A black haired man made his way through friday rush hour with a scowl frimly in place that was quickly becoming permanent fixture dealing with all educational board old geezers who try finding fault with his way of running his grandfather's , how he longed to punch all those bastards rather than mince his only relief was Midorigaoka is running smoothly, infact
it is named one of top 5 schools in Japan for past 5 years.
Soon he pulled into his apartment parking lot and made his way to his pent house. Once inside he made beeline to the fridge loosening his tie and unbuttoning his shirt, grabbing a beer, he flopped uncermoniouly on the couch closing his eyes and soon drifted to sleep only to blink awake when his phone started ringing. After a few minutes of fumbling for his phone he answered it with a groggy hello only to be met with a overly cheerful tone for 11'oclock something and equally loud voice from other end"Takaomi kun, what took you so long to answer? And guess what happened today? You will never believe it, who I came across today! Do you remember that time ..." Takaomi cut of her rant saying "Mafuyu, shut up or I will hang up. Just because you dont have any friends in college doesn't mean I want to hear you talk my head off. Now you have 5 seconds to say something important or useful, or else I am going to sleep"
However Mafuyu was unperturbed by his words since she was used to far worse (only from him and she knows he doesn't really mean it) and continued " Sssooo meaann, hearrtlesss, Takaoommmii kunn. And for your information I have 1000's of friends and cute juniors who look up to me, they treat me like idol you know."
At this he simply ended the call got up from couch and made way to his bedroom. Once again the phone rang and knowing it was Mafuyu, he picked it up after 4 rings and heard her crusing his head off and wondered where did she learn such colorful vacabloury. After a few seconds he sighed and asked " What is it Mafuyu? I had a long day and you're getting on my nerves. If you called to spout nonsense call someone else"
"HaHa very Funny.I called you to re-remind of the reunion of our club on day after tomorrow" she said hotly. "yes, I remember since you and everyone were so gracious to remind me continously for past 2 months"he replied in a bored tone knowing that it will make her more angry. He thought more to himself how red Mafuyu becomes when is angry or embrassed, even her ears turn red and cheeks flush making her look her a tamato.
His musings are cut off by Mafuyu's voice "Don't be such a bastard if we are only trying to " she pouted.
He grinned at her and said "Fine Mafuyu. Dont be so prickly and I will be there. Goodbye Mafuyu." "I am not prickly you jerrrkk, Aaugh! why did I even like you back in high sch ..." Before she could complete. he hung up on her once again and put his phone in silent mode.
As he settled to bed it clicked toTakaomi that Mafuyu said "did like not like you",like she insisted again and again the past 5 years. Come to think of it he no longer recieved her calls or date invitations(however poorly planned and sometimes plain stupid because who was he kidding this is Mafuyu the most ungirly girl, no scrath that woman in world and oblivious as potato) for past few days or was it months .If he remembered correctly it has been five months since Mafuyu tried to barge into his life with her crazy plans to make him realise his love for her.
He thought, it's not like he didn't love, no love is a strong word, like or really like her, but looking back to that day nearly end of her final year it felt wrong somehow looking at her in her school uniform standing there and widly suttering and blushing as she confessed her love and ran at top speed that she felt a cloud of dust in her wake. He remembered clearly his reaction of elation,possesiveness at first but by next day he felt sadness and several mixed feelings as he gave it proper thought considering his circumstances being her big brother/mentor since her childhood and how easily Mafuyu believes in people even perfect strangers and once enemies and how she believed that he was her nice next door oni chan and first love when they met again in her first year. And also there was the matter of him being her teacher also soon to be chiarman of Midorigaoka for which he worked so hard and finally acheived along with several other matters to face if he tried to make something of this confession.
So with heavy heart he made up his mind and decided to act his usual way when he broke into her house with a firm scowl and menancing aura and lectured her with a few thacks to her head saying how she was losing those few brainless if she was having delusions of being in love and confusing between freind/idol/mentor and lover,and for final blow he also added "like he would go for a brat and so unsexy one", for which she got red face angry and started shouting which he expexted" I love you Takaomi Kun just because you think I am stupid, I don't confuse between freindship and love and I know you do feel something for me too."She spoke with bravery and honesty but the entire time her eyes were pleading and fearful and so many other emotions he couldn't made his heart clench seeing her like this, it made him almost giveup but he somehow found found his resolve and with all coldness he could muster he told "Mafuyu stop this madness or this will be my last warning." with that without waiting for reply he left her apartment. Instead of going to his place he decided to stay away for 2 days which he did and also avoided her until her graduation.
On the last day of her graduation she finally cornered him in his office and did the most shocking thing when she grabbed him by his collar dragging him to her level and told him looking straight in the eye "Saeki Takaomi, if you think I will be intimated by your scowl and aura, you are mistaken. I,Kurosaki Mafuyu swear that you will acknowledge my love for you and will return it."With that she planted her his lips and kissed him roughly and with all teeth and no toungue. She released him and walked away ramrod straight with bright pink say he was shocked was an understatment, the kiss which really not much a kiss(he kissed a lot and more too) felt him feeling oddly giddy and blushing(he would never admit it even at gunpoint)instead of feeling frustrated and angry at all his good efforts going down the Mafuyu to do something unexpected and throw him off completely. Somehow he felt that he was in for something interesting and fun and he was rarely wrong and two can play at the game. They were stubborn if noyhing else.
Over the next few years Mafuyu did everything she could to make him accept his feelings for her with her bizare ideas for dates and gifts and seduction attempts(which didn't come of as she expected) and how she onced tried to hypnotize him by waving a wrist watch at him to make him these made him feel vexed, angry, frustarted, guility but also incredible and smug (depending on his mood, the solar and lunar position) knowing Mafuyu still loved him. He sometimes entertained idea something more in future or throwing Mafuyu off the building to knock some sense into her (but other times he questions if his feelings for her anything love like and not pity for some kicked puppy).
There were many circumstances throughout 5 years he thought of her, her confession, the kiss and what would have been if he took a differnt this sudden change in her doesn't sit well with him and it twists something inside him nervously. Thinking that Mafuyu moved on and no longer loves him makes his heart clench painfully but also a feeling clam descends on him when he thinks of Mafuyu with someone who deserves her and gives her everything she deserves and more and that he can finally stop contemplate he shouldn't go to the reunion that would make things even more complicated.
With these thoughts he drifted of to sleep.