Pandora's Box - Chapter 28
TITLE: Pandora's Box - Chapter 28
DISCLAIMER: I didn't own any of the character but i own the plotXD
GENRE: romance, slice of life, drama
CHARACTERS: Inoo, Yabu, Yaotome, Arioka, Yamada, Takaki, Nakajima
SUMMARY: Hatred turned to love, silence turned to seeking and lies become truth. Kota just hit the rock bottom making him realize that memories should not remained unlock. He seek for truth, he yearned for what really happened and why things are going this and that. But what if he is going further to what is already near to him? Is everything gone too late to change? Everyone is given curiosity and so will you open the box as well?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the revised version of my on going fanfic Pandora's Box.Enjoy^___^
Pandora's Box
Chapter 28
"Location"
The wounds heal but a scar will remained and the story behind it will forever be engrave in ones mind but to Kota it’s a hundred times harder since he can't remember the reason behind those ugly scars on his own body. It might be scars from the accident but he felt like there is something more than that.
It was always hard for him to look at his own body in front of the mirror that reflect how ugly it was. He can't help himself thinking what is the story lies for each scars. Where did he get it? Who did it? When did it happened? Each time, it just cause him pain. If only he don’t loss his memories, he wonder if things turned out the same.
He was staring at himself, making his mind prepared of what is about to be revealed to him by his friend. Tomorrow he will have a chance to get hold of the truth that he was looking for. Both excited and fear is what he was feeling that time. He wonder if he can accept everything, he wonder if he can believe everything but no matter what it is there is no turning back anymore.
"Kota you forget the towel." Kei said as he opened the door and he saw Kota totally naked that cause his surprise. Kota was also shocked when Kei suddenly entered the bathroom without even knocking. When Kei comes to his senses he give Kota the towel and immediately exited the bathroom. "I… I apologized… I thought yo…you already." he said but the door opened again and Kota went out with a towel covering his lower part but naked in upper body. Kei saw his body again but he didn't know what to say. In his eyes, the scars are visible.
"You saw it… my deepest secret." Kota whispered back to him.
Kei looked bothered and didn't know what to say. He stared at Kota's body more, checking on the scars on his body. He lifted up his hand, started caressing Kota's chest where there is a big scar and asked in a soft voice. "Does this hurt?"
"They were not."
Kei continue to caress Kota gently on the part where the scars can be found. He didn't say anything else after that and they have a moment of silence. Kota didn't know what to say but only think that maybe Kei was disgusted with his scars that destroyed the view of his own body. He sighed and then he decided to get his shirt back to cover his body but before he leave Kei grab his hand and stop him from going anywhere. Standing straight, Kei lean his head at his back. "You have the most beautiful body I have ever seen." Kei complemented and that surprised Kota since he was not expecting that his boyfriend will say that. "This scars… they look like designs engraved in your skin."
"Do you really mean that?" he asked back.
"Yeah."
"You’re the first person who said that to me. Everyone thinks it was disgusting and ugly."
"Those are people who didn't knew everything about you." Kei replied back. "Your scars… this scars… is the result of your will to live. Yo… you've suffered so much… all these time… even you didn't really deserve it."
"I wonder what kind of life do I deserve?"
"Don't worry… I'll show you a life you deserve… soon… you will have it."
Kota smiled then he turned back and hug Kei tightly. "Is that mean… you will stay forever with me?"
"There is no such thing as forever." Kei disagreed making Kota dumbfounded. He thought Kei will agree with him but it was different from what he was expecting. "But… my love for you will never change, fail nor gone. I want you always to remember that… no matter what will happen… no matter what will arise… i… I will always love you and will always think about you."
"Me too… I love you."
After Kota took a bath, Noren called the two for dinner. They went downstairs and Kota saw a new face sitting in front of the dining table and he looks like a police officer because of his clothes. "Sit down you two… we will now eat." Noren told them.
"Is that the guy that you are talking about?" the man with deep voice and tall physique asked Noren.
"Kei-chan's special someone, Kota Yabu." Noren introduced with a smiling face. "Kota, this is Matt my friend. As you can see his is a police, working for the benefit of the citizen of this place. He will eat dinner together with us."
Kei approached Kota and whispered "Matt-san likes mom." to him and that made things clearer for Kota since he can sense that the relationship between Noren and him is not just a friend like. The 4 of them eat together. Kota just watched as the three talk to each other like a family. He does miss his home, his 2 little sisters who always fight on who will get the last piece, Kamiyo who was just silently eating and then his own mother who will asked if he wanted a second serving. Despite of everything, he still think of his own family that he learned to appreciate.
"Is he coming with us tomorrow?" Matt asked while looking at Kota.
