Warnings: OOC-ness, typos, grammar error, AU, with a slight yaoi


Chapter 12

"Oh, so you're already meet Kazama-niichan." Kosuzu said, having her usual girls dating along with Sen and Chizuru. Although she never met the President yet, but she had heard all of it from Kimigiku.

"Yeah… He's never change, just as I expected for." Sen spoke with a sigh as she ate her lunch in lazily.

Kosuzu giggled quietly then in which both girls looked at her in confused.

"Well.. speaking about him, I remember from Kimigiku that you were once give a threat to Kazama-niichan that if he ever cheated on you, you'll end up killing him without mercy." The bun-haired girl said, find it a little hilarious when she listened her adoptive sister's relationship with Kazama.

"H-Hey, that was when I was 5 back then!" Sen exclaimed, couldn't believed Kimigiku could tell her backstory to her adoptive little sister.

Soon, Sen gave a pathetic sighed and laughed humorlessly. "Well, when you think about it, it does really makes me feel happy seeing him again.. sure brings back a lot of memory just spending times with him…"

When she spoke that, Chizuru looked at her best friend with a feeling of envy once again; how much her best friend truly does loves for the President whether Sen noticed it or not. Just thinking about how strong bond Kazama and Sen had created since the first time they made, it was starting to make Chizuru felt sad and hopeless little by little.

Sen then stood up once she finally finished her lunch.

"Well then, I should get going already."

"Oh? Leaving already Osen-chan?"

"You can say that. I need to go shopping for Christmas presents." Sen replied. "Ah. But don't worry about it. I'll be fine being alone. No need to come with me."

"Oh… well then, we'll see you later then?"

Sen nodded and say, "Sure."

As Sen was no longer there at the amusement park, Kosuzu began to speak:

"I'm really glad to see Osen-neechan smile."

The brunette remained quiet and listened her friend spoke about her adoptive elder sister.

"She has a reason why she hates men so much. She often acted a little tough in front of them. But somehow.. I can feel her fear each time she confront with stranger man. I'm quite worry about her sometimes.." Kosuzu's eyes laid down on her food, as she remembered how much she and Sen have never separated each other when it comes on going out. "That's why I would like to be with her when she's alone. I thought maybe she needs someone to be with.. but as I heard about her relationship with Kazama-niichan, I've realized that Osen-neechan is actually has only one man that she truly despised of. Whoever the man that ruined Osen-neechan's life it must've changed her like that forever. I'd just hope maybe… someone can go and heal Osen-neechan's fragile heart.. maybe, one day, Kazama-niichan would solve everything when the time has come."

When Kosuzu has finally finished spoke what's on her mind with a sigh, Chizuru's eyes laid on her food then, her unrequited feeling for the President has starting to grow stronger. Listening Sen's backstory with Kazama from Kimigiku.. Kosuzu entrusting Kazama to heal Sen's heart one day.. and what's worst, Kazama worried for Sen much more than toward the brunette.

It was very impossible feeling one for the President.

Unrequited.

She wondered over and over as to how long would she endure this kind of feeling toward the President anyway?


Sen has finally arrived in shopping mall to buy a Christmas present just a couple minutes or so. As she gazed on the object and think deeply, an unknown person bumped into her from behind as he carried lots of packages which is, he wasn't exactly sure where is he going.

"My apologize, Miss." A male voice spoke in apologetically, not sure whether he's just talking to the person or wall. But he was glad that he's definitely talking with someone.

"O-oh.. that's alright. But, more importantly, are you going to carry like that all day?!" She exclaimed, disbelief to see such a strange man as him before. "You should at least put all those things using trolley or basket!"

"Ah.. my apologize, Young La—" before he could finished his sentences, Sen screamed in freaked out as all those that he carried fell on the ground when he took a bow deeply. "M-my apologize again for being clumsy, Miss," he said awkwardly, bend down his body to get all the packages on the floor and soon he heard a bark of laughter from the lady in front of her. His calm ocean-blue orbs laid on a such a delicate lady.

When the red-headed man kept apologize for numerous times and intend to carry all the packages again, Sen couldn't helped but feel the need to laugh out loud until a few people looked at both of them oddly. This was the first time she found funny toward man. She didn't knew this man in front of her can be this stupid or clumsy. She can't tell if he intended on being a clumsy man on purpose or he's definitely a clumsy.

"I.. I'm sorry. I don't mean to laugh at you or something," Sen said, tried her best to stop laughing. "It's just that, I can't tell whether you're being clumsy on purpose or not.."

Once she finally stopped laughing, she curled her lips upward which is, it's the first time she smiles toward men, and said, "Well since you've amusing me because of your clumsiness, I'll help you carry all those packages by getting trolley or something like that."

With that, Sen took a leave for a moment to get a trolley for him.

"Here." Sen said happily as she gave a trolley to the man. The older Suzuka blinked in confused as the man in front of her still stood there as if he saw a ghost in front of him. "What's wrong?"

"Eh? N-no..." The red-headed man spoke, turned his head away from her. "But, you don't have to do this for me if you don't wanted to. I'd still appreciate your offer for helping me to get a trolley though."

Sen pouted then.

"What are you talking about? You have already made me laughed for the first time. You should be grateful. I'm doing this because I'd just wanted to."

"Well.. I suppose so." He murmured softly, finally given up and accepting a small trolley that she get it for him.

It was the first time a woman treated him that way.

It's because his appearance quite almost like a man in 30 mid-year, most women treated him much more respectful than in friendly like Shiranui often treated him.

"What's up with all the packages anyway?" Sen began to ask with a curious expression on her face in which the red-headed man finds her really cute.

"They're packages of Christmas presents for Serizawa-dono."

"Oh~ how coincidence!" Sen squealed happily as she clapped her hands in one time. The man in front of her looked at the older Suzuka in confused. "I came here to buy Christmas presents for a few of my friends as well. Since we're in a same boat, let us go and buy Christmas presents together."

"But—"

And just before the man was about to say anything, Sen put her finger on his lips(not too close though) and gave a sharp hiss of 'shh'

"No but! Honestly, you need to accept people's offer whether you like it or not." Sen sighed in exhausted. "Anyway, let's starting going that way first. Let's go!"

As she said that. Sen began to walk away and avoiding on listening the red-headed man suggestion.

The man sighed in defeated, couldn't believed he met such an energetic lady such as her.

Despite that, she seemed quite familiar to him.

..or maybe it's just only him…

Shaking his head to forget on whatever he thought about that young lady, the red-headed man went toward to Sen as she waved her arm to him as if she finds very interesting one.


Time was very fast between them. It's already turned dawn. Blue-ocean sky has turned into red-orange blood. It was worthful on shopping with a strange man in the shopping mall.

"Finally~ that took a while for both of us to buy a Christmas presents." She said happily as she stretched her arms once both of them had went out from the shopping mall.

"However, it took quite a long time for you to decide on buying things when it comes to clothes.." the red-headed man spoke awkwardly, as he remembered Sen's eyes become sparkle each time she saw a beautiful dresses. Despite of being fond for dresses, this delicate lady really quite picky one.

Sen's face turned red then. "W-Well, there's so many dresses in there and I can't tell which one better, of course."

