at long last! an update! hahahaha! i did not have that much time to update... i've been busy with all that schoolwork! and thanks for the reviews... eternalflames, kari480, cathrun... jenniferseedlover...mxc... and all the others... ei! anonymous gsd! hahah! thanks for the wonderful reviews... haha! so here it is, chapter eleven...
disclaimer: i do not own gundam seed or gundam seed destiny
notes: you'll realize that Natalie isn't an ordinary student here...
For the whole morning, the girls have been talking nonstop about what happened in the dance and the chatting marathon even went on and on up to lunch time as they ate at the cafeteria. Cagalli was getting giddy at the fact that her so-called younger twin brother growing up and liking a girl. The girls are all getting excited at the thought of Miriallia kissing Dearka and Nicol giving Natalie a necklace, and also of Athrun and Cagalli having such a great time together and Yzak's attitude adjustment towards Shiho. It was like they just spent the golden night of their lives that night. Over the weekend they discussed every single detail on the phone and on the internet and up to this sunny Monday morning.
"My brother… he's growing up!" Cagalli said, nearly in tears. Lacus sweatdropped and patted Cagalli on the shoulder. Lacus was a bit shy when it comes to talking about her and Kira but she has no choice but to spill since Cagalli's her friend.
Miriallia's giggling around with Natalie and pressing in the issue between Kira and Lacus. They were having a lot of fun talking about stuff until the principal's voice echoed all through the school through speakers for some important announcements.
"Good afternoon everyone! I wish to inform you that your midterm exams will be due next week, so you shall have this whole week to catch up with your lessons and for reviews. That would be all, thank you." And the principal's voice was gone.
Almost all the students fell into an utterly silence. The horrid midterm exams are approaching and they have forgotten all about it. Almost all of them have been too absorbed in the dance and all other stuff and forgot they still have to study for the big test. This is most unnerving for the senior and junior batches. For the seniors, it will be their make-or-break for college and for the juniors, their make-or-break for senior year and so it will be like the most stressful events every exam week.
On the boys' table, they looked awfully distressed. Kira couldn't focus on eating and Dearka lost his appetite. Athrun stared down, racking his brain for some sense. Yzak was cursing the whole faculty under his breath and Nicol's eyebrows were furrowing and he was fuming with irritation.
"Why the hell do we need to put up with all those rubbish, anyway?" Dearka whined angrily. "That's just a waste of time! Isn't it proof that we're smart enough to have entered this school?" he added and slammed his fist angrily on the table.
"No, apparently it's not. Obviously it's not." Nicol shrugged, still furious about the exams being due the week after.
"The dance was just done and it would have been the night of my life for this year but heck no, this exam thing is ruining everything for me." Kira complained, ruffling his own hair in annoyance.
"I just hate exams…" Athrun muttered and buried his face in his hands and felt Yzak stomp hard on the floor just beside him. "Stop that Yzak, you're parents won't be pleased if you break another school property." Athrun said, looking up at the silver-haired boy next to him.
"What the heck do you care Zala?" he said angrily and stomped harder, causing some to turn their attention on them. "And what are you looking at?" he snarled at the onlookers.
They just turned their attention to themselves. Nicol was in defense of Athrun by his statement. "Athrun's right, Yzak. All of us will undergo exams and all…" he said simply, causing Dearka's mouth to twitch again.
Suddenly, they saw Cagalli and the girls walking their way, apparently walking out of the cafeteria. Cagalli patted Kira's head in dismay and Kira just gave an acknowledging nod to his twin. The rest of them just passed and smiled weakly. It will be one heck of a week to study and to either receive a failing or a passing grade. Being a straight-A student isn't as easy as it was way back in middle school than it is now in high school.
After lunch, almost all the students in the class were very quiet and you could only hear pens scratching on papers alongside the teacher's voice. Chemistry period have been pretty unnerving for Athrun since he doesn't really have a knack for Chemistry and all but for Cagalli, she enjoyed practically every minute of the period, taking down as much notes as she can. Athrun knew he had to ask for her help in order to pass or else, his father might fire a bazooka straight at him.
"Uhm… Cagalli?" he asked as he cleared his throat to speak. He was fidgeting uneasily as he continued to speak. "Y-you know perfectly well how I blow up chemistry… can I ask for help?" he asked her.
Cagalli giggled at him, admitting that he hates the subject. "Sure… but don't expect as much, there are certain topics that I find hard too…" she said to him.
"Really? You'd teach me? Thanks a lot Cagalli, I owe you big time!" Athrun said and sighed with relief.
