Author's Note: Chapter 21! Please review~ I really would like to know what you guys are thinking of the plot so faaaaar.
Anyway, Shishido and Kana go on their "date", with the Rikkai members tailing them! And ofc, the Hyoutei regulars aren't just going to sit back and let two of their friends have fun, right?
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis or any of its delicious characters! But Atobe Kana and the rest of the OCs are mine. /wink/
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"And Kana-san's date is useful to me?" Yanagi asked, confused. Yukimura was asking him to go follow two people on a date?
"It's data, Renji."
"Useless data, Seiichi." He countered. Tennis was his #1 priority right now and as far as any logical explanation can go, Kana's dating life will never help with his Data Tennis.
Yukimura grunted. "Fine. Do this as a favour to me?"
"And why should I agree?" Yanagi asked.
"Because I am your friend. And I still have that picture of you dressed in a kimono." Yukimura said, delight dripping from his voice.
WHAT?!
"Seiichi… Are you blackmailing me?" He asked suspiciously, his heart beating faster as he remembered that wretched moment when his sister forced him to wear a kimono and Yukimura had coincidentally visited him that day. Needless to say, the sadistic captain took a hundred pictures of him while gleefully complimenting him on how good he looked, in a feminine way. "Oh, Renji! The Yamato Nadeshiko of Rikkai! We should be called The Two Demons and The Pretty Lady~", Yukimura had said that day.
The blue-haired captain chuckled. "I'm just giving you motivation, Renji. Now, will you do it? 'cause if you don't, I am sure your fans would just love to see—"
"I'll do it."
"Renjiiii, thank you for doing this!" Yukimura suddenly brightened up.
"Sometimes, I wonder how we became friends in the first place, Seiichi."
"That's because I am a joy to be around with."
Yanagi hung up. I was supposed to rewrite notes on Saturday… This is what Akaya and Bunta must feel whenever Seiichi scolds them.
The Master was sulking in his hell given by the captain when he had an idea.
I wonder how the others would feel about going to a carnival on Saturday…
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"You didn't have to pick me up, you know." Kana remarked, as she walked with Shishido along the streets towards the carnival. The said event was held in an enormous park by Akihabara, where numerous trees and gardens were planted for relaxing recreation.
"And what, have your driver drive you all the way here in your Ferrari while I stand around looking like an idiot?" He countered.
"Okay, fine. But really, a carnival? You sure are creative, Ryou." Kana teased, as the carnival finally came into view.
Wow, this is amazing.
The carnival was huge, to say the least. Far off, Kana could see about three rollercoasters, one with the loops and everything. Near the entrance were dozens and dozens of game booths and food stalls. Mascots guiding people to attractions were littered everywhere. There were balloons, bubbles and music in the air. Kana sniffed and smelled wonderful aromas coming from the stalls.
I'm gaining 10 kilograms by the end of the day. But I don't care!
"COME ON, RYOU! LET'S GO LET'S GO LET'S GOOOOOO!" She tugged Shishido by the sleeve and ran to the ticket booth, where she bought at least twenty ticket rides.
"Well, aren't you excited…" Shishido mumbled, but with a slight smile on his face. Kana looked at him and grinned widely.
"Now, where shall we head off to first?!"
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Hiyoshi had to bite down on his laps hard; the scene before him was just waaaay too funny, but Hiyoshi couldn't look like an idiot now, could he?
"WHY DO I HAVE TO CROSS-DRESS?!" Gakuto yelled, throwing a tight red cocktail dress to the ground. Jirou pouted. The Hyoutei regulars were gathered at the Atobe Mansion, arriving shortly after Kana left with Shishido.
"But you're the one who looks most like a girl among us, Gakuto…"
"HAAAH?! ARE YOU INSULTING ME, MAN?!" The redhead pounced on Jirou, who was in near tears by now.
"Don't kill me, please! And besides, isn't Yuushi the one who's at fault here?" Jirou begged, glancing at the tensai. Gakuto stopped and then turned to glare at his doubles partner.
"OH YEAH! YOU! WHY ARE YOU MAKING ME CROSS-DRESS?!" He stomped over to where Oshitari was seated, on the couch beside Keigo, who was massaging his temples in exasperation over the acrobatic player's tantrums. Oshitari adjusted his eyeglasses.
