Eiji and Oishi [[-If I had a choice-]]11 Eiji's ending

Recap: "8...9...10." He's not coming. I sighed and walked away.

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Argh this will be so awkward. I'd already made up my mind to tell him everything and that I like Eiji and that I hope he won't be too sad and brood so much on this. I'd already wanted to tell him to forget me. But then he spoils it all by not even turning up. Maybe tomorrow or the day after or some random day later I won't have the courage to tell him anymore... What should I do then? I'd thought about this for a long time before deciding, so now what? I knew I'd feel bad about breaking his heart, so I already did a mental preparation. Now, it's all gone... This is so confusing... I scratched my head, wondering what to do.

"Eh? HII!! LANA-CHAN!" Eiji?? What's he doing here? OH NO! He isn't supposed to be here! Now what should I do?

Eiji bounded to a dumbstruct me.

"What are you doing here?" I asked in my most convincing tone of 'surprise' I could manage.

"Was just walking around and then I saw you!" He grinned. I hid a gulp.

"Have you seen... seen Oishi? I called him out, but he didn't come..." I asked, in a softer voice. His face immediately fell, and so did my stomach when I saw his disappointment.

"Uhm... No... Not for some time... Uhm well, I... I have to go. I'll... I'll see you in school tommorow. He... He'll be in school tomorrow most probably. Yeap. Bye." He smiled, but I could tell it was forced. And with that awkward 'goodbye' he walked off into the night, leaving me kinda looking like : o.0


Shit. I'm now officially in deep shit.


I grabbed at my hair for a second, thinking.


*brainwave!*

Maybe... Maybe it's the only way. It'll be harsh on Oishi, but I'll have to do it. Tomorrow. Determined, I made up my mind.


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*Next day in school*


It was in the morning, before lessons, and that day, there wasn't morning practices. I put my bag in class first, then I ran to Class 2, Oishi's class. Maybe I'd find him there.

I saw that familiar figure by at his desk.

Oishi really was there.

I went in. He looked up.

"Oh. Uh... Hi-Heya."

I was a little shocked to see a slight pink tinge in his eyes, like he'd been forcing himself not to cry. That was uncalled for, so I hesitated a while.

"Uhm... Hi... Uh... I need to... to tell you something." I can't back off now...

He forced a smile and nooded.

I trembled a little, then I flung down and hugged him.

"I'm so sorry..." Was all I could say. My eyes were fogged with tears.

Oishi ran his fingers through my hair.

"It's okay... I knew Eiji would be better for you. I'll be okay knowing that you will be happy."

Hardly daring to believe my ears, I looked up. Two tiny streams trickled down his cheeks, but he was smiling.

I smiled too.

"Thank you Oishi... Thank you very much." I gave him a small peck on the cheek, and wiped away his tears. "You'll always have that part of my heart."

"That's enough for me. Go find Eiji now... Hurry before classes starts." He wiped my tears away with the back of his hand and chased me out.

"Okay!" I ran out of his class back to my own.

"Offh!" In my haste. I bumped into someone who was walking out of class.

"Nyaa~ That hurt." I looked up, and for the second time that day, I hardly dared to believe my ears. It was, obviously, Eiji.

"Eh? Lana-chan?"

"Eiji!!" I gushed, and hugged him.

"Whoaaa..." He was taken aback.

"You baka. You think I'd choose Oishi didn't you?"

"So... That means.... Me?"

"Of course!"

"YAYAYYAYAYAYYAYAY!!!" I chuckled at his childish behaviour. He picked me up and spun around.

"Dizzy Eiji. I'm DIZZY! STOP!"

"Ah gomen gomen!"

"After school, you wanna go somewhere?"

"Like... As in a date nya?"

"Duh!"

*SQUEAL!!!*

That's Eiji for you. Always that hyper.

I'm glad I chose him.

Eiji and Oishi [[-If I had a choice-]]11 Oishi's ending

Recap: "8...9...10." He's not coming. I sighed and walked away. Just then-

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"Hey! Weren't you waiting for me? Sorry I'm late." A familiar voice behind me said.

"Oishi?" I span around. "I thought you weren't coming... So you got the phone message, eh?"

