Hi, it's me again! Sorry I haven't update for a long, long time; I was busy
with homework and studying. I really wish that I can just update a chapter
every week but that's hard for me to do....soooo sorry!!!!! But hey, I've
updated two chapters! I hope you'll like them. By the way, in these two
chapters, something very unexpected is gonna happen to Zoe! Just read it
and find out!
Kouichi's P.O.V.:
It hurts me so immensely to hear her say "Kouji." The truth is, I couldn't forget about her. Moreover blushed and my very first kiss with her back in the cafeteria...how did this all start anyways? Gosh! She's really pretty, and most of all; she brought love into my life. I guess she's special to me, 'cause I couldn't take her off my mind, not even for a second...and that day at the park, we almost kissed. My heart couldn't stop beating, there's this new sensation in me; that brought us closer and closer to each other. The next thing I knew, my chest was hauling with the last ounce of strength within me. I couldn't breathe, yet I felt detached from my reality, as if this was all a delusion. I couldn't see anything within my sight; aside from her...what's gotten into me?
Normal P.O.V.:
An attractive girl with golden brown hair sauntered across the dance floor. Her gorgeous, ingenuous eyes were traveling across the room, enticing every male that she could gather with her beauty. As she sighted Kouichi who was mournfully sitting by himself by the corner table, her eyes flared with desires.
"You must be Kouichi Kimaura, the son of Eriot Kimaura, the president of the biggest toy company in the country. Am I right?" She pulled herself closer tto study his face.
Feeling a bit uncomfortable by her action, he shifted his chair away from her. "Umm, can you please don't get so close to me."
The girl stared at him blankly, then she hatched a brand new idea in her mind. She parted her lips slightly, trying desperately hard to seduce him. "When I want something, I will do anything to get it."
She drew Kouichi's face closer with a snatch from her hand. Although Kouichi fought frantically hard to shove her away, she grabbed his shirt collar and planted a deep, compassionate kiss on him.
Meanwhile...
Zoe's heart fluttered down into a deep pain of agony as she watched the girl trying to seduce Kouichi. She felt her mouth moving up and down, but she knew that not a single word had come out from her mouth. She clenched her fists with rage and envy. "Kouichi, how could you..." Zoe murmured with ire. "How could you..."
Through the unanticipated realization, Zoe found herself rising up her fingers to graze her burning cheeks. She took a deep inhale through her pounding heart. She suddenly had a vision of the time when Kouichi accidentally brushed his soft lips against hers in the cafeteria. The vision made her catches her breath.
"Th...that was my very first kiss..." Zoe thought, half-resentfully, half- sorrowfully. "No, it couldn't be! It wasn't soft and gentle. Oh...what am I thinking! It was my very first kiss!"
Zoe knew that she and Kouichi are now more than just friends. Nevertheless, she no longer found it satisfying. The rose of love made the blossom of friendship pale and scentless by contrast. In addition, she had again begun to doubt if he had felt anything for her but friendship. She pressed her index finger gently on her lips. "I wish this was all just a crazy dream; a dream that I could just wake up and forget about. Who am I kidding! I meant nothing to him! He deserves to be with someone that can only love him."
Meanwhile...
"Kouichi!" The girl yelled out loud. "Kouichi, where are you?"
Kouichi who was hiding in the storage room saw that the girl had walked pass his hiding place without seeing him signed in relieve.
"Good thing I got rid of her." Kouichi thought. "I hope Zoe didn't see this."
In the meantime:
"Come on, hurry up Zoe!" Chris spoke with a tone of excitement while running down the staircase as fast as her legs can carry her. "You've got to see this!"
"What is it?" Zoe inquired Chris doubtfully without showing a bit of curiosity to what Chris is going to show her. "I'm kinda busy and –gasped"
Zoe couldn't believe what she's seeing here with her very eyes. The whole basement was covered with varieties of all kinds of ribbons with different colours.