"What is it?" Kota asked them. "Are you going somewhere tomorrow?
"Tomorrow is Taro's death anniversary and we are planning to visit his grave. We will go after Kei's class, do you want to go?" Noren asked him.
"Kota have work in the agency tomorrow." Kei answered for him. "It's fine if he don't go."
"Agency?" Matt asked.
"I forgot to tell you, Kota will debut as a singer soon in a big agency." Noren said. "But if Kota will not come then… I guess we will just take out a food for you. We will be late so I will not have time to cook for dinner. I'll just lean you the key then."
"No it's fine…. i… I'm just going to stay in a friend's house. There are lots of works I should finish because of my absents and so I will be late going back home and so I decided to just stay with a friend." Kota explained. "But I'm sorry I can't go to such important event. I wanted to pay respect to Inoo-san too."
"Don't sweat it. Just give me the address where you will going to stay tomorrow."
"Wh…why?" Kota asked.
"Isn't it obvious I am your guardian now and so I am responsible for you. if something bad happen then at least I know what will I do." Noren answered enthusiastically . "Ahhh stop talking nonsense… just eat already I know you are tired and you can't get sick. Your voice is also important to you. Kei-chan you too… eat."
"Okay." Kei answered back.
"I'm gonna eat too. Noren's cooking is really the best." Matt complemented as he continue putting food on his mouth.
…
"After winter break we will be busy for our last school festival." Krono told everyone of the member of the student council including Ryosuke who he pulled to join the meeting. "Since we still have time before the vacation I wanted everyone to think of ideas already for it to make it successful."
"Yamada's class did a successful event last year right?" one girl asked as they all look at Ryosuke. "That Pandora's Box play was really great and Inoo-san did a good job for portraying the role and also playing the piano."
"I have an idea, why don't we create a play which is for overall. I mean since that play was successful we already have an idea that people like such thing. Let us create a production for the overall school and not just done by a class." another girl with long straight hair suggested.
"Great idea and maybe we can put same actors that played in Pandora's Box and it was Yamada who did the script of that play right?"
"I didn't do it alone, Dai-chan help me actually." Ryosuke told them.
"Arioka? Then asked for his help again." Krono said normally. "He is an ex-student of this school but he still part of the family we build in this school. Everyone, search for a great story we can do and on the next meeting we will vote for it. I assigned Yamada to do the script for the story and the other officials will be planned afterwards."
Ryosuke went out of the council room after the meeting and check on his phone. Cheska messaged him asking if she can call. He sighed and then replied back that the meeting is already finished and he can contact him already. Just after sending that message, his phone ring and it was Cheska. He answered the call without doing some thinking. He wonder how things are progressing between her and Yuya.
"Yamada?" Cheska asked. "Takaki-san invited me for a date." she said excitedly. "I…I can't believe it. He actually called me and then… and then… I…I don’t know what to do."
"Really? I…it seems like you caught his interest." Ryosuke said though he was not really happy about what he heard. He was expecting that Yuya will not choose Cheska since he is not really his type. "Are you going?"
"Of course I am… actually I am already choosing what clothes to wear. What is Takaki-san's favorite color? Maybe I can wear something with the same shade and also do you know his favorite cake? I want to give him a gift."
"You sounds so excited."
"Well… I really like Takaki-san so being acknowledge by him made me so happy. I hope things will work out between the two of us."
"Yuya like plain clothes but feminine at the same time. Since it's cold you should wear a winter coat since Yuya didn't like it when girls was expecting their boyfriend to lean one. If you are not comfortable with your shoes like the one with heels then you should not wear it since he will just get mad. As for cake, he really didn't like sweets but he loves strawberry cake." Ryosuke answered her.
"Wow… you really know well about him. I am glad I approached you for this. I really apologized for threatening you that day and thank you for helping me."
"No worries, I just want a nice girl for my friend." he said though at the back of his mind he was hurting while saying those words. "I hope you will enjoy your date."
"Yeah… I will."
…
After class Kota walked Kei to the park where he will be picked up by his mother then afterwards he went to the agency for a meeting. As he rode the elevator another woman rode at it. "What floor?" Kota asked and when he look at her it was Sharley and she looked so shocked like he saw a ghost or anything scary. He can't understand this lady but he noticed that she keeps on staring at him since they first saw each other.
"6..6th floor." she answered.
"Nice too see you again." Kota greeted trying to ease the heavy atmosphere that Sharley have. She just nodded her head without answering back but Kota can feel that she was staring at him for a while. He thought that it was impossible but now he think that his group mate said something right, it seems like this lady have some stuffs for him. The elevator stop at 6th floor and she exited but before she finally go she look at him again. "Yo…you need something?"
"N…nothing…. Please take care." she just told him.