As for Dearka, the poor guy seems to be having trouble with some of his subjects just in time when he has something else in mind. He glanced at the brunette beside him and quickly looked the other way. For weeks now, he had been planning on courting her but how can he do that when all of them has to study for the exams. He thought and thought but somehow, he can't sort his priorities.
"What are you lookin' at?" Miriallia asked him and smiled, you can see that she's getting a bit tired with all the reading.
"Nothing… I just… uhm… hallucinated." Dearka said and turned to his own reading material and tried to sort things out inside his head.
As for Lacus, she was having a breeze. She actually did not even feel hassled with all these. In her opinion, it's just a test that she has to go through unlike the rest; they felt like it's the end of the world. Kira was totally amazed at how she can cope with so much stress. Nicol and Natalie seemed to be absorbed in their books. Yzak was in his grumpy mood again and Shiho did not seem to care as much. The afternoon went by in a flash and before they knew it, it's time for dismissal.
After school…
"Hey! Where are you going?" Kira said, catching up with his sister walking out of the school with Athrun. He panted and smiled at the two teasingly. "Having a little date, are we?" he joked, nudging Athrun's arm.
Athrun's eyes just widened. Cagalli rolled up her stapled hand-outs and whacked Kira and the head. "Watch your mouth!" she snarled angrily at her twin.
"Fine! I'm sorry, I was just kidding… so where are you going?" he asked again.
"I… uhm… I asked Cagalli for help with chemistry…" Athrun answered.
Kira's eyes lighted up. "Ooh… then it's a study date, am I right? Oh no Zala, I am not allowing you to take my sister on dates without telling me!" Kira said, squeezing himself in between Cagalli and Athrun.
Athrun's mouth fell open and Cagalli was already getting irritated. "Shut up already Kira! This is not a date! Get it? NOT A DATE!" she bellowed right at his ear.
Cagalli was irritated by Kira, being nosy and all but at the same time, she felt thankful of having a brother like him. It was really sweet of him to care and protect her. As the three of them walked, she patted the shoulder of her twin. "Don't worry Kira, I'm not going on dates without telling you… we'll be going to the library to meet up with Lacus, wanna come?" she said and invited Kira to come with them.
Athrun chuckled. "Yeah, I think you better should… so that you won't accuse me of taking out your sister!" he said and laughed a bit.
Kira laughed along. "And I'll kick your butt if you did!" he warned him.
"If I know better… you just wanna see Lacus…" Athrun muttered and Cagalli laughed. She poked Kira's side and tickled him.
"My brother's growing up!" she chanted as Kira struggled to run away from her.
"It's not only that!" he blurted out while restraining his laughter. Suddenly, the other two looked at each other and turned back to Kira. "So you do admit it!" Athrun said.
"You wanna see her!" Cagalli said excitedly. "Geez Kira, you're falling in love with her, aren't you?" it was her turn to be protective of her brother.
Kira stuck his tongue out at the two of them and sprinted away. "Race ya to the library!" he called out.
Cagalli and Athrun ran too in order to catch up with Kira's speed.
Meanwhile, Miriallia was preoccupied with studying and seemed to get the dance off her mind for a while. After renting a few books from the library, she chose to study at home and so she left Lacus to wait for Cagalli and Athrun as she carried a load of books. It was a rainy season and she forgot to bring her umbrella. She went out only to find that she's once again starting to be soaked. She knew she had to take a cab and realized she did not have any more money left.
"I guess this is not my day." Miriallia said and looked down at the books she clutched so close to her so that it does not get wet. "And what luck… these are library books!" she said in dismay.
Dearka was carrying loads too and was apparently running toward Miriallia's direction in a fast pace. In a flash, he bumped her hard and both of them fell on the ground. Miriallia scrambled for her books of which some are already wet.
"DEARKA! I AM SO GONNA KILL YOU!" she said angrily. "Oh man…" she said as she wearily picked up her books.
Dearka helped her out in gathering her stuff and also his. "I am so sorry Miriallia! I did not see you standing here, I was in a hurry!" he said, trying to explain. "I am so sorry! I'm so stupid!" he pleaded.
The rain was getting heavier by the moment. "It's fine… I have to go…" she said and started to walk away in a hurry.
Dearka kicked a stray piece of trash angrily as he watched Miriallia go. "I'm such a klutz! I'm a jerk!" he cursed himself. Then he figured out something that just might make up for what he just did.
