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There were times that unbelievable things happen in your life when it does happen it may either make you happy or terrified. But right now Honoka left she was having both those emotions together, as if she was standing on the cliff of a huge mountain. Yes terrifying place to loose your balance and fall but the view is also amazing. The person standing on top of the mountain might be scared and happy at the same time.

However unbelievable things seem to happening again and again for Honoka. Mrs Nishikino keeps surprising her in one way or the other. Like now as soon as Mrs Nishikino said that she sat frozen in her spot barely moving an inch waiting for anyone else to say something and break the awkward tension.

Mrs Nishikino coughed awkwardly seeming to realise the awkwardness her words had caused, but she didn't try to correct herself, in fact she didn't seem to realise her words were a mistake.

Because all this time Honoka thought that Mrs Nishikino would say this was a joke and a bus was ready waiting to take her to an orphanage, well that's where parentless children go right? Not that she didn't have a parent but her situation is similar to not having one.

"Well Honoka get ready ok? Tomorrow we are leaving the hospital and going to our house" ok so she was dead serious about this, she said it so bluntly that there was no room for any argument about the matter.

"Wait you're not joking?" she sat up straight staring at the sunset light falling Mrs Nishikino hair highlighting her dark red locks, she didn't seem to be smiling but she wasn't frowning either. She had a serious face on as if this was all decided and a done deal. Or maybe it actually was and Honoka just didn't know about it.

"Why would I joke about something like that? I'm serious" she looked at Honoka smiling this time. It was amazing how she could change expressions that quickly. Maybe Maki had the same habit; maybe she does smile when no one is looking.

That is a maybe; she definitely hadn't seen Maki smiling. Speaking of which why Maki didn't tell anything throughout the conversation, she should protest or say something right? It was her home too. How many people are comfortable with letting a stranger stay in their house?

"Why? How? But-" Honoka's rambling went to deaf ears as Mrs Nishikino left telling she still had to take care of the patients. The doctor also left leaving Honoka with the only other occupant in the room who like always was reading a book.

It was late evening the window, the sunshine lit up the room like usual at those time of the day, Honoka usually stares outside or goes to sleep whatever she felt like because she's usually alone at that time, but now with another person in the room and something to think about, something big in fact neither of those options seemed the right choice.

She glanced at Maki wondering if she ever did anything other than Reading, not like she knows her well but it's just that whenever she comes over she never forgets to get a book. She's heard of bookworms but not book addicts.

"Did you hear about this?"

"No" the immediate response threw her off guard she expected Maki to ask her to repeat the question like she always does, but she didn't expect her to actually be paying attention to her surroundings this time.

That would mean she was aware of Honoka staring at her, Honoka looked down to hide her blushing cheeks, how embarrassing! But she realized the reply she had been given.

"Wait how come? You're the part of the family and-"

"Yeah but I live on my own" she replied not once leaving her eyes from the book. Honoka was amazed 21 years old and she's already living by herself, and here she was lying in bed every day trying to find out where her home is, well trying is not the exact word because she hasn't really started searching but she did pray to god everyday that she would get her memories back, that should count as some effort right?.

"So it really doesn't bother me who comes and stays at our home, it's my parents decision about who gets to stay in the house" Honoka didn't fail to notice how she called it 'our home' and 'the house' in the same sentence like she doesn't know whether she could call it her home or not.

Besides does she always have to have her nose stuck in reading a damn book, what's so interesting about it anyway?

She leaned forward to see the title of the book.

It wasn't a novel; no novel would have a picture of the heart on our cover. No it wasn't the cute heart image that you see decorated across the entire town during Valentine's Day. It was the actual image of a human heart, with its arteries and veins and all its parts.

Honoka made a face, someone had a bad taste when it came to designing book covers why can't the decorate it with the normal cute heart anyway?

That's when her eyes went to the title of the book 'a brief analysis of the human heart'.

Talk about a big title, and someone had to explain to the guy what brief was because seeing the size of the book Honoka knew the content inside was anything but brief. But back on the topic Honoka had seen books similar to something like this with Maki.

All of them were about chemicals, medicines, surgery and whatnot. Or at least that's what Honoka could gather from the images on the front cover. So all this time she was actually studying and not just wasting time on novels.

