Chapter 21! THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT REVIEWED! I felt like updating a bit faster. OH YEAAAH! Anyway, this would've been the LAST CHAPTER but I decided to continue the sequel here instead of making it a separate story. So, enjoy my LoveBugs and leave me a review!

Momo stepped out of her shower, her damp hair cascading around her shoulders. Wrapping a towel around her slim body, she walked out of the bathroom and headed towards her room. The house was incredibly quiet. Her mother was busy making breakfast and talking on the phone with her chief, talking about the private meeting Toushiro wants to have with her daughter.

Any single mother would've immediately said no to such meeting, and at first Tammie felt like disagreeing with it. But, knowing her daughter so well and how she would feel after Toushiro's sentence, she put that feeling aside and accepted the meeting. Even if Toushiro was the type of boy that no parent wished their daughter to be with (or son if the child felt otherwise in sexual orientation), no parent had the power to alter those feelings of their child just for their satisfaction.

Even if she hated to admit it, Tammie knew Momo's feelings towards the delinquent. She knew how disappointed Momo was going to be during those five to eight years of not seeing him. Mitsuwa State Juvenile Prison was one of the strictest prisons in the continent. Visitation was limited to once a month and instead of lying around doing nothing in their cell, the inmates were sent to school and made to do hard labor. Though, in Toushiro's case, he wasn't going to get any visitation rights. The only rights he would have there was get educated and work.

After getting dressed, Momo walked downstairs and into the kitchen. Once Tammie caught sight of her, she finished her conversation and hanged up the phone. She then turned to her daughter with a sincere smile.

"Morning, baby. How'd you sleep?"

"Horrible. I slept for only two hours. I couldn't stop thinking about him, mom."

"Analyze your worriness so you can know what's exactly making you so nervous."

"I already know what's making me so nervous. It's the fact that today is the last day that I'll see him before he leaves, and I'm going to miss him so much…"

Tammie smiled sadly as her daughter sat down and waited for her breakfast.

"I made dinasour pancakes, and I added more syrup; just how you like it."

Momo smiled at her mother's silliness and grabbed a fork. Staring down at the funny looking dinosaurs, Momo began to eat.

Wearing an all-white uniform and his hands handcuffed, three officers led the teenage boy to a small room. A table and two chairs was seen from a large window. One officer opened the door and another one led Toushiro inside. Quiet and expressionless, Toushiro stood by one of the chairs as the door behind him closed.

He felt like if he was in a desert. Sighing, he stared at the clock hanging above the door, waiting for her to come. The more he would think about her, the more anxious she would get. What if she doesn't come? For the first time in his life, he felt lonely. He had no one. His parents were some rich folks living somewhere in another country, not caring at all about him. After his fifth birthday, he was forced to move into his uncle's apartment; and living with an alcoholic and drug-addicted had definitely influenced him into what he has become now. His uncle used to steal and murder, and after he had raped a young girl, he had been immediately caught by the police. After his uncle was taken in, Toushiro had been eight-years-old. At eight years-old and having no guardian or money, he didn't have any other choice but to become the mini-me of his uncle.

And that was the biggest mistake in his life. Toushiro now knows the true consequences of not following the laws.

He has no one but Momo, nevertheless, he's not even sure if she was coming. If she didn't, it meant that she didn't care - and if she didn't care, then he truly had no one…

Momo stared at the juvenile center as her mother halted the car in front. Her heart pounding faster, she quickly got out of the car and stood in front of it. Chills ran up her spine as she wondered what Toushiro was thinking right now and if he was going to hurt her one more time…

Grabbing her daughter's hand, Tammie led her inside where she was kindly welcomed by her mother's co-workers. Momo simply waved her hand backed at them and followed her mother. Walking through a wide hallway and stopping at a door, Momo waited for the door to open, and once it did, she looked inside and saw another door that led to a small room.

"Morning, Tammie; Momo."

As the officers greeted them, Momo spotted Toushiro standing behind a window. She could barely see his face by the black blinds. She bit her bottom lip and saw the how still he stood.

"He's ready, Momo." a cop said. "His hands are handcuffed, so don't worry about him hurting you."

The door opened and Momo quickly entered, stopping then after he turned and saw her. He stared right into her eyes, showing her the loneliness and sadness that each held. Though, Momo couldn't look at his. Saddened, she looked away and sighed.

"You will have exactly thirty minutes to tell her whatever you want to tell her; and your time starts now."

The officers exited the small room, leaving the two alone. Momo turned her head and looked at him as he slowly walked towards her. Momo stood still as his breath tickled her neck once he was standing right in front of her. He stared at her pinkish lips, wanting to taste them one more time…

But, he didn't want to make her think that he just wanted to see her for his pleasure. He wanted to tell her how sorry he was for everything he had caused her.

