Well I finally updated, again. I know I'm so slow when it comes to updating but when you work long hours it's hard to find time to type anything which is why I finished this chapter in one night. Anyways I hope you enjoy reading this chapter and hopefully it's not too bad, also I did this on word pad so the grammar is gonna suck a bit so be aware of that. Thank you for those who reviewed last chapter.

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Twist of Fate

Chapter 5 : Beginning of Things to Come

Kimiko Pov

I can't believe it, again this is happening. Sitting here on my bed with a tissue in hand wiping the tears that refuse to stop falling from my eyes. And I thought life couldn''t get any worse, well it just did a few minutes ago and Harold did the damage. Me thinking getting married would the best thing to happen in my life and I'd live happily ever after, but that only happens in fairy tales, how could I be so gullible?

Marriage turned out to be a disaster of things to come, there's no pro's in it, just a list full of cons and nothing but that. What have I done to deserve this. There's no mutual respect or understanding and we just drift more and more apart. Without a lack of communication, very little affection of love, I just can't take this anymore I need to get away from this. From what I see, this marriage was deem to failure and I realize that now, there's not much I can do anymore. I've tried to hold us together but everything I do just isn't enough. Why can't I be happy? Why can't I find peace?

End of Pov

Keiko opened Kim's bedroom door, poking her head in checking on her. "What's with all the commotion before? You two had a fight again?," she asked, with a confused look drawn across her face trying to get to the bottom of things.

Kim took a deep breath and did her best to speak clearly. "It's happened again Keiko, again!," Kim yelled, more high pitched than she intended, then broke down crying again. "Why does this keep happening to me?"

"If Harold is the cause of these problems then why do you continue to be with him? Just leave him already," Keiko responded, pushing the issue out of the comfort zone. "He's done this time and time again, it's about time you do something and stop doing nothing."

Kimiko calm down enough so that she could speak without her hiccups getting in the way. "I don't know why, I guess a part of me is hoping that he'll change after the first time, and yet I'm still here...," Kim told her, laughing a bit at how naive she has become over the years.

"Well wake up Kim! it's not gonna happen hun, every time you leave him you just let yourself get pulled back into this whole mess you call a marriage," Keiko stated, slightly raising her voice but not loud enough to make Kim wince. "Face facts Kim, your marriage is a failure."

Kim nodded and understood. She knew that from the start but for her it's hard to let go especially when marriage is something that most girls dream of, to marry the man of your dreams.

"He cheated on you, not once but twice and it's about time to leave him and move on with your life," Keiko continued, as she sat down next to her on her bed.

"I don't know what to do with my life," Kimiko covered her face with her hands and broke down crying again.(She sure does alot of cry, well it works with the story)

Keiko sighed, knowing that she pushed her a little too far. She pulled Kim close to her and embraced her with a hug. (Not the way some people are thinking, anyway I'll shut up now)

Kim put her head on her shoulder and continued to sob until she couldn't spare anymore tears. After about five minutes she calmed down, wiping the remaining tears from her red, puffy eyes. "Even if I leave, where can I go? I have no place to stay to begin with."

Keiko place her hand on her left shoulder. "Leave that to me, i have an idea that will work out for the both of us," Keiko replied, getting up from the bed and motioning to the door. "I'll be right back, I just have to make a call and umm... change my shirt since it's wet from your tears."

Kim showed a faint smile, it makes her feel better that someone cares about her. " I think I'll go and freshen up a little while whatever it is that you're planning." she retorted, before she wen't into the bathroom and shut the door. (It's connected to her bedroom, I hate sharing a bathroom)

And Keiko walked out of Kim's room to go about her own business.

Keiko back in her room, decided to to make her phone call while Kim's not around to hear her rants on her cellphone. She pushed in the numbers to make the call. It rang a few times until someone on the other end of the receiver picked up.

"Hello?"

Keiko: Hey Karla, how you've been?

Karla: Keiko?

Keiko: Duh! You forgot about me already?

Karla: Haha! I was just making sure, so what do you want?

Keiko: What would make you think I want something? Is it a sin to call my best friend

Karla: Must I repeat myself again? What do you want?

Keiko: Fine, fine, I need a favor

Karla: Why am I not surprised, what kind of a favor?

Keiko: Well is that two bedroom studio apartment available?

Karla: Yeah, it's still vacant

Keiko: I was wondering if you could save it for me and a friend of mine

Karla: You know I can't do that, and why all the way in NYC?

Keiko: To make a long story short, my friend is in the middle of a bad marriage crisis and she's leaving her husband soon so I'm trying to get her away from him

Karla: I'm sorry for your friend, now you see why I prefer the single life

Keiko: Don't remind me, I've had my share of bad relationships

Karla: I'm not sure if i can hold the apartment for you though...

Keiko: Oh come on! Just do this for me, please!

Karla: sigh...okay fine, I'll give you a week but that's it

Keiko: Thanks Karla your the best

Karla: Don't I know it

Keiko: Until then take care

Karla: Same to you

End of call

Walking from step to step back home, Rai's so called date went up in smoke, which was nothing new with all his other dates. With Rai's dates everything ends in an accident or him doing something stupid.

