I'll Be Waiting
Chapter 21
Nuriko's pen touched to the white lined paper. The black ink smeared on the lines as the letters formed words and the words formed sentences.
Dear Journal,
We have finally gotten Kina back home to us! It's only been a few days but she hasn't remembering anything yet. Michael returned to the time where he was from, in the future, and has learned some valuable lessons. Kina was very upset when she read the letter he had left for her, mind you, she still hasn't remembered anything yet. It is very hard to see her like this though and it hurts inside. She tries to remember things but she just truly can't recall anything. Kina will say something feels familiar or when someone asks if she remembers when so and so happen, she just says she does. But I can see it in her eyes; she doesn't remember anything yet. It is surprisingly a struggle to live like this, we all have inside jokes and stories we will talk about and she'll just stand in the background, saddened that she can't remember these things. But do you think that'll stop Yue? Of course not! He treats her as if she is the same girl as before. And she is, except some people don't seem to realize that. I know she'll eventually remember everything, I hope, but I can't wait for that day to come! I want to remind her that Hori and I aren't getting any younger and we want to be young, good-looking role models for her children!!! =) There is still a bit of stress between Yue and Kina but I am sure it'll pass with time. Kina is currently sharing a room with Shiva who is going to stay for a few months. Yesterday Arashi left for home but everyone was upset to see her leave. Kina made her promise to come and visit soon. I must go now; Hori bought some new whip cream and pocky today!
-Nuriko
~~
"What are you doing Nuriko?" Kina questioned the braided boy as she looked over his shoulder but her view was blocked as he shuffled forward.
"Nothing, just writing some stuff." Nuriko grinned as he walked into his bedroom.
Dear Journal,
It has now been two weeks since Kina has returned and guess what!? Kina is beginning to get flashbacks!!!! For real!! I'm so happy!!! I knew everything would be ok!! Just yesterday we where all at the beach when suddenly Kina said, "This place feels familiar, as if something extremely important happened here." It was kind of scary though; she grabbed onto her head for a moment then after a few minutes pasted she looked up, smiling and said, "I got married here, to you, Yue." I wish I had a camera with me, to show the look of shock, happiness and surprised all mixed on Yue's face. He hugged her, picking her up into the air and spinning her around, they both laughing happily. Then they kissed, it was so sweet! It made me feel so good to see them happy again. It must be very painful for Kina though, because even though she is glad to be remembering all kinds of good memories, she also is remembering the bad, painful ones too. Memories of her parent's death, of fights between her and Yue, and things like that. But in order for her to accept and appreciate the good memories, she must know the bad ones too and she just can't ignore the fact that they happened. If she did, it would be just like a big circle like before, with Mina. But of course she had to remember me saying "HOOORRIIII, I'm lonely in here!" My face and Hori's must have changed into twenty shades of red!!! Oh well, I'm just content that she's ok and back home with us. Everyday she remembers something new and for that I am grateful. I must go now, we are all going out for dinner and ice cream in celebration of Kina's new memories.
-Nuriko
~~
"Nuri, what HAVE you been doing?!" Hotohori leaned over Nuriko's shoulder, looking at the book of paper that he was writing in.
"Ok, fine! I'll tell you. But promise not to laugh or tell anyone ok!?" Nuriko looked up at the chestnut haired bishonen, his seriousness shining in his eyes.
"Ok, I promise." Hotohori replied.
"I'm writing down everything so if I ever lose my memories, I can just read my journal and remember it, or at least how I wrote it all down!" Nuriko exclaimed, happy at his idea.
Hotohori burst out laughing.
"You promised not to laugh!" Nuriko blushed as he yelled at Hori angrily.
"I'm sorry! Don't worry, if you ever lost your memories, I would make sure I brought them back." Hotohori smiled down affectionately at Nuriko.
Nuriko grinned, a faint red filling his cheeks, "Ditto."
