Author's Note: hey all! Yes, I am back. I've had this chapter written out since...I think January but I've been too lazy to type it up because that's just how I am, le sigh -life of a procrastinator- anyway, I'm gonna have to put this story on hold for a little while because I hake finals coming up in a week and a half, but after that is SUMMER! FINALLY! FREEDOM FROM HELL! -ninja shifty eyes- I mean...I love school, hehehe. I can remember if I wrote this last chapter or not (it's been so long, sry) but I'm writing another Wallflower fic. I don't know when I will post it because I'm not done with it yet and I've decided to write all the chapters and type them before I start posting. that way there are no uber long waits between chapters. and for those of you that are actually reading this, I just want to say thank you for sticking with me and I hope you read my work-in-progress when it's all finished. Have Fun and I'll se y'all when SCHOOLS OUT FOR SUMMER!
Chapter 10: A Decision
"Why do I have to do it!"
"Because you're the only one without an exam today. I'm going to be with her tomorrow if she is still ill."
"Don't worry Kyohei, it won't be that bad."
"She's going to be in bed all day. All you have to do is check on her every once and a while as well as cater to her every need. Nothing too difficult."
"Ranmaru, you're not helping the situation." Takenaga warned, "Well Kyohei?"
"Fine. But just so you know, I hate you all." He answered after staring at them a few moments.
"Whatever, Kyohei. Have fun!" Yuki said, waving and closing the door behind them.
'This is gonna be a long day.' Kyohei though, walking towards Sunako's room.
Opening the door slightly, he popped his head in to check on her. Seeing that she was sleeping, he quietly shut the door and walked to the kitchen to get some breakfast.
He put two slices of bread into the toaster, setting it to low. He was picky when it came to his toast, only eating it if it was very lightly toasted. Meaning it had to have a very light brown colour and still be crispy. From the refrigerator he took out the butter, two eggs and the orange juice. He put them on the counter and took out a frying pan, spraying it with PAM and placing it on the oven, turning it up high. He fried the two eggs then grabbed a glass from the cupboard and poured himself some orange juice. After putting the juice away, he put the eggs on a plate and waited for the toast.
When they popped up from the toaster, he placed them on the plate and spread them with butter. He grabbed a knife and fork and sat at the table with his juice and breakfast. When he finished, he put the plate and the glass into the dishwasher and sat back down at the table. He began doing the crossword puzzle in the daily newspaper. A couple of minutes later a sick and very pale Sunako came trudging through the doorway. She got a glass of juice and sat at the table across from Kyohei. He was so focused on the puzzle that he failed to notice that she had even walked into the room. When he did finally look up, he had to grab onto the table to keep from falling off of his chair.
"Geeze, Sunako-chan! Don't scare me like that! And what the hell are you doing out of bed? You're sick, if you stay out here and don't go rest you'll only get."
"I'm not tired. There's no point in lying in bed all day if I'm not going to sleep. Being in bed for hours at a time makes me restless. It's pointless, I'm not so sick that I can't get up every so often to stretch and walk around a bit."
"I guess that makes sense, but if you get worse before they get home, I'm the one who's going to get in trouble for not taking care of you."
"I understand that. I will make sure I'm in bed before they get back and I won't do anything that would cause more harm."
"That's fine; just make sure the others don't find out."
There was a long awkward silence during which Kyohei tried to make it look like he was concentrating on the crossword while he was really thinking about how he was going to talk to Sunako about their relationship and how they were going to have to tell Ranmaru about it soon. Sunako happened to be thinking the same thing and wondered what Ranmaru's reaction would be.
"We're going to have to tell him soon…"
Kyohei looked up from the paper and at her immediately, somewhat shocked that they had been thinking the same thing.
"I know. But how are we going to tell him? It's not like we can just say 'Oh, hey Ranmaru. Guess what? Sunako-chan and I, yeah, we're now a couple. She realized that she really did love me. Don't worry, we've only been together a week or so and Takenaga is the only one who knows because he walked in on us making out.'"
