Mismatched Relationships

Summary: People say that Hayama Akito has got the world's best girlfriend- Matsui Fuka. She's got gorgeous looks, and is talented at both athletics and academics. But what happens when Kurata Sana, Fuka's best friend, appears? Will everyone's romance life change forever?

Additional Information: Fuka is the most popular girl in the school, and Sana is a top child star and pro actress. Sana doesn't turn down job offers. The character's backgrounds may be different.

Disclaimer: I do not own Kodocha, or Kodomo No Omocha, in any way. If I did, Fuka would never have dated Akito.

Chapter 1- Introductions

"Good morning, Akito!"

Hayama Akito turned around, only to see Matsui Fuka, his girlfriend, running at him at full speed.

"What do you-"he began, but never got to finish his question.

We could all say it's due to Fuka giving him her daily hugs in the morning. Well, Fuka seemed to be a little more hyper than usual. The thing was, they never really had their first kiss. Fuka really had this crazy desire to, but Akito stated that he did not kiss ugly girls.

Of course, the insult did not stop Fuka from hugging Akito instead.

Akito was quite lucky to have Fuka has his girlfriend, and he knew it from the morning murmurs. Boys were always giving him looks of distaste, questioning each other what Fuka saw in him. Actually, Akito didn't know himself, though he thought it was something to do with how he was the first and only person to insult her. Nevertheless, as time passed, he was quite fond of her himself.

He heard Fuka giggle. "Oh, Akito! You don't know how blessed I am to hug you every morning!"

Blessed? Her? It should be the other way around. He wasn't even popular amongst girls, and anyway, he was quite a troublemaker in school. Actually, he still is. Despite being a couple, Akito never really wanted to tell Fuka his secrets.

"Hn," he mumbled in reply.

Elsewhere, at the airport

A girl strolled casually, bag in hand, to the front of the airport. It'd been a while since she'd returned to Tokyo. Even though New York, where she'd been for 4 years to perform, had been very similar to Tokyo with its population and buildings, she still missed her hometown.

"It's good to be back," she declared, as she glanced back, looking for her manager and mother.

Rei, her boyfriend and manager, quickly rushed over with luggage. Her mother Misako seemed to find a unique way to carry suitcases and the like. In fact, right now she was sitting in a little red car, which had two arms sticking out, looking like hooks. Everything she was supposed to handle was hung there. Life sure was easy for her.

Sana, that was the girl's name, giggled and gave Rei a quick peck on the cheeks. Then she seemed to remember something, and took out her cell phone. Time to dial her best friend's number.

"Hello?" came the voice on the other end.

Sana smiled, her best friend's voice hadn't changed one bit from its Osaka accent. "It's Sana. I came back to Tokyo from New York,"

"Oh my gosh, really? I can't believe it! This isn't a prank call, right? You've finally rid of all those movies, Broadway shows and commercials?" There was a hint of disbelief in her voice.

Sana laughed at her best friend's incredulity. "Yes, Fuka, I have! It sure has been tiring doing all of those, and I finally got a break in like…4 years! Tokyo hasn't changed much!"

"Hmm…I got it! Why don't you come to our Junior High School? It's still 45 minutes until the bell, you'll be sure to make it! You can enroll today, that'll be so cool! I'm so glad we still remained best friends! I was thinking you'll forget me!" Fuka said in response.

Grinning, Sana said back, "Oh I'm definitely going now! Just need to do some check-ups and stuff, should be there in a jiffy! Oh, Fuka. How could I ever forget you? Remember what we said before we left?"

"NOTHING WILL EVER COME BETWEEN US!" the two yelled together, eyes twinkling with delight.

With a cheeky expression on her face, Sana added, "and that includes distance!"

They both chuckled, and finally Fuka said, "Well, hurry up soon, okay? I'm waiting for you! Oh, I got to go now. Bye, Sana!"

"Okay, okay! See you, Fuka!" Sana hung up, very pleased.

Rei was looking at her in question, so Sana gave him a thumb up and exclaimed, "I'm going to Junior High, Rei-kun!"

Back at school, bell time

Fuka giggled to herself as she took her seat. Talking with her best friend again had been so fun. They'd been separated for four years; it was going to be fun to see how they both looked like now. Well, actually, Fuka already knew how Sana looked like, since she'd seen her on TV. But sometimes celebrities seemed to look different live, so it could still be interesting.

Suzuki-sensei, their homeroom teacher, walked in. He was followed by Principal Naru, who was chuckling softly. He somehow looked overly chubby today.

"Well children," Principal Naru began, "it's on a short notice, but we have a new transfer student."

There was a sudden murmuring of voices. Fuka, smiling because she already knew who it was, leant over to whisper to her boyfriend.

"Hey Akito, remember the person I was talking to on the phone this morning?"

Akito gave a nod, which led Fuka to continue. "Yeah, she's the new transfer student!"

If Akito cared, he didn't show it. He just continued to look towards the front, making Fuka sigh. Her boyfriend was so difficult, but she still loved him. He was so cool, and had quite good looks. People just didn't like his attitude, but Fuka didn't mind it. Anyway, she knew that he didn't really mean much of the mean things he says, and that he's always trying to help other people, not himself.

