*Enigma of Love: Chapter 4*
Exactly how lazy am I?????????????????? Well, let's see...VERY LAZY. Yep, that's me. So lazy, I make sloth look active. Sad isn't it? Yesterday, I finished and uploaded the third chapter. Why am I working on the fourth chapter so quickly? I figured that if I start earlier, I might finish earlier! Now, everyone knows that this plan will definitely go wrong. I'm probably going to just finish typing this fist page then quit for 2 months. We can only hope that I'll stick to my resolution. Tank! (From Cowboy Bebop) is a really nice and active song. Not really any words, but it just has this really nice vibe to it, you know? Anyway, I'm going to try and finish this story ASAP! Yes, story! In three months, I should be DONE with this story! By the way, I'm going to start posting some poems on this site soon. You guys don't have to read them. Just letting you people know... In this story, I made Shizuka kind of like Sana from Kodocha. Don't know that much info on Shizuka's personality (other than her being nice ^^;) so I decided to base her attitude on Sana's, except, Shizuka is less... dorky. Hehe... My manga section of my bookshelf is getting excessively larger. I'm now collecting way more. I need to buy the 32nd Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, 4th Kodocha manga, 1st DiGi Charat manga, and more Naruto manga. Yes, I realize that I'm greedy...for manga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *laughs evilly* Wait! I need to do my math homework! WHERE DID ALL THIS HOMEWORK COME FROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @.@ Ok... this may take longer than I thought it would... ^^;
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"Wha- what is it?" asked Shizuka barely able to speak. Her heart was pounding so hard that she could barely hear herself talk. All she could see were Seto's deep blue eyes. All she could hear was her heart beating and his voice. All of the sudden, Shizuka realized that she was falling for him. Seto leaned forward again, this time towards her face. Her heart nearly stopped. She closed her eyes as she felt Seto's lips coming closer.
"Okay, he's going to kiss me..." thought Shizuka as she gave into her newly found feelings for Seto Kaiba.
After three seconds, there was no kiss. This confused Shizuka. Instead she heard this: "Shizuka, your panties are showing."
"Excuse me?" Shizuka asked as she began to return to her normal self.
"Your panties are showing", replied Seto flatly.
"What?" Shizuka asked.
Seto sighed and said again, "Your. Panties. Are. Showing. Get it? The back end of your dress is stuck in your panties."
Shizuka still confused felt where that back of her dress' skirt should have been. Nothing there but air. She looked behind her and saw that her panties were indeed showing. Her face immediately turned beet red. She had never been so embarrassed. She felt as if she could never show her face to the public ever again. All of the sudden, she felt a surge of anger flow through her.
"So... Shizuka? What's it like to be at this degree of embarrassment?" asked Seto with a smirk on his face.
Slowly, Shizuka lifted her head. In her eyes were flames of anger. They were getting wilder and greater each second.
"Seto..." growled Shizuka.
"What do you want now?" asked Seto suddenly annoyed by the quiet of the garden. "What's the matter? Can't speak? I wouldn't either, knowing that I'd become the laughing stock of the whole city. But guess what? I'm not. You know? There doesn't seem to be a speck of pity for the little puppy's sister. A true bitch."
Shizuka was shaking with anger. She couldn't take anymore of his insults. Shizuka clenched her fist tightly then released. She raised her hand to touch Seto's face. Suddenly, she jerked her hand away quickly and slapped him as hard as she could.
"I hate you Seto Kaiba!" screamed Shizuka as she ran away.
"Damn whore-lady..." muttered Seto as he walked away chuckling.
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"What?!?!?!?!" Shizuka yelled as she, her mother and brother made their way back home.
"Shizuka, please keep it down", her mother said calmly.
"My panties were showing the whole time?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Why didn't anyone tell me???????"
"Well, I was going to let you know, but there were these really HOT girls by the far corner of the room..." said Katsuya dreamily.
"Dude, you need to get a girl friend..." Shizuka said.
"Don't rub it in..." mumbled Katsuya.
