Chapter Four, it was here were I took the decision of ending the fic for good in three chapters before it grew huge and I ended up abandoning it. But thanks to you, my loyal readers, that's not the case anymore and I'm planning to continue with this fic for quite a while longer as soon as your reviews keep arriving of course. The first step to accomplish that goal, however, is adapting this chapter to the manga as well, and so I'm here to type the legend that is already resurrecting this story and leading me to the so awaited chapter six before another season of painful exams begins, here ya go:
EDITED & ADAPTED TO THE MANGA! (23/07/2012)
Prologue:
"What a bother, I seriously don't want to do this at all. It's just a waste of time." Yahiro told to his basketball trainer who glared at him in annoyance. Since Yahiro wasn't a member of the Special A, he was forced to participate in every school activity, which included being part of a club. Unfortunately for his coach, Yahiro was stubborn and only cared about himself, he would never obey and would always stay at the bench and do nothing but be a lazy boy. "How boring, there is nothing interesting at this institute, I need someone to tease."
And Yahiro's laziness then suddenly faded. Just as if God had listened to his wish, Megumi arrived to the stadium where the practices where taking place. She was followed by the rest of the members of the Special A, Akira included, but for some reason Yahiro wasn't interested in Akira anymore. Megumi smiled when noticing Yahiro resting at the bench, and she waved her hand toward him and smiled happily. She then looked for a sit and stared at him from far away.
"That girl, she came to see the training? She sure is persistent." He spoke to himself. The rest of the members of the S.A. all sat down at their reserved chairs just like Megumi did. Kei teased Hikari and tried to force her to sit at his lap, which of course she refused to do. Akira noticed and was about to kill Kei, but Tadashi grabbed her from behind and tried to force her back to her chair. Jun sat by Megumi's side and smiled for her, it was the usual S.A. and Yahiro couldn't help but smile at the view. But then Ryuu arrived, he also sat next to Megumi, who blushed and tried to win some distance, unfortunately for her, Ryuu placed his arm around her waist. "Now there… what just happened…? I suddenly feel annoyed… way too annoyed…" Yahiro's coach, who was once again about to ask Yahiro to join the training, had second thoughts when noticing Yahiro's annoyance.
"That girl… is she trying to anger me? She got some nerve in even thinking about it… should I punish her?" A dark aura surrounded him, one that freaked all his teammates out, but it quickly faded. "Or maybe Ryuu… yeah, that must be it… but I will teach him no one should mess with me…" Yahiro's teammates, who were at the bench with him, all sweat dropped. Yahiro was talking to himself and freaking everyone out, even the coach was scared. Yahiro then stood up to everyone's surprise and walked toward the court, pulling a random teammate from his uniform and pushing him aside. "You rest, I will play." The scared player nodded and left the court, Yahiro then ran in search of the ball.
One Despicable Guy
Chapter Four: Brotherly Love.
"Hey, Yahiro entered the court." Everyone turned their attentions back to the court when hearing Tadashi's words. No one had noticed because of Akira's complains about Kei wanting Hikari to sit at his lap. But now everyone's attention was directed to Yahiro, especially Megumi's attention who was now jumping up and down with happiness. "Everyone, look at Megumi, she is so happy! She looks so cute!" Tadashi then flinched, he could feel Akira's dark aura trying to surround him.
"Whose boyfriend are you from? Mine or Megumi's?" Tadashi flinched. But fortunately for him, Akira's rage transformed into concern and she began crying for Megumi. "She looks so happy and adorable… but that makes me so sad and lonely… my sweet Megumi-chan fell victim of Yahiro's curse! Megumi-chan, I swear I will save you!"
"You go ahead and save Megumi, that way you won't bother us anymore." Kei said that last with a permanent smile on his face and while laughing teasingly. Akira's dark aura made an interesting comeback as reply. Kei had managed to force Hikari to sit at his lap while Akira was distracted.
"What are you doing to my sweet Hikari-chan?" Hikari was blushing madly but wasn't trying to push herself away from Kei, which was something odd since Hikari would never allow Kei to take this kind of advantage from her. "Hikari! Beat the hell out of him already! Why are you still sitting at his lap?"
