'… Gomen, Chizu… I think that I… won't be able to love you. See, you're
just my sister… And I'm destined to protect you and to care for you… We
were brothers and sisters, we couldn't love each other…'
1 'Ni…san…'
Yes, it made her remember the moment when she had confessed her true feelings for him, yet he rejected her. Those glare, those eyes, those brows, it all looked the same, the looks when Rukawa who's in Sendoh's form had refused her feelings, it all was the same. It's telling her more than he could've express in words. She remembered the way her brother turned his face away while his eyes were locked on her. But there was something particular in his eyes, and now it's similar to Rukawa's.
Chizu : Could it be…?
Yes, the question rang her mind. Could it be? Could it happen? Does the thing that people called 'miracle' ever exist? There are some signs though. For the last few days 'Sendoh Akira' (a.n : note that if I gave quotes, it means that I'm talking about Sendoh Akira who's possesed with Rukawa's soul…) had been acting weirdly. He's not being so ignorant to her, he's sometimes being too stiff in front of the kids, and what's making more obvious is that he hadn't been spiking his hair, the usual hairstyle that he frequently use. And now things are back to the way it used to be, now her brother, is now in spikes! What strikes her most is how he was greatly hurt by Nanao's words. I bet if he's a normal guy who had just meet her for the first time, he'll just think she's just a child who doesn't know anything… Now he's running away because he is throbbed, and he's acting as if he was a father who was insulted by his own daughter. There's something fishy about that, like Rukawa has known Nanao from long ago… Or else he wouldn't take it too seriously like that unless he's a sensitive freak.
Chizu remembered a movie that was played in the cinemas a few years ago called Wish Upon A Star. It was about two sisters who always fight with each other, and one day they got swapped! Could it happen? Well, could it be that her brother is swapped with Rukawa Kaede for the last few days past? She wasn't sure of it though, and she's embarassed to share her thoughts with anybody else, afraid that they'll laugh at her immature thinking and what's more is that one of 'em will think she's mentally disturbed and they'll bring her to a psychiatrist or so.
Nanao : Chizu Ne-chan???
Chizu : *throws off her apron to Nanao and ran outside*
Nanao : Chizu Ne-chaaan??
Chizu : *rushed outside the kitchen towards the garden* Maybe it's not too late…
She scurried out of the gateway into the narrow path that connected the complex towards the main street where cars and bikes passed by. She hurried and tried to find Rukawa, hoping that he hadn't gone too far away so that she could reach him and at least apologize to him.
She ran and followed the road that she's stepping on, eager to spot Rukawa. Fortunately, just as she had wished, Rukawa was there, walking unbalancedly on top of the dark asphalt that was shone by dim street lights. Chizu smiled in relief and speed up faster and caught him by his parasuit jumper.
Chizu : *breath labors* Kae… Kaede-san!!
Rukawa turned in surprise to find Chizu was clinging her hands to his jumper. His eyes were wet, and in any moment, teardrops could fall down his cheek easily. He stumbled over his words and no voice could come out of his lips. Rukawa tried to clear his throat and finally there was a sound.
Rukawa : …Ch..izu?
Chizu : Kaede-san!! *tries to catch her breath* I'm sorry… for what my imouto, Nanao, had said to you… Please note that she didn't mean it… She is just a child and she barely knew anything about you…
Rukawa : (trying to speak coldly like he did without shaking his tone)… I don't mind… *sniffs and holds back his tears*
Chizu only smiled for deep inside she know the truth about what's happening in his mind. She stared deep into his eyes, who was staring back at her. Those dim blaze in his deep blue eyes, somehow it brings relief to her soul, as if she had find the missing piece of a thousand puzzle pieces.
Chizu : I think I've met you once…
Rukawa : *widens eye* …Huh?
Chizu : Once… Or even twice or more, perhaps…
Rukawa : What do you mean…
Chizu : *slowly snuggles and wraps her arms around Rukawa's waist* How come you never say anything…?
Rukawa was drop dead silent. What was left to say in his mind? What words should he spit out?
Chizu : *tilts her head and looks back into his deep eyes* Kaede-san… *runs her fingertips onto Rukawa's cheek, and then touches his upper eyelids smoothly* These eyes… These sad eyes…
Rukawa : *pulls his head back a little bit* You don't know what you're doing, Chizu…
Chizu : *smiles heartly* I know what I'm doing, and I know who I'm doing this to, Kaede-san…
Rukawa : No! Don't… I'm just a person whom you've only met for twice or so…
Chizu : *still smiling* Iya… I've met you… before…
Rukawa : …Huh…?
Chizu : I bet you did too… Ne, Kaede-san, umm… Or should I say… 'Ni-san'?
Rukawa almost jump back in surprise. He was stunned to hear her call him 'Ni-san', for she had always called him that way when he was acting out as Sendoh. How did she know? Was he that obvious? Rukawa shook his head briskly, letting his black silky hair swaid in the cold mists of air.
