My Love For You, Your Lips For Me : Prologue


Today was like any other day to everyone…. To everyone not in Sobou High at the very least.

Why? Why because while everyone else were living out their daily lives…. everyone in Soubu was instead filled with awe, shock, excitement…. and any other colorful emotion that you can throw in there…. And not because it was a cultural festival or anything of those sorts but because everyone was in disarray just because of a special something that happened today.

That something was considered to be impossible, that the chances of it happening are zero percent… that it will never happen. Heck, it didn't even crossed everyone's minds one bit.

Yet that something totally happened.

What was this "something" that I keep on blurting about? Let's just go into it along with the Service Club.


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"Tsk. Alright class, that will be it for now. Dismissed!"

Everyone in Class 2F heaved a sigh of relief as the usually boring lecture of their teacher was abruptly stopped by the chimes of the bell to which signified the start of lunch break.

Every guy and girl started packing their lunches and lunch moneys and made a rush towards the classroom door. While some few had left themselves behind inside the room to either eat their lunch in their or just chat out with their friends. Among those who chose to eat their lunch there was Hikigaya Hachiman, who had then brought a boxed lunch out from his desk.

"Hohohoho.." Hikigaya Hachiman grinned as he stared upon the box. He then had carefully untied the knotted cloth securing the box from spilling its contents to reveal a yellow plastic container.

"Uwaahh, Hikki! It's rare for you to bring those!" Right before he can take grasp of the lid, a voice came into his left ear. There beside him stood his clubmate, Yuigahama Yui, who just like him chose not to go out during break today.

"Well, today's an exception. You see, I haven't eaten breakfast yet." Cornered by her, he had no choice but to answer. Well it's not if he will lose anything anyway.

What Hikigaya Hachiman said was true, just this one time he had not gotten the chance to eat breakfast for he was much in a hurry today. Why was he in a hurry? That he didn't really remember why. Whatever his reason was, his thoughtful sister Hikigaya Komachi saved his dear arse as she prepared him food to take to school.

"Ohh…." Without anything to think of as a reply, Yuigahama Yui just nodded. This made Hikigaya Hachiman feel happy as he can now fully attend to what was sitting on his desk.
He took bite after bite, each of which gradually answered to the pain that was stored in his stomach during the lectures.

Yuigahama Yui, with nothing else to do (eat maybe?), took it upon herself to sit on the chair beside him. There she stared at him while he ate.

Naturally, this made Hikigaya Hachiman uneasy.

"Why… why are you watching me?" He asked at a now humming Yuigahama Yui who had rested her head at her desk while she still was staring at him.

"Why not." She nonchalantly answered.

"Why not… you say…" He said to her while keeping a spoon filled with food dangling in the air.

"Oh Hikki, just eat. Didn't you tell me you hadn't had breakfast yet?" She waved her hand and smiled.

"That is true.. but.."

With Yuigahama Yui returning only silence to his reply and with his stomach still twitching and twirling, he forced himself to shrug it off and continued to eat… this time a bit more uncomfortable thanks to his consent of Yuigahama Yui's presence.

This unpleasant lunch of his continued for a few minutes until….

"What… what are you two doing?" A surprised voice of a young girl not belonging to Yuigahama Yui echoed through the two's ears. A voice way too familiar for the both of them.

Apparently Yukinoshita Yukino was standing at the door, watching both of them.

"Uwahhh! Yukinon, you scared me."

"Yuigahama-san…. can you tell me the reason why you're staring at someone while they eat?" She asked with a worried tone.

"Ahhh…. eh… uh….." Yuigahama Yui shuffled her gaze everywhere but towards Yukinoshita Yukino's own. She then shifted it at a still eating Hikigaya Hachiman with eyes that were saying "Help me…"

Hikigaya Hachiman answered with a stare that says "Help yourself, idiot." And "Why should I? I was the victim here."

"More importantly… didn't I tell you guys to come to the club immediately after you were dismissed?" Left with just a flustered Yuigahama Yui, Yukinoshita Yukino sighed and asked the main reason why she came to see them.