She felt a bit bad about thinking that Maki had just been reading to pass time, but that would probably mean she was studying. Was it for an exam or something? Before she could contemplate on Maki's reasons for studying so much, the other girl seemed to have realized the stare she was given because once Honoka came to her senses she realized she was staring the book between them was gone and she was staring at Maki's amethyst eyes.

Their faces were inches away, her eyes widened and she jumped back spluttering out a string of sorrys and the entire time Maki just stared calmly at her, she didn't seem fazed at all.

"-and I w-was c-cu-ri-ous and-"

"Hey" Maki said cutting off Honoka's rambling, the gingerhead stopped stammering out nonsense and looked at her.

"Tomorrow you will get out of this hospital" she said as if whatever just happened had not happened.

"Yeah" Maki didn't think she would forget that right? After all what she was experiencing is the only thing that is filled in her mind now and she definitely won't be forgetting any experience she had been through these two weeks.

"My mother will be here to take you to our house tomorrow" Maki packed her bag and looked around to see if she had left anything "It will be better if you pack your bags-" she paused realizing her mistake. Maki's back was facing Honoka and the ginger could see her stiff shoulders the only indication that she had realized her mistake.

"I meant get ready soon and she'll be here to pick you up by 9" she said abruptly as if she hasn't made any mistake and walked towards the door without giving Honoka another glance, the door shut and she could hear the sound of Maki's retreating footsteps and soon that voice too faded away and she was left in utter silence.

Silence, she always hated it, whenever it occurs it could mean two things 1. She could have flashbacks which would make no sense.

2. She would get lost in her depressing thoughts and feel even worse.

The sound of an owl caught her attention she looked outside just in time to be greeted by cold air. She hadn't realized it was already night, the next is approaching faster than she anticipated. She sat there for the longest time thinking about absolutely nothing her mind was blank now. Her brain can't keep up with the sudden change of events.

She looked up at the ceiling, if anyone else were to look into her eyes they could see the dazed look on her eyes, her vibrant blue eyes clouded with confusion the cold wind suddenly blew in again causing her to shiver.

She wrapped a blanket around herself and leaned against the headrest of the bed, her gaze went to the window, millions of stars that twinkled in the sky reflected in her eyes, it was almost like the stars were calling her.

"Wait does that mean I'll die?" After all that are what stars calling you mean right? Or at least that's what it said on TV. Honoka shook her head, she gazed back outside maybe the stars were telling her to literally come out and have some fresh air.

Fresh air? No one would leave their building when it becomes dark; the only option to go out under the open sky was the roof. Honoka grabbed her indoor rabbit slippers and put them on, and stood up might as well do something than wallowing in self pity.

A gust of cold air greeted her as she stepped onto the terrace. She shivered, goose bumps travelled on her bare hands, it's a good thing that he brought her blanket with her, knowing that she definitely won't enjoy a trip of climbing down 3 floors to retrieve it. Why does the elevator be 'out of order' today of all days?

She looked around realizing this was the first time she came here, and it would probably be the last time too.

"Might as well look around", she muttered and brushed the hair from her eyes and looked up, gasped and took a step back.

Because of how beautiful and amazing the view was. The stars were all over the sky as if someone had sprinkled some glitter over a dark paper, they looked like gems polished in the perfect shape. They shined, shimmered and twinkled as if following a melodious tune.

It's was like the goddess of the universe and sky have gathered among the stars looking down at the humans marvelling how small they were compared to the vast universe.

Even though Honoka was just one among those Millions of humans, it felt like the goddess was smiling at her as if to say 'all the best'.

Honoka just stood there for the longest time lost in the view of the star studded sky as if she stood at the middle of the universe itself with the stars surrounding her, the blanket hanged loosely on her shoulders and shook with very breeze, suddenly the breeze turned to strong wind and blew the blanket off her shoulders, tremble wracked throughout her body.

She hugged herself for warmth and looked around for her blanket; she located the white blanket at the side of the terrace door she frowned as she went to retrieve it.

