"I'm sorry, guys. I hope te can forgive me. I had to lie to you. I'm feel ashamed trying to run away instead of facing it. But I guess it's just me. Anyway, Saki, te are a great friend. te helped me a lot and I appreciate that. Fuka, I really like te because te call a spade,a spade. People says that you're a hard-head, a bully, etc..., but I think you're really kind and nice. I hope those people will see that someday. Naomi, although I only knew te for a short time, I know you're really nice. You're selfless, but that's not always good though. Takuma, I'll be missing the time when te teased me. But teasing can bring fights, te know. Yahiko, te were there for me when I needed someone to talk to. te detto not to do anything stupid, I guess te might take this stupid. True, but I kinda think it's right too. If I go, it'll be easy for me and for him too. Tell Kaito that I'll miss him. And I'll miss all of te too. Again, I'm sorry. But I can't and won't regret anything. We'll see each other again someday. Love,Hikari. That's what....it..says," Naomi signed. Saki started to cry. Yahiko held her. "I knew something was wrong. I should have stopped her," Fuka said. "No way," Takuma said. Kaito stared at the floor for a minute. Then he ran out of the class.
Kaito stood in front of Hikari's house. He rang the bell. A man opened the door. "What do te want?" he asked. "As usual, he's drunk, and it's not even 10 a.m yet," he thought. "Where is Hikari?" Kaito asked. "I don't know. Probably on her way to airport to catch her flight o maybe at the airport. And before te ask, her flight will leave at 10. Now leave me alone," he closed the door.
"It's 9:30. But if I hurried I might be able to catch her," he said.
-----Airport-----
"No..I won't regret anything," Hikari signed. She looked at her watch, "9:50. Now, now, Hikari, just orso it for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, you'll be on the way to America," she took a deep breath. She touched her jacket, "This was the giacca Kaito give me as a present. His last present.., " she stared at the floor. "Flight 74 to America, final boarding," a woman detto from the speaker. "Well, this is it," she stood up.
Kaito entered the airport as he looked at the watch, "9:55.How am I suppose to find her? He went to the counter, "Miss, has the 10 o'clock flight to America left?" he asked. "Let me check........no, but it's about to," she replied. "Flight 74 to America, final boarding," the woman detto again. "Well, that might answer your question," she added. "Great, how the heck am I supposed to find her?" he ran around the airport, searching for Hikari. Then something caught his eyes. It was a red-haired girl who's wearing a blue jacket, which says 'Best Friend Forever' at the back. "It's her," he thought as he ran to her.
"Hikari!" he called out as he went over to her. Hikari turned to see him. "Kai..Kaito, what are te doing here?" she asked surprisingly. "You fool! You're just gonna make things worse da running away. te think it'll get easy for te and me, if te left? It'll just make things harder. I thought I was so childish, but it seems that you're più childish," he said. Hikari stayed silent. "I'm...I'm sorry for everything. I was really childish. And I was a jerk. I shouldn't have take it out on te because of your father. I don't really hate you, in fact.... I..I Amore you," Kaito said. Her eyes became wide and filled with tears. "So, don't go. Please stay here," he begged.
Hikari slowly smiled. "Is that a yes?" he asked. Hikari kissed him on the cheek.
"Did te get that shot?" Takuma asked. "Yep," Naomi answered. "Takuma, Naomi!!!" Fuka yelled. "That was really romantic," Saki smiled. Hikari and Kaito blushed. "How did te get out of school?" Kaito asked. "Fake phone-call," Yahiko answered. "Flight 74 to America, final boarding," they heard the woman on the speaker. "So te will stay, right?" Takuma asked. "I hate my dad. And this ticket was bought da him. So...........yes...I guess," Hikari smiled. "Phew! Glad te will stay, but you're so dead!!!!!" Fuka yelled. "Sorry," Hikari smiled nervously. "Oh, girl, sorry will do nothing. We're hungry. Buy us lunch," Fuka said. Kaito and Yahiko exchanged a glance. "Thank you, Yahiko," Kaito said. Yahiko smiled. "Did te say something?" Hikari asked Kaito. "No," he detto as he smiled.
Kaito looked up at the sky and thought, "The story had turned out differently. And I like the way it turned out.... da the way, Hikari, Yahiko, did te know that I was the one who wrote that story?"
Emerit and Rascal Drawn by Allyson
