The Last Blossom to Bloom
Author: lavenderhana5
Disclaimer: I do not own daa! daa! daa! Or any of its characters.
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Words- thoughts (italicized)
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"Words"- what the characters are saying…
"Words" - whispering
Chapter 3: MIYU'S MYSTERIOUS DREAM
FLASHBACK…
"When…when…will you be wed to Christine?" she asked slowly. "Huh? Oh! I think in…about two days, since today is Friday, I will be wedon Sunday, why?" he really wanted to know why Miyu kept asking questions about him and his fiancée. "I guess…I couldn't go, can I?" Miyu said, looking very sad. "Wait! I might have a plan…" Kanata had a clever idea. "What?" Miyu desperately asked. "Maybe we could pretend that you're my cousin." Miyu's eyes widened… Hey! That's the same plan we had in the past to hide our true identity.
"So? What do you think of it?" "I guess…It's okay…" Kanata smiled, "I'm glad you liked it!"
END OF FLASHBACK…
A light shining in an opening…sort of like the end of a tunnel…
A wandering girl stepping into the soft fluffy white clouds; hearing a very strange voice…the voice…of a woman. The woman was in a pink kimono. She was waving to the girl. The girl was wondering who the strange woman was, until she noticed the woman's brown hair…her hair has the lighter shade of brunette. It kind of looks like Kanata's hair. She thought. In a flash of light, she saw the woman's face… It's…It's Kanata's mom!
She went near the woman and asked her, "Where am I? What do you want from me?" The woman smiled, "You know I'm Kanata's mother, and the best friend of your mother, and I know you can trust me…" she said gently. "What are you saying? Why am I here?" "You're here because I have to tell you something…" "What is it?" she gently approached the woman.
"Now that you've received the necklace that is rightfully yours, you can now go back to your dimension; the necklace is the key to unlock Kanata's hidden past. If you find something that you think is missing before the last blossom in the cherry blossom tree falls, you may go back and your task is completed. But if you do not get to complete the task, then you will be stuck in this dimension for all eternity and I know you will just be hurt."
Miyu bowed down her head, and then again she asked, "How will I know which cherry blossom tree it is? And how will I get home?" "The cherry blossom tree is located right in front of the Saionji temple, it is the only one which is glowing in your eyes." The woman explained briefly.
"Before the last blossom falls, you must already have completed the task and go near the cherry blossom tree and you will magically return." "What is that something that I must find?" she asked desperately. "Even I cannot answer your question, because only you know."
"But…"
Before the woman can answer her question, she began to disappear.
Miyu suddenly rose up and woke up from her sleep. "But why!...but why!"
"Oh…it's just a dream…"
"But…it feels…so real…" "Maybe it's a message. I know it's real, because Kanata's mom was there and she said she trusts me." "But what about that thing that I was supposed to find or even…feel…?"
Meanwhile…
"Okay honey, I'll make sure that the guess already received their invitations…see you later! Okay…bye…Mwah!" The man using the phone hung up and went to Miyu's room. "Miyu! Breakfast is ready!" he said loudly to wake up the girl. "Okay…I'm coming!"
What a very unusual dream! What in the world am I supposed to find? Miyu grumbled quietly.
"Miyu, what's wrong?" Kanata asked, noticing the problematic Miyu. "Huh? Oh! It's nothing…" said Miyu, staring at the ceiling. "I don't believe you." said Kanata, raising his eyebrow. "Okay, okay, you caught me…but I can't explain it to you, it's too complicated." "Don't worry, I'll manage to understand, you'll see." Miyu stopped looking at the ceiling and finally looked at Kanata. "Well…I had this very odd dream, there I saw…your mom and she was talking to me about something that I have to do or find to go back to my own dimension."
"What did she say that you have to find?" Kanata said curiously. "That's the problem…she said that I have to find it myself and also, the necklace that you gave me is the key to your hidden past." "The necklace?" What does that suppose to mean, mom? Kanata thought to himself. "And there's that cherry blossom tree that's right in front of Saionji temple. I think I should go there now." Miyu ran outside, and then downstairs, Kanata quickly followed her. "Wow! I didn't know that my dream was supposed to be real…" Miyu said, looking totally shocked. "It's really glowing!" she said while seeing the blossoms glowing. Miyu noticed that there were only a few blossoms which did not yet bloom.
