It felt like a really long ride home on the train for Maki, she still couldn't get over the fact that she met Mokichi after such a long time "He,really looked good" Maki thought to herself about how Mokichi use to look, he was short, his hair was short as well but, the Mokichi she had seen today had gotten taller and his hair had grown out. Maki had barely recognized him when he stood up from the booth but, even though he had changed she could tell it was him, she was his childhood friend for nothing. All the while she sat in her seat Mokichi's message repeated itself in her head "Tell the others not to feel guillty for what they did" she repeated the message for the fifth time since she heard it, Maki smiled "I still can't believe he still cares for us after what we did" Maki's heart twinged remebering what had happened, she was standing onto the roof of the middle school alonside Sami, Miyu, and Mari awaiting Mokichi's decision.

She was hoping that she would be chosen, but when Mokichi outright said he wasn't choosing any of them her heart dropped, she was angry, so angry she didn't even bother to stick around nor did she even listen to his reasoning she, ust like the others just walked away and left Mokichi by himself. Her hands tightened around the fabric of her skirt, "Why did I do something like that?" she had wondered that each and every day after Mokichi had moved, "Why did I have to be so cruel" Maki looked up at the ceiling "Why?" just then the image of the four Nakashima sisters appeared in her head, their smiling faces as they talked with Mokichi, Maki gave a weak and sad smile "I wish, I was one of them". Maki still had feelings for Mokichi, she wanted him still even though he had rejected her so long ago she wanted him to be hers, but Maki felt that it would be wrong of her to want to be with him, after what she did.

Soon, the train came to a stop, Maki knew she was back home she got out of her seat and got off the train she exited the station and began walking down the street she then pulled out her cellphone, she scrolled through her contacts until she came to a familliar name, it read 'Miyu-chan', she pressed the call button, she then put the phone to her ear, it rang for a bit until her call was picked up "Hello?" came Miyu's voice "Hey Miyu" a gasp came through the phone speaker "Maki-san!" the sound of flustered movement could be heard. "Hey, it's been a long time!" came Miyu's half excited voice Maki smiled "A really long time" Miyu chuckled "It's nice to hear your voice again" Maki giggled back "And your as well" the sound of Miyu situating herself could be heard, "So,why the sudden call?" Miyu chuckled "You miss me that much already?" Maki laughed "You could say that" Maki went silent.

"Maki-san?" Miyu called after hearing Maki go quiet, "Miyu, I met him" silence came from Miyu's end "You mean him, right" came Miyu's sad voice "Yeah,I met him in Rokujo, a town I traveled to today" a sigh came from Miyu "H..How is he doing?" Maki smiled, she was releaved to know Miyu still cared for Mokichi, "He's fine, he's happy" a sigh came from Miyu again "That's good, I.." Miyu paused, "I feel so bad for how I acted" Maki frowned "As am I" silence fell between the two. "So, how did he look?" came Miyu's voice Maki smirked "He's gotten even more handsome" she heard Miyu go quiet, she didn't have to be there to know that Miyu was blushing, "Re..Really?" came Miyu's mumblings "Yeah, I was a bit caught off gaurd when I saw him" Maki laughed "But, he still the same Mokichi". A sigh of relief came from Miyu "That's good, it's great he's still the same, I couldn't live with myself if we made him change" Maki felt her heart twist "Me and you both" Maki had been releived when she saw that after what they had done Mokichi was still the same as he ever was.

Maki then remebered why he was still the same, the Nakashima sisters came to her mind, she felt she had to let Miyu know, "Miyu, he's met someone else" again silence came from Miyu "By someone else you mean?" Maki smiled "Yeah, another girl, four in fact" a small chuckled came from Miyu "I see" a long groan came from he as well "Is that the reasons he's doing well?" Maki cave a affimative 'Mhmhm', Miyu chuckled again, "That's good" Maki smiled to herself "These girls really care for him, one of them even slapped me" Maki touched her cheek with her free hand where Reiko had slapped her. It still stung, the red mark had vansished but she could still feel the stinging of the slap on her cheek, "Ouch" came Miyu's response Maki laughed, "Tell me about it" Miyu laughed "Sounds like they really care alot for him if one of them did that" Maki giggled "Your right, they all really care for him, unlike us". Silence came again, that is when Maki remebered Mokichi's message "I've got something to tell you" Miyu groaned "What? Did he have something to say?" Maki smiled as she remebered his words, and then she said them aloud.

"He said, for us not to feel guilty for what we did" Miyu gasped, a laugh came from Miyu's end, then it suddenly sounded like it was developing into crying, "That idiot.." Maki smiled "He still cares about us even after what we did" Miyu sniffled "Thats just like him.." Maki agreed with that notion. "That really makes me want him again.." Maki agreed with that as well "But.." came Miyu's somber voice "I don't think we deserve to have a chance at him again" Maki also agreed with that. After that exchange, silence came again until Miyu spoke "It was nice hearing from you again" Maki smiled "it was nice talking with you again" Miyu laughed "Call me more often" Maki chuckled "You got it" Maki knew that Miyu was smiling on the other end. "Bye" Miyu said "Goodbye" Maki answered she then heard the dial tone, she took her phone away from her ear and ended the call she put her phone away after, she felt nistolgic from talking with Miyu for such a short time "So, she still feels that way for him too" Maki said to herself as she continued down the road.

