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Summary- After graduation Rei goes away to California to race while Kira studies art in Japan. Will their love be able to stay strong, or will she find comfort in the arms of another man. TxK, KxR, RxOC.
The Story So Far- Rei and Kira spend their last moments together waiting for his plane to begin boarding. After he leaves Kira seems extremely depressed.
Chapter One- Don't Leave me by Myself:
Eight Months Later
"Hey, are you there?" called a voice, followed by three loud and heavy knocks.
"Come in... it's open," Kira replied, her voice was strained and raspy.
"I got worried when you didn't return my calls. Why is it so dark in here?" Tatsuya questioned as he felt around for a light switch.
He almost gasped when he finally turned on the light. Her apartment was in shambles, art supplies laid everywhere, shards of glass adorned the carpet, shreds of paper were scattered everywhere and Kira's small body laid in the midst of the chaos.
"What happened? Did somebody break in?" Tatsuya asked worriedly, getting ready to whip out his cellphone and call the police.
She shook her head as her body shuddered with sobs.
He hurried over to her and wrapped his strong arms around Kira and rocked her gently, hoping to be able to console her.
"What's wrong? What happened?" he asked softly as he rested his chin on top of her head.
"It's all over..." she choked out in-between sobs.
"What do you mean?" he questioned, his voice was barely above a whisper. She'd seemed out of touch with the world since Rei left. He would have never guessed that it could get this bad. Tatsuya wholeheartedly blamed Rei for selfishly leaving her behind.
"They say that my work has deteriorated... They've taken back their scholarship," she cried, motioning to the envelope she got in the mail.
"No way!" Tatsuya said, but found himself believing the unbelievable when he saw her most recent artworks on display. They were dark and empty, and not beautiful and bursting with life like the ones she did last year.
"Rei hates me," Kira declared as she began to wipe away her tears.
"That's not true. What gave you that idea?" he asked as he rubbed her back.
"He wont return my calls! He hasn't called me in two months!" she said, quickly reverting to her inconsolable sobbing.
Tatsuya gritted his teeth and cursed Rei under his breath. He hated Rei more than anyone else. How could he put Kira through this? I mean two whole months without calling or mailing her. Kira would had found the time had the roles been switched.
"Tatsuya why doesn't he love me anymore?" she cried, her face was red, shining with tears and her hair was a mess. Even still she looked like an angel to Tatsuya.
"Why don't you get some rest?" Tatsuya suggested gently as he got up and helped Kira to her feet. He didn't know what else to tell her to make her feel better. Saying what was on his mind would only make her feel worse, and he was horrible at lying.
Kira almost tripped over the bottle of paint on the floor and had to lean against Tatsuya for support.
"Here we are," he announced when they made it to her room. "Why don't you change for bed... I'll um go someplace else."
She nodded, not really caring if Tatsuya stayed or left while she changed into her satin pants and shirt.
The phone rang and Tatsuya excused himself to answer it.
"Hello, Aso residence," he answered politely.
"I figured that you'd be here," replied the icy voice on the other line.
"Oh, Harumi... Ugh, I forgot our date haven't I?" he said, stifling a groan.
"I waited at the restaurant for two hours Tatsuya! You didn't even call me!" Harumi yelled. She was more than fed up with Tatsuya's behavior. She spent a lot of time at beauty school, but even when she got off and could spend time with Tatsuya all he spoke about was Kira. It was almost like he was still in love with her.
"Look, I'm sorry. It wont happen again!" Tatsuya said pleadingly. He hated it when Harumi was upset with him.
"Damn right it wont," she replied. "I'm sorry, but this isn't working out," Harumi said curtly.
"No, no please. Don't do this to me. Come on, we can talk this out," he pleaded.
"Tatsuya, I'm sorry. I can't do this. You're still in love with Kira aren't you?" she asked, her voice softer now.
He was speechless. Ever since Rei won her over he acted like he was okay with her going out with Rei and not him. The truth was that he never really got over her, he was in love with Kira since the first time he laid eyes on her in the seventh grade.
Harumi chuckled lightly. "I knew it. I always knew it. I wonder why I always tried to ignore it. The way you look at her. It's although she's the purest thing in the world. When you speak of her, it's as if your speaking of a higher deity. It's beautiful, it really is. You know that she's madly in love with Rei don't you?"
Tatsuya sighed deeply and looked down at his sneakers.
"Just don't get hurt okay?" she said. "Good night Tatsuya."
He didn't answer, he just hung up the phone. He had a lot to work out with himself.
