Farheen's fanfic Final version

Marmalade Boy


As the planes wheel touched the ground, my heart gave a loud thud.

“I am here, I am actually back in Japan.... after 2 very long years,” I thought to myself.

My heart beats started to speed up, as I made my way to the arrival gate. My mind actually saw them before my eyes did. All four of them waiting eagerly, for me. But just like in my mind, he was missing.  Nonetheless still my eyes searched for him. Searching the crowd, for a glimpse of him. But it was no use; he was nowhere to be seen.

“Welcome back honey” my mom came running towards me.

Suddenly all four of them surrounded me, started hugging me. Asking me so many questions all at once. When I answered most of their questions, they finally gave the courtesy of allowing me to walk out of the arrival lounge.

As the car got closer to our house, my heart began to race. I found it hard to breathe.

“oh my god! I am finally going to see him, after so long” my mind began to race with my heart.

Even though I hated England and longed to come back to Japan. I wanted to run back to England now. But I also knew I will have to face him one day. So here I stood at the entrance of our house. And just as I predicted. Yuu stood was sitting on the couch, in the lounge, watching tv.

As he heard my parents giggling, he turned and stood up.

At the site of him, breath was knocked out of me. He still looked so handsome, a little older perhaps.

Thousand questions rushed in my head. I knew in that instant. I was not over him. If two years apart without any contact, still made me long for him, at first sight him, then I would never be over him. I was breaking down inside. I was trying very hard not to cry in front of him. As the memories of us together, returned. So did all the pain.

“It’s good to see you again Miki” Yuu finally spoke. “You hair is longer, it suits you.”

He asked me something, but my brain failed to register it. I couldn’t put together his words, my world was breaking apart. He did not seem fazed by my presence. He has already forgotten about us. My heart was falling to pieces all over again. Didn’t our relationship mean anything? Was all this pain one sided? Even thou he did break up with me. All this time, my heart believed there would have been a great reason Yuu broke up with me.

“I am tired,” I announced to my and Yuu’s parents, picked up my bag and made my way to my old room.

I was in the hallway drying my hair with a towel, deep in thoughts about the events today, when a hand touched on my shoulder. I turned around to face Yuu towering over me.

“I need to talk to you Miki” he told me.

“We have nothing left to talk about” I replied, and made my way to my room. But Yuu grabbed my arm and pulled me back.

“Yuu it’s too late to talk now..... I waited two years, but I never heard from you, you act like there was nothing between us. I know I ignored you earlier and I m sorry, I shouldn’t have done that, but please let me go” I requested.

He let go of me, and I ran back to my room and closed the door behind me. I walked to my dresser and pull out a golden tinkle box from behind the drawer. I opened the box and lifted the delicate bracelet between my fingers. My eyes started watering; Yuu gave me this bracelet, back when we were still together. I kept this bracelet in hope that Yuu might come back to me. But now I have to let him go, I have to get rid of this bracelet. I opened the window and clutched the bracelet. I exhaled. I can do this, and opened up my fist to have a last look at it.

I was about to throw it when I heard a loud knock on my door. I backed away from the window, the moment was lost. So I put the bracelet on the dresser and went to see who was knocking. Yuu! What was he doing here?

“Miki it’s important for you to know this” he said as I was about to close the door. The desperation in his eyes stopped me from closing the door. I let him in.

“Miki I want to tell you the reason I broke up with you two years ago” he said. When I finally decided to let go him, he decides that we should talk about it.

“Miki I still love you, and you should know what happened two years ago,” He said. What? He still loved me, I don’t get it. I was stunned so I let him continue.

“Two years ago, I found some photos of my mom with your dad. So I assumed that you were my sister, so I had to break up with you. Not because I wanted to and not because I didn’t love you”. He paused for a minute. “But even I couldn’t accept that so I decided to do more research. Then last year I knew the best option was to ask my parents directly who my real father was. And turns out the photos were misleading. You are not related to me. My real father is dead. But it was too late, you left for England, and this was something I had to personally tell you” He finished.

I could not believe this. I did not know what to say. Yuu took my hand. “Miki if you still love me, please marry me”.