Chapter 21: Uneasy Feeling Coming to Reality! The 5th Suitor!

Veniz wiped a sweat off her brow and said, "That was so close! Thanks for getting me out of there Rukawa-kun!" Kaede didn't responded. He was listening to his Walkman and didn't hear a word that Veniz said.

Veniz noticed this, took off Kaede's earphones and cried, "I SAID THANK YOU!" Kaede cringed, he nearly went deaf there and exclaimed, "Don't shout okay? I heard you!"

Veniz laughed, "Sometimes you're funny Rukawa!" Kaede sighed and said nothing. Veniz put the earphones on her ears and blurted out loud, "YOU LISTEN TO CLASSICAL MUSIC?" Kaede clapped his hand over her mouth and hissed, "Not to loud will you?"

He released her taking the earphones away from her ears, "Sorry Kaede-kun!" Kaede's ear perched and said, "You called me Kaede." Veniz blushed and said, "Yeah I did, is there something wrong with that?"

Kaede shook his head. "She called me by my first name!" he thought. Boy he wanted to jump for joy but why? "Darn! Here I go again!" Kaede scolded himself.

"Oh look a Karaoke game!" Veniz exclaimed, dragging Kaede towards it. "You're gonna sing?" Kaede asked. Veniz nod her head as she put a coin on the machine. The music then started. It was a famous pop song by the Corrs.

"Say it's true! There's nothing like me and you!

I'm not alone; tell me you feel it too!"

"And I would runaway, I would Runaway yeah! I would runaway! I would runaway with you!"

"Cause I, I'm falling in-love, with you. No, never ever, I'm never gonna stop fallin-in-love With you!"

"There she goes again! Dazzling me with that look, that smile, that voice!" Kaede thought.

"Close the door, lay down on the floor

And by candlelight, make love to me Thru the night!"

"Cause I would runaway, I would runaway yeah! I would runaway, I would runaway with you!"

"Are you falling in-love with me Veniz?" Rukawa asked in his mind.

"Cause I, I'm falling in-love, with you.

No, never ever, I'm never gonna stop falling in love With you!

"And I would runaway, I would runaway yeah! I would runaway, runaway! I would runaway w/ you! Cause I, I'm falling in love, w/ you No, never ever I'm never gonna stop falling in love w/ you! I'm never gonna stop falling in-love with you! With you, na, na, na. With you!"

"Cause I, I'm starting to fall for you!" Kaede thought and he knew that it was his mind who said that, there was no point denying. He had fallen in love with Veniz.

The Karaoke machine lit up the score 85%, Veniz pouted and exclaimed, "Only 85%?" Kaede then said, "Who cares? To me it's like 100%! You sing beautifully!" Veniz smiled at this comment and said, "Thank you Kaede-kun!"

Kaede took her hand and said, "Common! I'll show you real music!" with that he dragged her to a music store where you can listen music and sing at the same time.

"Wow Kaede-kun! This place is cool!" Veniz replied. To her enjoyment she hugged him. Feeling embarrassed, she let go immediately and stared at his eyes. His eyes went through hers. Then Kaede smiled at her. It was the first time she ever saw him smile!

"Oh God! He smiled! The first time I ever saw him smile! I think I'm not going to be able to get over it!" Veniz thought blushing pink. Kaede then said, "Don't stand there! Go to the stage and sing! 100%!" Veniz grinned and said, "You got that!"

"I love you Veniz, how I wish I could tell you but with Sendo, Fujima and Kiyota around.boy it'll be hard! I wished they hadn't fallen-in-love with you.I wished it were only me who had! But you're too beautiful, too enchanting, to lovely.boy, I may be good at basketball but when it comes to my feelings I'm not! Forgive me Veniz.how I wish I could tell you." Kaede thought as he watched her sang on the stage.