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~*At home*~
"Yuka!! Listen to me!!! I didn't finish the story yet!! You said you need it!!" Yumi pouted as she pulling Yuka to seat properly—but now Yuka was leaning on her stomach on the bed, digging her faces inside the bed.
"I'm listening…" Yuka murmured against the pillow.
It's already the nth time she told me about his confession and still bothering me to listen, she thought as she still ignoring Yumi's story and checked the clock instead. I guess I won't continue the story today… What happen to me? I'm acting like a kid who doesn't have a blush control or something. He just saved me and what did I do to him?
She sighed longer than before, but inaudible. Her stupid body doesn't listen to her—she couldn't stop blushing or stuttering when it comes in a contact with guys. I guess no one's perfect in the world.
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Several days later...
~*~~*~
"Hmm… Ohayou." Yuka greeted back her classmates that greeted her firstly.
The others were utterly puzzled. What's going on again? Confusingly Yuka's aura emitted a strong bad mood ratio and they haven't heard her reaching 12 syllables in a greet than the usual thing that they hear from the Yuka two weeks ago—let alone asking with the change of 360 degrees personality.
"Looks like the Asakura kyodai (sister) already switched back to their place." He grinned while curling his hair as his usual trade-mark.
Yuka taken her break in the cold weather at the rooftop, it was nostalgic—the emptiness and the quietness. She stared at Mizuki, "Whatever, she already got what she wants anyway."
"Well, I haven't got what I want."
Yuka sighed. She searched something inside her bag and handed some sort of notes to him, "Here, like what I said."
He took the offer and smirked evilly, "Finally, Seigaku's regulars' data… You didn't cheat on me aren't you?" He said raising an eyebrow at Yuka suspiciously.
"I would have done that in the beginning, but I don't have time to cheat on you. You will help me in getting the ruckus out of order—that's the deal right?" Yuka reminded him.
"Of course, I have planned to make your image back again." He walked to the exit door, "ah, Atsushi-kun, right in time. I've got to go, if you want to talk to our cold princess, she's seating there."
Yuka nibbled on her chocolate bread and gazed up. She met a pair of similar dark eyes. Really similar isn't? Ironic? I think it's called a miracle—like me and Yumi. She thought. "Kizarazu-kun, do I need to apologize you about the whole thing or not?"
"I should say thank you." He said honestly, "Our meetings are priceless."
"Great to hear," Yuka muttered, "If you don't mind, I won't need to mind it either. If you meet Yuuta in way, can you please ask him to meet me?"
"Sure." He walked away and really… Coincidentally meet Fuji Yuuta.
"You called me?" He said dryly staring at the lonely girl.
"I asked you about the notes for half a month. Yumi won't make any of them, so you said you want to lend it to me." Yuka said as she stood up before dusting her skirt. "I can't study without it."
"Yeah, yeah," He said as he walked her to his class and took some of papers from him, "By the way, Aniki made a Christmas Eve party on 24th December, he invites almost all the tennis player to come."
"You think I'm coming?" Yuka asked back at him with a little challenging tone.
He swallowed a little, "I-I guess so…Yumi-chan would come with Atsushi-san so I thought you would come too…"
"Depends on the mood I have that day…" She said indifferently. As she walked toward the door she stopped and turned lightly her head, "By the way thanks for the paper… See you." She—actually smiled.
Looks like this twin sister really opposite—I can't seem to read her mind at all, but her smile is indeed similar with Yumi-chan. He thought before walking to his locker to take the books he needs for the next class.
People can't change in a short period can't they?
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In the same time...
~*Rokkaku*~
"Ohayou!!!" She said and stretched her arm to the sky above, "I felt refresh!!"
"Sup, Yumi-chan." Saeki said as he greeted her with a poke on her back, "Oh...You're back."
"Eh??"
"Yuka-san told us every plan she got in her sleeve." He grinned, "And you better tell us your long story in there." He said. He knew that hiding something behind this short haired girl will be so frustrating, so he decided to tell all Yuka's plan.