"If we want to tail Ryou and Kana, we have to put on disguises, you know. Hiyoshi and Choutarou will be dressed in mascots, Jirou will be a food stall vendor, Keigo and Kabaji will attend to rides and you—" Oshitari stood up and held Gakuto's chin "will be my girlfriend."
Gakuto reddened. "AS IF, MAN! I'M NOT CROSS-DRESSING!" He stepped back and panted. Keigo sighed.
"Gakuto, we're wasting daylight here. Kana and Shishido might be kissing now, for all we know. Oh wait…" Keigo mumbled. Then his eyes widened and his jaws dropped.
"IF SHISHIDO DARES LAY A FINGER ON MY SISTER, I WILL HAVE HIS NECK! ORE-SAMA WILL OSTRACIZE THAT PHEASANT! NO, I WILL KICK HIM OUT OF THIS VERY PLANET! AND I WILL DYE HIS CAP PINK!" He jumped up and began pacing back and forth.
"NOOO, KEI-CHAN! Don't ostracize Ryou! I will miss him!" Jirou exclaimed, tackling Keigo's legs while crying. The captain was now running his fingers through his hair while mumbling phrases.
"I SAID, I WILL NOT CROSS-DRESS!" Gakuto yelled once more to Oshitari's face. The tensai pursed his lips before finally losing composure. He shouted back.
"ARE YOU THAT DOUBTING OF YOUR SEXUALITY?! I KNOW I'M HOT AND ALL BUT A TRUE MAN CAN CROSS-DRESS, GAKUTO!"
Gakuto gasped and stepped back in disbelief.
"THE *TOOOT* YOU'RE SAYING, YUUSHI?! I HAVE THE HOTS FOR YOU!? PLEASE, MY EARWAX IS SEXIER THAN YOU!" He flicked the tensai's forehead, who fumed in anger.
Hiyoshi sighed. At this rate, they were never going to make it to the carnival.
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Niou Masaharu glanced sideways at his teammates. If someone sees us now, they're going to think we're all idiots… Which we are…
The Rikkai regulars, except for Yukimura of course, were gathered by Yanagi that Saturday morning. And how he did it, Niou will forever be impressed. The Master had waked him up with a phone call, urgently asking him to go to the carnival with the others. Niou, of course, was too lazy to do anything especially on a Saturday, but Yanagi… Oh, Yanagi. That man knows way too many things for his own good. But I can't let Hiroshi know I saw his boys' love (yaoi) magazines… He will kill me.
And so, with Yanagi's ever-useful information, he had come to the carnival only to be dragged by Marui to hide behind the bushes. The regulars, the proud Kings of Rikkai, were pathetically crouching behind leaves, instead of walking around like normal people.
"Remind me again, why are we doing this?" Jackal asked.
"Kana-senpai is on a date!" Kirihara exclaimed excitedly. Marui nodded.
"Yes, and Yanagi says she's on a date yet she doesn't think it's a date!" The sugar addict added. Niou raised his eyebrows.
"So, the guy thinks they're on a date but Kana doesn't think so?" He asked, a smirk on his lips. Oh, let' s see how this turns out.
"That is the case, apparently." Yagyuu added, adjusting his glasses.
"Tsk. Tarundoru!" Sanada exclaimed, who was seated pristinely on the grass. Gods, his legs are even tucked properly under him. Niou rolled his eyes.
"Well then, why are we hiding here?" Niou asked.
"We need to find them first. If Kana sees us, we would have to explain ourselves and come up with a reason. Hiding would be less troublesome." Yanagi replied, jotting down notes. It's not even practice, why is he taking down data?
"Oh, look! There she is!" Kirihara pointed. The regulars stood, ah, no, crouched at attention and peered through the bushes.
Isn't that…
"Hyoutei's Shishido Ryou?!" Marui exclaimed.
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Yukimura smiled at the potted plant on his bedside table. His sister had bought him a blue cactus to cheer him up, and it did. He sat on his bed and admired the plant for a few minutes. Suddenly, his phone rang.
Renji is calling!
"Hello?" he pleasantly said.
"Seiichi. We've found Kana and Shishido Ryou. You didn't tell me it was Shishi—"
"Wait, WE?" Yukimura's eyes widened.
"Yes, I've invited the other regulars. You didn't say I couldn't have company, right?" Yanagi replied cunningly. Yukimura scowled. I will never hear the end of this from Niou.
"Yes. Fine. Anyway, what are you guys doing now?"
"We're tailing them right now. It appears they're headed for another food stall which sells popcorn." Yukimura smiled. Popcorn, huh.