"…I can't…" And Akira blinked twice. Hikari faced her while blushing madly. "…I lost a bet to Takishima… today is Friday so he owns me until the end of Sunday…" And Akira's jaw dropped. She wanted to kill Kei so hard right now, and Tadashi just enjoyed Akira's moment of paralysis and ate some popcorn he took out from nowhere and enjoyed the game.
"They will never change. Even when we came all the way to see Yahiro's practice they do nothing but argue all the time, right, Megumi-chan?" But Jun was as usual ignored by Megumi since his elder sister was enjoying Yahiro's game a lot. "Can't be helped, right, Ryuu?" But Ryuu remained in silence. Jun noticed it and found it odd. Ryuu looked annoyed to Jun's eyes. "…Ryuu…?" He tried to ask, but once again he was ignored.
"…I refuse to lose to a guy like him…" Ryuu then stood up and walked away, everyone noticed, Megumi included, who also stood up feeling worried about him. But she faced away and tried to ignore the situation, she no longer felt like watching the game anymore and just went back to her chair and remained in silence, which was something everyone found odd, Kei included.
Back at the court, Yahiro was doing a great job. For him it was nothing, he had been trained by professionals since he was a kid, but he was lazy and didn't like to train. Despite that, today he was training and trying to impress Megumi, he had no real reason to do it, he just wanted to and was sort of enjoying it. When the practice was over, all of Yahiro's teammates were exhausted, but Yahiro was as good as new. He cleaned the sweat away from his face with his towel and threw it away, many fan girls arrived and fought for it, but Yahiro of course never cared about them. Instead, he faced the direction where Megumi was at, and noticed with disappointment that Megumi was no longer watching the game.
"…Megumi looks… kind off depressed lately… was it my fault…?" he wondered, but Yahiro's thoughts were then interrupted when a ball was rudely thrown toward his stomach, forcing him to complain and lose some air.
"You didn't catch the ball? What happened? You were doing a great job at the court." The ball was thrown by Ryuu. He was now wearing a basketball uniform and staring at Yahiro with hatred. Megumi finally woke up from her trance. She noticed what was going on and then ran toward the court. "Why don't you quit being such a despicable person and start behaving as a man? You just played because you knew Megumi was watching, and you made everyone look like fools in the progress."
"Eh? Do I hear a jealous voice?" Yahiro asked, and Ryuu bit his lips in annoyance. Yahiro just stood up after recovering from the hit and then gave his back to Ryuu. "Hitting me when I was distracted was a cowardly move. But you did it because you were worried about Megumi-chan, I am impressed. But next time, just tell me you hate me and I will understand, there is no need for such violence." Ryuu then walked closer to Yahiro, his hand was closed into a fist, Yahiro noticed that last and smiled. "Are you going to hit me now? You know what will happen if you do that, don't you?"
"What if I say I don't care about the consequences?" Yahiro gave Ryuu one of his teasing smiles as reply, and Ryuu's eyebrow began tickling him with hatred. He then launched a punch, but it was intercepted by Kei's hand blocking it just inches from arriving at Yahiro's face, who never made a move to avoid the hit. "Kei?"
"Oh? Kei saved me? Should I call you my hero from now on?" Kei ignored that last comment, Ryuu just cursed Yahiro between lips, and the whole stadium went into silence, only broken by the footsteps of Megumi, who was running her way toward the middle of the court, and then she threw herself toward Yahiro and pulled him into a hug. "Eh? What is it? Oh yeah, I have a bride… I sort of forgot." Megumi was annoyed by that last, but Yahiro smiled for her and her anger faded. The students then went into a shock when hearing the engagement part, and the situation just grew even more awkward, which boiled Ryuu's blood even more.
"…You… Megumi deserves someone better than you… it annoys me… you annoy me so much…" Kei then pressed Ryuu's hand and forced him to kneel, Ryuu complained and directed an angry glare at him, but it faded once Kei looked back at him. "…Kei…?" The rest of the S.A. members arrived at the middle of the court, and Yahiro was glad to have such an audience.
"Calm down, Ryuu. I know how Yahiro works, he is just trying to piss you off until you do what he wants you to do, and that is hitting him and resulting in you being expelled." Ryuu's anger then faded when noticing what could have happened. "You came here wearing a basketball uniform because you wanted to challenge Yahiro to a game. That kind of confrontations are ones our institute is willing to accept, so don't let thick your nerves off and just do the things the right way."