"I don't think that's the best way to tell him," Sunako said sarcastically, "Maybe if we tell him over dinner while everyone else is there. It won't be as hard because Takenaga-kun can help us out if we need it. Plus, I think we should leave out the whole 'making out' part and just say that we've both come to the conclusion that we like each other and have decided to begin a relationship."
"That way there's no feeling involved and it sounds more like a business deal rather than a confession, if you will."
"Then you can tell him if you don't like my way-"
"That's not what I meant. What I'm saying is that maybe we should re-word it so that it's not so formal. We're not strangers with them anymore."
"Alright, I agree. We'll have to tell Takenaga-kun about helping us out a bit so that he doesn't choke on his meal when we spring it on 'em. But or now, I'm going back to my room…" Sunako walked out of the kitchen and to her room and watched one of the many horror movies she owned.
The rest of the day they rarely saw each other and when they did only a few words passed were exchanged between them. Sunako spent most of the day in her room watching movies, talking to Hiroshi-kun and the others, or napping. Kyohei watched TV, did a couple homework assignments that were due that day and checked on Sunako every so often. For lunch, Kyohei made eggs and toast for Sunako and instant soup for himself. The fact that the guys might be able to cook, even if it was just the basics, had never dawned on her.
When the others came home, Sunako was in her bed as she had promised Kyohei she would be. They checked on her and to her surprise Noi had decided to tag along. She was cheery and bright as usual as well as clinging to Takenaga, but they both know he didn't mind one bit.
"Are you feeling any better Sunako-chan?" Noi asked. Sunako just nodded. "I hope you've learned that you shouldn't eat so much chocolate at one time." Again, Sunako nodded to appease the girl.
They all asked her about her day and if Kyohei had treated her well. Yet again, she just nodded and briefly told them what she had done. They all decided to leave Sunako alone to rest before dinner came. Takenaga was the last to go and before he could close the door, Sunako called him back in.
"Yes, Sunako-chan?"
"Can I talk to you really quick?" she asked.
"Uh, sure. What do you wish to tell me?" he inquired.
"Kyohei and I had a short discussion this morning. We've come to the conclusion that we are going to tell Ranmaru and everyone else about us over dinner. I would like you to give us a hand if it looks like we may need it, if you don't mind."
He stared at her for a moment, her words not really making sense to him at first. When they finally did sink in, his mouth dropped open and looked at her as if she had multiple heads.
"You…and Kyohei…had a…..DISCUSSION!" he asked, making sure he had heard correctly.
She nodded and waited for him to continue. After a moment, he composed himself, deciding to think on that later.
"If it looks like you need help explaining or he doesn't believe you, I'll speak up." At that, he got up and abruptly left the room leaving Sunako no time to reply.
She noticed Takenaga was missing and decided to go see if he had stayed with Sunako a moment longer. When she got to the door, Noi could hear voices coming form inside. She opened the door so there was only a thin crack and could hear clearly.
"-we're going to tell Ranmaru and everyone else about us over dinner. I would like you to-" was all she heard before she silently closed the door and ran into the bathroom.
'How could he do this to me? I though he loved me, not Sunako-chan. And what did she mean 'about us'? Are they together! If so, for how long? All this time he was using me so Ranmaru wouldn't find out about them. I thought he was better than that…' she thought about it and argued with herself. After some time, she decided that she would act as if she heard nothing and wait for him to tell her about it.
She wiped her eyes to get rid of the tears that had crept into her eyes. She opened the door and left the bathroom heading in the direction of the kitchen. Outside the doorway, she could hear Takenaga talking to the rest of them . Putting her eyes to the floor, she walked in.
"Hey! I was wondering where you were." Takenaga said when he saw her.
"Oh, I was in the bathroom." She replied.
He looked at her and sensed something was amiss, "Noi, is everything alright?"
Looking up and putting on her happiest face she said, "Yes, everything is fine, I was just thinking about something."
"Okay." He smiled and held her hand. They talked as a group for a while and deciding on what they would have for dinner. Noi agreed to cook since the boys' cooking skills were…limited.
