I miss you guys. :')
~K27~
Let me tell you this: If your enemies are none other than Hibari Kyouya and Sawada Tsunayoshi, you probably know that the best option instead of fighting them is to run.
Especially if, well, Sawada is on hyper-dying will mode, and Hibari-san is just, being the same old Hibari-san.
So… I'm supposed to run, right?
That's so not gonna happen.
"Gokudera-kun, I suggest you make sure that we'll get through this in one piece." I point the tip of the pen directly at my head. I smile at him uncomfortably.
He smiles back and the only thing that managed to prevent me from blushing was he looked more like he's going to kill me with my decision to fight instead of going on ahead.
I smirk. It's wrong for him to fall for the wrong girl anyway.
I pushed the pen, remembering the last time I did that. There, in that dimly-lit room, under dire circumstances. There, when I last trusted him. There, when I thought that he wasn't what he seems to be.
There, when for the first time, I blushed because of his words.
Guess who's acting shitty now?
I only heard the sound of a brief gunshot the moment the pen managed to do its thing.
~K27~
"G-gokudera-kun?"
"Yes, Kyoko-san?"
Surprisingly, he doesn't sound any panicky this time.
"Are you alright? Did you have a nice nap?"
"W-wha-?"
"Uh, Kyoko-san… I had no choice but to escape. You were at your dying-will mode so I had no choice but to knock you out and strap you tightly…"
"By strapping me tightly you don't mean-?" Oh crap how the hell did he do that?
"Kyoko-san, don't try to move or…"
"Or what?"
Finally I open my eyes and quickly regret it. I'm freaking horizontally fastened onto the bicycle. My head is safely cushioned by Gokudera-kun's- left leg.
I am so not a pervert! He-well, it's really not my fault!
"H-hiiee!" was my flustered reaction, but I tried my best not to hinder whatever Gokudera-kun was doing. This isn't the time to be doing that, after all.
"Eh… do you want to stop Kyoko-san so I can help you sit now? We're almost at the second fork."
"Ah, yes…" What else am I really supposed to say? Now that I think about it, I guess I was stupid of stirring up a fight with Sawada and Hibari-san. It was foolish and illogical. Not to mention tiring. I won't be able to help Gokudera-kun then and become a burden to him. This is so not the time for that when I should be thinking about who Haru should date…
"K-kyoko-san I'm going to unstrap you… I-I'm not thinking any perverted thoughts okay?"
"Eh… it's all good Gokudera-kun…"
Who Haru should date? But she already likes Yamamoto already, right? It was sudden when a pang of guilt shot from my heart down to my stomach. Maybe… yes. I acted really selfish. Oh my gawd, what the hell am I doing? She already admitted who she wanted to be with. But what if Yamamoto doesn't like her? What if he just sees her as some good friend he wants to hang out with? Argh… my head's hurting again. This is all your fault, Sawada! You made me feel this way, argh! You made me listen AGAIN to my freakin' conscience!
Instead of merely winning, I really want to kill him and bury him somewhere not-so-decent. I really want to hit him with something dangerous right now.
"A-are you spacing out again, Kyoko-san?"
"The hell I'm not!" I retract fumingly. Gokudera just gives a goldfish expression before pushing the button. The straps then speedily move in a squiggly motion before returning back from under our seats. I was about to fall but thankfully… well, you know what's supposed to happen.
Gokudera-kun catches me.
I know, I'm supposed to not make such a big deal out of it since… well, we're like, just friends right? (I forgot the headphones were still cozily nestling my ears and the song has to be 'Just Be Friends' which I find really offensive due to our situation right now.) There isn't an 'us' when it comes to Gokudera-kun and me so…
Oh my, screw it. I'm rambling again. All I want to say is, THERE. IS. NOTHING. GOING. ON. BETWEEN. US.
I'm really going insane, oh gawd.
So… in the end, it took merely 10 seconds before Gokudera could catch a whiff of the awkwardness of the situation.
"K-kyoko-san I'm so sor-"
Dammit, are you processing- Gokudera-kun? Come on!
Instead of answering, I beam at him then resume lapping up to my seat.
