Title:A M.Memories Saga.Part 3 Author:Tapestry E-Mail:Shaddow_Cat@hotmail.com Rating:PG13 *denotes thought Year 1969, A young girl by the age of 13 fell to the ground.... "Haaaahahaha..."laughed a bully."Yeah!!Go back to your silly daydreams!!" laughed another boy... "Yeah,why don't you go back to where you came from!!?"shouted another.. Makoto Patson sniffled...her emerald green eyes wide with fear...tears forming in her eyes... "Ya big cry baby!!Whats the matter??Your mommy left you alone??"taunted another. One of the four boys yanked her ponytail of dark brown hair...earning a yell from her... Makoto had been minding her own business reading a book but then,4 big boys surrounded her where she had been sitting... "Poor baby....did that hurt you??"taunted one of the boys. "Leave her alone..."growled a voice. The four boys turned to face the person...his face was shaded in the shadow of a nearby tree... "Who are you to stop us??!!Mind your own business!!"shouted one of the boys who was really fat.... "I said..leave her alone.."he said again stepping into the light.. The four boys eyes widened and ran off... Makoto rubbed a teary eye....the remark about her mother stung her more than anything else... The boy who had helped her looked down at her..."Are you alright?" Makoto looked up and saw a boy with sandy coloured hair and dark midnight blue eyes... Makoto nodded...turning away... He sat down next to her..."I heard you were new here...so I thought I'd come and say hello to you...my name is Ken Blake the III...."he said smiling. Makoto looked at him and smiled... "Makoto Patson right??"he asked. Makoto merely nodded.... He smiled..."Would you like to meet my friends??"asked Ken. "S-Sure.."said Makoto shakily. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lunch break... "Hey guys,I'd like you to meet Makoto Patson."said Ken to a bunch of girls and boys who were talking. "Hi Ken,please to meet you Makoto.."said a girl.The rest of the group merly smiled at her. Makoto felt at ease already... Year 1972, "I tell you Mako,he likes you!!"said Mina laughing. "No he doesn't...we're best friends!!Best friends don't fall in love." laughed a 16 year old Makoto. "What age do you live in Mako??"asked Rei sarcastically. "Sigh....you don't understand.."said Mako shaking her head..her brown bangs falling over her eyes... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Somewhere else... "Awww...c'mon!!You've got to tell her!!!"said Gregory frustrated. "I-I can't...what if she rejects me??"asked Ken."I can't tell her!!" he exclaimed running away from his friends. His friends watched as Ken ran....they sighed and shook their heads. Why couldn't they see that the two of them loved each other dearly. Two years later... At the age of 18,...Makoto told her friends that she had been offered a scholarship to study abroad. "Is that your dream??To be become a designer??"asked Mina. Makoto nodded happily."Yes it is!!!"she exclaimed.*But I'd gladly give it all up for Ken...*she thought to herself. "Thats er-great...you should follow your dreams."said Ken,his voice trying not to crack...*She'll never love you..* "When are you leaving??"asked Serene. "A week from now,Serene."said Makoto. "That fast??How long will you be gone?"asked Amelia. "Probably 4-5 years." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Later.. "You've got to stop her!!"said Damian. "No...I can't..didn't you hear her...it's her dream!!!"said Ken pushing his way out from the circle of friends... Walking away...his friends stared at his disappearing form...why did it have to be so difficult??Both stubborn and shy...unwilling to admit and-and uh....both loved each other for so long,without either knowing... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A week later... Makoto waved goodbye to her friends as she began to depart.... Ken stood silently and mutely as he watched the plane take off...leaving America behind..... Makoto watched as land grew smaller and smaller as the plane descended higher and higher into the sky..... A tiny tear trickled down her cheek...disappearing into the material of her blouse.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The plane touches down at Europe...Makoto steps down from the plane and is greeted by a young man,named Freddie Mayson. "Hello..my name is Freddie Mayson,the college told me to pick you up from the airport."he told her. Makoto merely smiled."Nice to meet you Freddie." At the college... "Hi,you must be the new girl,Makoto Patson."said a girl walking towards Makoto. "Yes."answered Makoto. "I'm Kitty Hosman."said the girl."I'm your room mate." "Nice to meet you."said Makoto. