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with some of my schoolwork right now... but I promise you, I'll update the
next chappies as soon as possible.
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So, on with the story...
Chapter two: The second day... at the Flower garden
Sana stretched as the sun's rays splayed through the window and lighted the dim room. She wandered her eyes, for she felt akward... she felt as if something is on her thigh. Something warm and a bit heavy. Something like.. "Hayama!! You pervert!! What do you think are you doing here sleeping with me in my bed??!!" she said, drawing her mallet out and hitting Hayama with it, causing him to wake up with a start. "What did I do?!" he asked, rubbing his sore head. "Your hand is rubbing against my thigh!! And you were right here beside me, in my bed!! How could you??" she started hitting him again with the mallet. "First of all, stop hitting me and listen, baka," he said, grabbing the mallet from her and throwing it outside the window and pulling her close. "I, for your information, did not sleep beside you in my own will. You forced me, cause you told me you were afraid. And secondly, this isn't your bed, for crying out loud. Your bed is on the other side, you see?? The one with your name on it? Baka. This, is my bed." he retorted at her face. "I don't even remember asking you to sleep with me!" "That's because you're a forgetful baka," he said. As he was to be hit at the head, someone knocked on their room door. "Who is it?" "Sana!! Fuuka and the rest are here, and they're asking if you two would like to come along to the flower garden. There are a lot of dragonflies, beautiful, rare butterflies are there too. Don't forget the flowers. Oh, and breakfast is ready." Meiko, her new-found friend called from the other side of the door. "Who cares about flowers and stuff?" Hayama muttered. "Sure, we'll go! Be down there in a minute!!" "Ok, then. We'll just be eating breakfast ahead of you." And Meiko turned around to get back to the others.
"So, Meiko, did they agree?" Fuuka asked, enthusiasm in her voice. "Yup, and Sana's so excited about it!!" she replied, slightly jumping up and down. "Hey, guys. Are you sure about this food? looks a bit odd to me." Takaishi said, looking at it suspiciously. "Hello..don't you ever read the schedule?! It's because it's Tuesday!" Fuuka said with a haughty air. "And so? What's Tuesday all about? huh?" "Hey.. hey.. guys, take it easy.. don't fight over such small things, ok? We don't want to ruin things here.." Aya said, worried that their relationship to each other would be ruined, and both of her friends would be hurt by a petty little fight. "Ok. Well.. Takaishi, during Tuesdays, we are served american-style food. Here, read the schedule." Fuuka handed it to him, finally calming down. "Oh. Sorry, Fuuka.. It's just that.. I didn't know the schedule. I'm really sorry for making you mad." Takaishi pleaded, hoping that she will forgive him once more. But Fuuka just turned her back to Takaishi. The rest already knew that Fuuka would be having a hard time forgetting that Aya and Fuuka saw that Takaishi is with another girl.. non other than Shizu. Meiko thought of something. She went up to her, and whispered something to her ear. "You don't want to loose Takaishi to that Shizu girl, right?" "You bet. I hate her." "Then, forgive Takaishi. Shizu might brainwash him if she learns that you and Takaishi are in a fight, and steal him, this time for good." "But he's a liar." "Maybe he just did that to protect your feelings. I know it's not good to lie to your partner. But if Takaishi changes his mind and chooses Shizu because she's more understanding and forgiving, you'll loose him for good. Now, you don't want that to happen, do you?" "Well.. no, but--" "C'mon. Just forgive him. It's all part of the relationship thing. And if you want to keep his eyes on you, along with his heart, then you have to learn to be more giving and forgiving." "Oh, alright, Meiko. You're so right. I'm just so dumb to realize it earlier." And after the talk, Fuuka turned around to see Takaishi looking very depressed. She walked up to him, they got out and talked privately. "Whew!! Whoah, Meiko! You could do a fair problem solver!!" Naozumi exclaimed. "Uh..well..not really.." she said, her face flustered. "Oooh..Meiko's blushing!! Maybe Meiko likes Nao!! NE? NE?" Tsuyoshi said, nudging Naozumi's side. Naozumi held up his hand and rubbed his head. "No, no, guys..You got it wrong!!" Meiko said, looking as nervous as ever. "OOOOHHHH!!! MEIKO!!! YOU'RE BLUSHING!! IS IT BECAUSE OF NAOZUMI??? NE? NE? NE? NE?" Sana came running down the stairs. She's wearing a spaghetti- strapped blouse and girly cargo pants, those with butterflies on 'em. She wore her hair in a ponytail. Hayama just trudged down, looking bored as ever. "Sana!! Since when did you got down here?" Takaishi asked, back from counseling. "Just now. I heard you guys teasing Meiko, so I dragged Akito here coz I wanted