Fom last time…

"Fuji. Fuji Rin," Himiko said. "She attended to Seiyou Academy. This year, she will graduated. She is appointed to be the secretary of Student Council body."

"Seiyou Academy huh? So, she will be my secretary," Yuu said, a finger tapping his right cheek. Then, he smiled. "This year seems to be interesting."

'And it was a very interesting school year this year,' Yuu thought. He smiled again as he swirled the girl in his arms.

'I wonder if she remember me?' Yuu wondered as he swirled her in his arms. As they swirled, Rin crossed eyes with her father, who was dancing with her mother. Syuusuke was watching her, an eyebrow raised, not very pleased of what he saw.

'Rin, I taught you better than that,' her father's eyes were saying to her. Rin pouted.

'But I-…!' Rin's eyes tried to protest.

'Rin…' Syuusuke's eyes said again. Rin perfectly got the impression that he elongated her name too. 'Rin, when you dance with a boy, you must look into his eyes, paying attention to him. It is the minimum of respect.' Her father told her these words when he first taught her to dance. Rin grunted a last time, but resigned herself. Syuusuke smiled, satisfied.

"Ha…" Rin sighed. Then slowly, she brought her eyes up to Yuu's.

First, from the middle of his chest…

Then, up to the second button of the shirt of his white suit…

Then, the first button…

Then, to his necktie…

To his burgundy necktie…

To his burgundy ribbon necktie…

". . ." Rin cocked an eyebrow, head tilted, as she looked at his necktie.

'That strange…' she thought, frowning now. 'His necktie is almost the same as my ribbon,' Rin thought.

Indeed, Yuu's necktie looked very similar to the ribbon adorning the small ponytail on the right side of her head. The color was the same. An outsider would also said that the two ribbons were the same. But Rin's ribbon was a gift from auntie Himiko. When auntie Himiko gave her the ribbon, which came in a pair, auntie Himiko told her that the ribbons were unique and that you couldn't find them anywhere else. So, there was no way Souma Yuu's necktie would be the same as her unique burgundy ribbon. Souma Yuu couldn't have the same ribbon as her. The only person who possesse the same ribbon as her was her savior from ten years ago, the little boy whom she named 'Ichigo-niichan'.

'Hum… Ichigo-niichan… I wonder what became of Ichigo-niichan? Is he still in England?' Did he still keep the ribbon she gave him? Rin really hoped so. And that brought her back to the ribbon which was wore by Souma Yuu. Rin watched Yuu's necktie again. It was the same color as the ribbon in her hair. But more than the same color, it was…

'Ah!' Something flashed in Rin's head. 'IT's the same kind of ribbon!'

Rin wasn't mistaken. It was the same ribbon. Rin couldn't be mistaken. For over ten years, Rin always preciously kept her ribbon. She wore it only on special events: her birthday, Christmas party, first day of school, etc.. The ribbon became her lucky charm to her and it carried all her most precious souvenirs from her childhood. So Rin perfectly knew about all to the tiniest details and the smallest thread. And if the ribbon which was a pair with her ribbon appeared again in front of her, Rin would immediately recognize it. Rin wouldn't mistake it with another one, especially that the pair of ribbons were unique. But then, why Souma Yuu's ribbon was so exactly similar to hers?

'NO!' Rin screamed in her head.

There was no way Souma Yuu's ribbon would be the same as her. Auntie Himiko had told so: the ribbons were unique and couldn't be find anywhere. Thus left only her and Ichigo-niichan, who could possesse the ribbons. So, there was no way Souma Yuu could have bought his burgundy ribbon necktie anywhere.

'Unless…'

Unless he was…

"ICHIGO-NIICHAN!!!" Rin bursted in the ballroom. People stopped dancing and everybody curiously watched her. Rin blushed, embarrassed. She bited her lips and gathered herself back. Yuu smiled and conducted her away in an isolate place, on the balcony of the ballroom. When they were alone, Rin looked up to him, now meeting his eyes.

"I-Ichigo… niichan?" she hesitatedly asked, her voice trambling a little bit. Yuu smicked.

"So, you finally remembered me," Yuu said. "I was wondering how long it would take you to remember me. I was getting desperate, you know?"

"A-… ah…" Rin stuttered as she looked at the now familiar eyes expression of the boy ten years ago. "B-b-but… but… but… Your hair… your eyes… They are not the same color… Your hair were grey ten eyars ago, not silver. And our eyes! You eyes were also grey ten years ago. Not lilac!" Yuu chuckled.

"It was true that my eyes and hair were grey when I was young. But after that I hit puberty, they changed color. It's something very common in the family of my mother," Yuu explained. "Haven't you notice the same phenomen in my cousins Kaori and Aori?" Rin frowned.

