Kittychan: Ohayo! Or actually Konbanwa since it's night time now that I'm writing this. Guess what? It's the date! I can only guarantee that this a very kawaii and funny chapter. Because a they run into a certain someone but I'm not gonna say. You guys have to find out yourself. Translations are at the end of the chapter so just scroll down to find out what the words mean. And if I got some of them wrong, please tell cuz I'm not Jap and it's kinda hard throwing in as many Japanese words as you can from just other fanfics that you have read. Remember, already four days have passed, only ten days left till Valentine's day. So be interesting, ne? ^-^

Chapter 5

"Hey kids, I'm going out okay?" Fujitaka shouted, already dressed in casual jeans and very causal thin, long sleeve shirt as he put on his sports jacket and ran inside the kitchen to grab his keys. There was a vase of tulips, which had amazingly already blossomed from the garden, on the counter, so without thinking, he grabbed one and turned around to head for the door.

"Hold it right there young man." A voice from behind called out.

Fujitaka turned around to see Touya sitting there with crossed arms and an expression on his face.

"Where do you think you're going?" Touya asked suspiciously and he narrowed one eyebrow.

"Out," Fujitaka replied innocently.

"Out where?"

"Out for the good of research."

"Why are you dressed so casual?"

"Because I'm not going to a meeting."

"Why are you wearing cologne?"

"Does anyone need a reason to smell good?"

"Why are you carrying a flower?'

"Just trying to be nice."

"Hmmmmm…" Touya continued as he rubbing his chin with one hand. "Alright but have her back by 10:00 sharp."

"How did you know it was a 'her?"

"Hmm.." Touya smirked. "I'm your son, I should know these things."

"And don't forget it," Fujitaka said pointing to him. "By the way I'm borrowing the car."

"Hey! I need to get to work!"

"Use your motorcycle."

"It's in the shop."

"Use your bike."

"Yuki has it!"

"Use your sister's bike."

"IT'S PINK WITH STREAMERS!!!!"

"You'll live," Fujitaka said as he chuckled and walked out the door leaving his son standing there with his jaw to the ground. "It's good to be the dad."

~*~*

~Flashback~

1 Ding Dong!

"Coming! Whoa..whoa! Ahhh!!"

"Nadeshiko, are you okay?!" Fujitaka asked. He stood back and with one powerful kick, he knocked open the door and ran inside the large mansion. There was Nadeshiko laying at the bottom of the stairs with her stomach and she was looking up. Apparently, she had tripped down the stairs from the excitement and ended up where she was at the moment.

Fujitaka walked over and helped her up. "Are you all right?"

Nadeshiko stood up and brushed off her dress. "I'm all right. Thank you for coming to my rescue."

Blush…..(awww, he blushes…I would die to see a picture of him like that!! So if you know any picture of Fujitaka blushing, send it to me!!! Please!!!)

"Ahem," said a voice from behind him.

"Oh! Uh-hello Sir! I'm very glad to meet you!" Fujitaka stammered as he turned around to see Nadeshiko's grandfather standing there and quickly bowed. Then he remembered what he did to the door and got a little nervous. "Hehee- sorry about your door…-um I'll fix when I drop your granddaughter off- hehe.."

"Good-bye Grandpa!" Nadeshiko exclaimed as she ran over to her grandfather and gave him a quick kiss on his cheek and hugged him.

Her grandfather smiled as he hugged his granddaughter back then turned his gaze back over to Fujitaka. "Have her back by 10,"

"Yes Sir."

With that, they walked out the half broken door and into Fujitaka's car.

Her grandfather stood by the window as he watched them drive away.

"I can't believe you actually let her go with that hentai. Hmp!" Sonomi scolded as she looked out from inside the kitchen.

"He seems like a reasonable man and I should respect Nadeshiko's feelings towards him, even if I don't approve of the age difference," her grandfather replied.

"Stupid Fujitaka.." Sonomi mumbled to her self as she crossed her arms and looked down at a picture of Nadeshiko and her on the table counter. She picked it up and sighed.

