BECOMING POPULAR
*CHAPTER FOUR*
~Two Days of Rush~
Author's Notes: Good evening people of the world! It's 9:46PM here in our place and I haven't thought of shutting our computer down yet. Just wait! I'm going to finish this if it's the last thing I do.
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Disclaimer: Not mine! Not mine! This is owned my Inoue. Ugh! I guess I AM the one who is pissed off, not you.
~%~%~%~ FEBRUARY 12 ~%~%~%~
The very next day, Rukawa woke up, feeling a little bit of back pain. But he stretched and it stopped aching. He walked to his closet and got his towel. He slowly went to the bathroom and passed by the Calendar. It was February 12. Wednesday. Two days before Valentines. TWO DAYS??!? Meaning two days before the PROM? And two days to look for a girl to dance with?
Usually Kaede doesn't attend the High school Night (or Prom). But a month ago, the principal made a rule that 'attendance is a must on special occasions, especially for honors, club members and student council'. Kaede had no choice but to attend the party since he wants to stay in the varsity.
"Who am I going to be with? I couldn't just be standing there drinking punch!" he thought. Uh-oh! It's getting late. Kaede rushed to the bathroom.
On the way to Shohoku High, Kaede thought of asking Renaka to the Prom. When he arrived, he went to the locker area, hoping to see Renaka.
He did see Renaka, but the problem is… many girls surround her now. She's popular. She IS now popular. He passed by them but he heard Renaka yell, "Hey Kaede!" Kaede glanced back and went away.
Renaka ran away from the girls and hurried over to say something to Kaede. "You know what? Mire Sanu asked me to the prom. Do you know him? He's like one of the most popular guys in the campus. My!!!!! He's the brother of Mire Sutaka. I'm really excited. Actually, I told him that I'll think about it. Well, thanks for everything!" she said, smiled and walked away.
"I blew it up! I made a monster," Kaede said disappointedly.
He went to his next class and prepared to sleep. Just as before. Before he met Yume Renaka. The one who changed his life.
When he arrived home, he cannot believe what Renaka did to him, he grabbed his phone and called her, "Umm… Hello? May I speak with Renaka for a minute?" he asked politely.
"Sure. Hold on… Renaka dear!!! Another guy is on the phone," her mother yelled.
"Another?" Kaede curiously thought.
"That's the fifth guy who called this hour. Don't dare include the hours when you haven't arrived yet," Kaede heard Renaka's mother whisper.
"Ssshh, mama! Ask who it was and then tell the guy that I'm having a beauty sleep. Ugh! I'm so tired. Can't they understand that I had just gone from the Country Club?" she said.
Then just suddenly, Kaede felt a strange feeling inside his stomach. A feeling that is somewhat a butterfly. He hung up and went into his room. He needed to identify this strange feeling. He laid flat on his bed and stared up on the ceiling. He touched his lips and remembered the time when they kissed each other after the movie. Then he remembered last night when she kissed him and he kissed her back. He couldn't understand why he kissed back.
He rolled on his bed, not minding that his parents gave him a slim bed, he fell. He fell! "No way!" he said to himself.
"I. Have. Fallen. For. Renaka," he said.
He cannot move. Why had he been so slow to figure that out? His feeling started when they watched movie. But he'd been so slow. So slow to think about it and realize about his feelings.
When he was thirteen, his mom kept telling (a/n: she's crazy if you ask me—since Kaede's not answering back) him more about love. If you kiss someone on the lips and it gave you a feeling of flowing electricity, it means you like that girl. If you fell for someone just let the feeling stay. Let yourself fall. Expect that no one will catch you. Besides, you can't fight the feeling. It's natural. It would be very hard for you to release it. So let nature fool you. Just let yourself be in love.
She talked about many things. Many things about love. And now, Kaede had no chance but to believe her. His feeling grew strong and so is his love. He'd let himself be captured by the blindness of love.
The next day at lunch, Kaede saw Renaka got out of the Comfort Room.
"Hey, do you have a minute?" he asked.
"Yeah!" she said.
"Well, I was just wondering. Since I have to go to the High School Night tomorrow, I might as well, ask someone to be my date. So can you?" he asked quickly but clearly.
Renaka frowned and said, "I'm sorry. But I already said 'Yes' to Mire. I already have a date"
Kaede forced to give her a smile.
"It's okay. Funny me to expect myself as your date. See you around!" he said and walked away while looking down on the floor, not caring if he'll bump into thousands of students.
Author's Notes: Awww… Isn't it so kawaii? For the first time Rukawa is a loser. Just kidding Rukawa-fans (actually, I'm a Rukawa-fan too) so I'm also hurt for making the story go on this way. But you'll see… Just read the Last Chapter and the Epilogue. If you love my fiction, please review. If you hate it, review as well. If you just want to say something, review. I really love the people who reviewed here. They're the best!