Hiroki Yagami crossed the entrance of the school he had been told that it's a festival. There was a lot of people and students everywhere. However, he had no idea that his old partners were searching for him; although, his mother told him that he received a call from some boy called Aoi Tachikawa.

Hana was sitting selling plants, and she was glad that few people were fanatic of those so she wouldn't have to interact so much with them. While being there she thought and thought about her mom, Hana was so upset; how worth her promises?. Sometimes she wished his parents were divorced, so she didn't have to worry about her not showing much in her life, after all, Hana and her dad were doing perfectly fine.

"Hello, would you give me one of those beautiful cacti, please? A woman's voice interrupted her thoughts. When she looked, it was a face that she have seen before. Yes, Mimi came to buy a plant from her.

"Yes, of course!"

"Thank you!" she happily take the cacti. "You look like you need to talk"

"What?... H-how do you know?"

"Your face was a little tense when I saw you here. Am I right?" she smiled at the worried girl in front of her. "Can I sit beside you?"

Hana indicated a spot beside her, since not many people came to buy.

"First, I have to tell you that you are very pretty, you sure are the daughter of Koushiro kun" she smiled genuinely at the dark eyes of hers.

"Thank you. Aoi looks a lot like like you, too. He is very attractive"

"Really?... well lucky that he is attractive because he's very distracted and straightforward" Mimi laughed.

"He is been very kind to me"

"He better have! I told him to treat you well, Hana chan" the lady winked at her. "So… why are you so worried?"

Hana sighed loudly before she started to talk. "My mom said that she would come, and she did not… I haven't see her since 4 months now" she said looking at the plants in front of her.

Mimi looked at Hana and then before her. "Sometimes marriages are complicated. If two married persons are distant from one another is more difficult to stay in love… although some people say that on the contrary, it makes love stronger. But in the long run, I guess you forget about that person and focus only on you."

Hana looked at Mimi like she knew it all, what if she is right? What about her mom forgot about her? Forgot her family?. She didn't want to think about it anymore. But if only the knot in her throat leave her. What does Hana's father thought of all this?, now she definitely wanted to talk with him, like she imagined so many times.

"Don't worry Hana chan. Things are going to be just fine. You guys are strong! And if you or your father need anything, you have to know that you can count on me and Aoi" she smiled at the red headed as tears began to fall in Hana's cheeks; and Mimi hugged her.

Aoi was still in his waiter suit, serving in the café. When someone he recognized before came in. "It's him!" he thought for himself, yes, it was Hiroki!. The brown haired boy sat and looked at the menu in front of him.

Aoi's mind was running with thoughts! What he should do?!. He went to take his order before someone else did it.

"Hello…" Aoi greeted Hiroki with a nervous face

"Hello! I would like some cake please" Taichi's son smiled and ordered

"Sure! Uhm… let me introduce myself… I am Aoi Tachikawa"

"Tachikawa? Where did I hear that name before?"

"I called to your house the other day" Aoi explained

"Ah! I remember!"

"Yes, uhm… I can't talk right now, but what do you think if we talk after the festival ends?"

"Yes! I can do it" the young boy agreed

"Okay, I'll see you later. Just wait for us in the entrance of the school, near the big tree, okay?"

"Yeah, sure"

Aoi kept working, happy because he got to finally meet Hiroki, he couldn't wait until tell Hana about this so he texted her.

Mimi was still looking for her son "why I didn't asked Hana chan where Aoi could be?" she thought. But with a sight of the younger girl with her tearing face, she decided to leave her alone, but forgot what she was doing. Mimi sighed, and about to look for a place to sit and rest, when she spoted his red headed friend who was peacefully eating takoyaki sitting in one place.

"That looks delicious" she sat beside him to chat with him, at least until she could find her son.

"It is" he smiled at the food

"So, tell me, why are you here alone today? Sato san wasn't supposed to come too?"

Koushiro tought for a minute before give an answer. "Yes, she was"

"Do you want to tell me what happened?" Her friend kept silent. "You know, I talked to Hana chan and she is very upset"

"Why did you talk to her? I-"

"She even began to cry" continued Mimi ignoring Koushiro

"What?!" he looked at her abruptly and she slowly turned to look at him in the eye

"Yeah… she was telling me that she was very upset because her mother didn't make it to come"

Koushiro put a hand on his face. "Keiko was supposed to come, but then she called again and said that she couldn't. I told her that Hana was very anxious for her to come, and she answered that… maybe she wouln't came for the rest of the year… I don't know what is happening anymore Mimi"

Mimi stared at Koushiro with a sad face while she heard that story. "It's her first year of high school… how can she be so absent all this time?"

"I don't know"

"Things are not that good, huh?"

"The worst thing is, Mimi… that I don't know why. I mean, we finally have a family and a wonderful daughter, and she leaves for who knows how much. I don't know what Keiko is thinking about."

"I wish I could do something. I am sorry. But let me tell you something: that lady is crazy" she said crossing her arms.

"Mimi san…" Koushiro look at her surprised and wide eyed.

"I'm telling you! How can you leave your family? Sato san has you, and Hana chan… I could never leave Aoi alone, now that his father is not with him anymore… well, except now that I can't find him anywhere" she said to herself putting a finger in her chin thinking.

Koushiro stared at her for a minute and began to laugh at loud.

"I will never understand how you can make someone laugh even if they are very sad"

Mimi smiled. "I am glad that I can make that, you know. I told Hana chan that she can count on us, me and Aoi for anything. And now I am telling you! That anything that happens, you can truly count on me Koushiro" as saying his name she put one hand on his for a moment.

Koushiro couldn't believe how warm she was, she was wonderful. "Thank you very much, Mimi san"

"Okay, now I am going to keep looking for my son" she stood, stretch and begun to walk inside the school in the hallways. When she casually saw a blond boy in a waiter uniform inside a class and she stood in front of it, watching.

When he saw her, Aoi said "mom!" and she smiled and entered.

"Hello honey!" Mimi greeted him in english. "Ooh! You look so handsome in that waiter suite! I like green"

Aoi heard his classmates chatting about his mother behind him. "Thank you for coming mom, the festival is almost over, so why don't you go home and wait for me with a delicious food?"

"Whaat?! But I just came here!; Aoi!" she cried when Aoi was already pushing her out of the class blushing a bit.

After a few more hours, the festival was over. Hiroki was already sitting under the big tree that was in the entrance of the school waiting for Aoi, and he heard the boy calling for him. When he got up and turned around, Aoi was with a pretty red headed girl. "That's why he said 'us'" he thought.

"Thank you for waiting, Yagami san!"