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Chapter 8Kaoru mustered all of her courage before she could act. Then, she looked at her beloved's eyes; tears were in her eyes and were waiting to fall down.
"O-otousan…" she mumbled.
"Otousan?" Sano asked, his eyebrows knitted. He took Kaoru's left arm and pushed the sleeve of her uniform up. His eyes widened when he saw the bandage that wrapped her left arm. "What the heck happened here?" he asked again, he was angry.
Kaoru began to feel afraid, her lips trembled and so does her fists. Sano scolded her and how come she wouldn't reply?
"Sa-sano…I can explain." Kaoru began. She took a handkerchief from her bag and began to wipe the tears in her eyes carefully, she wouldn't want to ruin her make-up. "It was some kind of training…" she continued.
The class realized that they were in the way of such a small argument between the couple. As quietly as they could, they walked towards one corner of the room…away from the couple.
Mai saw that Shinta was still staring at Kaoru. She tapped Shinta's shoulder to tell him to move. "This is getting personal, Shinta" she said, "Let's go."
The redhead wanted to argue but she was right, this is indeed getting personal. He turned around and walked towards his seat. He ignored the cries of the maiden and decided to continue on the book he was supposed to finish minutes ago. Mai sat beside Shinta, trying to look for a conversation.
"Training?" Sano asked, letting go of Kaoru's arm. He crossed his arms across his chest as he listen to his girl friend's explanation. He could tell that Kaoru was afraid or some sort because of her stammering words.
"T-the ni-night I-I came ho-home…" she explained, "The-there were dogs…"
"Dogs?"
"Y-yup…d-dogs…"
Sano shook his head and placed his hand on Kaoru's shoulder, showing comfort. "Try to calm down, Kaoru." He told her politely.
Kaoru inhaled deeply and tried to smiled, some tears formed in her eyes and then she wiped them again before it could fall down. 'Alright now, Kaoru.' She thought, 'Tell him everything and don't be scared…there's nothing to be afraid of.'
"You okay now?" Sano asked, taking her hands as he smiled.
Kaoru nodded as she smiled, "Yup."
Yahiko sat on the sofa patiently waiting for Tsubame to wake up and for Jin'eh to get lost. He sat there with his hands on his lap, his back was straight and he looked at Tsubame sleep.
Jin'eh was sitting on the other side, reading a newspaper. His idea was not to piss Yahiko off but just to read the newspaper and finish it as soon as possible. His legs were crossed and a pipe was in his mouth as he read.
Yahiko then stared at Jin'eh, still reading the newspaper. He looked at his wristwatch and then realized that he was late! He has to wake Tsubame up or else their teacher will kill them. He looked at Jin'eh again, still reading the paper. Yahiko knows more of the family background than Sano. He knows that the girl that slept beside him is just adopted and all of that. What he doesn't know is that Tsubame has feelings for him. Only Kaoru knows that and she promised that she would tell no body.
Finally, Jin'eh finished reading. He folded the paper and placed it on the table in front of him. He stood up and smiled at Yahiko then he walked towards the stairs to his room.
Yahiko gave out a heavy sigh and then he looked at Tsubame once more. He liked Tsubame too but as a friend. He had a crush on their classmate named Marimo (forgot the last name! ). The young girl was a rich as any body else and her father owns an amusement park.
He remembered when he first met Tsubame when he was just a couple of years younger. He was hitting a tree with a long stick, copying his favorite samurai that was on TV. When he hit the tree once more, the strap of his sandal broke. Tsubame saw it all and decided to approach the kid. They fell on a argument at first but it ended up that the young girl fixed his sandal.
Yahiko smiled at the memories. His thoughts snapped when he felt something vibrate at his right pocket. The sudden vibration caused him to jump and grumble. Then, he shoved his hands in his pockets and took out his phone. On the phone screen, Yutaro's name was one display. Yutaro is his best friend and they would mostly argue about whatever comes into their mind.
He pressed a button on his phone and placed it on his ear.
"Hello?" Yahiko asked innocently.
"HEY!! WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU?!" the other line shouted.
Yahiko pushed the phone away for a moment, Yutaro's voice was loud and was not clear. "You don't have to shout you idiot!!" he grumbled back.
"Alright, alright." Yutaro's voice calmed down. "Where are you by the way?"
Yahiko looked around before replying, "I'm at Tsubame's house. She told me to come…but she's asleep…I'll stay here for a while."
"Making a move huh?" Yutaro teased.
"Nande?!"
"Nothing, man!"
"Why you…"
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The server was down at an instant. Yahiko inserted his phone back into his pocket. Yutaro's a nice kid but he could be some kind of a bad ass some times.
"That darn idiot…making a move my ass!!" he grumbled, scratching his head.
"Who made a move?"
Yahiko turned around and saw Tsubame wide awake. She was disturbed by Yahiko's loud voice.
"I-I'm sorry…did I wake you up?" Yahiko asked, sitting down beside Tsubame.
"No…I just woke up on my own." She lied, giggling.
Yahiko looked at Tsubame strangely. "What are you laughing at?" he asked. He was confused but really, what was Tsubame laughing at.
"Nothing!" Tsubame replied, trying to stop her giggles. Yahiko rolled his eyes and sighed.
"Are you not going to school?" Yahiko asked, shoving his hands in his pockets. He was also confused why the heck is he there. Is because…? (you'll find out guys! Haha! )
"No…for this day only…I hope you understand…" Tsubame answered, reaching for a pillow, hugging it softly.
"Uh…ok…" Yahiko replied, smiling. His tummy began to growl, and Tsubame heard it. It made her giggle once more.
"Uh…that's nothing…"Yahiko mumbled, his face turning beet red.
Tsubame tried to stop her laughs, there were already tears in her eyes. "I see that you're hungry…" she replied in between giggles.
"Stop it!" Yahiko growled. "You're like…mocking me…"
His words trailed off as he looked up, his cheeks were already as red as it could be. Then he looked at Tsubame, who was also looking at him with her quiet face. He has never seen Tsubame this noisy and energetic (I agree!)…probably because of the noisy sister?
"I'm sorry, Yahiko…" Tsubame announced, "But if you want to eat, let's eat…"
Tsubame stood up and placed the pillow back in place neatly. In the family, she's the most helpful and kind girl…next to her mother. Kaoru is just kind whenever she's with the people of such kind…people she always wanted to go out with.
Yahiko looked at his feet and shuffled it. "Whatever you want…" he replied.
Tsubame smiled and approached Yahiko. Looking at him, she tried to catch his eye until it rested on hers. "Hey." She whispered, "Let's go to the kitchen and eat…"
Thanks for the reviews once again and here are my replies to the reviews on the previous chapter:
Gabby hyatt – you know how some social girls are? Hehe! Well some of them think that every boy in the neighborhood likes them and…that! Well Kaoru doesn't really hate Shinta. She see Shinta as a irritating kid and since almost the whole school addressed him as a nerd…well that's it!
Scythe195 – Kaoru is a brat because she's rich and she's famous…thinking of having the power…!! But she'll change...you'll see…sly grin
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