When Idiots Unite

Koji POV

"Koji! Over here!" I glanced behind my shoulder, hearing a voice that was just too familiar. Of course, I'd know that perky idiot anywhere.

"Hey." I sighed, Knowing what was in store for us today.

"Don't just stand there! The others are waiting in the meeting spot already!" Takuya, with his usual upbeat demeanor, screaming at me so early in the morning.

"Don't be so loud, baka (idiot)" I walked past him, tapping my elbow on his arm, as if to say let's go.

"Koji, you're so gloomy today!" Takuya wouldn't understand. He's too perky and full of life. Although, I can't say I dislike him.

"It's not that... 'that person' just give me the creeps." I sighed for the second time, Complaining about that person.

"That Person? You mean Sayuri?" Takuya threw a ridiculous question at me.

"No way! You really think Sayuri could have a bad atmosphere around her? No. I'm talking about little Miss Creepy-eyes." I replied bluntly.

"Tsubasa Chitose?" Takuya, once again, Strays from my description.

"Baka! Tsubasa does have gloomy eyes, but... Oh, quit it! I'm talking about Kurokawa!" Clueless Takuya was beginning to annoy me. As always.

I glance at Takuya as we crossed the street intersections. Unexpectedly, Takuya was gritting his teeth, clenching his fists, and had an unbelievable look of hatred and irritation glued on his usually perky face.

We were silent all the while, Takuya still irritated by the mention Kurokawa's name.

Obviously, we were discussing about the older Kurokawa.

Suddenly, Takuya bursts out screaming like there was no tomorrow.

"THAT KUROKAWA HAINE IS SO ANNOYING! WHAT'S WRONG WITH HER?"

I sighed, telling myself this was going to be a very loud and noisy trip.

All of a sudden, while Takuya was nagging his head off, I glanced to my left. A sweatdrop fell from my forehead, as I nudged Takuya's arm. As ironic as it gets, he's too busy nagging.

"KUROKAWA HAINE IS A FREAK!" I wouldn't blame him for complaining about Kurokawa's intimidating demeanor, but he's kind of going overboard. It was annoying, to the point I just wanted to choke him.

"Look who's talking." I heard a voice, although I don't hear this too often, I know this hoarse, stoic voice.

Me and Takuya glance to our left, as everybody was waiting for us, and Kurokawa Haine approaching us, together with Sayuri and Sekai behind her.

"Enchante`, Minamoto and Kanbaka* Takuya." Kurokawa Haine with her intimidating aura, greeted us.

Takuya was glaring at Haine, while on the other hand, Haine was simply glancing at her wristband.

"This is Japan. Don't greet Japanese with french." Takuya, for the first time, was being seriously rude to someone. oh wow.

"H-Haine-san... Don't be so mean to Takuya-kun." Sayuri spoke up, with a sweatdrop down her forehead.

"Sayuri, don't get yourself involved with idiots like these." Sighing after stating an obvious sentence gradually became a habit for me.

"Why do you glare at me so much? and stop being so awfully gloomy! You're worse than Koji!" Takuya bluntly complained. Although I know there was a complaint against ME somewhere along those lines, too.

"Excuse me, Kanbara Takuya, but it's not my fault you don't know french. Speaking of which, don't judge people so easily. You nag too much." Ah yes. I know that, when it comes to Kurokawa Haine, Sayuri said that girl would be extremely blunt.

Surprisingly, she backfires brilliantly.

"I... I think we should get going." Sayuri suggested, whilst Sekai nodded in agreement.

Just recently, Tsubasa Chitose said they had a cafe` nearby, and decided to invite us. Which is where we're heading to now.

We arrived at the cafe`, and it was HUGE. Extremely expensive-looking, to the point it made even ME feel nervous.

It was just me, Sayuri, Sekai, Haine, Takuya, TK, Midori, and Koichi who came along. The others had elsewhere to attend.

"Welcome to Tsubasa Cafe`, May I take your orders?" A waitress tended to our table, and before anyone of us could speak up...

"I want a caramel frappuccino and 1 slice of Tsubasa Cafe's special marble cake." The girl with plum-hair stated.

Everyone was silent for a while. Who knew that...

"Haine loves sweets!" Sekai Hiroshi eased up the tension, but Takuya was snickering.

