Chapter three: The truth about Mayu
Author: Ria Sakazaki
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG
Pairing: Rukawa/Mayu
Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters
Notes: it's really sad to hear a story of a sick person, especially when you find out that she has only one year to leave and she's doing what she can to enjoy the time left for her. ^_^ Please review!
Mayu and Haruko sat by the park bench, watching the sun drift down to sleep. " so, what are we going to talk about?" Mayu asked her. Haruko sighed then looked at her hands. She then looked at Mayu thoughtfully.
" yes?" Mayu asked. " is there something you want to tell me? I mean, I don't want to intrude in your private life but I'm really worried, even thought we just met yesterday." Haruko said. Mayu arched her eyebrow then finally got her meaning.
She wants me to tell her that I have pneumonia! Mayu nervously thought. I hope she would trust me. Haruko mused.
Mayu started wring her hands. " well." Mayu started. Her heart was beating so fast. " well?" Haruko prompted. " would you promise not to tell anyone if I tell you? even if. even if those persons are Matsui and Fuji?" Mayu asked. Haruko stared at her. she sensed that this is a very confidential matter.
" o-ok. I promised." Haruko said. " I. I mean. whew! This is hard." Mayu sniffed. " M-Mayu." Haruko stammered, seeing tears flowed down Mayu's cheeks. " I have.I have pneumonia." Mayu admitted then wiped the tears from her eyes. " w-what?" Haruko asked, scared that she heard the right thing.
" right. You heard me right. I have pneumonia. That's why I was panting hard then looked pale this afternoon." Mayu said, smiling sadly at her while wiping the final advancing tears. " but it can't be. You're.you're so cheerful and happy, too far form being sick." Haruko insisted, trying to stop herself from crying.
" looks can deceive right? I promised myself I'd do everything I like before." Mayu paused and looked at up the twilight before her. " don't.please stop.please." Haruko sobbed, finally, she can't hold the tears back.
Mayu's heart contracted. I hate to see her cry. Mayu mused but she had to tell everything once she'd started.
" before.before my time here on earth ends." Mayu said, sighing sadly. Finally, she let that one out.
" no.tell me you're lying.please." Haruko cried even harder. Mayu smiled sadly then held the weeping Haruko in her arms. " oh please.tell me you're lying.please." Haruko sobbed. " shhh. Don't cry." Mayu hushed her. " I don't want to see you cry. Even if I only have one year left to leave, I don't want any crying memories." Mayu told her.
" n-no." Haruko sobbed. " yes." Mayu whispered. Silent pain is felt during the cruel twilight. Sorrow hovered over them, over both their weary and tired hearts.
" that's why I'm doing everything I want now." Mayu said. " but you can't possibly die." Haruko insisted, looking deeply into Mayu's teary blue eyes. " ne Haruko-chan, everybody dies." Mayu told her. " but not at a young age like you." Haruko said. " and in your condition, you can't dance." Haruko added. " I want to dance, even for the last time, even if it means that I'm dancing the dance of death." Mayu said, looking at the faint picture of the moon.
" life is so cruel." Mayu laughed gently. Then, her laughter died into the midst of nothingness. " promise me that you'll not tell anyone." Mayu told her. " ok." Haruko said. " ne Haruko-chan, it's getting dark and cold. I'd better be home." Mayu stood up and took her things.
" ok." Haruko said. " see you tomorrow!" Mayu said smiling before leaving Haruko there alone in the park.
Cold wind blew past Haruko and a chill went up to her spine. Tomorrow. How can she smile like that when she knows that tomorrow is not a promise? Haruko asked herself then a solitary tear fell down her cheek. She shivered then pulled her coat tighter around her. she walked home, sad and worried. Tomorrow. Tomorrow. tomorrow. Haruko pondered.
She arrived home and went straightly to her room ignoring her parents' call. She was howled in her room when her brother, Akagi hammered the door. " Haruko! Time to eat!" Akagi yelled. Haruko lazily stood up from her bed then opened the door slowly. " what's the matter with you?" Akagi asked her. " sorry, oniichan, I'm not hungry." Haruko said softly then closed her door. Akagi stared at the door, confused by her sister's strange aura tonight.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " are you asleep?" Ken opened Mayu's door then found his younger sister lying on her stomach on her bed, with her head buried deep on the pillow.
" no." a muffled answered returned to him. " are you ok, Yu-chan?" Ken asked, sitting beside her. " 'am fine." She replied. " I know there is a problem." Ken insisted. Mayu turned over, lying on her back while staring at the ceiling. " ne oniichan, what will be of me when tomorrow comes?" Mayu asked her brother. Ken felt someone squeezed his heart. He wanted to avoid this conversation but it seems like there's no way out of it. he reached out to brush Mayu's long strands off her face. " I don't know, Yu- chan. I don't know." Ken answered.
