Tazusa quickly called for Yuji to help her carry Pete in his room. Yuji laid him down as he called for a doctor. Tazusa sat beside Pete and held his warm hands. It must be too much for him. I shouldn't have told him something like that. But then again, there would be no other opportunity for me to talk to him again... Tazusa's eyes started to burn with fire as she thought the name of her rival in Pete's heart. ...Since that Suzuki is always around.
She touched Pete's face while he was asleep. She had never seen him this close ever since he returned in his human body. Yoko offered her a drink as Tazusa watched over her Pete. The doctor came rushing in together with Yuji a few moments later. After checking his pulse and blood pressure, the doctor assured them that Pete only needs rest and it has nothing to do with the alcohol he drank last night. Tazusa felt relieved and stayed with her Pete the whole day.
Tazusa brushed her fingers through Pete's blonde hair and then, she touched his calm, sleeping, handsome face. Then, she came to a stop when she came across his lips. She touched it and imagined how it would feel like if he would kiss her (as a human being and not as a spirit). She drew herself closer to him and was about to kiss him when his cell phone suddenly rang. Tazusa glared at it as if it was an enemy. She knew Suzuki might be calling him since he disappeared last night without even calling her. She looked at the name of the caller; it was Suzuki. She made an evil grin as she looked at the cell phone and then, at the door. With all her might, she threw the cell phone at the door when it suddenly opened. The cell phone hit Yoko's face directly that she fell down.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?" Yoko exclaimed, removing the cell phone from her face. "ARE YOU ANGRY AT ME OR SOMETHING, BECAUSE IF YOU ARE, YOU COULD JUST TELL ME INSTEAD OF SHOWING ME!"
"Eh – my mistake, Yoko... Gomen..." Tazusa apologized, reaching for her sister's hand. Yoko did not take Tazusa's hand and stood up on her own. She glared at her older sister, waiting for an explanation.
Before Tazusa could speak, Yoko asked, "Aren't you going to answer this? It seemed like this caller doesn't want to hang up."
"That's why I want to get rid of it." Tazusa said simply. "It's really irritating. She's been calling after an hour or another. It's as if she's his mother."
"Well, maybe she is. Why don't you answer it?" Yoko said.
"No, she's not. It's only Suzuki. She doesn't need to know Pete's not well. Besides, it's probably her fault he didn't feel very well." Tazusa laughed.
"Answer it and then, turn the cell phone off so that she would not call again." Yoko demanded. "Anyway, you have a sharp tongue. Use it properly."
"Eh? What do you mean by that? Come back here!" Tazusa said abruptly.
"Oh, by the way, dinner's almost ready!" Yoko ran before Tazusa could catch up.
Tazusa took a deep breath and then, answered the phone. "Konbanwa, Tazusa speaking..."
"Sakurano? What are you doing with my Pete's phone? Give his phone back to him this instant! Where is he?" Suzuki demanded.
"He's resting at the moment so I will be answering his calls. I'm sorry to say that he is not feeling well today." Tazusa explained and then, she added, "By the way, I think it's your fault why he is feeling that way! You made him drink something he is not familiar with! Don't call him ever again! And for your information he is not yours! Ja – ne!"
"Matte!" Suzuki exclaimed as she heard Tazusa hang up.
Tazusa placed it in her pocket as she went back downstairs to get her dinner. Meanwhile, Pete was having a dream. In his dream, he was having a conversation with a girl. The girl had a long lavender (umm... correct me if I'm wrong about that) hair tied into pigtails and she had a large pink eyes. She had a slender body and she calls herself as a '10 Billion Dollar Beauty'.
"I promise I will find you no matter what." the Canadian boy promised as he wrapped his arms around the girl's waist. Pete could see himself saying something else and then, he drew himself closer to the girl and kissed her goodbye. The two lovers did not seem they would like to separate but they have to. Then, the scenery slowly vanished and a luminous figure can be seen standing in front of him. You should go back. She is waiting for you.
"Who? Who's waiting for me?" Pete asked but the figure did not respond. Instead, it pushed him downwards as his spirit went back to his body.
Tazusa was just finished eating as she looked at Pete's face once again. "Please wake up, Pete..." She sat beside him and placed her left hand on his. Then, she placed her other hand on his face. She bent down and she was about to kiss his lips when his azure eyes slowly opened. Tazusa's face reddened that she hastily moved away from the bed and fell down.
OUCH!
Pete woke up lazily and looked at Tazusa on the ground. "What are you doing down there? That's odd; I thought your face was this close to mine awhile ago."
"Um – I was just – checking if you're breathing well – ha-ha." Tazusa laughed hesitantly.
Pete looked at the watch. It was 8:30 in the evening. The Dance Night had begun. He thought that they could still catch up but as he stood up, his vision was doubling. Tazusa caught him before he could even fall. Suddenly, Tazusa's heart was pounding rapidly. Their bodies were so close to each other. Tazusa tried to put Pete back to the bed but to her astonishment, he embraced her without knowing why. Probably, it was his reflexes. Although his mind denies it, his heart can still recognize which is his true love.
What Tazusa did not know was that her cell phone was ringing in the other room. It was Mika who was calling and Tazusa forgot that she promised to go to the Dance Night as her partner. Her best friend hangs the phone up and left the place, knowing Tazusa was not responding to her calls.
Mika has been calling a couple of times, Tazusa! You forgot your promise to your very best friend! What will happen to their friendship if Mika finds out Tazusa took care of Pete instead of attending the Dance Night? What do you think of the past chapters including this one, so far? Er – I know few readers read this because of its small number of reviews. But still, I would like to thank you for dropping by to read my work and I hope that next time you, (yes, I mean you, the reader, who else?) will leave a review. ϋ
