p style="text-align: left;"Everyday./p
p style="text-align: left;"Every school day at lunch break, I visisted Yoshioka. We rarely made contact, and we almost never talked. I would try to start conversations, but most of the time I would end up talking with myself. Telling stories of my band members, of performances, and of high school. She probably was not listening, and would most likely not remember any of it at all./p
p style="text-align: left;"Today, was going to be no different, but I've spent so much time next to Yoshioka, it's become one of the only things I could do during break periods, I haven't done much anything else since./p
p style="text-align: left;"I opened the doors to the library and moved to the back of the room. Yoshioka as usual sat dormant. She didn't cry as much anymore, but she also didn't talk as much either. I took a seat./p
p style="text-align: left;"What to talk about today.../p
p style="text-align: left;""The train line is near completed, Yoshioka-san."/p
p style="text-align: left;""..."/p
p style="text-align: left;""I-I've seen the station track today on the way to school from the bus... It looked as if nothing happened."/p
p style="text-align: left;""..."/p
p style="text-align: left;""It is said that the line will be finished in a few days."/p
p style="text-align: left;""..."/p
p style="text-align: left;""So you and I will never have to miss the bus again."/p
p style="text-align: left;"There was the slightest jolt in her head. A reaction. The bell ran, time to return to class./p
p style="text-align: left;"-/p
p style="text-align: left;"Days past. I had given Yoshioka her bus schedule back. It expired two days later, but after I gave her back her schedule, she hardly missed a bus./p
p style="text-align: left;"Still not much any words from Yoshioka. /p
p style="text-align: left;"Come on Kikuchi! You had to be getting somewhere. Of course something must have sank in! The fact that I've kept her company all this time...right?/p
p style="text-align: left;"Maybe, Mabuchi was that important to Yoshioka after all... Was this something I could not break through no matter how much I tried? It was clear to me now. Yoshioka loved Mabuchi, a genuine love./p
p style="text-align: left;"I cannot compete with genuine love. /p
p style="text-align: left;""The train line opened today, Yoshioka-san, looks like the bell to return to class is goodbye from now on. The tracks to your home area hasn't been fully fixed, but the train line to mine, well, they are now operational."/p
p style="text-align: left;"The bell rang./p
p style="text-align: left;""I'll be taking the train home today, so I won't see you at the bus stop, so I gives this is, see you later, Yoshioka-san. See you later."/p
p style="text-align: left;" /p
p style="text-align: left;" /p
p style="text-align: left;"strongSorry for such a late chapter update. Things have been busy this holiday season, and I've been out and about and have been watching a bunch of animes... The story is getting a bit slower paced in my opinion, but don't worry, things will pick up soon, possibly next chapter! Just wait. So far most of the POV is taken from Touma's eyes, but aren't you curious what's been going through Yoshioka's mind? Next chapter!/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;" /p
p style="text-align: left;"Every school day at lunch break, I visisted Yoshioka. We rarely made contact, and we almost never talked. I would try to start conversations, but most of the time I would end up talking with myself. Telling stories of my band members, of performances, and of high school. She probably was not listening, and would most likely not remember any of it at all./p
p style="text-align: left;"Today, was going to be no different, but I've spent so much time next to Yoshioka, it's become one of the only things I could do during break periods, I haven't done much anything else since./p
p style="text-align: left;"I opened the doors to the library and moved to the back of the room. Yoshioka as usual sat dormant. She didn't cry as much anymore, but she also didn't talk as much either. I took a seat./p
p style="text-align: left;"What to talk about today.../p
p style="text-align: left;""The train line is near completed, Yoshioka-san."/p
p style="text-align: left;""..."/p
p style="text-align: left;""I-I've seen the station track today on the way to school from the bus... It looked as if nothing happened."/p
p style="text-align: left;""..."/p
p style="text-align: left;""It is said that the line will be finished in a few days."/p
p style="text-align: left;""..."/p
p style="text-align: left;""So you and I will never have to miss the bus again."/p
p style="text-align: left;"There was the slightest jolt in her head. A reaction. The bell ran, time to return to class./p
p style="text-align: left;"-/p
p style="text-align: left;"Days past. I had given Yoshioka her bus schedule back. It expired two days later, but after I gave her back her schedule, she hardly missed a bus./p
p style="text-align: left;"Still not much any words from Yoshioka. /p
p style="text-align: left;"Come on Kikuchi! You had to be getting somewhere. Of course something must have sank in! The fact that I've kept her company all this time...right?/p
p style="text-align: left;"Maybe, Mabuchi was that important to Yoshioka after all... Was this something I could not break through no matter how much I tried? It was clear to me now. Yoshioka loved Mabuchi, a genuine love./p
p style="text-align: left;"I cannot compete with genuine love. /p
p style="text-align: left;""The train line opened today, Yoshioka-san, looks like the bell to return to class is goodbye from now on. The tracks to your home area hasn't been fully fixed, but the train line to mine, well, they are now operational."/p
p style="text-align: left;"The bell rang./p
p style="text-align: left;""I'll be taking the train home today, so I won't see you at the bus stop, so I gives this is, see you later, Yoshioka-san. See you later."/p
p style="text-align: left;" /p
p style="text-align: left;" /p
p style="text-align: left;"strongSorry for such a late chapter update. Things have been busy this holiday season, and I've been out and about and have been watching a bunch of animes... The story is getting a bit slower paced in my opinion, but don't worry, things will pick up soon, possibly next chapter! Just wait. So far most of the POV is taken from Touma's eyes, but aren't you curious what's been going through Yoshioka's mind? Next chapter!/strong/p
p style="text-align: left;" /p