Your Diary

By: Lakija X

Author's Notes: Mio and Mutsuki Now the stars of our story are here. You guys realize that the romance is about to fly? Well, you realized right. Here's the romance. I wrote the chappies that are coming up before this one. Weird huh?

Also weird, have you guys been wondering why in the world all my chappies have been called Your Diary? Well… it's a secret… until later that is. XD

Mio: Forever…

I awoke. My eyelids fluttered open, revealing a very familiar room. Immediately, I wondered how I got here. I was alive!

Someone had changed my clothes for me. I had on a simple pair of jeans and a light blue jacket.

I sat up, feeling the side of my face. It was so sore. I had many flecks of something black in my eye. I rubbed it, thinking that it would come out. I couldn't remove it.

I put my arms back down on the covers.

My mind whirred as I tried to process what was happening. I'd gone to All God's Village. I helped Chitose Tachibana, Itsuki Tachibana, her oniichan (big brother), and Ayane Kiryu, her pretend oneechan (big sister). Then, I'd helped… Mutsuki. Mutsuki!

I threw back the covers. Where was he! Did I save him? I remembered him telling me so. I looked up to see that a note was on the desk next to me:

Dear Amakura-san,

Hi! I'm glad you're awake/ I'm the doctor, and I took care of you last night. I said that you'd be feeling much better after a good night's rest. So, we all went over to the Hinasaki house. Mutsuki had to be brought over to the Hinasaki house as well. He brought himself over here because I think he got a little sick waiting for you to wake up. A cold; I diagnosed it myself. Since the path is very close to your old house, and the two are connected, sort of, we weren't too worried about you staying in the house with Ayane-san. Chitose-san and Akane-chan decided that they wanted to stay with their two oneechans (big sisters) and so they're with you too. Please hurry and get better. Let's just say that there are a few people over here that won't calm down without you…

Sincerely

Dr. Kazuya Nobuo

I laid the letter down, and went to look for the girls and Ayane-chan. I was a little panicky. Who couldn't calm down?

I knew my house well, and the Hinasakis' house too. They were like the Tachibana and Kiryu houses: like twins. I actually used to play in the Hinasaki house. Before it was called the Yakashima Mansion.

I went back out and down the hall, to Mayu's room. Chiko-chan and Ayane were asleep there. Chiko-chan was clutching a little doll, her little chest rising and falling.

I smiled at her, and backed quietly out of the room. By that time, I was less frantic, and my pace slowed. I rubbed at my eye while on my way to the staircase when I noticed the atrium door open. I walked over to it, suspiciously. I like the way that there's an atrium on the second floor overlooking the forest.

My parents had dirt shipped from the forest to the second floor so that we could create an atrium there.

It was my favorite place, where Mayu and I would sit and talk for hours. I walked into the atrium, smiling. I noticed that the ground was muddy outside. I was careful to walk on the outer edge of the atrium. The flowers in the atrium were in full bloom, and it was so beautiful to look at all the colors together.

I noticed a large gash in the ground. In fact, there was a full imprint of a body on the ground. I bent to touch it when I heard stirring behind me. I turned around.

"Mio-tan?" Akane whispered. She was so cute. She couldn't even say chan.

"Hm?" I asked.

"Can we go to see Mapuyu-tama?" she asked. Sama? Was he a holy being or something? -

"Yes. We can go to see… Mapuyu," I sighed.

I was a little mellow on the outside, but inside, I was burning to see Mutsuki.

I quickly got everyone up and running. I could see that the girls want to see Mapuyu as much as I wanted to see Mutsuki-chan. They ran ahead of Ayane and I to see who could get to the door the fastest. Even though it doesn't seem as such, Ayane is only about twenty-three. So she was actually a perfect match for Mafuyu's sarcasm. coolness, and playfulness.

We reached the house in a few seconds. The little path led right up to the mansion.

The two girls happily ran to the front of the house, because we came in through the back door. They were just meeting Mafuyu as he was heading to work. They both gave him a hug.

Mafuyu looked at Ayane and I from above the girls' heads. He nodded his head at me, and his face seemed to turn a red color as he looked at Ayane. I saw his eyes go down extremely fast. Ayane grinned.

"Bye Hinasaki-kun!" she called. He looked back up, grinning as well.

"Seeya when I seeya!" he replied, in a somewhat high voice. How cute!

Everyone was pretty much still sleeping. I was now upstairs, and I wanted to know where Mutsuki was. I saw Sae and Yankou in Yankou's room talking intently. I didn't bother them.

Next, I saw that Miku was asleep in her room. There was another bed next to hers, but it was messed up. Must have been Mafuyu's bed.

Mayu was in the next room, and the bed next to hers was vacant. Sae's bed. Her white kimono was hanging on the door of the room, pristine and crisp. Miku must have used heavy-duty bleach to get the blood stains off the front of it.

I went down the hall, and Itsuki was sitting on the floor asleep. By himself.

I sighed, feeling a knot in the pit of my stomach. Did I save him?

I fluttered toward the atrium. After this, I would go downstairs and search that level of the house. My feet carried me to the middle of the room. The flowers here were much more well kept than those of my home's atrium.

