A/N: I'm afraid I bring bad news… HCTB: By Chance will be ending very soon. But this is only the beginning. Watch out for the sequel of the How Can This Be Series: The Wish. For now… ENJOY CHAPTER 13!
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How Can This Be!? By Chance
Chapter 13: Spring: A Time of Love & Sacrifice
Unmei Academy
7AM
Murasakibara Atsushi
Today is the Spring School Festival in Unmei and I'm pretty satisfied with where I'm assigned. Zekara and I are taking care of the café and I'm cooking while she's serving. She's in this maid outfit and; I have to admit it, she looks hot.
As for the others…
Akira and Taiga are taking care of the Karaoke booth, Ayame and Seijuro are in charge of the Jail booth, Haruki and Tetsuya are at the Mural Painting booth, Mizuki and Shintaro are busy with the Trivia booth, Dee and Ryota are working on the Makeover booth, Annielee and Tatsuya are on Marriage booth duty, Kuni and Dai are in the Sports booth, Amo and Alex are doing fine at the Photo booth, Amaya and Mikazuki are having a Horror booth, while Satsuki and Daiki are setting up the Dedication booth.
As for Coach and Captain…
The seniors have to usher all students from other schools around the area which means that they can't help out in the booths.
The Filipino squad; aka The 10 Dragons, are making a Filipino inspired booth. Speaking of that bunch, I saw Aliana staring at her phone with a sad look on her face but I guess I shouldn't ask.
"Sushi, I need more cupcakes!" Zee calls out and I grab the latest batch of cupcakes I baked and give a plate full of them. She serves the people and comes back.
"Phew! A full house!"
It takes me everything I have not to rip that maid outfit off her.
"Beast?" I can't take it anymore.
I pin her arms to the counter and kiss her. I lick her bottom lip and she opens her mouth. My tongue tastes every corner of her mouth. I pull away and begin to suck on her neck
"A-Atsushi!" she gasps and I pull away
"Gomen…" I say looking towards the ground
She hugs me
"It's alright… I understand… Don't worry about it. Just wait until I'm ready, okay?" I hug back and nod. Just then, we hear a scream from outside. We head out and find Aliana running away from Kyle…
Oh boy…
Villacastine Kyla Jean
"Get back here, Ate Yana!" I exclaim as I chase after her. Tss… Chasing after her is like trying to herd the Carabao back at home. (A/N: The Carabao is the National Animal of the Philippines. The animal symbolizes the industrialism and simplicity of a Filipino. Farmers use these animals to help in the farming.)
"Ky! Be careful!" Xander calls out but I pay him no heed.
I guess karma is digital as Aliana's mom would say. I trip on a rock but Xander catches me.
"I told you to be careful…" He says smugly…
"Ehehehe… Thanks." I try to stand but fall again only for me to be saved by Xander again. Guess I sprained my ankle along with it.
He carries me bridal style.
"But I wanna chase Ate Yana!" I whine.
"Leave the others to it. We need you treated." I pout but he kisses me
"I love you…" I smile
"I love you too!"
Honestly though; Ate Yana's been looking pretty down so I decided to make her forget about her problem by marrying her to someone…
Kuya Haru… ^_^v
I really don't get what's wrong with her. She was fine yesterday. What happened?
Reyes Aliana
We're over…
He cheated on me.
I was sure that this would happen so why am I so hurt?
I hide in the bushes and cry.
I haven't cried like this since that time Haru destroyed my heart. Now this happens…
I was so stupid. Who in their right mind would fall for me!? NO ONE!
I take out a blade and prepare to slash at my arm when someone grabs my hand causing me to let go of the blade. I stare at the person and my eyes widen in shock.
"Haru…" I whisper. He hugs me tight and I cry on his shoulder as I hug back.
"Nagmahal ka nang lubos sa kanya. Ayan tuloy… Nasaktan ka naman dahil sa pag-ibig." ("You loved him deeply. Now look… You got hurt again because of love.") I didn't speak. I continued to cry on his shoulder as he comforted me.
