Shattered Hearts

[One-shot] Side Story: Moving On

2009-08-11T17:41:00.000-07:00

Notice:This side story takes place after Chapter 14 of Shattered Hearts. The story starts when Sho had just received Emi's box and letter.

Moving On

“I am such a horrible person. Why did I let you out of my sight?” Sho shouted in his bedroom.

Sho’s mother overheard Sho shouting in his room. She was concern and wondering why Sho was screaming in his bedroom, by himself.

She walked up to Sho’s bedroom door and knocked twice.

“Sho-kun, daijobu?” Sho’s mother asked in a worried tone.

Sho looked up at his door and wiped his tears away from his eyes. He got up and answered the door. He opened the door so his mother could see his face.

“Sho-kun, what’s wrong?” His mother asked. Sho smiled and shook his head. “It’s nothing. I just lost a battle in a game that Nino-kun gave me.”

Sho’s mother grinned. She had a mother instinct that Sho was crying over something really important to him. She could see that his eyes were slightly swollen.

“Well, if you want to talk. Oto-san and I are free to listen to you.” Sho’s mother nodded her head. Sho smiled and closed the door.

Sho’s mother walked away and Sho sat on his bed again.

The reason why he was crying because he had just received Emi’s box.

He read her letter over and over again, until his heart felt like it was going to tear apart. He couldn’t help to blame himself over losing Emi.

Sho laid on his bed and stare at his ceiling. He tried to remember the happy times that he spent with Emi.

He grabbed his cell phone from his side table and stared at a picture of him and Emi, on a date.

Sho smiled and placed his cell phone close to his heart. Then tears started to slowly moved down on his cheeks.

~*~

The next morning, Sho had to do a filming for one of Arashi’s variety show. Aiba was the first one who saw him that morning. He noticed his ugly face was very swollen and his eyes were slightly bloodshot.

Aiba became worried and walked up to Sho, who was doing his hair.

“Sho-kun, daijobu? Did you have a fight with you girlfriend?” Aiba asked. Sho glanced at Aiba and continued to fix his hair.

“Gomen ne. I don’t want to talk about it.” Sho said and got up to find his wardrobe.

Aiba looked at him and the other members were sitting on the couch, in their dressing room. Aiba glanced behind him to his other members. He sighed and walked outside of the dressing room.

Aiba walked over to a vending machine and bought himself a drink. He sat down on a bench and pulled out his cell phone.

He looked through his pictures and found a picture of when Aiba and Emi were younger. Aiba placed that picture in his cell phone because when he looked at it, it gave him strength.

Aiba smiled and then he sighed. He searched through his contact list and found Emi’s phone number. He dial the number but it said that her phone was off.

Aiba knew something was up. Usually, Emi would have her phone on at this time. On his days off, he would call her around this time to talk to her.

Aiba cocked his head and threw his drink bottle in the recycling bin. He walked back to his dressing room and saw Jun, Ohno and Nino looking at him as he walked in.

Aiba scanned around the room, Sho left the room. Aiba sighed again and took a seat on the sofa beside Nino.

“Do you know what happened to Sho-kun?” Jun asked Aiba. Aiba shook his head.

“Must be his girlfriend, she probably dumped him..” Nino said as he played with his DS.

Aiba nodded his head. “I tried calling Emi-chan, but it said that her phone was off. I wanted to talk to her..” Aiba said in a sad tone.

“The batteries on her phone might had died.” Ohno said. Aiba nodded his head again and the dressing room door opened.

“Filming is going to start in a few minutes. Can you come to set now?” The director came in with a big smile on his face.

They all nodded and was worried where Sho had left to. They walked towards the set and they noticed Sho was already sitting on a chair in the studio.

“Okay, today’s guests are here.” The director shouted to them. Arashi nodded their heads and went to greet them.

Sho didn’t feel like greeting the guests. He was still depressed over Emi’s sudden departure. He loved her so much that he would do anything for her.

He couldn’t see Emi for days because of his work and singing. He always wanted to break free from his busy life and run away with Emi to somewhere far away. To get married to her and have a family.

Unfortunately, their engagement is now broken off and Emi is no where to be seen. He wished that he had a time machine to go back in time, to have more time to spend with Emi.

Aiba walked up to Sho and placed a hand on his shoulder.

“It will be okay. You have to move on.” Aiba smiled at him. He looked up and widened his eyes. He knew that Aiba was right. Emi will eventually come back for him. He nodded his head confidently and stood up. Then he walked over to the guests.

On the other hand, Aiba and the other members thought that he had just lost another girlfriend. A girl that wasn’t important in Sho’s life.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 17(Final)

2009-08-11T16:25:00.000-07:00

Chapter 17

Sho hung up and grabbed Emi's wrist. "We have to go." She nodded and they ran to a taxi near by. They drove to a building and Emi asked. "Isn't this the Johnny's building?" He nodded and dragged her to the top office. Johnny Kitagawa's office. Emi was standing beside Sho in Johnny's office. She was scared and afraid of what he will say of their engagement. The big black chair turned around and she saw Johnny-san. "Konbanwa, Nakama-san and Sho-kun." Emi and Sho bowed their heads. They sat on the sofa and Sho said. "Gomen to scare you like that Johnny-san." Johnny-san waved his hand and said. "Well I knew it will come out soon." Both of them smiled and Emi nudged Sho. "Eh? What? I don't understand." Sho giggled and he looked at Johnny-san.

"A few years ago, he asked me if it was okay you two can get married. I wasn't really happy but at the same time I wasn't angry. I knew Sho-kun was still too young to get married at that age.. I agreed but I had asked him if he would keep the wedding a secret. Nakama-san, congratulations. I've seen that you grown into a beautiful and mature lady."Johnny-san smiled. Emi blushed and bowed her head. "As Sakurai's fiance, I will try my best to not distract him from his work." Emi smiled and Sho escorted Emi out of the room.

~*~

When Emi was younger, Aiba used to bring her to his practices and shows. She was excited and always dreamt of being in the spotlight. Unfortunately, no matter how hard she works for something, her dream couldn't come true. In Johnny-san's eyes, he could tell that she was a small star waiting to burst into a shooting star. Everytime she came, she made everyone around her happy and the whole room filled with smiles. Johnny-san knew that she was needed to be beside Arashi through the tough and difficult times. Also she was needed in Sho's life too. Sho couldn't concentrate entirely on his work, he was too depressed from the moment she left. As Arashi's popularity shot up, their true smiles and happiness floated away.

Sho kissed Emi on the lips and said. "I'm so happy. I just want to get married now." Emi grinned and said. "Baka! I need to find out if Okaasan got the news or not." Emi pulled out her cell phone and called her mother. "Okaasan?" Then there was a sudden scream. "KYA! Emi-chan! I heard Sho-kun proposed to you on national television." Emi nodded and said. "Well.. Actually he proposed to me a few years ago. He just proposed to me again so he can tell everyone the news. But he didn't have to tell the whole country.." Emi shot a glare at Sho and Sho placed a hand on his head. "The neighbours have been ringing on my doorbell non-stop. They wanted to know when the wedding is and if you guys need any help." Emi giggled and said. "Okaasan, I love you and I will visit soon, with my fiance." Her mother giggled and said. "Good luck and I'll support you." Emi started to cry and hung up. She fell to the floor and Sho came to her side.

"Emi, are you okay?" Emi nodded and said. "I'm crying because I'm so overjoyed with love." Sho grabbed his handkerchief and gave it to Emi. She wiped her tears and got up to go to the washroom. Emi stared at herself through the mirror. Her eyes became swollen and red. She splashed some cold water and came out. Then she saw Sho leaning against the wall. She walked towards him.

"Sho, today is the best day of my life. It couldn't have happened without you." Emi leaned in and kissed Sho. Then she hugged him. "Today, is the best day of my life too. I get to keep you and my job. I promise to never leave you alone again.." Sho whispered and both of them laughed.

Love is a magical emotion and patience is the key to everlasting love.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 16

2009-08-11T16:24:00.002-07:00

Chapter 16

"What is your relationship with Arashi?" A reporter asked Emi. Emi, the director and Arashi were at a press conference for their movie. "Based on the novel, "Our Promise" by the late Mizushima Ken. We're friends." The reporter nodded and another reporter stood up to ask her another question. "Which Arashi member is your ideal guy?" The reporter smirked and Emi smiled. "Sakurai-san. He is smart and sometimes funny. But on the downside, he is too smart for me... Maybe my ideal guy is Jun.." Emi giggled and turned her face to Sho. He was upset but then Emi stuck out her tongue.

"Is the movie exactly like the novel?" Jun nodded and said. " The story of the movie is exactly like the novel. We hope that you will like the movie." The reporter smiled and sat down. "This is the last question for the cast of "Our Promise". " A employee said through the mircophone and the reporter walked towards the mircophone. "Nakama-san, are you planning to act in more movies or will this be your last performance as an actor?" The lady reporter smiled and was ready to write in her notepad.

