KAITO POV

My jaw clenched as my hands made fists to feel my palms that were soaking in sweat. I was so lost in a place full of anxiety and I knew that I needed to pull myself together. I should not make one wrong move or else, I'd definitely lose Luka. Just the thought of losing her and the anguish that comes with it already make me cringe. This is really selfish of me, I know but I just can't let go of her. Our future is still uncertain and I'm also still afraid of taking risks but all I'm sure of is I want her in my life and I have no plans of letting dad nor anyone else take her away from me.

I'm still being reluctant and I don't know what will happen next but I have to do this if I want to keep her.

For the very first time, I let my tears flow in front of Rin, Len and mom, leaving them in deep silence. Yes, I never showed anyone my depressed crying face to anyone before except for Luka. She was the only one who could see this side of me but since she wasn't by my side, since I found out that she was gonna leave me, I needed to let other people know. I needed comfort from the people that I love.

"Kaito," Rin mumbled, sounding surprised.

Mom gently stroked my back with her trembling hand as she told me again and again that everything was going to be okay. "Kaito, stop crying, now. Mommy's here." she comforted yet the pain that I was feeling stayed there. It seemed that no matter what, it wouldn't disappear.

I sobbed my heart out, not caring if I looked stupid in front of them. I was choking on my own tears, feeling so hopeless. "I don't want to be apart from her anymore. I want her to stay but I won't be able to do anything about it." I cried.

All of them looked at me with pitiful eyes and surprisingly, shame wasn't crawling up to me. I always hated being pitied by anyone but I didn't care. "We have to...we have to do something about it?" Len muttered as he looked down with a serious face, probably thinking of plans.

"What can we possibly do about it? Let's face it, she's gonna leave, she wants to leave! Leave me!" I blurted out, glaring at Len.

Rin's eyes were starting to be clouded by tears too then her eyebrows met. "She loves you." she protested but she couldn't speak any further since she wanted to look strong.

"I know." I replied feebly, rubbing my whole face roughly. "But she doesn't want it. She thinks that it's wrong. She wants to forget her feelings for me."

Quietness surrounded the room again then Len smacked the table in front of us. "No!" he yelled, making all of us look at him in shock. "She just doesn't want to hurt her parents but...I know that she doesn't think that it's wrong. I know that she will never want to forget her feelings for you." he added, silencing me. "Look, Kaito. If you really love her, then you'll do everything just to be with her. Didn't you make a promise with her that you two would always be together? You broke it once and I witnessed how much you regretted it. Don't break it again. Keep it no matter how selfish or despicable you can be."

The next thing I knew was my tears were already drying in my cheeks and I was blinking at him several times.

He smirked. "What if..."

LUKA POV

Thanks to dad, I finished packing very early. I looked around my room one last time and I was already feeling homesick. Was I? Or was there another reason? I sat down to my bed, breathing in deeply, my fingers kneading through my soft bed sheet then up to my pillow. Under it, I felt my fingers hit something solid then I pulled out to see what it was. A single tear escaped my eye when I found out that it was my photo album with Kaito. I looked at each of the picture that was in there again then hugged it, wishing that we could always be just like that. I closed my eyes tightly, remembering the precious memories that I made with him and at the same time, trying to fight the urge of seeing him. My mind's made up so...what's up with this hesitancy?

I suddenly heard dad calling from downstairs so I hurriedly put the photo album inside one of my baggages and headed to them. I wasn't even leaving yet and I was already missing them. I looked at mom, dad and auntie Mei who were wearing faint smiles then Meiko, who looked the saddest started to cry like there was no tomorrow.

"Luka...I...I..." Meiko whimpered but couldn't seem to finish talking because she was totally out of breath. "She's gonna miss you. And I am too." auntie Mei finished as I hugged both of them.

"I'm gonna miss you guys too...so much." I replied, squeezing them.

I pulled away and turned to mom and dad whose arms were already spread out then I ran to them. "Mommy, daddy." I breathed out as they began whimpering too.

Mom began shivering and I felt her tightening her hug. "Please know that mommy always wants to be with you, Luka. You know that mommy will miss you the most."

I nodded then dumbfounded, I caught myself in tears as well. "I'm gonna miss you too, mom. I'm gonna miss you and dad." I whimpered, remembering the times when I was with my parents, especially when I was with mom. It was no secret that I was jealous of Lily always getting dad's attention and mom was always there for me, telling me not to worry. She always told me that if Lily was dad's favorite, then I was hers and she never failed to make me feel at ease.

