Hi! Chapter 2 is here! It's a lot longer than Chapter 1, but longer is better, right? XD
Thanks to Seishin Okami, FireStorm1991, and Setsugekka for the reviews! Please keep reviewing! I love reading all the comments! 3
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Chapter 2
Sunako woke up the next morning in the usual manner, wrapped in Kyohei's arms, and looked dreamily at his sleeping face.
Sunako had an epiphany in the midst of her loving thoughts, "He really does look like a little kid when he's sleeping. Maybe it's because he's told me so much about himself that he feels like he can act however he wants around me. He trusts me, I think. And I trust him. With my life. He's saved it so many times already, and I've saved his just as many times. He really is just a normal guy. I wonder what makes people think others are attractive or ugly. They're really just words, after all. Whoa. Did I just think that just now? Wow, it's right. They really are just words. I never stopped being a normal girl, well except for my love of horror, but that's my personality, not my looks. And Kyohei's just a normal guy, despite his radiance. I really wish everyone could see that. Then he wouldn't have so much trouble with other people all the time."
Kyohei awoke to Sunako's enlightened expression and smiled. He gazed into her bottomless violet eyes and soaked in the beauty he saw in her. After a few minutes, he realized that Sunako looked different than she usually did.
"Hey, what are you thinking about? You look different today, like you've just discovered the meaning of life." Kyohei asked as he rested his forehead on Sunako's.
"Oh, well, I was just looking at you when I thought you looked like a little kid when you sleep. That led me to think that you might trust me enough to see you with your guard down. I also realized that I trust you with my life. We've saved each other's lives countless times. Then I realized that, despite your radiance, you're really just a normal guy. I wondered what makes people attractive or ugly, because after all, they're just words. Right? Then I realized that I'm still the normal girl I was four years ago, except for my love of horror. But, that's my personality, not the way I look. I really got rid of that word's effect on me, I think. I'll just have to find out, I guess. I really wish that everyone could see past each other's looks and see the person behind them. I really did just get over what made me afraid of mirrors." Sunako explained in wonder.
"Wow. That's amazing! But despite words being words, it still feels nice to be called beautiful, right? Although, it does get annoying if it's abused. You're the most beautiful girl I've ever met, and that will never change. You're amazing, Sunako," Kyohei said, his eyes burning with passion, "And I trust you, too. I trust you with my life."
Sunako smiled, blushed, and tried to bury her head in his chest, but Kyohei moved just enough so their lips met in a gentle kiss. Kyohei's eyes were full of love, and as Sunako looked into them, she almost had one of her nosebleeds. She wasn't used to being looked at like this; not with these eyes full of raw love. Instead, she stayed where she was, paralyzed by his amber eyes, unable to think of anything else but her feelings for him. He was so much more than a friend to her, more than a boyfriend, too. He was the only person who fully understood her, and loved her for who she was. They were broken from their trance by a yell outside Sunako's door.
"Sunako, Kyohei! It's time to get ready for school! You don't want to be late, do you?" Takenaga yelled on his way to the dining room.
"Oh! Well, we better get dressed then. I'll see you in a few minutes." Sunako said as she began to detangle herself from her boyfriend.
"You forgot something." Kyohei said playfully as he unwound his arms from around her waist.
"What? My bag's over there." Sunako asked, forgetting the most important event of the morning.
"Breakfast!" Kyohei answered as he chuckled and his eyes lit up.
"Of course you would say breakfast. You never stop thinking of food, do you?" Sunako joked as he got up and headed to her closet.
"Hey! I don't think of food ALL the time!" Kyohei argued, standing up as well.
"Well, what do you think about?" Sunako asked curiously as she picked out her uniform for school.
"When I'm not thinking about food, I'm thinking about you." Kyohei said in a quiet voice.
This surprised Sunako, so she left her closet and walked over to the blushing Kyohei. She gave him a kiss on the cheek and a hug before thanking him and sending him to his room to get dressed.
