Chapter 4
'Kunimitsu!! Kunimitsu!!!!!' Syusuke was running in a forest. She had no idea how she got there but all she know was that Tezuka was close by. 'Kunimitsu!!! Where are you?!!!! Answer me!!!' Syusuke shouted before she spotted the man she was looking for three metres away from her, facing his back at her.
'Thank goodness I've found you.' Syusuke cried out to him with tears in her eyes. Tezuka didn't turn around. 'Kunimitsu? Kunimitsu, I'm right here!' Syusuke ran to Tezuka and put her hand onto Tezuka's shoulder. The hand just went right through Tezuka. 'What's happening?!!!" Syusuke panicked as her hands kept going right through Tezuka.
'Kunimitsu!!!!!'
Another woman's voice was heard. Syusuke and Tezuka turned around to see the greenish haired woman. She was holding onto Kunishiro's hand. 'Kunishiro?' Syusuke whispered as Tezuka smiled softly and ran to the lady and Kunishiro. Kunishiro looked so………………….happy. Everyone's smiling. No one can see Syusuke. 'Even Kunishiro is happy with that woman? I'm not fit to be Kunimitsu's wife as well as Kunishiro's mother? Is that what you are trying to tell me, Kami-sama?' Syusuke thought as she watched the two people that she loved walked away with a woman. A piece of Syusuke heart fell into the sea of darkness.
Syusuke woke up. She looked at her digital alarm clock at her bedside and found out that it was 4a.m. in the morning. She turned and saw Tezuka snoozing soundly by her side. She closed her eyes slowly and walked out of the room quietly as not to wake up Tezuka.
The bathroom door opened and the lights flickered on. Syusuke looked at herself in the mirror. She had small bags under her eyes and she looked pale. 'I wonder if Kunimitsu notice this? Then again, does he even care anymore?' she thought as she put on some makeup the cover up these features. Suddenly, she accidentally bumped against the shelf and Kunimitsu's razor fell and slashed her wrist. Syusuke groaned. 'Strange. It felt kind of good.' She thought as she picked up the razor from the floor and slashed her wirst again. Then she slashed it again and again and again. The bathroom floor had droplets of blood on it.
Syusuke suddenly realized this and quickly washed the razor and her hand. She wrapped her left hand up and exited the bathroom after clearing the mess. When she returned to the room, Tezuka was up and was reading a book. Syusuke build up her courage and smiled. 'Kunimitsu, why are you up this early? It's only 4.30 a.m. in the morning.' Syusuke said as she walked towards the bed without letting her bandaged wrist be seen. 'I need to read and hand in the information to the company at 7.30a.m.sharp.' Tezuka's emotionless tone was heard yet there was no movement made to look at Syusuke. 'Oh, I see.' She said as she slipped into bed to sleep.
'I'll be taking Kunishiro out later today.'
Syusuke shot up like a bullet and turned to face Tezuka. Tezuka still didn't make any movement to look at her. 'Why? I thought you were busy with your work?' 'The company is organizing a fun day for us. I thought since Kunishiro ends school at 2p.m. I can pick him up and let him have some fun.' Tezuka said before sighing and closing the book. 'I really want to have time for our son too.' Syusuke nodded to show that she understood. 'Do I have to come?' Syusuke asked as Tezuka took off his glasses and laid back in bed. 'It's only for office members and their children.' 'Oh.' Syusuke whispered as Tezuka off the lights. Just like he was switching Syusuke off.
At the hospital………………………..
Eiji was hospitalized for a few days before she could be discharged. The twins were snoozing away at either side of her. 'They are so cute, Eiji. So one is a boy and one is a girl?' 'Yup! The boy was born first.' Eiji said tiredly as they continued to look at the babies. Both had Eiji's hair but had Oishi's eyes. 'Hope their characters aren't like their father's though.' Saeki said while both Eiji and Syusuke chuckled.
Since it was the school's founder's day, school's out. Saeki decided to treat Syusuke for the day. In his heart, he wanted to get closer to Syusuke. They went to the movies. Horror, of course. Then they went to the park and played on the swings. 'Syusuke, aren't you a bit old for this?' Saeki asked jokingly as he swung Syusuke to and for. 'I'm a child at heart, sue me.' Syusuke joked as the next swing was harder and she thought she would be swung off by Saeki.
'Saeki, remember how I loved playing on the swings? I would beg you or Yumiko to swing me until the sun began to set.' Syusuke said as she was swung forward again. This time, she tried to touch the sky as if it was in her reach. Saeki chuckled. 'You kept saying that you can touch the sky. Then if we don't swing hard enough, you'll try to blackmail us into doing it again. Still remembered what you did to Yumiko.' 'Who would have thought she took a photo of herself in lingerie? She blushed really red too. Hope I can do this on you too.' Saeki facefault. 'I would appreciate it if you didn't do that.' Syusuke chuckled.
'Don't you want to stay like this forever? People laughing, smiling and being happy all the time? It's like a dream isn't it? So sweet and simple that you just want to stay there forever and ever. Koijiroh, did you ever feel that you just want to stay in this dream forever?' syusuke asked as she turned her face slightly to smile at Saeki. Saeki managed to hide his blush from her quickly. 'But Syusuke, if we don't wake up, continue to live a dream, we wouldn't be able to grow or get stronger. Sometimes, the greatest things in life comes from places you least expected. That's why we are quite fortunate to go through difficult times. So that we can grow and get stronger. Don't you think so?'
Syusuke closed her eyes and reflected Saeki's words in her mind. 'He's right. To grow and be stronger. That's the way of life.' Tears fell and Saeki, upon seeing that, stopped swinging and gave Syusuke a handkerchief. When Syusuke reached out to take it. The strap of bandage fell out of the glove she was wearing to hide the bandages. With good eyesight, Saeki yanked Syusuke's hand to see what was it and removed her glove. What he saw shocked him and Syusuke turned her face away from him.
Fuji-Chan: My computer is like dump. My online homework was just 4 minutes late and I have tests this week but I'll do my best to update. I need names for the Oishi twins and I still want to see what pairings you want for the ending. Read and review!