to see what's happening so far. So, Mieko... how's YOU and NAOZUMI doing? Huh? Huh?" she asked, eager to hear the answer, and putting emphasis on the words 'you' and 'Naozumi'. "No, Sana!! That isn't much big of a deal!!" Meiko answered hesitantly, her face red as a tomato. "Aw, stop the teasing for now, ok? We don't want to spend the whole day here just talking about that." Aya said, cutting the tease thingy. "Oh, she's right. I really want to see the garden and look at those beautiful flowers!!" Fuuka said, her eyes filled with enthusiasm. "Who cares about those fucking flowers.." Hayama whispered beneath his breath. [A/N: uh oh!! Very bad boy..tsk tsk tsk.] "I heard you!!!" both Fuuka and Sana said at the same time. And, Sana, drawing out her mallet, Fuuka, getting her fan, they hit him HARD. [A/N: well, who wouldn't be hurt?? Imagine yourself being hit by these two girls..real nasty. Ouch.] And they chased him all around the room, while the others just ate their breakfast. "Kawaii!! I wana see that!! Let's go there, Akito!! C'mon, you slow poke!!" Sana said, dragging him to a beautiful rose bush. Different kind of roses grew there. There were a bit of tulips, too. [A/N: Poor akito.. being dragged around.. by sana, as usual.] "Hey!! Guys!! Look!! There's a beautiful butterfly!! C'mon!!" Aya shouted. "Butterflies?? I love butterflies!!! Akito!!!" Sana began running to where her friends were. Again, Hayama was dragged along. "It really is beautiful!!" Fuuka remarked, as the guys just followed the girls in their 'bonding' moments. Somehow, they'll get their payback... so, one's worth the wait. "Akito, why do you kept on looking at Sana?" Tsuyoshi asked, as Takaishi was dragged by Fuuka to the butterfly cage. "Huh?" "I mean, you find her attractive, don't you? Everytime I look at you, you're always looking at her." "No. She's not even a milla-inch on my 'Attractive meter'." "Oh, c'mon. It's obvious. I could see it." "No." "Oh, alright." Finally, he gave up. 'Whew! That was close. No, I ain't gonna tell anyone, except her. Tsuyoshi noticed, but I got him off. He always notices those kind of things.'
Meanwhile, on the other side, Meiko and Naozumi are having their conversation. "Don't you think this Tulips are cute, Nao?" "Well, In fact they are. Meiko, why are you always wearing that bracelet?" "Huh? Which one? I have plenty here in my left arm. I love bracelets." "The one with the hearts and bears on 'em." "Ah. This bracelet came from my mom. She gave this to me on my fourteenth birthday, before she left for the States. This reminds me of her, whenever I got lonely." "Ah. Is it that important to you?" "Yes. I always wear this. I never took it off my arm. I'm a bit forgetful, you see. That's why I loose a lot of things just by misplacing them." "Meiko!! This flower is so beautiful, ne??" Sana raced to them, holding up a pot with a little flower. "It sure is!! What's it called?" "It's called... uh...it's called... uhm... geez, I forgot." "Why don't you just read the label, you baka." Hayama said sarcastically, wearing his emotionless face as ever. "Baka?? Who're you calling baka??" She was about to hit him when Naozumi grabbed her arm and dragged her to another flower bush, to distract her. 'That was close—hey wait a sec. He's with her!!' he thought, and he began to feel anger and jealousy at the same time, as if he feels like he wants to punch someone. "Akito? Are you alright? You're face is burning." "Huh?" "I mean, you look so mad. What's up?" "Nothing." And he walked to the direction where Naozumi and Sana went. 'Something's up... I know it... I could feel his anger and jealousy when Nao grabbed Sana's arm... could he possibly...? Well... looks like I need to find out... with a little help, of course.' Meiko smiled mischievously, for a plan is forming inside her head.
"Uhm, Hayama, I'm hungry." Sana said, leaning her head on his shoulders for support. [A/N: heh!! You know her... she always needs food...-] "So?" "So? So!! It's important for me to eat!!! If I get famished, I won't have energy!! I'd die!!!" "You would not die baka. That's still after a week without food." "Whatever. Please, just carry me again... my feet are tired...if you would carry me, then my share of sushi this lunch is yours." "deal."
"Hayama!! You're already eating Sana's share!!!" Fuuka and Aya said at the same time. "Yeah, and Sana, why don't you stop him?" Meiko asked. "Well, It's alright... I promised him my share of sushi if he'd carry me here for lunch. That's why I came here with him. Isn't he such a gentleman?" [A/N: it's weird how Sana could think of him as a gentleman after all he's done to her... I mean, the perverted ness...] And he looked over at him with her pretty smile. Fuuka, Aya, Meiko, Takaishi, Tsuyoshi and Naozumi's eyes were dotted as huge sweat drops rolled down their head. Hayama, of course, took no notice of this, since he was busy concentrating on his sushi. [A/N: well? Who would think he won't concentrate on eating sushi? He loves it, I know...]
