arashic0804 | Regret and Second Chance: CHapter 31

Title: Regret and Second Chance

Rating: G

Pairings: Sakuraiba and Arashi

Disclaimer: I do not own any of arashi.

Summary: Arashi will lose one member and Sho will have a second chance.

(Chapter Thirty-one)

Yesterday was a history…

Tomorrow is a mystery…

Today is a gift…

That is why we called it present…

It is Christmas Eve today. I felt like today is a special day for me but I didn’t know what was the reason. I hate being clueless when I kept feeling something that I missed or longing for. I kept wishing to get my memory back, to get my past back and to learn more about myself. I hate not knowing anything and based to my past life (as being told by my parents), looks like I didn’t have any good friends too.

But now all I could do was to wait patiently for my memory to come back and kept hoping. I walked with Momo along Tokyo Street, watching the city was full of lives and it was so happening. I felt happy just looking at the varieties of expression of people passing by, rushing to do last minute shopping before the clock strike midnight.

All I could do now was just to feel happy with other people’s happiness. I didn’t have any friends, so I didn’t need to do last minute shopping. My parents suddenly needed to go out of the state for business and I’m being left alone with Momo to celebrate the night.

I walked toward my usual route to the park. Tonight I would just celebrate Christmas Eve at the hill with Momo and looked at the beautiful scene of Christmas city night.

As I was about to cross the road, suddenly I saw a pair of old foreigners looking around. By the look of confusion plastered on their faces, I assumed that they were lost.

I knew that my English was still on high school level and I probably could just ignore the couple but somehow I couldn’t. I walked to the couple and said hi.

“Hello, can you speak Japanese?” I asked in English.

The couple looked at me and then they shook their heads.

The old man came close to me, as he put out the map close to me and pointed at one dot on the map.

“Do you know how we can get to the Tokyo Tower from here?” The old lady asked me.

“Ah Tokyo Tower?” I repeated the place name, in question tone.

The couple nodded.

“They want to know how to go to Tokyo Tower but how can I explain it in English?”

“AH doshiou ne” I said out loud and looked at the couple. “English??” I asked, if they needed the explanation in English.

“Oh man, I feel so bad right now. I feel bad for this couple as I barely help them” I thought as I scratched my cap on my head.

“Yes in English please” The old man said.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry” that was all I could manage to utter.

“Ah how can I help this couple if I don’t even know how to reply” I whispered out loud, looking at the couple and then darting back my eyes on the map that I was holding at the moment.

“Ano, can I help you?” Suddenly I heard someone asked, from behind me and then jumped away, startled.

“Ah don’t scare me like that!” I yelped and looked at the guy who was now standing beside of me.

In an instant I knew who he is. He is the sad looking guy who always hangs out at the same park as me. The guy glanced at me first before he turned to face the couple.

“Hello, I’m his friend” the guy started, speaking in English and pointing to me before he continued “Can I help you?”

Then the guy kept talking, as he continued to explain to the couple of how to get to Tokyo Tower while I watched him with awe while the guy try so hard to ignore my stares at the same time.

The couple nodded as they seemed to understand the route.

The couple said thank you to him and me as both of us bowed to the couple.

“Tell your friend, he is nice even though he don’t know how to help, he still wants to help. He is sure a nice young man” The old lady said to him about me. I beamed at the compliment as I grinned sheepishly.

I saw the guy smile and nodded, saying he would pass me the message and the couple walked away.

I was so happy, up till I didn’t realised what I did next as I let my reflexes controlled my movement.

“Waa hontou ni arigatou” I yelled happily as I gave him a hug (which was weird as I suddenly had the urge to hug him so badly).

I felt the guy hugging me back, and he hugged me tight before he started to pull away gently.

I saw him trying to take a good look of my face and suddenly I saw that once he set his eyes on me, his eyes become teary….

(SHIDA said: Expected a bit long chapter during Aiba’s pov ne…XD Thanks in advance for the reading and the support…XD)