"I haven't decided if I want to contiune my acting. This is my first movie and it might be my last. For now, I want to concentrate on the present and not the future." The reporters were talking among themselves and Sho suddenly spoke into the mircophone. "I have some news that I want to announce. As you know, the release of the movie had to be delayed until now. Before my busy life as an idol, I was engaged to someone. That person broke our engagement, thinking that it was the right thing to do. I want to tell that person my answer to her question." The crowd roared with voices, talking about Sho and his "engagement".

Sho looked over at Emi and walked towards her. Arashi and everyone moved to the side while Emi stood there frozen. Sho got down on his knees and said. "I love you. Will you marry me again, Nakama Emi-san?" The reporters and crowd screamed and gasped. The reporters were taking photos and filming the whole scene. Emi nodded in excitement and Sho pulled out the ring that he gave to her a few years ago.

Sho placed the ring on Emi's finger and everyone surrounded them. "Emi-chan, congrats!" Jun said. Emi nodded and she looked at Sho. Emi whispered to Sho. "Nice way of telling everyone we know and the whole country..." Sho shrugged his shoulders and said. "Well, you wanted both of us to be together when the news was announced.." Emi sighed and smiled. "Baka!" Emi kissed him on the lips and he kissed her back.

Aiba and Ohno were standing together and Aiba asked Ohno. "Are you happy that Emi-chan and Sho-chan are getting married?" Ohno nodded and Aiba asked. "Are you okay, leader?" Ohno nodded his head again and said. "I have an urge to go fishing today.." Aiba patted his back and said. "How about we handle these two love fish first?" Ohno nodded again and smiled. "Masaki! Masaki!" Aiba heard Emi calling him. "Congrats, Emi-chan. So, when is the wedding?" Emi giggled and said. "Gomen, for all those stuff I said earlier. I lost my memory and the only thing that was in my head was you. I'll love you and always be your best friend." Aiba smiled and hugged Emi.

Both Emi and Sho walked out of the banquet hall to find more reporters trying to find out about their wedding. "Sho, what should I say to them?" Emi whispered to Sho. Emi was happy but at the same time,angry, because he announced to the whole country of their engagement. While Sho was thinking of what to say to them, his cell phone rang. He picked up his phone and answered. Emi saw him nodding and saying "Hai." The reporters were there looking at him. They wanted to know why Sho looked so serious on the phone.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 15

2009-08-11T16:24:00.001-07:00

Chapter 15

Sho was surprised by Emi's move. "Emi..-chan.." Sho said. She giggled and said. "I remember." Sho blinked his eyes. "When I'm sleeping, I always dream about a guy that I was in love with. At first I thought it was Masaki-kun but then when you mumbled in your sleep. I suddenly remebered that you were the guy that I was in love with. I don't know but I feel like we have a special bond together." Sho smiled and hugged Emi. "I missed you so much. Gomen, for everything I did to you." Sho whispered and Emi hugged him back. "Gomen, for the sadness I cause you too."

On the other side of the door, Aiba was about to come back in the room. Through the window, he noticed that Sho and Emi were hugging. An arrow went through his heart but then healed quickly because he knew, he could never tear them apart. Aiba smiled and sat down on a bench. He was feeling relieved and happy for them. Even though Emi was his first love, he knew Emi wasn't right for him. "Yokatta..." Aiba muttered and walked away from Emi's room.

Aiba walked outside of the hospital and called someone. "Ne, do you want meet at the cafe?" Aiba nodded and smiled. "Yeah. A heavy burden has finally floated away from my heart." Aiba listened to the person on the other end. "Okay, I'll meet you soon." Aiba closed his phone and slowly drifted away in the crowd of people walking by the hospital. Letting his feelings for Emi float away.

~*~

"Is that all you remember?" Sho asked. Sho pulled back from the hug and looked at her. She nodded and said. "My head kind of hurts but I'm still okay." Sho nodded and said. "Are you okay to handle a lot of memories?" She nodded and said. "Hai. I'm ready."

Everyday Sho would help her remember some of her memory. Her mother often came in to help Sho out. Emi had to stay at the hospital for a few weeks until they were sure that she was fine to go outside. Sho explained to Emi the movie and her role. Also when she came back from Canada and the events that happened in between.

Emi was hyper when she was finally released from the hospital. It has been 2 months since she fainted. After she was released, she directly had a meeting with the director and he was going to explain what will happen with the movie.

"Nakama-san, pleased to meet you again." The director smiled and waved his hand so she could sit down. Sho had a day off from work and wanted to come with Emi, to make sure that her role wasn't going to be taken over by someone else.

"Nakama-san, it has been 2 months since the accident and the movie has been delayed until you were able to film again. We have also changed the movie release date as well. I do not want to cast another person for the role as Minami Karen. I think you are the only person that can suit this role because of your past experience. I want this movie to move people of all ages." Emi nodded and smiled. "So when is the filming date?" The director laughed and Sho looked at Emi and smiled.

The director looked through his planner and said. "How about tomorrow? I'll call everyone up and we'll try to get this movie finish." Emi nodded. "I'll call everyone else from Arashi to tell them the filming." Sho said and pulled out his phone. He dialed someone and said. "Oh-chan, we're going to film the movie tomorrow, tell Nino-chan." Sho hung up and called someone else. "Aiba-chan, we're going to start filming again tomorrow." Sho nodded and called Jun. "Jun-kun, Emi is ready for the movie. We're going to start filming tomorrow." Emi rejoiced and got up to see the scenery from the window.

"Wow, I haven't seen this side of Tokyo before.." Emi gasped and saw the technology had changed. "It's like visiting a new country." Sho came from behind and said. "What are you looking at?" Emi turned around and said. "The beautiful and wonderful city, that I will always love." Sho smirked and said. "How about me? Will you always love me?" Emi grinned and said. "I don't know.. I might lose my memory again and love Masaki again." Sho frowned and Emi giggled. "Our souls are bound by a thread of fate. We can never be apart, we are always tied to each other." Sho turned his frown to a smile and hugged Emi.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 14

2009-08-11T16:23:00.000-07:00

Chapter 14

Days passed after the engagement. Sho found out that he'll be busier than before. Arashi got a new show and Sho got a lead in a stageplay. Sho got more popular as an idol from Arashi. He started to stop seeing Emi. Emi became sad and depressed. Emi started to get sick as days passed by without seeing Sho. Then Emi became too sad to do anything. The company that she was working for, fired her and her house became a mess. Emi's mother started to recoginze her change of mood and decided to take her to see her relatives in Montreal, Canada.

Emi started to stop wearing her wedding ring that Sho gave to her. Emi wanted to keep it a secret from everyone including her mother until her and Sho can announce the news together, but unfortunetly that couldn't be done. Emi placed the ring back into the box and placed it in a cardboard box. She decided to write a letter so Sho wouldn't be scared.

Dear Sho,

When I'm with you, I feel so happy and energtic like when I was a kid. My heart always goes "doki-doki" when we're together. You put such a big act on television, with your brains and common sense. While when you're with me, I notice that you become a funny baka. That's why I love you. Your personality just fills my heart with joy.

I was so suprised that you asked me to marry you. At first I thought you were joking around but you were serious. I was shocked and I can imagine my face at that moment. I bet you were giggling at my expression.

The reason that I'm writing this letter because I always felt, in my heart that we'll never be able to stay together. You have your own spotlight and I have mine. I know that your job is more important than our relationship. I understand that. That is why, I'll be away for awhile. I just want to take my mind off of things. Please understand my decision. I will always love you, from the bottom of my heart.

In this package, contains the special ring that you gave me. Please hold onto it until I come back. I want you to tell me what is your decision for our relationship. Please think it over and I'll be ready for your answer when I come back.

-Emi

Emi packed up the box, wrote his address and put stamps on the box. She gave it to the post office to mail it and then Emi left for Canada.

Sho recieved the box a few weeks later. He became frustrated, angry and sad for what he did to Emi. He cried for a whole day because it was too late for Emi to see him. Sho waited for weeks and Emi still haven't contacted him or the other members of Arashi. Sho became busier than ever and stopped thinking about Emi for 3 years. Until she came back.

~*~

"Why did I ignore you? I can't believe I did that to you." Sho said in his sleep. Then he felt a poke on the head. Sho woke up to see Emi smiling at him. "You look so cute when you're asleep." Sho sat up and rubbed his eyes, making sure there wasn't anything on his face. "You make cute snore sounds. Did you know that?" Sho shook his head and asked. "Did my snoring wake you up?" Emi smiled again and said. "It's already night time. I got 5 hours of sleep, when I woke up I notice that you were sleeping also." Sho smiled and tried to hide his sadness from his beloved Emi.

Emi leaned in closer to Sho and gave a kiss on his lips. Then she said. "Arigato, Sho."

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 13

2009-08-11T16:22:00.000-07:00

Chapter 13

"Masaki! Sho-kun!" Emi shouted as she saw Sho and Aiba walking into her room. "You look different Sho-kun. Did you lose weight?" Sho shook his head and pulled out the stool, then sat down beside Emi's bed. "I'm too busy to go work out. I just finished filming a movie. I guess, I did work out..." Emi giggled and quickly turned her face to Aiba. "Masaki, when I get out. Do you want to go out for lunch?" Emi smiled and Aiba was shocked. He took his eyes off of Emi and looked at Sho. He noticed that Sho was staring at Emi.

