Long Vacation 14 Author's Notes:
Ok this is the last chapter of Long Vacation. So sorry for the delay!! I had exams and stuff. Sorry I just have to share something with you guys!! I just saw a japanese horror film called "Battle Royale" and it was sooooo cool!! It's about a chosen high school class whose final exam is to kill each other off or kill themselves. Very brutal, wicked, dramatic, artistic, romantic, and also has stupid scenes!! I reccomend everyone who hasn't watched it to watch it! I heard it was banned in Japan or something cause of it's VERY VERY VERY BRUTAL scenes (I mean, they show a guy's head blowing up!).. It's NOW my favourite movie! Watch it!! Then thank me... hehe.. ^o^
Anywayz, back to Long Vacation...
Read, enjoy, and review!! Jya ne!

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Long Vacation
Part Fourteen
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I wanna hold you in my arms
Underneath the stars
Feel the wind blowing thru your hair
Your hand in mine

~Close To Me~ (CAGNET)
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(Yamato's apartement)

Yamato Ishida traced the keys of his piano. Just staring at it. Millions of thoughts colliding in his head, and here he was, not being able to think straight. Hell, he wasn't even able to think at all!
"Tadaima!" Ryuichi greeted as he closed the door to the apartement.
"Welcome home," Yamato said as he stood up.
"Hey man," Ryuichi said as he hung his coat on the coat hanger. "You okay?"
"Eh?," Yamato stiffled a laugh. "Yeah, why wouldn't I be?"
"Nevermind," Ryuichi said shaking his head and making his way to the piano. "You don't mind do you?"
"No," Yamato shrugged getting off the bench. "S'okay. I wasn't playing anyway.."
"Ok!" Ryuichi said sitting down as he started to play a fast and cheerful song.
Yamato sighed as he opened the fridge and drank from the water bottle. For some obvious reason, it became a habit for him now.
"Hey Ishida!" Ryuichi said. "How does that song go again?"
"What song?..." Yamato said he continued drinking.
"You know? The one that goes... Dum, dum, dum, dum... Dum, dum, dum, dum..." he said humming the melody that made Yamato choke. "You okay man?"
"Yeah... I'm fine.." Yamato said in between coughs.
"So, how does it go again?"
"I-I don't know... I- don't know any song like that..."
"Yeah right, and you're not in love with my sister." he said casually.
"What- What are you talking about?!"
"Come on, I know what's going on. Don't lie to yourself."
"You.. Must be mistaken," Yamato laughed nervously. "She's like a sister to me! I would never do something like that!"
"Right," Ryuichi rolled his eyes laughing as he stood up making his way to his room. "And pigs can fly!!"
Yamato Ishida took a deep breath, sat down on his piano bench, and ran his fingers though his thick sandy hair. He sighed to himself. Pigs can't fly... Just like she's more than a sister to him... More than.... Yamato froze as he stared at the empty air. More than anything to him... Aah!! It was all so obvious! Why must he deny the fact that he's in love with her?! If he did love her would that be a crime?! Why now?!!! Why does he start to realize his true feelings now when it's already too late and had already said the wrong things!! He cursed himself for being so blind and such a fool. He wanted to scream to himself and tell himself that he's the biggest idiot in the world! He wanted to tell everyone that he's the biggest idiot in the world for letting go the one and only person he truly loved!! He wanted to tell her!!
"Aaargh!!!!" Yamato screamed. Hearing Yamato's scream, Ryuichi ran out of his room.
"What?! What?!! Earthquake?! Mouse?!!"
"I'm an idiot!!!"
"What?!"
"I'm an idiot!!!" Yamato said as he ran out the door and slammed it.
"O...kay... That's something new..." Ruichi said still staring at the door Yamato ran out of.

