"KOUSHIRO!" Miyako yelled, as she pounded her fists on his apartment door. "What's the matter with you?"
Koushiro rolled his eyes. He was sitting in the living room, flipping absently through the television channels. He had no idea of what to do. However, there were a couple things that he did know.
Miyako was involved with Ken. She had been for at least 6 months.
It wasn't his place to interfere with their relationship, just because he wanted her for himself.
He needed to continue avoiding Miyako – because this is what it resulted in:
"KOUSHIRO! Let me in!"
"Miyako, just go home." He said calmly, shutting off the TV.
She paused for a minute. "Why are you avoiding me?"
I can't believe this, Koushiro thought to himself.
"What happened? We used to be inseparable! Remember? The Internet chat sessions? You were President of the Computer Club, and I was Vice President? Remember?"
Koushiro slammed his fist on the door. "Yes! I remember! Of course I remember!"
"GOD, KOUSHIRO! THEN WHY DON'T YOU LET ME IN?"
He silently undid the lock on the door. She stood there, her face flushed out of anger, her hair becoming loose from it's pony tail.
She growled, "Thank you."
He raised an eyebrow. "Can I get you something to drink, or anything?"
She shook her head. "We need to talk. Why do you avoid me, but walk past the store every day?"
He had to let it out, as he couldn't see how he would manage not to say anything and get rid of her at the same time. "I thought you would've figured this all out, for being as smart as you are."
She scowled. "I want an answer, Koushiro."
"Why did you pick Ken?"
She obviously wasn't expecting the question. "…Over?…"
"Never mind that. How come you picked him?"
"Okay…uh…well, I'm not really sure. He asked me out, and I accepted."
Koushiro thought about this for a moment. "So, if I had asked you out before him, would you have gone out with me?"
"Well…I suppose so, yes." She answered looking at him with questioning eyes. "Why?"
"Because I should have asked you out."
He thought for a moment, as she wasn't saying anything. He looked at her, leaned down, and dipped his mouth onto hers.
You're falling back to me,
The star that I can see,
I know you're out there, somewhere out there,
Your falling out of reach
Defying gravity,
I know you're out there, somewhere out there…
"I can't believe I kissed her." Koushiro said the next day. Taichi looked at him uneasily. He had to seek for solace in Taichi and Sora, as they were pretty much experts on the subject. "I'm such an idiot."
Sora had just come in the living room, carrying a tray with tea bags, a kettle and cups. She fixed his tea and handed it to him. "You know, Koushiro, maybe it was a good thing you kissed her."
He looked at her over his teacup. "Why?"
"Because it'll make her think of her relationship with Ken."
"How is that good?" Koushiro demanded.
"She might figure out that she has made a mistake." Sora said easily. "Look, we all knew that she liked you in high school."
He nearly spit out the tea he was drinking, and Taichi was barely able to contain his laughter.
"You didn't know that?" Taichi asked, sniggering.
"No." Koushiro said calmly and then a little more urgent, "Why didn't anyone ever tell me? This could've been avoided completely!"
Sora held her hands up in her defense, "I didn't think you were interested."
"Not interested?!" He said, completely shocked. "Sora, I've been interested ever since I first saw her!"
She muttered a quick, "Sorry."
He dismissed it with a wave of his hand. "No, I'm sorry. I'm just…preoccupied…is all."
Taichi and Sora smiled at him, before he said, "I've got to get going, it's late enough."
~*~
As Koushiro walked home, he suddenly dreaded passing the Inoue store. She would surely see him.
"Sorry, Ken." He heard Miyako say in the distance. "It's hurting him too much, and I want what we had originally."
What Ken said, Koushiro didn't hear, because Ken was walking away from Miyako, leaving her there. The wind blew fiercely around her, as she stared after Ken.
"Hi, Miyako." Koushiro said, as he reached her.
"Koushiro, I'm so glad to see you – "
"Look, Miyako, I'm sorry for the way I acted yesterday…I don't know what got into me. It was absolutely stupid of me."
"No, no, it was fine."
Koushiro choked on his words. "Sorry?"
Suddenly, Miyako was hugging him, her head leaning against his chest.
He awkwardly put his arms around her, not really understanding what was going on. "Uh…"
"I missed you, Koushiro."
He leaned his head on top of hers. "I missed you too."
I know you're out there, somewhere out there…
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