Dad let out a little chuckle. "Don't listen to her, Luka." he joked. "You know that daddy will miss you as much as mommy will."

I, too, began laughing then both of them kissed my cheeks. "I know, dad."

Mom, dad and auntie Mei headed to the car as dad helped me with my baggages. Because of the emotional moment we just had, I remembered Kaito again. Surely, it would hurt him when he finds out. Do I really want to leave without bidding him a proper goodbye?

"Luka!" someone called out from the gate then I gasped as soon as I saw who it was. "Where are you going?"

I opened my mouth but no words were daring to escape because I was just right beside dad. He looked so happy and I was sure that he didn't know that was leaving. "K..Kai...Luke!" I called back. He silently gasped then his smile returned to his face. I wanted to hug him, I wanted to tell him that I love him but I couldn't. "To a trip...with Lily." I lied.

"Oh!" he exclaimed, walking towards us. "I never thought that you could actually lie to me."

With that, my eyes widened then he looked at dad. I looked at him closer and I could tell...his smile was fake. "What are you doing here?" dad asked, glaring at him.

He smirked. "I'm here to say goodbye, of course." he replied, taunting dad. What is he doing? "I know that you're leaving for America." he added, turning to me.

I swallowed then shame hit me. "I..."

"It's okay." he cooed, rubbing the back of his neck. "I know that you don't want to be with me." That's not true, I want to be with him! If only he knew. "I'm so sorry for pushing myself on you." he looked down then gave dad a warm smile. "I'm so sorry, dad. I'm so sorry for breaking your trust."

Dad sighed then shook his head, closing his eyes. "Say your last goodbyes now but never touch my daughter or else." he scoffed, continuing to the car with my stuff.

"Kaito," I murmured.

He giggled maliciously then I looked up to him. "I'm sorry, Luka." I felt his arms around my waist then he covered my mouth with a handkerchief.

I blacked out.


What happened? Ow! My head hurts.

My vision was still hazy so I rubbed my eyes and turned to my right. I wheezed as soon as I saw Kaito, driving. He made me inhale something. How could he do that to me?! "Oh, you're awake." he tittered.

I flinched. "You're kidnapping me? How could you?!" I blustered but he was still smiling. This bastard! "Bring me back home, now!"

He wore a bored expression then he hit the brake of the car in an unfamiliar rural place. As the car came to holt, he glanced to me. "No." he simply replied. I was about to yell at him but then he put a finger to my lips. "Do you really want to go back? Do you really want to leave me? Look at me in the eyes and say it to my face." he dared as he leaned closer to me, knowing too well that I wouldn't be able to say no.

I snorted then looked outside the window to break the eye contact that was making blood rush to my face but he just made me look at him again. "Kaito, you..."

"I like it when you blush." he said, cutting me off, making me blush even harder.

I suddenly remembered dad. What if he has a heart attack because of this? What if he di... "I will never forgive you when something bad happens to my father!" I shouted to his face.

Someone at the back suddenly coughed. "Kenji is stronger than that." auntie Miku, who was sitting beside Rin and Len, said, leaving me dumbstruck.

Rin giggled. "I'm so happy that you won't leave, Chii!" she chimed.

"Do you hate me, Luka? This whole thing is my idea." Len exclaimed.

I didn't know what to feel. Happiness, confusion, irritation, anger, and fear were all spiraling within me. I shook my head violently then Kaito and auntie Miku got out of the car. "How could you guys do this to me?!" I cried.

"We're sorry but we don't want you to leave." the twins replied in unison.

Auntie Miku took Kaito's place then she smiled at me. "I'll take care of your parents, Luka. I promise that they're gonna be alright." she told me before Kaito pulled me out of the car.

"Thanks everyone!" he yelled, waving his hand to them as auntie Miku drove off.

I tried to pull away from his tight grip but I couldn't. "Kaito, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you!" I yelled at him.

He rolled his eyes with a slight smile. "Really?" he mocked as he started to walk through the small path covered with both sakura and green leaves, leading to a wooden farm lodge. "Anyway, we're gonna live here together!"

I started to punch his arm and he rubbed them, laughing out loud. I'm mad! I'm supposed to be mad!...but why am I feeling giddy? "You're crazy! I don't want to live anywhere with you!" I protested.