"Pretty sure that most women often buy all of dresses instead of picking one."

"Well maybe I'm not like that kind of women who waste their money just to buy dresses for decorating in dresser instead of wearing it." Sen smirked.

"I suppose so…" The red-headed man chuckled.

As they finished their conversation, Sen secretly looked at the man next to her.

The man next to her was the first man that she could ever felt comfortable on talking with, especially all by herself, without Kosuzu nor Chizuru. The man next to her was the first man that never gave a bad comment whether her personality or her title.

That man is a strange one.

Not in bad way though.

He's just… strange.

Her thoughts about him soon disappeared as she could felt the wind starting to feel even colder. She wrapped her arms around herself as if that could help her from being cold. The red-headed man then noticed her reaction.

"Are you cold?"

"Uh.. of-of course I am. What did you expect? It's almost winter after all." She said, tried to turn her face away from him as soon as possible and rubbed her palm of hands together in swiftly.

She then jolted slightly as she could felt something from behind her and the next thing she knew, the man that's been with her was putting his winter jacket on her to keep her more warm.

"Wh-what are you doing?" Sen asked in perplexed.

Why would he doing this for her? She would've expected he would watch her freeze in cold instead of being kind?

"I do believe that it would be rude for letting a beautiful young lady freezing like you. You can borrow mine for a while."

"But what about you?"

The man curled up his lips upward in gentle one.

"Do not worry about it. My house isn't far from here. You can return it back once we'll meet again."

Sen stood there, feeling a little speechless, couldn't able to say any word for him, in which she ended up on watching the red-headed man leave as he giving his very last gentle smile on her.

Once she finally returned to her sense, she cursed herself.

"…Damn, I forgot to ask his name," Sen said to herself, as she slapped her own face, which everyone around her looked at her strangely.


It was another usual day. Chizuru was a little surprised to see Kazama waited outside from her house without even telling anything. Both of them were ending up walking all the way from her place to school, which is rare. The brunette often went to the school with Heisuke(except when he wakes up in late).

As they were walking to school, there was a very awkward silent around them. Usually, he often took a subject of making her blushing and embarrassing, but this time, he has been remained quiet for a while now and Chizuru wondered what change him.

After a couple minutes couldn't stand on another very awkward silent between them, Chizuru began to slip those words without thinking.

"Um.. Kazama-senpai, what's your relationship between you and Sen?"

She was really regretful for asking this kind of question, and yet, it's been bothered her since a few days back then.. lately, she's been really envy for Sen because how lucky she is to be so close with the President than the brunette's…

For a moment then, Chizuru heard a wide smirk from Kazama's lips.

"Oh? Interesting.. what's wrong? Jealous, I presume?" He chuckled at that, which leaving her pouting.

"N-no I'm not!" Then, a strange voice with a same as her whispered inside her mind.

Yes I am

"It look like you're really quite close with her!"

I want both of us to be in that way.

"Why would I need to jealous about it, anyway?!"

I've always envy for Sen so much

The President chuckled once more, then his expression changed to unreadable one. "There's nothing between us. We're just… friends."

At the end of his sentences, there's a very soft tone he used just now which is, rare one. His expression then turned into warmth similar how he treated Sen's wound. The brunette definitely sure that the President lied to her just now.

He does care for Sen very much.

And she was very regretful asking that.


Chizuru hasn't been like herself lately. Most of her friends noticed it, except her. When class starting, she often looked down on her textbook, and spacing out of something. It's difficult to tell whether she even listens the teacher was teaching them or not…

Her homeroom teacher has been a very patient man; remaining very quietly, despite it's a little bothered seeing the brunette's eyes looks like a dead fish. As much as Harada was very worried of his student very much, he decided to give her a little space and asked Suzuka Sen for help. Although Sen's personality was quite unlady-like, she's still one of Chizuru's best friend that she often opened up even when she had some problem that needed to solve by her own.

"Alright class. That's it for today's lesson. Don't even try to go anywhere at a time like this, especially when Christmas coming." Harada ended his class as the bell has begun to ring.

"Yes~!" Chizuru's classmates spoke in unison as they stood up from their place and begun to take a leave from class.

Trying not to frighten the brunette, Harada went toward to Chizuru as she still hadn't stood up from her place yet, staring down on her textbook and sighed in frustratedly.

As gentle as he tried to be, the red-headed teacher called her name in softly, unfortunately, she didn't give any responds whether she hears him or not. But this time, he calls her once as he patted on her shoulder in which she flinched sharply, looking at her homeroom teacher in confused.

"Class is over already, Yukimura-kun. Do you want to stay here longer?"

"Ah!" Chizuru gasped quietly, as she took around the classroom, no one was there anymore, not even Ibuki, except her and Harada. "I-I'm sorry, Harada-sensei. I should take a leave then." She spoke in apologetically, putting all her things inside her bag before she leaves from her classroom.

Harada watching her carefully as she continued on putting her books, pencil case, and notebook inside her bag. Once she finally finished on putting all of it, she ran toward the door as quickly as she could without even looking at Harada's golden orbs.

He called her then:

"By the way, Yukimura-kun."

"Y-Yes?"

"You've been acted a little odd today. Is there something bothering you?"

"Wha? N-no.. of course not, Harada-sensei." Chizuru shook her head in furiously, not really wanting to worry her homeroom teacher worried about her even more, knowing that it has nothing to do with him.

"Is that so?" Harada sighed, smiling in relief. "That's good then. Are you going to return home already? It's too dangerous for a girl like you to return home all alone."

"D-don't worry about it, Harada-sensei." Chizuru spoke in nervously. "Heisuke-kun will accompany me to go home."

"So that's how it is. In that case, I'll see you tomorrow then, Yukimura-kun."

"R-right! Thank you for concerning for me, Harada-sensei!" Chizuru gave a goodbye greeting to the red-headed teacher, bowed in politely before she leaves the hallway.

Harada watched the brunette leaves at the hallway, a grim expression began to appear on his face.

"There's no doubt that the President is the causes of this…"

Harada mumbled under his breathed, wondering how long would he ever see the cheerful girl that he used to know..


"Yukimura-kun."

Chizuru stopped walking from the hallway and turned around as she met her Classic Literature teacher. As always, Hijikata looked quite gorgeous as usual… but not as gorgeous as the President of course. However, there's something different about him. In which is, his expression looked much more pissed off as if he intending to kick a dog right now.

"Um… y-yes?"

"Is everything alright?"

The brunette widen her eyes in shocked.

Well that was unexpected.

It was very rare to see Hijikata worried for her that way. To be honest though, her Classic Literaure teacher has always worried about her ever since she showed her true identity to the students and teachers of Hakuou Academy.

Was it because she's the only girl in school? ..Or something else?

She didn't know…

But she can tell that he definitely worried about her especially each time she spending her times with the President.

"Um… y-yes! Everything's fine. Thank you for worrying about me Hijikata-sensei." She bowed in politely, not really quite sure what to do anymore..

As she looked up above her, his expression becomes worse than ever. It looked like he was definitely disapproved of her answer just now. It was as if, she wasn't being honest toward him.

"Are you sure? Did Kazama have done to you terribly?"

"Of course not." Chizuru shook her head without hesitatedly. "He's been very kind to me and I'm very glad for his kindness toward me."