"Meiko, what would you like to do? I mean, it's getting a bit boring and I wanna do something. I can't stand lying around without doing anything." Sana said, looking at her and averted her eyes to the others, who were lying next to Meiko. "Well, we could take a walk at the garden. Not the one we've been to already, but to the other side. Satanako, from cabin 4, told me that there were a lot of flowers there. We could go there if you want. Is it okay with you, guys?" Aya said, standing up with a start. "Let's go, then. It wouldn't hurt to take a few walk, would it?" and Fuuka stood up, following Aya's lead. "Akito, don't you think Sana's really attractive? I mean, if I hadn't met Fuuka and became friends with Sana instead, I'll probably taking my chances." Takaishi said, watching the girls walking farther and farther. "Yeah, Akito. If it wasn't for Aya, I'll probably ask Sana to go out with me." "Shuddup, Tsuyoshi," Hayama shot him a glare. "Hey, hold on a sec. Hayama-san," Naozumi said, interrupting the two. Hayama then averted his gaze to Naozumi. "Hey, hey... stop it... let's just talk about something else, shall we?" Takaishi asked, worried that Hayama might beat Naozumi up now that he's irritated. "Sure." He just said calmly, like nothing happened. "Hey, what about that." Naozumi's sentence was cut because a cold chill ran down his spine. "Uh-oh..."he muttered, but loud enough for the rest to hear. "Is anything wrong, Kamura-san?" Takaishi asked. "Uh...yeah... here it comes..." he gulped down. And, as if on cue, a barrage of screaming girls could be heard from afar. In less that a minute, Naozumi was already covered with girls, screaming their heads off and asking for autographs. The trio just walked away, leaving Naozumi to deal with the autograph signing.
"Hey guys, what do we have for a snack? My stomach's rumbling." Fuuka complained, after a tiring walk. "Well, we still have—oh no!!! This couldn't be happening!!! Not now!!!" Meiko cried, as if she lost a diamond, which she carries with her. "What? Nani? Meiko? What's wrong with her?" Sana asked, waking up from her nap. "Oh. Gomen to wake you up, Sana. I lost the pack of gummy candies that my uncle bought for me!! Oh no..." Meiko cried, looking at the table as if it was the most interesting thing in the whole world. "Oh, don't you worry, my dear Meiko, for I have the solution!" Sana remarked, patting her back with little force. "Nani?" Aya asked. "Solution?" "Yup!!" "Ah, I know!! Sana, you bought lots of extra packs of gummy candies..." Fuuka whined. "Yeah. Isn't that so smart of me?" She said, flashing them her award- winning smile. Her friends fell off the couch, their eyes dotted. "W-well, it is, r-really." Meiko said, as if to not let her down, and scratched her head. Sana and the others ran up to eat Sana's gummy candies inside her room, before Fuuka, Aya and the others go back to their cabins.
"Bye guys!! See ya all tomorrow!! Oh, you better wake me up, Meiko. I might oversleep." She waved at her friends and reminded Meiko. Meiko just nodded in response, still thinking of Hayama's reaction earlier. 'Speaking of him, where is he?' she thought. 'I really think there's something in him, that he wants to let out...but he couldn't...and mainly because of two reasons...first, he's ready but afraid of the reaction he'll get, or two, he wasn't ready... to tell Sana what he really felt.' [A/N: ooohhh... so Meiko finally figured it out!! Such an intelligent girl!! ] Meanwhile, Sana's been babbling all the time while Meiko's thinking. "Meiko? Nani? You look so distant! Have you been listening? Or did you lost a pack of gummy candies again? Don't worry about that, I can give you more," Sana asked, as if distracting Meiko off her thoughts. "Oh, sorry... I was just thinking... well... I just guess I'm tired. Goodnight!!" and she ran off, leaving Sana standing alone at the front porch. "Goodnight too!! And don't forget to wake me up!!" she shouted. "I will," Meiko shouted back, before disappearing inside the house. 'I wonder what's bothering Meiko... while I was talking here about the things we need tomorrow, she looks so distant... as if she was thinking about something else... hm... maybe she has a problem... aha! I'll just bring along several packs of gummy candies... she might forget hers again,' Sana thought while walking to the lake. 'I want to go swimming...' she said to herself, cause she was tempted by the crystal-clear water that illuminated the sky and the moonlight. 'Uhm, maybe I'll just sit here by the lake.' She sat down, admiring the moonlight and the stars, while enjoying the breeze that moves her hair slowly and brushes against her face. 