Dear Ash, 

I am worried to death because I haven't been able to see you doing well.

You said we live in different worlds, but is that true?  we have different colored skin and eyes, we were born in different countries, but we are friends. isn't that what counts?

I'm glad I came to America, I met lots of people. but more than anything, I met you.

You asked me over and over again if you scared me, but I never feared you. not once. what's more is you're hurt much more than me, i couldn't help but feel that way. funny, huh? you're way smarter, bigger, and stronger than me, but i felt like i had to protect you. i wonder what it is i wanted to protect you from.

I wanted to protect you from fate. the fate that carried you away, drifting further and furthur.

You told me once about a leopard you read in a book, how you believed that the leopard knew it couldn't go back, and I said you weren't a leopard. that you could change your destiny.

You are not alone, Ash. i am by your side. 
My soul is always with you. 

Sayonara, America. sayonara, New york. but I will never say sayonara to you, Ash. i know we'll meet again, no matter how far apart we are. you're the greatest friend I'll ever have.

- Eiji Okumura.              IM BACK HOES