"Hey Kira. It's late," he began, checking his watch. It was already eleven o'clock. "I should get going."
She was silent for a while as she sat on the edge of her bed. She looked like an angel to him, her long hair out and over her shoulders, clad in silky white pajamas.
"No, please don't leave me. I don't think that I could bear another night alone," she whispered. Kira looked like she would break if he left.
He had a bad feeling about staying over the night with her, like he'd be breaking Rei's trust.
"Please, just for tonight," she promised, holding a frail hand out to him.
He nodded and stepped forward.
She took his hand gratefully. "Thank you," she whispered into his ear when he pulled her into a tight embrace.
"It's time for you to get some sleep," he told her as he let her go and tucked her into bed.
"It's cold," she murmured.
"Do you want me to turn up the thermostat?" Tatsuya asked, getting ready to get up and do it for her.
"No, they turned off my gas last month. I can't pay the gas anymore... My mom stopped sending me checks and I've been going to school full time, and my boss has been cutting back on the pay checks at the supermarket..." she was starting to get upset again.
"Don't worry about it," Tatsuya asked as he caressed her cheeks.
She closed her eyes and her lips curved upwards slightly.
"I could um... Sleep with you so that you wont be cold. Oh no, not that way not... I mean sleeping, only sleeping," Tatsuya babbled, a blush creeping onto his cheeks.
Kira nodded. "Okay," she said.
He took off his shoes and jacket and slid in the bed behind her. He laid still for a while, not wanting to do anything that would make her uncomfortable. This was all so awkward for him.
She nuzzled against him and he found himself wrapping his arms around her and resting his head against her head.
She fell asleep within minutes. He sighed deeply. He couldn't imagine how much emotional stress she was under. He was happy to be able to do anything for her. He then chuckled, his girlfriend of three years just broke up with him and it didn't phase him at all. All these years he'd been forcing himself to believe that he actually loved Harumi. He stopped thinking of her for a while and listened to Kira's heartbeat. He wondered if she'd ever be able to forget about Rei and if he'd ever have a chance with her. He then wondered if it was alright for him to think that way about his bestfriend's girlfriend. He was so confused and so tired of being lonely and unhappy, having to watch as Rei carelessly neglected the woman he'd give anything to be with.
"I love you..." she murmured in her sleep, causing Tatsuya's heart to rise. "I love and miss you so much Rei..." she mumbled.
Tatsuya's heart broke into many pieces. It hurt to be around someone he loved so deeply that was madly in love with a selfish bastard like Rei. He ran a frustrated hand through his short and shaggy blond hair. He really shouldn't be thinking about his best friend like that.
Kira woke up alone in bed to the smell of southwestern styled omelets. She followed the scent of eggs, red and green sweet peppers and bacon to her kitchen. There she found Tatsuya setting the table.
"Good morning," he greeted her. He took the opportunity to look her over while she admired the table. He could see every lush curve of her body through her silk pajamas.
She was almost speechless. Rei never did things like cook for her. It was always the other way around and it felt strange to have somebody pamper her like this.
"Thank you Tatsuya. You're so sweet," she said, giving him a bright smile.
Tatsuya smiled back. "How are you feeling?" he asked, remembering how she was last night.
"I'm better now. Thank you for staying by me," she said as she stepped forward and gave Tatsuya a polite hug.
"No problem," he said, he was happy to see her smiling again. She pulled away and sat at the table to eat.
"Mmm, this is great," she commented after taking her first bite.
"Thanks," he replied, blushing a bit.
"I didn't know you cooked," she said, taking a sip of her freshly squeezed orange juice.
"I cooked for my brothers and sisters when my parents were out, which was pretty often," he explained.
"Oh."
They finished eating in silence.
"Why don't you change while I clear up the dishes," Tatsuya suggested.
"No, I couldn't allow you to do that after you've done so much for me," she insisted as she began to pick up her plate and cup.
"You've had it tough lately. Let me help you out a bit okay?" Tatsuya replied as he took the plate and cup and ordered her out of the kitchen.
Kira almost cried when she stepped into the living room she'd trashed earlier. It was cleaned, vacuum,ed, furniture was polished, he whole nine yards. Tatsuya must have woken up really early to have done all of this for her. She felt truly blessed to have a friend like him.
Author's Note: This was a pretty good chapter. I know that there was a bit of Rei-bashing done by Tatsuya, but you've got to understand where he's coming from. There's a bit more to come, so please no flaming! There's more Rei-bashing to come, but don't worry good things will happen to him later on in the fic. Please review! likes long reviews
Summary- After graduation Rei goes away to California to race while Kira studies art in Japan. Will their love be able to stay strong, or will she find comfort in the arms of another man. TxK, KxR, RxOC.