"Huh? Isn't that…" Yukimura heard Kirihara's voice in the background.
"He looks awfully familiar…" Marui added.
"What? What's happening?" The captain asked, getting curiouser.
Yanagi chuckled. "It seems as if Hyoutei are also here."
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Shishido gulped. Kana was leading him to a food stall, claiming she was craving for popcorn and that she needed to do a friend a favour. He didn't understand that part, but he didn't think about it. There were more important things right now and one of them was right in front of Kana.
Shishido glared at the popcorn vendor who was wearing a bandanna and sunglasses. SERIOUSLY, JIROU?! WHO WEARS A BANDANNA AND SUNGLASSES?!
"Mister! One large bucket of cheese popcorn, please!" Kana exclaimed as she walked over, dragging Shishido with her. Why is Jirou here?! I hope Kana doesn't find out or she'd take him along too! Geez, this day was supposed to be ours…
Jirou the vendor cleared his throat. "Ah yes, Miss. 500 yen please." He said in a very very deep and suspicious voice. Kana narrowed her eyes at him.
"Neh, Ryou… Doesn't he look like Jirou?" She turned and whispered to him. Shishido reddened. CRAP.
"Wow. He really does!" He whispered back. Play along, play along. If you fumble, she'd get suspicious.
Kana nodded in agreement and turned to Jirou the vendor again, who was now holding the popcorn bucket. She handed over the money. "Thanks, Mister!"
The two were walking away when the vendor shouted. "You're welcome, Kana-chan! Ohcrap, random stranger!"
Kana turned around quickly, her eyebrows raised. STUPID JIROU!
"Did he just—"
"OH LOOK! THAT MY LITTLE PONY PLUSHIE IS CUTE! COME ON!" Shishido dragged Kana away and ran, cursing Jirou to the depths of hell.
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"ARE YOU AN IDIOT?!" Gakuto hit Jirou in the back of his head. Oshitari sighed.
"You almost ruined the plan, Jirou!" Keigo scolded the brunette, who sniffed in fake tears.
"I'm so sorryyyyy!" He knelt down to the ground and bowed repeatedly. The regulars could only sigh. Thank goodness Shishido had distracted her in time.
"Anyway, Kana-senpai seems to have forgotten about that incident." Hiyoshi said, as he looked at the couple from behind a tree. Gakuto looked up from his hiding bush.
"She seems happy, so far…" Keigo commented, binoculars at hand while kneeling down on the grass. "Okay, Gakuto! Yuushi! It's your turn!" He commanded.
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"It's Akutagawa! From Hyoutei!" Marui exclaimed, pointing excitedly at the food stall. Sanada slapped his hand away.
"Marui, it is not nice to point." He scolded. Marui scowled before putting his hand down.
"If Akutagawa Jirou is here, then the other Hyoutei regulars are also here." Yagyuu remarked. The Rikkai regulars had come out of their hiding spot, much to Niou's relief, and were now walking, following Shishido's and Kana's trail.
"Probability of the Hyoutei regulars following Kana and Shishido: 94.67%." Yanagi stated.
"Wait, Yanagi. How did you know that Kana and Shishido were going on a date?" Jackal asked, and everyone stopped in their tracks. They slowly turned around to face Yanagi, whose eyes opened for a millisecond. That's right. I completely forgot about that, Niou thought.
"Seiichi told me." He answered.
Yukimura?
"Eh? Buchou told you?" Kirihara asked, clearly surprised. The regulars were equally astounded. Why was their captain snooping around Kana's life?
"Yes."
"I'm guessing he told you to follow her for data?" Niou smirked.
"Yes."
"EEEEH?!" The rest exclaimed. Marui snickered while Jackal smiled. Sanada remained as stoic as ever. Yagyuu had the teensiest trace of a smile on his face. Niou was openly grinning, his eyes gleaming. Oho? Yukimura has gone from friend to stalker, eh?
"Does this mean Yukimura-buchou… has a crush?" Kirihara asked.
Niou wrapped an arm around his junior's shoulder. "Apparently. But I am betting Yukimura does not even realize that himself." He said.
"What do you mean, Niou-senpai?" The Rikkai ace asked, confused. Marui shook his head at Kirihara's innocence.
"It means our precious captain has a crush on Kana but he does not know it yet." He winked.
