Lira looked up at Kanna with tears in her eyes then buried her face in the clothes she was wearing.
"What's wrong Lira?" Kanna asked softly
"Nothing…I just…" Lira said wiping her eyes. " I just realized how much…I love you Kanna-Chan. I-I Love you Kanna-Chan!"
An alarm clock went off in Kanna Sohma's house. She slowly awoke and hit the alarm several times before it turned off.
"It's been a while…since I've dreamed of Lira." Kanna thought sitting up in her bed "Actually I've never dreamt of her until now…I wonder why?"
"Kanna, please tell me I have ten more minutes before I have to get up." said Kanna's husband
Kanna giggled and pulled the sheets off them.
"Sorry honey you have to go to work and I have to go buy a new dress for your shindig."
Kanna's husband pulled Kanna on top of him and kissed her gently.
"Okay now. I'm ready to get up." he said smiling at her
Kanna smiled at him and then got out of bed. She did her morning routine which included getting ready for the day, fixing breakfast and tiding up the house before going off to the mall to buy her new dress.
"Let's see…what store should I go to?" Kanna thought walking around the mall not looking where she was going " I suppose I could go to-"
"Ah! Oh, I'm so sorry." Said a girl's voice. The girl had black and white hair with violet eyes. She bent down to pick up what looked like a present. "You should really look where you're going though."
"Lira?" said Kanna in a whisper. Lira looked up at Kanna and she stared at her with her mouth open. "Lira…"
"K-Kanna!" said Lira standing up straight "I almost didn't recognize you…your hair had gotten a lot longer."
"So has yours…but your hair was always long…"
"So, I er heard you got married." Lira said smiling at her "thinking about kids?"
"Huh? OH! No I don't think so, well not anytime soon. So who's the present for?"
"Oh…it's for someone I care deeply about."
"Kyo perhaps?"
"No…Yuki."
"Yuki? But I thought-"
"I do," Lira said putting the present away "I do and always will love Kyo…but it's not like that between Yuki and I. I'm spouse to meet him later, I just thought I get him something. Well I ought to be going it was nice seeing you again."
Lira began walking away and Kanna felt pain on the inside and she could see Lira looking up at her telling her that she loves her.
"Lira, wait!" Kanna screamed. She ran forward and grabbed Lira by the shoulder and turned her around to face her. " Lira, are you mad with me?"
"Why? Why would I be mad? I love you Kanna-chan. How can I ever be mad with you." Lira smiled and took out a blue ribbon from her jacket pocket and started to put it in Kanna's hair. "Don't expect me to be mad over you leaving. I'm not, I'm actually happy for you. So, just keep smiling okay?"
"What?"
"Cause if you don't…then I'll cry." Lira finished putting the ribbon in Kanna's hair and smiled "just like old times eh? Well I got to get going, see you!"
"Is that what all Sohma's are best at!" Lira thought running away with tears in her eyes "Why are Sohma's so good at running away! I won't run away from my problems! I won't! I love Kanna-chan and i'll always care about her! even if she doesn't remeber...i'm glad she was smiling."
"I have to tell her! I have to tell her before it's to late!" Lira ran to Kanna's room and there was Kanna standing in the middle of it. "Good, Hatori didn't erase her memory yet." Lira thought running to her.
Lira hugged Kanna's waist and looked up at Kanna with tears in her eyes then buried her face in the clothes she was wearing.
"What's wrong Lira?" Kanna asked softly
"Nothing…I just…" Lira said wiping her eyes. " I just realized how much…I love you Kanna-Chan. I-I Love you Kanna-Chan!"
Kanna knealed down and took out a blue ribbion and started put it in Lira's hair.
"I Love you too Lira...i'm so sorry."
"huh?"
"You wouldn't have those scars on your back if it wasn't for me...i'm sorry i couldn't-"
"Kanna."
Hatori came out of the shadows and Lira never seen him look so pale. Kanna finished putting the ribion in Lira's hair and kissed her forehead. Lira began crying and Kanna took her into her arms and held her.
"Lira, why are you crying? You should smile like you always do. cause if you don't i'll cry too."
Kanna let go of Lira and left with Hatori. they went into the next room and Lira went over to the door and waited. She saw a bright light then a thud. Lira got up and opened the door and saw Kanna lying on the ground and Hatori standing up over her.
"It's over now...isn't it?" Lira asked walking towards him
"Yes...let's get you to bed."
"Hatori, i want to sleep in your bed toinight." said Lira as he picked her up "i don't want you to cry alone."
Hatori began crying as they took Kanna away and Lira wiped Hatori's tears.
"For god's sake...please don't stop smiling at me, because if you do i'll cry."
That Afternoon
"Thank you Lira. I love it." said Yuki as he and Lira both sat on the park bench
"Oh good, I wasn't for sure if you'd like it…" Lira said putting her hair up into a ponytail
"Now why wouldn't I want a deck of cards?"
"Because it's a cheap gift?"
Yuki laughed a little and sighed
"So you confused to that stupid cat that you love him right?"
"Yes I have…but I don't think Kyo will ever love me. The cat isn't even allowed to marry."
"You have strong feelings for him don't you?" Lira nodded her head "do you have feelings for anyone else in the Sohma house?"
"Well…sometimes…when I see him, this other boy…I have feelings toward him and then I get so confused cause I've known him for so long."
"But who do you love more?"
"Kyo…"
Yuki smiled and took Lira into his arms and held her.
"Yuki?"
"Lira, I'm glad…"
"Huh?"
"I'm glad you love only him. One day he'll love you back and treat you like the princess you are."
"Yuki…I love you."
"I know…" Yuki ran his fingers through her hair and kissed her forehead "I love you too."
"One day I won't have to run away and I'll be able to face my fears. I'll be able to tell the truth. I'll be able to open the lid I've closed so tightly on my emotions. With the help of Miss Honda and Lira…I know I can do anything."
"Yuki…let's go home okay?"
"Yes…let's go home."