Words from the Past

"Do you know that was Hanazawa's Corp. CEO Car?"

But he took my phone! Tsukushi swiftly moved her hands in different directions, making different facial expressions, trying to make the stupid guard understand her.

"Please, miss what is your name? What business do you have associated with the CEO?" the officer angrily bombarded questions at her "Why did you try to break into his car?"

He stole my phone! Tsukushi tried to say again I'm mute you octopus!

"Tsukushi!" Tsukasa screamed across the room, as he dashed into the crowded room. He tripped over desks, pushed some people accidentally to the ground, and threw papers all around, while trying to carry his large figure across the room.

"Sir, are you associated with this lady" the bald officer turned to Tsukasa and asked.

"She's my friend" Tsukasa started saying "she's mute" and then saw Tsukushi's expression turned sour and her hands swayed back and forth with rapid and complex movements."

"She says that the CEO took her phone and she was just trying to get it back. She wasn't trying to steal his car, just to get back what rightfully belonged to her!" Tsukasa yelled as he was putting everything in sound, of what Tsukushi was saying.

"Mr. CEO we deeply apologize the thief is right there!"

Everyone's head turned. There was the culprit of the fiasco Hanazawa Rui! His light brown hair partly messy hung were scattered around his head, his eyes emotionless and dull looking right through the guard. He slightly turned his head and saw Tsukushi so mad it seemed like puffs of smoke are going to come out from her ears.

"What is the problem here officer?" Rui calmly asked, with a small smirk that only Tsukushi could detect.

"This young lady tried to break into your car, sir" the security guard bowed as low as he could "I apologize for this."

"There's no problem officer, she's my ex girlfriend" Rui's smile widened "just some old relationship problems." Rui lifted his arm and put it around Tsukushi "she just never knows when to let go."

Tsukasa and Tsukushi's faces turned beet red and they were in such shock that they had no idea that they were moved to outside. Tsukushi finally realized that Rui's arm still was over her shoulders. She quickly moved away from him.

"Here's your phone" Rui walked to her, and gave it to her and then bent down towards her ear and quietly whispered, "You know such tricks don't work on me. But you are an interesting one so I might give you a chance. But next time think of something maybe more… secluded…"

Tsukushi was horrified and close to tears; nevertheless, she felt so insulted and humiliated her anger was boiling inside of her ready to explode. She stood up, looked Rui directly in the face, and with her hand slapped him with all the force and might she could.

Rui slightly touched his jaw, which was marked by a deep red mark. He wanted to yell out to Tsukushi but Tsukasa got before him.

"Listen, asshole! That girl belongs to me! She was never your girlfriend or ever be! She is my future wife! "

"I do not concern myself with personal affairs" Rui coldly replied, while stepping into his limo.

Tsukasa turned around and did not see Tsukushi in sight.

"Shit!" he cursed and ran straight hoping that Tsukushi will be in the same spot she was few years ago.

Meanwhile

Tsukushi ran as fast as her feet would carry her, without thinking, without any reason she started running to the same place she ran so many times, her place where no one could find her. It hurt her so much the words that came out of that stupid CEO's mouth. It reminded her of what happened few years back.

Three Years Ago

School just ended. Tsukushi and Tsukasa were standing outside the gates of the school, walking slowly home.

"Damn it" Tsukasa screamed "Tsukushi, wait here I forgot something I'll be right back!"

Ok!

Tsukushi started walking back and forth until she bumped into something.

"So, what is the poor Tsukushi doing here alone?" another student asked "what is poor mute Tsukushi doing here all alone?"

The male student was tall and well built. He grabbed Tsukushi's shoulders and pushed her against the wall surrounding the school. His hands were big and powerful, and no matter how much Tsukushi tried to resist she could not escape.

"You're stuck aren't you" replied the student with a smirk on his face "you can't even scream, you poor thing." He bent down and looked closely at her face "you know when you look closely, you're really cute."

Tsukushi turned her face away, and the boy roughly with his big hands brought it to his face.

"And your body isn't that bad either" his hands grasped her jaw and pulled it closer, while his other hand roughly held her hands together "you should put out a little bit more you know."

Tsukushi was disgusted by his speech and she spat at his face. Without releasing her assaulter wiped down his face and snarled:

"You're gonna pay for this bitch!"

"Get off her" Tsukasa screamed running down the street, as he saw what was happening.