"It's so pretty, and, and..." Zoe paused.
"And very romantic too." Chris added into Zoe's speech and handed her a pink letter.
"What is it?" Zoe asked while unfolding it.
Chris smirked and said. "You'll see..."
"Hmm..." Zoe stared at Chris doubtfully, and then flicked her eyes to the letter.
"Hey Zoe! It's Kouji! I told Chris to take you here. I hope you'll like it 'cause I spent the whole night decorating it. However, I just want you to know you're your answer to my second question is ribbons. I thought that you'd been having troubles finding it so I will just give you the answer.
P.S. You need to go and ask Chris for your very last clue.
Love, Kouji "
Zoe blushed when she looked at the word "love" in his letter. It suddenly made her feel warm inside.
"Here are the remaining of the puzzle pieces that Koji to me to give you. When you combine all of the then together, it'll show you the secret location of your last clue. "Chris explained.
"So you knew about Kouji's scavengers hunt the whole time. "Zoe questioned.
Chris smiled at her friend and winked. "I guess you can say that."
Few minutes later...
"Huh! What?!?!" Zoe almost shrieked, her jaw unexpectedly flung open and her big, green emerald eyes were wide as a golf ball. "How come there's a picture of Kouichi on the puzzle?"
"Look closely Zoe." Chris insisted. "Kouichi is not the only one on the puzzle."
Zoe quickly calmed herself down and studied closely on the puzzle. "Well, there's a key pointing at Kouichi's watch..HeyThat's it! Maybe Kouichi's watch have something to do with the last clue!"
"Which means that you have to go and get Kouichi to give you the key to the last clue!" Chris said with finality.
"Oh...do I have to do this?" Zoe groaned, and her cheek started to glow with a shade of magenta. Zoe's P.O.V.
Stupid Kouji! Why do you have to pick Kouichi for the last clue! Moaned I thought that if I just concentrate on something else, I'll soon forget about my feelings for him. Now, it seems like there're some things that just keep stopping me from escaping this feeling. I loved him a lot, sometimes, I even thought about giving up Kouichi for him. However, I know that I meant nothing to him, he rather be with that brown hair girl! But you know what, I'm a big girl now, I'm not gonna hide from my reality. I must learn how to face it, and be brave about it.
Kouichi's side of the story:
Kouichi was sitting by himself once again, drinking some cold, bitter Tequila. He never liked them at all, in he's not really good at drinking like Takuya (he can take on fifty big mugs of beers and he can still stand up without falling or throwing up). But something changed his mind tonight, the bitterness of the Tequila brought comforts to him. As a vision of Zoe flashed in his head, he quickly gulped the whole glass of Tequila in his mouth; letting the bitterness to conceal his burden.
"Why do I have to love you so much Zoe?" He thought bitterly.
"Kouichi?" a light voice from the back caught his attention away from his thought. The person gently arranged its soft, tender hand on his shoulder. He quickly wheeled around and caught a sight of Zoe's big, beautiful eyes.
"Kouichi? Are you okay?" Zoe asked
Kouichi on the other hand stared blankly into her face. His dark cerulean eyes quivered with intese as the heat washed uponhis cheeks like waves. "Eh...um...yeah! I'm fine!"
"So umm, "Zoe started, trying to act natural. "Does your watch have something to do with Kouji?"
"What a stupid question!" Zoe thought.
"Actually," Kouichi replied, looking at his watch. "He told me to wear it tonight."
"Really?" Zoe asked. "Can I see it?"
He simply nodded. "Um, yeah sure."
Zoe then strolled over to Kouichi and knelt forward to him so that she can help him take off the watch. But before her fingers can reach the watch, Kouichi unexpectedly grabbed her hand and pull her close to his face. "W..What's wrong?" Zoe inquired sternly. When she looked up, she realized that he was blushing. His deep solemn blue eyes were now as light and luminous as the moon. She couldn't help but stared blankly into his eyes, an unfamiliar feeling unexpectedly swept over them like wind.
