4 years ago
She stood there waiting for him to come. There was one last thing she had to do before she left.
"Ito-san?"
She blinked and looked up. He was a bit taller than her. He had a small smile on his face. "H-Hai." She spoke shyly. She looked at his eyes. It was good to have indirect contact. She fiddled with her fingers.
"Ano, Hikaru--''
"I'm not Hikaru. I am Kaoru, but if you want Hikaru I can get him for you" he paused. "Unless you want me instead?" he mischievously smiled.
She opened her mouth to speak, but couldn't. She thought for a moment and then opened her mouth again to speak. "You're not Kaoru." She paused for a second. "You're Hikaru."
His eyes widened from shock but it soon wore off. "I don't know what you're talking about." He said. "I am Kaoru."
She dropped her head and glared at the ground.
Why?
She clenched both of her fists at her side, keeping it from being shown. Unknowingly, she slapped him. Tears falling down her cheeks. He smirked at the work he has done.
"Why?" the question by her had caught him off guard. He looked at her, curious on what she was going to say. Normally, most girls would run away by now.
"Why do you have to lie to yourself and others." She managed a small smile. "You and your brother both." She sniffled. "Don't you want friends other than your brother?" she paused. "It won't always be just you and him. Sooner or later, someone is going to come and befriend you."
She turned away and ran, leaving a stunned Hikaru, who now placed a hand on his reddened cheek. Kaoru, his brother came out from the bush.
"I think…she may be…right?" Kaoru struggled to say. Watching the running figure disappear in the distance with his brother.
"Saaya, what happened?" Maaya, her twin asked her, patting her back. Saaya looked up "He…He did it Maaya." She cried. "Just like all the others. He was playing games with my heart." She cried and dug her teary face into Maaya's arms.
"You should have listened to me Saaya." Her face saddened. "I didn't want to see you heartbroken." She strokes her hair.
"I'm…sorry." Saaya sobbed in her chest.
The next day, Kaoru and Hikaru couldn't get their minds off from their chat with Ito-san. They felt a bit guilty and wanted to apologize as soon as they see her again. Ever since she could tell them apart, they thought of her differently now. But, Hikaru was thinking about her the most. This feeling he got…he didn't understand. It was like he needed her, just like he needed his brother. For his brother, it wasn't really the same. He felt like befriending her and nothing more.
They stepped into their classroom. The aura was a bit different, but they couldn't put their finger on it. They took a seat in their assigned seats and waited, waited for her to come. But she never came.
The teacher came in and soon started lessons, but not before an announcement. "Everyone, you know your classmate Saaya Ito?" she asked her students. The class erupted into whispers. Saaya Ito was known amongst her class. "Where is she sensei?" one classmate asked.
This questioned had gotten the Hitachiin twins interested. They looked beside them. Her desk was empty.
"Well, she won't be joining us today because Ito-san has moved due to her parents' business."
At that minute, Hikaru's and Kaoru's eyes widened.
She wasn't coming back.
At the airport, Saaya and Maaya were getting ready to take departure to America. Their parents had business in America for 2 years and they decided to move all together since 2 years would be too long. They were a pretty close family, unlike others.
"Gate 36B will be departing in 20 minutes." The intercom spoke throughout the building.
"We better go before we're all late." Their father beamed.
"Hai!"
I've should have known from the beginning. I'm never falling in love again. Love is a lie.
