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Harima was standing in front of the mirror at his apartment, looking at himself. He couldn't believe it. He was wearing a nice expensive-looking black tuxedo suit which was sponsored by his boss of the ship company and he really looked good in it. He knew he couldn't afford that kind of attire. He was also told that there will be a wedding party after the ceremony which also been sponsored. He asked his boss to not sponsored one thing. The ring. He took out the ring box inside his pocket and opened it. A pair of rings was in it. He went to buy them yesterday without knowing Eri's size. He felt pretty stupid for a moment.

I hope it fits her. At least I was using my own money for the ring. So Ojou, don't complain about it or anything. She might babble about how cheap these things are. Well, she is a rich girl. She maybe scolds me for this and forces me to buy a new one. I don't have that kind of money like she has! Sorry for not being born rich!

Then suddenly something had bothered his mind. He looked at the mirror again, wondered about it.

What actually happened last night? Why I said yes? Why I'm not feeling angry with this? I even went all the trouble to buy the ring. Why?

He sat on his bed, thinking about all the questions that he couldn't answered. "BECAUSE I LOVE HIM!" "Don't leave me, Hige." It had been replaying in his mind a thousand times since the incident at the bar and he didn't know why.

Somebody, anybody. Please, tell me what is this feeling really means.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! The loud knocks on the door surprised him. He rushed to the door. As he opened it, a boy was there, panting really hard like he was running from somewhere far. It was Milo, his boss's errand boy.

"Milo, what is it?" Harima asked.

"The bride…she…." The boy still couldn't stop panting.

"Try to relax. Tell me slowly," Harima said.

The boy took a deep breath and said," The bride…she's gone,"

"WHAT?"

The news really surprised Harima.

"Where did she go?" He asked desperately.

"We don't know. She was in the room in the church to get ready for the wedding. After a while, the boss told me to check up on her. When I went there, she just…disappeared."

"You don't have any idea where she went?"

"No. That's why boss told me to tell you. You might know. You're his man after all," the boy said.

Harima ran to his bike that he parked behind his apartment building. Even though he was already on the road, he didn't know where to go. He couldn't think of a place that Eri might be. She was new to the town and of course she didn't know about it that much.

Where are you, Ojou?

He went to places where he thought Eri might be. The place she knew. The bar, Seamo's restaurant, the town square. He even asked some locals if they had seen her but she was nowhere to be found.

Then suddenly something struck up his mind. He knew where Eri is.

There was a road connecting the town to a big city. Harima went there a few times before for business and sometimes having fun with his co-workers. Something told Harima that Eri would be there.

Before he reached the city, he saw a car at the side of the road. Smokes were coming out from the trunk. A lady with a waist-length hair was kicking the car. As he was getting closer, he heard the lady said, "Stupid car! Why you have to be broken now?"

The lady noticed him as he stopped his bike just behind the broken car.

"Hige!" She said.

"I knew I will find you here," Harima said confidently.

Eri's face blushed. "How do you know I was here?"

"Why did you run away?" Harima asked.

Eri just went into silent. Only the sound of the wind breeze can be heard. Eri really didn't know what to say.

"I…need to go back. My holiday's already over and I got to work on Monday."

"Today's Thursday and you're lying again."

"No, I'm not!"

"Yes, you are."

"NO, I'M NOT!"

"YES, YOU ARE!"

It went on for some times until finally Eri said, "Okay, fine. I was only doing a favor for you. I know you don't even want to marry me. Last night was a mistake. A really big one. I was only said a few words and suddenly everybody misunderstood me. And you even said yes. I know you had to say that because all your friends are there and they told you to accept it. You've been force to marry me. That's why…that's why I ran away."

Harima listened quietly to Eri. He finally realized something, something that he should have realized a long time ago.

"Since you're here, can you give me a ride to the airport? My car's broken and I don't want to miss my flight," Eri said.

"Oh, I give you a ride," Harima said suspiciously.

"What the..? Ahh!" Harima grabbed Eri's waist and carried her on his shoulder and put her on his bike. He immediately started the engine and drive as fast as he can.

"Hey, Hige! You're going to the wrong direction. I'm not going back to the town. I want to go to the airport in the city!" Eri screamed from Harima's back.

"Don't try to talk! You might bite your tongue! Just hold on tight!" Harima pressed on the engine even more and they went even faster. Eri didn't have any choice other than hold on to Harima's waist very tightly.

"Why did you bring me here?" Eri asked as Harima stopped his bike in front of the church where their wedding supposed to be held. "The bride and groom are here!" Everybody cheered as they arrived. Harima grabbed Eri's wrist and walked towards the people in the church. "Hige, that hurt!" Eri said as she tried to loose up Harima's grab from her wrist. "Sorry," Harima said while loosening his grab a little, "but I really don't want to let you go this time."

Eri's heart suddenly beat really fast and her face turned red. What's that supposed to mean?

"I apologize for all the troubles. There is something I need to tell to everybody," Harima announced. Everyone in the church gave their full attention to Harima.

"Three years ago, my heart had been broken. The girl I loved had chosen somebody else over me. Her love to him is pure so I don't have any choice than to let her go. I've turned to my former self. A delinquent. I was so frustrated that I can't really accept what had happened. I went to kick and punch people like I used to but it didn't make me feel any better. Then, this girl here, she had come to me. She told me that everybody had their own problem and this is not the way to settle it. You have to be strong for those who care about you, she said. So, I went for a journey to find this strength that I need. And I found it here in this town where everybody is so kind to me and that's why I decided to stay here."

"But what I didn't realize is… I had my strength from the very beginning. And that is…this girl," Harima said while looking at Eri's face and their eyes met. Eri was really shocked to hear that and her heart had beaten even faster.

Harima turned back to the people and said, "Last night wasn't any mistake. This girl had proposed to me and I accepted it. It's not because my friends told me to or any of you told me to. It was because…. I love her."

Everyone went into silent before somebody started to clap and followed by everyone else. There were some people who had tears in their eyes. So did Eri. She really couldn't believe what she just heard from Harima's mouth.

Harima turned to her and smiled.

This really feels like a dream, Eri thought.

Or is it?