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Okei… Here's the 2nd chappie… Please R+R! Okei…
Without You – Chapter 2: Hard to forget you…
Yoh went to the riverside near the bridge. He went to that place, Anna's favorite place when they were still young… He brought with him his headphones and the dried rose he gave to Anna. He climbed to the tree and sat on a branch and looked at the calm water that made him smile and remember what they did on the past. He even remembered when he fell down to a tree and fell on Anna. He knew that those happy moments are difficult to forget… But he has no choice because Anna was already past away…
At the Asakura's Residence, everyone searched for him around the house but no Yoh was to be found. After they eat, they talked about Yoh's condition for what he feels and knowing that his fiancée was dead. On the other hand, Tamao faced seemed concerned but actually she was happy that Anna was dead and now she can get Yoh's heart. (Terrible Tamao…-_-;)
Tamao cried with her soft voice. "I'm very worried… :sniffs: what if he does suicide? :sniffs:"
Manta tried to make Tamao calm down. He gave her a handkerchief to wipe her tears away. "Daijobu, Tamao-chan. Yoh-kun won't do that… He knew that Anna will get angry if he did that…"
"Ms. Anna? Speaking of Ms. Anna… Why is that Yoh always with her even though she's too harsh?! Why is…" Tamao throwed the pillow beside her and covered her face. Manta explained it to her well why…
"You know, Tamao-chan… It's just not like I'm interrupting… It's obvious that he loves Anna that much…"
"And how would you say that?!"
"… If Yoh hates Anna… I think Yoh will complain with her hard trainings, right?" Ren cut in while sitting in the corner eating his favorite junk food.
"Yeah… Ren-kun is right… Tamao-chan… Maybe you didn't notice it because you always focus on Anna. Why don't you look at Yoh? Don't you think he won't get that sad if he didn't love her before?" Pirika responded and sat beside her.
"Maybe… But… Why is that Yoh so kind to her? I'm perfect… I'm not like Ms. Anna who is harsh, selfish, loveless… Why is that he didn't care for me from the start?"
Everyone kept quiet. They didn't know how to react. Mikihisa, Yoh's father cut in and told her what's the answer of her question. "It is because Anna is not like that before…"
"Huh? Mikihisa-san?"
"Tamao… I can't explain it well though… But Anna is not really like that on what you said a while ago… Actually… She's a kind and calm girl before… and a crybaby before… You know why she changed?"
Tamao shook her head and bowed. "Iie…"
"Because of Yoh…"
"Huh? Honto desuka?" Everyone was surprised.
"Eh! Because of Yoh… One time that Yoh changed… He became self-centered. Anna thought that he got bored. And in that case, Anna became harsh and trained Yoh very hard. Get it? And now, Yoh is there at Anna's favorite place, alone." Mikihisa explained briefly and clearly to her.
Tamao smiled. "Sou ka…"
"See ya later kids."
"Ja ne…"
Manta sighed. "I didn't know that Anna is a crybaby before… And yet… She's not bad at all!"
"Yeah! I wish she's still alive…" Ryu replied.
"Umm…"
Go back to Yoh's side… He's now handling and looking at the rose. He removed the petals one by one and he let the petals flown away. But a petal has returned to him and he felt it was very heavy and he fell down and accidentally, he fell on a girl…
"Itai…" Yoh stood up and touch his buttocks.
"Itai…" The girl he fell on was still sitting.
Yoh turned back and looked at her… "Anou daijobu desuka? Gomen kudasai…"
The girl looked up and replied… "Daijobu…"
He was surprised and imagined that girl was Anna. "Anna…"
"Huh?"
"Anna… You're… back…"
"Sumimasen… Atashi… Anna dewa arimasen…"
"Ah… Gomen… Ah… Let me help you…" Yoh offered his hand and helped the girl to stand up.
"Arigato… Itai… Oh my… My ass hurt a bit…"
"Ah… Gomen gomen… By the way… I'm Yoh!"
"Ah! I'm Rei!"
"Hajimemashite Rei-chan! (Nice to meet you Rei-chan!)"
"Mou Hajimemashite Yoh-kun!" They both laughed and the girl suddenly asked him. "Um… Why are you here? Are you alone?"
"Uh… Well… I was visiting on this place…"
"Visiting?"
"Eh… This is my fiancée's favorite place when we were young…"
"So… Where is she?"
"She past away this week…"
"Oh… really…"
"Um…"
"Ah… Gomen nasai, Yoh-kun… for I let you remember your fiancée."
"Daijobu…"
"So… Are you free today? I'm going to treat you in our cafeteria!"
"Honto? Sure!"
While heading to the cafeteria, they started introducing themselves and they became slightly close friends. Yoh told about his past and so on with Rei. When they reached the cafeteria, Rei let Yoh came in.
"Come!" Rei raised the curtain and let him in.
"Arigato."
"Sit! Chotto Matte… oKas-san! oKa-san!"
"Eh! oKaeri nasai… Uh? You brought with you a visitor!"
"Eh… He's Yoh… By the way… Where's Rika?"
"Rika? Huh? I thought you were with her?"
"Yare yare… So it means that I'm going to serve for the cafeteria today?"
"Daijobu!"
"Airgato! oKa-san!"
Rei sat infront of him while waiting for the soup to be served. Yoh asked for a moment… "Who's Rika?"
"Uh… My sister."
"Sou…"
"Where the hell she is… Yare yare…"
"Here's your soup!"
"Arigato, oBa-san…"
"Ah! Rei! What a kind and nice friend you have huh?"
"Ehehe…"
Yoh went home this afternoon. Everyone was very worried where's Yoh now. They were waiting for him in front of the house. He came home and they came closer to him.
"Hey… Where have you been, Yoh?!" Horo Horo asked sarcastically.
"Huh?" Yoh was confused.
"What huh?! I'm asking you where have you been?"
"Um… Just there… In front of the river?"
"Sou… Then you didn't eat breakfast nor lunch?" Tamao asked him right away.
"Um… Of I course I eat."
"Where?!" They asked in chorus.
"Rei-chan's cafeteria."
"Rei? Who's that?"
"She's…"
"She's what…?"
"Um… She's… She's just my friend…" Yoh replied with a soft voice and went to his room to sleep.
"Huh? What's the problem of that man?"
"Don't know…"
"The question is… Who is Rei?"
:shrugs: who knows? And the question is… who is she anyway in this story? Is she the one who will change Yoh's life and make him forget Anna? What is her role? Well… Wait for the line…
Tsuzuku…Nyahaha! Poll votes again! J
Question: What do you think Rei's role?
a. Maybe Yoh's new girlfriend?
b. Maybe just his friend
c. Maybe a devilish girl who will ruin his life and let him forget Anna. OR
d. I don't know… Don't ask me… But maybe an antagonist! Nyahaha! =)
R+R! I'm waiting for your reviews! J