"Mom! Why didn't you tell me?" asked Shizuka as she turned her body towards her mother.
"Honey, I was about to tell you but you wandered off to who knows where", said Ms. Jounouchi.
Now, Shizuka's face was flaming red with embarrassment. A great thought weighed down on her chest. How she hated Seto Kaiba! She knew that she would find a way to pay for his cruelness. The family rode their way back home in silence.
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The new year came very quickly. Shizuka was sitting by herself on a bench in front of her school. Staring at the ground she found herself thinking about getting a boyfriend. She wondered who it would be, how he'd look, how he acted...suddenly her daydream was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Shizuka, you shouldn't fall asleep before school especially on the first day of the year", the voice said.
Shizuka looked up to find two sapphire blue eyes peering at her directly in front of her face. Her heart skipped a beat and her cheeks flushed with a rosy color.
"Why am I blushing?" thought Shizuka.
"What's the matter? Oh, don't tell me, you became deaf", teased the voice.
"Seto..." whispered Shizuka.
"I swear... you need to speak a LOT louder if you want to be heard."
"Don't tell anyone about what happened at the ball during the break", mumbled Shizuka suddenly remembering her terrible incident.
"Don't worry. I don't waste my time talking about stupid girls like you", replied Seto with a smirk.
"What did you say?!?!"
"You know Shizuka, I like it when you get mad. You look kinda cute..." said Seto leaning forward again this time giving her a kiss on the cheek.
Shizuka was speechless. At that moment the bell rang. Seto began to walk away but he turned around and gave her a smile. This time, it wasn't a smirk. No, nothing close to a smirk. This time he gave her friendly smile full of happiness. Shizuka blushed even deeper now. Making her way to homeroom, she touched the spot where Seto had kissed. His lips were so soft... his smile so friendly... his eyes... his eyes... so beautiful and full of happiness. Just thinking about him made her heart beat faster.
"Why did he do that?" asked Shizuka taking out her pencil and eraser as she sat down at a desk next to a friend. Staring out the window next to her, she thought, "Am I falling for him?
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For the whole day, all Shizuka could think about was Seto and the kiss. Seto and his smile. Seto and his blue, blue eyes. She couldn't get him out of her head. For some reason, whenever she thought about him, she just wanted to smile. Her heart would always beat faster when she thought of him. Sometimes, she would find herself wanting to see him. Soon she began to think of him all the time. Soon she began liking him a lot. Soon she began wanting to get to know him better.
At home every night, she would lie on her bed and think about Seto. She would then dream about him.
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"Shizuka! You like Seto!!!!!" shrieked one of her friends grabbing away her journal.
"Ari! Stop! Give that back!" yelled Shizuka reaching to get it back.
"Are you serious! You like Seto?" asked another friend of Shizuka.
"No I don't! I mean, yes! No! I... I don't know... I guess I like him." said Shizuka clutching her journal blushing.
"No way! Hey! Chiho! You won't believe what Shizuka-chan just said!" called Ari.
"It's okay Shizuka. You know Ari... She's always been like that", said Shizuka's other friend.
"Yeah..." mumbled Shizuka.
"You really do like him don't you? You're face is turning scarlet", said the friend.
"Is it really that obvious Tsugumi?" asked Shizuka looking up.
"Afraid so..." said Tsugumi patting Shizuka on the back.
"I just like him a little... okay, a LOT for a reason I can't find..." said Shizuka.
"You don't need to know WHY you like him, you just need to know that you like him", said Tsugumi.
"But... I..." said Shizuka.
"You should tell him how you feel if you want to start a relationship. You know, it's never goof to keep feelings of love to yourself for too long..." said Tsugumi looking ahead.
"What if he laughs?" asked Shizuka looking at her feet.
"If he does, it's not like it's going to end the world. Just be happy that he knows how you feel about him", said Tsugumi.
"Well, he did kiss me on the cheek once..." said Shizuka blushing again.
"Well there you go! That a perfect reason why you should at least try and start a relationship!" said Tsugumi.
