| Fan Fiction |
by MidoriMayu & Ting.
"Okay class, that's it. Remember to..." I tuned Miss Ree's words. My hands were aching from all the writing and the paper was filled with messy handwriting. I looked at it, sighed and kept it in my bag. It was history and I actually was listening. My heart felt heavy and I didn't want to talk to anyone.
"_____!" I jumped at the sudden voice and yelped. Chinen waved at me, centimeters from my face. At the corners of my eyes, I could see Yuto, Daiki, Ryutaro and of course, Yamada Ryosuke. My heart took a double take and a flash of last night's 'event' appeared in my head. I shook it off and smiled.
"Chinen! Damn, you almost killed me," I said, keeping my eyes down. No, I did not want to acknowledge his presence.
"Hello to you to, _____," Daiki said, snapping my out of my thoughts. I looked up, surprised.
"Huh, oh, sorry, hey guys. I'm just a little... tired," I smiled faintly and picked up my bags. By now, the class was empty.
"It's okay, I do that sometimes," Ryutaro said and sat on a nearby table, bouncing an apple in his hands. I shrugged.
"Hey, erm, I'm going to go home now, I'm not feeling too well," I desperately wanted to get out, now. I could instantly sense the change in the atmosphere. Part of me is sorry I hurt them, I knew they wanted to spent time with me. It was rare they had a free day. But part of me is relief, because this meant that they would probably give me what I wanted. They agreed and offered to sent me home, but I declined. I can't help but notice his silence.
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I walked out of the school compound, enjoying the feel of the warm evening sun on my skin. It's been so long since I felt so... sad. I couldn't even remember the last time I felt like this. Or maybe, sad wasn't the word, maybe... troubled was more like it. There was a slight breeze, it played around in my brownish hair, making my skirt flying lightly around me. I looked at the ground and kicked a pebble while I walked. Wrapped in my thoughts, I didn't notice that I was being followed.
When there was a tap on my shoulder, I jumped and turned around. Then, I sighed in relief. It was only Yuto.
"Are you okay, Lil' sis?" he asked, walked along side me. I smiled faintly and nodded. "Yeah..." I kept my eyes on the road to avoid eye contact.
"Are you sure?" he asked, sneaking a peek at my face. I nodded. I heard his sigh faintly, but I ignored it. I walked a few steps before I felt my hand being pulled at. I turned around and saw Yuto smiling at me.
"Let's go somewhere," he said and pulled me away.
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We ran to a bicycle shop and he rented a double bicycle. He made me cycle with him through twists and turns, alleys and pavements at a speed that was impossible for my to keep up alone. The wind on my face was exhilarating and the feeling was great. I couldn't help but smile at his silly laughter and actions. Soon, I find myself laughing along with me. When we stopped, I was unaware of the place.
"Where are we?" I asked, getting off from the bike. The sky was orange, with a tinge of purple and pink in it now. He left the bike at the tree and pointed upwards. I looked up. We were at the bottom of a tree, what did he want me to see? I saw nothing except branches and leaves. I raised my eyebrow at him.
"Follow me," he said and began to climbed the tree. I took a while to register this and then widened my eyes in surprise.
"You want me to climb a tree in my uniform?! Are you crazy?!" I yelled, yet I being to climb anyway.
"Don't be a girl," he said, his voice muffled. I rolled my eyes. "I am a girl," I mumbled. Strangely, I felt less troubled now then this afternoon. Being with Yuto Nakajima has this effect on me. He stopped and sat on a sturdy looking branch and I sat beside him. He was staring at the horizon and I stared at him, wondering. He looked at me, smiled his silly smile and pointed at the horizon. "Look," he said.
I turned my head and saw the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. The sun was a semi circle, resting at the line of the sea. The sky was coloured orange, yellow, pink, blue and white. The sea was a wavering reflection of the sky, dotted with ships and boats, fisher mans and houses on sticks which names I didn't bothered to learn. It was a pretty scene and for the moment, I was captured in the moment. I've totally forgotten everything around me. When the sky turned dark, I snapped out of my reverie. Turning to him, I smiled.
"Thanks Yuto, that was the most beautiful thing ever," I said. He shake his head, "it's nothing, I just thought I bring you here. You've been in head all day." It was true, by the way. I wasn't being myself. I was circling in my mind the whole day. I pushed the reason why out now.
"Sorry," I mumbled, looking at my dangling legs. I felt my head being ruffed.
"It's nothing to be sorry about! But if you don't mind, you could tell me," he said and hanged his arms on my shoulder. I looked at him, and suddenly my mind cleared. All I could see was his eyes, the 2 black coloured circles. At that instant, I felt like I could tell him my secrets. All of my secrets. But before I opened my mouth, my head caught up with me and warned me. I blinked and turned away, shaking my head.
"Really, it's nothing," I said, feeling the hurt from his side. But it was gone so fast, I wondered if I had imagined it.
"Okay, then, time to get you home. Or else Yama chan will kill me," he said and jumped to the ground. I wasn't as daring as he was and climbed down instead. When we rode back, I took careful note of the way there, so that I could come here on my own the next time.
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We returned the bike and he walked me home. We talked on the way there, and I was able to keep my mind off my mind for that time. When we were at the entrance, I stopped and waved him home.
"Bye, see you tomorrow," he said.
"See you, and Yuto," I paused and looked at him, "thanks," I smiled genuinely for the second time that day. He smiled back and ruffled my head, "it's nothing, smile like that always, okay!" Before I could reply, he ran off. I shake my head at his silliness and walked into the house.
"I'm home!" I yelled. There was no one home. When I walked to the dining table, I found that note. Dad and mum has went to visit grandma. Dinner was in the fridge. Ah, lucky me. I stuck the plate in the microwave and skipped upstairs. I opened the door to my bedroom and turned to closed it when it was stopped by a foot sticking out at the gap. I opened it again and came faced to face was a angry looking Yamada Ryosuke.
"I've been worried sick, do you know that?"
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Hey guys! It's Ting.
I know it's been long and the previous chapter was suppose to be done by me, but I simply have no inspirations for that. And hence, the late update from MidoriMayu.
I hope this isn't a disappointment, but I felt the need to enter this chapter here. :)
Please comment, and I hope you enjoyed this.
Peace, Ting.