"Great way to ruin the mood" she scowled as if scolding the wind, she held the blanket in front of her with both hands inspecting for any dust and sure enough there was a thin coating of it. The terrace wasn't messy, no it was actually pretty clean with all the dusting, mopping and sweeping they do at the hospitals it had to be.

But it was an open space after all; it was going to get dusty with all the things the wind carries in here.

Yep all the wind's fault again, if only there was no wind in this world. But Honoka knew that had huge drawbacks which is much worse than cold and a dirty blanket.

'Dirty blanket' speaking of which her blanket along with the dust had a collection of small rocks and other small sand particles on it, if she wraps it around herself half of the collection might transfer on her clothes which she wasn't keen on having. But she couldn't just stand here in the cold either. She was already sick of the hospital she's rather not get any other disease and delay her discharge.

She dusted her pretty white blanket which was now a not so pretty brown, as the dust particles swivelled around forming a light mini dust tornado clearly visible in the moonlight, she stepped back letting the wind carry the dust away. She watched as the dust spread in all directions before it vanished off completely, until she was just staring at the empty space it once was.

She folded the blanket and proceeded to walk back down but she paused at the door.

Did she come here to stare at the stars for 10 minutes? Did she want to do something else? Unconsciously she stepped away from the door and walked back into the terrace again.

There were so many stars in the sky and she very well knew that this was only a fraction of them, well at least her knowledge seems to be fine, she could recall things if she had studied them, but like the doctor said it only happens when she looks at something related to it. Her blue eyes noticed that all the stars were together or at least gathered near each other. She looked at the farther corner of the sky there was a small star which looked to be pretty small compared to the others. She suddenly felt a strong pull towards it.

She walked closer so she could see it properly.

"You're lonely too huh?" she asked smiling at the star.

"Well I'm lonely too so that makes us two of a kind" she said laughing bitterly at her own lame joke. She looked down again at her feet looking at the hospital gown she was wearing. The way Maki's voice had turned awkward when she suggested the ginger to pack her bag by mistake came to her mind.

Bag? Possessions? money? What did she have anyway? Nothing other than the clothes she was currently was just like a baby which comes empty handed into the world, a baby which doesn't have clothes when it is born may make a entire fortune during his/ her lifetime.

But does it even matter we are not going to take anything with us when we die anyway; you come empty handed and go empty handed. But despite the crazy thoughts she does change clothes and makes sure to not smell like medicines because she was getting sick of smelling that smell every day.

She knew Maki wouldn't like it if she does smell like antiseptic or the medicines she had to take, she seemed like a proper discipline following person and she does spray Honoka's room with air freshener before settling down so she knew she didn't like the hospital smell too.

She's rather not have someone stay away from her because she smells like the play she stays in, well Maki wasn't the best company but considering her circumstances she didn't really have a choice.

It would be nice if someone other than the doctors and Mrs Nishikino spoke to her though, she wanted to speak to someone her age someone who was her friend. She wondered if her friends were looking at the stars like she was, well whoever they are, or wherever they are. At least she could connect with them emotionless, if that makes sense.

'Through the stars of the twilight our friendship together is just as bright"

Honoka snorted "when did I become a poet?" She kicked the air as if hitting a stone but there wasn't really another on the ground "and a bad one at that".

"I wonder where my friends are though, if only there were with me" who were her friends? What were they like? How long were they with her? If they saw Honoka now what would they say to cheer her up?

She could probably write a whole book consisting of her questions which she needs the answers to. She closed her eyes letting the cool wind blow through her hair.

"Honoka" a girl said despite her young age her voice was stern and serious "we really shouldn't be wandering away from the camp our teachers will get worried".

"But but- when else would we get to see such an amazing view" Honoka said moving her hands across the sky as if to grab one of the stars from the star-studded sky.

"Yeah" another voice agreed "it's a lovely view Honoka-chan".

"Isn't it? Isn't it?" she bounced up and down as if someone was going to give her candy.

"Geez you're really a handful" the blue haired girl said, but even though Honoka didn't turn back to look at her she could tell the girl was actually smiling despite what she said.

"I'm happy you brought us here" unlike her strict friend the other girl didn't hide the fact that she was actually happy.