"Oh… you did." Hikigaya chewed and gulped as he finally remembered what Yukinoshita Yukino was talking about. They were supposed to gather during lunch break at the clubroom to finish a request that was due today. It was also probably why Hikigaya Hachiman was in a real hurry today.

"She did?" Yuigahama Yui asked in cluelessness.

Hikigaya Hachiman probably forgot about what Yukinoshita's reminder probably because he was hungry beyond all.

On the other hand, Yuigahama Yui forgot about it because she's a klutz.

"Yuigahama-san…." Yukinoshita Yukino stared at her like a mother staring at her about-to-fail delinquent daughter.

"Hehehe…." Yuigahama Yui laughed weakly, her eyes pleaded "Don't kill me…."

"Gwofon wifotmi Wiyuhama." Before Yukinoshita Yukino can make a remark on her dear clubmate (No, not Hikigaya Hachiman), Hikagaya Hachiman interjected while taking two spoonfuls at once.

"Don't talk with food on your mouth, Hikki! A-and what did you mean?!" And with that, Hikigaya Hachiman gulped another mouthful.

"Go on without me Yuigahama, I'll just finished this up fast." He said to her.

"Oh… uh…. okay." She nodded in response.

"Hikigaya-kun, I haven't approved of that yet. Please come with us this instant." With a cold voice, Yukinoshita inserted herself and uttered those words.

"Just let me take half of it then…" Not wanting to displease her more, Hikigaya Hachiman pleaded for a much lesser bargain.

"Now, Hikigaya-kun." Yet even with this, Yukinoshita Yukino still declined.

"B-b-but…"

"No buts."

"I haven't gotten rid of my hunger yet!" Hikigaya Hachiman cried out before he was dragged out of the classroom mercilessly by a Yukinoshita Yukino. Yuigahama Yui awkwardly laughed while she followed the two to the clubroom.


"Okay, Hikigaya-kun. You are to bring this to the client."

Before Hikigaya Hachiman were boxes of miscellaneous items filled to the brim. There he lifted one, he needed a secure hug of the box before he can.

"This much?" Hikigaya Hachiman stared at one box that was resting on top of the clubroom table and then lifted it.

Without answering to his question, Yukinoshita Yukino proceeded to pick up a certain box from the mountain of boxes and placed it on Hikigaya Hachiman's waiting hands.

"Just this much? Hikigaya Hachiman asked.

"Wait, I wasn't finished yet."

Just as she said that, she went on and picked up a couple more boxes and placed it on top of what he's already holding on.

"This muc-"

Yukinoshita paid no heed to Hikigaya Hachiman. Instead she went on it again and placed four more on top.

"Just this much." She answered.

"Just this much, huh." He replied sarcastically.

"No worries, Yuigahama-san and I will help out too." Yukinoshita Yukino said with a smile on her face as she hands out a box to Yuigahama Yui. It seems that the two girls will be carrying one box each.

"Was that supposed to motivate me?" He cried in complaint.

"I supposed? Heave ho Hikigaya-kun." Yukinoshita Yukino added another one on the already wobbling tower that was Hikigaya Hachiman's share of boxes.

"Wait… wait. WAIT!" Even with his screams flooding the clubroom, Yukinoshita went ahead and lifted one more and placed it unto Hikigaya's own two hands.

"Heavy." He thought to himself. The boxes, in reality, were not so heavy since seeing as Yukinoshita herself had carried it without sweat, more than once even. Hikigaya and Yukinoshita were the same when it comes to lifting objects, even if one of them had the better stamina than the other. They were both the same…. Yet this time they were different.

This time one of them had an empty stomach.

Hikigaya Hachiman was left with no choice but to carry it all, it seemed. He then mustered what had remained of his stocked up strength and carried the pile.

"Ready? We're leaving?" Yukinoshita Yukino asked both of them.

