Her Shooting Star

Chapter 17: Matsui Vacation House (Part 2)

Jurina lead the three of them inside their vacation house. "Wow! This surely is a huge house!" Sasshi said before turning to whisper to Yuki. "Hey, where did you meet such a rich kid?" "It's a long story." Yuki replied.

"Please feel at home. You don't need to worry about anything here in the house. Everything that you will need has been provided. All you need to do is unpack." Jurina said. "The rooms are upstairs. By the way, Nanami-chan, would it be fine if your room is also upstairs or would you like a room here downstairs?"

"Anywhere would be fine. I don't mind staying in either rooms. You don't have to worry about me, Jurina-San." Nanami replied.

"My sister is right. We don't want to be a bother to you and Rena-San. Your kindness is more than enough for us." Yuki said as she held on to her sister's shoulder.

"Alright. If that's what you guys want. But if you need anything, please don't hesitate to tell us."

"Don't worry. We will." Yuki replied.

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"Dr. Matsui! There's an emergency on the ICU! The vitals of patient Watanabe Mayu is dropping." The nurse said as she approached Rena who was busy checking one of her patients records.

"What?! Alright, I'm coming!" She said as she rushed immediately to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital.

"Mayu, please hold on."

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Mayu slowly opened her eyes and found herself in an unfamiliar room. Everything was white and when she looked at herself, she found herself also wearing a white dress and not the hiking clothes that she remembered she was wearing.

" Where am I?" She asked herself as she went down the bed and started walking. "Am I dead already?"

Mayu continued walking until she reached the end of the room and from there, everything has change. She found herself standing in the middle of the living room of their old house. "Why am I here?" she said as she started walking but stopped when she an unfamiliar kid running happily around their house. Then she found her dad running after the kid. "Minami! Stop running around. Your sister might be awaken because of you!" Mayu heard her father say.

"Minami? That kid is... Onee-chan?!" Mayu exclaimed. She decided to follow them and she found them inside a very familiar room. Her room. There she found the kid, her sister, watching over a sleeping baby inside the crib. Mayu walked closer and she saw her gently caressing the baby's head.

"Ne Mayu-chan, when are you going to grow bigger? I can't wait to play together with you. I'm going to teach you a lot of things when you grow up. I'll teach you how to sing, and dance and... And.. Ah nevermind that. I'm going to play with you a lot anyways." Her sister said cutely which made her smile and at the same time, tears start falling from her eyes.

"Onee-chan..." She muttered.

"Don't cry Mayu."

Mayu looked back and saw a beautiful girl standing in front of her. "W-Who are you?" She asked. The girl walked in front of her and gently wiped her tears with her finger. "I am your sister, Mayu."

"My s-sister? But I thought that you died when you were just a little girl. How come you looked like a grown up now?" Mayu asked.

"There are things that are hard to explain including what you are currently seeing right now."

"Can... Can I hug you?" Mayu asked. Her sister smiled and pulled her into a hug. "Of course."

"Onee-chan..." she said as she cried on her sister's shoulder. "I miss you, my dear Mayu-chan." her sister said as she gently stroked her hair. The two of them stayed like that for a while until Mayu pulled away from the hug.

"Are you here to take me with you?" Mayu asked. Her sister shook her head. "No. It's not yet your time. I came to say that. Mom and dad are waiting for you. As well as Rena and Jurina. And also Yuki."

"Yuki? How come you know about her?" Mayu asked in confusion.

"Of course I know her. I may be your sister, but I am also your guardian angel. I know how special she is for you." her sister replied.

"What do you mean?" Mayu asked. "You'll know when you wake up. You need to go back now. But remember, I'll come back when the time comes."

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"CLEAR!"

After that final shock on her, Mayu's vitals returned to normal. Rena breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Mayu is now safe. "Thank God you came back. You did well, Mayu." She said as she held her hand.

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"Yuki, come with me for a second." Sasshi said as she grabbed Yuki's hand and dragged her on a corner of the house. "What is it?" she asked.

"Are you hiding something from me?" Sasshi asked. "What do you mean?"

"Jurina. How did you meet her and that Rena that you mentioned earlier? I know you didn't meet them at the club that you're working with. And where have you been all this time?"

"I told you, its a long story."

"No matter how long it is, you know that I am willing to listen. Just tell me what's going on. I need to know why would Matsumura would come all the way to your house to look for you, when he knows where you work." Sasshi said to her with a serious look on her face. Knowing her friend well, Yuki knows that it's no use to hide everything from her best friend, so she decided to tell her everything.

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" So you are telling me that the out of town work that you mentioned before was being a personal driver for a teenage girl that you almost robbed the first time you met?!" Sasshi exclaimed. Yuki quickly covered her mouth before looking around, hoping that neither Jurina nor Nanami would hear them.

" Don't talk too loud! This is why I don't want to tell you. You get excited and you ended up talking so loud."

"Alright." sasshi said as she removed Yuki's hand on her mouth. "Alright. I'll be quiet now. But let me ask you something."

"What is it?"

"That kid that you're talking about. That Mayu, where is she right now?"

"She's at the hospital. I rushed her to the hospital. And while I'm at the hospital, that is where Matsumura found me. It's a good thing that Rena-San was there so she helped me. And now we're here. We got a new place to stay. Until everything has settled down. " Yuki explained.