Dear Journal,
Everything is back to normal. It's been a month since Kina has returned and GUESS WHAT!?! Kina has remembered EVERYTHING! She has her memory back COMPLETELY! I'm so HAPPY! Everybody is ecstatic that she's back for good and Kina is acting like her cheerful and joyful regular self. Once again, all is right with the world! Shiva left for home yesterday and promised to visit in a month or so. We're hoping that she considers moving down near us. She said she might think about it! That would be great, wouldn't it? Today we're moving into the new house! It's the same house Kina and Yue had picked out two months ago, it's enormous! Hori and I are going to live down one end of the house while Kina and Yue will be on the other end. The kitchen, family room and those kinds of rooms are all in the center. I must go now; boxes are calling me to unpack them!
-Nuriko
~~
Her red hair flew everywhere as a gently breeze caressed her face. Kina stepped into the house, shutting the door gently behind her. "It's been four wholes months since that stupid fight happened that caused all of that chaos." She thought to herself as she quietly tiptoed towards her bedroom, hoping no one had noticed she had been gone. Her body jumped practically three feet in the air as a voice behind her whispered to her.
"And where have you been little lady? Out at ungodly hours in the morning!" Yue crossed his arms as he gave Kina a sassy look.
She slowly turned around to face her silver haired bishonen, her husband. "That, my friend, is a secret!" Kina giggled as her face radiated with joy.
~~
I wanna love you like I never loved you tonight
If it's alright
I wanna tell you things I've never said in my life
I'm going to hold when the sun refuses to shine
I wanna show you that I'll always be your side
When you call my name, and you need me there
Girl you know I will be waiting for you
~~
Quiet footfalls sounded from the hallway as Nuriko and Hotohori both walked into the room.
"Have you gotten the truth out of her yet?" Nuriko smirked as he questioned Yue.
"Nope, she refuses to spill!" Yue held back a laugh as Hotohori raised his eyebrows.
"Seriously, where have you been?" Hotohori asked Kina.
"I had a visit to the doctor." Kina slowly confessed.
~~
When you close your eyes and you see me there
Don't you know that I will be waiting
I wanna kiss you like I'll never kiss you again
If it's ok
I can't imagine loving any other this way (I can't imagine baby)
When you call my name, and you need me there
Girl you know that I will be waiting for you
~~
"Are you ok!?! Why where you at the doctors!?" Yue was instantly by her side as he griped her hand gently. "Is something wrong?! Is your heart disease somehow back?!" A million questions and answers flew through Yue's mind, all of them having to do with some kind of bad news. Worry reflected all over his face and in his eyes.
"Why would you be at the doctors?" Hotohori muttered.
Nuriko gasped, "Unless something bad happened!"
"I'm fine." Kina blushed and replied calmly.
"Did something happen to someone we know? Shiva? Arashi?" Relief flooded over Yue, as he was happy to know Kina was ok but now there was a whole new worry.
Kina's face blushed a crimson red as she quietly said, "No, they're all ok too. We'll be having a new addition to the group."
"Huh? Who is it?" Question marks formed all around Yue's head.
~~
When you close your eyes and you see me there,
Don't you know that I will be waiting
When you call my name, and you need me there.
Girl you know I will be waiting for you.
When you close your eyes and you see me there,
Don't you know that I will be waiting
~~
"No silly, it doesn't have a name yet." Kina gently rested her hand onto her stomach.
Yue's eyes suddenly widened as he took in a sharp breath. His body instantly froze in a surprised stance.
"Um...Yue? Are you ok?" Kina waved her hand in front of his eyes but received no response.
"Back up a second!" Nuriko said, "Are you saying, you're...p-pregnant?"
Kina blushed again as she shyly nodded yes. She waited for their response to the news.
~~
So what you wanna do
I want to wish for you.
I know you like my style,
So why don't you stay a while,
And when you want me to,
I'll wait for you
When you call my name, and you need me there.
