--part 13--
call me a friend
Rukawa unlocked the door and made his way into the room. It's so dark, so empty, so cold. He remembered the time when Sendoh first came into his house. It was his first visitor ever since his parents left him. How he missed his parents, so much… so much. When will he be able to visit him again? He looked forward for that event to come.
Rukawa took a glance around the house. It seemed that the night when Sendoh's there played again. He imagined Sendoh's figure walking around the house, and he remembered every single thing that he did. He smiled but it soon faded. It's just a memory, he no longer exists.
Still crying, he walked to his room and sat on the corner and curled himself up. How to learn to let go? What could possibly ease his sorrow? Rukawa imagined of how the upcoming days would be. He'll be back to his old self again, a hermit.
"Kitsuneee!!!" A voice broke the silence. Slowly he lifted his head from his knees and pondered. It was the familiar voice of Sakuragi Hanamichi, who's known as his rival and perhaps an enemy. Rukawa ignored him and put his head on his knees. His arms was wrapped around his legs. "Kitsuneee!! Where are you? Answer me!"
Rukawa ignored him again, he didn't want to be disturbed, he just want to be alone for now. Besides he thinks that Sakuragi's here to hit him again, just like what happened on the beach the other day. Rukawa placed his hands over his ears, trying to reduce the noise that Sakuragi'll make more. But it was out of his expectation, he didn't call out for him anymore. There was only silence.
Finally the door slammed open, and the redhead was standing before it. "Kitsune… Didn't you hear me calling?" This time his voice was soft, and his breath was laboring.
Rukawa didn't move. He's still curled up in the corner with his palms on his ears, legs bent, head over his knees. Sakuragi took a few steps forward, closing up the distance between them.
"Are you here to hit me again?" Finally he spoke.
Sakuragi's eyes narrowed and sharpened. His brows were arched upwards. The redhead knelt down and embraced his crying peer. "I'm here to make sure you're okay."
Rukawa was shocked, he never expected Sakuragi to care so much for him. He never knew that Sakuragi's willing to hold him. "I'm okay… So leave me alone…"
"Why?" Rukawa snuggled out of Hanamichi's embrace.
"I'm too sad to be with anybody right now…"
Hanamichi winced in disgust. He stood up and glared at Rukawa, who wasn't looking at him and still busy weeping to himself. "You are a cheeky bastard, Rukawa Kaede…"
"I'm not a cheeky bastard, aho. You probably should look at yourself on the mirror and realize who you really are, Do'aho." Rukawa replied in a monotone voice, yet sharp and piercing.
The sentence blew Sakuragi's patience off. He grabbed Rukawa's collar and pulled him up recklessly. "You never learn, do you?!" With all his strength Sakuragi threw hard, and he landed on soft pillows on the bed. "You're always think you're suffering most! You never knew how others felt, didn't you?! Think about them! His parents, his brothers, his sisters, his neighbors, his relatives, his close friends, his pet, his dog!" Sakuragi pointed his finger at Rukawa's face. "You never knew how Boss Monkey felt, how Koshino felt, how Hikoichi-kun and that jerk coach felt! Nor Maki, wild monkey, Jin, nor Fujima or Hanagata, Haruko-san, Ayako-san, Micchy, Ryochin, Gori, Megane-kun, everybody! You never knew how they felt, didn't you? You're always so selfish!" He panted for air, and stopped for a while.
Rukawa only stared at him, his face still wet, hair messed up. "Hanamichi…"
Sakuragi leaned forward and hugged him tight. "Don't get yourself too carried on, Rukawa… We all missed you back then, and we've been suffering too much pain since Sendoh's gone. All of us didn't want to lose anyone anymore. It's too painful enough."
Rukawa was dumbfounded and startled. He didn't know Sakuragi could say such things to him. Rukawa felt warmth flowing rom him. "Hanamichi…" Then his head turned towards the window, watching the snows drift along, forming layers of whiteness all over the land of Japan. "Do'aho you're crying…"
Hanamichi chuckled lightly, his chin upon Rukawa's broad shoulder. "You find it strange, didn't you?"
