The chirping of the birds awakened the beautiful blonde. She opened her eyes; her whole world was spinning, she had a headache. Himeko rubbed her eyes and stretched her arms; as she moved, she felt the presence of another right by her side. He had rich black hair and a pair of fair-length eyelashes. Bossun was sleeping soundlessly next to her.
Bo…Bossun?! Why is he here? Argh, my heads hurts so much…damn…and…wait…why is he…NAKED?!... i-it can't be…
Himeko looked down with shock…
"EIYAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
Bossun widely opened his eyes to the sudden scream of Himeko's. "WHA-?! WHAT HAPPENED?! WHAT'S WRONG HIMEKO?!"
The blonde, in the speed of light, quickly pulled the bed sheet and covered her petite body. She then covered her eyes with her hand and with the other hand, pointed at Bossun.
"CO-COVER YOURSELF!" yelled Himeko.
"HUH?!" Bossun looked down…
"AHHHHHHHHH!" and he also quickly took his side of the bed sheet.
"THIS…THIS BED SHEET IS MINE! GE-GET YOUR OWN!" Himeko was blushing and was trying hard not to look at Bossun, while at the same time, she was pulling the covers away from Bossun's hands.
"but… but there are no other sheets…" wailed Bossun, not knowing what to do. Then he grabbed a pillow and covered himself.
WHAT'S GOING ON?! WHY ARE WE BOTH NAKED? AND MY HEAD HURTS SO MUCH…I CAN'T EVEN REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY…ARGHHH… With many thoughts and mixed feelings, Himeko collapsed on the floor.
"HIMEKO! ARE YOU OKA-" Bossun stopped when he saw small little tears in Himeko's eyes.
"What's going on… what happened to me…to us? … If I remember correctly…I was sick yesterday…and…you brought me here, to my house…but that's all I remember… I don't remember anything else…"
"…Himeko, where were your parents last night?" asked Bossun quietly.
"My parents?! They went to Osaka to visit my grandparents two days ago… they said they will come back tonight… argh… I have a headache… and I just realized… there's a slight pain in my stomach… a-and…" Himeko looked around her room… "AND WHY IS THERE BLOOD STAIN ON MY BED?!"
Bossun hesitated for a moment. He then closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "Himeko, I-"
"D-don't tell me… we…d-did we? No…no... no way…It can't be…" Himeko barely uttered what she wanted to say.
"Himeko…yesterday… you accidentally drank the love potion, which Chuu-san left in the club room. That love potion you drank… it arouses the person who drinks it. Which means…in other words…" Bossun took a glimpse at Himeko and flushed. "It means… that the person would devote her love from the bottom of her heart…Chuu-san said it takes about 12 hours to wear off… during that time… you were acting all weird…" Bossun looked down from embarrassment.
"…wha…what weird things di-did I do?" Himeko's face reddened even more.
"L-like ca-calling me by my real name… k-k-k-k-kissing a-and saying e-embarrassing stuff…" Bossun's voice decreased as he told Himeko a list of things she did during the time she was "under the spell" by the love potion.
"a-and… this… s-so wha-what happened…in the e-end?" Himeko was eager to know the answer to her question right away, but a part of her did not want to do that.
"I-In the end…well…" Bossun paused for a moment and then sighed, "…we…we did it…"
As soon as Himeko heard Bossun's reply, she turned around, opposite of where Bossun was sitting.
Bossun approached her and put his hand on her shoulder, "Himeko-" Himeko was trembling. She was crying and was trying to wipe her tears, but more of them came flowing out of her eyes. Bossun hugged her shoulders to stop her quivering, "Are you sad?"
Himeko shook her head.
"Are you angry?"
Himeko again shook her head, "No… but I am not happy either… I just don't know how to feel… to react…"
Bossun, still hugging Himeko's shoulders, bit his lip. He felt guilty and responsible.
If… if only I didn't give up to Himeko's temptation … then may be all this wouldn't have happened… thought Bossun as he regretted what he had done.
"I am sorry…" Bossun whispered in Himeko's ear, grabbed his clothes, and went out through the door.
"Why… what did you have to say that…" Himeko silently stared at the door with melancholy eyes.
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DING DONG DANG DONG *school bell rings*
"Himeko-chan~! I heard you were sick yesterday… I was worried, are you feeling better today?" Captain came running as she caught up with Himeko in the school hallway.
