I hope you'll enjoy my little story.
Usually when someone thinks about a love triangle, they think about two enemies fighting over someone. Well, that true in most cases, but in this case, it's about two female best friends liking the same boy, who happens to be their male best friend. This is my story.
It all started when I enter middle school. I was a new transfer student, along with my best friends, Momoko and Kaoru, who wanted to get to class early to make a good impression. Among my friends, I'm classified as the bubbly, shop-loving, animal-lover, candies-lover, that usually gets lost in halls.
"I'm such a blonde, no wonder they put me in different classes then Momoko and Kaoru, but then again I'm in Chorus AP, Dance AP and Art AP….." (No offence to blondes who are reading this… hehe… ^^'')
Momoko was in all AP/Principle-Honor classes while Kaoru was in High Honors, while I'm in honor classes.
As the hallway was getting crowded, I see him. He was in the corner wearing a goofy grin while taking with his friends when his navy blue eyes met mines. His goofy smile faded and he look shock, confused, and scared. I only stared back at him with my confused baby blue eyes.
He hesitatively stood next to me, mumbling: "Great, she back again." I tried to ignore the comment as the teacher was calling out our names.
"Miyako Gotokuji?"
"Here!" I said while most of the boy population stared at me with hearts in their eyes while the female population gave me glares that sent chills down my spine. But as soon he heard my name, he let out a silent sigh, thinking I wouldn't notice.
"Why did he sigh? Did I do something wrong? I wounder?..."
Later that day, I found out that his name was Takaaki Ayagai-Morimoto.
He was a bit shy to talk to at first, but as soon he open up a bit to me, he was the coolest person to be around.
"To tell you the truth, I thought you were Ami. But as soon I heard your name, I was relieved." he pointed out. I ask him why he was scared of me when he first saw me.
"Oh… Who's Ami?" I ask again.
"She was my stalker. She had a big crush on me, and she asked me out, but I reject her."
"Why did you reject her?"
"Did anyone tell before you that you ask too many questions?" He jokily pointed out
"Yes, they have. I just happen to be the most curious girl you'll ever meet." I exclaimed while taking out my tongue. We both laugh and I swear my heart skip a bit, but I was too dense to realize that.
As the days turn into weeks and the weeks turn into months, we became best friends.
A year later, I started noticing that when I'm around him, I would get butterflies in my stomach or my face becomes red. At first, I thought I was sick but my two best friends, Momoko and Kaoru, told that it was because I liked him more than a friend.
"OOOO….. someone has a crush!" Kaoru would tease me.
"Stop it Kaoru!" Momoko called out.
"Who are you to tell me what to do?!"
"Eh?" I tilted my head, puzzled.
"Miya. You. Like. Him. Not. As. A. Friend. But. As. A. Crush."
During the eighth grade, Takaaki and I would sit next to Miyoko, my look-a-like, during lunch. As weeks pass by, Miyoko and Takaaki became close, really close, but I didn't mind; since they were friends and that's what friends do, right? But little did I know that they were falling for each other. About a week later, I kept hearing rumors about Takaaki liking me or liking Miyoko. Along with the rumor, there was a bet going on that either Takaaki and Miyoko will get together or Takaaki and I will get together
"I'm rooting for you Miyako!" Suki, my childhood best friend, cheered as she carried a poster of me and Takaaki with hearts all around the poster.
"Umm…." I turn around while my face was burning hot from the embarrassment.
That same week, I discover two secrets:
Takaaki likes MiyokoMiyoko likes Takaaki."They… like each other. My two friends like each other…"
Soon, Miyoko found out that I liked him. As soon, Miyoko found out about my secret, she and I soon became awkward around each other.
"So…. you like him…"
"Yes…. And you like him…"
"Yes…."
"Ok…"
"Ok…"
Then one day, Takaaki had the courage to ask Miyoko out, right in front of me.
"Hey Miyo-chan. Hi Miya-chan." Takaaki came up to us with a red blush on his handsome face.
"Hi!" We said at the same time.
"Miyoko,willyougooutwithme!" He said really fast while giving a red rose, a blue teddy bear and a box of dark chocolate, Miyoko's favorite, to her .
"…. I got to go….…" I said while running away to the music room as tears were threatening to spill out of my face.
In the faint distance I heard: "… YES! TAKA-CHAN! YES!"
Beacause of that event, I became sad and discrete whenever I see them together. I would go with Momoko and Kaoru to clear my head.
"Come on Miya, he's not worth it." Momoko said.
"I know, but its hard Momo," I paused for a moment, "I mean Taka-chan's different then most guys at our school. He doesn't act like a jerk. He's sweet, shy, creative, smart, and… well… cute."
"Miya… Want me to beat the s*** out of him?" Kaoru ask me.
"Kaoru! That's not helping!"
"Sorry for trying to cheer her up. Shesh…"
A month later, Takaaki and Miyoko broke up. I had mixed feelings but I was mainly sad because Takaaki was depressed.
"Now it's your chance! Ask him out!" Suki would say whenever we pass by him.
"No!"
"Why?"
"Because… he was... well… dumped by Miyoko."
"So"
"Miyoko is my friend! I can't do that to her!"