"… I never saw you cry…"
He chuckled again, this time softer. "Can't I at least be sad 'cause that smiley's gone? You see… If you only knew, tonight, under the same sky, there are people crying over him, not only you. Though no matter how sad they were, how broken they are, they must continue. They must lift up their chest and be strong to walk on. Therefore, Rukawa… I wanted you to carry on with your life. I believe Sendoh also wanted you to reach your dreams." He pulled back and smiled to Rukawa, who was still surprised by his act. "And Rukawa… You musn't cry too much. I know he doesn't want you to cry…" Hanamichi stroked Rukawa's bangs and smothered the tears from Rukawa's face.
It felt warm, it's so warm. Sakuragi Hanamichi's hand is so warm. He never felt a person who's as warm as he since Sendoh. Rukawa smiled back to him and wiped his own tears. "Hanamichi when did you become so concerned about me like this? And why?"
"I'm just worried that you'd do some stupid things like cutting yourself or what… And why? I don't know… I just don't like the idea of crying on Gori's shoulder." He felt goosebumps rise upon his skin when he pictured himself crying with Akagi.
Rukawa blinked, with a huge sweatdrops on his head. "Oi, you know what… I think it's better like this, you know. Me and you… And I guess being friends and having friends are such a delight. Akira made me realized that, and I felt sorry for myself for spending those previous years all by myself."
The redhead boy in Rukawa's arms laughed. "Don't worry, you always have the time to make up the things you've missed."
"Friends?"
Hanamichi pulled back and slapped Rukawa's hand in agreement. "Friends…" His smile grew wider. Rukawa smiled too, this time it wasn't thin and small smiles, this is the smile that came from his heart.
"Arigato, Hanamichi…"
And that night, the two who used to be great rivals turned upside down, they were friends now. They spent the rest of the night sharing their sorrow and sadness together.
a.n :: waaa… rukawa and hanamichi are now friends! Isnt' it a wonder? ^o^
story's not over yet, minna.. :) chapter 14 is coming up… wait for the updates… r&r plz! Thankz!
call me a friend
Rukawa unlocked the door and made his way into the room. It's so dark, so empty, so cold. He remembered the time when Sendoh first came into his house. It was his first visitor ever since his parents left him. How he missed his parents, so much… so much. When will he be able to visit him again? He looked forward for that event to come.
Rukawa took a glance around the house. It seemed that the night when Sendoh's there played again. He imagined Sendoh's figure walking around the house, and he remembered every single thing that he did. He smiled but it soon faded. It's just a memory, he no longer exists.
Still crying, he walked to his room and sat on the corner and curled himself up. How to learn to let go? What could possibly ease his sorrow? Rukawa imagined of how the upcoming days would be. He'll be back to his old self again, a hermit.
"Kitsuneee!!!" A voice broke the silence. Slowly he lifted his head from his knees and pondered. It was the familiar voice of Sakuragi Hanamichi, who's known as his rival and perhaps an enemy. Rukawa ignored him and put his head on his knees. His arms was wrapped around his legs. "Kitsuneee!! Where are you? Answer me!"
Rukawa ignored him again, he didn't want to be disturbed, he just want to be alone for now. Besides he thinks that Sakuragi's here to hit him again, just like what happened on the beach the other day. Rukawa placed his hands over his ears, trying to reduce the noise that Sakuragi'll make more. But it was out of his expectation, he didn't call out for him anymore. There was only silence.
Finally the door slammed open, and the redhead was standing before it. "Kitsune… Didn't you hear me calling?" This time his voice was soft, and his breath was laboring.
Rukawa didn't move. He's still curled up in the corner with his palms on his ears, legs bent, head over his knees. Sakuragi took a few steps forward, closing up the distance between them.
"Are you here to hit me again?" Finally he spoke.
Sakuragi's eyes narrowed and sharpened. His brows were arched upwards. The redhead knelt down and embraced his crying peer. "I'm here to make sure you're okay."
Rukawa was shocked, he never expected Sakuragi to care so much for him. He never knew that Sakuragi's willing to hold him. "I'm okay… So leave me alone…"
"Why?" Rukawa snuggled out of Hanamichi's embrace.