"Yana… Patawarin mo ako. Kung hindi lang sana naging torpe ako dati, hindi ka masakitan ngayon." ("I'm sorry. If I hadn't been a torpe before, you wouldn't be hurt right now." Torpe means a guy who can't admit he loves a girl.) I pull away and look at his face. This is the first time I've ever seen Haru cry. He never cried as a child. But now…
"I love you, Yana! Please… Forgive me for hurting you and doing that to you. I swear I won't ever hurt you like that again!" I stare at him. All this time… Talagang torpe siya! (He really is torpe.) I laugh and he glares at me
"You do realize I never stopped loving you, right?" I stares at me in shock
"Teka… Mahal mo pa rin ako? Kahit naging kayo? Kahit sinaktan kita dati?" ("Wait… You still love me? Even if you guys were together? Even if I hurt you before?") he asks
"You can't teach a heart to stop loving someone so easily. Sure, I said I'd stop but that doesn't mean my heart did. I still love you, Haru." I say with a smile and he hugs me tightly. I hug back
"I have to court you, don't I?" I laugh at his question and nod.
We get up and are grabbed by the squad. We didn't protest and they dragged us to the Marriage booth.
Since PDA is kinda okay today, they make us kiss. I glare at him for a moment and he smiles innocently at me.
"Sorry, Yanyan…" Before I can even respond, he kisses me on the lips. I kiss back and everyone cheers.
I walk away from the booth with the girls of the group.
"Oi Yana… Are you okay now?" Inorin asks since she was the first one I told about everything. Just then, my phone rings
"Hello?"
"Reyz! Kamusta ka na? Sinabi ni Haru ang nangyari sa'yo. Ayos ka lang ba?" ("How are you? Haru told me what happened to you. Are you okay?") the person on the other line asks.
That's my Ate Sylvia Ortega. We aren't related by blood but I consider her as my sister.
"Alam mo, ate… Ayos lang ako. Itanong mo nalang kay Haru kung ano ang nangyari." ("You know, ate… I'm okay. Just ask Haru what happened.")
"He already did."
"Well? What now? Gonna scold me for making Haru my rebound?"
"No… In the first place, wasn't your boyfriend the rebound?" I laugh and agree
"If he hurts you again, he's gonna die." I laugh and bid farewell to her.
"So… You got called by Sylvie right?" Haru asks and I nod
"Now that I'm gonna court you, I already told tito and tita. They allowed it." (Tito = uncle or a middle aged man you are close with, Tita = female for tito.)
I stare at him.
"Anong sinabi mo!?" ("What did you say!?") I ask in shock. I never told him my parents' numbers nor did he ever tell me he had international coverage. He just laughs at the expression on my face and I scowl at him.
"You look so cute when you're mad." DAMMIT, HARU! I CAN'T EVEN STAY MAD AT YOU FOR 10 SECONDS!
I blush and look away from him.
"Tss… Ano ba yan!? Bumalik na naman si Mr. Chancing para sa asawa niya…? Pambihira!" ("What's this!? Mr. Chancing is back again for his wife…? Shocking!") I glare at Kyle
"I'm not his wife!" I exclaim
"Not yet, anyway… Right, Yanyan?" I blush again. He's the only one who calls me that
"Shut up, Baka!" he makes a cow sound while I lightly punch his arm while blushing. (Baka in Filipino means cow.)
I won't deny one thing… He's made me happy again.
Rios Inorin
It's good to know that everything's okay in their world.
Brandon takes hold of my hand and gives it a squeeze. I take my hand out of his and blush faintly
"Oh c'mon Rin… No one cares about whether or not we're together or not. Let's just enjoy the rest of the day." He says taking hold of both hands
"Okay…" With that, we head back to our booth hand-in-hand. In case you're wondering, our booth is dedicated to the Philippines.
We sell delicacies like Bibingka, Torta, Dried Mangoes, and many others. Trust me, it wasn't easy to get our parents to ship all those delicacies to Japan without any problems.
Everyone loves them! Right now, Ate Yana and Kuya are working on the famous Lechon de Cebu. They have to roast it for some time but Ate Yana knows how to do it since her family roasts Lechon for the Feast in our town. We also have pictures and videos of the different festivals.
Just then, someone bangs a drum. I look and I see the guys getting ready to play the Sinulog beat. Let me explain…
The Sinulog is a Feast of dancing and prayer. This festival is in honor of the Child Jesus and commemorates the day that Ferdinand Magellan gave a figure of the Patron to the then Queen of Cebu; Queen Juana. Every third Sunday of January, people come to Cebu to join in on the festivities and dance as a sign of prayer to the Sto. Niño. A girl holds the image of the patron and dances with it. She is known as the Festival Queen who represents Queen Juana.