"Then how come your behavior changed forever?" Hijikata mumbled frustratedly, disliking each answer she gave as if the brunette wasn't enough trusting him.

It's really frustrating to him!

Chizuru noticed his expression changed once again, she tilted her head in confused and tried to examine him closely.

"Umm… is something bothering you, Hijikata-sensei?"

Hijikata shook his head slightly as Chizuru began to getting closer to him, and waving his hand off of her, giving a signal to move back of him.

"..No. nothing's bothering me." Hijikata answered. "Although that stupid Oni bastard is what bothers me the most…" He mumbled once more as his orbs began to turn into iceberg, but soon taking a leave with another complaint about the blonde-haired man.

Chizuru watched him walking away as she wondered to herself do everyone really noticed of her strange behavior that clearly..?


"A party?" Chizuru repeated from Sen's words.

Her best friend nodded. "Yup. I'd just thought that it would be great to have a party every once in a while."

"But don't you think it'll bother your neighborhood or something?"

"Not that kind of party I meant Chizuru-chan." Sen rolled her eyes. "It's a party that's something like a banquet. There's also some dancing, food, love music.. and stuff like that."

"But why…?"

"Well, you've been feeling down lately so we just thought that making a party at our place could at least cheer you up." Kosuzu said then.

"O-oh…"

Have she been feeling down a lot until a few of her friends noticed it? She hadn't realized it before. She knew that she shouldn't do that especially in front of her best friends and Kazama..

"I.. I'm sorry." Chizuru whispered sadly, looking down on the floor, wasn't sure what to say anymore.

"Hey, don't feel bad!" Sen noticed the brunette's expression became worst. "We're doing this because we wanted to."

Chizuru nodded only, still feeling regretful.

"Before we're going to party, we should buy you a dress as well."

"A dress?" Chizuru looked at her best friend in perplexed.

"What? Did you expecting that you shouldn't wear a dress or something?"

"W-Well, I.." the brunette muttered under her breathed in embarrassingly, wasn't quite sure what to say anymore, in which the older Suzuka giggled then.

"Well then, since we're still have some time before party began, we might as well go to the mall to buy you a new dress then."

"Are.. are you sure?"

"Yes, yes, yes!" Sen chirped and nodded immediately, stood up from her place and pulled her best friend arm to go to their usual shopping complex, Kosuzu followed them as well.

"I.. I don't know Sen… I don't want to bother you anymore…" Chizuru mumbled once more, felt regretful for making her best friends really worried about her so much.

"Don't worry about it, Chizuru-chan. We're doing this because we wanted to." Kosuzu spoke softly, then her eyes laid on her adoptive older sister. "Right Osen-neechan?"

Unfortunately, Sen ignored Kosuzu, looking around the mall as if she was searching on something.

… Or maybe someone..

Kosuzu blinked in confusion. "Osen-neechan?"

It took a while then Sen returned back to her reality, looking at her sister in confused as well.

"Y-Yes?"

"Something's bothering you, Osen-neechan? You've been looking around the mall for quite awhile now. Are you searching of something?" Kosuzu questioned in worriedly.

"What? Oh, no.. of course not. I'm just looking around just as usual…." Sen said, gave an awkward laughed.

Kosuzu looked at her in worriedly as if she wasn't quite believed of her adoptive older sister said just now.

And just before the bun-haired girl wanting to say anything, Sen pushed Chizuru's and Kosuzu's back as if she intended to avoid some questions that's in Kosuzu's mind.

"A-Anyway, it's nothing really important. Let's go and find a cute dress for Chizuru-chan before it's getting dark."


As the three girls took around the shop looking a suitable dress for Chizuru, the brunette's eyes caught a very beautiful dress. It was in white color, with a black ribbon around the waist, there's also a black rose ornament attached on the right side of chest.

She wondered to herself whether the dress suitable on her or not…

"I think it suits you very well." Sen said, as if she can hears the brunette's thought.

"E-Ehh?!" She exclaimed in surprised, cheeks flushed in embarrassment.

"Come on Chizuru-chan, pretty sure that the dress really look good on you. Especially a certain man might catch an eye on you." Sen giggled at that. She rarely talked about men but after meeting an odd red-headed man she somehow feels the need to talk about it especially to the brunette since she obviously study in school where they filled with students, teachers and workers of men.

As soon as the brunette heard it from her best friend's lips, Chizuru couldn't helped but thinks about the President; imagining him he praised her for wearing such a beautiful dress. Cheeks turned into red once more, and Sen noticed that, in which, she felt an urge to give another quiet giggle.

Chizuru's thought about Kazama then stopped for a moment as soon as she heard a very soft cough, realizing that Sen was coughing when she was about to giggle once again.

"Sen, are you alright?" Chizuru asked worriedly.

The older Suzuka shook her head slightly, not wanting to worry her best friend about her sickness.

"I'm fine, really. Let's just go and buy this dress already, Chizuru-chan."

…No.

She didn't think her best friend looks fine at all.

Her face looked so pale as if she was about to unconscious. Sen was definitely not fine at all. She looked terrible.

"You.. you know Osen-chan, we should forget about buying a dress for me. Your coughing looks bad. We need to send you to the clinic."

"I'm really fine.. there's no need to worry about me, Chizuru-chan. Just a normal cough and all.." At that, Sen began waved her hand and gave a humorless laughed.

Chizuru watched her best friend once more, couldn't stand on watching her looked suffered even it's just a normal coughing.

"W-Well then, we should buy this dress as soon as possible." Chizuru murmured softly, trying to hide her worry tone from her best friend as best as she could.


Once they finally bought a white dress for Chizuru, the brunette started the conversation since the older Suzuka's horrible cough has finally gone.

"Um.. by the way, since there's a party at your place, I'm still wondering who are you inviting. Is there anyone I know by any chance."

"Hmm…" Sen began, putting her finger on her lips and began to think deeper. "Let's see… beside some rich family that I'm close to.. I also inviting some people you know from your school, Chizuru-chan." She grinned at that.

"You.. you inviting Saitou-sempai and the others too!?" Chizuru exclaimed in shocked.

"Yup. Including your teachers, that Kazama bastard, and of course, Ibuki too." Sen used a teasing tone as she called the blunette boy, in which Kosuzu's face burnt in red then.

"O-Osen-neechan! It's not funny!"

"Ah.. but you still like him, you know. When you think about it, this might be your chance to admit your feeling toward him for this night."

At that, Kosuzu's face turned into deeper red once more, in which Chizuru and Sen began to chuckle again.


And so, the party has finally begun.

A lot of guests from other rich family came just as Sen told them back then. And there's also a few Chizuru's close friends including teachers coming as well, which are, Saitou, Okita, Yamazaki, Heisuke, Sannan, Hijikata, Harada, Ibuki, Shinpachi, Kondou, even Shiranui coming too.

When the party are starting, Chizuru sat on the seat, didn't know what to do, so the brunette watched her friends having some fun, dancing together, as well as fighting over food.

As she in a deep thought, a familiar man appeared in front of her, and she finds him really attractive with a white tuxedo and blue rose that attached on its pocket.

"You look really beautiful today," Kazama said, enjoyed on seeing his-soon-to-be-wife in a very beautiful dress.