He ran after Miriallia and caught up with her. "Listen, I'm so sorry about that!" he said.
Miriallia was so tired to even try and remember what happened to the books. "I told you, it's fine." She said, still wearing the sad expression on her face.
Dearka was searching his mind for ideas and he realized it's already raining hard. He hailed a cab and shoved Miriallia in. "Go in!" he said and he followed after her.
"Where are you supposed to go?" he asked her.
"925 Wellington Avenue." She said to the cab driver.
The cab driver made a gesture as if saying yes and drove away. Dearka was still panting with all that running and Miriallia was still not in the mood.
"W-wait a sec… I don't have money to pay for this cab ride!" she said when she remembered she haven't got enough money to spare.
Dearka smiled. "I got your books wet and your clothes even more soaked. I guess this is a nice way to make up for it." he said simply.
Miriallia felt her anger start to fade. He still thought of trying to make up for what he had done despite the fact that he still has a lot of reviewing to do. "Uhm… thank you…" she managed to say.
"I'm sorry… again." he said and chuckled. "I was really in a hurry, it's raining hard… hang on, and why are you standing without an umbrella under the rain, huh?" he said, switching the topic to her.
"Oh… I forgot mine at home this morning…" she answered shamefully. "It was a bit stupid of me…" she said and giggled.
"So I think I better make sure you get home safe." He said and the rest of the trip went by just fine.
In less than ten minutes, the cab stopped in front of Miriallia's house. Dearka got down first and opened the door of her side of the car for her and assisted her with the books she's carrying. Miriallia then got her things from him and smiled.
"Thanks a lot… you saved me today!" she said, finally smiling. "And sorry if I was such a grouch… I'm just tired." She apologized.
Dearka smiled in return. "It's not a problem… it's my fault I made things worse for you… I have to go… see you tomorrow…" he said and climbed back inside the cab and waved goodbye.
Meanwhile, Nicol was already at home and had a head start on his reviews. He decided to take a break and watch some t.v. as he munched on his mom's homemade chocolate-chip cookies. He then remembered something about trigonometry when he came across an educational channel.
"Damn! I left my index card with Natalie!" he said and jumped to his feet. He forgot that he let Natalie borrow his index card wherein he had written all the formulas for trigonometry.
After a bit of thinking about what he must do, he decided to call Natalie first before barging into her place just like that.
Natalie was lying on her bed with an aching head with all that reading. As she flipped through her notebooks, a card fell on the floor. She picked it up and realized that it was Nicol's index card.
"Oh god! I forgot!" she said in alarm.
Suddenly, her mother knocked on her bedroom door. "Honey, a boy is on the phone." She said.
"It's him!" she said to herself. "I'll get it mom!" she called out and her mom left. She picked up the phone extension in her room.
"Nat! Do you have my card?" Nicol asked nervously.
"Oh yeah! I am so sorry for not returning it!" Natalie said. "I'll give it back now…" she said.
"No, it's alright… uhm… I'll get it instead… I think you don't know my address…" Nicol said and chuckled. "So… is it okay if I go there now?" he asked her.
"Yeah sure… sorry! You can go here now, I'll wait for you." She said and after saying goodbye, they hung up.
Nicol took his car instead of commuting so that he saves time and money. Upon arriving there, he saw her, waiting for him at the gate with someone who appeared to be a nanny. Her metallic-blue hair blown by the wind, the maid struggled with the umbrella while she carried a book. Nicol pulled up by the gate and went down. She waved at him and rushed to open the gate.
"Hey! I'm really sorry…" she said, bowing her head. "Gomen… gomen nasai…" she said, apologizing over and over again.
"Nah, that's okay…" he said and smiled, scratching the back of his head, his green hair ruffling.
"Oh, here you go… I have a reference book here in trigo… I just thought I might lend it to you…" she said, handing him the book. "The card is slipped inside." She informed him.
"Geez… thanks a lot Nat!" he said, looking down at the book. "I owe you big time…" he said happily.
She smiled. "You better go… before it rains hard again…" she said.
"Thanks again…" Nicol replied and went back to his car, waving goodbye to her before he drove out of sight.
Natalie went back to their wide porch along with her nanny. "So… you're falling for the Amarfi boy?" the woman of about 34 years old said to Natalie.
She smiled sadly. "Yeah Rosie…" she answered heavily. Rosie, the nanny, sighed and patted her back. "Child… your father won't allow it." she warned her.
"I know! Mom already told me about it…" she said simply.
