A/N: Heyy guys! So I hope you all enjoyed last chapter. It was fun writing it(: I think that was one of my better ones. And I realized that Sana's hair is auburn not brunette and her eyes are hazel and Akitos are golden yellow so I changed it in all chapters.! Not prologue but chapter 1. So I have some bad news:/ All my stories except this one and Your Mine, I'm Yours are on hold. I wanna focus on this one more then the others, even though I left my Naruto story at an important stop. So for those who are reading all my stories they are on hold until further notice! I'm sorry!
P.S.: I changed some events in the past 5 chapters, meaning you have to read it again! Sorry but I realized I did something stupid and I'm not adding any magic in this. So please start from chapter 1 not the prologue!
Sana: So can you explain why it took you like MONTHS to update this!
Me: Ive Been So Busy With School Lately.! I Have No Time With Anything At All
Sana: Aww Really?
Me: Yeahh :( I Hate It. My Sophomore Life Is So Blehh.
Sana: I'm Sorry Author-chan.
Me: Its okayy. I'm here now ready to update.
Sana: Well thats the best part I guess!
Me: Yeah! So anyways enjoy the new chapter guys! And I don't own anything that has to do with Kodocha! I only own my own characters and the plot.
PS! I also don't own any music used in this! Got it!
'Thought'
"Speech"
*Flashback*
Arc 1: A New World Chapter 6: Realizations
Sana walked down the neighborhood path nervously as Akito walked next to her. What would her mom think of Akito? What would he think of her? Many questions came to mind but she had more to worry about then simple questions. As they approached her home, Sana noticed a silver car parked outside. Her eyes went big and she gasped softly as she realized who it was.
"Rei..." she said softly to herself as she flipped out her phone.
"What?" Akito asked. He noticed the shocked expression on her face as they got near her house.
"Huh?" Sana questioned as she turned to her left to face Akito. They both stopped and faced each other.
Sana felt as if Akito was looking right through her. His golden lifeless eyes bore into her bright hazel eyes and they stood their gazing at each other until someone called Sana's name.
"Sana!"
They broke there gazes from one another and Sana looked forward at the owner of the voice while Akito stared into nothingness.
"Hey Rei!" Sana yelled as he enveloped her in a hug.
"I heard about what happened! I'm so sorry! Are you okay?" He asked as he bombarded her with questions.
"Rei! I'm fine! Everything is all good." Rei smiled and let out a small sigh.
"Thank goodness. I was so worried about you." he explained as he grabbed her hand. Akito took notice to this and felt his stomach churn. He frowned not knowing what this feeling was inside of him. 'What Is going on with me?'
"Oh wait!" Sana stopped walking behind him and looked back at Akito.
"Rei. There's someone I want to introduce you to!" Sana said as she signaled for Akito to walk over to her. He steadily walked over and stood tall with his hands in his pockets, staring at the man in front of him.
"Rei, this is Hayama Akito. He's the one who saved me. Hayama this is Sagami Rei! He's my singing manager." Sana smiled as she introduced the two boys.
Rei smiled and stuck out his hand to shake Akito's but Akito did nothing but stare. He still bore the same poker face he usually wore.
"Nice to meet you young sir and thank you for saving Sana." Rei said politely. Akito didn't speak or give any type of gesture towards Rei. Instead, he looked at Rei with hate in his eyes, causing Rei to have shivers run down his spine and go wide eyed. Re pulled his hand back, regained his composure and chuckled nervously.
"So yeah. Well Sana I'll just let your mom tell you why I came by. I'll talk to you later? Yes? Alright bye Sana!" Rei stated as he jumped in his car.
"Bye Rei!" Sana answered back as she waved at him. Rei looked into the mirror and smiled. But through the mirror, he seen Akito's glare once again. The cold, hateful look pierced Rei and he shivered as he drove away. Rei frowned as he watched as Sana went inside with the Hayama boy.
"I don't like him. I don't like him one bit." he said to himself as he drove away.
"Here we are!" Sana exclaimed as she opened the front door of her house.
"Make yourself at home."She kicked off her shoes and raced inside the house.
Akito observed the house as he walked in. It was big; really big. He took off his shoes and walked inside. To his left, was a kitchen about the size of his living room and balcony put together. To his right, there was a living room twice as big as his. The kitchen floor was marble along with the counter top. The living room had carpet, which was a light tan color. The walls were creamy brown and covered in pictures of Sana and her family.
In front of him was a door and stairway. He assumed the stairway led to the bedrooms and the door to another area in the house. He looked into the living room and seen a set of couches, which were forest green. In the middle was a chestnut table filled with papers and magazines. All in all, everything looked very expensive. He walked over to the wall and leaned against it, crossing his arms and closed his eyes.
"Hey." Akito looked up and seen Sana in a different outfit. She wore a light pink skirt with a white tank top over a darker shade of pink. Her hair was down and she smiled, titling her head to the side. His stomach churned again but he ignored it.
"When I said make yourself at home, I really meant it you know!" Sana resumed explaining as she placed her hands on her hips. Akito shrugged and walked over to the living room.
"Whatever." he answered making Sana frown.
"Well mama will be here in a few minutes. She just had to do a few things. So stay put!" She then turned around and ran up back upstairs. Akito's eyes followed her all the way up until she disappeared.
He stayed where he was and and looked up at the ceiling,which was high up. He closed his eyes and thought about everything that had happened to him while he was here. 'I can't believe how much has happened.'
From first arriving, to registering at school to saving Sana and now being here all in just one week was a lot to handle. But he wouldn't complain because this was his job. As Akito leaned against the wall leading to the living room, he heard small shuffling noise in the kitchen next door. Soon the noise grew and the kitchen faucet was running while plates clattered against each other.
