"Ro, you're gonna be late!" Lilly chided, leaning on the door frame nonchalantly. "The first day of the new school year, and..."
"I'm ready, I'm ready, see?" The younger girl groaned, grabbing her new brown satchel bag. "Hika and Kao did a great job redesigning these uniforms, right?" She beamed, spinning slightly. The blue pleated short skirt fluttered slightly as she pulled up her long white socks, matching the white cotton blouse with dark blue ribbon around the neck.
"Very cute, now come on!" She laughed, pulling her sister out slowly. "I've got work to do today- this inheritance won't last forever you know."
"But my pay check as the Hitachiin model will!" Rose giggled, skipping forward to grab some toast before running. "Honestly, your paintings are starting to really sell, I don't know why you're so worried."
"I know, I know." Lilly smiled, pleased at the thought. She was finally getting somewhere.
"It was good of Mr Cooper to give us this house though." Rose commented, tracing the wall with her fingers.
"And the servants, and the cars." Her sister added, a hint of humour in her voice. "Must have felt bad about everything that happened.
"Must be!" She beamed, until a knock at the door interrupted the conversation. "Ah! My ride's here. I'll see you later!" Rose leant forward and kissed her sister clumsily on the cheek. "Love you!"
"Love you too." Lilly drawled, as the excitable brunette dashed from the house.
Number twelve.
Pip...pip...pip...
Hey Rose! It's Becca!
"Hey Hika! Hey Kao!" She smiled happily as the two boys grinned at her from behind the door.
"This was so much easier when you lived with us." Hikaru pouted slightly. Kaoru rolled his eyes, dragging the two to the car.
"Let's just go! We're seniors and stuff. Third years! It's amazing!" He had an awed look on his face, and Rose shoved him a little.
"Wow, Kao, don't get hard over it."
"ROSE MADE A DIRTY JOKE!"
"Children, please." Hikaru felt incredibly strange being the mature one. It was not in his comfort zone. However, he did notice that Rose had finally become more comfortable about that subject. Did it have anything to do with the fact that they had...?
Nah. It couldn't be.
I know you'll be doing well. I bet you've wondered how I knew your life would pan out. Truth is – slightly obvious. Or I'm awesome. Either way, I'm willing to bet a lot of money I'm right.
"Welcome back, class 3-A."
"This is awesome, I'm totally the Music department's president this year!" Rose beamed, beside herself with joy.
"Oh cool." Haruhi looked over the notice her friend had been handed. "You're required to perform at every public event."
"Oh. Not fun."
I'm perfectly fine, and I've done a lot of growing up lately. I've realised how different we are. I know we aren't the friends we were a long time ago. We've grown apart. You have new friends, and soon, so will I.
I got a dance scholarship in America, isn't that great? I'm living there forever and always now. I can't wait!
Hikaru, Kaoru, Haruhi and Rose sat at the same table for lunch, feeling lonesome without host meetings.
"When are people next seeing the University lot?" Kaoru asked, taking a large mouthful.
"I'm seeing Tamaki after school; he's decided he wants to walk me home every day." Haruhi smiled, more pleased than she let on. Rose noticed.
"Sweet." She coyly replied, raising an eyebrow.
"Shut up." Promptly, a foot came out and struck Rose in the shin. She pouted, and Haruhi giggled.
I know you won't miss me like you used too, and that's fine, because I feel the same. We just aren't the people we were when we became friends. And that's fine too. We're just not compatible I guess. It's a shame, but we'll live.
"So, are you going to the welcome back ball?" Hikaru loomed over Rose's desk in Literature class. She just rolled her eyes slightly, in amusement.
"Well, I have to sing, don't I?" The girl laughed, facing him with a smile. He beamed.
"At last! You sing in front of the school!"
"Shut up."
"Be my 'date'?"
"If you're my 'escort'."
I know you and Hikaru will be happy together, I can tell. There isn't much left to say to you, except that you should be good, look after Kaoru for me, and sing and dance as much as you can my darling rabbit.
I love you. But we just aren't who we were.
I've already said this, but...
Shame.
Listen to the last track now. I think it sums up you and Hikaru quite well – at least, from the first time I saw you both together in England!
Five – My Secret Valentine, We the kings.
"Hey Rose, are you alright?"
She'd just listened to the end of the message, just listened to the track. She put a hand to her face, and found no tears. It was alright. She's always known she'd lose her eventually. She loved herm but she was right.
Time to grow up. And she had.
"Yeah. I'm great."
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DONE.
PWOAR.
YES.
I hope you all enjoyed it, and there will be some edits to bad chapters, and the thoroughly mixed up Sound track very soon.
Thanks for sticking with it so long, and I should let you know a sequel will be coming soon :D
I own nothing but my own characters.
Much peace, love and prosperity.
Lia
xxxx