'Cool. Hm... I like the stars... even though they're far away, they still shine... mom...' she suddenly felt a bit sentimental thinking about her own mother. Her REAL mother. A chill ran up her spine. She felt like she's being watched. "Who's there? Hayama? Is that you? Hayama?" no one answered her, but she saw someone coming closer and closer. Hayama. "I told you, you're to call me Akito." "Sorry, I sort of forgot. You scared me." 'Heck. I always do.' "What are you doing here anyway? Sitting here alone in the cold?" he asked, sitting next to her. "Nothing. Just thinking." "..." He looked at her discreetly, and admired her face. 'Perfect. Nice chocolate-brown eyes.' Actually, he was just looking at her eyes. It's the first thing that caught his attention, whenever he looks her way. He touched her back, as if feeling something. "Why didn't you wear your bra? The one with hearts on them?" he asked. "Well, I didn't cause---- hey wait a minute!!! How did you know--- oh you PERVERT!!!" and she chased him with her mallet. He ran onto the playground, Sana following right behind him, determined to give him a huge lump on the head. She wanted to hit him hard. REAL hard. Just then, something caught her eye. A swing, which was swaying with the breeze. A swing with beautiful colors. She stopped into a halt, and walked over to it. Hayama sensed that something's up. He stopped, and watched her. "A swing..." she whispered. Then, something struck her.
FLASHBACK "Mama? Why aren't you sitting with me here?" a little girl asked, running to her mother. "You want me to join you? No. I can't, my dear, I'm too old for swings." "Then just sit beside me. Look at that girl over there, mama. Her father is sitting with her." The little girl insisted. "Oh. Alright." The mother got up and followed her daughter to the swing. They were having such a great time, when suddenly, they heard a gunshot. The little girl didn't realize what was happening. She looked at her mother, with stains of blood all over her beautiful butterfly-designed dress. "Why do you have ketchup, mother? Did you bring any? Mother? Are you sleeping? Mother? Mother? Mother? We shouldn't sleep here. Let's go home," the little girl said. "Why won't you answer me, mother? Mother? Are you mad at me? Mother, did I do something wrong? Mother? Speak to me, mother!!! Mother!!!" the little girl shouted. Just then, a stranger walked up to her. "You're mother's dead." And laughed, then left her there, with her mother now lying to the ground, motion less. "No... mother... who will take care of me now? Mom, don't leave me... mom..." tears started to roll down and stain the little girl's beautiful angelic face. "Mom..." and she felt like dying too. Darkness began to engulf her. She stared at blankly through space, with tears still rolling down her face. "Don't cry... don't cry little one." The little girl tilted her head upward and saw a beautiful woman. Very beautiful. "Hello, miss... my mother left me already...I have no one to look after me now... I shall die too..." she sobbed. "No, you shan't. What is your name? Don't cry. It will only make your mother sad." The woman asked her. "My name's Sana. Minatashi Sana." She uttered, wiping her tears. "Well, then, Sana, my name's Misako. Would you like me to look after you? You could call me mother." She smiled. "Okay." And the little girl took the woman's hand, and they went home.
END OF FLASHBACK
"A swing..." tears started to roll down Sana's face. Her knees began to give way, and she sat on the ground, crying. Hayama went up to her. "Kuarata. What's wrong?" he knelt beside her. "Hayama... I... I... I'm an adopted child." She sobbed even more. "My mom was shot dead at the playground, while sitting with me... that's when mama found me, and she took me home..." she leaned onto his chest, clutching his shirt tightly. He felt kinda sorry for her. He didn't see his own mother die while giving birth to him, but she saw her own mother die right in front of her. "Stop crying, Kurata. Kurata..." He whispered to her, embracing her. "Sana." "Sana. Stop crying..." [A/N: whoa!! I've never seen Hayama this comforting!!!] She cried herself until she fell asleep still clutching to his shirt. He just carried her back inside their cabin, to her bed, kissed her forehead and bid her goodnight.
A/N: well? How is it? Review please!!! Thanks a lot to those who gave me reviews!!! Oh, and if you're one of them right now, I already have read M.L.A.S.K. 1&2. I liked it sooooo much!!! . Thanks guys!!! Review!!! Don't be afraid to give me reviews!!! I won't get mad at you anyways... I just want to hear your positive and negative views about my work... you'll help me improve better. . I'll update soon, but it might take a little time since I only go online and continue my story during weekends. I wonder why teachers begin to give out much more homework... well, I'll try my best to upload soon!! .