"It is true that Kaori-neechan's and Aori-neechan's hair changed color a few years ago. Their hair became white like auntie-Himiko's hair…"

"That's right. That's how it is in our family," Yuu said. "And here I thought that you would never recognized me again, Rin-chan." He leaned down to her as called her by her first name, in the same way the little boy of ten years ago called her. Rin blushed because of the proximity between them. His face was very close to her. Yuu leaned closer again. This time, his forehead almost touching her. Rin's cheek took a darker shade of pink.

"So, Rin-chan, did you keep your promise to me? Did you let anyone kiss you? Am I still the first one who kiss you?" Rin's cheek became slightly red.

"H-Hai…"

"Hai? Hai what?" Yuu asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.

"Hum… Hum… Hum…" Rin chewed her lips. "Y-y-you are still the first…"

"The first…?" Yuu raised an eyebrow. "First what?" he teased her, knowing perfectly what she wanted to mean. Bu he just wanted to make her say it. He wanted to hear it from her lips.

"Y-y-you… you… you're still… the first one who had kissed Rin…"

Fssssshhhhhhh!

Rin's head seriously fumed and she was crimson like a tomato.

"Mmm-… Huhuhuhu!" Yuu chuckled, very happy. Rin pouted. Seeing that, he pulled her more into him and closed his fingers over hers. He leaned to her ear. "And as you can see, Rin-chan, I kept my promise to you too," he whispered. "I promised you that we will dance again once I would be back from England, my little queen," Yuu finished in a tender voice. Rin's face color changed from red to pink.

"Sou-Souma-senpai…" Rin stuttered.

"Hmm?" Yuu rose up, an eyebrow cocked. "Why don't you call me Ichigo-niichan again?"

"That was the time that I didn't know your true name."

"But now you know it. I call you Rin, so you must call me 'my beloved and only Yuu, to whom I gave my heart and soul'!"

"NO!" Rin blurted.

"Huhu hahaha!" Yuu laughed. Then, he leaned again to her ear. "So, Rin-chan, will you be my queen again? My unique and only queen?" Rin changed into a deeper shade of pink.

"Rin…" Yuu whispered against her ear, skipping over the suffix. His warm breath send shivers down her spin, making her trembling with a wonderful feeling. "I have always been waiting for you ever since we part… I don't want us to be separated again… Be with me Rin, forever…" His words entered her heart and soul.

"H-h-hai…" Rin shyly smiled.

"Rin-chan, you're much prettier when you smile," Yuu said.

'Rin-chan, you're much prettier when you smile.'

Rin's eyes wide. She remembered these words from the little boy of ten years ago.

"Ichigo-niichan…" Rin whispered at the souvenir. Yuu tenderly smiled. They stopped dancing. Yuu made a step back and stood in front of her, watching her. He wanted to ingrave her image of this moment in his memory. He was still amazed how, from an adorable and reckless little girl, she turned out into this beautiful and well round young lady. For a long moment, the two of them only looked into each other eyes. Then, he gathered her in his arms again, a hand on her waist, the other cupping her cheek.

"Even if they were separated, someday, they will be back together again," Yuu whispered in her ear. "Tadaima (1), Rin-chan…"

"Okaeri (2)… Yuu…" Rin whispered. Yuu rose his head to meet her eyes. Slowly, he took her chin between his fingers. He tilted her head and bend down his. His lips connected with hers.

OWARI

THE END

Omake!

Syuusuke chuckled as he watched them, but Ryoma wasn't finding it amusing. Ryoma was gasping like a fish out of the water, half of her face blue.

"Syuusuke, she is still too young!" Ryoma said.

"Maa maa, Ryoma," Syuusuke said. "You also have the same age then her when we meet. It's not that a problem!"

"But… But… But…"

"From the day he saved her from the tree ten years ago, she already belongs to him, Ryoma. He life already belongs to him," Syuusuke said. "Like you belongs to me." Fuji finished, pulling her to him. "Nee?" He wispered against her ear, one hand trailling up to her breast, squeezing it.

"Stop it, you pervert!" Ryoma grunted, but she couldn't escape because Syuusuke trapped her between him and the wall. So that was the real reason why he wanted them to be in an isolate place. It wasn't because he was worried after Rin after all.

"Stop it, I told you!" Ryoma protested again. Syuusuke chuckled, but didn't stop. "Stop it or I'll-…! Hum!" He covered his mouth over hers.

"Hum! Hum! Hum!" Ryoma fighted for a moment. But soon, she gave up to as Syuusuke's kiss soften. "Hummmm…" Feeling no resistance, Syuusuke looked at her face again, tenderly. Then again, he bend down and kissed her again.

1) tadaima: I'm back home;

2) okaeri: welcome back.

A/N: If you like this fanfic, then certainly you will like the manga "Meine Liebe", by Yuki Kaori and Izawa Rei. I took the idea of the ribbons from that manga. If you like, you can read "Meine Liebe" online.