Rosie understood Natalie. She wants to live normally but she can't. Her family has secrets that should be kept. They have rules to obey and that included staying away from falling in love.
Meanwhile, back in the library, the four teenagers were busy quizzing each other in their little group study. Their afternoon was not only informative, it was also fun. Lacus was asking them about Trigonometry, Kira for Geography, Cagalli in Chemistry and Athrun in history. They have been accepting constant warnings from the librarian due to the noise they have been making.
"Kira it's called genetics… you fool… you're a coordinator, you should've known that!" Athrun mocked him for not answering a question correctly.
Cagalli and Lacus giggled at the two guys arguing about the history of coordinators chapter and about genetics and stuff. "I know I'm wrong, Mr. I-am-so-perfect Zala!" Kira shot back.
The two girls laughed harder and the librarian gave them another grim look and they kept their laughter down.
"Okay then… who discovered the law of octaves?" Cagalli asked them and they all fell silent and just looked at her.
"Joseph Newlands?" Athrun tried to take a whack at it.
Cagalli's brows furrowed. "Zala you have not been listening! It's John, for goodness' sake!" she said, hitting Athrun on the head with a pencil.
It was Kira's turn to mock him. "Ha! In your face Zala, it's J-O-H-N! And to think you know a lot about history and stuff…" Kira said and Lacus laughed along with Cagalli again.
Athrun gave him a serious look and looked away in defeat. Then it was Lacus' turn to ask a question. "Now this is a very easy one… define a triangle with only two equal sides." She said.
"Oh! Oh! I know that one… wait a sec…" Cagalli said, trying to get the right word out. "Isosceles!" she said after quite some thinking.
"Correct! Spell it out for me Kira…" she said, looking at Kira.
The brown-haired boy's smile vanished. He forgot the spelling of isosceles. Athrun's face was lighting up and a smile was creeping up his face. "Don't look at me like that Athrun… I know the answer." He snapped at him.
"Then spell it out if you're so smart…" he challenged Kira.
"I-S-O-S-E-L-E-S!" he said proudly. The other three looked at him as if he's not human. Lacus sweatdropped and hit Kira with her left hand. "It's I-S-O-S-C-E-L-E-S!" she said angrily.
Athrun and Cagalli were already in fits of laughter. "My oh my, dear brother! I can't believe you're an A student without knowing how to spell isosceles!" Cagalli rubbed in as she exchanged a high five with Athrun.
"You guys think you're so perfect… Hmp!" Kira said, pretending to be mad at them poking fun at him.
After a few more of their so-called studying, they went on to serious mode and then on learned for real. Then the librarian approached them, informing them that it's already six p.m. and that the library will be closing in ten minutes. The group gathered their stuff and proceeded out of the facility.
"I bet she's happy to get rid of us…" Lacus said, pertaining to the librarian as they went out.
They laughed again for a bit. "Where are you guys going?" Athrun asked them as they walked.
"I should be going home now… I'll take a cab." Lacus said, stopping in her tracks. Kira offered to hail her one. They said goodbye to her as she rode inside. The three of them proceeded to walk a little further.
"And you Athrun?" Cagalli asked the blue-haired boy on her left. "I'll take a bus… my place is pretty near from here…" he said and smiled.
"Hey, quit that smiling business of yours… I do not allow you to do such actions in front of my sister!" Kira said, shoving Cagalli out of the way so that it's already him who's in between.
Cagalli was puzzled. Kira's overreacting in her opinion. "Fine… I'm not smiling!" Athrun said, waving the white flag at Kira. "You better… and I do not permit my sister to go on further dates yet Zala…" he clarified.
"Kira…" Cagalli said. "Yeah?" Kira answered. "QUIT ACTING LIKE A LUNATIC!" she shouted at him. Kira was terrified and Athrun just sweatdropped. "You're overreacting! And take not, I'm older!" Cagalli claimed.
It was Kira who was waving the white flag now at his sister. Athrun found their petty fights amusing and it made him laugh. "It must be really fun to have a sibling to fight with." He thought to himself as he watched the twins fight some more about who's older.
When the bus stopped, he said goodbye and climbed inside as the twins waved at him. As the bus moved away, he looked back only to see Cagalli beating up Kira again.
"Kira does love his sister…" he said and smiled to himself.
As the afternoon progressed and most students are busy studying for the exams the following week, Shiho just needed to blow off some steam of anger towards a certain silver-haired coordinator. She was talking to Miriallia on the phone as they took a break from their studying.