Now… In case you're wondering who our Festival Queen is… I think you have a good hunch.
Aliana comes out in a gorgeous red, white and gold gown with the statue of the Sto. Niño in her hands. She dances to the beat with Ate Clarisse, Jade, Kyle and me dancing behind her holding unlit candles in our hands.
Aliana goes around the crowd dancing with the statue in her hands as if to introduce the Child Jesus to them and to bless them while we alternately raise our arms.
First the right, then the left.
Ate Yana comes back in front of us and we hold a final pose with her holding the statue high up in the air while we kneel to the ground and raise our candles towards the Sto. Niño. The crowd roars with applause and we take a bow
"Remember… We still have to dance the other festivals later." She whispers to us while we groan.
You see… We sort of agreed to dance the Top 10 most famous festivals in the country. Trust me…
You do not want to know how stressed Kuya Haru was about this. He provided the costumes and taught us the steps. Well, except for the Sinulog since we're from Cebu and the Sinulog dance is common knowledge to those who are from there.
In some way, Ate Yana and Kuya fit each other since Kuya loves to perform and she's the most supportive friend I know. Today, they chose to swap without us knowing. Well… Not really, Aliana loves to perform but she needs a huge push. I guess Kuya took care of that.
"Phew… That was tiring!" I say as I take a seat at the counter. Just then, something soft lands on my lips and I blush. I know for a fact what… No… Who, rather, it is… I hesitate at first but then kiss back. When the figure pulls away, I smile
"OMG! Inorin-chan and Brandon-kun are dating!?" I hear Ayame exclaim.
Oops… Soon, the whole group's gathering to try to get us to explain which Brandon does since I've been stuttering and blushing for the past hour since he kissed me.
Either way, he made my day… He always does.
Alvarez Clarisse
I swear… Thee Sakura blossoms are adding to the effect of love around here. It's an amazing sight to see.
"You must be enjoying yourself, eh Cla?" Jacob says and I nod.
I look up at the tree I was taking shade under.
Jacob catches a blossom and places it in my hair.
"Jake…" He kisses my forehead.
"You may not realize it but you're shortness is what makes you so beautiful." I pout and he hugs me
"I love you no matter what your height is okay?"
I giggle
"I love you too, Jake."
Rios Jade
Aish… Why is love blossoming all around and here I am without a boyfriend! I mean… Seriously!? Kuya Haru, Ate Yana, Ate Inorin and Kuya Brandon have each other.
I feel sad and bitter.
While I'm selling ampao; a rice delicacy from Carcar City in Cebu, Arnel sits beside me
"Bitter ka 'no?" ("You're bitter, aren't you?") I slap his shoulder and he chuckles
"Andito naman ako ah… Bakit ganyan ka?" ("I'm right here… Why are you like that?") I keep quiet and he understands
He kisses my forehead and I look up at him in shock.
"I have a surprise for you."
Just then, all the guys are performing the harana; a song of courtship, for us.