"Oh.. th-thank you for compliment my dress." Chizuru said, and there's a blush on her cheeks, eyes look anywhere except the crimson one. "Osen-chan helps me on finding this dress for the party."

Kazama continued on smile then held out his hand when the slow music began to start. The brunette looked at him in confused, and her blush is still in there.

"Should we dance?" The President invited her with his usual seductive tone. Just as he expected, her cheeks burnt into red even more.

It took a while then Chizuru hesitated to hold his hand then. Once she reached her hand to his, Kimigiku went toward on both of them.

"Oh there you are.." Sen's personal servant said with a worried tone on her voice.

Kazama looked at her in confused.

"What's wrong?"

"It's.. it's about Lady Sen.."

"What about her?"

"She doesn't feel so good and…"

"What?!" Kazama exclaimed. "Where is she?"

"At the living room." Kimigiku said, pointed at to where the honey-brown orbs woman is.

"Sorry Chizuru. But I have to see Sen first."

Kazama pulled his hand from the brunette, followed Kimigiku all the way to the living room.

As Chizuru watched them leaving, something inside her was starting to dying over and over again.

Everything's around her began to turn into grey, time became slow as the brunette looked at her white dress in hopeless.

"I think it suits you very well."

"Come on Chizuru-chan, pretty sure that the dress really look good on you. Especially a certain man might catch an eye on you."

She thought this dress would enough for him to notice her. She thought this dress would make him dance with, forget whatever around them or world. She thought… she thought.. he would realized her feelings for him.

Hesitatingly, Chizuru went out from the mansion, staying in the garden and let her sorrow revealed on her face. She could felt warm tears prickled down on her cheeks but it doesn't matter. As long as the President didn't see her cry, it's alright.

She doesn't want to be weak in front of him.

She doesn't want to be some kind of whiny girl just because she knew her feeling won't be able to return back.

She didn't matter what kind of relationship she'll be with him.

As long as she and the President are friends, it's alright.

As she sniveling quietly, handkerchief appeared in front of her, surprised her a little. As the brunette took a looked at whoever belongs that handkerchief is, a cold violet eyes pierced into her chest, yet there's a very gentle inside on that cold wall.

"Here. Wipe it." Hijikata said simply.

Chizuru nodded, words couldn't able to come out from her lips, accepting the handkerchief and wipe it softly. As she tried to wipe her tears away, it shocked her a little when her Classic Literature teacher sat next to her instead of leaving her.

Once she looked a little better, she sighed before she spoke:

"Um… aren't you suppose to go and have some fun with Shinpachi-sensei and the others?"

Hijikata gave a hissed of 'tch', in which, the brunette couldn't tell if he annoyed of her conversation or maybe that worthless teacher.

"Why would I? That Shinpachi bastard always bickering over something stupid especially when it comes to that damn sport bet stuff. Geez… he should've grown mature already…" Hijikata began to mutter continuously.

When the Classic Literature has finally stopped mumbling, he noticed the brunette didn't listening to what he was saying, in which, he was glad about it. He'd really prefer to stay here with her until she felt much better.

But no matter how long he stayed here, without a doubt that it will take a long time to make her smile back…

"…Hey."

Chizuru jumped slightly as soon as the Classic Literature teacher called her coldly, her eyes met with his in confused one.

"..Tell me." Hijikata began. "What did he do this time?"

"He?" Chizuru confused once more.

"That Kazama bastard of course.." Hijikata sighed in frustratedly.

…Oh.

Once Hijikata noticed she understood what he meant, Chizuru's eyes began to look down on the floor.

"…Now tell me, what did he do? Did he picked on you or something?"

Chizuru remained quiet then, couldn't have a courage to tell him, especially when it doesn't has to do with the Classic Literature teacher.

A little hesitated, Chizuru shook her head slightly, still avoiding on looking at his cold onyx orbs.

"It's nothing…" she whispered.

Hijikata could felt himself gritted his teeth, and blood began to boil already.

This girl…! Why is she so stubborn on telling him what's going on between her and the President?!

Couldn't able to control his temper, Hijikata gripped her shoulders harder, in which giving her frightened a little, without thinking, Hijikata yelled at her without thinking of her feelings.

"Stop play around already! Just tell me what the fuck is that bastard do to ya! Didn't I told you that if that bastard done to you so horribly, you will always come and find me!"

Her eyes turned into feared just hearing the Classic Literature teacher yelling at her for the first time, tears began to form in her eyes once more. When Hijikata finally realized what he's done, his face turned to guilty and regretful.

Chizuru pushed off from him and yelled before she disappeared at the garden:

"I told you it's nothing! It's has nothing to do with you!"

And just Hijikata was about to stop her, she was no longer there in the garden anymore. He slapped his face, cursed himself for not able to control his temper.

Damn… how much he hated himself a lot…


"How did you feel?" Kazama asked, his words filled with a little concern.

"I'm fine…" she sighed out loud, couldn't stand how he's in 'over-protective big brother' mode. "There's no need to worry about me that much. It's just coughing only."

The blonde-haired man could felt himself gritting his teeth harder. He can't believe this woman ignored it that way. What would happened then if her cough getting worse?!

"You should know that you have to worry about yourself rather then making a party even if you'll ended up on hurting yourself!" And for the first time, Kazama had raised his voice to his childhood.

It was the very first time one.

He could see her reaction was stunned just as he expected for.

Sen looked at him in both shocked and stunned. As soon as she heard the man in front of her was yelling for the first time, it finally clicked on her head that she remembered the blonde-haired man had a sister once.

She was very special for him.

Despite being small and weak, Kazama still adores her very much.

Eventually, she died because of him. He ignored her illness and invited her to play along with him.

It's because of him, he killed her. That's what he told to himself.

He kept blaming himself over and over again for her death.

If it wasn't for him, she would've alive.

If he wasn't alive, her sickness would've been able to cure.

Knowing that her death wasn't actually his fault.

Her sickness has never been able to cure since the beginning. And Kazama should've known that… and yet, he still blamed himself no matter how much wrong he is.

Kazama then sighed in frustrated as he turned his head away, not wanting to see his childhood friend's reaction; whether she wants to fight back with him or just ignored it.

He didn't care anymore.

However, he'd still worried for her sickness, that's what matters to him.

"Kazama…" Sen sighed out loud. "Just so you know, your sister's death wasn't your fault nor anyone. You should've known that actually. Even Oukiku felt the same way."

"Even so, I'd still ended up her life that way…" Kazama mumbled under his breathed, avoiding on looking at the honey-brown orbs.

"Like I told you, there's nothing to concern of about my sickness is not really that worse, especially since it'll cure for a while then. After all, this party was actually meant by Chizuru-chan." Sen pouted then.

The blonde-haired man finally gazed upon her eyes then in which, Sen could felt herself shivered down in spine just staring back at his crimson orbs but soon he managed to give up by sighing out loudly.

"…Fine. But I'm warning you, if I found you're still coughing, even just a slightly, I'll send you to hospital whether you like it or not."

"Yeah.. yeah.. don't worry about it, geez…" Sen said confidently and waved her hand.

Kazama smirked at that. "Now then, might as well to return back on dancing with my wife."