The elevator close again and he went to the 10th floor where the meeting was held. The others were there except for Yuya who was said to have a work in Noric. That day, they met their costume designer and also choreographer who will going to teach them for their filming of their debut single.
The meeting lasted for 2 hours and after that everyone was dismissed. Yamato and Kota joined each other like they planned. They went to a nearby cafeteria and have something to eat and then Kota started to asked everything that he wanted to know to him.
"How did we met?" Kota asked him first.
"Like what I told you when we first met, I am a year older than you are so I am your sempai but I am a weak child and bullied because I am fat and then you come and defended me but you where not actually alone that time there is another boy who was with you."
"Are you sure it was me?"
"Of course I am… there's no way I will forget my savior."
"Actually… I always have this vague memories about this boy that I used to play with when I am young. Except for my mom, he also shows a lot in small flashbacks that I am experiencing but I knew it was someone I know… it was Yuto right? The boy that you are talking about who was with me."
"Yuto? Who's that?"
"Yuto is my childhood friend who knew me in the past. He said that we used to play since young and we are together as far as he knew."
"Yuto… Yuto…Yuto…" Yamato repeated like he was searching his knowledge about him. "Ahhh… yeah I remember now."
"You did?"
"Yeah… he is the boy in the orphanage that is near our school. I remembered him hanging with you a lot. So you knew him huh… are you seeing each other? Is he still alive?"
"Yeah alive and kicking. He is studying at Keiren Gakuen now." Kota told him feeling relief that Yuto was not lying to him that they knew each other since young. He can really trust him among anyone else. "He is the boy that you are talking about who is with me when I save you right?"
"No… he is not that boy." Yamato answered instantly making Kota curious. "There is another one, someone closer to you more than Yuto is." he continued. "Besides Yuto was not attending our school, for what I know you just met him and then became friends with him or something like that."
"Another boy? Who?"
"That is the problem… I can't remember his name since I always call him Hime (princess) since he was so pretty and so white and so cute like princess. That is the boy that is always together with you and you have a strong relationship more than anyone else. Everyone admires it and that includes me…at a young age it seems like the two of you are lovers or something like that."
"A… are you sure it was not Yuto?"
"Why do you insists Yuto so much… it was not him. it is another boy, it's your classmate actually. It seems like you forget about him huh… Wait what else did I know about him… except for being pretty and nice… I think he was good at playing piano and also… he have two moles on his chest." Yamato described. "But then… it was said that he have a weak heart and he was actually undergone a heart transplant and so he was absent all the time. After your accident and your disappearance Hime also disappeared and then I didn't know where he is now anymore but I hope I can see him again coz I am sure I can identity how he looks like. "
"I… I can't remember him."
"That's bad… if he knew you forget about him then he will definitely be hurt. Like I said the connection between the two of you was so much. It felt like the presence of both you is the source of happiness of each and everyone of you… that is how I describe it from what I noticed from the relationship that you have."
"But you said you didn't know where he is now."
"Yeah… like I said he was gone together with you. I didn't know where he live as well and after I graduated elementary my family transferred here in the main city so I don't have any news anymore about Myojin." Yamato said and then he take a sip with his juice. Looking at Kota while doing so, he noticed that he was trying his best to remember the guy he was talking about. He wondered how much of his memories was gone. "C..Can I asked you something? Do you… do you really want to bring back your past? Are you sure about it?"
"There was a point in my life that I didn't care if it will come back or not. What's the point of knowing it? Whatever happened that time will never come back anymore and the outcome it produced will still be the same. But… this few days… I have this urge that I need to know it. I need the truth to answer my questions and that's the reason I am asking you. My mother close his mouth and I didn't know anyone else who can help me with this."
"Okay I get it." Yamato replied. "I knew it was hard to live a life without knowing any of the past, forgetting memories that were supposed to be treasured but you know…for my opinion… I think you should remain… clueless about it."
"What do you mean."
"I don't know but this might be the reason why your mother didn't want to talk about this to you. Kota… you have a tragic past. If I were you… it was better not to touch it anymore."
…
The doorbell on Yaotome family kept on ringing and Hikaru came to answer it. He opened the door and saw Daiki standing there looking so down. "Wh…what do you need?" he asked wondering what's going on.
"Can we talk?" Daiki asked.
"Here?"
"Outside."
"A…alright… I'll just get my jacket first." Hikaru answered. He went back to his room and then told his sister that he will just going out for a while. The two walk for a while in the road but Daiki was not saying anything at all. Hikaru wonder why he was called outside in that cold night and he look like he was not in his own self. "I… I thought you wanted to talk but you are not saying a thing a tall."
"No… I just wanted be with someone right now."
