"Rino! Come here I want to show you something!" my annoying, teenage best friend yelled to me from his lab in SFIT.
"What do you want Hamada?" I say, walking moderatly angrily to the boy.
"Its a slide show of pictures and videos of Tadashi. I knew you were close to him and everything, so I was hoping this would cheer you up a bit."
Hiro was right. I desperatly needed to cheer up. It was only a few months ago that I found out that my best friend, Tadashi Hamada had died in a fire here. I was devistated. He was literally my best friend. Some people would say we were almost a thing, but they didn't know the inside story.
I truthfully had a crush on Dashi from the minute I met him. You could say it was love at first sight. However, that emotion was only one way. While I hoped and dreamed that he would realize I was his perfect match, he fawned over Honey Lemon, a student at SFIT. She was his world. He cared about her almost as much as he cared for Hiro, which was a lot. Unfortunately for him, she was a chase. She would reel him in, and then let go out of the blue. He was heart broken, every time.
"Yuki? You there?" Hiro asks, waving his hand infront of my face, interupting my thoughts.
"I told you to call me Rino. And yeah, sorry. I zoned out for a second."
The teenage boy with a crazy mess for hair presses play, and a slow beat begins to play in the background, as pictures of my deceased best friend appears on the screen. Some of the pictures were of me and him at a young age, others of him and Honey, being all cute and romantic. That only made me angrier.
As a begin to think rude and unkind comments about Honey, a video beings to play...
"My Dearest Friend Rino," Tadashi begins, "If you should see this and I am no longer around, for some reason, I want you to know that I love you. I'm not sure if its as more than friends, or like a sister. We have been through so much together, and I cherish that. If I am to die while Hiro is still young, I ask that you care for him, as I did. Love always, Tadashi Hamada."
Before the slide show transitions to the next picture, Tadashi shoots the camera a small, yet emotion filled smile.
Tears trikle down my face. "I love you too Dashi." I say, no more than a whisper.
Hiro looks over at me, a solemn expression on his face. Without saying another word he gets up and gives me a tight hug.
"I miss him so much." I sob into Hiro's shoulder.
"I know Rino. I miss him too. We all do."