"Nadeshiko..I don't wanna lose you…"

~End of Flashback~

(If this chapter isn't that good, send me an e-mail at serpentine_kitty@hotmail.com or review me and tell me. After all, I am writing this thing at 12:40 in the morning)(god I need some coffee. Touya: Not ah! You plus coffee equals danger. Kitty: Fine, I'll just make myself a homemade smoothie. Touya: AHHH! Fine, here take the coffee, anything but the smoothie. I won't have a second Nakura running around. Kitty: ^-^, Touya knows me too well. Let's have a little fun… TOUYA!!!!"(jumps on Touya's back) Touya: AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's already begun!!!)

Ding Dong

"Coming," shouted voice from inside. "Whoa! Wah!!"

2 CRASH

"Kahimi are you alright?!" Fujitaka asked a little startled.

"Yep!" Kahimi answered cheerfully as she opened the door. She dress in a Sunday dress with sandals and her hair was spread out behind her with a bonnet on top. "I'm okay."

"Good, I was afraid you had been seriously injured." Fujitaka exclaimed but Kahimi just shook her head.

"I'm fine, please don't worry."

"Oh here!" Fujitaka said as he took a tulip from behind his back and held it out to Kahimi who immediately blushed and smiled as she accepted it.

"Doma arigato. It's beautiful."

~*~*

(later in the car)

"Wow, Tomoeda has changed a lot since I was last here," Kahimi exclaimed as she looked out the windows to see all the lights.

"You use to live in Tomoeda?" Fujitaka asked in surprise.

"Yes well…I moved to New York when I was about twelve years old." Kahimi blushed in embarrassment and looked away. "But Tomoeda was where I was born."

"Well I bet you're glad to be back," Fujitaka smiled. "Why did you move to New York?"

"Oh ummm…. Just personal reasons…" Kahimi said in a small voice.

"Oh, I'm sorry for being noisy."

"No, it's alright. Curiosity shouldn't be ignored nor exaggerated."

"Um, that's a very interesting quote there. Where did you hear it?"

"Well, my mom had given me one of my great grandmother's journal and she use to write all sorts of beliefs."

"Wow, I would love to see it. Do you have a favorite?"

"Yes, but I can only tell you that when I die," Kahimi jessed.

"Why? If it's that serious, I guess I shouldn't ask anymore."

"Thank you…."

Fujitaka then became deep into his thoughts. That quote seemed so strange but it was ironic at the same time.

"I'm sorry," Kahimi said as she interrupted Fujitaka's thoughts. "It's just that, that quote means a lot to me."

"Don't be."

~*~*

They took a seat in a restaurant with their tables outside along with the dim lantern lights hung above them. Along with the sky and billions of stars like little twinkling fireflies in the darkness of the night.

Fujitaka pulled out Kahimi's chair for her as she sat down and took off her hat, as he took the seat across from her.

"This is a beautiful place for a restaurant. I mean you can see everything in the night sky," Kahimi said in awe as her pretty silver eyes glistened just looking at the picturesque scenery around them.

"I thought you might enjoy it," Fujitaka replied as he took out a pad of paper and a pencil.

"Excuse me Sir, Miss. But what would you like to order?" asked a waiter standing next to time.

"Umm-well we'll have two ice teas and Kahimi. What would you like to eat? Order anything you'd like," Fujitaka said turning to Kahimi.

"Oh well, thank you. Ummm-I think I'll have your Okonomi-yaki, please," Kahimi said as she handed back the menu.

"Yes me too but make mine modern-yaki, thank you," Fujitaka said as he also handed back his menu.

"Very well. Please wait a few minutes." And with that the waiter disappeared.

"Now, what is some of things that you know about Yoshiaki that I don't know." Fujitaka asked as he turned back to Kahimi.

"I'm sorry to be so rude but your information lacks many details of Yoshiaki's life story," Kahimi said with a mischievous smile.

"Such as?"

(I believe that would be called "flirting"!! hehehe)

"Such as this young girl you are trying to find was perhaps the only love in his life. His mother had died from a disease and his father was a carpenter. The very first painting that had inspired his life of art was the very night sky itself. The stars, the planets, everything inspired him and he was awed by the complete beauty of it." Kahimi's face seemed so peaceful and gentle as she spoke. As if she had been taken back into time and was there with Yoshiaki when he was staring up at the starry heavens and felt the same feeling of contentment as him.

