Chapter 12
The night had faded away and the sunlight was bringing its way in. Soon the city of Yokohama began to become audible of city life during the day. Even though this city that is the second largest next to Tokyo seems to never sleep with from constant moving cars and bright lights. But as day fills the sky our love sick main character Yuuki Rito began to awake from his slumber. As he began to slowly open his eyes his vision was a little blurry from his peaceful sleep.
Rito closed his and stretched and yawned silently while lifting his body from the bed. He opened his eyes again noticing that his vision is normal again. Rito then surveyed the room forgetting that this wasn't his room from home. He sighed softly to himself and put his head down scratching the back of his neck.
"Are you awake?" Rito lifted his head and turned to the right of the room. He sees Yami sitting on the bed eating a bag of taiyaki with the television on.
It did not wake Rito because of the volume being turned down to where only Yami could hear it.
"Yeah, I am." Rito's voice sounded raspy from his awakening. He swallowed and cleared his throat before he began to speak again.
"What are you watching exactly?" When Rito asked Yami kept her eyes on the television screen.
"A morning entertainment show, even though I don't get it."
Rito pulled the covers off of him and tried to stand correctly. He felt the bandage on his face, it still hurts him. He begins to remember about the fight he had with Natsuo last night. Yami then turns her head and views Rito and his shadow from the morning sky. She notices him rubbing his face where his bandage was.
She froze with what she recollected from last night's situation. She would never forget how Rito became brave for once in his life. She blushed mildly from her reminiscent event that took place that night. Rito sighed softly and looked out of the big hotel window that gives a display of the cityscape of Yokohama.
"Does it hurt?" Yami asked as she continues to view him from her bed.
Rito turns his head and smiles. "Don't worry about me I'm fine."
Yami was relived to some extent. She turned her attention back to the television that was still going on. Suddenly Rito walked over to Yami's bed and sat next to her. Rito's heart raced a little when he got this close to Yami while they are alone.
"Strange, I'm always nervous around girls, especially Yami who's been trying to kill me. Now I have a different nervous feeling around her. But I can't fuck up like I always did before; I have to tell Yami my true feelings sooner or later."
Yami grabbed her bag of taiyaki. She took out another fish shaped cake and inserted it into her mouth. Rito thought the quietness in the room made everything weird. He wanted to talk with her more and secretly Yami wanted to talk more with Rito. Rito noticed the bag of the fish cakes near Yami's side and he smiled.
"Hey, can I have some?" Yami turned her head at Rito to see the calm and nice smile on his face. She blushed quickly and handed him the bag.
"Here, try not to eat a lot." As Yami handed the bag to Rito she tried to hide her face from Rito.
"Thanks" Rito opened the bag and took out the fish shaped treat and ate it. Yami put her hand in the bag unexpectedly and took out a piece of taiyaki. She then turned her head to Rito again a smiled at him. Rito smiled back, he began to rub his hair and loosen his shirt. Rito then gave the bag back to Yami and she placed it on the floor.
"So Yami how was the ending of your book?" Yami froze up from the unexpected question from Rito. She was relaxed to a degree when she was going to answer.
"The ending was grate." Rito seemed keen to Yami's telling of the closing of her love story she has been reading.
"Oh yeah, please tell me what happened?" Yami gazed upon Rito's joyful and interested expression. Deep down she feels very blissful to tell Rito about the ending and for some odd reason she also felt edgy telling Rito about how the love story ends. She closed her eyes and smiled softly.
"Well the guy Akio that had feelings for the outsider Harumi also had feelings for her as well. He confessed to her and the two were now a couple."
"They went out to places and did things people in love would do. Everything was perfect for them until Akio was in a deadly car accident. He died on impact."
Rito focused his full attention on Yami's storytelling as she went on.
"Harumi also ran away from home, couldn't take the undoable abuse from her mother. Akio told her that one day they would both live their lives together and away from the trouble, but she knew it would be best to keep living a comfortable and happy life with and without him."
"Before she left, Harumi went to his grave and told him that she would always love him no matter what. Finally she walked off along the sunset to live her life."