Disclaimer: Right... I don't own kodocha... well, I wish I do... but... o well... oh, and thanks for the review, guys... it encouraged me on continuing to upload soon... but don't worry, I won't let you down... =D
So, on with the story...
Chapter two: The second day... at the Flower garden
Sana stretched as the sun's rays splayed through the window and lighted the dim room. She wandered her eyes, for she felt akward... she felt as if something is on her thigh. Something warm and a bit heavy. Something like.. "Hayama!! You pervert!! What do you think are you doing here sleeping with me in my bed??!!" she said, drawing her mallet out and hitting Hayama with it, causing him to wake up with a start. "What did I do?!" he asked, rubbing his sore head. "Your hand is rubbing against my thigh!! And you were right here beside me, in my bed!! How could you??" she started hitting him again with the mallet. "First of all, stop hitting me and listen, baka," he said, grabbing the mallet from her and throwing it outside the window and pulling her close. "I, for your information, did not sleep beside you in my own will. You forced me, cause you told me you were afraid. And secondly, this isn't your bed, for crying out loud. Your bed is on the other side, you see?? The one with your name on it? Baka. This, is my bed." he retorted at her face. "I don't even remember asking you to sleep with me!" "That's because you're a forgetful baka," he said. As he was to be hit at the head, someone knocked on their room door. "Who is it?" "Sana!! Fuuka and the rest are here, and they're asking if you two would like to come along to the flower garden. There are a lot of dragonflies, beautiful, rare butterflies are there too. Don't forget the flowers. Oh, and breakfast is ready." Meiko, her new-found friend called from the other side of the door. "Who cares about flowers and stuff?" Hayama muttered. "Sure, we'll go! Be down there in a minute!!" "Ok, then. We'll just be eating breakfast ahead of you." And Meiko turned around to get back to the others.
"So, Meiko, did they agree?" Fuuka asked, enthusiasm in her voice. "Yup, and Sana's so excited about it!!" she replied, slightly jumping up and down. "Hey, guys. Are you sure about this food? looks a bit odd to me." Takaishi said, looking at it suspiciously. "Hello..don't you ever read the schedule?! It's because it's Tuesday!" Fuuka said with a haughty air. "And so? What's Tuesday all about? huh?" "Hey.. hey.. guys, take it easy.. don't fight over such small things, ok? We don't want to ruin things here.." Aya said, worried that their relationship to each other would be ruined, and both of her friends would be hurt by a petty little fight. "Ok. Well.. Takaishi, during Tuesdays, we are served american-style food. Here, read the schedule." Fuuka handed it to him, finally calming down. "Oh. Sorry, Fuuka.. It's just that.. I didn't know the schedule. I'm really sorry for making you mad." Takaishi pleaded, hoping that she will forgive him once more. But Fuuka just turned her back to Takaishi. The rest already knew that Fuuka would be having a hard time forgetting that Aya and Fuuka saw that Takaishi is with another girl.. non other than Shizu. Meiko thought of something. She went up to her, and whispered something to her ear. "You don't want to loose Takaishi to that Shizu girl, right?" "You bet. I hate her." "Then, forgive Takaishi. Shizu might brainwash him if she learns that you and Takaishi are in a fight, and steal him, this time for good." "But he's a liar." "Maybe he just did that to protect your feelings. I know it's not good to lie to your partner. But if Takaishi changes his mind and chooses Shizu because she's more understanding and forgiving, you'll loose him for good. Now, you don't want that to happen, do you?" "Well.. no, but--" "C'mon. Just forgive him. It's all part of the relationship thing. And if you want to keep his eyes on you, along with his heart, then you have to learn to be more giving and forgiving." "Oh, alright, Meiko. You're so right. I'm just so dumb to realize it earlier." And after the talk, Fuuka turned around to see Takaishi looking very depressed. She walked up to him, they got out and talked privately. "Whew!! Whoah, Meiko! You could do a fair problem solver!!" Naozumi exclaimed. "Uh..well..not really.." she said, her face flustered. "Oooh..Meiko's blushing!! Maybe Meiko likes Nao!! NE? NE?" Tsuyoshi said, nudging Naozumi's side. Naozumi held up his hand and rubbed his head. "No, no, guys..You got it wrong!!" Meiko said, looking as nervous as ever. "OOOOHHHH!!! MEIKO!!! YOU'RE BLUSHING!! IS IT BECAUSE OF NAOZUMI??? NE? NE? NE? NE?" Sana