I clasped my hands to my chest. If I hadn't really saved Mutsuki, then I would surely die. I walked forward to the balcony of the atrium. Unlike my home's view, which overlooked the forest, the Hinasakis' overlooked the waters under the bridge of youth.

Then… he appeared behind me. I hiccupped. I guess he pitied my whining.

His arms wrapped around me so slowly. So softly, then they rested on my arms, holding them. I could feel his breath on my neck. His wispy hair touched my face. He was so cold. But… at the same time, I felt so warm.

His face touched mine. His chin resting on my shoulder. Fear struck me as his lips became dangerously close to mine.

And all the while, I felt that I really knew him. As if… I'd felt his presence many, many times before.

(Passage from One More Chance)

I felt arms wrap around me. Soft, strong arms; I felt his breath warming the side of my neck. I felt his delicate hair on my face. He was so warm. His face rested on my shoulder. Fervor flowed through my veins as I realized that his lips were dangerously close to mine. I put my arms up and clutched his hands. They were so soft, so warm, and alive.

"Mutsuki-chan… You're… here," I whispered.

I felt Mutsuki's lips smiling. "Konichiwa (Hello) Mioko-chan."

(A/N: ko- Permanent suffix added to a name of a romantic partner or a sibling i.e. Chiko-chan as said by Itsuki and Mio Mio is like Chitose's big sister, or oneechan, Mioko Mutsuki is Mio's romantic friend)

I turned around slowly after lowering my arms from Mutsuki's. Mutsuki had on a white jacket with baggy jeans and his hair was in a messy style. He looked so different. I put my hand to my mouth. Tears rolled from my eyes.

"I saved you. I can't believe it… No … I can believe it."

I slowly went into Mutsuki's arms as they opened to me. I sniffed as he held my head to his chest.

"I missed you so much Mioko," he murmured to me.

"I missed you too…You won't leave me again will you?" I asked.

"Iie (No). Never. I won't leave you anymore. I'm here for you. How are you feeling today? After your ordeal yesterday?"

"I feel… I feel fine. I really do. Except that my eye's a little irritated. Otherwise… I just wanted to see you again… Mutsuko-chan," I sighed.

"I feel so important. I never want to live in that wretched place again. I'm done with it. I feel like my strings have been clipped, and I can live."

"Thanks to me?" I muttered, giggling.

Mutsuki laughed softly. "You and that camera. Arigato gozaimasu (Thank you polite version). I really do appreciate everything you've done for me…"

"Wakatte-imasu… (I know…) but it was you who helped me. If it weren't for you we would all still be in All God's Village. So thank you."

"I guess… that it was our unity that helped us…"

Mutsuki took me by the hand as we made our way to the downstairs. But on our way, the doctor, Dr. Kazuya Nobuo, stopped us.

"Amakura-san? I need to speak with you for a minute. Tachibana-san, you can wait in this room for her, it won't take but a minute."

Mutsuki looked at me, and then down at our interlocked hands. Dr. Nobuo looked at them as well. He sighed, then smiled.

"I know how you two must feel. I do know about this village business, but my lips are sealed about it. This is a bit of bad news. So… I suppose you may hear it as well."

Mutsuki looked at me.

"I'm ready for it," I sighed.

"Well… I noticed something unusual about your eye last night when I examined it. I won't say exactly what, because it's a bit complicated. But here goes: you had some sort of collision yesterday that may have…hm… upset… your optic nerve, meaning that if you get another concussion, you may become blind in that eye," Dr. Nobuo tried to explain. It was more than enough.

"I don't know why… but I really don't care if I go blind in this eye. I've seen people with their eyes sewn shut. I think I can handle being blind in one eye. Besides, I won't be doing anything dangerous for a long time…"

Mutsuki and I were the only ones at breakfast that morning. Miku had to go to school, but she promised to be back soon. Ayane supervised us as we ate breakfast. Mutsuki didn't have much of an appetite, which didn't surprise me.

After that, we went outside. There was a garden there. No doubt, it was Mafuyu's. Miku said she was no good with plants. I didn't believe her though. I think that everyone has some green in their thumbs. We took a walk in it. Mutsuki held me through the whole garden. We would never part. Never.

We sat on a beautiful bench, where I laid my head on Mutsuki's shoulder. He put his arm around me.

"Mutsuki?" I asked.

"Yes?" he murmured.

"Did you used to love Yae?" I asked.

He sighed. "I really can't say. I thought she was nice enough, but contrary to what people thought, I didn't really love her. I was friends with both Yae and Sae, but mostly Sae," Mutsuki said.

"I always thought… hm… Well, never mind. Chitose wants to see you later. Okay?"

"Yes… I have a lot of people to see again…"

A/N: That was okay. A little romance in there. Not the same romance from the other story, but still good. You guys can look forward to some of that romance with Sae and someone else… could it be Itsuki? Mafuyu? (hell no… besides, he's going with someone else… XD ) Perhaps it is Yankou? Maybe a boy from… high school? We'll see…

And just what was that between Mafuyu and Ayane? Do you guys approve of this behavior? Tsk tsk! -

Lakija X&