QUOTE FOR THE DAY

"Take me in your arms as you say goodbye. Pls. wipe the single tear falling from my eye. Don't feel sorry for you've done no crime. Just say "I Love You" for the very last time"

Ayane was out of the hospital. She still had her abdomen bandaged. "Dad! Did you find Jeemo?" Hanamichi's smile turned to a frown. "Actually, this is all we have found," Hanamichi took something out of his pocket. Ayane burst into tears. It was Jeemo's collar shredded into pieces. "This can't be. Dad, tell me this isn't true," Hanamichi nodded. She burried her face in Hanamichi's chest. "He was my best bud," She whispered. "Don't worry, we'll buy you a new one,"

"No other dog would replace the one I just lost, dad," When they reached the car, Ayane refused to go in. "Can't I just die in the hospital?" She asked her dad. "Ayane, get in the car,"

"No,"

"Get in! You moms worried sick!"

"I don't care! If I live a life without Jeemo, I'd rather end it!"

"Get in!" Hanamichi threw her daughter inside his car. "We are going home! If I hear another word from your mouth, you won't be able to see your friends again, ever!"

"I have no frieinds!" Ayane screamed at Hanamichi. Hanamichi was stunned. 'No friends? Who is she kidding?' He thought. "Okay kid, where do you want to eat?" Hanamichi smiled as he started the car. Ayane looked curiously at her father. "Anywhere,"

They arrived at their humble home. "Ayane! How are you?" Haruko hugged Ayane. "Mom! I missed you! Any homework for me to do?"

"Yes but don't stress to much. I made the bed for you already so after you do your homework, you can go to bed," Ayane nodded and ran to her room. She looked at her table and saw the notebooks stacked. She opened the first one and noticed a letter sticking out of it. She opened it and read it.

Ayane,

Hope you recieve this letter! I don't know why your nutty math proffesor told me to bring all this here. He even told me to copy some notes for you! My hands are pretty tired now. By the way, you missed practice for at least three days? That's okay. Maybe Niyoko would understand. Yeah and Izanami wants to know if your still interested on that one-on-one challenge you challenged her the other night when you were in the hospital. Okay, Sayenara!

Shigeharu

'He wrote to me!' Ayane tried to keep her voice down. She did her homework as fast as she can. She wanted it to be tomorrow already. She wanted to see his face. When she was about half-done, she already scribbled his name all over her notebook.

"What in the world is monkeynucleosis? I don't think there is such a word!" She kept thinking and thinking but she just gave up. "This would be fun," She scribbled something down on the notebook. "Wait till the teach sees this baby,"

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The next day, Ayane was running towards school."I'm late I'm late I'm late!" She kept saying over and over again. When, she reached the gates, she was sweaty all over. She looked around a bit. "Ayane!" She lightened up. "Hideki!" She looked at the gate and there was the kid monster of the century. "Hi, Chiharu!" Ayane waved at Chiharu and carried Hideki after that. "I thought they were going to confine you in the hospital for five more days,"

"My dad didn't want to. Besides, I'm okay already. Imagine, one day in the hospital cost dad three thousand yen," Chiharu giggled. "Ayane!" Gen-kei's voice reached Ayane's ear. "Hey, how are you?" Gen-kei hugged Ayane. "Chiharu! I thought you weren't going to school today?"

"Well, I am. So, it's been a long time!"

"Yeah," Gen-kei let go of Ayane. "Look, I'm really sorry for what happened. I didn't--"

"That's okie with me. No need for sorries. If that jerk gets in your way again--"

"Ayane Sakuragi will be there to kill him," Ayane continued. They both giggled. The bell rang. "It's time to learn!"

"Gen-kei! Keep your voice down!"

"Chiharu! Don't do that! You know I love to learn!"

"Love to learn?" Ayane looked at Hideki. She picked him up. "Now, I hope you learned a lesson from that truck accident, okie dokie?"

"Okie-dokie!" Hideki nodded and gave Ayane one final hug. She let him go and waved good-bye. Miyagi was waiting in his car. "Hideki, what took you so long?"

"Daddy! I go to school to learn things! And I just learned a lesson!"

Very sorry for the long-time-no-update fever!