Eriol and Tomoyo stared at him dumbstruck. Silence reigned before Eriol
questioned. "You mean you left her in secret just to improve yourself
academically?" Without waiting for his answer, he went and dragged Yukito
out of the restaurant.
"Eriol, where are you going?" Tomoyo shouted.
"Pay the meal for me. I have to knock some sense into my brother's head!"
When Eriol reached the carpark, he gave Yukito a punch. "This is for Natsumi's tears." He hit him again. "This is for the five years you left her." He yelled before releasing him.
Yukito slumped onto the ground. Coughing, he tried to get up. Suddenly someone enveloped him.
You fool! Why did you hit him? Natsumi will get your head if she finds out you hurt him."
"Why should she care? He left her just to fix his male ego by himself. This moron didn't know that she was willing to go to the ends of the earth just to be with him. And to think she spent five years living as a saint. She is better off without you."
"Kenshin. What about Kenshin?" Yukito said in between his cough. * Man, he delivered mean punches. *
"If she is willing to sit beside you instead of Kenshin and allow Meia to be with him, isn't it a little obvious?"
"Obvious to you and me. But never to a man who loves a woman. Love is blind my love. Yukito will never see Kenshin as a friend but as a competitor." Tomoyo said.
"Friend? He is only a friend? How can it be?"
"Kenshin loved someone. But he lost her to cancer. He swore never to love again. Meia unfortunately have other plans for that." Tomoyo said with a sad smile.
"Well, if that is the case. How much chance do you think I have to win Natsumi back?" Yukito stood up, eager to face the challenge.
"It's hard to say brother. It depends how well you can reassure her that you won't leave her again. Her parents left her suddenly. Soon after that, you left her without a reason. She is scared. Scared that you will break her heart again. Scared that when you break it, she will die because of a broken heart. Will you do that to her again?" Eriol threw the question at him. "Will you hurt her again?"
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Natsumi sat down at the dining table with Aki and watched Meia cook for them instant noodles. She smiled. Trust Meia to be so willing to cook for the family.
"You think Meia will settle down?" Natsumi asked her brother.
"She will. The question I should be wondering is whether you will settle down or not?" Aki turned to her and gave her a solemn look.
Natsumi tried to change the topic. "What about you? Haven't really heard you talk about your girlfriend before."
"There is no need to. I need to work on my career and stuff. I can date afterwards. Have you forgotten about Yukito or are you still crying over him?"
She paused for a while, debating whether to lie or not. "No." She could not say otherwise. He was the one who gave Yukito permission to date her. He was the one who make sure both of them get enough love after her parents' death. There was no way she could lie to him.
"Heard he is back." Seeing Natsumi nodding and avoiding eye contact, he continued. "You still love him right?"
"No!" She yelled. "I don't. . ." Her voice trailed off when she saw Aya's earnest look on the face. She covered her face with her hands. "I still do. I am scared he will leave me again."
"Trust me on this Natsumi. He won't!" Meia said as she brought the food to them. "I have a feeling he will be staying her for good!"
"I am still scared. Remember five years ago, he left and we were shocked that he left without a reason. I walked like a zombie for months before I moved on slowly."
"You recovered sister. That is what matters most. So now, I need to ask you. Are you going to move on with life without him or not?" Aki questioned.
"I don't know brother. I need to think." Natsumi said quietly and continued eating.
"Now, I may be now acting like a meddlesome brother, but it's for your own good. Meia, how about the guy you liked two years ago. Still like him or have you moved on?" Aki turned his attention to the older twin.
"Now brother. It's enough that you bugged Nat, leave me out of this." Meia groaned as she started eating her share of the noodles.
"When will I meet him then?"
"He is just a friend."
"A friend with privileges!" Natsumi smirked back. None of them could deny how cute Kenshin looks.
"Strictly friends Nat, stop teasing!" Meia struck out her tongue.
"Friend or not, I am not dumb to take your words at face value Meia. Face it, if he doesn't know, go after him. If he refuses to acknowledge it, then move on. Don't bother waiting for guys like that." Aki said, recalling his own experience.
"He is still mourning for his wife Aya. Don't be so harsh on him." Natsumi rushed in to defend Kenshin.
"Harsh eh? I doubt I am harsh. Mother and Father will be even worse if they see how both of you depressed over guys!"
"Stop it! Aki, how about you? Have you forgotten over Misao?" When Natsumi saw that Aya's face turned black, she went on. "Misao is one cold bitch! She never loved you. Forget her brother and move on."
"I am and I will. Don't fret over it!" Aki snapped back. He pushed the chair away from the table. "I am done now, see you at the breakfast table tomorrow then." He made his way to the kitchen sink before running upstairs to his bedroom.
The twins sat in silence before Meia commented. " I hate the way Aki blamed himself for the outcome of the relationship."
"Forget about him. He has been playing father role for so long. He feels responsible for other people till the extent that he forgotten that he is human too.
"So, as what Aki said. Are you going to give Yukito a second chance?"
