A year later..
Yagami Hikari stepped off the large plane at the Odiba airport and smiled.
It had been a year since she had left for her trip to New York. The year had gone by so fast!
Hikari had been given job after job for taking pictures. It had been such a fun and eventful year, but she was happy to be home.
I can't wait to see Takeru!
Hikari claimed her baggage and took a cab to Takeru's apartment building.
While she waited for the elevator, she glanced at her reflection in a nearby mirror. Hikari had let her hair grown out to her shoulders and was held back by three pink clips. Her long sleeved light pink shirt went nicely with her loose black pants.
On her finger, she still wore the promise ring that Takeru had given her. She had never taken it off.
The elevator arrived and she took it up to the fifth floor.
Hikari walked down the narrow hallway to Takeru's door. She knocked and waited.
"Just a minute!" Hikari heard an unfamiliar female voice call from inside.
Hikari felt her heart rate speed up.
Takeru couldn't have forgotten about me, could he? Maybe he just has a new friend over visiting...yes that has to be it...
The door opened and Hikari found herself face to face with a tall woman with long red hair and green eyes.
"Well, Hello! Can I help you?"
"I-I...must have the wrong apartment...." Hikari stammered, turning and running down the hallway.
She ran down the hall and stopped at the stairs. She slid to the floor and rested her head in her hands, big tears rolling down her cheeks.
The woman, whose name was Rita, went back inside Takeru's apartment.
"There was some girl at the door, but she left in a hurry." She said to Takeru.
"A girl?" Takeru asked his neighbor.
"Yes, she had brown hair to her shoulders with pink clips. Oh yes, and she had a digital camera around her neck."
Takeru's eyes lit up.
"Hikari?"
"She didn't say her name. Well, I better get back next door; I have to get dinner started. Thanks for letting me borrow that cookbook!"
Rita left Takeru's place and went next door to her own.
Takeru opened his door and looked down the hall, searching for any signs of his angel.
There, at the end of the corridor, was a familiar figure, sitting by the entrance to the stairs.
"Hikari!" Takeru called, happily.
He ran down the hallway, not even bothering to close his door and reached Hikari in no time.
Hikari lifted her head, and saw Takeru's blue eyes staring into her tearful brown ones.
He took her hand and pulled her up off the floor, wrapping her in a hug.
When Takeru let her go, he noticed she had been crying.
"Why the tears, 'Kari?"
"You didn't wait for me, did you?"
"Huh?" Takeru blinked at her, bewildered. "Of course I did!"
"B-But...Aren't you married?"
Takeru let out a laugh. "Hikari, that was my neighbor that answered the door."
Hikari felt her cheeks grow warm. She felt so silly for even thinking that.
"I-I'm sorry, Takeru....for even thinking...."
Takeru smiled at her. "Don't worry about it. All that matters is that you are here."
Hikari kissed him, her tears forgotten. "I missed you so much!"
"Hey, you are still wearing it." Takeru noticed, gesturing to her ring.
"I never took it off."
Takeru grinned and swept her up off her feet, making her giggle.
"Love you," Hikari said softly.
"Love you more." Takeru replied.
And, a couple of weeks later, they were married..
~Fin~
Author's Notes: Ayck.....That wasn't a very good ending was it? 0.o;
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