Author: Ria Sakazaki
Genre: Romance
Rating: PG
Pairing: Rukawa/Mayu
Disclaimer: I don't own most of the characters
Notes: it's really sad to hear a story of a sick person, especially when you find out that she has only one year to leave and she's doing what she can to enjoy the time left for her. ^_^ Please review!
Mayu and Haruko sat by the park bench, watching the sun drift down to sleep. " so, what are we going to talk about?" Mayu asked her. Haruko sighed then looked at her hands. She then looked at Mayu thoughtfully.
" yes?" Mayu asked. " is there something you want to tell me? I mean, I don't want to intrude in your private life but I'm really worried, even thought we just met yesterday." Haruko said. Mayu arched her eyebrow then finally got her meaning.
She wants me to tell her that I have pneumonia! Mayu nervously thought. I hope she would trust me. Haruko mused.
Mayu started wring her hands. " well." Mayu started. Her heart was beating so fast. " well?" Haruko prompted. " would you promise not to tell anyone if I tell you? even if. even if those persons are Matsui and Fuji?" Mayu asked. Haruko stared at her. she sensed that this is a very confidential matter.
" o-ok. I promised." Haruko said. " I. I mean. whew! This is hard." Mayu sniffed. " M-Mayu." Haruko stammered, seeing tears flowed down Mayu's cheeks. " I have.I have pneumonia." Mayu admitted then wiped the tears from her eyes. " w-what?" Haruko asked, scared that she heard the right thing.
" right. You heard me right. I have pneumonia. That's why I was panting hard then looked pale this afternoon." Mayu said, smiling sadly at her while wiping the final advancing tears. " but it can't be. You're.you're so cheerful and happy, too far form being sick." Haruko insisted, trying to stop herself from crying.
" looks can deceive right? I promised myself I'd do everything I like before." Mayu paused and looked at up the twilight before her. " don't.please stop.please." Haruko sobbed, finally, she can't hold the tears back.
Mayu's heart contracted. I hate to see her cry. Mayu mused but she had to tell everything once she'd started.
" before.before my time here on earth ends." Mayu said, sighing sadly. Finally, she let that one out.
" no.tell me you're lying.please." Haruko cried even harder. Mayu smiled sadly then held the weeping Haruko in her arms. " oh please.tell me you're lying.please." Haruko sobbed. " shhh. Don't cry." Mayu hushed her. " I don't want to see you cry. Even if I only have one year left to leave, I don't want any crying memories." Mayu told her.
" n-no." Haruko sobbed. " yes." Mayu whispered. Silent pain is felt during the cruel twilight. Sorrow hovered over them, over both their weary and tired hearts.
" that's why I'm doing everything I want now." Mayu said. " but you can't possibly die." Haruko insisted, looking deeply into Mayu's teary blue eyes. " ne Haruko-chan, everybody dies." Mayu told her. " but not at a young age like you." Haruko said. " and in your condition, you can't dance." Haruko added. " I want to dance, even for the last time, even if it means that I'm dancing the dance of death." Mayu said, looking at the faint picture of the moon.
" life is so cruel." Mayu laughed gently. Then, her laughter died into the midst of nothingness. " promise me that you'll not tell anyone." Mayu told her. " ok." Haruko said. " ne Haruko-chan, it's getting dark and cold. I'd better be home." Mayu stood up and took her things.
" ok." Haruko said. " see you tomorrow!" Mayu said smiling before leaving Haruko there alone in the park.
Cold wind blew past Haruko and a chill went up to her spine. Tomorrow. How can she smile like that when she knows that tomorrow is not a promise? Haruko asked herself then a solitary tear fell down her cheek. She shivered then pulled her coat tighter around her. she walked home, sad and worried. Tomorrow. Tomorrow. tomorrow. Haruko pondered.
She arrived home and went straightly to her room ignoring her parents' call. She was howled in her room when her brother, Akagi hammered the door. " Haruko! Time to eat!" Akagi yelled. Haruko lazily stood up from her bed then opened the door slowly. " what's the matter with you?" Akagi asked her. " sorry, oniichan, I'm not hungry." Haruko said softly then closed her door. Akagi stared at the door, confused by her sister's strange aura tonight.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " are you asleep?" Ken opened Mayu's door then found his younger sister lying on her stomach on her bed, with her head buried deep on the pillow.
" no." a muffled answered returned to him. " are you ok, Yu-chan?" Ken asked, sitting beside her. " 'am fine." She replied. " I know there is a problem." Ken insisted. Mayu turned over, lying on her back while staring at the ceiling. " ne oniichan, what will be of me when tomorrow comes?" Mayu asked her brother. Ken felt someone squeezed his heart. He wanted to avoid this conversation but it seems like there's no way out of it. he reached out to brush Mayu's long strands off her face. " I don't know, Yu- chan. I don't know." Ken answered.