Sugar Sugar
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
Excuse me miss Pwede ba ako magtanong
Lalapit ng konte Para sa'yo ay ibulong
May sweetie kana ba? Pwede bang ako na lang
Sa bawat araw-araw Oras-Oras kitang
Pagsisilbihan 'Di ako mapapagod
Hindi ka lolokohin 'Wag kang matatakot
Lahat ng Bulaklak Na madaana'y pupulutin
Tuwing Kailangan mo ko 'Di kita bibitinin
Lahat ng love songs Aking kakantahin
Mga cheesy lines 'Di mahihiyang sabihin
Paghanga ko sayo Sa fb ipopost
Pati sa twitter ko so everybody knows
Mga cute pics mo instagram like ko agad
I'll be your number one fan Pakiramdam ay heaven
'Pag tayo'y holding hands Please pretty miss
Give me a chance I just can't go over you baby
I need a little bit of you on daily
The thought of you is so just sweet & amazing
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
I hope that you and I could get friendly
I just need a little bit of your candy
because the thought of you is sweet & amazing
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
Pwede bang ako naman ang iyong pansinin
Aaminin ko na rin ako'y bitin na bitin
Ang cheeks mo gusto kong pisil pisilin
Ang cute mo ikaw ay agaw tingin
Laging tumitingin sa mga posts mo online
Mga selfie pics mo from your cellphone. OH MY
Hindi ako titigil magtretrend ka worldwide
Hashtag I love you 'Wag ka mauumay
Sana marinig mo Ang awiting Ito
Dahil hinding hinding hinding hindi ka mabibigo
Nandito lang ako magunaw man ang mundo
Pwera lang kung si mama ang susundo
Pero okay lang kasi wala akong lisensya
Underage pa pahingi na lang ng pasensya
By the way wala akong bad intentions
I just want you to know that you're so special
I just can't go over you baby
I need a little bit of you on daily
The thought of you is just so sweet & amazing
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
I hope that you and I could get friendly
I just need a little bit of your candy
because the thought of you is so sweet & amazing
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
You'll never be too much
Girl when I'm with you I get a rush
Energy, Araw, Gabi sa tamis ng 'yong labi't ngiti
Parang choco-drop sprinkled on a mocha shake
On a hot day you would be my soda break
Hindi kailangang paliwanag 'to, in short
Ikaw na lang ang kailangan ko
I just can't go over you baby (I just can't go over)
I need a little bit of you on the daily (Woah)
The thought of you is so just sweet & amazing
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
I hope that you and i could get friendly
I just need a little bit of your candy
because the tought of you is so sweet & amazing
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
Girl, I need your sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, sugar, Sugar high
As the song ends, all four of us are blushing. They present each of us with a bouquet of flowers at the end of the song while everyone else cheers.
"I love you, Jade." I smile and hug him.
Akira appears and starts teasing us. Only to have Taiga surprise her too.
Shojou Akira
The Red Tiger of Unmei who is from Seirin, is down on one knee and in front of me! What is he doing!?
"I guess I'll be doing this someday again but… Just for now…" He pauses to get something out of his pocket.
"Will you be my forever?" I gasp when I see what he was getting. It was a velvet box with an engagement ring with an amethyst gem. Tears spill from my eyes as I nod. He slips the ring on my right ring finger and then lifts me up by my waist and spins me around while everyone cheers.
BEHIND THE SCENES:
Blue: Um… Taiga… How did you even get that!?
Taiga: Ehehehe… I may have used Author-sama's bank account to buy it.
Me: *black demon aura* WHAT!?
Snow: Tss… Baka! As usual… Speaking of idiots, how's… *nearly gets hit by a kunai*
Akira: Moving on…
We have a wedding at the wedding booth and have our wedding kiss. On the way back to our booth, I ask Taiga if he was serious about what he just did.
"Yes… I'm 100% sure that you're the one I want to marry." I could see the fire in his eyes
"How can you be so sure?"
"There's something telling me that you're the One."
"You promise?" I hold out my pinky and he intertwines his pinky with it.
"I swear."
Tazuko Annielee
While I'm taking care of some of the rings, Tatsuya whispers in my ear
"I have a surprise for you."
Uh oh…
The next thing I know, Tatsuya and I are getting married at the booth with Seijuro as the minister. Just then, Tatsuya takes me to the middle of the quadrangle and dances with me. Thanks to Akira, I suppose, Can I have This Dance? plays so we have music to dance to.
BEHIND THE SCENES:
Me: *cringes as the song plays*
Blue and Snow: Soul?
Me: *shakes my head* Don't mind me. Keep going!
After we dance, he stands on a bench.
"Listen up, everyone!" Everyone stares at him
"I want to make one thing clear." He points at me
"Tazuko Annielee is mine and mine alone! No guy is to steal her from me and no girl is to hurt her or bully her or you'll answer to me." I blush while everyone else coos at how sweet he was just now. He gets off the bench and cups my cheek
"You're my Princess. You always will be." I smile and kiss him and he kisses back. This is such a beautiful spring day.
Kyome Dee
I'm so tried right now. I've been doing makeovers with Ryouta for half the day. It's lunch right now and we're eating Lechon de Cebu with the whole group.
I never knew that their roasted pig would taste so good or that there was rice you could eat using your hands.
They call it puso or hanging rice. Reminds me, they're also selling banana barbeque and fried squid molded into balls. It's yummy and I could eat them all day. Just then, I see Ryouta drowning his mouth in water while Aliana laughs
"I guess the Bicol Express is too spicy for him."
