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Soichi chapter 12

"Was he saying that he is actually your boyfriend Am?" Aki asked me with a mischievous smile on his face.

I shake my head hardly. "No! What would make you think that?"

"I don't know… Maybe it was the way he was looking at you or something. There was just something about him."

I smile nervously at him and we head to the PC room.

-7 hours later-

It's 11:00 and I just get home. I decided to take a walk about 9:00 so I would be sure to miss everyone. There is a small light in the entrance hall that Kazuto leaves on when he knows that I will be home late. I walk over to the kitchen to get something to drink. I notice a small plate on the top shelf covered in tin foil with a note attached to it.

Amber,

You really need to eat something. I talked to all of

the restaurant and rest stop owners around here

and they haven't seen you since you hurt

your ankle a few weeks ago. Why have you not

been eating? Eat this and don't make me worry

about you okay? You can always come and talk

to me about anything if you need to.

Kazuto

Kazuto cares about me. But I am not eating this. I'm not hungry and I don't even like this style of curry either. He makes it too sweet. But if I don't, it will just make him worry more and he asked me not to make him worry so I won't. I will just make it look like I ate it. After all, I don't have a problem with lying. I take off the top and skirt I was wearing and that leaves me in a black tight fitting tank top and black leggings. I run the microwave for one minute just in case someone was awake. I then take the paper plate and walk outside to the trash and throw it away. I'm sorry Kazuto. I think to myself. I hurry back inside.

At this point, I am just wearing a medical boot and don't need crutches. The doctor called me on Tuesday and told me that the break wasn't as bad as he thought it was when he first looked at the X-Ray. He told me I only had to wear the boot for a week then slowly use my ankle again. He also added, knowing the cause of the break in the first place, that I couldn't skate for another week once I was out of the boot.

Once I get inside, I hear a mysterious voice from behind me.

"Just getting back huh?" I turn and see Soichi leaning against the door frame to the dining area.

"Yeah. I was just getting some fresh air." I reply. I hate lying to him but I can't let him know the truth about anything.

"You really are okay with lying. You just lied to me. You weren't getting fresh air. I heard the microwave go off and decided to come and investigate. Then I noticed your clothes on the chair as usual, and saw a shadow moving towards the trash bin outside. The fridge was slightly open too and I realized the plate Kazzy left you was gone." I look at the ground with guilt. "Why haven't you been eating?"

"I-I don't know." I am still looking at the ground and a lump forms in my throat. I push it down but no amount of force could be used to fight back the tears. "I honestly don't know. I haven't been eating much lunch and, and usually I'm starving by the time I get home but, but I can't even force myself to eat."

"Did something happen? Maybe that is the reason you can't eat anything. Maybe you're stressed?"

"N-nothing happened. I-I think I should go to bed. I will go to the doctors' office tomorrow if it suits your fancy." What he doesn't know is Kenta showed up again. But I wasn't eating anything before him. Maybe I'm homesick? I don't know. I just can't explain it. All I can think about is Soichi and school.

"Okay. And Amber?"

"Yeah?"

"…Never mind. Just get some sleep okay?"

"If I can." I mumble, he looks at me confused and I smile at him shyly. He shrugs and walks off towards the kitchen. I go to bed and get some of the best sleep I've had in weeks.

-The next afternoon-

As I walk in, I hear giggling coming from the living room. I naturally gravitate towards the living room and see Sho with the girl from the other day. As I stare in shock, she nods her head politely. She apologizes for intruding but I tell her not to worry. I stop myself from walking over to the changing wall that was set up for decoration when I realize the girl was here. She introduces herself as Momo Sumitani. She is apparently in the sculpture department with Sho. I give her my name and tell her that her name is a cute name.

"Is it okay if I call you Momo?" I ask politely but all she does is smile coldly.

"I would prefer if you call me Sumitani." I look at her in confusion but she smiles sweetly. She is telling me that I can't call her by her first name. As I stand there in confusion, Yusuke and Soichi return from their classes. As they walk into the living room, Momo- excuse me- Sumitani, jumps up suddenly. She is starting to act so familiar with Soichi. I look between the two of them then Sho explains that they went to high school together. Before Soichi leaves, Sumitani gives him two tickets to a famous architect's show this weekend. She not-so-subtly drops a hint that she wants to go with him. He declines her offer roughly but she tells him to keep the two tickets. He thanks her slightly and leaves to go to his room.

We are all left there and the first one to speak is Sumitani herself. "Well, I think I should be going now. See you around campus Sho?"

"Yeah. See ya later."

Yusuke leans into me and whispers in my ear. "Looks like she has it bad for Soh. But it looks like he isn't interested." My heart misses a beat. But his words somehow soothe me. I head back to my room as I am about to change, my phone goes off.

Who is this? It's an unknown number but maybe it's the doctor or something. I think I will answer it.

"Hey. It's been a while." The voice answers. It can't be…

-To Be Continued-