Chapter 3: A Promise Meant to Be Kept

"Wh? What? A goddess... Why do you come to me? Did I do something to anger you?"

She laughed, "No dear child... ha! You had forgotten the promise didn't you?"

"No I hadn't forgotten. I remember... I always thought it was a dream though."

She giggled and handed me a cross, "You know what is to be done. But you do realize you must let go..." She disappeared.

"I know but I don't want to..." A tear slipped down my cheak.

My body shook, "Miura! Hey Miura! Wake up!"

My eyes shot open, "Yoshiro? Eh? What happened."

"You fainted and you were crying while you were unconcious."

"Oh... is that what happened? I opened my hand and the over sized cross was in it. I rose up and I walked out of the room. Lost in thought 'Maybe Mako being mad at me is the best way to let go. I can't try to make up with him, it will hurt more all I can do is depend on myself. And no one else. Maybe he would be better off with out me... He should just erase me from his... memories...'

"Ito-san!" Misaki yelled while running towards me.

"Eh? Yes Misaki?"

"Did you forget about club?"

"Oh YEA! I knew I was forgeting something... heh"

"You have been such a space case lately."

"I guess I have. I just have a lot on my mind. I learned a good lesson too!"

"Eh? Whats that?"

"Don't run from your past or reality will find away to smack you with it."

"Um... Okay?"

"Trust me on it. I would know." I winked. I went to the gym and hopped on the stage.

"Well... Ito-sanI think you have had enough..."

"Mako?" 'damn,' I thought.

He smiled, "What's wrong with you?"

"Mako... I'm sorry, I can't. I..." Tears rushed out. I jumped off the stage and ran out... I hid in the bathroom. 'I can't! I can not hurt him again. Why can't I let go? Why!' I hit my head on the wall and slid down to the ground. My tears became heavier... I could not stop crying. "Damnit! Damnit! Why the hell can I let go? WHY THE HELL DOES HE MEAN SO MUCH TO ME? Why do I feel this way? Why? DAMNIT!" I screamed! I couldn't stop. I can't handle all of this. For once I feel something and now I have to let go! I don't want to let... go... I... Tears kept coming they were like an endless river. I layed down and curled up in a ball. This is a promise that has to be kept... I fell asleep.

My eyes openned. I was in a dark room and the window behind me shinded moon light in the room. It was still exstremely dark. 'Where am I?' I peeked out the near by door, from the look of the furniture in the other room I was at Mako's place. 'Damn,' I thought, ' I need to get out of here...' I went to the window and opened it slowly and quietly and jumped out. I ran to a shrine that worshipped the goddess Yumi. The priest allowed me to stay the night.

I awakened Sunday morning and thanked the priest. He warned me that the night of the green ominouss moon is the day of destiny. 'But when is this? How much time do I have? I am so confused...' I went home and my brother Ryuya came running. "Hey where have you been? And Makoto- san has been calling here every ten minutes..." The phone rings.

I glare, "I'm not here..."

"But..."

"I'm not here okay?"

"Okay..."

Late that night I packed up some clothes and my savings and left, without any notice.