The three days seemed to pass by slowly, but Saturday grew closer each passing second. Rose knew that Saturday would change everything. She knew that she had to cut all ties with Hiro, but was hesitant to do so. It was too late; she loved him too much to let him go. Rose knew that if she saw his face her resolve would waver. So, she refused to go up to the rooftop and found another place to hide and cry.

At the same time Hiro was faced with a similar dilemma, but he was determined to fight his betrothal. He was in love with Rose and could not let her go. He went to the roof hoping to see her face, but she wasn't there. Figuring she was just late he waited, but she never came. After school he went to her classroom to look for her, but she had already left. Hiro knew something was wrong. Rose had never done anything like this before. They had just confessed their feelings to one another, why wasn't she there? There was still two days before he had to go to the Tea House, but she avoided him during that time. Despite her actions, he still believed in her.

The day before they were to go to the Tea House, Mr. Matsuda approached his daughters and gave them both a gift. "These are for you to wear to the Tea House tomorrow. I bought them because you are my precious daughters. I love you both very much."

"Thank you father" they both said.

Inside the packages were beautiful kimonos. Erica's kimono was yellow with pink flowers and had a red obi. Rose's kimono was blue with white flowers and also had a red obi. The moment Rose saw the kimono, something struck her. It was as if she had seen it before, but couldn't remember where.