"It looks like we can see the entire galaxy from here"

"Galaxy?" it did look like they were standing on the centre of the milky way considering the number of stars even though they knew what they were seeing was nothing compared to what actually lies in the vast galaxy, but it was still felt amazing and magical.

Honoka went a bit forward and twirled around " look I'm spinning like a planet or asteroid or whatever other object that spins in space" the blue haired girl rolled her eyes, while the other girl just giggled.

"Do you know those planets spin for years around the sun?" You can barely do it for two minutes "she said and as if on cue Honoka stopped spinning and was struggling to stand as she felt the world spinning.

"Your so cute Honoka-chan" Honoka shook her head to come back to stop the world from spinning.

"Hehe" Honoka giggled before seeing a bright shining object shoot across the sky.

"Oh oh a shooting star make a wish! Make a wish" she rather demanded to her friends before closing her eyes to do a wish herself.

"But its not-" the blue haired girl didn't get a chance to deny that will work, because her two friends had already closed their eyes.

"Quick before it leaves" and so the three of them shut their eyes and wished. As the sparkling star faded away from their vision Honoka let out a bright smile before doing a twirl to turn around "So" she said "what did you both wish for?"

Honoka opened her eyes to another cold blast of air, but it was worst this time as it hit her multiple times. Despite the goosebumps formed on her skin she was too perplexed by what had just happened to register the cold.

"What was that?" she held her head trying to recall the events, trying to remember their faces but as usual her mind was blank.

"You're having flashbacks"

"Flashbacks?"

So it was another flashback Maki had mentioned, but she still couldn't get any useful information out of it considering this flashback was actually pleasant than the previous one. Why can't her flashbacks be more detailed? It could get rid of all her confusion.

"Achoo!" She sneezed "achoo!" and again and again and-

"Ok time out, it's time to get inside" maybe being outside in the cold for so long wasn't a bright idea, She crumpled her blanket into a ball and headed downstairs, but not before shooting back at the sky hoping to see a shooting star.

The sound of someone shuffling papers woke her up, she opened her eyes to see the table and and someone standing near it she attempted to go back to sleep but a voice said.

"Ah your awake?" that was familiar she looked up without switching her position to see Mrs Nishikino who was holding some documents. Her sleepy brain finally registered the day and she sat up like a spring.

Her hair was a mess from the way she slept and due to staying up late she probably slept in; she looked at the clock hanging on the wall to see it was 8:30.

"Oh I slept in; you should have woken me up"

"Hmm" Mrs Nishikino was pouring some orange juice and held it out for Honoka, the ginger reached out to take it but she pulled it out of her reach.

"Not until you brush your teeth my dear"" she smiled at Honoka who pouted "but I'm thirsty". It's didn't take long for Mrs Nishikino to treat her like her own daughter, there were multiple times when Maki would come in to find her mother feeding Honoka, she just raises an eyebrow but never says anything and her mother pretends all this is normal.

She wonders if her mother had ever spoiled her like that, she swallowed a lump forming in her throat she has already gone on a trip through her emotional self-pity about being along and whatnot throughout her time here in the hospital, this morning wasn't the best time re-live that experience.

"You can still have water" Mrs Nishikino's voice brought her back to reality; she forced a smile and then faked a defeated tone.

"I'll go brush my teeth" she opened to washroom door and proceeded to open the toothpaste but her hands were not cooperating for some reason and ended up pressing too hard and spilling toothpaste all over the washbasin.

"What the-?" she turned on the tap but it ended up spraying water on her face, she quickly switched it off.

"How was a tap able to spray water on her face anyway?" Why did she even set it like that?" He'd hands were trembling she held the side of the basin to prevent herself from falling down. It finally dawned on her.

She was nervous because she was scared, afraid of how the outside would be? Afraid of what others would think of her? Afraid of not remembering her life. She didn't want to just love with flashbacks she really needed to get her old life back.

"But-" she splashed a generous amount of water on her face, "is it possible?" she looked at herself in the mirror, her soaked hair clung to her face and a droplet trickled from her cheeks and chin and landed in the sink.

A sharp knock on the door caught her attention,

"Honoka are you okay? What's taking so long?" that's when she snapped back to reality and dried her face with a nearby towel.