"Well okay... I guess I'll tell him", said Shizuka.
"It wonderful to hear that from you" said Tsugumi smiling.
Shizuka smiled back and the last bell rang. Shizuka and Tsugumi walked through the busy halls in search of Seto.
"Hey, Tsugumi, how did you learn all that stuff? I mean that 'you just need to know that you like him' stuff", said Shizuka.
"I listen to radio talk shows", said Tsugumi proudly.
"Amazing! I would be dead with boredom after 5 minutes of listening to one of those!" said Shizuka.
"Well... you know... I went through special training to withstand all that boring crap and learned how to avoid letting my mind wander", said Tsugumi beaming.
"Oh you rock!" said Shizuka.
"Heh heh... yeah, I know", said Tsugumi.
The two continued to joke around until Tsugumi spotted Seto.
"Ok, enough fooling around, here's your chance! Go! I'll hide behind a bush and watch" said Tsugumi pushing Shizuka after Seto.
They ended up in the back of the school in a little courtyard surrounded by large, old trees and bushes with flowers everywhere.
"Yo Seto! Yoo-hoo!" called Tsugumi.
"Oh gawd..." mumbled Shizuka.
"Shizuka here has something to say to you!" yelled Tsugumi.
Seto turned around.
"Good luck!" said Tsugumi as she leaped for the bushes.
Shizuka began to walk over to Seto.
"Yeah? So, what do you want?" asked Seto.
"I." began Shizuka.
"OH MY F****** GOD!!!!!!! THERE'S A DEAD SQUIRREL UNDER THIS BUSH!!!!!!!" screamed Tsugumi hopping out of the bushes.
Seto and Shizuka stared at her with disbelief. Sticks and leaves were sticking out of Tsugumi's hair and clothing.
"Oh uh... hi there!" said Tsugumi smiling this biggest fake smile ever. "Sorry about that... heh... heh..."
More Stares.
"I'm just going to leave right now..." said Tsugumi walking away as quickly as possible.
"Okay? So, where were you?" asked Seto.
"Uh...um... I... um...er..."said Shizuka.
"What's the matter? Why are you blushing?" asked Seto.
"Oh... I..." said Shizuka clutching her face.
"Come on! Say it already! I don't have all day you know..." said Seto.
"I... I like you Seto. I like you... a lot", said Shizuka looking into Seto's eyes.
"Wait a minute, did you just say like me?" asked Seto.
"Y--- yes..." muttered Shizuka.
"That's funny, because I don't like you one bit. In fact I almost hate you. I would never like a girl like you", said Seto walking away.
Shizuka dropped to her knees and tears trickled down her face. Tsugumi slowly walked over to her friend.
"Shizuka... I'm sorry. I should have never told you to tell him how you felt. I didn't know that-" said Tsugumi.
"Why am I crying? Why is my body numb? Why do I felt like I'm an insect that has just been stepped on?" asked Shizuka between sniffles.
"Because-" began Tsugumi.
"But it doesn't matter now, and it never will. We've always known that Seto was a jerk. You know what Tsugumi, let's go home now", said Shizuka.
Tsugumi opened her mouth to speak but stopped when Shizuka put a smile on her face and stood up. They walked on in silence. Even though there was a beautiful, happy smile on her face, Shizuka's heart was filled with great and terrible pain. So at that moment, while walking home, she promised herself that she would forget all feelings she had for Seto and never to be used manipulated by Seto again and to leave the pain in her heart behind.
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The first part of the day passed fairly quickly and before Shizuka knew it, it was time for lunch. I was now early spring, four months after school began again. Shizuka was so concentrated on doing well this trimester that she barely had enough time to think about anything else. Walking across the street into the park located in front of the school, she took out her homemade lunch. Making her way to her favorite place in the park she thought about how she would do this trimester.
"I have to work even harder if I want be accepted into a good university", thought Shizuka. "Maybe I should ask mom if I can go to America after I graduate and spend a summer at a University there. I heard the Universities of California were pretty good."
