This chapter is very broken up…but in a good way :D It switches around because it shows what is important instead of all the details. Enjoy!


Haruka stared at the note. There was an address on it. It was written very sloppy as if the world was coming to an end and these were the last words they could write. Haruka knew this address well. Her Aunt Kohana worked here. It was a small hospital and Haruka visited her there often. Haruka rushed out of the house and raced down the street running even faster than before. Please be okay Shinju, I need you.


Haruka panted as she rushed into the room where Shinju was staying. She saw Grandma resting in a chair and holding Shinju's hand tightly. She had tears in her eyes and let go of Shinju's hand as she noticed Haruka and got up out of the chair. She nodded at Haruka and placed a kind hand on her shoulder as she walked past her and out of the room.

Haruka looked at Shinju horrified. She was a purple color and her eyes had dark circles under her eyes. She had an IV in her arm and the nightgown she was wearing was blue. Haruka grabbed her hand. "This is all wrong," Haruka whispered. "You aren't supposed to be sick Shinju. I need you. And why did they put blue on you? You only wear white." Haruka was losing her control. She started to cry and rested her head against Shinju's small stomach. Haruka felt a cold hand smooth out her hair. She turned over to face Shinju and noticed her eyes were opened.

Haruka sniffled. "Hey there, how are you doing?"

Shinju laughed as she ran her hand over Haruka's face tenderly. "Oh, I'm feeling great. How are you?"

Haruka laughed and kissed her hand as it ran across her lips. "Shinju, you can't leave me, do you understand? I can't live without you. I lost my mother a long time ago and I just can't handle it do you hear me?"

Shinju frowned Haruka's favorite frown. "Tenoh, even though we only spent the last day together, you have changed my life. I've never found anyone who I can talk to or who I had a better time with. You completed my life, and I want you to know that when I die, you will live on and find someone even more special then me. You'll grow up and find your soul mate and have 20 kids and 100 grandkids and you will live on. Promise me this Tenoh."

Haruka was bawling now. "No, no Shinju! I can't! I can't do it!"

Shinju grabbed her face and pulled it in close to hers. "Please Tenoh, you can. You will live a wonderful life. I love you." With a final touch of their lips Shinju's short life was complete.

Grandma walked in as the monitor began to beep and Haruka and Grandma didn't know what to do. Doctors rushed in and pushed them out of the room. Haruka was screaming and when she reached the hallway she crumpled onto the floor.


Aunt Kohana pulled Haruka off of the hospital chair with strong arms. "How long have you been here Haruka? We've been looking everywhere for you! Come with me please."

Haruka looked terrible, she couldn't even walk.

Aunt Kohana closed the door to her office and hugged her tightly.

Haruka pushed her away. "This is all your fault. You couldn't save her." Haruka said darkly.

Aunt Kohana shook her head. "Haruka, this is a part of life. Would you really want Shinju to live the way she was? She was miserable; every day was a struggle to keep going."

Haruka shook her head and screamed. "No! No! We could have made it work! I cared for her enough! We could have kept her alive!"


It had been several hours of crying and Haruka finally settled down and was thinking all of this through. Aunt Kohana was there the whole time holding Haruka's hand and comforting her.

Haruka apologized. "Aunt Kohana I'm sorry. You're right. I didn't want her to live like that. She deserves better than that. Now she can run whenever she wants to and wear whatever color she wants."


Haruka walked up to Grandma and hugged her tightly. She loved this little woman. Even though she couldn't talk, they understood each other and this meant the world to Haruka. "Thank you Grandma, I'm really going to miss you."

Grandma frowned, and Haruka smiled as she realized where Shinju must have gotten her favorite frown.

Haruka shook her head. "I can't stay with you Grandma, it will be too painful. I'm so sorry, I'll never forget you."

Haruka kissed her on the cheek as she noticed Shinju's parents. They were crying horribly and mourning over Shinju. Haruka wished she could walk up to them and hug them both and thank them for raising such a wonderful girl, but they had no idea who she was and didn't know how much she meant to Haruka, only Grandma ever truly know what Shinju meant to her.

She took one last glance at Shinju, and blew her a secret kiss; this was the last time she ever laid eyes on the beautiful Shinju. The girl who wished to run, who held a golden heart, who wasn't afraid, and who was the most forward girl Haruka ever knew. Haruka smiled and walked out, with a new attitude toward life and decided that she could never repay the girl for making her see how precious life really is.


This chapter ends the past part of the story. I hope you enjoyed this short lil chapter. I really enjoyed writing it!! Uh oh what is Michiru going to say? How can Haruka cope with this? Keep reading and reviewing guys! You are great :D