"I'm coming" she muttered and quickly grabbed her toothbrush.

About 30 minutes later she was ready, as she was combing her hair Mrs Nishikino brought in some pancakes for her. Honoka tied her hair into a side ponytail with a small ribbon, even though there were a few things she remembered she didn't feel satisfied unless her hair was that way.

She took her spoon to dig into the pancakes,

"Did you have some revelation in there" the fork stopped midair.

"Huh?" Mrs Nishikino put the cup of juice in front of her.

"You took a long time in the bathroom"

"Oh" Honoka dug her fork into the pancake a small bread knife was in the other hand cutting a price from it. "I was wondering how your house looks" she put the price int'l her mouth but frowned realizing something was missing.

"Is that so?" Honoka looked at Mrs Nishikino who was eating her own pancake and then she realized the problem so she put some maple syrup on top.

"Well we better get moving; try to get ready as soon as possible ok?" Honoka nodded not understanding how she finished her breakfast so fast.

"Hey Honoka?" she had paused at the door, her back was facing Honoka. Honoka blinked.

"Yeah" she paused and her fingers twisting and untwisting the door knob "-it's nothing, just come down soon". She opened the door and left shutting the door behind her, and Honoka couldn't help but wonder what was she hesitating to tell about?

Now even with the maple syrup the rest of the pancakes didn't seem appetizing anymore. Honoka signed but ate them anyway knowing she might totally need the energy.

After 10 minutes she stepped out the room she had kept everything neat the way there were when she arrived or at least from where she could remember she glanced back at it. No she was not missing the place it had medicine smell and there were bandages in every drawer and there was even scissors and syringe and other equipment kept there. She could even them those things soaked with blood sometimes the nurses would come to her room to wash them off and Honoka tries her best to block out the scent and images of that she never understood why they came to her room to wash them.

So her memory here wasn't the greatest which was ironic as it is the only memory she has. Her whole life was spent here. She laughed to herself maybe one day she would come back and see this room thinking about all the times she spent here.

She headed down spotting Mrs Nishikino who was talking on her phone, she kept talking but motioned for Honoka to follow her, Honoka stayed two steps behind her not paying attention to what she was talking about. Her own head was buzzing with multiple questions where was she going? Will they treat her like family or like a poor orphanage child? Was she a burden? And how come Maki wasn't here? Where was she anyway? And she thought Maki would definitely not miss to come when she was being discharged.

Maybe she got tired of Honoka? That would probably be the only explanation otherwise usually at this time Maki would come to the hospital with her infamous frown and give her the food as if she was assigned to do so. She was so lost in her thoughts she hasn't realized they had come downstairs and Mrs Nishikino had ended her call.

"-yeah thanks, I'm a little busy right now I'll talk to you later" Mrs Nishikino ended the call and looked at her "well dear all ready?"

"Don't know"

"Excited to see your new home?"

"Not sure"

A laughter followed and Honoka blinked and then realized the blunt answers she was giving.

"I- I'm sorry I didn't mean to-"

"It's okay, its okay" she reassured Honoka "at least you're being honest".

"You mean I was lying to you the entire day?" Honoka frowned.

"No but I could tell you were not being completely honest" all this was too much for her brain to intake especially considering today will be totally crazy for her so she didn't ask further questions.

"It's okay dear" she said "just relax and don't think too much about it".

" Sure" but thinking was something she couldn't stop, it was like her brain was torturing her despite seeing many positive situations, her brain would bring in countless negatory ones she is barely recovering from one negative situation before another is thrown at her.

Once after reading her book Maki had found Hook deep in thought and she said that she should not think so much, sometimes when you feel depressed and lonely your own brain becomes toxic to a high extent, not literally of course but in terms of how you think.

And that is a lethal weapon against yourself, Maki had even mentioned that poison was less toxic than that because if you were to consume poison it can be cured, but if you let your brain get so toxic then no one could help you, the only hope is to talk to a psychiatrist or friend and try to recover from it yourself but it's tea hard.

Maki had spoken in such seriousness that day it actually was surprising to her, she even said

"Talk to me if you ever feel that way, don't let your brain get toxic" that was when Honoka found a new admiration for her. But then of course after that she turned back to her usual self, but she knew Maki was serious about it.

