"And that concludes the lesson for today," said the teacher as he closed his book.
"Those were the words I wanted to hear!" Kazehaya excitedly thought to himself. "I need to get to her before she gets away." Kazehaya started anxiously shaking his leg, waiting for the teacher to dismiss the class.
"Rise!" said a random student in the class. Everyone in the class rose.
"This is it!" Kazehaya said. Unlike the rest of the class, Kazehaya was looking straight at the solemn looking Sawako. "Please…let me get to her," Kazehaya silently plead.
"Bow!" yelled the random student. Right after Kazehaya bowed, he bolted for Sawako's desk. However, his efforts were in vain as he saw that his friends were stampeding towards him, blocking his path.
"What are you guys doing?" Kazehaya asked loudly, clearly annoyed.
"We are the ones who should be asking the questions here Kazehaya!" shouted Joe. The whole class, save for Sawako, Chizuru, and Yano, surrounded poor Kazehaya and were barraging him with questions.
"Did you and Sadako break up?"
"You cheat on her or something Kazehaya?"
"Why was she on the verge of crying?"
"Were you guys even dating on the first place? I mean I never saw you two hold hands or kiss or anything!"
"Her curse has finally been lifted! I knew you two weren't dating!"
"Gahhh! I don't have time for this!" Kazehaya shouted angrily. He pushed his way through the crowd and found himself at Sawako's empty desk. "No…." Kazehaya whispered as he slumped down to his knees with his head down in utter defeat. The class noticed his depressing demeanor and thought it was best to let him be. They all left the classroom, except for one student. Unfortunately for Kazehaya, he had no time for sulking. The cheerful, flamboyant Kento Miura was already looming over him.
"Ahh, Kazehaya-kun! Why are you so down in the dumps?" asked Kento in his usual happy tone. Kazehaya heard his chipper voice and immediately got up.
"I'm not in the mood today Kento. Quit bothering me!" Kazehaya angrily yelled. He brushed past Kent with the intent of leaving the room, but Kento grabbed his arm forcefully, preventing his exit. This unusual aggression left Kazehaya surprised.
"I don't think you are the one who should be mad Kazehaya. After all, I wasn't the one who broke the promise," said Kento with a smile still plastered on his face. Kazehaya was confused and stared at the ceiling, trying to recall the so-called promise he made with Kento.
"I don't remember that promise Kent. You're probably confusing me with someone el-"
"No Kazehaya!" Kento shouted abruptly. "You promised me on the day you asked out Sadako-chan. You promised me you wouldn't make her cry again!"
Kazehaya was taken aback by Kento's sudden outburst. He did not expect happy-go-lucky Kento to have such a fierce side to him. However, Kazehaya could tell based off of Kento's enraged face that he had struck a nerve. Kento caught himself in his fury and regained his composure and his smile, which ticked Kazehaya off a bit.
"Sorry about that. You just really upset me today Kazehaya-kun. However, a good thing came out of this whole mess. Now that you broke your promise, I can break the one I made with Ayane-chan!" Kento said with new-found enthusiasm. Kazehaya could not help but be a bit worried by this declaration.
"Another promise?" Kazehaya asked.
"That I would not pursue Sadako-chan," Kento replied with a wink. Kazehaya grabbed Kento by the collar and got dangerously close to his face. It was Kazehaya's turn to show his infamous temper.
"Don't go near Kuronuma," Kazehaya said crossly.
"I don't think you have the right to tell me what to do. You aren't my mother Kazehaya-kun!" Kento cheerfully replied.
"You can't do this! She's my girlfriend Kent!"
"Well you sure don't treat her like one. After that trip, you two have been so distant. No hand holding, barely any eye contact. It would be difficult to tell if you two were even friends." Kazehaya weakened his grip on Kento's collar and his hardened expression softened. Kento escaped from Kazehaya's grip and walked out of the classroom.
"You know what the sad thing is Kazehaya?" Kento said as he was leaving the classroom. Kazehaya was too deep in thought to acknowledge Kento's question.
"I thought you would make the perfect boyfriend for her...Looks like I was wrong." Kento finally left the sullen Kazehaya alone in the classroom.
Kazehaya soon followed suit and left the classroom. He replayed the whole confrontation in his mind and became enraged at the thought of losing Sawako to Kento.
"I'll show him...!" Kazehaya yelled as he walked down the hallway. "I won't let him take Kuronuma away from me!"