"Yeah, I am feeling much better…thanks to-" paused Himeko.
"Himeko-chan?"
"uh…ah…thanks to… um… my mom! Haha…" Himeko laughed dryly.
Captain silently stared at Himeko with questioning eyes, "…Himeko-chan... Did you perhaps get into a figh-"
"Yabas! Himeko-chan, you are at school! Are you okay today?" Yabasawa-san came and popped up from nowhere.
"Yabasawa-san! It feels as if it's been so long since I last saw you… yup! I am feeling good and better!" smiled Himeko as she lifted her arms and posed.
The three girls walked into the classroom where some were taking their seats. Bossun was already sitting on his chair, next to Himeko's. He was dozing off on his desk, not bothered by the loud noises of what the class was making.
Himeko gazed at her sleeping boyfriend, he must have been very tired…was he taking care of me the whole night…wait…may be because of... Himeko blushed and hid her face with her arms and stayed with her face on the desk.
"Oi… sit down, we are starting homeroom." As Chuuma-sensei came into the classroom and hushed the people who were still making a ruckus, Bossun woke up from his short nap. Behind Chuuma-sensei was a boy that the class had never seen before. He looked slim and handsome.
"Eh?"
"Who's that?"
"A transfer student?"
"A transfer student in the third year?"
"Too late!"
"Be quiet, guys." Chuuma-sensei tried to shush them.
"So tall"
"Handsome"
"He has dark blue hair…"
"I said, be quiet!" Chuuma-sensei was trying to be patient.
"Is he a model?"
"ENOUGH! JUST SHUT UP!" Chuuma-sensei couldn't take the endless comments, so he ended up shouting at the class. "We have a transfer student who came from Osaka. Oi, introduce yourself."
"My name is Suzuki Haru. I came from Miyabi High School in Osaka. Nice to meet y'all…"
Osaka, huh… he's from the same place where I was born… thought Himeko.
"Suzuki… you can sit behind Himeko… the short blonde punk over there…" Chuuma-sensei pointed at Himeko.
"WHO ARE YOU CALLING A PUNK?" Himeko stood up from her chair.
Suzuki Haru walked to his seat and smiled, "Please take care of me, Himeko-san!"
"Ah…uhm… sure!" smiled Himeko, as she sat back down on her chair.
DING DONG DANG DONG *school bell rings*
With the school bell ringing for the break, all the girls in the class rushed to the new transfer student and poured him with questions.
"Suzuki-kun, what are your hobbies?" Captain asked.
"Ah, I like to play sports and play guitar while singing…and you can call me Haru if you want."
"Haru-kun, do you like manga?" Roman had sparkles in her eyes while wondering if they have a similarity.
"I don't read them often, but I enjoy them…especially Hideaki Sorachi-sensei's work, Gintama."
"He likes Gintama…and the girls are surrounding him" Switch talked though his voice synthesizer.
"Well, it's normal for someone handsome to be so popular…" Daimon-kun understood Haru's situation because he was in one almost every other day. He wasn't jealous, but understanding.
"Geez…girls these days…" chastised Bossun as he gave a dead fisheye to the new transfer student.
"Don't be jealous just because he's good-looking and popular" spoke Tsubaki.
"I'm not jealous! Who would be?!" Bossun shouted. It was true, Bossun wasn't jealous. However, he was annoyed by how Suzuki Haru was trying to get close to Himeko.
"How disgraceful! Does he have no honor? Unforgivable!" Shinzou had a disgusted expression on his face.
"Crimson jealousy" Dante let few words out of his mouth with his visual-kei pose.
"What's with the super jealous group here?!" yelled Bossun.
"Haru-kun, do you have a girlfriend? Awful! I said it!" reddened Yabasawa-san while covering her cheeks with her hands.
"Nope, but I'd love it if I have a girlfriend like Himeko-san" Haru smiled and winked at Himeko who was sitting in front of him.
Himeko blushed, "Wha…I…I…I already have a boyfriend!"
Himeko, with a red face, looked at Bossun, who was sitting next to her. Bossun, still concerned about what he had done to Himeko, answered weakly, "Yeah…"
"Eh?! But Himeko-san, you don't look like you are going out with someone…" Haru looked surprised.