"Emi-chan, let's concentrate on the present right now. Me and Sho-kun are worried about your health. Please have some rest." Emi pouted and then suddenly she yawned. Emi laid down and closed her eyes. Aiba slowly got up and left Sho and Emi alone. Sho slowly grabbed Emi's hand and held it to his cheek. "I missed you so much. Please remember our memories." Sho muttered. Sho blinked his eyes and started to fall asleep. He yawned and laid his head on Emi's bed.

~*~

3 years ago..

"Sho! Sho! Look! Look!" Emi shouted and pointed to the little fishes that were swimming in the lake. Emi and Sho decided to spend a few days in Okinawa. "Emi, I'm going to catch one for you." Emi bursted out into laughter and said. "Sho, your athletic skills are below average. You are Mr. Perfect to everything except for your physical abilities." Sho smiled and said. "I'll prove to you that I can catch a fish. Let's make a bet. If I catch a fish then we're going to get married. If I lose then I'll..." Emi interrupted him. "You'll have to drink a juice that I will make." Emi smirked and Sho sighed. "Fine. Okay, let's start fishing!" Emi clapped her hands and sat on the sand, while Sho was trying hard to catch a fish.

After a few hours later, the sun was about to set. "Yatta! I got one!" Emi looked at Sho and noticed that he caught a fish. Meanwhile, the beautiful sunset was shining on Sho. Emi nodded and smiled. "I lost.." Sho laughed and Emi started to get cold. "Ne, Sho. Let's go back to the hotel. You can let the poor fish go." Sho looked at the fish and slowly placed the fish under the water, then the fish swam away.

Emi and Sho walked to the hotel and noticed the time. "Wow, it's pretty late. Are you hungry?" Sho asked Emi. She nodded and Sho dragged her to a fancy restaurant near the hotel. They ordered their meals and Emi started the conversation. "Ne, Sho. That bet we made earlier... Were you serious?" Sho smiled and leaned in closer to Emi. "Maybe.." Sho crossed his arms and he was starting to be a difficult child, who doesn't want to eat his vegetables. "Sho, I'm being serious here. This will decide my future and yours too." Sho grinned and took out something from his pocket. A small box.

Emi gasped and stared into Sho's eyes. Sho opened the box and Emi could see a small diamond ring. He took the ring out and grabbed Emi's left hand. Then he said. "Will you marry me?" Emi was so speechless, that she nodded her head for her answer. Slowly, Sho put the ring on her finger and Emi was ecstatic to tell everyone about the news.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 12

2009-08-11T16:21:00.000-07:00

Chapter 12

Emi was in her hospital bed. Aiba decided to stay with Emi's mother while everyone else had to leave for something important they had to do. Aiba held Emi's hand the whole time. The doctors did not know when she will wake up.

In the morning, Aiba was sleep beside Emi when she woke up. Emi poked Aiba's head and giggled. He woke up to see Emi smiling. "Emi-chan! You're awake!" She nodded and looked around the room. Her mother had left to get clothes so they were alone. "Why am I at the hospital?" Aiba looked to the side and said. "You're here for a check-up." Emi poked his cheek and said. "I missed you, Masaki." Emi leaned over and kissed Aiba on the cheek. Aiba blushed and quickly went out of the room.

Emi's mother came back to the hospital and notice that Aiba was outside of Emi's room. "Masaki-kun, daijobu?" Aiba looked up and saw Aiba bright red. "Did Emi wake up?" Aiba nodded and sat on the bench beside him. Emi's mother looked through the window and notice Emi looking outside of her window. "Masaki-kun, I know this news is hard to handle but do me a favour. Please don't let Emi's memory break your friendship with her. I'm assuming that she has no memory of the movie and everything that had happened when she came back from Canada. Be patience with her and help her overcome her illness." Emi's mother put her hand on his shoulder and then she went into the room.

Aiba put one of his hand on the cheek where Emi kissed him. He messed up his hair a bit and then tried to think of ways of helping Emi. Not for his own sake but for Emi's true feelings. Aiba smacked his cheeks with his hands and went into the room. "Masaki!" Emi shouted. Aiba smiled and closed the door. "Are you hungry? I can get a nurse to give you food." Emi shook her head and Aiba sat in a chair beside her. "Okaa-san told me that I have to stay in the hospital for a few more days. Aiba nodded his head and said. "When I'm free, I'll come visit you. I know you'll get lonely and sad easily." Emi giggled and Emi's mother just sighed. Hoping that Emi's heart won't break again.

~*~

"Emi is awake?" Jun asked. Aiba nodded his head and everyone was happy. "There's a problem though.." Aiba muttered under his breath. "What is it, Aiba-chan?" Ohno asked. Aiba looked at him and everyone became quiet. "Emi-chan has no memory of the movie and everything before that." Everyone looked at each other and Aiba turned his head at Sho. "Sho-kun.. Emi-chan thinks that her and I are still dating.." Sho widened his eyes and then he just stood there lifeless.

"After the filming tomorrow, we should go visit Emi-chan. Help her try to remember her role for the movie and more." Aiba suggested. Everyone nodded and Jun, Ohno and Nino left the room. Aiba and Sho were left alone and Aiba knew that Sho was devastated by the news. "Sho-kun, I have a confession to make." Sho glared at Aiba.

"When Emi-chan called my name. I was really happy. In the past, you knew we dated and it didn't turn out good. My feelings back then had never changed and I hope you can understand. I still love Emi-chan and I always will but..." Aiba stopped and played with his hands. "But what?" Sho asked. "I know deep inside of Emi-chan's heart, she loves you. I know that both of you are meant for each other but I will never stop my feelings for her for your sake. I don't want our emotions for Emi-chan, to break our friendship." Aiba stuck out his right hand and Sho looked at him. Furrowing his eyebrows, he shook hands with Aiba and then knew that they cannot hurt each other for Emi.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 11

2009-08-11T16:20:00.000-07:00

Chapter 11

"Pills?" Emi asked. Sho nodded and said. "When we were on the plane, you took out a bottle of pills. You looked like you were going to turn blue." Emi scratched her head and said. "Those are my vitamins. I forgot to take them that morning.." Sho nodded and Emi asked. "Is that it?"

Sho nodded again and she said. "Well, I want to get some sleep." Sho got up and walked to the door. "If you want to tell me anything, I will always be free to lend an ear." Sho smiled and walked to his hotel room. Emi closed the door and slowly fell to the ground.

"I need to tell them soon before I can't handle it anymore." Emi muttered, she turned off the lights and immediately went to sleep.

Emi got up feeling cranky and moody. She got dressed and met everyone downstairs at the restaurant. "Emi-chan, over here!" Aiba called her as she approached the restaurant. She smiled and walked towards them. "Have you guys ordered yet?" She asked them. They shook their heads and looked at the menu. "I guess I'll have Set B.." Emi muttered.

Arashi and Emi ordered their breakfast and waited for their meals. "Today is the second day of filming. The little kids that will be playing us are coming in today." Emi nodded and sipped some of her orange juice. Emi looked over to Aiba and said. "Masaki. My mother message me and I was surprised that she found out about the movie." Emi glared into his eyes. "I thought I told you to keep it a secret from her." Aiba shrugged his shoulders and said. "Well I told okaa-san not to tell anyone... I guess she accidentally told her.." Aiba smiled and Emi crossed her arms. "The surprise is ruined.." She sighed and saw a waitress with their meals.

Everyone finished their meals and got into a van which took them to the park for the shoot. Emi and Arashi saw the 6 kids playing in the park. They were adorable and cute as they were playing on the slide and in the sand. They walked over to where their mothers were. Their mothers grabbed their children and introduced themselves to the big actors. Emi smiled as she saw the girl that will be portraying her.

Emi bent down and extended her hand out. "Nakama Emi desu. Do you want to play in the park before the filming?" Emi smiled and the girl nodded. They ran to the slide and played, while Arashi tried to get to the know the boys. "What's your name?" Emi asked the little girl. "Sato Mimi." Emi nodded and asked. "What do you like to play?" The girl looked up and said. "On the swings." Emi smiled and suggested. "There are two swings over there. You want to go on them?" Mimi nodded and they ran to the swings.

Arashi was trying to get along with their little young co-actors. They were getting along pretty well. After all, they had to cook for children, 2 years ago.

Mimi came running to Arashi and the director. She was panting and acting scared. "Help! Help! Emi-chan... Emi-chan.." Everyone came running to Mimi and asked. "What's wrong?" Mimi was scared and ran to her mother. "Emi-chan.... Emi-chan collapsed." Mimi pointed her finger to the swings and they saw Emi was laid unconscious on the sand. Arashi ran over and checked her breathing. The director quickly called the ambulance and she was sent to the hospital. The whole filming was canceled.

Arashi was waiting patiently in the hospital and Aiba saw her mother running towards them.