"Huh? What's you're problem?" Hikaru asked him. "Did that Jean do something bad to you? Did he hurt you or something like that?"
"I don't understand." Daiki whispered. "Why is the kindest people need to suffer so much when they are supposed to be angel but they are living in hell."
"Huh? I don't get you… is this something you read in a book? You are always deeply affected by the book you read. Is it getting worst?"
"What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?" Daiki cried. "I didn't know he was suffering so much… I didn't know he was fighting a battle all alone? He is our friend right? But why he didn't tell anything at all to us? He was always so selfish… always." he continued while kicking his shoes on the ground. "What can we do? What can we do to help him."
"Hoy…calm down. What are you talking about? I can't understand."
Daiki look back at Hikaru with tears flowing from his eyes and that shut him out from talking and questioning. He didn't know the reason why but by just his expression he looks hurt. "Hikaru… when I am gone please… please look after Kei. Don't ever leave his side… don't ever… don't ever let him all alone."
"Why?"
"I beg you… I beg you." he cried and this time Hikaru hug Daiki tightly since he looks like he need one. He can't still grasp what was going on but it seems like it concerned Kei. Daiki continued to cry in his chest, he was shaking and trembling. What was going on? He wanted to know but he felt that it's too much to ask.
"Don't cry… it doesn't suit you."
…
Yuto was in the convenience store to buy something he needed. He was in the cashier when he noticed a familiar face also paying for what he bought. Ryosuke look back at him and greeted him. "Nice seeing you Nakajima." he said respectfully.
"Nice seeing you too."
Both of them exited the store but they still talk to each other since Ryosuke wanted to asked about how Daiki is doing. "He will go to France soon right?"
"Yeah, he was busy doing his requirements for that interview. Are you not sad of him leaving?"
"I will lie if I said I am not." Ryosuke replied with a brief smile "When Daiki transferred school I was sad since I really didn't want to depart from him but its his choice and it seems like he was happy with his decisions besides when he was gone it just make our friendship stronger. Seeing him doing his best for his dreams made me want to achieve and do the same thing."
"I admire the bonds you have with everyone. That time in the onsen… I know you have a strong relationship."
"Everyone of us were together since our first year. Our group went through a lot as well but we were able to survive because of everyone's support. I am so fortunate that I met them." Ryosuke told him. He was about to add something to that when he heard someone call Yuto's name.
"Yuto." a voice called his name. Two look back and then Yuto saw Suzanne standing there and looking at him frantically. "I knew it was you… I am glad I saw you. Do you have information about Kota's whereabouts? Did he contact you already? Tell me Yuto… tell me." she said everything at all ones.
"H…he didn't contact me yet." Yuto replied. "Is he not coming back home until now?"
"Yeah and I am getting pissed already. He don't answer my call and reply to my messages. Why is that boy so stubborn it's like he is not my son anymore. H…he was not like that when he was still child." she complained. "If you have information about him then tell me immediately. Call me Yuto… don't forget about that."
"E…excuse me… Are you Kota's mother?" Ryosuke joined the conversation.
"Who is this?"
"He is… Kou's classmate."
"Kota came to school today." Ryosuke answered and that surprised Yuto and Suzanne at the same time. "He was absent for 4 days but he came today and he… he looked fine."
"He did? He did show to school? Where is he now? Is he at the school now?"
"No… I don't think so." Ryosuke replied back.
"Where do you think he is right now? Tell me young boy… I am his mother. I've been looking for him since that day that he run away from home. I am so worried about him already that I can't sleep and eat well."
Ryosuke was hesitant to tell the information at first. He heard from Yuya that Kota was not in good terms with his mother and it might be the reason why he run away and not going back. But he always believe that running away is not the answer to anything and so he don’t' tolerate Kota's action. "I think he will be at Kei-chan." he answered making Yuto glare at him. "If he run away, then the possibility that he will be with him was big."
"Ke…Kei?" she asked curiously. "Kei… what? What is his family name?"
Yuto gasped and then interrupted the conversation between the two. "Aunty… I think you should go back home… it's already late and it's cold. It's not good for your health." he said then he look at Ryosuke who was staring at him and signal him not to tell anything anymore but Ryosuke was curious as to why.
"No." Suzanne replied firmly. "I will not go unless this boy tell me the truth. Tell me… what is his family name. Who is this Kei that you are talking about?"
"Inoo… his name was Kei Inoo."
Author's Note: Kota's mother discovered the truth... what will she do now? In this chapter i guess you already have a clue of what was going on and things about Kota's past. ^___^ i wonder if i am doing things well in this story... i mean how i am foreshadowing stuffs in each chapter. I am not really good at this and so it may cause the story to be complicated and hard to understand but still i hope you will hold on until the last chapter. 12 chapters more are waiting for you so enjoy reading.
