Chapter 8
"We have succeeded! succeeded!" Hosho and Kamachi was dancing inside the room.
"But, Hosho, it's a little success." Kamachi said, out of breath.
"But it proves our way is right!" Hosho laughed.
"Yes.. and my calculation says .. nine more.. for highest.."
"Then decrease the strength. Silly us! We thought of giving up after sixth session!"
"Hm, and so a total 21 sessions we will need, as per the new plan!"
"I'm going to spend another month here!"
"Certainly, am happy!" Kamachi smiled.
The two jolly monks were unaware of the presence of another two person behind the door.
Kanata glared at Miyu. Miyu nervously shook her lips.
"It was all your plan!" hissed he.
#FLASHBACK : PREVIOUS DAY EVENING 6:00 PM #
"You think that would work?" Kanata asked confused, hearing Miyu's 'plan'.
"Do we have any other option? Just try it. I'll tell you some 'memories', and you'll just say that in there during session. They would definitely think you are responding to the treatment."
She will tell? How much does she know about my past?
"Well" shrugged Kanata, "I'll do."
#FAST FORWARD: PREVIOUS DAY, 8:30 PM#
"Kanata.. are you listening?" Hosho said in a ghostly voice, "Kanata.. go back in your mind.."
"Miki.. Miki Kozuki."
"Eh?"
Kanata went as per plan. "Miki Kozuki comes to our house. And.. Yuu Kozuki.. Dad.. Miyu.. we are walking.. outside the temple.. going somewhere.. white stones.."
"HITOME!" cried out Hosho, and bursted into tears, "That day we all went to her cemetery.. and.." he sobbed, "you remember ! You remembered, and it's related to your loving mother!"
Kanata tried hard to suppress his astonishment. So it was about mom? While saying, she did not answer what that'white stone' is, or when that all happened.
But there was not much time to think.
"We.. we.. uh Kanata, go sleep today! Enough!" A happiest Hosho patted on his son's shoulder.
#FAST FORWARD: NOW#
"Now what?" Kanata charged Miyu, "Are you going to teach me a year's memory, sitting here? Obviously not?"
"Kanata I-"
"Oh shut up, Miyu" he stopped, suddenly realizing he used the word.
He called her by first name.
And it felt so good.
He looked at Miyu, her face is lit too. She liked it?
To think about it, how did she know about my personal things? How on the earth, her parents, and she, went with me to mom's cemetery? So she lived with me?
"After the school opens, you wouldn't stay here either" Miyu said slowly, turning Kanata out of thoughts. "We both are here until then, let's see."
"Guess nothing else to do" sighed Kanata.
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2 weeks later.
"Right now, I can see an image of you
walking over to me.
I close my eyes and wait for you to come..
Till yesterday, it seemed filled only with tears;
But now my heart is...
Do you remember? The time when our eyes first met?
Do you remember? The time when our hands first touched?
That was the very first time I set out on the journey of love.
I love you so."
"Crap song." Kanata yawned.
Miyu stopped the song, she was hurt. They have got closer in these two weeks, and today she was playing this song while sitting together. Her favourite song, at least since that day. It makes her teary every time. Can not he understand, this song is for him only?
"Don't say like that!"
"Eh, what do you mean?Two persons loved each other, and forgot ? Only crap romantic stories written by bulls contains these."
"SHUT UP! You won't understand" Miyu came nearer, holding his shirt, "And you can't remember."
A sense of losing himself in a familiar scent got over Kanata, but with that he had a complete opposite feeling too.
He pushed Miyu hard away from him.
"How you dare?" Kanata hissed, "Know your limits!"
Miyu stood from the ground, looked at him with an eye full of hurt, insult, love, and mostly, broken faith.
Kanata body shivered, as if she is looking into his soul. He felt he did something very bad, something very inappropriate..
"Sorry." is the only word she said before going.
Kanata suddenly felt too ill. He put his hand on his forehead, is it warm? No, not much, then what's it?
With a deep sense of guilt, he headed to home.
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She could not sleep well last night. She could not have dinner.
No, not because Kanata used force on her. Not because her all attempts of closing the gap between them in a new way wet in vain.
It is, thinking, the next steps.
