home during the whole duration of his stay there as a student. After then, he became used to treating any holiday in Japan as an ordinary day. He would on

he spent the New Year with Ivy and her relativ

late than neve

and Yukio to formally ask for Ivy's hand in marriage. The atmosphere was rather

ce on the table, not wanting to make eye contact with Yukio and Mita. She was not confident that what she

lts cannot wait for the meeting to finish. Andrea's mother decided not to take part on

elatives can all attend." He smile genuinely. In the past 3 days that he met so many of Ivy's relatives and f

so thankful that he accepted her

looked at the two, th

nt, we don't wish to int

will enter the family regi

ed. She is

ill handle all the details about the ceremony. He promis

miled briefly, "I only wish and

ea believed him. At least, her daughter would have

r that will take them to the airport opened, Yukio hesitated to enter, he stopped, and turned to look at

, Ivy and Hiro to recognize, "I am so sorry. I am glad to have seen you, aga

yes soften a little. Ivy felt that her mother had finally loosen some of the str

braced her mother and her grandm

as she knows that her mother and grandmother would be lonely again without her. Although Andy

too. She is so proud of how brave and independent she has become. Now she is not worried about

n, this time in a louder voice. Her g

ing but respect and appreciation to them. For

ith Yukio and so happy when Ivy was born. All those times, she thought that she was able to burry all the feelings she had for Yukio. But just one look at him, at his aged face, it reminded her of those wonderful times they shared. She never regretted the fact th

r eyes on the window. He knows that's he

he felt her shoulders moving from crying. He kissed her hair gently, whispering inaudible comfo

ght." He feels uncomfortable with seeing her crying. He then t

the handkerchief. Then as she was about to return it to hi

dkerchief that he took from her the first time he saw her on the plane, almost 2 years ago. He

is it

ng to find that handkerchief then but she never found it. She gave when she realized she might have lost it so

y handkerchief fell i

ave it

n? W

reply was curt, he suddenly felt

owning at him, Hiro looked at her, almost laughed at her bewil

. As appreciation, you gave it to me." He said, no hi

ter that. You took it from me without my permission!" She could no

reward for keeping you sane that time, " he winke

n her chest, "You are

now

in a nega

ghtly in between them, "I did not hear you properly, " Hiro met her gaze, his eyes turning into a sm

t the driver could hear and see them perfectly. He was just pretending o

eways, "Let me go, " sh

"unless you tell me what I want to hear

er

rds at him? It looks like that his wife-to-be has still many unhidden charact

ou just cal

ied to whimper for him

ney

ha

e go, honey."

ed, how child-li

nd he let her go. Then caught her face