"Fasinating. That would explain his first painting, the um- Star Among the Heavens." Fujitaka said as he scribbled down so notes.

"Well actually, that was his first well known painting. Before that, he painted nature, dawn,….. falling rain,…… rainbows,……. butterflies,… everything. But he wanted to capture beauty not in nature," Kahimi continued but then turned at looked straight in Fujitaka's eyes, "but in the human heart. And that's when he met her."

"And who is her, exactly?"

Kahimi turned her head away once again. "She was a young girl who lived in his village. Her mother had died because of childbirth because her husband often got drunk and would abuse. Her mother in fact, use to be in love with Yoshiaki's father, but they got separate over the years and each got married to someone else. Unfortunately, her father started to drink when he lost his first job and he almost killed his wife and child at the same time when he pushed her out the window…….. Luckily, they only had a two-story house and that she didn't die……… But she did promise that her daughter would be brought into the world…..even if it meant she would have to leave it."

"Wow! So what happened to the young girl?" Fujitaka asked being wound up into the story that he left his pen and pad of paper untouched on the table. He didn't even notice that the waiter had brought around their food.

"Ummm..our food is here," Kahimi said pointing towards his plate.

"Oh yes! Thank you I didn't realize,' Fujitaka said as he took a bite out of his modern-yaki. "But please continue."

"Well, without a mother to controlled her abusive father and leaving her in poverty since her father could barely find work, the young girl was constantly being beaten and was force to start working and earning money when she was just five. Many of the rich people had her for a maid and would sometimes beat her too for performing a task incorrectly and paid her with hardly enough many to buy rice. Then….she met Yoshiaki……

"He was a talented boy who painted portraits for the rich and could earn money by helping his father build and design new homes. And Yoshiaki had a unique gift. He could see people's hearts, the type of person they were underneath. So if he met a snobby upper class women that he was ordered to paint, he would refuse the job because he knew he could not paint a lie; no matter how beautiful they appeared. And with that young girl, he saw that underneath all the dirt and bruises on her face hid the true beauty of her heart that he wanted to capture for his own eyes. Physically she was very pretty because she looked like her mother, but in all his paintings, he didn't paint her……….. he painted her soul, what he saw in herself. They were in love for a long time, until Yoshiaki became sick…….. It seem that he had inherit the same disease that killed his mother." Kahimi's voice seemed to become dead but still she continued.

"As you know, Yoshiaki dead at age 20, and his lover was heart broken. She carefully wrapped all of his paintings to preserve them so they would not be ruin. It was a good thing she had such a skillful hand with sewing because she threw the painting into the sea, in order to forget her happy memories. Later on, she too married an abusive husband just like her mother because she started to run out of money to fend for herself. Her father died, not to long after Yoshiaki did. And soon she suffered from the same faith as her mother. She had a son whom she named Yoshiaki as well. But she loved her son so much because he always reminded her of Yoshiaki every time she looked at him. And so……she murdered her husband first so that he could not lay one hand on her baby, and then left Yoshiaki with her love's father, who lived with some friendly neighbors. She died not long after Yoshiaki was born….."

"That's an incredible story. Uh-but what happened to that ring Yoshiaki owned. The Angel Eyes?"

"That ring was inherited from his mother. Her father had given it to her on her wedding day and it was the prized procession that Yoshiaki owned that belonged to his mother. Most say Yoshiaki secretly married his young love and gave the ring to her and that when he died, she threw it into the sea along with everything else."

Fujitaka just sat there, listening with great interest and forgetting everything else to the sound of Kahimi's voice.

"How in the world did you find out all that information?!! I didn't even know half of Yoshiaki's history."

"Well I-"

"Ahem! Excuse me!"

"Huh?" Both of them thought out loud as they turned around. Who else would be standing there than….

"Touya!" Fujitaka exclaimed. "Oh!" he said as he gave himself a slap on his forehead. "I forgot you worked here."

Kahimi just giggle as she watched this young man glare back at Fujitaka. "Your bill Sir," Touya said dryly.

"Kahimi, this is my son, Touya. Touya, this is Ms Kahimi Noda. She's..-huh… helping me with my research," Fujitaka introduced.

"Sure…" Touya said rolling his eyes but then held his hand out to Kahimi.

