Disclaimer: I do not own Karekano or any of its characters.
Roses
Chapter 3
As he has promised me, Arima visits me more often. He comes to my house everyday after school. On some days, he's already there when I arrive, while on other days, he picks me up from school. I particularly enjoyed the days he picks me up from school because of two things: he is driving a Rav 4, which is like the coolest car, and I'm actually proud of his handsome features. My friends really envied me. That same classmate whom approached me before had been very interested with him.
"Miyazawa-san, who's that guy who picked you up from school yesterday?" my classmate asked.
"He's my best friend. The one whom I've talked to you about before." I replied.
"He's so cool! Driving that awesome car and just look at his face! He's the cutest guy I've ever seen. Most of the girls I know are interested in him too."
"Really? Well, he has been a heartthrob ever since he was in grade school."
"Hey, he's still not taken, is he? I mean after that big break up he had."
"Why?"
"Miyazawa-san, I have a huge crush on him!"
"What!"
"Please introduce me to him. Please…"
"What? Well, okay. If he will come see me again today."
"Oh, thank you! Just wait till I tell the girls!" And then she left.
Oh no! What did I just do? What if Arima gets interested with her? Damn! This is the second biggest mistake I ever did! After breaking up with Arima that is.
Later at dismissal time, Arima had again picked me up from school. Reina, my classmate, was very excited. I introduced her to Arima.
"Souichiro-kun, is it okay if Reina comes with us?" I paused and whispered, "She wants to know you badly. "I added hoping that Reina won't hear. Arima laughed.
"Sure! Where do you wanna go?" he asked us.
"Let's have a snack somewhere. I'm starving."
"Okay."
And then we spent the afternoon together. I studied Arima's face all the time wondering if he is interested with Reina. It was very hard to tell. However, just before we said our good-byes,
"Reina, do you wanna eat dinner with me on Saturday?" I wanted to die! How could he be interested in her!
"Sure! I'd love to!" Reina cried. She was overjoyed.
"Oh, Yukino-san, you have a date on Saturday too, right?" What is he thinking now?
"Yah…"
"Great! Let's make it a double date." I smiled. Well, at least I can watch them.
"That'd be great!" I exclaimed.
So on Saturday, I, Mitara, Arima and Reina went out and watched movies together. After that we ate dinner in a restaurant. I sat beside Arima so that Mitara and Reina sat beside each other. By the time we finished eating, Mitara and Reina had a world of their own. I succeeded!
When we got home, Arima stated at our house for a while.
"That was a great plan, you know." He started
"What!" I exclaimed. How did he know? He's really getting strange. Maybe he is psychic…
"It's all in you eyes, Yukino." He chuckled. "Tells everything."
"Damn you, Arima…but I'm glad it worked." Arima laughed.
"I can't believe you'd be jealous of us. She is funny and cute but she's not my type at all." I glared at him.
"If you won't stop, I'll never speak to you again." I pretended to be mad. He laughed. Suddenly, he put his arm around my shoulders.
"Hey, I'm just joking! How could you be jealous? We're not a couple anymore." I was struck. Does that mean that we can't be one again?
"Tell you what, how about if we go out tomorrow? Just you and me." I smiled.
"Okay." And then I leaned on his chest.
"It will be just like the old times…" he suddenly added.
I woke up the next day smelling food. It was very tempting so I dressed up and went down. I could hear voices in the living room so I went there. I caught Arima and my two sisters talking about something. Something about a party.
"Good Morning! What are you talking about?" they all gasped and stooped talking.
"Uh…we're just asking how he is." Kano said quickly.
"But you're talking about something like…a party."
"Oh, h-he's telling us about…uh…a party he attended last week" Tsukino said.
"Yeah! That's right! My classmate's party!" Arima added.
"Oh, okay." I said slowly. "Anyway, why do I smell food?"
"We cooked breakfast. Come on, let's eat."
After eating, Arima and I went out and did different things. It was just like before. Actually, we were acting like boyfriend and girlfriend…holding hands and very sweet. I didn't want that day to end!
Nothing much happened the next week except that I learned that Reina and Mitara were still going out. Also, the contest took place that Friday, which is also my birthday. I knew that I did my best since I know n topic very well. So by the time the judges were announcing the winners, I was confident that I'd get that ¥900,000. And I did.
My excitement wasn't over by the time I announced it to Arima when he picked me up from school.(He does it everyday now)
"I did it, Arima! I did it! I got the first prize!" I was shouting since we were still feets apart from each other. I ran towards him.
"Really! Oh, I knew you'd win! Congratulations!" And when I got to him, he embraced me. It was a very good feeling. But I learned that it wasn't over yet. When we got home, he opened the door for me and…
"SURPRISE! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, YUKINO-SAN!" All of them were there. My sisters, my high school friends, my college friends, my dates…all of them…
tears formed in my eyes and I hugged each of them. I'm so happy!
"Thank you so much, all of you!" I paused as tears rolled down my cheeks. I smiled. "I don't know what to say…" I laughed and cried at the same time.
The party went on until midnight. But just before the party ended, Arima pulled me and led me towards my room. We sat on my bed.
"I never had the chance to continue what I was saying the day we saw Tsubame at the park. Well, what I wanted to say was, Yukino, you have always been the girl I loved the most. I wasn't over with you and that's why it was so easy for me to forgive Tsubame. Yukino, do you remember the day we broke up?" I cried again.
"Are you kidding? I've been thinking about that day ever since I don't know when." He smiled.
"Well, I said that I'll wait until you're ready, right?"
"Yes. And I am. I love you, Souichiro-kun. I've always thought that breaking up with you is the stupidest thing I ever did in my entire life. I was really crushed when you told me you're going to propose to Tsubame and when I saw you two sleeping together, I didn't know what to do…"
"Then you are jealous of me and Reina." He said, smiling. I nodded. We stared at each other happily.
"I love you, Yukino."
"I love you, too" I was very sure he was going to kiss me. However, he stood up.
"Wait here." He went out and returned with red roses. He gave them to me.
"You don't have to look for someone else who'd give you roses."
"Even if I did I know I won't find somebody cause we're meant to be."
"Happy Birthday, Yukino." And then my dream came true. He kissed me and I kissed him back. First love indeed never dies…
Owari
Author's notes
Yey! I finally finished it! Please tell me what you think about it. This is my first Karekano fanfic so if it was bad, I'm sorry. Anyway, I promise to write more Karekano stories. If you have any suggestions please tell me. Oh, and I have to admit I'm really bad in grammar so please bear with it and if you find some lines that are wrong grammar…please submit reviews or you can just email me, okay? Thanks!