Sen jumped slightly as she heard a word of 'wife'.

She can sense trouble there.

"What do you mean by, return back on dancing with your wife?" Sen growled in dangerously.

"Oh? Didn't you know?" Kazama's grin became wider. "I asked her to dance with before Kimigiku finding out you're coughing badly."

"You did WHAT!" Sen exclaimed in surprisingly. "Oh no. There's no way. Chizuru-chan is spending time in party with me!"

"Oh? But from what I remembered, she'd just accepted me to dance together. That's mean, she wanted to spend times with me rather than you."

Sen twitched in annoyed at those comments. "Well exuuuuuse me! That's because Chizuru-chan is the kind of person who cannot say no especially to a pushy guy like you!"

"Oh? We'll see about that once we're seeing my wife then."

"Deal!"

"Um… sorry for interrupting." Kimigiku said then. "While I was looking for Miss Chizuru, one of a guest, Hijikata-san told me that she had already left from the party. Which is, it's too late to have some kind of competition."

At that, Kazama and Sen looked at Kimigiku gapped like a fish, as if their trophy they were hoping for had vanished forever.


The brunette wasn't sure what's wrong with her now. She had prepared herself to go to school once more; finish on wearing her high school uniform, eating her breakfast and clean up her room. But somehow, her body was too stubborn to leave from her house already. It was as if she's been paralyzed.

Lately she's starting to feel uncomfortable of coming closer to the President now. Whenever in recess, she doesn't have any appetite to eat her bento. Each time the President comes closer to her, she remembered just how hopeless her feeling is toward him when she knew that the reason he enjoyed on being around with her it's because he's having fun on looking at her looked embarrassed and flustered.

She wants him to stop.

She wants him to stop on whatever he do that makes her fell in love with him even more.

But the brunette knew it wasn't his fault actually. It was hers. She's the one that fell in love with him first. She was such a horrible girl each time she kept feeling jealous for Sen. After all, Sen is a very beautiful woman. Mature, kind, and have a very gentle smile that everyone loves about her. Even men as well. How she wish she could be like her best friend. How she wish the President look at her just as he look at Sen.

It was such a very selfish wish, she know. Yet, she wants Kazama looked at her and treated like something special. She hated each time he teased her or making joke on her despite it's not funny. It was as if he never sees her as a woman at all.

And it hurts her so much.

The brunette sighed softly, leaning against on one of the wall and soon, sitting down on the floor, fell into sorrow because of her one-sided feeling toward the President.


"Chizuru is absent today…" Heisuke said worriedly, as he, Saitou, Okita, and Yamazaki eating lunch together on the rooftop as usual.

"I'd just hope she's not sick this time…" Yamazaki murmured softly, feeling a little concerned for the brunette's behavior and health.

"Well the one that need to blame of is obviously that Oni President," Okita said coldly, could felt himself to grit his teeth just thinking about that bastard.

"You shouldn't blame him when you don't have a proof that Kazama Chikage is the reason of Yukimura-san's strange behavior," Saitou spoke in monotone.

"Oh? Since when have you been siding on the President, Hajime-kun?" Okita growled in threatened.

"I do not siding with him nor you. I'm just stating that we shouldn't blame someone when there's no evidence."

"Eh... it's almost looks like you're defending him." Okita gave a death-glared on Saitou. The stoic returned on giving a cold-glared as well, leaving the atmosphere became horrify and gloom.

"S-Souji! Hajime-kun! Stop fighting!" Heisuke exclaimed. "It's very unlike to see you guys fighting.. and if you kept continuing it, you guys ended up on making some trouble even more!"

After for a long moment then, Okita and Saitou turned their head away instantly at the same time, dark aura starting to appear around them, which giving Heisuke and Yamazaki shivered in spine already. It's the first time they see the two of them were fighting. They've always been look like best friend. But less than call it as best friend.

After Saitou had finished eating his food, he stood up, and said, "I need to take a leave. I have something to do in Discipline Committee. Excuse me," with that, he took a leave from the rooftop without any word nor receiving any goodbye from them.

"I wonder if Hajime-kun is angry because…"

Heisuke couldn't able to finish his sentence when Yamazaki gave a hiss of 'Shh' as quietly a he could, not wanting to let Okita hear it. When the member of Health Committee took a glanced on Okita, Okita's eyes laid on elsewhere except at the sky, as if he doesn't give a shit about his friendship bond with Saitou.

For a moment then, Okita finally spoke:

"Yamazaki-kun."

"Y-yes?"

Yamazaki turned his head to Okita, there's an odd expression that he can't tell whether he was about to cry or angry.

"Did I went a bit too far just now?" He chuckled humorlessly.

"Okita-kun…"

The member of Health Committee knew Okita wasn't meant to argue with the raven-haired stoic on purpose. He can tell that Okita was just worried about the brunette a lot. And the only person that could dare change her strange behavior was none other than the President.

Yamazaki couldn't to do anything to cheer the man with emerald orbs, he ended up watching Okita stood up as soon as he finished eating, took a leave from the rooftop.


A couple of days later then..

"It seems that Yukimura-dono is absent today." Amagiri informed to the President of Student Council as soon as he entered the office.

"Well that's rare. It's very unlike from my wife." Kazama said.

The red-headed man and Shiranui stared at their-so-called-'boss' in suspiciously, which giving the President wondered what's with their face.

"…What?"

"You know.." Shiranui began, "My daughter has starting to act a little strange ever since a few days ago. What the hell did you do to her this time?"

"Who's your daughter?" Kazama raised his eyebrow in confused.

"Duh, of course Chizuru. What did you expect?"

"I don't think I have done anything bad to her." He snorted, then turned his head away from them and remembered that he'd just reunited with his childhood friend. "Although.. she does acting a little bit strange since I've come to her house while Sen is there too."

At that, Kazama received a heavily sigh and shaking head from their slaves, which giving him wonder what the hell is wrong with them now.

"Never thought Kazama can be too damn dense.." Shiranui whispered to the red-headed man, trying not to let the President heard it.

"As much as I couldn't believe Kazama-sama can be actually dense, I agree with you."

"Hey, what are you guys gossiping about?!"

Once Kazama sighed out frustratedly, he stood up and intend to have some fun with other guys since his wife is absent today. It's been a whie he hasn't done that since the brunette came here.

"And where do you think you're going, Kazama?"

"Isn't it obvious? To say 'hi' to Saitou-kun." At that, Kazama finally left from his office. His two 'assistants' stared at the door awkwardly.

"And by meaning 'hi'.. is he intending to…" Amagiri stopped, knew what the President to do.

"See?!" Shiranui exclaimed. "That Kazama bastard does have a thing for Saitou for along time actually!"


In recess, after he's been having a big fight with Okita, Saitou decided to eat his lunch at the bench where he often ate when he wants to be alone for a while.

"I see that you're eating alone, Saitou-kun."

The President rarely calls the indigo-haired man with adding '-kun' but he kinda thought that he would give it a try to tease him every once in a while.

The indigo-haired man laid his eyes on the crimson one, remained silent as usual, and returned to eat his bento back.

"Ignoring, I see." Kazama chuckled softly, and went toward him, sitting on next to the member of Discipline Committee, which Saitou finally talk.