Shizuka walked toward her favorite tree in the park, the oldest cherry tree. It was located in an older area of the park where practically no one visited. She felt that it was her special place to relax.
"Hello, my happy little tree... I've come back to sit beneath your wide branches and against your wide trun---" began Shizuka.
"Hey, I didn't know you talked to trees..." said Seto sitting at the base of her tree.
"What," said Shizuka forgetting her decision many months ago with a deadly tone in her voice, "Are you doing here?"
"Well, I wanted to eat alone for lunch so I figured I'd eat here", Seto replied. "But there's always room for another... care to join me?"
"I'm sorry, no. I'd rather eat else where", said Shizuka walking away.
"I can't believe him!" thought Shizuka. "Stealing my tree!" As she walked on, she heard someone running behind her. She turned around to see who it was, but no one was there. Shizuka shrugged and turned around to find Seto in front of her eating his sushi.
"Holy---!" Shizuka screamed.
Putting his finger over her lips he said, "Shizuka, dear, you should watch your language."
Now, Shizuka was boiling with anger. Her face was hot and she wanted to kill something (namely, Seto).
"First you embarrass me. Then you kiss me. Next you tell me you hate me. Now you make fun of me. You make me sick! Leave me alone!" screamed Shizuka as she began to run.
"Shizuka wait!" yelled Seto.
"I hate you Seto! I hate you!" screamed Shizuka as she ran.
"Wait!" Seto yelled as he ran after Shizuka.
Seto finally caught up to her and grabbed the shoulder. He swiftly turned her around, but she tried to pull away. He held her in front of him firmly for a second or two. Tears began to stream down her face. She was ashamed of herself for letting herself be teased by such a horrible guy. She hated how he would mock her and how she believed that he may have actually liked her. She hated herself even more for letting her memories return to her. She felt that she was going to be manipulated by Seto again. Now it was useless to run away. There was no point. It was too late anyway. Seto had already caught her. His grip was far too strong to break away from.
Suddenly, Seto pulled Shizuka in and hugged her. She dared not struggle. No hope now. Here she was, breaking her promise allowing Seto to humiliate her again.
"Shizuka", whispered Seto. " I'm sorry for what I said before. I'm sorry for lying to you."
No reply came from Shizuka.
"The truth is, I've always loved you. I loved you from the moment you took care of me those many months ago", whispered Seto.
"I must apologize, but I can't believe you. You've fooled me too many times that I can't trust anything you say", said Shizuka with a cold tone in her voice.
"But I'm truly in love with you. I don't just like you, I love you", said Seto.
He lifted her chin and looked deeply into her eyes. Her heart began to beat rapidly. Seto bent down and kissed her lips for a long period of time. She pulled away but Seto turned her back and kissed her again this time with even more passion and held her to him gently. He slowly lifted his lips away from hers and held as if he never wanted to let her go. Shizuka, giving into his love, began to sob. Seto kissed her head and put his chin on her head. The two then spent the rest of their lunch embracing each other with a love so deep that nothing could compare...