It took one minute of silence before I cleared my throat first.
"Er… Gokudera-kun…" I quickly point in front of me. There is a rather long post proclaiming the two roads that diverge, with one leading us to where we want to go. The left one was labelled 'Swamp' while the right one was 'Snow'. I just continued to stare at the signs.
"According to the map here…" I turn to a professional-looking Gokudera-kun who pushes a button. A holographic mini-map shows in front of him via tiny projectors from the handlebars. Not only that; via revving up the handlebars, Gokudera-kun zooming the images in and out like some kind of kid. "The shortest way to go to the next fork will be through the Snow path."
"Have you brought your jacket then?" Good thing I've brought my trusty parka that I bought along with the octopus notebook. I hastily put it on and snuggle within the furry hood. Mm… so fuzzy, kya~
He nods and leaves his seat (I don't see the reason why he should). I just look suspiciously at him. He didn't bring a bag, for crying out loud. Where the hell did he hide his jacket.
He strips.
Oh, since my shock had corrupted my mind, I think I exaggerated on that part.
He just takes off his shirt (which thankfully hid another shirt, my gawd) and…
He removes that too. What's left for me to see is a half-naked Gokudera-kun.
Oh my.
Yes. I'm too traumatized to even scream within my thoughts.
But by then woah, he instantly uses his small bombs to cover his entire body using…
…what is he using?
But then after that, he manages to artistically arrange (I'm just complimenting him, not fawning over him okay?) them and make himself a hazardous-looking cover-up. I try not to stare too much.
Yay! I got over being shaken.
"What are you wearing?"
"Eh… my jacket Kyoko-san…"
"You're going to seriously use that?"
"Don't worry Kyoko-san. Reborn-san actually gave me the dynamites. They don't actually explode!"
"What? And you don't care that there's a girl here?" I try to sound mad. Actually though, I'm used to this since Onii-san sometimes is forgetful enough to not bring his clothes with him while changing. I'm only trying to act mad to… well… to make him hurt and stop blushing when I'm here and be less awkward and be less stutter-y and be more like the Gokudera-kun I know who lands on squabbles with Haru and Yamamoto-kun. Woah. Long rant I have there.
He has on the expression I had predicted him to wear.
I'm so sorry, Gokudera-kun it's just that…
"Oh my gawd, you fell for it!" I laugh now, giving him the evil laugh Haru usually throws.
"W-what?" He just says casually.
In the end, I really can't act cold to him now. I am not like Sawada who did that to me until now.
"You shouldn't have taken it seriously, Gokudera-kun. I'm not bothered by it or anything. Hop on now!" I pat his head while guffawing some more.
He just stares at me with that disbelieving face of his before simpering. I go "_" again even when I had just mind-tortured myself if I try "_"-ing again and he sees my face.
"Ahahaha, 'kay Kyoko-san. 'Kay." He says light-heartedly.
He's really nice, actually. If you don't fight with him like what he usually does with Haru and Yamamoto-kun, he can be really sweet. I mean, well he takes my joke like a small flimsy banter.
"Let's go then." I smile, and wondering why the heck did I sound lame just then.
He just gives me a thumbs up and pushes the rocket button.
I continue beaming like a moron because of what happened.
There's no way I'm gonna fall for Gokudera-kun. I mean… well I made a false assumption last night. I'm just jumping into conclusions again, I guess. I grip my handlebars tighter as our bike suddenly skidded through whiteness. The cerulean above hazed to grey, and the leaves become balls of white- really big feathers of white.
Before I knew it, I felt a huge gust of wind blow past my face and somehow made my teeth chatter. My hands were going numb. The snowfall was getting harder.
I now wonder why the hell our serene forest became a stormy snowscape in just a blink of an eye.
Gokudera's sparkling lights seems so warm though, and somehow brought some life to the dreary white and grey.
They remind me so, so much of the flames that time.
I then remember that that just happened a few days ago. Now it seems like a whole month had passed since then. When he… when he came to save me from my ignorance.
Well it's not my fault, really! Sawada started making me go emo, so he should be hell-stabbed by now!
Sigh, I'm being screwed by my mind as usual!