After Yami finished her brief summary of the ending of her novel she read Rito was dazzled through the entire telling of events that took place in this love story. He turns his direction at Yami and smiles again.
"Wow, it's kind of sad but a little happier at the end. I like it"
Yami was rather overwhelmed knowing Rito enjoyed the ending. She wondered what he would think if she knew she cried from the ending but she couldn't tell him or anyone else about it. She had forgotten Rito was still sitting next to her as she was surprised to hear his voice.
"Yami, what's wrong, something on your mind?" Yami paused for a moment.
"Sorry, I was daydreaming." Rito placed his hands in the air and smiled greatly.
"Uhh, no it's fine really!" Rito laughed softly but then after his brief laugh he began to slowly frown. Yami laid her eyes on his face noticing he looked troubled than usual. Rito notices Yami looking at him so he turns his direction away from her and casually looked down at the floor. Yami looks still looks at him but does not understand him. She never really understood Rito until the two started to be around each other a lot more. Yami leaned a little closer to Rito.
"Something wrong with you now" As Rito turned back to Yami his heart raced when he had seen her slightly closer to him. He face started to go red and he started to sweat; he took a light deep breath and looked directly into Yami's scarlet red eyes. Her eyes were also stuck on his leaving a brief moment of silence.
"Yami...I really need to tell you something." Yami's eyes widened slightly.
"I…I….I lov-"
As Rito was going to confess his feelings to Yami the two both turned their heads to the door as someone was knocking.
"Just try to hold onto that thought please."
Yami got up from the bed and walked to the door unlocking it while leaving Rito speechless of his confession. Once Yami opened the door she sees Mikan standing in front of her in her sleeping clothes. Mikan looked at Yami with some sort of suspicion.
"What are doing Yami?"
"Rito and I just woke up." Yami and Mikan view Rito who is still sitting there having his hand on his face. He turns his head to the door to see who Yami was talking to. He was surprised to see her to some extent.
"Oh Mikan, you're up too?" Mikan was thrown off balance from how Yami and Rito were acting especially towards Rito by the way he responded.
"Umm I've been up, do you two even know what time it is?" Rito and Yami looked at each other seeking that one of them was keeping track of time. Mikan was now more off balance.
"What, Rito you didn't bring an alarm clock or you're watch?" Rito lowered his head in a solemnly manner.
"I'm sorry"
Yami and Mikan were examining's Rito's gloomy mood. Mikan wasn't really concerned since she notices he tends to be like this all of the time. On the other hand Yami seemed to wonder again. She had a weird but strong feeling that he was upset not with the waking up incident but with something else. She didn't know but at the same time tried not to care like Mikan.
Mikan rubbed the back of her head.
"Well I'm sorry to tell you but you two over slept a little. In a half hour we were all going to go sightseeing and then to the amusement park."
Yami was fixing her bangs as she listened to Mikan's words while Rito finally lifts his head, still with the same solemn look on his face.
"That all seems fine with me." Rito rub's the corners of his eyes.
"Yeah sounds like a grate plan." Mikan placed her hands on her hips and had a concerned look on her face.
"By the way how did you two oversleep?"
Yami slightly turned her eyes away from Mikan.
"I couldn't really sleep for some reason." Mikan stares at her best friend. She senses that there may be something wrong with her after all. Mikan and Yami now look at Rito to see what his reason would be. Rito views Mikan's expression showing she needs some sort of explanation. He sighs and smiles embarrassingly.
"Well that little scandal I got into last night made me kind of uneasy so that's why I could sleep."
Mikan stares at her brother with an annoyed expression.
"I can pretty much tell he's lying but what for? Could he and Yami have?
Mikan shakes her head to remove the negative thoughts going through her mind.
She begins to walk out of the room slowly. "Uhh, Yami come on let's get ready with Yui so we can go."
"Why…sure"
Mikan pulls onto Yami's arm and drags her out. As Yami was leaving, she quickly looks back to see Rito standing in plain sight not doing anything. After her last view of Rito the door is closed and Rito was left alone in the room. He griped his hair very tightly and sighed softly.
