Author's Note: Sorry for not writing in a couple days...damn research paper.

I woke up and it was black outside. The moon wasn't anywhere that I could see. Nights like this you could see the stars clearly, but I prefered the moon. I felt okay. I'd finally caught up on some well needed sleep. I would lie down for hours and hours and never fall asleep with Usagi there I fell asleep almost instantly. I needed to do something about this quick. I'm not sure anyone would approve of a relationship between me and Usagi, but it seemed like one was starting even though I was fighting it.

I sat with my head propped up on Suzuki-san. What would I do if Usagi left me? Would I be lonely? I was before, but I was getting used to having a place to myself. The loneliness would creep in at times, but all I had to do was remind myself of my fight with Takahiro. I'd manage on my own without his help if it was what he wanted.

More than ever I realized it was what I wanted. I was mad at Nii-chan. By raising me himself he'd eventually grown tired of taking care of me. If he didn't want the responsibility he shouldn't have taken it. So it wasn't in a rush that I left home. I had saving and I planned everything out. I'd grown tired of Nii-chan's increasingly annoyed attitude. I had been planning on leaving at some point, not so soon but it didn't matter.

I checked the phone Usagi had installed. There were a couple missed calls from Usagi and one from Nii-chan. I picked up the phone and dialed Nii-chan's number slowly. Just when I was about to hang up the ringing stopped and I heard a familiar groggy voice. "Misaki?"

"It's me." I realized I had nothing to say that wouldn't deepen the rift between us.

"You don't know how worried I've been. I tried reaching you for a while. I just figured you didn't want to be found." You were right.

"I didn't. Not by you." The words popped out of my mouth before I could hold them back. "I'm sorry. I have to go." I hung up quickly and wrapped my arms back around Suzuki-san. I wish Usagi was here. That was something even more shocking. How I'd been thinking lately just didn't seem like it was me, or maybe everything before this was a lie.

The door unlocked and Usagi walked in followed by a girl. She was pretty. He didn't seem to care. He flicked the lights on. I hadn't realized how long I'd been sitting in the dark clutching the phone with angry tears running down my face. When Usagi entered I was instantly aware. That just made me angrier, so before I could stop myself I threw that phone with all my strength and watch in break when it crashed into the wall.

"Aikawa...maybe you should go." Usagi looked shocked at first but could hide it well. Aikawa just looked scared.

"He doesn't seem like the same person that was hanging onto you." I wasn't mad enough to not be embarrassed. I think they both mistook it for anger though. "I'll be going now."

Usagi shut the door behind Aikawa and sat down next to me on the couch. I just stared at the pieces of the phone. It was probably something expensive, and now I had to repay Usagi somehow. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to do that. Seems like I can't control myself lately. Just Nii-chan...and everything else..." I wasn't going to cry again.

"I know it's hard." That was all Usagi said. I could see in his eyes that he did know. The way he was suddenly silent, as if he was thinking gave it away. He knew more than I did about not wanting to be in your own home sometimes. About just wanting run, but having nowhere to run to because no matter what there was always some constant reminder of what you were running from. So I put my hand over his to let him know we were friends.

When he turned to face me I already knew it was too late. My heart wouldn't be pounding so hard if I hadn't already fallen hard. And so I had everything I had wanted so long ago. I want to run and forget it all, but I didn't want to be lonely. I didn't want things to be the way they were in school where I was judged based on appearance. I wanted love. The real kind, not just a crush. It all had crashed on me in a couple short days. I had what I wanted. It didn't come in the package I expected, but it was the right fight for me.

I was scared. I knew Usagi wouldn't just stop with a kiss because he was the type who could realize the change in your eyes. Once he knew I felt the same way about him he felt about me there was no escaping. I got that just looking into his eyes. I'd be okay. I'd be better than I was before. I'd eventually mend things with Nii-chan. I wouldn't be lonely. Now I was happy.

Author's Note: This is the last chapter for A Meeting Over Vegetables but more will continue to be added to this story because I have more ideas on how Usagi and Misaki would meet. Next chapter soon...Coffee Beans and Sugar P.1