This chapter is one of the chapters I want to change so much. Not the idea, but the flow. For me, it's too short. But as of now, I still haven't thought of how I will change it, so I'll just post this as I first wrote it.

I think this chapter will at least clear one problem, but create another. Have fun (?) reading!

Chapter 14-Unveiled

It was a cold and gloomy day. The clouds were gray, and the rain fell hard. People passed by, huddled in long thick coats and big umbrellas. They all tried to avoid the small puddles on the sidewalk.

Miku watched them pass by from the café's window. Every now and then, she let out a sigh. The weather, she thought, got her mood right. She lightly tapped her fingernails against the table, humming softly as she did.

Then suddenly her eyes widened a little, and she stiffened in her seat. The person she was waiting for just stepped out of the car and into the rain, not minding the water droplets hitting him as he ran. She immediately fixed her poise, and waited for her guest to enter the place. When he did, she waved at him and smiled.

"I'm glad you were able to meet with me, Koko-san," she said, as she motioned for him to sit. Koko gave her a grin, as he replied, "Well, I heard the urgency in your voice. And I am not particularly busy today, so it's fine."

She smiled at him, and then turned her gaze at the cup of tea in front of her. Sensing that this meeting would take a while, Koko ordered coffee first. Silence ensued. She didn't know how to break it, because she knew that once she broke it, she must go straight to the reason of that meeting.

But she didn't need to worry, because he himself said it.

"You want to know what's really going on between Natsume and Mikan, don't you?"

She looked up, and saw his usually happy expression turn serious. She let out a sigh, gave him a sad smile, and said, "It doesn't take much of the psychiatrist in you to know that, right?"

A small smiled played on his lips, as he replied, "I'm afraid that's right. So, are you sure you would like to know the truth?"

"Koko-san, I already know that something's going on since the very start. I felt it more when we got engaged." SHe paused, as if thinking on how to say the words carefully. She continued, "Because, the truth is, it wasn't him who asked. It was me. I was the one who popped that very important question. We just didn't tell you because we know the consequences."

She giggled when she saw his reaction. Koko's eyes widened, and his mouth hung open. For a few moments he was speechless, until he managed to blurt out, "He…you…what?"

"Exactly the reaction we would get, if we told you the truth. Anyways, for me that moment wasn't that happy. Yes, he agreed to get married, but the fact that it was me who proposed and not him; it made me feel that he was not into this relationship. That I was just an excuse," she said.

He watched her daintily take a sip. Her lips formed a small smile, but her eyes were sad, but at the same time, determined. He realized that beneath that look of pain was a woman of courage and strength. Someone who wanted to know the truth despite the anguish it would bring.

He told her.

Ruka stared at the pictures his wife spread on the table. He couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"Is this…for real?"

Hotaru gave him a stern look, and replied, "Ruka, I am the one who got these pictures. Do you think they're not real?"

He gulped. He mentally slapped himself for being stupid. Of course, whatever information Hotaru had was absolute. He stammered, "Uh…y-yeah, I know. It's…it's just an expression of disbelief. I never knew…"

"No one knew," she said bitterly, "No one knew except for her. Maybe Koko too, as he was the one who hinted about it. Not even Natsume knows, I think. If he did, everything would be different now."

He looked up at her, and saw the sadness in her eyes. Of course, it was painful for her to know that her best friend kept a very big secret from her. So he wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.

"So now what are you planning to do?"

Hotaru looked up at him, and said determinedly, "Simple. I ask her about it."

So that's the question. What will Miku do, now that she knows the truth? What is it that Hotaru and Ruka discovered?

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