"What am I going to do?" He got his bag up from the floor and placed on the bed. He slowly opens it and pulls out his wristband. He examined it closely while holding it in the air. He then turns his head away from it and smiles.
"Seems like we should trade, hehe the ones we have now don't seem to fit us."
Rito puts on the rubber wristband and places his harm down to his side. He then walked to the window and views the cityscape of Yokohama. Rito could see its famous amusement park Cosmo World's Ferris wheel. After looking at the urban scenery he stretched his arms in the air and shouted.
"I'm not sure if it's today, tomorrow, or next year but I will tell Yami my true feelings even if it has to be in front of the people I know!"
Rito smiles and then pauses for a moment.
"…I hope no one heard me." Rito grabbed a towel, rag, toothbrush and toothpaste from his bag and walked in the bathroom. He took his clothes off and got into the shower letting the water flow down from his hair.
"Ahh even if it's just an ordinary shower this feels awesome!"
After washing himself he dried his chest along with his hair. He then wrapped the towel around his waist and looked into the mirror as he brushed his teeth. He felt his bandage and started to peel it off.
Rito place his hand where the bandage was and he began to rub his face.
"It still kind of hurts, but I can't just walk around with this embarrassing patch on." After drying his whole body he finally put his clothes on. He had on a white shirt that had the words on it labeled surfs up with cargo shorts. He decided to wear his old tennis shoes instead of his new ones. Rito was in the middle of combing his hair. He had some thoughts about his confession going through his head.
"Now if I love Yami it's gonna be hard telling Haruna, Mikan and Lala that I loved her as well. I shouldn't worry about too much though."
"I won't mess up like I always do."
Before Rito left he got some money out of his bag. When he finished counting it he stepped out of his room. He made sure he had the key before locking the door. He placed the key in his pocket, locked the door and closed it quietly. As he walked down the hallway he was actually searching for Yami and Mikan's room. He knew it would be pretty hopeless since he didn't have the room number but he wanted to do something that took up time until everyone was prepared.
Having his head turning from left to right, he did not look where he was going and bumped into Haruna and both feel together. Rito lifted his head.
"Ow! my head, huh!" Rito looks down and sees his hand on one of Haruna's breast while his knee was on her lower part. Rito's face went completely red as he showed an embarrassed yet shocking expression. Haruna's face also went red.
"NOOOO!" Haruna screamed as she slapped Rito where his bandage used to be. Rito fell the opposite direction and held onto his bruised face while lying on the floor in pain.
"Ah, I'm sorry Yuuki Kun are you okay?" Rito tried to stand up from the floor.
"Yeah I'm fine." His face was still in pain when he stood up. Haruna felt bad for Rito.
"Forgive me; I forgot you got hurt last night." Rito paused and then smiled.
"Hopefully that won't happen again."
"It was kind of scary, but I never thought you were the type of person to be like that."
Rito begins to put some thought into what Haruna said.
"Yeah, but I can't really fight, I'm not sure why I put myself out there like that."
Rito starts to smile embarrassingly as Haruna gives a warm smile to him. Rito moved his head up as he had just remembered something.
"That's right, Haruna you know where Yui and Mikan's room are?"
"Oh that's where I was heading; just follow me I know where it is."
Rito smiled and followed Haruna down the long hallways as they were heading to Yui and Mikan's room. The two felt like there was some weirdness going between them especially since Rito has feelings for Yami and Haruna has feelings for Rito. As Haruna continued walking she moves her eyes noticing Rito is silent.
"You seem awfully quiet." Rito keeps his attention to Haruna as kept walking forward.
"Nah, I just didn't get that much sleep so I'm not feeling it."
"I see, well don't worry yourself. I' sure when we got to Cosmo world you'll be wide awake."
Rito laughed. "Yeah I guess I will huh. It's pretty amazing how Tenjouin could pay for all of this."
"Yeah, though I have a feeling she's doing this cause Lala isn't around."
Rito turned his head a little but still kept his smile.
"Yeah…It would be fun."
Haruna and Rito make their stop in front of Yui and Mikan's hotel door. "So this is it, I wonder if their done yet." Haruna looked up and examined the door.
