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Chapter Fourteen—Confessions, Part II
Chin Yisou attacked again before Hakkai could respond to what Vessica had just told him. It came all so sudden. Instinctively, he grabbed Vessica and darted out of the way. Her words had only settled on him a few seconds later. At first, he felt as if he was in a bad joke of some sort, but deep down, he knew that Vessica wouldn't play that kind of games.
While his mind fumbled over what to do or what to think, his body functioned on its own and avoided Chin Yisou's continuous attacks. Luckily for him, Sanzo and the rest of the party soon arrived.
"What happened to her?" Sakura asked as Hakkai put Vessica's body on the ground while Gojyo and Goku held off Chin Yisou.
"She blocked some hits for me. I'm going to close her wounds, but I'm not sure how long it'll take her to wake up." Hakkai answered as calmly as he could. He might not have the same feelings for Vessica as she for him, but he couldn't let her die because of him. He couldn't let her die like Kanan.
"Blocked some hits for you, huh? Must be in a pretty tight situation there." Sanzo lit a cigarette as he half watched the fight and also Hakkai's healing process.
Hakkai forced a smile on his face. "Yes, it was. Who would have thought a little girl like her would have courage like that?"
Sanzo didn't say anything. It was obvious to him that Hakkai was lying, but it wasn't his job to find out why. Rather, he paid all of his attention to the fight that was going on. It seemed that Chin Yisou was hell of an opponent. Even with the three girls, Gojyo, and Goku, he was still not down yet, but since the five allies fought each other constantly, no wonder Chin Yisou was able to get away several times.
Soon, Machi and Gojyo started bickering again. Sanzo sighed with irritation, raised his gun, and fired at their direction. The bullet passed between Gojyo and Machi and hit a tree behind them. The two of them turned on the monk.
"Hey, what's the big idea?" Machi screamed.
"Are you two just plain stupid? Why don't kill each other while you're at it?" Sanzo said with arrogance.
"Shut up! We're going to kill each other afterwards. Where's that shit now?" Gojyo asked when he didn't find Chin Yisou around.
Then came a scream. Everybody turned to look and saw that something that looked like vines had wrapped itself around Sakura, Nuriko, and Goku. Goku was trying to find it off frantically, but it just got tighter and tighter around him. Nuriko tried freezing the vines, but then they turned to threads of flames wrapping around her body.
Chin Yisou gave out a disgusting laugh. "Now that wasn't totally great, but it was good enough. Anybody up for more?" He asked.
"Coming right up!" Gojyo shouted and charged. Machi went over to her friends and tried to free them from Chin Yisou's magic. Since her power was Earth, it was easier for her to communicate with the vines and free her friends. By that time, Hakkai was done healing Vessica. She was lying on the ground peacefully as if she was sleeping.
"Those guys are as energetic as ever." Hakkai forced a smile as he watched the fight.
"What'd you expect? They'd just drop dead without a fight?" Sanzo snickered.
"But this is my fight. None of you should get involved."
"You're getting on my nerves, Hakkai. They want to fight. Let them. It isn't like any of us is doing this for your sake. They just don't like Chin Yisou." Sanzo shrugged.
Hakkai smiled. "You're right."
The fight didn't take long, but it wasn't easy either. Chin Yisou managed to hurt almost everybody. In the end, Hakkai tricked him into thinking that he was under Chin Yisou's mind control, but at the last moment, he destroyed Chin Yisou.
Vessica woke up the next morning in a cave. She felt embarrassed at what she told Hakkai yesterday, but she couldn't stop herself. She felt as if she was dying that moment, so she had to get it out, to let him know.
"Hey, feeling any better now?" Hakkai's voice interrupted her thoughts. Before she could answer, he sat down beside her. The others haven't wakened up yet.
"Hakkai, about what I said back there, I mean it. You shouldn't let yourself get hold up on Kanan. I know you love her. I KNOW it, but you're taking everything inside. Kanan wouldn't want that. I know that I can't expect the same feeling from you, but I don't' want you to suffer anymore like before. I don't want you to feel anymore pain behind that calm smile of yours." Vessica was surprised that she could keep her composure like that. She half expected those words to stumble over one another because she was always so nervous when talking to the boys she liked. Yet, it was different with Hakkai.
"Thanks for worrying about me. I'm not sure that I'll ever forgive myself for what happened, but thank you." Hakkai said and gently kissed Vessica's forehead.
After breakfast, the girls decided to leave. "We really have to go back now. It's been a long time and Yohina's been gone for three days, but we'll be back soon now that we're not defenseless anymore." Sakura somehow spoke for the four girls.
