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That day was Thursday.
Friday, school was uneventful. Takeru kept glancing at Hikari, and she did the same to him. Takeru still couldn't express his feelings for her. But he could never get the chance. Hikari kept avoiding him whenever she could. What's wrong, Hikari? he thought. Can't you tell me...
When he got home, Takeru just sat by his computer, rapidly pressing refresh on his browser. He had it opened to his e-mail inbox, desperately waiting for an e-mail from Hikari. He had recently sent her an e-mail.
When Hikari got home, she avoided any electronics and made for the bed. She lie there, as cold and distant as one could be. But somehow, she brought herself to go online. She checked her e-mails.
"There's an e-mail..." she said to herself. "It's from... TAKERU!?!?" Seeing his name brought joy to her eyes. She quickly opened it. It read:
Dear Hikari,
Sorry about Thursday... I couldn't say what I was feeling. Yet, I still can't... Sorry. Are we still up for tomorrow? Please reply.
Love,
Takeru
"Love..." Hikari slowly said. She soon began to type a reply, and then she had sent it.
Dear Takeru,
You don't have to apologize. Come to my house for our date at 7.
Love,
Hikari
Takeru saw the message, and slowly he walked to his bed and laid down. From his dresser he pulled a picture of the two from a year ago. Takeru was kneeling down, and Hikari had her arms around his neck in an embrace. She was very happy, with a wide smile on her face. Takeru stared at Hikari's picture, and never took his eyes off of it. Hikari was doing the same thing at her house, staring at Takeru in the same picture. Hikari could remember that moment as if it were a dream.
*FLASHBACK*
One year ago.
Hikari secretively handed her camera to Miyako, showing her to signal to when to snap a picture. Takeru was by his locker, with his fisherman hat on. Hikari snuck up behind him and snatched his hat from the top of his head. He turned around in anger and saw Hikari, playfully waving his hat in front of his face. She was giggling, or at least half giggling, half looking at Takeru's looks without his hat. Takeru tried to snatch the hat back, but Hikari pulled it away and started to gleefully skip down the hall. He tried to get it from behind her but she sidestepped, and on purpose tripped him. As Takeru was about to get up, Hikari threw her arms around his neck, forcing him down to a kneel. His hat was still in her hand. She gave Miyako the signal and she snapped a picture of the two of them. Takeru was blushing, and in that pose Hikari was blushing too. Soon, a crowd started to look at them.
"I like this moment." whispered Takeru.
*END FLASHBACK*
Hikari remembered his words... and started to prepare for tomorrow. She went for the phone, but when she opened the door she accidentally knocked over Taichi and his girlfriend, Sora. They were evidently trying to spy on Hikari.
"What are you doing!?!?" she shouted.
"Er, nothing..." replied Taichi, futilely. Sora had an idea.
"Hey Kari, tell me about your date on TK..." said Sora. Taichi tried to follow, but "Girls only." Sora closed the door behind her. Taichi leaned close to the door so he could hear. "Kari, you can tell me all you want about Takeru..."
"I have a date with Takeru tomorrow."
"What time?" Sora raised her voice a little, so that Taichi could hear.
"Tomorrow night at 7."
"Ooh.. a night date... Where is he taking you?"
"Honestly, he never told me."
"Ah, okay."
Meanwhile...
"So bro, where you taking your girlfriend?" asked Yamato.
"A movie. Oh, SHE'S NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" replied Takeru. He shouted the second sentence.
"For someone who acts like she isn't, he can really show it. Or at least write it anyway."
"Huh?"
"Lil bro, I have in my hands your..." Yamato held up a green composition notebook
"Where did you get my..." wondered Takeru.
"Never mind about that. Get ready for your date tomorrow. If not, I start reading your journal."
"Fine. You win." Takeru started to look through his drawers from clothes, while Yamato had closed the door, he started to speak very loudly.