"It's nice to meet you," Kahimi said shaking Touya's hand.

"Ohhhh," Touya said with a glint in his eye as he shook Kahimi's hand and looked at Fujitaka. "So that's why you dressed up so nice."

Kahimi giggled so more as she watched Fujitaka blush and gave a don't- embarrass-me-right-now kinda look.

"Anyways, Touya, how did you get here? Did Yuki take you?" Fujitaka said changing the subject.

"No," Touya gritted through his teeth. Fujitaka looked pass his side to see that there was a tall hot pink bike in the parking lot. With pink, yellow, and white streamers coming out of the handles and a basket in front with a picture of a familiar golden stuff animal in Sakura's room and wings on the side of its face.

Fujitaka's face scrunched up as he hid his mouth behind his hand and was trying hold down the laughter. But Touya noticed but glared so more. "I don't know how I'm getting home without being teased…"

Kahimi giggled but she dug into her purse and pulled out some money. "Here, why don't you take the taxi home and accept it as a tip."

"No, it's alright Kahimi, you don't have to do that," Fujitaka insisted.

"Yea, I mean I don't mind taking the bike. After it's dark so maybe nobody will notice the streamers," Touya persisted also.

"Well, it's just tip. I mean if your father is buying me dinner, the least I could do is tip the waiter and that just happens to be you. Besides if your father paid for everything I would feel horrible." Kahimi protested back.

"I guess that seems fair enough." Fujitaka said giving in. But then an idea popped into his head. "But only if you let me so you something."

"What do you have mind Dad?" Touya asked narrowing his eyebrows again.

"Yea, what do you want so show me?" Kahimi asked curiously.

"Well, depends if you're gonna let me show you it," Fujitaka replied.

"Ummm…okay.."

From another table near by, a woman sat there and put her magazine on the table as she carefully watched Fujitaka stand up and walk away with a pretty young woman with him. She had short reddish brown hair that matched her eyes as she glared at Fujitaka.

"Baka Fujitaka with his tall good looks, and polite manners, and never ending smile," Sonomi grumbled as she took a sip of her ice tea.

"Huh?" Sonomi thought as she noticed something on Fujitaka's table. She pushed out her chair and walked over where she took a seat in Fujitaka's chair. It was his note pad that he was taking notes in while that other woman was talking. "Hmmm…."

~*~*

~Flashback~

"Oh my god, it's beautiful!" Nadeshiko said in awed as her eyes gazed across the magnificent scenery in front of her.

"Do you like it?" Fujitaka asked as he spread out a blanket underneath a big cherry tree.

"I love it," Nadeshiko breathed as she flashed her sincere emerald eyes and a sunny smile at Fujitaka's way.

He sat down on the blanket and Nadeshiko walked over and sat down in front of him wrapped around and enclosed in his safe arms.

As a large lake spread out in front of them and a full moon shining above in the middle of a clearing in the woods. It was springtime and the Sakura blossoms were already in bloom. The cool breeze passed by, fluttering Nadeshiko's long, wavy, dark hair across her face as she pulled a strand behind her ear. The cherry petals gently accented down towards the lake where they create ripples on the water surface and made it seem like the stars were dancing among the reflections.

"Oh look! A shooting star!" Nadeshiko exclaimed as she pointed towards the sky. A star flew across it, leaving a streak of glitter and lights of aurora behind. "Make a wish," she whispered gently in his ear.

Fujitaka paused for a second and then just shook his head. "Nah, I don't have to." Then he rested his chin on her shoulder, leaning his head closer to hers and whispered back. "You already came true…."

~End of Flashback~

(sniff….sniff….. that had to be one of the most kawaii-est moments I ever wrote. Not the kawaii-est but ranks number 3)(thanks for the suggestion Moon Castle)(I hope you guys liked that as much as I did)

"Where are we?" Kahimi asked as she stepped out of the car and looked ahead.

"You'll see. Patience is virtue," Fujitaka replied as he shut his door and locked it.

Then he walked in front of Kahimi and took a look ahead. "Come on," he gestured as he extended one hand out of her to take it.

Kahimi bit her lip at first from being nervous but his warm smile and polite manners made it harder to resist so she took his hand. It felt warm and Kahimi thought she felt her heart skip a beat as Fujitaka gently lead through the tangle of trees until…….they stopped.