"What exactly did he say to you that made you hate him this much?" Miriallia asked, giggling at the thought of Shiho wanting to kill the guy she seems to have a crush on.
"I was just trying to borrow some notes and you know what he did?" Shiho said angrily at the recollection of what Yzak did earlier.
"What?" Miriallia asked lazily and yawned.
"He refused and said that I am better of getting my own notes instead of borrowing!" Shiho continued, still fuming with anger.
Miriallia laughed. "Aren't you used to his hotheaded personality?" the brunette said in the other line.
"It's not that! It's only… urgh! I just don't get him! During the dance he was like… you know, I thought he'll change but hell no, he's still as inconsiderate as ever!" Shiho complained more.
Miriallia understood what she's thinking and it was simply disappointment. Shiho was clearly expecting more of Yzak's good side but apparently got more of his bad side. Miriallia also understood perfectly the fact that Yzak isn't an expressive and all-good coordinator. He's hotheaded and inconsiderate in a way that he can also show his soft side only in specific situations.
"Shiho… try to understand the guy!" Miriallia said as she munched on some marshmallows that her mom gave her as she studied. "Perhaps he's just having a stressful time…" she tried.
On the contrary, Shiho still won't give in. "Argh! I hate him! He's so unpredictable!" she whined again.
"Unpredictable… inconsiderate… hotheaded… yup, that's Yzak Jule alright…" Miriallia said, making a little recap of Shiho's complaints about Yzak. "But come to think of it… you still like him, don't you?" she suddenly blurted out that made Shiho stop complaining.
A momentary silence followed and was later broken by Miriallia's hearty laughter. "See? You just want some of his extra attention!" she concluded.
Shiho was infuriated by having to realize that Miriallia's right. Maybe she just wanted to get to see the gentle Yzak again. "Whatever… I gotta go… we really should study now…" she said, wanting to hang up.
"If I know, you just feel defeated, right?" Miriallia rubbed in and enraged Shiho more than ever.
"Whatever you say… c'mon, I gotta run! Bye…" Shiho said and she hung up. Miriallia did so too, still laughing as she hung up.
Meanwhile, at the Jule mansion, a disgruntled Yzak was nearly in tears when he realized he hasn't got any notes in physical science. It was already quarter to seven when he found out about that. He phoned Athrun but he said he's too busy to go out and lend him some notes. Cagalli was already in bed at that early hour and Kira's taking a bath. Miriallia's using hers and Dearka hasn't got a clue about physics anyway. Nicol's not done with his yet and Natalie just lent hers to Nicol along with her trigonometry notes. The last person he called was Lacus.
"Hey! Please Lacus… help... I really need to get the lectures on physics." He pleaded for her help.
"I am dreadfully sorry Yzak… but just for a suggestion, why not ask Shiho? She's practically the best in the subject." Lacus said unaware that he had just offended the girl early in the morning.
Yzak cannot answer but indeed, Shiho was his last hope. There will be no time this week to get started on such a hard subject like physics and he better start on it now. "Uh… thanks Lacus." He said and hung up as the songstress did too.
He thought for a while. If he goes there, Shiho might just throw him out and feed him to the dogs. But if he apologizes, she might forgive him. He's torn between his pride and his grades. This is not just an exam, it's their midterm exams. He made up his mind and grabbed his jacket. On the way downstairs, the butler handed him the car keys and he rode away.
"I cannot show up without a peace offering…" he figured out and as he passed by the streets, he remembered a perfect peace offering. Shiho's fond of watching movies and collecting DVDs and so, he went down the car and bought a movie in the video store.
He drove nervously to Shiho's place and regretted having yelled at her earlier like a big know-it-all. And he can't believe he'd be asking and begging for her help later this day. He stopped in front of the gates of her house and one of the guards acknowledged his presence for having been there before.
He rang the doorbell and Shiho opened the door. The moment she saw him, she banged the door closed right at his face. Yzak knocked desperately.
"Shiho… please… open the door…" he pleaded.
"What do you want?" she snapped angrily.
"I'm sorry! I need your help!" he begged. "I'm pleading!" he said again.
Shiho opened the door, her hands on her hips. "Let me see you plead…" she said with a grim expression on her face.
Yzak knew he had to do this or else he'll fail. He reluctantly knelt down in front of him. Shiho can't believe her eyes. Yzak Jule never bows nor kneels in front of anyone, especially a girl. He must be desperate for help. Shiho took the opportunity to boss him around.
"Good. Stand up." She commanded him and he did as he was told. "What do you have there?" she asked, spotting something he had been holding.