"Sorry I was-"

"Since you were too busy to answer my calls, and you were too busy to come on time, why'd you even bother to come at all?"

Oishi stared at me blankly.

"I was afraid Ej-"

"Oh so it's Eiji again eh? You always, always think for other people before yourself. Why can't you think about your own feelings for a change?"

"W-well... Eiji did like you first..."

"To like someone isn't about who likes who first, second or third!" I yelled at him, causing a few people to turn and face us. Gahh I forgot we were in a public place dammit. I clenched my fists and my arms shook as I looked at the ground.

"Let's go somewhere more private." I grinded my teeth, grabbing his hand and pulling him along with me, glaring at the people staring at me.

*At some random deserted place...*


I let go of his hand suddenly as if just realising I shouldn't have been holding it. Oishi looked at it, then at me. I hastily avoided his gaze, scratching my left arm and looking at the ground.


"You okay?" I felt Oishi's hand on my shoulder.


"Nothing... It's just..." I answered slowly, without bothering to shake off his hand. Eurgh how am I gonna put this? It's so hard... "I really like you... And I know you feel the same... Why don't you just admit it? Is it really that hard?" I looked at him. A slight tinge of red appeared on his cheeks.


"Uhh... Uh... Well... I-I... Uhh..." He stammered, scratching his head with his free hand. I looked at the ground, then I reached up and took his hand and put it down slowly.


"Maybe I got it wrong... Maybe... Maybe you never liked me... I guess... I'll take it that you never liked me." Tears welled up in my eyes. Suddenly, something pulled me forward and I hit onto Oishi's body. Oishi pulled me close to him. My shoulders shivered as I grabbed his waist. I tried to force back my tears. It feels so good just to stay here in Oishi's arms, please... please don't let go...

"I really like you too... I never had the courage to tell you this..." I heard his voice say. Yes... Yes... Those are just the words I wanted to hear... Please... Don't let go... Let me stay in your arms longer...

"Oishi... If I'd ever had a choice... I'd still choose you..."

Eiji and Oishi [[-If I had a choice-]]10

Recap: "LAAAANAAA-CHAAAAN~! HEEEEEEELP!" Eiji screamed. I turned to see a frantically running Eiji, frantically running from the girls squealing for his autograph. I rolled my eyes at the sight and hid behind a corner, pulling him in when they ran past me.

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"Arigato nyaa~! Lana-chan!" He grinned and glomped me.

"Euurrrgh. Eiji... EIJI! Let go of me." I gasped.

"Gomen gomen!" He grinned and let me go. I gave him a weak smile in return before I turned and walked away.

"Lana-chan! Matte nyaa~!" Eiji grabbed my wrist. Urgh what NOW?

"What now?" I said irritatedly.

"It's been long enough nya... Don't you think so?" I shot around. Oh shit don't ask me the question. I really don't know how to answer...

"You're still with Oishi, aren't you?"

"I'm not." I replied curtly. Eiji blinked.

"Nya?" He tilted his head to one side, confused.

"We weren't even together to start with."

"Oh... I thought you were... Well. You know. Demo..." He paused for a moment, then he flung his arms around my neck and hugged me. Hugged. NOT glomp. I was so thrown aback I didn't move, and my arms hung awkwardly by my side.

"I really missed you nyaa~ I really missed you alot. At first I hated Oishi for liking you, but when I saw him the next few days, he looked so... so horrible that I wondered if it was my fault for liking you too nya. I figured that Oishi, being Oishi, would rather suffer by himself than let anyone suffer unless he could help it. If I took this as an advantage, then what type of friend would I be? But I reallt cannot help it, I really like you nya~!" His tears fell softly on my shoulder.

"I'm really sorry, Eiji. I really am." I bit back my tears. "You two deserve better."

"I don't mind... I only want you to be happy nya~" He broke the hug and smiled at me. I turned to walk away.

Argh! I can't stand it anymore! I really can't choose between them! Geeeh. My head really hurts. What'll I do? Oishi or Eiji? Eiji or Oishi? Oishi or Eiji... My thoughts trailed away.

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"Moshi moshi?"

"Sorry I am unable to answer your call right now. Please leave a message after the 'beep' sound, or call again later." That Oishi, how dare he not answer my calls. Oh well, I'll just leave a message then.

