Stolen Glances


Hey guys!!! :D hehe... it's been a long time, very long time indeed... I was so caught up with summer classes that I have failed to write the chapters for this story... :) hehe... I have never anticipated that summer classes were so fast-tracked that we were supposed to read 2 long chapters of Asian Civilization, 1 chapter of World History, and 1 book of Economics, CARP and Taxation over night... :D :) hehe... but, gladly... it's over! :D :)

So... anyways, here's the next chapter... it's rather short... why? because when I was at school, my creative writing skills were depleted... so now, I'm trying to regain those skills... :) hehehe.... I think there are some errors in this chapter grammarwise... hehe... I want to bring it to you as fast as possible, and that means it wouldn't be proof-read... :)

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"Fuji's cheating on you!" That was the only thought running through my head as I ran through the corridors of the school in search of Syusuke. Through the crowded hallway and over the muddy grounds, I sprinted as fast as I can, heeding not the people I bumped nor the eyes prying on my fast figure. I have only one thing in mind, to prove whether or not Eiji's allegations of Syusuke were true.

It all started earlier, when I was putting my things away after class. It felt really awkward during that class, like there was something not right; like something was terribly wrong. I disregarded that feeling a lot of times, but it wouldn't seem to move away from my subconscious mind. It gave me a rather hard time to concentrate on the subject.

So, the class has been dismissed and I was putting my things away, when all the sudden, Eiji, who doesn't really belong to the class, entered the room, as pale as I've ever seen him. He was panting like as if he has just raced a thousand miles in just mere minutes. I, quite shocked with the sudden appearance of the said person, just stood still, wondering what could be so urgent that he needed to run from wherever he was to somewhere as far as my room. After he was able to speak, he uttered the words that caused me to do what he did, that is, to run as fast as I can.

"Fuji's cheating on you!" The words vibrated in my mental screen like as if they were huge concrete blocks of words, strong and heavy.

"Fuji's cheating on you!" The words pierced my entire all like as if they were a pack of daggers with nothing but only destructive powers.

"Fuji's cheating on you!" The words uttered, were the last words in my mind before my entire world crumbled upon me.

I took a sharp turn on the corner leading to our place (our place here pertains to where Syusuke and Ryoma became official lovers), and there he was, Syusuke. He wasn't alone. With him, was a girl, probably the girl that Momo referred to a week ago, I couldn't be too sure. What made me want to die instantly was the fact that the two were kissing. The girl, who was a little shorter than Fuji, has her hands wrapped around the nape of Syusuke, whereas Syusuke has his hands on the girl's wrist. Tears started falling from my eyes, first little by little, and then increasing in both intensity and frequency. My knees started to shake and pound each other like as though they were undergoing World War 3, the knee version. Weakness was the only thing I felt on that moment.

It didn't took them long to notice that I was actually there, near them. "Ryoma, this is not what you're thinking…" Syusuke said with his face showing an apologetic figure. He was still on hold of the girl's wrist, which is still on his nape.

I took a few moments to gather all of the little strength I have left to my feet and quickly dashed off, far away from the source of all horror in my life. I ran as fast as I can, running away from the unfaithful ones, away from the biggest mistake of my life, away from the one I once believed to have truly loved me. I ran hastily and tirelessly, towards wherever my feet would take me.

I ran for quite some time, until I found myself in the part of the university that doesn't frequently get visited. It's at the far corner of the campus, grassy and dark because of the lush vegetation. I just stayed there crouching and sulking in the dark areas, crying my soul out of me. I cried and cried until I had no more tears to shed, until my eyes were drowned, until my life was reduced into nothing but a pool of tears on the ground.

I hear voices in my head, I hear footsteps, I hear all sorts of things, but nothing would divert my thought from the hideous sight I saw earlier. I was loyal to him, I loved him. I did everything just to make him happy with me. I never knew that I could never compete against a girl in his heart. I thought I had a chance against women. Looks like I'm wrong, looks like I'm always wrong, looks like I have always been wrong. All these times, I thought that I was enough for him. I guess I thought wrongly…

I was in the middle of my deep thought of self-condemnation when I felt a sudden soft touch on my shoulders. I shrug it off, hoping that it would go away and leave me alone. But instead of doing such, it reached my back and pulled me. The person pulled me into his relatively massive body and embraced me in a tight hug. I felt really awkward, like as if I had found security that I can only find whenever Syusuke would wrap his arms around me.

"Ummm… I…" I started, but the person silenced me.

"Shush… Don't say a word. Just cry." The guy said in a rather manly voice.

He told me to just cry, but it seems that I can't find it in me to cry anymore. Maybe because I felt so safe within his grasp and possibly because I've cried for a long time already and I've grown tired of it. "Who're you?" I just said, still unable to see the person's face.

"I'm your previous classmate, back in English class." The person said, loosening his grip a little. "The name's Kunimitsu Tezuka."

I need not see his face to remember who Kunimitsu Tezuka is. I just wrapped my arms around him and embraced him just as he embraced me a while ago.


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