When Worlds Collide

EPILOGUE

Amani walked through a path filed with pink flowers holding that hand of the man she loved for so many years. “Mitsu.”

“Hai?”

“Thank you.”

“Hmn?” Kunimitsu stopped from walking and turned to face Amani.

“Thank you for keeping your promise.” Amani smiled then tiptoed to brush Kunimitsu’s hair from his face.

“For what?” The confused tennis player asked his girlfriend.

“For keeping your promise to spend winter with me, keep me warm, so we can walk a path of Sakuras in Spring.” Amani began to walk again pulling on Kunimitsu’s hands.

It’s been five years since they first embraced each other. They’ve happily stayed together even when they were oceans apart. That was until, Kunimitsu graduated from University and decided to “hire” Amani as his personal Sports Therapist so she can come to Japan and be with him. She isn’t actually working for him though; he just wanted to be with her.

“How are Syuusuke and Shuichiro?” Amani asked as they continued to relish the falling sakuras.

“Fuji? I think he and Hatsu-kun are doing well. Oishi is still scared to tell Sayuri-kun how he feels, but I think he’ll get there.” Kunimitsu let go of Amani’s hands and wrapped his arms around her waist.

“I see. Well, I’m just happy for both of them.” Amani smiled.

“Ami.” Kunimitsu stopped as they arrived near a small temple near a lake with clear waters and sakuras floating everywhere.

“Hai?”

“There’s one more promise I’d like to keep.” Kunimitsu turned to face Amani, a smile plastered on his face.

“Another promise?” Amani wondered.

“Hai.” Kunimitsu nodded and smiled, letting go of the girl in front of him and placing both his hands in his pants pocket.

“What promise?” Amani asked with a smile, not taking her eyes off Kunimitsu’s.

“I promised to take you here in winter, so I can keep you warm. Then we can walk around in Spring, so you can see the sakura bloom. Right?” Kunimitsu took his right hand out of his pocket his cell phone in hand.

“Hai. Nande?” Amani still smiling and wondering.

Kunimitsu pressed a few buttons on his cell phone as if to dial a number, but not really talked to anyone.

“Mitsu?” Amani waiting for a reply.

Fireworks suddenly burst in the sky in shades of blue, pink, and white.

“Wow!” Amani amazed at the fireworks.

“Ami.”

“Hai, Mitsu?” Amani turned her head back to Mitsu.

Kunimitsu pulled his left hand from his pocket; it was clasped in a fist.

“Mitsu, what’s wrong?” Amani beginning to worry.

Kunimitsu suddenly knelt and opened his left hand to show Amani a ring, “Will you marry me?”

Amani covered her mouth in shock, her eyes welling up. Just then, more fireworks came flying to the sky. A strong wind blew causing the sakuras to shower the couple.

“Hai.” Amani replied in tears.

Kunimitsu stood up, placed the ring in his fiancé’s ring finger and embraced her tightly. Together they watched the fireworks in Spring, as he brushed the sakuras that fell on her hair.

“The fireworks were Fuji’s idea by the way.” Kunimitsu whispered in Amani’s ears.

“Then, I better thank Syuusuke then.” Amani whispered back before resting her head on Kunimitsu’s chest.

 

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