'beep!'

"Hey Oishi, uh, this is Lana. I've called a few times, and you didn't answer. Are you busy? Well, if you aren't too busy on Wednesday night, I'll see you at the burger restaurant at 7pm. Uh, there's nothing else... Bye then."

That Wednesday, I was there at 6.45pm. I bought a drink and sat down to wait. But seriously, I didn't think he'd show up, but... just in case...

7pm came and went. I finished my drink and stared at my watch, counting the minutes from 7pm.

"7.30pm. I guess he's really not coming now... Oh well." I got up to leave, then I counted to ten to make sure he wasn't going to pop up from behind me or something, like they do in the TV serials.

"8...9...10." He's not coming. I sighed and walked away. Just then-

(illusionist: So, who d'you think will Lana pick? Oishi, or Eiji? It'll be out in the next uh... next thingy. I'll write two different endings, Eiji and Oishi. But seriously, if you asked me to choose between the two... I'll choose Eiji. YAY I LOOOOVE EIJI!!!xD o.0 sorry Oishi>.>)

Eiji and Oishi [[-If I had a choice-]]9

Recap: "You talking about Eiji?" I asked suspiciously.

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Oishi scratched his head.

"Uhmm..."

"Why do you keep talking about Eiji? I'm here with you now, not Eiji."

"But... but... The other time... I saw you with him..." I suddenly took a sharp intake of breath. He saw us? Oh gosh now I'm stuck... I don't know what to say. I kept quiet. Oishi waited for my response, but I think I didn't looked like I was gonna give any. He gave a depressed sigh.

"I thought so..." He said slowly and softly. He got up and walked away.


"Maybe Eiji would be better for you than me..." Gosh why the hell do they always say the same things that I thought they would say. It's bloody irritating, and maybe a little scary, come to think of it.


"Matte Oishi!" I called out after him. But he didn't turn around. Damn him. Fine! I give up! I wash my hands off everything. Like I CARE.

Next week at school. Friday, after afternoon practice on the rooftop.

Almost a week since Sunday... I've been ignoring them for almost a week now... Ok not really ignoring, just... don't care. Sigh. Wonder how they feel... I actually kinda miss them, come to think of it. Hmmm... Weird, wonder who I miss more. Geh what am I thinking about. I'm not supposed to think about them anymore. But, I really do miss them. Argh I wonder who should I choose... If I choose one then the other wouldn't be happy... What should I do then? Maybe I should just forget them altogether. That should save on a lot of bigger problems...


*SCREAAAAAAMMM!!!*


Dammit. Those fangirls again. Wait... How can they be here? Unless...


"GET OFF ME NYAA~!"


Shit. Eiji's here? Damn I gotta get away fast, if not, I'll be really awkward around him. Eeeek.... Gotta... get... away....unnoticed.... I tried to squeeze past the squealing fangirls.


"Eh? What's SHE doing here?" Someone screamed.


Greaaat...


"Isn't SHE that girl who went out with our Eiji and Oishi? What a two-timer!"


What can I do when both of them like me at the same time? It's not really my fault, right?


"Hey! You better stop hurting them and break up with Oishi and leave our Eiji alone!"


Your Eiji? When did he become all of yours?


"Yeah! You're doing them more harm than anything else! You bitch!"


Ok that was really the last straw! I gritted my teeth, but put on my iciest smile.

"Why thank you." In a voice thick with sarcasm.

"I can't believe you still have the cheek to say thank you!" Someone screeched from somewhere behind me. I turned round to see an extremely short and plump girl with half her height in thick braids. I kneeled on one knee in front of her, still smiling.

"A bitch is a female dog, right?" I explained in a parent-teaching-child-voice.

"Right." She stared at me.

"Hmm... Then, a dog barks, right?" I looked up and pretended to think.

"Right. But-"

"Aaaaand... Bark is found on trees, right?" I cut her off.

"Yes... But-"

"And nature is beautiful, right?" I counted the things I said off my fingers.

"DUH!" Finally, I made her exasperated.

"And that's why I'm thanking you!" I grinned.

"What the hell are you talking about?"

"From bitch to beautiful. You're complimenting me, aren't you. Thanks lots!"

