Chapter 2
*I don't own any CLAMP characters*
(Nokoru's POV)
I know that we are being mean to Akira by pretending to ignore him, but I wanted to plan a surprise party that he would never expect, and to do that, Suoh and I had to pretend that we were ignoring him. I didn't want to, when I saw the hurt in his eyes I almost ran to tell him it was just a big joke, but by sheer will power I forced myself to stay where I was.
We had told Utako and my mother, the chairlady, but nobody else knew about it. Finally, it was time for Christmas break and for us to start making arrangements for the party. I went to the council room and met Suoh, Akira came in later but only took a few things from his desk and left, I didn't pay much attention because I was to excited about the party.
About an hour later the chairlady came onto the screen in the council room and said she needed to talk to us. I looked at Suoh and saw that he was just as confuse das I was, so we went to her office. I thought it was about the party because we met Utako on the way there.
As we entered the chairlady looked at us and said, "I must ask you to stop the party arrangements."
We all stared at her, shocked, for a few moments. Then I asked, "Why?!"
She looked sad and said, "It will be for nothing; because the person for the party is for will not be here."
"What do you mean? Why would Akira not be here? I know we were mean by pretending but…"
"I'm afraid that you pretended to well. He and his family have just boarded their flight to America where Akira will go to CLAMPS sister school. You ignored him to throw him a huge party but instead hurt him so deeply that you caused him to move to another country. I'm sorry."
We all stared at her in shock, not wanting to believe it. "What have I done?" I asked, "I ruined a great friendship for a party that will never happen, all because of my stupid idea of ignoring him." I saw Suoh was still in shock over the news and Utako was crying on the floor.
I ran out the door and to the car waiting for me, as I hopped in I saw Suoh and Utako were coming right behind me. I told the driver to take us to Akira's house.
When we got there, it was empty of almost everything. I went up to Akira's room and found a note addressed to the three of us. I called in Suoh and Utako and read it. It said:
Kaichou, Takamura-Senpai, and Utako, I am sorry that I left without saying goodbye but I was starting to feel left out. I tried to ignore it but it just kept getting worse. I just couldn't take it anymore so I have decided to leave. I know that it's not the best choice, but if I had stayed, I don't know what would happen but I just knew I couldn't take it anymore. I am very sorry to leave but I felt it was best because I was not needed anymore. I felt that you just kept me around for my cooking skill and it hurt, but what hurt most of all was the fact that I was being ignored by everyone and that you wouldn't even talk to me anymore. I hope you find a new treasurer who will be able to serve you better that I could and will help you in more ways than I could. I will miss you all greatly but I doubt if you will even care enough to read this letter. I am sorry. Akira
I looked up to see that Suoh and Utako were in tears; I felt my own cheeks but already knew that I was crying. For a we all just looked at each other and said nothing."Suoh" I said and he looked at me, "Please take care of everything while I'm gone."
"No, Kaichou" he told me, "I am just as guilty as you are, I'm coming with you and you can't stop me."
I knew he was right, and it wouldn't be fair to make him wait here so I nodded and turned to Utako. "Would you care to join us?"
She didn't say anything, just nodded. I stood up and headed out the door to the car, Suoh and Utako were right behind me. As we got in I told the driver to take us to the airport. Now, a few hours later, we were getting ready to land in America and bring Akira home.