Chapter three:

Bubbly- Amemiya Taiyou

You tossed and turned in your hospital bed. You couldn't sleep. Fuyuka-san told you that you needed to rest, so you tried to take a nap. However, the day was so bright and beautiful that it would be such a waste to sleep it away.

You are [l/n] [f/n]. You are currently in the hospital because of a fractured wrist and an extremely high fever. Your wrist was better now, though. The rest of you? Not so much. You felt horrible. Your head was killing you and your body was practically paralyzed.

All you wanted to do was make the horrible feeling go away. But no matter how hard you tried, no matter how many pills you took, you felt the same way. You look outside your window, it sure would be fun to go out. Just looking at the bright sky and sunshine relaxed you. And it didn't take long before you finally drifted off to dream land.

"Mou! It's raining. What now?" a six-year-old you asks while looking at a boy with orange hair and blue eyes.

You were pouting. Oh, how you wanted to play soccer outside with your best friend, Amemiya Taiyou. You take a closer look at the orange haired boy, unlike you, Taiyou was smiling. You were greatly confused.

"Huh? Why are you smiling? How are we suppose to play soccer now?" you ask, irritated.

"Not to worry, [f/n]-chan. Let's just play something else... why don't we make a fort?" he suggests with bright eyes and a big smile.

That happy and bubbly face of his always made you feel better, so you agreed. You began to pile pillows and blankets on top of one another. In the end, Taiyou's room looked like it had been ransacked. Someone could only assume your cadavers lay hidden under the blankets.

You and Taiyou ended up staying in your fort for several hours. You just stayed there in the dark with nothing but a flashlight illuminating your faces. Both of you told stories and made up games inside the fort. You missed these moments, just the two of you hanging out and having the time of your lives.

You wake up, it was just a dream. You smile before closing your eyes again, wanting to go back to that dream. How you missed that boy, you didn't know where he was now. You guys haven't talked in ages, you wondered how he was doing.

"Ahhh... Taiyou..." you say through closed eyes.

"Yeah?"

You hear a voice. Your eyes shoot open only to see a set of blue eyes. A strangely familiar face was smiling at you. You scream. There was some dude in your room! You could only think of the worst. Rape, kidnap, murder, all these thought flooded your mind.

"Whoa! [f/n]-chan, calm down! It's only me... Taiyou." says the person as he stops you from running out the door, screaming.

You look into his blue eyes. They were still as bright as ever. And his smile? Still charming and bubbly. You couldn't believe your eyes! The person in your dream was now in your room! Was this some sort of sorcery? If so, then maybe you should have dreamed of Andrew Garfield instead, huh?

"Taiyou...?" you ask while looking at him.

"Yeah! Do you remember me?"

"Sure do..." you say.

You were still in a daze. You couldn't believe this was happening. How did he get inside? How did he know where you were? Who let him in? What was going on? You had so many questions that you wanted to ask. Your head was starting to spin.

"Taiyou-kun, why are you here? How did you get in?" you ask curiously.

"Oh, Fuyuka-san let me in. I'm a patient here. You know about my sickness, right? Well, it's gotten pretty bad lately." replies Taiyou. "So, what are you in for?" he asks you.

"Fractured wrist and a high fever." you tell him.

"Too bad... hey, wanna go outside and play?" he asks.

Was he serious? You just told him you were sick! Well, so was he... and play? You guys were in Jr. High school... not first grade. But then again, that added to Taiyou's charm. His childlike bubbliness and his bright smile, those were by far his best assets.

You knew you should be in bed resting, but you couldn't help it. You haven't seen Taiyou in ages and you guys had some catching up to do. You check the clock, it was 3:30, Fuyuka-san wouldn't come to check up on you until 4:30.

You then give Taiyou a smile, "Okay, but only for an hour." you tell him.

-Outside-

You ended up sneaking out the window, luckily your room was on the first floor. You and Taiyou then make your way towards the park-like area in the hospital. It was that one place one with plenty trees, children and a fountain.

You ended up playing soccer for a short while with the kids. You and Taiyou were the team captains. In the end, Taiyou won. Well, it didn't surprise you... you hadn't played soccer in a long time.

Once the two of you were done, you found a vendor who was selling ice cream. Taiyou bought you two some even though neither of you were really allowed to eat sweets. You both felt like such bad-asses for breaking the rules. You hadn't felt this good in forever.

You and Taiyou just sat there, eating ice cream. You both had to hurry because if a nurse- or worse, Fuyuka-san- saw you, you'd be dead. Both of you weren't allowed outside of your rooms.

"I miss this..." you say as you finish the last bit of your [f/f] ice cream.

"What do you mean? You can just buy ice cream anytime you want." says Taiyou.

A giggle escapes from your lips. You then playfully hit his arm. "No, silly. I mean us hanging out. I miss the one on one matches we'd have, the forts we built when it was raining, and I miss you and everything that you do."

"Oh yeah? You really miss this?" asks Taiyou as he attempts to shove his ice cream cone in your face.

A shrill escaped your lips as you tried to avoid the boy. "Eek! Taiyou, stop! You're going to get me dirty!" you say through laughter.

