::Between Love and Hate::
Himura Kawaii
Chapter Three
*** Disclaimers apply... Blah blah.. RK's not mine.. Hail the Great Watsuki- sama... I'm now a college stud, but still poor!!..... Don't sue me! ^_^
"I'm just saying that maybe this isn't the right time to be wooing Kaori." Kenji explained to Shino. "She. how do I put it? She hates me Shino." Kenji emphasized the word 'hate'.
They were at the campus parking lot, leaning on their cars, which were parked beside each other. Shino's headphone was on his neck and he was fiddling with the disc player.
"But man, you shouldn't give up! Kaori's just one tough cookie."
Kenji drummed his fingers on the hood of his blue Toyota Rav4. ""Damn." If I'd known she'd get mad at that, I would've flunked that test in an instant!"
"Whoa, man, I wouldn't go THAT far." Shino advised as he looked inside his car for more CDs. "Plus it's just not the test. There's something about you that irks her."
Kenji shook his head, causing the strands of red hair fall over his eyes, the way they did the first time Kaori saw him.
"What should I do then? Should I just disappear? Should I make my presence be known more? Should I change my entire life? What?????!!"
When Shino didn't reply, Kenji playfully pulled his leg, which was hanging out of the car while his body was inside. Shino jumped up and knocked his head on the car's roof in the process.
"OW!! Ow, ow, ow, ow!!!" He rubbed his head as he glared at Kenji. "Ooooh, Himura, for a smart guy, you could be reallllllllllllyyyyyyyy immature sometimes!"
Kenji just laughed at Shino's predicament.
"And stupid too, if you ask me!" Shino grumbled. "Kill her with kindness man! What kind of girls wouldn't fall in love with a guy like that? She would surely melt."
Kenji turned serious and ran a hand through his hair. "You think that would work? I mean, with Kaori?"
Shino raised his eyebrow. "How many girls have you dated, anyway?"
Kenji thought hard for a while. "I don't keep count." He grinned sheepishly.
Shino snorted. "Judging from the way you asked Kaori out yesterday, I'd think otherwise."
Kenji glared at Shino. "I'm not usually tongue-tied, you know. It's just that Kaori's different. With her, it's like you're always on your toes. Being around her is a constant struggle. Man, I don't know what she's gonna do next!" He watched as a sleek black BMW pulled up next to his car.
Kenji sighed. "Maybe I should just give it all up."
"Maybe, you should give her a dose of her own medicine." A voice suggested as they looked up to see Arashi walking towards them. Arashi's hair was still wet and he was holding his navy blue blazer on one hand, while he pressed the alarm to lock his car on the other. His tie was carelessly strewn around his neck and his white polo shirt still halfway unbuttoned.
For once, Arashi looked disheveled.
Handsomely disheveled.
Shino walked over to shake Arashi's hand while Kenji greeted him.
"Hey man, where's the earthquake?" Kenji teased as Arashi leaned on Shino's car and buttoned his shirt.
Arashi groaned. "I went to this boring cocktail party with my dad and we stayed up really late with all those equally boring old people. So I woke up late and rushed to school immediately! Now I'm early." He groaned again.
"So what were you saying before.?" Kenji hadn't forgotten Arashi's earlier remark.
Arashi shrugged casually as he did his tie. "Like I said, do the same to her. A girl loves a good challenge as much as any other guy. Especially Kaori. She's not like the other girls who fall for moonlight-and-roses sort of thing."
Kenji's eyebrow shot up. "How would you know that?"
Shino smirked. "Kaori and Arashi came a looooooooong way back. They were classmates since pre-school! Shino laughed. "Anyway, I think they were elementary school sweethearts." Shino chuckled, as Kenji's eyes grew bigger.
Arashi didn't say anything and kept on doing his tie, so Shino continued. "We all became close friends during our sophomore year, so we didn't know the whole thing. They both denied it so we don't really know the score. Don't worry Kenji, they're like brother and sister now. I think Kaori realized that Arashi's too boring to be a boyfriend!"
Shino laughed hard as Arashi shook his head. Kenji turned to look at Arashi with a puzzled expression on his face.
"We weren't together like that! We were just really close back then. I watch out for her, like a big brother." Arashi shook his head as if to dismiss the whole thing.
"Oh yeah?" Shino challenged him. "How do you explain the way you two kissed during last New Year's party?"
