"Yoshikawa you jerk!"
"Huh, you are?"
"Oww, hey why did you hit me for!? You should know that I was the one that saved you!"
"Besides who's Yoshikawa anyway?"
"Hum, you 're not Yoshikawa then?"
"Oh sorry I yelled I thought you were someone else, I'm Uehara Anko."
'Hmm, he isn't Yoshikawa? But… his face does sort of looked like him.' Uehara pondered.
Uehara was mad, at first she had thought that her savior was Yoshikawa, the boy that she used to tease and bully in junior high. She was hopeful that he was Yoshikawa, if it was him then she could finally get the chance to beat him up for leaving her after he had befriended her. After all they had finally gotten along, but then he left one day leaving her feeling regretful.
One year ago, it was the start of a new semester at Holy Forest Academy. The graduating class year 3 of secondary school was starting school in the high school division of Holy Forest Academy. Uehara was looking forward to seeing the whole class 3-4 again. She was excited to see everybody from class 3-4 especially her friends. Homeroom was pretty normal with people chatting, the atmosphere was the same as class 3-4 because most of the students in class 3-4 was in her class as well. The whole class 3-4 terror squad and the head master Daimon's former henchmen was all there in her homeroom class this year as well.
The only person that she noticed was missing was Yoshikawa. Later that day Uehara asked Yuki Miyamori, the son of a yazuka leader who Yoshikawa befriended during secondary school after Onizuka convinced him to attend school, on Yoshikawa's where about. Her attempt was in vain since nobody had the answers to Yoshikawa's where about, she decided to ask Kikuchi who was one of Yoshikawa's friends. Kikuchi simply reply that Yoshikawa had transferred to a different school before the new term.
Presently…
"Hey Anko are you coming the party?" Asked Mayuko Asano.
"Yeah Onizuka and Murai's gang is having reunion party at the school's court yard. Everyone's there so you coming are not?" Asked Naoko Izumi.
"Onizuka probably started that party to get free foods brought in by the students anyway. SO yeah I won't bring anything, but I guess I'll go anyway so I'll meet you guys there." answered Anko. 'Maybe I'll see a old classmate there.'
Around later in the afternoon, Uehara was walking to the party alone. She planned to get there before dark, but she got side tracked. While passing by the arcade area, three boys noticed her and started to advance toward her. She was cornered into the alley by a those boys. At that moment she thought that nobody could help her. She was in danger and her only hope was to scream. As the situation became dreadful and when all hope seemed to be lost the most astounding thing happened. She was saved by a interloper.
Uehara was lost in thought as ponders about the boy who she had just mistakenly called Yoshikawa.
'He looks like Yoshikawa, but he said he isn't. But if he isn't Yoshikawa then why did he called out my name? Did he think that I couldn't hear him? Or is he playing with me? Or maybe he knows me cause he knows Yoshikawa? Then again I might have mention my name out loud at one point. Ahhhh it's confusing , if I get my hands on that pervert Yoshikawa I'm going to strip and beat him up again just for fun.' Uehara displayed expressions mixed of confusion and anger on her face as she was deep in thoughts.
"Hum hey you alright? Hey are you going to stare at me all day or we going to leave before those guys wake up?? Hello? Helloo? You hear me?"
"Shut up!!!," yelled Uehara coming out of her thoughts blushing as she realized what she had just done. "Hum, I mean ok let's go."
"Hey, you don't have to get work up, I'm sorry if I pissed you off. You just looked confuse so I just want to make sure that you're alright. Anyway SO where were you heading to at this time of the day? To your boyfriend maybe.. hmm? Hehe…."
"NO!!, a class reunion!," Uehara quickly answered him with a slap to his face.
"Damn you could of just said so without being so abusive! Always has to be so temperamental."
"What did you called me? Answer me, but of course you wouldn't know you jerk!," yelled Uehara.
"Oh you heard that …hum never mind. So… who's this Yoshikawa you screamed for back there huh hehe?"
"That none of your business unless you want another slap," Uehara retorted.
" Oh you must of really hated him then since you didn't utter a single word about him. "
"……" Uehara remained silent at the question.
"….Hum hey Uehara is it? I'll walk you there wherever you going."
"No thanks, I think I'm going home now, beside it getting late you should too." Said Uehara.
"It's alright I 'm heading that direction myself."
" Oh and where is that direction you say? How could you possibly know where I live? Uehara asked.
After trying to get a answer out of her savior with no luck Uehara gave up. She decided to let him walk with her at least to a certain point. Then once they'll reach that certain point, she'll walk home alone.
The two teens walked in silent for about 30 minutes before they reach Inokashira Park.
"Hum thanks you know for back there, my house isn't too far ahead so you can leave now," demanded Uehara.