"Do whatever you want, but the next time we meet, it'll probably be in India." Sanzo answered carelessly.
"Well, good-bye." Sakura bowed and stepped into the already opened portal.
Vessica was the last to go. Before she stepped into the portal, she turned around and looked at Hakkai. "Take care." She muttered and left.
"Look who got a new lover? I have to say. That girl's not half bad." Gojyo remarked as the portal slowly disappeared. Hakkai just smiled.
Two weeks later...
Yohina sat in the cafeteria staring at Kyle flirting endlessly with the girls sitting in his table. Ever since her friends got back, a lot of questions were asked, but lies covered most of them. There were loopholes, of course, but there was no other way to explain. It wasn't like they were going to tell everyone the truth.
When Vessica told her what happened with Hakkai, she wasn't totally surprised compared to when Kyle confessed. You could say that she kind of expected it. She didn't know why, but that was the way it went. She encouraged her friend and hoped that Hakkai wouldn't be too stubborn, but since she was never in love, she couldn't exactly feel the pain Hakkai was in when Kanan died.
As of right now, Machi and her other friends are still teasing her of Kyle. She acted as if she didn't care, but she did, and looking at Kyle so happy and close with those snobs were just getting on her last nerves. She felt like as if she was going to explode any moment, especially when all of her powers were stuck inside of her for two whole weeks.
"Come on, just go and smack him. He deserves it!" Machi made one comment that had some sense, but it wasn't like Yohina dared to make a scene in front of half of the school.
"I really don't understand him now. He does like you, but he acts like as if he didn't have a girlfriend. You two went out some times in the past weeks, didn't you?" Jason said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Yeah, we've gone out to eat sometimes after watching some movies, and we went to the beach once. Also, since today's Friday, I'm going to his place." Yohina answered carelessly.
"And you don't have a problem with him putting his arms around other girls?" Tyler asked, looking up from his math book. He was studying for a calculus exam in 6th period.
"Of course I do." Yohina grumbled, hating to admit it. "But what can I do about it? I can't just go up there now and scream at him. It'd be stupid."
"That's what I would do if I have such a hot hunk like him, seriously!" Lucy said, full of envy.
"I dare you to make a scene, Yo. If you go up there and get all of this straight and slap him on the face, I'll give you five bucks." Machi said, waving the money around.
"Same here." "I give two." "Five here." Jason, Kevin, and Tyler each waved some money around. With one quick movement, Yohina grabbed all of the bills. Shouts soon came from her friends, but Yohina was half way across the cafeteria.
"Thanks, guys." She mouthed, waved the money around, and blew them a kiss.
Kyle didn't feel Yohina behind him until she slapped him hard on the back. He looked back and so did his friends. They all looked annoyed to see Yohina. Most of them knew about Kyle and her relationship, but still, none of them saw her as one of the popular students.
When Yohina felt Kyle's eyes on her, she slapped him on the face. She just did it without second thought. All the cafeteria became quiet. "God, that felt so good." Yohina thought to herself and suddenly realized the boiling anger that was inside of her that was about to explode, and she let it do just that without stopping it.
"What do you think you are doing?" Kyle hissed at her, trying to keep his voice low.
"That's for flirting in front of me. Who knows what you're doing behind my back?" Yohina's voice slowly became louder like a crescendo in a piece of music.
"What are you talking about?" Kyle acted as if he didn't know.
"Don't act dumb with me! You know perfectly what I'm talking about. You think you're so hot, don't you? You think that I wouldn't ever be able to let you go, don't you? Well, I don't care! You can keep your precious love to yourself. It's over! Don't ever talk to me again!" The words came out of her mouth like a flood. She didn't know that she was this angry. After taking a quick breath, she looked into his eyes and muttered, "I hate you!" Then she ran off as if nothing had happened.
Kyle turned back to his friends, rigid. He knew that he should chase her and explain, but he didn't know what to say. He couldn't tell her that he was in love before. That would only make her angrier and misunderstand him more. He needed to think, as if three years of thinking wasn't enough.
Yohina half expected Kyle to chase after her as she ran out of the cafeteria, but when he didn't, she was hurt more than ever. She didn't think that he didn't care at all. She was a fool, A FOOL! She finally ran out of breath when she came behind the building and faced the track. There was nobody outside. Everyone was at lunch or in class. Sitting down, she tried to stop her tears from pouring out.
Few minutes later, she felt a pair of arms around her. Looking up hopefully to see Kyle, she saw that it was Tyler.
"What are you doing here?" She asked as she wept tears away, but it wasn't like that Tyler didn't know that she was crying.
"I'm sorry. We didn't think that it would hurt you that much." Tyler whispered lightly.