After school…
"So that lucky is Kizarazu Atsushi?!" Kentarou screeched, "What a small world we live in!!"
Yumi poked him hard on his arm but acting shyly, "We had gotten a good smooth relation right now!!"
"That's wonderful to hear," Saeki said, "I wonder how you know about Atsushi."
As Yumi blabbered how she met Atsushi, Saeki stared to Ryou who seemed taken a bit surprise, but glad to know that Yumi was his twin brother's girlfriend. This makes a double couple of double twins in the future, interesting. Saeki cleared his throat. "Yumi, it seems Ryou want to talk with you—privately."
"Oh sure! Anything you want to ask, ask me!" Yumi beamed proudly.
The others were protesting but, since Saeki was talking like that, there would be a plan behind his back. They all walked out from the locker, leaving the two behind. Ryou sighed. There he goes again, he looked at Yumi, "How's Atsushi these days?"
"He's pretty good; with the 3 times harder menu from Mizuki-kun…He was getting stronger—in the process." She muttered taking a seat, "I didn't know that losing from Seigaku would make a big effect like that."
Ryou hummed in acknowledge.
Yumi peek a glance to Ryou and found him smiling a little. Did he smile? Rare sight!! What's wrong with Ryou-kun anyway and makes Sae-kun to say like that?
"Uh… It's about… Yuka-san…."
--Bingo.
Yumi smirked teasingly. Looks like Yuka told Sae-kun about her condition, she thought and smiled at him, "Actually she never, ever, ever make a contact with guys—yes, especially guys. That's why she acted like that, to defend herself, our house is filled with an all-female family member (only our father is the handsomest) and so it's obvious that she couldn't handle guys."
"But you can." He said giving her a quizzical look.
"I'm different matter! I already attack Sae-kun from behind!" She blushed remembering that and shook her head, "I mean—it's about guts. She's just not ready yet… She's too close with her stories so far…"
"Stories?"
"She writes novel and now in a process of making my love life story!" She said proudly.
"Oh, okay." He said. That's why she often blank or out of zone.
"All you need to do is…" Yumi said approaching him and whispered.
He nodded placidly.
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24th December, Fuji's Resident
~*~*Merry Christmas Eve*~*~
"Konbawa Fuji-kun!!!" Yumi greeted after viewing the door with mistletoe hung on it. "Are we the first one??"
"Well, as a guess it would be you, Yumi-chan." He smiled to both while holding the door opened, "I've heard about you from Yuuta, congratulation."
Yumi blushed and asked, "What can we do to help? Since we arrived too early…"
"Help my sister in the kitchen if you don't mind." Fuji suggested, "Atsushi-san, you too."
He nodded and walked with Yumi toward the kitchen.
In a process to the kitchen, Yumi noticed the Seigaku regulars were decorating the Christmas three with all their might to catch up with the time. She smiled at them before proceeding to put an apron.
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With sigh Yuka knocked the door. Too much troublesome, she thought. "Konbawa."
"Oh, I thought you already—" He widened his eyes, but quickly changed to smile. This would be interesting, he thought. "Asakura Yuka-chan?"
Yuka nodded, "Just checking around, is Yumi already here?" Her eyes peeked inside to see if the similar figure like her is inside or not.
"Yes, she's helping my sister to bake cakes. Want to join inside?"
Yuka sweat dropped, "No, I'll pass—"
"After all, you just get here...How about a cup of tea?" He ask when he grabbed her thin fingers, it was freezing cold.
Yuka slipped her fingers from his grasp and blush crept to her cheek. Again!! She opened the door wider and went straightly inside, "-A-Anything I can do?" She asked as she passed the wavy haired boy.
He blinked to her reaction. How cute. "Put the ribbon on each of the presents under the Christmas tree."
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"Hey, Fuji!" Saeki rushed to him and gave a friendly poke. "Still the same huh? Where are your team mates?"
"They all helping the tree to get decorated," He explained, "Yumi-chan and Atsushi-san already here and…" He chuckled, "Yuka-san just arrived soon after that."