Despite that Honoka still couldn't stop thinking about her situation she is getting into, what would a person in her situation do? Maybe she should have researched about this although she doubted that she would get answers. Because seriously what are the chances that anyone else would end up in a situation like hers?

Not to mention she was shifted from one country to another to get treated, nope there was a zero possibility of someone in her shoes, well she definitely doesn't wish this on someone else.

Mrs Nishikino was silent the entire time for which she was grateful for she didn't think she could have a conversation now, speaking of which she was awfully quiet did she pick on her daughter's habits? Which was ironical if she hasn't picked up her daughter's habits after all those years living together there is a super low possibility that she would pick on them now, but then she suddenly stopped as they were nearing the front door.

Honoka looked up at her having being looked at her feet the entire time she didn't want to look at anyone and she knew the hospital well enough to walk without bumping into anyone or hitting any walls or anything.

Her face didn't show why she stopped but her eyes were looking straight in surprise, sighing she turned to the front door and almost took a step back.

Before them instead of the usual patients who pass by or security guards at the door there were atleast 20 to 30 doctors, nurses and other workers despite being in the hospital for two weeks she had never seen so many of them in one room.

They all had smiles on their faces, their usual doctor's coat and stethoscope with them,

"Wh-Ehat?" Honoka couldn't firm proper words.

"Are you doctors planning to give me more medicines, I would rather die than take medicines from all of you" she lamented attempting to joke.

Some of them laughed at that, Honoka laughed too but her laugh was nervous, she had ended suspected whether they came to give her medicines.

"Honoka?" the nurse who stayed with her many late evenings after Maki goes home talked her into a hug. "We'll miss you".

"Come visit us from time to time" a lady doctor hugged her, soon all the nurses too had given her lots of hugs.

"You were a really amazing patient" the doctor shook his head "no more like an amazing person" he said as if a teacher telling that to a student at the end of school year.

"Yeah you helped us so much and even played with the other patients" another doctor said.

"Stay strong girl!" A doctor patted her on a job well done.

"Honoka we'll miss you" and each doctor added his or her input to the comments. The male doctors were happy to see her recover, female doctors were sad she was going to leave

"Hope you find your family" Honoka smiled despite how different they were they all had a smile on their faces, if she was bringing smiles on a doctor's face who sees a lot of suffering people every day, people suffering from dangerous disease or seeing then even die, she considers it a success. She knows truly now how hard being a doctor is.

She bowed down "thank you everyone" she looked back to see Mrs Nishikino just smiling at her but she didn't say anything. About 30 minutes of hugs, wishes and goodbyes later Honoka had a bright smile on her face and her hands held a huge bouquet they had given her. They walked outside and Mrs Nishikino stopped and looked around.

"She should be arriving soon" she muttered.

"Who should be?" Honoka asked adjusting the flowers so the petals don't fall off.

"You'll see" before Honoka could say anything else, a beautiful red car zoomed in and stood in front of them. The glass door opened and she was greeted by the infamous bored look of Maki Nishikino herself.

"Just in time" her mother said.

"I'll drive" her mom suggested , the redhead distribution say anything as she stepped out and opened the back door and let herself in, she didn't really offer Honoka to come in but she did look expectedly at her seeing Honoka just standing like a statue not doing anything she sighed.

Honoka's eyes were wide as saucer's looking at the expensive car and even Maki was riding it. No that wasn't the bad part; the bad part is it is car, a CAR!

"Honoka?" Mrs Nishikino wondered by Honoka was not moving and why she looked so panicked. She was about to reassure the ginger that she was a good driver when Maki realized what was going on.

"We are not going over the bridge" she stated, her mother's gripped the steering wheel, of course Honoka would be terrified of cars after what happened.

"My mother drives like a snail so get in fast so we can reach home soon" her mother went to retort but Honoka had relieved look on her face so she didn't.

She came in shut the door praying to the gods that nothing happens to them, on the other hand she had to admire the way Maki had said it she didn't tell it kindly or soothingly but just said to her slowly and sincerely to convince her.