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Yamato Ishida ran through the streets of Tokyo with one destination as he keep reminding himself how much of a fool he is. As soon as he caugh a glimpse of her tall apartement building, he ran even faster. He felt as if nothing can stop him now, unless... Yamato stopped in his tracks as he saw a shiny red convertible parked in front of the apartement and the person in front of it. He panted for breaths as he rested his hand on his knees. The person noticed him and they caught eye contact as Yamato straightened himself up, again cursing himself mentally. How could he forget that she was still seeing Kurashige. He's such an idiot.
"You must be Yamato, Mimi's neighbour in her last apartement?," Kurashige said smiling at him.
"Um," Yamato forced a smile on his face. "Yeah..."
"Mimi's not home yet," he said. "Although I'm waiting for her. You wanna wait with me?"
"Er.. nah.. I... I just passed by and thought I would visit her or something... Does.. she know you're here?"
"No... Actually... I wanted to surprise her."
"Oh.. really?" he said nervously.
"Yeah..."
"Ok," Yamato nodded to himself. "I better go then."
"All right."
As he was gonna head back, he turned back to Kurashige.
"Are you guys... getting married?" he had to ask.
"Well... The question was supposed to be the surprise," Kurashige replied laughing.
"Oh," he said as he could feel his heart shatter but forced the smile to creep upon his face. "That's great... Congratulations!"
"I'm not even sure she'll-"
"She will," he said interrupting him. "I better go, later!"
With that Yamato turned around and started to walk home.

Kurashige watched Yamato walked away. He leaned on his car still waiting for Mimi to come by any minute now. He sighed to himself. Should he be somewhat jealous?... Come on, he shouldn't be. This is the first time he talked to Yamato, he can't just make assumptions that he himself aren't even sure of... Although, he always thought of him as just Mimi's neighbour. So maybe they are more than that. Why would he come here if he was just his neighbour? And if he was her friend, why doesn't she ever mention him?...
"Kurashige?..." A feminim voice interrupted his train of thoughts. He smiled and walked over to her.
"Mimi! I missed you!" he said as he wrapped his arms around her. She forced a smile on her face to hide her dissapointment.
"I missed you too..." Mimi said trying to sound enthusiastic.
"What is it?..." he said seeing through her fake smile.
"...."
"What? You can tell me..."
She looked up to him cleching her jaw hoping that the tears won't fall.
"Kurashige..." she said stepping away from him. "I don't think we should see each other anymore.."
Kurashige's face fell as a moment of silence enveloped them. Mimi looked down at the pavement as her tears started to fall. He didn't know what to say. Maybe he should have seen this coming. Maybe..
"Why?..." he said.
"There's someone else... Gomen..."
"Is it Yamato?"
She didn't reply as he waited for her to answer. He stepped closer to her and lifted her chin up revealing her tear-stained face.
"It's him isn't it?.."
"Gomen..." Mimi nodded as she tried to wipe her tears harshly away.
Kurashige could practically feel his heart crashing now, but he wasn't exactly sure how to feel. He's not mad... He couldn't get mad... Just... Heartbroken... He looked down at her crying figure and wrapped his arms around her.

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Sweep me off my feet
We'll be lovers
~Our Romance~ (CAGNET)
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Author's Notes: A different song is attached to this part of the chapter. I suggest you listen to it while reading the chapter. and the " ~ " is for the voices in Yamato's head. There is going to be quote flashbacks.
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(The Concert)

"Ladies and gentlemen, from Tokyo's 3rd district Yamaha school of Music, Miyazawa Mari!" The speaker said as Mari came up on the stage and bowed to receive applauses from the audience.

Yamato peeked through the curtains of the stage, skimming the seats. The familiar faces of Seta-san, Miyako, and Ryuichi caught his eyes for a moment then made him sigh to himself.
She's not here, he thought. Maybe she forgot. Maybe I should've reminded her that today was the day of the concert. Maybe she's got better things to do like spend time with Kurashige or something.
"Ishida-san?," a man tapped his shoulder, interrupting his reign of thoughts.
"Huh? Oh.. Y-yes?" he said.
"You're next. Good luck and try to relax," the man said handing him a glass of water.
"Y-Yeah," he said taking a sip of the water. "Thanks."