"What do you want, Kazama Chikage?" Saitou questioned with a hidden of growl inside of his monotone voiced.

Kazama's smile widen wickedly as he gripped the stoic's chin. Saitou didn't make any move, only glared at him in return.

"Nothing much," the President replied simply. "You've been spending a lot of times with your friends and I'm still wondering when would like to spend with… me."

"I don't think you and I are friends actually."

"Oh? But aren't we in a same class?"

At that, Saitou didn't reply anything, return to glare at him once more.

The President chuckled once more. "You're a very interesting one, Saitou-kun. Although you're acting a little strict, yet you're always cute each time you're blushing."

Kazama tilted his head nearer to the stoic, wanting to see Saitou's reaction of what gonna happen once he kept closer to him.

When his nose almost about to touch with Saitou's, Kazama received a smack of the stoic's book, which he often carried on his face:

"Rule 236, page 450, and line 9; do not flirt, seduce or kiss in school, especially toward in same sex." Saitou said like a robot.

Kazama smiled wickedly, took Saitou's book away from his face and said: "Never thought you could remember those rule."

As he intended to 'seduce' the stoic once more, Saitou took out his small notebook, written the President's name.

"Kazama Chikage, you're going to the Laboratory after school. Your punishment should be awaits as well."

At that, Saitou stood up from his place as soon as he finally finished eating his lunch food, Kazama's smirk hasn't fade away.

"It's a date then."


"Oh? What do we have here? I have never seen you've been alone lately. Aren't you supposed to be with Saitou and the others?" Kaoru said with a very sarcastic smirk on his face, enjoyed on looking the green-emerald orbs eyed man looked horrible, which is, it was the first time Kaoru have seen Okita looked so horrible.

Okita smiled back with a very pathetical on his face.

"Well if it isn't the yandere siscon. You seemed very awful today."

"Well I was about to say the same thing to you. It looks like you have already become a ghost, Okita Souji."

"Ehh~ seems looks like it."

"Hmph. As much as I hate to admit it," Kaoru said, held up his chin, which, Okita often do whenever he thinks of something, "What's up being alone here anyway? …Ah. Don't tell me my sister has friend-zoned with you from now on."

Okita gave a humorless laughed at that.

"You could say, I've got into a fight with Hajime-kun instead of getting involved with Chizuru-chan."

"Break-up, I see. That's pathetic for you." Kaoru spoke back, as he was about to turn around to return at the laboratory for another meeting for Discipline Committee.

And just he was about to leave, he accidently slipped his foot, in which, he was about to land on a very hard floor then, leaving showing off his embarrassing side to his rival… soon

However, what he was expecting for wasn't gonna happened in the end.

The young boy was expecting that he ended up on falling on the ground.

He was expecting that he'll receive lots of laugh from everyone, even Okita would enjoy him showing off in embarrassing.

But instead, he ended up on landing on a very soft and warm body. The black-haired boy realized that he's been laying on Okita. He wasn't sure how did it happen but his thoughts filled with nothing except…

Souji was saving him from being embarrassed in front of everyone..

"Ne, Kaoru." Okita began. "Why do you hate me so much?"

Kaoru widen his brown orbs, a warm palm of hand began to stroke down on his short hair.

"Do you hate me because I like ya sister so much? Do you hate me because I was being a naughty boy? ..Or is it… something else?"

Kaoru's eyes suddenly began to turn into furious and for a moment then, the atmosphere around began to turn into quiet as the younger boy slapped Okita's cheek, leaving his face has a red mark. A few students looked at them in confusedly, weren't exactly sure what's going between the two of them.

The emerald-green eyed man didn't looked shocked just as Kaoru has expected for. Instead, he was giving his usual grin like a Cheshire cat.

"Is this another joke of yours, Okita Souji?," Kaoru hissed angrily. "You're just trying to make fun of me and embarrassing me on purpose! Acting too damn innocent when you've already make a plan since the beginning. I hate fucking you!"

Turning around, and tried his very best not to look back on the students who kept whispering to each. Despite being further away from the mischievous man, the younger boy can still hears his pathetic laughter.

"But you know Kaoru…" Okita began, putting his finger on his lips, smirking widely as Kaoru looking back at him. "You know what people say; hate always mean love."

At those words, Kaoru's cheeks flushed in red, but soon running away from hallway, tried to get away from him as hard as he could.

Okita chuckled at that, couldn't tell whether the boy was blushing in embarrassed or angry though he'd still find that young boy really cute for have such a great resemblance with his twin sister.

"Ahh… such an adorable boy he actually is.." Okita spoke to himself, feeling much better after having an argument with Saitou.

Trying to take a leave from hallway, Okita turned his head to where Kaoru ran off to and starting in a deep thought, but soon shake his head slightly before he returned back to his class.


He hated him.

He fucking hated him.

Ne, Kaoru. Why do you hate me so much?

He despised that bastard so badly.

So why? Why did he just—

There's no doubt actually.

With his own eyes, Okita was definitely intending to kiss him as he questioned the younger boy of his reasons why Kaoru hated him so badly.

He always thought that bastard hated him as well..

Despising him.

And yet…

He'd still lean to kiss him as if he…

..loves him.

….Love?

Kaoru shook his head immediately.

That can't be right.

He, Okita Souji, a fanboy of Kondou Isami, and a no. 1 fan club of anti-Hijikata Toshizo, would never have a feeling toward the younger boy that way.

He hated him.

He fucking hated him so much!

Once Kaoru had finally arrived in the laboratory, thanking to Kami that no one still isn't here yet, the younger boy leaning against the door, and tries to remember clearly between them as he caressed his soft lips.

He never expected he could get kissed by a man… of course, knowing that the students have already became gay lately, he should've known that. Even the President has a definitely a thing for Saitou and the Classic Literature Teacher.

But this is Okita Souji that he's talking all about.

The mischievous man who always teasing his twin sister and Saitou. The mischievous man who had a great despise feeling toward the younger boy.

He couldn't understand what his reason of kissing him all of a sudden. Is it true it is one of his pranks? To make his confused? Trying to feel much better after getting quarrel with Saitou?

Kaoru gritted his teeth harder just thinking Okita was kissing him on purpose as a prank. Despite how he knew Okita was just fooling him, the younger boy still could not understand why his cheeks still burned in red.

"This is why I hate you so much, Souji…"

The boy mumbled under his breathed, and for the very first time he called the first name of the man he hated the most.


THUMP

THUMP

THUMP

As her mind was filled with her impossible feeling for the President, she finally returned back to reality as soon as she heard the door was knocking louder.

She hasn't gone to school for a while now.

For whoever it is it must be her teacher.

THUMP

THUMP

THUMP

There it is once again. But this time, it was much louder than before.

It was as if they're intending to break down the door.

Her expression than turned into panic and fear, thought it might be a burglar despite being a day.

It took a while then Chizuru finally knew whose that behind on that door.

"Chizuru-chan!"

It was Sen.

"Chizuru-chan, are you in there?!"

Without hesitated, Chizuru finally opened the door, her best friend stood in front of the house with filled of worried for the brunette.

"O-Osen-chan…" Chizuru murmured softly as if that's the only word she could spoke from her lips.

