AN: Here we are the last chapter! (Cries) Don't worry! There's an epilouge in Rin's POV next!

CHAPTER 10

Summer 1999

Fallen...

Another sticky summer came along...vacation was not far away....

I spent most of my days alone playing video games and reading manga. Sometimes I went over to Sensei's to eat some of Honda-san's delicious ginger pork. The days of me and Rin had grew shorter every time she came over. It was that one day when I heard about her...from Hatori-ni. He was talking to Sensei in his office. I was just passing by after a brief visit from to a certain haunter of my dreams.

"She's back there again...Rin...she has returned to that place." Hatori-ni said to Sensei, whose sitting across from him.

"What happened this time?"

"She fell."

My eyes widened when I heard those two words. I told myself that this couldn't be happening...I raced out of the honke as quickly as possible and rushed to the hospital.

When I arrived, there were two nurses at the front desk. They gave me a odd look and one of them asked, "May I help you, sir?"

"Yes. Do you which room Sohma Isuzu is in?"

"I am sorry sir, visiting hours are over. Please return tomorrow between these hours." She pointed to a sign by the sign-in clipboard. It said I could return between twelve and six. I was feeling impatient, but I just thank the nurses and left.

That evening, I sat at my desk in my room, thinking where did I go wrong. I was so furious at myself that I was unable to catch her when she fell. How come I wasn't there? Was it becase we didn't see each other like we used to? The air in my room started to get warm from my contemplation so, I took a walk outside.

It was more cool outside. I unconsciously took a walk to Kagura-neechan's house and sat at our place, by tree. I rest my back at the base of the tree and closed my eyes. Images of her smiling and talking appeared in my mind. Is this where I fail? Do I really deserve her now?

"Haru-chan? What are you doing here?" I opened my eyes to see Kagura standing in front of me. She was holding a few books and had a backpack on. Did she just came from class? She being in college and all, I supposed that she did.

"I was just hanging out. Resting here."

"Oh...okay. Do you want to come in? There's something I want to tell you."

"I already know. I tried seeing her today."

"You did? Did you see her?"

"No. Tommorrow I will."

"I haven't seen her yet. Maybe tomorrow I could go if I had a chance..."

"You're busy with college?"

"Yeah, our finals are coming soon."

"Same here."

"Well, I have to go do some studying...but you could come if you want."

"Thanks."

I went with Kagura-neechan and had some tea. While she was studying in her room, I went to Rin's room. The room was very neat. It must be cleaned by Kagura's mother. I looked around and sat on her bed. I lied down and sunk my face into the fluffiness of her pillow...her scent was still there. The sound of her laughter, her scolding and her cries echoed through my head.

"I wish I could be your heart, Haru...so we could always be together."

I want you here with me, to kiss, to hold.

"You are too nice, Haru."

I know.

"W-Why?"

Because I love you.

"It's painful to see."

Was it painful?

"You'll understand when you're older."

Now I understand...

"Thank you for you kindness, Haru."

You're welcome, love.

"I love you, Haru."

I love you too, Rin.

I fell into slumber and then, Kagura-neechan came to wake me. "Haru-chan...you'll see her tomorrow, don't worry." I went home with a blank mind. In the next hours, I felt nothing. A numb feeling took over my mind and body. I didn't want to laugh or cry. I didn't want to yell or say nice things.

School felt like nothing that day. The teacher words were empty. The student's words were empty. I sat through lunch with the crew...I couldn't hear their words. Luckily, nobody took notice of my extreme oblivousness and took it as part of my normal persona. After school, I told Momiji that he could ride back home himself because I had something important to handle.

I went back to hospital and saw the same two nurses. One of them smiled at me and said, "Souma Isuzu, ne? Room 314."

"Arigato." I bowed and left to search the room. After asking three nurses, a doctor and a patient, I finally found Room 314. I opened the door, slowy. It felt heavy on my arms. It was not that I was weak physically, but mentally and emotionally. There she was with a bandage over her left eye and the right side of her neck. She was resting on several pillows, sitting up. Her head turned from the window she was looking at, when she saw me.

"Haru..."

"Rin...how are you feeling?"

"Just tired." She turned away from me and back to the window. I walked over closer to be near her, then she turned back and narrowed her eyes a little.

"Stay where you are. Don't come any closer."

I was stunned that she would say something so harshly. I wonder if I did anything wrong.

"It's best you keep your distance because this is the end. I am tired of you. I don't need you anymore."

She had an expression void of all emotion when she said those words. It was like she felt nothing for me. So stern. So cold...were those words. I just stood there with the same impassive appearance I always distinguished. Her eyes looked stonily into mine.

"You have no obligation to be here. Please go."

"Goodbye...love." I whispered as I bowed to her and left her room with a knife through my heart.

Days after my classroom rampage, my pain has become my desire. Now, just like when I was when I was younger, I longed for her once again...to have and to hold for the rest of my days.

Please return to your home in my heart...

...and hold on to me, love.

FIN

AN: Aahhh! SO SAD! How did you like the fic? I am happy with my first completed full length fan-fic. If you want to read another good Haru/Rin fic, I suggest you go to the Fruity ML on yahoo and ask for the link to Ysabet's Haru/Rin fic, Fear of Falling. It's super good! It what got me loving this pair! Alright, the next installation is an epilouge in Rin's POV.