"Hayama." Akito opened his eyes, brought his head down and seen a middle aged woman standing in front of him. She had brown hair that was hidden underneath what seemed to be a volcano island with a chipmunk sitting on top of the hole of the volcano. She had brown eyes and was about the same size as him. She looked nothing like Sana, making him wonder if she looked exactly like her father.
"I'm Kurata Misako. I don't know if you have heard of me but I am pleased to meet you." She said as she held out her hand for Akito to shake. He looked at the hand and hesitated for a moment before shaking it.
"Please, follow me." Misako walked into the living room and sat down on the forest green couches. He followed but didn't sit down.
"You are allowed to sit down." Misako said as an elderly lady came in with two cups and a pot of tea on a platter.
"Here you go my lady." The older woman served Misako and handed her the cup with ease. Misako took the cup and took a sip.
"I prefer to stand." Akito answered. It was true. Akito prefer to stand rather then sit down. He hated sitting in the classroom everyday.
"Suit yourself. Thank you Shimura." Misako put her cup of tea down as Shimura bowed and slipped away.
Akito leaned against the wall, hands crossed, staring at the woman in front of him. She sat calmly, making the suspense grow.
"Mama!" Akito's eyes moved over to the owner of the voice. Misako noticed and smiled slightly. Sana jumped onto the couch and wore a broad smile on her face.
"Well lets begin shall we?" Akito's eyes shifted back towards Misako. They locked their gazes and begun their own staring contest. Sana sat, looking at both her mom and Akito.
Akito never blinked, keeping his gaze steady as he bore into Misako's eyes. Misako looked into the blonde's eyes and noticed how there was no emotion in them. There was no feeling to them, making his eyes seem lifeless. She bore deeper into them and seen something. She didn't know how to explain it but she had seen it. His eyes finally shut her away from it and that 'something' was gone.
"You have good eyes." Misako finally said as she broke her gaze with the boy. Akito seemed a bit surprised but resumed with his regular posture. Sana gaped. She was about to say something but her mother cut her off.
"Thank you for saving my daughter Mr. Hayama. I appreciate everything you did for her." She said. Akito nodded. "Now I do have one question for you." Sana leaned in closely to listen to what her mom would ask the boy. Akito held his stern look as Misako looked him in the eyes.
"Would you like a cup of tea?" Sana sweat dropped and fell to the floor. "Mama!" Akito frowned slightly but then sighed. "No thank you mam."
Misako smiled and Sana gaped once more. "Oh? You have manners. I like that."
"Manners my butt." she said under her breath while crossing her arms and pouting her lip out. Akito felt slightly embarrassed. He then shook off that feeling and nodded once more.
"Tell me Mr. Hayama, where did you come from?" Misako asked as she sipped her tea.
"A small town outside of Kyoto." He answered.
"Oh? Interesting. I haven't heard of any small towns outside of a big city." She retorted while placing her hands on her lap.
"There fairly common. But because most people focus on the bigger cities, no one puts attention to the smaller areas." he explained without a stagger.
"I see. You're quite the observer aren't you?"
"Our small towns like the fact that we don't get much noise like the cities do." he explained while looking straight at Misako.
"It must be hard to adjust to city life since you grew up in the country area." the author said as she grabbed a hold of her tea.
"Not really. I knew how city people worked. I've had to deal with them before when they came to our towns for business affairs." he quickly responded.
"Hmm... I suppose you get a lot of marketing out there with how beautiful the scenery must be."
Akito said nothing. His lie worked flawlessly. He had practiced on what he would say to people when they asked where he came from, why, and etc. He titled his head back forward and moved his neck around.
Sana felt out of place. The conversation had been purely between her mother and Hayama. It was interesting for her to hear some of Akito's background, since he was so closed to the world. But she also remembered what Tsyoshi had once said about why they came to Jinbou in the first place.
"Well umm we just had this big thing come up and we had to transfer schools."
'I wonder what that big thing was that Tsyoshi was talking about.' Sana thought to herself as she listened in on the conversation the two were in.
"I have one more question for you Mr. Hayama." Akito nodded signaling for Misako to continue.
"How old are you?" She asked. Sana sweat dropped. 'Sometimes you have me wondering mama.'
"I turned 17 a few weeks ago." He said monotonously.
"I see. Sana how old are you again?"the author asked. Sana perked up. She was slightly confused at her mother.
"What?" she asked. Misako said it again. "How old are you?" Sana then got it and smiled. "I'm 16! Ill be 17 on March 7th!" She answered with excitement and a grin plastered on her face.
"But mama, what does that have to do with anything?" She asked as she sipped her tea.
"I think you two could make a lovely couple." Akito went wide eyed. Sana spit out her tea and stood up quickly.
"WHAT!" Sana screamed. "Are you crazy mama! Shimura! Quick! Call the hospital! I think mama has a bad case of the flu! Its making her think crazy!"
"Now now Sana, sit down. I was merely teasing." Akito frowned and dug his hands in his pockets. Sana's face was flustered and she couldn't even look at Akito now. She turned the other way, to embarrassed to say anything. The room was deadly quiet until Misako broke the silence.
"Well Mr. Hayama, it has been a pleasure." Misako started off. "Thank you for taking time out of you day to come over here." Akito pushed himself off the wall, walked over to the door and put his shoes back on. He then opened the door and began to walk out, digging his hands in his pockets once again. Misako followed him out.
"Be sure to come by again." Akito nodded then turned back around and walked away.
Sana stood, dumbfounded, staring at her mother with a glare with a small tint of red still lingering on her face.
"What was that all about? First you say he has good eyes then say we make a 'lovely' couple?" Sana shouted.
Misako said nothing at first, walked back into the living room and sat down. Sana followed her in and sat down on the couch across from her while crossing her arms.
"He does and like I said, I was merely teasing." She replied. 'For the most part...'
"How? There so... empty! And some teasing." She grumbled while pouting out her lip and crossing her arms.
