2 months have passed after her grandfather's funeral, I guess it's time for us to talk about our engagement again.

Today I decided to bring her to the church where we're are supposed to be wed.

Me: "We're here."

When we step out of the car.

Mika: "This is the place where we should be wed right?"

Me: "Yeah, let's head inside"

Once we headed inside...

Me: "Just wait here and don't move unless I told you to."

Mika: "Okay...." I walk to the altar while Mika was waiting for my next command. Somewhat Mika was confused at first and just for a couple of seconds she smiles.

The reason why I bring her here is I just want to know how to feels and what she looks like when she started to walk down the aisle.

Once I reached the altar, I look back to Mika who is still waiting for me to tell her what to do.

Me: "Now, come here slowly." *smiles*

As Mika starts to walk slowly. A smile form on my face and I was glad, even though she wasn't wearing her wedding dress... she is still beautiful. She looks at me and gives me a smile.

After she arrived where I am standing.

Mika: "So this is how it feels walking down the aisle huh?"

Me: "Yeah. So this is how it feels when I saw you walking down the aisle."

Mika: "So... what shall we do next?"

Masa: "Exchange of vows?" *chuckles*

Mika: "Vows...."

Mika smiles at me before she looks at the view of the big window in front of us.

Me: "You know that day, I was nervous... I had thought in mind what if you run away suddenly. What if you changed your mind about marrying me." - She chuckles at me and looks back at me.

Mika: "Why would I run away to you?"

Me: "Hmmm maybe I was getting paranoid that time" *chuckles*

Mika: "I'm sorry, I didn't make it here that day."

Masa: "It's not your fault. No one wanted what happened that day Mika"

Mika: "Yeah...You know I was nervous too, that day."

Masa: "Really?"

Mika: "Yes. But I thought it was just normal to get nervous on your wedding day." *chuckles*

Masa: "I guess so..."

Mika: "I never had a plan to run away that time."

Masa: "Why?"

Mika: "I don't want to cause trouble to everyone. And about the vow... did you know I wrote it for almost a week"

Masa: "Seriously???!"

Mika: "Yeah." *chuckles*

After the chuckles, the silence was born.

Mika: "Masa, did you already get tired of waiting on me?"

Masa: "No."I look at her who her eyes are still glued to the view.

Mika: "Thank you"

Masa: "Huh?"

Mika: "Thank you for always understanding me. Thank you for always prioritizing me. Thank you for staying by my side the whole time. Thank you for taking care of me. Thank you for loving me."

Masa: "I already told you that you don't have to thank me for that. I do that because I wanted to. I'm sorry if I was selfish Mika."

Mika: "I should be the one who's apologizing. I took a long time to answer you"

Masa: "What?"

Mika: "That day... I decided already. I wanted to start a new life with you. I didn't realize that as the day passed by when I'm with you, I was already opening my heart for you. And that day, I wanted to tell you t my answer to you."

Mika look straight into my eyes as I was shocked by what I just heard.

Mika: "Masa, I love you. But I guess I was too late for it."

I was trying to hold my tears from the moment we arrived here because I don't her to worry about me but I cannot hold it anymore after she told me that she loves me. There are also tears falling from her eyes.

Me: "Thank you for your answer and I'm glad... I'm happy because I wasn't expecting that the day will come that you will tell me that you love me too."

Mika: "I'm sorry If I took too long"

Me: "No no no... I told you before to take your time right?"

Mika: "Yeah... sorry"

Me: "I love you, Mika. I love you too." - It may not be my first time to kiss her on her lips but today... It feels like it was really the first time we shared a kiss. It was passionate and it lasted long.

After we parted and catches our breath. I guess it's time to tell her what I've decided.

Masa: "Mika... "

Masa: "Let's call off our engagement."

I know, it shatters her heart and it was the same for me. She was suddenly frozen in her position.

Me: "I love you but in the future, I'm not sure if I can properly protect you. I was always late whenever you are in danger and I guess I'm not the right person to protect you."

Mika: "Don't tell it just because you failed to be on time whenever I was in danger but everything that happened to me is an accident. No one is expecting about it."

Me: "I know... but maybe it will be better for us if we called off this engagement and start as friends first."

I look into her eyes and the happiness I saw in her eyes earlier is already overwritten with sadness and confusion.

Mika: "I see...."

Me: "I'm sorry"

Mika: "No no no, you don't have to say sorry. I understand about it." -she smiles at me even I know she was trying to conceal what he really feels.

I caressed her hair before I embraces her tightly. I love her but he cannot guarantee to myself and to her that I can really protect her in the future. If she lost because I failed to protect her, I cannot forgive myself for it. I promised Yuki that I'll protect her but I cannot still fulfill it.

I will really miss her but this is for her best

After a long hug, we both wipe our tears and we start to laugh from it.

Mika: "Here... you should give it to the woman who really deserves this." - I look at it first before I receives it.

Me: "Yeah..." - I smile although I was wishing I can saw her again wearing it again.

Me: "Then can I be your friend Miss Mikana?"

Mika: "Maybe I can consider you as my best friend"

Me: "Woah... that was fast."

Mika: "Nah... it's not like that, we're already friends before"

Me: *chuckles* "Then I gladly accept it"

We start to step out of the church and continue exchanging conversations. I know both of us may regret what we decided today, but we respect each other's perspectives and decisions.

After that, I headed to Germany to play for a couple months in one team there. Of course, I'm still missing her presence with me but I know I will start to get used without her.

And after a couple of months staying at Germany, I reunited with my first love and now my wife. I also heard that Yuki and Mika got together after how many years and now finally going to tie a knot.

I don't have any regrets after I let her go. I thought I will regret my decision back then but nah... I'm more glad that I finally see here genuinely happy with him.

I'm glad that I had given a chance to love you. But I hope our other selves in the other universe will not go through to same path we taken here.

"I was so scared of heights before I fell for you, felt like we had nothing but time

Lie to each other, but we know it's true that our love was young and born to die"