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The morning had passed quite peacefully, excluding the times Hiyoshi almost took off his monkey costume in front of Kana and Kirihara almost lining up in front of the two at the rollercoaster ride. In short, Kana was still oblivious to the fact that two of Japan's strongest middle school tennis teams were following her and Shishido.
Gakuto slyly smiled, while peeking from behind a closed game booth. Beside him was Oshitari. The two were looking at Kana and Shishido, who were now in front of a haunted house. Perfect. Kana HATES horror, and this haunted house will be the perfect trick for a shoujo manga scene! Kana will scream and cling to Ryou, and then love will blossom!
"Gakuto, your wig is getting in my mouth." Oshitari commented, spitting out strands of fake brown hair from Gakuto's wig. The redhead scowled.
"Then don't stand so close, Yuushi!" He clenched his fist in anger. Geez, I can only take so much today. He was forced to wear a tight red dress that ended above his knees, this long brown curly wig and these high black heels to complete the female look. However, Keigo the Monkey King decided that the disguise wasn't very convincing and had Kabaji buy breast pads. BREAST PADS. And then, Choutarou had to go and point out that they were only A-cups and so Kabaji had to buy C-cups. Which Hiyoshi put in after Gakuto was dressed like a girl, earning them some very suspicious looks from strangers.
They probably thought Hiyoshi was abusing me.
The tensai chuckled. He held Gakuto's hand and leaned in. "But we have to look like a couple, don't we?"
THIS *TOOT*! I WILL KILL HIM SOMEDAY!
Gakuto flicked his forehead. "Look, they're talking. Let's go near." He said, looping his arm with Oshitari's as they walked near to where Kana and Shishido stood.
"Ryou, make me get in there and I am not joking, I will seriously hate you for at least a year." Kana glared at the boy, complete seriousness in her face and voice.
"Yuushi, wasn't the haunted house part of the plan?" Gakuto whispered.
"Yes, but Kana seems to really hate it." Oshitari whispered back.
"Come on, I'll be with you the whole time!" Shishido insisted, taking Kana's hand and leading the way. Kana pulled back with force and glared at the boy.
"Ryou! I told you! I hate these things!" She yelled, anger rising.
She really hates horror this bad? Back out, Ryou! This can ruin the date!
Shishido looked at her in surprise before bending his head in shame. He looked down at the ground. "Sorry… I didn't think you hated horror so much…" he mumbled. Kana breathed in. She walked forward and stopped in front of Shishido, kneeling a bit to see his face. She looked upward to meet his eyes.
"I'm sorry too, for blowing up like that. Can we go to another ride, please?" she smiled.
OHMYHEART. MY SHIPPER HEART.
Shishido brightened up and grinned. "Of course. Where would you like to go?"
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"Eeeeh. So Kana-chan hates horror." Marui commented, blowing his bubblegum. The Rikkai regulars, positioned safely beside the haunted house, had just finished listening to the conversation. He glanced at the one crouching beside him and narrowed his eyes.
"You're not planning on something dirty, are you, Masa?"
The trickster grinned lazily. "Of course not, Bunta."
Kirihara scoffed. "Yeah, right." Yagyuu nodded in agreement.
"Since when was Masaharu not thinking up of pranks?" the Gentleman commented.
Marui looked at Sanada, who was staring quite intensely at a caterpillar on the grass, and Yanagi, who was busy typing a text message. Does Sanada hate caterpillars? Marui snickered inwardly, vowing to tell this observation to Niou later.
"It's getting late." Jackal said, looking up at the orange sky painted with violet hues.
"Yeah, it's getting late yet Shishido hasn't made a move yet. Tsk, lame." Niou teased.
"Oh, look. They're heading to the gardens. Come on!" Marui said, stealthily walking towards the park.
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"Yanagi Renji". The name flashed in Yukimura's screen. The captain pressed the 'Call' button and held his phone to his ear.
"I must say, you are doing a wonderful job at this, Renji." He complimented. The captain must have received over a hundred messages and ten calls from the Master. Yanagi had been giving him information all day long; what Kana and Shishido ate for lunch, what ride Kana liked the most, how many times their shoulders accidentally brushed against each other, how much Kana hated horror, the number of times Shishido blushed whenever Kana dragged him by the hand and so on.
"I always do my best, even at ridiculous tasks like this." He replied. Yukimura chuckled.