When Noi had finished dinner, Kyohei went to get Sunako so she could eat with them. He returned saying that she would be there in a few minutes. They all helped to set the table and Noi dished out the food. They were all seated at the table when Sunako came in. She was wearing a long black peasant skirt and a dark blue sweatshirt with black socks and her beanie.
"Are you feeling better Sunako-chan?" Yuki asked.
She nodded as she sat down and looked at the food in front of her. There was rice, fish and some soup. She thanked Noi and began eating. Ranmaru and Takenaga were talking about something or other, Yuki and Noi talked about music and school while she and Kyohei were completely silent, too focused on other things.
Just as everyone was finishing up, she looked at Kyohei and gave a short nod, signaling the fact that she was going to start telling the others. He cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. When all eyes were on him, he spoke, "Guys, I need to tell you something. Well, it's more like we need to tell you."
Quickly glancing at Kyohei, she began, "Yes, there is something you all should know. Something happened about a week ago that caused us to come to a revelation. Remember that night about a week ago when I made soup and one or two of you got really tired and went to bed early? Well, I, uh, actually drugged the soup, but it was only meant for Kyohei. I had planned on killing him that night because of something that happened. When I went to put the plan into action, it backfired. I ended up realizing that I actually liked Kyohei and didn't want to kill him after all."
"Yeah, and things happened. Takenaga ended up walking in on us kissing in my room. That's why he's the only one that knew about it."
Yuki and Ranmaru looked over at Takenaga with wide eyes. "Wait a minute-" Ranmaru said looking back at Kyohei and Sunako, "-you two……KISSING! I don't believe you."
"It's true. I walked in on them as Kyohei said. I had kind of already guessed there was something going on. When I finally figured it out, I went to go stop Sunako-chan, but ended up finding them playing tonsil hockey in the middle of his room."
"Back up," Yuki said to Takenaga, "Did you just say Tonsil Hockey? When did you start saying that! And," turning to Kyohei and Sunako, "who are you and what have you done with Kyohei and Sunako-chan?"
"Yuki, it's me. I haven't been replaced by some alien clone, don't worry. And neither has Sunako-chan. We've just changed." Kyohei said.
Sunako looked over at Noi to gauge her reaction to their confession.
"Hey Noi-chan, are you alright?" Yuki said concerned.
Noi had been shocked at what had unfolded before her. She felt like an idiot for not trusting Takenaga. She had been at the right place at the wrong time and if she had listened in on their conversation just a little longer, she would have realized they were talking about Sunako and Kyohei. She was broken out of her thoughts by the sound of Yuki's voice.
"What did you say Yuki-kun?"
"I asked if you were alright, you look a little pale."
"Oh yeah, I'm fine. I was just a little shocked at the news is all. But don't worry," she said with a smile, "I'm glad that you two are finally together. I was starting to wonder if you would get together at all. Takenaga and I had been pla-"
She was abruptly cut off by Takenaga's hand over her mouth. "Um…we'll be right back…" he said, rising from the table and leaving, taking Noi with him.
The others stare after them in confusion, not quite understanding what had just been almost said. Kyohei then noticed that Ranmaru had yet to say anything about their relationship. He looked at him to see if he could clues as to what exactly was going on in that head of his.
Ranmaru could feel eyes on him as he stared out the door Takenaga and Noi had exited through only moments ago. He wasn't sure how he should react to anything that had happened, especially the announcement. He knew that if they hadn't told him this before that it was because they were afraid of him going after Sunako now that she was no longer single. Although he did go after women that were already in relationships, he would never go for one of his friends girlfriends. That just wasn't right. Had they not noticed that he hadn't once gone after Noi since her and Takenaga started going out? Maybe he would play a little trick on them all, just to teach then a lesson as well as to see how they would react. In fact, that's exactly what he was going to do.
'I'll show you that I'm not as big a home wrecker as you may think.' He thought, turning to face Kyohei's curious glance with a smirk and a glimmer in his eye.
TBC (when I'm free from this hell they call 'school')
