AN: I like Haru better than Kyoko. That is all XD
Wings of Hope27! Nah, I wouldn't use a gun. I'd rather use fire...Hahaah I WOULD MY DYING WILL TO KILL KYOKO! XD And BTW, Thanks! ;)
khr lover: Thanks! I thought it was too cliched where Character A sees her boyfriend with Character B. So yeah I'm glad I hit the nail on that one. ANOTHER ONE? *sigh* And I haven't even gotten to edit chap. 7 yet. *sigh* I FAIL.
SwirlzSmile! Hoho~ yes you are ;) Yes, I really dont like her...but I think my opinion is biased though (*cough* I like Tsuna *cough*) but you can have any opinion of her if you like. And yes no one is THAT innocent. I even have a quiet, shy, anti-social classmate...who revealed to us that she shoots gun as a hobby O_O So yeah. No one is that innocent.
Enjoy the last update for the week~
Mizuki, Haru, Lambo, and I-pin stared at the black ash that sat on the table. Lambo blinks once…and laughs his annoying laugh. Mizuki groans and hides her face in her hands.
"Y-You don't have to feel so bad Mizuki-chan! It's n-not so bad." Haru tries to comfort Mizuki but nothing really could take away the horrible feeling that she felt when she knew that that black of ash sitting on the dining table…was supposed to be rice balls. My God, how you can turn rice ball into ash…Haru will never know.
Haru takes the plate of ash and dumps it in the trashcan. Mizuki looks at sadly as her creation goes into the trash bin…but she didn't mind though…I mean who in their right mind would eat ash?
Haru walks back to her and offers her a smile. "Come on Mizuki-chan! You can't give up on the third try!"
"That was the seventh."
"Hahe?" [1]
Mizuki groans and places her head on the cold table in front of her. Haru watches worriedly as Mizuki continued to look at the door with a faraway look on her eyes. Lambo and I-pin started their game of tag. Haru sits across Mizuki and looks smiles softly.
"Is something wrong Mizuki-chan?" Mizuki's eyes widen and her body tenses up. Should she tell Haru…? No, she shouldn't…not when Haru knows nothing of what's going on. She sighs and lifts her head up. She sends Haru a small smile and Haru frowns. Maybe she could just share something. Haru is her friend.
"Do…you know how to apologize to someone?" Haru blinks curiously at her question; she opens her mouth but closes it back again and tilts her head to the side. Signalling for Mizuki to explain further.
"I mean…I know that you say 'I'm sorry' and such…but how do you…apologize when even you're not certain if that person should be forgiven?" She asks sadly and despite the hinting tone to her voice. She tries not to let anything slip up when talking to Haru.
"Do you want…to forgive this person?" Haru asks.
"Well, yeah I do want to forgive this person…but I'm not a hundred percent sure if I should forgive this person…I mean yes, he…err…or she only did it to protect me. Yes, I understand this…I even did this myself…but he…or she kept something important from me. Something that shouldn't be kept from anyone." Haru looks at Mizuki confusingly. No, Haru didn't understand the situation of the problem…but she understood the problem…kind of…and she wanted to help in any way she could.
"Would it have changed anything if he…or she did or did not lie?" Haru asks as she intertwines her hands and places it on top of her lap. Mizuki blinks and looks down on her hands.
"No…I guess it wouldn't change anything, because whether he or she did or did not lie…they would still be de—I mean the problem would still be the same. I guess I did overreact a tad bit. I really should apologize to him…err…or her, huh?" Mizuki frowns and presses her hands together. Haru grins happily, stands up, and clasps her hands together. Mizuki looks up and smiles nervously at Haru's ecstatic look.
"Great! Now, go and apologize to him…or her!" Haru lifts Mizuki off of her sit and pushes her towards the metal door.
"W-Wait Haru-chan! I-I don't know what to say yet!" Mizuki counters but Haru just lets it pass from one ear to the other.
"Just say that you're sorry and you overreacted," Haru pushes her out of the door and Mizuki spins around to protest but sees Haru waving at her. "Just do your best and tell him you love him! Good luck~!"
Mizuki opens her mouth but doesn't get a word out as the metal doors closes in front of her. Mizuki sighs but nods to herself and takes a step to the right but stops and turns a bright red when she remembered what Haru said.
She bites her lower lip and continues to walk away.
All the while Mizuki is wondering why the hell she needed the cover up if Haru knew all along.
"Hey, Gokudera have you seen Tsu-kun…?" Mizuki asks quietly as she pops her head in the library. It baffles Mizuki why Gokudera spends so much time in the library. Gokudera looks up from his book and sends a scowl towards her.
"I don't know where the Tenth is woman, now go." Gokudera retorts and she rolls her eyes at Gokudera's…well Gokuderic actions. Mizuki pushes the door open and walks inside. Gokudera ignores her and continues to read his book.
"Look, I need to find Tsu-kun…to apologize." Gokudera's eyes widen as he looks up at her. Mizuki looks to the side and bites her lower lip. Gokudera sighs and nods. Mizuki releases a sigh and thanks the heavenly God for Gokudera's smarts (She even briefly wonders if she had asked Yamamoto first…she cringes at the thought.)
"The Tenth's with turf tops sister in the dining room [2]." Gokudera says nonchalantly and Mizuki's eyes widen. Turf top meant Ryohei and Ryohei meant Kyoko. Mizuki gulps and takes a deep breath in. Just because Kyoko and Tsuna were together didn't mean anything…Right? Right. She nods confidently and thanks Gokudera before running out of the door and towards the dining room.
Mizuki slowed down her pace and looks down with a frown. Mizuki knew better than anyone that first loves…will never go away. She knew better than anyone that…she was in love with Tsuna since she was ten years old (Okay, it might have been a crush then but now…well from what she saw up until now…she could say that it was definitely love.) and she knew that that old flicker of flame might just become a blaze. But she trusted Tsuna and she knew that he would never cheat on her…Tsuna was too kind for that.
She shakes her head and forces a smile on her face. She continues to walk towards the dining room with a forced smile. When she reaches in front of the metal door, she blinks confusingly. Usually, the metal doors would open whenever someone was near it…was this thing broken?
She tilts her to the side and starts to walk away to ask Giannini to help open the door (and maybe torture Gokudera for lying to her) but her footsteps stops and her breath hitches in her throat when she hears a female and a male voice…laughing, talking, and, from the sound of it, smiling.
"Thanks a lot for teaching me Kyoko-chan!" Mizuki heard a Tsuna exclaim happily and Mizuki's eyes widen a bit…what was she teaching him?
"You're welcome Tsuna-kun…if you ever need anything else. Just come to me okay?"
"H-Hai!"
Tsuna stuttered. Tsuna stuttering meant…NO! No…it could be…nothing.
She knew that this meant nothing. Mizuki wasn't even sure. They could just be laughing, smiling, and talking as friends…? Yeah, that's right. She told herself over and over again that this was nothing.
But the more she listened to their conversations. The innocent talk of school work and teachers which Mizuki never had with Tsuna for quite some time now, not with the whole situation happening in the future, made her wish she was normal and it made her wish that she had the same innocence that Kyoko and Haru so amazingly possessed.
The more doubt reared its ugly head the more her heart started to shatter. She walks away with unshed tears lingering in her eyes.
Though the constant mantra that echoed through her head, saying that it was just nothing, there is a limit to how many lies you can tell to yourself.
And she reached hers.
[1] Did I get that right? I don't know the spelling of what Haru always says when she's surprised.
[2] Remember in the episode where there's a separate place for everyone to eat? That's what I'm referring to…not the actual kitchen.