"I've got called from your homeroom teacher that you hadn't come to school for a while now.." Sen explained, trying to take a deep breathed slowly. She's been ran toward to her best friend's house in haste when she got a horrible news for the brunette. She needed to know what made her behavior changed forever.

Before Sen was about to say anything, she blinked in confused as tears began to flow on Chizuru's face. Cheeks burnt in red. The brunette sniveling quietly before Chizuru wrapped her arms around her best friend's body, in which, leaving Sen feeling in confused.

"Chi-Chizuru-chan…?"

"Why…?" Chizuru murmured once more, though Sen couldn't tell whether the brunette was talking to her or she was questioning on herself. "Why him of all people..? I.. I don't know when or how… but all I knew that I truly am falling in love with him!"

Sen stunned as she heard it from her best friend, still gaped like a fish as their embracing became close and tighter then.

"I love him! I love him so much, Osen-chan! But he… he loves someone else!"

At those words, the brunette sobbing quietly once more and kept calling her best friend's name as if that is the only way the brunette can calmed her down.

"Chi-Chizuru-chan…"

Not knowing what to do, it took a while then Sen returned her best friend's embrace by stroking down Chizuru's soft dark brown hair, letting her best friend released her sadness only for her.

She'd still couldn't get what made her best friend's behavior changed nor it has to do with her.

But all she can tell is, she…

Fall in love with someone.


"Kazama Chikage!"

There's a very loud yell at the Student Council office as Hijikata entered with a furious aura.

"What the hell was that for?!" He exclaimed all of a sudden, already exploded from his temper.

"And what's that suppose to be mean, Hijikata bastard?" The President smirked wickedly, leaving the Classic Literature teacher pissed off even more.

"Don't act as if nothing's happen, you bastard!" He raised his voice. "I just saw you're seducing Saitou!"

"Oh?" The President' s smirk wide. "Didn't know you have to be jealous over that."

The Classic Literature teacher twitched his left eye in annoyed and anger.

"That's not the point! You do realize that flirting and seducing in school is officially forbidden. Especially toward in same gender!"

"And what are you gonna do, Hijikata?" The President said, stood up from his place and went toward the grumpy teacher slowly. "Giving a punishment, I presume?"

When Hijikata finally noticed Kazama is in Oni President mode, his body starting to paralyze, couldn't move nor run away from the golden-haired man.

"Or…" Kazama changed his usual sarcastic tone with seductive one, which giving the Classic Literature teacher melted away, "..would you rather receive a punishment from me?"

Damn that Kazama bastard…!

What the hell is he trying to do right now?! Seducing him just as he done to Saitou! Hell no! the Classic Literature obviously despising this bastard so much!

So why? Why can't he control himself? Why can't he fight this President back? Is it because he—

Ah… no, no, no. It can't be. There's no fuckin way he actually turned into gay just like everyone. Sure, the school is filled with full men in the old days, and often getting teasing by that Souji bastard before Chizuru came to this school but that doesn't mean Hijikata would become a fuckin gay as well!

No way in hell! Especially not even fell for that President bastard!

"Oh? You've been quiet lately.. What's the matter? Are you waiting for your punishment?" Kazama's voice returned the Classic Literature teacher to reality back, as he could felt shivered in fear when Kazama's finger teasingly gripped on his chin tightly, as if the Oni President intended him to look at him in eye to eye.

Hijikata could felt himself gritted his teeth harder as he looked at the crimson orbs closely.

There was no hatred behind on that red orbs the President.

It was much more like taking in interested in him just how he sees toward the brunette and Saitou.

He hated that!

Damn, Hijikata Toshizou. Just pulled yourself together! He was teasing you right now! You've gotta do something!

Hijikata thought to himself very deeply, trying to get away on whatever the curse that the Oni President casted on him already.

As Hijikata leaned against the wall, couldn't find anywhere to run anymore, he shut his violet-orbs, not wanting to see of whatever this President bastard intends to do to him.

Damn, why the hell does that Kazama bastard's voice is very attractive?! If it wasn't he would have punch his gorgeous face already!

Hijikata flinched as the President pulled his neck tie as if he intended to pull the Classic Literature teacher closed to him, a soft and hot breathed came out from Kazama's lips, Hijikata shivered in all over spine already.

"So what kind of punishment would you prefer, Hijikata?" The President questioned.

Hijikata gritted his teeth and cursed himself once more. When he was about to open his lips already, the door opened automatically, in which, Hijikata widen his mouth in shocked.

"Yo Kazama, a few members of students have been planning to—" As soon as Shiranui laid on the two men, there was a very awkward silent in the office, though the Classic Literature teacher still gapped like a fish. Kazama's reaction doesn't seem shocked nor amused.

It was much more like his usual neutral expression.

"…I leave you two alone for whatever you guys want to do a moment then," Shiranui said as if he didn't see anything and closed the sliding, leaving Hijikata shocked in disbelief.

"Now, where were we?" Kazama said with a seductive tone.

As soon as the President say that, Hijikata finally have a courage to release his anger, exploding in the Student Council office, and yell:

"Get the fuck off from me!"


"Feeling better?" Sen asked after she brought a glass of water from the kitchen and sitting next to her best friend on the couch.

"O-oh… thank you, Osen-chan." The brunette said, held a glass of water and took a sip of it.

There's a very long quiet between them and Chizuru wasn't quite sure what to say anymore after she confessed to her best friend that she had fall in love with someone. She was very thankful for Kami though for not telling her the man she fall in love with was none other than Kazama Chikage.

"I envy for you… Chizuru-chan." Sen spoke all of a sudden.

"Eh…?" The brunette looked at her best friend in confused.

"Having fall in love with someone? Yeah, it's very lucky for you. But I'm pretty sure that he would eventually return your feeling if you confess your true feeling for him."

"I doubt that he would return my feeling, Osen-chan.." Chizuru said hopelessly as she could felt her heart clenched in pain just thinking about confessing her feelings for the President and without any hesitation, Kazama would ended up turning her down of her feeling.

She didn't want that.

She's scared of having rejection.

What would happened between them then?

"Isn't there any way to forget of having a feeling for someone like him..?" Chizuru said, putting her palm of hands on her face as she whimpered once more.

Sen looked at her best friend in pitiful for having an unrequited feeling to the man she truly loved. Whoever this man is he must be very special to her.

"As much as I don't know much about love, there is two ways to forget on having a feeling for someone." Sen noticed her best friend faced to her without hesitated, eagerly to know about it and so, Sen continued then: "The first option is, you have to tell him the truth about your feeling for that man."

"E-Ehhh?!" Chizuru exclaimed, cheeks burnt in embarrassingly. "B-But.. I thought you said you knew on how to forget of having a feeling for someone.."

"I did say that." Sen said. "But that's how it is. If you are being honest to yourself especially toward him, I'm sure you'll feel better in the end. Even if rejection really quite hurt." Sen said awkwardly at the last sentence one and giggled humorlessly.

"And… what about the second option?"

"The second option is simple; you have to avoid him as best as you can."

"Avoid… him?"

"Yup. It's very stupid option, I know. But, then again, that's the only way to keep away from letting you fall in love with him even more."

What she said just now was right!

Avoiding the President is the best way to keep him from falling in love with her!

