- Sorry this chapter took a while, I was trying to figure out the chapter orders. Cause I don't want this to be a speedy romance yet not a slow one, because you know how Yukina goes at her own pace! So I hope you enjoy this chapter!
DriftingDreams does not own Watashi ni xx Shinasai.
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Chapter 4: Feed Me!
A teenage boy stood in front of his stove, stirring the sizzling food inside the skillet. The aroma of chicken filled the entire house, which could make anyone's mouth water up. The boy grabbed some seasoning poured a dash of it inside the skillet, making it sizzle more. He then grabbed a fork and taste tested the chicken. He smiled at result while turning off the heat; he then put it inside a container that had rice, and some vegetables.
"That should be good for lunch." He said to himself. He placed a lid on the container, making sure it was tightly down. He took off his white apron that covered his school uniform, and hung it on a hook. Shigure put the skillet into the sink letting it rinse in there for a bit, and then washed it.
Once his hands were dry he took out his cell phone to check the time before he leaves to go to school; it was only 7:38 and school started at 8:10. "Might as well just leave for school now." He placed his rectangular container full of food inside his bag, and walked out of his house then made sure it was locked.
As he was walking he faintly heard, or he thought someone calling out his name. He stopped and looked back, and saw two girls running towards him. He sighed wishing he didn't have to deal with them so early; he easily put on a fake smile as the two approached him.
"Morning Shigure!" Both girls greeted simultaneously. They were the same girls that asked if he wanted to walk home with them yesterday.
"Morning." Shigure greeted back using his kind tone.
"For a second I thought I was calling out a wrong person." The taller girl mentioned, as the three teens continued to walk.
Shigure chuckled, "Sorry, if I knew you were calling out to me soon I would have waited." He apologized.
"It's alright!" The shorter girl franticly said. They continued walking and talking about what they had for breakfast, last night homework, and then the taller girl remembered something.
"By the way Shigure." The taller girl started, Shigure looked at her. "What did you have to do yesterday after school?"
"Huh?" Shigure asked, completely forgetting about that.
"Oh yeah!" The smaller girl remembered as well, and then asked "What was the boring thing you had to do?"
"Oh that. I just had to fix something for the student council." He lied, knowing those two, and any other person, would believe that, which they did.
"Wow you're so dedicated to the council! So cool." The taller girl squealed, the shorter one agreed with her friend. Even though he was smiling, in his mind he was smirking on how easily they were swooned.
"By the way Shigure," The shorter girl started, "would you like to have lunch with us?"
Shigure was about to accept her request then he remembered something from yesterday.
. flashback .
"Be here tomorrow, same time." Yukina told him.
"Wait! You just can't tell me when to come! Besides I have a student council meeting tomorrow." Shigure informed her, with a glare.
Yukina sighed, "Alight, then lunch." She suggested then walked out the door.
. flashback .
Shigure glared at himself for remembering that situation with the Snow Women. The two girls looked at one another, wondering what was wrong with Shigure.
"Shigure?"
Shigure looked at the two girls, noticed how he wasn't acting like his "usual" self. He smiled and looked up at the sky.
"It's really sunny today huh?" Shigure placed his hand on his forehead, blocking the sun rays. "I can hardly see anything without glaring or squinting."
The two girls smiled at him mimicking the same thing he did, shielding their eyes and looking at the sky.
"Yeah it is. I should have brought my sunglasses." The short girl said, really wishing she did. The other girl agreed.
"And about lunch sorry I can't, I have something to deal with." He apologized to them; they frowned thinking it was for the student council and made no arguments. They entered the school gates, the two girls separated from Shigure to go to their group of giddy friends.
He was glad that he didn't have to deal with them anymore, though now other students would come a talk to him. He entered the building and walked pass people who greeted him and finally got to his locker. When he opened it there was a folded piece of pink notebook paper. He opened it up and read out loud from what was written in his mind.
Dear Shigure,
Please meet me (alone) outside by the flower garden on the left side of the building, right after lunch. Thank you.
-Haruko
He closed it, and a small smirk formed his lips. If he remembered correctly she was a grade ahead of him, she was also shy. Shigure thought her friends put her up to it either with or without her knowing, but from the way the letter was written he was sure that it was hers. That she mustered up the courage and the encouragement from her friends to write it. He placed the note inside his pants pocket, already knowing what she was gonna say, just like all the other girls notes and confronts.
