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Maeda Hisako's POV:

"Mae-cchi!" Kise whined, running up to me. He leaned against his knees, panting, trying to catch his breath. I turned around, brushing my brown bangs away from my face, my viridian green eyes meeting his golden ones. The ones that I love so much. I sighed, but smiled gently at him. Crouching down, I handed him a water bottle. "Arigatou Mae-cchi~! You're a life saver, what would I do without you?" He grinned at me.

Just as I was about to answer, another voice cut in. "Ryouta-kun! Sheesh! You run too fast!" Kashiwagi Yuriko. Better known as, Kise's girlfriend.

"Ah, wari wari Yuriko!" He laughed sheepishly. Kise stood up, and beamed at me, "Thanks for the drink Mae-cchi! Im going to walk Yuriko home, bye!" I watched as she scolded him lightly with him apologizing before walking away, their hands intertwined. My hands tightened around the water bottle, but I didn't dare say a word. If anyone had looked closely, they would have seen me struggle to not cry as I watched them, my green eyes screaming of pain and grief.

Kashiwagi Yuriko. It would have better if she was one of those clingy girlfriends who were bitches. But she wasn't. She was the most beautiful girl in our school, with long wavy blonde hair that cascaded down her back, and the brightest blue eyes you could ever imagine. Despite her appearances, she was one of the smartest in our grade, the third actually. Yuriko was in the Student Council, along with being the manager of the basketball team. Along with that, she was one of the sweetest people you could ever meet. She always tried to include me in, and talk to me, befriend me. How could I compete with that?

I was Kise's childhood friend, but most people didn't know that. Most people didn't even know I exist. I was always quiet. A lot of people forget that I'm there, since I don't say much. It's not that I'm mean or anything, I'm just really shy. My voice squeaks when I talk to people I don't know.

Compared to her...I was nothing. Even my feelings for Kise seemed small. That's right, I'm in love with Kise Ryouta. But he doesn't know that. He never will, I will make sure of it. If I were to say anything, he would surely reject and then our years of friendship would disappear. I wouldn't be able to take that… He was my first and probably only friend I would ever have for the rest of my life. Call me a coward, but it was something that I couldn't do. Besides, Kise always looks happy when he's with Kashiwagi-san. I can't destroy that happiness. Even if I have to suffer, if he's happy, then it's worth every bit of pain. My petty little feelings...I'll keep them locked and sealed tightly in a chest and throw away the key in a pit of lava.

Falling in love with someone who's already with another...I'm a horrible person, aren't I?

AUTHORS NOTE: I haven't been updating any of my stories recently...I'M SO SORRY! PLEASE FORGIVE ME! But I was in the mood to write a sad fanfic for some reason so here it is. At first it was going to be a one shot, but then it got really long and I know that long one-shots are a bore, so I decided to chop it up to pieces. So, here goes nothing. PLEASE ENJOY MY STORY! THANK YOU~!

~Kira-sempai