"Pit on your seatbelts" Maki instructed. "You don't want another hit on your head right?" Honoka winced at that all those headaches and migraines she didn't want another experience like that thank you very much. She put the seatbelts not sure how they would protect her head but she didn't question Maki.

Seeing her like that, Maki seemed satisfied and she turned her attention to the car window her elbow resting on the car window sill and her head rested on the rested hand as she gazed out side.

Seeing that everyone was ready Mrs Nishikino started the car and went slowly letting Honoka adjust. Of course Honoka was nervous at first but seeing everyone go in a minimum speed, no one was going beyond what was mentioned on the board, even teenage boys with high tech bikes weren't doing any styles and driving properly.

She found out why there was a board that mentioned the maximum speed you can go, anyone exceeding that had to pay fine and that fine stars from 30 dollars to 50 dollars depending on the speed. Wow, these officers were getting salary from just catching a few people not following the rules. Not to mention the police officers had a sharp eye, you can't go over the speed limit and get away with it.

But despite the already low speed limit Mrs Nishikino was going slower than that, the speed limit was 55 mph but she was driving at 40 mph. It was fine in this place but at a place where there were no speed limits? Maki already mentioned her mother drives slowly, so in a normal are with no speed limits it would be like trying having a race with all forest animals and then being the turtle.

She chuckled at her ridiculous comparison.

"What's funny dear? Mrs Nishikino asked obviously seeing her from the driving mirror.

"Nothing " she said letting her eyes take in the scenery, many trees covered either side of the roads and where there were no trees there was grass covering every inch of the ground like a big green carpet.

The minimum speed with the refreshing scenery was relaxing for her, before she realized it she had dozed off. Maki suddenly felt a weight land softly on her shoulder, she turned her annoyed gaze at whatever was interrupting her from the window view and then her face turned back to blank seeing Honoka's face on her shoulders, the ginger had slept off peacefully.

Her first instinct was to definitely wake her up or push her to the other side, but then her gaze went to the bandages on her head, remembering her brutal injury even though it had gone through a good recovery it wasn't still recovered.

Since they could go through some humps along the way, her head might smash into the window or something and that's probably not good for the injury. But then again considering her mother's driving it's probably impossible but better to be safe.

But then the option would then be to wake her up, but even that she didn't want to do .The ginger locks covered the bandages and framed her face. Seeing Maki make no move in moving Honoka's head, her mother smiled seeing that gesture. Maki had the feeling that the whole situation was amusing to her.

She scowled "What?"

Her mother shook her head still smiling "I know she's beautiful right?"

Maki's scowl deepened she turned back to the window not replying anything, only her mother and father can get away with teasing her anyone else who tries gets rewarded with death glares strong enough to make the bravest of the people to flinch, so many people usually refrain from joking with her. Because that was worst than when no one laughs at your joke.

She saw the rear mirror to see her mother still had a smile on her face,

"Would you rather have her bang her head on the side of the car?" her mother's smile just grew.

"Sure why not?" her mother very well knew that there is no way she'd do that to a patient.

"So does Honoka know which part of America this is?" this was after all a city in America, when someone asks you where you live you can't just say America, you need to specify the country, city/ town, zip code, crossroads and all that.

"Of course" Maki said adjusting legs to rest properly "she would definitely bring up that question by now".

" You sure came fast today when you came to pick us up" Maki was tempted to be quiet she didn't like to talk for very long and usually her mother doesn't talk a lot to her either, why the change of heart today?.

"Can't leave a patient waiting" she muttered. Her mother smirked

"Can't leave the patient waiting, or can't leave Honoka waiting?"

"Could you stop talking?" Maki was clearly angry, she could tell by rapid taps on the window sill of the car.

"Hmm but you didn't have to drive, you could have told the driver".

" SO WHAT? " she yelled, glaring at the back of her seat as if she had laser visions that could drill holes in it. Maybe she took it too far, better be quiet otherwise Maki would murder her.

"Be quiet or else you might wake up Honoka"

"Like I care" despite what she said she had her shoulder perfectly still the entire time and she didn't even flinch when Honoka held her hand.

"My hand is not a freaking Teddy bear" she muttered.

