I woke up early this morning. I mean, really early. I woke up at six o'clock with a funny feeling in my stomach that something bad was going to happen.
Don't ask me how I knew. I just did.
Dressing up, I went into the kitchen. I'm going to cook a great breakfast for Kanata, I decided. Just to annoy him, 'cause he keeps insulting my cooking.
So I went to work. Even with my minimal cooking skills, I couldn't possibly mess up pancakes, scrambled eggs, and bacon, right?
Wrong!
"What's the matter with this breakfast?" Kanata grumbled an hour later. "The pancakes and bacon are all burnt. And these eggs are rubbery outside and liquid on the inside."
I turned pink. "Cooking is hard."
"For you." He chewed a spoonful of eggs and grimaced. "God, these eggs are awful."
"I didn't ask you to eat them!"
"Good, then I won't." He pushed his plate away and left.
What a jerk.
As I cleaned the kitchen and washed the dishes, I heard him exclaim from the hallway, "Akira!"
My heart dropped. As much as I hate (really HATE) to admit it, I was dreadfully jealous of Akira. She made Kanata smile in the way I wish he would when he was with me. She put a sparkle in his chocolate eyes and made him laugh with her clever jokes. It didn't help that she was also the most gorgeous girl I know (Chris-chan being the second).
But when I went out into the hallway, I put a smile on my face and said, "Akira-chan, it's good to see you again."
She smiled at me with those perfect white teeth. "Nice to see you too, Miyu-chan."
"Well, I don't want to disturb you." I started towards my room, but she replied, "Oh no, I was just dropping by. So I'll see you tomorrow, Kanata?"
Kanata nodded and said, "Three o'clock, right?"
"Right." She kissed his cheek. "Bye, Kanata, Miyu!" She stalked out of the room with her long, slim legs.
I rolled my eyes. Who the heck kisses their best friend?
Maybe my jealousy showed on my face, because Kanata turned to me and asked, "What's your problem?"
"Nothing," I said quickly, then muttered under my breath, "nothing you'd care about, anyway."
His eyes narrowed. "What was that?"
"Nothing." I stuck my tongue out at him. "Where are you going tomorrow?"
"Not that it's any of your business, but we're going to Omachi Department Store tomorrow."
"Oh."
Later that evening, I couldn't sleep. I was too bothered by the prospect of Akira dating Kanata. I'm sure Kanata is excited, I thought scornfully.
I have good reason to be jealous of Akira: I have loved Kanata for three years now. Three years. And the guy still had no clue! God, what a dimwit.
I know I should tell him, but how could I? He'd probably laugh in my face.
See the dilemma I'm in?
I must have dozed off, because when I opened my eyes, it was 11:30 AM. Nearly time for Kanata and Akira to meet.
"Kanata?" I called out, rubbing my eyes. "Hey, Kanata!"
There was no answer, so I spent the rest of the morning looking for him in the entire temple. Finally, I accepted that he was gone.
"That inconsiderate jerk!" I groused, plopping down on a chair. "He left without waking me up!"
Fuming, I changed my clothes and left the temple without locking the door. I started walking towards Aya's house.
I guess I was thinking about Kanata too much, because I didn't notice where my feet were taking me. Next thing I knew, I was standing in front of Omachi Department Store.
What the heck?!
I like Miyu's POV. I can totally relate to her. Maybe that's why I had an easy time writing this. Hehe.