Momo simply stared at him, waiting for him to speak. His breath fell on her lips, and she was hungry for a small taste of his lips; but she controlled herself. She was mad at him, and yet she didn't want him to leave…

The long pause was killing both of them. Concealing her wet eyes, she lowered her head and released a trembling sigh. Toushiro shifted his head forward until his lips were near her ear.

"I'm sorry…"

Toushiro witnessed a tear drop rain on the floor. She was crying.

"Please don't cry," he whispered again.

"H-How can I not c-cry…wh-when your leaving!" she said, still staring at the floor.

Toushiro wanted to wipe those tears off her face, but he swore at the handcuffs that were hurting his wrists.

Momo lifted her head up and slapped him across the face. "Why didn't you listen to me before when I told you to change?!"

Toushiro felt the sharp sting on the side of his face, and instead of smirking and teasing her like he used to do, he simply turned his head and looked at her again, telling himself that he deserved that slap.

Coldly, Momo stared at him. "Why didn't you accept my help?! You know that if you did, you wouldn't be in this mess right now. You know that you're hurting me as well."

Of course he knew. The water in her eyes never lied to him…

"I keep on asking myself why I like a jerk that hurt me so much. Tell me, Toushiro. Why do I like you so much? You raped me…but yet I still like you…"

Toushiro loathed that word. He couldn't stand the fact of raping her. Even though he didn't enter, he still, sexually, took advantage of her while she was subconscious, and it was still rape.

"I'm sorry, Momo. I wasn't thinking with my head. I'll understand if you hate me, but understand one thing: I won't forget about you, and when I get out, I'll become a better person and change for you…"

Is he lying? How can I know he's telling me the truth?

Toushiro groaned as he noticed her perplexed expression. Immediately, he knew that she was thinking whether he was lying or not.

"I know you're having a hard time believing me, but I'm not lying. Look," he immediately got on his knees in front of her, "I'm on my knees for you. If this doesn't convince you, what do you want me to do? Say it and I'll do it."

Momo shook her head, "Please stand up. The only way I'll believe you is after you're released. But…that'll be in so many years-"

"Please wait for me." he stated. "I know that while I'm gone, you won't have to worry about me hurting you…but please wait for me. I want to be with you."

Wait for him? He was going to be locked up for almost eight years, and throughout those eight years, she would be busy missing him, though after a year or two, she'll probably forget about him and move on. That was her theory. But what about her heart's theory?

"I want to be with you too." she cried, embracing him.

"This is all my fault. I regret everything I did."

"Even meeting me?"

The end of his lips rose up a bit. "I'm glad I met you, Momo. If I hadn't, I would not have realized life and what can happen to you with just a simple mistake. I'm glad I'm taking my punishment, but I'm not happy over the fact that I won't see you for such a long time."

Momo frowned and pecked his lips. "I'm going to miss you."

"Being locked up with other boys my age with nothing to do but work and study, I'll miss you more… At least you'll have freedom."

Momo kissed him again. "Just behave."

"I will."

Leaning down a bit, he kissed her lips, savoring their taste one more time. His tongue coated hers with passion. She wrapped her arms around his neck so the kiss deepened a bit more. He cursed at the handcuffs. If he didn't have them on, he would've wrapped his arms around her once more time before leaving. But the fact that she was totally angry made him happy. He nibbled on her lower lip as she licked his upper one.

"I don't want you to go…"

"Neither do I…"

He kissed her deeply as they heard the door open behind them. Startled, they broke the contact and looked at the officers.

"Time's up."

It passed so fast…. Momo thought sadly.

Two officers grabbed him by each arm, ready to send him to the juvenile prison. Quickly, Momo got in front and kissed him one more time. "I'm going to miss you…"

"I'll miss you too, and I'm sorry…"

The officers took him away, and as they did, Toushiro lowered his head and sighed, a single tear drop rolling down his face.

Tammie placed her hand on Momo's shoulder as he daughter looked at her. "I'm going to miss him, mom… What am I going to do? I can't forget about him.

"As an officer, this is what I can tell you. If Toushiro behaves, he'll stay there for just five or six years…"

"That's still too much, mom."

"Well, you have two choices then: either move on, or wait for him."

Momo rubbed her sudden aching head. "I don't think my heart's ready to move on…"

I'm done! Well, this would've been the last chapter and then I would've done the sequel as a separate fic., but instead I'm combining them so people don't get too confused. Anyway, I wanna ask a fun (well, sorta fun) question to all of you. If you were in Momo's situation, what would you do: (A) Move On or (B) Wait for the person (waiting for more than 4 years. I already planned on which Momo's goin' to do, but I just wanna know in your p.o.v. the better answer.

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