Arashi rolled his eyes. "Everyone was kissing everyone, Shino. We were celebrating the New Year. Besides, you were kissing some girl named Sayo Magdalla or something while Meimi was gossiping with Misao." Arashi shot back.
"You saw that?!" Shino panicked. "Don't tell Meimi! It was a one time thing, so keep it to yourself!"
Kenji had to laugh at these revelations. But deep inside, he was a bit rattled to find out that something happened between Arashi and Kaori, and that no one knew what it was or how long it lasted.
Arashi turned to Kenji. "Do not believe a word he says. That man is a compulsive liar."
Sano fumed as Arashi smiled slightly. "As I was saying, show her what you've got. Be a man, and don't lose yourself."
Kenji toyed with his phone. He trusted Arashi, that he knew. But he didn't know if it was a good idea to duel with her man to man. "I don't know. Isn't that a bit rough?"
Arashi shrugged again. "Well, at least you still get to keep your pride. If she hates you for who you are, there's no pint in pursuing the matter any further. I'm not saying you should make it your life purpose to defeat her. All I'm saying is that if she beats you, then good for her. If you beat her, tough luck for you. Business is a lot different from pleasure, man!"
"I still think you should shower her with kindness." Shino quipped. "Works wonders all the time!"
Kenji did not say anything.
"Anybody wanna grab something to drink before class starts?" Arashi suddenly asked. "I'm not used to all that talking in long sentences. I'm thirsty."
"Me! I'm hungry too." Shino turned to Kenji. "Hey man, did this girl affect your eating habits too?"
Kenji surfaced from his reverie and grinned at Shino. "No way!"
They all grabbed their stuff and headed towards the cafeteria.
"Not yet, anyway." Kenji added as Shino and Arashi rolled their eyeballs at the same time.
All day, Kenji thought about what he was going to do with Kaori. Shino has a strong point. No one can refuse such kindness. Plus kindness came naturally to Kenji. It would be hard for Kaori to resist him and hate him. But then, what if Kaori hated him more for seeming to be so perfect? Kenji shifted his thoughts to Arashi's idea. If he treated her with indifference and no special treatment, he could even go on as before and he wouldn't be bringing himself down. But what girl would want to go out with a guy who seemed so insensitive and uncaring? He knew Kaori loved challenges, but a small thing like this could somehow lead to ill feelings and a broken heart.
He made up his mind to follow Shino's advice and be as kind as he is and giving towards Kaori. If he slaps his cheek, he'd turn and offer his other cheek. If that won't work, he'd go with Arashi's plan. And if that wouldn't work either, he'd just give up, move to Hokkaido and bury himself in the snow.
He brightened up after a while and went over to where Kaori was sitting.
She was poring over a book.
God, she's so beautiful.
"Hey!" Kenji smiled at her in greeting.
Kaori glanced up expectantly from her book. When she saw Kenji, her eyes dimmed.
"Oh hey."
Hmmm. not much enthusiasm.
"Um," Kenji started. "I was going to call you last night but then I realized I didn't have your number! I checked the phonebook but you were unlisted. I'm sorry I wasn't able to call you."
Kaori looked indignant. "Well, I wasn't expecting your call anyway." She answered.
Man, that hurt.
But Kenji still didn't back down. "Oh, I just thought we could talk about the details of the play and everything." Kenji answered rather hopefully.
"It's not THAT complicated, you know. Here's my number and address." She handed him her calling card. "Just drive over there at, sat, two o'clock? And we're off."
Kenji took the card and looked at it. "Oh, hey, we live in the same village! I'm just a few blocks away from you!" Kenji grinned at the sudden display of fate. "Isn't that cool?"
"Yeah, great." Kaori answered with mock enthusiasm. "Just great!"
Kenji felt like banging his head on the wall.
What do I do with this girl? She's so frustrating!
Kaori grinned as sweetly as she can and excused herself as she walked over to Soujirou and Arashi.
Kenji watched the slow sway of her hips and her shapely calves as she walked away from him. He let out a low whistle.
And so damn appealing!
He banged his head on the desk repeatedly and let out a sigh.
"Why do I have to like HER?" Kenji asked no one in particular.
C'mon now tell me.
Would it be a better day for you
If you bring me down.?
Rivermaya
Bring Me Down
*** Okay. that was pretty tough! I hope you guys liked it..
The Arashi-Kaori thing. hmmmm.. I'm still looking at the possibilities.. please gimme suggestions!!
Til next fic! Please review!!! (
Thank you so much for the reviews!! You keep me wanting to write more!!!