"Yeah….. but Hikki, are you really fine there?" Yuigahama asked worriedly as she takes a look at the man.

"….." Hikigaya just nodded as he concentrated on balancing out his load.

"Well then, we're going." Seeing as everything was fine, they began to walk.

The three had started their journey along the corridor. Yukinoshita Yukino lead the three as if she was a party leader in a RPG of some sorts and Yuigahama Yui was doing her usual happy go lucky character while sometimes stealing glances at a persevering Hikigaya Hachiman that was then walking behind her.

Hikigaya Hachiman was behind the two carrying his pile of boxes, he was trying his best not to trip himself into falling down as he had lesser field of vision thanks to a certain individual giving him the largest of the shares. It was especially hard for him to climb down the stairs but with enough care he came out unscathed.

It was not long until they had exited the building and entered the school grounds.

"Just where is this person?!" Hikigaya Hachiman complained to Yukinoshita Yukino, his arms trembling in fatigue.

"The school grounds were supposed to be the meeting place." Yukinoshita Yukino held her chin.

"Then where is she?" Asked Yuigahama Yui.

"We'll just have to search, I guess."

The trio continued to walk in a slow pace, their eyes wary of a client they have yet to find. Well maybe not Yuigahama Yui's eyes, for as they were locked onto Hikigaya Hachiman. How she doesn't trip herself up till now was a mystery.

"Uhh… Hikki, are you okay there?" Yuigahama Yui stopped and approached Hikigaya Hachiman who was then groaning and moaning, his fingers becoming paler and paler as seconds passed.

"I-I'm fine.." He said to her with a weak voice.

"But you look like you're going to fail at…"

"Like I said…. I'm fine—woah woah woah!"

"HIKKI!"

Hikigaya Hachiman tripped.


"Hikki, let's walk together okay? I'll guide you okay?" Yuigahama Yui said as she walks beside Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Uh… thanks."

"Hmppff…" As if displeased by something, Yukinoshita Yukino stopped on her tracks.

"Yukinoshita, what are you doing?" Hikigaya Hachiman curiously asked.

"It'd make me look bad if I was the only one up front. It'd make me look bad…." She lagged herself behind until she was aligned with the two, and with that they truly walked together.

"Why did you have to repeat it twice?" Hikigaya Hachiman muttered to himself.

After his unfortunate mishap, they tried to continue searching for the client.

Tried to.

"Aren't you two hearing something?" Asked Yuigahama Yui suddenly. Thanks to Yuigahama Yui pointing that out, the other two can now hear faint chatters from a distance.

"It's probably the large crowd over there." Hikigaya Hachiman pointed only with his eyes but it crossed the message anyway. The three then looked at a crowd that was still growing in numbers.

"Wanna check it out?" Asked Yuigahama Yui who bursted out to a fast walk.

"Yuigahama-san, please come back. We still have to do our job." Yukinoshita Yukino tried to relay her orders but couldn't as Yuigahama Yui was far enough not to hear it.

"This girl…." Yukinoshita Yukino sighed but in the end she resigned herself and followed her. Hikigaya Hachiman was left behind only to gaze upon their figures slowly decreasing in size as they walk farther away from him.

"Uhhh, excuse me."

"Please make way."

It took both of the girls awhile before they managed to come up front to witness what was causing the large crowd in the first place.

Alas, they finally managed to get themselves in front.

There they saw a line parallel to the crowd… a line of men, men who wore black suits and black sunglasses. They formed a straight line that resembled a strong defensive wall. If not for their differing hairstyles and heights, you would mistake them as clones of each other. Not one student came close to one as they feared for their safety.

Up front and center of those (suspicious?) men, a lady stood. She wore the same uniform as the Sobou girls did. If judging by height, she would be a third year.

A pleasant aura can be felt surrounding her in contrast of the repelling atmosphere the men were exuding. Because of her petite structure, a megaphone can easily be distinguished being held in her hands.

The lady just stood there, without displaying extra movement at all.