"What's glowing?" asked Kanata, who doesn't see anything glowing, since only Miyu is allowed to see the glow. "What's that?" Miyu noticed a glowing letter at the trunk of the tree. Miyu read it:
Dear Miyu,
I hope you like my special gift for the most special occasion for you. For your information, I saved a lot of money to buy that stinking expensive thing. But no worries, you don't have to pay me, I know your cheap…just kidding! Anyway, think of it as a remembrance of our memories together with Lou and Bow Meow.
P.S. Wishing you more birthdays to come!
Kanata
"Miyu?"
"What's the matter?" Kanata said while wiping the tears off the sobbing girl. "It's just that I…I miss the Kanata in MY dimension."
"And this letter is…wait a minute!" "Kanata! Come here! Look at this! Do you remember?" "What's that?" "You wrote it for my birthday!"
"What!" "Does that mean that I…Kanata Saionji, was the one who bought that necklace? And I…gave it to you?" Kanata wondered.
"It looks like it…" Miyu answered.
"That means that you're…someone special?" Kanata had a flashback running through his mind. Suddenly, he remembered the moments that he and Miyu once shared. His flashback was paused in the moment when he was in the hospital, 7 years ago. He heard Miyu speaking, but he knows that his eyes were closed at that moment, because everything was dark. And then…
The flashback stopped.
He told Miyu all that he remembered. Miyu said to him that his memories were all correct. But still, there was a very strange feeling deep inside the young girl's heart. What am I to do now? She sighed.
SATURDAY… (The day before Kanata and Christine's wedding…)
Miyu stood and watched the cherry blossom tree, while the blossoms fell one by one. I must go back now… It's no use of stopping them…after all; they love each other, right? Miyu was sitting on top of the tree.
What is this ridiculous feeling? It's like I've been really sad inside.
I have a really strange feeling that I have to go to the wedding tomorrow. She thought to herself. Just then, she saw Kanata running downstairs and hurrying up. He was scheduled to go to Christine's mansion to talk more about the wedding plans, and now, he's very late. He didn't notice Miyu though.
"Wait…!" Miyu didn't have the opportunity to ask Kanata if she could be allowed to go to the wedding, and that she will promise to hide from everybody who could possibly see her.
"Great…he already left." murmured Miyu to herself.
At Christine's mansion…
Kanata slammed the door open. "I'm here! Sorry I'm late; I was busy running an errand." He said catching his breath.
Christine gave Kanata a sweet smile. "That's okay, honey, you're only 2 minutes late…"
Kanata looked at his watch. Oh, I must've set it in advance.
"Anyway, as I was suggesting earlier on the phone, our motif should be pink and blue." Christine said eagerly. "Why did you choose those colors?" Kanata asked curiously. "Just because…it looks kinda…you know, cute." "Okay…if you insist." He sighed.
Just then, Kanata was feeling a little awkward. Tell me, why am I feeling something strange that I, Kanata Saionji, myself cannot truly explain. He took a very long look at Christine, who is busy choosing a good restaurant for the wedding reception from twenty brochures of well-known restaurants, and thought, I know that I chose Christine to be my bride, but why does my heart regret it now? From the moment that Miyu came to this dimension, I felt that I was really warm inside and it's like that I've known her for a very long time.
Something tells me that I must break up with Christine…But why? Why would I do that when we've already agreed to marry? He thought. And…Christine…do I really love her?
Miyu thought of a way on how to go to Christine's mansion. After a few minutes of serious thinking, she decided to ride a bike, which she found at the back of the temple.
"Uh…no choice…" she sighed. She began to ride the bike and pedaled faster and faster…
Miyu was catching her breath. "Whoa, that was tough." She was almost near when she saw Kanata walking pass through her. "Kanata, wait!" she shouted.
"Uh, Miyu…what're you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be hiding?" Kanata said curiously. "Oh…I was planning to follow you to Christine's mansion, but I saw you passing by." She said, shyly. "WHAT! Of all the places you could follow me, why'd you have to choose Christine's mansion? Do you know what she may be able to do to you when she sees you?" he sighed.
"I'll only say this to you once, but I know that you know that Christine can be dangerous when she sees women with me, especially cute and pretty ones, which you're obviously NOT." Miyu glared at him, "What did you SAY! And how did you know that Christine's a total TERROR when she sees women with you?" "Well…as I have said earlier…I remember everything except for the hospital thing, I've told you, right?"
