[Disclaimer] I do not own Eye shield 21 or Garasu no Kamen! All credit goes to the awesome creators.

[Author Note] Here's the eighth chapter. Sorry about any typos and other writing errors.

(Chapter Eight – Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow)

It was 7:14 AM in the morning, and Maya was just woken up to leave on a plane. She was going to argue the fact that she didn't have to leave until it hit nine, but she figured that she had no choice but to go, especially if her mentor wanted her to leave this instant.

Maya grabbed her suitcase that was full with her personal belongings, left the building, and then got inside the car. She looked out of the window, feeling very depressed as thoughts about Sena crossed her mind. "He doesn't even know when I leave. Not even I knew it was going to be this early," she quietly said to herself with a grief-stricken voice.

"Hey, shut up back there!" the driver yelled, turning his head giving Maya a disgusting look, not even keeping his eyes on the road anymore.

Chigusa slapped the man in the face as she yelled with a thunderous voice, "Keep your eyes on the road!" For some reason Maya wanted to laugh, but she tried her best not to, besides no telling what Chigusa would of done. Rain started to pour down very heavily, thunder began to rumble and lightning started to flash.

The small bit of hope she had about Sena being on his way to see her fell off of a cliff now. There was no way he'd waste his time trying to find her when the weather is like this. About 18 minutes later, they arrived at the airport. After Chigusa got done handling everything, they were now outside walking toward the huge airplane. The half faced lady began to walk up the airplane stairs as she said, "Come, Maya."

The dejected actress took one step on the stairs, but stopped soon after. She then turned around and started to look up at the dark, grey sky. She closed her eyes as the cold rain hit her face; cool gusts of wind blew her hair in the air, the light howling of the wind reverberating in her ears.

"Where are you, Kobayakawa?" spoke the crestfallen girl.

"Maya, get in and let's go!" demanded the incensed mentor. The young actress then began to make her way up the stairs, but then the voice of possibilities shouted in her direction.

"Kitajima!" shouted Sena as he dashed toward the airplane.

"Kobayakawa!" cried the girl in disbelief, jumping from off of the plane and running towards the boy. Chigusa stepped out of the plane and seen Maya running away.

"Maya, what are you doing!" roared the lady, stomping her foot down to the ground in anger. Maya heard her scream, but that wasn't a concern to her at the moment, all she cared about was her knight who was running over to her.

"Kobayakawa!" she shouted again, her voice sounding just as grandiose as he remembered.

"Kitajima!" he shouted back to her, the smile on his face increasing like his speed. She then started to hold her arms out, waiting to embrace the one she loved dearly and deeply. The sun now started to break through the clouds, the yellow, morning glow beaming down on the region. It was as if the sun was showing how happy it was for them being able to see each other again.

"I love her, I do love Maya Kitajima. I never felt so happy to be around somebody like this. I never felt so alive!" he proudly exclaimed inside of his mind.

"I love him, I do love Sena Kobayakawa. I by no means ever felt so joyful to be around somebody like this. I never felt so alive!" she shouted inside of her mind.

After what felt like forever, they finally hugged, the warmth of each other's bodies quickly warmed one another from the harsh, icy breezes. They then started to spin around, their mouths spawning laughter. Soon enough, they stopped hugging and looked at each other.

"How did you know where to find me?" she asked him with a smile.

"Well, we only have two airports here; I just figured you'd take this one. I wasn't planning on coming this early, but I felt like I had to. I'm glad I did," he answered back with a smile of his own.

"MAYA, GET OVER HERE, NOW!" the voice of Chigusa has never sounded so loud. Maya knew she was in deep trouble, but this moment was worth the misfortune she was going to face.

"So, this is it, huh?" he forlornly asked her, smiles leaving from both of their faces.

"Yes… I guess so. Thanks for keeping your promise, Kobayakawa," she responded, sounding just as upset as he did.

"MAYA!" screamed the enraged mentor again, her voice even more loud than before. He knew as well as she knew that she had to go now, but not without him confessing to her first.

"Kitajima, before you go, I think there is something you should know," he said to her, stepping closer towards the girl. She felt her heart beating faster, so much until it started to hurt her chest. Her face heated up as it turned red, her blushed cheeks clearly visible. She looked deeply into his eyes, hoping that he was going to say what she thought he was going to say.

"Yes?" she asked him, tears already forming in her eyes.

"MAYA, I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME! LET'S GO!" Chigusa once again shouted.

"I love you, Maya Kitajima! I know that we haven't even known each other long enough to say such things, but that's the weird thing about it! I love you! I know I do! Please, please remember that!" he loudly declared, his body shaking a bit because of how nervous he was feeling at the moment. He said it, he said what she wanted him to say, and she couldn't feel anymore happier. He couldn't look at her; he was too panicky to see her reaction. He closed his eyes and put his head down, still shaking a little.

"MAAAYAAAA!" shouted the old lady one last time, she sounded like she was about to die.

With little, and I mean little, time left, she had to think quickly and do what she really wanted to do. Maya then cupped his face with both of her hands and lifted his head up a little, which made him open his eyes, and then she said to him in the most pure way, "I love you, too, Sena Kobayakawa."

After that, she closed her eyes and kissed him on the lips. Sena couldn't believe what she said and what she was doing. Her lips felt so soft, so warm. Never in his life has he ever felt something so delightful. He never felt something so exotic that made his body twitch with a feeling of unexplainable pleasure. He felt so warm and so in love.

He so desperately wanted to wrap his arms around her tiny waist and press his lips back against her own, but he felt way too dazed to do so. After approximately five seconds later, she slowly pulled away from him and whispered, "Good-bye, my Kobayakawa." She then started to run away towards the airplane. Sena watched as the girl he loved sincerely ran away, his mouth open with shock, his heart beating with love.

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