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He heads straight to the annexture, looks under his bed, and pulls out a small cardboard box. Inside of the box, there are a number of envelopes, Akiha flips through them until he finds the one that he needs, and sets it apart. A young cat suddenly lands on Akiha's head as he slides the box back under the bed, and he laughs, cradling her between his arms.
"You want to come with me, hmm~?"
Cinnamon mews in response. Taking that for a yes, the photographer raises to his feet, and exits the cabin with a thick envelope in hand, and a restless cat on his shoulder.
*****
"You'd better not break anything..." Akiha warns as he sets Cinnamon on the work table in his darkroom. The cat, curious as ever, pays no heed and starts exploring her surroundings immediately. Akiha chuckles to himself, shaking his head.
He opens the envelope.
*****
By the time he looks at his watch, it's already been two hours. The table is completely covered in photographs, and Cinnamon is fast asleep, curled up in a tiny ball on his lap.
Akiha sighs.
"Over a hundred pictures of you, and we're not together in a single one of them. Not good, not good at all~"
It hurts when he laughs, so he decides to remain quiet instead. It takes him nearly another hour to order all of the pictures again, but for some reason, he feels a little better after he's done.
The only thing left on the table, is the yellow ribbon that was holding the prints together. Akiha takes it in his hand, as he smiles and declares:
"Obviously, the only thing left to do for me, is look all over Japan until I can find you again. I swear, Suzumiya Haruhi, that I won't rest until I have a picture of us."
He brings the ribbon to his lips, and decides to tie it around Cinnamon's neck instead, the cat doesn't budge; not even when Akiha picks her up to place her back on his shoulder.
He rubs the back of his hand over his eyes one last time, and finally heads outside.
"Until that day, Haruhi..."