Last Edited – 11.12.o5

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OFFICIALLY MISSING YOU

Chapter Three

(By Flipstahhz )

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(At the Kamiya apartment)

An isolated figure stood there, in the middle of the night, viewing the whole of Odaiba. She was leaning on the steel barred balcony, hand supporting her head as she sighed deeply. Her hazel eyes wandered along the dark clouds that had taken away the view of the bright blanket of stars. It appeared that it was going to rain soon.

Takeru…

The boy she had in her mind had left Odaiba almost a fortnight ago, yet Hikari worriedly thought of him with nothing but guilt sickened her upset stomach. She remembered the times he would always cheer her up. One Valentine's Day, many years back, she had been sad because no one had been her Valentine. Being TK, he picked on up from a garden they walked by and gave it to her with that reckless melting smile of his. But now…he couldn't cheer her up. He was far away. And not only because of that… TK had changed.

And it frightened her. She kind of expected him to act like that towards her after what she had done...rejecting and not speaking to him. But she didn't expect he'd act so cold to everyone else as well. She didn't expect her ex-best friend; full of life and joyous hope would break. She always thought that he was unbreakable. Apparently, she was wrong.

She felt helpless when it was TK's last day in Odaiba, half of her wanted to chase after him and say goodbye, the other half wanted to collapse into tears. But instead..she stayed home and slept with her head on a pillow of sorrows...

Some friend she h ad become

When TK left, she decided to break it off with Daisuke for a while to think things out. She wondered whether she liked him because he reminded him a whole lot of her brother…brave and courageous…but was bravery everything to do with life? Then she went back with Daisuke for no specific reason…perhaps she was used to being with someone…and she definitely wanted to get her mind of Takeru…

But that truly didn't work…nothing could get her mind off TK…the smile…the personality…the looks…the laugh…and most certainly his hope. Even when she kissed Daisuke..she imagined him to be Takeru...

Questions focused into the young teenager's head…thoughts…she was confused.

So very confused…

Suddenly, rain started thumping down onto Odaiba from the glum sky, surrounding her in ripples of cold water. Pouring and pouring...like the tears running viciously down her face. The chilling droplets of rain fell on her pale face mixing with the salty tears.

"TKKKKKKK!" she screamed., then chocked back into sobs…but not a soul could hear, the thunderstorm consumed her cries of grief...

All I hear is raindrops falling on the rooftop

Oh baby, tell me why'd you have to go

'Cause this pain I feel it won't go away

And today I'm officially missin' you

Abducted from this heartache, I could escape

But I've heard it long enough to know

There ain't no way

And today I'm officially missing you

Ooh...can't nobody do it like you

Said every little thing you do, hey, baby

Sid it stays on my mind

And I-I'm officially …

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(At Tamachi High School)

" Class, settle down," the teacher scowled to the noisy teenagers that chattered loudly. He informed, " We've got a new student."

Within seconds the room had become quiet as a blond male with distinct blue eyes entered. He gazed around the room feeling unfamiliar faces staring back at him with intense curiosity. He shrugged back the uncomfortable feeling and avoided their gazes, now focusing on nothing but the ground.

He wasn't read y for another change. All changes in his life meant something negative. From the divorce, leaving Odaiba and even Hikari not talking to him…

He didn't want to meet new people. All this boy had wanted to be was with… Then again he would be attending the same school as one of his best friends, Ken Ichijouji. Unfortunately, he observed that they weren't going to be in the same homeroom.

"Everybody, this is Takeru Takaishi…welcome to Tamachi High and hope you like it here…" their teacher introduced with a beaming artificial face.

TK smiled slightly, " I prefer being called TK."

"TK it is," the teacher noted on her roll, " Take a seat next to Catherine, Catherine please raise your hand."

A girl with wavy blond locks, light blue eyes and a broad smile placed her hand up. Soon enough Takeru had taken his place next to the beauty herself.

"Nice to meet you TK," she spoke quietly so that the teacher couldn't hear her, " You'll enjoy it here. Well, I hope you will."

"Hope is not the word I was thinking of, Catherine," TK gave his first smile in a long time, "I think I will like it here and I'm certain."

He thought.

It's best to have a new start...than to think of Hikari...maybe taking my brother's advice is right. It's right to move on and carry a smile...even though it hurts...

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