"Sana, have you ever really looked into his eyes." she said.
Sana perked up and looked at her mother. Her eyes connected with her mothers and Sana felt like if Misako saw right through her.
"I... well there was that time at the park where he saved me. He had this really crazy look in his eyes though. They were kind of scary though." Sana said.
"So you can't really say there empty can you?" Sana thought for a minute and realized that she couldn't.
"You can tell a lot by looking at a person Sana. When I connected with Hayama's eyes, I saw something. Something that lied behind his facade. Something that he doesn't want people to understand."
Sana gave Misako a confused look. She was not understanding her mother at all. "I don't get what your saying Mama?" Misako sighed.
"Sana, this boy... he is hiding something. Something far greater then we maybe able to understand. Something that may well ruin him." Misako explained.
"How can you tell?" the brunette asked in confusion and curiosity.
"I can feel it." She said. "He masks his feelings behind those eyes of his. He leads people on by showing them something different then what he is actually feeling."
Sana sat deeply in thought, contemplating everything her mother had just said. It wasn't everyday when she met a guy like him. He was defiantly different from the rest. Akito was so closed from the outside world she always wondered what he must be feeling all the time. She then smiled a bit.
"Well mama, I have already decided that I was going to get that boy to smile, but now I want to get to know him! I want to see the real side of him! I will open him up! Just you watch mama!" She said as she grinned. Misako smiled.
"I will break through that mask of his! Watch!" She shouted as she raced upstairs.
Misako watched her daughter leave the room and all she could do was smile. 'Sana, you have such a pure heart. You always seem to make people change for the better. I just hope your quest on changing young Hayama won't break it.'
Akito walked silently through the city, not knowing where this path would take him. His recent visit at the Kurata household kept troubling him. That girls mom was different. She was different for kami's sake! That woman left him utterly confused. The minute they locked eyes, she saw something. Truth be told he didn't know what she saw either but this was bad. If their purpose for coming here was discovered then they would be in deep trouble.
Akito clenched his hands and kicked the floor. 'Dammit all. Why is everything getting all mixed up?'
After kicking the floor for sometime, he began to run. He ran past every by stander that was in his way, every car driving down the street, all the objects placed on the sides and didn't stop. He ran for what seemed like hours. The gray sky turned to black and black turned back to blue by the time he reached the apartment complex. He ran all night trying to clear his head. He was covered in sweat head to toes, with his uniform sticking to him, and breathing deeply. He barely managed to get inside.
Kenta looked up and seen Akito walking in unstably. He was wobbling all over the place and as covered in sweat. He eyed the kid and noticed something was wrong. As much as he hated the kid, he couldn't let him pass out on his floor so he put down his newspaper, kicked his feet off the table and walked over to Akito.
"Hey kid, you alright?" Kenta asked.
Akito leaned against the wall for support. His breathing was shallow and he was holding onto his chest.
"I-I'm fi-fine. Lea-leavee me-me a-alone." Akito answered as he walked towards the elevator. Kenta snorted. "Suit yourself then." The man began to walk back to his desk but then stopped and looked back at Akito. He shouldn't feel bad for him. This kid was rude and he walked in here thinking he was the shit. But yet Kenta couldn't just leave him alone. He groaned. 'Man, even after all this time, I still can't just leave kids on there own. Damn it all.'
Kenta walked back towards Akito and grabbed his arm. Akito looked over at him and glared, hatefully.
"Le-let me g-go. I sa-said I-i dont nee-need your-your help."
Kenta snorted again. "Ha, don't make me laugh kid. You can barely stand up and you look sick. You probably won't even be able to make it to your room."
Akito heaved loudly as Kenta held onto his hand by placing Akito's arm behind his head, helping him into the elevator. They both leaned against the elevator wall, with Kenta sighing and Akito still breathing roughly. Kenta looked down at the young man and noticed how drenched he really was with sweat.
"I suggest a long, hot shower to relax your muscles and to take away the stench your giving off." Kenta commented.
Akito didn't reply. Kenta didn't expect him to either. "You ran all night didn't yah? Tch. Idiot. You have school today don't you?" Again, no reply from the teenage boy in his arms.
"Well I guess it's alright to ditch a day. We all do at some point in our life." Kenta sighed. He was basically talking to a wall when it came to the boy.
*Ding* The elevator stopped and its double doors opened, revealing the 5th floor of the apartment complex. Kenta hauled himself from the wall, dragging Akito behind him. He walked down the hallway towards Akito's room. When he arrived, he reached for the knob but stopped figuring it was locked.
"Hey kid. You got the key for this thing?" Kenta asked as he eyed Akito but that's when he noticed the slight snoring coming from the boy. He rolled his eyes and shook his head back and forth slowly as he laid Akito down by the wall. He walked over to the next room and knocked on the door.
"I think the other kid lives here." He said to himself. He rubbed his eyes and looked down at his watch. '5:23' He groaned. 'I doubt the other kid will be awake.'
Then suddenly, he heard light footsteps from the other side of the door. He exhaled and dug his hands in his pockets as he prepared to face the other boy that came with Akito. The door slowly opened, revealing Tsyoshi.
"Uh, can I help you with somet- *yawn*" Tsyoshi said as he covered his mouth.
"Yeah you can. I got your friend here, who happens to be passed out from exhaustion. I was going to leave him outside by the wall but that would displease the customers and god knows I need this job so here he is." Kenta moved back, allowing Tsyoshi to come out and look at his captain, who was soundly sleeping on the floor.
"Akito!" Tsyoshi yelled as he ran towards his best friend. He grabbed his shoulder and noticed how damp it was.
"Shh! People are still sleeping." Tsyoshi looked up and quickly apologized.