"I'm not really sure if they are done are not, I'll go in and see. You just wait out here."
Haruna knocked on the door softly and was waiting for someone to open it. Rito was leaning against the wall next to the door. He knew he probably still had to wait patiently so he placed his head on the wall The knob on the door began to turn and it is opened. Yui is seen in front of Haruna.
"Sairenji, what are you doing here?"
"I just wanted to see if you and the others were ready." Yui looks back for a moment and sees that Yami and Mikan are fully papered. Yui then came closer to Haruna and whispered.
"Oh yes, the thing is I can't find my bra, this is so embarrassing."
Haruna then became speechless and shocked not noticing Yui has had her shirt cover her breasts. She feels deep trouble coming for Rito if he emerges himself in front of the door. But at some point Rito pay attention to the conversation going on between Haruna and Yui. Without any thought he walked off from the wall and turned his head and faces Yui. Both of their faces turn red as he notices she has shirt and that her breasts are being covered.
"YOU SHAMELESS PERSON!"
Yui pulls her hand back and slaps Rito with all her strength in the facial area where his bandage used to be. After Rito is hit he falls to the ground rapidly and does not move.
Yui' face was red as a strawberry not knowing her so call crush sees her like this. She then snaps at Haruna.
"Sairenji san, why didn't you tell me Yuuki Kun was standing there!?" Haruna feels embarrassed for Yui in this situation as she waves both her hands in the air trying to explain.
"I'm sorry; I was just going to tell you until he stepped in all of a sudden!"
Mikan and Yami who were fully dressed looked at the front door to see all of the commotion going on. The two girls had seen Rito on the floor and Mikan began to glare at him. For Yami she just stares at him with no expression. Mikan starts to smile sarcastically.
"All of their yelling is bothering everyone." Yami nods her head of agreement.
"Yes indeed."
After a few minutes of Haruna and the others help Yui Rito is sitting on the ground with his back against the door. He aches in pain while having his hand on his face. He looks as if he was going to cry.
"Oh god why me!?"
Main Lobby
Now that everybody was ready for the next agenda for the trip. Mikan and Yami are walking from the hallway and enter the lobby. While Rito was standing next to the front desk he views Yami's appearance and is a in a state of shock. Yami is seeing wearing a white short sleeved shirt with black star designs on it with a black skirt with a rose on it. Her hair was also tied in long pigtails. Rito kept his eyes on Yami's new look and blushed.
"Wow she actually looks good in human clothes." Yami taps Mikan on her shoulder and talks to her in a light voice.
"Mikan are these clothes really for me?" Mikan smiles at her friend as a sweat drop appear on her head.
"Why of course, it's just rare to see you wear something like that you know."
Yami turns away and see Rito turn away to make sure she didn't know he was looking at her. Considering yami's glaring at Rito she happens to notice why he looked so hard at her. Saruyama comes from behind Rito and scare attacks him.
"Say Rito I noticed you seeing Yami in her outfit, it's pretty cute huh!" Rito began to get angry at his best friend.
"Oh shut up!"
Yami still gazes at Rito as he is screwing around with his friend. Mikan looked at Yami with puzzlement.
"What are you staring at Yami Chan?"
"Oh it's nothing."
'And I thought I had to get used to human clothing."
At this time Tenjouin Saki and her body guards have walked into the lobby. She stands firm in the middle of the room beginning to speak
"Okay everyone after your own look around fun with your own expenses we will all meet at Cosmo world at 4:01. The entire park was paid for all of us so you should still be grateful and I hope there won't be any rude violence there!"
Saki glares at Rito allowing him to know that she mean's him. At the same time everyone stares at Rito as it would seem that the recollection of the fight he had last night went through their minds. Rito frowns from annoyance by everyone.
"Look, it's not my fault alright; I won't do anything else too rash."
After Rito's short given and Saki's long said speaking everyone was now all set to go. Yami sat on the couches by herself. The couches were placed against the walls from left to right. Rito was still hanging by the front desk until Mikan tapped his shoulder.
"Rito I need to talk to you."
