Heartfelt Reunion

It was finally 7 pm and Kahoru left the hospital. As she was about to walk towards the bus stop, she recognised a man standing next to a car. She walked up to him confused, "Fujioka, what are you doing here?"

"I'm here to pick you up."

"Oh right, I forgot that Takahiro wants to meet me."

"Let's go."

"Okay." Kahoru climbed into the front passenger seat of the car and they drove off to a restaurant.

Fujioka pulled up next to a small restaurant. The drive was not long and as soon as Kahoru got out of the car, Takahiro had come out to greet her. "Let's go in."

"Okay." Kahoru agreed and followed Takahiro into the building. "Takahiro why are we here?"

"I think you will be happy to meet someone."

"Who?"

"You'll see."

Takahiro led Kahoru into a private room. After walking in, she saw the man that sat at the dining table and stopped in her tracks. Her eyes widened. She instantly felt overwhelmed and gazed at him. Her heart started to beat quickly.

The man looked at Takahiro and Kahoru in utter shock. He did not believe what he was seeing. Takahiro had brought a woman with him. Asahi remembered the days where ladies would flock around Takahiro and he would always ignore them completely.

He then smiled and teased Takahiro, "Hey Hiro, Are you setting me up on a blind date with this pretty lady?"

"No, she's my wife."

The man's jaw dropped in shock and sprung out of his chair. He could not believe what he was hearing. "WHAT?"

"Asahi, you know her."

"I do?" He looked at Kahoru, face full of confusion.

Hearing that Asahi did not recognise Kahoru broke Kahoru's heart. She wanted to cry but instead tried to leave the room. Takahiro grabbed Kahoru's wrist, "Where are you going Kaho?"

"Well, I-" Kahoru started to fidget in a nervous way.

Asahi heard Kahoru's name being called out and he soon realised. "KAHORU?" Asahi shouted. He walked towards her and cupped Kahoru's face trying to see the resemblance in Kahoru.

He had tears in his eyes, "Kaho where did your cheeks go? Where were you all these years?"

Seeing Asahi tear up made Kahoru want to cry too, "I don't know!"

Takahiro watched Asahi and Kahoru tear up. It was a heartfelt reunion for the two, but seeing Asahi hug Kahoru made him feel jealous. He stared at them for a minute before breaking them apart. "Let's sit down and order dinner." He grumbled.

The trio sat down and started to talk as they flipped through the menu. Kahoru flipped through the pages. "Asahi, what are you going to get?"

"Hm, I don't know. What about you?"

"Maybe pasta."

"I'll get pasta too then."

Takahiro was annoyed at them conversing. They did not ask him a single question. He felt a bit left out. He wondered what were they doing while Takahiro was abroad. Asahi was Takahiro's best friend ever since they were seven.

Kahoru and her old high school friends were in the same group as them since they used to live nearby each other. Asahi took care of Kahoru after Takahiro left Japan.

He sunk back into his chair and lifted the menu up so they would not see him pout. Asahi noticed and turned to look at Takahiro. "Why are you acting like a child Takahiro? Are you jealous?"

"Shut up."

"Haha, he's jealous." Asahi grabbed for Takahiro's menu and yanked it out of his hands. Seeing Takahiro pout made Asahi laugh. Kahoru looked at Takahiro's face and clicked her tongue. She had forgotten how to laugh. She did think it was funny seeing Takahiro act like a baby.

Takahiro took back the menu and continued to look through the menu in embarrassment. After deciding, he called for the waiter and ordered. "I'd like a Mushroom risotto and two pastas."

"Yes sir, would you like any drinks?"

"A bottle of Pinot Noir."

"Okay. Thank you, It will not take long."

"Mm."