"Please come in," Principal Naru said, and in walked a girl.

Possibly everyone in the room knew her. It was the famous child star, who often appeared in the most positive rated movies- Kurata Sana. Her brown hair, which was tied in pigtails, bobbed up and down as she ambled towards the front.

She smiled, and then gave the victory sign for no apparent reason. "Good morning! Kurata Sana here! A few of you might know me from TV, but since you're all my classmates, please treat me normally!"

All the boys, except for Akito, swooned at her cuteness. There was even one boy at the back with bushy eyebrows who nose-bled. There were also a few girls who were getting misty-eyed. The majority of the females just stared at Sana admiringly, whereas Fuka just grinned in delight.

"Now then, please sit at…the only empty seat! Do you see it? It's at the back, near the window! Well, it's good to see you lively students! Bye!" Principal Naru gave a laugh before heading out.

Sana got sight of the empty seat and grinned when she saw it was two seats away from Fuka. There was just one boy between them. He was quite attractive, with a sort of old-ish blonde hair and mesmerizing golden eyes. On his face was an indifferent expression and he had black earphones on.

As she sat down, the teacher pushed his glasses up. "Uhm…we were going to have a Maths Pop Quiz…but since we have a new student, it may be a disadvantage to her which is why we're cancelling that. I have no other work scheduled for you…so it's a free period!"

He ran out of the room, and Sana giggled. She leant back a little, so she could see Fuka. It seemed that Fuka was doing the same. All the classmates turned to look at the two, and noticed the distinct similarities.

A girl with light brown hair plaited and tied into two rings on the side of her head (A/N: Lol I don't know what her hairstyle is meant to be so I just kind of described it) walked up to Sana's desk. "Hey! My name is Kamayai Hisae! You can just call me Hisae-chan though! Are you related to Fuka-chan or something? You two look REALLY alike face-wise!"

"Nice to meet you, Hisae-chan! Fuka and I? We're just best friends, really," Sana replied, still grinning.

Fuka laughed and glanced at her before speaking. "You see, we met in elementary, grade 3! I transferred from Osaka, which is probably why I have an Osaka accent. We weren't really friends at first, but then one or two weeks later, we saw each other in the bathroom! We started getting friendlier with each other, and soon enough we became best friends! But when the year ended, Sana had to go to New York because most of her job offers came all the way from there! Amazing, right? But we promised that we'll still be best friends no matter what!"

"Ah I remember! I was in your class in grade 3! Remember me, Sana-chan?" a girl who had short black hair.

Sana thought for a minute, and then her face lit up. "Oh yeah, I remember! Mami-chan! I don't think there's anyone else in this class that I know besides you and Fuka though…"

"Ah! Aya-chan! You were too!" yelled Sana as she finished scanning the room.

But it wasn't like she heard, since she was with Ohki Tsuyoshi. Sugita Aya had just given him a bag of delicious cookies and they were eating them together. They sure had a sickening love-love relationship.

Sana just merely sighed, and shook her head. "Ah well. Hey, let's do something! It's free-period after all!"

"Hmm…well, I guess I'm going to the gym. A few practices here and there. Akito, Sana, why don't you come with me?" Fuka replied.

Sana grinned and nodded. She still remembered how hard Fuka practiced so she could be good at gymnastics. They both headed to the gym, and Fuka opened the door. It was a packed place. There were beams, mini tramps, rings, floor mats and almost every gymnastic equipment available.

Fuka rushed to the beam and began to climb on smoothly. It was sort of like she was getting on a horse. "Hey, Sana! Why don't you try gymnastics?"

"Gymnastics? Hell no. You know how inflexible I am!" Sana replied, turning down the offer.

Fuka grimaced at the memory of how Sana fell down the balance beam and almost broke her arm. "That wasn't really a case of inflexibility, more like unbalance. But it doesn't matter; I guess if you say so, I'll believe you. How about you, Aki?"

Sana turned her head to the possible "Aki" that Fuka was addressing, and saw the attractive guy from earlier.

"Why don't you try the balance beam?" Fuka asked, grinning as she jumped off.

Akito moved his head to the side a bit and Fuka dismissed it as a 'no'. She sighed and muttered, "What can I do about you?"

Sana noticed that Akito was sweating a bit, so she leant towards Akito and whispered slyly, "Scared of heights, 'Aki'?"

The blonde shook his head slightly, but Sana saw his eyes and the fear in it. She giggled, which attracted Fuka's attention.

Fuka raised her eyebrows. "Sana? Is there something funny about my boyfriend? Or are you thinking that I'm weird to be his girlfriend?"

"No, it's just that-Wait, you guys are a couple? Oh my god, why didn't you freaking tell me?" Sana was shocked. Fuka had a boyfriend-and didn't tell her?