"Alright kid. Tell him not to pull another stunt like that again cause' next time, I ain't helping him. Bye." Kenta walked away, with his back towards Akito and Tsyoshi. Tsyoshi watched him walked away and said "Thank you." with a small smile on his face.
He then looked back down at his captain and bit his lip in confusion as to what to do with him.
"If I were you, where would I hide my key?" Tsyoshi thought to himself. He looked around and seen nowhere that Akito could be hiding his key.
"If you want to hide something, hide it in plain sight."
Tsyoshi immediately remembered when Akito would constantly say that during missions and scouting practices. He look around the door and seen something sticking out from the top. He went up on his toes and reached for the object. He then grabbed it and smiled.
"Akito, you will never change." He silently chuckled to himself. He then placed the lock inside the key hole and unlocked the door. He pushed it open and went back out the door to grab Akito. Tsyoshi was just The Royal 6's medic but there were times when he had to train just in case he came into combat with someone, so had some strength in him. He pulled Akito up and again, dragged him into the room.
'Dang, he really is knocked out.' Tsyoshi thought as he pulled Akito onto the couch. He exhaled and rubbed his face. He was tired from not getting enough rest because of him searching for the princess. Akito might think that he hasn't done anything then hang around with his new friends but he did, although hated to admit it, ditch them at times to search for the missing girl.
Thinking about his mission made him to think back to his home. He missed it... a lot. He missed his mother and his little sister and all his friends from the kingdom. He missed talking to Yuta and Hiyori and messing with Kyo. He missed Saaya's and Ashido's consistent arguing and Hiyori's pep talks. It's not that he didn't like it here. No. He loved it here. He made some amazing friends like Sana, Naozumi, and Aya. They were great. Sana was so cheerful, optimistic towards life, and he has never seen her without a smile. Naozumi and the rest of the gang were cool. And he especially admired Aya. She was beautiful in all ways. Her smile was amazing and her attitude was so sweet.
Yes, he loved it all. But it wasn't like home. People in this world don't think they exist. They think there all some kind of fairy tale, a myth. Tsyoshi wishes he could just speak out and say how true these 'fairy tales' really are but he can't. There worlds were just so different. He sighed and looked down at the sleeping form of his captain.
"If only things hadn't been so hard for you Akito." Tsyoshi looked down at the floor sullenly. Akito had a very rough life. Terrible things happened to him and yet he still kept strong. Sure, he wasn't that nicest guy on Earth but he was a good person deep inside. Even though it doesn't seem like it at times, the Royal 6 and himself did enjoy working by him and wouldn't prefer any other person as their captain.
Tsyoshi looked at clock on Akito's wall and widened his eyes and the realization of the time.
"Crap! I gotta get ready for school!" Tsyoshi hurriedly ran out of Akito's apartment, closing the door shut.
"You like him."
"What? No."
"Liar. You totally like him. We could all see it!"
"I don't know what your talking about Hisea."
"Don't play games Aya! We all know you have a crush on Tsyoshi!" Hisea accused as she pointed towards the red faced girl.
"Ha! Your face is enough proof of it! Oh how cute!" Hisea giggled frantically making Aya blush harder then she already was.
"Hey guys." Both Hisea and Aya turned around to face the container of the voice.
"Hey Naozumi." Hisea replied while giggling still.
"Hello Naozumi." Aya said quietly, still embarrassed from earlier.
"Have you guys seen Sana?" The purple haired boy asked, slightly confused.
"Nope. She's probably going to run late like usual." Hisea stated as she scavenged through her bag.
"Haha yeah knowing Sana and the way she is." Naozumi commented.
Hisea then thought of something and looked over at the boy next to her. She then smiled wickedly and scooted on closer to him. Naozumi noticed this and rose his brow in confusion.
"So Naozumi... when are you going to confess?" she asked. Naozumi went wide eye but then chuckled after.
"Haha I don't know Hisea. She hasn't given me the time to." Hisea sighed with a frown.
"True and Sana is dense so her figuring out that you like her will be next to impossible." Naozumi frowned slightly at that. Aya took notice of that.
"Oh common Hisea. You know that isn't true. Sure Sana is a little slow, but she will see it soon. She just needs some time to figure it out." Naozumi smiled.
"Yeah well first I need her to like me too before anything can happen." He stated with a smile.
Hisea smirked. "She probably does like you, but because of her being Sana, she doesn't know it yet."
Naozumi laughed. "Haha well, we will see."
"It started out as a feeling, which then grew into a hope, which then turned into a quiet thought, which then... then... " Then the singing stopped.
"Agh! I don't know what to say after that!" Sana crossed her arms in frustration as she sang the lyrics to her new song. She had been working on this song for some time now and she still hasn't figured out how to finish that phrase, nevertheless finish it. She had a type of beat for it already but all she needed to do now was finish it up and put two and two together.
But that wasn't all that clouded her mind. Ever since Akito's visit yesterday, she couldn't get him out of her head. Everything about him intrigued her. His expressions, his personality, and the little bits she got about his past. She didn't know why all this attracted her but it got her interested.
Because of who she was, she always involved herself with problems that didn't involve her. Ayumi was a great example of that. Even though Ayumi hated her with a passion, and Sana wasn't a vivid fan of hers, she still stood up for her when times were right. Ayumi hated it, often calling her 'immature' or 'childish' but Sana didn't care. That was just who she was. Sana sighed. 'Am I such a bad person for wanting to help people?'
"Hey Sana!" Sana turned around to face the owner of the voice that just called out to her. She smiled to quickly cover up her sorrowful mood, perfecting her facade.
"Hi Tsyoshi!" She greeted.
"Mind if I walk with you this morning?" he politely asked as he stood next to her.
"It's fine with me!" She answered happily. Tsyoshi smiled. Sana then noticed that something was missing from this picture out in front of her.
"Hey Tsyoshi?"
