b So this is kind of a side story to u What Money Doesn't Buy /u , from Hiyoshi's point of view. A series of drabbles that form a partial side story line (does that make sense?) First person point of view. /b
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u Chapter One /u
I hadn't thought about anything but tennis in awhile. It was a breath of fresh air to talk about something else.
Martial arts.
Girls aren't supposed to know how to fight. Girls aren't' supposed to b like /b it. But she did.
Odd.
Maybe it was this simple hobby which linked us that made me silently take her side when she fought with Atobe-Buchou.
Maybe.
u Chapter Two /u
She was new- she simply hadn't known. He treated her like she had no excuse. The bastard.
So she was my senpai. Was I supposed to care? I didn't either way.
The looks on their faces almost made me laugh. Almost.
Hiyoshi Wakashi had made a friend? Impossible!
Ingrates.
u Chapter Three /u
Cute? Is that what she called me? I blushed all the same. Does that mean I want her to keep saying these things?
I accepted her invitation all the same as well.
"So then it's a date!" She says.
The color of my face rivals that of my hair.
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It's perfectly logical- who else would I turn to for help?
But she can't. She seems sad. I consider doing something nice for her. She's a girl. Girls like . . . What do girls like? Scratch that idea.
She leaves with Atobe-Buchou.
Why does my stomach hurt?
u Chapter Four /u
She was gone for awhile. Five days seemed like a long time. But she's back to her old self and we go to her school. But first . . .
Why is Atobe in her mansion? What does he mean when he says "Ore-sama lives here"?
She drags me out of the house and I'm still confused. I ask her about it.
She's in denial. I can practically taste it. I let her know I care . . . Subtly of course.
She smile and calls me sweet. Her facial expression proves contagious.
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She captivates me for four hours. It feels like four minutes.
It's awkward on the way to the metro.
"Um, I don't like you in that way." Am I lying? I'm not sure.
She calls me her older brother and falls asleep on me as we ride the metro.
Why does my head feel ten pounds lighter?
u Chapter Six /u
It's the last week of school. She leaves Hyotei soon. I remind her of the graduation ball.
She asks me out to it. I scare myself when I tell her I want to go. The senior-only safety net was too close of a call. I suggest Oshitari to her.
At least she'll be away from Atobe-Buchou.
u Chapter Seven /u
He loves her. I keep telling myself 'I knew it' as she repeatedly kicks the bag. Her reaction to his confession pleases me, but I'll never let her know that.
I tell her I love her. God I'm stupid.
She says the words back.
But we aren't in love with one another. I repeat that to myself all the way to the coffee shop.
She comes home with me. When she leaves, my parents exchange smiles and Watake laughs.
"Wakashi's got a girlfriend . . ."
I resist the urge to flying side kick him into oblivion.