"He really is sweet. I wonder if I should put makeup on. That guy who stabbed Kyohei said I was beautiful, and I was wearing makeup then. And Kyohei always thinks I'm beautiful, so why not? Noi said you have to work to be beautiful, so I'll start doing that. If only a little bit at a time." Sunako thought as she found the clear, glittery lip gloss Auntie gave her as part of a makeup set for her birthday.
She went downstairs to cook breakfast in her school uniform, lip gloss, and a little black bow with a skull in her hair. She cooked breakfast and made bentos. When she served the meal, everyone noticed the lip gloss she was wearing.
"Whoa, Sunako, why are you wearing lip gloss?" Yuki asked innocently.
"Sunako, is there something important going on today?" Takenaga inquired.
"Sunako! You've put on makeup! You're finally beginning to turn into a lady!" Ranmaru said with tears streaming down his face.
Kyohei guessed the reason for her unexpected makeup, and also noticed the bow she wearing in her hair. He smiled and wondered if her lip gloss had a flavor.
"Oh, this? It's nothing. I just found it on my dresser and decided it smelled good." Sunako lied. She didn't want to tell everyone else for some reason. She also saw the knowing look in Kyohei's eyes and knew she wouldn't have to explain it to him. After their brief conversation at breakfast, they headed to school. They saw the fangirls as they neared the gate to their school.
"Oh, crap! What's going to happen to Sunako when those stupid fangirls see us?" Kyohei thought anxiously as he unconsciously squeezed Sunako's hand.
"Hmm…I wonder what's bothering Kyohei?" Sunako wondered as she walked through the gates with Kyohei and her friends, "Oh, he's worried about their reactions? He looks anxious right now. Oh, he's worried about me? I won't let anything happen, so don't worry."
She squeezed his hand back and got an anxious smile in return. As they walked through the aisle the fangirls had made, they heard the usual murmurings mixed with shocked observations.
"Why is Sunako Nakahara holding Kyohei's hand? Are they going out? They can't be going out! Kyohei belongs to all of us! What does Kyohei see in her? She's so creepy! Sunako Nakahara, you've stolen Kyohei from us. You shall pay!" the fangirls' mutters grew in intensity and volume as they became increasingly more jealous.
Kyohei was afraid they would come out and maim Sunako, or that they might verbally assault her. They were doing a pretty good job of it to start off with, after all. He looked at Sunako anxiously and saw that she didn't look overwhelmed, but he knew that this was getting to her as well. So he pulled her closer and put his arm around her shoulders instead, earning him a smile from Sunako. This action drove the fangirls crazy. They started yelling questions at Kyohei, shoving past each other to get a good look at the scene in front of them, some of them even going as far as to try to pull Sunako away from Kyohei, but Kyohei held onto her protectively. Takenaga, Ranmaru, Yuki, and Noi also helped to fend off the crazy fangirls. Finally, when Kyohei had had enough of this nonsense, he stopped at glared at the fangirls.
"If any of you even try to touch Sunako, I'll personally kick you all the way back to your house. Got it?" Kyohei threatened with an evil glare on his face.
This certainly stopped the enraged fangirls from clawing at them, but he was worried what would happen in class. They weren't in the same class, so he couldn't watch over her. He'd just have to hope that they got the message and would leave her alone. Unfortunately, his threat didn't apply to vocal torture. He remembered that cursed himself for forgetting. When they got to Sunako's classroom, Kyohei kissed the top of her head and walked anxiously to his class.
"I hope today won't be too bad, or else I might have to hide in the science lab. Oh well, I'll just have to put up with it. They'll get the point soon enough." Sunako thought optimistically.
Unfortunately, optimistic thoughts don't always lead to good events. After class, Sunako found herself crowded by all the girls in the class.
"Why do you get to be with Kyohei? We're all so much better looking than you. What does he see in you anyway? Is it because you live together?" the girls jealously interrogated.
