DISCLAIMER: I do not own Gakuen Alice and the songs with its lyrics that will be used in the one shot drabble.

Melodies of Life – a collection of one shot drabbles with different genres that were based off from a song.

Notice: Some lyrics were cut off by me... :D I didn't put all the lyrics to avoid redundancy. :)

Important note: Slightly related to manga/anime.


Out of My League
( - Stephen Speaks)

Written by LunarChan

[Kokoro Yome and Sumire Shouda]
[Romance/General]


It's her hair and her eyes today
That just simply take me away...
And the feeling that I'm falling further in love makes me shiver, but in a good way.

"Koko," she sighed for the fifth time as I held our lunches in both of my hands.

"What?" I asked.

Her emerald orbs seemed too oblivious to the fact that she was getting pissed, but despite the mood she was currently in, she still looked gorgeous.

"Find a place to sit on." She ordered me and I dragged my feet inside the cafeteria. There was no place to sit on. It was jam-packed today.

"There's none." I answered.

"Then, where are we going to eat?" She asked me and raised her brow.

"Umm, outside...?" There's no choice.

She sighed again and turned around from me and walked away. I followed behind her.

"Permy," I teased. "You shouldn't be so down just because you can't sit on the cafeteria together with those fan girls of Natsume and you can't talk with them about how cool and handsome he is. I bet everyone in the school knows that, and..."

"Shut it, Koko-crunch." She returned my teasing mood which was good.

"Don't be grumpy, permy. You'll look like a granny." I laughed when I realized that what I had just said rhymed together.

"I'll squish you like a cockroach, Koko-roach." She glared at me.

We finally got out of the building through the murderous people who were late in eating lunch. That's why the cafeteria was so full. Many people were late today, including us.

I glanced at my best friend as she searched for a spot where we can eat and her lips instantly tugged a smile as soon as she spotted a cherry blossom tree with no other people on it. She quickly ran like a kid and sat on its shade. She smiled at me and gestured for me to follow her quickly.

I smiled back and walked my way faster. It only took less than three minutes to get there. Her permed hair shined brightly against the sunlight rays that were peeking from the tree and the wind whipped it, making her hair sprawl all over her face. I sat beside her and tucked it on her ear and she smiled at me. Her green eyes were beautiful.

Just her, smiling at me like this and sitting beside her – it takes my breath away. I felt my heart tug a strange rhythmic beat, and I know what this means...

I love her.

She just didn't know. And I wouldn't dare to tell her, anyway.

.

.

.

'Cause I love her with all that I am...
And my voice shakes along with my hands...
'Cause she's all that I see and she's all that I need,
And I'm out of my league once again.

"Hey man," Kitsu nudged me by his elbow and my eyes instantly tore away from her.

We were at the library, studying for Biology exams and there's no way I can cheat when Misaki-sensei will be our teacher and he always bring those cactus plant that pricks whenever you cheat.

"What?" I asked.

"She's going to melt, you know." He teased.

I snorted, "Yeah, right. She will."

"Why don't you just tell her?" He suddenly asked out of the blue.

"What?"

"You heard me loud and clear, man. Tell her what you really feel."

"There's no way in hell I'm going to tell her." I shook my head at him in disbelief.

He stood up and gathered his things. "But there's a way in heaven, eh?" He remarked, waved his hands at me and then, left.

It seemed like forever before I blinked.

"But there's a way in heaven, eh?" His words cut deep within me.

Being so tongue-tied in front of the girl you love...

Even though she's always with me, I just can't tell her.

My eyes glued to her again and I saw her forehead crumpled. Was she getting annoyed at the problem? Her lips pursed and her forfinger began tapping on the table. Impatient.

I must be crazy.

I must be. Crazily in love with her.

.

.

.

It's a masterful melody,
When she calls out my name to me...
…And I feel like I'm falling,
But it's no surprise.

"Koko," she called out and waved her arm at me as soon as I rounded the corner. My lips instantly tugged a winning smile and I jogged towards her.

I don't know why. There are so many people calling me by my name, but... She's just something. Hell. She's more than something! The way she called me... It was like inviting me in... It was like I was sucked in a big black hole.

A big, bad, black hole. I added and quickly dismissed that thought away.

"You're late, you know." She groaned and playfully punched me on my arm.

"S'rry." I apologized, laughing a little. But my laugh sounded like a cough with all the hard breathing.

The exams were done and we're here in a concert. She was the one insisting on watching this concert. Imagine her, pleading me to come with her on this pathetic concert with her puppy-dog eyes and pouty lips. That was too much too take. Too much. And in the end, I've got no choice. I agreed. I had to.

The lights were suddenly out and the only lights remaining were the spotlights on stage. I took that opportunity to look at her closely in this jam-packed stadium.

She grabbed fistfuls of my shirt, but she's not looking at me. Her gaze landed on the stage, filled with excitement. "This is it! It's starting!" She squealed.

God, how can a girl get so annoying and so cute at the same time?

Moreover, how can she get annoying and cute at the same time?

I continued to watch her scream and squeal and even give a kiss to the stage and how I wished I was the one she had thrown her kiss to.

"That was amazing!" She exclaimed after the concert. People were deteriorating slowly. And it was because there were too many people here.

A mean person pushed his way through and Sumire got out of balance. My arms immediately grabbed and get a hold of her.

