Disclaimer: I do not own School Rumble. This applied for the first chapter also which I forgot to do it.

Eri woke up from her long sleep with a very severe headache. She looked at her watch and it showed 4 pm. She held her head with both hands, tried to recall things that happened. It all started two days ago. Nakamura came to her, giving her the news about Harima's whereabouts. She packed up immediately and flew to this town. This time, she went alone although Nakamura and Masaru offered themselves to come with her. "I need to do this by myself. Thank you for your help, both of you" she said. They respected their young mistress's decision. Her loyal butler, Nakamura and her maid, Masaru had helped her track down Harima ever since he left. They always there for her, followed her to the places where Harima could be but they failed every time. She should stop relied on them too much, she thought. She need to this on her own because she was very sure, this time she would meet him.

She arrived at the airport and took a taxi to finally come to the town. She found a hotel for her to stay for a few days, and then she went straight to the market. She was only wandering around to look for something to eat but suddenly, a figure caught up her eyes. The back of that person looked just like his. That person she saw wore a white T-shirt and ragged jeans. He has a broad shoulder and muscular arms and his hands which were put into the jeans pocket. She remembered how she used to admire the strong back of his at the time she stayed at Mikoto's place where she didn't know that it was actually Harima's. She chased the figure but it disappeared into the crowd. She felt so stupid because she knew she could just call out his name or his nickname at least but she didn't want to, afraid of being embarrassed if it was not the person she was looking for. She was so frustrated because she let her pride win, again. On the way back to her hotel, she found a bar and stopped by. "You're new here, aren't you?" the bartender asked as she sat at the counter. Then, they started to chat while she drank the tequila she ordered. After that, …

After that, what happened?

She couldn't remember anything. She tried to press her head as hard as she could but the memory didn't come out. Then she realized she wasn't at her hotel room and she was wearing a white night gown like the one she had back home, just this one was not silk. The room was small. It only had one window and it was opened. There was also a study table which was messed up by books and stationeries. She got up on her feet even though her head was still spinning. She went to the opened window to get some fresh air. She then noticed that she was on second floor of a double-storey building with a restaurant underneath. She looked at the street and saw a lot of people. There were kids playing hide and seek, a group of mothers gossiping among themselves and a businessman moved from one house to another to sell his things but it seemed he didn't get to sell them. She saw a group of girls in uniform, reminded her of her friends back in high school, and Harima. High school would make her think about Harima. Well, a lot of things happened between them during high school. He is the first man to accept her as she is and showed her how love can be sweet and bitter. She wanted to experience that feeling again, made that one of the reasons she had to find him.

"You're awake, dear?" Eri quickly turned around away from the window. A middle-aged lady was standing at the door carrying a tray with a plate of porridge and a glass of milk. "Sorry to surprise you," she said, looking at the surprised face of Eri. "It's okay. I don't mind," Eri replied. "I thought that you might be hungry," the lady tried to push aside that pile of books on the study table so she could placed the tray. "Let me help you with that," Eri offered to hold the tray for her so it would be easier for her to push all the books aside. "Thank you," she said. Eri then placed the tray on the clean side of the table.

"Eat it while it still hot," the lady said as she was leaving the room but Eri stopped her.

"Excuse me, ma'am. May I ask something?"

"If you want to know who change your clothes, it was me so you don't have to be afraid. The gown was my daughter's. It fits you, is it not?"

"Yeah, it fits me well but what I want to ask you is…"

"Your clothes are in the bathroom. I was thinking of washing it later. Is it fine with you?"

"No, it's okay. You don't have to wash them. What I really want to know is…"

"It was Kenji who brought you here. He said he found you collapsed at the bar. He tried to take you back to your inn but he got lost and brought you here instead. Is that the thing you wanted to know?" It was not coming from the lady but from a girl, with a short brown hair leaning to the door with her arms crossed. That girl was wearing the uniform Eri saw just now in the street.

"Erina, don't talk to our guest like that. Go change your school uniform and help your father in the kitchen," the lady said with her hands pointing outside the room.

But the girl just ignored her mother and walked towards Eri. "You think you are a little bit beautiful than me you can win Kenji's heart? Let me tell you something. Kenji is mine! Forever and ever. Don't you dare to lay your hand on him," she said with a stare straight into Eri's eyes. The girl was shorter than Eri so she had to look up to see Eri's face. "You maybe a little taller but I wont let you looked down on me!" she said and walked away. Eri didn't get to say a word.

"Erina!" the lady called the girl. "I'm so sorry about my daughter," the lady said and bow her head to Eri. "It's okay. It's okay," Eri said so that the lady wouldn't feel bad. "I just wanted to know where I can meet this Kenji. I wanted to thank him properly."

"His shift will start at seven. You can meet him by then. I'll bring you some change clothes later."

"Thank you," Eri said as the lady left the room.

Eri closed the door and sat on the bed, thinking.

Is this Kenji as in Harima Kenji? It could be, right?

She lay down on the bed looking at the ceiling. She really couldn't wait to see this Kenji guy that the girl was talking about. After these three years, is it finally come to an end? Is she finally going to meet him? There was a smile on her face before she fell asleep again, thinking she would feel again the happiness, the jealousy, the pain of being in love.