Kazuma had been thinking over SuckerPunch's words since last night. "Assuming makes and ass out of you and me." Kazuma hadn't been assuming anything had he? He had just read the signs and investigated…but he had never asked Rin right out. Kazuma slammed his head into the kitchen table, he had assumed that everyone else was right and Rin was wrong he was such a bastard.
"Wow its only Sunday morning and you are already beating yourself up. Forget to do your homework again?" Kenji asked sitting down next to Kazuma.
"No" Kazuma fell backwards and just stared at the ceiling "Kenji I think a messed up terribly." Kazuma couldn't look at his cousin-in-law as he told everything that had happened up until now. Kenji sighed at the end of the story.
"Yes you are an ass and deserve to beat yourself up over it all." Natsuki replied before Kenji could. Waddling over she used Kenji to get to the ground and stared hard at her cousin. "You two have been friends for so long and you know her better than anyone. Yet you trust the words of someone else over hers?"
"It's just that when Azuri said Rin had a boyfriend I….." Kazuma didn't know how to describe the feeling but mainly it was because of that he had believed everything.
"Oh dear" Natsuki sighed "I was hoping you two would figure this out way before any of this would go down. Kazuma how do you feel about Rin?"
"She's my best friend" Kazuam answered instantly then looked away blushing. There was no way in hell he was going to tell his cousin the other part.
"Kazuma did you know that Rin hates having long hair?" Natsuki asked.
Kazuma nodded "She told me once but she said that she kept it long because everyone thinks it's pretty."
"Wrong." Kazuma sat up and looked at Natsuki "She only kept it because one person thought it was pretty, the same person who thinks she looked cute in a sun dress, or finds it funny when she beats him to a pulp with a smile on her face. It's the same person who got her interested in Oz."
Kazuma froze according to Rin she only joined OZ because he had.
"Kazuma, you and Rin can be so shy at times" Kenji chuckled "Though I'm one to talk." Kenji wrapped his arm around Natsuki and smiled at her. Kazuma blinked a few times still processing all the information.
"So what do you think about Rin's new look?" Natsuki asked nonchalantly.
Kazuma answered without thinking "I like it a lot, it suits her more. I mean she was cute the way she was but now she just looks more comfortable and confident. I even find her to be more attractive like this." Kazuma quickly looked away not believing he had let that slip.
"You should tell her that and not me." Natsuki stood up and looked at Kenji "Come on Kenji, I think Kazuma needs to finish finding out he's in love with Rin. Besides I want to walk to the grocery store, I'm feeling fried watermelon today."
They left but Kazuma didn't noticed still thinking about what Natsuki said, he loved Rin. CoveRing his face Kazume knew it was true, ever since LoveMachine he had always had a soft spot for her. It explained why he hated the fact that Rin might have a boyfriend, or that she was hanging out with Keita. The poor boy didn't deserve half of what Kazuma thought about him, yet he was closer to Rin than Kazuma and that irked him.
Pulling out his phone Kazuma dialed Rin's number it rang before going to voice mail. "Yo this is Rin's number I'm currently not here so leave a message I'll get back to ya." Even though it was only a recording Kazuma laughed. It was so like Rin, about to leave a message Kazuma heard a call waiting beep on his phone.
Pulling it away he saw it was Rin's house. "Hello?"
"Kazuma, you need to talk to Rin." Rin's mother cried over the phone obviously terrified about something. "I don't know what's going on but she hasn't come out of her room in almost a month. To top it off just a few minutes ago she began scream and pitching a fit."
"DAMN IT!" suddenly could be heard in the background.
"No matter what I do, I can't get her to stop." Rin's mother began sobbing almost in a panic "Her father's about ready to break down the door but were afraid she's piled stuff in front of it or worse lock herself in the bathroom. Please Kazuma your really the only one who can talk to her."
"MOTHER F*****. DAMN!"
"I'll call her don't worry." Kazuma was already moving by the time he hung up. Dialing Rin's number Kazuma got the answeRing machine again, that could only mean one thing. Flipping it open sideways Kazuma got onto the internet and logged into Oz. King Kazuma appeared and began looking for Knave of Ninja's….wait. Kazuma hit his head again throwing his shoes on, he should have known Knave of Ninja's was hacked, they didn't fight anything like Rin.
SuckerPunch fought more like Rin…..Kazuma let off a curse as he tore down the street. He really was an idiot.
SuckerPunch punched the tree with all of her force, she couldn't believe this. That bitch had found a way to redirect them at the last moment. They had to redo almost an hour's worth of tracing now thanks to that whore. SuckerPunch kicked the tree finally toppling it over.
"You know the tree didn't do anything to you." SuckerPunch whirled around to find King Kazuma standing before her.
"What the f*** do you want?" SuckerPunch growled she did not want to deal with King Kazuma right now at all.
King Kazuma walked toward SuckerPunch "That's a very unlady like thing to say Rin. You're scaRing your mother."
SuckerPunch stepped back into a defensive stance "What are you talking about?" He hadn't figured it out had he?
"Rin, I'm sorry" King Kazuma bowed his head "I've been such an idiot. I let jealousy tinge my thinking and I pushed you way."
SuckerPunch watched King Kazuma wearily but said nothing. Where was he going with this, was this a trick did someone hack him?
"Rin say something." King Kazuma pleaded.
SuckerPunch gritted her teeth, what did he want her to say that it was all ok and everything would be fine. Without warning SuckerPunch lunched herself at King Kazuma giving him only enough time to block it. "You idiot! How do I know it's really you? How do I know she hasn't hacked your account!"
Kazuma slid around the corner and saw Rin's house up ahead.
"Because I'm coming to your house right now" King Kazuma answered before getting a combo in that sent SuckerPunch across the glen.
Rin threw her computer on her bed and dove out the window. Scaling the trellis she prayed she had enough time. Dropping the rest of the way, Rin landed and took a second to get her balance."RIN!" Rin turned to find Kazuma standing in her back yard.
"Leave me alone!" Rin yelled and ran at Kazuma. Kazuma stood his ground and Rin blanched she couldn't get around him without hurting him.
"Rin stop I'm serious I'm sorry, I final realize it all. I was jealous of the fact that someone else might have won your heart."
"You idiot!" Rin cried the tears blurRing her vision throwing her off as she punched at Kazuma. Kazuma easily deflected but Rin kept hitting at him. "No one else could claim what you already held!"
"I sorry" Kazuma whispered.
Still upset Rin screamed "Why did it have to turn out like this. It was supposed to be a normal teenage love, you and me would eventually realize our feelings for each other and then be together forever. Then that bitch had to come and ruin it all. Now she has you and I can't prove it's her because she found out I was tracking her." Rin was slowly giving into the tears and her punches came lighter and lighter.
Suddenly she was wrapped with two arms and forced into a chest. "She could never claim me when I was already taken by you." Rin gasped and froze. "I'm so sorry Rin. I'm such idiot and just now realized it, but Rin I love you too."
Rin slowly looked up into Kazuma's eyes, she could read the sincerity in them. "Kazuma" Rin whispered. Without another word Kazuma kissed Rin.