"As annoying as usual, Kei." Yahiro spoke out with arrogance, and Kei just let Ryuu go. "Normally, I wouldn't accept a challenge. But I'm bored, not to mention it is the perfect excuse to avoid classes." Ryuu felt like hitting Yahiro once again, which wasn't a normal reaction since Ryuu was always a kind and good hearted person, but not toward Yahiro. For Ryuu, Yahiro was a person who deserved no considerations. "…But also…" He began, and everyone listened. "Somehow I feel awfully annoyed… and I need to release some of my anger before I lose my temper and end up hurting someone, so, Ryuu… let's have some fun, shall we?" Yahiro then picked the ball up and gave it to Ryuu, and he rudely took it away from his hands.
"It won't be fun once I'm done with you." Yahiro's fake smile faded and his eyebrow began shaking. Megumi noticed it and found the situation to be odd. First of all, Yahiro would never lose his temper for something as simple as a basketball game. Also, she was worried about Ryuu's actions. He was going too far, and she disliked that. "I will never lose to you."
"How cold Ryuu-san, being cold to me just because I stole your girlfriend, that's so unfair." Yahiro faked his pain, which angered Ryuu even more. Ryuu then began bouncing the ball. Yahiro placed himself into a defensive position and waited for Ryuu to make a move. "Go easy on me, Ryuu-san, I don't want to sweat at all. It ruins my attractive…" Yahiro's eyes then widened open. Ryuu moved fast while Yahiro was teasing him, he ran toward the basket and scored, leaving Yahiro standing there and with a surprised-full look on his face.
"I would never… go easy on you…" Ryuu said that last with a teasing smile. Yahiro then closed his hand into a fist, but then he calmed down. He then turned around and gave Ryuu one of his usual teasing smiles. "Hiding behind those awful smiles won't help you win. I am the son of the CEO of a sports company. I am good at most of the sports, you have no chance on beating me." Ryuu bounced the ball, and once he did he noticed Yahiro wasn't standing where he was not long ago, he also noticed the ball never bounced back. "No way, did he?" Ryuu turned around. Yahiro was waiting near the basket and bouncing the ball.
"Hey! Ryuu! I'm about to score, please watch carefully and evaluate my moves!" Yahiro then jumped high, he placed himself in a professional pose, ready to do a power drive. Ryuu just stood there and saw how Yahiro drilled the ball at the basket and then landed while keeping his teasing smile. "Was that a nice power drive? I think it could have been better, but I'm lazy so I just barely made it."
"…Just play and shut up, I will teach you some moves…" Yahiro nodded, and the game continued. Ryuu scored next, but Yahiro was unaffected by that last, then it was Yahiro the one scoring, a move which annoyed Ryuu quite a lot. The game continued like that, with one scoring after the other one.
"I didn't know Ryuu could play that well, and Yahiro is also a monster, how can he play like that and keep on smiling? I get tired just looking at them." Tadashi spoke out breaking the silence. He was actually enjoying the game, something not many were doing at that moment.
"All right! Drill the ball! Just like that Yahiro! Hey Ryuu! Don't stay behind! Yeah! You have the ball, now Score! Nice job Ryuu!" Obviously, Hikari was also enjoying the game. Whenever there was a competition, she couldn't help herself but be victim of her own excitement. She would soon want to challenge her boyfriend to a similar competition, but until then, she enjoyed the game and cheered for both players as usual. "Such a great game! I wonder who will win!"
"Somehow this game worries me." Akira mentioned. "Ryuu is never like this, why would he take this so seriously?" And everyone faced Akira. Her face was full with concern and sadness. "…Also… Yahiro is pushing himself too hard. He had always been good at everything, just like Kei. But he never practices and is a lazy person… going this far isn't healthy for him… why would he do such a thing?"
"Maybe it is because of Megumi." Everyone then faced Kei. He just rubbed his chin and watched the game as if analyzing every move. "Yahiro… do you understand now what you really want? This game… what does it means to you…?" Everyone sweat dropped, Kei was talking to himself and no one was able to understand a thing. "Then, do your best, Yahiro. The key to open the door of your heart lies just ahead."
Yahiro tripped when hearing that last. Megumi's heart then skipped a beat when noticing that. Ryuu just ignored it all and stole the ball from Yahiro and then scored, now he was ahead of Yahiro by four points.