Himura Kawaii
Chapter Three
*** Disclaimers apply... Blah blah.. RK's not mine.. Hail the Great Watsuki- sama... I'm now a college stud, but still poor!!..... Don't sue me! ^_^
"I'm just saying that maybe this isn't the right time to be wooing Kaori." Kenji explained to Shino. "She. how do I put it? She hates me Shino." Kenji emphasized the word 'hate'.
They were at the campus parking lot, leaning on their cars, which were parked beside each other. Shino's headphone was on his neck and he was fiddling with the disc player.
"But man, you shouldn't give up! Kaori's just one tough cookie."
Kenji drummed his fingers on the hood of his blue Toyota Rav4. ""Damn." If I'd known she'd get mad at that, I would've flunked that test in an instant!"
"Whoa, man, I wouldn't go THAT far." Shino advised as he looked inside his car for more CDs. "Plus it's just not the test. There's something about you that irks her."
Kenji shook his head, causing the strands of red hair fall over his eyes, the way they did the first time Kaori saw him.
"What should I do then? Should I just disappear? Should I make my presence be known more? Should I change my entire life? What?????!!"
When Shino didn't reply, Kenji playfully pulled his leg, which was hanging out of the car while his body was inside. Shino jumped up and knocked his head on the car's roof in the process.
"OW!! Ow, ow, ow, ow!!!" He rubbed his head as he glared at Kenji. "Ooooh, Himura, for a smart guy, you could be reallllllllllllyyyyyyyy immature sometimes!"
Kenji just laughed at Shino's predicament.
"And stupid too, if you ask me!" Shino grumbled. "Kill her with kindness man! What kind of girls wouldn't fall in love with a guy like that? She would surely melt."
Kenji turned serious and ran a hand through his hair. "You think that would work? I mean, with Kaori?"
Shino raised his eyebrow. "How many girls have you dated, anyway?"
Kenji thought hard for a while. "I don't keep count." He grinned sheepishly.
Shino snorted. "Judging from the way you asked Kaori out yesterday, I'd think otherwise."
Kenji glared at Shino. "I'm not usually tongue-tied, you know. It's just that Kaori's different. With her, it's like you're always on your toes. Being around her is a constant struggle. Man, I don't know what she's gonna do next!" He watched as a sleek black BMW pulled up next to his car.
Kenji sighed. "Maybe I should just give it all up."
"Maybe, you should give her a dose of her own medicine." A voice suggested as they looked up to see Arashi walking towards them. Arashi's hair was still wet and he was holding his navy blue blazer on one hand, while he pressed the alarm to lock his car on the other. His tie was carelessly strewn around his neck and his white polo shirt still halfway unbuttoned.
For once, Arashi looked disheveled.
Handsomely disheveled.
Shino walked over to shake Arashi's hand while Kenji greeted him.
"Hey man, where's the earthquake?" Kenji teased as Arashi leaned on Shino's car and buttoned his shirt.
Arashi groaned. "I went to this boring cocktail party with my dad and we stayed up really late with all those equally boring old people. So I woke up late and rushed to school immediately! Now I'm early." He groaned again.
"So what were you saying before.?" Kenji hadn't forgotten Arashi's earlier remark.
Arashi shrugged casually as he did his tie. "Like I said, do the same to her. A girl loves a good challenge as much as any other guy. Especially Kaori. She's not like the other girls who fall for moonlight-and-roses sort of thing."
Kenji's eyebrow shot up. "How would you know that?"
Shino smirked. "Kaori and Arashi came a looooooooong way back. They were classmates since pre-school! Shino laughed. "Anyway, I think they were elementary school sweethearts." Shino chuckled, as Kenji's eyes grew bigger.
Arashi didn't say anything and kept on doing his tie, so Shino continued. "We all became close friends during our sophomore year, so we didn't know the whole thing. They both denied it so we don't really know the score. Don't worry Kenji, they're like brother and sister now. I think Kaori realized that Arashi's too boring to be a boyfriend!"
Shino laughed hard as Arashi shook his head. Kenji turned to look at Arashi with a puzzled expression on his face.
"We weren't together like that! We were just really close back then. I watch out for her, like a big brother." Arashi shook his head as if to dismiss the whole thing.
"Oh yeah?" Shino challenged him. "How do you explain the way you two kissed during last New Year's party?"