"Hey," I hissed. "Watch it, will you?"

Unluckily, that guy was already lost in the mob of people.

Cursing, I let her stood up.

"T-Thanks," She stammered a little. It was awkward. She avoided meeting my gaze that night and how I wish I could just grab her face to look at me and tell her straight that I love her.

Unfortunately, the knots on my stomach couldn't handle and take it.

.

.

.

'Cause I love her with all that I am...
And my voice shakes along with my hands...
'Cause it's frightening to be swimming in this strange sea,
But I'd rather be here, than on land...
Yes, she's all that I see, and she's all that I need
And I'm out of my league once again.

I love her too much. Much too much for my own good.

She pretended that nothing happened that night and I was glad that she did that. There's no sensitivity around us anymore.

"Koko, you participating in the singing contest?" She suddenly asked when we're both in our way to the classroom.

"No way." I shook my head. There is no way I'm gonna sing in front of everyone.

"But I saw your name posted on the bulletin board. You will sing." She argued.

I stopped dread walking. "What?"

She rolled her emerald orbs. "Kokoro Yome, you are participating as stated in that bulletin board."

"How on earth?" I spitted out unknowingly. There's only one person that crossed my mind.

Kitsu.

I walked faster to the classroom in long strides.

"Hey Koko, wait." I heard her voice yell at me. "I've got something more to tell you."

That can wait. I have to go get that bastard and ask him what came to his mind to make me participate in that singing contest.

I opened the heavy wooden door and my eyes instantly searched through the crowd of people for Kitsu. I spotted him at the back row with Mochu and the gang.

"Kitsu," I called out, anger showing in my tone.

"'yo Koko!" He smiled at me.

As I reached his seat, I put one of my hands on the desk. "Why on earth did you sign up my name on that stupid contest?"

"What?" His chinito eyes seemed smaller now. "I didn't."

"Don't make a fool out of me." I gnarled through clenched teeth.

He put his hands up. "Okay, okay. I did."

That's it. I grabbed the collar of his shirt. "Make those officials cross my name out... Or else..."

"Or else what?" He questioned.

"Or else I'll tell Anna that you like her." I deadpanned.

"She already knows." He chuckled. "Man, cool down."

"No. I won't." My jaw locked together.

He laughed and removed my hand on his shirt and made me sit down at the chair beside him.

"It wasn't just me who requested that you'll sing."

"What?"

"I know you don't suck at singing, man." He gave me a light punch on my arm.

"Who asked me to sing?"

"Her." His eyes shifted to the front row and I followed his intent gaze. It landed on that permed hair that I had known for so long.

"W-What?" I was dumbfounded. She requested for me to sing?

"She wanted to hear your voice." Kitsu laughed.

"I don't know what to do, man." I confessed as my palms began to sweat. "Seriously."

He smirked a little and whispered me something.

I just hate it how he was the one to always set me up with her. And I just can't make myself move to get her.

I sighed after he whispered that one phrase on my mind and it instantly sank on my brain and system.

That idiot.

I took a deep breath as I entered the stage with the guitar strapped on my body and smiled awkwardly. I saw her at the second row and she smiled and waved at me.

I sat on the chair and positioned the microphone closer to my lips and began strumming. It seemed as though my heart wanted to fly out of my chest.

"There's only one way to say three words for you...
I love you..." My voice barely escaped from shaking but I can hear them cheer me on.

At the last chorus, I made eye contact with her. "… I love you."

Those words left unspoken... Let it be heard.

"I love you, Sumire Shouda." I announced in front of everyone and her eyes almost popped out of its socket. "I don't care if you call me Koko-roach or Koko crunch or whatever names you want to call me and I also don't care if you're Natsume's biggest fan. Well, I am your biggest fan. I'm so sorry it took me almost forever to say this out loud. I just can't seem to express my feelings freely and I always fail at words. I love you, Shouda."

With that, I left the stage and the crowd squealed and I even heard some wolfy whistle.

I then remembered what Kitsu whispered to me.

"If you want to end up together, you just have TO GET HER."

Thanks, Kitsu. I owe you huge.

I was on my way back to my dorm when I saw her leaning on the tree near the boys' dormitory.

"So Koko Crunch..." She began and I felt my palms all sweaty again. I can't see her reaction under the moonlight. She began to walk towards me and that's just when I saw her face. She was smiling at me. Smiling at me.

It was my favorite smile. The smile that she always wears when I did something nice to her.

"You idiot," She pinched my cheeks.

"Ow," I winced.

She laughed and grabbed my collar and kissed me on the cheek. "Thanks." And whispered those beautiful words to me.

I have been loving you.

THE END


Author's Notes:

I know. I know. Don't kill me if I'm not updating My Bestfriend's Girlfriend and The Girlfriend's Bestfriend.

I'll get my hands on that, soon. :) So, don't kill me.

XD

I love you guys and I would be cool to send me what you think through a PM or a review. Thanks, loves.

~ LunarChan (10-09-2011)

P.S.: GO TEAM C. :) WE'LL WIN THIS.

P.P.S.: Just a random trivia. This is my ultimate favorite love song of all time! Yes. And if someone I love will sing this in front of me with a guitar and all, OMG, I am so gonna die. XDD Just imagining it... I'd die. I'd really die. XD

K.

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