"Quit saying such embarrassing things and mind your own business!" He yelled at Kei, who just faced him with an odd look drawn on his face as if he wanted to annoy the pink haired one. "I'm doing the best I can!" Kei then smiled teasingly, it was a smile which could be easily described as Yahiro's one.
"The best you can?" A vein popped at Yahiro's forehead, Ryuu just gave Yahiro a cold look. "You aren't as great as you thought you were. I pity you now, because I am going to defeat you, not only in basketball but at anything… you don't deserve to be Megumi's boyfriend, we all know it, even Megumi." Yahiro then stood up and then directed a demonical glare toward Ryuu. Such a glare managed to surprise Ryuu and force him to sweat hard.
"Just play and shut up." That last angered Ryuu a lot. "…You are not good at playing the bad guy… so I will show you how it is played…" There was silence at the court once again, a silence that lasted until Kei began clapping. Many claps followed him, and soon, the whole stadium was yelling and asking for more.
"Way to go, Yahiro! Give it your best, Ryuu!" Hikari was glad to hear that last coming from Kei, and so, she went back to cheering them both. "Now, the real fun begins." Jun and Akira both stared at Kei, the ranked one student just smiled. "Yahiro is already at his limits, while Ryuu can still continue. The score is 36-40 with Ryuu ahead, but… now that Yahiro is being serious, I wonder if Ryuu got a chance."
"…Kei…? You knew Yahiro wasn't being serious all along?" Kei smiled and moved his head in negation. Jun was confused, and so were everyone else. "He was serious from the very beginning?" And Kei moved his head in negation once again. "Then what are you talking about?"
"Being serious about the game isn't the same as being serious about what is in line if you lose." No one understood that last, but Kei just continued. "Yahiro's game had been perfect in every move. He was serious, but now, he discovered a new motivation. There is something he is now fighting for." Megumi blushed when hearing that last, Kei just directed a smile toward her. "Yahiro is finally serious about Megumi."
"What do you mean serious about Megumi? Aren't they engaged?" Tadashi was puzzled, so were Hikari and Jun. in the other hand, Akira seemed to have understood what Kei was talking about and nodded in agreement. Megumi also understood it all and blushed. Her hands were linked together and close to her chest. The result of this game meant more to her than what it meant to anyone else.
Yahiro bounced the ball and glared at Ryuu with rage. Such glare was annoying Ryuu a lot. Yahiro seemed to be a different person now, he looked like Kei when he was angry, which made the situation a scary one.
"Are you going to play? Or are you going to keep bouncing that ball until I steal it from you?" But Yahiro's glare was so intimidating, that even Ryuu had second thoughts about trying to steal the ball from him.
"If you think you can steal it from me… then do it." Yahiro's voice was scary, it was full with determination and hatred, which Ryuu was unable to believe that existed in someone like Yahiro. "As I said before, just shut up and play!" Yahiro then moved fast. Ryuu tried to steal the ball but Yahiro fooled him and ran toward the basket, jumping high and scoring. Ryuu couldn't believe it. "Now… shall we finish this… before I hurt you for real…?"
"I won't lose." Ryuu took the ball up and ran, but Yahiro stole it from him easily, jumped, and scored a three point shoot. Now he was ahead by one point. "You played around with me all this time? You truly are a despicable guy."
"You know… I'm getting tired of that nickname… it does annoy me… now… play…" Ryuu took the ball Yahiro was offering to him, he bounced it and tried to pass Yahiro. But Yahiro stole the ball from him with one move. "…Is that the best you can do…? What a pity, I expected a bigger challenge." Yahiro jumped and scored another three points, the score now was 44-40. "Play."
Ryuu was speechless. Yahiro was tired, he was sweating hard and his legs were shaking. Still, he was playing way better than him, and also seemed to be holding back.
"Before Hikari became my rival, Yahiro was the one who always challenged me." Kei began, and everyone faced the member of the S.A. "Although he just did it occasionally, not as often as Hikari, that's for sure." He joked, and Hikari felt insulted.
"Did he ever defeat you?" Kei nodded. Hikari was unable to believe it. "He did?" Kei nodded once again, and Hikari felt her life had lost all meaning. "Someone like him defeated Takishima? That's such a disappointment."
