Chapter 19
We talked to Yuuri about our plan. He accepted it of course. He joked and said "Second time today I was broken up with." Wolfram had spoken with him before. Yuuri said he'd say he did it for Wolfram's sake. Nevertheless, Wolfram now had a blemish but he was happy to handle it. And now 'I broke up with him' because we were lovers.
Despite having made my decision, I was still standing here, over the phone. I couldn't use that phone because it was a landline, not Mr. Shibuya's cell phone, but I stood over it because I was still wanting to call my mom and just hear her voice again. It's been almost a month since I last saw them. My parents wouldn't give up looking for me. So what if they were hard on me because of my love for anime. The arguments didn't matter to me now. Was this another burden I had to carry?
It seemed like I had a plan for my friends but couldn't make one up for myself. How ironic. Is it? I'm not the smartest of the bunch. My arm is already tired from hovering over the phone.
"If you want to call your mother, you can't use that phone." Mr. Shibuya snapped me out of my thoughts.
"I-I know. I wasn't, I don't. They'll find out the call's from Japan. I'll just send them a letter."
And I did.
'It's me.
Nothing happened to me and I didn't run away. Fate just washed me away to where I truly belonged.
I know it doesn't make sense but it's the truth and I'm fine. You don't have to search for me anymore, I know you are.
I'm sorry. I don't know if I'll see you again but just in case, don't wait. Do it for me.
Caren.'
I put a strip of tape on the center, as if there was a destination, and wrote my home address on the upper left corner with letters written with a red marker saying 'Return to Sender'.
We stayed in Japan for a bit. Murata showed me around and introduced me to his family. They were demons too, well, earth demons anyway. And just as welcoming as the Shibuyas. Maybe it's a demon thing.
We returned to the demon kingdom when Yuuri went to pick up the baseball from the pond behind the baseball field. We stuck with him in case it happened. The water sucked in his hand and we all jumped in after him. We resurfaced to the faces of the maids folding laundry in the courtyard in the middle of Covenant castle. Günter rushed in and 'hello' in his own way.
This is home.
I don't really like ending last chapters with a note but I wanted to say thanks for reading and that I hope you had fun. I had fun too.
I also wanted to say something I might have mentioned before but it's different:
I don't just write for fun or for myself, I do it for you, to entertain. I'm a rarity, not to toot my own horn, but I'm someone who cares about everyone. Strangers are friends you haven't met yet. And I care for you through my stories. Hopefully I'm not creepy. I hope to make a living as a novelist because I can't do anything else. Or much if I'm lucky and I haven't been for a long time.
I would love it you guys if you just read my original work and gave me your honest feedback, if you love it, want more, or it could use some tweaking here and there tell me where. There's a 'story' I uploaded called 'Stories', how unoriginal; ironic right? XD Follow it and you'll get updates. Hopefully no one flags it but no one flagged MANIFEST, my first novel so I'm taking my chances. Bad idea maybe but I do really need your help.
with infinite love forever,
MYSTERY READER
ps: KKM was my first yaoi, what about you guys?
Should I change this fic's title to 'Return to Sender'?
