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Darkeh: Mwuahahaha. This is getting fun. I know we twist the characters a lot, but just deal with it. ;P It's for fun so just enjoy. I get the feeling this might be a really long story. Haha.. aha... Maybe I should make the chapters longer next time? I don't know. Comments, reviews, whatever will be greatly appreciated!!! Oh and sorry this took so long. I forgot which email I used for it! Haha. Aha.
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Chapter 2 - A Kiss
Umeda turned and looked up at Ashiya. "Answer me this. Do you love Sano?"
Mizuki's heart started beating fast. "..Well... I'm... not sure.. I like him.. But I don't know if I love him.."
The second she finished her sentence, Umeda kissed her lips gently, with his eyes closed. Mizuki stood dead still. She tried to process the information in her mind.
Umeda pulled away slowly and looked at Ashiya's blank face. "You're cute."
"B-b-b-but... I... I thought... I thought you were gay... and..." she stuttered out. Her face was twisted in confusion.
Umeda smiled. "Just because I like men, doesn't mean I'm unable to love a woman." He winked at her.
Mizuki stammered, her words making no sense. "But you'll get into trouble..." she finally managed to say. She stared at the floor and her cheeks were red.
"How? The windows are shut and the doors are locked. But I'm probably scaring you now, so maybe I should go."
"No! No... Not at all..." said Mizuki. She stared at the door again. "I guess it's my fault... Maybe... I should just go..."
"No, it's mine. I'm sorry... I shouldn't have done that... I just can't stop thinking about you and it's driving me crazy!"
"Me?! But... I'm just plain... How can I make anyone go crazy?" she said, completely confused. Nothing seemed to be making sense. "I can't even get Sano..." She stared at the floor again.
"What if I told you..." whispered Umeda. "That you didn't need him?"
Mizuki's jerked her head up and stared right at Umeda. "Didn't need him?"
"What I'm trying to say... Ashiya.. Is that... I want to be with you." Umeda said, gazing elsewhere.
Mizuki blushed. "What about the age difference... And... You are a teacher here... I don't want to get you into trouble." she said, her blush fading. "I mean. I don't want to be the one at fault for what happens."
"Whatever happens to me at this school is worth it."
"I'm just worried about you though..." she said. Her blush rising back up to her cheeks.
Umeda smiled lightly. "You're so cute. Want to skip next period?" Before he even heard an answer, he pulled out the permission slips. Mizuki just nodded. He wrote it out and handed it to her. "Give this to them after school... So... Ashiya, What do you think of me?"
"Think of you? How? ... Oh..." she said as she realized what he meant. She whispered to him, "I-i-i-i... really like you. I just thought you'd never be interested in plain old me..." Her voice returned to it's normal volume, "Which is why I focused on Sano so much. You're the only one who knows about me and I feel like I can be myself around you. With Sano I have to act like a guy."
"I'm glad you feel that way about me. If it's okay with you, I'd like to hold you tightly in my arms." he said silently. He felt a little odd expressing his feelings for her.
"Okay.." she said. Her cheeks were nearly a blood red. Her blush had spread from her nose to her cheeks to her ears. She smiled at him brightly.
Umeda put his arms around her and squeezed her tightly, not hard enough to hurt her. They stood there silently, listening to each others hearts beating faster, and their thoughts racing. Mizuki's mind was filled of thoughts of him, from the day he found out she was a girl, pressing her to the couch. Unfortunately that moment could not last as long as they wanted.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Mizuki pushed away from Umeda, ran to the bed and laid down. She pretended to be sick, which was easy because her face was red. She could easily pull off a fever.
"Come in." said Umeda sadly. "Ah, Sano. What seems to be the problem?
Mizuki gasped involuntarily and attempted to turn it into a cough. She rolled over so her back faced them. She hoped and prayed Sano wouldn't come close or inquire about things too much.
"Yeah, I thought so. Nakatsu said Ashiya went here after class. Is he okay?" said Sano.
Mizuki remained quiet.
"Yeah. He just has a slight fever. He'll be alright. He just needs to rest." replied Umeda.
"Can I see him?" asked Sano.
Mizuki suddenly made a small noise to signal to Umeda. She tried to hide under the blanket inconspicuously.
"He's sleeping. I don't think he wants, nor needs to be, bothered." answered Umeda, curtly.
Mizuki breathed a sigh of relief. She pretended to be asleep and was happy her charade wasn't found out. She thought for sure Sano would have figured out she was faking.
"Oh okay... I'll leave first then." said Sano.
"Thanks for checking up on him." said Umeda. He waved, pushed Sano out the door, and shut it quickly behind him. He locked the door.
Outside the room, Sano stood there in slight shock. He heard the door lock behind him and his eyes opened widely. 'Did he just lock the door!?' thought Sano.
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Darkeh: YAY! Another chapter!! Woooooooo! Thank you for reading! Please stay tuned. Warning: Chapters are going to get much "worse" as they continue.
