Disclaimer: I don't own Ultra Maniac! I'm just a crazy hyper rabid fan girl of Yuta Kirishima. XD
Author's Note: Sorry I haven't been able to update soon these days… I have school, so I need to study and study. I barely have any free time! And so that's why I wasn't able to update fast. By the way, thanks to all the people who wrote reviews! It really made my day!
CHAPTER TEN: True Feelings Part 1
(Next Day, at school)
"Ohayou, Tateishi…" Kaji greeted cheerfully as he sits beside Ayu.
"Kaji-kun, ohayou." She replied with her warm smile.
"So, how are you doing?"
"I'm fine. I felt so much better when you told me all those stuff yesterday. Arigato."
"…Just tell me if you ever feel lonely again, okay? You know I'll always be here for you… If you have any problems, you know who to call."
"Thanks, Kaji-kun. You're sweet."
"Hey, listen… I have something very important to tell you…" Kaji said softly.
"…What is it?"
"…well, you see… I… ummm…" he said blushing a little.
Kaji's thoughts:
This is it… okay… This is the moment, I'm gonna tell her my feelings for her now. My heart is beating fast… oh man, what if she rejects me? Oh no… NO! Stop thinking about that, I can do this…
Just then before Kaji could say a word, Yuta, Chiharu, Nina, and Tsujiai came in greeting them both good morning. Because of that, Kaji wasn't able to tell Ayu his feelings for her.
"Ayu, Ohayou!" Yuta greeted in his jolly voice.
"Oh, Kirishima… bad timing…" Kaji mumbled silently with his eyes on Yuta.
"Ohayou." Ayu said.
"Good to see you two together early in the morning, did we disturb anything?" Nina teased.
"Nina! Well, Kaji-kun, what were gonna say?" Ayu said as she looks at Kaji.
"Ah, eh… just never mind, it's nothing."
"Oh, okay."
The bell suddenly rang, and so Yuta bid goodbye and went to his class, the others just sat down on their seats. Their homeroom teacher came in the room looking very sleepy for some reason. He wasn't acting like himself. So he decided to go to the clinic to take a rest.
"…Everyone, I'm not feeling very well… I have been very tired since I came here… I'll go to the clinic to take a rest… I'll leave everything to the class president, Satomi-san, please be in charge while I'm gone…"
"Hai, Mikami-sensei, please take your time, you need the rest." Satomi replied.
And so the teacher went out, the class had free time to do what they want.
"I wonder what happened to Mikami-sensei… Ne Ayu-chan, do you have any idea?" Nina asked.
"Beats me, Mikami-sensei has always been acting weird. I guess he had too much stress."
"You think so…? Hmmm…"
"Tateishi-san… Ano…" a shy voice called.
Ayu looked back and saw Chiharu's timid face.
"Ah, Narusawa-san… Nani?"
"Tateishi-san, I want to ask you something."
"What is it?"
"Umm… You see… I'm not being rude or anything, I just want to know…"
"Hn?"
"…HowcloseareyouwithKirishima-kun?"
"Eh? Slow down, slow down."
Chiharu was blushing with her head bowed looking at the ground. Her long dark-blonde hair was blocking her pretty face so Ayu didn't see that she was blushing.
"I… I just want to… to know…"
"Nani?"
"…How close are you with… Kirishima-kun?" she continued, "You see, I want to know more about him, and I can see that you two are really good friends so I want to ask you…"
Chiharu blushed even more, and Ayu just giggled a little.
"…I get it, you have a crush on Yuta-chan, ne?"
"…umm…"
"Yes you do! I can see it very well on your face. You're blushing and it's obvious you like him…" Ayu teased.
Nina looked at Chiharu's red face and grinned.
"It's alright Narusawa-san. We won't tell anyone that you like Yuta. It'll be our little secret." Nina said with a smile.
"Yeah, and if you'd like, we can even help you in telling him what you feel. We're very close with Yuta-chan, we've known him since we were kids."
"…Hontouni? You two will help me…?" Chiharu asked shyly.
"Un!"
"Arigatou-gozaimasu!!!" Chiharu said happily.
(Break Time)
Ayu was sitting on her usual chair beside the window fixing her books. Nina approached her best friend and whispered,
"Ne, Ayu-chan!"
"Eh?"
"…Kaji-kun is staring at you! Look, beside the door…"
Ayu took a glance and saw that Kaji really was looking at her; she blushed but still remained calm.
"He has been looking at you since first period. I don't know what's happening here; tell me Ayu-chan, what did he say to you? Maybe he feels the same way you do!" Nina whispered.
"…Ah...no… Hey Nina, is my face okay? Is there dirt somewhere?" Ayu asked her best friend.
"Iye, betsuni. Ayu-chan. Hey look, he's walking towards you! I better leave now, so that you two can be alone. Ja ne!" Nina winked and ran out the door.
"Oi, chotto Nina!" Ayu sweatdropped.
"Tateishi." Kaji called.
"Ah, Kaji-kun!" Ayu said nervously. She stood up from her chair, slightly blushing.
"…I want to tell you something… Can we take a walk?" he asked.
"Sure." Ayu smiled as she followed Kaji.
(Meanwhile…)
Nina was giggling as she watched Ayu and Kaji out the classroom door. She was hiding behind the wall.
"Go Ayu-chan! This is the perfect chance; you could make a really good impression on Kaji-kun! I'll try not to screw up and leave you two alone for a while."
Suddenly, a male voice was heard from behind.
"Sakura, what are you doing there? Talking to yourself?" Tsujiai said.
"Tsujiai-kun! You surprised me!"
"...By the way, have you seen Kaji anywhere?"
"Yeah, he's with Ayu-chan…"
"Oh, where can I find him?"
"Kaji-kun and Ayu-chan are walking together, don't disturb them." Nina said.
"Eh? Why?"
"You're gonna ruin the romantic scene! They're talking together so don't interrupt, okay? Tsujiai-kun?"
"Oh, alright already… So are you following them?"
"No… I thought that I should leave them alone. Actually I was planning to follow them, but then I thought that Ayu-chan would easily notice me."
"I see."
Meanwhile, Yuta was walking alone and heard Chiharu from behind.
"Kirishima-kun?"
"Oh, Hi Narusawa…"
They continued walking and talking at the same time, but then something suddenly caught Yuta's eye. Chiharu wondered what Yuta was looking at so she turned to her left and saw Ayu and Kaji laughing together. Kaji felt Yuta's presence as well as Yuta's dark aura; he looked back at Yuta and received a death glare from him. Kaji didn't want Yuta to butt in his conversation with Ayu, he knew that he was making Yuta feel jealous so he took Ayu's hand and walked away, avoiding the death glares from Yuta.
Kaji's thoughts:
What is it with this guy? I'm really enjoying myself talking with Ayu, and I don't want HIM to interrupt. He's already with Narusawa, so he should leave us alone for this time…
Yuta's thoughts:
What is that darn Kaji doing with my beloved Ayu? I don't want to make a scene here, but they seem to be having fun together… I don't want to leave Narusawa behind, so I might as well leave them alone FOR NOW. He may have won THIS time, but I'll win Ayu's heart no matter what.
Ayu's thoughts:
Oh wow, Kaji-kun just held my hand! His hand is so warm and firm yet so soft… I'd better stop myself from blushing that much…
To be continued…Note: Sorry if you think this chapter is short, I'm now experiencing a writer's block so I need to take a rest and refresh my mind to think of new ideas for the story… so keep on reading you guys, I'd really, really appreciate it if you write a review.