"I hope Hikari would say yes when I ask her tomorrow... dated Wednesday." Yamato went on, reading Takeru's journal.
"Bastard." Takeru muttered under his breath. Shifting through his stuff, he remembered something, between him and Hikari, when he found a small note within his clothing.
*FLASHBACK*
It was one winter ago.
Takeru and Hikari were walking to school together. The temperature was at a cold -10 degrees fahrenheit. Despite her thick jacket, Hikari was shivering, mainly due to her school uniform, which, after that winter, was not enforced, due to many people catching the flu with the inability to wear extra clothing. Takeru had noticed this, when she stopped and couldn't move her legs. He unzipped his jacket and wrapped it around her. Hikari noticed the extra warmth and glanced at Takeru, in shock.
"Takeru! You're are going to get sick!" worried Hikari.
"I don't mind, as long as you don't." replied Takeru.
"No, I-I'm fine. Take it back. L-Look, you're shivering." Takeru had begun to shiver uncontrollably, turning cold very fast with the freezing weather. Takeru rejected her offer once more. His face had started to turn red. "Look! Your face is red! Take your jacket back!" She unzipped his jacket and forced it back onto him. The color still hadn't returned to his face, and Hikari started to shiver again.
"With that short skirt on, I"m surprised you aren't frozen already." said Takeru, sarcastically.
"That doesn't help!"
"But I know what could." Takeru got close and unzipped his jacket. Putting Hikari inside of his jacket, he then zipped it up. Both of their heads stuck out from the neck hole. It was pretty awkward, since Hikari still had her jacket on. "Feel better now?"
"Yeah. I feel very warm, especially with you, Takeru." They both couldn't help but blush.
"Me too, Hikari."
They both walked on to school, albeit awkwardly. When Takeru didn't know at the time, was that Hikari had slipped into one of Takeru's inner pockets. He never noticed it until he got home, when it fell out. He picked it up and read it.
Dear Takeru,
Thank you for the warmth. We should do that more often on cold days.
Love,
Hikari
*END FLASHBACK*
Takeru sighed, and put the note away, in a hidden place in his drawer. In was pretty late, so he went to sleep.
Not too far away...
Hikari lay on her bed, also remembering a memory, as she slept.
*FLASHBACK* (A/N yeah, another one, so what)
It was at Takeru's basketball practice. Hikari had come, and suprisingly, young Iori had come also.
"Iori!" exclaimed Hikari.
"Hi Kari. Watching TK practice again? Huh? Kari? Helloooo Kari?" Iori fruitlessly tried to get Hikari's attention. When Takeru started to play, she couldn't keep her eyes off of him. Apparently, his fan club was there also. Whenever Takeru had scored a basket, although it was practice, his fan club drowned Kari's cheers in a sea of noise. Unhappy with herself, she left after the tenth or so basket. Iori had left with her; he just couldn't stand the noise.
They both stayed outside until after Takeru's practice, where he met the both of them.
"Hey Iori. Hey Hikari." greeted Takeru.
"Hey TK." greeted Iori
"Hi, Takeru." greeted Hikari.
"Iori, what are you doing here?"
"Oh, I just followed Hikari, that's all." At this, Hikari blushed.
"Is that so..." Takeru winked at Iori, without Hikari noticing. Iori pulled out a small slip of paper and out it in her bag. Takeru distracted her by placing a hand on her shoulder, so that she looked up. When Iori had given him the thumbs-up sign, Takeru grinned. Hikari started to smile.
"Hey Hikari, we'll see you tomorrow. Later." said Takeru.
"Good-bye, Takeru. Bye, Iori." replied Hikari
"Bye!" exclaimed Iori as he and Takeru left. It was then when a piece of paper fell out of her bag. She picked it up and it read:
Be there for me.
She figured it was from Takeru. She was right. At his next basketball game, Hikari was there, and the result was a blowout of a rival school.
*END FLASHBACK*
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No date yet, sorry. :P R&R plz, criticisms welcome!