came running down the stairs. She's wearing a spaghetti- strapped blouse and girly cargo pants, those with butterflies on 'em. She wore her hair in a ponytail. Hayama just trudged down, looking bored as ever. "Sana!! Since when did you got down here?" Takaishi asked, back from counseling. "Just now. I heard you guys teasing Meiko, so I dragged Akito here coz I wanted to see what's happening so far. So, Mieko... how's YOU and NAOZUMI doing? Huh? Huh?" she asked, eager to hear the answer, and putting emphasis on the words 'you' and 'Naozumi'. "No, Sana!! That isn't much big of a deal!!" Meiko answered hesitantly, her face red as a tomato. "Aw, stop the teasing for now, ok? We don't want to spend the whole day here just talking about that." Aya said, cutting the tease thingy. "Oh, she's right. I really want to see the garden and look at those beautiful flowers!!" Fuuka said, her eyes filled with enthusiasm. "Who cares about those fucking flowers.." Hayama whispered beneath his breath. [A/N: uh oh!! Very bad boy..tsk tsk tsk.] "I heard you!!!" both Fuuka and Sana said at the same time. And, Sana, drawing out her mallet, Fuuka, getting her fan, they hit him HARD. [A/N: well, who wouldn't be hurt?? Imagine yourself being hit by these two girls..real nasty. Ouch.] And they chased him all around the room, while the others just ate their breakfast. "Kawaii!! I wana see that!! Let's go there, Akito!! C'mon, you slow poke!!" Sana said, dragging him to a beautiful rose bush. Different kind of roses grew there. There were a bit of tulips, too. [A/N: Poor akito.. being dragged around.. by sana, as usual.] "Hey!! Guys!! Look!! There's a beautiful butterfly!! C'mon!!" Aya shouted. "Butterflies?? I love butterflies!!! Akito!!!" Sana began running to where her friends were. Again, Hayama was dragged along. "It really is beautiful!!" Fuuka remarked, as the guys just followed the girls in their 'bonding' moments. Somehow, they'll get their payback... so, one's worth the wait. "Akito, why do you kept on looking at Sana?" Tsuyoshi asked, as Takaishi was dragged by Fuuka to the butterfly cage. "Huh?" "I mean, you find her attractive, don't you? Everytime I look at you, you're always looking at her." "No. She's not even a milla-inch on my 'Attractive meter'." "Oh, c'mon. It's obvious. I could see it." "No." "Oh, alright." Finally, he gave up. 'Whew! That was close. No, I ain't gonna tell anyone, except her. Tsuyoshi noticed, but I got him off. He always notices those kind of things.'
Meanwhile, on the other side, Meiko and Naozumi are having their conversation. "Don't you think this Tulips are cute, Nao?" "Well, In fact they are. Meiko, why are you always wearing that bracelet?" "Huh? Which one? I have plenty here in my left arm. I love bracelets." "The one with the hearts and bears on 'em." "Ah. This bracelet came from my mom. She gave this to me on my fourteenth birthday, before she left for the States. This reminds me of her, whenever I got lonely." "Ah. Is it that important to you?" "Yes. I always wear this. I never took it off my arm. I'm a bit forgetful, you see. That's why I loose a lot of things just by misplacing them." "Meiko!! This flower is so beautiful, ne??" Sana raced to them, holding up a pot with a little flower. "It sure is!! What's it called?" "It's called... uh...it's called... uhm... geez, I forgot." "Why don't you just read the label, you baka." Hayama said sarcastically, wearing his emotionless face as ever. "Baka?? Who're you calling baka??" She was about to hit him when Naozumi grabbed her arm and dragged her to another flower bush, to distract her. 'That was close—hey wait a sec. He's with her!!' he thought, and he began to feel anger and jealousy at the same time, as if he feels like he wants to punch someone. "Akito? Are you alright? You're face is burning." "Huh?" "I mean, you look so mad. What's up?" "Nothing." And he walked to the direction where Naozumi and Sana went. 'Something's up... I know it... I could feel his anger and jealousy when Nao grabbed Sana's arm... could he possibly...? Well... looks like I need to find out... with a little help, of course.' Meiko smiled mischievously, for a plan is forming inside her head.
"Uhm, Hayama, I'm hungry." Sana said, leaning her head on his shoulders for support. [A/N: heh!! You know her... she always needs food...-] "So?" "So? So!! It's important for me to eat!!! If I get famished, I won't have energy!! I'd die!!!" "You would not die baka. That's still after a week without food." "Whatever. Please, just carry me again... my feet are tired...if you would carry me, then my share of sushi this lunch is yours." "deal."