"Oh no!" Zoe thought. "He's blushing...and it's all my fault...what am I gonna do...why's it so hot here...and gasped why am I blushing too!"
Zoe quickly snatched her hands away from his. Trying to terminate this tension between them.
"I'm sorry!" They both blurted out at the same time to each other.
Just when they were both too speechless to do anything, a group of people walked by and accidentally knocked over Kouichi. He immediately lost balance and tipped over Zoe, who was in front of him. They didn't start to realize anything until they both opened their eyes and found out that they were holding onto each other by the window. Zoe grabbed onto the curtain for support and found him leaning forward onto her. His face expression was the same as before, only this time, she noticed that his pupils gradually became bigger and bigger.
"I feel like that I'm breathing in the air that he's breathing in." Zoe thought. "I can hear his heart beating. I can't explain this but, I feel like that we can read each other's thoughts and feelings right now...that we've became one person...I couldn't sense my existence or my reality right now...this feeling is totally new...I've never felt it before...no...we're not in love! The only that I'll ever love is Kouji! Err...I must stop this once and for all...for Kouji's sake!"
Zoe then shoved Kouichi off her, sending him flying out onto a table filled with broken glassware. Then she walked over to him and pulled the watch right out of his wrist. Overlooked at Kouichi's arm injuries from her attack, she ran away as fast as she can.
"Sorry Kouichi," Zoe thought while running, tears blurred her vision. "Our love for each other is just impossible. I hope you can understand."
"Zoe, wait!" Kouichi pleaded, trying desperately hard to push himself off the ground through his wound. "Oww!"
He clenched his teeth to resist the pain, then he realized that his blood had suddenly overflowed onto the ground.
"Zoe," Kouichi whispered weakly. "Please don't leave me."
--;; Oooo...that was pretty harsh...bad Zoe! I'll take punish you on the next chapter...just watch me!!! Anyways, please stay tune for the next chapter. It's gonna change Zoe's fate for the rest of her life! She'll start to learn that every actions has its own consequences. In addition, I'll reveal Kouji's big surprise! So, see you then!
Kouichi's P.O.V.:
It hurts me so immensely to hear her say "Kouji." The truth is, I couldn't forget about her. Moreover blushed and my very first kiss with her back in the cafeteria...how did this all start anyways? Gosh! She's really pretty, and most of all; she brought love into my life. I guess she's special to me, 'cause I couldn't take her off my mind, not even for a second...and that day at the park, we almost kissed. My heart couldn't stop beating, there's this new sensation in me; that brought us closer and closer to each other. The next thing I knew, my chest was hauling with the last ounce of strength within me. I couldn't breathe, yet I felt detached from my reality, as if this was all a delusion. I couldn't see anything within my sight; aside from her...what's gotten into me?
Normal P.O.V.:
An attractive girl with golden brown hair sauntered across the dance floor. Her gorgeous, ingenuous eyes were traveling across the room, enticing every male that she could gather with her beauty. As she sighted Kouichi who was mournfully sitting by himself by the corner table, her eyes flared with desires.
"You must be Kouichi Kimaura, the son of Eriot Kimaura, the president of the biggest toy company in the country. Am I right?" She pulled herself closer tto study his face.
Feeling a bit uncomfortable by her action, he shifted his chair away from her. "Umm, can you please don't get so close to me."
The girl stared at him blankly, then she hatched a brand new idea in her mind. She parted her lips slightly, trying desperately hard to seduce him. "When I want something, I will do anything to get it."
She drew Kouichi's face closer with a snatch from her hand. Although Kouichi fought frantically hard to shove her away, she grabbed his shirt collar and planted a deep, compassionate kiss on him.
Meanwhile...
Zoe's heart fluttered down into a deep pain of agony as she watched the girl trying to seduce Kouichi. She felt her mouth moving up and down, but she knew that not a single word had come out from her mouth. She clenched her fists with rage and envy. "Kouichi, how could you..." Zoe murmured with ire. "How could you..."
