Here's Chapter 10! Sorry for the late reload, I just have some many things to take care of that it's hard to type this story for you all to read. But I will manage. Read and enjoy! ^-^

Ch.10

Today's been boring. I've heard that Nagisa didn't come to school, so everything I did with her would be cancelled out. I was kinda worried. I hoped she was okay.

When it was lunch time, I walked over to the desk Nagisa would usually meet me to eat lunch. I wasn't surprised when I didn't see her there. So, Nagisa really wasn't here. I guess I'm gonna have to eat with Sunohara and Tomoyo today.

"I found another problem in this school. A major one," Tomoyo said as she stuck a piece of chicken in her mouth.

"And what is that?" Sunohara asked as he sipped his juice.

"The problem is that I can't believe how this school handles fundraising. Come on, the sports department have poor uniforms and equipment. The art club don't have enough supplies The music club's instruments are decaying and the yearbook have a cheap outline for this year's yearbook. The only money this school seems to get is from the student council savings. I mean, what's the deal with that? I believe that this school need to step it up and get their game on."

Sunohara clapped. "You go, Tomoyo!"

Tomoyo giggled. "What do you think, Tomoya?"

I heard everything they said, but it seemed like it came and went. My only focus was on a piece of lettuce but even that my mind wasn't on it. It was a thousand miles away.

"Tomoya, you okay?" Tomoyo asked as she shook me which brought me back to my senses.

"Hmm? Oh, sorry Tomoyo. I think you're pretty too," I said. Man, I felt like I just woke up.

Tomoya raised an eyebrow. "Well, thank you but-"

"Why doesn't he get hit?" Sunohara raged. Without words, Tomoyo shut him by pushing his face down to the floor, almost getting his head stuck.

"Tomoya, I know something's up. What is it?" she asked.

I shook my head. "It's nothing really."

"Tomoya..." Tomoyo got closer to me and gave me a stern look. "Tell me. I'm here to listen. It's not good to keep something locked inside of you."

I sighed. "Fine. I guess it isn't too bad if I told you."

"Don't worry. I won't tell anyone."

"Well, it's nothing really, but there's this girl and..." I looked at Tomoyo, waiting for her to say "oh and you like her and you want to know how to get her". Most people are like that. But no. She just stayed quiet and waited for me to finish. "...and well, she got sick yesterday, very sick, and well, I guess I'm just worried about her."

Tomoyo nodded. "I understand." She took a sip from her water. "She must be a close friend of yours. It's only human that you would find yourself feeling that way. I hope she gets well soon, though, even if I might not know her. Who is she?"

"Nagisa Furukawa." For some reason, it felt good to say that name.

Tomoyo thought for a while. "Nope. Doesn't ring a bell. But why not invite her over to eat lunch with us when she gets well. I would love to meet her."

"Sure," I smiled. Tomoyo smiled back. Man, doesn't it feel good to have friends who really care about you? Nagisa's going to be so happy when she meets Tomoyo. I can sense the both becoming close friends.

"Mmfh! Mmmfgh! Urgh!" Sunohara mumbled from underground.

We all laughed.

After waving bye to Tomoyo, Sunohara and I headed to our Writing class.

"How come she likes you?" Sunohara asked.

"Maybe because I don't screw up as badly as you do," I smirked.

Once we got seated and started class, Ms. Nowak announced that we were all going to do an assignment that involved having a partner. Oh well, that's easy. I have...

I turned to my left and noticed the seat empty. That's right. Nagisa isn't here. Darn.

"I'll partner up with Tomoya, Miss!"

Just the, a familiar purple head sat in the chair and smiled widely to me.

"Kyou, really?" I said.

"Well, why not? I promise you I won't bite this time," Kyou said.

Oh, she wasn't joking about the biting...

Once Nowak handed the assignment, everyone started to work.

"Okay, so I know you have a motive," I said. "You never wanted to work with me before."

"Well, of course I have a motive. It's about Nagisa," Kyou said.

I immediately looked at her. "What is it?"

Kyou laughed. "Seems like Nagisa can really capture your attention."

I growled.

"I'm only joking. But this is serious, and it's about her. Something really bad happened to her, right?" she said.

"Yeah."

"At first, I was like "oh it's probably nothing I need to worry about." But then I realized that I should be worried. I overheard Ichigo and some other guys, forgot their names, talking about how Nagisa fainted in front of Ichigo for no reason at all."

I grunted. "Like hell that's true."

"That's what I thought. Ichigo probably did something to Nagisa that same day she got sick. So I managed to get that dirty bastard all to myself."

"You didn't beat him, did you?"

"No. Why? You wanted to join in?"

I only shrugged.

"Anyway, I got him surrounded earlier today and forced him to tell me everything," Kyou said.

"And did he?" I asked.

"Eh. He only told me that he told her he loved her and that he would do anything for her and that was it. He said he didn't knew why Nagisa suddenly fainted. But he gave me his prediction of it being you for interrupting them."

I only huffed in a laughing way. "That idiot."

Kyou shrugged. "And that's all I got. I was going to threaten him with demand, but I decided to just wait until Nagisa recovers, and she can tell us herself. Nagisa wouldn't lie."

I nodded. I actually agreed with Kyou. The world's going to end.

"Tell me, Kyou. Why are you all of a sudden being so talkative with me and actually caring for a person for once?" I asked.