Girl you know I will be waiting for you.
~~
"WE'RE GOING TO BE AUNTY NURIKO AND UNCLE HOTOHORI!!!!!!!! AUNTY NURI AND UNCLE HORI!!!!!!" Nuriko jumped into the air as he flung one arm around Hotohori and one around Kina, bringing the three into a giant embrace. "I've got to call and tell Shiva and Arashi about this!!!! Aghhh, I can't believe it!!!"
They all stopped speaking as a quiet voice stuttered behind them.
"I-I'm going to be a f-father...?" Yue casually blinked his eyes.
Kina smiled tenderly and lovingly as she stepped towards him, looking into his blue eyes, "Yes, you're going to be a father. And I'm going be a mother. We'll be parents, all of us will be one big happy family." She whispered to him, her voice shaking with joy as she said the words.
"I love you so much Kina!" Tears of pure joy streamed down Yue and Kina's faces as they both embraced each other. Kina buried her face into his chest as she listening to his quiet breath and his heartbeat.
"I love you too, Yue." She muttered to him.
His strong hands gently cupped around her face as he drew her away from him then peered into her eyes, both of them sparkling with happiness. With his thumb he gently brushed away one of her stray tears as he whispered to her, "We'll all be happy, together, forever. All as a family. We found hope and faith, now let's walk to the future and teach our child how many miracles this world holds for him or her."
~~
When you close your eyes and you see me there,
Don't you know that I will be waiting
When you call my name, and you need me there.
Girl you know I will be waiting for you.
When you close your eyes and you see me there,
Don't you know that I will be waiting
I'll call your name,
If you'll be there.
You'll call my name baby
A/N: I would like to give a big thank you to Lena, who yet again, helped me through the whole story with inspiration and ideas and more! Gracias! Danke! Thank you! I would like to thank everybody that stayed with me the whole way and read the story! ^_^ Please review and feel to free to point out things you liked and/or disliked about it!
...And so our story ends...or is it just beginning?
Chapter 21
Nuriko's pen touched to the white lined paper. The black ink smeared on the lines as the letters formed words and the words formed sentences.
Dear Journal,
We have finally gotten Kina back home to us! It's only been a few days but she hasn't remembering anything yet. Michael returned to the time where he was from, in the future, and has learned some valuable lessons. Kina was very upset when she read the letter he had left for her, mind you, she still hasn't remembered anything yet. It is very hard to see her like this though and it hurts inside. She tries to remember things but she just truly can't recall anything. Kina will say something feels familiar or when someone asks if she remembers when so and so happen, she just says she does. But I can see it in her eyes; she doesn't remember anything yet. It is surprisingly a struggle to live like this, we all have inside jokes and stories we will talk about and she'll just stand in the background, saddened that she can't remember these things. But do you think that'll stop Yue? Of course not! He treats her as if she is the same girl as before. And she is, except some people don't seem to realize that. I know she'll eventually remember everything, I hope, but I can't wait for that day to come! I want to remind her that Hori and I aren't getting any younger and we want to be young, good-looking role models for her children!!! =) There is still a bit of stress between Yue and Kina but I am sure it'll pass with time. Kina is currently sharing a room with Shiva who is going to stay for a few months. Yesterday Arashi left for home but everyone was upset to see her leave. Kina made her promise to come and visit soon. I must go now; Hori bought some new whip cream and pocky today!
-Nuriko
~~
"What are you doing Nuriko?" Kina questioned the braided boy as she looked over his shoulder but her view was blocked as he shuffled forward.
"Nothing, just writing some stuff." Nuriko grinned as he walked into his bedroom.