Tsukasa's fists flew back and forth, his anger taking complete control over him and his sanity. He only saw black in his eyes, his heart filled with angered, not wishing for anything else but the death of the man who hurt Tsukushi. It was the memories of the accident that acted so silently on him, and Tsukasa unconsciously thought of the person being himself. Tsukasa was beating himself as well, in order to forgive himself for the horrible bus accident, which caused Tsukushi to lose everything.

"Stop it man!" the hurt, and bleeding boy screamed warm red blood was trickling down his face "what's wrong with you? You should learn to share once in a while!"

Instead of calming Tsukasa down, the words just angered him further more, and he threw punches harder, his kicks were stronger, and the sky above him darkened. As rain drenched him, he lost himself to violence, forgetting about everything but pain that he wanted to get rid off.

Once Tsukushi was released, she ran as fast as her feet, where carrying her, not turning around or watching out for cars on the road. She just ran and ran, to a place far away, where no one could find her. She reached a forest on a path to a mountain, and just collapsed to the ground, and wept. If her voice would have been there, she could of have screamed out of pain. But all that came out was a silent cry for peace. Tsukushi did not know how many hours she was lying there when she noticed the sky turning darker and darker. Quiet drops of rain made relaxing sounds of "drip, drip, drip" on the leaves of the trees. Tsukushi calmed down, but sour tears still rolled down her face.

Tsukasa felt tired and threw the assaulter on the ground. He looked down upon him, and all he could see was blood, the person slowly got up and walked away without saying a word. Tsukasa breathed deeply, and then turned around and did not see Tsukushi.

"Damn it!"

Without thinking, Tsukasa got up and ran straight, towards nowhere, towards anywhere in hopes of finding Tsukushi.

"I messed up again" Tsukasa thought "I will never forgive if something happened to her…"

Tsukasa was now slowly walking down somewhere unknown in the dark, rain drenching his hair and his clothes. He did not have energy to run anymore. The young man searched every corner of Tokyo it seemed on foot, and still did not find her. He looked up at the brilliant star illuminated sky and sighed, as he looked back down he saw her. Tsukushi was curled up in a ball, sitting under the tree, looking up at the sky.

"Tsukushi" Tsukasa screamed, as he ran towards her.

Before Tsukushi could realize it, Tsukasa's arms, holding her tight to him, while he quietly whispered into her ear, surrounded her small frame:

"I'm so sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Tsukushi looked up to his face and saw scratches on his face. Freeing herself a little bit, she showed:

What happened to you are you ok?

"I'm fine, it's nothing Tsukushi."

I am sorry it is my entire fault.

"No, it's not I shouldn't have left you all alone!"

Tsukushi just hugged him once again and Tsukasa just pulled her closer in, letting her scent enter his nose. The young woman pushed herself away from him and looked him directly in the eyes.

I am sorry I should not have run off like that, I got lost and did not know how to get back… I'm sorry I'm so stupid.

"You're not stupid, and I'm just glad you're safe. I don't know what I would do without you."

Tsukasa looked at Tsukushi's face, and she looked at him, as if there were some kind of magnets reaching out to both of them, they closed their eyes, and their faces moved closer to each other. Their lips touched, and out of natural instinct or whatever one person might call it, Tsukasa deepened the kiss but Tsukushi did not refuse the warmth and the comfort radiating from him.

Tsukasa stood up and looked Tsukushi straight in the eye; she started to blush a little bit. But Tsukasa just opened his hand towards her and smiled.

"Let's go!"

Tsukushi accepted his hand, and as they walked, they leaned against each other in the rain, depending upon each other to survive in this cruel world.

Present

Tsukasa ran towards the same spot in the forest, where he knew Tsukushi was hiding and crying silently without making a sound. No matter how much his guts told him to turn back and beat up the stupid CEO, he knew that wasn't such a smart idea. First, Tsukushi was more important and second, he would probably be put to jail until life, just because he was, a stupid CEO of Hanazawa corp. Tsukasa arrived at the little place and just found Tsukushi standing there, facing the forest. He slowly and quietly walked towards her, from a side he saw her tears silently rolling down her silky cheeks and then falling onto the ground. Tsukasa silently came up to her, and from behind put his hands around her into a tight hold and quietly whispered:

"You don't have to run away anymore, I'll always be here to protect you. No matter what" Tsukasa loosened his grip allowing Tsukushi to turn around and burry her head into his firm chest "cry as much as you want. I'm not going anywhere. I'll always be here to protect you, silly. I love you."