"Miya, Miyoko isn't your friend-"
"Yes she is! I know that she feels sorry for me because she knows that I like him, but she liked him too! I can't be selfish, Suki! I can't even though its hurts me! I can't! " I cried while dropping into my knee and cover my face.
"Miyako…"
In class, whenever I saw Takaaki put his head down on the table, I would always be right there at his side to cheer him up.
"You know Takaaki, sometimes it's better to be friends than to be in a relationship. I mean I know that feeling, I understand your feelings, but being sad won't do anything! You can't force someone to like you, but you never know. You might find someone out there who like you back. Ok. So please be happy! Please, for me!"
Those were the words I would say to him as an encouragement to be happy again. And because of these words, we became very close.
A few weeks later, I hear another rumor saying that Takaaki likes me and I instantly became happy, but Takaaki quickly denied it. I was really upset with myself, but I didn't show it to him
"Why did I raise my hopes! I'm so pathetic! I should have known that he still likes Miyo-chan…"
Then about 2 months, there was a talent show. I enter the talent show to sing a song that I wrote about this crazy love.
"Please give it up to Miyako Gotokuji singing her song called Difficult Love."
(A/N: I recommend you to look up this song to understand mines'/Miyako's feelings. BTW it's in Japanese, I just translated to English.)
"I want to see you, I want to see you now
But, I don't have the courage to express love
There's no point in reaching my hand for
I think I don't like the world like this
I want to see you, I want to see you even if it's a fake
But, that's not enough, I want to express my love
But, as I wish upon the stars, nothing seems to be solved
The one-way red thread of fate
Today I'll tie it to you again
Though I told myself it was not surprising even if my wish would not come true
I knew I just couldn't, I couldn't lie to myself
And my heart is filled with you
Without asking you
I fell for you, I'm to blame for it
So I won't ask you anything
Just seeing your figure, watching your gestures
And hearing your voice are enough for me
Cause, you know, since I fell in love, those alone have made me feel uneasy
Having you all for myself is too much to ask, isn't it?
"Is it destiny?"
I'm confusing myself, thinking that way
As I've never experienced something like this
It might change rapidly, maybe I don't hate the world
Since that day, I haven't cared about others, but you
The more I love you, the more I can't give up on love
I dare to solve the difficult question, it can't be helped
It would take time a little, but, there's no time limit on love, right?
I'm not crying at all
I haven't even given up yet
I knew I just couldn't
I couldn't lie to myself
And my heart is filled with you
Without asking you
I fell for you
I'm sorry
But, I can't stop loving you
When it comes to this, I want to tell you "I love you" to know
Cause, you know, love should be free, right?
I don't need to back away from it any longer
Though I'm still in one-sided love
Someday I want to tell it to you
Till we meet and see each other and I tell you I love you
No one knows what will happen
I want to close the distance little by little, so I can go in front of you
Without asking you I chose the goal as I like
This is "the answer" I provided by myself
Someday I want to hand in it to you
Someday I want to tell the love I decided to you …."
"Bravo Miyako-san. You have talent!"
"Thank you."
Months later, we went on a camping trip. In the bus, we were playing 'Truth and Dare's. During the middle of the game, my friend Haruhi saw me alone and told my other friend Mori something. Mori turned to me, with a creepy smile, and said some words that would soon haunt me in my dreams.
"Takaaki, I dared you to kiss Miya-chan on the lips for 30-60 seconds."
I instantly became red and kept saying no the dare, but Takaaki stayed quiet. He turned to me, and he was also red. He look at me and said two words: "I'm sorry" and kiss me. After one minute, Suki screamed out "Awe" while I just blushed.
The next day, Miyoko found out and she was calm. She actually gave me permission to go out with Takaaki if I wanted to, but all I said was no. When Momoko and Kaoru found out they we squealing,
"Aww… lil Miya just had her first kiss! And by her crush, too! How cute!"
"…." I stayed quiet while my face was red as a tomato.
Because of that kiss, Takaaki and I became awkward around with each other and soon we drifted apart. Whenever I'd see him, I would try to talk to him but my first kiss would reply itself in my mind and I would run into the restroom or into my group's hangout, with a red face.
Soon Miyoko and I started talking to Takaaki again, but that was like three months later after my first kiss. We then graduated altogether; me with high honor, Miyoko with C's and Takaaki with all B's. And of course, Momoko graduated with Principal Honor and Kaoru with High Honors. After the ceremony, my class decided to play a last game before we leave the school. The game was the 'Confessing Game'. In the game we all confessed something that you couldn't say throughout the year, at the same time. During the game, I heard something that made my heart skip a beat.
"I liked you Miya!" was screamed into the air by a certain blue-eye boy.
And I whisper silently into the air: "I do, too, Takaaki! I do, too..." while walking away with a sad smile on my face.
Hey everyone! I decided to write a short story of my eight grade year. All the events you read here happen, yes I did sing in the talent show, but with a different song. I singed What Hurts The Most by Rascal Flatts. I was about to put the song in the story but lately, I have been obsess with Vocaloid and I just decided to use GUMI's song in here because I felt a connection with her song. Hope you like it! Please Review! I'll make me happy ~ MissBubbly