This is the 25th chapter of Diamond Academy. I hope you all love it.
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Karin's thoughts
Toushirou's thoughts
Diamond Academy
Chapter 25-True Information And False Information
Yuzu's voice sounded so sweet after everything Karin had to go through. She had forgotten just how much she missed that voice.
"Karin, it's so good to hear from you" said Yuzu.
"Same here, Yuzu. So what's up? Why the call?" asked Karin curiously.
"Well, I've got good news" said Yuzu excitedly.
"What is it?" asked Karin.
"You're coming back home!" exclaimed Yuzu.
Karin nearly dropped the phone. Did she just hear right?
"What?" asked Karin confused.
"Yeah, dad finally realized that maybe sending you on your own was a bad idea. He'd be willing to let you come back home if you want to. I can't wait till you get back Karin-chan!" Yuzu explained.
"Are… you serious?" asked Karin.
"Of course" answered Yuzu.
"Wow… um…" stuttered Karin.
"What's wrong?" asked Yuzu.
"Nothing, it's just I wasn't expecting to be leaving, so it's kind of a shocker" replied Karin.
"Do you not want to leave, Karin-chan?" asked Yuzu confused.
"I don't know" Karin answered truthfully.
"Well, how about you take tomorrow to decide and on Friday dad will come to pick you up if you still want to go" suggested Yuzu.
"Ugh, I'd rather take a cab" said Karin. She was not interested I riding across the country with her idiot of a father.
"Okay, so I guess I'll see or not see you this weekend" said Yuzu.
"Yeah. See ya, Yuzu" said Karin before hanging up the phone.
Karin then sat in her room, her head spinning. She for the first time didn't know what to do. She wanted to go back home and see her friends and see her twin sister whom she missed, but she also wanted to stay with Toushirou, the boy she loved though she had yet to tell him. Karin was torn.
Karin then heard a knock on her door.
"Come in" she said.
Speak of the devil. Karin thought as Toushirou walked in.
"Hey" he greeted as he sat next to her on her bed.
"Hey" she said back, doing her best to act normal.
Apparently she pulled it off because Toushirou began searching through his bag for the homework they were supposed to be doing.
Karin suddenly felt that feeling of affection when she noticed how close he was to her. Karin then opened her mouth to speak what was on her mind. She had to at least tell him so she could focus on other problems at hand and not his.
"Toushirou, I…" her words then got caught in her throat. Suddenly thoughts started to drift into her head.
What if he doesn't feel the same? What if he walks out of your room and never talks to you again? What will happen to your friendship if he doesn't feel the same?
The thoughts got louder and louder in her head.
"Karin" called Toushirou bringing Karin out of her thoughts.
"What?" asked Karin.
"Are you alright?" he asked now genuinely concerned.
"Yeah, I'm fine" said Karin with one of her bright smiles before focusing on her work.
Toushirou looked at her still slightly worried.
Once Toushirou had left Karin began thinking about what she was going to do. As she mentally laid everything out in her mind it all seemed to click together in an instant like solving an easy math problem. Karin knew what she had to do.
She had to tell Toushirou how she felt. If he rejected her then Karin would no longer be able to stand it at the academy without him in her life and she would go back home.
Her decision was made. The only thing she had to do now was tell Toushirou how she felt before Friday.
Karin looked at her calendar to see that today was Wednesday.
Karin spent the next day trying to tell Toushirou what she was feeling, but every time she tried, the doubts would come back. Karin just didn't have enough courage to tell him. She knew had to though, she had to tell Toushirou.
Karin was now sitting on top of her bed until Tatsuki came and knocked her out of her thoughts.
"Alright, I've had it, Karin" said Tatsuki.
"What?" said Karin confused.
"You've been acting weird all day, now spill" commanded Tatsuki.
"Tatsuki-sempai-"
"Karin, you've been my roommate for a long time. I think of us as sisters. Sister can always tell each other what's going on, right?" asked Tatsuki. Karin sighed before smiling.