"I'm with Kyohei because he cares about me, and I care about him as well. He probably sees a nice girl who's not obsessed with how he looks for once. And it probably does have a lot to do with the fact that we live with each other. If we didn't, we probably never would have been friends." Sunako answered each question calmly, fighting the urge to grab the nearest curtain and run.
"So if you only met him in school, you would never even be close to him at all?" the girls asked hopefully.
"Yes, in fact, I wouldn't have even gone to school. But things are different now, I've changed." Sunako said confidently.
"Wow! We wouldn't even have to have met you! I wish it really happened that way!" the girls wished, cruelly torturing Sunako.
Sunako wasn't going to be bothered by this though, "Well, if Kyohei and I had never met, that would mean that he wouldn't have moved into the mansion with me. I wouldn't have come to school, but neither would Kyohei, Ranmaru, Yuki, or Takenaga." Sunako reasoned, hitting them in their weak spot.
"Oh! That would be terrible! Let's just get rid of Sunako, then we can have Kyohei all to ourselves." The girls said menacingly as they closed in on Sunako.
Fortunately, Kyohei arrived just in time. He saw the mob of girls and knew that Sunako was in the middle of it. He strode over to her desk and glared at the girls threatening Sunako.
"What have you done?" Kyohei asked icily.
"No-nothing. We were just talking to Sunako." The girls said fearfully.
"What were you talking to her about?" Kyohei asked in the same icy voice.
"Just your relationship, that's all. We're jealous we don't have a boyfriend as amazing as Sunako." The girls admitted stupidly.
"Oh, really? You looked pretty menacing from where I was standing. You better not have done anything to her, or I'll find you." Kyohei threatened as he pulled Sunako toward him and exited the room.
"Wow, you looked really angry in there. They didn't do anything," Sunako said as she twined her fingers through his, "…physical." She added as an afterthought.
"So they did do something? I'll…" Kyohei tensed as Sunako interrupted him.
"They only talked to me, and I fended them off with logic. Living with Takenaga sure has its benefits." Sunako said, trying to lighten the mood.
"Yeah, I guess. They weren't going to do anything to you?" Kyohei asked worriedly as he looked into Sunako's eyes.
"If they were, they weren't going to do it when you came in." Sunako replied, resting her head on his shoulder.
"Well, ok. What were they saying?" Kyohei asked, now worried if Sunako was emotionally hurt.
"Just typical things you'd expect to hear from them. I'm fine." Sunako replied unconvincingly.
"Really? It doesn't sound like what they usually say. What did they tell you?" Kyohei asked again, concerned for her happiness.
"Not much, just that they'd wised they'd never met me. And that I should disappear. They also said they were more attractive than me, but I got past that because you told me I'm beautiful." Sunako admitted, her mask of indifference toward the subject melting away.
"Oh…I should go and teach them a lesson." Kyohei growled as he turned back toward the classroom.
"No, it's ok. They're just jealous, I should just ignore them." Sunako assured, turning Kyohei back around to face the exit.
"Are you sure? Because I can teach them to never say things like that again." Kyohei said as a murderous glint crossed his eyes.
"Yes, now let's just go home, ok?" Sunako said as she squeezed his hand.
"Sure, but if they do anything tomorrow, I'm going to kick their asses." Kyohei agreed.
"That would be pretty amusing, actually. If they do anything tomorrow. I think you scared them senseless." Sunako said with a smile.
"It's agreed then. I beat all these stupid fangirls up tomorrow." Kyohei said with a trace of humor as they walked hand in hand out the school gates.
Seishin Okami: Thanks! I thought it was kind of weird, but I guess not. :) Did you like the fanfirls' predictable reactions? XD You're a really good artist!
FireStorm1991: Yes, the fangirls! They're an important part of Wallflower! XD (Mainly because they're funny. XD )
Setsugekka: Thanks! Sunako and Kyohei are still getting used to the whole idea of being a couple, but otherwise, they adjusted pretty well. :) And school is now a hellish place, hopefully returned to its normal state by some threatening and violence from Kyohei? XD