Ryou heard about it and took a step forward after greeting Fuji.
Some of the Rokkaku regulars met Yumi in the kitchen with Atsushi and they all teased her with how they were intimate in the kitchen. After a while, Kentarou glanced to three and noticed a figure behind it that was on the corner—as if it was hiding from everything.
"Yuka-chan!!" He hugged her from behind, causing her to flinch. Yuka constantly blushed as she doesn't bother (or she definitely not going) to turn around to see who was behind her. "How cute!!!" He said, noticing the blushes that appeared constantly.
Saeki chuckled and dragged Kentarou to let Yuka breath. "She's suffocated if you do that more."
After more people raiding inside, the party begun intentionally, Yumi met a lot of people including with the Rikkaidai regulars who in fact really have unusual personality in a group. Then she met with the prestigious regulars—Hyotei and swore not to bother the monkey king's groupies. The Fudoumine regulars were kind and really helpful in the house, which makes Yumi to feel rather safer than being close with the Hyotei.
Not more than half an hour, a little figure silently walked out from the house.
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Sighing, she wondered to a place that not too far from the house and sat on a cold bench with piles of snow. She quickly breezed her hand warmly and looked at the dark gleaming sky. I should have brought gloves instead of shawl. The night was starry, the air was cold—As if it reflected her personality.
She leaned back and closed her eyes. Uh…I'm sleepy… Slowly her figure fell to the side, barely get the balance and as she about to fall, something hindered her to do so. She felt warm instead. Huh? She cocked her head to her side and met Ryou's figure—she accidentally fell to his shoulder. She was stiffened a little and another thing that she was bothered with. Her hand was held by him and their fingers were intertwined together—forming like a couple.
Uh-oh! I should go or I'm going to blush!! She thought frantically and decided to stand up.
"Don't contradict yourself." his voice surprisingly lower than the usual one.
His eyes staring at her straightly to her middle eyes—even she couldn't make another diversion. She seated herself comfortably beside him. She tightened her fingers between the slender ones.
"I'm sorry." That was all what she managed to spit after 4 or less minutes.
"There's nothing to apologize for, why apologizing?" He asked her in wonder.
I know, I could do it somehow, she thought as she put up with her blush and challenge herself that is—to lean on his shoulder—as for now.
He couldn't believe she was leaning on his shoulder. With the silent struck again, Yuka began.
"I… I pushed you when you just saved me." She said after gulping her own saliva. It takes a lot of mentality to talk when your heart wasn't ready yet.
He chuckled, "I'm okay…Since you never used to get close by a guy."
Yuka let the blush out little by little. They held their hands together. It was too warm and almost sweaty—but she doesn't mind with it at all. "Did Yumi tell you?" She stammered.
"Ah, she told me various things."
I'm going to solve things with her one day, she cursed in her mind. Immediately, Yuka quickly stood up after knowing her limit to hold her blush is beyond than her expectation and quickly made a distant, "I-I'm so so-sorry!! It-it just so hard to..." She was about to bow down harshly...but…
He hugged her before she did it, "I love you. Will you go out with me?" He purred.
Yuka blushed even more and her face snuggled inside his chest to hide. "I'm not pretty—unlike Yumi." She murmured hardly hear. I have information that he likes pretty girls and stuffs. She placed her face inside his chest.
"I like girls who are beautiful in personality," he whispered her turning into direction with a hand over his mouth…As if to shield her from seeing his blush.
Yuka widened her eyes and smiled helplessly. Did he means me? She took a strand of his hair and pulled it down. He quickly turned around, grimaced, "Hey! What do you mean by that?!—"
In an instant, Yuka put off his hat before whispering something.
Then she leaved him behind soon after that.
He stayed still there, with a line of blush that couldn't be erased even he wanted to. He put back his drop-on-the-ground hat again and decided to catch her before coming back to the real Christmas party.
When the cold is upon us…
Our finger will now always intertwine together, not letting each other apart…
With you tomorrow, we can face anything…
-Owari-