The Story So Far- Rei and Kira spend their last moments together waiting for his plane to begin boarding. After he leaves Kira seems extremely depressed.
Chapter One- Don't Leave me by Myself:
Eight Months Later
"Hey, are you there?" called a voice, followed by three loud and heavy knocks.
"Come in... it's open," Kira replied, her voice was strained and raspy.
"I got worried when you didn't return my calls. Why is it so dark in here?" Tatsuya questioned as he felt around for a light switch.
He almost gasped when he finally turned on the light. Her apartment was in shambles, art supplies laid everywhere, shards of glass adorned the carpet, shreds of paper were scattered everywhere and Kira's small body laid in the midst of the chaos.
"What happened? Did somebody break in?" Tatsuya asked worriedly, getting ready to whip out his cellphone and call the police.
She shook her head as her body shuddered with sobs.
He hurried over to her and wrapped his strong arms around Kira and rocked her gently, hoping to be able to console her.
"What's wrong? What happened?" he asked softly as he rested his chin on top of her head.
"It's all over..." she choked out in-between sobs.
"What do you mean?" he questioned, his voice was barely above a whisper. She'd seemed out of touch with the world since Rei left. He would have never guessed that it could get this bad. Tatsuya wholeheartedly blamed Rei for selfishly leaving her behind.
"They say that my work has deteriorated... They've taken back their scholarship," she cried, motioning to the envelope she got in the mail.
"No way!" Tatsuya said, but found himself believing the unbelievable when he saw her most recent artworks on display. They were dark and empty, and not beautiful and bursting with life like the ones she did last year.
"Rei hates me," Kira declared as she began to wipe away her tears.
"That's not true. What gave you that idea?" he asked as he rubbed her back.
"He wont return my calls! He hasn't called me in two months!" she said, quickly reverting to her inconsolable sobbing.
Tatsuya gritted his teeth and cursed Rei under his breath. He hated Rei more than anyone else. How could he put Kira through this? I mean two whole months without calling or mailing her. Kira would had found the time had the roles been switched.
"Tatsuya why doesn't he love me anymore?" she cried, her face was red, shining with tears and her hair was a mess. Even still she looked like an angel to Tatsuya.
"Why don't you get some rest?" Tatsuya suggested gently as he got up and helped Kira to her feet. He didn't know what else to tell her to make her feel better. Saying what was on his mind would only make her feel worse, and he was horrible at lying.
Kira almost tripped over the bottle of paint on the floor and had to lean against Tatsuya for support.
"Here we are," he announced when they made it to her room. "Why don't you change for bed... I'll um go someplace else."
She nodded, not really caring if Tatsuya stayed or left while she changed into her satin pants and shirt.
The phone rang and Tatsuya excused himself to answer it.
"Hello, Aso residence," he answered politely.
"I figured that you'd be here," replied the icy voice on the other line.
"Oh, Harumi... Ugh, I forgot our date haven't I?" he said, stifling a groan.
"I waited at the restaurant for two hours Tatsuya! You didn't even call me!" Harumi yelled. She was more than fed up with Tatsuya's behavior. She spent a lot of time at beauty school, but even when she got off and could spend time with Tatsuya all he spoke about was Kira. It was almost like he was still in love with her.
"Look, I'm sorry. It wont happen again!" Tatsuya said pleadingly. He hated it when Harumi was upset with him.
"Damn right it wont," she replied. "I'm sorry, but this isn't working out," Harumi said curtly.
"No, no please. Don't do this to me. Come on, we can talk this out," he pleaded.
"Tatsuya, I'm sorry. I can't do this. You're still in love with Kira aren't you?" she asked, her voice softer now.
He was speechless. Ever since Rei won her over he acted like he was okay with her going out with Rei and not him. The truth was that he never really got over her, he was in love with Kira since the first time he laid eyes on her in the seventh grade.
Harumi chuckled lightly. "I knew it. I always knew it. I wonder why I always tried to ignore it. The way you look at her. It's although she's the purest thing in the world. When you speak of her, it's as if your speaking of a higher deity. It's beautiful, it really is. You know that she's madly in love with Rei don't you?"
Tatsuya sighed deeply and looked down at his sneakers.
"Just don't get hurt okay?" she said. "Good night Tatsuya."
He didn't answer, he just hung up the phone. He had a lot to work out with himself.
