Author's Note: This story is purely fictional. All characters here are not of my own making. And also, I hope you enjoy my story Its all based on my own life, I hope you don't find it boring. Thanks so much!
CHAPTER 1
"So, how long do you think will you keep on being like this?" Nao looked at Kahoko's downcast face.
She watched her friend battle her intense sense of depression a year after she broke up Ryotaro Tsuchiura. From a happy go lucky girl, she turned into a complete stranger from her and Mio. She only heard of what went on between Hino and Ryou when she found out the letters Ryou left on her mail.
how are you? are you still angry? i'm trying to contact you but all i get is a voice mail hehehe...are you using the same number if you have new one try to txt me ok thnks take care i'll wait for you!
06/24/2007 9:30 pm
sorry i only replied just now, this is the only time i got to go online... yes, that was me who messaged you that i missed you and until now im trying to contact you but the voice mail is the only one who answers me... how are you? i want to meet up with you again even if its for a short while, just to be sure that you're doing ok.. im still using the same number, text me when you'll be available... thanks hino!
07/29/2007 11:14 pm
so you have a new person been motivating you a lot, im happy for you hino, now i know that your doing fine and ur happy,i'm happy too for you... take good care of your self...take care!
08/01/2007 12:45 am
"What the heck is wrong with this guy?" Nao muttered as she grew even more disgusted with each letter. She thought that Ryou would totally leave her alone, but he still made Kaho keep her hopes up.
"He's totally ruining her life..." Mio whispered to Nao sadly.
"He's a complete bastard!" Mio angrily logged off Kaho's mail with a huff.
"Its okay guys... I'm ok.." Kahoko smiled falteringly at them before feeding her pet cat. "Everyone has their ups and downs... I'm not an exception to the rules."
"But Kaho-chan---"
"Its really okay.."
Kahoko's POV
Its not like we became "it".... Gazing sadly at her window, she remembered how Ryou's lips felt when he kissed her. My first kiss....
Lifting her finger to her lips, she remembered how it tasted when Ryou kissed her. She felt his soft velvety lips against her and the gentleness in his kiss.
I wish the kiss never ended...
The next day....
"Psst… Nao…" Mio called her from behind as their professor discussed about isometric projections in figures.
"Yeah?" Nao whispered back as she pretended to write down the lectures.
"Kaho-chan has the look again…" Mio pointed at their friend's face from the other side of the room.
Turning to look, Nao did see Kahoko look wistfully at the window beside her, hair gently floating with the air.
"I know… I just wish she'd be over Tsuchiura… He's not good for her health..."
Kahoko's POV
I know its been a year now….. But I still can't get over him… He's been in my mind ever since…
Kahoko looked down on her notebook, with Tsuchiura Ryoutaro's name doodled with pink hearts and cupid's arrow.
You're crazy if you think he'll come back to you… She remembered Nao and Mio tell her in the gentlest manner.
What if I am crazy enough to think that? Kahoko answered back, but she knew that her friends know the truth.
Kaho-chan…. Nao hugged her as her tears slowly fell down her cheeks, unable to hold it back.
Silly me… Nao and Mio are right….He will never come back to me… I've been keeping my hopes up a lot… But still…. Kahoko gently touched with her finger her lips. He's still my very first kiss…
Len's POV
She's touching her lips again… I know I shouldn't care what she does, but she's been doing it for months now. So what if I saw her cry a couple of times because of that bastard Tsuchiura? Its none of my business.
But still… Looking down at his own notebook, he saw Hino Kahoko's face very clearly. It's not like I like her. She's not like the rest of the girls I know.
As he copied the figure their professor wanted them to create an isometric view of, he remembered when he accidentally overheard Hino on the phone with Tsuchiura.
FLASHBACK
"I know Ryou-kun. I can move on easily you know. It's not like it's the end of the world!" Kahoko mustered a giggle.
Looking at who was talking, Len laid his back flat on the wall and saw Hino giggling while tears fell unchecked on her cheeks down to her shoes.
Isn't that, Kahoko Hino? Len asked himself as he listened in on Kahoko's phone call.
"No, it's okay... Really!" Kahoko smiled as she stroked the roses on the school's railings.
"No, you don't need to worry… I'm a big girl…" gently putting her finger to her lips, Kahoko's smile changed perceptibly along with her voice.
"Look, I've got to go. I hear the bell for my Drafting class. Till next time." Kahoko clicked off the phone, "Or not…" she said after hanging up.
Quickly hiding in the nearest classroom, Len breathed a sigh of relief. It's not his style to hide from people, but he'd rather like to not get caught eavesdropping from other people's conversation.