Rukawa : No! No!! *struggled out of Chizu's arms and takes a step back*
Chizu : *looks upset* Kaede-san…?
Rukawa : No! I'm not that 'Ni-san' anymore! I don't know you! You've never met me… You never… never, before…
Chizu : *stretches out her hands* Kaede-san… listen…
Rukawa : What to listen? There's no more to say… No more! I'm not your Ni- san… I'm nobody to you all, to Nanao, to Keisuke, to Machi… It's just a stranger! Just a stranger! *twists his hips and runs away from Chizu's sight*
Chizu : Kaede-san…!
Could she be wrong about it? No… She was right. It's just that Rukawa had been denying those facts too much. He knew about the kids' name, when they didn't even mention their names in front of him. Chizu was disappointed, yet she tried to think of a way to say it to Rukawa. So then she decided to get home and asked her brother about everything first, just to assure her.
***
Chizu : Ni-san, I wanna ask you something… But first don't laugh, don't tell me I'm crazy, don't bring me to a psychiatrist!
Sendoh : Maa maa, Chizu-san… Calm down… What is it?
Chizu : Ni-san! I want you to really really really speak the truth about this, okay?
Sendoh : Yeah… What? *takes a sip of his hot Japanese tea*
Chizu : Is it true? Is it true that you and Kaede-san had been switching places??!!
Sendoh : *bursts out his tea out from his mouth onto the table* What!?! *wipes his mouth with his t-shirt* What the hell are you talking about, Chizu-san?! Are you sick? *puts his hand upon Chizu's forehead and the other on his* No you're not…
Chizu : *glares at him* Akira Ni-san!!!!! *trudges her crumpled fist on the table*
Sendoh : *sweatdrop* (to himself) Damn! I don't think I'm a good liar… *rubs his chin and looks at him* Well, Chizu-san… I supposeee…. No…
Chizu : *bumps her fist harder on the varnished wooden table* Ni-san!!! This is serious!!!!!
Sendoh : *sweatdrop* Uhh… Well… *folds his arms* I think you might had spot the unbelievable coincidence… So…
Chizu : Does it mean that it's true…?
Sendoh : *rolls his eyes* Well… no—
Chizu : AKIRA NI-SAN!!
Sendoh : *rises his hands just as high as his ears* Well okay okay!!!!!
Chizu : (gives pressure to each words) Is… It… True?!?!?!
Sendoh : …yes.
1 'Ni…san…'
Yes, it made her remember the moment when she had confessed her true feelings for him, yet he rejected her. Those glare, those eyes, those brows, it all looked the same, the looks when Rukawa who's in Sendoh's form had refused her feelings, it all was the same. It's telling her more than he could've express in words. She remembered the way her brother turned his face away while his eyes were locked on her. But there was something particular in his eyes, and now it's similar to Rukawa's.
Chizu : Could it be…?
Yes, the question rang her mind. Could it be? Could it happen? Does the thing that people called 'miracle' ever exist? There are some signs though. For the last few days 'Sendoh Akira' (a.n : note that if I gave quotes, it means that I'm talking about Sendoh Akira who's possesed with Rukawa's soul…) had been acting weirdly. He's not being so ignorant to her, he's sometimes being too stiff in front of the kids, and what's making more obvious is that he hadn't been spiking his hair, the usual hairstyle that he frequently use. And now things are back to the way it used to be, now her brother, is now in spikes! What strikes her most is how he was greatly hurt by Nanao's words. I bet if he's a normal guy who had just meet her for the first time, he'll just think she's just a child who doesn't know anything… Now he's running away because he is throbbed, and he's acting as if he was a father who was insulted by his own daughter. There's something fishy about that, like Rukawa has known Nanao from long ago… Or else he wouldn't take it too seriously like that unless he's a sensitive freak.
Chizu remembered a movie that was played in the cinemas a few years ago called Wish Upon A Star. It was about two sisters who always fight with each other, and one day they got swapped! Could it happen? Well, could it be that her brother is swapped with Rukawa Kaede for the last few days past? She wasn't sure of it though, and she's embarassed to share her thoughts with anybody else, afraid that they'll laugh at her immature thinking and what's more is that one of 'em will think she's mentally disturbed and they'll bring her to a psychiatrist or so.
Nanao : Chizu Ne-chan???
Chizu : *throws off her apron to Nanao and ran outside*
Nanao : Chizu Ne-chaaan??
Chizu : *rushed outside the kitchen towards the garden* Maybe it's not too late…
She scurried out of the gateway into the narrow path that connected the complex towards the main street where cars and bikes passed by. She hurried and tried to find Rukawa, hoping that he hadn't gone too far away so that she could reach him and at least apologize to him.