"Did you let them try the Mais con Yelo?" Inorin asks and we look at her. Aliana smiles and brings out what looks like a mango ice cream sundae with corn kernels and condensed milk and evaporated milk in several cups
"Try it you guys!" we each take one cup and eat it.
"OMG! IT TASTES SO GOOD!" I exclaim while everyone else agrees. Just then, Ryouta makes me face him. He moves his face a bit closer causing me to blush. He uses his thumb to brush a bit of the condensed milk from the corner of my mouth. I look at him and he's turning a bit pink himself.
"Hoy! Baka matunaw kayong dalawa dahil sa pagtitig sa isa't-isa!" Aliana says and we look at Seijuro.
"She said that you two might melt because of you guys staring at each other."
"Huh?" We say at the same time.
"It's sorta like teasing you guys for getting lost in each other's eyes." He explains and we blush while everyone else laughs.
"We better get back to work." Akira says smiling and we cheer.
"Hey… Sexy…" I look at Ryouta and smile causing him to blush
"A-Ano… D-Do you… Wanna… You know… Have a date after all of this?" he asks and I nod.
No matter how much time will pass, Kise Ryouta will always have my heart.
Munechika Mikazuki
So… To make the long story short…
I fell in love with Amaya and her dear twin fell in love with Alex. Because of that, we chose to help each other confess. We planned to confess right now. With a bit of help from Daiki and Satsuki, we ask them to dedicate a song to the both of them; Kirameki by wacci. (A/N: It's the ending song from Your Lie in April.)
"To Alex: I love you and I hope this song will express all my feelings for you. From: Amo." Daiki says "To Amaya: You sparkle in my eyes and I hope that you feel the same way. From: Mikazuki." Satsuki says and plays the song.
Kirameki
Ochikondeta toki mo ki ga tsukeba waratteru
Futari nara sekai wa iki wo fukikaeshita
Itsumo no kaerimichi ashioto kizamu RIZUMU
Ameagari machi wo nukete yuku kaze no yasashii nioi
Onaji jikan wo wakeai nagara futari de sugoseta kiseki wo
Korekara saki mo tsunagetainda chanto me wo mite tsutaetai
Tsunaideitai te wa kimi no mono datta yo
Nigirikata de nani mo kamo wo tsutae aeru sono te datta
Hoka no dare demo nai kimi ja nakya dame da yo
Itsumademo soba ni itai to omoeta
Furikaette mite mo inai no wa wakatteru
Na no ni mata namae yobareta ki ga shite miwatashite miru
Kado wo magareba hohaba awaseta ano koro ni modoreru you na
Sakura no AACHI ima wa sono ha wo ORENJI ni someteru kedo
Sakasetai egao wa kimi no mono datta yo
Machi irodoru kigi no you ni kirei na akai sono hoho datta
Omoide ga maichiru komiageru omoi wo
Dokomademo tooi sora e to tobashita
Kiiteitai koe wa kimi no mono datta yo
Mimi wo tsutai karadajuu wo tsutsumu you na sono koe datta
Deai kara subete ga kakegae no nai hibi
Itsumademo kono mune ni aru yo arigatou
I don't move from where I'm standing since I'm the zombie man in the Horror booth and wait for whatever happens.
"Since when did I sparkle in your eyes?" a woman dressed as a zombie bride asks and I laugh a little. I may know that it's Maya but I can't help but smile at what happened this morning when we met up.
When I gave her the outfit, she hated the fact she had to wear it. Come to think of it, she already told me why.
*FLASHBACK*
Unmei Academy Auditorium
3 days ago…
"Wait a minute, President Aki… The booths are being done my pair?" Amaya asks during the General Student Body meeting
"It is ultimately up to you. All third years; excluding the exchange students, are required to usher all the visitors from the schools that will be visiting the fair." She replies and the third years groan in irritation.
"Any more questions?" Akira asks and a third year raises his hand
"Why are the third years asked to usher the schools?"
"Because you third years are like the embodiment of the whole student body. You deserve the chance to roam around and not stay in one booth. Besides, there will be colleges visiting to see potential scholars. This is your big chance to bag a scholarship into a good school." The whole student body stares at her in amazement.
How did Taiga get a girl like her to be his girlfriend? They're such opposites. I think as the auditorium, where we're having the meeting, roars in applause.