"Uh…right." What? Why doesn't he remember that? Miyu kept thinking.
"Oh! I know now! It's because that's the time when I got inside that big stupid black hole that involved me in this." Miyu said furiously, without noticing that Kanata heard every single word she said. "Oops…!" She turned at Kanata.
"You heard me?" she asked. Kanata nodded.
"As I have recalled what you have just said, you came here through a BIG stupid black hole?" Miyu nodded, turning red in embarrassment. "Why didn't you tell me before? I saw a black hole earlier; it was when I was watching the blossoms fall from the cherry blossom tree."
"What! You saw it? It must be the way home!" she said excitedly. "But…it was gone after a few minutes." At that moment, Miyu lost her joy, her hope and her dream of coming back.
Suddenly, Kanata had a brilliant idea. "Come with me, Miyu!" He dragged Miyu to the bicycle and let her sit in the back. "I'll sit here? And…hold on to you?" "Yes! Hurry up! Hold on to my waist." Kanata said quickly. Miyu really turned strawberry red. "O-okay…" Kanata began to pedal the bike, following the way to Saionji temple.
"Where are we going anyway?" Miyu asked, her long blonde hair blown by the breezy wind. "Back to the temple, I figured out that there might still be another letter for you in the tree." He said cleverly. "What makes you sure about that?" Miyu asked. "Something tells it to me. Maybe it's just my instinct." "Kanata Saionji, you're hopeless." Miyu said, grinning.
Back at the Saionji temple…
"What now, Einstein?" Miyu said to Kanata. "Come here." He held to Miyu's right wrist and pulled her towards the cherry blossom tree. Miyu was wondering why Kanata was hurrying up. "What's the matter with you, Kanata?" she asked him. Kanata didn't answer, and was continuously looking at the falling blossoms. "Hey, I said--" But before Miyu could finish what she was supposed to say, Kanata pulled and held her tightly on her hands…And then he…surprised her by giving a warm, soft kiss in front of the glowing cherry blossom tree.
What the?
"!..."
A moment of silence began…
Kanata you jerk! Why do this to me? Especially considering that I'm just a MINOR! And the fact that I'm 7 years YOUNGER than you! Miyu thought, turning bright red…smoking…
Why the heck did I do that? Was I supposed to do that or did someone just force me to do it? Kanata felt a little…FURIOUS at the same time, wondering why he did that preposterous thing.
"Uhm…" They said in chorus.
"Okay, since you're the lady in here, you go first. Except, you're really a girl…are you?" Kanata decided to keep himself from laughing at Miyu. "GRR! Calm down, Miyu, you don't want to lose to this freak do you?" She said, whispering to herself. "Anyway, I was going to say to you that I would like to attend at your wedding with Christine."
"What! Why?" Kanata said, confusingly. "It's because…I figured out that I must…stop your wedding…" "Huh?" Kanata was beginning to laugh. "Why are you laughing?" Miyu asked. "No special reason, maybe it's because you and I have had the same idea or shall we say option?" Kanata said, intelligently.
"That's the reason? Corny…" Miyu mumbled to herself. Unfortunately, Kanata heard her. "I'm sorry; did you say something to disappoint me?" Kanata looked at Miyu, suspiciously. "Huh? Nothing in particular." Miyu said, turning back at the glowing pink tree. Only three blossoms left, I must find out what I have to do. Wait! Kanata said that he had the same option…that is…to stop the wedding. What does that mean? That we have a connection? She turned back at Kanata, locking eyes with him. "Kanata, do you think we have a connection?" Kanata gave a weird look, "I don't know. Maybe…"
"But, if we did have a connection…that means that we must not be connected to anybody else to concentrate and also for me to go home." Miyu seriously said. "Oh…so that explains the 'cancel-the-wedding-option'." Kanata wondered. "Uh, Miyu, about the kiss…" "I know…you didn't mean it, right?"
Kanata shrugged, "Right."
Well, that's all for now. I have to work for the continuation again. I think this is the longest chapter in this story. I hope you enjoyed it! Please R&R! Special thanks to the following who reviewed:
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lavenderhana5
Next Chapter:
Chapter 4: THE BLOOMING OF THE LAST BLOSSOM…