Destiny.
Koutani and Miyu : Unmei da na. (Destiny.)
Miyu holds out the paper.
Miyu : You're really a strange guy.. Until now I can't really figure you out.
Koutani : ... A girl once told me.. There was a right time for everything.
Miyu : ...
Koutani : Soon... You will understand everything.
He goes to touch the tree. Closes his eyes.
Koutani : It's almost time.
Miyu : What?
He opens them and takes a deep breath.
Koutani : The story behind the wonder tree... I promised you I'd tell you.
Miyu : But you already did, didn't you?
Koutani : I did. But not the whole story... (smiles and looks at her) Will you listen to it once more?
Miyu : ......
Koutani : This is my last chance to tell you.
Miyu : ........ (nods) Ii.
Koutani takes a moment to recall.
...
The Story of the Wonder Tree
Once, there was a guy... Who met a girl under this tree... She was the girl he believed that was destined for him. Funny, isn't it? It did seem it was love at first sight that time... But it wasn't.. At one time before they met under the tree, the guy had seen her while he was with his friends. Actually, he just accidentally took a quick glimpse of her that time.. But he couldn't forget about her.
From time to time, he would hide somewhere near the school where he had seen her and wait for her to come out... He felt contented just seeing her from afar. One time, he saw her running looking really miserable so he followed her. She ran to this tree and cried. He found out the reason why she felt sad that time was because she let down her classmates during a school presentation... The guy wished he could do something for her...
Unfortunately, his family moved to the next town because of his father's job so he stopped seeing her. 3 years passed, and the guy decided to visit that town hoping he'd see her, at a slightest possibility.
He saw her again under this tree. Finally gathering the guts, he approached her for the first time... To his surprise, the girl had a funny attitude towards him and she made him feel as if they’ve known each other from before.. He felt strange... But at the same time at ease with her.
She would randomly ask questions about destiny and asked about falling inlove... he thought she was really cute when she talked like that.
He fell more and more inlove with her.
But a year later after they started going out, he felt different towards her.. Somehow, he felt that the girl had someone she loved before she met him.. And he felt that the girl still loved that guy... so he got insecure and wanted to find out for himself if the girl truly loved him ... Or was he just a replacement of an old love... He started doing a lot of research about the possibility to travel through time.. He wanted to find out the girl's past life way before they met.. To find out who was her first love or what.... Then he found out about the miracle of the Wonder Tree...
A myth says, if you pray hard enough to the tree and believe in what you want... If it was destined to happen... The tree will grant your wish...
Koutani stopped. He reaches to touch the tree. He smiles.
Koutani : The tree granted my wish.
A tear fell from Miyu's eyes.
Koutani : And today..... its time for me to go back.
Everything became clear to her.
"Do you believe in destiny?"
"The time is not yet right... I'm not suppose to meet her yet..."
"Is it possible to fall inlove with a person whom you haven't met yet?"
"But she's not my girlfriend yet... Not at this time..."
"Can you fall inlove with the same person all over again?"
Miyu remained speechless and just let her tears show her emotions at the moment. Koutani slowly goes to her.
Koutani : ... Ima made..... Arigatou na. (From the time we met, until now... thank you.)
Miyu : ....
Koutani : Ne... Close your eyes.
Miyu : (looks at him)
Koutani : (nods)
Miyu : (closes them) *sniff
Koutani : ... We'll meet again soon... For sure.
Miyu : ......
Koutani gives her a soft kiss.
Koutani : ... wait for me... Okay?
... Jaa. (See ya.)
A gush of wind touched her face and there was silence. She slowly opened her eyes to see that he was gone.
Miyu : ....... Koutani...
"We'll meet again soon... For sure."
She wipes her tears and smiles.
Zettai ni... kanarazu... Anata wo matte tte. (Definitely... for sure... I will wait for you.)
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