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Chapter 3:
At first, when Akane said she'd take Toola to meet the guy she liked, she thought that Akane had either become an obsessive stalker or bagged herself a boyfriend.
It turned out to be neither as they stood outside of Dr. Tofu's clinic.
Akane had a smile plastered to her face and Toola wondered whether she knew it was there or not. She smiled. Even if she hadn't realised yet, she wasn't going to-
"Woah!" Toola didn't even realise what was happening as she was thrust into Akane by some force behind her. As she straightened, she faced the apologising boy who seemed to be trembling with nerves, realising the situation. And the fact that she was a girl. A rather pretty girl, at that.
Toola's smile returned. She felt sorry for him, blushing and all. He seemed to be honest, so there was no reason in being angry. She laughed. He stopped. "W-what's so funny?"
"You don't have to apologise. I see it was an accident, so it's fine."
"B-b-but-"
"Don't worry about it; I can hold my own."
He blushed more noticing her smile. The way her lips curved upwards, her eyes shut.
He stepped forward. "I must be o-on m-m-my way!" He laughed awkwardly, passing them.
"Bye!" The two chorused after him before retreating into Dr. Tofu's clinic, out of the sun's blazing rays.
"Ah! Good morning!"
"Good morning," the two chorused.
Dr. Tofu nodded. "This really is a nice place filled with some of the best people!"
Akane looked to her feet, knowing exactly what he meant.
And who he had in mind.
"Something the matter, Akane?" He asked. Akane looked up, surprised suddenly.
"N-no! Everything's just fine!"
He grinned. "Good."
"Ah! Here you are. I was wondering where you had gotten to." Kasumi's voice floated in like sweet perfume, and it misted Dr. Tofu's glasses up. He sprung to he feet like a robot.
"K-K-Kasumi!"
So it was true. His feelings still remained.
Toola saw the look in Akane's eyes.
She knew.
They both knew.
Akane had no chance with him. He was in love...
With Kasumi.
Toola nudged Akane. "Don't let it get you down," she whispered. Then she smirked. "That boy who walked into me a minute ago was pretty cute, you gotta admit. Right? Right?"
Akane glared at her. "Then you go after him." She looked away.
Toola folded her arms. "Whhy are you so miserable? You have the choice of any boy you want at school. I get the shifting of eyes from my direction to the floor and girls defying me of being myself. I don't get half of the respect you get."
Akane sighed, and remembered. "But I don't like any of them."
They both laughed.
Dr. Tofu and Kasumi turned to face Akane. "What's so funny all of a sudden?"
"Just..." She couldn't stop laughing to tell them. "Me and Toola were just talking about the boys at school and how, even if we had the choice to-"
Her voice faded into the background as Kasumi and Tofu looked at eachother.
"That's what I came here for," Kasumi said, her smile dissappearing. "Her and dad have been saying things like that since this morning."
Dr. Tofu frowned.
Tears came to Kasumi's eyes. "Do you think they found out?"
Dr. Tofu shook his head. "I just don't know."
Concern fillled the air between them.