Sakura's POV
It had been a while since I got good night sleep. I had been busy preparing for college entrance exams and all the things involving high school's ending. Last night too I had been studying until early morning. I pushed the book blinding my eyes away from my face. Somehow it was light and soft, definedly not a book.
Sitting up in seconds I looked around. 'Where am I?!' The room was clean having just stuff room needed to look like a bedroom. Closet, mirror, mat and a bed. 'It could be a hotel room' I thought. There was no personal belongings 'How did I end up here?' Racking my memories backwards I thought.
"So your awake"
I looked to door and boomshakalaka I remember. The idiot smirked at me as if he looked down on me. Damn you... "Why am I here?" I asked walking right to him poking a finger to his chest "Why didn't you take me home like you promised?!"
"Fix your clothing." he said his voice monotone ignoring me. "I take you home after."
"Huh?" I muttered looking my clothes. They were the same as yesterday, little wrinkled but good to go. "Nothing wrong with them."
"Nothing wrong?" he asked suddenly picking up my skirt. Reflexivily I pulled it down yelled "PERVERT!"
"This is wrong" he said letting go of the hem and pointed the lower part of the clothe. Watching closely the point I tried to understand what was wrong. It was wrinkled yes, but not ripped nor dirty. All my clothing was on too. Nothing missing. So I really had no clue why he needed to make so much of it.
"It's fine to me." I growled taking a step back wanting his hands away from me. He hadn't stripped me to bed, but still I was unsure IF he did something.
"Well I'll lose my pride if your stepping out with such clothing. So hurry and change up."
"What should I change to?" I chalenged him knowing he wouldn't have anything to me to wear. Like I would willingly wear mens clothing. No way in your dreams!
"Your giving me headache." He glared most likely faking when holding his head. He backed away to door and looked to both directions like a spy. "Fine come on but hurry." he spat.
I gave his back the most deadly glare I could muster before following him when he moved like ninja. This was his house. Why he wanted to avoid getting seen. No freaking way could it be because of clothes! Well usually I didn't wear same clothes the next day either... But I had no choice right? No way I would wear male clothing! There was something else... and I kind of wanted to know now. My eye's must have glowed because he stopped to look at me and not the hallway doors.
"Are you coming or not?" He whispered with sound of threat that he would pull me out if I didn't move.
"Are you telling me why we must go like this?" I asked with somehow lowered voice moving little closer to him with slow steps. Maybe angry by my question he forcefully pulled me by my wrist closer to wall where he peeked to next hallway. 'That surprised me.' I though in my head watching how tight grip he had on my arm. 'He had really large hands.'
Suddenly he tensed pulling out from peaking and pushing me away waving his head around to look all the doors next to us. "Why that scum of all people?" He cursed lowly when I heard another voice nearing us. "...playing hide and seek? If I didn't see this I wouldn't have ever belived it." a laugh was heard. Oh but that voice was..
"Kuuga-kun!" I jumped to the other hallway so suddenly I bumped into him. 'Oops... he was closer than I thought.'
His arms caught me before I fell. Maybe it was a reflex but I wanted to believe it was because he saw me. His eyes glittered and his face had surprised features. Well, I must've looked pretty much the same. Who knew they lived in same house?
"Pinky" he murmured lowly gazing to me with intensity that made my knees glittery. "Your pinky right?" he confirmed holding my shoulders shaking me little. 'No I was a doll that just looked like me and throwed myself into you.'
Before I managed to answer, I felt something push Kuuga-kun away. He stumbled few steps before glaring something. There was strong presence behind me. Somehow I wanted to run away and not turn to face it. "Move we're in hurry." I felt small tap on my back as I was pressed to walk again.
"What are you doing with him?" Kuuga-kun asked hissing the last word standing his ground and glaring the man behind me luckily. I think I'd faint and die in shivers if he gave that look to me.
"He took me" I said. Main priorites first, Kuuga-kun shouldn't get the wrong idea. I could explain it all later.
"So your fallen this low already Tora" Kuuga-kun said "Taking girls without their own will." I looked the other blond male behind me. Right, his name was Tora. Yesterday they also said his last name.. 'I' something.. I should work harder so I at least remember his name if I see him again somewhere. Tokyo seemed suddenly small place.
"She came on her own" he sighed walking further to Kuuga-kun. "But you can have her now, that I'm done."
Kuuga-kun let him walk past us muttering ''bastard'' lowly so Tora-san probably didn't hear. I realized soon that he left us alone... together. 'Gosh yay! Maybe Tora-san is really good at reading the air after all!' I felt really happy all of the sudden.