"Ladies and gentlemen, once again for Miyazawa Mari!" the speaker said after Mari finished the song and stood up from the piano bench to take her final bow.
As Mari came back, she patted Yamato's shoulder.
"Gambatte-ne!" she whispered with two thumbs up as Yamato slowly walked to the center of the stage.
"And now ladies and gentleman, Ishida Yamato, also from Tokyo's 3rd District Yamaha School Of Music!"
Yamato slowly made his way to the center of the stage as the applauses came, his eyes still skimming through the audience.
He took a bow and took one last glance and saw an empty seat beside Miyako. She didn't come...
It took all his strength to not sigh and made his was to the piano bench. As the lights dimmed, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath to swallow all the grief inside him.
Just as he opened his eyes a small light shone on the stage. He looked up and saw the entrance door opened and her... A couple of people looked back to see who it was as she closed the door again. She signaled him two thumbs up with a grin as she went to her seat.
He smiled softly at her, then focused on the keys of the piano. She came..
He placed his fingers on the black and white keys as they started with a thrill, followed by an irregular scale going up, then down, followed by a melody. As he played the music, he closed his eyes as visions and voices of Mimi from his memory started coming back.

***QUOTE flashbacks***

~"Nice place, A little too small for me, but I guess it could work for a while.."~
~"You better not try to take advantage OR fall in love with me!"~
~"I thought you don't play your piano for just anyone"~
~"Yamato.. Life isn't fair is it?"~
~"I think you're probably the nicest person I've ever met in my entire life"~
~"I think when I'm 64 and you're 65, I'd want to marry you"~
~"I think I'll be moving out soon..."~
~"Kurashige's really great, and I'm not getting any younger..."~
~"When you love somebody, time doesn't matter!! All you wanna do is be with them!"~
~"I don't need to be anyone's COUSIN either!"~
~"Yamato... Can you play that song for me?"~
~"Yamato you can't do this! You can't just give up something that's important to you just like that!"~
~"Yamato... You can't lie and tell me you're willing to give everything up.. You can't... Give up..."~
~"I came here... to kiss you..."~
~"Yamato... We're so different from each other... Maybe we are better off as friends..."~
~"We are better off as friends..."~

~"I'm standing over here... Stand beside me... Be with me..."~

***QUOTE flashbacks***

Mimi wiped the uncontrollable tears from her eyes as Yamato's hands hit the final notes.
Yamato Ishida stood up to take his final bow throughout the applauses.

(At the party after the concert)

"Ishida-san! Ishida-san!" the reporters called out to him. "What do you have to say now that you've won?"
"Uh," Yamato hesitated. "I don't know really.."
"Yamato!" Ryuichi said as he pulled him away from the reporters. "I knew you could do it buddy!"
"Yamato-senpai!" Miyako said to him. "That was great!!"
"Congrats Yamato-senpai!" Mari said shaking his hand.
"Thanks.. All of you..." Yamato smiled.
Just then, everyone stopped as Mimi stood in front of them.
"Aah!!" Miyako suddenly screamed.
"What is it?!" Mari asked her as Miyako started to point at the dessert table.
"They're serving duble fudge chocolate cake!" she exclaimed as she grabbed Mari's hand and ran off to the table.
"W-wait!" Ryuichi yelled running after them. "Leave me some too!!"
Yamato and Mimi shook their heads and sighed to themselves.
"Some things never change.." Mimi said laughing lightly.
"Tell me about it," Yamato said as he took two glasses of wine from the tray of the waiter that just passed by and handed one to Mimi.
"A toast!" Mimi smiled holding up her glass. "To your success!"
"Okay.." Yamato said as they clinked glasses. He took a sip of his wine and watched Mimi drink the whole glass in one gulp.
"Congrats," she giggled as she placed her cup down.
"Thanks."
"What was the name of that song you played?" she asked.
"Uh..." he said. "That's not important..."
They stood in front of each other for a while, not knowing what to say.
"I..." Mimi started to say. "I have to go now. I have.. An appointment.."
"Oh," Yamato said. "Okay..."
"Bye!" Mimi said as she hugged him. "I knew you could do it.."
She let go of him and quickly waved him a goodbye with a smile as she walked out the hall door.
Yamato stood speechless still looking at Mimi's exit. What was he supposed to do now?
"Yamato-san! Yamato-san! Time for your speech!" one of the reporters said, interrupting his thoughts. Yamato nodded as he headed to the front of the room still stealing glances of the door.
"Yamato-san!" one of the reporters said. "How do you feel about winning?"
"I feel... good!" Yamato faked a smile.
"What was the name of the song you played?"
Yamato gulped. Only one thought came in his mind.
"And what about moving to Boston?"
"I.." Yamato opened his mouth to continue but nothing came out.
"Do you have anyone in particular you're going to miss?"
Again, Yamato couldn't speak.
"Yamato-san? Yamato-san?"
"I have to go! I'm sorry!" Yamato said as he started to rush to the exit as a couple of reporters chased him.