Kyou gave me a cold glare and patted me hard on the back. "What? You thought I never cared about anyone just because I didn't cared about you, and I'm only being talkative to you because Nagisa's your friend? Her friends are my friends too, you know."

I actually felt myself smile. I guess Kyou did have a heart after all. What made me happy was that she cared for Nagisa.

"So, what you're saying is that I'm your friend now?" I teased.

"Maybe," Kyou smirked.

I smirked back. I thought she was going to punch me or something.

"Come on, Tomoya. Stop slacking and do you're part in this assignment," she commanded.

I'm still relieved that Kyou was still being Kyou.

Flex Time now, and I decided to pay a certain someone a visit. I walked to the hang out where Nagisa, Fuko, and I used to be at. I waved to the empty chair.

"Hey Fuko. Haven't talked to you for a while," I said.

Silence.

"Sorry about leaving you yesterday all by yourself. I just thought that maybe you wanted to be alone and wouldn't want someone to bother you."

Silence.

"Nagisa's going to be just fine, you know, so you shouldn't worry about her. She'll be fine."

Silence, yet I felt like I heard an echo saying, "I'm glad."

"So, uh, yeah. I just wanted to say hello and to tell you about Nagisa. So, uh, maybe I should leave you alone again, so you can attend to your business."

Silence.

I smiled and started to walk off. "Oh. And I'm still waiting on that star of mine."

An echo saying, "It's going to be the best."

I smiled and nodded. "I'll be expecting it."

Then I walked away.

Okay, so what was I to do today? I didn't feel like looking for Sunohara, I've never seen Tomoyo during this time, Kyou is probably in some activity, Nagisa isn't here, and Kotomi...

Let's go pay her a visit.

I walked towards the library and went towards the back. And there she was, sitting on a cushion with a book in hand, barefooted.

"Hey Kotomi," I said.

She continued reading.

"Kotomi."

Nothing.

"Kotomi."

Nada.

"Kotomi, hey."

Finally, she looked up from her book and stared at me. I smiled weakly and waved. "Hey. You wouldn't mind if I hang around here, would you?"

Kotomi said nothing and placed another cushion next to her. I placed down my suitcase and sat down. She continued reading.

"So, is this what you do during Flex Time?" I asked.

Kotomi only turned a page.

I decided to be quiet. Maybe she didn't want to be disturbed. So, I just sat there, staring from underneath the table in front of me and to the open library door. I heard people laughing.

"Kotomi, do you have any friends?" I asked. I wasn't expecting her to answer because she was busy reading.

"I'm not sure," she whispered.

I turned to her and raised an eyebrow. "How can you not be sure?"

Kotomi placed her book down and took out her lunch box. She opened it and handed it to me. "I left you half of my food."

"Uh...thank, but you really shouldn't have," I said as I took the lunch. She handed me a pair of chopsticks and went back to her book. This girl was still very strange to me, but I'm grateful that she gave me food. I was too distracted during lunch earlier today for me to eat anything, so I was pretty hungry.

I decided to walk Kotomi to her house again today. We merely talked because she merely answered. Still now, I didn't know whether she was just shy or didn't ever like me for her to be acting like this. But there's just something about her that still bothers me. I just can't pinpoint it.

We reached her empty, beautiful house. Yesterday, I didn't see her parents come out to welcome her back. That was the usual tradition, as far as I know, but maybe they were working.

Kotomi opened the fence's door and walked inside. She left it a bit open, and I wondered if I was supposed to enter..

"Wait here," was all she said as she entered her house and left me alone. So this time, she didn't even ask me to come in. I wondered if I really offended her yesterday.

A couple of minutes later, Kotomi came back holding a small plate covered in aluminum foil. She handed it to me.

"What's this?" I asked. It gave off a strong, wonderful smell, meaning it must be something dealing with food.

"Dessert," Kotomi said. "A gift for walking with me to my house."

"Oh. Thanks. That's so nice of you."

Kotomi stared at me directly in my eyes. I saw her purple eyes dancing around like telling me a story. It might just be me, but it felt like she wanted me to know something, not sure what. Then she looked down and bowed her head.

"See you later," she whispered.

Kotomi began walking away. I saw her long, navy hair sway from side to side as she walked with her two pink hair clips glittering under the sunset.

"Kotomi, wait," I called out.

She froze in place but didn't turn around.

"Kotomi, I was wondering if we could be friends," I said.

The girl slowly turned around and looked at me. She looked at me, not stared. She suddenly become human in that moment.

"You...you want to be...my friend?" she asked.

"Sure why not? You seem like a nice girl and, well, I want to get to know you more. So, how about it?" I said.

I saw her hesitate and then a wonderful thing happened. Her lips curved upwards, closed her eyes, and her cheeks flushed.

She was smiling.

After always seeing her having a serious face with her dull eyes, Kotomi showed me that she was just a normal girl who knows what happiness is. She just needed someone to spark that beautiful emotion inside of her.

So many things have happened here. I wish Tomoyo was my school's student council president. She really has to many great ideas to make a school better. I also wished to have a friend like Kyou to take care of me and beat up others who mess with me. And Fuko was able to talk to Tomoya! Le gasp! For those who didn't believe in Fuko, here's some proof. And, who can't love how adorable Kotomi is, right? Don't you guys sense some strong bonds between Tomoya and Kotomi? Yay! Well, please review, comment, and favorite for more chapters. Thank you. ^-^