Disclaimer: I do not own S-Cry-ed!!! I do not own any of the characters or scenes from the anime!!!

Author's note: I hope that you will enjoy this chapter. I don't have much to say this time. Also, I have to apologize if my grammar is terrible. Sorry about it. I'm trying to improve my grammar right now. Oh, I forgot to write it in the first chapter: Happy New Year!!! It's 2005!!! Okay, now on with the story…

Oh, one more thing. I assumed Kanami to be twelve in the anime (sorry if that's wrong. I saw one fanfic said that she was eight…) So after six years, she's now eighteen, and Mimori would be twenty-four.

The Lonely Hearts

Chapter 2

The News From Mainland

Today was Sunday morning. The sun had just risen from the horizon. It was a beautiful day. Mimori didn't have to teach the children in the school. Kanami also get to stay at Tachibana's house instead of going to help at the farm. The sky was blue, with white scattered clouds. It was a nice day to stay at the green grassland.

Mimori was wearing a red shirt, a pair of black pants, and a straw hat. Her long ebony hair was let loose. Wind blew by and strains of her hair floated in the air. She was sitting by the fence of Tachibana's house. Although she was pretty, she seemed to be so unhappy.

Kanami walked towards Mimori. Her light brown hair was longer than Mimori's ebony hair. Her hair was tide up with a red ribbon as a pony tail. She was as tall as Mimori now. She was no longer the little girl six years ago. She was also very pretty, and still very cute.

"Mimori… Are you thinking about Ryuho again?" Kanami asked, with her pretty green eyes appeared concern for her.

"Hi Kanami… You're up so early?" Mimori asked, snap out of her thought. "Oh, and good morning."

"Good morning, Mimori. So… thinking about Ryuho, huh?" Kanami asked again.

"… Yes…" Mimori answered after a few seconds of silence. There's no point in hiding her feelings, they were like sisters after living together for six years. "And you? Thinking about Kazuma?"

"Yes…" Kanami said with a sorrowful look. "Last night…" She didn't finished her sentence.

"What about last night?" Mimori asked, a bit uneasy. "Were you… were you awake last night? Did… did I wake you up?"

"No no! I… wasn't asleep. I couldn't… So do you, right?" Kanami answered. "I was crying too…"

"You were?!?" Mimori asked, shocked that Kanami was crying too. Kanami was strong all these years, never shed a drop of tears. At least she didn't see that she cried. "Why didn't you talk to me?"

"I know you want some time alone. I wanted to think alone too." Kanami smile faintly at Mimori. She lowered her eyes and stared at the green grass. "All those past memories… happy, excitement, and…"

"And sadness, disappointment…" Mimori continued. "Who ever said memories don't hurt? I think they do hurt…"

"Mimori… I understand how you feel…" Kanami was still staring at the ground. Mimori raised her head and looked up at the beautiful blue sky. A big white bird flew past their heads, adding the sense of serene to the scene.

A tear dropped off of Mimori's face. "Why didn't they come back? Everything is settled now. They don't have to fight the mainland anymore. They don't have to worry about us anymore, we are saved… They know we are waiting…" Mimori continued. "I don't understand…"

Kanami held Mimori's hand to comfort her. "They have their reasons. They are probably in a dilemma. Well, at least Ryuho is…"

"What about Kazuma? You can sense his emotions, right?" Mimori asked Kanami.

"I can, but I don't want to. I'd rather he tell me about his adventures himself, when he comes back." Kanami raised her head and looked toward the front. She appeared to be waiting for someone. She would always sit on the fence every weekends, hoping to see Kazuma, or Ryuho, walking back. But she was disappointed every time. Mimori would sit at the window, staring out, waiting for some Ryuho, and Kazuma, to come back. But she was disappointed too.

"I think I understand…" Mimori said. They both sighed lightly. There was simply nothing they could do, except keep on waiting, day after day.

A mailman, wearing the blue uniform, was riding on a bike, approaching Tachibana's house. At this time of day, Tachibana was probably still asleep. The purple hair man liked to sleep every weekends, to get some rest.

"That's strange. We don't get a lot of mails, so the mailman shouldn't be approaching us." Mimori said, with a puzzled look on her face.

The mailman stopped in front of them. He picked out of letter from a bunch of letters. "This is Tachibana's house, right? Is Miss Kiryu here?" He asked politely.

"Yes. I'm Miss Kiryu." Mimori walked up toward the young mailman. He handed her the mail. "Thank you."

"You're welcome." He said politely, than continued to ride the bike, delivering the mails to all the people in the villages nearby.

It was a mail from the mainland. Mimori was shocked. She didn't contact anyone in the mainland, not even her parents. She began to feel guilty. 'I'm not a good daughter… Dad, Mom, I miss you guys so much…' She thought. After leaving the mainland, she thought she could be happy with Ryuho, but she was still all alone right now. She felt so bad, for she was her parents' only child. She was caught up in her memories of her kind and loving parents that she forgot about the letter.

"Mimori? Who wrote you a letter?" Kanami called her name, trying to get her attention back. "Open it! I want to know what happen too!" She said excitedly.

"Oh… right…" Mimori finally snap out of her old memories. She looked at the mailing address. "It's from my parents!" Mimori was shocked. 'How did they find me here? Maybe I should go visit them sometimes. It's no longer dangerous to go back, since the Lost Ground is now an independent nation.' She promised to herself that she would go back and visit them. She opened the letter and took out the piece of paper. As she was looking at the writing, fear and regret began to seize her. Tears filled up in her eyes, blurring her ebony eyes. She couldn't see clearly what was written on the letter anymore. Tears dripped down her cheeks, which became paler and paler.