"Uhh sure" Rito was analytical to what Mikan wanted to speak with him about. The two passed everyone having their side conversations and are now near the entrance of the hotel building.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Mikan sighed softly and turns her head to Yami from a far distance.
"It's about Yami Chan, you see when Yui and I walked into you're room she seemed to be crying and she pretends like it never happened."
Rito became worried regarding Yami's crying. He wanted to help her badly.
"Man, that isn't like her at all. I want to know what's bothering her."
"Well that's why I need only you and her to spend the day together." Rito became so shocked that a slight blush appeared on his face and his eyes widened.
"What! You want just me and her together for the whole day!?" Mikan gives Rito a dirty look about his overreaction towards her.
"Yes I do, you said you wanted to help her didn't you and plus, I don't see any problem with you hanging out with Yami for a long time."
Still overreacting Rito frowned at his little sister.
"Do you not realize that every time I hang out with her things go bad for physically and emotionally, and why can't you do this?!"
"If I was going to I wouldn't need to call you over here and I noticed that she feels comfortable around you now. And I don't think she has the full potential to tell me yet."
Rito tries to loosen up a little by taking a slight deep breath and moving his hand over his hair.
"Fine I understand I just hope she tells me her problem." Mikan lifts her head.
"Good, to be honest I never saw myself leaving Yami with you; I need you to tell her I sent you."
Rito lowered his head slightly. He wanted to do this idea but he he'll feel out of place as he spends the day with his old killer but new crush. Rito placed his head back in the normal stance and closed his eyes. He reopened then after two seconds and was quickly walking over to Yami. Yami pays her attention to Rito coming to her as his footsteps became audible to her. When Rito was close enough to her she looks at him and wonders what is it with him today.
"Rito…what is it?" she asks him in her soft voice.
Rito tries to keep himself calm while he is facing Yami up close. He clears his throat before asking his request from Mikan.
"Umm…w-would you want to spend the d-day with me!?" Rito froze up, nervous inside to hear Yami's reply. Yami however looks up into Rito's eyes which brought little of his nervousness out of him. Rito notices that Yami's eyes look more soft and innocent. This was defiantly not something Rito or anyone else who knew Yami to come out of her.
"Actually that would be fine with me."
Rito sighed of relief and smiles with much elation towards Yami. She still looks at him with her eyes being faultless. Rito grab onto Yami's hand, him doing so made Yami blush to an extent.
"Come on, we'll have a head start in front of everyone else!"
Rito held on Yami's hand slightly and she follows him without any complaints. Risa turns her direction to see Rito grabbing Yami by the hand and leaving out. A devious smile appears on her face.
"Why look at that, Rito finally decides to go with her huh?" Everybody who heard Risa turns their heads to see what Risa is talking about. They were all shocked accept for Mikan and Saruyama.
"What why are Yuuki Rito and Yami leaving out together?" Yui yelled.
"No way I wish that were me!" said Run
"Hmpt, those two better not cause more trouble for me again." Saki said in a snobbery attitude.
Everyone continues to watch Rito and Yami until they leave out of the hotel lobby. Haruna keeps is surprisingly the other person who doesn't say anything next to Saruyama and Mikan. The three decide to speak in their heads.
"Yuuki…Kun"
"Don't puss out Rito, go for it."
"I don't feel like a true friend for Yami if I'm not there for her; just try to figure out what's wrong with her Rito.
Now that Rito and Yami were standing outside on the steps Rito looks up into the blue sky and stares at it with a slight smile upon his face. He then turns his head to Yami as she turns her head to him also.
"Well should we start?"
"Yes, but one thing I need to tell you. Don't go carefree and touch my hand or you'll die painfully."
Rito gulped and began to sweat.
"Uhh, yes I got it!" Yami then snickers to herself. Rito wonders what's so funny.
Yami lifts her head and smiles at Rito.
"Just kidding" Rito is slightly drawn away by her happy expression but he plays it cool and smiles at her when she turns around and walks ahead of him. Now the beautiful golden haired girl and the clumsy and nervous brown haired boy walk along the path an into the Yokohama's inner city.