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Oh darn all this lovey-dovey-ness is going to make me cry! Wah. There. Now excuse me while I crack up. *turns around and laughs ass off* whoo! Heh heh... this is actually the most romance I've ever written in a chapter. Not as much fluff... aww... well, maybe I'll add some more in the upcoming chapters. My bad! Hehe, guess Katsuya's last name really was Jounouchi! Sorri for the mix-up! Hehe, don't worry! I just went through and changed it all! Hmm... I guess I didn't do THAT bad this time... 9 pages on word. I usually write 8 pages or less... I am so sorry for taking so long!!!!! School work sucks even more now! And my anime obsession elevated! Yay! Ok, w/e. now, I'm going to edit the other chapters. I've also developed a new liking for Yaoi fics and manga. Is Gravitation yaoi? If it is, I'll get it, if it isn't I'll still get it. Hehe. Well. I'm gonna try to get the next chapter up ASAP! Bai-bai! ^.~
Kikumi (Pandagrlee)
Exactly how lazy am I?????????????????? Well, let's see...VERY LAZY. Yep, that's me. So lazy, I make sloth look active. Sad isn't it? Yesterday, I finished and uploaded the third chapter. Why am I working on the fourth chapter so quickly? I figured that if I start earlier, I might finish earlier! Now, everyone knows that this plan will definitely go wrong. I'm probably going to just finish typing this fist page then quit for 2 months. We can only hope that I'll stick to my resolution. Tank! (From Cowboy Bebop) is a really nice and active song. Not really any words, but it just has this really nice vibe to it, you know? Anyway, I'm going to try and finish this story ASAP! Yes, story! In three months, I should be DONE with this story! By the way, I'm going to start posting some poems on this site soon. You guys don't have to read them. Just letting you people know... In this story, I made Shizuka kind of like Sana from Kodocha. Don't know that much info on Shizuka's personality (other than her being nice ^^;) so I decided to base her attitude on Sana's, except, Shizuka is less... dorky. Hehe... My manga section of my bookshelf is getting excessively larger. I'm now collecting way more. I need to buy the 32nd Yu-Gi-Oh! manga, 4th Kodocha manga, 1st DiGi Charat manga, and more Naruto manga. Yes, I realize that I'm greedy...for manga!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *laughs evilly* Wait! I need to do my math homework! WHERE DID ALL THIS HOMEWORK COME FROM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @.@ Ok... this may take longer than I thought it would... ^^;
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"Wha- what is it?" asked Shizuka barely able to speak. Her heart was pounding so hard that she could barely hear herself talk. All she could see were Seto's deep blue eyes. All she could hear was her heart beating and his voice. All of the sudden, Shizuka realized that she was falling for him. Seto leaned forward again, this time towards her face. Her heart nearly stopped. She closed her eyes as she felt Seto's lips coming closer.
"Okay, he's going to kiss me..." thought Shizuka as she gave into her newly found feelings for Seto Kaiba.
After three seconds, there was no kiss. This confused Shizuka. Instead she heard this: "Shizuka, your panties are showing."
"Excuse me?" Shizuka asked as she began to return to her normal self.
"Your panties are showing", replied Seto flatly.
"What?" Shizuka asked.
Seto sighed and said again, "Your. Panties. Are. Showing. Get it? The back end of your dress is stuck in your panties."
Shizuka still confused felt where that back of her dress' skirt should have been. Nothing there but air. She looked behind her and saw that her panties were indeed showing. Her face immediately turned beet red. She had never been so embarrassed. She felt as if she could never show her face to the public ever again. All of the sudden, she felt a surge of anger flow through her.
"So... Shizuka? What's it like to be at this degree of embarrassment?" asked Seto with a smirk on his face.
Slowly, Shizuka lifted her head. In her eyes were flames of anger. They were getting wilder and greater each second.
"Seto..." growled Shizuka.
"What do you want now?" asked Seto suddenly annoyed by the quiet of the garden. "What's the matter? Can't speak? I wouldn't either, knowing that I'd become the laughing stock of the whole city. But guess what? I'm not. You know? There doesn't seem to be a speck of pity for the little puppy's sister. A true bitch."
Shizuka was shaking with anger. She couldn't take anymore of his insults. Shizuka clenched her fist tightly then released. She raised her hand to touch Seto's face. Suddenly, she jerked her hand away quickly and slapped him as hard as she could.
"I hate you Seto Kaiba!" screamed Shizuka as she ran away.
"Damn whore-lady..." muttered Seto as he walked away chuckling.
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"What?!?!?!?!" Shizuka yelled as she, her mother and brother made their way back home.
"Shizuka, please keep it down", her mother said calmly.
"My panties were showing the whole time?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Why didn't anyone tell me???????"
"Well, I was going to let you know, but there were these really HOT girls by the far corner of the room..." said Katsuya dreamily.
"Dude, you need to get a girl friend..." Shizuka said.
"Don't rub it in..." mumbled Katsuya.
