Hi! Chapter 10 is here! I got 2 reviews, one from nasrin88, and one from Hellmaster Luna! Thank you! Please keep rating and reviewing!
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Chapter 10
That night, Sunako made fried shrimp again with the leftover shrimp and batter. After dinner, Kyohei joined her for another movie marathon. Neither really watched the movie, just thought about what they had talked about earlier that day. Sunako couldn't get over the fact that Kyohei thought she was pretty and a lady; and Kyohei kept thinking about what Ranmaru had said. Love couldn't be real; it was only created to bring pain. His mother claims to love him, but she just pushes him away. How could you say you love someone, when you obviously hate them? But then he thought that he and Sunako had a different kind of relationship; they knew each other's strengths and weaknesses, likes and dislikes. He wasn't entirely sure of what their relationship had become, but he liked it.
The two teens ended up leaning against each other, too lost in thought to realize what they were doing. Eventually, when they fell asleep, Kyohei had his arms around Sunako again, and Sunako was snuggled up against Kyohei's chest. The next morning, Sunako recognized what was happening and decided to wait until Kyohei woke up to break free from his embrace. When Kyohei woke up was when they had to start pretending again. At least they could play fight again today. Sunako got lost in thoughts and memories of Kyohei, which, when she looked up at his sleeping face, provoked a nosebleed.
Kyohei woke up with a bloody face, and immediately realized what had happened when he felt Sunako's limp form in his arms.
"She had nosebleed, but what provoked it? I wonder what she was thinking to make this happen. Oh well, I better get her into bed so she can rest," Kyohei thought as he picked up the unconscious Sunako, "And I should wash my face and change my clothes so I don't raise any suspicions."
After Kyohei placed the covers over Sunako, he admired her sleeping face, which he discovered was different when she was actually sleeping, and not unconscious. He then proceeded to go to his room for a change of clothes and decided on a shower. Afterwards, he came out of the shower without a shirt, and a towel around his neck, like always. Unfortunately, that was the precise moment Sunako decided to regain consciousness. She saw the now shirtless Kyohei, and in addition to the dreams she had just had, fainted from yet another nosebleed.
"I think this is a new record." Kyohei chuckled to himself while he returned Sunako to her bed, and took one last admiring look at her sleeping features before he left the room to clean the blood off his face. Fortunately, this was a regular occurrence, so he didn't worry about any of the others seeing him.
After he finished cleaning himself up, he headed down to the living room to wait for Sunako to regain consciousness for the second time today. The other three boys entered the living room, curious as to why they hadn't heard the routine breakfast argument.
"Hey, Kyohei, what happened? We didn't hear the usual screaming fight we hear every morning." Takenaga asked.
"Time for Act one, Action!" Kyohei thought as he sighed internally.
"Well I tried to find out but I took a shower beforehand, and she got a nosebleed." Kyohei lied.
"Well at least part of it's true." Kyohei thought as he met the looks of the three friends he lived with.
"That sounds normal; we shouldn't have jumped to conclusions." Ranmaru said dejectedly.
Later, they smelled the intoxicating aromas of breakfast wafting in from the kitchen. Their stomachs growled in unison and Kyohei rushed to the kitchen to see what scrumptious foods were being made today.
"Hey, I'm sorry about giving you a nosebleed earlier." Kyohei apologized.
"Don't worry about it, I'm surprised I didn't have one yesterday." Sunako admitted.
"So, what are you making?" Kyohei asked, forgetting he was supposed to be acting.
"You're supposed to be yelling, remember?" Sunako said with a wink.
"That was the sexiest thing I have ever seen." Kyohei thought, commanding his face to remain the same color. "Oh yeah, is this better? HEY, NAKAHARA, HURRY UP, I'M STARVING!" Kyohei yelled so the three boys in the living room could hear him.
"Perfect. GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!" Sunako yelled in the predicted response.
"WHY? I THOUGHT YOUR BEDROOM WAS YOUR SANCTUARY!" Kyohei screamed, a smile stretched across his face.
"I CAN HAVE MORE THAN ONE OASIS! NOW GET OUT!" Sunako screamed, a smile also stretched across her face.
"JUST MAKE ME SOME FOOD! I'M HUNGRY!" Kyohei yelled, winking at her and making fighting gestures to start their fight.
"NO!" Sunako screamed, and with that, she stuck her knife in the cutting board, and lunged at Kyohei, hands aimed at his throat.
Kyohei saw what was happening, and dodged just in time. Next, he threw a punch into her stomach, and tried knock her legs out from beneath her. Sunako dodged and delivered the finishing kick to his head, which had much less force behind it than it looked, and Kyohei slumped down the wall in defeat, unconscious. The trio in the living room waited until Sunako called them for breakfast, and then took their seats at the table, not bothering to wait for Kyohei. He would come eat when he returned to the real world.
