Author's Notes: I'm so sorry
that I took so long to put up this new chapter. The past 3 weeks was spent on
catching up whatever I need to for my preliminary exams. I apologise to
Destiny's supporters for bearing with me. My prelims have just started and will
not end till the 14th of September. So the next chapter will not be
up that soon. Gomen.
Glossary of words that I used:
'Oto-san' – Father. (I know
it's the wrong spelling, but since I made the mistake already, I decided that I
would carry on with it.)
'Ohayo' – Morning (a greeting
that's not that formal.)
'Oni-chan' – Brother (I know.
Another spelling error. Just bear with it.)
'Kaiju' – Monster (The
nickname that Touya gives Sakura)
'Hai' - Yes
Fujitaka frowned. "Is it?"
The director nodded his head. "Till we get a more definite result from the investigation, that is the suggested action that we will ask you to fulfill." He turned on the rotating chair to look out of the window. "The same for the girl."
"But, she's innocent. It's not what the other students in the campus claimed her to be."
"Even if what you said is true, the fact is that she may have broken the terms that we have agreed to sign you in."
"But…"
"Enough." The director remarked as he rotated himself to face the brown-haired lecturer. "We shall know when the investigative work is being completed. Now, please leave."
* * *
Sunlight peeped into the pastel yellow room and saw an auburn-haired girl brushing her hair. When she was finally content with her act of brushing her hair, she stood up, tucked at her blouse, before walking out of the room.
"Ohayo, Oto-san." She settled down into the dining chair.
"Ohayo, Sakura-chan. Where are you going?" The middle-aged man smiled as he flipped the pancake over.
"To school."
"Eh," Oto-san put the frying pan down to face his daughter, "Sakura-chan, the university… the university has suspended my term with them… and… yours too."
Sakura stared at her father. "Suspended us, is it?" She looked down at the table. "It's all my fault. It's all my fault that Oto-san has been suspended by the university. I thought that keeping our relationship as a secret will not make anyone suspicious and ruin Oto-san's reputation. But in the end…" A gentle sob arose.
"Sakura-chan, it's not your fault. You wanted the best for me and I really appreciate it. It's actually ok. It's only a suspension. When the truth comes into light, it will not be so."
Sakura glanced up at her father, "Oto-san…" A sharp phone ring interrupted the moment, vibrating across the kitchen-cum-dining room. Sakura stifled her tears and smiled. "I'll go and get it."
* * *
Tomoyo waited, as the ringing tone sounded for the third time. Should I tell her? She has not been herself for the past few days that she called and this news may not be appropriate for the occasion. But how can I not tell her? She deserves the right to know.
At the fourth ring, a click was heard and Sakura's voice came through. "Kinomoto's residence. May I know who's speaking?"
"Sakura-chan, this is Tomoyo."
"Oh, ohayo, Tomoyo-chan."
"Erm, Sakura-chan. I got a news to tell you. But please don't get upset when you hear it."
There was a slight pause before a 'Hai' came through the line. "Well," Tomoyo continued, breathing in deeply. "It's about your brother."
* * *
Sakura put down the phone and sat down slumped on the chair. The tears that once threatened to break forth now ran down her cheeks.
"Sakura-chan, who was that?" Oto-san walked out of the kitchen into the spacious living room. He stopped, when he caught sight of the wetness of his daughter's cheeks. "Sakura-chan, what's the matter? He spoke, his voice echoing with fear and discomfort.
"Oto-san… Oto-san, Oni-chan… Oni-chan… he… he met with an… accident… and is now…. in the Intensive Care Unit." Sakura sobbed as she placed her face in her palms.
* * *
"Ohayo." Ten-year-old Sakura entered the dining room.
"Ohayo… Kaiju. So early, I think it's going to rain." A smug appeared on Touya.
"Sakura is NOT a KAIJU." The young girl retorted as she swung her foot to land a kick on his knee.
* * *
"Are you ok?" Touya looked at the thirteen-year-old teenage girl as she lay in her bed, wrapped in the comfort of her brother's concern. "Here's your medicine."
"Thank you." Sakura whispered.
"And, your favourite." He passed a mug of warm honey milk to her as he looked away. "Have it while it's hot."
"Thank you, Oni-chan."
* * *
"Hey you!" Touya jumped in from behind the fence. "What do you think you are doing to my sister?"
"Oni-chan…" A sigh of relief spread across the young girl's face as the boy dashed away in fear.
* * *
Sakura stood up. "Oto-san, I'm going back. Oni-chan needs me." She moved to her room. "I'm packing up now."
Oto-san looked at her. "Sakura-chan…"
Sakura turned. "Yes?"
"Let's go back together. I will put in my resignation letter."
"Hai. Let's go back together."
Author's Notes: Thanks again to those readers out there. It will most likely be a long break before I put up another new chapter. So please bear with me. I'm counting down the number of essays I have to write for the prelims. A total of 21 essays and I only completed 3 essays. 18 more to go.
Also, I have put up alongside
with this chapter is this rather summarized evaluative fanfic about
long-distance relationships. Not much of a plot, but if you want to be
convinced that long-distance relationships do last or that you have friends who
don't believe in that, feel free to ask them to read it. Well, enjoy……