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Oftentimes we say goodbye to the person we love without wanting to. Though that doesn't mean that we've stopped loving them or we've stopped to care. Sometimes goodbye is a painful way to say I Love You.

Her eyes flew on a small chest under his bed. She wants to see what's inside but she's hesitating because it's not really hers. Curiosity killed the cat. So she picked it up and gently opened it. She picked inside but a handkerchief is covering the things.

"Hand...kerchief?" Mikan was shocked. She picked the handkerchief up. Flashbacks starts to play on her mind.

~O~O~O~

There's a 6 year old brunette who's biking in the park. The dark clouds were slowly covering the sky. The little girl hummed while pedaling her bike. She didn't know that there's a stone so she didn't stop. Then, that stone made her bike unbalanced when she passed it and she fell over.

She started to cry and the dark clouds have completely invade the sky. She stood up but almost dropped on her knees because of a huge wound on her leg and it's bleeding badly. She decided to carry her bike and limped to one of the benches.

After a few minutes, it's starting to rain. The girl doesn't know what to do. Her cries became louder. Then, someone tapped her shoulder. It's also not raining on her area so she looked up.

"Are you lost, little girl?" a 6 year old boy with messy raven hair and tantalizing crimson orbs asked the brunette.

"Y-you can say that," she said nervously. She's almost soaked in the rain.

The boy has a black umbrella that kept the two of them dry. The boy noticed her leg and he almost gasped.

"You have a huge wound there," the boy pointed to her leg.

"I fe-fell earlier," the girl told him.

"Here, hold this for a while," the crimson-eyed boy said, giving her the umbrella. She gladly took it. And when she was about to say thanks, the boy knelt on the ground and pulled a big red handkerchief from his pocket. The girl is confused.

"W-what are you doing?" she innocently asked.

"Duh! Your wound is bleeding so I will help you clean it before it got infected," the boy answered in a matter-of-fact tone.

"You don't have to be rude! But anyway, thanks," she muttered.

"Hn."

The raven haired boy starts to clean her wound. He didn't even care if he's soaking wet because of the rain. When, there's no blood left, he left the handkerchief on the girl's leg and turned to leave but only to be stopped by the brunette.

"Thank you and I will going to return you handkerchief if we meet again," the little girl shouted.

"No need. I have a lot of that in my room," he told her and he continued to walk.

"By the way what's your name?" the girl asked.

"I normally don't give my name to others," he replied.

"My name is Mikan Yukihara," the girl said.

The boy smiled a little, unknown to the girl. "Mine is-"

~O~O~O~

"This...is the handkerchief that he lend me," Mikan whispered. Tears are starting to fall from her eyes while flashbacks are still playing on her head.

~O~O~O~

"Ice cream," a 6 year old brunette said happily. She's holding a strawberry flavored ice cream. She decided to sat on one of the benches near the Sakura trees in the park. When she's licking her ice cream, she heard a thud. She looked behind her and saw a raven haired boy.

"Ow! That hurts," the boy muttered.

The brunette walked to him.

"Are you alright?" the girl asked.

"Do I look like I'm alright?" the boy looked up only to see a brunette haired girl with hazel orbs.

"You," she pointed a finger to him, "you're the one who helped me the other day."

"Hn."

"See, I told you we will meet again," the girl said with a grin on her face.

The boy stood up and dusted his pants. He saw the strawberry ice cream that the girl's holding.

"How do you know my favorite flavor?" he asked.

"Eh? What are you-" she was cut off when the boy licked her ice cream. The girl blushed because they're so close.

"H-hey! This is mine!"

"Hmmm," the lad looked up to her and stopped licking her ice cream.

"Anyways, what happened to you?" the girl asked.

"Why should I tell you?"

"I'm just asking, Mr. Rude."

"Mr. Rude? I have a name, ya' know," the boy replied.

"I know Nat-"

~O~O~O~

A girl is walking to the park, looking for someone. She already spent a half an hour in searching for a certain boy. She decided to sat on one of the benches near the Sakura trees. She looked down on her hands that holding a red handkerchief with flames around it.

"How can I possibly return this if I can't even find him," the girl sighed deeply. She closed her eyes and there's a loud thud.

"Ow! This is the second time that I fell," someone mumbled behind her. She looked and she saw the person she's looking for.

"Hey! Do you know that I was looking for you for almost an hour," the girl said. The boy looked at her direction after dusting his pants.

"You again? Are you stalking me?" the boy asked.

"What? Me? Stalking you? Arrggh... So rude. Anyway, I'm just here to give this to you," the girl walked towards the boy and raised the handkerchief. The boy raised one of his eyebrows.

"I don't need it," he said.

"Eh? I washed it for you and you just said you don't need it!" the girl yelled.

"Ow! My eardrums will blast if you don't stop yelling," the boy hissed.

"Whatever. Take it and I'll leave you now," the girl threw the handkerchief to his face. The boy looked surprised because no one even dared to do that to him.

"Hey, are you sure this doesn't had any idiotic germs of yours?" the boy teased. There's a vein popped out from the girl's head.

"Then, throw it if you want-"

~O~O~O~

"He really kept this," Mikan murmured. She gently put the handkerchief on the bed. Then, she looked at the things inside. She started to cry more. She took one of the items from the chest. It's a necklace with a half piece of a heart dangling on it. There's a "ve You" that carved on it.

~O~O~O~

"Hey, I guess we will spent our Christmas by just the two of us," a 7-year old brunette said.

"I'm used to it anyways," a 7-year old raven haired boy replied.

"What are you going to ask from Santa Claus?" the girl asked.

"Santa is not real," the boy told her.