Later that day, Kyohei decided that there was nothing left for Sunako to buy to use as an excuse, so he figured he would go out for a walk, and hoped Sunako would say she was going to meet Kirashi. Of course he hoped it was just going to be a lie, because he wanted to talk to her again. This time he wanted to know about why she had had that nosebleed while he was sleeping.
"Hey, I'm going out for a walk, I'll see you guys later." Kyohei said as he left the living room, hoping that Sunako had heard him.
And sure enough, she heard him. About an hour later, he saw Sunako striding over to him at the park. He liked this park because it quiet and not crowded. When Sunako came to stand beside him, he asked what excuse she had told them when she left.
"I told them I was seeing Kirashi today," Sunako answered," Well at least your name starts with a 'K', so it's kind of true."
"We're nothing alike though." Kyohei responded.
"You're right about that." Sunako said as she laughed.
"I'm curious about something. Why did you get a nosebleed while I was asleep this morning?" Kyohei inquired.
"Oh, well I was thinking about everything we're trying to sort out, and that led to remembering all the good times we had together. When I looked up at your face, I guess that was my limit." Sunako admitted, not entirely sure how she had gotten the nosebleed either.
"Oh," Kyohei laughed, "that's good, I guess. I mean, not good that you got the nosebleed, but it's good that it wasn't a major reason."
"Hey, you said so yourself. You like my nosebleeds. I'm not entirely sure why you like seeing me lose near fatal amounts of blood, but I'll just go with it." Sunako pointed out, seeing through his attempt at reconciliation.
Kyohei laughed and walked further along the trails running through the park. Sunako caught up to him and lightly punched him on the shoulder.
"Why are you running away? Are you afraid to talk about more confusing things? Or are you just afraid of me?" Sunako joked as she jogged to keep pace with Kyohei's long strides.
Kyohei stopped in his tracks and turned around. "I could never be afraid of you. You're too close of a friend for me to be able to be scared of you." He said with a straight face.
"Oh, I was just joking you know. I'm sorry if I said something wrong." Sunako said as she looked at the ground.
"I know, I didn't mean to come off harsh or anything, I just wanted you to know. You didn't do anything wrong. But as much as I want to find the cause of all this confusion, I am a bit scared to find out." Kyohei apologized.
"Ok, I feel the same way actually. It would be nice if we could figure out what's causing the confusion, but at the same time, I'm kind of afraid of what the answer will be." Sunako agreed, now looking up at Kyohei's face.
"Well, I guess we'll just have to face that fear when we get there. Let's just focus on finding the answers right now. At least we won't be confused anymore then. Like it or not, the truth's still the truth." Kyohei decided.
"Those are surprising words of wisdom from Kyohei Takano." Sunako said with a smile, a hint of sarcasm playing on her lips.
They continued walking down the trail and talking about the mysterious thoughts that haunted their waking hours and the dreams that occupied their sleep. By the time the sun had set, they had come a little closer to their answers.
"It's getting dark, we should head back. If we don't return, who knows what those three will think." Kyohei suggested as he turned around to follow the trail back out of the forest.
"Oh, yeah, they might think we were kidnapped, or Ranmaru could plant ideas in their heads." Sunako said, shivering at that last part.
"Are you cold, or were you just shivering at the thought of Ranmaru giving them ideas?" Kyohei asked, preparing to take off his jacket.
"I was just cringing at the thought of his ideas." Sunako said as she crossed her arms across her chest.
"Ok, well if you ever get cold, you can wear my jacket." Kyohei offered as the pair walked toward the trail entrance.
"Thanks, but I'm good. Let's just get home so I can make some dinner. I'm starving!" Sunako said as she quickened her step, the prospect of food sounding better the more she walked.
"Wow, I forgot all about dinner! Come to think of it, I'm really hungry too. Why don't we just grab something at a convenience store?" Kyohei suggested.
"But I want something nice, so I'll just cook something when we get home. Maybe I'll even make fried shrimp." Sunako persuaded.
As soon as Kyohei heard the words "fried shrimp" he forgot all about the convenience store and broke out into a run.
"Hey, you don't want to exhaust yourself. I don't want to have to carry your unconscious butt all the way back home." Sunako warned.
"Fine, I'll walk, but only so I don't have to be carried by you." Kyohei said with a smile as he stopped and waited for Sunako.
"You mean so I don't have to carry you. I can see you don't want to put me through any unneeded trouble." Sunako said, also breaking out into a smile.
"I can't lie to you, can I?" Kyohei asked as Sunako caught up with him.
"Nope! Not since we've started talking to each other like this." Sunako agreed, her smile widening.
The two slightly less confused friends walked back home, the promise of food as alluring as ever.
My chapters seem to be getting longer. I'll try not to make any of them super long, so enjoy! :)