"He defeated me just once, and he cheated of course, but a defeat is a defeat." Hikari seemed to be reborn once again when that last was said. "But Yahiro, was always a hard challenge."
"Different from Hikari!" Tadashi mentioned cheerfully, and Hikari's jaw dropped. Akira just launched the team's bench toward Tadashi to shut him up, bringing him down and knocking him unconscious.
"The point is, Yahiro is stronger than what he looks like. But since he never trains his body, his endurance is poor. Right now he is barely able to keep going, but Megumi is what pushes him to do it." And the girl blushed once again. "I believe Yahiro won't be able to lie to himself for much longer, soon, you will be happy, Megumi!"
"…Happy…?" Kei flinched. He still wasn't used to hear Megumi's voice. Her voice then arrived to Yahiro's ears, and a smile was drawn on his lips. Ryuu noticed the change on Yahiro's attitude, he had left his guard down, which was the perfect chance to score and catch up.
"Eh? Where do you think you are going? I won't let you score anymore." Yahiro moved fast, he stole the ball from Ryuu and then spun around, jumped, and scored three more points. "Only three more and I will win, right, Ryuu-kun?"
"Don't call me that… it's annoying when you do it." And Yahiro smiled teasingly, Ryuu sweat dropped at that last. The old Yahiro was back, and ready for some teasing. "What are you planning? Stop smiling already."
"Ryuu-kun! Ryuu-kun! Ryuu-kun!" A vein popped at Ryuu's forehead, but he ignored Yahiro and began bouncing the ball. "Ryuu-kun! Aren't you tired yet? Do you want to give up? No one will blame you if you do, although it would be something cowardly." More veins popped at Ryuu's forehead. Yahiro then gave his back to him and rubbed his chin. "But you already attacked me when I was distracted, then that means giving up would be just fine with you, since you are already a coward and all."
"Stop making fun of me!" Ryuu threw the ball toward Yahiro, and the annoying teen turned around and caught it. "…I… fell directly into his trap…" And Yahiro nodded while smiling, Ryuu could even feel blue lines coloring his face. "No one has ever managed to force me to lose my temper… not like you have… how can someone as annoying as you… fool Megumi into falling for you…?"
"You know what they say, Ry-uu-kun." And Ryuu bit his lips in annoyance. "If you get mad, you will definitively lose." Yahiro then threw the ball and scored the last three points without even aiming at the basket. Ryuu was defeated, and many claps praised Yahiro's outstanding victory. "Let's play again sometime. Now I believe… this institute isn't as boring as I thought… don't you agree, Ryuu-kun?"
"I can't believe I lost to someone like you!" Ryuu's eyes reflected hatred. Yahiro just turned around and smiled. "Such a despicable person like you…I can't believe it… I don't want to believe it!" Ryuu then turned around and faced Megumi. A beautiful blush was drawn on her face, and she was playing with her skirt nervously while trying to avoid eye contact with Yahiro. "But… it is the truth… Megumi does love this person… she didn't even decline when I confessed… Yahiro, you lucky bastard." Ryuu's hatred then faded, and his eyes went back to be the usual caring ones he always had. "…I will never defeat him…"
"Don't say that, it was a nice game after all, and look, I'm no longer annoyed." Yahiro added out of enthusiasm with a mixture of his teasing personality and sincerity. "So please cheer up and keep taking care of my Megumi-chan, will you do that for me? Ry-uu-kun?" And Yahiro offered his hand to Ryuu. The member of the S.A. was amazed, kindness existed in Yahiro despite he being a despicable person. This was the Yahiro Megumi fall in love with.
"…Megumi will surely…" And Yahiro blinked twice, and Ryuu then turned around, ignoring Yahiro's offering. "I will always take care of Megumi… that's a promise…" Yahiro nodded and began walking away. "Yahiro!" He then stopped but never turned around to face Ryuu. "…Unless you change that attitude of yours… I won't give up… even if it means losing the seventh place at the Special A." And everyone at the stadium flinched when that war declaration was send.
"Eh?" Yahiro began with a teasing tone of voice. "I don't want to, it would be boring." And Ryuu did nothing. He wasn't even annoyed. He just walked away toward a different direction and smiled. "…How annoying… he managed to force me into thinking about it… I didn't want to go that far… but, now that I know… what am I supposed to do… with these feelings?" Yahiro then left the stadium.
