Hello everyone, so i know it's been a while that i have ignored this story, so i decided to post the next chapter.
Don't worry though i plan to complete this story no matter what, with that said onwards with the chapter.
Honoka placed the neatly folded clothes in her bag silently,
"Are you really sure you want to go?" her aunt said watching her,.Honoka didn't stop what she was doing or she didn't turn to look at her aunt.
"Yeah!" she replied, in a clipped tone indicating she didn't want to continue the conversation , but her aunt didn't stop.
"But what about-"
"Don't make me change my mind,' she shouted, gripping her the clothes tightly "please," she whispered at last, her tears threatening to come but she controlled it, the next few minutes were silent, only the sound of the wind could be heard, het aunt signed,
"I'm sorry dear i won't ask you more, i was just worried just come down for dinner when your done packing," her aunt got up and was about to leave the room when,
"Wait-" Honoka's voice stopped her, she turned to look at her , taking a deep breath she faced her aunt and bowed a bit.
"I just want to-, thank you for everything, Thank you for taking care of me, Thank you for helping me, Thank you for-"
"You're welcome dear, but i'm not the one who you should be really thanking, after all it's her," her aunt started. Honoka nodded her eyes, found the floor mat very interesting at the moment, it didn't take a genius to figure out who the "her", in the statement was,
Ever since the day Honoka made her decision, she had not seen Maki and they didn't even call each other or anything.
"I know," Honoka looked up, and moved towards the window "but i'll be meeting her tomorrow," she said the stars reflecting in her eyes.
Unknown to her a redhead was also watching the stars,
"Maki dear,". Maki didn't move for indicate that she heard her mother, her mother continued regardless of a reply
"About Honoka,"
"I'll be meeting her tomorrow," came the quick reply, her mother went to say something else but stopped knowing that's it's better to leave her alone,
"Ok, come down for dinner when you feel like it," again no reply came,Mrs Nishikino closed the door
"I know you both can get through this," she silently whispered to herself.
"I'll be leaving now," Honoka announced, her aunt and grandmother nodded, they normally would smile and tell her to be carefull and return home before dark, but they can't do that now, after all her flight was leaving today 6:00pm in the evening. Honoka put on her sandals and left, as she went she turned back to glance at her home, atleast which was her home.
"Well, it was my decision," turning away she continued to her destination, before she would feel more sad.
"Honoka-chan," the redhead waved, Honoka smiled running towards her
"Hello Maki-chan, good morning,"
"More like goodbye," Maki thought, forgetting her thoughts she held up her lunch basket with a grin,
"Look, mom sent rice cakes,fish, sushi,-"
"That's great,hearing that is making me hungry already,"
"But you say that everytime i mention food items,"
"Hehe, well you're mom's cooking is great," she laughing a bit,
"Or maybe you're just hungry all the time," Maki added.
"Oh, you're mean Maki-chan," Honoka pouted, and they both burst out laughing it was wierd there was nothing funny in what was said but they were really trying to act anyone else were to pass by they would have never imagined that it was the last time they were going to meet.
"So,"
"So-" they started, Maki cleared her voice,
"Let's get going then,". They reached thier place which was the same cherry tree forest,
"Look, Maki-chan there are more berries now,"
"Yeah," the breeze blew the dandelions, looking at them Maki remembered something she had said to Honoka "i blow dandelions whenever i feel sad," "i wonder if these are one of the days where i have to do that,".
She looked at Honoka who was running around trying to catch a butterfly, "she looks as if she is flying in the breeze," i will never see her smile again,". She wanted ask something but didn't know if she should, then she realized it was thier last day together so it was now or never.
"Maki?" She jumped hearing that, to see Honoka standing beside her with a confused look, "is something wrong, i tried to call you many times,"
"perfect timing," completely ignoring the question Honoka asked, she started with a question of her own,
"Hey, Honoka i wanted to ask you something," she said finally.
"Yeah," without words Honoka understood this was serious question, she gave Maki her full attention.
"Why did you?" Honoka knew where this was going, but kept silent " decide to go back?".