"Yeah?" Tsyoshi looked over at Sana, who seemed confused about something.
"Where's Hayama?"
Tsyoshi went wide eyed then laughed a bit while rubbing his head. "Well you see, that dummy went out for a run last night and he didn't end up getting back till early this morning. He dropped dead to the floor when Kenta, the service guy downstairs, brought him back upstairs. So he's sleeping right now in his room and he probably won't wake up for a while." He explained.
Sana gaped at the young man walking next to her. "He ran all night?"
"Yupp."
"And all morning?"
"Yes mam."
Sana was lost for words. She never met anyone who has done that before. It was amazing! Then again, Akito was filled with surprises; just like the night he had saved her. He fought those guys so smoothly, making it seem like nothing. The way he moved was gracefully and unbelievable.
"Is he in karate or something? Like an advance class? Because he is an amazing fighter!" Sana commented.
Tsyoshi was slightly shocked to hear her say something about Akito's fighting style. He didn't remember Akito fighting any time since they got here.
"How do you know about Akito's fighting style?" Tsyoshi asked.
Sana shut up. Her whole body froze. Thinking about that brought back unwanted memories of what happened only a week ago. She bit her lip unconsciously and tightened her her hands on a fist. Tsyoshi noticed both of these reactions and figured something awful must have happened.
"Sana?" He called out to her.
"It's just that... well Hayama, he... he saved me." She said, struggling a bit.
"What do you mean saved you?" he prived.
"Well remember that day when I left you guys to go 'see' my singing manager?" Sana said, still not wanting to explain the story. Why she was telling Tsyoshi? Because he was friends with Akito? Or maybe because she had grew to trust him that much in so little time? She didn't know.
"Yeah?" He questioned.
"Well... I didn't go see him. I went to find Hayama." Tsyoshi was surprised but at the same time, he wasn't. Something about Sana made him feel as if she would be the one to change Akito. For some odd reason, every time he seen them together or Sana make an attempt to talk to him, it made him happy.
"Oh really? Why is that?"
"To be honest, I don't really know." Sana gazed up to the sky, still hesitating to tell Tsyoshi what had happened.
"Oh.. well anyway... continue with your story."
"Oh... right. So when I went to the park, I didn't find Akito. So I sat down on the bench and three guys came up to me." Tsyoshi went wide eyed realizing where this was all leading up to.
"They tried to get me to go with them, but I told them no. So I kicked the guy who tried to kiss me in his umm... well you know. Anyway, before I could run away, I slipped on something and twisted my ankle. Then the guys caught up with me and one pinned me down to the floor." Sana explained but she was trembling a bit. The memory was still fresh in her mind and it still traumatized her.
"And he saved you from them?" Tsyoshi finished, still shocked by what Sana told him.
She simply nodded. Tsyoshi then placed his hand on her shoulder and smiled softly. Sana was slightly confused and knitted her brows together.
"Don't worry Sana, your secret is safe with me and Akito won't ever say a word to anyone about what happened. And I can tell you one thing." Tsyoshi added on at the end.
"What?"
"Nothing bad will ever happen to you again and that's a promise." Tsyoshi said with a brighter smile this time. Sana, who was already confused, now titled her head to the side questioning her new friend.
"Wait, what do you mean?" Tsyoshi laughed and answered "Oh nothing. Now lets hurry on to class or we're gunna be late!" Sana, who was still confused, ran right behind him.
'That would explain that morning when he closed the door on me. But why would he go so far for her? Or maybe it's just his knight instincts kicking in? Ugh! Akito... your just full of surprises.'
The school bell rang and the slacker students rushed to class trying to sneak their way there. Sana and Tsyoshi luckily made it a couple seconds before the bell rang and Sana was heaving while Tsyoshi was slightly nauseated. Because of Tsyoshi's status with the Royal 6, he was required to train with them. Though he hated it, it came in handy for situations like this.
Sana usually didn't tire easily because of all the energy and stamina she had, but when its early in the morning and your running at top speed to get to school, it's different. She dragged her feet to her desk and lazily sat down. She sighed, trying to catch her breath, and laid her head down.
Both Tsyoshi and Naozumi watched Sana and laughed. Aya, curious to what her friends were laughing at, looked over at Sana and giggled.
"That Sana.. she is such a dork." She giggled.
"But that's why we all love her." Naozumi smiled as he said that. His eyes turned soft while looking at the girl of his dreams.
Tsyoshi watched Naozumi carefully and noticed that sparkle in the purple headed boy's eyes. As soon as he arrived and began to hang out with his new friends, he suspected that his friend had feelings for the girl. Because of his sharpness, all thanks to his 'wonderful' captain's training, he noticed the little things Naozumi would do for Sana. Sometimes when they would walk to class, he would offer to carry her bag or at lunch he would pay for her food. Sometimes, when they would study, he noticed how much closer he would get to her but what he caught on the most was how protective he's been of Sana since her and Hayama began talking.
'I know he's got to have some feelings for Sana but to what level I dont know. I should ask Aya later about it.' He thought to himself as he unconsciously gathered his materials for the upcoming lesson.
Sana sat bored for the past hour looking at her teacher instruct them on the certain verses of famous poems from all over the world, making Sana want to sleep. She looked down at the paper that had doodles and notes on not the lesson but her upcoming song. She was eager to finish it. This would be her second complete song and all she would need would be one more song and then Rei could send the demo to Hajimotos Recording Company and hopefully it would be the launch of her singing career.
All her other bits and pieces of lyrics she wrote down were never part of a certain song, they were just thoughts and feelings. Her mama always told her that because her lyrics came form her heart, she was going to go far in her singing career and she would go down in history. Though it sounded exciting, Sana just wanted to sing because she wanted to sing. She sighed and looked down at her paper once more.
Till it was a war no battle cry... because things are changing or evaporating? ... heading down to war... follow your heart? Or light?
