The End, What Else is There to Say?:

So, now we�re reached the end of this tell. What else can I say to sum this up? I made it back home and school has started up for another year. I helped Sappoto-san find her family. Turns out they were all the way in south Kyoto. She turned to me once again.

�Miho-chan,� she said.

�Yes?� I asked.

�Can you help me pick out a gift?� my friend asked. I smiled at her. She needed me after all, huh?

�Fine, fine,� I said. �I�ll help you out.� Her eyes grew big as she hugged me. I tried to push her off again.

�Stop,� I said. Sappoto-san drew back and looked away sheepishly. She opened her mouth to speak, but I stopped her.

�Don�t apologize,� I said. She drew her mouth closed and nodded.

�Yes, Miho-chan,� she said. I patted her on the head.

�I suppose that you want me to come with you as well, right?� I asked. She looked at me with such joy in her eyes.

�Oh thank you!� she cried. The goofball hugged on me again.

�Right, right�� I mumbled. Anything to keep her happy, I suppose. I took her to the toy shop and helped pick out gifts for her children. I turned to her, smirking.

�Need some help with your husband?� I asked. Sappoto-san shook her head at me, red-faced.

�No, it�s okay!� she said quickly. I only laughed aloud at her. She was just so fun to mess with. By the next morning, I took Sappoto-san to the train station. My friend had just enough money saved to pay for her own one-way ticket. She hugged me goodbye before she boarded the Shinkansen.

�You sure you�ll be okay?� I asked.

�Yes,� she said. �I�ll be fine, I promise.� I held up my hand at her to cut in.

�Alright,� I said. �But, just one little thing for me.� Sappoto-san cocked her head at me.

�What?� she asked.

�Give your kids a hug for me, will ya?� I asked. Sappoto-san gave me a huge grin.

�Okay!� she said. I gave her one more big hug.

�Now, get going,� I said. Sappoto-san nodded and boarded the train. I waved her off as the train pulled away.

I let Andi-chan be angry at me for a little while before we kissed and made up. So, life has gone back to normal for us. Well, almost. Umiko has found a place of her own just ten minutes away from Tokyo and will be moving out of our apartment in three weeks. This is good and all, but it�s three months too long! I take living that long with her anymore! Maybe I can go hang out with Takeo and his pals for a little while until my sister�s out of the apartment. Yeah, that sounds like a plan to me.

Have a Good Summer Everyone