(On the streets)
A man in a tuxedo ran down the busy streets without any sense where to go, his eyes searching. He stopped for a couple of seconds to catch his breath before he continued running.

(At the bus stop on the bridge)
A woman brushed her hair away from her face as the wind started to blow. She looked at the view of the city and sighed after a half an hour of waiting for the bus it actually came along. As she watched the bus come from a distance, something caught her eyes.
There he stood, five metres away from her, panting with his hands on his knees. The bus stopped to open the door, but Mimi had now completely forgotten about the bus. As the bus drove away, Mimi was still there looking at him with an unexpressionless face. 10 seconds of silence enveloped them.
"Mimi..." Yamato said breaking the silence.
"Yamato..." Mimi replied.
"Mimi..." he said again as his lips began to curve.
"Yamato..." she said with a smile.
"Mimi!!!!!!!" He said yelling to the air as he leaned on the railings of the bridge.
"Yamato!!!!!!!!" She copied him, laughing afterwards.
"Mimi..."
"What is it?..." she said still giggling as he started walking towards her.
"I'm standing over here..." he said as he stopped 15 centimetres away from her. "Stand beside me... Be with me... I need you..."
She stood there speechless in front of him and started to cry after 15 seconds of silence.
She opened her mouth to speak but before she could say anything, he pulled her close to him and embraced her but she didn't embrace back. She was too frozen to do anything.
"Gomen..." he said as he burried his head in her hair. "I just can't resist..."
After a couple of seconds of staying like that, he let go of her yet avoiding to look at her face.
"Yamato," she said pulling his face to face hers so he could see the smile on her face then let him go. "Yamato, look at what you've done to me..."
"Mimi..." he smiled as he caressed her cheek and lowered his face down and kissed her softly on the lips. When he was about to part, she pulled his face down on hers and kissed him more passionate than ever, which he was more than welcome to receive. "Mimi..." he said breathing heavily after they parted. "Mimi, come to Boston with me...?"
"Hai..." She nodded and hugged him tightly.

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EPILOGUE (Two Years Later)

Miyako glanced at her watch for the hundreth time.
"Where are they?!!" she yelled causing the wedding hall to echo.
"Shh!" Mari said. "I'm sure they'll come.."
"I don't understand why they didn't bother to invite anybody else," Ryuichi said looking around the room. Only 4 people. Them, and the preist.
"What if..." Miyako said squeezing her eyes shut. "What if they both bailed out on their own wedding?!! This will be another disaster I have to witness!!"

(On the streets)
Two couples ran down the streets of Boston. The man in a white tuxedo and the bride in a white wedding dress. Along their way, the bride stopped for a moment to lift up her long dress a bit so she could run faster.
"Mimi come on!!" Yamato motioned for her as she ran to catch up to him.
As they waited for the lights to change to "WALK", Yamato grinned mischeiviously at her.
"What?" she said.
"The place is only a block away," he grinned.
"Ah... I see..." Mimi also smiled mischeviously.
"Race you there?..." he said.
"Wait," she said as she took off her shoes. "Bring it on..."
As the sign changed to "WALK", they both crossed the street at a fast pace. Yamato took the lead but then stopped halfway there to let her catch up to him.
"Why'd you stop?!" she said running to him still panting.
"Mimi..." he said. "Do you remember that song I played at the concert two years ago?"
"Yeah... You never did tell anybody the title of that song.. I thought that-"
"It was you..." he interrupted her.
"What?"
"The title was your name..." he turned to her causing her to blush a bit.
Before she could reply he just smiled as he took her hand and ran to the building.

I hear the song, and see your face
cause you are the one I can't replace
~Deeper and Deeper~ (CAGNET)

****The End****

Author's Notes: So whaddya think?! Please review!!!!! Ok, jya ne!! I think I better get working on my other unfinished fanfics.. >__ "Gomen Nasai....!!"