I know it's been a long, long time since my last update but here's another chapter. Hope you enjoy it!

in an apartment in Tokyo

He stayed there gazing outside of the window, everyday same view, same people in a hurry to get to work, same everything. Everyday was the same, he would get up, go to work, go back home to his wife whom he had been married to for at least 10 years yet didn't know a thing about, and then drank himself to sleep. Could anyone really call this living? He knew that it wasn't because he once had a life, a dream, true friends, a fiance and a beautiful little daughter. He left that all behind because he thought that he would be doing the right thing. But was it really the right thing to do? This was a question he had been struggling with for years now. Sometimes he would wish to see the girl he fell in love with, the girl that once showed him the positive side to everything, even though he knew that it could never happen because he broke that girls heart and he destroyed the smile that used to always brighten his day without fail. Keito walked towards his book shelf and took out a book, inside the pages there was an old photo with Saena and Kyouko, that photo was taken weeks before he left, at the time Kyouko was only 3 years old but already resembled her mother it was like looking at a smaller version of her, he could still remember that day as if it was yesterday, it was their first family picnic and Saena was wearing a floral print dress while Kyouko was wearing a simple but cute light peach dress with her hair up in small pony tails.

flashback

18 years earlier...

Keito and Saena were at a formal event in the boss' mansion with Kuu and his wife, Julie, whom he had met her not long after Keito and Saena started dating. She and Saena became friends quickly and was really great model too, 2 years later she got pregnant and had a son, Kuon, though Kuu was really popular in Japan he decided to move his family to America so that he could challenge himself. Even if they were in the States they still still kept contact with Keito and Saena and they often visited eachother when they could. Everyone seemed happy but Saena, of course what the others didn't know at the time was that she had been feeling sick for weeks now and recently discovered that she had missed her period, no matter what she did she couldn't stop thinking about it, in her head she tried to figure out what could be causing her to feel this way but there was this nagging feeling that she already knew what it might be but she quickly shrugged off that feeling.

''Saena are you okay? You look kind of pale.''

''I'm fine i just need to go in the restroom.'' Julie saw her go but for some reason couldn't stop feeling like the way she acted was kind of suspicious so she decided to follow her. When she reached the toilet she noticed that no one was in there and was relieved so she went to the nearest toilet and emptied her stomach, Saena didn't notice Julie coming in but heard her gasp.

''Oh my god Saena are you pregnant?'' Julie saw as her friend straightened herself up and headed for the sink.

''I don't know, i think i just ate something bad but if it keeps on for another week i'll go to the doctor.''

''Wait, another week? How long have you been feeling sick?''

''3 weeks..''

''Let me guess you missed your period too.'' Saena nodded silently while Julie looked through her bag until she found a pregnancy test and handed it to her.

''So you've been keeping a pregnancy test in your bag all this time?''

''You never know when you might need it, now please take the test.'' Afterwards Saena and Julie were anxiously waiting for test to work, those 2-3 minutes seemed like an eternity to them but finally it was time and Saena was too scared to see the results so she gave the pregnancy test to Julie.

''It's time Saena.''

''Okay tell me.''

''You're going to be a mother.'' In that moment a tear of fear and joy went down her cheek and Julie hugged her.

''What am i going to do? What if i ruined everything for Keito?''

''You didn't. Look you're going to tell Keito and you'll work it out to together, okay?''

''Okay.''

''Do you want to tell Keito now?'' Saena nodded and they went back to where everyone was to find Kuu and Keito looking really concerned.

''Hey are you two okay? You were gone for a while.''

''We're fine, Kuu let's check out the buffet.''

''Sure.'' Kuu walked over to the buffet and put an abnormous quantity of food on his plate causing other people to stare.

''Keito we need to talk.''

''Okay.'' He got worried her tone of voice, they went into the empty corridor.

''So what's wrong? You've been acting strange for a while, i'm worried.''

''Keito i'm pregnant.''

''What? Are you sure?''

''I've been feeling sick for a while so i took a pregnancy test and it came out positive. I'm going to go to the doctors but i'm pretty sure.'' There was a long silence between them.

''Are you angry?'' He was surprised by the question but when he saw her face he could tell that she was really worried so he smiled and cupped her face with his hands.

''Of course not Saena, it's a lot to process but i'm still excited, aren't you? We're going to have a child. Why do you look so worried?''

''What if i'm a terrible mother? What if something happens to you? I don't want to hurt this child.''

