Intermission: Leifang
Nothing has changed she mused as she walked the streets and felt rather silly even thinking that there would have been changes. It had only been...a little over a month now?
Longer than Leifang would have liked, but it was necessary. Hopefully Hitomi would understand. Her gaze turned upwards to the clouds, which were starting to become rather grey, but she found that she didn't really care at all.
Her mind wandered back to the talk she had with her father.
"You don't know how happy that is making your mother," her father had said to her. "But are you sure you want that?"
"Yes." she had said firmly.
Jintao nodded and picked up his phone. "Very well, I will make the preparations, and you should do so as well. Have you found a tutor? If not I can recommend you one."
"That would be nice, father." And with that it was a done deal.
Now she was here, walking the streets to the apartment where her friend was living, ready to reconcile with her and, if possible, become more than friends.
Her face flushed slightly at the prospect. To her shame it would be her first real romantic relationship.
She would need a bit of time to get accustomed to it all.
Hopefully Hitomi would understand. She wanted this, but she wanted it slowly.
The Chinese came to a halt in front of the building where Hitomi lived and looked up at the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of her. She noticed faintly that it was starting to rain, but simply stood there, looking.
The rain was starting to soak her when suddenly she heard a familiar voice call out to her.
"Leifang?"
The Chinese turned her gaze towards the voice.
"Hitomi..."