AN: seems like someone found out my weak point: tenses. Hehehe. I do admit that to conjugate verbs are really difficult for me and I think it's because I could never memorize all the rules.

This third chapter is not good in my point of view, so I decided to compensate it by drawing the three main characters of the story. I have put them in a home page(see profile), just go have a look.

Chapter 3: Memories First meeting

It's been one month now since Ayashi's departure and Haruka had been sad for two whole weeks as expected.

I was worried about him, I feared he would just return to his oldself, fortunatly he didn't. For the two last weeks before our graduation, Haruka was just hanging with some classmates. I tried to approach him when he was alone, but each time I walked towards him, my leg just kept shaking and I was so petrified that the only thing I managed to do during this past two weeks was to watch him from afar, like when he first came into my life.

The day of our graduation came quickly and I was so excited that for the first time I wasn't only thinking about a certain blonde.

My parents were there and congratulated me. I was so happy they were here, I knew they had canceled an important meeting to come but like they said "it's not everyday that our little kitten can get a diplom". After two big huges, I went to the bar to get a drink.

When I was back I found them talking with a man. He was tall, well built and above forty or forty five years old and he had brown hair.

Flashback

"Michiru come here, I want you to meet someone" Said Genzo, Michiru's father, who saw Michiru standing near them puzzuled.

"Hai otou-san" Spoke Michiru and then walked to them and bow before the stranger " Kaiou Michiru, nice to meet you."

"Tenou Kenji, it's a pleasure to meet you Michiru-san." Answered the tall man with a smile. "Your parents told me you graduated major from this promotion Michiru-san, my congratulation. So what is your project now?"

Michiru who since the presentation has been pondering was now blushing because of her strange behavior. "Sorry, anou...arigatou I-I think I will apply to Todai, but I am not sure...yet"

" Well, better to have an idea than nothing. Like Haruka, do you know my son? I think you were in the same class.." Asked Kenji, touching his chin in order to think better, but then he spotted Haruka and so started to yell at his child " Haru! Eh Haru!"

Haruka knew whom this voice belongs to, so without an instant stood near the tall man. "Hai father, I am here. What do you call me for?" Asked Haruka plainly.

" Hey Haru don't be so arrogant towards my friends, I have educated you better than that, didn't I?" Questionned Kenji frowning in order to look a little angry.

" Gomen father" And then, turning to see who his friends were, bowed deeply and nobly " I am sorry for my rudness, I am Haruka Tenou, nice to meet you"

"Better" Said his father with a smile.

" It's our pleasure to meet you Haruka-san, I am Gendo Kaiou, this is my wife Yukari and this beautiful young girl is my daughter Michiru." Presented Gendo with a smile and winked at his daughter. "So Haruka what do you intend to do after graduation?" He asked then.

"Hm I haven't got any idea for now, but I will certainly going on with my study, even if father said there is no need since I will be the next CEO of Tenou Corp. But I think I am not prepared yet... Gomen father."

" It's ok Haru, you know I will never force you to do something, well maybe sometimes...but I had just wanted to make my point clear then...you know how am I sometimes, ne Haru?" Said joyfully Kenji and tapped Haruka back in a fatherly motion.

"I know...unfortunatly" Answered Haruka smiling "...don't look at me like this, I was joking" It was Haruka's turn to gently tapped Kenji's back.

" Well I would never have thought that the almighty Kenji Tenou would be like this. One of the most important person in Japan is here acting like a proud and normal father, I think the newspapers have missed something" Stated Gendo grinning.

"Maybe, but to be honest I wasn't like that a few months before, I was to preoccupied with my work to see that Haruka needed my presence...but fortunately someone made me open my eyes, and now we are catching up the time we lost with each other."

Michiru who stayed in awe since the coming of Haruka was push in front of Haruka. "Ne Haruka-san, can you entertain my little Michiru for me please, I have some business to talk with your father?" Asked Gendo who received a sharp glance from his daughter.

The aqua haired girl blushed when Haruka spoke. "It will be my pleasure, so Kaiou-san what about a last walk around the school?" Demanded Haruka smiling at her.

"H-Hai, I-It's a-a good idea..." Replied Michiru, face down and following the tall blonde behind.

"Aren't they cute? Michiru is so shy and Haruka is so charming, it's too sweet...don't you think honey?" Asked an excited Yukari who couldn't help but to cup her face and acting weird like she was a young teenager who had been asked at her first date.

The two man just stared at her, and then looked at each other fainted a smile and then stared again at the still exciting Yukari and couldn't help but sweatdropped.

Somewhere in the courtyard, Haruka and Michiru were walking silently. After two minutes of walking, Haruka stopped and turned towards Michiru and then spoke," Kaiou-san, you don't have to walk behind me, it's quite hmm ...uncomfortable you know, plus I am not that keen on tradition."

"H-Hai" Whispered Michiru, keeping her face down, she slowly walked to Haruka's side.

"So Kaiou-san-"

"Michiru, please...you –you don't need to call me Kaiou-san, we-we were classmates a-afterall." Interrupted Michiru.

"Well if you insist, but you have to call me Haruka then. So Michiru-san I suppose you will continue your study, have you got an university in mind?"