Kuuga-kun didn't talk for a while nothing. He seemed to think what to do, I was out of too. I knew only that he was standing in front of me his hand on the back of his head slowly messing his hair. 'I too wanted to touch it.' I felt heat rise on my face because of it. What will become of me like this?
A little rumble was heard by little lower from me. I couldn't hide my surprise and hugged my stomach as if it would stop the noise. I felt him look me too. 'Damn it! what to do? what to do? WHAT TO DO?!'
Then he cleared his voice before saying, "There's some food left from me if you want some."
My head shot up. 'Hellyeah!' my innerself voiced but it stuck on my throat when I saw how he looked like. He was looking somewhere above my head with a face that made me happily jinglejangle. I never saw him look like that on stage. He was always such a flirt so I never expected he to...
"Well?" He asked momentarily meeting my eyes before looking up again.
"I'll come." I said quieter tone that I intended.
"Huh?" he said facing me with familiar expression I had seen once before. When he backed me up against a wall. "What you say?" he asked walking up closer. I lifted my head to look at him. 'Oh yes he had his eye's on me now.' It was something I really liked, but felt insecure at the same time. I had talked him in the past few times yes, but it never felt this intense. Like we were alone, in his home. I shook my head to both sides to get back to reality. 'How I'll always lose myself when I shouldn't!'
"Hey" he said wearing familiar look, one he had on when he was performing. Oh damn he got himself together before I did. 'And I must've looked like mess in front Kuuga-kun... No... This shouldn't go like this!'
"I..." I hesitated a second maybe. "I-I'll go."
I let a shaky breath out he probably didn't notice luckily. 'There. I said it. Gosh hope all conversations wouldn't be this hard in future.' Somethings flashed in my eyes.. 'Future indeed.'
"This way, I don't mind waitng but... We'll ruin the food." He said after suddenly disapearing from next to me to five steps further.
I couldn't hide my smile as I replied with simple nod running to him.
Their dinner table was already full of homemade dishes when we arrived. It was longer than average one but had no chairs being so that we needed to sit on floor. If I was anywhere other than here I would've felt like home immediately. There were already two places taken by Tora-san and the butler guy with terrifying eyes I really didn't wanna meet again. Once was enough.
We sat next to each other leaving few seats between us and the other two. They didn't even lift their heads up to say hello or good morning. 'No manners.' I glared but didn't say anything either. I didn't know them. And I didn't want to after all that happened.
"Do you want soup?" Kuuga-kun asked after taking some himself. The pot waslocated closer to him so it was nice for him to ask. Not that I would immediately spill.
"Yeah thanks." I said giving him my bowl. After he filled he gave it back to me with small grin. It caught me so off guard since I had been scared that he'd be mad at me for not telling him why I was with Tora-san. He had even went throught the trouble of telling me not to see him.
I took a sip from the soup and fell in love. God it tasted great. "Do you have school today Pinky?" he asked. Luckily the spoon that was still on my hand didn't drop. But something else did. Oh they kill me.
"What time is it?!" I asked hysterically looking myself 'I had no school uniform with me so I needed to stop by at home and clock was way too much since sun was already up and god my parents they'll kill me really!'
"9... 9.13AM" Kuuga-kun replied looking his phone. "Your late aren't you?"
Why was he smirking like that when the situation was so bad. I would die in the hands of my parents or then in school with Shizuo. He should help me, not look so amused by this whole situation. "I need to go." I said glancing fastly my plate. 'Something fast to eat... Something I could rudely take with me.'
"Calm down." He said now laughing aloud "It's sunday."
I paused. "Sunday?"
"Sunday. No school. But you should've seen yourself." He said after still laughing to me. So he had made fun of me. I sighed loudly to calm myself. 'No school, alive me.' I just needed to find some of my friends to say that I slept in their house the night. I could do this.
"Stop laughing." I said after a while. He seemed to still find it funny, when it wasn't.
"You can't believe how awesome you looked like." He said after finally stopping. It took him around 10 minutes and our table company had excused themselfs without a word.
"Well great you had fun." I said placing the empty bowl and plate on top of each other. 'Thank you for food who ever made it.'
"Aren't you calmed down now too?" he asked. I didn't expected it. 'What does that mean?'
"Mm.. I guess?" I smiled. I felt more relaxed at least. He didn't seem to want to know why I was here in the first place. I should explain it to him but I was scared he'd hate me. Someday...
"Then it's mission accomplished." Kuuga-kun said patting my head wearing that warm face again. "I'll drive you home when I'm eaten." I must be really lucky to catch that smile twice in same day.
