AN: Pardon my French! I took two years of French in high school but to be honest, I recall nothing! Also, that was ages ago so...I had to use Google translator and we all know how accurate that is *sarcasm* so yeah, please pardon my French! If it's wrong/inaccurate, please let me know and I'll change it.

"Merci beaucoup, mademoiselle."

"De rien, madam."

"Your French is really good, Haruka."

"Thanks! I still need a lot of practice, though."

Masami took a bite of an eclair and she blissfully closed her eyes.

"Oh, Haruka, this is paradise! Maybe I'll move here after graduation."

"It is nice here, isn't it?"

Haruka and Masami walked arm-in-arm down the sidewalk in Paris with a small bag of pastries. Masami had decided to take a short vacation to visit Haruka and see how she was doing, although Haruka was beginning to question Masami's intentions.

Masami's chauffeur was following behind the two girls, his arms filled with bags of designer clothes, shoes, and accessories.

"Oh, look, Haruka! Look at those apples! Aren't they beautiful? I bet they taste amazing!"

Haruka rolled her eyes and she paused to talk to the elderly vendor who was selling apples,

"Excusez-moi, monsieur, combien sont les pommes?

"€2.50 mais pour vous de belles filles, je vais donner un de chacun comme un cadeau."

Haruka turned back to Masami and translated for her. Masami's eyes lit up and she smiled brightly as she accepted an apple from the vendor.

"Merci beaucoup, monsieur!"

Haruka did the same and they thanked the vendor for the apples before continuing on.

"When are you coming back to Japan, Haruka?"

"In a few weeks. My internship is almost over, which is really bittersweet. Marian said I was doing really well and that I really improved."

"That's awesome! You know, Kyosuke really misses you."

Haruka sighed loudly,

"Yeah, I know. I've been calling him every chance I get. He tells me he's been running every day. Tomoe's been keeping in touch with him, too."

"He is? That's good…"

Haruka and Masami walked back to Masami's hotel, Haruka doing her best to cheer up Masami by diverting her attention from Tomoe.

"You know, you're doing well but if you want, I can introduce you to some of my guy friends who are models."

"That's very nice of you, Haruka, but long distance is too much. Your coworkers are gorgeous, though."

Haruka was satisfied that she had successfully distracted Masami from the topic of Tomoe. Once they got to Masami's hotel room, Masami emptied her shopping bags and displayed everything on the bed for Haruka to see.

"Aren't these dresses cute? They were so worth it. How do you keep yourself from going broke here?"

"I've worn a lot of stuff during my internship; I prefer casual clothes nowadays."

"Ugh, what has modeling done to you, Haruka? At least your fashion has improved. Your closet is filled with cute stuff!"

"They're French basics. My modeling friends helped me go shopping."

"Friends, huh?"

Masami pouted and Haruka hugged her,

"No one can replace you, Masami."

Masami blinked away tears and hugged Haruka tightly.

"Come home soon, okay? I miss you, your family misses you...and Kyosuke misses you."

Haruka nodded and patted Masami's back,

"I'll be home soon."