With the conversation with Miyu still fresh in her mind Maki decided to take a detour, she turned a corner and headed for a place that held alot of memories for her after walking a few miles she came to it, Kurogage Middle School, she stood outside the enterance to the middle school. She smiled as she looked around it's campus, she could see shadows of the time where she, Sami, Miyu, and Mari went to it, along with Mokichi, she smiled remebering the times they shared inside the walls of the school as she stood there she saw someone apprach her. "Hey" came a famillair voice, Maki turned her head and smiled, "Hello to you too" a girl stepped closer towards her she had long black hair, and she was tall for a female, she was wearing a black track suit and she was sweating profusely.

"Sami-chan" Maki smiled, Sami smiled back, "Hey Maki" Sami wiped the sweat from her forehead Maki smiled "Practicing?" Mai asked Sami nodded "Yep, we have a track meet in a few weeks so, I want to be in shape" Sami streched "I see" Maki chuckled Sami was the same as ever "So, what have you been up to?" Sami was red in the face, she was a bit nervous talking with Maki again after so long Maki smiled "Well, I just went to Rokujo for today" Sami smiled "I see, what was it like?" Maki sighed "I didn't really stay long to do anything" Sami raised an eyebrow "Really? Did something happen?". Maki chuckled "You could say that" she looked Sami in the eyes, "I..I met him" Sami made a shocked gasp and Maki could see her eyes widen Sami knew who Maki was talking about, Sami made a face that was mixed with anger and a bit of concern, "I see.." Sami went silent she then began tapping her foot on the ground, Maki smiled that was Sami nervous tick, she'd do that when she was thinking hard about something.

"You want to know how he's doing?" Sami jumped at Maki's question and became flustered "Not, really why would I care about a man that rejected me" Sami turned her face away Maki chukled to herself she knew Sami didn't really mean that, without seeing her face she could tell that Sami was very curious about how Mokichi was. Maki decided to just tell her anyway "He's doing fine" Sami's body shuddered "He's still the same Mokichi we knew" Sami stood still Maki heard a sigh of relief come from her "I see, so he's doing alright" Maki could tell Sami was smiling. "So, you stil care for him as well" Sami shuddered again Maki could tell she was blushing, "So, you, me,and Miyu, still have feelings for him" Sami turned "You talked with Miyu?" Maki nodded "Yeah, I called her after I left the train station".

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"H..How is she?" Sami had a concered look on her face "She's fine" Sami sighed in relief, "That's good" Maki was happy even though the four of them had split apart, they each still cared for one another, Maki decided to tell Sami what she told Miyu before, "Mokichi, he's met some girls" Sami's body jolted "He has.." Sami looked away "Yep, these girls, they really care alot for him, they're the ones that made him happy" Sami said nothing. "They're not like us, they won't abandon Mokichi" Sami opened her mouth "I see, thats good" Maki could see a smile curl on Sami's face, "Mokichi also had a message for all of us" Sami looked at Maki, "And that would be?" Sami had a curious look in her eyes "He said, not to feel guilty for what we did" Sami's face went red, "That asshole.." she mumbled. Maki could see a few tears roll down Sami's cheek, "After what we did.." Sami mumbled again, "He should hate us.." she sniffled, "Yet he.." Sami wiped her eyes, Maki chuckled "He still cares for us even thought we treated him so badly" Maki felt her heart twinge in pain as did Sami.

She remebered that whenever she saw Mokichi after that day on the rooftop that she would ignore him any time he would try to talk to her, she even told him that they weren't friends, something she regreted immensley, when she heard that he was moving, she had felt like maybe her words were the cause that he left. So, to occupy her mind with something else she joined the track team, she kept her mind on track, but every now and then thoughts of him would sneak up on her and then she would take a run to push it out. But now, hearing that he still cared for her after what she did, what she had said, her heart twisted and beat hard in her chest, she knew without a doubt, that she still loved him. And it seemed that feeling hadn't left her, and it had just gotten stronger, but like Maki and Miyu, she figured that she was undiserving of having such a feeling, but she couldn't help but want to be with him, have him with her.

Sami couldn't take it, "Uhm..I'm gonna go.." Sami turned "I've gotta get in shape" Maki chukled and smiled "I see, seeya Sami-chan" Maki waved Sami didn't turn but she nodded and she started running off "It was good talking with you again!" Maki called Sami smiled to herself and ran off in silence. Maki took one last look at the middle school, she giggled and started off again she eventually made her way into town she walked down the side walks with her mind on her meeting up with Sami "She looks really good" Maki said to herself she remebred back in the day that Sami was very beautiful and it seemed with the time they spent apart she had gotten even more beautiful. She was so inthroled with her toughts that she wasn't watching out in front of her and she bumped into someone, the impact made her come back to reality she stumbled back but she kept her balance.