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Months later... "Sigh...I've been here for more than 5 months...I miss my friends.."said Makoto. "Oh??You don't have friends here?"asked Kitty. Makoto gave a laugh..."Oh!!It's not that!!I just feel...uneasy..I mean, I know my old friends better than the new ones,that's all.." "Well..give us a chance...We're not that difficult to like."said Kitty. Makoto smiled at Kitty. "C'mon!!Freddie will be here any minute to take us to the club!!"exclaimed Kitty. "I know..I know..."told Makoto. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ At the Club... Makoto sat silently as her friends danced to the music's beat...she stirred her drink with her straw... "Makoto!!" "Huh??Oh,it's you Freddie." "Wanna dance??"he asked grinning boyishly. Makoto smiled..."Sure....I'd love to..."she replied smiling. Later... "So,Makoto...looks like Freddie has the hots for you!!"grinned Kitty as teased her room mate. Makoto blushed...*Freddie IS cute...besides....I can't think about Ken forever.*thought Makoto to herself. "Did he ask you out??"asked Kitty. Makoto turned redder...She nodded slowly... "Whoopee girl!!Did you answer him yet???"asked her room mate excitedly. "I-I told him,I'd think about it..."said Makoto slowly. "Why????What's there to think about????"asked Kitty. "I-I...I've got letters to write!!"exclaimed Makoto running to her room. "MAKOTO PATSON!!COME BACK HERE!!"shouted Kitty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Makoto slammed the door to her room...and breathed a sigh of relief... "Safe at last..." Makoto's eye caught sight of a group picture of her during high school, with all her best friends... Serene,Damian,Ray,Mina,Andy,Amelia,Gregory,Chad...and Ken....she still missed him...his boyish grin,the way his bangs fell into his eyes..how he protected her from the bullies,the first time they met... "Oh,forget him Mako...he won't possibly like you!!He pr-probably h-has a girlfriend already."she sniffled. "I probably should move on with my life...and..and..squash the dumb infatuation."she told herself. With that....she burst into tears... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Two years later... "So...you going out with Freddie again??"asked Kitty curiously staring at her friend. Makoto giggled."Maybe...but I'm not telling you so I can be the latest topic in college."said Makoto smiling. "Oh come on...you two have been together for almost a year and a half!" exclaimed Kitty. "Whatever....but college ends in a year....then we'll split up and go our own seperate ways...forgetting each other."retorted Makoto. "Oh,Makoto...you exaggerate.Freddie wouldn't forget you!!I think the two of you were MEANT to be!!"exclaimed Kitty,a dreamy look in her eyes. Makoto snorted."Hah...!!"But her mind drifted back to a memory... ~FLASHBACK~ "Ken,we'll be friends forever right??"asked a 14-year old Makoto. "Right!!I'll never forget you,where ever you are!!"replied a 14-year old Ken enthusiastically. "You're my best friend in the whole wide world!!I love you!!"she laughed hugging him. "And you're mine too Makoto..nobody can seperate us!!" ~END FLASHBACK~ A tear trickled down her cheek...her eyes watering... "Makoto...did I say something wrong??"asked Kitty. "Oh,nothing."said Makoto wiping her eyes. *Ken's probably forgotten me already...he probably has a sophisticated girlfriend or a wife with two sweet children...after so long....I still can't forget him....* Kitty stared curiously at her friend's face.Not wanting to disturb her friend and force her to tell her everything.Makoto would tell her when she wanted to... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ America..... Ken stood out on his balcony...cold wind on his face...his parents had finally permitted him to live alone in his very own apartment... The cold air cooled his heated skin...he had just come home from a stressful day...he took off his shirt because he thought it too stifling. The lights of the city twinkled at him...night had finally settled... It had been awhile since Makoto left... He still thought aboout her...sure,he'd dated a few women here and there, but their relationships never lasted more than a week...they were not Makoto... *She's probably having the time of her life...having boyfriends,and going to parties..she probably forgot me already...Just another friend who has faded away into the background...a closed chapter of her life...forgotten..