"Aghh!" She suddenly screamed in frustration. The whole class went silent and everyone stared at the auburn haired girl. Ayumi rolled her eyes at Sana.
"As always, looking for attention." Her friends then giggled after her. Tsyoshi glared at the girls in front of him while Sana ignored Ayumi's comment.
"Ms. Kurata? Is there a reason that your interrupting my class?" the teacher patronized. Sana turned bright red and sat back down, utterly embarrassed.
"Aha no! Sorry!" She quickly apologized. Her sensei shook her head and continued with her lecture. Sana sank down into her desk and felt her cheeks flare up. 'Gahh! This day is so boring!'
Class went by without anymore interruptions and the bell then rang. Sana stretched out and hurriedly ran out of the classroom.
"Geez Sana... why so anxious?" Tsyoshi asked as he walked out with Aya and Naozumi.
"I just didn't wanna be stuck in there more then I had to. Haha." She laughed as she scratched the back of her head.
"Look girls.. its the brat. Always trying to find attention. Sad isn't it? She wishes she could be just like me but she actually ruins herself by acting childish."
Sana and her friends turned around to face Ayumi and her pose snickering away at the blondes remark. Sana frowned slightly while Tsyoshi and Naozumi glared at the gray eyed girl.
"Leave her alone Ayumi." Naozumi countered.
"Oh sweet Naozumi. You would have been such a prize but because your so stuck on her, I decided you weren't worth it. And now I'm glad I stopped gong after you because there is someone else who is very well worth it." Ayumi answered with lust in her eyes.
Naozumi smirked. "You think Hayama is worth it after the way he treated you yesterday? Wow. I'm sorry but you have very low standards." Naozumi then turned to Tsyoshi. "No offense to your friend Tsyoshi but you know it was wrong."
Tsyoshi gazed at the floor. He knew it was true but he still didn't think Hayama was entirely bad. Sana looked at Naozumi in confusion. Sure what Hayama did was wrong, but it doesn't mean he wasn't worth it. 'Hayama has a side to him that no one knows of... but yet Naozumi judges him still..' Sana thought to herself.
"Oh trust me Naozumi. A man like Hayama is totally worth it." Ayumi said with a sly smile. "You there!"
Tsyoshi jumped and looked over at Ayumi. "You came with Hayama didn't you?" Tsyoshi glared at her and said "Yeah why?"
"I want to know everything about him and your going to tell me." She ordered.
"Nope." The brown haired boy answered.
"What do you mean no?" Ayumi asked astonished.
"Akito doesn't like you. After yesterday, it was quite obvious. And I'm not gunna hand over my best friends information just because you want it. Especially after you insulted one of my good friends? Nope." Tsyoshi answered. Ayumi glared at the boy and rolled her eyes.
"Whatever. Hayama will be mine." With that she walked away, but not before stopping and turning to face Sana.
"Kurata.. learn to fight your own battles and stay away from my Hayama got it?" With that, she walked away.
The whole group was silenced and no one talked because they were to caught up in there own thoughts.
"Guys..." Sana started off. Naozumi and Tsyoshi looked over to Sana and noticed the frustrated look on her face. Aya silently walked over to her best friend.
"I appreciate everything but let me handle Ayumi okay? I'm a big girl. I can handle myself. I don't always need someone protecting me." She said, with a small smile on her face.
"But Sana.." Naozumi was interrupted though.
"And Naozumi.. you shouldn't say such mean things about Hayama. I mean sure he can be a little... mean and rude but he's a good person under all that.. right Tsyoshi?" Sana looked over to him and Tsyoshi smiled at her while nodding his head.
"Yeah." He answered.
Naozumi looked at Sana in surprise. He wasn't understand why Sana was standing up for him. Suddenly, it seemed like Sana was on Hayama's side rather then his.
"Uh okay Sana... I'm sorry Tsyoshi." Tsyoshi smiled and patted his friends back.
"Its totally cool! I understand where your coming from cuz I've know Hayama forever but honestly, he's not that bad of a guy if you tried getting to know him." Sana smiled. 'Tsysohi your such a loyal friend.'
Because they were to caught up in whatever they were doing, they failed to notice that the bell rang and the hallways were empty.
"Oh my god guys! Were gunna be late!" Sana screeched.
"Were already late." Naozumi said, slightly depressed.
"See yah guys!" Tsyoshi said while running off to class.
"Yeah same here." Aya agreed.
Sana was about to go to class till she noticed that Naozumi wasn't being himself. She felt bad because they kinda ganged up on him, but she didn't mean it in a bad way. She reached out towards him and grabbed onto his shoulder.
"Nao? Hey, you okay?" She asked.
Naozumi went stiff. Sana drove him crazy! He loved her so much yet she could never see it. He hated it. Whenever he had planned on confessing to her, life would throw something at him and prevent him from doing so. He thought he could finally have the chance to tell her how he felt until he showed up. Now it seemed that Sana was more interested in him then she was in her own best friend.
Yes, he was jealous. Sana was his best friend. Sana was his girl; not anyone else. He'd make damn sure that no one would hurt her physically or mentally. He would give his life for her, but she could never see it.
"Sana... tell me something..." Naozumi began.
"What is Nao?" She answered worriedly.
"Do you like Hayama?" He asked, eying her with curiosity.
Sana was taken back. Why would Naozumi ask her something like this? It wasn't like him.
"No not at all." she replied.
"Then why are you so caught up in what he's doing? Why does it matter to you if he has a good side to him or not? Why is it that all of a sudden he matters more then we do.. I do?" Naozumi finally confessed. Ever since they arrived, it seemed like Sana's only been caught up in what Hayama has been doing and it made Naozumi feel forgotten.