In next weeks school had tight grip of all students. There was test coming up in the end of month and after it only two months until school festival.* Shizuko said that I must study with her since Misaki was busy helping the student counsil out. Even after she left the student council president place to Yukimura she has urges to go and help them every now and then. But anyway I think Shizuko reads way too much! Not like I can voice it to her. She'd kill me verbally.
Today too it was 7PM when she let me leave. She was scoffing whole day how I could pass my exams like this. Not like I wasn't studying. I just had hard time after being alone with Kuuga-kun so suddenly. When he dropped me home he had told me he'd come to see me in one of these days. When and why and how, he didn't say. But I had been on my toes the past 2 weeks.
I looked around the school gate hoping to catch familiar blond with glasses he wore when he wanted to hide from his fans. There was no one in the street except few cars parked further away. 'Not today either.' I sighed starting to walk to the station.
My phone rang two times to tell me I got a message. I searched for it from my school bag a moment before I found it. The message was from Misaki asking if I left already and if I wanted to go back together. I looked behind me back to school. I could wait for her to come here. Choosing that I typed Misaki an answer and pressed sent.
Awkwardly no one passed me as I waited for her. 'Was our school in that kind of area in nights?' I wondered. The lamp was broken to my left too. I never noticed it before. Never needed to stay here for long. I heard a car coming forward on street and some chatter. 'How weird.' I thought 'It should've passed me already.'
I looked to my left seeing familiar silhuette. It was Misaki's boyfriend, Usui Takumi. But that wasn't all next to him was a car and from window next to him a person kept talking to him but he ignored it like it was passing wind. Curious of who the other person was I waited until the light shone on him. 'Oh hell no.'
"Usui-kun!" I said aloud to attract his attention before he speeded away. Luckily he stopped to look still wearing that silly face. "Misaki is still at school. I leave it to you to walk her home!"
I didn't give him time to answer and speeded away. He seemed to come to his senses as I mentioned Misaki's name, it was like secret trigger. I didn't wanna stay and chat with the... that Tora! What was he doing with Usui-kun anyway? Hope they weren't friends.
After five minutes of running I came to train station. Out of breath I read that the next train would leave after 3 minutes and the next in 22minutes. I could reach the first if I ran again, but I felt like all the energy had been drained fróm me. 'I can't.' I chose giving up. At least there would be a train after this one.
"What are you doing?!" an angry voice asked from behind me.
Not knowing if the person was talking to me or someone else, still I turned around to look. There wasn't much to see anyway some girls were talking few feets away with a guy and I was walking forward and huh..? Walking forward huh? Maybe I could make it to the train with this pace... But didn't I already choose to go with the next one?
"Your too slow." a comment stung on my heart like a bee sting. It made my blood boil. 'Oh I'll show you, you little..'
"Well your the one dragging me. We won't make it anyway." I said glaring a hole in his back of head. He had been dressed well to fit in with normal people. I had just recently recognized him. Had school work damaged my brain this much.
"Then use your legs and stay little bit more positive, there's plenty of time." After that I choose to do what Kuuga-kun asked . It felt somehow more like order. Had he always be like this? Oddly just like he said the train still was there. People were still boarding as he dashed towards the open doors. Four steps, three, one. The doors started beeping when I stepped in. Few seconds later they closed. 'Gosh he was right we made it.'
Kuuga-kun was looking outside firmly not turning around. Guess it was for not people to recognize him. I stood next to him trying to make a picture of this moment to stay on my mind forever. I looked outside to see the views, since I had no idea what to say. The city continued forward like never ending line. 'About now there should be some trees..' I thought thinking how long it took to get on next station. When the polite but firm voiced lady told us we'd be arriving on 1234 station**, I realized we were on wrong train.
"Kuuga-kun we need to change train!" I said gripping his arm. He took a look around before answering. 'Oops had I talked loudly?'
"Nah it's the right one." He said after seeing that no one seemed particulary intressed on us. Luckily it wasn't the rush hour.
"But-" I started but he got his sentence done before I could even think of mine. 'Damn you Shizuko and too much reading books. It's chosen I won't read at all tomorrow!'
"We're going on date."
Well, first of all thank you for waiting for me. (you didn't have much choice right?) I think how the story line will be is still little puzzle to me which is why this chapter might be little confusing. (Send me message/review if there's something you don't get!).
Now for the * signs on the text. First was on the school festival. I really haven't gone ever to Japan so my exprerience lays on manga/anime. I have no idea if it's even possible have one right after exams (well few weeks after) but they will have it here anyway. (: The next ** sign was on 1234 station. Do help me please if you know any station names! (Thanks:3)
Well I guess that was it for now, remember to review of what your thoughts were and who you want Sakura to end up with. I count on my own opinion of course, but I want to hear it from you guys too. ^-^
Until next time,
-Ada