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A/N: I got sick of the petnames thing, so forget about it ok. Remember, when he use to call her Mi-chan, yeah forget it.

Chapter 11: Tamahome's past unveiled

2 years ago

A 14 yr. old Tamahome ran across the field, laughing while chasing a girl one year younger than he is. Her blonde hair fluttered in the breeze as she ran. Both their laughters echoing through the field.

" Gotcha," Tamahome caught up to the girl, " I still run faster than you do Naomi!"

The girl called Naomi laughed, as Tamahome hugged her in the waist, pulling her down on the ground. Both stared at the sky, enjoying the silence.

Naomi was the first one to break the silence though, " Tamahome, were you angry when you heard that we were actually engaged since we were 5 yrs. old."

" Well, at first I got mad when they told us just a week ago. I mean, this years I didn't know anything about that and I was just furious that they didn't even ask us."

Naomi's smile was replaced with a pout, " So you really didn't want to be engage with me?"

" Actually, after I thought about it, I was glad that they did that. Because now, no one can take you away from me."

Naomi smiled and leaned her head against him, closing her eyes, " I love you."

Tamahome looked at her ocean blue eyes and said, " I love you too."

" Tamahome, you only have to stay in America for 3 months. You'll continue your studies there while you cope with your father there, also taking over the companies that we own back there," Tamahome's grandfather reasoned with him.

" You didn't even ask me if I wanted to take over your companies back there in America! You're always like that, first with the engagement now this! I'm only 14 yrs. old, but I've already made up my mind that I'm not taking over any of your companies there in America!" Tamahome yelled at his grandfather, Naomi by his side.

" Look, you're only taking 3 months out of your life studying engineering in America, while trying to run the company with your father! After that, you'll be done and be back here, then go on with your regular studies. I know you're only 14 yrs. old, but it would be better if you start learning how my companies work now so one day I can turn over my business in your hands."

" But whoever said I wanted to be an engineer?!"

" I did! You're not about to disobey me young man, I'm deciding for you this time!"

" Who are you to decide for me anyways?! I'm only a 14 yr. old kid, yes that's right, but I know how to decide for myself, so just leave me alone!"

Naomi tugged his arm, " Tamahome, stop it. That's your grandfather that you're talking to."

" Heck, like I care. That old man right there is trying to take over my life!" Tamahome furiously shouted.

" Tamahome, that is enough!" a voice came from behind. Tamahome turned around to find his mother staring angrily at him. She went over to her grandfather's side which made Tamahome even more angrier.

" Lenae, you better discipline your son. He's starting to go against my wishes," Tamahome's grandfather calmly said to Tamahome's mother.

" Tamahome, enough of that. I don't wanna hear anything more..." his mother scolded.

" You're siding with him again mom?!"

His grandfather's gaze landed on Naomi, " Naomi, why don't you try to reason with your untamed boyfriend right there."

" Untamed?! Me?! Heck, why don't you look at yourself first!"

" Tamahome, that's enough! Stop it!" Naomi yelled which made Tamahome stop for a moment. " He's right, it wold be better if you go to America with your dad. Three months isn't that long Tamahome, the next thing you know you're back here in Japan."

Tamahome looked at her furiously, " You of all people, I thought you'll be siding with me on this one." Tamahome pulled his hand roughly away from Naomi's grasp, storming off.

" Tamahome, you get back here right now! Apologize to you mother, Naomi, especially me," Tamahome's grandfather said.

" The hell with you! I hate you all," he eyed his grandfather first then his mother, " I hate you all," his gaze landed on Naomi. Naomi with tears in her face, hurt by what Tamahome said. Tamahome saw tears coming down her eyes and felt guilty, but his anger overpowered all that. Right now, all he feels is hatred for all these people.

He turned his back against them and started off for the stairs when he heard Naomi's voice. " Tamahome...."

" Naomi, I really thought that you were siding on me this time, but I guess you're just like them. I hate all of you.."

Lenae, Tamahome's mom, went to Naomi's side comforting her as she cried. She watched as her son ran up the stairs disappearing from view. Then she said to Naomi, " We should go now Naomi, come on I'll drop you off."

Naomi nodded her head, wiping her tears away and mumbled to herself, " I'm sorry Tamahome......"

Tamahome, his father and his grandfather all rushed in the emergency room at the hospital. Tamahome didn't say a word at all since he heard the news. Just minutes ago, they received a phone call telling them that there was an accident that happened to the car that Tamahome's mother and Naomi was in.

The truck wasn't functioning well, the driver trying to check what was wrong while driving, didn't see a truck coming in their way at all.