Dear Journal,
It has now been two weeks since Kina has returned and guess what!? Kina is beginning to get flashbacks!!!! For real!! I'm so happy!!! I knew everything would be ok!! Just yesterday we where all at the beach when suddenly Kina said, "This place feels familiar, as if something extremely important happened here." It was kind of scary though; she grabbed onto her head for a moment then after a few minutes pasted she looked up, smiling and said, "I got married here, to you, Yue." I wish I had a camera with me, to show the look of shock, happiness and surprised all mixed on Yue's face. He hugged her, picking her up into the air and spinning her around, they both laughing happily. Then they kissed, it was so sweet! It made me feel so good to see them happy again. It must be very painful for Kina though, because even though she is glad to be remembering all kinds of good memories, she also is remembering the bad, painful ones too. Memories of her parent's death, of fights between her and Yue, and things like that. But in order for her to accept and appreciate the good memories, she must know the bad ones too and she just can't ignore the fact that they happened. If she did, it would be just like a big circle like before, with Mina. But of course she had to remember me saying "HOOORRIIII, I'm lonely in here!" My face and Hori's must have changed into twenty shades of red!!! Oh well, I'm just content that she's ok and back home with us. Everyday she remembers something new and for that I am grateful. I must go now, we are all going out for dinner and ice cream in celebration of Kina's new memories.
-Nuriko
~~
"Nuri, what HAVE you been doing?!" Hotohori leaned over Nuriko's shoulder, looking at the book of paper that he was writing in.
"Ok, fine! I'll tell you. But promise not to laugh or tell anyone ok!?" Nuriko looked up at the chestnut haired bishonen, his seriousness shining in his eyes.
"Ok, I promise." Hotohori replied.
"I'm writing down everything so if I ever lose my memories, I can just read my journal and remember it, or at least how I wrote it all down!" Nuriko exclaimed, happy at his idea.
Hotohori burst out laughing.
"You promised not to laugh!" Nuriko blushed as he yelled at Hori angrily.
"I'm sorry! Don't worry, if you ever lost your memories, I would make sure I brought them back." Hotohori smiled down affectionately at Nuriko.
Nuriko grinned, a faint red filling his cheeks, "Ditto."
Dear Journal,
Everything is back to normal. It's been a month since Kina has returned and GUESS WHAT!?! Kina has remembered EVERYTHING! She has her memory back COMPLETELY! I'm so HAPPY! Everybody is ecstatic that she's back for good and Kina is acting like her cheerful and joyful regular self. Once again, all is right with the world! Shiva left for home yesterday and promised to visit in a month or so. We're hoping that she considers moving down near us. She said she might think about it! That would be great, wouldn't it? Today we're moving into the new house! It's the same house Kina and Yue had picked out two months ago, it's enormous! Hori and I are going to live down one end of the house while Kina and Yue will be on the other end. The kitchen, family room and those kinds of rooms are all in the center. I must go now; boxes are calling me to unpack them!
-Nuriko
~~
Her red hair flew everywhere as a gently breeze caressed her face. Kina stepped into the house, shutting the door gently behind her. "It's been four wholes months since that stupid fight happened that caused all of that chaos." She thought to herself as she quietly tiptoed towards her bedroom, hoping no one had noticed she had been gone. Her body jumped practically three feet in the air as a voice behind her whispered to her.
"And where have you been little lady? Out at ungodly hours in the morning!" Yue crossed his arms as he gave Kina a sassy look.
She slowly turned around to face her silver haired bishonen, her husband. "That, my friend, is a secret!" Kina giggled as her face radiated with joy.
~~
I wanna love you like I never loved you tonight
If it's alright
I wanna tell you things I've never said in my life
I'm going to hold when the sun refuses to shine
I wanna show you that I'll always be your side
When you call my name, and you need me there
Girl you know I will be waiting for you
~~
Quiet footfalls sounded from the hallway as Nuriko and Hotohori both walked into the room.
"Have you gotten the truth out of her yet?" Nuriko smirked as he questioned Yue.
"Nope, she refuses to spill!" Yue held back a laugh as Hotohori raised his eyebrows.
"Seriously, where have you been?" Hotohori asked Kina.