Blue hair swaying along with the sea breeze, chest puffed out…. posture as expected of a well-mannered maiden. Elegant was what can be described if someone takes a first look at her.

"What are you two looking at?" Asked Hikigaya Hachiman as he caught up with them and inserted himself behind the two girls to get a better look at what they're seeing. He asked them but they didn't answer as they seemed to be entranced by curiosity on what's going on in front of them.

Out of the blue, the girl's eyes suddenly lightened with anticipation… as if noticing something new from her point of view. This made the student body freeze up in curiosity.

"Hik….."

She softly blurted out suddenly on the megaphone.

"Was that a hiccup just now?"

"Honestly, to hiccup in front of a large crowd…. Oh, Hikigaya-kun, don't just creep out behind me so suddenly, you're going to give me a heart attack."

"Ah…. My bad… wait, why am I apologizing?"

The crowd paused, anticipating what's to come.

Yet what should've come, whatever each of the student was thinking of would come, didn't come.

Instead, what came after that was a girl shaking from feet down before them. The elegance that she showed before was gone and was replaced with a sheepish state. Contrary to her maiden-like poise from before, she started to display shaking.

After that, she paused and looked at the ground where her feet lied. It's as if she didn't want eye contact with anyone.

"Why is she quivering now?" Asked Hikigaya Hachiman to Yukinoshita Yukino to which she just ignored.

"Hik…" There she was again. She tried to speak again yet stopped before a word can be finished.

"Seriously, stop hiccupping." Complained Hikigaya Hachiman some more.

"Stage fright." Yukinoshita uttered as she gripped the corners of the box that she was holding tighter than before.

Stage fright. Most concluded that it was what was stopping her.

Not everyone was an excellent speaker when placed in front of large crowd, each of them knew that as most of them experienced doing It in some point in their past.

"Stage fright, huh." Hikigaya Hachiman softly muttered to himself.

And then as if a sudden jolt of energy was injected in her system, she raised her head, her shaking was no more.

She faced the crowd with a determined face and raised her megaphone on the level of her mouth.

And with the top of her lungs, she managed to mention a name.

"HIK... HIKIGA... HIKIGAYA HACHIMAN."

The girl in front of them shifted her gaze onto him and only him.

He received her gaze and acknowledged it. What he gave back to her was an expression of shock and surprise. Why did she call out my name? What does she need from me? Is she here to kill me? Those were the questions that was running on his mind.

It wasn't only Hikigaya Hachiman who was startled at what she just did right now, it was the whole student body. Chatters and gossips began to arise.

"Hikigaya? What does she need from him?"

"Hikigaya? Is that some sort of food?"

"Hikigaya who?"

Those were some of the mutters that can be heard from the crowd. Hikigaya Hachiman ignored it and focused on the girl who supposedly called him out.

Hikigaya Hachiman came forward, beyond Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui, to reveal himself to the girl.

The two stared at each other, a short silence came between them.

The two were motionless, waiting for each other to initiate a conversation. It was then that the girl decided to grip her chest where her heart should be.

She looked down at the ground once again momentarily and looked up at him again.

She looked at him and with the megaphone she shouted those exact words that made everybody else's hair stand up.

"HIKIGAYA HACHIMAN, WILL YOU MARRY ME?!"

.

Silence. Utter deafening silence came after.

"What?" Was all Hikigaya Hachiman can think inside his head.

The things that were only audible at that time were the pleasant chirping of the birds, the wistful sound of the engines of a flying airplane in the distant….

…..and the sound of various miscellaneous goods hitting the school ground.

"Oi oi oi! The request's materials!" Cried Hikigaya Hachiman to the two girls as he saw items after items flying out of their now dangling boxes.

He called them out to tighten their grips on what they were holding yet they didn't answer to him at all, it was as if their whole world froze.

"Oi!" Shouted Hikigaya Hachiman.

As if making that as a cue, the student body chorused a recognizable "Ehhhhhhhhhhhhh?!"


A/N

Hey…. I tried something…. It's something. I guess.