| Fan Fiction |
by Ifah_chan
"Tomo!!"
I was startled as I turned around. It was Masami. "Err… Hi…"
She pouted her lips and crossed her arms. "What are you doing, Yamashita Tomohisa??" asked Masami. "You're not doing that thing again, aren’t you??"
"Err… Nope… I'm just waiting for my books. Your father has gone inside to take it for me…" I stammered. Masami's father had bookshop near our neighborhood. It was called Nagasawa Bookstore. Since I was just a little, I loved to rip the provocative pictures in the magazine. I couldn’t help it as it was my hobby.
"Are you sure I can believe you?" she asked me suspiciously.
"Of coz you can believe me…!"
Then, Masami smiled widely at me. I was smitten by it. Her smile was always on my mind. She and I were close to each other since we were in the first grade. It was true she was taller than me back then, but she had never treated me badly. People often mistook us that we were siblings as we were always glued to each other everywhere we go. And she had always shared everything with me.
~*~*~*~Flashback~*~*~*~
10 years ago…..
"Tomo!! Hurry up!!! We're going to be late for school!!!" A seven-years-old Masami screamed.
"Hait-Hait…." I took my shoes and wore it. "You're such a noisy early in the morning…" I looked at her as I opened the door.
"Of coz… If I don’t do that, you never want to go to school!" Masami pouted.
Suddenly, my mother opened the door. "Tomo… you're forgetting your bento again…" she handed the bento to me. She smiled as she saw Masami.
"Ohayo, Masami-chan!!!"
"Ohayo, Oba-chan…."
I was a bit annoyed with my mother as she didn’t wake me up. So, without looking back, I walked away to the gate. "Oi… Hurry up! I thought we're getting late…."
"Hati!!!" Immediately, she ran towards me. "Oba-chan, don’t worry about Tomo… I will take care of him…." she held my hand as she waved at my mother.
"Masami… you don’t have to say that to my mom…. I'm not a little kid. I can take care of myself." I let go of my hand.
But she pulled my hand and held on to it, tightly. "No! I've promised your mother that I will take care of you… and for your information, you're a little kid…. As you can see, I'm taller and bigger than you…" She giggled as she patted my head.
~*~*~*~End of Flashback~*~*~*~
I was treated like a little brother back then. It was annoying that she had always used her size to overcome me. But then, she had always taken care of me. I was blessed to have a friend like her…. Slowly, it turned into a crush… When we entered middle high school, which was when I met Shun and Toma. We were in the baseball club together. Back then, Toma and I were catcher and pitcher and Shun was a batter. Masami had always being our supporter during high and low of our game. Soon, 4 of us became closer. But…. I was shocked by Shun's confession to me.
~*~*~*~Flashback~*~*~*~
"Tomo… Can we talk??" Shun asked.
I smiled at him. "Sure, we can…."
"No… I mean… I want to talk just the two of us…" Shun looked at me seriously. I was confused and nodded. "Okay, I'll meet you after school…. Bye!" Immediately, he ran off to the field and joined the others.
After school, as I promised, I had waited for him at the school gate. I told Masami that I couldn’t go back with her as I would stay back for Shun. I looked at the watch and turned to the school yard. I saw Shun was running towards the gate.
"I'm sorry…" He panted.
"Hmm…. That's okay…"
"Well, let's go…. I know where we can eat a good and delicious Takoyaki… My treat!" he suggested.
As we reached the store, we sat and we ordered the plates. We ate and laughing around. Suddenly, I blurted the something that he wanted to tell me about…
"Shun… Now that we're here, so what are you wanted to talk about?" I asked. Shun didn’t say anything. He pressed his lips and tuned away. For awhile he looked at me with that weird looks and then he looked down. I was begun to impatient. I looked at him with my annoying face and rolled my eyes. "Oi! How long are you gonna stay like that? If you wanna say something, just say it…" I ate my food.
"Actually… I have a confession to make…" He blurted it out.
I looked at him nervously. "And…. What is it??"
He took his deep breath and looked at me straightly into my eyes. "Tomo… I… I… I have falling in love with Masami…"
I was nearly choked. I coughed and looked at him shockingly. "You what??"
"I have fallen in love with Masami…" He looked at me with his puppy eyes. "I don’t know… For the first time I saw her, I thought I was imagining things. But then, I almost have a heart stopping as days gone by. And then, that's when I knew, I have fallen in love with her…" He explained.
I was speechless. I looked down and bit my lips. "Is this you want to talk to me about?" I asked. "Why are you telling me all this? You should tell her straightly…"
"No!!!! I can't!!!!" He suddenly shouted at me.
"Why??"