Yohina shook her head and smiled. "You guys were right. I was the fool. Why would Kyle like me? It was crazy. I didn't know why I even believed him. Maybe the truth was that I liked him more than he liked me. I actually wished he would say those words to me. It was all a dream."
"No, don't say that. You're a gorgeous person. You shouldn't look down at yourself. No matter what happens, you are unique. If Kyle doesn't like you even when you like him so much, then he's a fool for not treasuring you." Tyler muttered while holding her in his arms.
Yohina let herself melt into his strong arms. She didn't know why, but whenever she was around Tyler, she felt calm and gained self- confidence. He smelled nice like Kyle, but the smell also reminded her of someone else she knew. "I love you, Hara."
Those words froze Yohina. She looked up and saw Tyler's face looking down at her with his handsome grin, but that wasn't Tyler anymore. "You...you're Zanku. But...but how...?" She didn't understand. Suddenly, she found renewed strength in her body and pushed him away. She stood up quickly and asked, "What, what happened to Tyler?"
Tyler, or Zanku's smile didn't disappear. "I am Tyler. Zanku was just a name I picked to talk to you guys in Saiyuki. You could say that like the five of you, Jason and I are quiet special too." Tyler explained.
"Then...then why didn't you tell me? So that's why you acted so sympathetic..." Yohina muttered.
Tyler suddenly looked sad. "Well, you could say that's true. I was sympathetic with you because I knew the situation you were in, but also because that you are Hara, I guess. When I first found out about everything two years ago, I didn't believe it. I thought that it was a big joke, but when I realized what happened to you that night, I accepted it as fate. I mean, if you try to remember, you know what happened to Hara and why she rebelled. I just want to say that I'm sorry." Tyler explained.
Yohina didn't want to think about anything. She may not had acted like it, but her mind was in turmoil ever since she had returned from Saiyuki two weeks ago. It was hard, with someone else's memory inside of her, not to mention that it was 1000 years old. Yet, she knew it was her past life. Sure, she knew Hara's reason for rebellion, but it hardly seemed to have worth it. She knew that she wouldn't do something that stupid, dangerous, and evil.
"Look, Tyler, don't worry about it. I forgive you. It wasn't really your fault or Hara's. It was the gods'. They should be more open-minded. Instead, they act like a bunch of old farts. I will destroy Gyumaoh completely and free myself from being cursed. I know what the curse is. Thank you for looking over me, but I don't love you. I can't lie about that. I'm sorry."
"Don't sweat it, Yo. After all, you are Yohina, and the woman I loved was Hara. I didn't expect you to love me again after 1000 years. If you like Kyle that much, you should go for it instead of always pushing him away. Why not try apologizing and make up with him?"
"Are you crazy? I'm not going to apologize. It was his fault. After all, if he didn't like me, why did he say that he did? Doesn't he think that he'd hurt my feelings? What does he think my heart is made of, stone?" Yohina half shouted with the anger still burning inside.
The bell rang.
"Go to class now. I'll meet you in the parking lot after school. Don't blame me for anything if you try to dump me. As for what we are going to do, it's a secret." Tyler said and walked toward the door.
Without any other choices, Yohina followed him.
The rest of the day passed with a blur. Nothing got into Yohina's brain. She tried to think, to listen, but nothing worked. Nothing MADE sense. First, what happened during lunch was unbelievable. She didn't believe that she could have enough courage to slap Kyle in front of so many kids. Second, Tyler is Zanku? When did that happen? Even though Tyler and Hara's memory told her everything that had happened 1000 years ago, she still didn't understand. Hara, a puppet of the gods, would rebel and make so many people suffer just because...just because...she couldn't love? It didn't seem to be right. Even Goku, who was born out of a stone, knew what love was, but Hara... Yohina suddenly didn't want to think about it since thinking about Hara was just like thinking about herself.
"It wasn't true." Yohina told herself. "Hara couldn't love. She couldn't feel love, but I...I know it. I could feel it. I know what it feels to love."
The next thing she remembered was talking to Tyler after school in the parking lot. "What are you thinking?" Yohina asked when she saw him.
"Get in the car. You'll know in a minute." Tyler said with a mysterious smile. Yohina didn't buy it. She knew what he wanted her to do even if he wasn't telling her.
"If you want to take me to Kyle's, I tell you it's useless. I'm not apologizing." She commented as she buckled up.
"You'll be going down the same path as Hara if you do not apologize. You like Kyle. That's why it hurts. I'm pretty sure he likes you too. You should give him another chance." Tyler spoke as they pulled out of the school parking lot.