Fuka grinned. "Yep! My boyfriend, Hayama Akito! You see, when I came to Junior High, I was somehow regarded as popular! It was SO annoying! A few days later, I was so worn out at everyone complimenting me for no reason! I sat down at my desk and the person next to me, turned out to be Akito, said "Ugly," I was so irritated at first because some random guy just insulted me and I didn't even know him. Then I realized some random people compliment me and I don't even know them. So I kind of kept an eye on Akito. I was so impressed at his interesting logic, his honesty, and before I knew it, I'd fallen in love with him!"

"That's…a weird way to fall in love. Oh well, there's different sorts. Gee, I can't believe you have a boyfriend and you DIDN'T TELL ME! You kept contacting me whilst I was in New York, but you never said anything about that in your letters or phone calls! I need to know when you have a boyfriend! I'm not going to let my best friend have a stupid guy!" Sana exclaimed, a mixture of weird emoticons boiling inside of her.

Fuka just smiled at her over-protective best friend. "Oh, Sana. I love him, you know, and I'm sure he's no cheater. I know we made that promise of how we would test each other's future boyfriends to see if they're nice or not but…I got it! How about you spend a day with Akito on Saturday? Then you can tell me if he truly loves me or not,"

"Oh, that's a good idea. How about it, Aki?" Sana turned towards Akito.

He gave this weird scoffing sound. "If Fuka wants,"

Fuka smiled, and hugged her boyfriend, who had an uncaring expression printed on his face. Sana just shook her head, thinking that it might be hard to decide if Akito liked Fuka truly or not. He seemed so hard to read. At one point, he says sweet words, but he always had that blank look on his face. As soon as Fuka let go and wasn't looking, Akito shot Sana a cold glare, which made Sana instantly regret the decision.

"Give me your cell phone number or home phone number or something that I can contact you with. We're going to plan the time tonight. I can't do it now, since I have to check my schedule first." Sana hoped Rei-kun made her work the entire day on Saturday.

Akito gave a hn, took out notebook paper, and scribbled something on it. He handed it to Sana, who took it a bit reluctantly. She wasn't sure anymore if she wanted to spend time with a bitter guy.

Fuka grinned at the two. "Well, Akito, don't disappoint Sana, okay? Sana, make sure he doesn't hang out with other girls. Stay with him the whole time, I do not want him cheating on me. Well, actually, if he does, then I'll break up with him."

"I'm a girl though. Should I really spend time with him?" asked Sana, trying to find a way out.

In reply, Fuka slapped Sana on the shoulder while laughing. It seemed that Fuka didn't mind it at all. Sana glanced at Akito once more, only to see him glaring back at her. It was going to be a long Saturday…

At home, night time

"XX-XXXX-XXX, huh? Quite an easy number to remember, even though there's no way I'm going to memorize such a cold guy's number," Sana said to herself as she inspected the paper.

She sighed, and then dialed Akito's number. It rang for the third time, and Sana was about to just discard the plan when-

"Hello?"

Sana bit her lip. It was a girl's voice, definitely not Akito. "Hello! Excuse me; I'm looking for Akito,"

"Akito? That devil? What could you possibly want with him? Unless…oh! You're a teacher, aren't you? I apologize, Akito's been acting up in class, isn't he? That devil!"

She widened her eyes in horror. Even someone as mean as Akito shouldn't be called a devil. "No! I'm his girlfriend's best friend! Why don't you let me speak with him? And don't call him a devil!"

"Huh? Akito has a girlfriend? Enough with the jokes. And I call him a devil because he IS a devil. That guy killed our mother! Hmph! Well, since you're so EAGER to talk with him, I guess I could let you. AKITO! PHONE!"

Sana widened her eyes once more, if it was possible. Akito…murdered his own mother? That was definitely enough to make him a devil then, even if the person calling him that was his own sister! How could someone kill his own mother? In fact, how could someone kill anyone else at all? Even though Akito was cruel, he definitely had a soul.

"Akito here."

Sana's eyes began to brim with tears. "A-Aki…hello."

"It's Hayama for you. Don't act as if you know me well."

She gave a fake smile even though Akito couldn't see, and said in a choked voice, "Oh. Sorry. Hello, Hayama. I-I just…did you…kill…I mean…nothing…never mind,"

"What? You sound like you're crying. Kill? Did Natsumi say something about me killing my mother? It's all my fault. She gave birth to me. If she didn't do that she…"

As she listened to Akito's words, she realized that he didn't murder his own mother after all. It's only because he'd been born that her mother died. She felt sorry for Akito. It must be a burden, having to feel bad because his sister kept telling him untrue things. "Oh…I'm sorry. I…I'm available at 3:00 in the afternoon. We'll meet up at Happy Land, okay? That's an amusement park, by the way. Uhm…well…if there's nothing more you have to say…"

"You're not going to tell this to Fuka, are you? There's no need to give her this burden. Gee, you're just a mere stranger and you already know so much about me…"

Sana grimaced at the thought that she was just a 'mere stranger', even though she knew it was true, and agreed that she would not tell Fuka about this. Then they both bid their farewells and Sana hung up. After she prepared for sleep, she gave a deep sigh and got into bed.

"I wonder…"Sana mumbled to herself, "how things would go on Saturday…"


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