"Attention passengers, Flight 130 to New York City will be boarding shortly. All passenger report to the gate 21 immediately. Thank You!"
Keiko giggled to herself as the intercom announcement ended; her destiny flight to America just so happened to match her birthday numbers.
She hugged her parents long and tight, promising to call them as soon as she landed before turning and walking up to the gate.
Once she boarded she scanned the aisle for her seat and was excited to find her seat next to the window.
It was Wednesday May 17th, three days since Keiko had last seen Yusuke.
After their beautiful night of passion Keiko stopped Yusuke as he climbed out of her window upon hearing her parents'arrival home. She made him promise to give her a few days of space to think about everything. He happily obliged and even thanked her for giving him another chance, promising that this time he wouldn't mess things up.
That hurt Keiko even more. She knew once he climbed out of her window that her mind was already made up. She couldn't sleep that night at all. Her mind tried to fight her heart over her decision, but her heart won.
Going to America and studying at Harvard University was what her heart wanted, and she was going to do just that. If Yusuke truly loved her like she said he did then he'd be there when she returned. She knew he would be.
She sighed as the captain announced the flight was about to depart. There was no turning back now
Once the plane had finished its rocky take-off form the runway, and was steadily soaring through the sky, Keiko took out her yearbook and smiled. It had just arrived in the mail that morning as they were leaving to catch her flight.
She worked so hard on this yearbook and had yet to see the finished product. She fought back the tears that formed in her eyes as she scanned over the different pictures of her classmates.
Misa, Lin, Yana, Sniper, Miyuki, and a bunch of other familiar faces spread across each page of the book.
She focused a long time on a picture that was taken of her and Fujiko in the hallway. They whole looked so similar and happy together. She thought of how happy she was that she and Fujiko were able to finally bond before she left for America.
She came to the "Senior Best" page and smiled at each category. Her picture shined under the "Most Likely to Succeed" category.
She was curtained somewhere Botan and Kuwabara were having a huge spat, because there was Kuwabara and Yukina, Posing side by side with Botan and Kurama tied in the category for "Cutest Couple"
Yusuke was voted most athletic. She turned the page quickly not wanted to glance upon his face too long.
She found herself looking at a picture of Yukina and Kurama at prom after they were crowned Prom Queen and King.
She was met with her biggest fear for the moment when she came across the picture of her and Yusuke being crowned Homecoming royalty.
Tears welled in her eyes. They looked so genuinely happy; far happier than he ever looked in that picture with Jun.
She didn't want to but she allowed the tears to fall. Had she really made the right decision leaving him; especially with no warning. By now he'd probably be on his way to her house, only to face the agonizing reality that she was gone.
How could she have done this t him?
She had invited Yukina and Botan over to inform them of her leaving two days earlier. To her surprise, Botan did not try and talk her into having some major party. The trio wept for their soon to be distant friendship and reminisced on old times. She knew they'd be alright without her. They had awesome boyfriends that loved them dearly.
Her parents and Fujiko would be fine too. They all had each other as well as the new addition.
But not Yusuke.
He needed her.
But Keiko knew that Yusuke wasn't ready to be with her. No matter what he said, she knew Yusuke would revert back to his old ways once he knew Keiko was over everything.
Choosing to leave Yusuke and her loved ones wasn't an easy choice for Keiko, but deep down she knew it was the best choice. The education and experience she was about to receive would be the greatest thing that ever happened.
She grinned as she thought of how shocked Robbie, Mac, and James would be when they found her on campus. Her excitement to see them as well kept her from completely breaking down every times she thought about leaving.
She closed her yearbook and sighed out loud. She slightly reclined her seat and closed her eyes allowing her thoughts to wonder back to her beloved Yusuke.
She loved him so much, and she knew that every day she spent away from him would feel like a stab to her heart, but she was doing what was best for her future.
She would always love him. No matter what might happened while she was in America with Robbie or any guy, she knew one thing would always be for sure...
Yusuke Urameshi would always have her heart.
THE END
Thank you so much to everyone who took the time out of their lives to read this story. I know I'm not the best updater in the world but I am happy to have stuck to my promise and finished this story. I deeply appreciate every review good or bad and I hope that I provided everyone with some decent entertainment. This story means so much to me.
I am happy to announce that I will be pursuing the idea that I have had for the sequel to this story that I've had in my head for so long. I have basically everything planned out for the stories concept and ending and I think you'll really enjoy it. It won't be nearly as long as this (I don't think).
I also have another story that had formulated in my head the past few months but I think I'll be writing it for Digimon (another awesome set of characters!) so check it out as well, you'll love it.
Until next time reader!
Again thank you and I love you all!