"Argh.. I forgot that everything isn't real for you. But what will you ask for if he's really true?" the girl asked again.

"Mmm... I think... Wait, why am I going to tell you that?"

"Eh? Because I'm your friend," the girl quickly replied.

"Tch, fine. I really don't want anything. I just want my friend to stay beside me," the boy muttered.

"Then, I'm going to stay beside you," the girl smiled happily. The boy let out a small smile.

"You are really an idiot," the boy mumbled. He took a box from his pocket and threw it to the girl.

"What's this?" the girl asked.

"A box," the boy replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"I know that! What I meant is what's inside."

"Then, open it. Idiotic girl."

The girl opened it and gasped. She took the thing from the box gently. She smiled brightly. It's a necklace with a half piece of a heart that hanging on it. "I Lo" is carved on it.

"Wait! Where's the other half?" the girl asked.

The boy lifted his red scarf and pulled a necklace. It's similar to hers except from the words that carved on it. It's "ve You".

"That's my gift for you for Christmas," the boy said.

"Thank you, Nat-kun!" the girl hugged him and the boy blushed in return. When the girl broke the hug, she wore the necklace and showed it to the boy. She pulled the half piece of heart of her necklace and she also pulled the other half from the boy's neck.

"What did it say?" the girl asked. She put the halves together and it became a whole heart. She read the message. Her cheeks were tinted by pink when she finally made up the words.

"I Love You."

~O~O~O~

Mikan carefully put the necklace aside, together with the handkerchief. She took another thing from the small chest. It's another necklace and it's gold. It has a gold ring hanging on it.

~O~O~O~

Two 8 year olds were sitting on the grass under a Sakura Tree. It's peaceful and you can only hear the birds chirping, the grass and leaves swaying and the laughter of some children. It's a sunny day; a good day to start with. But not with a certain brunette.

"Nat-kun," the brunette haired girl softly called out. A raven haired boy was lying on her lap, reading a manga.

"Hn," the boy replied. There's suddenly a drop of water that fell on his face. He looked up to his companion and he immediately sat up. The girl was tearing and he's wondering why.

"Oi, what's wrong?" the boy asked. The girl continued to sob quietly. He's started to get worried and impatient.

"I ask you wha-" he stopped when she spoke up.

"I'm leaving," the girl said. She's looking down and her honey brown locks were covering her eyes.

"What do you mean you're leaving? You're always going somewhere," the boy said.

"No. It's not like that anymore," the girl paused. She looked up to him and tears were strolling down in her cheeks. "I'm leaving tomorrow. I'm going to America and I might not come back anymore."

"Tch! What are talking about? If this is one of your pranks, stop it."

"It's not. My parents want me to go with them and I'm going to study there too," the girl continued.

"You're not. It's not working on me. You're just lying," the boy covered his face with his raven bangs.

"I don't know when I'm going to come back here but I want you... to wait for me," the girl murmured.

"..." the boy stood up and ran away. The girl continued to cry.

"I'm so sorry, Nat-kun," the girl mumbled in her cries. After a few minutes, she also walked away and went to her house.

The day after...

"We're going to leave in a few minutes, honey," the girl's mother mentioned.

"Mommy, can I go to the park for a couple of minutes?" the brunette asked.

"What are you going to do there?" her mom asked.

"I just want to go there to see it one last time."

Her mother smiled to her and pat her head. "Ok, honey. Be sure to go back here before we go to the airport, alright?"

Her daughter smiled back to her and nodded her head. The 8 year old girl quickly went to the park and sat under a Sakura tree. She watched as the clouds slowly changed into another figure. She started to cry again. She doesn't want to leave but she has to. She doesn't want to leave her friends, especially him.

There were footsteps that she heard and she looked to that direction. Crimson orbs clashed with hazel ones. She started to get up while the boy continued to walked towards her. When she turned her back on him to walked away, a firm yet a gentle grip on her arm stopped her.

"Mi-chi," the raven haired boy called out.

"I have to leave, Nat-kun," the girl said.

"I'm sorry," the boy looked down. The brunette looked at the boy.

"It's alright," the girl let out a bright smile but the boy can see the sadness in her eyes. He hugged her and the girl was surprised by his sudden action.

"I'm going to wait for you," the boy whispered to her ears. She started to sob quietly and she hugged him back.

"Thank you, Nat-kun."

The boy broke the hug and put his hands on her shoulders. They stared at each other for a few of minutes before the boy picked something from his neck. It's a necklace with two golden rings and a half piece of heart. He took one of the golden rings and put it on the girl's palm.

"It's my gift to you."

The girl looked at the beautiful golden ring on her hand and she put it on her necklace too together with the other half of the heart pendent.

"Thank you," the girl said.

"I promise that we will meet each other again, I'm going to wait for your return," the boy held her hand and put it on his chest.

"I promise that we will meet each other again, I'm going to miss you so much," the girl rest her head on his shoulder.

The boy let his tears to flow while the girl was sobbing on his shoulder.

"I will always think about you."

"I will continue to love you."

"I promise I'll wait for you."

~O~O~O~

Tears continued to stroll down on Mikan's cheeks. She's happy, very happy. She finally found her childhood friend. Her childhood friend that she learned to love. Her childhood friend that became close to her heart. Her childhood friend that she really missed so much.

"Natsume and Nat-kun... are the same one," she whispered. She stared at the two necklaces. She's wondering why did he separated the two pendents. She glanced inside the small chest and found papers. She picked all of it as big fat tears escaped from her eyes.

These papers are the letters that she sent to him during her first year in America. They stopped writing to each other when he suddenly moved out to another city.

"I'm so happy. I finally know that he's been right next to me all this time," she mused.

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