So you're also hiding something, huh?
END OF FLASHBACK
Eversince he overheard the conversation Hino had with Tsuchiura, he always caught Hino stroking her lips and smiling in a painful way.
I guess you're still hurt… Len gazed again at Hino as she inked her drawing.
"That one's wrong…" standing up from his chair and walking towards Kahoko, a few chairs away from her, Len pointed down at Kahoko's drawing.
"Oh!" Kahoko dropped her triangle in surprise.
"That should be here, and the figure's all wrong." Len pointed with his mechanical pencil, making the necessary corrections.
"I'm sorry, Tsukimori-kun…" Kahoko smiled apologetically up at him and she hastily placed another tracing paper on top of the one she's doing.
Walking away, Len ran his hand through his hair. When will you ever grow up, Kahoko Hino?
"Hino-san… Where are you going?" Shimizu Keiichi asked as he saw Kahoko stand up from their usual spot in the field.
"Oh… I'm just going to buy something... I'm very thirsty…" Kahoko fluffed the dirt away from her skirt.
"Could you buy me something too…? A tea perhaps? The coldest one they have..." Len gave Kahoko some change.
"Sure… Thanks by the way for helping me a while ago, Tsukimori-kun…" Kahoko bowed low at Len's stoic profile.
"It's nothing. But I hope you get it right next time. The next lesson will be much harder and if you can't cope up with this week's lesson, I doubt you'd be able to cope up with the next one." Len looked at the students in the stage, dancing.
"Don't be so hard on Kaho-chan, Tsukimori-kun!" Nao looked at Len disapprovingly.
"Being all soft won't do any good to anyone." Len answered back.
"Look, its nothing really Nao-kun… Its fine…" Kahoko mediated between the two with Keiichi looking on blankly and Mio eating uncomfortably.
Watching Kahoko walk away, Nao glared at Len.
"Its not so much as being gentler with her after all she's been through!"
"I told you already, being gentle won't do anyone any good."
"But it's the least you could do!"
"I can do nothing!"
"Yes you can do—"
"Arguing what's best for Kaho-chan won't do her good…" Mio cut Nao off.
"Let's just do our best to make her happy." Keiichi spoke quietly.
"I suppose so…" Nao agreed, not before giving Len a nasty glare.
After a while….
"Here's your tea, Tsukimori-kun…" Kahoko handed Len a red bottle before sitting on her spot next to Mio and Nao.
"Kaho-chan, your phone's ringing." Mio pointed down at Kaho's vibrating bag.
"Oh!" picking up her phone, Kaho saw her brother's name register on the screen.
"Hi onii-chan!" Kahoko warmly greeted her brother.
"Kaho-chan, would you mind stopping by the mall later? I've got something I want you to buy." Kaho's older brother's voice drifted off from the phone.
"Sure… What is it?" Kahoko spooned off some sweet dessert from her bento box.
"Buy me some stuff I need for our company team building. I'll text you the stuff, okay? Just bill it to me..."
"Okay..." Kahoko clicked off the phone and saw the amused faces of both Mio and Nao.
"What?"
"Its cool that you have such a gorgeous brother who happens to work in a HUGE company!" Mio giggled, pointing at the phone.
"And it helps that the two of you are close…" Nao agreed, pinching Mio in the cheeks.
"Come on guys! Not my brother!" Kahoko wailed.
"He IS CUTE!!" Mio smiled wickedly at Kahoko.
"We are talking about Kahoko's brother are we?" Keiichi gazed wonderingly at the three girls.
"Yes we are!" Mio giggled even more.
"Cut it you two!" Kahoko shushed at them just as the bell rang for the Design class.
"Sometimes I wonder what you girls have for brains…" Len muttered under his breath.
"I wonder too sometimes…" Kahoko smiled up at Len before walking off with Mio and Nao, catching what he just said.
And sometimes, I wonder what really is going in on your head, Kahoko Hino… Len gazed at Kahoko as she walked hand in hand with her two friends.
Author's Note: Ok, so it's a bit boring at this point. But there's no electricity!! Thank GOD the laptop still has some charge left! The next chapter's going to be more exciting, PROMISE!
Anyway, just want to say that I WOULD REALLY like to get some ideas from you guys! I'd like you to either tell me what kind of twist you want in my story or what plot you want me to create. I'll just add all of your ideas to my story.
Thank you!! Arigatou-gozaimasou!!
***by the way, I'll explain in the author's note why there are a couple of weird things in the story… I'm really far too excited to explain right now.. CLUE: my nieces are making a ruckus downstairs!!!