"A peace offering…" he said, looking down and handing her the package.
She opened it slowly and found the movie she had been yearning for over the past weeks. "Oh my gosh… this is amazing!" she said excitedly and forgot about Yzak who was still standing there.
"Ahem" he said. Shiho realized it and quickly turned to him. "So what brings you here?" she asked him, she still looked angry.
"Please… can I borrow your notes?" he said, his voice lowering down from his usual angry tone.
Shiho smirked. "You said I was better off getting my own… perhaps you can get yours?" she said and almost closed the door again at his face but her mother stopped her.
"Shiho! That has got to be the rudest thing a lady like you would ever do!" Mrs. Hahnenfuss scolded her daughter and apologized to Yzak for her behavior. "I am so sorry Yzak… forgive her rude welcome…" she said and looked at Shiho sternly.
Shiho stuck her tongue out and marched out of the hallway angrily. She hated it when her mother chose visitors over her. She went upstairs to her room and quickly scrambled for her physics notebook and went down only to see her little brother having such a great time playing with Yzak on the living room.
"Ryojin! What are you doing playing with that bad guy!" Shiho scolded her brother.
Ryojin protested. "Onii-san is a much better playmate than you are… you're boring onee-chan." He said simply, Yzak was still dumbfounded pretending he's understanding what's happening.
"Here, make sure you'll give it back tomorrow or I'll strangle you." She said harshly to Yzak and gave him the notebook.
Yzak took it and excused himself to Shiho's brother. "So what are you waiting for, Christmas?" Shiho said to him, still pretending to be angry.
For a while there, she was really flattered that Yzak chose to ask for her help. Yes it was understandable that she was the best in the subject but she still felt happy. But she knew better than letting go of her act and so she pretended to be angry.
Yzak was already heading for the door. "No! Don't go… don't let him go…" the voice at the back of Shiho's head echoed.
"No!" she suddenly shouted out of the blue, causing Yzak to look back at her with a very confused expression.
"I knew it… my sister's crazy." Ryojin said and walked out of the living room in dismay.
"Uh… what?" Yzak asked, completely puzzled of how weird things are in Shiho's house.
"N-nothing… it's not you… it's Ryojin… not you…" Shiho said, trying to cover up for what she just said.
Yzak shrugged and was about to go out of the door when suddenly it opened up, revealing Shiho's father. He looked down at Yzak who quickly ran and hid at Shiho's back.
"Who is that lad? Your suitor Shiho?" her father asked her.
Shiho hit Yzak's head and cursed him a bit. "N-no dad! He's just my classmate… he borrowed some notes." Shiho said defensively.
"And my future onii-san!" the seven-year old Ryojin said proudly.
"NO! NO!" Yzak said, trying desperately to make Mr. Hahnenfuss believe him.
Mr. Hahnenfuss' brow furrowed and Yzak swallowed in fright. "It's the end of the world…" Yzak thought to himself.
"Hmm… silver hair… blue eyes… you're a Jule, aren't you?" Mr. Hahnenfuss said, examining his outlook.
Yzak stifled a soft and nervous nod. Then all of a sudden, Mr. Hahnenfuss' expression changed from stiff to relaxed and patted his head. "Welcome to the family!" he said to Yzak whose mouth fell agape and Shiho felt like collapsing anytime soon. Ryojin was jumping happily.
"No, you got it all wrong… I was just trying to borrow some notes… I'm not courting her…" he explained as Shiho nodded in agreement.
"Oh… well I thought… anyway, you youngsters go on with your business… Ryojin, leave them alone." Mr. Hahnenfuss said and left the two of them in the living room.
Yzak lowered his head in humiliation and glanced at Shiho who was restraining her anger towards her family. "I'm sorry… if only I did not borrow your notes then they wouldn't have thought of me as your suitor or something." Yzak said and apologized.
"Oh… it's alright. You better go, it's getting darker…"She said and showed him out of the house.
"Thanks… uhm… thanks a lot for lending me these." He said and left. The moment he got into his car and was revving up the engine, Shiho felt something in her heart. She watched him drive out of sight and she felt a bit sad.
"Does that mean he's not as interested in me at all?" she asked herself.
yay! chapter done... i'm not focusing on one pair okay? it's just that this chapter will be way too long if i fit all of it in here so watch out for more in the succeeding chapters. Natalie isn't just the ordinary Nat mentioned in the past chapters... you'll know why in the next chapters... please review! thanks! ja ne!