"Hayama!! You're already eating Sana's share!!!" Fuuka and Aya said at the same time. "Yeah, and Sana, why don't you stop him?" Meiko asked. "Well, It's alright... I promised him my share of sushi if he'd carry me here for lunch. That's why I came here with him. Isn't he such a gentleman?" [A/N: it's weird how Sana could think of him as a gentleman after all he's done to her... I mean, the perverted ness...] And he looked over at him with her pretty smile. Fuuka, Aya, Meiko, Takaishi, Tsuyoshi and Naozumi's eyes were dotted as huge sweat drops rolled down their head. Hayama, of course, took no notice of this, since he was busy concentrating on his sushi. [A/N: well? Who would think he won't concentrate on eating sushi? He loves it, I know...]
"Meiko, what would you like to do? I mean, it's getting a bit boring and I wanna do something. I can't stand lying around without doing anything." Sana said, looking at her and averted her eyes to the others, who were lying next to Meiko. "Well, we could take a walk at the garden. Not the one we've been to already, but to the other side. Satanako, from cabin 4, told me that there were a lot of flowers there. We could go there if you want. Is it okay with you, guys?" Aya said, standing up with a start. "Let's go, then. It wouldn't hurt to take a few walk, would it?" and Fuuka stood up, following Aya's lead. "Akito, don't you think Sana's really attractive? I mean, if I hadn't met Fuuka and became friends with Sana instead, I'll probably taking my chances." Takaishi said, watching the girls walking farther and farther. "Yeah, Akito. If it wasn't for Aya, I'll probably ask Sana to go out with me." "Shuddup, Tsuyoshi," Hayama shot him a glare. "Hey, hold on a sec. Hayama-san," Naozumi said, interrupting the two. Hayama then averted his gaze to Naozumi. "Hey, hey... stop it... let's just talk about something else, shall we?" Takaishi asked, worried that Hayama might beat Naozumi up now that he's irritated. "Sure." He just said calmly, like nothing happened. "Hey, what about that." Naozumi's sentence was cut because a cold chill ran down his spine. "Uh-oh..."he muttered, but loud enough for the rest to hear. "Is anything wrong, Kamura-san?" Takaishi asked. "Uh...yeah... here it comes..." he gulped down. And, as if on cue, a barrage of screaming girls could be heard from afar. In less that a minute, Naozumi was already covered with girls, screaming their heads off and asking for autographs. The trio just walked away, leaving Naozumi to deal with the autograph signing.
"Hey guys, what do we have for a snack? My stomach's rumbling." Fuuka complained, after a tiring walk. "Well, we still have—oh no!!! This couldn't be happening!!! Not now!!!" Meiko cried, as if she lost a diamond, which she carries with her. "What? Nani? Meiko? What's wrong with her?" Sana asked, waking up from her nap. "Oh. Gomen to wake you up, Sana. I lost the pack of gummy candies that my uncle bought for me!! Oh no..." Meiko cried, looking at the table as if it was the most interesting thing in the whole world. "Oh, don't you worry, my dear Meiko, for I have the solution!" Sana remarked, patting her back with little force. "Nani?" Aya asked. "Solution?" "Yup!!" "Ah, I know!! Sana, you bought lots of extra packs of gummy candies..." Fuuka whined. "Yeah. Isn't that so smart of me?" She said, flashing them her award- winning smile. Her friends fell off the couch, their eyes dotted. "W-well, it is, r-really." Meiko said, as if to not let her down, and scratched her head. Sana and the others ran up to eat Sana's gummy candies inside her room, before Fuuka, Aya and the others go back to their cabins.
"Bye guys!! See ya all tomorrow!! Oh, you better wake me up, Meiko. I might oversleep." She waved at her friends and reminded Meiko. Meiko just nodded in response, still thinking of Hayama's reaction earlier. 'Speaking of him, where is he?' she thought. 'I really think there's something in him, that he wants to let out...but he couldn't...and mainly because of two reasons...first, he's ready but afraid of the reaction he'll get, or two, he wasn't ready... to tell Sana what he really felt.' [A/N: ooohhh... so Meiko finally figured it out!! Such an intelligent girl!! ] Meanwhile, Sana's been babbling all the time while Meiko's thinking. "Meiko? Nani? You look so distant! Have you been listening? Or did you lost a pack of gummy candies again? Don't worry about that, I can give you more," Sana asked, as if distracting Meiko off her thoughts. "Oh, sorry... I was just thinking... well... I just guess I'm tired. Goodnight!!" and she ran off, leaving Sana standing alone at the front porch. "Goodnight too!! And don't forget to wake me up!!" she shouted. "I will," Meiko shouted back, before disappearing inside the house. 'I wonder what's bothering Meiko... while I was talking here about the things we need tomorrow, she looks so distant... as if she was thinking about something else... hm... maybe she has a problem... aha! I'll just bring along several packs of gummy candies... she might forget hers again,' Sana thought while walking to the lake. 