Yohina didn't say anything. The rest of the drive was silent. Tyler didn't say anything else to persuade Yohina. He simply drove to Kyle's place. It was as if he knew that Yohina agreed to apologize at the last minute and needed no more persuasion.
Yet, as they pulled up in Kyle's driveway, Yohina became hesitant. She didn't know how to apologize. The words "I'm sorry" seemed to be so inadequate. She looked at Tyler for support. He just nodded at her with the same calm smile. Taking a deep breath, she got out of the car, went to the door, and rang the bell.
After ringing the bell for five times with no answer, Yohina was glad that Kyle wasn't home. It seemed that she was pretty lucky once in a while even though bad things followed her around, waiting to happen. Almost happily, she got back into the car and told Tyler the news. He didn't seem to take it all that well. Yet, with no choice, they drove back to Yohina's place.
Her face fell when she saw Kyle's car in her driveway. He was waiting for her. She knew. There was no other reason. She looked at the time and saw that the school bus had past 20 minutes earlier. When Tyler stopped, Kyle got out of the car. Yohina thought she saw a hint of jealousy and anger on his face, but she wasn't sure. She half hoped that she wasn't imagining it.
Using her newfound method, she happily jumped out of the car. When Tyler came to her side, she grabbed him and put his arm around her waist. She was so amused when she saw Kyle's stuck-up look at them and turned to face the other way.
Tyler, knowing what was on Yohina's mind, played along. He just hoped that Kyle would be driven into confession rather than to just walk away with anger. That wouldn't be a good sign.
The two of them walked forward and stopped before they bumped onto Kyle. Yohina had a look of surprise on her face. "Kyle! What are you doing here? I didn't see you!" She exclaimed.
Kyle clearly looked annoyed. "Nothing. I just wanted to talk to you, but since you're busy, I'll just leave." He said and turned the other way to his car.
Quickly, Tyler put his hand on Kyle's shoulder and stopped him. Kyle stopped and turned back. "Look, I have something to do tonight. I almost forgot. Gotta run now. Have a good weekend." Tyler said and quickly drove away.
When Tyler's car disappeared from sight, Yohina's hostility returned. Without looking at Kyle, she slung her bag across her shoulder and walked toward the door quickly. Yet, Kyle was always faster than she was. He grabbed her and forced her to turn around and look at him. "Can't we talk?" He sort of pleaded.
"Talk about what? Oh, about how you and some girls cheated behind my back? I don't want to hear about it." Yohina spitted back.
"Please, you know I wouldn't do that."
"How should I know?" Yohina said as she leaned back against the door. There was no where to run now. She felt herself breaking down. "How should I know?" She asked again as her voice trembled and she started to sob. "I don't know anything anymore, Kyle. I thought I knew everything, but now, I know nothing. I really like you, so I didn't doubt anything about what you said to me. But now, how should I know if you're lying or not?"
"I'm sorry." Kyle said and kissed her forehead lightly. They were so close. Yohina could hear his heartbeat and feel his body against hers. It was such a comfortable feeling. "Yohina, I have to tell you this, but I was in love before. In junior high, her name was Hara." Kyle started talking. Yet, at the mentioning of the name, Yohina's name stiffened. Kyle didn't seem to notice.
"We were inseparable. Every one of my friends could tell you that. She was beautiful, just like you are. But she left. After junior high, her family moved to England. She told me that she wasn't going to come back. She broke up with me. It hurt a lot when she left. I guess that was why I didn't want to admit my feelings for you. I was afraid...I was afraid that you would someday leave me, just like she did." Kyle muttered sadly.
"Do you know how much it hurt me to see you with those girls? You experienced love, but I never did. I don't know how to feel. I don't know what feeling is right or wrong. I'm lost, Kyle. I don't know what to do anymore." She sobbed, wrapping her arms around her body. Slowly, Kyle kissed her tearful eyes gently.
"I'm sorry. It won't happen again. I promise." He said and wrapped his arms around her. She was so small compared to him, and they both liked it. Yohina let herself lean on him. She was relieved to have someone to cling onto. He smelled a little like sweat, but it didn't matter. It felt great to have his arms around her so protectively.
His lips touched her eyelids again gently. Then, little by little, it found its way against hers. Unlike last time, she kissed him back this time. Slowly and gently, absorbing everything she felt and savoring the feeling. Now she finally knows what it felt like to be in bliss. She never thought that she would experience such a feeling so soon, but with his arms around her and his soft and warm lips against hers, she was truly in bliss.
"I love you, Kyle."
Well, how did you like that? I was kind of depressed since I didn't get any reviews for the last chap. I hope I have better luck this time. So please give me some reviews!!!!!!!