"…Ah…? Yahiro…" Megumi began. But Yahiro, despite hearing her voice, never faced her and left. Kei just placed a caring hand at Megumi's shoulder and smiled for her, that smile forced Megumi to shiver. It was full with feelings of approval and care. "…Kei…?" Then the smile faded and Kei went into shock, Kei wasn't used to her voice yet. And when Megumi noticed that last, she quickly took her sketchbook out. '?' She wrote, feeling her voice was annoying.
"It's nothing… it will take some time to get used to it. At any rate, Megumi, I assure you your relationship problems are now over. Please take care of Yahiro." And she faced the floor in embarrassment. At the background, Akira jumped from out of nowhere ready to kill Kei, but Tadashi caught her in the middle of her flight and ran away with her. "Yahiro is a dear friend of mine, and I know him more than anyone. His intentions aren't always what they look like." Megumi nodded, Kei smiled once again and rubbed her head softly. "Now, go, I'm sure Yahiro is already having a monologue with himself as usual."
"Wachoo!" Yahiro sneezed hard. He was cleaning his face at the sink near the tennis courts outside of the stadium. His hair and face were all covered with water, but he knew it was no reason to catch a cold. "I suddenly feel the urge to punish Kei badly, I wonder why that is?" Yahiro then buried his face at the cold water and tried to relax. His body was complaining, and he was still gasping for air. If only he was more athletic he wouldn't be this tired right now. "How annoying… I can't believe I went that far… but Ryuu helped me realize something… it doesn't just annoys me to see Megumi marrying someone else… it annoys me when I'm not the center of her attention… was I really jealous?"
"…Were you…?" Yahiro was surprised when hearing that last. A soft blush colored his cheeks. Megumi was just behind him and holding a towel with both of her hands. Her face was beautifully adorned with pink colors of embarrassment and anxious tears. Yahiro gulped hard at the view. He then took the towel on his hands and buried his face on it. That way he also avoided eye contact with Megumi. "…Yahiro… am I…? A nice girlfriend…?"
"Eh?" Yahiro allowed the towel to rest on top of his head and dried his hair. He then remained in silence and didn't make a move. His usual teasing smile wasn't adorning his face either, for once in a long time, Yahiro was speechless. But he knew it couldn't keep going as it was, so he forced himself to fake a smile and said. "Not at all."
"Is that so?" A dark aura surrounded Megumi, and Yahiro's heart froze for a moment there. But then, Megumi smiled and faced Yahiro with a beautiful and warm smile. That smile stole Yahiro's breathe, he now wished to see that smile. It made him feel warm inside of his chest. "I will do my best!" Her voice stroke his ears and was impressed on his brain. He had always enjoyed her voice, but never like this. Now, instead of shutting her up and force her to protect her voice, he wanted to hear it.
"Damn you, Ryuu… you did it, didn't you…?" Megumi blinked twice when hearing that last. Yahiro just faced the sky and allowed the towel to fall toward his shoulders. He then smiled, not with one of his teasing smiles, but with a warm and anxious one, just like Megumi's one. His eyes also reflected anxiety, Megumi noticed it and couldn't help but gulp hard. Yahiro now seemed more desirable than ever for her young eyes. "I hate myself so much right now… this wasn't supposed to happen, not at all… all I wanted was have some fun… but then again… I suppose it was something that couldn't be helped…"
"Yahiro?" Megumi gave Yahiro an odd stare, but he said nothing. He just offered his hand to her, and he did it in such a way it looked like he wanted to invite her to a dance. Such action was intimidating Megumi a lot, and she shivered with anxiety before taking his hand. Yahiro then embraced her hand with his fingers. "…Ya…Yahiro? What are you doing?"
"Eh? Nothing much, Megumi-chan. I'm just enjoying the view." Megumi then noticed Yahiro was staring at the ring he gave to her. "It belonged to my mother, and before it belonged to my grandmother. This ring is one given only to the person who will be taken away in marriage." Megumi gulped hard, but Yahiro continued. "I, of course, just gave it away as if it was nothing." and Megumi's face lowered. "But you still wanted to convince me? Why would you try so hard?" He asked, and Megumi's face flushed madly.