"Mom! Why didn't you tell me?" asked Shizuka as she turned her body towards her mother.
"Honey, I was about to tell you but you wandered off to who knows where", said Ms. Jounouchi.
Now, Shizuka's face was flaming red with embarrassment. A great thought weighed down on her chest. How she hated Seto Kaiba! She knew that she would find a way to pay for his cruelness. The family rode their way back home in silence.
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The new year came very quickly. Shizuka was sitting by herself on a bench in front of her school. Staring at the ground she found herself thinking about getting a boyfriend. She wondered who it would be, how he'd look, how he acted...suddenly her daydream was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Shizuka, you shouldn't fall asleep before school especially on the first day of the year", the voice said.
Shizuka looked up to find two sapphire blue eyes peering at her directly in front of her face. Her heart skipped a beat and her cheeks flushed with a rosy color.
"Why am I blushing?" thought Shizuka.
"What's the matter? Oh, don't tell me, you became deaf", teased the voice.
"Seto..." whispered Shizuka.
"I swear... you need to speak a LOT louder if you want to be heard."
"Don't tell anyone about what happened at the ball during the break", mumbled Shizuka suddenly remembering her terrible incident.
"Don't worry. I don't waste my time talking about stupid girls like you", replied Seto with a smirk.
"What did you say?!?!"
"You know Shizuka, I like it when you get mad. You look kinda cute..." said Seto leaning forward again this time giving her a kiss on the cheek.
Shizuka was speechless. At that moment the bell rang. Seto began to walk away but he turned around and gave her a smile. This time, it wasn't a smirk. No, nothing close to a smirk. This time he gave her friendly smile full of happiness. Shizuka blushed even deeper now. Making her way to homeroom, she touched the spot where Seto had kissed. His lips were so soft... his smile so friendly... his eyes... his eyes... so beautiful and full of happiness. Just thinking about him made her heart beat faster.
"Why did he do that?" asked Shizuka taking out her pencil and eraser as she sat down at a desk next to a friend. Staring out the window next to her, she thought, "Am I falling for him?
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For the whole day, all Shizuka could think about was Seto and the kiss. Seto and his smile. Seto and his blue, blue eyes. She couldn't get him out of her head. For some reason, whenever she thought about him, she just wanted to smile. Her heart would always beat faster when she thought of him. Sometimes, she would find herself wanting to see him. Soon she began to think of him all the time. Soon she began liking him a lot. Soon she began wanting to get to know him better.
At home every night, she would lie on her bed and think about Seto. She would then dream about him.
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"Shizuka! You like Seto!!!!!" shrieked one of her friends grabbing away her journal.
"Ari! Stop! Give that back!" yelled Shizuka reaching to get it back.
"Are you serious! You like Seto?" asked another friend of Shizuka.
"No I don't! I mean, yes! No! I... I don't know... I guess I like him." said Shizuka clutching her journal blushing.
"No way! Hey! Chiho! You won't believe what Shizuka-chan just said!" called Ari.
"It's okay Shizuka. You know Ari... She's always been like that", said Shizuka's other friend.
"Yeah..." mumbled Shizuka.
"You really do like him don't you? You're face is turning scarlet", said the friend.
"Is it really that obvious Tsugumi?" asked Shizuka looking up.
"Afraid so..." said Tsugumi patting Shizuka on the back.
"I just like him a little... okay, a LOT for a reason I can't find..." said Shizuka.
"You don't need to know WHY you like him, you just need to know that you like him", said Tsugumi.
"But... I..." said Shizuka.
"You should tell him how you feel if you want to start a relationship. You know, it's never goof to keep feelings of love to yourself for too long..." said Tsugumi looking ahead.
"What if he laughs?" asked Shizuka looking at her feet.
"If he does, it's not like it's going to end the world. Just be happy that he knows how you feel about him", said Tsugumi.
"Well, he did kiss me on the cheek once..." said Shizuka blushing again.
"Well there you go! That a perfect reason why you should at least try and start a relationship!" said Tsugumi.