DISCLAIMER: I didn't own any of the character but i own the plotXD
GENRE: romance, slice of life, drama
CHARACTERS: Inoo, Yabu, Yaotome, Arioka, Yamada, Takaki, Nakajima
SUMMARY: Hatred turned to love, silence turned to seeking and lies become truth. Kota just hit the rock bottom making him realize that memories should not remained unlock. He seek for truth, he yearned for what really happened and why things are going this and that. But what if he is going further to what is already near to him? Is everything gone too late to change? Everyone is given curiosity and so will you open the box as well?
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is the revised version of my on going fanfic Pandora's Box.Enjoy^___^
Pandora's Box
Chapter 28
"Location"
The wounds heal but a scar will remained and the story behind it will forever be engrave in ones mind but to Kota it’s a hundred times harder since he can't remember the reason behind those ugly scars on his own body. It might be scars from the accident but he felt like there is something more than that.
It was always hard for him to look at his own body in front of the mirror that reflect how ugly it was. He can't help himself thinking what is the story lies for each scars. Where did he get it? Who did it? When did it happened? Each time, it just cause him pain. If only he don’t loss his memories, he wonder if things turned out the same.
He was staring at himself, making his mind prepared of what is about to be revealed to him by his friend. Tomorrow he will have a chance to get hold of the truth that he was looking for. Both excited and fear is what he was feeling that time. He wonder if he can accept everything, he wonder if he can believe everything but no matter what it is there is no turning back anymore.
"Kota you forget the towel." Kei said as he opened the door and he saw Kota totally naked that cause his surprise. Kota was also shocked when Kei suddenly entered the bathroom without even knocking. When Kei comes to his senses he give Kota the towel and immediately exited the bathroom. "I… I apologized… I thought yo…you already." he said but the door opened again and Kota went out with a towel covering his lower part but naked in upper body. Kei saw his body again but he didn't know what to say. In his eyes, the scars are visible.
"You saw it… my deepest secret." Kota whispered back to him.
Kei looked bothered and didn't know what to say. He stared at Kota's body more, checking on the scars on his body. He lifted up his hand, started caressing Kota's chest where there is a big scar and asked in a soft voice. "Does this hurt?"
"They were not."
Kei continue to caress Kota gently on the part where the scars can be found. He didn't say anything else after that and they have a moment of silence. Kota didn't know what to say but only think that maybe Kei was disgusted with his scars that destroyed the view of his own body. He sighed and then he decided to get his shirt back to cover his body but before he leave Kei grab his hand and stop him from going anywhere. Standing straight, Kei lean his head at his back. "You have the most beautiful body I have ever seen." Kei complemented and that surprised Kota since he was not expecting that his boyfriend will say that. "This scars… they look like designs engraved in your skin."
"Do you really mean that?" he asked back.
"Yeah."
"You’re the first person who said that to me. Everyone thinks it was disgusting and ugly."
"Those are people who didn't knew everything about you." Kei replied back. "Your scars… this scars… is the result of your will to live. Yo… you've suffered so much… all these time… even you didn't really deserve it."
"I wonder what kind of life do I deserve?"
"Don't worry… I'll show you a life you deserve… soon… you will have it."
Kota smiled then he turned back and hug Kei tightly. "Is that mean… you will stay forever with me?"
"There is no such thing as forever." Kei disagreed making Kota dumbfounded. He thought Kei will agree with him but it was different from what he was expecting. "But… my love for you will never change, fail nor gone. I want you always to remember that… no matter what will happen… no matter what will arise… i… I will always love you and will always think about you."
"Me too… I love you."
After Kota took a bath, Noren called the two for dinner. They went downstairs and Kota saw a new face sitting in front of the dining table and he looks like a police officer because of his clothes. "Sit down you two… we will now eat." Noren told them.
"Is that the guy that you are talking about?" the man with deep voice and tall physique asked Noren.
"Kei-chan's special someone, Kota Yabu." Noren introduced with a smiling face. "Kota, this is Matt my friend. As you can see his is a police, working for the benefit of the citizen of this place. He will eat dinner together with us."
Kei approached Kota and whispered "Matt-san likes mom." to him and that made things clearer for Kota since he can sense that the relationship between Noren and him is not just a friend like. The 4 of them eat together. Kota just watched as the three talk to each other like a family. He does miss his home, his 2 little sisters who always fight on who will get the last piece, Kamiyo who was just silently eating and then his own mother who will asked if he wanted a second serving. Despite of everything, he still think of his own family that he learned to appreciate.
"Is he coming with us tomorrow?" Matt asked while looking at Kota.
"What is it?" Kota asked them. "Are you going somewhere tomorrow?