Arashi rolled his eyes. "Everyone was kissing everyone, Shino. We were celebrating the New Year. Besides, you were kissing some girl named Sayo Magdalla or something while Meimi was gossiping with Misao." Arashi shot back.
"You saw that?!" Shino panicked. "Don't tell Meimi! It was a one time thing, so keep it to yourself!"
Kenji had to laugh at these revelations. But deep inside, he was a bit rattled to find out that something happened between Arashi and Kaori, and that no one knew what it was or how long it lasted.
Arashi turned to Kenji. "Do not believe a word he says. That man is a compulsive liar."
Sano fumed as Arashi smiled slightly. "As I was saying, show her what you've got. Be a man, and don't lose yourself."
Kenji toyed with his phone. He trusted Arashi, that he knew. But he didn't know if it was a good idea to duel with her man to man. "I don't know. Isn't that a bit rough?"
Arashi shrugged again. "Well, at least you still get to keep your pride. If she hates you for who you are, there's no pint in pursuing the matter any further. I'm not saying you should make it your life purpose to defeat her. All I'm saying is that if she beats you, then good for her. If you beat her, tough luck for you. Business is a lot different from pleasure, man!"
"I still think you should shower her with kindness." Shino quipped. "Works wonders all the time!"
Kenji did not say anything.
"Anybody wanna grab something to drink before class starts?" Arashi suddenly asked. "I'm not used to all that talking in long sentences. I'm thirsty."
"Me! I'm hungry too." Shino turned to Kenji. "Hey man, did this girl affect your eating habits too?"
Kenji surfaced from his reverie and grinned at Shino. "No way!"
They all grabbed their stuff and headed towards the cafeteria.
"Not yet, anyway." Kenji added as Shino and Arashi rolled their eyeballs at the same time.
All day, Kenji thought about what he was going to do with Kaori. Shino has a strong point. No one can refuse such kindness. Plus kindness came naturally to Kenji. It would be hard for Kaori to resist him and hate him. But then, what if Kaori hated him more for seeming to be so perfect? Kenji shifted his thoughts to Arashi's idea. If he treated her with indifference and no special treatment, he could even go on as before and he wouldn't be bringing himself down. But what girl would want to go out with a guy who seemed so insensitive and uncaring? He knew Kaori loved challenges, but a small thing like this could somehow lead to ill feelings and a broken heart.
He made up his mind to follow Shino's advice and be as kind as he is and giving towards Kaori. If he slaps his cheek, he'd turn and offer his other cheek. If that won't work, he'd go with Arashi's plan. And if that wouldn't work either, he'd just give up, move to Hokkaido and bury himself in the snow.
He brightened up after a while and went over to where Kaori was sitting.
She was poring over a book.
God, she's so beautiful.
"Hey!" Kenji smiled at her in greeting.
Kaori glanced up expectantly from her book. When she saw Kenji, her eyes dimmed.
"Oh hey."
Hmmm. not much enthusiasm.
"Um," Kenji started. "I was going to call you last night but then I realized I didn't have your number! I checked the phonebook but you were unlisted. I'm sorry I wasn't able to call you."
Kaori looked indignant. "Well, I wasn't expecting your call anyway." She answered.
Man, that hurt.
But Kenji still didn't back down. "Oh, I just thought we could talk about the details of the play and everything." Kenji answered rather hopefully.
"It's not THAT complicated, you know. Here's my number and address." She handed him her calling card. "Just drive over there at, sat, two o'clock? And we're off."
Kenji took the card and looked at it. "Oh, hey, we live in the same village! I'm just a few blocks away from you!" Kenji grinned at the sudden display of fate. "Isn't that cool?"
"Yeah, great." Kaori answered with mock enthusiasm. "Just great!"
Kenji felt like banging his head on the wall.
What do I do with this girl? She's so frustrating!
Kaori grinned as sweetly as she can and excused herself as she walked over to Soujirou and Arashi.
Kenji watched the slow sway of her hips and her shapely calves as she walked away from him. He let out a low whistle.
And so damn appealing!
He banged his head on the desk repeatedly and let out a sigh.
"Why do I have to like HER?" Kenji asked no one in particular.
C'mon now tell me.
Would it be a better day for you
If you bring me down.?
Rivermaya
Bring Me Down
*** Okay. that was pretty tough! I hope you guys liked it..
The Arashi-Kaori thing. hmmmm.. I'm still looking at the possibilities.. please gimme suggestions!!
Til next fic! Please review!!! (
Thank you so much for the reviews!! You keep me wanting to write more!!!