Gathering the Falling Stars

hey everyone i liked this chapter for a variety of reasons but i hope you like it

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Babby - i cant tell you if they get together and the end of your message confused me can you tell me what you mean


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Chapter 35


Several minutes later, he parks in the school's parking lot. He gets out of the car as Youji looks at him curiously. Junko shuts the door and leans down to speak to his brother.

"I'll be right back, okay?" Youji nods, wondering why the hell they're back at the school. Junko makes his way quickly to the principal's office. It seems the school is still open for detentions and after programs and he easily finds himself in front of the partition, this time manned by a bored looking teenager. Junko frowns, wondering if she's actually supposed to be there. "Er...is the principal in?" Beofre the lady can answer Miss Himoru steps out of her office and looks at him.

"Junko... whats wrong?" Junko takes a deep breath as the numbness in his chest subsides and he feels his tears nearing the surface.

"C-c-c-could I speak to you in y-your office...please?" He asks breathlessly.

She nods stepping aside for him to walk in. Junko makes his way into the office. He stands quietly, but the click of the shutting door is all that is needed to set him off. Tears stream down his cheeks and he turns to Miss Himoru with pleading eyes.

"He kicked us out...A-a-a-all of us. M-me and Youji an-and the kids...we don't have anywhere to go...I'm s-s-so sorry to come to you like this, buh-but I don't...know where else to go!" Miss Himoru gently pulls Junko close petting his hair.

"Shh its ok Junko. I offered to help if something like this would happen. Just breath honey-comb." Junko rests in her embrace, crying himself out and eventually pulling back with an embarrased sigh and a red face.

"I'm sorry...."

"Its ok... here." Miss Himoru writes down on a piece of paper. "This is my address. You can get set up there. I'll be home as soon as i can." Junko takes the paper and impulsively pulls the woman into a greatful hug.

"Thank you so much, Miss Himoru!" Miss Himoru smiles hugging him tight.

"Anything for you Junko." He quickly makes his way back to the car and, from there, Miss Himoru's house.

Finally, Youji can't stand the suspense.

"Are you going to tell me what's going on or not?" he asks impatiently.

Junko turns to him in surprise, parking the Benz on the side of the driveway that looks relatively unused.

"Oh! Er. Taking up an offer I got a while back. We'll be living with the twins principal for a little while..." Youji's eyes widen before he groans.

"What?! I can't live with their *principal*!" but Junko ignores him and takes the note from his pocket to make sure the adress is right.

A key falls out of the folds of the note and he smiles. It's not long before everything has been moved into the woman's large garage since Junko didn't want to clutter up her beautiful home. The twins sit quietly together on her sofa, still stunned by the day's events. The house was clean beyond even Howie Mandel's point of view. Even the carpet was steam cleaned within an inch of its life. The furnature had what looked like plastic wrap on them. Junko and Youji stand in the kitchen, Junko staring out the window at Miss Himoru's perfectly manicured back lawn. Youji turns and looks at Junko.

"What happened Junko? You have never let Caleb get that close to you." Junko wraps his arms around himself.

"I don't know. Hoshi was being mean to him and Caleb hadn't done anything. Then he asked for...for a kiss..." Junko rubbed his head. "He was being so sweet to me...I just...just..." Youji blinks rapidly.

"Junko do you hear yourself! Alright tell me this when has Hoshi ever been mean or angry at anyone?" Junko sneers and it is not a good look on him.

"He's been angry with me before for no reason. More than a couple times, I might add. He's just...he's so hot tempered! And he doesn't listen! I told him Caleb wouldn't be a problem, but he just...He just stormed off like a stupid teenager!" Youji looks at his brother with blastfimous eyes.

"Junko... you cant... dear god man what did that bastard Caleb do to you!" Junko seems surprised.

"Do? Nothing....he...he kissed me. Twice." Youji glared then walks around the counter to Junko.

"Caleb did something to you but you think he is so innocent." He walks to the living room with the twins.

Junko sighs, running a hand through his hair. Why was everyone so hellbent on painting Caleb as the bad guy? It was all his own fault, after all....

On the outskirts of the town Hoshi sat on the hood of his lambo a lit cigarette in his mouth. He had given up this distasteful habit when he first laid eyes on Junko. Everytime he felt a craving for the cancer stick he would take his little Junko into his arms. Now he just wanted to forget. He pulled the cigarette out of his mouth blowing smoke away. The area was cold but it didnt compair to the coldness in his chest and stomach. He had gone up to their room to say sorry for how he acted but... to see Junko in a lip lock with that Caleb made him see red.

He reached into his pocket and opened the red heart shaped box. Inside was a platinum band with diamonds going all the way around it. In the center was a 10 karat diamond set in several tiny diamonds circling it. On Christmas day he would have propose to Junko. His hand holding the ring rested on his leg as he rested his other hand on his head. Tears slowly slipped down his cheek. His heart was literally bleeding from the sight of Junko under another man. The sound of a motorcycle passing him made him snap the box closed tucking it back into his pocket. Jacklon pulled his bike up behind Hoshi's Lambo and pulled his helmet off. He walked over something settled in his coat pocket.

"Alright Hoshi what in the hell is wrong with you?!" Jacklon walked around and faced his brother.

"I dont want to talk about it Jacklon..." He slid off the hood about to walk back to the drivers seat.

Jacklon moved fast and stood in front of the door.

"No you will talk about this. How could you do this to Junko and his family?! One kiss and you just throw away the first relationship that you have had ever!" Hoshi growls and turns away from his brother. "Why did you react like that? You had Junko afraid of you..." Hoshi turns back growling.

"That little bastard is the one who should have been afraid of me! Junko was mine!" Jacklon stepped closer to his brother.

"Then why did you throw him out?!" Hoshi pulls out the ring box and shoves it into Jacklon's chest. Niether of them said a word as Jacklon opened the box. Suddenly Hoshi's reaction made sense. The ring was beautiful and would make even the coldest man or woman cry. "You were going to marry him..." Jacklon whispered more to himself than to Hoshi.

"Caleb told me that Junko wouldnt want to be with me. He was throwing their friendship in a way that made me angry... Junko has a ring that matches that bastards..." Hoshi turns away from his brother as tears continue to collect in the former popstars eyes.

Jacklon closed the box and looked to his brother.

"Hoshi... i found something outside behind where you park your Lambo." He reaches into his pocket and walked to his brother. "Here." Jacklon handed Hoshi not only the ring box but also an ID card.

The card had a picture of Caleb and the ID set his place of work as Remington Outlits. Hoshi looked at the card then to his brother.

"Father set this up... he knows exactually how to play me. He knew that if Junko and i were close he would use my jealousy and trust issues against me." Jacklon nods.

"So... are you going to ask for Junko back?" Hoshi continued to stare at the card.

"No... he wont come back." He handed the card and the ring back to Jacklon.

"Give it to Youji... i know he would like it." Hoshi climbs into the Lambo before turning and driving off.

Jacklon looked at his brothers car disappear in the distance. He had to find Youji. This information needed to be told to his lover.

Operation: Mended Hearts had just begun.


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