"Oh, Okay but, don't hit anybody with your purse or anything if they startle you from behind cause you know you might whack them in the nose. If that happens you'd have to lay them down on your lap to stop the nosebleed. Hehe and you know how that looks like to a passerby." With that the boy who had saved her started to walk back.
"Pervert!!" Uehara yelled
'Huh wait, what did he mean by nosebleed? The only person I have done that to was Yoshikawa. That happened on the night of the festival where we met in Inokashira Park. That idiot only wanted to see me that night not because he wanted to, but to take back the game that I had picked up because Onizuka wanted to borrow it. Then again, we did go to the festival together. '
After thinking for few minutes, it dawned on her that the person who had walked along side her was Yoshikawa all along. She felt kind of stupid because of the fact that he did look like Yoshikawa only because he was Yoshikawa. She was agitated with the situation and wished that she had questioned the Yoshikawa look alike more earlier.
Now she was absolutely sure it was Yoshikawa with all the remarks and hints he made to her. As soon as she realized that it was Yoshikawa she turned and confronted him.
"YOSHIKAWA IS THAT YOU, YOU JERK!!??" asked the girl sounding mad and relief at the same time.
"Hum… Miss Uehara??" Yoshikawa nervously asked.
"Hum Miss Uehara, before you get mad please calm down and let me explain. I was just trying to lighten up and have a little fun with the situation? Yeah that's it lighten up the situation. I didn't mean to upset you or anything honest." Yoshikawa pleaded for his life.
"FUN!! YOU CALLED THAT FUN!!" Screamed Uehara looking ready to kill.
Before Yoshikawa realized it, it was all over for him. The world became dark as he closed his eyes. He felt the hard impact of the cement walkways. Uehara had just punched Yoshikawa square in the face. Yoshikawa now was lying down on the ground in pain. "Oww, that hurts. Bloods?"
"Hey look that at that. Those two are daring aren't they?" Said a passerby.
"Lucky kid, she's probably not wearing any panties," said the other.
"Yea maybe, but it too dark to see anything right haha," retorted the other one.
"Adults, they always come to conclusion even before they know anything," commented Uehara.
Yoshikawa was lying down on one of the park's bench with is head resting on Uehara's lap. Uehara was trying to stop Yoshikawa's nose from bleeding since she had punched his face earlier, but her nervousness got the best of her and she accidentally inflicted more pain.
A few minutes after things was looking better, the bleeding had became less severe and more manageable.
"Yoshikawa I'm sorry that I hit you, It was an accident."
"Another déjà vu huh? Haha, It alright it's happen before remember?" asked Yoshikawa still lying down with his head on Uehara's lap.
Flash back summer night.
Uehara was sitting on the bench waiting to return Yoshikawa's game that she had found and picked up earlier. Yoshikawa had phoned Uehara about the game, so later she decided to return the game to him at Inokashira Park. Inokashira Park was filled with lovers on dates at night. Most lovers were making out on the park's benches. Soon she had regretted picking the park as a meeting place because it was making her uncomfortable. A old man approached her asking her if she was a runaway and he felt sympathetic for her and offered to pay for a hotel room for her.
At that point she was scared. She then started to walk, but the old man kept on following her so she was desperate to escape from the old man. A few moments later she was saved by a group of men. The men had beaten up the old man and offered her a ride since they feel that a girl shouldn't be alone at night. Feeling scared and desperate Uehara screamed for the Police. At the mentioning of police the three men quickly departed. At that point Yoshikawa showed up. Uehara accidentally bashed him causing a nose bleed. Then people walking by commented on their compromising position when Yoshikawa was resting his head on Uehara's lap.
End Flashback
"Yeah true, but the last time it happened was justifiable. I mean I did sit there in the park alone waiting for you after all. A old man and some perverts even tried to take advantage of me earlier, so I bashed you by reaction when you had came behind me. Besides, I did return your game didn't I ?"
"Yeah, Thanks." Reply Yoshikawa.
After the bleeding had subsided Yoshikawa decided to take Uehara home in last effort to minimize her anger.
"Hum hey Miss Uehara? You want to go home now?" asked Yoshikawa.
"Yeah I guess it's getting late. Hum Yoshikawa, will I see you again, I mean see you around or whatever?" asked Uehara seeming nervous.
"Hum I don't know, but here if you need anything you should call me." Yoshikawa handed Uehara a copy of his home number and phones so they can contacted each other if need be.
After a few minutes of walking they finally reach Uehara's house. "Hey ahh thanks again for earlier and maybe next time you could show me stuff about the arcade again?" Uehara softy asked. "Sure next time then." With that said Yoshikawa began to walk home.
Yoshikawa deeply sighed " that went well, only a bloody nose. Home will be another matter though. My parents are probably asleep by now, my only choice is to sneak in through the window. Oh well at least I won't get scold yet." Turning around for a one last look at the door, he continued home.
To be continued..maybe
on a side note: the nose bleed scene was in the manga and many others as well.