Chapter Fourteen—Confessions, Part II
Chin Yisou attacked again before Hakkai could respond to what Vessica had just told him. It came all so sudden. Instinctively, he grabbed Vessica and darted out of the way. Her words had only settled on him a few seconds later. At first, he felt as if he was in a bad joke of some sort, but deep down, he knew that Vessica wouldn't play that kind of games.
While his mind fumbled over what to do or what to think, his body functioned on its own and avoided Chin Yisou's continuous attacks. Luckily for him, Sanzo and the rest of the party soon arrived.
"What happened to her?" Sakura asked as Hakkai put Vessica's body on the ground while Gojyo and Goku held off Chin Yisou.
"She blocked some hits for me. I'm going to close her wounds, but I'm not sure how long it'll take her to wake up." Hakkai answered as calmly as he could. He might not have the same feelings for Vessica as she for him, but he couldn't let her die because of him. He couldn't let her die like Kanan.
"Blocked some hits for you, huh? Must be in a pretty tight situation there." Sanzo lit a cigarette as he half watched the fight and also Hakkai's healing process.
Hakkai forced a smile on his face. "Yes, it was. Who would have thought a little girl like her would have courage like that?"
Sanzo didn't say anything. It was obvious to him that Hakkai was lying, but it wasn't his job to find out why. Rather, he paid all of his attention to the fight that was going on. It seemed that Chin Yisou was hell of an opponent. Even with the three girls, Gojyo, and Goku, he was still not down yet, but since the five allies fought each other constantly, no wonder Chin Yisou was able to get away several times.
Soon, Machi and Gojyo started bickering again. Sanzo sighed with irritation, raised his gun, and fired at their direction. The bullet passed between Gojyo and Machi and hit a tree behind them. The two of them turned on the monk.
"Hey, what's the big idea?" Machi screamed.
"Are you two just plain stupid? Why don't kill each other while you're at it?" Sanzo said with arrogance.
"Shut up! We're going to kill each other afterwards. Where's that shit now?" Gojyo asked when he didn't find Chin Yisou around.
Then came a scream. Everybody turned to look and saw that something that looked like vines had wrapped itself around Sakura, Nuriko, and Goku. Goku was trying to find it off frantically, but it just got tighter and tighter around him. Nuriko tried freezing the vines, but then they turned to threads of flames wrapping around her body.
Chin Yisou gave out a disgusting laugh. "Now that wasn't totally great, but it was good enough. Anybody up for more?" He asked.
"Coming right up!" Gojyo shouted and charged. Machi went over to her friends and tried to free them from Chin Yisou's magic. Since her power was Earth, it was easier for her to communicate with the vines and free her friends. By that time, Hakkai was done healing Vessica. She was lying on the ground peacefully as if she was sleeping.
"Those guys are as energetic as ever." Hakkai forced a smile as he watched the fight.
"What'd you expect? They'd just drop dead without a fight?" Sanzo snickered.
"But this is my fight. None of you should get involved."
"You're getting on my nerves, Hakkai. They want to fight. Let them. It isn't like any of us is doing this for your sake. They just don't like Chin Yisou." Sanzo shrugged.
Hakkai smiled. "You're right."
The fight didn't take long, but it wasn't easy either. Chin Yisou managed to hurt almost everybody. In the end, Hakkai tricked him into thinking that he was under Chin Yisou's mind control, but at the last moment, he destroyed Chin Yisou.
Vessica woke up the next morning in a cave. She felt embarrassed at what she told Hakkai yesterday, but she couldn't stop herself. She felt as if she was dying that moment, so she had to get it out, to let him know.
"Hey, feeling any better now?" Hakkai's voice interrupted her thoughts. Before she could answer, he sat down beside her. The others haven't wakened up yet.
"Hakkai, about what I said back there, I mean it. You shouldn't let yourself get hold up on Kanan. I know you love her. I KNOW it, but you're taking everything inside. Kanan wouldn't want that. I know that I can't expect the same feeling from you, but I don't' want you to suffer anymore like before. I don't want you to feel anymore pain behind that calm smile of yours." Vessica was surprised that she could keep her composure like that. She half expected those words to stumble over one another because she was always so nervous when talking to the boys she liked. Yet, it was different with Hakkai.
"Thanks for worrying about me. I'm not sure that I'll ever forgive myself for what happened, but thank you." Hakkai said and gently kissed Vessica's forehead.
After breakfast, the girls decided to leave. "We really have to go back now. It's been a long time and Yohina's been gone for three days, but we'll be back soon now that we're not defenseless anymore." Sakura somehow spoke for the four girls.