"Oh how cute" Maki would have to wait until they get home so she could rip a pillow or something but for now she would have to hold in her anger. Her mother simply laughed she had enjoying this; it was one of those rare days her daughter losses her cool so many times in a day, because she's usually cold like an ice statue.

Maki wondered how Honoka managed to sleep despite all that racket, but she already knew Honoka was a deep sleeper there was one time she had come early and Honoka was still sleeping so she did the usual and sat beside her bed in the chair and read her book, and as the minutes went by the hospital become more noisy as it was a weekend. The hospitals are always busy but weekends are the worst, sometimes you might wonder if you've come to the hospital or the fish market.

Mrs Nishikino drives silently the rest of the way and stopped at the signal, looking around her she realized Honoka would need to update on everything and it's not just technology and knowledge it's basically everything.

America is more advanced than other countries and since Honoka didn't know about how the world is now, basically she would hate to be in Honoka's shoes right now.

As the green signal came and her mother's speed never changed the redhead sighed she had tried telling her mother to go a bit faster multiple times but she always says about safety and rules and some crap.

Normally she would have driven it herself, because now even a 4 kilometres distance seemed like a 20 kilometre one. So why did she let her mother drive in the first place, it's obviously because of the girl resting on her shoulder. That head injury was really bad and that's the reason she thought Honoka would definitely die, a part of the skull had broken and there was blood all over her truly a traumatizing sie. She knew if her head another hard surface in its recovery state Honoka could probably go into another coma one that would probably last years.

The finally arrived at the gate but they have to still drive, others believe that their ridiculously large garden is actually a forest, to some extent they might actually be right. Wildflowers bloomed everywhere; the think trees hardly let the sunshine in birds, squirrels happily scrambled onto the trees.

She remembered morning when her dad told her to 'bring the girl home safely'. As if Honoka was a famous actress she had scoffed at that and went back to sleep as it was only 6 am at that time.

But as soon as her mother called her today she quickly changed, had breakfast and was outside with the car keys before her dad could blink, she could picture her dad waiting for them and he would greet Honoka with that goofy smile.

"And here we are" her mother's voice broke through her thoughts. Honoka was still asleep.

The door on Honoka's end opened and her mother grinned "need help carrying her inside?" Maki rolled her eyes, she shook the ginger.

"Hey wake up come on wake up, damn it!" No use Honoka was still asleep.

"Come on sleeping beauty open your eyes" her mother said sweetly and Maki glared at her.

"Wow what a wakeup call, as if that would wake-" the ginger yawned and opened her eyes, her mind was still in drowsy state so she didn't notice her surroundings.

"Hmm you were telling?"

" " Honoka still didn't know where she was until her half lidded eyes looked around and remembering how she had rested her head on someone or something and that was someone's shoulder. But the person sitting next to was Maki.

SO SHE WAS RESTING ON MAKI'S SHOULDER? , she glanced to her side to see Maki.

"I'm so so sorry I didn't mean to-" Maki said nothing but simply opened her side of the car's door and got off.

Honoka placed her head on the seat in front of her resisting the urge to hang her head against something, first day and she already made Maki angry completely unintentional of course.

"Well do you plan in getting out of the car?" Mrs Nishikino asked. "I doubt you want to spend the whole day in that".

That's when she realized that both of them were waiting for her to come out of the car.

" Right! " she looked to see both the doors open, Maki had not shut the door after getting out and even the other side was open, she looked back and forth between then as if deciding which door to take.

"Whichever door you take it would bring you to the same place you know" Maki said raising an eyebrow, while Mrs Nishikino chuckled. Honoka's face turned scarlet she knows she would start over thinking things once she gets here and this just proves it.

Honoka took a deep breath and got out of the car to see her new temporary home not knowing how her future will be from now on.

Wow that has to be the longest chapter I have written for any story, don't know what it is about this story that makes me write so long. So if you've read the whole chapter then thanks I know it's too long. But I hadn't updated in forever so I thought about doing it now.

I'm sorry about the lack of updates just been a lot busy, after this it will be the final year so I'll be busy with projects and internships and all that. I will update when I can. I did check for spelling mistakes and errors only once though. So there is possibility that you will see errors if you do please don't mind, or it will be nice if you tell me.

Anyway thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed this chapter.

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