A Frail Girl and Her Protector
Chapter 2: Note in a Locker.
"…Please Yutaka…Please tell me you feel the same…" Minami thought, as she neatly tucked the note into Yutaka's locker, making sure no one noticed her, she did not write her name on the love letter, for fear of getting rejected, but she knew if Yutaka read it, and felt the same, she would know it was Minami's.
"…I better get class…I told Yutaka I was just going to the bathroom, If am not back soon she might get worried…I don't want her to worry." Minami thought, quickly hurrying back to her class.
Minami opened the door to her class, just moments before, class had begun, and luckily she had made it in time.
"Hey Minami…I was starting to wonder if you would make it back in time…But it looks like you have perfect timing." Yutaka happily responded.
"Yep…Sorry to make you worry like that." Minami said, apologetically.
"Why are you apologizing for that?" Yutaka asked, confused by Minami's over shyness.
"Ohh…I…Umm…I don't know." She replied, also unaware of why she would apologize for something like that.
"Heh...Well, I think we should pay attention. The teacher is talking now." Yutaka said, gesturing to the front.
"Yeah."
"…alright everyone get out your Math homework from, yesterday, and pass it to the person next to you. I am going to take it up as a surprise quiz."
"Well, looks like you and I will be getting a 100." Yutaka said with a smile.
"Ha-ha, Yeah, I hope I was right…I would feel really bad if it was my fault you failed a quiz." Minami replied, jokingly.
"Don't worry about that, you are good at math, too…And if I did fail, then that is my fault for not doing the work, I would be happy if you got me a 100 or a 10." Yutaka happily replied.
"…But I would still feel bad…I don't want to get you a bad grade."
"Well, than whatever I get I am happy for that, so please don't feel bad. I know you did perfect.
"Kobayakawa, Iwasaki, stop talking now." The teacher yelled
"Ohh…Sorry teacher." Yutaka shyly said, forgetting the fact they were in class.
"Sorry Teacher." Minami quickly replied.
"It is alright…Just pay attention from now on; I will excuse it this time, and since you two usually pay attention, but don't talk while I am next time, please." The teacher responded.
As the bell signaling the end of the day rang, the two girls exhausted sprang up, eager to head home.
"I got a 100 on that homework Minami…And it is all thanks to you." Yutaka happily said, finally able to talk. They had restrained from saying much, after their teacher yelled at them, they no longer wished to try her patience.
"Yeah, guess I had nothing to worry about." Minami said, glad she did not fail her friend.
"…Must not draw…Must not draw."
"Wah? Hiyorin did you say something?" Yutaka asked, walking over to her other friend, the Meganekko in question, holding a pencil above a piece of paper, shaking slightly.
"Huh? What? Ohh no…Umm…I didn't say anything." Hiyori replied, shaking her head slightly, snapping back into reality.
"Everyone already left, did you not realize it?" Minami asked.
"…Heh…Guess not, I was kind of busy."
"Doing what?" Yutaka curiously asked.
"Just…Working on something…" Hiyori replied, trying to be nonchalant.
"Oh…um, okay…Would you like help putting your stuff away?" Minami asked, seeing she still had papers and notes scattered about. She began assisting by picking the pile up.
"…Umm…No thank you…I can get that." Hiyori quickly replied, not wanting either of them to witness her drawings.
"Ohh…Alright. I will just put these down here then." Minami replied, slightly surprised, placing the papers down on the desk. However by an unlucky twist of fate, they managed to fall to the floor scattering about, like a tornado hit.
"…Oops...Im sorry." Minami replied, quickly bowing, and picking them up.
"No! You don't need to do that…Just…Just let me get them." Hiyori, yelled, desperately not wanting Minami to pick up and look at the piece of paper her hand was on.
"What's wrong Hiyori-Chan? Why are you acting so weird?" Yutaka quickly asked, worried at her friends, bizarre attitude.
"Yeah…Why don't you want me to pick help you?" Minami asked, as she looked down at the piece of paper her hand was on.
"Great now I am in trouble…How do I explain that drawing? They were the perfect inspiration, and it isn't my fault I just happened to be there…Ohh god…this is bad, they are going to think I am a freak." Hiyori thought worryingly, as Minami flipped the paper over seeing the near photographic image of her Holding on to Yutaka, exactly as they were yesterday, with the small exception of the fact that in Hiyori's picture they were passionately kissing.
"…Oh…My…Hiyori…This is." Minami began, however unsure of how to finish.
"…This is really good…We have seen some of your drawings but this is really good." Yutaka said, completely oblivious to the fact that it was obviously her and Minami.
"…Yes Hiyori…It looks…Very good." Minami however, was not so easy to fool, she immediately knew what the drawing was, causing her to greatly blush.
"…Um…T…Thank you…" Hiyori replied, quickly grabbing the rest of the papers.
"…You really have a knack for drawing this kind of stuff…Although I can see why you would be embarrassed…since it is a romance scene…Not to mention, both girls." Yutaka said, blushing slightly, looking at Minami, when she said 'both girls'.