Through the unanticipated realization, Zoe found herself rising up her fingers to graze her burning cheeks. She took a deep inhale through her pounding heart. She suddenly had a vision of the time when Kouichi accidentally brushed his soft lips against hers in the cafeteria. The vision made her catches her breath.
"Th...that was my very first kiss..." Zoe thought, half-resentfully, half- sorrowfully. "No, it couldn't be! It wasn't soft and gentle. Oh...what am I thinking! It was my very first kiss!"
Zoe knew that she and Kouichi are now more than just friends. Nevertheless, she no longer found it satisfying. The rose of love made the blossom of friendship pale and scentless by contrast. In addition, she had again begun to doubt if he had felt anything for her but friendship. She pressed her index finger gently on her lips. "I wish this was all just a crazy dream; a dream that I could just wake up and forget about. Who am I kidding! I meant nothing to him! He deserves to be with someone that can only love him."
Meanwhile...
"Kouichi!" The girl yelled out loud. "Kouichi, where are you?"
Kouichi who was hiding in the storage room saw that the girl had walked pass his hiding place without seeing him signed in relieve.
"Good thing I got rid of her." Kouichi thought. "I hope Zoe didn't see this."
In the meantime:
"Come on, hurry up Zoe!" Chris spoke with a tone of excitement while running down the staircase as fast as her legs can carry her. "You've got to see this!"
"What is it?" Zoe inquired Chris doubtfully without showing a bit of curiosity to what Chris is going to show her. "I'm kinda busy and –gasped"
Zoe couldn't believe what she's seeing here with her very eyes. The whole basement was covered with varieties of all kinds of ribbons with different colours.
"It's so pretty, and, and..." Zoe paused.
"And very romantic too." Chris added into Zoe's speech and handed her a pink letter.
"What is it?" Zoe asked while unfolding it.
Chris smirked and said. "You'll see..."
"Hmm..." Zoe stared at Chris doubtfully, and then flicked her eyes to the letter.
"Hey Zoe! It's Kouji! I told Chris to take you here. I hope you'll like it 'cause I spent the whole night decorating it. However, I just want you to know you're your answer to my second question is ribbons. I thought that you'd been having troubles finding it so I will just give you the answer.
P.S. You need to go and ask Chris for your very last clue.
Love, Kouji "
Zoe blushed when she looked at the word "love" in his letter. It suddenly made her feel warm inside.
"Here are the remaining of the puzzle pieces that Koji to me to give you. When you combine all of the then together, it'll show you the secret location of your last clue. "Chris explained.
"So you knew about Kouji's scavengers hunt the whole time. "Zoe questioned.
Chris smiled at her friend and winked. "I guess you can say that."
Few minutes later...
"Huh! What?!?!" Zoe almost shrieked, her jaw unexpectedly flung open and her big, green emerald eyes were wide as a golf ball. "How come there's a picture of Kouichi on the puzzle?"
"Look closely Zoe." Chris insisted. "Kouichi is not the only one on the puzzle."
Zoe quickly calmed herself down and studied closely on the puzzle. "Well, there's a key pointing at Kouichi's watch..HeyThat's it! Maybe Kouichi's watch have something to do with the last clue!"
"Which means that you have to go and get Kouichi to give you the key to the last clue!" Chris said with finality.
"Oh...do I have to do this?" Zoe groaned, and her cheek started to glow with a shade of magenta. Zoe's P.O.V.
Stupid Kouji! Why do you have to pick Kouichi for the last clue! Moaned I thought that if I just concentrate on something else, I'll soon forget about my feelings for him. Now, it seems like there're some things that just keep stopping me from escaping this feeling. I loved him a lot, sometimes, I even thought about giving up Kouichi for him. However, I know that I meant nothing to him, he rather be with that brown hair girl! But you know what, I'm a big girl now, I'm not gonna hide from my reality. I must learn how to face it, and be brave about it.
