A/N: After months of long rest... hah!!! Now updating... actually I've written this a few months ago but every time I cry for joy 'coz I'm almost done with this chapter, something horrible happens... it gets erased.... Wha!!!!!! This is actually the fourth time to type this so........... I'm hoping nothing goes wrong....

Disclaimer: Wishing . . .

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Irreparable

By: angst-drivenpuppet

Chapter 2: Revelation

"December 7,

It's been three months since that atrocious event. . . Quite frankly, I'm very happy now . . . I mean, as far as I could remember, Kaede treated me so badly before . . . but now, he's really nice . . .

--September 21

Heh, I really don't know what happened, but they told me that Sendoh's car, where I was, collided with Jin's car, where Kaede was. They told me that I'm Sendoh's girlfriend . . . but I didn't believe them, all I know is that I'm Kaede's . . .

--September 23

Finally woke up. And exactly, I saw this man beside my bed, he claims to be my boy friend . . . But I told him I've got no memories of him . . . he walked fast in tears.

--October 3

I visited the patient most patients and nurses talked about, they say he's gorgeous . . . and I found out who he really is . . . Rukawa Kaede.

--October 5

While practicing walking, I saw Kaede and he confessed something, I remembered something about that Sendoh guy, and told Kaede bout it . . . but he burst into tears . . .

--December 3

Ever since that incident when Sendoh saw me comforting Kaede, he never showed up at the hospital . . . never. . "

'What the hell am I doing? Reading someone else's diary? This is not definitely Rukawa Kaede's style.'

Leaving his house, he decided to go out for a little air . . .

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"Kae-chan!!!!" A frail voice disrupted the fox's mind.

"Fujima..."

The girl dashed towards his boy friend and gave him a quick hug for a greeting. However, he was got troubled when he saw who's standing behind his girl friend. It was none other than that bastard.

Sendoh Akira

"Kae-chan?"

It was then when he realized that Sendoh had his hand out, reaching to shake his hand.

'Gods... please let him shake my hand.' Sendoh thought. However, Rukawa, being the infamous cold-blooded bastard that he is. Just slapped the guy's hand.

"Ne Kae-chan!" Miori cheerfully said. "I'm going to the river with Aki-san... you want to come?"

'Aki-san? When did this first name basis happen? And why are they going to the river?'

"C'mon, it'll be great, ne?" He gave the fox a very gorgeous smile.

'Ah?? Is this guy trying to seduce me or something? And he's hitting on my girl...'

"Do I have an option?" he murmured. Then he shrugged.

Miori, being the sweet one, grabbed Rukawa's arm and then tugged it tight.

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While walking, Kogure had a slight chill ran down his spine.

'I'm worried... something's wrong with Hisashi...'

He passed by a drug store. Knowing Hisashi, he might be strong, but his system's a little down that's why he has a flu coming. So, he bought a medicine.

'This should do it' he thought.

On his way home, he thought of taking a little detour. He was hurrying you know, Hisashi is sick, and to top it all off, he's depressed because Jin- san died.

'Will you be like this? Will you be like this if I was the one who died?' The sun's beam rapidly pierced his eyes and it stung him. The sun is really high today. He told himself. Then...

"SHI-NE!!!!" he heard a man shout.

He immediately looked around to see if it was him the guy was referring to. But it seemed like no one was there. 'Must've been my imagination'

"Shi-ne! Mitsui Hisashi!!!" another one blurted.

Mitsui? Then he heard a loud bang. He ran on to a vacant lot and saw six guys. Six guys were cornering his best friend, who was now lying beside a crashed trash can. Struggling to stand, one man said, "You stay there, trash does belong to fellow trash after all."

"Hisashi!!!!!!" Kogure dropped the medication and then ran. He shouted his friend's name over and over again. Tears flowed out of his eyes.

"What do we have here???" One of the men said. He grabbed the bespectacled boy on the neck and brusquely raised him from the ground.

"Get your hands off of him!" Mitsui was in rage. He never felt this angry before.

"So, our former leader doesn't give up?" The man shouted. "I don't know why I followed a bastard like you!" then squeezed his grip on Kogure harder, causing Kogure to turn blue.

"Urusai, Ryu!!!" he towards the panting teammate. But one man appeared behind him. He hit him with a bat on his behind and pushed him over to the side.

Soon, a loud engine was heard. It seemed to be not only one, but around four engines. The oppressors turned around and saw four men on bikes.

"Tetsuo..." Mitsui whispered.

The men were shocked. Surely their new leader, Ryu, is strong, but they're only freshmen, fighting some bikers these big??? Frightened, they ran off.

"Ryu... seems like your squad's a little bit scared." Tetsuo said walking towards him.

Ryu was surrounded, he knows how strong Tetsuo is, and add these men with the same sizes... he might die...

Immediately, he let go of the wheezing sub-captain and ran away. Tetsuo on the other hand, hurried towards their ex-leader, and at the same time, an important friend.

He signaled the other men to pick up Kogure, he wasn't that hurt, he was only out of breath for a while. Tetsuo himself carried Mitsui and then head to his home.

"Thank you... ehem... very much..." Kogure showed every inch of gratification. They helped him carry Mitsui to his bed. Then he entered Mitsui's bathroom for a little shower.

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'This is it...' Shoyo's Ace wandered deeply. 'I've had enough of this.' Then he looked at his friend. Wailing yet another day, instead of usual practice... it's been how many months for Pete's sake!

Soon, he took a little box. Seemed like a little shrine dedicated to 'his one and only'.