She clenched her fists and tried to punch me. But then, if you count that I'm almost 1.7m, and I'm a pro tennis player, and also the fact that's she's slightly more than half my height... Well... you do the calculations. I lazily blocked it with my palm, yawning. Holding it, I stood up and towered over her.

"It's useless to try to do that girl." I growled at her, my temper rising, staring at her with my killer glare. She cowered back in fear. Satisfied, I strolled, yes you got me right-strolled- smirking out of the gang of fangirls, leaving them looking shocked and angry.

Fangirls?

"LAAAANAAA-CHAAAAN~! HEEEEEEELP!" Eiji screamed. I turned to see a frantically running Eiji, frantically running from the girls squealing for his autograph. I rolled my eyes at the sight and hid behind a corner, pulling him in when they ran past me.

Eiji and Oishi [[-If I had a choice-]]8

Recap: Maybe I'll ask him tomorrow...


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Tomorrow:7:25am

I went outside to wait for Oishi, but-

"Ohayo Lana." Someone smiled at me.

"Oh. Ohayo Oishi! You're early, been waiting long?"

"Nope I just arrived. Figured I shouldn't keep you waiting."

"Right then. Let's go." I grabbed his hand.


"You hungry? Ate your breakfast yet?" Oishi asked me.


"Yeah. I haven't eaten and I'm starving." Well, actually I'd already had my breakfast(I wake up at 4.30am everyday remember?), but that was so long ago. But the fact remains that I'm really starving.


"Let's go have breakfast then." Oishi smiled at me, and took me to a cafe.


Very nicely decorated. Nice.


I got a brownie, with ice cream on top. Yum.


"Ice cream for breakfast?" Oishi stared at my brownie.

"Why not?" I grinned.

Oishi shrugged, but didn't say anything else. I tackled my brownie in peace. Oh boy was that some brownie. Delicious. Then I realised Oishi was staring at me.

"What? Is there something on my face?" I wiped my mouth with the back of my palm, then looked at it.

Nothing.

I looked at my nose.

No ice cream either. So what was he looking at?

"No..." He moved into the seat next to me and took my hand. I think my heart missed a few beats around there.

His hand, so big, so soft, so warm, so... right in mine. I smiled and rested my head on his shoulder. Gosh, his shoulder is so warm too.

He lifted up my head and looked into my eyes.

"Maybe it's because..." He leaned in closer to me and whispered in my ear.

"I really like you." He kissed me on the lips. I could've sworn my heart missed so many beats it almost stopped.

It feels so right, I don't want this moment to end ever! I squeezed his hand. He put one hand over my shoulders and squeezed my shoulder. I stroked his cheek with my free hand.

Who cares, I'm Oishi's now...

"I really like you too, Oishi." I snuggled up to him.

"Really? I mean... you don't like anyone else, do you?"

"You talking about Eiji?" I asked suspiciously.

Eiji and Oishi [[-If I had a choice-]]7

Recap: "Maybe... Maybe Eiji is better for her..." Oishi said softly to himself. "I'll have to tell her that Sunday is... our Sunday is cancelled."



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"One set match! Eiji to serve!"

"Come on Eiji! Give me your best shot!"

"YEAH!!" Eiji bounced into the court and did a cartwheel. "Here ya GOOOOOOOO!"

He shot me a really hard serve that knocked my racket away.

"Good one Eiji!" I cheered.

I did my best against him, but weirdly, he somehow found a new source of energy from somewhere and even I couldn't beat that.

"Kikumaru BEEEEAAAMMM!!"

"6-4! Game and set to Eiji!"

"That was GREAT, Eiji!" I grinned at him.

"Heh heh heh!" He smiled nervously.

So anyway, Eiji didn't get the regular place because he lost to a few of the non-regulars, and so did Oishi, while I got the regular place.

"Nya~ Never mind nya. I'll do better next time yeah!" He grinned at me.

Well, at least Eiji is alright. But what about Oishi? He's still doesn't look normal. This is very abnormal-"Oooffhh! Ah Gomena- Oishi?!" Deep in thought, I'd bumped into Oishi.

"It's okay..." He trailed off, walking away. I stood in my place in shock for a while before...

