Here's a little recap on what happened that was VITALLY important in the last chapter: Kouji followed Carla to the back of the school, when suddenly, she kissed him.
The Fortune
Written by: Fujiwara Zakuro
Chapter 8: Misunderstood
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?!?" a very familiar and angry voice cried out. Carla grinned; her plan worked. Kouji pushed Carla away very forcefully and turned towards a fuming blonde. "It's not what you think!" Kouji pathetically insisted. "Oh, I bet it's EXACTLY what I think!" Izumi yelled. She stormed towards the front of the school with Kouji following her. Plenty of curious eyes followed Izumi and Kouji. They would hear the whole argument.
"Izumi, wait! She forced me to kiss her!" Kouji cried. Izumi just snorted in disapproval and kept on walking. She was in tears now and began to sob a bit. Kouji heard those sobs and kept on fruitlessly attempting to earn Izumi's forgiveness.
"Just let me explain!" Kouji insisted. "Oh great, explain why you had to go and cheat on me!" Izumi yelled. Her eyes were red and her cheeks were tear-stained. "But..." Kouji began, but was quickly interrupted by Izumi. "Why couldn't you have just broken up with me? Why did you just have to go and cheat on me? You cheating on me is worse than breaking up!!!" Izumi debated. "But I wasn't cheating on you!" Kouji persisted. "Yeah right, you kissing Carla is definitely not cheating!" Izumi said between sobs. Kouji was about to speak, but Izumi just turned on her heel and walked off. He followed her yet again.
"Izumi, stop... this is ridicules!" Kouji cried out. Izumi didn't reply. She stopped sobbing and stopped walking. Her head was lowered and Kouji could have sworn tears were falling onto the dry ground. He stepped up to her and spun her around. He grabbed her by her shoulders and kissed her with all her had. Izumi almost fought against him, but instead barely kissed him back. She was still crying. When Kouji released, Izumi just painfully smiled and said, "Goodbye Kouji. Don't try to take me back... I'm leaving you." Her heart ached and so did Kouji's. She stopped her attempt to smile and ran towards the dorms.
For a week, Izumi cried. During classes, she'd only stare at her paper blankly and work at a fast pace. She never spoke to Kouji or even at least look at him. When she spoke to her friends, she wouldn't have her bright enthusiasm as she normally would. Countless times did her friends tell her to get over Kouji and Izumi tried. But Everytime she thought about him, she would burst into tears. Those were dramatic moments, and eventually, her friends gave up.
As for Kouji, he had the strongest hate for Carla. Once, she tried to go up to him and talk to him, but he just told her to go away. This made Carla mad and she told him off, but he just yelled back at her. She was so shocked at this, and so were many other people. "Why'd you do that to Carla? You should just go for her since Izumi's gone." Takuya said. When he saw the angry expression on Kouji's face, he quickly added, "You don't have to do it. I'm just saying that it might help you get over Izumi!"
The next year, Amaya joined them at the college. She quickly learnt about the infamous break-up and tried to bring them back together, but her attempts were useless. She was very upset because she really wanted to be the aunt of Kouji and Izumi's children. She also confronted Carla and almost beat her up, but just decided to verbally insult her.
For all of the years of college, Izumi and Kouji never spoke or even interacted with each other. It was as if they were inexistent to each other. Obviously, Izumi never forgave Kouji. She knew she'd have to accept the fact that he was out of her life, but she couldn't let go. It was as if her love for him hung by a thread... a very tight thread.
AN: No, the story is not over. There will be an epilogue... probably a short one. There will also be 3 more sequels. If you want me to come up with the sequels, just review.
PS: I'm so sorry for taking longer than I wanted to. I couldn't find time to go on the computer.