His date with a girl named Jessica was an example. Everything went well at first, he did his usual sweet talk like Armando told him to do and it worked out fine until his unfortunate accident. They were in a perfect restaurant sitting in the back away from the bathroom so they didn't have to hear the sound of the toilet flushing. He leaned in to kiss her. Just as his lips were about to touch hers, his nose started to itch and out came a violent sneeze, and he didn't just sneeze he sneezed on her, right on her face.

She was so disgusted that she didn't even give him the chance to apologize after it happened, and once again he screwed it up. One misfortunate event after another like accidently grabbing a girls backside, to saying the wrong pick up line which he said "wanna catch a movie with me tonight, you and your two friends?" which resulted him getting kicked where it hurt the most. All in all, Rai was short on luck.

Rai opened the door to his apartment and walked in and closed the door. After locking it he went into the living room where Armando was on the couch eating popcorn and watching a movie.

"What up Rai, so how did the date go?," Armando questioned, wanting to know every single detail that went on tonight.

"You don't wanna know, trust me on this," Rai said back, not wanting to be reminded of things. He dropped to the chair to the right of the couch and laid his head back.

Armando wouldn't let him off that easy. "Yes I do, it couldn't have been that bad."

Rai raised his eyebrow and glared at him. "It wasn't bad, it was more like hell," Rai explained.

"That bad huh?, sorry man...so what did you do," Armando inquired, not wanting to let go of the subject.

Rai gave him a evil and then rolled his eyes at him. He may be his best friend, but was not someone you wanna talk to when you have had a bad day. "You don't wanna know."

Armando looked at him with disbelief. "Yes I do, I want to hear every bit of detail."

Rai sighed. "Fine but promise not to laugh and don't rub it in my face."

"Alright fine, just tell me already!," Armando agreed and waiting for him to start.

"Well for one we went to the Olive Garden since she was in the mood for Italian food," he started explaining.

Armando nodding so Rai knew that he was following along then Rai continued. "Then after dinner we went to a night club and danced and had a few drinks,well more than I should have, and then we went back to her place and one thing lead to another and before I knew it we were in the middle of making love," Rai finished.

"Well that doesn't seem all that bad to me, not seeing the problem," Armando commented, seemingly confused.

"Well I'm not finished yet," Rai said angerly. "There's one more thing."

"Well what is it then?," Armando eagerly pushed him to continue.

Rai rubbed the back of his neck out of habit. "Well... I kinda said someone elses name and she kicked me out."

Armando 's eyebrow arched still dumbedfounded and amused at the same time. "Whose name did you say?"

Rai blushed from the embarassment and continued. "Kimiko"

Armando went wide eyed and started laughing so hard that his chest started to hurt.

Rai went from embarrasment to infuriated when he laughed at him. "You said that you wouldn't laugh!"

Armando refrained himself from cracking up. "Sorry but that was too funny, I can't believe you did that."

Rai sighed. "I know i screwed up again, I guess I'm still not over her yet."

"Face it Raimundo, she's married, maybe has a family already and is all the way back in Japan, while your here still holding on to the past, let it go already," Armando advised him.

Rai nodded slightly. "I know that, which is why I'm not dating anymore until I sort out my problems."

"Good idea, you've had enough bad dates already," Armando pointed out, before he left to go to bed.

"Always have to rub it in," Rai whispered so he couldn't hear. Rai layed down on the couch and waited for sleep to win him over.

Kim started packing up her things and did what Keiko wanted her to do but didn't know what she had planned. "What are we going anyway Keiko?"

"Well were gonna stay at a hotel for the night, and then we're going to the airport in the morning," Keiko answered her question.

Kimiko looked clueless. "Why would we need to go to the airport?"

"Well you said that you want to get as far away as possible from Harold and I know just the place," Keiko smiled at her curiousity.

"And where is this place," Kim demanded, placing her hands on her hips.

"Oh some where far from Tokyo," Keiko replied, nervous at the look Kim is giving her.

"I'll ask again, where?," Kim asked.

Keiko expressed a nervous smile. "New York?"

"What! Why didn't you tell me this!" Kim questioned her.

Keiko winced from her loud pitched voice. "Cause I knew that you'd make an excuse not to leave, and besides it'll be a clean start for the both of us."

Kimiko sighed. "I don't know we've never been there before."

"Neither have, but we'll adjust to it, and at least you can get your life back together and I'll be there with you so you won't be alone," Keiko comforted her.

Kim knew she had a point, this could be her last chance to help herself. "You really want to do this huh?

Keiko nodded showing she was positive. "I'm sure."

Kim gave in. "Okay I'll give it a shot."

Keiko hugged her and was filled with excitement. "You won't regret it Kim."

"I hope not, I really hope not," was Kim's response.

"Well were all packed, we better get going before Harold comes back from work and tries to stop you," Keiko warned.

Kim nodded. "Okay then, let's go then.

They got their luggage and made their way to the front door. Kim doesn't know what will be waiting for her in New York, but the time will soon come when she finds out.

For her it's a new start on life, and she won't be alone for the ride.

Well that's it for this one. I was gonna add more to this chapter but decided to save the rest for chapter 6 which i will get started on right away since I have some free time to do so. I typed this whole chapter out in one night which I don't do that often. I typed what came to mind so and didn't really plan this chapter so it might suck but it's the best i could do on such short notice so I apolgize if it does suck. Anyway i'll get started on the next chapter and I'll see you all then. Don't forget to review. Peace!