"Why did we stop, I don't see anything," Kahimi asked curiously with a puzzled expression on her face.

Fujitaka let go of her hand and put one finger up to his lips, gesturing that they needed to be quiet.

Then he walked over to Kahimi and covered both of her eyes with his hands. "You can't look yet. Matte, it's a surprise," Fujitaka said as he slowly began to lead her deeper into the woods.

"Wakarimashita," Kahimi replied. She could feel Fujitaka gently nudging her to take steps forward. "Are we there yet?"

"Yes…"

And with that Fujitaka let go of his hands and allowed Kahimi to open her eyes.

In front of her was an exquisite lake and the sky above was so clear that even if the stars were to far away to see, you could just watch them in the reflections. There were trees surrounding the lake everywhere and the lake was so still that it seem like the there was whole other sky hidden beneath the surface of the water. Fireflies were gliding across the water surface as if they were on a skating rink and their lights glowed and twinkled everywhere.

Kahimi just stood there silently as she hugged her hat on top of her head and didn't say a word.

Fujitaka walked up to her. "Douka shita no?" he asked with great concern.

Kahimi slowly turned around, jumped up, letting her hat fall on to the ground and hugged him!!

Fujitaka was a little shock since it happened so quickly.

"Daijobu!! Demo..arigato gozamaisu!!!" Kahimi exclaimed as she continued to hug him.

"Haha, ara. You don't need to thank me," Fujitaka replied as he returned the hug. But Kahimi finally let go with her eyes shining brighter than the heavens above them and her smile…just like Nadeshiko.

"Kahimi! Are you crying?" Fujitaka asked, almost laughing at the same time.

Kahimi had a guilty smile on her face as she wiped her teary eyes with her hand. "Gomen nasai, it's just..so…wonderful. I mean I've been looking for a place look this for a while now. Are you sure it's not a maboroshi?"

"Hai sou desu," Fujitaka simply answered.

Kahimi bit her lip as she looked out once again the picturesque view in front of them. "How did you find out this place?"

"Well-" Fujitaka started but then he started to feel guilty that he brought Kahimi to him and Nadeshiko's favorite place. "You see, I took my wife here on one of our dates and it became our special spot until she died…"

"Oh!" Kahimi thought out loud with a shocked expression. "Oh, well I'm sorry, I didn't mean to ruin your spot. You shouldn't have to give up your memories just so I can stars..I mean I can see them anyway…" Kahimi started to stammered, feeling nervous and guilty now.

"No! No, it's okay. I knew you liked to see the constellations and this is the best place to see them. Besides, I have plenty of memories of my wife, one place isn't going to ruin it. Besides, I can't dwell in the past all the time," Fujitaka explained.

"No, it's not right. I mean I say the picture of your wife that you showed Sakura when we were at the museum..and I feel horrible. I mean she was very beautiful and lucky to have met you. But I think I better go…" Kahimi started as she began to walked away.

"Wait, Kahimi," Fujitaka protested. But he saw Kahimi stop and start to look around. "What's wrong?"

"My hat, where did it go?" Kahimi asked. She likes hats a lot, plus this one was her mother's.

Fujitaka wondered that too as his eyes searched around the area, afraid that the wind had blown it deeper into the woods.

"There!" Kahimi exclaimed as she pointed towards the cherry tree where Fujitaka and Nadeshiko sat underneath. Caught on one of the branches was none other than Kahimi's hat ant the ribbons were stuck around the branch.

"I'll get it," Fujitaka said as he threw off his jacket and began to make his way up the tree.

"No, you could get hurt!" Kahimi complained. "Don't worry about it, I can get a new one."

But Fujitaka ignored her and continued to make his way up. When he reached the branch, which (^-~)….. was extended above the water! But Fujitaka forgot about this and became to climb out towards the end of the branch where Kahimi's hat was.

"Almost there!"

"Please be careful!" Kahimi said as she covered her eyes in fear of what could happen.

"Argh…." Fujitaka's hand were almost near gasp of her hat's ribbions. "Almost there! Got it!!!"