"What happen?!? Mimori, are you all right?" Kanami looked terribly worried at Mimori's reaction. The letter fell from Mimori's hand. Kanami quickly picked up the letter and scanned through it. "Oh no… that's not…" Kanami's emerald eyes widened. "I'm sorry, Mimori. Are you feeling okay?"

Mimori was shaking her head. "I'm really alone now… all alone in the world… I'm such a terrible daughter…" She began to sob. "Why is this happening to me? I came out here to see Ryuho… I left my parents… but is it… is it worthy? I was just thinking a-about going b-back to the mainland to visit them… I w-was going to go this week… But now… I can't go a-anymore…" Mimori buried her face in her hands. She collapsed on her knees onto the soft grass.

"Mimori!" Kanami kneeled down and hugged Mimori. She patted her back to comfort her. "No, you are not alone! I'm here! Tachibana is here with you too! Ryuho will come back someday. And Kazu-kun, he'll be back too. You are not alone!" Kanami was almost in a panic too. Mimori was collapsing emotionally right now.

"No… Ryuho will never come back… He couldn't… couldn't condone himself for letting Scheris died so he could be saved… I know that… Besides, it's been one year since the Lost Ground got its independence, if he really wants to come back, he has enough time to decide already... I don't have anything now… I have nothing left to fight for… All I had planned to do here were accomplished… The Lost Ground was restored… people here are happy… But why am I doing here?" Mimori began to doubt herself. The news of her parents' death shocked her extremely. She was recently depressed that she had no news of Ryuho, then her parents' death struck her.

"You're here to teach the small children. You know about medicines. You know about computers. You are the smartest person here in the village! Mimori, stop that! Stop thinking like that! I don't want to see you act like this…" Kanami began to cry too. She felt tremendous pain from Mimori's heart. She was afraid that Mimori might hurt herself.

At the noisy sounds they made, Asuka Tachibana rushing out. He was very tall, and he had purple short hair. He was still wearing his purple pajamas when he ran out. "What's going on?" He asked after he saw that both of the girls were crying. 'Kanami seemed to be the one that's comforting Mimori, but why is she crying too? Did something terrible happened?' He was puzzled.

"Asuka! Come help me! Help me comfort Mimori…" Kanami yelled at Asuka Tachibana. Her watery eyes looking at him pleadingly. She stood up and walked toward him. She whispered into his ears so that Mimori wouldn't hear the terrible news again. "She is emotionally unstable now. Watch over her. Only Ryuho could comfort her now, I'm afraid." Kanami said.

"But we have no ideas where he is!" Asuka was worried too.

"I'll use my Alter to find him. Watch over Mimori. I'll be back by sundown, hopefully with Ryuho." Kanami said. Then, she walked over to Mimori and told her that she needed to go buy something. She got no response from Mimori, who was blaming herself right now about being such an awful daughter. Kanami walked into the house. When she came out, she had her bag and she began to walk away.

"Be careful, Kanami." Asuka told her. She nodded her head.

Asuka walked over toward Mimori. He held her by her arms and led her back into the house. 'She probably need to be alone for a while.' He thought worriedly.

Suddenly, Mimori broke off of Asuka's hold. She walked into her room hurriedly. "Mimori, what are you doing?" Asuka was shocked by her action.

"I have to go back to mainland right now. I have to go back and see my parents. Then… the funeral…" She whispered. Tears dribbled down her pale cheeks again. She began to pack her clothing.

"But, Mimori… Maybe I should go with you…" He couldn't just let an emotionally unstable girl go back to the mainland by herself. He heard that there were lots of crimes being committed in the mainland. The mainland wasn't as peaceful as the Lost Ground. "It's dangerous to go alone…"

Mimori stopped packing her luggage. She seemed more calm now. However, tears were still dribbling down her cheeks. She sat down, held tightly onto her purple crystal necklace. Her heart was aching and mourning for the death of her parents. "You're right, Asuka. You should come with me. I'll leave a note for Kanami about our departure." She paused for a few seconds. Her heads lowered and her back facing Asuka. "Thank you, Asuka." She said softly.

"No problem. I'll go tell my girl friend." He turned and went out. Mimori didn't move for a long time. She just sat at the bed, looking out of the window. She was thinking about her childhood with her parents. She was so happy. "It's so good being a child. There's nothing to worry about. There are parents to love you." She mumbled. Her eyes stared blankly into the green field.

After five minutes, she stood up. She found a piece of paper on her desk. She picked up a blue pen and began writing to Kanami. Then, she put the note on the desk and made sure that Kanami would see it. She went back to her closet and picked out some more clothes, tucked them into the luggage, and closed the luggage. She walked into the living room with her luggage and waited for Asuka.

'I'm a bad daughter… I left my parents… But I lost Ryuho too… I'm left with nothing… nothing… no one… I'm all alone… all alone…' She thought. She was terribly depressed right now. More tears rolled down her cheeks. 'Is this a nightmare? Could it be a nightmare? I hope so…' She thought hopelessly.

(to be continue...)

Author's note: This chapter is short. The next chapter will be longer. Please, review! I don't know how I'm doing with this story now. Should I delete it? Should I continue? Should I make it more happy? More sad? Or what? Please review so I have an idea, thank you!