"Well okay... I guess I'll tell him", said Shizuka.
"It wonderful to hear that from you" said Tsugumi smiling.
Shizuka smiled back and the last bell rang. Shizuka and Tsugumi walked through the busy halls in search of Seto.
"Hey, Tsugumi, how did you learn all that stuff? I mean that 'you just need to know that you like him' stuff", said Shizuka.
"I listen to radio talk shows", said Tsugumi proudly.
"Amazing! I would be dead with boredom after 5 minutes of listening to one of those!" said Shizuka.
"Well... you know... I went through special training to withstand all that boring crap and learned how to avoid letting my mind wander", said Tsugumi beaming.
"Oh you rock!" said Shizuka.
"Heh heh... yeah, I know", said Tsugumi.
The two continued to joke around until Tsugumi spotted Seto.
"Ok, enough fooling around, here's your chance! Go! I'll hide behind a bush and watch" said Tsugumi pushing Shizuka after Seto.
They ended up in the back of the school in a little courtyard surrounded by large, old trees and bushes with flowers everywhere.
"Yo Seto! Yoo-hoo!" called Tsugumi.
"Oh gawd..." mumbled Shizuka.
"Shizuka here has something to say to you!" yelled Tsugumi.
Seto turned around.
"Good luck!" said Tsugumi as she leaped for the bushes.
Shizuka began to walk over to Seto.
"Yeah? So, what do you want?" asked Seto.
"I." began Shizuka.
"OH MY F****** GOD!!!!!!! THERE'S A DEAD SQUIRREL UNDER THIS BUSH!!!!!!!" screamed Tsugumi hopping out of the bushes.
Seto and Shizuka stared at her with disbelief. Sticks and leaves were sticking out of Tsugumi's hair and clothing.
"Oh uh... hi there!" said Tsugumi smiling this biggest fake smile ever. "Sorry about that... heh... heh..."
More Stares.
"I'm just going to leave right now..." said Tsugumi walking away as quickly as possible.
"Okay? So, where were you?" asked Seto.
"Uh...um... I... um...er..."said Shizuka.
"What's the matter? Why are you blushing?" asked Seto.
"Oh... I..." said Shizuka clutching her face.
"Come on! Say it already! I don't have all day you know..." said Seto.
"I... I like you Seto. I like you... a lot", said Shizuka looking into Seto's eyes.
"Wait a minute, did you just say like me?" asked Seto.
"Y--- yes..." muttered Shizuka.
"That's funny, because I don't like you one bit. In fact I almost hate you. I would never like a girl like you", said Seto walking away.
Shizuka dropped to her knees and tears trickled down her face. Tsugumi slowly walked over to her friend.
"Shizuka... I'm sorry. I should have never told you to tell him how you felt. I didn't know that-" said Tsugumi.
"Why am I crying? Why is my body numb? Why do I felt like I'm an insect that has just been stepped on?" asked Shizuka between sniffles.
"Because-" began Tsugumi.
"But it doesn't matter now, and it never will. We've always known that Seto was a jerk. You know what Tsugumi, let's go home now", said Shizuka.
Tsugumi opened her mouth to speak but stopped when Shizuka put a smile on her face and stood up. They walked on in silence. Even though there was a beautiful, happy smile on her face, Shizuka's heart was filled with great and terrible pain. So at that moment, while walking home, she promised herself that she would forget all feelings she had for Seto and never to be used manipulated by Seto again and to leave the pain in her heart behind.
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The first part of the day passed fairly quickly and before Shizuka knew it, it was time for lunch. I was now early spring, four months after school began again. Shizuka was so concentrated on doing well this trimester that she barely had enough time to think about anything else. Walking across the street into the park located in front of the school, she took out her homemade lunch. Making her way to her favorite place in the park she thought about how she would do this trimester.
"I have to work even harder if I want be accepted into a good university", thought Shizuka. "Maybe I should ask mom if I can go to America after I graduate and spend a summer at a University there. I heard the Universities of California were pretty good."