He rolled his eyes again, not listening to me then he walked towards the door to open it but I forcefully pulled away. "So...you don't wanna enter yet? It's really cozy inside." he pouted, making me want to giggle. "Fine." he sighed, then he held my hand again and ran to a higher place, to a hill. I suddenly remembered the hill that was near the beach and I couldn't help but smile. "Let's just watch the clouds together."

My smiled vanished when he said that because I remembered watching the clouds with mom. "Kaito, if you think that we're going to be happy, then you're wrong. I can't be happy, knowing that this isn't right."

He suddenly went quiet, as if he finally started to listen then he looked at me. "Then what's right? Hurting ourselves just so others could be happy?" he asked harshly, making me grimace.

"Yes!" I panted. "I was...I was finally doing the right thing then you came to ruin it. I was finally free."

He sighed then he put my head on his chest, letting me hear his heartbeat. "You weren't." he answered as I closed my eyes, yearning to hear more of his heartbeat. "I'm the one who's setting you free. You will only be free when you start to accept your feelings. You will only be free when you start listening to your heart."

I looked up to him and I met his gaze. I could see the sincerity in his eyes and I felt that he was serious of what he was doing. He was right. "I'm still mad at you, though." I huffed childishly, crawling away.

"You like apples, right?" he asked out of the blue, making me stare at him as he started to climb an apple tree. "The apples here are fantastic! You've got to taste them!" he yelled.

I giggled to myself. "I don't care! I'm not eating that!" I yelled back, looking down to the grass.

I heard him groan then I caught a glimpse of him, picking a huge apple from a high part of the tree. His position was making me worried but I didn't budge from my place in pride. "Luka, look at me!" he yelled again but I refused with a smile on my face. "Catch the apples that I already picked!" he yelled again. He spent minutes there telling me to look at him when I suddenly heard a twig break. "Luka!" he shouted with his hoarse voice.

I finally turned to him and he was splayed across the grass, the apples that he picked were scattered around him. "Kaito!" I screamed, worriedly as I ran towards him and rested his head on my lap. "Kaito, can you hear me?" I asked, slapping him lightly but he was all unconscious. "No, no, no, no, no." I said repeatedly, being pricked by an extreme foreboding and pain. It's all my fault. If only I looked at him earlier, he would have concentrated more on picking up apples instead of catching my attention. He shouldn't have fallen down. "I'm so sorry. I'm not mad you you anymore. Wake up, Kaito. I love you." I said almost not breathing.

"I love you too." he answered, surprising me and sitting up. "You were worried sick about me, weren't you?" he asked the same way as I asked him a long time ago when I got hit by a car.

I started to cry then I punched his arm...hard. "I hate you! That wasn't a very funny joke!" I cried then he laughed out loud, pulling me to a hug.

"You weren't looking so I did it on purpose. I knew I'd catch your attention when I do that." He stuck his tongue out then I glared at him with tears in my eyes. "It's a good thing that I know parkour." he added then got bothered with my sulking. "Fine, I'm sorry."

He caressed my face then tilted my head up to him. "You jerk." I whispered.

After staring at me long enough, he captured my lips with his. It wasn't a passionate one like our first time, it was just soft, yet it was filled with emotions. "Promise, I won't do it again. Please don't be mad or I'm gonna have to kiss you until your anger finally goes away."

I sighed in defeat, leaning my head onto his shoulder. "Jerk." I teased one more time then he chuckled.

"You really love my kisses, don't you?" he teased.

I groaned. "No!" I bawled. "Yes! No! Maybe, uhmm... I do." I finally admitted, looking away.

He wrapped his arms around me. "I love your kisses more." he mumbled.

I wish we could stay like this forever. I wish I wouldn't have to go back anymore. I love this. He's right. Now, I'm really free. "Kaito," I called out weakly. "Please tell me that we're going to stay like this forever."

He kissed my shoulder lightly then he placed his chin on it. "I promise I'll try to make this last."

I smiled.


kk this is again unedited and i'm sure that there are a lot of mistakes but please excuse me o.o college will start soon so i'm getting a lil' busy . . i promise that the next chapter will be fluffy X3

anyway, parkour is the activity or sport of moving rapidly through an area, typically in an urban environment, negotiating obstacles by running, jumping, and climbing.

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