Second chaptie is up~! I'm going to say this first before you read it. Sorry for any mistakes and not that nice parts. But I hope, you will enjoy reading it at all~!
Len's Confession: 2:00 pm
When Kahoko arrived home, her mother asked her to do an errand. She was now standing in front of the grocery store, holding a paper that contained lists of things to buy. She entered the store until a one certain person caught her attention. She curved her lips inwardly.
"Tsukimori-kun!" she called. She waved at him as she approached the lad.
"Hino?" he surprisingly asked her. Why of all people…he grunted in his mind.
"What are you doing here?" they asked in unison.
Kahoko giggled. "Shopping of course, how about you? It's a sudden to found you in this kind of place." she said before she started walking. He followed her behind.
"I don't really know why I ended up here." he stated. She gave him an I-do-not-get-you-mean look while she took a plastic of sugar. He sighed.
"My parents are not in home so I decided to take lunch outside but they did not give me enough money to spend and I ended up buying food ingredients here." he explained.
Her eyes widened. "Eh! But in your standard in life, you may have your own money to spend right?" she exclaimed, merely screamed.
He glared at her. "Hino, we are in general public. In a grocery store exactly."
She looked around her. Many people were staring at them.
"S-sorry Tsukimori-kun." she apologized. He sighed again.
"It's alright. Let's get going." he said.
"I see. So what are you going to cook?" she asked before she got a box of milk and continued to stroll. He raised a brow.
"What food?" she asked again. She stopped at a row of cans.
"I'm not going to cook Hino." he coldly replied. She nervously laughed as she tried to lighten the atmosphere.
"So what are you-" she stopped when he got a can of already made food. She just made a slightly `ah` from her mouth.
"Is there something more you will buy Tsukimori-kun?" she asked him while they were walking towards the next division of goods. He nodded.
"Oh, well see you in the counter later!" she smiled at him. He festooned a small curve to his lips and started walking.
"I guess I'm on my own now." She whispered when he was meters away from her.
Five minutes had passed when they parted ways. Kahoko headed to the division of goods stored in glass `like sandwich spreader, sorry for the inappropriate word of describing`. She was looking for a strawberry jam until she found it there. There above.
"There you are!" she said as she toeing the said product. Seconds had passed and she was still doing the same thing.
She finally grabbed it after she jumped. To her luck, she lost her balance and thud. She fell on something. No, someone rather. Anyways, should I type she instantly fell on someone or she was rather supported by someone or she was particularly grabbed by someone?
Her eyes were closed, not ready for any outcomes of her fall. Suddenly, a cold voice called her name.
"Hino…"
She knew that voice. Oh. My. Gosh. she told her mind as she tried to look at the person. He was wearing a- what?
He was worried.
He was anxious.
He has his brows curved downward.
And most of all, he was blushing furiously.
She examined the place. No people but why? Oh yes, she tried to examined their position. She was red as her hair.
She found herself not only holding a jar but also holding his arm.
She found herself enveloped in his arms.
She found his head resting on her head `sorry, don't know the right word, maybe his chin resting on her head`.
"S-s-sorry T-tsukimori-kun..." she quickly apologized as she distanced to him.
He shook his head lightly. "Just be careful next time."
She just nodded. Aware of the homecoming atmosphere, she asked him if he was done with everything he needed to do. Since both of them didn't have any goods to buy, decided to head to the counter.
There were only a few people in the lane when they reached the row of counters. Len was pushing the cart, not to mention the heavy cart for Kahoko while she brought his basket. It was now their turn to purchase their goods. They were about to pay individually when the crowds started murmuring to our soon to be couple- you'll see later.
"Aren't they a couple?" the two blushed in the statement.
"Why don't want he pay for his girlfriend?" she was now embarrassed while he was now annoyed.
"Are they in cool off?" the last question hit Kahoko and Len.
He sighed and took out his wallet to get more paper bills, money rather. That settled the crowd down. After he paid the counter, they quickly left the grocery store.
The wind was blowing hard when they started walking. He noticed that she was having a hard time to carry the plastic bags. She nearly twisted her ankle once. He suddenly grabbed the plastic bags from her grips.
"Tsukimori-kun, y-you don't have to! I can handle it myself!" she said, trying to get the plastic bags from him. But he was stubborn. When she nearly took them, he lifted them above. Knowing their measurements, I mean heights, she gave up.
