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More Than Meets the Eye {15}Authors Comments: please read, rate, and comment! this is almost the last part! ♥
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Part 15
As Chiyeko plummeted towards the ground, she fought the urge to scream. Normally, a fall from this height would be no big deal, but normally, she had various lifters strapped to her body to slow her fall. She squeezed her eyes shut, not wanting to see how fast the ground was approaching her. She braced herself for the impact of the ground, but instead she felt arms wrap around her waist and lower her gently to a stop. She cautiously opened her eyes and saw that the ground was still some way below her, and she was standing on an all-terrain hoverboard. She whipped her head around and found herself looking at Tomoaki’s smiling face. She felt her body instantly relax and hugged him, resting her head on his chest. She felt warm tears rolling down her cheeks, the stresses of the day finally catching up with her. Tomoaki gave Chiyeko a kiss on her forehead before flying off towards Miyuki’s apartment, with Miyuki trailing along not too far behind.
As soon as they arrived, Chiyeko collapsed on the couch, laying her head in Tomoaki’s lap. Manami walked over to the couch and touched the cut on Chiyeko’s head gingerly. She quietly skipped out of the room, and when she came back, she was holding a first aid kit. She poured some antiseptic on a soft cotton pad.
“Chiyeko, this might sting a little bit,” Manami warned, “But I have to clean your cut before you leave.”
Chiyeko winced at the touch of the cool antiseptic on her head. Manami cleaned Chiyeko’s cut thoroughly, the white cotton quickly turning red. When she was done, she bandaged up Chiyeko’s head with strips of white gauze and cotton pads.
“Chiyeko?” she asked softly.
When she got no answer, she looked down at Chiyeko’s face and saw that she was asleep. She decided to let her sleep for now. Chiyeko would need all the sleep she could get before she left on her journey.
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Chiyeko felt someone shaking her awake. She slowly opened her eyes and blinked a few times to wake herself up. She sat up and rubbed her eyes sleepily.
“What time is it?” she asked.
“Just after seven,” Kimika told her, “you were asleep for about half an hour. But it’s dark now, so now’s the best time for you to leave.”
Chiyeko nodded, “Right.”
She buckled up her sturdy travel boots, zipped up her warm, puffy jacket, and strapped her pack on her back. She turned to her friends, tears starting to form in her ice blue eyes. She hugged each of her friends goodbye one last time and gave Tomoaki one more kiss.
“I love you,” Chiyeko told him, “I love you more than you will ever know. And nothing will ever change that. I’m going to miss you so much.”
“Then let me come with you,” Tomoaki said, even though they’d had this conversation countless times.
“Oh, you know I can’t let you do that,” Chiyeko protested. “If I do, the authorities will ruin your life. Trust me.”
“Alright,” Tomoaki agreed, “But I’ll come find you in a couple of months, okay?”
Chiyeko made a face, but didn’t really feel like going over this again. She sighed, “Fair enough.”
Tomoaki smiled and kissed her lightly on her forehead. He let her step through the window and onto her all-terrain hoverboard.
“Good luck,” Manami said softly.
“Thanks,” Chiyeko smiled. “I love you all.”
She blew a kiss to all of her friends, pulled her hood up over her auburn hair, flew off into the distance, and didn’t look back.
[[okie dokie so now there's only the epilogue left! i'll post it really soon! i promise! thanks for reading!]]
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