"Matte Oishi!" I ran up to him.

"Huh?" I'd caught up with him.

"Is there something wrong? You didn't look... normal this entire week. Can you tell me why?"

"I-it's nothing... really... don't-don't worry about me... I-I'm fine..." He shifted his gaze. I grasped his shoulders and shook him.

"No your not fine and don't you think that I don't know what happened. Why are the both of you so dumb? Why'd you have to do this to yourself?"

"I guess... that means that... our Sunday is... it's not going to happen, is it?" He smiled weakly and ruffled my hair. I grabbed his hand and glasped it in my hands.

"It will. And I will make sure it does." I said.

"B-but I thought... I thought you preferred Eiji... more than me?"

"You big baka." I hugged him. Oishi smiled and hugged me. I rubbed my cheek against Oishi's.

"Tomorrow, 7:30am, outside my house. You'd better be there, or else." I winked at him.

"Or else what?" He asked playfully.

"You don't wanna know." I pinched his cheek and ran off. "Ja ne, Oishi! See you tomorrow!"

"Bye then." Oishi waved goodbye to me.

Back at my home...

I'm soo glad that Oishi and Eiji are back to their usual selves again. Seesh I don't believe it, teo guys like me at the same time. I wonder if they liked me for who I really am, not who I try to be, or who people want me to be. But, if I pick Oishi, then Eiji would get mad, and if I pick Eiji, Oishi would get really, really upset, and I mean really. But if I continue to pick Oishi, and if Eiji really gets mad, then Oishi, being so nice, would just give me up for Eiji, right? Gosh that would be horribe... No, Oishi wouldn't do that, right? But, just say that he did, that would make Eiji really happy, but Oishi would be really sad... And if Oishi's sad, Eiji would be the first to realise that, right? Then he'd blame himself for causing Oishi to be like that, and then he'd give me back to Oishi. Hey! I'm not a puppet to be passed around between people and I will not be treated as such! Gosh this is really giving me a big headache! Plus, those two are best friends, what if I spoil their relationship? I can't do that, besides, they've known each other longer than they've known me. I really cannot jeopardize their friendship, that's downright heartless! Oh gosh... What am I going to do? Seesh how did I ever get stuck in such a difficult love triangle?

"Ita... My head hurts a lot." I grumbled.

Can't be helped, can it?

Shut up.

Oh come on not again.

You're so not helping. If you can't help then stop trying to.

I'm not trying to help, I'm just giving you advice.

Right isn't that like helping?

Nope. You get to choose whether you wanna listen or not.

So what if I don't wanna listen huh.

Then I'll take it that I'm not being nuch help.

For once in my life, you're talking sense.

You mean to say whatever I've been telling you is nonsence?

Well, you can say that whatever you tell me goes in one ear an out the other.

Seesh, then I won't help you then.

You were helping me? I thought you were just telling me advice...

Whatever.

=.=" If only you knew how to get out of this stupid love triangle.

Just get out, then. Like that's so hard.

Yes it is so hard. And stop talking to me. Your not helping. I really can't believe I'm talking to my ceiling.

It's technically not talking. And you've been talking to me ever since you came to live in this room.

Fine whatever. Just shut it. I need to think about something.

I rolled over to lie on my stomach.

Maybe I'll ask him tomorrow...

Eiji and Oishi [[-If I had a choice-]]6

Recap: "HORRIBLE!!!!" I yelled to my ceiling.

That's life my girl. You just gotta live with it baby.

Shut it you.

I'm just giving you advice my dear.

Yes you are, but I'm not listening.

Fine by me.

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Today: Saturday, the ranking tournaments.

Eiji and Oishi have been acting very weird this entire week. Eiji hadn't jumped on me the entire week, and he's not been acting very... normal. He runs at the sight of me, and he didn't put much heart into playing tennis the entire week. He actually lost to a non-regular!

And then there's Oishi. He's been avoiding me the past few days, he's not even spoken to me once even though I walk with him to school every day. He's acting all werid as well, almost like Eiji. Speaking of the golden pair, they've not been playing very up to standard lately. Somehow, they've been lacking co-ordination and harmony between them. But then, weird thing is that they don't argue with each other, not even when they lost to a Momo and Ryoma pair. They left the entire team speechless.