He placed his lunch in the tiny top shelf that the tiny locker had, and then grabbed his science textbook and placed it in his bag. He walked to his regular class room, though he would get stop here and there to talk to people. When he finally made it to his class, he saw his fellow classmates talking to one another to their friends, though one person wasn't. As he was walking to his seat everyone greeted him, and again that same one person didn't.
"Morning Himuro." He greeted Yukina; she glanced at Shigure and then glanced back at the window to stare at students who were walking through the gate. Shigure was about to tell her something until a male classmate franticly came up to him.
"Shigure do you mind helping me with the homework!" He ask, well more like pleaded to him.
Shigure smiled, "Sure Daichi, though I don't think I can show you how to do each problem since we don't have much time."
Daichi eyes brighten, "Thanks Shigure! That alright as long as it some I don't think I'll get yelled at that much."
When Shigure showed him how to do the problems, other classmates gathered around to also get help, or just to hang around him. Yukina only continued to stare out the window, now watching frantic kids running through the school gates hoping not to be late. She glanced over to group of teens in her class, they were all impressed on how Shigure knew so much, and then she heard his fake chuckle.
Her eyes turned into a glare, she despised the mask he wore, it made her sick and disgusted.
'He's probably wearing that fake smile too.' She thought, and then her eyebrow rose 'Speaking of him, what mission should I make him do during lunch.' She scrambled through her mind thinking, though nothing came through. 'Just like a writer's block'
The bell rang, and most of the students quickly went to their seats in case the teacher would come in, which he did.
"Get into your seats. I don't know how many times I have to say that." Mr. Onida said grumpily like always, and class began like usual. He ask for homework, yelling at the people who didn't do it, explaining half the things he said twice cause he saw most of his students with confused facial expressions, praising Shigure for getting an answer right, and everybody trying avoiding to look into the Snow Women's eyes.
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It was now finally third block, which was home economics. Everyone was hoping they would be cooking something sweet, but their teacher (not Mr. Onida) made them watch a movie about making certain foods. Of course no one was really watching it, not even the teacher who was just reading a book. Everyone was waiting for lunch to begin, and the video was helping at all.
Yukina had an urge to take out her cell phone but it would be too obvious since the room was dark, and the desk were tables so you couldn't hide the light from the cell phone inside the desk. She placed her elbow on the table, and rested her hand on her chin. She glanced around the room everyone was sitting "secretly" by their friends, whispering to one another, some better than others. She noticed Shigure, who sitting across from her on the other table also doing the same thing she was, an elbow in the table, and a hand resting on his chin.
Yukina then realized something; Shigure doesn't even know where she sat for lunch. She took out a piece of paper and her purple pen and scribbled something on the paper. Yukina crumbled up the paper, and tossed it over at Shigure which hit his shoulder, he looked at the crumbled up paper, then at Yukina. He opened it up, and read it in his head.
Right side of the school, meet me there for lunch.
Shigure just stared at the paper, 'That could be anywhere on the right side!' he thought, which is exactly what he wrote down on the paper. He threw it back at her which landed perfectly in front of her. Thankfully it was dark were they sat and no one was paying attention to them. Yukina read it, and rolled her eyes while writing back. She threw it back at him, this time it hit his head.
He glared at her, and then opened it up, 'It's close to the middle, no one hangs out by there.' His eye twitch annoyed, he wrote back, and threw it back landing it the same place as before.
That still doesn't explain where! Right when Yukina was gonna write back the bell rang. Everyone eyes widen in delight and ran out the room. She crumbled the paper and threw it away as she walk out the door. Shigure was about to go after her then remember he had to meet that girl and get his lunch out of locker.
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Shigure turned a corner, and saw the girl leaning on the wall waiting for him. Shigure sighed, and put on his fake personality then walked towards her.
"Sorry I'm late Haruko." He apologized, she looked up and smiled sighing with relief that he actually came.
"No, it's alright." She said shyly glancing down at her feet nervous, she took a deep breath in and exhaled and looked at him. Shigure heard whispers at the bushes by them rustled, it was obvious that her friends were there, but he pretended not to notice.
"The reason why I told you to come here was because… because…." She took a big gulp "is because I like you!" She looked at him, waiting for him to answer. Shigure gave a small sympathetic frown, her eyes widen knowing what the answer was gonna be.
"I'm sorry Haruko," He apologized "I only saw us as friends, and I hope we can still be friends."