"Ah! Eto! Ah! I… well… I want…" Megumi was forcing her voice, but nothing happened. There was no destruction, no hurt ears, just a person whose smile grew bigger when hearing her sweet and now soft voice. "I want… to be loved back… it doesn't have to end in a marriage…" She mentioned while waving her body beautifully out of embarrassment. "Just once… I would like to feel loved by the person I love the most… that's what I want… I don't care if you don't like me… it is ok even if you hate me… just for once… I want Yahiro-kun to love me…"
"Is that so?" Megumi flinched, and Yahiro smiled teasingly. "I am a bad person." Megumi gulped, Yahiro just approached to her and placed an arm around her waist. "What if I trick you? And make you think I loved you? Then I take from you what I want…" Megumi gulped again but found a knot at her throat. She was now losing her breath. And Yahiro's face approached even more to her own. "I could for example, steal your first kiss."
"My first kiss?" Megumi blushed. Yahiro then placed a finger at her lips and then he placed that same finger at his own. "…You can take it…" Yahiro was surprised to hear that last. Megumi just blushed and tried to look away. "I have always wanted… my first kiss to be with Yahiro-kun…"
"Even if it was a kiss with no love?" Megumi nodded. A tear of sadness appeared on her eyes, a tear Yahiro found intriguing. "…I could take more from you… more than a simple kiss… I could even make you mine if I wanted to, that's the kind of person I am." He explained, and Megumi closed her eyes but nodded in agreement. "But it doesn't matter what I do or what I say, you seem to be ready to take any risk for me to fall in love with you… anyone would take advantage of that innocence of yours." Megumi remained in silence and faced away, she felt ashamed of herself, and it was probably because of Yahiro's fault, Megumi was so innocent, while Yahiro was evil and cruel. He enjoyed playing with her feelings and use them. She could do nothing because she was intimidated. "…You could be mine… with me just wanting it… but you wouldn't like that." And Megumi finally faced Yahiro out of surprise. A more serious look was now drawn on his face. "…No matter how much you love me, it would hurt you… and I wouldn't like that…"
"…What are you saying…? Yahiro…?" For a while, Yahiro just ran his fingers around Megumi's hair. Brushing it with his hand and enjoying the sensation. Megumi's heart ran faster with each passing second. "Yahiro… you are… intimidating me… more than usual…" He finally woke up from his thoughts, and his eyes meet the ones of Megumi and he went back to be his usual self. Although he now looked more mature than usual. "Yahiro?"
"Now then, I think I'm already tired. Playing around with your feelings is no longer funny." Megumi was confused, Yahiro just took her hand and kissed it softly. She of course froze by his actions. "Now, instead of playing around, I will just re-discover your emotions, and take possession of them." Megumi flinched and backed off. "You will be mine, Megumi." Her eyes widened at that last. Yahiro just smiled. "But, I'm going to enjoy it, little by little. I need to make sure I'm not mistaken, and I need to know if this is what you really want."
"What are you saying?" Yahiro rolled his eyes. Megumi surely did know how to ruin a moment. "Was that…? You just…? To me…? Just now…? You, co-con-confessed?" Yahiro took a deep breath and then placed a hand at Megumi's head. Her face then lowered. "…Not at all…?" She asked in disappointment.
"I was going to say, pretty much." Megumi then felt her heart stopping. Her cheeks flushed more than ever and her body shivered. But she could do nothing but stare at her feet nervously, not actually believing it. She dreamed with Yahiro's confession many times before, and now that it happened, she didn't know what to do. "But, that doesn't mean I will accept your feelings quiet yet. First, I want to enjoy this… I will pick you up tomorrow's morning."
"Pick me up?" Yahiro nodded, Megumi continued facing her feet. "A date? A real one? Not like last time?" Yahiro nodded once again, tears began falling from Megumi's eyes. "A date… with Yahiro-kun? What should I do? So suddenly… tomorrow's morning?"
"You are such a weirdo." Megumi never reacted to the insult. She was trapped inside her own dream world. She could barely believe this was real. "Bring clothes for a couple of days and your swimsuit. Don't forget your sun lotion and sunglasses. I don't want you to get sunburns before the celebration." Megumi blinked twice, Yahiro just blushed but did it in an arrogant way. "It's a secret. Just do what I told you to do and everything will be fine." And with that last said, Yahiro walked away, leaving a puzzled Megumi behind.