"Anyway, they're at the park now. The date is coming to an end, and based on the data I've gathered from watching television and reading novels, this is where the couple engage in an interesting conversation." Yanagi said. Yukimura raised his eyebrows, his blood rushing in anticipation.
"Niou has volunteered to bring this phone closer to the two, so that you can hear the conversation."
Yukimura reddened. This is becoming more embarrassing by the second. He heard a few words then a bit of noise, before Kana's and Shishido's voices became clear.
Ah, whatever. I'll have to thank Niou.
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"Look, look! They're on that bench beside that big round pot!" Jirou pointed out. The Hyoutei regulars walked closer, their steps silent and careful. They positioned themselves behind bushes, near enough to hear the conversation. Keigo slowly sat down on the grass, his strong eyes peering through the leaves.
I can't believe I am sitting down on this dirty ground. But then again, this is my sister I am spying on.
Gakuto sat beside him and Oshitari stood behind the nearby tree. Jirou, Choutarou, Hiyoshi and Kabaji placed themselves behind other thick bushes. Okay, any minute now, Shishido…
Suddenly, Keigo heard voices to his right. He sharply turned his head.
WHAT?!
"What are Rikkai doing here?!" he harshly whispered to Gakuto, who had turned and gasped. The Hyoutei regulars also turned to see the commotion that was the Rikkai members hiding themselves behind bushes and trees whilst looking at Shishido and Kana. They were crouching down on the grass and crawling, to avoid noise. Marui then turned to where the Hyoutei members were placed. He gasped and tugged at Yanagi's shirt.
"What are you guys doing here?!" Kirihara whispered, staring at the Hyoutei members.
"Kana's my sister and Shishido's my teammate, you idiot." Keigo replied.
"What are you guys doing here?" Gakuto asked.
"Kana is our friend!" Marui exclaimed.
"Uh-huh, but you guys are way too noisy. Shoo, before they hear you." Keigo commanded. The Rikkai members raised their eyebrows and scoffed.
"No, you guys go away. You are also—" Kirihara began saying when Yanagi covered his mouth with his hand.
"Sssh, they're talking." He said, and the two teams quickly turned their attentions back to Shishido and Kana.
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Shishido inhaled deeply. Okay, man. It's time. This is the perfect moment to confess your feelings! LET'S DO THIS!
He turned to his left, where Kana was seated, and opened his mouth when Kana began speaking.
"Thank you for inviting me to come with you, Ryou! I had fun!" She turned to him and smiled, her eyes gleaming.
Shishido nodded. "No problem. I'm glad you had fun."
"It's been a while since we hung out, just the two of us." Kana looked ahead, observing the flowerbed planted a few feet in front of them.
"You know, Ryou…"
Shishido's heart began beating faster again. "Y-yes?"
Kana played with her fingers. "Sometimes, you really irritate me and all when you tease me but…"
BUT?! BUT WHAT?!
She looked at him and smiled. "But then I realize how great a friend you actually are!"
And for a moment, his heart stopped beating entirely.
FRIEND?!
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Keigo sighed and massaged his temples. He never knew his sister was THIS dense. How could she friendzone him like that?! On their date?!
My sister is a huge idiot. A huge beautiful idiot who tramples on Shishido's feelings without knowing it.
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Gakuto's eyes widened.
WHAT THE?! FRIEND?! AFTER HE ASKED YOU OUT?! KANA YOU BIG *TOOT*!
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Oshitari chuckled and shook his head.
Really, Kana.
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Yanagi raised his eyebrows. So this was what Yukimura meant when he told him she didn't know that they were going on a date.
Good data, after all. Kana-san can be a bit insensitive and dense… Her Insight is probably limited to tennis.
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Niou smirked in amusement.
Wow, woman. You are more evil than I thought.
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Shishido gulped, desperately trying to ignore that goddamn pain excavating in his heart. Did she really just say friend?
"I'm sorry, what?" He asked nervously.
Kana looked at him puzzled. "Yeah, we're great friends, right?"
"That's it?"
"What do you mean, that's it?"
Shishido breathed in. "I asked you out on a date…"
Kana nodded. "Yeap, a friendly date!"
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OHMYGOD KANA
Everyone thought at that same moment.
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Shishido scowled. He flicked Kana's forehead in frustration.
"IDIOT!" He stood up and clenched his fists. He had gathered all the courage in his body to ask her out and she thinks it's a friendly date? That's why she immediately agreed! Not because she liked you that way, but because you're friends!
