Chapter 3: Angel
Sunako did not leave her room for 2 days, causing the others to worry. They wanted to see if she was alright, but they were all too scared to enter, fearing the wrath of Sunako. Finally, when Yuki started crying out of worry, the boys decided to send the bravest of them all, Kyohei, into her room. As Kyohei walked heroically towards the forbidden territory, the others cheered him on. He stopped uncertainly at the door, but the boys pushed him in.
Inside Sunako's bedroom, everything was more death-like than usual. He walked towards the only source of light; the television set, which was playing one of Sunako's many horror DVDs. The TV lit up the room with a faint, eerie glow and the presence of Sunako's anatomy dolls only worsened the appearance. Kyohei cautiously walked towards the bed, where he could sense a living being. Once he approached it, and pulled off the sheet, he realized it was, of course, Sunako, appearing to be soundly asleep.
She was incredibly pale, and made paler than usual because of the light, and her hair was spread out wildly.
Not exactly the perfect Snow White. She's more like the Wicked Witch instead, he chuckled to himself.
Suddenly, overcome with a strange feeling, Kyohei bent down, and kissed her.
Wait, why isn't she attacking me? And why is she so warm, he thought.
Then it struck him. She was obviously very, very unwell.
In one swift movement, he picked her up and rushed out of the room. Moments later he burst into his own room, only to see Ranmaru reading a magazine on his bed.
"Oh, what's this?" asked Ranmaru teasingly. He was in a good mood, and he couldn't resist making fun of Kyohei.
"Ranmaru, get off the bed" said Kyohei, ignoring Ranmaru's teasing.
"A bit eager, aren't we?" he winked.
Kyohei glared at him. "She's sick. She probably has like, a 103 degree fever. So get off, now."
Ranmaru considered this for a moment, and jumped off the bed, and went to tell Takenaga and Yuki.
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Sunako awoke, hours later to find herself in unfamiliar surroundings. She could feel someone sitting at the side of her bed. She picked at her blanket, held it up to her nose, and caught a whiff of something which smelt mysteriously like… Kyohei.
Oh my god! What am I doing here, in his bed? Did something…strange happen while I was all confused?
She glanced at her clothes, which were also unfamiliar, baggy and smelled like the blankets.
Why do I know how he smells?!
Suddenly, she heard the person at her side laughing.
"You should see your expression!" said a voice, which she identified as Kyohei's.
"What am I doing her?" she asked angrily.
"You were inches away from death. You had a very, very high fever when we found you" he explained.
"And how exactly did you guys find me?"
"Oh… I'll tell you that later, when you're less prone to passing out."
And the clothes? How did I get in these clothes?
"Relax, Sunako, we didn't touch you! We didn't want to move you, so we just called Noi and got her to change your clothes. You were asleep for almost 2 days!"
"I blame the potion!" shouted Sunako.
"What potion?" asked Kyohei, pretending to be puzzled.
Oh, right, he doesn't know.
"Never mind" she said.
Later that day, all the boys came to visit her, bringing with them some mushroom soup.
"Hi, Sunako. How are you feeling?" asked Yuki, placing the soup on the bedside stand.
"Much better thanks. Luckily, you guys found me" said Sunako, smiling at them all. Then, a thought crossed her mind. "Wait, how did you find me? I was under a blanket, in the dark."
"Well, see Kyohei was sent into your room since you didn't come out for such a long time, and we were so worried. Yuki even started crying" said Ranmaru, ignoring the glares from Yuki.
"Yes, and then later he came out, carrying you, and he told us you were sick. He hasn't left your bedside ever since, except to bathe, and eat" said Takenaga
"How did he figure out that I had a fever?" wondered Sunako.
"Ask him!" said Yuki. They all looked pointedly at Kyohei.
"Oh…that… Well, you see, Sunako, I sensed a living object on your bed, and I took off the sheets…and…I sort of…I kissed you" he said nervously, knowing that Sunako would start shouting momentarily. Right on cue, Sunako began.
"What?! Why? Do you have absolutely no sense?" she screeched, while Takenaga, Yuki and Ranmaru snickered.
"I couldn't resist, I suppose" laughed Kyohei, knowing it would make Sunako more enraged.
To his surprise, she said in a calmer voice, "Well, I suppose I'll have to forgive you, seeing as you rescued me"
"He's a hero!" Yuki chimed in.
"Your knight!" said Takenaga.
"A knight in shining armor, for his beloved princess, rescued from the clutches of death" said Ranmaru.
"Guys, really, please shut up" interrupted Kyohei, before Ranmaru's imagination could run away any further. "It's no big deal, right, Sunako?" he asked hopefully.
Sunako, feeling light-headed, laughed and said, "Right!"
Everyone stared at her in amazement. If this was the old Sunako, she would sulk for days, and probably beat up Kyohei.
"What happened to her?" Yuki whispered to Takenaga.
"It's the potion taking effect. Or so she thinks!" he answered, pleased with the results of his plan.
Sunako, meanwhile, was drinking her soup and thinking to herself.
Yuck. I feel so sticky! I really need to take a bath.
She got off the bed, and headed towards the door, unsuccessfully, because midway, she felt faint again and almost fell face-first on the floor. Kyohei, having good reflexes from playing too many video games, quickly caught her.