Sana was again taken back. She didn't realize that in her quest to opening up Hayama, she had been hurting her friends, especially Naozumi. He had looked so sad asking her those questions and it ate her up in the inside. He was her best friend and he was always there for her. But she wasn't doing the same. She was ignoring him and thinking about herself. She was being selfish.
"Nao... I'm sorry." She went and hugged Naozumi with all her strength. She never intended to hurt him. She was just being herself.
The blue eyed boy was caught in surprise as she gave him a bear crushing hug. He blushed ferociously at the sudden contact, but hugged her back.
"Its not that I forgot about you and everyone else... its just that he seems like the type of guy who needs someone to help him find himself." she muffled into his shirt. Naozumi thought over what Sana just said and realized that was who Sana was. She was always going to help people even when they didn't want her too.
"I'm sorry that it seemed like you guys dont matter. You guys matter to me. I would never ever forget about you guys." Naozumi was growing more and more guilty. He didn't mean to get her to doubt herself, he just wanted her to know he was hurting. 'Sana... I love you. Can't you see it?'
"I'm sorry Sana. Maybe I might have overreacted." He stopped. She pulled back and looked up to her best friend. She shook her head.
"No. You were right. I didn't think about your guys feelings and went along with my selfish thoughts. I'm sorry." She apologized again.
'I actually only wanted her to realize it was only me she was hurting but it seems like I'm hurting her instead.' Naozumi gave her one of his movie star smiles and said "You weren't being selfish. You were being Sana."
Sana smiled at her best friend and answered "Thank you Nao." Naozumi smiled down at her and scratched the back of her head.
"Well we better get to class so we don't get into to much trouble." Sana laughed.
"Yeah I agree." Naozumi nodded and walked away with Sana going in the other direction.
As Sana walked to her class she failed to realize that Akito was leaning on the wall, listening to their conversation. Sana jumped and screamed in surprise.
"Ha-Hayama! You scared me!" Sana exasperated.
"..." He stood quiet thinking over what the Kamura said.
"Then why are you so caught up in what he's doing? Why does it matter to you if he has a good side to him or not? Why is it that all of a sudden he matters more then we do.. I do?"
"Haya-" But Sana was cut off from by the blonde haired boy.
"Do me a favor and leave me alone. I don't need anyone. I've never needed anyone before so why should you be any different? I know perfectly who I am. I don't need anyone to help me find myself. Especially from you." The golden eyed boy coldly stated.
Shocked, Sana stared at the boy. "What are yo-" But Sana stopped talking as she realized that he must have over heard hers and Naozumi's conversation.
"Stay out of my way and stay out of my life. Someone like you will never understand." He said roughly.
"But if you let me in then I would!" Sana countered.
"Again... I don't need you. You're just in my way like everyone else here." The golden eyed boy responded.
"Why are you so against people helping you?" Sana asked with frustration and concern.
Akito stayed silent for a minute but then glared at Sana. She gasped silently while looking into his eyes. They were so cold and scary that she wasn't sure if he even was human.
"Leave me the fuck alone." Akito then walked away. This girl knew nothing about him. She didn't know why he was really here. She didn't know that in another world, he was the captain of a group of warriors who protected life. She didn't know what he had been through in the last 13 years of his life. She didn't know that everyday in his world, he was always in danger of dying. She knew absolutely nothing about him. He stormed off and walked out of school, going back to where he just came from.
Sana stood in anger of what just happened. She watched as he walked off. She fell back against the wall and grabbed onto her arm. She didn't mean to upset him. She was just stating the truth. Was it that bad that she really wanted to help him? Why was he so against it? What did he have against people that made him not them around him?
Akito fumed with anger as he walked back to the apartment. This girl was so stupid! She thought she could help him? Ha! That made him want to laugh at how naive and oblivious she was. She was too innocent; way to innocent. She would be crushed out in the real world. She wouldn't be able to handle half the things he's seen in his lifetime.
'Stupid, idiotic, naive girl. Thinking she could help me! How stupid!' Akito thought as he walked back to his apartment.
"Why are you so against people helping you?"
He closed his eyes and growled as her voice rang in his head. Why would she want to help him anyway? What did she care?
"You weren't being selfish. You were being Sana."
He was there and witnessed Naozumi's and Sana's interaction. The Kamura kid wasn't to happy at all with him being here but he didn't care. In his eyes, the purple haired boy was a girl. He cried over the most idiotic things. Crying over why Sana wasn't paying attention to him was stupid. Then he made Sana feel bad and then he said that.
Since he arrived, he's taken notice to many different things. And among the several he's noticed it was that Sana was always masking her feelings and putting her friends before herself. She was always smiling and laughing, no matter what the situation was. He's noticed how she would always help people even when they didn't ask her to.
'That could be why... because it's in her character to do so.'
Akito growled once more. It didn't matter if that was her character or not, he didn't want her help. HE wanted nothing to do with her.
"Then why are you so caught up in what he's doing? Why does it matter to you if he has a good side to him or not? Why is it that all of a sudden he matters more then we do.. I do?"
He was also there when Naozumi confessed to how he felt about her not paying attention to him. He could tell, since he arrived, that Kamura did not like him. He could also tell that he had strong feelings for Sana. He was always trying to be with her and trying to grab her attention but because of how dense she was, she never noticed.
For some reason, seeing them hug like that angered him. He didn't know what that feeling was but it felt as if his stomach was on fire. Picturing them in his mind frustrated him even more because of how good they looked together.
'Idiot Hayama! What the hell does it matter to you! Remember your mission. There all just obstacles in your way. You don't need them. You don't even need Tsyoshi. Just focus on your mission.' Akito kept repeating to himself. He needed to focus on the reason he was here in the first place.
"I need to get away from here." Akito mumbled to himself as he walked into the lobby of his apartment building.
"Back already?" Kenta teased. As much as he hated the kid, he liked messing with him.