He smirked. "Why? You're giving up?" On me? his mind added. She glared at him.
"You must be tired. Let's take a rest for a while." he stated. She smiled and nodded.
They sat on a bench. He placed the plastic bags between them. Silence deafened their ears. They decided to open their mouths when.
"Sorry." they both said in unison. Kahoko giggled while Len smiled to himself.
"You go first Hino." he said while brushing his bangs away. The wind was still blowing.
"Ah, I'm going to apologize for earlier. When I screamed, nearly fell, and…" she looked away.
"Used your money to pay my bills." she was now clutching her skirts.
"It's alright with me. I lied to you anyway." he looked away too.
She quickly turned her head to him. "W-what do you mean?" she was confused.
He sighed for unknown time. "My parents left enough, more money I can say but…" he paused. He took a glance to her and gladly, he can't now keep his eyes from her.
"Those who confessed to you spent almost of it." he added.
She was surprised and it made her blinked. Wind blew strongly but nothing happened until something echoed to her ears. Those who what? Don't tell me he saw them all! she asked herself.
"T-tsukimori-kun, d-do you saw all of t-those?" she asked him.
He nodded. Her face heated up and started to look away again.
"I saw the soccer freak at Minami Instruments while I was eating my breakfast at the café in front of that place. I was about to take my leave when he greeted me and I ended up ordering for him, for some reasons." he took a short pause because the wind was enraging.
"I finished practicing the violin so I went to the park. I saw a pastry shop there and I noticed the two of you. I mean, Hihara-sempai. After that, I headed back to the park again when he saw me. He started asking me to buy an ice cream. First, it was one but it turned ten." he stopped when she softly laughed.
"I don't know that you are capable of talking more than two sentences." she said. He just raised a brow and continued again.
"I was walking towards a restaurant when I saw you and Kaji. I just sat on the other bench to-" he cut his own words.
"Never mind. I actually saw the whole thing, from him to your friend. When you took your leave, Kaji called me and asked me to treat them." he shook his head when he remembered something from the restaurant Kaji and his friends ate.
She smiled to him. "And you really treated them." He ran his fingers through his hair.
He took another sigh. "Lastly, Yunoki-sempai."
She shivered. She didn't know whether it was the wind that made her shivered or it was because of his devil- not again. Let me continue, sempai.
"Before he took you to his car, they stopped to a gasoline station where they saw me. His driver approached me asked me something. It seemed that he forgot his wallet so I don't have a choice but to pay for him." he heaved his last sigh for explaining. She just merely nodded.
"Did you accept one of them?" he abruptly asked her. She looked at him hesitantly.
"Sorry. I'm not in any posi-" he was cut off when she started to speak.
"I reject all of them…" she said with a saddening look.
Another deafening, yet blinding silence was born. He was about to broke the silence when the wind blew harder made Kahoko chilled. He took of his jacket and put it on her shoulders.
"T-tsukimori-" she was stopped by Len's movements. He brushed her hair away from her beauti- erase it. Another continuation, face.
"If I express my feelings to words, it surely means higher than admiration and liking." he said. He then stopped and opened his mouth.
"I love you."
She was stunned. Among the confessions that she encountered, this one was different. Suddenly, a tear escaped her eye.
"Hino?" he asked worriedly. He thought that he made her cry. He wanted to apologize but was stopped when she tried to spoke up.
"S-sorry Tsukimori-kun." she wiped her tear.
"I'm just happy, happy that you are returning my feelings to you." she smiled widely at him.
He smiled too, knowing what her answer is.
She stood up from the bench. "Let's get going now!" she exclaimed happily, pulling Len to stand up.
They walked happily. He was holding two plastic bags on his hand while the other one was holding her hand, as she held a small plastic bag on her other hand `not confusing, isn't it?`.
Yosh~! Third chaptie will be coming soon as possible on April, after my graduation~! ^0^v
Auchie, would you mind to review? Please? It's my inspiration ei~! Constructive criticisms are gladly welcome~!
Oh yeah, sorry if this chapter is lame. No, very and so lame. It's so short...sorry if I made you disappointed ,
Anyways, next chaptie includes the meetings with the families and the start of their relationship~! ^_^
-Nik Van Fresces