"Do whatever you want, but the next time we meet, it'll probably be in India." Sanzo answered carelessly.
"Well, good-bye." Sakura bowed and stepped into the already opened portal.
Vessica was the last to go. Before she stepped into the portal, she turned around and looked at Hakkai. "Take care." She muttered and left.
"Look who got a new lover? I have to say. That girl's not half bad." Gojyo remarked as the portal slowly disappeared. Hakkai just smiled.
Two weeks later...
Yohina sat in the cafeteria staring at Kyle flirting endlessly with the girls sitting in his table. Ever since her friends got back, a lot of questions were asked, but lies covered most of them. There were loopholes, of course, but there was no other way to explain. It wasn't like they were going to tell everyone the truth.
When Vessica told her what happened with Hakkai, she wasn't totally surprised compared to when Kyle confessed. You could say that she kind of expected it. She didn't know why, but that was the way it went. She encouraged her friend and hoped that Hakkai wouldn't be too stubborn, but since she was never in love, she couldn't exactly feel the pain Hakkai was in when Kanan died.
As of right now, Machi and her other friends are still teasing her of Kyle. She acted as if she didn't care, but she did, and looking at Kyle so happy and close with those snobs were just getting on her last nerves. She felt like as if she was going to explode any moment, especially when all of her powers were stuck inside of her for two whole weeks.
"Come on, just go and smack him. He deserves it!" Machi made one comment that had some sense, but it wasn't like Yohina dared to make a scene in front of half of the school.
"I really don't understand him now. He does like you, but he acts like as if he didn't have a girlfriend. You two went out some times in the past weeks, didn't you?" Jason said in a matter-of-fact tone.
"Yeah, we've gone out to eat sometimes after watching some movies, and we went to the beach once. Also, since today's Friday, I'm going to his place." Yohina answered carelessly.
"And you don't have a problem with him putting his arms around other girls?" Tyler asked, looking up from his math book. He was studying for a calculus exam in 6th period.
"Of course I do." Yohina grumbled, hating to admit it. "But what can I do about it? I can't just go up there now and scream at him. It'd be stupid."
"That's what I would do if I have such a hot hunk like him, seriously!" Lucy said, full of envy.
"I dare you to make a scene, Yo. If you go up there and get all of this straight and slap him on the face, I'll give you five bucks." Machi said, waving the money around.
"Same here." "I give two." "Five here." Jason, Kevin, and Tyler each waved some money around. With one quick movement, Yohina grabbed all of the bills. Shouts soon came from her friends, but Yohina was half way across the cafeteria.
"Thanks, guys." She mouthed, waved the money around, and blew them a kiss.
Kyle didn't feel Yohina behind him until she slapped him hard on the back. He looked back and so did his friends. They all looked annoyed to see Yohina. Most of them knew about Kyle and her relationship, but still, none of them saw her as one of the popular students.
When Yohina felt Kyle's eyes on her, she slapped him on the face. She just did it without second thought. All the cafeteria became quiet. "God, that felt so good." Yohina thought to herself and suddenly realized the boiling anger that was inside of her that was about to explode, and she let it do just that without stopping it.
"What do you think you are doing?" Kyle hissed at her, trying to keep his voice low.
"That's for flirting in front of me. Who knows what you're doing behind my back?" Yohina's voice slowly became louder like a crescendo in a piece of music.
"What are you talking about?" Kyle acted as if he didn't know.
"Don't act dumb with me! You know perfectly what I'm talking about. You think you're so hot, don't you? You think that I wouldn't ever be able to let you go, don't you? Well, I don't care! You can keep your precious love to yourself. It's over! Don't ever talk to me again!" The words came out of her mouth like a flood. She didn't know that she was this angry. After taking a quick breath, she looked into his eyes and muttered, "I hate you!" Then she ran off as if nothing had happened.
Kyle turned back to his friends, rigid. He knew that he should chase her and explain, but he didn't know what to say. He couldn't tell her that he was in love before. That would only make her angrier and misunderstand him more. He needed to think, as if three years of thinking wasn't enough.
Yohina half expected Kyle to chase after her as she ran out of the cafeteria, but when he didn't, she was hurt more than ever. She didn't think that he didn't care at all. She was a fool, A FOOL! She finally ran out of breath when she came behind the building and faced the track. There was nobody outside. Everyone was at lunch or in class. Sitting down, she tried to stop her tears from pouring out.
Few minutes later, she felt a pair of arms around her. Looking up hopefully to see Kyle, she saw that it was Tyler.
"What are you doing here?" She asked as she wept tears away, but it wasn't like that Tyler didn't know that she was crying.
"I'm sorry. We didn't think that it would hurt you that much." Tyler whispered lightly.