"HEY! What are you getting mad for?" Kana stood up, rubbing her forehead. Shishido exhaled and slowly turned around to face her.
"I asked you out because I like you." He said, seriously. Kana's mouth slowly opened in surprise. Her eyes widened as she stepped back.
"W-what?" She softly asked.
"I LIKE YOU, IDIOT!" He yelled, panting heavily.
Kana stared at him for a few seconds.
"Didn't you notice? When I skipped classes that one time to see you when you were sick last year, didn't you notice? When I always, always sit beside you whenever we watch movies, didn't you notice? When I always tease you just to get your attention? When I am always the first one you see at the airport when you come home? When I watched all your favorite movies and read all your favorite books because you hated it when you couldn't talk about them with the rest of us? Didn't you notice…" Shishido said, his tears lining his eyes.
Kana gasped, her hand covering her open mouth.
"I did…"
Shishido looked up in confusion.
"I did, Ryou."
"Well then, why didn't you know I like you?" He asked.
"Because you're Ryou!" She exclaimed, pointing at him. His eyebrows furrowed in puzzlement. What is she saying?
"What?"
"Don't you remember? When we first met, at the Hyoutei tennis courts, during practice… Keigo gathered you guys together and introduced me. I remember that moment very well, because I noted just how many girls were gathered at the gates. They were all screaming your names. They all wanted you to notice them." Kana said.
"And every time I visit Hyoutei, your fans are always there, cheering you on. Yet you never looked at them. You never recognized their presences. I figured you just didn't have time for girls. Or for romance…" She continued.
Well, that's because…
"That's because I was too busy liking you to even notice them."
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Kana gasped once more.
That's one of the sweetest things anyone has ever said to me.
"Oh my god…" She said, her tears falling down.
Shishido likes me… He does…
"I like you, Kana. So much. Ever since I met you, I couldn't stop thinking about you. I tried ignoring it, I really did. Because you were buchou's sister, and I… I could never be in your league. You're the most beautiful girl I have ever seen and will ever see, because that is just how much I like you. You're smart, you're funny and you're the heiress to a corporation. I can't amount to all that you are. And yet you treated me as a friend, you didn't cast me aside and you were so kind to me, and that's when I knew; I was falling for you, hard and fast."
Shit.
"I tried forgetting what I felt because there was no way you could ever reciprocate my feelings. I indulged myself in tennis and in school, but every single moment, you are there. When I serve, I remember our matches. When I study for Chemistry, I remember you going on and on about your favorite subject. When I run laps to warm-up, I remember you panting heavily because that was your weak point. When I ace a Math exam, I remember you coming to me, crying, because you failed the final exam in London. Every single time I try to get away from you, I just find myself drowning in your memories again."
Oh my…
"And that's when I realized, I could no longer ignore these feelings. But I just want to know yours…" he said.
Kana swallowed the lump in her throat.
Oh no, oh no.
She blinked back a tear.
"I'm sorry, Ryou…"
Shishido's eyes widened. He smiled slightly before looking down and pursing his lips as he breathed heavily.
"I knew it. I knew it. I knew it." He whispered to himself, yet Kana could hear every word.
"What was I thinking…" Shishido muttered. He looked up at her, his eyes shining with his tears.
"Then answer my last question... Before I forget all of my feelings for you…" Shishido said.
"Have you ever, even for a second, liked me?"
Oh.
Oh…
Kana could hear her heartbeats, her rushing blood practically warping her heart.
"No.." her voice broke.
And Shishido lowered his head, his tears running down his face as he clenched his fists tightly. Kana softly cried as she watched one of her best friends force back his tears.
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Gakuto wiped his tears silently. This couldn't be happening. Ryou… Ryou is crying, dammit.
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Jackal exhaled sharply. He didn't know Shishido personally yet he could feel sadness in his heart. The boy confessed so beautifully, yet Kana… Kana did not feel the same, even for a tiny second.
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Yukimura Seiichi felt his mouth gape open as his phone slid out of his grip.
Kana does not like him.
Kana does not like him back.
He could feel that hurting twinge in his chest, as he sympathized for Shishido. Yet he couldn't ignore the small happy dance a part of his heart did.
Kana does not like him.
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Author's Note: Longest chapter evaaaar!
So there you go, Shishido confesses and Kana turns him down. But but but! He will still be a very important part in the main love storyyyy~ Bits of Dirty Pair, one of the most amusing pairs in TeniPuri HAHA
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