"Tomorrow is Taro's death anniversary and we are planning to visit his grave. We will go after Kei's class, do you want to go?" Noren asked him.
"Kota have work in the agency tomorrow." Kei answered for him. "It's fine if he don't go."
"Agency?" Matt asked.
"I forgot to tell you, Kota will debut as a singer soon in a big agency." Noren said. "But if Kota will not come then… I guess we will just take out a food for you. We will be late so I will not have time to cook for dinner. I'll just lean you the key then."
"No it's fine…. i… I'm just going to stay in a friend's house. There are lots of works I should finish because of my absents and so I will be late going back home and so I decided to just stay with a friend." Kota explained. "But I'm sorry I can't go to such important event. I wanted to pay respect to Inoo-san too."
"Don't sweat it. Just give me the address where you will going to stay tomorrow."
"Wh…why?" Kota asked.
"Isn't it obvious I am your guardian now and so I am responsible for you. if something bad happen then at least I know what will I do." Noren answered enthusiastically . "Ahhh stop talking nonsense… just eat already I know you are tired and you can't get sick. Your voice is also important to you. Kei-chan you too… eat."
"Okay." Kei answered back.
"I'm gonna eat too. Noren's cooking is really the best." Matt complemented as he continue putting food on his mouth.
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"After winter break we will be busy for our last school festival." Krono told everyone of the member of the student council including Ryosuke who he pulled to join the meeting. "Since we still have time before the vacation I wanted everyone to think of ideas already for it to make it successful."
"Yamada's class did a successful event last year right?" one girl asked as they all look at Ryosuke. "That Pandora's Box play was really great and Inoo-san did a good job for portraying the role and also playing the piano."
"I have an idea, why don't we create a play which is for overall. I mean since that play was successful we already have an idea that people like such thing. Let us create a production for the overall school and not just done by a class." another girl with long straight hair suggested.
"Great idea and maybe we can put same actors that played in Pandora's Box and it was Yamada who did the script of that play right?"
"I didn't do it alone, Dai-chan help me actually." Ryosuke told them.
"Arioka? Then asked for his help again." Krono said normally. "He is an ex-student of this school but he still part of the family we build in this school. Everyone, search for a great story we can do and on the next meeting we will vote for it. I assigned Yamada to do the script for the story and the other officials will be planned afterwards."
Ryosuke went out of the council room after the meeting and check on his phone. Cheska messaged him asking if she can call. He sighed and then replied back that the meeting is already finished and he can contact him already. Just after sending that message, his phone ring and it was Cheska. He answered the call without doing some thinking. He wonder how things are progressing between her and Yuya.
"Yamada?" Cheska asked. "Takaki-san invited me for a date." she said excitedly. "I…I can't believe it. He actually called me and then… and then… I…I don’t know what to do."
"Really? I…it seems like you caught his interest." Ryosuke said though he was not really happy about what he heard. He was expecting that Yuya will not choose Cheska since he is not really his type. "Are you going?"
"Of course I am… actually I am already choosing what clothes to wear. What is Takaki-san's favorite color? Maybe I can wear something with the same shade and also do you know his favorite cake? I want to give him a gift."
"You sounds so excited."
"Well… I really like Takaki-san so being acknowledge by him made me so happy. I hope things will work out between the two of us."
"Yuya like plain clothes but feminine at the same time. Since it's cold you should wear a winter coat since Yuya didn't like it when girls was expecting their boyfriend to lean one. If you are not comfortable with your shoes like the one with heels then you should not wear it since he will just get mad. As for cake, he really didn't like sweets but he loves strawberry cake." Ryosuke answered her.
"Wow… you really know well about him. I am glad I approached you for this. I really apologized for threatening you that day and thank you for helping me."
"No worries, I just want a nice girl for my friend." he said though at the back of his mind he was hurting while saying those words. "I hope you will enjoy your date."
"Yeah… I will."
…
After class Kota walked Kei to the park where he will be picked up by his mother then afterwards he went to the agency for a meeting. As he rode the elevator another woman rode at it. "What floor?" Kota asked and when he look at her it was Sharley and she looked so shocked like he saw a ghost or anything scary. He can't understand this lady but he noticed that she keeps on staring at him since they first saw each other.
"6..6th floor." she answered.
"Nice too see you again." Kota greeted trying to ease the heavy atmosphere that Sharley have. She just nodded her head without answering back but Kota can feel that she was staring at him for a while. He thought that it was impossible but now he think that his group mate said something right, it seems like this lady have some stuffs for him. The elevator stop at 6th floor and she exited but before she finally go she look at him again. "Yo…you need something?"
"N…nothing…. Please take care." she just told him.
