Chapter 9

"Let's break up, Kyou," She repeated again, but Kyou just kept shaking his head. She stood up, finally and walked to the bedroom to pack up. When she was finished, she came out and see Kyou staring at the floor, unable to speak. "There's some food in the kitchen," she said, her heart aching to see Kyou this way.

When she opened the door, she could hear Kyou speaking softly, "Can you… not go?" Tohru remained there for a few seconds, before she left and closed the door. Kyou looked away from the door feeling like he could no longer breathe.

Chika watched from afar, seeing Tohru crying as hell as she walked out from the apartment and hailed a taxi, carrying a luggage. Somehow, her heart seemed to feel like it just got pierced and filled with guilt. Thinking about the earlier event, after the kiss, she dialed for her best friend's number. He was effeminate but he could relate to her feelings most of the time. His name was Jin.

"What do you mean he pushed you?!" He asked over the phone.

"He pushed me… ME! When I am, obviously SO much better than her in so many ways! I can't believe he did that! No guy has ever did that to me!"

"Perhaps that's why it hurt a lot, doesn't it?" Jin asked. Chika remained silent, her words got caught in her throat. She heard him let out a sigh. "Chika, do you love him? Or is it just infatuation?" He asked.

"Of course I love him, you dummy, I love him so much that I could do anything,"

"If you really love him, you would wish for his happiness… he's not happy with you, move on,"

"…"

"And you were the one who caused this whole thing, I think it's high time you fixed this up too,"

"Even… you think I'm in the wrong!?"

"I'm not saying that you're wrong… you did it out of love, I understand that. But don't you feel guilty at all? That you caused all this shit between one incredibly, and could possibly have been that way forever, good couple?"

"…" He was right.

That had been in the late afternoon when they talked. "Tohru!" Chika called. "Tohru!" She called again. Tohru looked up. She frowned. Even if it was only a glimpse, she could recognize the red hair anywhere.

"Chika…-san?" She began when Chika suddenly bowed in front of her, "Gomenasai," She said.

"What… what are you doing here?" Tohru asked out of jealousy. Chika did not speak a word for a second, "Shall… we… walk while we talk?" Chika asked. Tohru bit her lip and nodded, unsure of what to expect.

"I understand that you guys are going to get married, I… I had already broken up with Kyou," Tohru started. Chika's heart filled up with glee and guilt, however, she had to do what she had to do.

"Tohru, you misunderstand, there was nothing going on between the both of us in the very first place,"

"But I saw you guys kissing there," Tohru said, "It's useless to tell me this to comfort me, Chika-san,"

"No," Chika stopped in her tracks. "That day, I threw myself at him because I knew you were there, I knew that if you guys were to stop dating, I would have Kyou all to myself… I… I had been so foolish to think of that, but you see, when… When I kissed him, he pushed me away. I didn't understand why he did until later when I thought about it… he loves you, Tohru, not me, I was… surprised too… how could a man love a woman so much?" She paused and looked up, her tears brimming on her eyes, "You guys are so…" She couldn't find a right word to say, "so awesome," She looked away. "I hope you can forgive me for all the bad things I have done…"

Tohru smiled, relieved by the fact that Kyou did not cheat on her, but also sorry for the woman in front of her, she placed a hand on her shoulder, "It must have took a lot of courage to say that, Chika-san…" She said and hugged her, "Thank you for sharing that with me… I don't blame you… you must have love him a lot to do that,"

"Yes I do… I do love him, but he loves you… I just… want him to be happy and I can tell he's really upset over you leaving him," Chika said and took in a deep breath, "Go back to him before it's too late, he… he's an amazing man, I just hope you give him another chance," Chika said. They regarded each other and finally, Chika took off, but Tohru was sure that when Chika walked away, she could see the glistening tears streaming down her face.

With that, Tohru headed back for home, unaware of what is happening at home.

That's it for today! Hope you enjoy!