WHAT MAKES YOU BEAUTIFUL
"Otohata-kun, I…uhmm... A-are you f-free tomo-tomorrow?" Aya asked, visibly trembling, while Ran and Miyu cheers on her.
"I still have some things to do at the shop," he casually replied, "Is Ran there with you?" He added a second later.
Confused and somewhat hurt, she answered "Y-yes, she's with Miyu at my room", she could see the smirk on his face from the other line, "Why?" she muttered the courage to ask.
"Nothing" was his reply. "I have to hang up now, bye" he added
"By-CALL DISCONNECTED.
"So, what did he say?" Ran asked
"He can't make it, he still has things to do," Aya replied, hiding her pain with a smile
"You can always ask him next time," Miyu said worriedly. Aya just continue smiling.
THE NEXT DAY
Aya looked at her reflection and brush her hair and thought "I was supposed to ask him to watch a concert with me, maybe I was a bit conceited. Ahhhh! I don't know what to do!"
She grabbed her purse and went outside. Aya looked at her watch and it was 9am, "The concert starts at 10:30," she sighed.
When Aya was about to open the gate of their house she noticed that Rei is waiting for her outside their gate
Shocked, she can't help but asking "Wh-what are you doing here, Otohata-kun?"
"Well, when I arrived at the shop, somebody already took the shift for me" he explained
Silence…
"What should I say? I was not expecting this!" Aya's mind is in chaos, then…
"Oh! Ah! Otohata-kun, I bought two tickets for XX band, would you like to see it with me?" Aya asked, blushing
"Ok," was his reply, "Let's go," he added
It was 9:45 when they arrived at the place, it was pack up with people, Rei grabbed Aya's hand and told her "Don't let go, it'll be hard for us when we get separated," Aya blushed furiously and just nod.
"Tickets please," the man said, smiling.
Aya searched inside her purse but the tickets are no where to be seen.
"Maam, tickets please," the man asked again, this time irritated.
"Rei…." Aya looked at him, panicking, tears threatening to fall, before Rei could answer a couple behind them insult Aya, "Get out of the way, ugly" and went in front of her
Aya looked at the couple, embarrassed, "Gomen," she apologized. Rei looked at her, irritated, "Hey, you shouldn't be sorry!"
She doesn't know what to do and just said "Sorry,"
"Hey!" he exclaimed
"So-" before Aya could apologize again, Rei grabbed her hand "C'mon,"
When they were away from the crowd, Rei scolded "You shouldn't kept on apologizing, you didn't do anything wrong and besides what they said was not true,"
"Eh? But it's true" Aya looked at the ground
Rei looked at Aya, "No, you're beautiful" is what he wanted to say but instead he said "Just don't mind them," What the hell, Rei thought and then looked away.
You're insecure
Don't know what for
"Let's go," he said
They went inside XX café, Rei, for the first time, noticed that right from the moment they walked inside the café, majority of the boys are looking at Aya.
You're turning heads when you walk through the door
Don't need make up
To cover up
He grabbed Aya's hand and guides her at the table away from those eyes. Rei can sense that Aya's blushing, he wanted to say something, but he was tongue-tied, because, he too, is blushing.
Being the way that you are is enough
Rei looked at Aya, she was busy looking at the menu, "Clumsy as always," he thought, with that, he smiled. He can't believe that this was the same girl who was always in the shadow.
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
Aya still can't believe that she lost the tickets and to top it all she embarrassed herself in front of Rei, she was still shaken from the event earlier.
After they ate the food, paid the bill, they left. They were walking side by side, the silence filling the gap between them.
It was a windy afternoon, a quiet wind afternoon, so quiet that only the chirping of the birds can be heard and the slight murmurs of the people around.
The wind ruffled Aya's hair and that caught Rei's attention.
Baby you light up my world like nobody else
The way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed
"What the hell," Rei thought, "That caught me off guard,"
"Otohata-kun, is everything ok? You look a bit flushed," Aya asked and then touched Rei's forehead
That gesture made Rei looked away, Aya smiled
But when you smile at the ground it aint hard to tell
You don't know
Oh Oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Rei looked at Aya again, there's something in that smile that Rei can't get enough of.
If only you saw what I can see
You'll understand why I want you so desperately
They sat on the bench overlooking the city, Aya stared at her hand, "I touched Rei's forehead! I touched Rei's forehead!" She still can't believe what she had done, "I went overboard," Aya was about to apologize when "Are you still thinking about the incident earlier?"
"No," was what she wanted to say but she can't lie to him, "Y-yes,"
Right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe
You don't know
Oh oh
You don't know you're beautiful
Suddenly Rei was angry again at the guy that called Aya ugly and became furious at Aya because she believed him.
"Can't she see that everywhere we go, there are a number of guys looking at her?" with that thought it made Rei uncomfortable, "Am I jealous?"
So c-come on
You got it wrong
"You're beautiful," Rei suddenly blurted.
Aya, visibly shocked, looked at Rei, "Eh?" Her heart was beating so hard
To prove I'm right I put it in a song
"Don't ever believe that you are ugly, you're beautiful just the way you are," he continued,
"You don't know that everytime you smile it made my world a lot better," he kept it inside
I don't know why
You're being shy
What Rei said made her heart go wild, as crazy as it sounds, she just wants to melt and jump around. Aya looked away, knowing if she continued looking at him, she'll just make a fool at herself.
And turn away when I look into your eyes
Rei looked at Aya and touched her face; there are million of things going inside his head, a lot of words he wanted to say but he couldn't find the right words to say to her.
Aya looked at Rei and touched his hand; there are million of questions she wanted to asked, a lot of words she wished she could say but couldn't find the courage to say it to him.
Rei stood up and extended his hand to hers, Aya grabbed it and smiled. He pulled her into his arms and whispered "No matter what they think about you, you're you, and for me, you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen,"
Aya could feel Rei's heart beat, it was the same as hers, and that made Aya so happy.
"I love you, Otohata-kun"
Everyone else in the room can see it
Everyone else but you
A DAY BEFORE
"Otohata-kun, I…uhmm... A-are you f-free tomo-tomorrow?" Aya asked, visibly trembling, Rei can hear Ran and Miyu's voices
"I still have some things to do at the shop," he casually replied, "Is Ran there with you?" He added a second later. "I can't even hear clearly what Aya wanted to say," he thought
Aya answered with a strain on her voice "Y-yes, she's with Miyu at my room"
"Does she still think that I like Ran?" With that thought, he smirked,
"Why?" Aya suddenly asked
He was out of words and he just answered "Nothing", a thought just came into his mind and said"I have to hang up now, bye"
Rei pushed the end button and then called Yuuya.
"Yo!" Yuuya greeted
"Can you pick up my shift tomorrow at the shop?" Rei asked
"Eh? Mami and I have a date tomorrow," Yuuya answered
"Thanks for picking it up," Rei replied, ignoring what Yuuya said
"Oi! Rei, I didn't agree to anything, Oi! Rei? Rei? Oi," Yuuya kept on protesting.
Rei hit the end button and smiled.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Gals! and the song, they belong to their respected owners
Note:
"Sentence like this is either a thought or a phone conversation"
Sentence like this is the lyrics of the song (One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful)
Sentence like this is normal
I wanted to make this story as close to their personality as possible. Hope you all enjoy, please review and favourite it (if possible :] ). Criticism is accepted. LOL. Just a friendly tip, read this story with the song.
This story is dedicated to my bff Jiru who is a (crazy) fan of this pairing (like myself).
Xoxo,
Rinjii