"I had a visit to the doctor." Kina slowly confessed.
~~
When you close your eyes and you see me there
Don't you know that I will be waiting
I wanna kiss you like I'll never kiss you again
If it's ok
I can't imagine loving any other this way (I can't imagine baby)
When you call my name, and you need me there
Girl you know that I will be waiting for you
~~
"Are you ok!?! Why where you at the doctors!?" Yue was instantly by her side as he griped her hand gently. "Is something wrong?! Is your heart disease somehow back?!" A million questions and answers flew through Yue's mind, all of them having to do with some kind of bad news. Worry reflected all over his face and in his eyes.
"Why would you be at the doctors?" Hotohori muttered.
Nuriko gasped, "Unless something bad happened!"
"I'm fine." Kina blushed and replied calmly.
"Did something happen to someone we know? Shiva? Arashi?" Relief flooded over Yue, as he was happy to know Kina was ok but now there was a whole new worry.
Kina's face blushed a crimson red as she quietly said, "No, they're all ok too. We'll be having a new addition to the group."
"Huh? Who is it?" Question marks formed all around Yue's head.
~~
When you close your eyes and you see me there,
Don't you know that I will be waiting
When you call my name, and you need me there.
Girl you know I will be waiting for you.
When you close your eyes and you see me there,
Don't you know that I will be waiting
~~
"No silly, it doesn't have a name yet." Kina gently rested her hand onto her stomach.
Yue's eyes suddenly widened as he took in a sharp breath. His body instantly froze in a surprised stance.
"Um...Yue? Are you ok?" Kina waved her hand in front of his eyes but received no response.
"Back up a second!" Nuriko said, "Are you saying, you're...p-pregnant?"
Kina blushed again as she shyly nodded yes. She waited for their response to the news.
~~
So what you wanna do
I want to wish for you.
I know you like my style,
So why don't you stay a while,
And when you want me to,
I'll wait for you
When you call my name, and you need me there.
Girl you know I will be waiting for you.
~~
"WE'RE GOING TO BE AUNTY NURIKO AND UNCLE HOTOHORI!!!!!!!! AUNTY NURI AND UNCLE HORI!!!!!!" Nuriko jumped into the air as he flung one arm around Hotohori and one around Kina, bringing the three into a giant embrace. "I've got to call and tell Shiva and Arashi about this!!!! Aghhh, I can't believe it!!!"
They all stopped speaking as a quiet voice stuttered behind them.
"I-I'm going to be a f-father...?" Yue casually blinked his eyes.
Kina smiled tenderly and lovingly as she stepped towards him, looking into his blue eyes, "Yes, you're going to be a father. And I'm going be a mother. We'll be parents, all of us will be one big happy family." She whispered to him, her voice shaking with joy as she said the words.
"I love you so much Kina!" Tears of pure joy streamed down Yue and Kina's faces as they both embraced each other. Kina buried her face into his chest as she listening to his quiet breath and his heartbeat.
"I love you too, Yue." She muttered to him.
His strong hands gently cupped around her face as he drew her away from him then peered into her eyes, both of them sparkling with happiness. With his thumb he gently brushed away one of her stray tears as he whispered to her, "We'll all be happy, together, forever. All as a family. We found hope and faith, now let's walk to the future and teach our child how many miracles this world holds for him or her."
~~
When you close your eyes and you see me there,
Don't you know that I will be waiting
When you call my name, and you need me there.
Girl you know I will be waiting for you.
When you close your eyes and you see me there,
Don't you know that I will be waiting
I'll call your name,
If you'll be there.
You'll call my name baby
A/N: I would like to give a big thank you to Lena, who yet again, helped me through the whole story with inspiration and ideas and more! Gracias! Danke! Thank you! I would like to thank everybody that stayed with me the whole way and read the story! ^_^ Please review and feel to free to point out things you liked and/or disliked about it!
...And so our story ends...or is it just beginning?