Her Shooting Star

Chapter 5: A Look at Someone's Past

Mayu was organizing her bag when Yuki entered the car.

"You seem to be in a good mood after you got that "Great Blessing"." Yuki said as she started the engine.

"Of course. I have always wanted to get that." Mayu replied. "You're such a kid." Yuki said laughingly.

"Funny." Mayu said coldly. "Now drive." She continued as looked outside. "Such a brat." Yuki said as she took a glance at Mayu from the rearview mirror. "I heard that." Mayu said, glaring at her.

"Tell me your next destination. " Yuki said. "Just continue driving. I want to sleep." Mayu replied. Mayu was really tired after spending hours trying to get the "Great Blessing". She was about to close her eyes when Yuki abruptly stopped the car, making Mayu hit her head on the head rest of the driver's seat. "Ouch!" Mayu said as she rubbed her forehead, then she felt something warm flow from her nose. She touched it and saw some blood on her hand. "Ugh not again!" Mayu grumbled as she wiped her nose before she felt the door opened. She turned and saw Yuki beside her looking pissed.

"What?" Mayu asked. She then felt Yuki grabbed her arm as she tried to pull her out of the car. "Hey! What are you doing?"

Yuki was taken aback when she saw that Mayu's nose was bleeding but she tried to hide it as she pushed her against the car. "Listen kid, I am tired of you bossing me around when I'm definitely older than you. Yes, you are the one who's paying me, and I'll obey your orders but you also have to show me some respect if you want me to follow you. Understand?" Yuki said angrily.

"Now tell me, where do you want to go so that you can properly have some rest if you want to." She said then she pulled out a handkerchief from her pocket. "Look at me." She said as she lift Mayu's face and starts to gently wipe the blood on her nose.

Mayu stared at her as Yuki gently wipes her nose. Somehow she felt something warm on her heart as she looked at her and she doesn't know why. She cleared her throat as she held onto Yuki's arm as a sign for her to stop what she's doing. "Uhm... You can stop now. I'm fine. Let's go to this address." Mayu said as she hand over a piece of paper to Yuki.  She was about to go back inside the car when Yuki stopped her. "Don't sit at the back. Sit in front." Yuki said before entering the car. Mayu stood there for a few minutes, staring at Yuki who was waiting at the driver's seat before she go around and sit beside her.

As Yuki drives, Mayu rolls down the window and she stretched her arm outside, feeling the air as she slowly close her eyes.

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The two of them arrived in front of an old house. Mayu went out of the car first. It was then that the two of them were welcomed by a middle-aged man.

"Welcome home, Mayu-sama." The man said as he bowed in front of them.

"Home? Mayu-sama?" Yuki asked but again Mayu walked as if she didn't hear her.

As Mayu went inside the house, memories from her childhood slowly comes back to her.

Every corner of the old house reminds her of the past. Of how she would play hide and seek with best friend; how she would run around the house; that one Christmas when her father surprised her with a ticket to the play that she really want to go to. Without her knowing, tears are slowly flowing from her eyes.

"Mayu-sama," the middle aged man said, which caught Mayu's attention. It was then that she noticed that she's already crying. "Are you alright, Mayu-sama?"

"Y-yeah, I'm alright." Mayu replied. Yuki on the other hand, was just following her quietly when she noticed something dropped on the floor. It was a small notebook. She picked it up and saw the initials on the cover.

"W. M."