Shizuka walked toward her favorite tree in the park, the oldest cherry tree. It was located in an older area of the park where practically no one visited. She felt that it was her special place to relax.
"Hello, my happy little tree... I've come back to sit beneath your wide branches and against your wide trun---" began Shizuka.
"Hey, I didn't know you talked to trees..." said Seto sitting at the base of her tree.
"What," said Shizuka forgetting her decision many months ago with a deadly tone in her voice, "Are you doing here?"
"Well, I wanted to eat alone for lunch so I figured I'd eat here", Seto replied. "But there's always room for another... care to join me?"
"I'm sorry, no. I'd rather eat else where", said Shizuka walking away.
"I can't believe him!" thought Shizuka. "Stealing my tree!" As she walked on, she heard someone running behind her. She turned around to see who it was, but no one was there. Shizuka shrugged and turned around to find Seto in front of her eating his sushi.
"Holy---!" Shizuka screamed.
Putting his finger over her lips he said, "Shizuka, dear, you should watch your language."
Now, Shizuka was boiling with anger. Her face was hot and she wanted to kill something (namely, Seto).
"First you embarrass me. Then you kiss me. Next you tell me you hate me. Now you make fun of me. You make me sick! Leave me alone!" screamed Shizuka as she began to run.
"Shizuka wait!" yelled Seto.
"I hate you Seto! I hate you!" screamed Shizuka as she ran.
"Wait!" Seto yelled as he ran after Shizuka.
Seto finally caught up to her and grabbed the shoulder. He swiftly turned her around, but she tried to pull away. He held her in front of him firmly for a second or two. Tears began to stream down her face. She was ashamed of herself for letting herself be teased by such a horrible guy. She hated how he would mock her and how she believed that he may have actually liked her. She hated herself even more for letting her memories return to her. She felt that she was going to be manipulated by Seto again. Now it was useless to run away. There was no point. It was too late anyway. Seto had already caught her. His grip was far too strong to break away from.
Suddenly, Seto pulled Shizuka in and hugged her. She dared not struggle. No hope now. Here she was, breaking her promise allowing Seto to humiliate her again.
"Shizuka", whispered Seto. " I'm sorry for what I said before. I'm sorry for lying to you."
No reply came from Shizuka.
"The truth is, I've always loved you. I loved you from the moment you took care of me those many months ago", whispered Seto.
"I must apologize, but I can't believe you. You've fooled me too many times that I can't trust anything you say", said Shizuka with a cold tone in her voice.
"But I'm truly in love with you. I don't just like you, I love you", said Seto.
He lifted her chin and looked deeply into her eyes. Her heart began to beat rapidly. Seto bent down and kissed her lips for a long period of time. She pulled away but Seto turned her back and kissed her again this time with even more passion and held her to him gently. He slowly lifted his lips away from hers and held as if he never wanted to let her go. Shizuka, giving into his love, began to sob. Seto kissed her head and put his chin on her head. The two then spent the rest of their lunch embracing each other with a love so deep that nothing could compare...
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Oh darn all this lovey-dovey-ness is going to make me cry! Wah. There. Now excuse me while I crack up. *turns around and laughs ass off* whoo! Heh heh... this is actually the most romance I've ever written in a chapter. Not as much fluff... aww... well, maybe I'll add some more in the upcoming chapters. My bad! Hehe, guess Katsuya's last name really was Jounouchi! Sorri for the mix-up! Hehe, don't worry! I just went through and changed it all! Hmm... I guess I didn't do THAT bad this time... 9 pages on word. I usually write 8 pages or less... I am so sorry for taking so long!!!!! School work sucks even more now! And my anime obsession elevated! Yay! Ok, w/e. now, I'm going to edit the other chapters. I've also developed a new liking for Yaoi fics and manga. Is Gravitation yaoi? If it is, I'll get it, if it isn't I'll still get it. Hehe. Well. I'm gonna try to get the next chapter up ASAP! Bai-bai! ^.~
Kikumi (Pandagrlee)