It's not hard to forgive him. She always can do it. But what is the future of this? Back then in Heiomachi, She always had suspected his love towards her, but never was that expressed. Kanata was always like that. But, she could feel it. But, now, with this new Kanata.. is not it totally an one sided love?
He did not only shoved her body. It impinged her believes in herself: that she could fight back.
Is there anything else to do than giving up?
A miracle only can save this relationship, now.
Looking at the sun, Miyu closed her eyes.
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Kanata found himself walking through a road.
Do I know this road? Oh yes, It's the way out of school. A lady went crossing me, with a little toddler on her hand. The child smiled at me, and called 'papa'. I tried to look, but they vanished.
Well, I have to go home. But this path is not leading me to temple.
What? Jungle? here?
"Kanata! Would you write a story for me?" Mikan appeared from nowhere, and dragged me with her.
We stopped near a lake. When did the sun set? It's the moon .. full moon shining bright.
A girl is sitting near the lake, and making circles on ground with her fingers.
A boy suddenly appeared, and sat beside her.
They were talking, but nothing could I hear, though standing close.
suddenly the girl stood up excited, throwing her hands, I can clearly see she's blushing. But not hearing her words.
The boy stood up, perhaps bid a good night or something else, and went away.
The girl kept standing, and shook her head.
Only then I saw her face.
It's... Miyu.
Like waterdrop dropping on still water, the scene started trembling. A new picture. Lunar eclipse.
A tree. A boy and a girl running hand in hand, along the grass, towards it.
The tree falls. The boy jumps towards the girl to save her.
Their lips touched each other's, and that moment eclipse is over.
IT'S ME!
Kanata woke up sweating.
Again.
What dream was that? The lady.. toddler.. papa.. jungle.. and lastly, Miyu.. And that boy.. it..it was himself!
All these days, since Miyu started telling him all these old 'memories', many nights came with some queer dreams.. which seemed so real.
But kiss, eh.
Counting last three days, it's the third kissing scene. First it was a old basketball court. Second in a large medieval church, in prince-like-dresses. And today, the third..
Who can answer his questions, explain this, now? Miyu? N-no, I can't ask her this..
Kanata felt too desperate.
Oh yes, one person can.
He came out. neither his dad or monk Kamachi is in sight. It's their prayer time, So nobody would know..
He knew where the telephone was.
Sorry Mr. Kamachi, for not taking your permission.
"Hello, Santa?"
"Oh, Kanata.." Santa's yawning came through phone, "Enjoying your offbeat vacation?"
"Santa, I've a serious question. Please don't ask back, just answer."
"Kanata? Are you Ok?" Santa's voice was slightly concerned, "What are you saying?"
"I'm ok, don't worry. Now please answer me: Who Miyu Kozuki actually is?"
Silence on the other side.
Kanata felt a bit embarrassed. Has he done it right asking out private curiosity? What will Santa think? He should haven't called on a moment's decision..
"So you remember?" Santa said very slowly.
"What?"
"I tried to tell you, but Konishi and Tenchi stopped me saying that would just create pressure on your mind.."
"Oh, JUST TELL ME."
"She was your housemate, and, no doubt, soulmate."
The world started being blur before Kanata. "W-what?"
"Kanata, you loved her. she loved you. Just you two never could confess."
"THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE!" Kanata cried out.
"That's the only possible thing, actually."
Kanata heard footsteps and words outside, the prayer's over.
"W-Well, Santa.. Will ca-call you later" he said in a trembling voice.
"Oh Kanata, What are you doing here?"
Before Kanata could say anything, the phone rang.
That Santa! He called back!
"He went to grab the phone fast, but Kamachi interfered.
"It must be Monk Sizo's. I was waiting for his call.."
Kanata was helpless, watching Kamachi picking the phone.
Santa, for God's sake don't say anything loose!
No.
Kamachi heard from the other side, and looked at him confusedly, "Son, did Miyu come here?"
"Eh? No.."
He informed the same over phone.
Looking at Kanata, he uttered those words, "Miyu is missing since early dawn."
(NOTE: The song used is 'Do you remember love'. Yes, that legendary song of SDF Macross. )
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