Author's Note: Well here's the next chapter and it goes to all of you guys who read and reviewed my work and it really help me a lot to relax my stress whenever I read your reviews anyway on with this chapter.

RECAP:

"Why don't you just tell him how you feel?" Hiei asked as he drink his beer

"And what, make a fool out of myself?" Botan asked, "I think its better this way." Botan added whipping her eyes dry as tears started to fill them

"I'm just saying, what if he loves you too and you where just too blind to see it, beside you can't always runaway Botan." Hiei said hugging her to comfort her

"Why do you care so much about me?" Botan asked only raising her head to look at Hiei

"For all my life I thought I only love you as a friend, my best friend but as times pass by I had girlfriends but it always ended up badly. I thought it was because of them but after Jenny I realized that it was all because of me." Hiei said and stop to breath in some air before continuing "I always compare them with you and no one seems to be like you. Before Jenny and I had broke up, she told me that she had enough being a second best in my heart; she said she could never be like you because you and her are different from each other. I didn't understand her back then, but then I realize all my pass girlfriends had said the same thing and it make me see the thing I'd over look. I'm deeply in love with you."

"What are you saying?" Botan said as she withdrew from his arms

"I love you more than a friend."

Chapter Twenty-Four: Goodbye To You

"I didn't know you love me more than a friend." Botan said looking at Hiei as tears started to fall from her eyes again

"I didn't even know I love you, like what I had told you I just found that out when my last break-up with my new girlfriend said the same thing my other girlfriends said before we broke-up." Hiei said wiping Botan's tears

Without warning Botan hug Hiei tightly and Hiei can feel his shirt getting wet from Botan's tears "Why didn't I just fallen in love with you then all of this wouldn't happen."

"Even I wanted to ask you that, but its wrong for you found true love along the way." Hiei said comforting her "Now stop crying for we need to go back inside and remember to smile." Hiei added as he lift her face and wipe her tears

"Thanks!" Botan said with a very sincere smile

Hiei and Botan went back inside and they continued the party for Botan till midnight. Hiei took Botan home as she was leaving for America that same day.

"I'll pick you at around one." Hiei said after Botan had unlocked her front door.

"Sure and thanks for the ride." Botan said kissing Hiei on the cheek

"No problem." Hiei said and went back to his car and drove off toward his place

Mr. Johnson suitcase was now on the back of Shuuichi's SUV and he were sited in front on the passenger sat while Shuuichi was behind the wheels and started to drive toward the airport.

Botan arrive in the airport just in time. She had said goodbye to Hiei and she had promise him that she'd call when she's already in America.

Shuuichi accompany Mr. Johnson to the departure area bound to America…

"I have a nice time staying here in Japan." Mr. Johnson said "And I had a nice time giving you advices and especially when I watch you and Botan together." Mr. Johnson added and gave Shuuichi a long brotherly or rather fatherly hug

"It has been a pleasure having you here." Shuuichi replied after the hug

Mr. Johnson look at Shuuichi in the eyes before he spoke "True love comes once in a lifetime, so we should never let it slip away or even go."

Before Shuuichi could reply they heard a female voice calling the entire

Passenger in Flight JXK 835 bound to America to proceed to Gate 10.

"Remember Shuuichi, there is no guarantee that it would never be too late." Mr. Johnson said looking at Shuuichi who smiled a little

"You treat me as a son when you know too well that I'm applying for your job."

"Because your still young and you still have so much to learn."

"And I guess the lesson your trying to teach me now is to fallow my heart and search for Botan because nothing in this world has a guarantee." Shuuichi said looking at Mr. Johnson

"Very good." Mr. Johnson said and they hug again unaware that a certain blue-haired girl walk pass them…

Botan walk toward Gate 10 for flight JXK 835 bound to America. Along the way she saw a red-haired guy hugging an older guy. 'They must be father and son.' Botan thought as she proceeds to the plane that are now boarding…

Shuuichi look at Mr. Johnson's retreating back as he head toward Gate 10 with a promise to himself and Mr. Johnson to look for Botan.

Shuuichi went out of the airport, he never felt better. Having Mr. Johnson guiding and telling him things is like having a father again.

Shuuichi went to Botan's apartment but she wasn't home so he went to Naoko's Bakeshop but Keiko only said that Botan had resigned and that she had no idea where she went and the manager of the coffee shop where Botan work also said the same thing. When Shuuichi had started to look for Botan, he had hope in finding her but as time pass by he started to loose hope. He felt worried and scared that his near in loosing her and all of that was confirmed when all of Botan's friends that he had asked told him that she was gone and that they don't know where she is. He knows very well that Botan told them not to tell him but can't they see that he was looking for her to proclaim his undying love for her?

Shuuichi was now walking along the side of the beach thinking about Botan. When he got tired, he sat down on the sand and inserted both his hands in his slacks pocket when he felt something in his right pocket that he pulled it out. It was the pouch of destiny, the one he use to look for Botan. Then without warning he remembered what the kid had said about the pocket finding the person his looking for.

Shuuichi can't help it but to smile and without further thinking; he went to his car and drive toward the shrine to use the pouch of destiny in finding Botan again.

Inside the plane Botan was looking for a pen in her purse when she saw something red and when she took it out, she realize that it was the pouch of destiny the one she use to look for Shuuichi…

Well there you have it chapter twenty-four don't forget to review okay because it's my stress medicine. Hehe!!! And I don't think I did a great job in this chapter and especially in the cliffhanger. Anyway I still want to here from you guys on what you think about this chapter.