~*~

"You know you have to them soon. They're your friends, they will understand your situation." Emi's mother told her. It was a few months ago and they were in Canada. "Okaa-san, I want to tell them at the right time. I think they will be frighten, if I told right away." Her mother nodded and walked out of the room.

"Okaa-san!" Aiba shouted to Emi's mother. She was panting and worried about her daughter. "Masaki, is she okay?" Emi's mother asked in a worried tone. "They're still checking her. We have to wait until they're done." Emi's mother nodded and Sho walked towards her mother.

"I think Emi-chan is hiding something from us. I saw she had a bottle of pills." Sho said. Everyone looked up at Sho and Emi's mother looked the other way. She nodded and said. "She wanted to tell you guys at the right time. I guess I'll tell you since you've figured it out." Emi's mother sighed and sat down on the bench.

"She wanted to visit her relatives in Canada for a week without letting you guys know. She didn't want to bother you guys so she took a plane to Montreal. There she was really happy and met her relatives. Then on the day she was going to travel back to Japan. She was in a serious car accident. Like the one that happened with her father." Arashi looked at each other and Jun asked. "Happened with her father?" She nodded and answered. "When she was 3 years old, she was in a car accident. Emi suffered minor injuries but her father died. From that, she decided that she will never drive a car."

Emi's mother continued her story. "When she woke up a week later from the accident. She could not remember anything. Before the time she left for Canada, Sho-san was dating my daughter correct?" Emi's mother and the 4 members looked at Sho. They were shocked that Emi and Sho were dating. Sho nodded his head sadly. Nino came up and asked. "You were dating Emi-chan?" Sho nodded again and he looked back at Emi's mother.

"Anyways, she couldn't remember about you guys were dating and the time period. The first word that she said was. "Masaki." Everyone gasped and looked at Aiba. "Why did she say my name?" Aiba asked. Emi's mother shrugged her shoulders and said. "She thought you were still dating her." Aiba fell to the floor and crawled into a ball.

"I tried to make her remember her memories that she had lost. She recovered some of them but the hardest one was about her relationship with Sho-san. Then the doctors had told me she has retrograde amnesia. She only could remember some parts of her memory. I decided to let her stay in Canada for a few more years until her amnesia attacks lessened. That's why she moved back to Japan a few months ago. It was really tough for me to try to recollect her memories." Emi's mother started to cry and everyone looked down to the floor. Emi suffered a lot during her absence and now they finally knew why she didn't tell them the truth.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 10

2009-08-11T16:19:00.000-07:00

Chapter 10

"Finally, the first scene is over." Emi shouted as she was walking to the buffet table for lunch. "Emi-chan, you only stood there while we did the talking.." Nino said in a sarcastic way. "You know this is my FIRST movie." Emi looked at Nino, she smiled and looked at she was wearing. "This dress is so beautiful, I don't want it to get dirty.." Emi played around with the white dress she was wearing. She looked like a fragile glass doll that could be shattered at any second.

Arashi and Emi picked up a plate and looked at the food. It was a combination of Chinese, Japanese and French. "What should I pick?" Emi's mouth watered as she was staring at the food. Aiba was standing beside her and she nudged him. "Masaki, what did you get?" Emi looked over at Aiba's plate. He placed at least one of every dish they had. Emi giggled and muttered. "I can't finish that.."

Emi decided to have a really small portion of everything from the table. "I can't wait to eat." Emi smiled and shouted. "Itakimasu!" Emi gulped down a big scoop of her lunch and she couldn't wait until the rest of the shooting today was done. "You guys don't eat much..." Emi looked over at Arashi who was done their lunch. "We had a huge breakfast today so we're not that hungry." Jun said and drank some of his tea. Emi shrugged her shoulders and she was done her food.

"How many minutes till the filming?" Emi asked and Sho looked at his watch. "Well, we get 40 minutes of lunch so about 20 minutes. Why?" Emi smirked and got up. "I'm going out for a bit." Emi walked outside to explore Sendai's environment. "Wow!" Emi gasped and saw the beautiful sea and trees. It wasn't a popular town but it sure expresses Japan's nature.

"Emi-chan, our filming will start in a few minutes, you better go back. You'll be saying lines in this scene." Jun smiled and dragged Emi back to their shoot. Emi and Jun walked back to the set and saw the director in a angry mood. "You better not upset him, Emi-chan. He looks like he could kill anyone at any second.." Aiba whispered to Emi. She giggled quietly and the filming began.

~*~

"I'm so tired!!" Emi whined as she was walking to her hotel room. Today was her first day of filming and she was exhausted and tired to chat with Arashi. "I'm going to sleep. Oyasumi." Emi waved her hand and opened her room. She opened her suitcase and changed into her warm and comfy pajamas. Then she walked over to the table where she left her cell phone. She checked her messages and found out that her mother had sent her a text message.

Emi-chan,

I heard from Aiba-san that you got a job as a actress in Masaki's movie. I'm so excited for the movie and I can't wait to see you on the big screen. >_<

I hope you can visit me on your day off. I miss you so much.

P.S. I'll support you, no matter who you pick. ^_^

-Okaasan

Emi smiled but wondered about her last sentence. "I'll support you, no matter who you pick?" Emi sighed and laid on her bed. Emi closed her eyes and remembered her memories with her mother.

"Emi-chan, your hair is so messy. Why don't I fix it for you." Her mother asked her. Emi gave a huge smile to her and nodded. "When I grow up, I want to be just like you." Emi shouted as her mother fixed her hair. Emi was in kindergarten, that was around the time before she moved to Chiba. Her mother was supportive of her and always loved her.

When Emi was 3 years old, her father had passed away in a car accident. Emi was in that accident too, but only suffered minor injuries. From that experience, Emi never wanted to drive in her life. She was always scared of cars because of the accident she was in, and the tragedy that she ended up losing her father.

Her mother worked as a nurse at that time. She was in the surgery room when her husband was taken to the hospital. She couldn't save her husband's life and decided to quit. It broke her family apart. Emi learned to become independent and never asked for help from her mother. Her mother got a job as a waitress in a little restaurant and made a living with her daughter by her side. Emi and her mother were never close but held a loving relationship with each other.

"Emi-chan? Are you still awake?" There was a knock coming from the door. Emi opened the door to see Sho in front of her. Emi let him in. Sho sat on the sofa beside the bed and Emi sat on her bed. "What's the matter? You look really pale.." Emi asked Sho. Sho played with his fingers and looked up at her.

"There is something that I can't get out of my mind." Emi nodded and asked. "What is it?" She smiled at him and Sho nervously asked. "Why are you taking pills?" Emi gasped and looked the other way. She was deciding if she should tell him about her secret.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 9

2009-08-11T16:17:00.000-07:00

Chapter 9

"I don't think I'm going to tell anyone about this..." Emi muttered as she laid on her bed thinking about her kiss with Aiba. She placed her finger on her lips, remembering everything that had happen. Emi stared at her ceiling, thinking about if she wanted to tell Aiba or not. Emi slowly got up from her bed and started to feel a major throbbing coming from her head. She ran to her kitchen and quickly got out a bottle of pills. Emi poured a glass of water and took a pill. Emi sighed and muttered. "Maybe, I should worry about this first.."

The pain from her head went away, she decided to contiune with her script. "Let's see.." Emi flipped through her script. "How can I memorize this script?" She mumbled under her breath. Emi sighed and layed on her couch, staring at the script that she was holding up with her hands. "I'll memorize this somehow. I just have to think and breathe like Karen..." Emi sat up and took a deep breath in and then exhaled. Emi's mind was gone and now everything about Karen was in Emi's body. She felt a bit more relaxed. She was thinking and feeling like a different person.

Emi's phone rang and she suddenly snapped out of her role, and picked it up. "Hi, Masaki." Emi said with a big smile on her face. "How is memorizing your script going?" Aiba was really excited for the shoot tomorrow and couldn't wait to act with Emi. "It's okay. I know half of the movie but there is something about this movie that seems odd." Emi was moving her eyebrows up and down. She stared at the script that was on her table. "Odd? The movie is odd??" Aiba asked, wanting to know what she was thinking. "Yeah, I mean this movie feels weird like I've experienced this before." Emi kept staring at her script. She shook her head and said. "Nevermind. Maybe I read the book a long time ago that this movie is based on..."

Emi sat down and Aiba said. "Well I wanted to make sure you're doing okay. Have you started packing? The shoot is tomorrow and I'm going to be at your house at 7." Emi sighed and said. "I still have to pack and I have to get some good sleep. Okay, I'll see you tomorrow. Masaki, ja ne." Emi smiled and Aiba said. "Bye-bye." They hung up and Emi started to pack, while Aiba was jumping up and down with joy.

"How much clothes should I pack?" Emi wandered through her apartment, trying to think of things that she should bring. "I got my toothbrush, toothpaste, comb..." Emi layed on her bed and let out a big sigh. She wasn't prepared for tomorrow but she remembered what her father said to her a long time ago. "Never give up, just keep trying and always look forward." Emi grabbed a pillow and squeezed it. Everything was packed and the only thing for her to do was to get some sleep.

