Chapter 6
I looked at the box and opened it. More dark chocolate in the shape of bikes, basketball, and Garfield. I took a nibble out of one and made a face, 'No improvement. It's still as burnt as ever.'
I couldn't help but wonder who was putting it in my locker. No one even knows I like dark chocolate. But…Kogure-sempai did ask a couple of days again, and only people on the team can get into my locker. Can it be from Akagi's sister who asked Kogure-sempai for help? I thought girls knew how to cook. I mean, at least use a double boiler. 'God this taste like crap.'
I went over to the garbage can and dumped the chocolates in.
"Aren't you going to eat that?" Kogure-sempai asked.
"No," I replied.
"But whoever made it spent a lot of hard work into it."
'But it taste terrible,' I thought, aloud I said, "So?"
"Why are you wasting your time talking to that kitsune?" Hanamichi asked, "he's a block of ice. He doesn't understand the work that went into that."
I wanted to justify myself but snorted and walked away instead.
"Teme kitsune! Don't walk away from me!"
'Why are you so hard to please? Why must you force me to argue with you? Whoever made those crappy tasting chocolate made me get yelled at,' I thought, 'unforgivable.'
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I was getting my bike when that baka went by singing his stupid tensai song. Then I heard a very interesting conversation between Mitsui-sempai and Kogure-sempai.
"Are you seeing that…guy?" Mitsui-sempai asked.
"I'm not seeing anyone," Kogure-sempai said and added, "but you."
"Then why do you meet with him every morning? You think I don't know?"
Kogure-sempai sounded frustrated, "Are you following me? You should trust me."
"Maybe if you tell me why you're seeing him I'll understand but you're keeping a secret from me," Mitsui-sempai said raising his voice, "and he even came here to find you."
"So you follow me!?!" Kogure-sempai said annoyed now, "I can't tell you because I respect his privacy and I made a promise to him. Can't you just accept that?"
'I knew Mitsui-sempai and Kogure-sempai were an item, it was so obvious. But what guy has the power to come between them? Mitsui is usually so obedient of Kogure and never raises his voice,' I decided to stay and hear a bit more.
"I didn't follow you!" Mitsui cried, "Akagi saw you 2 together and asked me why. And you know what? I didn't know how to answer him! How can you expect me to accept the fact that you and him see each other everyday?!?! Do you know of his reputation? He changes girlfriends like…like…socks!"
"First of all those are just rumors. Second those aren't his girlfriends. He just has trouble saying no to people that's all," Kogure-sempai said, "when he loves someone he loves them completely."
"Oh, oh, now you know everything about him! Did Sendoh Akira tell you all that crap?!? Bullshit! He's a playboy!" Mitsui-sempai yelled.
'Sendoh Akira? He's…he's courting Kogure-sempai? Nani?!? Impossible, he can't love Kogure,' I frowned and took a couple of deep breaths, 'che, why am I so annoyed? It's not my problem. He's probably using Kogure-sempai for information.'
"He is not!" Kogure-sempai said and continued in a lower voice, "and you're an idiot Mitsui Hasashi. Aishiteru. You and only you."
Everything was silent. Curiosity got the better of me and I peeked around the corner and saw the 2 of them making out. I shrugged and climbed onto my bike to ride home while in my mind I was wondering, 'Sendoh what are you up to? Why are you meeting Kogure-sempai everyday? Why does he think so highly of you? What secret are you holding?'
I stopped for a moment and was thoughtful, 'It's none of my business. I better not think about that baka. I don't want to think about that baka, Sendoh Akira. I swear he's nothing but trouble.'
Very soon I lost all conscious thought and dozed off.
End of Chapter 6