* ~FLASHBACKS~ "I heard you were new here...so I thought I'd come and say hello to you...my name is Ken Blake the III...."he said smiling. Makoto looked at him and smiled... ~~~~~~ "Ken,we'll be friends forever right??"asked a 14-year old Makoto. "Right!!I'll never forget you,where ever you are!!"replied a 14-year old Ken enthusiastically. ~~~~~~ "You've got to stop her!!"said Damian. "No...I can't..didn't you hear her...it's her dream!!!"said Ken pushing his way out from the circle of friends... ~END FLASHBACKS~ "Mako..."he whispered,carressing her name.."I miss you so much.."he said quietly,turning to look at a group photo they'd taken at a party... Makoto was wearing a dark forrest green dress and she'd looked absolutely ravishing that night.... He closed his eyes...a tear rolling down his face,falling down...down.. down..down...below onto the roads of the city,...disappearing forever... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Europe "Makoto...Your boyfriend's here!!"exclaimed Kitty tauntingly.. Makoto looked up and dried her eyes,retouching some of her make-up,which had been ruined by her tears... Looking in the mirror,she caught sight of the group photo she'd stuck on her dressing mirror.. *Ken...* She touched the photo..."I miss you.."she whispered."Who am I kidding... I've always missed him....I miss all of them...but just not as much.."she thought aloud. "Makoto!!" "Coming,Kitty!!Keep you're head on!!"retorted Makoto. She gave a sigh at her impatient friend..fastening on her rose earrings, Makoto gave a last check,and flew out the door.... "Makoto!!You look positively beautiful!"exclaimed Kitty. Freddie was at the doorway waiting with a bouquet of pink roses in his arms.He smiled. Makoto smiled back politely...suddenly,she was wishing she didn't have to go to the party..she wanted to stay home with Kitty...*Home...if only it was truly possible...* She plastered on a fake smile and took the bouquet and the arm Freddie offered her. Kitty was smiling like a beacon for her friend. Makoto groaned mentally.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ America... Ken sipped his wine slowly...allowing it to slowly slide down his throat... His father had just rung to tell him that their company had gotten a multi-million dollar contract,and had invited him back for a dinner celabration...but Ken refused. His head was beginning to spin and he got a little tipsy,.. Slumping down on the couch,his drunken state caught sight of a photo of Makoto... He picked it up and stared adoringly at it.... Suddenly,he threw the picture across the room and screamed... "WHY!!!???WHY DID YOU LEAVE??!!!"screamed Ken. A tiny voice in his head answered him sadly..*Because you never stopped her..* With tearful eyes and an aching heart,Ken fell into a dreamless sleep.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Later...( Europe ) Makoto plopped down onto her bed and wrenched of her pumps and pulled off the irritating stockings.... Lying on her bed in the darkness,Makoto stared up at the ceiling.... She didn't feel relaxed with Freddie tonight...her mind kept straying to Ken Blake.... She hated this.... Makoto sat up...looking at the group photo she kept by her bed.... Serene,Damian,Ray,Amelia,Gregory,Chad,Andy,Mina and Ken... From what she heard from Mina,Amelia was now a doctor married to Gregory. Serene a lawyer...(who would have thought??) with her husband,Damian,who was now a famous surgeon. Andy,a real estate agent,Ray his partner and Chad was working at his father's company. Ken,like all the other Blake's followed their ancestors to work in the family business...Ken followed family traditions but was also a real independent man.... Mina herself was now a stock marketting agent. She still had a year left before she could take her place in society as a fashion designer...Makoto also loved to cook...she had once said,if she couldn't become a designer,at least she would be able to try and be a master culinary chef. But still...a year was a long time more..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To be continued... Part 4 will most likely be the end of A Makoto Memories Saga...so,I hope to have part 4 out soon....most likely after Year 2000... So don't worry!!I'm not neglecting my other stories...no siree!!Tell me what you think... :)) Tapestry,