~*~

Emi's alarm went off at 6 and she woke up feeling refreshed and happy. "Yosh! I'm going to do great with the filming." Emi made breakfast, changed and sat on her sofa waiting for Aiba. It was almost 7:30, when she decided to call Aiba up. "Masaki! Pick up your phone." She muttered as the phone was ringing. Someone picked up and Aiba answered with a cranky tone. "Hello?" Emi sighed and shouted. "Baka! I thought you're suppose to pick me up at 7! Look at the time now. Forget it, I'll just take the taxi to the airport." Emi hung up and became irritated.

Emi left her apartment and called a taxi to pick her up. She arrived at the airport and saw the 4 members of Arashi sitting in the waiting area. "Emi-chan, you're late. What happened, I thought you were getting a ride with Aiba-chan." Nino said. Emi sighed and placed her bag on a seat. "That baka just woke up. I got irritated and I didn't want to wait for him anymore." Emi sat down and crossed her arms when Aiba came running to them. "Yo! Gomen, I'm late." Aiba smiled but then noticed Emi was mad. He stopped smiling and the members came up to him.

"You know this is not a good start..." Jun whispered to Aiba and he shook his head. Jun, Ohno, Sho and Nino sighed and walked to Emi. A lady announced. "All passengers that are travelling to Sendai. Please board the plane now." Emi grabbed her stuff and took out her plane ticket. Emi was walking in front, she was frustrated and didn't want to look or speak to Aiba. Meanwhile the four members was behind her and Aiba was walking sadly behind his members.

Emi looked for her seat on the plane. She got a window seat and she was thrilled because she loved to see the clouds when she was travelling. The puffy, floating, mystical clouds that just roamed in the sky. Emi took out her iPod and started to listen to a song when someone sat beside her. It was Sho. Emi smiled and noticed that the other Arashi members took a row in the middle, while her and Sho got side seats.

"Excited for the filming today?" Emi asked with a big bright smile on her face. Sho nodded and took out a magazine. It was Myojo. He was reading an interview with all the members of Arashi. It had pictures of them having fun during the shoot and in big bright letters it said. "Arashi's dream girl."

Emi giggled and Sho looked at her. "What is it?" Emi smiled and asked. "Why are you reading about yourself?" Sho shrugged his shoulders and said. "I have nothing else to do.." Emi sighed and took out one of her earphones and popped it in Sho's ear. Sho turned to look at Emi, he was going to ask her why she did that but he decided to just smile.

The other members were sitting in their seats. Aiba glanced at Emi and noticed that Sho was listening to her music. He sighed and slumped down in his seat. "Don't you think they're getting really mushy over there?" Jun asked Aiba. Aiba crossed his arms and ignored Jun's comment. Jun chuckled and continued watching the movie that was showing.

Emi and Sho was listening to some music when Emi started to get a headache. A flight attendant passed by and Emi tried to get her attention. The lady turned around and smiled. "Miss, can I have a glass of water please." The lady nodded and went to get water for her. Emi placed her hand on her forehead and the lady came back with a glass of water. Sho was watching closely at Emi. He was wondering why she was feeling weird. Emi reached in her purse to grab a small bottle of pills. She took one out and swallowed it with the water. Sho widened his eyes and wanted to ask what the medicine is for, but he decided to keep his mouth shut for now.

Emi and Arashi reached to Sendai where there was a pack of fangirls waiting for them. Arashi walked and waved to everyone while Emi just walked a few metres away. She tried to act like that she wasn't with them. Arashi and Emi got into a van and everyone was talking about Emi and her big debut.

During the whole car ride, Sho was thinking about Emi. He was wondering if Emi has an illness or there might be something wrong with her. He was thinking that she might be really sick but is covering it up. The only thing that was in Sho's mind was Emi.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 8

2009-08-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

Chapter 8

"We will announce the person who will get the role of Minami Karen in the new movie starring Arashi." The director announced and everyone including Emi, crowded around the director. "We had a great time watching everyone perform. Some people left a huge impression on us and some didn't. Everyone tried their best and the decision was hard, but we finally made a decision for the role of Minami Karen. That person is..." The director smiled and all the girls held their breath. They were waiting for their name to be called out. "Nakama Emi-san, congratulations." Emi gasped and the girls pushed her to the front. The girls were encouraging. Unexpected from girls who wanted the roles badly.

Emi was in front of the stage and she bowed her head. "Arigato." The girls shouted her name and cheered her on. One by one, they left. The staff members with Arashi and the director were left. "Congrats, Emi-chan. We will start filming in a week. I hope you will know your lines." Emi giggled and bowed her head as the director left with the staff. Emi and Arashi were left in the room. "Yatta! I did it!!" Emi shouted and jumped up and down. Emi was excited and Aiba started to jump up and down with her. He was so happy for one, she was going to act with Aiba and Arashi. Two, she got the job and lastly, he'll be able to see her everyday.

"You did it, Emi-chan!" Emi smiled and punched Aiba's arm. "I can't believe I'm going to be an actress. It's all thanks to you." Emi giggled and looked to everyone. She bowed her head and she smiled. "Yorushiku ne." Arashi smiled to each other and they wanted to celebrate this huge success. "We're taking you out for a drink." Jun said and Emi followed behind with Arashi in noticeable disguises, walking to a bar near by.

~*~

Emi picked up her glass of red wine and drank the last drops of it. She was feeling a bit drunk so she decided to stop. "Aren't you going to drink?" Emi turned her head to Sho and asked. Sho got startled and turned his head to Emi. "Uh.. No. I have some work in the morning tomorrow." Emi nodded her head and drank a glass of water. "So, I heard that when I left, you got a small corner as a newscaster.." Emi gave a quick glance at Sho and quickly turned his head to Emi. He was surprised that Emi heard the news. 3 years seemed nothing to Emi.

"Um.. Yeah. I'm on Monday nights. On News ZERO. You should.. you know.. watch..it sometimes." Sho stuttered and Emi giggled. "Okay, I will. While I'm trying to memorize the lines, watching the news might help me relax." Emi smiled and Aiba came over to sit beside Emi.

"Are you guys talking about me?" Aiba tried to join in the conversation. "Maybe... Maybe, I was telling Sho some of your deepest darkest secrets.." Emi smirked and Aiba frowned. Aiba grabbed Emi by the shoulder and shouted. "What did you tell him?" Emi tried to calm him down and Aiba settled down. Emi was laughing while Aiba was still frowning. He was really drunk.

"Well I should be going home soon. I want to start memorizing the lines." Emi got up and everyone crowded around her. "Don't you want to drink more?" Ohno said as he was forcing himself to spit out some words. Emi nodded her head and Nino asked. "If you need any help with the lines, just call me." Emi smiled and tried to get out.

Jun was drunk but usually manages to get himself back home. Ohno was really drunk but Nino looked like he was still sober. Sho didn't drink anything and Aiba was drunk like Ohno.

Nino decided that he would take Ohno home and drive Jun on the way. Sho had to leave for a promotion for tomorrow in the morning and Aiba.. Aiba wanted to go home with Emi. "Come on, I'll take you home before you start to throw up on me. Sho-kun, ganbatte ne." Emi gave a smile at Sho and Sho smiled back. It was the first time, Sho felt really relaxed to show any expressions to Emi. Emi placed Aiba's arm on her shoulder and left the bar. When she left, the three members sighed. Sho turned around to see everyone sober.

"Minna, weren't you guys...drunk?" Sho asked. The three of them smirked and Jun asked. "Comfortable with Emi-chan now?" Sho dropped his mouth and just looked at Jun. "We know that you try to avoid her." Nino said. Sho scratched his head and muttered. "You got me.." Jun and Nino started to laugh and Ohno smiled. "Are you going to say anything, Leader?" Sho asked. Ohno just shook his head and left the bar. "I guess I'm paying.." Sho said and Jun and Nino just shook their heads and chuckled.

~*~

"Where are we going?" Aiba whined as they were in a taxi together. "Can you please go to this house." Emi passed a piece of paper to the taxi driver and nodded. "Emi-chan, are we going to another bar?" Aiba asked. Emi was tired and tried to make Aiba shut up. "We're going to your house. I'll drop you off and I can take the taxi to my apartment." Aiba settled down a bit and they arrived at Aiba's house.

"Masaki, we're here." Emi-chan pushed him a bit and Aiba slowly got out the door. Emi quickly walked to the other side of the door, where Aiba was standing and she helped him walk to his doorstep. "Driver-san, can you wait please. I'm just dropping him off." The taxi driver nodded and Emi started to help Aiba to his door. "Masaki-chan, can you get in by yourself. I'm going home. Masaki, ja ne." Emi waved good-bye but then Aiba grabbed her by the wrist.