"Mou! I can't take this anymore!" the smaller boy cracked.

"Kenji?"

"You think you're the only one in pain here? Do you know how much it hurts me when I see you everyday wailing over some three-pointer who doesn't even love you?"

"Ken—"

"Day by day you're making your life as miserable as possible, and day by day I've been trying so hard to keep myself from crying because you don't even know how I feel... I'm jealous you know."

"Jealous? Don't... don't tell me you like... you like... Soi?"

"Soi?!? How could you be so insensitive Shin? I do not like Jin Soichiro... I like you!!! No, 'like' is such an understatement, I love you... I've fallen head over heels..."

"Sumanu... I..."

But before he could finish off, the graceful boy ran swiftly as he could.

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"Ano... can I use the bathroom for a while?" Miori asked.

Rukawa shrugged, Sendoh smiled.

"The fish pulled you to the water... and you're still oh so cheerful..."

Then she left to change.

"'ahou"

"What?"

"What are you planning?"

"What do you mean?"

Rukawa clenched his fist and banged it on the table. "First you didn't show up for a couple of months, now, you're stealing my... ehem... girl."

"Your girl? Tell me Kaede, she was my girlfriend in the first place, after that freaking accident, you stole her from me. Just because Jin-san died."

"Do not mention Soichiro in our argument."

"Sorry. Besides, we were happy before... both of us... together... then those two came. You broke up with me as soon as you realized you like Miori." Sendoh slowly bowed his head.

"But you stole her." Rukawa bellowed.

"I thought, if... I... if I take her away... I mean... make her leave you... you would come running back to me..."

"But I didn't"

"I didn't know that Jin-san was there, and he comforted you... and soon you..." he slowly raised his head and saw Rukawa is staring at the person behind him.

Slowly, he too, turned around and saw the person the other was looking at. It was no other than—

"I'm confused." Miori said, she held in one hand her shirt she was wearing. And now wears Sendoh's. "If what you were talking about is true... then... I caused all of this..."

"You didn't..." Sendoh replied as fast as he could. Rukawa stood from his seat and walked towards Miori.

"I did... if I hadn't come... if I hadn't come... then none of this would have happened..."

Rukawa was about to hold her when she ran... two men were completely left. People at the restaurant stared at them, exchanging words, thinking how low those two men to make a frail woman cry.

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After the long shower, he then took a little nap, but before that, he tucked Mitsui properly. He caressed his face a little and then said, "How beautiful."

[Mitsui]

"Min-kun!" slowly, but painfully, his best friend leaves him.

Memories of the two slowly flashed. The way they walked together to school and back. The way they eat together during lunch time. The way his best friend comforts him when he's in pain.

"One last visit..." a man said.

He walked towards a table... then took out a paper. It says:

"Last time...

Last words...

I won't bother...

Please forgive...

Because of you...

Don't cry...

It's my fault...

Sorry...

Thank you..."

He read it again and again, but still couldn't figure it out. But then, a knock disturbed his drifting thoughts.

He took the receiver and placed it in his ear. And could hear nothing.

"Min-kun." He started the conversation. "Why?"

"Have you read my note?" Megane said, his usual tone, the one which sounds oh so worried every time they speak. The caring tone his best friend always carried, was now erased. It's like speaking to that bastard ice- king Rukawa.

"Yes, but I can't quite under- -"

"This is the Last Time. These are the Last words you would here from me..."

"Min-kun? What are you saying?" he asked. But Kogure only stretched his finger and signaled the note. "Last Time and last words" Mitsui read.

"I tried so hard to protect you... to help you... so I won't bother you anymore... so please forgive me for doing that... I did it because of you..."

Soon, traces of what it seemed like tears trickled from his Mitsui's eyes... 'He did it... because of me?'

"So please, don't cry. I only did it because I love you... it's my fault , my own selfishness... Sorry for disturbing you... and thank you for being there so I could love you."

"You... you... love me? You killed Rukawa because you love me???" he wanted to touch the bespectacled man, but one thick glass stands in their way. He banged it loud, hoping he would break it. But the guards grabbed him.

"He's in death row now... and will die soon.... He chose to see you last." One of the guards said. Then dragged him across the room...

"Min-kun!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"Sashi!!!" The bespectacled boy shook his friend lightly. But Mitsui screamed so loud his voice reverberated through the thick walls of his house.

"You... you're not going to leave me right???" Mitsui cried. He couldn't stop the tears from flowing and quickly hugged his friend. "You don't have a plot or something right?" He shook Kogure so hard he couldn't reply, "Right?"

"Plot??? Leave you???" He caressed his friend's face lightly. "Why would I leave you? It was all a dream.

"Was it??" Mitsui confirmed. "Yes it was."

"What was it about anyway?" Kogure asked.

"You gave me a letter and I visited you to jail and sniff you told me you killed Rukawa because you love me... and..."

"Whoa!!!" Kogure was shocked. "No one is killing Rukawa... and..." he blushed, "Did I really say that I like you?"

"What??? Why??" Mitsui too blushed.

"No reason..."

"Really?" The scarred-chin teased...

"Yes."

"If I do this... would it matter?" There was a light grin on Mitsui's orifice.

"Do what?"

"This."

He grabbed the other by the shirt and threw him towards the wall. He kissed him oh so passionately that their Kogure couldn't fight back.

"Sashi...."

Pinning the same guy, he slowly let his hands make his way under the stunned boy's shirt.

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A/N: After months of writing and I ended up with a lame start and strange ending.... Hehe May 28, 2004