"Anyway, first years and second years are allowed to choose their pair. As for the exchange students, the principal herself has requested that you make a booth that showcases your culture." She adds as she reads from her clipboard
"All pairs should submit their names and their booth idea by the end of the day. Have fun and good luck to all of us." With that final statement, Akira dismisses the meeting.
As we file out of the auditorium, Maya approaches me
"Hey Zuki-kun!" I look at her in curiosity
"Yeah?"
"Can we be partners? My idiot brother left me for Alex-chan…" I laugh at her statement.
"Sure… But what booth will we have?"
"How about a booth that sells Japanese sweets?"
"Zee-chan and Sushi-kun are doing a café so they might sell Japanese sweets." She pouts and silence falls on us
"What about a Horror booth?" I suggest and she beams at me
"Yeah! But what will we wear?"
"You could be a zombie bride and I could be your groom!" she pouts "I don't wanna wear it!" I laugh and ask why.
"It's because… My ex and I once dressed up as zombie bride and groom. He broke up with me on the very day of our anniversary." She replies with a sad tone in her voice. I look at her and notice that she's on the verge of tears.
"Eto… Maya-chan… Can I just call you 'Maya' from now on? We are friends, right?" She looks at me and smiles.
When I saw her smile, my heart skipped a beat. That's when I knew I had fallen in love with Tsukiko Amaya.
Unmei Academy Gates
8AM
This morning, I found her wearing the very costume she despised.
"Why are you wearing that?" I ask in worry.
"The past has passed right? I shouldn't think about my ex when I wear this and just simply have fun!" she says smiling. I blink in shock
"Are you sure?" she nods and we walk to the booth together.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"Hm… Ever since we met?" I reply with a smirk and a blush
"Wow… Really?" I nod and she kisses my cheek "Funny… I thought that being your girlfriend was impossible."
"What!?" I stare at her in shock and she smiles innocently at me.
"I… I… I…" She giggles and kisses me on the lips. I'm flustered at first then kiss back. We pull apart and we smile at each other
"Well, Miss Zombie… Will you be my bride?" I ask as I offer my hand to her. She giggles and takes my hand
"You've just given me a reason to love this dress."
That statement made my heart soar.
Aomine Daiki
So… In case you're wondering what Satsuki and I are up to in the Dedication booth, it's pretty simple…
We're giving out requests.
I start laughing when I read the next note.
"To Aho: I dare you and Satsuki to do a duet." Satsuki blushes a deep shade of red as I grab my guitar and start singing our theme song. Soon enough, she's singing along with me.
Lucky
Do you hear me,
I'm talking to you
Across the water across the deep blue ocean
Under the open sky, oh my, baby I'm trying
Boy I hear you in my dreams
I feel your whisper across the sea
I keep you with me in my heart
You make it easier when life gets hard
I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
They don't know how long it takes
Waiting for a love like this
Every time we say goodbye
I wish we had one more kiss
I'll wait for you I promise you, I will
I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
Lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday
And so I'm sailing through the sea
To an island where we'll meet
You'll hear the music fill the air
I'll put a flower in your hair
Though the breezes through the trees
Move so pretty you're all I see
As the world keeps spinning round
You hold me right here right now
I'm lucky I'm in love with my best friend
Lucky to have been where I have been
Lucky to be coming home again
I'm lucky we're in love in every way
Lucky to have stayed where we have stayed
Lucky to be coming home someday
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
I smile and put the guitar in its original place. She sits in front of me with her mouth wide open. I chuckle at how cute she looks. I gently place my hand under her chin and close her mouth slowly
"You better close your mouth, Sakura… You'll catch flies." I chuckle as she punches me. Just then, I feel a dark presence staring at my back and I, immediately say sorry to Satsuki causing the presence to disappear. "Whatever, Sasuke…" she jokes and we laugh.
"Maybe those should be our nicknames." I say
"Eh!? Why!?" she asks and I smile "Because we're like them in some way." She stares at me in confusion.
"I was pretty nice to you at first. I was determined in basketball and what not. Then, I turned heartless and made everyone that I cared about distant or worry, including you. You never gave up on me and you stuck by my side even if I kept pushing you away. Satsuki… Gomen…" she starts giggling and I stare at her in disbelief.
"Gomen… It's just that… I've never expected you to say all that!" she continues laughing while I scowl. She cups my cheeks and kisses my forehead
"It made me really happy, Daiki. Do you really wanna change our nicknames? Because… Well…" I smile at her.