3 SPLASH!!!!!

Kahimi gasped as she peered out through her hands to see what had happened. There was Fujitaka sitting in the lake, completely soaked and in triumph, he held up her hat. "Fujitaka, are you alright?" Kahimi said as she ran towards him.

"Told you I got it," Fujitaka exclaimed.

"Doma arigato demo, you fell. I'm so sorry. Here let me help you," Kahimi said as she extended a hand out to Fujitaka to help him out of the water.

But….Fujitaka had a glint in his eye and as he took Kahimi's hand, he pulled her down too!!

4 SPLASH!!!

"Hahahaha," Fujitaka laughed. "Are you okay Kahimi, I didn't mean to hurt..Kahimi? Kahimi?" Fujitaka started to look around for her but nothing… except for the reflection of the sky.

"Kahimi? Kahimi?!"

No sound….

Suddenly Fujitaka felt someone on top of his head and pushed him down underwater.

"Cough…cough.." Fujitaka coughed as he reached the surface again.

"hehehehehe."

Fujitaka turned around to see Kahimi behind him and was laughing like a little girl. "That's what you get for pulling me into the water."

"Oh yea?" Fujitaka smirked as he scooped up a bunch of water in his hand and splashed Kahimi with it.

"Hey, now you're gonna get!!"

~*~*

"Thank for everything. I had a great time," Kahimi answered as she walked up to her door. She was wearing Fujitaka's jacket since after they finally snapped back to being adults and got out of the lake, Fujitaka offered her his jacket so she wouldn't catch a cold from being soaked. (Awww….what a sweet gentlemen, just like Fujitaka, don't you think)"And thank you for rescuing my hat. I'm very grateful."

"It's a okay, I'm be glad to do it anytime. I should be the one thanking you for all the information that you gave me on Yoshiaki. It probably would've taken me years to find out all that information," Fujitaka replied as he put his hands inside his pockets.

"Well, you better get home before you catch a cold yourself. Konbanwa Fujitaka…" Kahimi replied.

"You too…" Fujitaka said as he turned around and walked to his car and drove away.

~*~*

"Otousan! You're home!"

"Yes I'm back," Fujitaka said as he hugged Sakura.

"But why are you all wet?" Sakura asked after pulling away from her father and running upstairs to get a towel.

"Well..-um I"

"Ahhh! What happened?" Touya exclaimed as he stepped into the room and almost dropped the cup of milk that he had in his hand.

"I see you came home already."

"Of course, it's already 11:00 Otousan, what did you expect? And the heck happened to you?! You look like you fell into a lake or something!"

Fujitaka sweatdropped. "Ahhh-something like that."

"Well," Touya began as he took a sip out of his milk, "should I be expecting to rent a tux?"

"Huh? What do you mean?" Fujitaka asked in confusion.

"Ahh come on Dad. You can't hide it. And besides, I think Kahimi would make a great mom," Touya continued as he took another sip of his milk.

"Mom? What?!" Fujitaka exclaimed after finally taking a hint.

"I've seen the way you look at her," Touya smirked.

"Look Son, I'm not planning to replace your Okaasan anytime soon. Besides, Kahimi is just a good friend and she helped me on my research. I don't even feel anything."

"Dad, calm down. I'm just saying, that it won't be such a big deal if you want to move on and marry someone else. Sakura and I can understand." Then Touya put one hand on Fujitaka's shoulder. "Mom would've understand too. I mean that's what she wanted right? It's not like you're betraying her."

"When I leave, you must try and move on. Who knows, maybe we'll even see each other again some day…"

"Look, it wasn't even a date! She's just a good friend of mine, okay?"

"Sure thing Dad, whatever you say." Touya said as he walked back into the kitchen.

5 Ding Dong

"I'll get it." Fujitaka said as he turned around and opened the door.

There stood Sonomi in the doorway.

"Sonomi! What a nice surprise, what are you doing here at this time?" Fujitaka asked with a great smile on his face.

"Uhh…." Sonomi stammered but she couldn't help but notice that Fujitaka's shirt was still soaked and it kinda plastered against his chest. Since Sakura hadn't come back with the towel yet. Her eyes widened as she saw what, well…ahem…. what is impossible not to happen….that his shirt being all *wet* could not help but reveal certain muscles and a…ahem….(coughs)sixpack…..