Yohina shook her head and smiled. "You guys were right. I was the fool. Why would Kyle like me? It was crazy. I didn't know why I even believed him. Maybe the truth was that I liked him more than he liked me. I actually wished he would say those words to me. It was all a dream."
"No, don't say that. You're a gorgeous person. You shouldn't look down at yourself. No matter what happens, you are unique. If Kyle doesn't like you even when you like him so much, then he's a fool for not treasuring you." Tyler muttered while holding her in his arms.
Yohina let herself melt into his strong arms. She didn't know why, but whenever she was around Tyler, she felt calm and gained self- confidence. He smelled nice like Kyle, but the smell also reminded her of someone else she knew. "I love you, Hara."
Those words froze Yohina. She looked up and saw Tyler's face looking down at her with his handsome grin, but that wasn't Tyler anymore. "You...you're Zanku. But...but how...?" She didn't understand. Suddenly, she found renewed strength in her body and pushed him away. She stood up quickly and asked, "What, what happened to Tyler?"
Tyler, or Zanku's smile didn't disappear. "I am Tyler. Zanku was just a name I picked to talk to you guys in Saiyuki. You could say that like the five of you, Jason and I are quiet special too." Tyler explained.
"Then...then why didn't you tell me? So that's why you acted so sympathetic..." Yohina muttered.
Tyler suddenly looked sad. "Well, you could say that's true. I was sympathetic with you because I knew the situation you were in, but also because that you are Hara, I guess. When I first found out about everything two years ago, I didn't believe it. I thought that it was a big joke, but when I realized what happened to you that night, I accepted it as fate. I mean, if you try to remember, you know what happened to Hara and why she rebelled. I just want to say that I'm sorry." Tyler explained.
Yohina didn't want to think about anything. She may not had acted like it, but her mind was in turmoil ever since she had returned from Saiyuki two weeks ago. It was hard, with someone else's memory inside of her, not to mention that it was 1000 years old. Yet, she knew it was her past life. Sure, she knew Hara's reason for rebellion, but it hardly seemed to have worth it. She knew that she wouldn't do something that stupid, dangerous, and evil.
"Look, Tyler, don't worry about it. I forgive you. It wasn't really your fault or Hara's. It was the gods'. They should be more open-minded. Instead, they act like a bunch of old farts. I will destroy Gyumaoh completely and free myself from being cursed. I know what the curse is. Thank you for looking over me, but I don't love you. I can't lie about that. I'm sorry."
"Don't sweat it, Yo. After all, you are Yohina, and the woman I loved was Hara. I didn't expect you to love me again after 1000 years. If you like Kyle that much, you should go for it instead of always pushing him away. Why not try apologizing and make up with him?"
"Are you crazy? I'm not going to apologize. It was his fault. After all, if he didn't like me, why did he say that he did? Doesn't he think that he'd hurt my feelings? What does he think my heart is made of, stone?" Yohina half shouted with the anger still burning inside.
The bell rang.
"Go to class now. I'll meet you in the parking lot after school. Don't blame me for anything if you try to dump me. As for what we are going to do, it's a secret." Tyler said and walked toward the door.
Without any other choices, Yohina followed him.
The rest of the day passed with a blur. Nothing got into Yohina's brain. She tried to think, to listen, but nothing worked. Nothing MADE sense. First, what happened during lunch was unbelievable. She didn't believe that she could have enough courage to slap Kyle in front of so many kids. Second, Tyler is Zanku? When did that happen? Even though Tyler and Hara's memory told her everything that had happened 1000 years ago, she still didn't understand. Hara, a puppet of the gods, would rebel and make so many people suffer just because...just because...she couldn't love? It didn't seem to be right. Even Goku, who was born out of a stone, knew what love was, but Hara... Yohina suddenly didn't want to think about it since thinking about Hara was just like thinking about herself.
"It wasn't true." Yohina told herself. "Hara couldn't love. She couldn't feel love, but I...I know it. I could feel it. I know what it feels to love."
The next thing she remembered was talking to Tyler after school in the parking lot. "What are you thinking?" Yohina asked when she saw him.
"Get in the car. You'll know in a minute." Tyler said with a mysterious smile. Yohina didn't buy it. She knew what he wanted her to do even if he wasn't telling her.
"If you want to take me to Kyle's, I tell you it's useless. I'm not apologizing." She commented as she buckled up.
"You'll be going down the same path as Hara if you do not apologize. You like Kyle. That's why it hurts. I'm pretty sure he likes you too. You should give him another chance." Tyler spoke as they pulled out of the school parking lot.