"Sorry!" came another famillair voice, "It can't be" Maki looked and sure enough, she smiled, "Well,if it isn't Mari-chan" the girl she had bumped into looked at her and her eyes sparkled "Maki-chan!" Mari lept and hugged Maki "It's good to see you again!" Mari pulled herself away from Maki who couldn't belive that the Mari in front of her was the Mari she knew. The old Mari would never have done something like that as the old Mari was to shy to even talk to anybody, but after being with her, Sami, and Miyu, as well as Mokichi had helped her to change into the person that was in front of her "Hey Mari" Maki giggled soon, Maki and Mari were walking down the sidewalk side by side "So, what have you been up to Maki-chan?" Mari asked "Well, I've been doing really well, and you?" Mari smiled "I've been doing fine!" Maki laughed "I can tell, I've seen you around town with your friends" Mari giggled and blushed.

"You've really changed Mari-chan" Maki beamed Mari looked at Maki and gave a smile "It's all thanks to you, Sami-san, and Miyu-chan, and.." Mari paused, Maki knew whos name she stopped on "Mokichi-kun" Mari frowned and she nodded Maki frowned as well, then she smiled "I met him you know" this got Mari's attention, "Y..You did?" Maki nodded, "Where?" "I met him in Rokujo" Mari nodded, "How..how is he?" Mari had a concerned look on her face. Maki smiled "He's doing great" Mari smiled "That's good to know" Maki looked to the sky "And he's just the same as always" Mari sighed in relief "Mokichi.." she said lowly "You know, I talked with Miyu earlier" Mari jumped, "Really, how is Miyu-chan?" Maki chuckled "She's doing fine" Mari smiled widely "That's good to hear" Maki smiled as well "I met Sami-chan as well" Mari gasped "You saw Sami-san too!" Maki nodded.

"How is she?" Maki chuckled "She's fine as well" Mari giggled to herself, "It's good to hear that they're doing well" Mari looked at Maki "And it was good to see you again Maki-chan" Mari giggled again "and to hear about Mokichi-kun" Mari blushed, "You still care for him don't you?" Maki asked Mari nodded, Maki giggled "So you just like us too". "You three still care for Mokichi?" Mari asked Maki nodded "I see, so I'm not the only one" Mari smiled to herself "But, we no longer can have him for what we did him" Mari said to herself Maki could sense the concern coming from Mari, "Don't worry, he's got some girls that really care for him back in Rokujo" Mari looked at Maki "Really?" Maki gave a nod. Mari sighed, "That's good" Mari smiled to herself "At least there's somebody there that will take better care of him then us" Maki said nothing, she was surprised to hear that Mari felt the same as she,Sami, and Miyu felt, that they had no right to have feelings for Mokici at all but, the nagging of her mind and heart, saying that she still wanted him.

"Mokichi had a message for all of us" Maki said, Mari looked at her and Maki looked at her "He said not to feel guilty, even for what we did to him" Mari grabbed her chest, "I know, I felt the same thing when he told me himself" Maki remebered the feeling she had in her heart when Mokichi had said that line. "I can't believe that he still thinks about us when we.." Mari paused, "I know, me and the others can't believe it as well" Mari sighed "Makes me wish we hadn't been so cruel" Maki nodded "I wish we could go back to our past selves, and give them a slap" Mari said. "Mari-chan.." Maki smiled "And tell them not to hurt Mokichi so badly" Mari's eyes watered, Maki hugged Mari "I wish we could" she commented. Mari sniffled, "I really wish that he was still here, still with us.." Maki herself then began to cry "Why did we have to be such assholes" the two girls walked down the street together both of the sniffling as the cried, their feelings for the boy called Mokichi had gotten stronger.

Maki looked up at the clouds, "I want to be with him again" she sniffled "I want to laugh with him again.." Mari agreed with a nod "But, what's been done in the past can't be changed, we gave up on him" Maki took in a breath "We, can't have him, that would be wrong of us" Mari agreed with another nod. The two of them walked together like that for a while, until the came to a turn in the path. Maki and Mari stopped crying, the wiped their tears away and the seperated, "It was good to see you again Maki-chan" Mari smiled "And It was good to see you again" Maki smiled "As well as seeing Sami-chan, and talking with Miyu-chan again" Mari chuckled "We should get together again for old time sakes". Maki nodded, "Yeah, we should" Mari smiled "If you see me around town, feel free to come and talk with me again" Maki nodded "Sure" Mari giggled "Bye" she waved Maki smiled back and waved "Bye" and she watched as Mari ran off.

Maki sighed to herself, "Was this a work of fate?" Maki wondered it had started with her meeting Mokichi again, then immediatley after she called Miyu, then she met with Sami, and after she parted ways with Sami she met up with Mari, Maki smiled to herself "It was good to see them all again" Maki had taken it hard when the five of them had gone the seperate ways she felt like she had lost all her friends she had ever made. But now she was as happy as could be "Maybe..." she paused "Maybe, I should visit Rokujo again sometime" Maki giggled to herself as she made her way home. [Extra Ch END]