"Not today." With that, Akito walked over to the elevator, waiting for the doors to open so he could go to his room.
Kenta cocked his brow. That wasn't usual for the kid to not fight back. 'Must have a lot going through his mind.'
"Oh well! Back to sleeping!" Kenta then opened his newspaper and began to read it.
As soon as the elevator hit the 5th floor, he rushed out and walked to his room quickly. He opened the door and entered his room while taking off his school jacket, kicking off his shoes and unbuttoning his school shirt. He took off his shirt and set it on his couch, leaving him in his muscle shirt and his school pants. HE walked over to his secret hiding spot of his blade and took it out. He grabbed onto his blade and took it out of its white sheath.
The feeling was exhilarating. He felt a sudden sense of shock course through his body, giving strength to all his nerves and muscles. He felt complete somehow. His blade was his life, along with his job as captain of the Royal 6. As a captain, he needed a weapon that distinguished himself from the rest. His sword was different from any other swords out there. It was made out of a special metal that was rare in his homeland. The handle was made out of the softest black leather there was around. But what made his blade different form everyone else was that his blade was black. No soldier, swordsmen, or warrior had ever had a black blade like he did.
He swung his blade once, twice, three times. He closed his eyes as it was all natural to him. He was a natural sword user but his skills developed further as he was trained by the best swordsmen, besides his father, there ever was. Twisting and turning, blocking and attacking.. it was all natural to him. He put his blade back into his sheath and placed back in its box where he had it hiding in.
People often asked him why he had a black blade and a white sheath instead of a black sheath. His answer? It was balanced that way. He wasn't much a religious follower but he was always about the balance between two things. The opposite of black was white and vice versa. The yin and the yang he could also say. They both balance each other out and that was the way he liked things.
Suddenly, a wave of nausea hit him. He held onto his head as he fell backwards. He ran all night and woke up to the alarm that went off in the kitchen. He had gotten between 2-3 hours of sleep and then went to school. It wasn't rare when he would get no sleep. As a knight, he was constantly going out on missions and sometimes there would be days where they would be up for 3 days in a row. Maybe because he was in a new world, he wasn't use to the time difference, but he felt more tired here then he would have back at home.
"Maybe I'll lay down for just a minute." Akito murmured to himself as he laid back on his small sofa. He then closed his eyes and fell into a deep slumber.
"I don't understand him at all!" Sana yelled as she was getting ready to eat her lunch.
"What are you talking about Sana?"
Sana looked up to see a confused Tsyoshi standing in front her. She crossed her arms and scowled while looking at him.
"Hayama is now a Haya-jerk! He's so mean and unappreciative! Then he gives off these that make him look like a demon!" she shouted at Tsyoshi while making the faces that Akito gave to her.
"Whoa Sana! Calm down!" Tsyoshi said as he tried to calm her down.
Sana sighed deeply and growled. "Geez Tsyoshi. What made him that way?"
Tsyoshi looked at Sana with a sad smile and sat next to her while crossing his legs.
"A lot." he started off.
Sana looked over at Tsyoshi in concern and confusion. She then brought up her knees to her face and wrapped her arms around them, placing her cheeks on one of her knees.
"Like what?" she prived.
Tsyoshi shook his head back and forth. "I'm sorry Sana. I can't tell you. Akito's life is his own secret. If you wanna know something ask him." He apologized.
"But that's the thing! He won't even let me talk to him! He told me to stay away from him! He swears like he can handle everything on his own!" She yelled slightly.
Tsyoshi chuckled a bit and and scratched his head.
"I don't find this very funny Tsyoshi! Gahh!" Sana said while sinking her head into her knees.
"That's who Akito is Sana."
"Still..."
"It'll take a lot to change him. He's been this way for most of his life and it's not something you or me can change. I'm not even sure he can change himself now either."
"If he knows he has a problem, then why won't he accept help!"
"He's never accepted help from anyone before. Not from me, from the Roy-" but Tsyoshi stopped almost immediately as he noticed his slip of tongue. His eyes went wide and his hands flew to his mouth.
Sana lifted her head off her knees and eyed the brown haired boy next to her. "What were you gunna say Tsyoshi?"
"Ahh no-no-nothing. Haha." Tsyoshi stuttered. 'Crap!This is BAD! If she finds out, Akito's going to KILL me!'
"Why are you acting weird? And what were you gunna say?" Sana asked, now more curious then before.
"I-it was nothing really! Haha."
"Liar." Sana glared at Tsyoshi.
"Ahh Sana smile. A glare doesn't look good on you. Glares are only meant for Akito's face. Haha." Tsyoshi said, trying to crack a joke.
Sana lost her glare and began to laugh. "Yeah that's true. But he's still a Haya-jerk!" Sana stood up and dusted her skirt off. Tsyoshi sweat dropped and laughed.
"By the way Tsyoshi..." Tsyoshi looked up to see a sly smile on Sana's face.
"I'm still gunna try to get to know him no matter what he says."
Tsyoshi, who was once confused, smiled as he seen the sincere smile caste at him.
'I don't know how well this will turn out but I do believe you might be the one to change him Sana.. I really do.'
A/N: And the chapter is done! Geez! It took me forever to finish! I guess I was also in a small writer's block along with my sophomore year being a pain in the ass. Blehh. Okayy guys if you want me to post the next chapter, were gunna have to get that review level to umm lets say 34! I know you guys can do it:D
Sana: Yeah! Yeah! You guys all want to see how I'm gunna deal with Aki right!
Akito: Shut up.
Sana: Rude Aki! *Hits him with her special hammer*
Akito: Do you take that everywhere you go?
Sana: Yupp!
Akito: Weird girl.
Sana: Heyy!
Meanwhile...
Tsyoshi: Alright guys! You know what you need for the next chapter! Hopefully you guys liked it! See yah next time :D