"I…I…I DON'T KNOW! AND STOP CALLING ME HIMEKO-SAN! JUST CALL ME HIMEKO!" Himeko shouted and ran out of the classroom.
"Ah…." Haru felt responsible for Himeko's anger, so he chased after Himeko to apologize.
Captain, who was looking at this from the sidelines, walked over to Bossun, who didn't look that bright, "Bossun, what happened between you two?"
"…"
Bossun buried his head with his arms and didn't answer.
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What's going on?!...Was it my fault because I shed a few tears today? Did that make Bossun feel bad? What am I supposed to do then? Laugh and smile like an idiot? This is all Bossun's fault!
Himeko ran as fast as she could and stopped by the staircase, "…I don't know what to do anymore…"
"Himeko?"
"Bo-Bossun?" Himeko turned around, only to see Haru behind her panting.
"Oh…it's only you…" spoke Himeko, feeling a little disappointed.
"Sorry…did I disappoint you?" Haru sadly smirked.
"N-No… ah, sorry about what I said back there, I was just in a bad mood today…haha" Himeko tried to forget about her worries, so she put on a fake smile.
"…as an apology… can you give me a tour around the school?" asked Haru.
"Sure!"
Himeko and Haru toured around the school and to the third years' area. As they were touring, Haru wanted to be introduced to Himeko's friends.
"Eh?! My friends? They're all bunch of weirdos though…There's this guy who dresses up like a samurai, and there's also this visual kei fan who speaks in short phrases, oh, and also-"
"You really enjoy your school life…"
Himeko frowned and then smiled, "Yeah…it's really fun…"
On the other side…
Bossun was hiding behind the bushes staring at Himeko and Haru. He didn't like what he was seeing.
"Suzuki Haru…huh…"
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Few weeks have passed and Himeko became closer and closer to Haru. There were even rumors about them dating. Himeko's relationship between Bossun became further apart from each other. They stopped talking to each other and Himeko wouldn't stay in the Sket Dan's clubroom for too long either. She would occasionally help out the Sket Dan when they needed her physical abilities, other than that, Himeko would just go home with Haru and her female friends. Bossun wouldn't say anything either and also stayed silent when she was in the clubroom. They were still a couple, a special couple in fact, where they either didn't go out on a date or speak to each other; they were just boyfriend-girlfriend in names only.
DING DONG DANG DONG *school bell rings*
"Haru, let's eat lunch together!" Himeko approached Haru with her lunchbox.
"Yeah, I'll be right there…huh?"
Bossun put his hand on Haru's shoulder to stop him from going to Himeko, "We need to talk, Suzuki…" Bossun's sharp eyes looked serious, he didn't look happy at all.
Haru smiled mysteriously, "Sure, Fujisaki-kun…no, I mean, Himeko's boyfriend…or should I say, ex-boyfriend…"
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"Haru is so slow… what's taking him so long? I am going to starve to death if he doesn't come now in any moment… he wouldn't mind if I took a bite, no?"
"Himeko-chan, we have to wait for Haru-kun to come" Even though Captain told Himeko to wait, her patience was reaching her limit; Captain was now drooling with her eyes stuck to her opened lunchbox.
"But, Captain…you are drooling and all… it wouldn't hurt to eat first, right?" Himeko smiled. She then poked the sausage with her fork and put it in her mouth. As soon as she bit the sausage, Himeko's face turned green. She covered her mouth and dashed for the bathroom.
Captain, without second thoughts, chased after Himeko.
In the bathroom…
"bbbllarrrghhh….blarghhh…. (vomit sound)…urgh…" Himeko was sitting on the cold bathroom floor, vomiting in the toilet. "…w-what's wrong with me?!...bblarggghhh…"
"Himeko-chan, are you okay?!" Captain came running into the bathroom. Himeko certainly did not look well. Her face was now pale and she threw up everything she ate for breakfast. Himeko looked frail and Captain was worried…worried that her hypothesis might be right after all.
"Himeko-chan…a-are you by any chance…pregnant?"
Dear readers,
this is your author, Flagrance!
Hi everyone, you've all been waiting for chapter 10 of My Desire to Love You to come out,
I truly am very sorry that it came out after so long.
I want to thank all of you for reading my work and I really appreciate it!
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Question for you readers - What do you think of the new transfer student, Suzuki Haru?
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