"Wahahahaha! Who knew a gloomy and boring person like you had such a sweet tooth? Wahahaa, that's so weird!" Takuya finally bursted.

Nothing was so funny about it, actually. I guess Takuya's really just an idiot. More or less.

Kurokawa, Grabbing one of the menu books, dug her face in the pages.

"Hehehe! Haine's embarrassed!" Sekai, again, speaks up.

"...Oui (yes). So what if I eat a lot of sweets...?" She was still hiding her face. Takuya turned to Sekai with a completely teasing mood.

"Don't tell me... That's how she's embarrassed?" Any moment now. Takuya's going to die laughing.

"Sh-Shut up..." Kurokawa stutters, as her voice gradually became softer.


Moments later, Haine and Takuya were ignoring each other the whole while. It affected everyone else's atmosphere.

In the end, I was only drinking a glass of Iced tea, whilst everyone else had cake and juice. Takuya ate a lot.

I sighed. Luckily we were all seperating now, and heading to our respective homes. After a good yawn, I glanced behind my shoulder and noticed Haine was walking behind Takuya, to the opposite direction of me.

I decided to look at them for a while. Hoping to see that idiot Takuya's reaction.

"Why are you following me?" The first instinct that came to Takuya's mind.

"Don't be so conceited. My house is this way. Shut up and walk." Haine replied coldly. It's surprising how hoarse and low her voice is, and can still be heard from a distance.

"You are seriously mean!" Takuya objected Haine's attitude.

"Oui... (yes)" Haine replied with that simple word. Who knows if Takuya understood her french or not.

I see Sayuri, walking my direction, when Takuya and Haine were finally out of hearing range. I glanced at Sayuri as she approached me with her eyes looking elsewhere.

"Sayuri. Your house is this way?" I aked her, and she finally glanced at me.

"Ah, Koji-kun! My house is this way... You too, right?" Sayuri's unnecessary smile never fails to enlighten me.

"Yep. You seemed to be deep in thought just now." We both started walking the same direction. This felt great. The sunset was awesome, The Sakura petals made the scenery even more peaceful, and of course, there was Sayuri.

"Yeah... I was thinking if Takuya-kun and Haine-san would ever get along well with each other." Oh. So that's what she was so focused about just now. jeez, this girl always thinks of others.

"I can't seem to say 'yes'. Kurokawa is not Takuya's type of acquaintance." I disagreed.

"Haine-san is suprisingly really shy. She's so strange. In fact, she's so honest to the point she's blunt. I like Haine-san. What about you, Koji?" It's nice to see Sayuri being so friendly with someone even Takuya can't handle. Well, I hate to burst her bubble but...

"No. She gives me the creeps. B'sides I'm not friendly. That's Takuya's job." I replied.

"Hahaha. Koji, Sekai-san said that, If you can befriend Haine, you can befriend anyone in the world!" She states this cheerfully.

What was that supposed to mean?

"Are you saying Kurokawa is THAT hard to befriend?" I snickered.

"Yeah, I guess so... But I'd want to be her friend someday!" Again, with the cheerful demeanor and that smile.

Being cute is a crime, Sayuri! It's a crime!

"If it's you, I guess you'd be able to..." I replied, and I was honest.

"Let's work together and make Takuya-kun and Haine-san get along well! Okay, Koji-kun?" She smiles shyly.

I think you're more dangerous that Kurokawa-san, Sayuri...


The next day, Takuya approached me when I was sitting on my window seat in the classroom.

"Koji! What's Je T'aime ?" He asks.

"I don't know. Look up a dictionary or something. Did Kurokawa say that to you?" I replied.

Takuya literally ran down to the nearby library. I didn't see him until recess.

"Koji-kun, Have you seen Takuya?" Sayuri was running to me, panting heavily. Wheezing as if she was running the whole day.

"N-No... Why? Is there something-... Well, there he is." I pointed to the direction behind Sayuri.

As she turned back, we both stared at him with surprise.

He was blushing madly. Almost like a tomato.

"Je T'aime... It means..."


*Kanbaka = A play of names. A pun in Kanabara Takuya's name ; Baka means Idiot

Oui (owi)= Yes

enchante` (an-shan-teh)= A greeting commonly used by french both formally and casually.


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