Alright everyone thank you all for the comment on "No. 1" although I still didn't understand where the sweet part was
Maybe I'm more dense or expect too much out of myself, I wasn't thinking about how to make them sweet but what they would be doing in a situation like this weird eh
For the guesses that were made, if you guessed Ai-chan and then Tanakacchi then you are absolutely right!!!!
Sorry for the long wait for this third part of
Promise, Regret and Repayment 
RepaymentI stare at you looking at that person who was walking away, the one person who could always make you smile. Through this period of time, you were happier but not the happiest that I saw of you, something was missing, something that I wished I could find and bring back to you.
I thanked the gods that you forgave me and was giving me the chance to at least be your friend. I felt really guilty after you told me that you’ve known for a long time that I was cheating on you.
Flashback“Let’s just say longer than you would’ve guessed” she turned and walked away and this time I didn’t stop her. I was stunned at the fact that I was caught and she pretended she never knew. I realized how much she loved me yet here I am breaking her heart. I guess I should’ve let her go a long time ago but I was selfish, I was so use to her doing everything for me that I didn’t want to leave. With Sayu, I have found a new love, a love that I never felt before with Eri, and Sayu was okay that I already had a girlfriend. She didn’t mind being the third party because she loved me. At first I didn’t think much of Sayu except that we both wanted to have fun and I didn’t intend to continue cheating, but as the days go by, I spent more and more time with Sayu until I realized that I loved Sayu and not Eri. I knew I was selfish but I just wasn’t ready to let go yet and the fact that Sayu never forced me to break up with Eri, I didn’t. However standing right here, I look at your disappearing back and I remember the hurt in your eyes. I felt ashamed at how I caused this to escalate.
I walked back into the office and Sayu was cleaning up the place until she saw me. She ran up to me “What happened?”
“She broke up with me. She knew all along about my relationship with you but she decided to ignore it because she loved me”
“So what are you going to do now?”
“I don’t know. It was bound to happen but I guess I feel guilty that I didn’t end things when I should have. I’ve caused her so much pain, while she hasn’t done anything to me to deserve this treatment I gave her. I’m sorry that I was selfish” I had started to cry, and Sayu just held me as I cried it all out.
“What do you want to do now?”
“I don’t know but I don’t think it would be a good idea for me to go back to my place and I don’t want to just leave it like this. I hurt her bad and I want to make up for it. Before Eri and I started dating, we were good friends, I still want to be friends if she lets me at least give me a the chance to make it up to her for making her life miserable while being with me”
“I understand, so why don’t you come and stay at my place for the time being. Give her some space first and it can help you clear your mind about what you want to do” I nodded at the suggestion, I was mentally drained but I was glad that I had Sayu with me.
The next couple of days I stayed with Sayu until I finally thought of how to approach Eri. I had to get her forgiveness because my guilt was eating me up inside. I took Sayu with me as moral support, in which she agreed to at the end. Sayu didn’t want to in case Eri attacks her but for my sake (she was more afraid that Eri would attack me) she agreed.
We arrived in front of my house and that is when Sayu left me to face Eri alone.
I rang the doorbell, my hands sweaty as I waited for Eri to open the door. When she did, I was shocked at the sight in front of me. She had lost weight and the aura around her was not the usual cheerful one that I use to see. I felt more guilty looking at how she became.
“Hi” I greeted meekily
“Hey”
“I…I came to apologize Eri, I didn’t realize how much pain I was putting you through…I’m so sorry. I know I don’t deserve your forgiveness but I really want to make it up to you. I will do anything to get your forgiveness”
“No its okay Reina there is no need for that”
‘Is she still upset? Did I hurt her this much? What have I done?’ “Really Eri, I know I have apologized before and maybe it means nothing now but I am honestly sorry and I really want to beg you for your forgiveness” by now tears were slowly descending down my face “I feel guilty for putting you through that, especially since you haven’t done anything to me. All I ever did was bring you pain, so give me your best shot, I am desperate to get your forgiveness”
Eri took a deep breath and looked past me. She motioned for Sayu to come over, which shocked us both, but Sayu walked over. “Come inside” as Eri turned and walked inside. We looked at each other before we followed after her.
“Take a seat”, we did as she instructed. She disappeared into the kitchen for a while.
“Psst! Reina do you think she plans to kill us both? She has been in there for a long time. I’m scared that she is picking knives to chop us up with”
“I don’t know. I kinda told her I would to do anything to get her forgiveness”
“You said that? What if she asks you to kill yourself?”
“I didn’t think of that” we saw Eri’s shadow walking back towards the livingroom. We clutched our hands bracing ourselves for what was to come. Slowly she reappeared with…a tray with teacups. We both let out a relieved breath, wiping our brows of the sweat that has formed.
“Sorry I don’t have anything but tea to serve you” she placed the teacups in front of us. We hesitated a bit because neither of us could understand what was going on in Eri’s mind. We expected her to flare up not this…this hospitality. “Don’t worry the tea is not poisoned” she chuckled a bit which kind of relieved us as we both took a sip before I decided to plead again.