"Is something wrong?" Fujitaka asked not knowing why Sonomi was just staring at him.

"Oh! Uh-" Sonomi said snapping back into reality. "You forgot this," Sonomi replied as she held out Fujitaka's note pad that she had picked up from his table.

"Oh! My god, I didn't even notice that I forgot it. Thank you Sonomi." Fujitaka said taking his note pad back. His hand had gently brushed against Sonomi's for a while and already a blush crept up to her cheeks. "Won't you come in for some tea?"

"Oh no, I can't Tomoyo is waiting for me at home. I just noticed that you must of dropped it when I went for some tea at your table. That's all. Well gotta go, good night," Sonomi said quickly as she rushed to get out of there, ASAP.

"Good night Sonomi!" Fujitaka waved as Sonomi drove away in her new sports car.

~*~*

"Dad, I'm going down to the lake for a while okay?" Yoshiaki yelled up at the window as he walked out the door and shut it.

"Don't stay out too late son!"

"Yosha!"

And with that Yoshiaki walked down the road and into the thickest of the woods while he hummed a song and held a small notebook and a pencil.

He walked on and one through the tangles of the trees and bushes until he finally reached the spot he was looking for.

A large lake stood out in front of him, where all the stars came out and played on above the surface of the water. This was the very spot where he was inspired to start painting. He took a seat underneath his favorite cherry tree and watched the pink petals swirl in the air like confetti during a wedding. The breeze carried the sweet scent of Sakura blossoms all around him and Yoshiaki felt a sense of peace and contentment.

6 Snap!

"Huh?" Yoshiaki looked up to see a piece of a branch fall down upon his lap.

"Whoa! Wah! Ahhh!!" Suddenly a dark figure fell down from above in the tree and straight into Yoshiaki's arms.

"Owww…"

Yoshiaki opened his eyes, since he was scared of what was up there in the tree, that he didn't want to know what it was. But when he did open them, there was a young girl, about his age in front of him.

Normally, we would see a young girl with her hair pulled back in a rag with parts of it coming out from the side. Her face was all black and blue and there were scars everywhere. Her hands were all red and raw from obvious scrubbing for such long hours and there were blisters on her feet.

But Yoshiaki couldn't stop staring at her. Especially when the young girl opened her eyes to reveal the most amazing color of silver, almost matching identically to the stars above.

"Are….are you an angel?" Yoshiaki asked breathlessly.

"What?" The young girl's eyes became wide. "What's an an-angel?"

"An angel is someone really beautiful who lives up in heaven, where the stars are," Yoshiaki replied as he set the young girl back down the ground. "That is where you fell from, right?"

"No," the girl replied shaking her head as she sat up straight. "I fell from the tree," she said sweetly like a little girl as she pointed to the branch of the cherry tree.

"What were you doing in the tree?" Yoshiaki laughed.

"Well.." the girl blushed. "I fell asleep."

"Why don't you just go to sleep at home?" Yoshiaki asked.

"Ummm-" she blushed again but this time hid her hand behind her back so he wouldn't see the scars and cuts. "Becauseofmyfather.." she said quickly and in a low voice.

Yoshiaki leaned his head closer to her so he could hear her better. But all he caught was the word "father". "What about your father?"

"He beats me….." she responded in an even lower voice.

"Are you sure?" Yoshiaki asked rising one of his eyebrows to give her a strange look.

"What do you mean?" she asked with a curious look.

"I mean you look fine to me," Yoshiaki replied.

"Huh?"

In Yoshiaki's eyes, her face looked perfect, no scars, no bruises, she looked like how she would have if her father didn't beat her. And of course, this is how Yoshiaki saw her. Like an angel; perfect in every way.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Like what?"

"Can-can I draw you?" Yoshiaki asked nervously.

"Huh? Why would you want to draw me?" the young girl asked. "I'm not pretty."

"Really? Go look in the lake," Yoshiaki said pointing towards the water.

The young girl stood up and walked towards the surface of the water. She looked down to her reflection. She saw a sad girl looking back at her with a dirty, and beaten up face. Her shoulders arched from him grabbing her so tight and shaking her all the time.

"What do you see?" Yoshiaki asked as he walked up behind her.