I focus my attention instead to Gokudera-kun, who looked really out of place with the bombs.
Argh! Now I'm flash-backward-ing to that time just last night! He said he didn't like Haru, and then he liked… me?
But he never said that, right? Dammit, why am I still trolling over that?
I promised myself that Gokudera-kun will remain just a friend. Just a good, good friend and my now- Ally #2.
Yet, somehow my brain instantly orders my heart to beat faster the more that I think about it.
I don't want this. I really don't like what's happening. I don't want to listen to what my brain is sending me.
It tells me that… well… that… I wanted an honest answer.
I really, I just really want to know if Gokudera-kun likes me.
And if he does, then I should… I should…
I should reject him.
Oh my gawd, I wish my brain was slow now and not etching more letters to my brain.
And now… well my heart is telling me something different.
It tells me that I shouldn't reject him.
Bam, and then my mental debating ends. I have one big (no, it's not actually HUGE) dilemma in my mind now.
I wish that fate will help me decide this one.
~K27~
Next Chapter: Gokudera has to face the facts. 'Loyalty' and 'love' aren't exactly synonymous.
Internet's been acting like shit. That's why I haven't got the chance to give a big thanks to the guys still reading this fic. I didn't imagine that people will still review. So this is the review corner for chapters 9 and 10. Sorry for not posting it in the last chapter. I find the last chapter too crappy for all your lovely reviews to be posted onto.
Reviews Corner (condensed):
Hi Hikari no Kaze: Lol, thank you. I promise I'll make up with this chapter. Seriously, I shall. Ahaha, I acted too… bitchy.
aviann te: Girl, sorry for not updating decently! Thank you for waiting for this story to update. I really appreciate it.
Crimson Star10: Well thank you for the review. It uplifts people's spirits when they receive feedback. :D
Taira-keimei: Thank you for the consistent reviews. It makes me smile. And… about the request… well I don't have any money, seriously since I'm saving up for something. Can I request your skills for free, or you want an art trade? I don't have a tablet though so…
EK12: Thank you for pointing that out. Blame my slow-processing brain. xP
CeruleanAndGray: Ahaha, you like the plot twist? While I was typing, I then found out my fave pairing to be 5995. I thought you guys were going to strangle me with that. Don't worry, that situation will be solved soon (this is not my fic so I'm not going to let it end my way).
T-thanks.. ummm don't worry. I'll try updating faster now, though I guess I'm still busy. Is that ok? D:
Neko-Chan1827: S-sorry for making him feel the pain instead of Kyoko. I know, Kyoko acted like a bitch and was too impulsive. Ahaha, yes. Tsuna deserved a little bashing from Hibari. He was a little stupid for doing that. xD
Thank you for not reading. That was a wise decision there. C:
Kanade Kiyahara: Well here I am. :3 Did you miss me?
Hydro Dexter: T-thank you for reviewing! I-I thought you had given up on me. Thank gawd you didn't. –hugs-
Minuit Chanson17: I saved you for last because well.. you deserve it. Why? #1: You gave me the longest review in this fanfic. #2: You replied to my letter of thanks with so much positivity that fawking overflowed. #3: You gave me YET another review and finally #4: You deserve to have this chapter as my reply for that PM. I loved writing chapter 6 as much as you loved reading it and you were the same person who gushed as much as I did for that chapter. Thank you so much too for the encouragements. No, my style fawking sucks. I'm still searching and finding some balance. I haven't written in awhile so I hope you liked this chapter. I love you dear!
So yeah, Min-chan, this chapter is for you!
Oh yeah. Most of you are probably wondering why I updated so late? Well, I had the college exams to worry about and…
Well… I had lost my interest in Reborn now. I hate it, actually. Because… well you know the reason why I wrote a romantic comedy? Because like most of you… I also have a 'special someone'. I liked him for 2 years. And then… well he's dating someone else now. It's pissing me off since he was the main reason why I got addicted to KHR (he was the original KHR otaku) and I really want to abandon my fics for KHR altogether since… well it reminds me of my stupidity.
I hate it that I wasted my time liking someone who'll never even like me. Oops. I ranted again. :')