You blocked his arms with your own, but your efforts were futile. He was much stronger than you. The chocolate ice cream cone then comes into contact with your face. There was chocolate ice cream on the tip of your nose and on your cheek, there wasn't much but it still looked like someone smeared some cow shit onto your face.

"Taiyou! Look at what you did! I'm done for if Fuyuka-san sees me like this. She'll know I went out." you pout. "Clean this mess up." you demanded.

Taiyou smiles, not his bright childish smile, it was more of a grin. The kind of grin boy's give their girlfriends. You blush, he was really attractive when he did that. And the fact that that grin was for you made you happy.

Taiyou then leans in closer to you. He then kisses- more of licks- the ice cream off of the tip of your nose and on the side of your cheek. You blush even harder than before, what was he doing? The sensation spread across your body, starting from your toes and burrowing deep into your soul.

"Taiyou..." you start as he finished.

He then winks at you. "You told me to clean it up, you never said how." he smirks.

You playfully roll your eyes at him. "My, my, when did you become such the smart-ass?" you ask.

"Who knows?" he replies with a big smile. However there was a bit of chocolate ice cream in the middle of his teeth, making it seem like he had a large gap.

He did that on purpose. You burst out into a fit of laughter- well, more of giggles, you didn't have the crazy, loud, obnoxious kind of laughter. Your nose begins to crinkle, it only happened when you would laugh so hard. Only Taiyou could get you like this.

-Back in your hospital room-

You lay in bed thinking of your day with Taiyou. Just remembering the day made you smile like a fool, it's like your sickness went away because you felt so much better. I guess when they say laughter is the best medicine, they weren't kidding. If happiness was a drug, Taiyou would be your dealer. What made you smile even harder was remembering how Taiyou had licked you face clean.

You then began thinking about Taiyou. His smile, his eyes, his hair, his laugh, you hadn't noticed it until now but he had gotten really good-looking. Sure, he was a really cute kid. But cute kids didn't always stay cute, however Taiyou did.

You felt a new sensation take over whenever you thought of Taiyou. You felt the butterflies in your stomach flutter, you felt your world becoming so much brighter, you felt that as long as you were with Taiyou, you would never be sad again.

That's when it hit you. The entire time you've known Taiyou, you've never cried around him (well, only once when you scraped your knee but he made you forget about it). When you were with Taiyou you were always smiling and laughing. And that's all a woman wants, a man that can make her happy.

You couldn't believe it. Were you falling for Amemiya Taiyou? You guys have been friends since you were kids, what are the chances of his returning those feelings? You pout at the thought of rejection, but you were not in the mood for negative thinking.

You were happy around him, it didn't have to be a romantic relationship. Just being around Taiyou was enough for you. You smile once more, you thought about telling him the next time you see him about how you felt.

You then heard your door open and close, had someone come inside?

"Fuyuka-san?" you ask.

"Shh!" says Taiyou with his index finger on his lips.

"Taiyou? Sneaking around, are we?" you ask.

"Couldn't help it. I wanted to see you." he says happily. You smile at him. All of a sudden, he stops smiling. His face heats up and he stares at the ground. "[f/n]-chan... there's something I've been meaning to tell you... I've been meaning to tell you this for a long time, but I never got the chance to do it..." he starts.

"Well, go ahead. You can tell me anything." you say, encouraging him.

"Here goes nothing... [f/n]-chan, I have been in love with you since the first grade." he tells you.

"Oh, well why didn't you say- eh?" you ask.

You weren't shocked, just surprised. What surprised you was when he said he loved you, after all, love is so much stronger than like. Either way, it made you happy. This was pure bliss. Your positive thinking worked! He does feel the same way, good for you!

"I know I should have told you sooner, but I got scared. I mean, when we went our separate ways for middle school, I thought I had lost my chance forever. But when I heard Fuyuka-san talking about you with the doctor, I knew that this was fate and I was getting a second chance at confessing." says Taiyou. "So what do you say?" asks Taiyou.

You smile and tell him, "I say... what took you so damn long?"

-One month later-

You were walking down the streets, oh how it felt good to be out of the hospital. You got discharged only a few days ago, why they kept you in for tests for so long, you didn't know. And you honestly didn't really care, you were just glad to be free.

You were walking down the sidewalk, sorry, you were more of dancing. You would walk, then skip then spin. It was like you were part of the music video for the song Happy. You skip over a puddle and you playfully spin around a tree, you were having fun, but then someone stops you.

You felt a pair of arms circle around your waist and you felt someone kiss your cheek. "Miss me?" asks the person.

You smile, it was your boyfriend, Amemiya Taiyou. You guys have been exclusive the moment he confessed to you in the hospital. You smile and take in his scent as his arms tighten around your waist. You loved it when he did that, every time he held you in his arms, you were always comforted by his warmth.

"So, what do you wanna do? Where do you wanna go?" he asks.

"Wherever you go. As long as you're with me, I couldn't care less where we are." you reply while resting your head on his shoulder. You look up at your boyfriend, waiting for a response. Instead of speaking, he just smiled and kissed your lips. That was enough to tell you that he felt the same way.

A.N.: So that was it for Taiyou! Expect either Kariya or Ibuki to be next :)