A Hungry Heart Fanfic

By Haru Glory

A/N:

As promised here is the Part II of the Three-Years Series. I have plenty of time in my hands right at this point since it's our Christmas Break now and classes wouldn't start until January 10 or so.

Anyways, you guys are probably aching to read the second installment, so without further yapping, here's the second installment of the Three-Years Series. Have fun!

Three-Years Series:

Episode Two: Reflections

It was already six o'clock in the evening, the soccer practice was finally over and so, with what's left of her stamina, Miki Tsujiwari walked on back to her house along with her friends and team mates. As they walked, her companions were talking about all sorts of stuff just to make their walk more interesting. Miki on the other hand, though she was listening to the conversation and nodding every-now-and-then to acknowledge that she heard them, was thinking, thinking back on some things that has happened and about the love of her life. She continued on with her musings until their group parted and she found herself in front of her own house already. Silently, she opened the door with her keys and didn't bother on saying that she was home since she knew her parents wouldn't be back for a long while – which was much later that evening.

Silently, after taking off her shoes, she made her way up to her bedroom and laid down on her bed, hugging an orange pillow.

"Three years…" she thought, "That's how long it has been already? Three years without me seeing him other than on the television set and newspapers…"

Miki always does this every time she comes home ever since he had left. She has nothing left to do, she found nothing left to do other than doing her homework and stuff like that…but nothing left interesting to be done after Kyosuke Kanou left. She had already sent him three letters this week, the last one telling him about the rumor concerning his older brother, Seisuke Kanou. Even though she has already sent three straight letters, she felt like she wanted to write to Kyosuke some more.

"I bet he's laughing at me right now counting all those letters." Miki thought, "But I hope he manages to sense that I really do miss him."

Miki remembered all those times that she had been at the Boy's Soccer Club's dormitory, always visiting because she had wanted to 'keep an eye' on Kyosuke. But now that he was no longer there, Miki just visited occasionally.

She remembered the first time she saw the orange-haired young man. He was just walking about, strolling the city when someone suddenly snatched a bag and seeing a soccer ball, he decided to act. He kicked the ball so hard that it looked like it went into flames as it traveled towards the culprit. That was how she came to know him and how she decided to make him the first coach of the newly opened Girl's Soccer Club of Jyoyo Orange Hill.

If she could remember it right, it was all thanks to her that his passion for soccer was rekindled and how he came to be where he was today. Sure, there were times that they had some misunderstandings and some fights, but that was how they got to know each other better.

"And I think it was his thick headedness that made me fall in love with him."

She remembered how she always visited him in his room at the hospital when he was once injured. How she always brings him his assignments for school and other school stuff. She remembered at one particular visit, how their eyes met and how she felt her face burning. She had known by then that she had some sort of crush, not at Seisuke Kanou, but at Kyosuke Kanou. It was a surprise for her at that time, since she also remembered having a crush on Seisuke long before she met Kyosuke.

She remembered their first game against probably a higher class of opponents. How Kyosuke, though still injured, sneaked out of the hospital and cheered for her team and for herself as well. But they lost, miserably at that, yet, even so, Kyosuke didn't think it was that a bad thing, he was there to comfort her as she cried as the rain poured on. His eyes, as she remembered were full of warmth, those prideful eyes were gone. She remembered his warmth at that time.

Kyosuke was also there when they won their first match against the same opponents, he was there to see her score the goal, not just any goal, but the winning goal. It was him who though her how to score such a goal and it was him whom she remembered during that match. She remembered telling herself that it was 'for Kyosuke' over and over again in her head.

Finally, she remembered how they said goodbye to each other as Kyosuke was about to board the plane that would take him where he is now. How she made him promise to come back to her when he finishes with his first game and she in turn promised to write to him, which she acknowledged. The last thing he said as the escalators brought him out of sight, was something he said not only to her but to the rest of his team: "Jyoyo Orange High Spirit!"

Those words were what kept her going, the Orange High Spirit, the spirit that Kyosuke enkindled in their hearts, it was the spirit that made them stronger and wiser.

"I sure do miss him." Miki muttered, "I really do. Why can't he call me or something rather than writing back, that way, I could hear his voice again."

It was what she really felt, she missed every single thing that made Kyosuke Kanou, Kyosuke Kanou and what made her fall for him. She misses his voice, his orange hair, his laughter, his bragging, every single part of him.

Finally, Miki gave in. She didn't care if Kyosuke would think of her differently, but she wanted to write to him again, even though it has only been two days since her last letter. She wanted him to see that she wanted him to come back home, come back to her. And so, she stood up and went over to her desk taking out a piece of scented stationary paper and a pen and began writing her fourth letter to Kyosuke that week.

The first line that she wrote was something that she always told him:

I miss you and I love you.

Part II – End

A/N:

Finally the second part is done, so what do you guys think? It's all Miki there, or what I think she was and must have felt when Kyosuke left. I really don't know if I got it right. I kept forgetting which team it was Miki's team fought against and which team it was that Kyosuke was taken into, so sorry for that. Anyways, I forgot to mention that this would be a three-part series, so only one last part before it ends…I wonder how it would end, don't you.

Well, I've written quite enough. Please don't forget to review and tell me what you guys think, okay? With those said, this is Haru Glory saying "PEACE" and signing out! Ja ne!