The girl smiled softly knowing this would most likely happen. "It's alright…me too, I hope we can continue being friends…"
"I'm sorry, but I have to go. Unless-" Shigure started but got cut off by her.
"No you don't have to stay I'll be fine." She told him.
"Well if you'll excuse me." Shigure walked away, he could hear her friends coming out of the bushes to comfort their just got rejected friend. Now Shigure had to deal with another problem, he walked to the right side of the building and stood by the middle not seeing the Snow-Women anywhere.
"Where is she?" He said to no one but himself, annoyed "She tells me to meet her hear but she's not even here."
"You're late." A familiar voice behind him said, he turned around and saw Yukina standing by a tree that was in front of bushes.
He smiled, Yukina glared at him "Ah, there you are H-"
"You know there is no point wearing your mask by me. I know about your nice act remember." She told him.
Shigure 'took off' he mask, and had his real expression on "Good, I'm starting to get annoyed by it right now."
"You and me both." She smirked at Shigure annoyance "Come on." She walked back; Shigure sighed with annoyance and followed her, she took him back to the clear spot and sat down in front of the tree.
"I'm glad you came even though you were late?" Yukina said to him as he sat down by her.
"Well one I only came here to tell you I'm not gonna play your stupid game and tw-" Shigure got cut off for the hundredth time today, which he was getting annoyed about.
"You sealed the deal yesterday with that first mission, and besides I have your student hand book remember." She told him "So why were you late?"
"I was just about to tell you until you interrupted me!" He yelled, and then sighed to calm down "I had to listen to a girl's confession. Oh yeah, by the way nice throwing skills during Home Economics." He sarcastically said as he opened up his container full of food and took out his chopsticks, starting to munch on it.
Yukina rolled her eyes, and then looked at his food, and she had to admit it looked and smelled good. Then a smirk appeared on her face knowing he next mission. "Mission two, feed me!" She told him. Shigure stared at her dumbfounded.
"What?"
"Mission two, feed me." She said once again in her usual calm voice.
"I know what you said! Why would I feed you my food?" He asked.
"My mom and dad do it all the time." She informed him, he looked at her strangely.
'What type of parents does she have?' He thought, imaging a husband and a wife with cold dagger glared that she had feeding each other.
"It's a mission you gotta do it!" She told him, Shigure sighed frustrated giving up. He picked up some rice and chicken and held it up, blushing.
"This is the last time I'm ever doing this." He grumbled
She opened her mouth waiting for him to feed her, once he did her eyes filled with delight. She chewed the food then swallowed, she smiled at Shigure.
"That was delicious Kitami." She complimented.
"Duh I made it after all." Shigure informed her, smirking while having more of his food. He looked at Yukina who had her mouth open.
"I'm not giving you more!" Shigure told her.
Yukina pouted, "Come on it's a mission!"
"I don't care." He put some food in his mouth, Yukina glared at him. Shigure swallowed his food and looked at her.
"You do know I'm not one of those idiots that get scared by your glare." He reminded her. She sighed knowing full well that was true, he was the only one that stood up against it. Shigure picked up more food and lifted it up toward her though she wasn't paying attention.
"Himuro." He called out to her; she looked at him and saw the food. She opened her mouth and at it, enjoying the chicken the most.
"So good." She complimented again, licking her lips. They continued eating their own food, though inside Yukina still wanted more of Shigure though he kept telling her no. A few minutes pasted then Shigure phone started to vibrate; he took it out and saw a text message from one of the student council members. He opened the text which said that the vise council leader is looking for him. Shigure closed his container and stood up.
"What are you doing?" Yukina asked.
"Gotta go, the vice council leader is looking." Shigure told her, Yukina glared alsostanding up.
"Why are you coming with me?" He asked looking at her.
"Why would I go with you?" She used her regular cold tone "I'm thirsty, and I ran out of my drink." Both came out of Yukina lunch spot walking the same way.
Kohana turned the corner of the school building. She was trying to find Shigure and say the Yuka (Vice-Leader and friend of Kohana) was looking for him. She noticed two people walking way ahead of her, she squinted her eyes then noticed a familiar hairstyle. She looked at the person next to her and gasped and glared.
"What is the Snow-Women doing with Shigure?"
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Is it me or did Yukina kinda seem out of character when they were having lunch? Maybe I should have done this chapter idea later on in the series, I don't want my story to be like the manga…oh well too late. But Oh~ a cliffhanger (kinda) everyone loves those! Wonder whats gonna happen next! Well review if you like!