"That's twice now. I saved you twice, so you really owe me" he said softly to her.
"I know. I'm just not completely well yet" she said. "But if you'd let me go now, I'd take a bath."
Kyohei released his grip, and backed off, apparently embarrassed.
He's blushing. This is so funny!
She took a quick bath, and made her way toward the kitchen.
I feel guilty about leaving them to starve all these days! I'd better make something really good!
But at the door, her path was blocked by none other than Kyohei.
"What do you think you're doing?" he demanded. "Sick people are supposed to be resting, not cooking gourmet meals!"
"Yes, but what will we eat?" asked Sunako.
"Didn't you taste the soup? Guess who made it?" said Kyohei.
"Hmm…I don't know. Who?"
"I did!" he announced proudly.
"Seriously? I didn't know you could cook so well! That soup was really, really good!" complimented Sunako.
Ha. As if. There's no way he could cook that well. I bet they ordered out.
And she was right. They had, in fact, gotten home delivery, but Kyohei wanted to impress her. Sunako decided to let it rest, and not injure Kyohei's ego. Later, Kyohei pretended to cook, while Sunako lounged in the living room.
Some things will never change.
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At school, the next day, hundreds of wails of disappointed fangirls could be heard throughout school.
The reason was this: Kyohei decided to be Sunako's guardian angel and be at her side at all times, because, he said, she was still likely to faint. The others, including Sunako, knew Kyohei's true intentions, but they played along anyway.
On the way to school, he announced his decision to them, and since then, had his arm around Sunako protectively, and pulled her towards him. Sunako protested at first, but the 'potion' made her give in, and let him.
That stupid spell is making me do things I wouldn't usually do… Damn.
But why am I enjoying this?
As they passed by their schoolmates, they heard people talking excitedly.
"Did you hear? Nakahara and Takano are together."
"Seriously?"
"Yeah, I saw them just now! They looked so –"
"Ahem" interrupted Sunako. "We are NOT together, okay?" she said menacingly.
"Yes, we are!" said Kyohei suddenly.
"We are?" said Sunako, puzzled.
"Yes, remember what Oba-san said?" hissed Kyohei.
Obviously using this as an excuse. Why should we start now, when we haven't been acting like a couple all this time?
Do I want to?
Do I?
What is wrong with me???
"Oh yeah. We are" said Sunako, flushing with embarrassment, while the boys, including Kyohei looked at her with surprise. They had not expected Sunako to give in so easily. It was almost as if she didn't mind at all having Kyohei as a boyfriend, however make-believe the role was.
Later in class, the others were discussing the amazing phenomenon they had just witnessed.
"Takenaga, are you sure that spell doesn't work? It sure seems like it did" said Ranmaru.
"Yeah, Sunako would never act like… a normal girl" added Yuki.
"No, you guys, it's just her emotions which have been held in for a long time. They're finally coming out, now that there's an opportunity to" explained Takenaga.
"Hmm… I really don't think so. Are you saying that Sunako actually does have feelings for Kyohei? I mean, it's so -" started Ranmaru, while naughty thoughts crossed his mind. Yuki elbowed him, to bring him back down to earth.
"It's definitely possible. Noi suspected it all along, remember?" said Takenaga.
"That was just Noi with her shojo manga-ness. She couldn't have possible known. Though she'll be so happy when she hears this latest development" reasoned Ranmaru.
All of them smiled at the thought of Noi celebrating over someone else's love life.
As expected, during lunch, Noi came running over, to congratulate Kyohei and Sunako.
"I heard you two are finally, finally going out! I KNEW IT!!" she shouted.
"Noi, you shouldn't believe everything everyone says. We are most definitely NOT going out" said Sunako. "It's just something he thought up, to please Auntie."
Or so he claims.
"No, I didn't! It's true, Noi. Sunako does like me" teased Kyohei.
"It is NOT!" argued Sunako angrily.
How could he just assume that?
But I don't mind. Right? Oh god, I'm so stupid! I can't let this happen, even if I want it to.
Wait, what did I just say?
I do NOT want this to happen!
Yes, I do.
No, I don't!
Sunako reached her final decision.
Yes, I do. But I blame the spell. If it wasn't for that spell, I'd be sitting happily in my room, watching a movie.
If it wasn't for the spell, I'd have never realized I like him.
After the lunch break, in which people were constantly asking if Sunako and Kyohei were going out, the five went back to class. It was Math, a subject which Sunako hated the most.
As the teacher droned on, Sunako found herself staring at the radiant being.
What am I doing?
She shook her head and tried to focus on the lesson, but found herself gazing at him again. It was as if he had an invisible, magical pull around him.
Damn, that potion is getting stronger.
Suddenly, she heard a voice calling her name.
"Nakahara, do you know the answer?" the teacher asked. She quickly mumbled that she hadn't understood, and didn't know the answer. The teacher flashed an angry look at her and continued with his lesson, which Sunako had not heard a bit of.
Why am I doing this? Why can't I think of anything else?
It's an invasion. He's taking over my mind. He's invading it.
Finally! That was the longest I could possibly make a chapter. So, how was it? Thanks to all you reviewers who err… reviewed! You guys have no idea how good a single review can make me feel!
And I'm sorry to Rin, who wanted me to make this fanfiction longer, but I'm going to end it in the next chapter!
