DISCLAIMER:
What I said earlier.
Author's Notes: Gomen, I found it too tempting to put in their POVs.
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Sakuragi's POV I can't sleep, even if everything is
dark, I still cannot sleep.
It is bad enough not being
able to see—it's worse when your imagination takes control of what is left to
be your eyesight. The hallucinations do not stop…
It was the most terrifying
moment in my life. I could somehow recall how it felt to get knocked by a car—and
the remembrance is clear as daylight. Hellish, most gruesome…I don't want to
think about it anymore…
One thing I'm happy about—is
Haruko-san. She is the last person I saw, and she visited me, stayed with me
for quite some time. She also called me 'Hanamichi', not 'Sakuragi-kun'
anymore. When I was embracing her, she whispered to me the four words I wanted
to hear so badly coming from her dainty lips.
"I love you, Hanamichi…"
I should feel like I'm in
heaven right now, to have my wish become a reality. But why do I feel uneasy
about the whole thing?
And who the hell was my
mysterious visitor?
She finally said it. Akagi Haruko
confessed her love to the do'aho. MY do'aho.
I saw and heard everything. My
fox-like ears heard her confession. My watchful eyes saw the sudden spark of
happiness in Sakuragi's expression. His face softened as the girl was close to
him, in his very arms. Never have I seen him so delighted.
Is that it? Does that mark the
end of Rukawa Kaede's quest for Sakuragi Hanamichi's love? And does it denote the
beginning of Akagi Haruko and the redhead's relationship?
Why
must he be so lusciously attractive? As if I don't have enough to worry about, what
with the captain's sister, Sakuragi's own best friend around him…
An alien feeling has found its
way to my bottled-up emotion. Regret—for not making him mine earlier. Why did I
not do so from the very second my eyes met his? Why was I so confident I would
be able to get him in the end, without taking the necessary steps to secure
that fact?
I believe I was too engrossed
in pursuing my basketball dreams. Or perhaps I was too positive thinking sooner
or later he would surrender to me, allowing me to taste the true flavour of
Sakuragi Hanamichi. Maybe I thought the girl was never a threat, an obstacle
that would come between me and Sakuragi.
Maybe the reason was even
simpler—I was scared of rejection.
Sakuragi might as well call me
a chicken now instead of a fox.
Dear diary,
I don't know how I could face
Sakuragi-kun anymore. He's completely blind now, and I'm to be blamed for his
accident, for everything.
Why didn't I go after the
handkerchief myself? Should I refused Sakuragi-kun's generous offer, he would
still be all right now. Safe and sound, ever ready to play basketball with the
team, determined to bring victory no matter what.
I thought he would be mad at
me. Unexpectedly, he forgave me for tearing his world apart, throwing him into
absolute darkness, and making his life revolve no further than the four corners
of his ward. I shattered everything, and yet he still forgive me. He has a kind
heart…
I never knew this would
happen—not to him. I never realized how he played a huge role in my life.
It felt warm to be hugged by
him. And his breathing...it was heavenly as it brushed my neck. I like that
feeling, a lot.
Only today I felt my heartbeat
pounding my chest with such a force I never knew my heart could muster. My face
was blushing terribly the whole time. I was stupid not to know at an earlier
time.
I have fallen in love with
Sakuragi Hanamichi—from the start.
~{to be continued}~
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Author's Notes: I
know the story looks a bit messy now. You might be asking how is it possible
for Haruko to admit she's in love with Sakuragi that easily? I have the answer to
it, but I can't reveal it—yet.
Gomen for any grammatical
mistakes. Please leave me a review before leaving, na? *bows*