"Hehehe… I'm kidding… We might get killed if we do that. Besides… I don't wanna die or lose you just yet." She blushes
I don't know how I got this girl to be mine but thank God I have her now. I'll never let her go, even beyond death… I'll love her.
"To Mizuki: I dare you to sing for Shin-kun."
Satsuki and I exchange a look.
"Haruki?"
"No doubt about it…"
Ayano Mizuki
Takashima Haruki… YOU SHALL DIE!
I sigh, knowing I can't escape this; I walk over to Akira and make a request. I step on the stage in front of the Dedication booth and sing.
Ai Kotoba
Itsumo boku no kodomo ga
Osewa ni natteiruyou de
Kiitekureta anata kata ni
Kansha, kansha.
Kono goon wo isshou de wasurenai uchi ni
Uchi ni himeta omoi totomoni
Uta ni shitemimashita.
Ai kotoba wa "ai ga too = arigatou"
Boku toka kimi toka koi toka ai toka
Suki toka kirai toka
Mata utau ne.
Ima kimi ga suki de
Teka kimi ga suki de
Mushiro kimi ga suki de
Konna baka na boku wo kimi wa suki de
Aishitekurete.
Konna uta kiite naitekurete
Arigatou.
Itsuka boku no kodomo ga juumansai no tanjoubi
Mukaeta toki, iwattekurete sanjuuku mashita
Kono goon wa isshou de kagirareta jikan de
Umareru kyoku to shi ni nosete
Kimi ni todokeru yo
Korekara mo douka yoroshiku ne
Boku toka kimi toka koi toka ai toka
Suki toka kirai toka
Mada tarinai?
Jaa
"kinou nani tabeta?"
"nani shiteta?"
"nankai boku no koto omoidashita?"
Konna koto hanashitemiyou ka!
"kimi tabeta."... baka.
"nani shiteta."... baka.
"kimi no koto nanka
Wasurechatta yo."... baka.
Kimi ga suki de
Tteiu no wa uso de
Honto wa daisuki de.
Kizutsuketakunakute
Demo
Kimi ga suki de
Aishitekurete
"konna uta atta ne" tte
Kimi to waraitainda
As everyone cheers, I race down the steps and sigh. I go back to the trivia booth to find a surprise.
Shintaro… Holding a bouquet of flowers, a box of chocolates and a huge green teddy bear with a yellow bow tied around its neck.
"L-Land?" he holds out the stuff blushing
"Take it…" he says as he averts his eyes from mine. I giggle, take his gifts, place it on the table and kiss him on the lips and he kisses back. As I pull away, I can see he's as red as Taiga's hair and I giggle
"Tsun tsun~~!" I tease as I pinch his cheeks and he laughs. He takes both my hand from his cheeks and hugs me
"I'm your tsundere; Kuudere-chan" I laugh as I hug back.
"I love you, Megane Tsundere Carrot."
"Oi! I don't wear the Shutoko uniform anymore. Besides, my heart remains in Unmei." I look up at him and give him a questioning look
"I found my Sea here and I don't intend to let her go."
"Hard to believe that's coming from a tsundere."
"Oi!" I giggle and nuzzle my face into his chest
"I love you so much, Mizuki."
"I love you too, Shintaro."
Takashima Haruki
I scowl as I continue to paint a picture of Amo and Alex. Some people have all the luck… I have to paint all day!
Then again, I love painting so it doesn't matter anymore.
"A-ano… Light?" I look at Tetsuya and smile "Hm?"
"Here…" he says, handing over an easel. I take it and thank him. Then, I look at the painting and I'm stunned.
He painted me while I was painting just now. The background is full of Sakura petals dancing in the wind.
Honestly, I thought he was painting a request from Akira.
"Um… Shadow… What about Aki's request?"
"She said to paint the most beautiful thing I've ever seen." He says with a smile and I blush as red as my hair and he chuckles.
He stands from his seat and kisses my forehead "My Light is the brightest star I've ever seen and the most beautiful person in this whole world."
I look up at him and smile. I'm so happy to have Tetsuya in my life. I wish we would be together forever!
Garcia Alex
I cannot believe what Amo just did for me.
He dedicated a song and confessed to me. OMG!
We were taking a break from taking pictures when he comes over and gives me a bouquet of roses. I accept them with a blush across my cheeks.