He pulled her into his arms. "Masaki!" Emi whispered. Emi looked up at Aiba and then all of a sudden, Aiba moved his head closer to Emi's face. Emi thought it was okay because he was drunk, but actually it turned out to be a kiss.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 7

2009-08-11T12:36:00.000-07:00

Chapter 7

The results were posted up and she checked if her name was on the paper. She went to the N section. Naka...Naka...Nakama Emi. Emi got through. She jumped and then she went outside to grab a drink. She bought a bottle of water and went back to the audition room. About 20 people still remained, including herself.

"Okay, congratulations to you guys who are left. Now we will give you a part of the script and you will have to act it out with Arashi. Then the director along with Arashi will pick out a girl that will become Minami Karen." The staff member smiled and left the room. Everyone started to talk and the director came in with sheets of paper. Emi nodded when she received the paper and then the director shouted. "The paper you have, contains a passage from the script. Try your best and surprise us." The director smiled and left.

Emi sat down and stared at the sheet of paper. This was the part of the movie where she tells the 5 boys that she is going to die in a few days. Karen tries really hard to not be really emotional and tell the news slowly. She wants them to understand her condition and doesn't want them to feel sad for her.

~*~

"Nakama Emi-san, your turn." The staff member shouted. Emi nodded and walked to where Arashi was standing. It felt that they were trying to forget that they knew her. Emi sighed and bowed her head. "Pleased to meet you. Yorushiku onigaishimasu." She smiled to them and they bowed their heads. "Please start." The director shouted and Emi nodded her head.

Arashi was standing in different places. Pretending that the stage was a park. Emi followed her script. "It's been 16 years since we made our promise with each other." Emi tried to be in her character. Giving a happy feeling but at the same time sadness. Jun looked at everyone and said. "Yeah, it feels like we're meeting each other for the first time." Emi smiled and Nino said. "Everyone changed. Especially you, Karen." Nino looked at Emi. Emi looked at Nino and then suddenly changed her mood. She let her head fall and stares at the floor. Then Emi muttered. "I have to tell you guys the truth about our meeting." Ohno with his blank face suddenly turned his head to Emi and said. "I thought the reason we met because of our promise with each other." Ohno turned angry and shouts. "What do you mean "the truth"?" Emi looked up and she became hesitated. Emi felt a bit scared of Ohno's shout.

Sho gave a friendly smile and said. "Yeah, our promise 16 years ago. Didn't we meet up because of that?" Emi shook her head and let her head fall again, her hands were in front of her face. "Its not only our promise that we met up. My true intention was to tell you guys that I'll be going to heaven in a few days." Emi slowly raised her head and looked at everyone. Jun laughed a bit and smiled. "Going to heaven? Is that a new joke?" Jun was laughing a bit while Emi said in a serious tone. "No. I have cancer and I only have a few days to live." Emi stared at everyone's eyes and Arashi at the same time turned their smiles into sad faces. Everyone looked at each other. Emi placed her hand on her other arm and the others just looked at the floor.

Aiba shouted. "Honto ni? We should take you to the hospital now. Find doctors to treat your disease. Why is this happening?" Aiba ffell to the floor and placed his hands on his head. Nino became frustrated and said. "Are you serious? You're telling us now?" Nino made a fist with his hand and Sho shook his head. Looking like he was regretting something. "I should have stayed in Tokyo so we could spend more time with each other." Sho kicked the floor and Ohno looked down. "I can't believe this is happening.."

Jun came up to Emi and said. "Can't you travel to somewhere and find a cure for your cancer. We only met each other today." Jun placed his hands on her shoulders. Emi slowly pushed Jun off and said with sadness. "Minna, that's why I called you guys up. My last precious days will be with you guys. It will give me good memories when I move on. Please, follow my wish. You're my precious friends and I want to cherish my time with you guys before I die." Emi tried to smile and she put her pinky finger out. Arashi looked at her and Emi continued her line. "This will be our last promise with each other. That we will spend a few days together and try to recollect our pasts."

Arashi turned their sad faces to smiles and chuckled. They held their pinkies out, Emi used her pinky and made the promise. Emi smiled cheerfully like she was Karen.

There was a sudden clap from the director and then from everyone else. They applauded and everyone felt so moved after watching an emotional scene. She smiled and bowed her head. Then she walked in the crowd of girls waiting for the final announcement. Many girls went up to Emi and complimented her on her acting skills. Emi was exhausted that she only smiled and said. "Arigato."

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 6

2009-08-11T12:13:00.000-07:00

Chapter 6

"Where are we going?" Emi asked as Aiba dragged her to a new fashionable building. "Him..it...su!" Aiba shouted and pulled her into the lobby. They walked to the lady who was at the counter. "We are here for the new project.." Aiba said as he started to wink at the lady. Emi punched him on the arm and shouted. "Masaki! Stop winking at her.. She's trying to do her job here." Aiba looked over at Emi and said. "Trust me!" He smiled back at the lady and she nodded her head, like she knew what he was talking about. She placed 2 passes on the table in front of Aiba and he took them. "Arigato!" Aiba shouted as he dragged Emi into the elevator. Aiba let go and was waiting patiently for their floor to arrive. As they were going up, they could see Tokyo Tower and little buildings.

"Masaki! I'm about to leave if you don't tell me what is happening." Emi shouted. Emi was about to lose her temper but before she did, the elevator bell rang. "We're here. Anyways, you'll find out soon." Aiba walked forward to Emi and patted her head.

Emi quietly followed behind Aiba until they came to a stop at a door. The sign that was on the side said. "Production Number X." Emi looked at the door behind Aiba's body and then Aiba opened the door. There were many people, looking at tvs, books and eating some instant ramen cups. "He's here."

Everyone stopped what they were doing and came up to Aiba and Emi. Aiba smiled while Emi was behind hoping that they would explain the situation later. "Let's sit." Aiba and Emi sat down on the sofa while everyone else found a place to stand or sit. "Have we decided?" Aiba asked the people in the room. Everyone in the room shook their heads and Aiba tried to smile. "Minna, this is Nakama Emi, she is a great actor. She has been in many small production of plays in Japan. She knows English and she took literature in university." Aiba smiled to the people around the room. A cool looking guy nodded and shouted. "Okay, we'll put you under an audition. You'll be competing against many actresses." Emi nodded and the cool looking guy left the room.

"Masaki, don't tell me this is my job.." Emi whined as she looked at everyone in the room. Aiba smiled and grabbed a script from the table and Emi flipped through the pages.

It's a story about a bond between childhood friends. The main character Minami Karen, is friends with 5 different boys from different parts of the country. They were her childhood friends. Before they left to live in different cities in Japan, all 6 of them made a promise to see each other again. 16 years later, Karen gathers them to a place precious to them and tells them that she is going to die in a few days. The 5 boys decided to stay with Karen until she dies, telling each other stories about their pasts and precious memories about each other. She dies a week later, leaving a strong impression on their bond and their promise.

~*~

"I have to get this memorized!!" Emi screamed on her bed. She was staring at the script in front of her. Today was the audition and she was scared that she might not be able to get the job. Emi sighed and got up to change into something causal for her audition.

Emi showed up a few minutes early and she saw a huge line of girls waiting in line for the audition. This role of Karen was every girl's dream. Acting with all 5 members of Arashi was like living in heaven with Gods. Emi quickly walked in line and waited until she was inside.

The director she met a few days ago was there and Arashi was there. She shook her head and sighed. A staff member of the audition was calling out directions for the audition. "First, we'll see your ability alone. Then if you pass, you'll act a passage with Arashi. We want to see how you're able to act with them. If you get scared or nervous, you will be out of the audition. We only want serious actresses here." Emi sighed and nodded her head. Then she notice that Arashi was winking at her. She nodded and the audition began.

Most of the girls were really scared of acting in front of popular people. They would cry or run out of the audition before they did anything. Emi was staring to get nervous because she also saw many good actresses that beautifully shine on the stage. Her hands were shaking and she kept repeating her lines in her head.

"Nakama Emi-san. You're next." Emi looked up and nodded. She walked to a door and walked inside. She walked to the middle and said "Nakama Emi desu. I'll be singing "Violet Flow" by Ruppina."

~The seasons we spent together
Now we're looking up at different skies
I'm always here praying
So that you will always be smiling...

Even here, so far away
The unchanging memories are always in my heart~

"You can stop. It's good enough." The director waved his hand. She nodded and walked out of the room. Emi's heart was pounding non-stop. She was glad that her first audition was over, now she has to pray that she'll be able to pass to the second round.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 5

2009-08-11T12:06:00.000-07:00

Chapter 5

"Mou! I can't find a job!!" Emi was on the floor with tons of job employment books spread out on the coffee table. Emi crossed out many job employment places because they had rejected an interview with her. She became frustrated and tired so she decided to call Aiba. "Masaki! You better pick up the phone!" Emi said as the phone was ringing.

"Is that you Emi-chan?" Aiba picked up the phone. "Masaki! Are you free today?" Emi shouted in an angry tone. "Emi-chan, calm down. Chill out for a second. You're always like this when you're angry or upset." Emi crossed her arms and said. "I can't find a single job! I'm 26 years old and unemployed. This sucks.." Emi sighed and got up to sit on her sofa. "Well, try harder Emi-chan. I bet you, there is a place in dying need of your help." Emi laughed quietly and said. "I hope so... Getting a job is so hard these days. At least for you, you got your job when you were in elementary school."