Before I could speak, Eri spoke up “Reina, you don’t have to worry. I have forgiven you. Throughout the last couple of days, I have been thinking a lot and I have thought back about our relationship. You are not the only one in the wrong. I created this when I decided to pretend I didn’t know. But I thought over it and in fact I should thank you”
“Eh~? Thank you? Eri, are you sure you’re okay? You don’t look like you are okay? You’ve lost weight and you aren’t as cheerful”
“Because of our breakup I realized some things about myself and the things I missed out on. I had to lose it to find out what they truly meant to me”
“Now I am confused why are you so unhappy then? you don’t have to force yourself to forgive me. Here I’ll give you a free shot at me” I stood up and closed my eyes
“Okay if that is really what you want” as Eri got up from her seat.
“Hold it! If anything I should be the one to get it. I knew Reina had a girlfriend but I still hooked up with her. I’m a homewrecker” as Sayu stood up as well
I couldn’t believe my ears “No Sayu! This is between me and Eri, you don’t have to do this”
“I want to though, I am at fault as much as you are”
“Why don’t I deck you both then” Eri suggested, I looked at Sayu and she looked at me and nodded as we both closed our eyes
I felt Eri flick my forehead and opened my eyes when it was over. I turned to Sayu and judging by the spot on her forehead, she got the same treatment as I did. We then looked at Eri, who was smiling at both of us.
“You didn’t think I would actually deck you now did you?” she giggled. We both looked at Eri in disbelief. “Reina, truly I have forgiven you and” she looked at Sayu “I wouldn’t want to hurt the person you truly love” I looked at Eri astonished by the kind-heart that she had, and that I took for granted. Words couldn’t express the gratitude I had for forgiving me and for accepting Sayu, I went up to Eri and hugged her tight
End of FlashbackFrom that day on, I moved back home and from time to time when Sayu and I went out, we would invite her, although most of it was declined so far.
Seeing her so absorbed by who she was staring at it finally dawned on me what she had lost and what she was so unhappy about. I thought it was weird that Gaki-san did not chill with her anymore and if my assumptions are correct something happened between them and Eri has fallen in love with Gaki-san
“Eri, do you mind if I am blunt and ask you something?”
“Huh? What?? Sorry I was er…spaced out for a moment”
‘Yeah right Eri! You were clearly staring at Gaki-san’“I said do you mind if I am blunt and ask you something”
“Oh yeah sure”
“What happened between you and Gaki-san?”
She hesitated, looking as if she was having an internal debate about telling me “we had a fight and I did something and said something that hurt her”
“What did you say or do?”
“I slapped her, and…and”
“and?”
“Well I asked her if she hit you and she said she hated you and was calling you names so I slapped her. I slapped her before when she kissed me and…and…and…I didn’t know what to do because that was when I caught you and Sayu at the house…and well she asked if she means nothing to me and I told her that you meant more to me and I walked out”
“You slapped her and told her that I meant more to you? Wow! I can’t believe you fought with her because of me. Man do I feel guilty”
“Don’t! it was a choice that I made. I couldn’t believe that I would regret it but I was the one stupid, it had nothing to do with anyone else”
“But still…anyways why don’t you just go up to her, apologize and confess to her?”
“Confess what?”
“Don’t play dumb with me Kamei Eri! You love her, you haven’t been happy ever since your fight with her”
“I…I…”
“I nothing! Go find her”
“I can’t! She’s avoiding me”
“Why is she doing that?”
“The days after our split, I was confused and ashamed of myself for mistaking her so every time I saw her I got scared and did the only thing I thought of, I avoided her. I think she was hurt by my actions because now when I see her and she sees me, she turns and walks the other way”
“Oh my god Eri! I can’t believe this! You know where she lives go to her house and talk to her”
“I can’t! I can’t even forgive myself how could she forgive me?” Eri stated crying in her hands. I didn’t mean to make her cry so I hugged her soothing her as I rubbed her back.
“Okay lets not talk about this for now but just for the record, I couldn’t forgive myself but you forgave me”
The next day, I secretly went to Gaki-san’s house, Eri is upset because of me and now its my chance to repay her for forgiving me so easily. She is a great girl that I never learned to cherish and it made sense of the protectiveness that Gaki-san use to be of her. I rang the doorbell and waited for her to open the door.
When it did and Gaki-san saw me, I was shocked at what I was seeing right before my eyes. The girl looked worse than Eri did when I first saw her. She must’ve been suffering all this time since she loved Eri “What do you want” she said harshly but also very weak. I wondered if she lived her life right.
“I wanted to talk to you about Eri”
“What’s there to talk about? She is your girlf…” Right before my eyes, Gaki-san fainted.