The both them stood there facing each other, the moments went by silence. The wind blew Honoka's hair gently, the silence was too tensed, after a while Maki couldn't take it anymore
"Sorry," she turned away "i just, you know-" she stuttered
"No it's okay," the ginger said " i should have told you " she looked at the place where they had met the lost girl joy
"remember Joy?" Maki got confused with the sudden topic but nodded nonetheless "yeah," what about her?"
"Remember how happy she was meeting her parents," Maki then realized where this was going,but she kept quiet "and when we went to that restaurant, all the kids were happily telling thier parents what they want to become in the future,".
"I realized i wanted ," she turned around eyes bright with the sunlight " to have a family like that,". Maki didn't know weather to be sad or happy about it.
"I know," Honoka continued "they have been unfair to me, but you once said that they will always have a reason,". Maki looked away from her
"Yeah!" she grew concerned.
"Maki-chan, i-"
"You're right Honoka-chan, i know i won't be seeing you again but you'll be with you're family,"
"Maki-chan, i just wanted to say Thank you for reaching out to me, for making me happy and most of all," she took Maki's hand "for being there for me,".
Humans are filled with emotions, you may try to control it but a time comes when you can't hold it back anymore, it may break down to a small sentence someone said, and this was that sentence for Maki
"Honoka-chan," she cried out and hugged the ginger like her life depended on it, then of course Honoka is a human being too so that afternoon went on by shedding tears.
"Sorry about that," Maki said wiping her tears away.
"No it just happened," Honoka said doing the of stayed quiet for a moment.
"Hey Maki-chan we can't be sitting and crying the whole day," Honoka said, Maki looked at her for some time and then nodded.
"You're right, we've got the rest of the day let's make the best of it,"
"Yeah!,". Maki smiled looking around she spotted a lake.
"Race you to the lake," she said and took off, Honoka hurried up after her
"Hey it's not fair, you got a headstart,". The shadows of the two girls fell on the grass near the lake, thier laugher echoed through the silent evening. The orange light of the evening sun made the water glisten. It was almost 5:00 pm in the evening.
"Here keep it as a memento," it was a small glass figure of two girls holding hands, having the words "we'll meet again," written below.
"Wow, it's beautiful thanks Maki-chan," she smiled looking at it when she remembered something "oh, yeah i've got something for you too," She reached for her pocket but due to her clumsiness the figure fell down
"I'm sorry, i'm sorry, i didn't mean too-" it's okay Maki interrupted picking it up, the part where the hands joined had cut off now it looked like two seperate figures, Honoka frowned seeing it but then reached into her pocket and gave Maki a locket, Maki took it and opened the locket it had a picture of both of them smiling under the cherry tree.
"Thanks Honoka," Maki said. Honoka smiled weakly
"Yeah, sorry about the-"
"It's okay," Maki looked at it "come-on let's fix it,"
"Yeah!"
"Honoka!" a voice called out, both of them turned to see Honoka's aunt and grandmother standing across them, they were quite far away than where they were standing both of them wondered how long they were standing there and more importantly why weren't they coming to where they were standing. They never came when Honoka comes with Maki, Maki glanced at her watch 6:00 pm it read.
"Wow time flies when you're having fun," Maki said bitterly. Honoka glanced around and sure enough her father was coming near her a cab already waiting for them.
The afternoon sun surrounded them, making the locket and the glass figure in Honoka's and Maki's hand to glow,
"I guess we'll fix this after we meet again," Maki said, Honoka nodded not able to say anything else.
"Come on let's go," Maki nodded at Honoka who walked away, tightening her hold on the figure.
She didn't turn back, she kept walking, looking ahead all the way leaving Maki was painful and she knew that she'll run back to her if she turns around. Maki stood there a painful smile on her face. The adults wondered how they were not crying or anything, Maki stood still and stared as Honoka got into the cab and it took off within a second.
The afternoon sun made the into a orange coloured land, Maki looked up ignoring the concerned looks of the adults
"We're just beginning our future , we'll definitely meet again,"
Wow, it's been ages since i last touched this story and the whole story was in the past so next chapter we'll come out of the past.
So i'm sorry for delaying this story so much. Hope you'll forgive me, thanks for reading
And please review so that i'll know weather people are still reading this.
Bye have a nice day.