The elevator close again and he went to the 10th floor where the meeting was held. The others were there except for Yuya who was said to have a work in Noric. That day, they met their costume designer and also choreographer who will going to teach them for their filming of their debut single.
The meeting lasted for 2 hours and after that everyone was dismissed. Yamato and Kota joined each other like they planned. They went to a nearby cafeteria and have something to eat and then Kota started to asked everything that he wanted to know to him.
"How did we met?" Kota asked him first.
"Like what I told you when we first met, I am a year older than you are so I am your sempai but I am a weak child and bullied because I am fat and then you come and defended me but you where not actually alone that time there is another boy who was with you."
"Are you sure it was me?"
"Of course I am… there's no way I will forget my savior."
"Actually… I always have this vague memories about this boy that I used to play with when I am young. Except for my mom, he also shows a lot in small flashbacks that I am experiencing but I knew it was someone I know… it was Yuto right? The boy that you are talking about who was with me."
"Yuto? Who's that?"
"Yuto is my childhood friend who knew me in the past. He said that we used to play since young and we are together as far as he knew."
"Yuto… Yuto…Yuto…" Yamato repeated like he was searching his knowledge about him. "Ahhh… yeah I remember now."
"You did?"
"Yeah… he is the boy in the orphanage that is near our school. I remembered him hanging with you a lot. So you knew him huh… are you seeing each other? Is he still alive?"
"Yeah alive and kicking. He is studying at Keiren Gakuen now." Kota told him feeling relief that Yuto was not lying to him that they knew each other since young. He can really trust him among anyone else. "He is the boy that you are talking about who is with me when I save you right?"
"No… he is not that boy." Yamato answered instantly making Kota curious. "There is another one, someone closer to you more than Yuto is." he continued. "Besides Yuto was not attending our school, for what I know you just met him and then became friends with him or something like that."
"Another boy? Who?"
"That is the problem… I can't remember his name since I always call him Hime (princess) since he was so pretty and so white and so cute like princess. That is the boy that is always together with you and you have a strong relationship more than anyone else. Everyone admires it and that includes me…at a young age it seems like the two of you are lovers or something like that."
"A… are you sure it was not Yuto?"
"Why do you insists Yuto so much… it was not him. it is another boy, it's your classmate actually. It seems like you forget about him huh… Wait what else did I know about him… except for being pretty and nice… I think he was good at playing piano and also… he have two moles on his chest." Yamato described. "But then… it was said that he have a weak heart and he was actually undergone a heart transplant and so he was absent all the time. After your accident and your disappearance Hime also disappeared and then I didn't know where he is now anymore but I hope I can see him again coz I am sure I can identity how he looks like. "
"I… I can't remember him."
"That's bad… if he knew you forget about him then he will definitely be hurt. Like I said the connection between the two of you was so much. It felt like the presence of both you is the source of happiness of each and everyone of you… that is how I describe it from what I noticed from the relationship that you have."
"But you said you didn't know where he is now."
"Yeah… like I said he was gone together with you. I didn't know where he live as well and after I graduated elementary my family transferred here in the main city so I don't have any news anymore about Myojin." Yamato said and then he take a sip with his juice. Looking at Kota while doing so, he noticed that he was trying his best to remember the guy he was talking about. He wondered how much of his memories was gone. "C..Can I asked you something? Do you… do you really want to bring back your past? Are you sure about it?"
"There was a point in my life that I didn't care if it will come back or not. What's the point of knowing it? Whatever happened that time will never come back anymore and the outcome it produced will still be the same. But… this few days… I have this urge that I need to know it. I need the truth to answer my questions and that's the reason I am asking you. My mother close his mouth and I didn't know anyone else who can help me with this."
"Okay I get it." Yamato replied. "I knew it was hard to live a life without knowing any of the past, forgetting memories that were supposed to be treasured but you know…for my opinion… I think you should remain… clueless about it."
"What do you mean."
"I don't know but this might be the reason why your mother didn't want to talk about this to you. Kota… you have a tragic past. If I were you… it was better not to touch it anymore."
…
The doorbell on Yaotome family kept on ringing and Hikaru came to answer it. He opened the door and saw Daiki standing there looking so down. "Wh…what do you need?" he asked wondering what's going on.
"Can we talk?" Daiki asked.
"Here?"
"Outside."
"A…alright… I'll just get my jacket first." Hikaru answered. He went back to his room and then told his sister that he will just going out for a while. The two walk for a while in the road but Daiki was not saying anything at all. Hikaru wonder why he was called outside in that cold night and he look like he was not in his own self. "I… I thought you wanted to talk but you are not saying a thing a tall."
"No… I just wanted be with someone right now."
"Huh? What's you're problem?" Hikaru asked him. "Did that Jean do something bad to you? Did he hurt you or something like that?"