She ran and followed the road that she's stepping on, eager to spot Rukawa. Fortunately, just as she had wished, Rukawa was there, walking unbalancedly on top of the dark asphalt that was shone by dim street lights. Chizu smiled in relief and speed up faster and caught him by his parasuit jumper.
Chizu : *breath labors* Kae… Kaede-san!!
Rukawa turned in surprise to find Chizu was clinging her hands to his jumper. His eyes were wet, and in any moment, teardrops could fall down his cheek easily. He stumbled over his words and no voice could come out of his lips. Rukawa tried to clear his throat and finally there was a sound.
Rukawa : …Ch..izu?
Chizu : Kaede-san!! *tries to catch her breath* I'm sorry… for what my imouto, Nanao, had said to you… Please note that she didn't mean it… She is just a child and she barely knew anything about you…
Rukawa : (trying to speak coldly like he did without shaking his tone)… I don't mind… *sniffs and holds back his tears*
Chizu only smiled for deep inside she know the truth about what's happening in his mind. She stared deep into his eyes, who was staring back at her. Those dim blaze in his deep blue eyes, somehow it brings relief to her soul, as if she had find the missing piece of a thousand puzzle pieces.
Chizu : I think I've met you once…
Rukawa : *widens eye* …Huh?
Chizu : Once… Or even twice or more, perhaps…
Rukawa : What do you mean…
Chizu : *slowly snuggles and wraps her arms around Rukawa's waist* How come you never say anything…?
Rukawa was drop dead silent. What was left to say in his mind? What words should he spit out?
Chizu : *tilts her head and looks back into his deep eyes* Kaede-san… *runs her fingertips onto Rukawa's cheek, and then touches his upper eyelids smoothly* These eyes… These sad eyes…
Rukawa : *pulls his head back a little bit* You don't know what you're doing, Chizu…
Chizu : *smiles heartly* I know what I'm doing, and I know who I'm doing this to, Kaede-san…
Rukawa : No! Don't… I'm just a person whom you've only met for twice or so…
Chizu : *still smiling* Iya… I've met you… before…
Rukawa : …Huh…?
Chizu : I bet you did too… Ne, Kaede-san, umm… Or should I say… 'Ni-san'?
Rukawa almost jump back in surprise. He was stunned to hear her call him 'Ni-san', for she had always called him that way when he was acting out as Sendoh. How did she know? Was he that obvious? Rukawa shook his head briskly, letting his black silky hair swaid in the cold mists of air.
Rukawa : No! No!! *struggled out of Chizu's arms and takes a step back*
Chizu : *looks upset* Kaede-san…?
Rukawa : No! I'm not that 'Ni-san' anymore! I don't know you! You've never met me… You never… never, before…
Chizu : *stretches out her hands* Kaede-san… listen…
Rukawa : What to listen? There's no more to say… No more! I'm not your Ni- san… I'm nobody to you all, to Nanao, to Keisuke, to Machi… It's just a stranger! Just a stranger! *twists his hips and runs away from Chizu's sight*
Chizu : Kaede-san…!
Could she be wrong about it? No… She was right. It's just that Rukawa had been denying those facts too much. He knew about the kids' name, when they didn't even mention their names in front of him. Chizu was disappointed, yet she tried to think of a way to say it to Rukawa. So then she decided to get home and asked her brother about everything first, just to assure her.
***
Chizu : Ni-san, I wanna ask you something… But first don't laugh, don't tell me I'm crazy, don't bring me to a psychiatrist!
Sendoh : Maa maa, Chizu-san… Calm down… What is it?
Chizu : Ni-san! I want you to really really really speak the truth about this, okay?
Sendoh : Yeah… What? *takes a sip of his hot Japanese tea*
Chizu : Is it true? Is it true that you and Kaede-san had been switching places??!!
Sendoh : *bursts out his tea out from his mouth onto the table* What!?! *wipes his mouth with his t-shirt* What the hell are you talking about, Chizu-san?! Are you sick? *puts his hand upon Chizu's forehead and the other on his* No you're not…
Chizu : *glares at him* Akira Ni-san!!!!! *trudges her crumpled fist on the table*
Sendoh : *sweatdrop* (to himself) Damn! I don't think I'm a good liar… *rubs his chin and looks at him* Well, Chizu-san… I supposeee…. No…
Chizu : *bumps her fist harder on the varnished wooden table* Ni-san!!! This is serious!!!!!
Sendoh : *sweatdrop* Uhh… Well… *folds his arms* I think you might had spot the unbelievable coincidence… So…
Chizu : Does it mean that it's true…?
Sendoh : *rolls his eyes* Well… no—
Chizu : AKIRA NI-SAN!!
Sendoh : *rises his hands just as high as his ears* Well okay okay!!!!!
Chizu : (gives pressure to each words) Is… It… True?!?!?!
Sendoh : …yes.