"H-Hai, I- I think... I-I will..."

"Hey Michiru-san relax, I won't bite you, you know " Said Haruka smiling sweetly at her.

"I- I know, b-but..." Michiru couldn't help but to stutter again. She felt so shameful that she bent her head down again and covered her face with her hands.

Haruka gently took Michiru's hands away and met deep blue eyes. "You don't have to be ashamed of your stuttering, it's just that your too shy around people you don't know. It's an ordinary reaction and you don't have to be stressed over it, plus...hmm I think it's kind of cute when it comes from a beautiful and charming girl as you." The last statement was spoken so softly that it sounded more like a gentle whisper.

" Really? " Whispered back Michiru and stared intensly at two beautiful teal green eyes. She was captivated by the stare and to be so near didn't help at all. She was completely lost.

"Yes, I really mean it " Haruka was also envouted by the beautiful aqua haired girl.

Michiru, lost in the situation and sensing Haruka face so near, just closed her eyes slowly.

After what seemed to the smaller girl an eternity, Haruka released Michiru hands and cup her face, then bent down and softly laid a light kiss on the aqua haired girl forehead.

Haruka pulled away and met a very very puzzled Michiru.

"Ara..." was the only replied the wide-eyed aqua haired girl could said at the very moment.

"I am sorry for my doing, but well...it's just that when I was young my mother often did this to me when I was sad or nervous, so I-" Haruka didn't have the time to explain more as a smiling Michiru interrupted him.

"It's alright, you don't have to apologise I understand and I appreciate it. Thank you for sharing." While speaking, Michiru tried to not look too disappointed and to keep her voice steady. However in spite of all her effort she couldn't help but to speak with a trembling voice. She had expecting everything but not this. Dreams are really hard to reach afterall.

"Well even if the method seems odd, it did really work. Your stuttering seems to be gone now." Noticed Haruka smiling, trying to change the subject.

"Hai, I think...Hmm it's all thanks to-to you." The aqua haired girl still needed sometime to express herself without stammering, but the event before was just too hard to forget and so Michiru started to released what had been kept. She started to shake and tears slowly made their way along the young girl cheeks. Unable to stop this rush of emotions, Michiru just covered her face with her hands and lowered herself.

Seeing the uncomfortable and painful state in which he had put the aqua haired girl, Haruka tried to repair the dammage he has done.

"Michiru-san, I'm sorry ... I'm really sorry, I never intended to hurt you. I know I shouldn't have done this. Please forgive me. Michiru-san " Haruka kneeled beside the young girl and tried to comfort her but was surprised when Michiru flung herself at him and sobbed harder.

The scene came to Haruka as a déjà vu, although the context wasn't exactly the same, therefore he just decided to do the same thing as before which was to embrace back the young girl.

After ten or fifteen minutes, Michiru gently pulled away and stared directly at Haruka who wore a sad expression on his face.

"Michiru-san, I-" But a finger gently put in his lips cut him.

"Please don't say more, I'm the one who need to apologise. I think it's the result of all the stress I had accumulated and put up with during the past months...you don't have to blame yourself, it's not your fault but only mine...you just happen to be with me in a bad timing. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I hope you will forgive me for my behaviour..." Head down, she tried to recompose herself. She had never broke down before and less in front of someone.

How come Haruka affected her so much? Where did the proud, composed and collected Michiru go? She swore to herself that no matter what it would take she would achieve her dream but the state in which she was now wasn't helping at all.

"It's alright, it doesn't bother me at all. If you want you can tell me what's troubling you so much, I will hear you. Plus I think that nothing good will come if you keep everything inside of you, sometimes you just have to let go..." Replied Haruka with sympathy.

Michiru just looked at Haruka and smiled. She was pleased to find out that Haruka was the kind of person she thought he was, kind, understanding and caring.

"Well if you want...but I have to warn you that it must be really boring." Michiru got up and winked at a relieve blonde.

Then the realization hit her, the incidence earlier had brought her back to her oldself calm and composed but at the same time she felt something changing inside of her. She felt more self-assured, more confident and on top of all she felt closer to Haruka.

They spent the whole afternoon chatting about everything and nothing. At the end of the afternoon, Michiru was speaking normaly, like if Haruka was one of her friends.

" Ne Haruka-san, which university are you going to apply?" Asked Michiru as they walked back.

" I am not sure for now, but I have to choose one among those in Tokyo. And you, since I have interrupted you before you can answer me?"

"I don't know yet, but my parents want me to apply to Todai."

"Souka ... Todai. The best in Japan." Replied a pondering Haruka.

End flashback

I have never forgotten this day, the first day I met and spoke to Haruka.

It was like a dream came true.

He was exactly what I had expected him to be like, kind and caring towards people. I couldn't help myself then but to fell even deeply for him.

It was then that my relationship with Haruka took a step forward.

But now, it's over.

After so many thing we went through, it's just like everything never happen.

Why did it turn out like this?

Where did our promises go? Did they were lies too?

I know I was the one at wrong but his no HER action just angered me more.

I had to hurt her, just like she had hurt me or as I thought she had.