"I don't want to say," the girl said as she lowered her head and turned away from her reflection.

"What are you talking about?" Yoshiaki demanded as he removed a handkerchief from his pocket and dipped it into the water. Then he turned to the young girl and began to wipe her face. "You have got to be the strangest girl I have ever met because you're too pretty. A lot prettier most of the rich girls I paint." He said as he continued to clean her face. Then he reached up and pulled the rags that covered her hair. Curly, violet hair tumbled down. "Take another look."

The girl bit her lip, afraid of what she was going to see but still she looked.

Instead of the sad eyes and dirty face that she once saw before, someone else stared back at her. Someone with long waving hair, amazing silver eyes, and a pretty face. The scars seemed barely there.

"See now there's only one thing missing," Yoshiaki said rubbing his chin trying to figure out what.

"What?"

"This," and with that, Yoshiaki gently poked her in her stomach.

"Hey!" she laughed as she kinda twitched back in defense. And her face went all red as a smile spread on her face.

"Hey, you look cute when you're being tickled," Yoshiaki complimented.

Blush, blush……

"So can I paint you? After all, I did catch you didn't I?" Yoshiaki persisted.

She thought about this for a while and then nodded her head. "Since you did save me…."

"By the way, what is your name?"

"My name?" then she lowered her head. "Well my otousan usually just calls me brat, or stupid, and that's what also what the people I work for call me."

"Hmmm…..How about I give you a name." Yoshiaki suggested. "I know, I'll give you the most beautiful name I know. It was my mother's name. Your name should be…………..

You said you weren't an angel

But I could never believe you

So I wanna know

Who are you?

Who is this girl

Who has made

All my wishes come true?

You said you weren't a saint

But I could never take your word

So I wanna know

Who are you?

Who is this girl?

Who has made

All my prayers come true?

This must be

What they mean

By catching

A falling star…..



How can it be

That I've finally found you

After all this time

I never knew

Is this what they mean

By catching

A falling star

(Kittychan-My Falling Star) (Not bad for someone whose worse subject is English)

Kittychan: Sorry everyone, but you can't find out what her name is until that chapter comes up. But feel free to try and guess in your reviews. By the way, I'm really REALLY sorry about making this chapter so long. It was only suppose to 3 to 6 pages.

Bunny: Sure it was…

Kittychan: By the way, of course as you probably already know from my other fics, this is Bunny, also know as Lizziechan, another writer on ffnet. So go check her out.

Bunny: Why did you have to stop the chapter right there?!?!

Kittychan: Because I told you, you can't find out what her name is yet. It's a surprise.

Bunny: Find be that way!

Nakura: Kitty!!!

Kittychan: Uh oh. Nakura! (sweatdrops)

Bunny: Run Kitty!

Nakura: Kitty! Why didn't you put me in your fanfic!!?!?!?!? I demand to know why you have an incredibly kawaii(cute) story without putting moi in it????

Kittychan: Uh…..I'm saving you best for last. Yea that's it, saving the best for last!

Bunny: (whispers behind her hand) way to go Einstein.

Kittychan: (nudges Bunny back with her elbow) Shhh!!

Bunny: Owww!!!

Nakura: Huh? What's the matter Bunny?

Bunny: Eep.. Nothing.

Nakura: Here why don't you take some of my home-made cookies and I'm sure you'll feel all better.

Bunny: Hey if I have to try them! I mean if I get the honor of eating them I think Kitty should too! Isn't that right????

Kittychan: (sweatdrops) hehehe, umm…I'm allergic to whatever flavor is in your cookies. Maybe some other RUNNN!!!!!!

And P.S. All of you guys who have been waiting patiently for my next chapter of Is Love Forever? Don't worry, I'm half way done, k? No need for the mega flamer.

Ne-Right

Hentai- pervert

Doma arigato- Thank you very much/ congratulations

Baka- stupid

Wakarimashita- I understand

Douka shita no- Is something wrong?

Daijobu-I'm alright

Demo-but

Arigato gozamaisu-(also means) thank you very much

Ara-Oh

Gomen nasai- sorry

Maboroshi- illusion

Hai sou desu- That's right

Konbanwa- good-bye/evening/night

Okaasan-mother

Otousan-father