"Whether he is willing to make the commitment, is up to him. It's all in his hands." Natsumi said. "It's all in his hands.
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"Eriol, where are you going?" Tomoyo shouted.
"Pay the meal for me. I have to knock some sense into my brother's head!"
When Eriol reached the carpark, he gave Yukito a punch. "This is for Natsumi's tears." He hit him again. "This is for the five years you left her." He yelled before releasing him.
Yukito slumped onto the ground. Coughing, he tried to get up. Suddenly someone enveloped him.
You fool! Why did you hit him? Natsumi will get your head if she finds out you hurt him."
"Why should she care? He left her just to fix his male ego by himself. This moron didn't know that she was willing to go to the ends of the earth just to be with him. And to think she spent five years living as a saint. She is better off without you."
"Kenshin. What about Kenshin?" Yukito said in between his cough. * Man, he delivered mean punches. *
"If she is willing to sit beside you instead of Kenshin and allow Meia to be with him, isn't it a little obvious?"
"Obvious to you and me. But never to a man who loves a woman. Love is blind my love. Yukito will never see Kenshin as a friend but as a competitor." Tomoyo said.
"Friend? He is only a friend? How can it be?"
"Kenshin loved someone. But he lost her to cancer. He swore never to love again. Meia unfortunately have other plans for that." Tomoyo said with a sad smile.
"Well, if that is the case. How much chance do you think I have to win Natsumi back?" Yukito stood up, eager to face the challenge.
"It's hard to say brother. It depends how well you can reassure her that you won't leave her again. Her parents left her suddenly. Soon after that, you left her without a reason. She is scared. Scared that you will break her heart again. Scared that when you break it, she will die because of a broken heart. Will you do that to her again?" Eriol threw the question at him. "Will you hurt her again?"
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Natsumi sat down at the dining table with Aki and watched Meia cook for them instant noodles. She smiled. Trust Meia to be so willing to cook for the family.
"You think Meia will settle down?" Natsumi asked her brother.
"She will. The question I should be wondering is whether you will settle down or not?" Aki turned to her and gave her a solemn look.
Natsumi tried to change the topic. "What about you? Haven't really heard you talk about your girlfriend before."
"There is no need to. I need to work on my career and stuff. I can date afterwards. Have you forgotten about Yukito or are you still crying over him?"
She paused for a while, debating whether to lie or not. "No." She could not say otherwise. He was the one who gave Yukito permission to date her. He was the one who make sure both of them get enough love after her parents' death. There was no way she could lie to him.
"Heard he is back." Seeing Natsumi nodding and avoiding eye contact, he continued. "You still love him right?"
"No!" She yelled. "I don't. . ." Her voice trailed off when she saw Aya's earnest look on the face. She covered her face with her hands. "I still do. I am scared he will leave me again."
"Trust me on this Natsumi. He won't!" Meia said as she brought the food to them. "I have a feeling he will be staying her for good!"
"I am still scared. Remember five years ago, he left and we were shocked that he left without a reason. I walked like a zombie for months before I moved on slowly."
"You recovered sister. That is what matters most. So now, I need to ask you. Are you going to move on with life without him or not?" Aki questioned.
"I don't know brother. I need to think." Natsumi said quietly and continued eating.
"Now, I may be now acting like a meddlesome brother, but it's for your own good. Meia, how about the guy you liked two years ago. Still like him or have you moved on?" Aki turned his attention to the older twin.
"Now brother. It's enough that you bugged Nat, leave me out of this." Meia groaned as she started eating her share of the noodles.
"When will I meet him then?"
"He is just a friend."
"A friend with privileges!" Natsumi smirked back. None of them could deny how cute Kenshin looks.
"Strictly friends Nat, stop teasing!" Meia struck out her tongue.
"Friend or not, I am not dumb to take your words at face value Meia. Face it, if he doesn't know, go after him. If he refuses to acknowledge it, then move on. Don't bother waiting for guys like that." Aki said, recalling his own experience.
"He is still mourning for his wife Aya. Don't be so harsh on him." Natsumi rushed in to defend Kenshin.
"Harsh eh? I doubt I am harsh. Mother and Father will be even worse if they see how both of you depressed over guys!"
"Stop it! Aki, how about you? Have you forgotten over Misao?" When Natsumi saw that Aya's face turned black, she went on. "Misao is one cold bitch! She never loved you. Forget her brother and move on."
"I am and I will. Don't fret over it!" Aki snapped back. He pushed the chair away from the table. "I am done now, see you at the breakfast table tomorrow then." He made his way to the kitchen sink before running upstairs to his bedroom.
The twins sat in silence before Meia commented. " I hate the way Aki blamed himself for the outcome of the relationship."
"Forget about him. He has been playing father role for so long. He feels responsible for other people till the extent that he forgotten that he is human too.
"So, as what Aki said. Are you going to give Yukito a second chance?"
"Whether he is willing to make the commitment, is up to him. It's all in his hands." Natsumi said. "It's all in his hands.
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