It was too late when the driver saw it, he tried to avoid it but ended up swerving out of out control. It crashed into a post light and tilted over, causing the gas to leak and ended up catching in fire.

No one else saw what happened, no one can tell whether there were any survivors when a car passing by saw it. They only saw Tamahome's mother, her body stuck underneath the car.

The guy that saw it immediately called for an ambulance, and seeing that the car was about to blow up, he gathered all his strength and tried to get the single body he saw out of there, succeeding in doing that.

They bursted in but the doctor won't let them go in. " Mr. Sairo is it? Well, you can't go in. Right now, she's in very bad condition but we're trying our best to save her."

Tamahome butted in the conversation, " What about the girl that was with my mother? The one with the blonde hair, blue eyed 13 year old girl? Where is she? Is she gonna be okay?"

The doctor looked down on the floor and shook his head, " I'm afraid she didn't make it here. The car exploded already when the ambulance got there. The guy who called in only got your mother's body out of the car before it exploded. I'm really sorry, but right now, your mother is the one who needs help. All you can do now is pray for the best."

Tamahome sat down, speechless. The doctor nodded his head as a sign of leaving. Kiro Sairo, Tamahome's father nodded.

After the doctor left, Kiro looked at Tamahome's grandfather with a sad look. Tamahome's grandfather turned away and walked off, away from the two.

Kiro sat down beside his son, " Tamahome, I know that you're-"

" I killed Naomi, and hurt mom. It's my fault," Tamahome blurted out.

Kiro looked at his son with worried eyes, " Son, it wasn't your fault. It was an accident."

" If I didn't get mad at them....If I only stayed calm down...this would never have happened. I told Naomi and mom that I hate them and this is the consequence for all that. Mom won't be even dropping Naomi off if I didn't get all mad because I always walk her to her house. Dad, it's all my fault!" Tamahome cried.

" Stop it Tamahome!" scolded Kiro, " it's no one's fault and especially not yours. Tamahome, please, the only thing we can all do for now is to pray for your mother's safety."

Tamahome nodded his head and remained sppechless for the whole night.

" I don't know if she'll ever recover. Practically, she'll be confined in that wheelchair for a long time. There's a 50 chance that she'll recover from this, because of the accident, it totally traumatized her and smashed her legs. She can't talk because her brain was affected and she can't walk. She could recover, but it would take a long time and she would need the help of you, her family. You'll need to talk to her everyday, even though she doesn't respond back, just her hearing things around her would help. The nurse would take care of helping her walk, which you can also help with once in a while. However, I am sorry about all of this, I have to leave now," the doctor said.

The doctor came over one week after she was released and finally told the Sairo family the results. Kiro and Tamahome's grandfather sat there speechless, while Tamahome sulked in the corner.

" I'm sorry mom.....I'm sorry Naomi...." Tamahome mumbled to himself.

End of flashback

Miaka sat there speechless. She couldn't believe that something like that actually happened to Tamahome back then. She turned her gaze back to Tamahome but was shocked at the sight in front of her. Tamahome was crying! Tears were streaming down his face.

" I couldn't do anything. I felt so weak, my knees gave up on me and I found myself crying for a year. After that, I just kept that here inside my heart. Every night I would cry to myself, because of the guilt building up inside of me," Tamahome blamed himself.

" It wasn't your fault Tamahome," Miaka said gently.

Tamahome looked up with his tear stained face and what he did next startled Miaka a bit. He pulled her close to him to embrace her, enveloping her in a tight hug.

" Tamahome....."

" Miaka, of course it was my fault. All because of my anger towards them......." Tamahome cried on her shoulders like a little scared boy.

Miaka's eyes softened, she patted Tamahome on the back whispering to him, " Stop blaming yourself Tamahome. It wasn't any of your fault at all. It was an accident."

Tamahome shook his head as Miaka placed her arms around him too. " I couldn't control my anger at that time. I can't imagine that my last words to Naomi was that I hate her and to my mom..."

Miako cradled him in her arms, " It was an accident Tamahome. You had nothing to do with it, and deep inside I know you know that. You're just trying to blame yourself for what happened because you feel guilty that you got mad at them. But that's it, you need to move on Tamahome."

Tamahome didn't say anything back, he cried on to Miaka's shoulders like a little boy, desperate for a person's love.

A/N: done, done, done ) Love it? wasn't that a bit sappy? Oh well... Please review ) One of them's about to figure out what his/her true feelings are for the other. So review, the more reviews, the faster I type. hehehe ) The next chapter also contains a song that I've come to adore as soon as I heard it. It's really cool. )