Chapter 6

I watch Hanamichi run in and leaned against the door, breathing hard.

"What are you staring at kitsune?!"

'You,' I thought.

"Kitsune. You got nothing to do. Go…go see if that…Sendoh is still out there."

I sighed and obliged. I peeked out the door to see that Sendoh was indeed still there, pacing around. I pulled my head back in.

"So kitsune?!"

"What did you call me?"

He scowled and said, "Rukawa, is Sendoh still outside?"

I nodded.

He looked pale, "Go tell him to go away."

'I don't want to do that. How am I suppose to tell Sendoh that? I shouldn't have stayed. But I want to know how it went. What will happen. What Hanamichi will say.'

"Well, what are you waiting for? Go."

I decided this was a good chance for me to talk to him. "You seem scare. Why?"

'Ok, so I actually know why but it just seemed like a good place to start.

"N…None of your business," he stuttered.

"Fine," I said getting up and picked up my bag.

He frowned, "Chotto matte!"

I looked at him expectantly.

"He told me, he liked me, ok?"

"So?"

"So?! What do you mean so?! How would you feel if a guy came up to you and told you, he liked you?!" he demanded.

"Depends on who it is," I muttered.

"Nani? Speak louder. Nevermind, I don't want to know what you have to say. So…so will you go and tell him to leave?" he asked nervously and looked at me hopefully.

Now I was torn, 'Why did he have to look at me like that? How an I suppose to say no to those eyes? This is trouble.'

"Kit...Rukawa, pleeeease."

'I can't say no to him,' I thought and dropped my bag and went out.

He was still pacing around but stopped when he spotted me, "Ru, you're still here?"

'Now, I got to break the bad news to him. Ok, I'm glad that Hanamichi reacted the way he did. But now I'm beginning to feel bad. I told him to not tell Hanamichi, but he didn't believe me. Although, I wish I had the courage to tell Hanamichi as well…it would be a big burden off my chest.'

"Is there something you want to tell me?" Sendoh asked eyeing me.

I nodded.

"Well, what is it? I'm ready."

'But I'm not ready,' I thought and took a deep breath, "he wants you to leave."

Sendoh actually laugh, the weirdo, "I guess you're right. You do know him better than me. Would you mind telling him that I'll leave, but not before I talk to him first?"

'Great, now I'm the messenger,' I thought, 'now I have to tell the terrified Hanamichi about this. What is Sendoh going to say?'

I walked back to the locker room.

"So, is that sm…Sendoh gone now?"

'He's not calling Sendoh, smiley anymore. Why? Are nicknames to him a sign of intimacy? Should I be happy that he calls me kitsune?'

"Oi, kitsune. Didn't you hear me asking you a question? Do you not know, it's rude to not answer?"

"He won't leave until he talks to you."

"What? Didn't you tell him to leave?! What am I suppose to say to him?!"

'You don't have to worry about that. He'll probably do all the talking.'

"What if he tries to touch my hand? Or worst kiss me?!?! What am I suppose to do if he starts bawling?!"

'I seriously doubt he's capable of crying.'

Hanamichi was completely freaked out. I had to snap him out of it.

"Do'aho."

"Teme kitsune!"

"Just go out. Or…are you afraid?"

"Afraid?! Nyahahahaha! The tensai is not afraid of anything!" he proclaimed, "just watch!"

I watch him walk out, 'I wonder what Sendoh wants to tell Hanamichi…did I do the right thing sending him out there?'

I yawned and sat down, 'I'm tried. I better stop thinking about such things. Things I can't control…but I'm very curious to what Sendoh has to say. It's not going to be about me liking Hanamichi is it?!'

~TBC