"…Y…Yeah." Minami said, Incredible embarrassed, that Hiyori witnessed, the scene, not to mention drew it. She immediately begin to wonder, if Hiyori drew them a lot, wondering if she thought they were dating.
"…Umm…You two can, go ahead…I can pack this stuff up, Hiyori said, pushing papers, into her bag. Hoping they would not see anymore.
"Alright…Umm…Minami, I am going to see if I can go find sister, then I have to check my locker…Would you like to hang out later?" Yutaka asked, in a happy tone.
"…Locker…She…She is going to read it…This is it…She is going to know how I feel." Minami thought, completely missing everything she said after the word locker. "…Ahh…Yeah…Sure…I will call you later."
"Alright, see you later to Hiyori" Yutaka said prancing off happily.
"...Hiyori…why were you outside Konata's house?" Minami asked turning back to Hiyori, who had a surprised look on her face.
"I…Was dropping a Manga off for Konata-Senpai, but I realized she was not there…Im sorry I didn't mean to see you two, you just happened to walk by."
"…I…Okay…I just wanted to know." Minami replied, taking a few steps away.
"…Minami…I need to know…Is there anything between you two?" Hiyori asked, her curiosity getting the best of her, immediately regretting letting that thought slip out.
"…Umm…N…No…J…Just friends." Minami replied shakily, incredibly sad, that she said that, realizing that for the time being it was completely true.
"…You want it to be more don't you." Hiyori asked, consoling her friend, who she could tell was sad, with all her, manga, anime, and ero game knowledge, Minami could not hide how she felt from her.
"…I…Well…" Minami hesitated to say a thing, afraid of Hiyori response.
"…You can tell me…I won't judge you or anything, I mean, I want it to happen, look at my drawings…I…Im sorry, that is probably not the right thing to say...But…You can tell me Minami." Hiyori asked, wanting to help her friends, also it would give her a load of more material.
"…I…I love her." Minami quietly said, looking down towards the floor.
"…I knew it…" Hiyori quickly said, doing a miniature fist pump. "…Umm…What about her? Has she said anything about it?" She asked, realizing Minami only told her, because she probably wanted some form of reassurance.
"…I…I haven't told her…I have tried so many times…But I just can't…I really want to tell her I love her, but Im scared." Minami replied, completely unaware of why she could tell Hiyori all this. Usually she would not utter even a word of it, but for some reason she felt she had Hiyori's trust.
"…Im sure she feels the same… I mean, I thought you guys were dating this whole year. I figured you two had been dating since before High School…Then again, I am kind of weird like that I suppose." Hiyori responded shrugging her shoulders, also much like Minami, she too was completely unaware of why she was saying so much.
"…Yeah…Maybe you are right…I…I am going to go…Thank you Hiyori." Minami said, bowing.
"…Thank you for not hitting me, when you saw that picture…And don't worry about Yutaka, Im sure she feels the same." Hiyori replied.
"Thanks." Minami said once again, before running off.
"…I knew she liked her…And Im sure Yutaka does too…Unless she really is that oblivious…I hope Minami doesn't get hurt, I can tell she really loves her…Sigh…Why can't I get myself a nice girl…O…Or guy…Ohh who am I kidding…Like I have a chance with romance." Hiyori sadly thought, packing her things up and finally leaving.
"…Good…I got here before her…Unless she already left…Ohh god I can't stand this…Why couldn't I just tell her…Please Yutaka…Please understand my letter." Minami thought, hiding behind a wall, looking over towards Yutaka's locker. Seeing a lack of Yutaka, growing staggeringly impatient and more and more nervous by the second.
After a few minutes of waiting, the small girl finally walked up. Opening her locker, completely unaware of the contents inside. Minami's heart, practically beating out of her chest, the anticipation and her nervousness reaching critical mass.
"Hmm…What is this?" Yutaka asked herself, picking up the small Pink slip of paper.
"My Sweet angel, my vision of beauty, my fragile companion… My one desire in this mortal coil, This desire is to be yours and yours alone…To hold you, to kiss you, To love you…This is my one desire…The desire I hold dear, as your gallant knight…Your Shield of Aegis…Your Sword of divinity. I wish to tell you of my love. To show you my true feelings…This is my wish to you…Dear Yutaka…My wish, as your Protector." Yutaka finished, reading instantly bursting into tears.
"…M…Minami?" Yutaka said to herself, quietly enough so that Minami and the other kid at his locker could not hear her.
"…She is crying…Does she like it? Does she feel the same? Does she know it was me?" Minami frantically thought, desperately waiting for Yutaka to say or do something.
"…This…This is so beautiful…So romantic and caring…Is…Is this Minami…It sounds just like her…Could she really love me? T…This has to be her…She is the only one who always says she wants to protect me…She must love me too…She must have been too scared to directly say anything." Yutaka thought, crying louder now, at the thought that Minami might love her in return.