Watching from one of the corners of the stadium was Ryuu. He followed Megumi when he saw her leaving the stadium and wanted to talk with her in private. But he ended up overhearing the conversation between her and Yahiro. There were many times in which he wanted to leave his hiding spot and stop Yahiro, especially when hearing the 'make you mine' part. But he somehow managed to stay where he was and heard it all.
"So, are you finally convinced, Ryuu?" The green haired teen turned around. Kei was there and smiling for Ryuu, and the green haired one failed to notice him because Kei was just too much for anyone to notice.
"Kei? You knew it all along?" Kei said nothing but placed both hands at his pocket. "Of course you knew. There is no way anyone could hide anything from you. Everything is ok now, I still don't trust Yahiro entirely, but I won't bother Megumi anymore."
"Ryuu, you will never end to amaze me." Ryuu nodded, Kei continued. "You worry about both Jun and Megumi so much that you went as far as to fake a confession in order to keep Megumi close to you and be able to protect her. That was such an admirable move, but it was a painful one… after all, there is a girl your heart belongs to, and you were planning on ignoring your own happiness in order to preserve Megumi's one."
"Kei, I know you are good at finding things out, but there is a part were you are mistaken." Kei smiled, he wanted to know what Ryuu managed to fool him with. "I love Megumi, I do love her, but the kind of love I feel for her is a fraternal one. She is like a little sister to me, and seeing her being this close toward Yahiro placed me in a defensive role. So even if it was a risky move that would force me to sacrifice a person valuable to me, I will always place my family in front of anything or anyone else… after all, that's what Finn would do as well."
"No wonder she would… but Ryuu, you are forgetting something quiet important as well. You and Megumi aren't blood related." Ryuu nodded and lowered his face, Kei just smiled for him. "So, you found it best to sacrifice yourself to save her from Yahiro? As I said before, that was an admirable move. But you committed a mistake." Ryuu nodded, Kei crossed his arms and took a more sensitive pose. "Just as you couldn't find yourself able to love Megumi, not as a sister but as a girlfriend, Megumi was unable to see you in a different light than the one of an elder brother. And that was because the kind of love she feels for you is different from the one she feels for Yahiro."
"That is something that still annoys me. Losing to him wounded me. I can no longer protect Megumi, she had grown up and now I can do nothing to keep her by my side. From now on, she will only have eyes for Yahiro." Ryuu's face lowered when saying that last. "But you know… even after knowing I love Megumi as a sister, I can't help but feel jealous… that kind of love she feels for Yahiro… I wish she could feel that for me."
"Anyone would like to feel that kind of love, since Megumi has the purest heart anyone can imagine. If Yahiro wanted to, he could just seduce her." Ryuu showed himself annoyed by that last. "But that won't happen, although one can't ever be too sure."
"Megumi, I only wish happiness for her. I'm not sure if Yahiro will be able to give it to her, but… if Megumi wants it that way, I will stay away and accept it." Kei then rubbed Ryuu's head. He flinched and showed himself sort of annoyed. "…Is something the matter…?"
"You are a good brother, Ryuu." Ryuu was annoyed but did nothing to stop Kei. "That's why I will keep an eye on Megumi for you. I know Yahiro better than anyone, and I know he would never hurt Megumi, or seduce her. But just for you, I will protect her. That's why I will have to ask you to lend me your villa at Hawaii."
"You mean that villa you bought from my family? Why would you need it?" Kei remained in silence and walked away. Ryuu said no more, he just smiled and stared at the setting sun for a while. "…Thank you…" he said after a long silence, Kei was no longer there, but Ryuu already knew that. "Megumi, be a nice girl and find happiness."
No way, did I really write this? Actually, once again I was unable to find Ryuu OOC at all. But I did find Yahiro OOC, and that's saying a lot considering I did a great effort trying to keep him in character… where am I mistaken? Maybe it was because back then I thought the story wasn't going to go this far and was trying to lead the story toward its very end… ah! Once again formal writing! What the hell is wrong with me?
At any rate, let's leave all those details behind and concentrate in what goes next… after all, television took the wrestling off because of the national celebration of the independence of my country… what a bother… couldn't they take another program off of air instead of my wrestling? How disappointing… whatever, I will just have to adapt the last chapter and keep writing chapter six, see ya in a couple of hours!