Prologue

Maguri sat on a bench, looking over the park on the level below. The sun was only just coming up, allowing him to watch the flaming reds and golds painted across the morning sky. He blinked his eyes, wanting sleep, knowing he should have slept, or at least should soon, but he knew that he couldn't. A piece of paper was held limply in his right hand, the crumples and folds suggesting that it had been held and read many times over. He raised it to his line of sight - as he had been doing frequently for the past few hours - looked it over, then dropped his arm again to stare out into the sky.

I know we haven't seen each for two years…

He sighed. Confusion swirled in his head as he sat, just staring and thinking. The last time they saw each other was so long ago, and so much had changed since then. Because of what happened, they had never gone back to what they were, especially since they went their separate ways afterwards. They had barely even talked over the last two years. He wasn't ready…

But I'm coming back to Japan to visit this summer…

Maguri let his head roll back, and closed his eyes. A nervous flutter filled his stomach, creating a dull ache. All the thinking made his head ache too. He held up the letter again, then finally folded it up and put it in his pocket. He looked at his watch, blinking through the blurry vision his tiredness had created, and read the digital numbers. Groaning, he stood up, and stretched himself out, starting the slow, long walk home.

And I want to see you.

Sincerely,

Maora

A/N Finally a new story! This is my first Gentlemen's Alliance fic. Takes place in the future, after they're all done highschool. (Although, I haven't read past the fifth book, so don't blame me for anything inconsistent with the manga.