I wonder what on earth is on their minds. I'm really worried for them.

I'm up against Eiji today, maybe I can find out what happened to them through him. Maybe Fuji would know, I'll ask him later.

"6-0! Game and match to Areshi!"

"6-0! Game and match to Areshi!"

"6-0! Game and match to Areshi!"

So boring. All 6-love games. It ain't no fun at all. These people here aren't good at all.

"Fuji and Areshi! One set match!"

Oh finally, I can finally get serious.

"Let's have a good match then." Fuji smiled at me.

"Yes. Let's." I grinned.

"1st game! Areshi to serve!"

I pulled off my famous fast serve, it's faster than Ootori's scud serve.

Fuji just stood there, stunned. Ha. Calls himself a prodigy. Go out to see more of the world person! There are people with much faster serves than mine. Oh seesh, I can't use this serve too often, I'm can't let Fuji learn it's weakness- not that it had any- and if I do that too often, I'll get tired myself.

"Saa~ That's one nice serve." He smiled. I sweatdropped. It wasn't supposed to be called nice

"Uhm, what do I say... Thanks then." I scratched my head.

But throughout the game I didn't pull out anymore of my special moves, well, I figured I didn't really need them that much. Fuji did his triple counters, and I found out how to prevent them from being used too often quite soon. Sugoi, ne? Heh heh heh.

"6-4! Game and match to Areshi!" Heh now he just lost a game.

"SUGOI!!! Lana!" Momo shouted. Guess he just finished his game or something.

"Oh. Heh. Hi Momo."

"Lana you're really good. It was a total defeat." Fuji smiled at me.

"You're not bad yourself, Fuji." I grinned at him.

It was Fuji and Eiji's turn to play next. Eiji wasn't concentrating well, and Fuji won the game easily. I really wasn't happy with Eiji, he should have tried harder. I'm really pissed at him, but I don't know why. OK this is really weird.

There was a rest period in between mine and Eiji's matches. Fuming, I pulled Eiji to behind the regular's room. Weird, he had that really un-Eiji-like look on his face.

"What's wrong with you these days? You don't seem yourself at all." I pinned him to the wall. He shuffled his gaze away from mine, and tried to look away.

"Answer me! I've really been worried about you, you know? What's wrong with you, really? What's wrong with you and Oishi? Why have you two been avoiding me so much?" I held his face in my hands, so he couldn't look away. His eyes shook and brimmed with tears.

"Nani? Would someone tell me what's wrong?" I screeched. Eiji shook away his tears and suddenly crashed a fierce kiss on my lips, without warning. He tried to pull me close, but I shook my head hard and wriggled out of his grasp, gasping. Why did he do this to me? I was really confused, and hurt.

Eiji hung his head really low I couldn't see his eyes.

"I'm sorry... I'm so s-sorry... I-I didn't mean it. I just... I just..." His shoulder shook and his voice waivered. He turned to the wall and started banging it furiously. "Why? Why? I told Oishi... I don't think he told you yet... But, I wished he did! But, he-he didn't help me, I asked him to... He didn't... But instead he... he... Argh! WHY?"

"Huh?" What the hell is Eiji talking about?

"I... I really like you nya... I didn't know Oishi liked you too, so I told him. Maybe I shouldn't have..." He stopped banging the wall.

NANI?! He likes me too? Oh damn.

I hugged him from behind, like I did with Oishi, and buried my face in his back.

"Is this what's wrong with both of you? Why? You're all sooo dumb. But I don't like the Eiji now. I don't like the Eiji in front of me. I preferred the Eiji I saw last week, the bubbly, cheerful one, not the Eiji like this. It hurts to see you like this. Onegai Eiji, please don't stay like this."

Eiji turned around in my arms, apparently shocked. Then, he leaned in forward to kiss me.

There. This is much better, isn't it?

They thought that no one could see them, how wrong they were. Someone had been watching them since they disappeared from the courts. Someone who loved Lana very much. Someone who was heartbrokened from watching the scene in front of him.

"Maybe... Maybe Eiji is better for her..." Oishi said softly to himself. "I'll have to tell her that Sunday is... our Sunday is cancelled."