"I'm too sad to be with anybody right now…"
Hanamichi winced in disgust. He stood up and glared at Rukawa, who wasn't looking at him and still busy weeping to himself. "You are a cheeky bastard, Rukawa Kaede…"
"I'm not a cheeky bastard, aho. You probably should look at yourself on the mirror and realize who you really are, Do'aho." Rukawa replied in a monotone voice, yet sharp and piercing.
The sentence blew Sakuragi's patience off. He grabbed Rukawa's collar and pulled him up recklessly. "You never learn, do you?!" With all his strength Sakuragi threw hard, and he landed on soft pillows on the bed. "You're always think you're suffering most! You never knew how others felt, didn't you?! Think about them! His parents, his brothers, his sisters, his neighbors, his relatives, his close friends, his pet, his dog!" Sakuragi pointed his finger at Rukawa's face. "You never knew how Boss Monkey felt, how Koshino felt, how Hikoichi-kun and that jerk coach felt! Nor Maki, wild monkey, Jin, nor Fujima or Hanagata, Haruko-san, Ayako-san, Micchy, Ryochin, Gori, Megane-kun, everybody! You never knew how they felt, didn't you? You're always so selfish!" He panted for air, and stopped for a while.
Rukawa only stared at him, his face still wet, hair messed up. "Hanamichi…"
Sakuragi leaned forward and hugged him tight. "Don't get yourself too carried on, Rukawa… We all missed you back then, and we've been suffering too much pain since Sendoh's gone. All of us didn't want to lose anyone anymore. It's too painful enough."
Rukawa was dumbfounded and startled. He didn't know Sakuragi could say such things to him. Rukawa felt warmth flowing rom him. "Hanamichi…" Then his head turned towards the window, watching the snows drift along, forming layers of whiteness all over the land of Japan. "Do'aho you're crying…"
Hanamichi chuckled lightly, his chin upon Rukawa's broad shoulder. "You find it strange, didn't you?"
"… I never saw you cry…"
He chuckled again, this time softer. "Can't I at least be sad 'cause that smiley's gone? You see… If you only knew, tonight, under the same sky, there are people crying over him, not only you. Though no matter how sad they were, how broken they are, they must continue. They must lift up their chest and be strong to walk on. Therefore, Rukawa… I wanted you to carry on with your life. I believe Sendoh also wanted you to reach your dreams." He pulled back and smiled to Rukawa, who was still surprised by his act. "And Rukawa… You musn't cry too much. I know he doesn't want you to cry…" Hanamichi stroked Rukawa's bangs and smothered the tears from Rukawa's face.
It felt warm, it's so warm. Sakuragi Hanamichi's hand is so warm. He never felt a person who's as warm as he since Sendoh. Rukawa smiled back to him and wiped his own tears. "Hanamichi when did you become so concerned about me like this? And why?"
"I'm just worried that you'd do some stupid things like cutting yourself or what… And why? I don't know… I just don't like the idea of crying on Gori's shoulder." He felt goosebumps rise upon his skin when he pictured himself crying with Akagi.
Rukawa blinked, with a huge sweatdrops on his head. "Oi, you know what… I think it's better like this, you know. Me and you… And I guess being friends and having friends are such a delight. Akira made me realized that, and I felt sorry for myself for spending those previous years all by myself."
The redhead boy in Rukawa's arms laughed. "Don't worry, you always have the time to make up the things you've missed."
"Friends?"
Hanamichi pulled back and slapped Rukawa's hand in agreement. "Friends…" His smile grew wider. Rukawa smiled too, this time it wasn't thin and small smiles, this is the smile that came from his heart.
"Arigato, Hanamichi…"
And that night, the two who used to be great rivals turned upside down, they were friends now. They spent the rest of the night sharing their sorrow and sadness together.
a.n :: waaa… rukawa and hanamichi are now friends! Isnt' it a wonder? ^o^
story's not over yet, minna.. :) chapter 14 is coming up… wait for the updates… r&r plz! Thankz!