He kisses my forehead causing me to blush a deep shade of red.
"A-Amo…?" he looks at me in confusion "Why do you even like me?"
"Hm… Remember the day we met?"
"Yeah… It was your first day and you were so silent. I wanted to be your friend so I approached you." He chuckles
"I said to myself that the first girl to approach me that day would be the girl I would marry." I blush even more
"R-Re-Really!?" He smiles and nods.
"W-Well… Ho-How can y-you be s-so s-sure about th-that?" He smiles and kisses me on the lips. I kiss back and I smile into the kiss. He pulls away and smiles
"Well… Does that prove anything?"
I try to speak but nothing comes out of my mouth causing him to chuckle.
"I love you, Alex. I'm gonna make you fall in love with me!"
I giggle
"I already do, Amo." He looks at me in shock.
I stand up, place the bouquet on the table and kiss him on the cheek.
He blushes and I smile at him then hug him. He hugs back and I snuggle into his chest
"I love you, Amo"
"I love you too, Alex."
Matsuko Dai
I stare at Kuni.
Why the hell did she have to where a sleeveless sports top and super short shorts!? I'm getting very tempted at this rate and I can tell she's not fairing any better than me. I'm wearing a guy's version of her outfit and she's been staring at me every now and again.
I know you'll think this is stupid but we made a bet. The first to kiss the other has to do the Running Man in front of the entire student body and I have no plans of doing that.
So… Here we are now… Tempting each other. I scowl in irritation
"Tss… I can't take this!" Before I could even react, Kuni kisses me on the lips and I kiss back as I smile into the kiss. She pulls away, pouting as I chuckle. She stands on the stage in front of the dedication booth and I sigh.
If she wasn't so cute, I wouldn't even do this… I think as I go up the stage and stand beside her "I'm dancing with you." She stares at me in shock and the music starts.
We start dancing and laughing as we exchange looks every now and again.
After we dance, the crowd cheers and we bow then get off the stage.
"Why did you do that?" I smile at her
"Because I'd rather be an idiot with you than be sane when we're apart." She kisses my cheek and we hug.
I love this girl so much that I'm willing to sacrifice everything just to be with her.
Kishimoto Ayame
I walk outside the school grounds alone.
I don't want my family or my friends to get hurt.
Another letter came in saying that if I don't come willingly, they'd kill Seijuro.
I had only one option.
"Ayame! Wait!" I hear him call out and I don't dare look at him
"You can't do this."
"Gomen… But… I've made my choice, Seijuro… I have to do this. To protect everyone I love!"
"But it'll kill me! And what about the others?"
I walk up to him and kiss him on the lips one last time and he kisses back.
I pull away and look at the ground, smiling bitterly. "Sayonara." I say and run without turning back. He calls my name but I don't look back.
I can't bear to see him in tears.
Akashi Seijuro
"Akira… Ayame's… Gone…" I say and Akira bursts into tears
"WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY TO STOP HER!? YOU LOVE HER RIGHT!? YOU SAID YOU'D PROTECT HER! YOU PROMISED!"
"I TRIED, AKIRA, BUT SHE WENT OFF ANYWAY! I COULDN'T STOP HER…" I yell and I hear my voice crack as I cry
"I have no right to marry her. I couldn't even save her. Gomenosai… Gomenosai…" I cover my face with both my hands.
Ayame's gone and she took my heart with her.
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"I wish I could help you, Seijuro… I really do." I whisper as I was the events from the rooftop
"But, I can't… Not as a ghost at least… Besides… I have a mission to complete."
A/N: If you have read the prologue, you may have an idea on who the last person was. For those who don't, she'll be revealed in the next chapter but encourage you to read it for the sake of understanding the events that will happen in the future. I hope you enjoyed the chapter and enjoy the prologue as well.
BEHIND THE SCENES:
8SnowCross8: YAY! YOU MADE AKASHI-KUN SUFFER!
GFoftheGoM (THIS IS NOT AN ACCOUNT. This is to represent my friend): YEAH!
Me: You're welcome, sadists… -_-
Blue-and-Green-Flames-Are-Mine: Seriously…?
Me: What? You should know that I am a writer that enjoys making my readers happy.
Blue-and-Green-Flames-Are-Mine: True…
All four girls: See you all in the next chapter!