"I don't understand." Daiki whispered. "Why is the kindest people need to suffer so much when they are supposed to be angel but they are living in hell."
"Huh? I don't get you… is this something you read in a book? You are always deeply affected by the book you read. Is it getting worst?"
"What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?" Daiki cried. "I didn't know he was suffering so much… I didn't know he was fighting a battle all alone? He is our friend right? But why he didn't tell anything at all to us? He was always so selfish… always." he continued while kicking his shoes on the ground. "What can we do? What can we do to help him."
"Hoy…calm down. What are you talking about? I can't understand."
Daiki look back at Hikaru with tears flowing from his eyes and that shut him out from talking and questioning. He didn't know the reason why but by just his expression he looks hurt. "Hikaru… when I am gone please… please look after Kei. Don't ever leave his side… don't ever… don't ever let him all alone."
"Why?"
"I beg you… I beg you." he cried and this time Hikaru hug Daiki tightly since he looks like he need one. He can't still grasp what was going on but it seems like it concerned Kei. Daiki continued to cry in his chest, he was shaking and trembling. What was going on? He wanted to know but he felt that it's too much to ask.
"Don't cry… it doesn't suit you."
…
Yuto was in the convenience store to buy something he needed. He was in the cashier when he noticed a familiar face also paying for what he bought. Ryosuke look back at him and greeted him. "Nice seeing you Nakajima." he said respectfully.
"Nice seeing you too."
Both of them exited the store but they still talk to each other since Ryosuke wanted to asked about how Daiki is doing. "He will go to France soon right?"
"Yeah, he was busy doing his requirements for that interview. Are you not sad of him leaving?"
"I will lie if I said I am not." Ryosuke replied with a brief smile "When Daiki transferred school I was sad since I really didn't want to depart from him but its his choice and it seems like he was happy with his decisions besides when he was gone it just make our friendship stronger. Seeing him doing his best for his dreams made me want to achieve and do the same thing."
"I admire the bonds you have with everyone. That time in the onsen… I know you have a strong relationship."
"Everyone of us were together since our first year. Our group went through a lot as well but we were able to survive because of everyone's support. I am so fortunate that I met them." Ryosuke told him. He was about to add something to that when he heard someone call Yuto's name.
"Yuto." a voice called his name. Two look back and then Yuto saw Suzanne standing there and looking at him frantically. "I knew it was you… I am glad I saw you. Do you have information about Kota's whereabouts? Did he contact you already? Tell me Yuto… tell me." she said everything at all ones.
"H…he didn't contact me yet." Yuto replied. "Is he not coming back home until now?"
"Yeah and I am getting pissed already. He don't answer my call and reply to my messages. Why is that boy so stubborn it's like he is not my son anymore. H…he was not like that when he was still child." she complained. "If you have information about him then tell me immediately. Call me Yuto… don't forget about that."
"E…excuse me… Are you Kota's mother?" Ryosuke joined the conversation.
"Who is this?"
"He is… Kou's classmate."
"Kota came to school today." Ryosuke answered and that surprised Yuto and Suzanne at the same time. "He was absent for 4 days but he came today and he… he looked fine."
"He did? He did show to school? Where is he now? Is he at the school now?"
"No… I don't think so." Ryosuke replied back.
"Where do you think he is right now? Tell me young boy… I am his mother. I've been looking for him since that day that he run away from home. I am so worried about him already that I can't sleep and eat well."
Ryosuke was hesitant to tell the information at first. He heard from Yuya that Kota was not in good terms with his mother and it might be the reason why he run away and not going back. But he always believe that running away is not the answer to anything and so he don’t' tolerate Kota's action. "I think he will be at Kei-chan." he answered making Yuto glare at him. "If he run away, then the possibility that he will be with him was big."
"Ke…Kei?" she asked curiously. "Kei… what? What is his family name?"
Yuto gasped and then interrupted the conversation between the two. "Aunty… I think you should go back home… it's already late and it's cold. It's not good for your health." he said then he look at Ryosuke who was staring at him and signal him not to tell anything anymore but Ryosuke was curious as to why.
"No." Suzanne replied firmly. "I will not go unless this boy tell me the truth. Tell me… what is his family name. Who is this Kei that you are talking about?"
"Inoo… his name was Kei Inoo."
Author's Note: Kota's mother discovered the truth... what will she do now? In this chapter i guess you already have a clue of what was going on and things about Kota's past. ^___^ i wonder if i am doing things well in this story... i mean how i am foreshadowing stuffs in each chapter. I am not really good at this and so it may cause the story to be complicated and hard to understand but still i hope you will hold on until the last chapter. 12 chapters more are waiting for you so enjoy reading.