"…Umm Excuse me…Yutaka…Are you okay." Some Kid asked, noticing that the adorable Moe girl in his class was crying. Wanting to help her, truthfully he did have quite the crush on the dear Yutaka, but he often felt over classed by Minami, He often got mad, that she always cared for her, walking who he referred to as 'his Yutaka' to the nurse.
"Ohh…Umm…Yes Im fine…Your Hideki, from class, Right?" Yutaka replied. Wiping her eyes, revealing the shy young boy in front of her, he was obviously quite nervous.
"…Yes…But more importantly, why are you crying? Is something wrong?" He asked, worried for the small girl he liked.
"…Who…Who is that Kid?" Minami thought, now far too shy to approach Yutaka, also far too afraid of going up to her, happily only to get rejected, even though she knew Yutaka was far too nice to do that. She did however; move slightly closer, so she would be able to hear the conversation.
"…The note." Yutaka quietly said, clutching the paper in her hand. "…I…I mean nothing…It is nothing." She quickly said, not wanting him to read the love letter.
Looking down, he saw the pink piece of paper, with the name Yutaka written on it, a picture of a heart, in the paper, behind the name, something he only assumed to be a love letter.
"…Ohh…That…Umm…That letter is…mine." He quickly said, hoping to win the heart of the small girl.
"It's Yours! Really?" She asked, tearing up slightly.
"…Y…Yeah…I have liked you for awhile." He shyly admitted.
"…He…He…I…I worked so hard on that…It is not fair…I…I put everything into that…No…This has to be a dream…This….This can't happen…How can he do that? She…She…Yutaka…I…I…" Minami thought, quickly turning and dashing away, straight home, running as fast as she possible could, a mass stream of tears accompanying her.
"…I...Im not sure what to say…" Yutaka replied, shocked, at the fact this boy had written her the letter.
"…Its true…Ever since that day I helped you…Remember the day you fell in the hall…I helped you to the nurse…You were so cute…I could not help but fall for you…But I was afraid to say anything." He replied, which was all true, he did help her, and he did fall for her, although, he did also steal Minami's credit for the letter.
"…Umm…Th...Thank you…But…" Yutaka replied, very embarrassed, her cheeks flushed.
"Will you be my girlfriend Yutaka?" The boy quickly asked, a thing he has wished to say to her for a while, but he was far too scared.
"…I…Im…Im sorry…I…I can't." She slowly, and gently replied, trying her best to not hurt the boys feelings, truly she was amazed at the beauty of the letter, and incredible happy at his kind words.
"…But…But why?" He asked, the rejection tearing him up, feeling incredible hurt, the girl he liked rejected him.
"…I…I like someone else…I…Im sorry." Yutaka replied, very apologetically, feeling very bad, about rejecting the boy, she could tell he was very nervous, and he sounded very genuine when he talked.
"…Okay…I…I really like you…So I want you to be happy…I can understand." He responded, crying as he walked away.
"…I…I am sorry…But…I love Minami…I don't know how she feels about me…But I want to be with her…Im sorry, I don't want to hurt your feelings…It was such a nice letter too…It sounded so much like Minami…I finally thought she might tell me she feels the same about me…But I guess that is just a dream." Yutaka, thought wiping the tears from her eyes, as she walked out of the school, however still holding on to the letter.
"…Minami? What is wrong?" Her dad asked, as she ran into her house crying.
"I don't want to talk about it…Please leave me alone…Im going to bed." She replied, running into her room still, greatly crying, and covering her face with her arm.
"…Minami…are you okay?" He asked, following her, worried for his daughter.
"Just go away…Leave me alone." She yelled through her tears, shutting the door, and locking it behind her. Immediately diving on to her bed burying her face into her pillow, immediately soaking it with her tears.
"Why…Why did this happen…Why didn't I just tell her…Yutaka…I love you so much…This is unfair…I…Do I not deserve to have your love…Is it too much to ask to allow me to be happy…All I want is you…I just want to hold you Yutaka…I love you so much, why can't I be with you? Why? Why am I not allowed to be happy? I…I just want to hear you say you love me too…I just want you to love me back…Please…Please Yutaka…I love you so much…Please love me too." Minami thought, crying into her pillow, to the point it was actually painful; a feeling of her heart actually ripping in two, filled her entire being, killing her from the inside.
Minami just laid there, crying and shaking for a straight 4 hours until she could actually not cry anymore, until she eventually cried herself to sleep.
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Author Note's- Chapter two done, I am really getting into this story, I was actually crying, both when I typed it and when I re-read it, almost as much, as my chapter trail of tears in THR… I think this story, is my best written work so far. Ohh by the way Hideki means 'Splendid Opportunity' I chose that name for the point of irony and symbolism. As a quick mention I would like to thank all the people who have already sent such nice reviews and who favorite it already, especially those loyal fans, who leave reviews every new chapter on every story. Mikuru-D, Zhintos, Key, and Kitmaro you know who you are. Anyways thank you everyone for the support, keep reading and reviewing and I will promptly update to please you guys.