''Saena, you're nothing like your mother. And as for me i'm staying right here by your side, i'm not leaving you alone.'' After hearing those words it was like relief washed over her and she hugged him.

When they went back Julie rushed to her and was happy to see her smile again.

''By the looks on your faces i take it he's happy.''

''You were right, thank you, and i don't know how i'll ever repay you for that pregnancy test.''

''How about this. If it's a girl we'll get her to marry Kuon.'' Saena chuckled.

''Deal.''

at the Darumaya

dream

Kyouko was in a medow when her mother came over but she looked different, she looked so happy, she was smiling in a way that she had never seen before. Saena hugged Kyouko and kissed her forehead gently, she held her hand and they started walking towards this man in the distance, he kneeled down and Kyouko ran into his arms and he picked her up and started twirling her around in the air making her giggle.

end of dream

Kyouko growned and switched off her alarm, it was very unusual for her to have a dream about when she was smaller, it was so long ago that she had forgotten but that man seemed so familiar and her mother looked so much happier than she ever did while she was older. After getting ready she looked over at her phone and was tempted to call Ren to ask how he was doing but she reminded herself that he would be coming back soon anyway, she put her phone in her bag and went downstairs to have breakfast.

At LME Kyouko was serching for Moko san but instead found Maria chan who looked really happy to her.

''Nee chan you're back! I'm so happy to see you again.''

''Me too, what are you doing here?''

''I'm here to see grandfather but i'm glad that i saw you because i needed to give you something.''

''Oh what is it?''

''I found this while looking through some old pictures.'' She handed her the picture.

''What is this?''

''It's an old LME picture, it must have been taken when that cafe opened. But i never would have thought that both of your parents worked here.''

''Yeah me neither.''

Later Kyouko was sitting on a bench looking at the picture in her hands trying to make some sense out of it, the only thing she knew for sure was that the woman was her mother when she was younger, but she looked different plus one of the men at her side was definitely Kuu san and the other one she didn't know but he looked familiar. Maria chan said that the picture was taken when the cafe opened and since her mother was wearing an apron with the logo it means that her mother worked there. Kyouko checked her schedule and after making sure that she was free at the moment she went to the cafe, it looked like a nice place and it was strange that she never went there before, she ordered a coffee and sat at a table until an elderly woman approached her.

''Can i get you anything else honey?'' She smiled at the woman and shook her head.

''No thank you.'' The woman didn't leave but instead observed her for a second making Kyouko a bit anxious.

''Can i help you?''

''I'm sorry it's just that you look so familiar...My god, it can't be! You're Kyouko chan aren't you?'' Kyouko was surprised that the elderly woman knew her.

''Yes, do i know you?''

''I guess it was to be expected that you can't remember me, after all i haven't seen you since you were at least 3 years old, your mother used to take you here a lot. My haven't you grown quite a bit since then, you look exactly like Saena but still have Keito's eyes.''

''You knew my parents?''

''Well i can't say that i knew all that much about your father but your mother and i used to work together. Anyway how is Saena doing these days?''

''I'm not really sure, i'm haven't seen her in a long time.''

''Oh i'm sorry.'' The woman was about to walk away but Kyouko's curiosity got the best of her.

''Can you tell me about them?'' They both sat down again.

''Well what would you like to know?''

''Why was my mother working here?''

''She needed to pay her school's tuition fees, Saena worked really hard, she wanted to become a lawyer and if remember correctly she succeded.''

''How was she like?''

''Saena was always cheerful, naïve maybe a bit too much for her own good but she changed when Keito left.''

''Why did he leave?''

''I don't know, no one really knows why, he loved you both so much. There's one person who might know, Kuu Hizuri. He was your father's best friend.''

''Thank you so much.''

At the studio today they had began filming a few scenes, Kanae was glad that the young actress had been able to play the part well obviously thanks to the supervising of Saena and that Takano guy, as much as she hated to admit it Saena was good at her job, as they began wrapping up for the day Hiou approached her.

''Hiou kun great job today.''

''Yeah you too, is there something wrong?''

''No, why?''

''Well because you don't seem to be as concentrated as usual and you keep staring at that woman, did something happen between you two?''

''Of course not.''

Kanae assured him that she was okay before he left, it was very difficult not to stare at her, especially after what she had come across this morning before coming here, it was an old picture with her and some reknown actors, what was amazing was not the fact that she was friends with them but just how much she had changed since. Saena looked so happy and carefree, sort of like Kyouko, now she looked like the opposite, every time she looked at her the same question popped into her mind: Why and how did she become like this?