Yohina didn't say anything. The rest of the drive was silent. Tyler didn't say anything else to persuade Yohina. He simply drove to Kyle's place. It was as if he knew that Yohina agreed to apologize at the last minute and needed no more persuasion.
Yet, as they pulled up in Kyle's driveway, Yohina became hesitant. She didn't know how to apologize. The words "I'm sorry" seemed to be so inadequate. She looked at Tyler for support. He just nodded at her with the same calm smile. Taking a deep breath, she got out of the car, went to the door, and rang the bell.
After ringing the bell for five times with no answer, Yohina was glad that Kyle wasn't home. It seemed that she was pretty lucky once in a while even though bad things followed her around, waiting to happen. Almost happily, she got back into the car and told Tyler the news. He didn't seem to take it all that well. Yet, with no choice, they drove back to Yohina's place.
Her face fell when she saw Kyle's car in her driveway. He was waiting for her. She knew. There was no other reason. She looked at the time and saw that the school bus had past 20 minutes earlier. When Tyler stopped, Kyle got out of the car. Yohina thought she saw a hint of jealousy and anger on his face, but she wasn't sure. She half hoped that she wasn't imagining it.
Using her newfound method, she happily jumped out of the car. When Tyler came to her side, she grabbed him and put his arm around her waist. She was so amused when she saw Kyle's stuck-up look at them and turned to face the other way.
Tyler, knowing what was on Yohina's mind, played along. He just hoped that Kyle would be driven into confession rather than to just walk away with anger. That wouldn't be a good sign.
The two of them walked forward and stopped before they bumped onto Kyle. Yohina had a look of surprise on her face. "Kyle! What are you doing here? I didn't see you!" She exclaimed.
Kyle clearly looked annoyed. "Nothing. I just wanted to talk to you, but since you're busy, I'll just leave." He said and turned the other way to his car.
Quickly, Tyler put his hand on Kyle's shoulder and stopped him. Kyle stopped and turned back. "Look, I have something to do tonight. I almost forgot. Gotta run now. Have a good weekend." Tyler said and quickly drove away.
When Tyler's car disappeared from sight, Yohina's hostility returned. Without looking at Kyle, she slung her bag across her shoulder and walked toward the door quickly. Yet, Kyle was always faster than she was. He grabbed her and forced her to turn around and look at him. "Can't we talk?" He sort of pleaded.
"Talk about what? Oh, about how you and some girls cheated behind my back? I don't want to hear about it." Yohina spitted back.
"Please, you know I wouldn't do that."
"How should I know?" Yohina said as she leaned back against the door. There was no where to run now. She felt herself breaking down. "How should I know?" She asked again as her voice trembled and she started to sob. "I don't know anything anymore, Kyle. I thought I knew everything, but now, I know nothing. I really like you, so I didn't doubt anything about what you said to me. But now, how should I know if you're lying or not?"
"I'm sorry." Kyle said and kissed her forehead lightly. They were so close. Yohina could hear his heartbeat and feel his body against hers. It was such a comfortable feeling. "Yohina, I have to tell you this, but I was in love before. In junior high, her name was Hara." Kyle started talking. Yet, at the mentioning of the name, Yohina's name stiffened. Kyle didn't seem to notice.
"We were inseparable. Every one of my friends could tell you that. She was beautiful, just like you are. But she left. After junior high, her family moved to England. She told me that she wasn't going to come back. She broke up with me. It hurt a lot when she left. I guess that was why I didn't want to admit my feelings for you. I was afraid...I was afraid that you would someday leave me, just like she did." Kyle muttered sadly.
"Do you know how much it hurt me to see you with those girls? You experienced love, but I never did. I don't know how to feel. I don't know what feeling is right or wrong. I'm lost, Kyle. I don't know what to do anymore." She sobbed, wrapping her arms around her body. Slowly, Kyle kissed her tearful eyes gently.
"I'm sorry. It won't happen again. I promise." He said and wrapped his arms around her. She was so small compared to him, and they both liked it. Yohina let herself lean on him. She was relieved to have someone to cling onto. He smelled a little like sweat, but it didn't matter. It felt great to have his arms around her so protectively.
His lips touched her eyelids again gently. Then, little by little, it found its way against hers. Unlike last time, she kissed him back this time. Slowly and gently, absorbing everything she felt and savoring the feeling. Now she finally knows what it felt like to be in bliss. She never thought that she would experience such a feeling so soon, but with his arms around her and his soft and warm lips against hers, she was truly in bliss.
"I love you, Kyle."
Well, how did you like that? I was kind of depressed since I didn't get any reviews for the last chap. I hope I have better luck this time. So please give me some reviews!!!!!!!