If she continued keeping away from him, and spending times with Heisuke and the others, Kazama might have no longer in interested with her anymore.

"Th-thank you, Osen-chan. Somehow, I'm feeling much better hearing your advice." Chizuru said, smiled with a half filled happiness and half filled with sadness.

"Well you are my best friend, Chizuru-chan. I can't let you being gloomy all day. But please, try not to skip going to school just because you're having a love problem." Sen sighed at that, in which, leaving the brunette giggled quietly.

"I'm sorry for bothering you a lot, Osen-chan…"

"No need to apologize." Sen waved her hand. "As long as I can see you smile and happy, that's enough for me. Anyway, it's time to return back to school. Wouldn't want my teacher to get angry for skipping class."

With that, Sen taking a leave as she waved her hand to Chizuru.

Once Sen was no longer there anymore, her mind has starting to fill of one of the option she's been thought about it.

"Avoiding Kazama-senpai, eh..?"


The next day later then…

Chizuru wasn't had a good mood to eat with Kazama nor Heisuke and the others, so the brunette decided to eat her lunch at the garden. It was very quiet and peaceful. It made her mind didn't go in chaos nor panic. She knew avoiding the President would be a bad idea but she somehow feels the need to keep distant away from him, not wanting him to fall in love with her in the end.

As she kept thinking in blank, Chizuru didn't realized until now that a familiar man went toward her and sat next to her. Chizuru was a bit panic, thought that the President ordered him to take her to the Student Council room by force. But his calm and gentle voiced stop her from getting away with him:

"Rest to be assures that I do not come here to take you to Kazama-sama for eating lunch together." The red-headed man said. "I came here to talk with you for a while."

With that, Chizuru calmed her down once more, returned to sit back, but tried her best to avoid on looking of Amagiri's gentle eyes.

There was a very awkward silent between them until Amagiri finally asked some questions that he's been meaning want to know.

"Would it be alright if I ask you a question, Yukimura-dono?"

The brunette finally turned her face to his, and the red-headed man can see just how horrible she looked right now. It was as if the brunette hasn't eat, drink or sleep for a few days now and there's also some bags under her eyes.

What have Kazama had done, anyway…?

"Um.. sure…" she answered softly, turned her head away from him once more, feared that this question must've belonged from the President.

"I want to know whether Kazama-sama has ever done something to you anything by force or without your will?" He questioned, with a little concerned on his face. Even if he asks Kazama, he doubted that he could able find the truth.

"Wh-what?" She looked at him in perplexed.

"Lately, you've starting to act a little strange and I've noticed how you're slowly feeling a little discomfort around him each time he kept closer to you." Amagiri stated. "If he did do something to you horribly, you don't have to hide it away from me or Shiranui. Shiranui maybe a little rude and all, but he's really kind and really worry about you each time you're getting too close with Kazama-sama. We can always stop him and his plan."

Chizuru's eyes widen open in surprised. She never thought Amagiri and Shiranui would do that for the sake of her. She would've expected these men siding with the President since they've always follow him to wherever he goes. With that, Chizuru giggled softly, leaving the red-headed man looked at her in confused, which reminds of a beautiful woman that just gave a bark of laughter at the mall.

"It's not that I find it funny and all.. it's just, you and Shiranui-senpai had always follow him wherever Kazama-senpai go so I just thought you guys would've been siding along with him as well."

Amagiri curled his lips gently, "Just because we've always follow Kazama-sama goes, that doesn't mean we should let Kazama-sama do whatever he wanted. Kazama can be… acted a little brat sometimes. That's why both of us joining the Student Council wanting to make sure he wouldn't do something stupid."

"I think he already done something stupid quite a lot now."

"Yes, but I suppose forcing you without your own will is a bit too far. With that, we try our best to keep an eye on him and stop him whatever we can whether he like it or not."

She smiled once more, feeling a little much better just talking with the red-headed man but that doesn't mean her feelings change anything. Realizing that Amagiri and Shiranui can always disagree Kazama's idea or opinion, the brunette believed that, she can trust them when she's in trouble and all.

"Thank you for telling me all this Amagiri-senpai. But.." she stopped, her expression changed into sorrow then. "Kazama-senpai hasn't done anything by forced actually."

"Is that so? But what about your strange behavior toward Kazama-sama then?"

"That is…" she stopped and hesitated spoke it with sighing in depressing. "It's my own problem to act a little strange around him lately. It's my fault.."

Amagiri noticed how sad the brunette looked now. Asking her of her problem would be impossible one. First, he doubted that she could answer his next question and second, it's not his concern to know of her behavior.

Before Amagiri asked a new question, Chizuru questioned first:

"I've been meaning want to know about this for a while now…"

"And what is that?"

There's a short quiet moment between them, Chizuru laid her eyes to his, and finally asked:

"What is Kazama-senpai's and Sen's relationship?"

"Kazama-sama and Sen?"

"When I ask this to Kazama, he told me that he's just a friend to Osen-chan. But I knew that there's something else. Something much deeper and strong than childhood friends ever had. I've always envy for Sen a lot." She sighed, felt a little jealous for her best friend just because she's always been close to the President for such a very long time.

"…May I ask you something before I answer your question first?"

"Um… sure. What it would be?"

"Do you, by any chance, likes Kazama-sama?"

At that, Chizuru's face turned in red like a tomato, Amagiri noticed that but spoke once more, "..No. I don't think 'likes' would be a suitable word to say. What I meant is, do you truly love him?"

"Wh-what do you mean by that?" She asked, her face still in deep scarlet.

"It's not that I doubt your feeling for Kazama-sama is strong and all. But Kazama-sama seem… a bit dense of your feeling and I'd just thought that I would like to know whether is it true that you're actually have a feeling for him?"

Chizuru looked down on her feet, explaining him everything of her feeling in honest and real so that the red-headed man understand of her feelings for the President, whether it was very nonsense or not.

"As much as it's hard to believe that of all people that I fell for, yes, I believed that I'm definitely had a feeling for him. I don't know when or how did I fall in love with him. But the moment I saw Osen-chan and Kazama-senpai together, I'm starting to.. love him even more each time he and Osen-chan were closer."

Amagiri almost gapped like a fish as soon as he heard that. He never thought the brunette definitely loves him in the end when he and Shiranui always thought that it was impossible for Chizuru to fall in love with a guy like him. The red-headed man also felt sympathy for her as well when she knew that it's very impossible for her feeling would return since he and Sen had already been arrange to marry each other once they're graduating.

Before Amagiri could say anything, the bell was ringing, which stopped him from saying whatever he intended to say. Telling her everything about the arrangement marriage between Kazama and Sen would hurt her even more. With that, he let it be until the time has come.

She took a bow lowly in respectful and say, "Thank you for accompany to talk with me, Amagiri-senpai. It's been really great talking with you."

"I enjoy being accompany with you as well, Yukimura-dono. I hope we could spend times more together when the times come," Amagiri bow politely before he took a leave to return to the Student Council room.

Chizuru watched him leave and wondering what was the red-headed man wanted to talk about before the bell was ringing…

Now that she's feeling a bit better of talking with the red-headed man, the brunette knew what she had to do from now on.

She needed to avoid the President as best as she can so that he wouldn't fell for her.

Whether he noticed it or not..


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