"Because…. Because… I don’t know… I just can't…" He stammered. "Tomo…. Can you help me with this?"
"Ehh??!!"
"Please…. Only you can help me out…" He begged me.
I sighed. "Alright….. I will think of the way but… you have to tell her yourself!"
"Really??!!" He looked at me happily. And then, he hugged me. "Thanks Tomo!!!! You're the best!!!!" he shouted.
~*~*~End of flashback~*~*~*~
On that next day, I planned everything for both of them to meet. Shun was nervously waited for it. I arranged the date for them and that was when Shun confessed to her. On that night, Shun was happily called me after their date together. He was accepted. I smiled and happy for him but then my heart wrecked as I knew the truth. Since then, they were officially dated. I was the only one who was filled in sadness….
I told myself I had to act normally in front of her. I didn’t want my relationship ruined just because of my one-sided love… I smiled and joked around with her normally. But when I saw her happily smiled and joked around with Shun, I was devastated. She treated me as same as she treated Shun but more lovingly.
"Tomo… Here's your book." Masami's father handed the books to me.
"Thanks, Oji-chan…" I smiled and turned to her. "I'll better get going… see you later…"
"Tomo… I'll walk you home…." She offered.
"No… You don’t have to… I'm not a kid anymore. And now, I'm taller than you…" I said in sarcastically way.
She laughed as she patted me. "Daijoubu…. I know you're not a kid anymore but I still want to walk you home, besides…. I want to deliver this to the customer's house nearby." She smiled as she wiggled the packs.
I pouted and nodded. "Okay…." After she waved at her father then she joined me. We walked together as we talked. For awhile she stayed quiet and looking at me.
"Shun-chan told me that he saw you and Maki-chan having a date…. After school…. He was also said that both of you enjoying each other's accompany…."
"It’s not a date…. I was just accompanied her to find her stuffs." I denied.
She laughed. "Tomo… I'm very happy for you…." She said suddenly.
"Why?"
She weakly smiled at me. "Maki-chan… You're finally found someone nice…." And then, she looked away. She turned to me and smiled. But then…. Why was her smile so weak and un-spirited? She bit her lips…. I could see her tremble lips…
"M-Maki… is just a friend of mine…." I took a peep at her face. She didn’t show any reaction but suddenly she turned to me.
"Good night, Tomo…. See you later then…" She smiled as she turned right to walk another path. She waved at me and soon walked away. I was confused.
"Is she jealous of Maki??" I said to myself.
Since that night, everything became more complicated. I still didn’t understand why Masami reacted that way as she went back to normal the day after. That was when I became more confused and wondered but… Maki caringly came up to me and showered me with her comfort. Unknowingly, she had been always supporting me from behind. But… I was carelessly took advantages of her…. I was only using her to mend my broken heart. I was selfish… Too selfish….
I wasn’t aware that Maki was actually hurt until that day I overheard the conversation between them….. That time, I was just finished my activity. Soon after that, I headed to our class… suddenly, I heard people talking. It was Maki and Aya. Then, I hid…. But I took a peep at them….
"Maki-chan.... You're not fine. Your eyes are full of sadness. Your eyes are red and teary." Aya said seriously.
"No, I'm not! Look! My eyes have dust in it so that's why they are red. That's all!"
Aya shook her head. "You're not Maki-chan I used to know. You used to be cheerful and lively. But now, you have change. You’re not lively and cheerful Maki-chan. You have change into a different person. Sensitive and more fragile…."
"Aya… What had happened to me?" Maki's voice trembled. She looked at Aya. "I don’t know why but my eyes…. These tears keep falling from my eyes. My eyes always full of tears… I want to stop it but it didn’t…."
Aya hugged her. "Cry if you want… I'll be here for you…. We're best friend, aren’t we?" Maki hugged her back and wept. I was never known that she was hurt that much. She had never showed me her true self as she didn’t want me to feel guilty about it. "Maki-chan, you shouldn’t be cry because of him… he isn’t worth of your crying. I'm sorry to tell you this but I don’t trust him… Right from the start, I knew he will make you cry. And now, he really did it. Why can't you understand " Aya said angrily.
"Because I like him…. That's why!!" She shouted. "I don’t know, Aya… the more he hurts me, the more I wanted to be with him… he took away everything in me. I love him…. I just love him a lot…."
I was shocked as soon as I heard that. My lips trembled. She liked me?? Since when?? Why didn’t I know about it?? I panted. I closed my eyes and lean my head against the door. I had made her cry unknowingly. So I was the one who took that away from her…. And yet, I kept making her cry. I knew everything and yet, I still intentionally pretended that I didn’t know anything about it….
"Gomen… Maki…." I bit my lips hard.