"Hey Kira. It's late," he began, checking his watch. It was already eleven o'clock. "I should get going."
She was silent for a while as she sat on the edge of her bed. She looked like an angel to him, her long hair out and over her shoulders, clad in silky white pajamas.
"No, please don't leave me. I don't think that I could bear another night alone," she whispered. Kira looked like she would break if he left.
He had a bad feeling about staying over the night with her, like he'd be breaking Rei's trust.
"Please, just for tonight," she promised, holding a frail hand out to him.
He nodded and stepped forward.
She took his hand gratefully. "Thank you," she whispered into his ear when he pulled her into a tight embrace.
"It's time for you to get some sleep," he told her as he let her go and tucked her into bed.
"It's cold," she murmured.
"Do you want me to turn up the thermostat?" Tatsuya asked, getting ready to get up and do it for her.
"No, they turned off my gas last month. I can't pay the gas anymore... My mom stopped sending me checks and I've been going to school full time, and my boss has been cutting back on the pay checks at the supermarket..." she was starting to get upset again.
"Don't worry about it," Tatsuya asked as he caressed her cheeks.
She closed her eyes and her lips curved upwards slightly.
"I could um... Sleep with you so that you wont be cold. Oh no, not that way not... I mean sleeping, only sleeping," Tatsuya babbled, a blush creeping onto his cheeks.
Kira nodded. "Okay," she said.
He took off his shoes and jacket and slid in the bed behind her. He laid still for a while, not wanting to do anything that would make her uncomfortable. This was all so awkward for him.
She nuzzled against him and he found himself wrapping his arms around her and resting his head against her head.
She fell asleep within minutes. He sighed deeply. He couldn't imagine how much emotional stress she was under. He was happy to be able to do anything for her. He then chuckled, his girlfriend of three years just broke up with him and it didn't phase him at all. All these years he'd been forcing himself to believe that he actually loved Harumi. He stopped thinking of her for a while and listened to Kira's heartbeat. He wondered if she'd ever be able to forget about Rei and if he'd ever have a chance with her. He then wondered if it was alright for him to think that way about his bestfriend's girlfriend. He was so confused and so tired of being lonely and unhappy, having to watch as Rei carelessly neglected the woman he'd give anything to be with.
"I love you..." she murmured in her sleep, causing Tatsuya's heart to rise. "I love and miss you so much Rei..." she mumbled.
Tatsuya's heart broke into many pieces. It hurt to be around someone he loved so deeply that was madly in love with a selfish bastard like Rei. He ran a frustrated hand through his short and shaggy blond hair. He really shouldn't be thinking about his best friend like that.
Kira woke up alone in bed to the smell of southwestern styled omelets. She followed the scent of eggs, red and green sweet peppers and bacon to her kitchen. There she found Tatsuya setting the table.
"Good morning," he greeted her. He took the opportunity to look her over while she admired the table. He could see every lush curve of her body through her silk pajamas.
She was almost speechless. Rei never did things like cook for her. It was always the other way around and it felt strange to have somebody pamper her like this.
"Thank you Tatsuya. You're so sweet," she said, giving him a bright smile.
Tatsuya smiled back. "How are you feeling?" he asked, remembering how she was last night.
"I'm better now. Thank you for staying by me," she said as she stepped forward and gave Tatsuya a polite hug.
"No problem," he said, he was happy to see her smiling again. She pulled away and sat at the table to eat.
"Mmm, this is great," she commented after taking her first bite.
"Thanks," he replied, blushing a bit.
"I didn't know you cooked," she said, taking a sip of her freshly squeezed orange juice.
"I cooked for my brothers and sisters when my parents were out, which was pretty often," he explained.
"Oh."
They finished eating in silence.
"Why don't you change while I clear up the dishes," Tatsuya suggested.
"No, I couldn't allow you to do that after you've done so much for me," she insisted as she began to pick up her plate and cup.
"You've had it tough lately. Let me help you out a bit okay?" Tatsuya replied as he took the plate and cup and ordered her out of the kitchen.
Kira almost cried when she stepped into the living room she'd trashed earlier. It was cleaned, vacuum,ed, furniture was polished, he whole nine yards. Tatsuya must have woken up really early to have done all of this for her. She felt truly blessed to have a friend like him.
Author's Note: This was a pretty good chapter. I know that there was a bit of Rei-bashing done by Tatsuya, but you've got to understand where he's coming from. There's a bit more to come, so please no flaming! There's more Rei-bashing to come, but don't worry good things will happen to him later on in the fic. Please review! likes long reviews