After Emi was talking about Aiba's job, Aiba had a brilliant idea. "Emi-chan, I want you to meet someone. How about I pick you tomorrow at 2." Emi shook her head and asked. "Tomorrow? Why?" Aiba giggled and then said. "Bye-bye!" Aiba hung up the phone, leaving Emi confused and in a daze.

~*~

BAM! BAM! DING! DONG! DING! DONG! BAM! BAM!

Emi woke up and heard her doorbell going off and lots of knocking coming from her front door. Emi screamed and got up to answer the door.

“What is it!” Emi shouted and notice that it was her friend at the door. “Masaki!! Why are you here so early?” Aiba smiled and put his hand on his head. “Ah, I forgot you’re not a morning person..” Emi showed a fake smile and then muttered. “Baka.”

She let Aiba in and she made coffee for the both of them. While Emi was in the kitchen, Aiba grabbed the television remote and turned it on. The entertainment news was on and a picture was shown.

Yesterday, it was announced that Arashi will be feature in a movie. All 5 idols, will play characters different from themselves. The story of the movie based from the late Mizushima Ken, Arashi will portray characters that try to maintain their friendship. Details will be announce later tonight.

Emi turned to see the news. She gasped as Aiba nodded his head. “Honto? That’s great!” Emi shouted and came to give Aiba a high five. Emi rushed back to the kitchen to get the coffee and gave it to Aiba. She sat beside him and then she asked. “What is the movie about?” Emi smiled as she sipped some of her coffee.

Aiba smiled back and said. “I don’t know...” Emi stared at him, making a few blinks before she realized that he was serious. Emi placed her coffee on the coffee table and laughed. She wiped some tears from her eyes and then she asked. “Why did you come so early? You said you will come at 2...” Aiba scratched his head and then he looked straight into Emi’s eyes.

“I got a job for you...” Emi smiled and hugged Aiba. Aiba blushed and didn’t know if he should hug her back or not. Before he made up his mind, Emi was already sitting back and they were not embracing each other. “When do I start? How much does it pay? Where do I work?” Emi asked these question and Aiba started to get stressed out. “Well, we better leave soon. I have to introduce you to someone first.” Emi nodded and went into her bedroom to change.

While Emi was in her room changing, Aiba glanced at the television. He drank more of his coffee and he smirked. Either the coffee was good or Aiba Masaki had a plan up his sleeves.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 4

2009-08-11T12:05:00.000-07:00

Chapter 4

"Well I better go, I have a filming tomorrow." Nino said as he got up and waved good-bye to everyone. When Nino left, the other members started leaving as well. Everyone said their good-byes to Emi and she was left with Aiba. Aiba's family was already upstairs, ready to go to sleep.

Emi was looking at her gifts from Arashi. They gave them to her before they left the restaurant and she turned her head to Aiba. "Are you staying here, Masaki?" Emi asked. Aiba smiled and said. "I don't want to drive to my house so I told them that I would stay.." Emi nodded and she walked towards her stuff. "Well I better go. Masaki, bye-bye." Emi carried her stuff while struggling to wave good-bye and then Aiba suddenly grabbed her wrist. Emi turned around and she looked at Aiba. "Masaki?" She asked. Aiba looked down and then suddenly let go and pulled back.

"Gomen, I thought maybe you need a ride home. I'm guessing you still haven't gotten your driver's license yet..." Aiba looked at Emi and she smiled back at him. "I'm still afraid of cars. Well, if you wanted to ask me then you could of said so.." Emi giggled while Aiba tried to laugh with her.

~*~

"Is this the place?" Aiba asked as he turned into the parking lot. Emi nodded and Aiba parked in a spot. He turned off the car and Emi started to grab her bags. "I can't believe my parents gave you some food they cooked before we left." Emi giggled and nodded. "Your parents are amazing, I would trade parents with you any day." Emi smiled and opened the car door. "Emi-chan, you want me to help? Meanwhile, I can check your apartment." Aiba smirked. While Aiba was smirking, Emi moved his hands so his arms were stretched out in front of her. His fingers were out as well and then Emi piled her stuff on top of Aiba's arms and hands.

"Chotto! I can't carry everything!" Aiba shouted as he tried to balance her things on his arm. Emi moved her head so she can see him. "How am I suppose to open the door?" Aiba moved his head and saw that Emi was carrying a her purse and jacket. "I hope the elevator is working today.." Emi mumbled as her and Aiba walked towards the doors. Emi saw the elevator and Aiba pointed. "We can use those." Emi nodded and quickly walked to the elevators to see a note.

Sorry for the inconvenience. The elevator is unavailable today. It will be operating by tomorrow.

Emi turned around and sighed. "I guess we have to use the stairs..." Emi grinned while Aiba whined. "Why do these things happen to me!" Emi and Aiba walked towards the stairs and Emi smiled. "Ready?"

After 6 floors and many flight of stairs. Emi was exhausted and Aiba on the other hand, couldn't walk anymore further. "We're here!" Emi shouted as they walked towards a door. "Room 621 huh.." Aiba said as he shuffled his head. Emi grabbed her keys from her purse and unlocked the door.

"Like it?" Emi asked as she opened the door. "Uh.. I can't really see it.." Aiba said while he tried to balance the bags. Emi giggled and she took some of the bags off from Aiba. He was tired and laid on the sofa. "Wow, nice house." Aiba gasped and gazed around the room while laying on the sofa. "Would you like some coffee?" Emi asked and Aiba nodded back as a reply.

Emi made coffee and placed it on the coffee table. Aiba sat up straight and Emi handed his coffee cup to him. Emi sat on the sofa and looked around her house. "Emi-chan, isn't this house a bit small?" Aiba asked. Emi shook her head and crossed her legs on the sofa. "I like it, it gives me this kind of comfort." Emi smiled and looked at her cup of coffee. "Well, I better go. Ja ne, Emi-chan." Aiba got up and put his shoes on. He smiled and waved good-bye to Emi.

Aiba was walking towards the stairs. He was in the hallway and Emi slowly closed the door. She was glad that Aiba came over. She locked the door and meanwhile on the other side. Aiba was in the stairwell. He had his head on his knee and was on the floor crying because deep down inside, he really missed her for the pass 3 years.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 3

2009-08-10T20:22:00.000-07:00

Chapter 3

Emi arrived to Aiba's family restaurant. There was a sign on the door, that said it was closed. But she was suspicious of what Arashi planned for her so she opened the door. When Emi opened the door, she saw that the whole restaurant was pitch black. Emi walked a few steps forward and she heard a popping noise. She closed her eyes and covered her face with her arms. The lights turned on and Emi looked up to see Arashi and Aiba's family smiling at her. There was a banner that said. "Welcome home Emi-chan!" She smiled and let loose of her arms. "Emi-chan! Welcome back." Everyone said in a unison. She giggled and everyone came up to her.

"Wow, Emi-chan. You look different!" Aiba made the first comment about Emi. She smiled and looked at herself. "Honto ni? Masaki, you look different too. I bet you still haven't changed your baka ways..." Nino nodded and Aiba smacked him on the head. Emi giggled and said. "Nino, you haven't changed a bit." He smiled and she saw Jun. "New hairstyle? I like it, it suits you. Anyways, I heard you did a movie for Hana Yori Dango. I haven't seen it but I expect it will be great to watch." Jun smiled and said. "Arigato." Emi turned her head to Sho, he looked hesitated. "I heard from my mother that you were a newscaster for the Beijing Olympics. Sugoi!" Emi said in a excited voice. Sho was staring at her for the whole time, he seemed disappointed and sad. Emi didn't notice it and went to look at the last person.

"Riida.. You look...more tan." Emi looked at his skin. Jun came up and patted him on his shoulder. "He found a hobby that he likes." Emi nodded and said. "Isn't your hobby clay?" Ohno shook his head and said. "It's something you do outdoors." Then she said in a little voice. "That site was totally wrong..."

"Hmm. We didn't hear you, Emi-chan." Aiba said. "Nothing. Anyways Riida, what is your new hobby?" Emi smiled and he said. "Fishing." Emi nodded and smiled. "Fishing huh.... Sounds interesting. I want to try." Ohno's blank face turned into a smile. "Let's go!" Ohno said excitedly. Emi laughed and Jun said. "How about some other time. First, Emi-chan has to eat." Arashi moved to the side and Emi was in front of the dining table. Emi looked at the table and she saw that they were going to have nabe for dinner.

Everyone sat down and Emi bowed to Aiba's parents and brother. Ever since Aiba and Emi became friends, she would often come over and helped out with the restaurant. When Aiba's father decided to hire employees, she decided that she would focus more on her studies. When Emi helped out with the restaurant, his parents felt that Aiba and Emi would get married to each other. Unfortunely, they didn't but they were still happy that they were still friends.

