyed, and I stared back. Seriousness clashing with innocence.

"Misaki. Don't hide it. Tell me."

We stared in complete silence. I started to hate the silence; I've had enough of the antagonizing wait. I slowly moved my head down to his, our foreheads touching, our lips almost connecting.

"Tell me," I breathed.

His tears soon began to fall again on his face as he squeezed his eyes tight, trying to hold it all in but failing.

"I…I'm…scared…terrified…" he whispered.

My eyes widened as I realized what today is. The start of Misaki's 5th month. I couldn't help but be scared too, but I knew how hard it must be for Misaki to confess and to share his burden with me.

I never want for him to experience this much sadness and fear all by himself.

Picking him up, I encircled him in my arms, my head in his shoulders, as I heard him gasp in surprise. I clutched at his shirt, also trying to hold in my tears.

"I'm here, Misaki. I told you before. I'm here…always."

I could hear him let himself sobbing once again. His arms hugged my head as I pulled him in closer. I could feel his exhausted breath breathing through my hair and his warm hands clashing with the temperature of my cold neck as he held on to me.

I didn't know what the future might bring us, or how soon we would be separated, but I didn't want to think of it. I pushed it out of my mind.

All I wanted right now is to comfort him, to be with him as he faced his fears.

All I wanted was to be with him as if we had forever.

A/N The thing's very long so I had to cut it into parts, I'll try and post fast so you guys can read most of the epilogue smoothly! This is mainly Usagi reminiscing on the memories of Misaki during the time-skips, but at the end, well...you'll see.

Reviews are helpful and welcomed!