The Love of Two Continents
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Masahiro held Megumi's face with both hands. The little girl who always played with him had now turned into a beautiful and strong teenage girl. He smiles happily, though Megumi forgets Taehyung but her feelings for Taehyung are still there.

"Megumi chan, your friends were not just me and Rikako. You always have a lot of friends but you always hesitate to call them friends because they are not very familiar. May I ask you something, why do you hesitate to call him a friend?".

Masahiro recalls his past with Megumi in High School. He thinks Megumi is easy to get along with anyone, but why was it when everyone in her place hated her because of Saibara's son. Megumi suffers from a kind of OCD and all Megumi remembers is Masahiro and Rikako.

"Because only Masahiro kun and Rikako are my best friends. Who knows my feelings and what is most precious to me." Megumi answered a question from Masahiro honestly from the bottom of her heart.

"What if you consider Taehyung a best friend as well as you consider me and Rikako. Not only Kim Taehyung, but everyone around you. Try my advice." Masahiro said and slowly Megumi has started to improve.

"What is your advice from Dr Mitsuya?" Megumi asked and looked at Masahiro's face with a suspicious look.

Megumi's question made Masahiro laugh out loud.

Masahiro's advice was only in his opinion. And Mitsuya was even more reliable to give advice because he was a doctor.

"Why are you laughing." Ask Megumi astonishment.

"How can you trust Mitsuya's advice more when you've only known him for two years." Masahiro answered and made a mess of Megumi's hair.

"That's because Mitsuya always listened to my grievances and I often told him many things. So I also assumed Mitsuya was my good friend."

"And you also remember Mitsuya like you remember me and Rikako. So try it out to someone else. By assuming others are your best friends you can remember them." Masahiro said before leaving Megumi.

' Megumi Chan Grow up to be a strong mature girl, I will always take care of you.' Masahiro muttered in his mind.

Taehyung is still trying to find Megumi. He wanted to say thank you to Megumi for trying to remember him.

"Yet...!"

Taehyung said with an irregular breath when he found Megumi on the roof of the school. Megumi still did not dare Taehyung's face, she still continued to think whether her premonition was true if she and Taehyung had ever been close friends.

"Megumi chan, I apologize to you. You're innocent." Taehyung said once more and walked closer to Megumi.

"But I always forget your name." Respond Megumi slowly.

"It's okay, I'm not Japanese. So it's only natural that my name is too hard to remember. And I'm so grateful that you've been trying to remember my name."

This time Taehyung tries to cheer Megumi up. He wants to repeat the togetherness with Megumi according to the advice of Masahiro.

"But it's not just your name that I've forgotten. I forgot everyone except Rikako and Masahiro."

"Then you can write his name in the palm of your hand, isn't that what you do."

Taehyung holds Megumi's hand and thickens her name on Megumi's palm. The writing faded slightly as Megumi tried to remove it.

"Please put your name in my hand, too." Taehyung gives Megumi his pen and extends his hand.

"But you can remember my name clearly." Megumi said as if protesting Taehyung's wishes.

"really. But sometimes I'll forget, too, Hey let's try together to remind each other."

Taehyung smiled at Megumi and before long Megumi agreed with Taehyung's invitation, writing his name on Taehyung's palm.

'Hope so?

And I hope that this feeling will grow back.'

Taehyung and Megumi both smiled and looked at each other. The two did not remember if the break was over, and ditched together.

Hiroaki looked at the bench Taehyung and Megumi were sitting on. They both skipped the clock on history lesson. Hiroaki felt that his blood was starting to boil, he would not let if Taehyung took Megumi again.

"Taehyung let's go home." Invite Tsubaki when the bell has rung, Taehyung replied with a nod and tidied up his book.

"Could come with me now. I want to fight you playing basketball."

Hiroaki still could not accept defeat. He deliberately invited Taehyung to play basketball just to vent his frustration.

"I'm sorry, but I don't think there's much more to talk about." Reject Taehyung by letting out his courage. Just this time he didn't want to obey Hiroki's wishes.

"Bas a coward, just tell me you're afraid to lose." Hiroaki bullies and taunts Taehyung for not accepting if he is rejected outright.

"What a fuss."

Said the Junta who immediately approached his friend. Because from earlier Junta was waiting for Taehyung outside the classroom but Taehyung did not come out as well.

"You always have. Don't go into my business."

"Of course I'll interfere because Taehyung is my friend." Answer the Junta and be ready to divorce in case of a dispute.

"Friends?" Hiroaki repeated Junta's words in a mocking tone.

"You'll understand later if the person you call a friend suddenly betrays you."

"Have it stopped." Taehyung tried decisively. He also did not want Junta to know about his problems with Hiroaki.

"There's more important things I have to do right now, than play your basketball. Junta let's go."

Taehyung ventured to say that in front of Hiroaki. He immediately pulled the Junta to leave in front of Hiroaki.

When he came out of the school gate Junta immediately invited Taehyung to eat ramen in an ordinary place. But Taehyung refused, he immediately invited Junta to eat at the cafe where Haruka worked.

"You still don't want to tell me?" Ask the Junta who wants to discuss the dispute between Taehyung and Hiroaki.

"There's just a little misunderstanding between me and Hiroaki." Taehyung chose to stir his machine instead of having to discuss Hiroaki.

"Then why don't you try to solve it?"

"Just be free." Taehyung replied with origin.

"yes too. Hiroaki is so selfish that everyone even has to side with him. I also feel sorry for Masahiro sensei." Junta said and drank his warm chocolate.

"What happened to Masahiro Sensei?"

"Oh yeah you don't know. Masahiro is Hiroaki's older brother. But Masahiro's been out of his house because of a problem I don't really understand. Until now their brotherly relationship is stretched." The Junta replied explaining what Taehyung asked.

"Masahiro Sensei?"

"Hum, not many know that Masahiro sensei and Hiroaki are brothers. Because Masahiro sensei changed his surname." Reply to the Junta once more.