SWAPPED
"Good luck, Hino Kahoko!" Lili cheered, attempting to ring the bells again but managed to be stopped by her.
"You're making me more tense!" she sighed again for the fifth time, trying to clam herself. Her hand rested on her chest, as though she's asking her heart to slow down.
"There he is, Hino Kahoko!"
"I Know, I know! I'm waiting for the right time." She inhaled then exhaled, remembering the past speeches she practiced earlier.
As soon as she felt the right time, her feet started taking steps, hands swaying back and forth, heart racing faster than before.
"You're like a walking robot." He teased, at least changing her mood.
"Shut up, Lili! Shut up, please! My heart is killing me already!"
"Fine…" he sat on a tree branch above, watching the scene below while Kahoko had already revealed herself. But all she received was a quick glance from the lad.
"U-um… T-Tsukimori-kun…"
He looked at her, annoyed look sketched all over his face, glancing at his wrist watch before talking.
"What is it, Hino?" if he has no control of himself, he already blabbered many rude words about how important time is to him.
"Anoo… I have something to say…"
"Say it, quick."
"Y-you know, Tsukimori-kun… I-I…" Growing impatient as he is, he already walked out if he can.
"I... I... I love you, Tsukimori-kun!" she exclaimed with courage, face all flushed, the same time as embarrassed.
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But the expected respond didn't came.
The wind that swished away seemed to change the atmosphere between them.
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"Is that all?" he asked coldly, expression didn't change a bit.
"Eh?"
"I'm asking you If that's all. After making me wait here for FIVE MINUTES, that's just all you're going to say to me? Well, I let you know something; I don't feel the same way and never did. Meeting you is like a nightmare that appeared into my sleep."
She gulped, wanted to back out and run away from him, but her numb body didn't allow her to do so.
"Compare your family and life to mine. You're also annoying, clumsy, stupid, disturbance, bothersome and what I hate the most is your below standard of playing. For further explanations, you're trying hard. So stop bothering me, Hino."
Without looking back or even thinking about all what he said, he was gone, leaving the paralyzed Kahoko behind.
She fell on her knees with wide-open eyes and a gaping mouth, still contemplating about his words.
Lili, who had been watching them, flew down to Kahoko, worried.
"Hino Kahoko! Are you all right?" she didn't respond nor budge a move as hot crystals fell from her eyes, one by one.
All she wanted was to have a love one and to be loved by that someone.
"Did the robot just turned into a mannequin? HAHAHA!" he joked, but didn't seem to help at all. She remained still in her position, not minding the coldness of the outside place.
He became more worried, flying higher to leave.
"He shall pay for this, Hino Kahoko." She pretended she didn't hear anything and allowed him to leave but…
"W-what? What did he say?"
"He shall pay for this, Hino Kahoko."
"To Tsukimori-kun?" She got up, finding no time to wipe his tears and dirt from his legs and knees, rushing everywhere to look for them.
"Lili, no! You mustn't!"
As she opened the steel door of the rooftop, she saw no one but heard voices from the right corner.
"Whatever you do, I won't take back everything I said."
"What if you were in her place?"
"I wasn't so I don't care."
Carefully, she walked closer to peek, until she saw Lili, positioning his wand.
"What if… if you will?"
"LILI!" she was too late. The magic had been released and everything turned into pitch black.