'I want to go swimming...' she said to herself, cause she was tempted by the crystal-clear water that illuminated the sky and the moonlight. 'Uhm, maybe I'll just sit here by the lake.' She sat down, admiring the moonlight and the stars, while enjoying the breeze that moves her hair slowly and brushes against her face. 'Cool. Hm... I like the stars... even though they're far away, they still shine... mom...' she suddenly felt a bit sentimental thinking about her own mother. Her REAL mother. A chill ran up her spine. She felt like she's being watched. "Who's there? Hayama? Is that you? Hayama?" no one answered her, but she saw someone coming closer and closer. Hayama. "I told you, you're to call me Akito." "Sorry, I sort of forgot. You scared me." 'Heck. I always do.' "What are you doing here anyway? Sitting here alone in the cold?" he asked, sitting next to her. "Nothing. Just thinking." "..." He looked at her discreetly, and admired her face. 'Perfect. Nice chocolate-brown eyes.' Actually, he was just looking at her eyes. It's the first thing that caught his attention, whenever he looks her way. He touched her back, as if feeling something. "Why didn't you wear your bra? The one with hearts on them?" he asked. "Well, I didn't cause---- hey wait a minute!!! How did you know--- oh you PERVERT!!!" and she chased him with her mallet. He ran onto the playground, Sana following right behind him, determined to give him a huge lump on the head. She wanted to hit him hard. REAL hard. Just then, something caught her eye. A swing, which was swaying with the breeze. A swing with beautiful colors. She stopped into a halt, and walked over to it. Hayama sensed that something's up. He stopped, and watched her. "A swing..." she whispered. Then, something struck her.
FLASHBACK "Mama? Why aren't you sitting with me here?" a little girl asked, running to her mother. "You want me to join you? No. I can't, my dear, I'm too old for swings." "Then just sit beside me. Look at that girl over there, mama. Her father is sitting with her." The little girl insisted. "Oh. Alright." The mother got up and followed her daughter to the swing. They were having such a great time, when suddenly, they heard a gunshot. The little girl didn't realize what was happening. She looked at her mother, with stains of blood all over her beautiful butterfly-designed dress. "Why do you have ketchup, mother? Did you bring any? Mother? Are you sleeping? Mother? Mother? Mother? We shouldn't sleep here. Let's go home," the little girl said. "Why won't you answer me, mother? Mother? Are you mad at me? Mother, did I do something wrong? Mother? Speak to me, mother!!! Mother!!!" the little girl shouted. Just then, a stranger walked up to her. "You're mother's dead." And laughed, then left her there, with her mother now lying to the ground, motion less. "No... mother... who will take care of me now? Mom, don't leave me... mom..." tears started to roll down and stain the little girl's beautiful angelic face. "Mom..." and she felt like dying too. Darkness began to engulf her. She stared at blankly through space, with tears still rolling down her face. "Don't cry... don't cry little one." The little girl tilted her head upward and saw a beautiful woman. Very beautiful. "Hello, miss... my mother left me already...I have no one to look after me now... I shall die too..." she sobbed. "No, you shan't. What is your name? Don't cry. It will only make your mother sad." The woman asked her. "My name's Sana. Minatashi Sana." She uttered, wiping her tears. "Well, then, Sana, my name's Misako. Would you like me to look after you? You could call me mother." She smiled. "Okay." And the little girl took the woman's hand, and they went home.
END OF FLASHBACK
"A swing..." tears started to roll down Sana's face. Her knees began to give way, and she sat on the ground, crying. Hayama went up to her. "Kuarata. What's wrong?" he knelt beside her. "Hayama... I... I... I'm an adopted child." She sobbed even more. "My mom was shot dead at the playground, while sitting with me... that's when mama found me, and she took me home..." she leaned onto his chest, clutching his shirt tightly. He felt kinda sorry for her. He didn't see his own mother die while giving birth to him, but she saw her own mother die right in front of her. "Stop crying, Kurata. Kurata..." He whispered to her, embracing her. "Sana." "Sana. Stop crying..." [A/N: whoa!! I've never seen Hayama this comforting!!!] She cried herself until she fell asleep still clutching to his shirt. He just carried her back inside their cabin, to her bed, kissed her forehead and bid her goodnight.
A/N: well? How is it? Review please!!! Thanks a lot to those who gave me reviews!!! Oh, and if you're one of them right now, I already have read M.L.A.S.K. 1&2. I liked it sooooo much!!! . Thanks guys!!! Review!!! Don't be afraid to give me reviews!!! I won't get mad at you anyways... I just want to hear your positive and negative views about my work... you'll help me improve better. . I'll update soon, but it might take a little time since I only go online and continue my story during weekends. I wonder why teachers begin to give out much more homework... well, I'll try my best to upload soon!! .