Lonely Love: Chapter 4

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"To late. It's too late, Tokiya-kun."
"Nani--?"
"She's gone. She left to France an hour ago."
He screamed in frustration.

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So now it's time to let go - 
Say good-bye to the horrible past, as unforgettable it 
is. 
Moving on is my only choice of survival; I can't live 
forever 
in a memory of deceit. They say letting go is the hardest, but it is 
the 
only hope.
I can't let the past continue to haunt me -
I can't let you continue to haunt me. Even if I really 
do 
love you.

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She changed.
She changed so much.
That was all she could think about as she looked around 
her 
homeland. After her two years in France, she changed so much. Saicho 
was 
also, but everyone changes when they go away. It's like starting over. A 
new beginning.
A way to forget the past.
The past was a dreadful thing, but she was able to deal 
with 
it. Letting go was a wonderful thing to do. She sighed, holding the 
worn,
tattered book in her hand. 
'Gone With the Wind.'
But holding on to certain things was also good.
She looked around, pulling the luggage cart with her, as 
she stretched out her arm, her hand still firmly holding the book, to 
call 
a taxi. 
Now it was another new start.
Or was a sequel to yesterday's end?

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Black.
That's how he always ordered his coffee.
Black.
Just like his heart.
He shrugged that off. It had been so long since so much 
had 
happen to him, and he was finally having a steady life. Or so it 
seemed. 
He never brought himself to date another person. It wasn't because he 
was 
traumatized over Anna, but, rather, the memory of what he could had 
have 
with Fuuko, was still flourishing in his mind.
'I wonder what she's doing in France.' He sipped the 
coffee,
as he looked down the office building, onto the busy streets. It 
wasn't 
as if he hadn't tried to find her. He had flown to France, but he 
didn't 
know where to start.and so, he gave up. He let go of Fuuko, knowing 
that 
at least she would be happy.
Happy with some one else.
And so he had come back to Tokyo, his heart broken 
forever. 
It would take only one incredibly strong woman to mend it back up. Only 
one person could do it.
'Fuuko.'
He sighed, and reminisced. These two years have been 
very 
productive to him, now that he took his head out of romance. He was but 
the CEO of a large corporation that 
was absolutely booming. He sighed, his eyes looking down once more, as 
he 
watched a taxi disappear into the dust.

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Although she wanted to drown herself with in the 
deepness 
of her blankets, she had to report her job. She was the boss anyways. 
She 
had met a wonderful designer, 
Michirure Harurodu, who also was accepted to the internship. She had 
left 
a couple months before hand, and decided to open up a business with her 
help. 
She looked up at the building and grinned.
This was going to be fun after all.

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It was boring.
Completely, absolutely, boring.
That was all he had to say.
He sat listening to this Michirure something-or-another 
talk 
to him about how investing would help, as he just nodded his head and 
fumbled 
with the pen in his hand, as 
something caught his attention as she talked.
"My partner. Internship. Kirisawa. Kirisawa."
He took a deep sharp breath.
"Kirisawa?"
The blond haired lady nodded, "Hai, my partner also was 
in 
the internship as I was, although she should be in Japan today or 
tomorrow,
her name is Kirisawa. Fuuko, Kirisawa."
His blood drained, his eyes looked at her.
"Fuuko?"
She nodded.
The pen fell down onto the desk as he simply said, "I'm 
in 
with your project."

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Michirure was not there.
She took a deep breath, deciding to go back home so that 
she could get some rest. With a pen, she wrote a note and gave it to 
her 
friend's secretary, telling her to the note to Michirure. With that, 
she 
left. Since the right elevator door refused to open as she went to the 
left. 
The door closed.
The right elevator opened.
Tokiya had missed her.
Just by a second.

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She flopped into her condo, ever so happy that Michirure 
had took out the time to get it for her, so she had somewhere to stay. 
She 
flopped into her bed, as her eyes fluttered closed, her mind spinning.
Sleep had swallowed the rest of the day, and slowly 
consumed 
the night.

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She was here.
In Japan.
She was in Japan.
She was here in Japan.
Oh Kami, now he could be with her again. 
He could feel his heart lighten, as his mind slowly 
stopped 
spinning with thoughts.
He could finally be with her.
He beamed.
Everything was finally in place.

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A day had gone by.
Two days had gone by..
And Tokiya still had not seen her. He had practically 
camped 
out at Michirure's office, hoping that he would, somehow, bump into 
her.
It never happened.
And as he sat in Michirure's office, he began to brood 
about 
his past. Something he had not done in such a long time. He couldn't 
believe 
that he had been so blind - to his love for her, and her own love for 
him. 
His parting with Anna had been friendly; the usual 'Let's be friends 
and 
keep in touch, okay?' had been used, but it had never followed. She had 
moved away, and he really didn't want to keep in touch. He lay back on 
the 
couch, his hand slung 
across his head. The dark blue eyes - eyes that Fuuko had loved so much 
- were dark and unseeing, and were only to open as he heard the door 
open. 
Since the back of the couch faced the door, he could not see who had 
come 
in. 
But.he knew.
He knew it was she. 
She walked into the room, and had planned to sit down on 
the chair. Then she saw him.
'Oh, Kami-sama,' were the thoughts that they had 
un-knowingly 
shared.
She was as beautiful as ever - No. Even more beautiful, 
he 
thought to himself. How could he have let her get away?
"F-Fuuko?" he said, his voice wavering. He didn't know 
whether 
or not he could call her that anymore. A beautiful smile assured him 
that 
he could.
"Konnichi'wa, Toki-chan. It's been a long time, hasn't 
it?"

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Author's Notes:

Short, ne? Maybe because I really didn't have a very long time to write 
it since I have limited time in the computer. Dad finally gave in! 
Yehay! 
-.^;;

Anyway, don't worry, I'll try maing the next one even longer! Ja ne!