For Mizuhara Yuukie! (Hiroto x Yuukie)

It had been 2 months since the Alea Academy incident. Everything was back to normal, peace had returned, everyone was back to their daily life. Raimon was full of cheers and not a single sign of sadness but under all this, there was a certain place where a certain red haired captain from Aliea Academy had been really pissed off if you know what I mean…

This captain was Kiyama Hiroto who always wore a smile on his face, was wiped away. He kept quiet most of the time and always pretended to be happy and cheerful none of the children from Sun Garden Orphanage noticed it except for a 13 year old girl with long white hair silver eyes and white skin known as Mizuhara Yuukie.

One day or should I rather say night around 8'o clock, Hiroto was lying upside down on his bed with his face hidden in his pillow. Yuukie who had been concerned about him for a really long time, knocked on his door but no reply and it was locked.

Only one thing to do at a time like this... kick the door open!

Yeah right, Yuukie was one of the silent and shy types who would NEVER try and do anything like that so she took off a hair pin from her hair and picked the lock of the door.

Hiroto's room was a mess. The wall paper on the walls of his room had stars and planets on it, his dirty laundry was on the floor, a pile of books on the table about astronomy and the celestial movements and his dear telescope which he took great care of, was lying on the floor.

"H-Hiroto? are you all right?" Yuukie whispered

Hiroto startled and in attempts of jumping on his feet he ended up falling off his bed and stared at an upside down Yuukie. What do you expect from a boy who is lying upside down?

He straightened back up to his and then took a deep breath "It's only you, what are you doing here? Do you need something?" he asked in concern

"No, I don't need anything I just wanted to…um…talk to you, is all" Yuukie said shyly "Your room is such a mess"

Hiroto gave his room a quick glance then gave Yuukie a small smile and gave the lamest excuse "yeah, I keep forgetting to clean my room…anyway what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Oh, yeah, right. I was wondering whether you're all right, You have been looking really upset since… you know…father was sent to…" Yuukie trailed off unable to say it.

Hiroto's eyes widened, fist clenched tight and gritted his teeth, frightening Yuukie. "H-Hiro kun? G-gomen for putting this up"

Hiroto collapsed on his bed in tears and began to sob. Yuukie was astonished on seeing that Kiyama Hiroto the captain of the strongest team of Alea Academy, Genisis, who always had a smile on his face, would actually cry.

Yuukie sat next to him and placed a hand on his shoulder and gave a comforting smile.

Hiroto sat up and muttered "I still can't believe that dad is gone *sobs* why did he had to go? I wish I could have tried to convince him like onee-chan tried" Hiroto sobbed and pulled Yuukie into an embrace who was a red as Hiroto's hair with a racing heart.

"It'll be okay, he will be back. Trust me, I know" Yuukie said comfortingly and wiped the tears on his face.

"But what if…" Hiroto was cut off by Yuukie who placed a finger on his lips and grabbed his wrist and dragged him away.

Hiroto tried asking her, where she was taking him but no reply.

Yuukie came to a halt in front of the soccer field by the river bank and gestured him to lie on the grassland beside her.

He hesitated at first but then followed her lead and did what he was told. They gazed at the beautiful starlit sky. "It's beautiful isn't it?" Yuukie said sweetly

"Yeah, they are so far away and yet so close, they are so mysterious and the space is filled with mysteries. That is one of the reasons why I decided to take part in the Alea project" Hiroto said calmly.

"You know, I think that the stars give us a lesson" she said calmly not wanting to look at Hiroto. "that the stars are our dreams and we have to work hard to reach our dreams. No matter how dark it might be, there is always a tiny light which will overcome any darkness…that means you shouldn't lose hope that you won't be able to see dad again" she said smiling

Hiroto smiled at her caressed her face making her flush once again "Thanks Yuukie" with that Hiroto kissed Yuukie.

End of story!