Emi sat down between Aiba and Sho. Sho wanted to switch spots with someone else but the other members sat down before Sho did. Sho kept playing with his hands, he was nervous to sit beside Emi. Emi smiled and looked at the food. "It looks delicious." Everyone nodded and shouted. "Itakimasu!"

An hour later, everyone became full. Most of the meat and vegetables were gone. Aiba's parents started to clean up the dishes and Emi got up to help. "Emi-chan, you can just leave the plates. We'll get them later. You can just sit there and chat with Masaki and the others." Aiba's mother said. Emi smiled at her and still insisted to clean up.

"Emi-chan hasn't changed a bit." Jun said as he looked at the other members. They all nodded and smiled as they watched Emi helping out Aiba's family. Nino sighed and said. "I wonder what is the reason why she left us 3 years ago.."

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 2

2009-08-10T20:20:00.000-07:00

Chapter 2

"Minna! It's Emi-chan on the phone!" Emi heard Aiba shouting on the other end. She smiled and became curious to find out who was with him. "Masaki-chan.. Who are you talking to?" Emi asked. To her surprise she heard familiar voices on the phone. "Emi-chan! Welcome home!" She giggled and smiled. "Minna, I'm so happy to hear your voices. I missed you guys so much! I feel like crying...." Emi started to have tears in her eyes. She was so thrilled that they remembered her. "Look, you made her cry! Bakas!!" Aiba shouted as Emi was on the floor sniffling. Then there was a smack on the other end. "You're the baka! You were the one who made us talk to her." It was Nino's voice. Emi laughed and Arashi stopped bickering at each other. "You guys never changed..." Emi said and everyone laughed.

"Where do you live? In the same apartment as before or you moved?" Aiba asked over the phone. Emi wiped her tears with her hands. "No, I'm in a smaller apartment than before. I decided not to use my parents money, I want to earn my own money." Emi walked over to her fridge and grabbed a cold water bottle. She sat on her sofa and opened the bottle.

"I'm craving for your home cooking..." Aiba whined over the phone. She giggled and smiled. "I just got here. I'm tired and my muscles are aching. I feel like making a cup of instant ramen and then going to sleep. I don't want any work today. Gomen, Masaki-chan. How about next time?" There was a pause during the conversation and then I heard someone grabbing the phone. "Emi-chan, why don't we treat you to dinner tomorrow?" It was MatsuJun. How he said it, it sounded like he was demanding Emi to go out tomorrow. "Sure...Text me later about the details. *yawned* ..I guess I should hang up and go to sleep." Emi got up and went to her bedroom and got into her bed.

"Oyasumi." Arashi shouted. "Oyasumi." Emi replied and hung up. She was glad that Aiba and everyone else talked to her even though she suddenly left to Canada, without telling them why.

~*~

Emi woke up with a pain on her back. "I guess I woke up on the wrong side of the bed." Emi slowly got up and checked her phone for their text. It was MatsuJun, since he usually is the one that picks the restaurant.

Meet at Aiba-chan's restaurant at 6 p.m.
-Jun

Emi got up and did her morning stretches. It was 10:21 a.m. "Yosh! What should do until the dinner?" As Emi was walking around thinking, she tripped over one of her boxes. "Ah, I should unpack and find something suitable for tonight!" Emi became really excited and started opening the boxes. She organized her things and notice that it was already 3:00 p.m. She finish unpacking her things and decided to take a long bath, to remove the sweat and dust from her.

While she was in the bath, she remembered the day when Aiba introduced Arashi to her. She was really shy at that time and stood behind Aiba. She kept holding on to his shirt. "Emi-chan, don't be scared. They won't bite." Emi glared at Aiba and stood back. "That's what you said when you told me to pet Moko-san's dogs. You made it so easy to pet them but when it was my turn, they almost ripped my hand off." Emi crossed her arms and everyone else laughed. "I'll never trust you again, Aiba Masaki.." Emi pouted her lips and Aiba laughed. "I thought those dogs wouldn't bite you.. Anyways, these people won't bite. I promise." Aiba held his pinkie finger at her and she nodded. She introduced herself and that was the start of their friendship.

"I wonder if Nino still likes playing games..? Maybe Ohno found a hobby...? I wonder if Jun stopped being a DoS...? I don't think Aiba has stopped being a baka.. I wonder what Sho is doing?" Many questions lingered inside of Emi's head. She was nervous about seeing them tonight. She didn't want to lose more of her precious things.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Chapter 1

2009-05-24T11:46:00.000-07:00

Chapter 1

"Look, its him! It's really him!" A girl squealed to her friend beside her. "Really? Oh my god, it's really him!" Her friend squealed together with her. "So handsome! I wish I was his girlfriend..." The girls said in a unison. Before you knew it, other girls started to show up and squealed. The guy quickly walked away and the crowd followed behind him.

Emi looked behind her and saw a crowd of girls. She sighed and continued walking home. "Hmm.. What should I cook today?" Emi asked herself. It's been 3 years since she moved from Canada. She lived with her aunt in Montreal before deciding to move back to Japan, her home. She was happy and excited to see everyone that she loved again.

Emi opened her apartment door and saw boxes everywhere. Her apartment was small but had enough space for her things. Her kitchen was small enough to have at least 2 people to cook at the same time. The apartment was a good size especially the price of the rent. Starting out new and fresh was something Emi wanted to do on her things-to-do list when she came back to Japan.

Emi dropped the grocery bags on the kitchen counter and heard her cell phone ringing. "Moshi-moshi?" Emi said. Emi smiled and recognized the person's voice on the other line. "Emi-chan! Welcome back to Japan! I was so surprised that you decided to come back. Now, I can speak English to you." Emi giggled and she couldn't forget her best friend. "Masaki-chan! It's been a long time. Ahah.. I guess we can talk in English but will you understand me?" Emi continued to giggle and her best friend started to speak in English. "Nice to meet you. My name is Aiba Masaki desu. Just a moment, please." Emi heard Aiba running. "Masaki-chan? Masaki?" Emi hesitated, it sounded like he was running.

~*~

Aiba and Emi met each other in their third year of high school. Emi had transferred into his school and she didn't know anyone there. When their sensei decided to change seats, Aiba and Emi ended up sitting beside each other. Emi always paid attention to their senseis, meanwhile Aiba was always the one getting in trouble for sleeping during class.

One day, Emi was finished with her clubs and forgot her notebook in her desk. She walked to her class and saw Aiba depressed on his desk. Emi walked quietly to her desk but she accidently hit a desk with her foot. Aiba turned his head and saw Emi. Aiba said in a monotone voice. "Hey.." Emi bowed and she quickly grabbed her notebook when she saw his math test on his desk. Aiba whispered. "What am I going to do?" Aiba scratched his head and shook his hair.

Emi noticed that Aiba was a nice guy but never liked to study. She smiled and said in a quiet voice. "I could help you..." Aiba looked at Emi and got up. Then he grabbed her hands and shook them. "Arigato!!" He smiled and Emi blushed.

For a few days, Emi and Aiba stayed after school in the libary. Emi taught Aiba everything that their sensei had taught them. Time flew by and there was going to be a math test in 2 days. Aiba was scared of what mark he was going to get, he often came over to Emi's house and Emi tutored him. The day of the results of the math test and Aiba got 80/100. Aiba and Emi were thrilled and Aiba accidently hugged Emi.

For a few months after the incident. Aiba and Emi tried to forget about the incident. They ate, went to the movies together and went the local arcade together. Emi had developed a crush on Aiba, but she was too scared of what he thought about her.

Finally, Aiba confessed to Emi and she was excited. Now they became an official couple. That came to an end when they started having fights with each other. Both of them thought of breaking apart as a couple. They agreed and wanted to keep a friend relationship with each other.

As Aiba saw Emi dating other boys, he started to develop a deep jealousy between the guys she would date. He knew that best thing to do was to keep his love for her deep down in his heart.

[Complete] Shattered Hearts- Prologue

2009-02-09T14:57:00.000-08:00

Prologue

Do you remember during that summer when we walked along the beach, holding each other's hand. Your hand was bigger than mine.. I used to make fun of you for that but then when we played Othello, I could never win against you. That summer just made my life so complete, even though you were busier than me. While you were in show business, I was working at a clothes shop. You would try to buy all the clothes when the shop didn't gain any profits. That's what I love about you. Smart, funny and sometimes a baka. I was always there for you and you were there for me.

As soon as you got more popular, our lust became more and more dim. I knew that our relationship could never be the same. That's why I decided to break up our relationship between you and I. I was thinking about you and your future, and mine as well.

That day when I met you, I felt it was destiny pulling us together. Like, we were bound by a thread of fate. I know we had our ups and downs but I always loved you. Sometimes I wanted to run away with you, to a place where nothing can break us apart. Instead, you wanted to stay in your spotlight and isolated your true feelings to me and the people you loved. I accepted those feelings and kept my love for you hidden deep inside my heart. I decided to never love you again, until we met again. My heart was already broken in pieces by the time you wanted to see me. I couldn’t afford to lose my heart again. The only thing that I could do was to stay away from you, forever but you kept coming back to see me. I will love you forever and always.

-Nakama Emi