"Right. Okay, I'll tell you" agreed Karin before telling Tatsuki about everything: the call from her twin, the talk with Hinamori, and her inability to tell Toushirou how she felt. Tatsuki took in every word. When Karin was done Tatsuki nodded as if configuring the situation.
"Karin, you're making this a lot harder then it sounds" said Tatsuki. Karin just looked at her quizzically.
"Why don't you just go and tell him, right now?" asked Tatsuki.
"Because-"
"You think he'll reject you right? Karin there is no way that would happen" said Tatsuki. Karin smiled.
"Now go and tell him before I tell him for you" said Tatsuki. Karin nodded.
"Thanks Tatsuki-sempai" said Karin before running to Toushirou's room.
Toushirou was in his room thinking about Karin.
She was acting really weird today. I better go see what's up.
Toushirou then got up from his bed and went to his door. When he opened it, to his surprise, Hinamori was outside of his doorway. Toushirou looked at her with a solemn face.
"Toushirou-kun, can we talk? I know I'm the last person you want to see, but I just really need to talk with you" begged Hinamori.
"Fine" he said as she walked into his room and sat on his bed. Toushirou rolled up a desk chair and sat in it backwards, facing her.
"What's up, Hinamori?" asked Toushirou.
"I want to apologize for being such a bad girlfriend. I did really bad things to you. Things I really regret. I want you back though Toushirou" said Hinamori.
"No" said Toushirou, surprised by how adamant he sounded. He felt like he really didn't want Hinamori, like didn't love her as a girlfriend anymore. He wondered what happened to himself.
"Toushirou, I'm sorry… I just-"
"No, I can't go back to you Hinamori" interrupted Toushirou.
"Why?" asked Hinamori desperately.
"Because I don't love you anymore" explained Toushirou. Hinamori felt like she had just been slapped in the face.
"…what?" she asked weakly.
"Here" said Toushirou as he took Hinamori's hand in his and placed Hinamori's hand on his heart. His heartbeat was steady and even.
"I don't understand" said Hinamori.
"Whenever I'm with you my heart always starts beating out of control, but now it's not. That's how I know I don't love you anymore" said Toushirou gently. Hinamori felt as though she had been kicked in the stomach, but oddly enough she felt as though she would go on.
"Maybe it's because… because your heart belongs to someone else" suggested Hinamori.
Toushirou thought about this for a moment.
Maybe she's right… maybe my heart has a new person it wants to be given to.
"Perhaps your right" said Toushirou. Hinamori then rose to her feet.
"So I guess this is goodbye" said Hinamori sadly.
"I guess so" said Toushirou as he too arose from his chair.
"Maybe once I get back on the right track, we can be friends again?" questioned Hinamori.
"I'd like that" said Toushirou before opening his arms. Hinamori smiled softly before hugging him. Toushirou rapped his arms around her.
"I'll miss you, Momo" he said to her as he held her.
Toushirou then heard the door closed shut. As he looked up he saw nothing but the closed door.
Probably just Renji.
Toushirou shrugged it off and let go of Hinamori. Hinamori then smiled before walking out of his door. Toushirou then lay back in bed as he began to think of this new holder of his heart.
Karin was in her room crying as she packed. The scene just continued to play in her head.
Karin opened Toushirou's door to see Toushirou hugging Hinamori and he said in a gentle voice:
"I'll miss you, Momo"
Karin shut the door and ran as fast as she could, tears pricking her eyes.
"It looked like he really loved her, Tatsuki-sempai" said Karin. Tatsuki walked over and put a comforting hand on her shoulder.
"Screw him, Karin" said Tatsuki.
"I'll miss you so much, Tatsuki-sempai" said Karin.
"I'll miss you, too" said Tatsuki sadly.
That was the 25th chapter of Diamond Academy. I hope you all loved it. Please review.