Kouichi's side of the story:
Kouichi was sitting by himself once again, drinking some cold, bitter Tequila. He never liked them at all, in he's not really good at drinking like Takuya (he can take on fifty big mugs of beers and he can still stand up without falling or throwing up). But something changed his mind tonight, the bitterness of the Tequila brought comforts to him. As a vision of Zoe flashed in his head, he quickly gulped the whole glass of Tequila in his mouth; letting the bitterness to conceal his burden.
"Why do I have to love you so much Zoe?" He thought bitterly.
"Kouichi?" a light voice from the back caught his attention away from his thought. The person gently arranged its soft, tender hand on his shoulder. He quickly wheeled around and caught a sight of Zoe's big, beautiful eyes.
"Kouichi? Are you okay?" Zoe asked
Kouichi on the other hand stared blankly into her face. His dark cerulean eyes quivered with intese as the heat washed uponhis cheeks like waves. "Eh...um...yeah! I'm fine!"
"So umm, "Zoe started, trying to act natural. "Does your watch have something to do with Kouji?"
"What a stupid question!" Zoe thought.
"Actually," Kouichi replied, looking at his watch. "He told me to wear it tonight."
"Really?" Zoe asked. "Can I see it?"
He simply nodded. "Um, yeah sure."
Zoe then strolled over to Kouichi and knelt forward to him so that she can help him take off the watch. But before her fingers can reach the watch, Kouichi unexpectedly grabbed her hand and pull her close to his face. "W..What's wrong?" Zoe inquired sternly. When she looked up, she realized that he was blushing. His deep solemn blue eyes were now as light and luminous as the moon. She couldn't help but stared blankly into his eyes, an unfamiliar feeling unexpectedly swept over them like wind.
"Oh no!" Zoe thought. "He's blushing...and it's all my fault...what am I gonna do...why's it so hot here...and gasped why am I blushing too!"
Zoe quickly snatched her hands away from his. Trying to terminate this tension between them.
"I'm sorry!" They both blurted out at the same time to each other.
Just when they were both too speechless to do anything, a group of people walked by and accidentally knocked over Kouichi. He immediately lost balance and tipped over Zoe, who was in front of him. They didn't start to realize anything until they both opened their eyes and found out that they were holding onto each other by the window. Zoe grabbed onto the curtain for support and found him leaning forward onto her. His face expression was the same as before, only this time, she noticed that his pupils gradually became bigger and bigger.
"I feel like that I'm breathing in the air that he's breathing in." Zoe thought. "I can hear his heart beating. I can't explain this but, I feel like that we can read each other's thoughts and feelings right now...that we've became one person...I couldn't sense my existence or my reality right now...this feeling is totally new...I've never felt it before...no...we're not in love! The only that I'll ever love is Kouji! Err...I must stop this once and for all...for Kouji's sake!"
Zoe then shoved Kouichi off her, sending him flying out onto a table filled with broken glassware. Then she walked over to him and pulled the watch right out of his wrist. Overlooked at Kouichi's arm injuries from her attack, she ran away as fast as she can.
"Sorry Kouichi," Zoe thought while running, tears blurred her vision. "Our love for each other is just impossible. I hope you can understand."
"Zoe, wait!" Kouichi pleaded, trying desperately hard to push himself off the ground through his wound. "Oww!"
He clenched his teeth to resist the pain, then he realized that his blood had suddenly overflowed onto the ground.
"Zoe," Kouichi whispered weakly. "Please don't leave me."
--;; Oooo...that was pretty harsh...bad Zoe! I'll take punish you on the next chapter...just watch me!!! Anyways, please stay tune for the next chapter. It's gonna change Zoe's fate for the rest of her life! She'll start to learn that every actions has its own consequences. In addition, I'll reveal Kouji's big surprise! So, see you then!