Author: Thank you for the reviews: Here we go chapter III hope you'll like it…

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"Mother why are you still up? You should rest." Shizuru sat beside her mother in bed.

Mrs. Fujino smiled on her daughter. "I'm still waiting for your father. Come here." She beckoned her daughter to come closer. She pulled her beside her. "What do you think of Randolph huh?" she taps her hand.

Shizuru smiled a little bit "he's alright mother."

"But?"

"But… I don't feel anything for him; he's a nice person that's all."

"Really? I saw the kiss" she teased her daughter.

"Mother! I can't believe you spied on me. I wasn't expecting that kiss. I can't believe he did that." She got edgy when she remembered what happened awhile ago.

"OK… Honey" she looked at her intently "so did you like it?"

"Mother!" she gave out a slight laugh.

"Alright…alright. Honey?"

"Yes Mother?" she hugs her mother.

"Always remember that no matter what kind of life you choose, just be happy. Ok?" she kissed her daughters temple.

"Thank you mother, you better rest now." She gave her mother a kiss before she left and gently closed the door. When she got into her room she checked phone. She got one miscall from Natsuki.

She missed her terribly but his father is always watching her every move. She knows Natsuki is worried about her. "I better call her back." She dialed her cell phone number. Her brows narrowed when her call was answered by an operator saying that the number she dialed was not available. It's not like Natsuki to turn her phone off. "Maybe her battery ran out. " She dialed her land line number but the other line just keep on ringing no one's answering the phone. "That's odd? Maybe she went out, I'll try again later."

Shizuru freshen up before she went to bed she was about to call Natsuki again when her phone rang its Mai "Hello Mai-san?"

"Sorry for calling this late but, I was just worried, Natsuki called me and …"

After hearing her girlfriends name she got worried "Is something wrong, is Natsuki alright?"

"That's why I called you see she called she sounded so…I don't know she sound so wreck, she was crying it's was the first I heard her like that, did something happened? She was-"

She didn't make her finish "sorry Mai-san I need to go thank you for telling me about this." She turned her phone off. She got dress and went out almost running."

"Where are you going at this hour Shizuru."

She froze "I need to look into something father I'll be back soon."

"If you're going to see her then it would be pointless."

"What do you mean by that father?" she can sense something in her father voice but she can't point it out.

"Oh nothing we just had a little talk." His voice is calm while sipping his drink.

"What?! What did you say to her father?" she felt her body trembled rage is starting to rise inside her, but she remained calm and compose.

"Nothing that she doesn't already know. I just told her the truth."

"What truth father?" her face remained emotionless but anger can be easily seen in her eyes.

" That you were seeing someone else."

"What?!" she moved closer to her father.

"Don't raise your voice on me, you might be forgetting I'm your father." Mr. Fujino got another drink.

"How could you do that father?" she can no longer control the trembling of her voice thinking about what might Natsuki be thinking and doing right now. No wonder she's not answering her calls.

"I only did what is right. Your relationship with her is unacceptable. Think about what other people would say, think about you mother."

Shizuru can't take this anymore but when she realized her mother is upstairs she change her mind. She just turned her back and decided to leave.

"I hope you will take the right decision child."

She didn't answer back. The only thing that she's thinking right now is to get to Natsuki.

She hailed a cab. She tried to call her again still no ones answering her phone. Her worry is starting to turn into panic. Natsuki always answer her phone especially if she knows she's the one calling. What if she decides to do something drastic?

When she reached her place she almost ran to the door. She knocks but nobody answered the door. She used her key to open the door. "Natsuki?" she started looking for her allover the apartment. Natsuki is not there. She called Mai to check if Natsuki called again.

"No, I'm getting worried too. I can't understand what she was saying but the last thing that she said is that she needs to go away for awhile."

"Thanks, please call me if she calls." She then rushed to Natsuki's cabinet, this time real panic rose inside her when she saw that almost all of Natsuki's stuff were gone. "No please." She tried to control a sob but failed. Tears started to come. Getting a hold of her self she called Natsuki's phone again, she still got the same answer. "Why? You should have waited for me" she felt so helpless. Her legs felt so weak she let her body fall on the bed and let her self cry. "I should have told her, I should have tried harder, I should have found more time to be with her." She can't do anything else but cover her face with her hands and let all her pain go. "Maybe she just needs time." She stared on the ceiling feeling so empty. "I wish you'll come soon my Natsuki.

She can't remember how long she slept but she was woken up when her phone rang she grab intermediately thinking that it might be Natsuki "hello?" but instead she was greeted by a bad news. "What hospital. Yes I'll be there." She grabs her jacket and ran to the door.

Shizuru is praying while she's in the cab. "Please let her be alright." It was her father on the phone. They took her mother to the hospital. She had another attack and the doctor said that this one is fatal.

She ran towards the emergency room, her father is outside the room. He looked years older thinking she was with him last night. He gently gave her hand a squeeze "you're mother is waiting for, you may go inside now." Her father guided her towards the door.

Her mother looked so pale she felt a lump on her throat she moved closer. Her mother smiled when she saw her. Even her smile looked so weak she held her hand; it felt cold in her touch. "Mother." It's the only thing that came out in her mouth.

"Now, honeys don't cry. Remember everything that I've taught you."
"Why are talking like that?"

"We both know. Always remember I will always love you. And no matter what kind of life you choose I will always love you."

Her mother's breathing is becoming rapid, "mother you should rest." Another sob came out from her mouth.

Her mother looked at her and smile ones more "I love you… Take care of your father for me. Shi-zu-ru be ha-ppy" just that and her mother took he final breath. The next thing she knew the doctors and nurses pulled her away from her mother and they tried to revive her, her mind's blank, her heart empty, she felt numb. She can't believe she lost everything she had in just a matter of hours and it's unbearable. All her strength, her will all turned into peaces, and she has no idea how to put it all back.

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Everything happened so fast. Natsuki left; her mother died. She moved out of their house. Her father didn't stop her. She tried to call Natsuki over and over again until she got tired and gave up. Maybe it's better this way.

The next day as she watches the sun rise, every pain that she felt made her numb. That day along with the rising of the sun a new Fujino shizuru was born.

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Author: Chapter III is done…New life for chapter four.