‘Crap! What the hell have you been doing to yourself’ I quickly called an ambulance, Eri and Sayu while I was riding in the ambulance with Gaki-san
I waited outside patiently as the doctor checked up on Gaki-san. “Reina! Reina! How is she? Why were you with her? Did you beat the crap out of her?”
“Calm down Eri! I don’t know how she is because the doctors haven’t finished checking up on her and no I didn’t beat her up. I wanted to check up on her because I wanted to apologize to her. We didn’t even say more than 3 sentences and then she fainted. She looked horrible when I saw her, much more horrible than when I saw you after the breakup. I don’t think she was eating or sleeping properly” I explained, it wasn’t a total lie but it was better than telling Eri that I went to see Gaki-san about Eri.
Just as I finished explaining things to Eri, the doctor stepped out. We all went up to him “How is she?” asked Eri “can we see her?”
“She is fine, she needs to start eating normally though” replied the doctor “you can see her but remember the patient needs her rest” as she walked off
“Eri, I think this is your chance to see her and talk to her”
“Maybe not, why don’t you go in and see her for me”
“Eri stop running away! You say you’re scared and that you wouldn’t hurt someone I love yet here you are willing to hurt the person that you love? You say you can’t forgive yourself so you can’t see her but look at me! I did it so why can’t you?” I have had enough of her excuses, she was just trying to run and this time I plan to stop her. They deserved to be happy and I am going to make sure that they are. I pulled Eri inside with me, which was a bit difficult because she was fidgeting around but luckily Sayu was there to help me. God I love this woman!
We all walked in, or two of us was dragging the third. Gaki-san was slowly stirring awake but I don’t think she was fully awake and aware of our presence yet as she held her head “Where am I?” she asked to no one in particular
“You’re in a hospital Gaki-san” I said
“What happened?” as she turned in our direction. She froze when her eyes met Eri’s, in which Eri stood frozen in her spot staring at Gaki-san too. I nudged Eri to walk up to her. Slowly and steadily, Eri walked up to Gaki-san’s bedside, their eyes never breaking contact. From behind, I could see that Eri was crying because her shoulders were going up and down and small sniffles could be heard.
“Why…why are you here Eri?”
“I…I was worried when I heard you were in the hospital”
“Why are you crying? Did you have another fight with Reina? And is that who I think it is?” as she looked at Sayu
“This is Sayu…my girlfriend”
“You’re girlfriend?! Then what about Eri? Is that why Eri is crying? I am going to…” Gaki-san was trying to get out of her bed, I could feel Sayu clinging onto my arm a little tighter and I myself was just as frightened. Who knew a girl her size could pack a wallop? I could still remember the punch she gave me.
“Calm down Gaki-san!!! We’ve talked about it and now Reina and I are just friends” Eri was pushing Gaki-san back onto her bed. Thank god Eri is here, I don’t think anyone can calm a ferocious Gaki-san except her.
Gaki-san did as she was told “if that is not the problem then why are you crying?”
I could see why Eri would love Gaki-san, here Gaki-san is lying in a hospital and all she cared about was Eri’s problems and happiness.
“I…I…”
‘Come on Eri, spill it! Can’t you see that Gaki-san would forgive you regardless?’ I hissed in my mind
“I…I…”
“God damn it!!! She’s crying because of you! She’s sorry that she hurt you and she loves you!” I was tired of them dragging this
“Reina!!!” Sayu hissed as I turned to look at her
“What? At this rate they are going no where!!!!” Sayu just shook her head at me
“You’re crying because of me? Because you love me?” Eri slowly turned her head slightly finding the floor much more interesting as she nodded, well barely nodded
“I never realized how big a part you played in my life, until you were gone. I was confused and scared that I did the only thing I knew how, I ran. That’s why I was avoiding you but then when I wanted to talk to you, you started avoiding me. My heart ached when I see you walk away but I couldn’t blame you, I couldn’t think of forgiving myself, how could I expect you to”
Gaki-san lifted Eri’s face to meet hers, “I forgave you the minute you walked out of my door. I could never be upset at you for too long, I just wanted what was best for you and it didn’t matter to me if it means I had to play the best friend role. I only avoided you to make your life easier. I thought that since you were avoiding me, why don’t I take care of the hassle by doing it automatically. I didn’t want to stress you out.” I was in utter shock, Gaki-san totally loves Eri and the extent she went was unbelievable, these two definitely belong together.
Slowly I could see Eri grin as her eyes had tears that were about to fall. Gaki-san used her thumb and wiped them away “Silly turtle, will you give me the honor of having you as my girlfriend?”
‘She finally asked!!!! Answer her Eri, tell her you love her and would do her right now!!! Er…actually don’t do her, not something I wanna see.’ Eri nodded before falling into Gaki-san’s embrace “Oh Risa, of course!”
Sayu and I decided that we should give them their moment, they needed to catch up on time lost. I walked out of the hospital hand in hand with Sayu as if a boulder has been lifted off my shoulders.
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