Yes... Chapter 4... I think this is my favorite Chapter I've written so far. Key words 'so far'. But it does have the most stuff happening in it. I got this idea from roleplays and while I was sitting in Biology class, obviously not paying attention. So please read and review! Thanks bunches!


Chapter 4: I'm not that girl...

All weekend Kira tried to come up with a way to tell Jou the drama club wanted him to be the stagehand, but they all seemed wrong. One seemed like she was hitting on him, the other seemed desperate, the other seemed stupid, and they all ended up sounding pathetic. She just couldn't convince anyone to play that part, especially Jou. She decided she was just going to tell him whatever came out of her mouth when she woke up Monday morning for school.

Her plan ended up being completely foiled by teenage gossip.

When Kira walked into school, feeling confident that she could make stuff up, things just slowly fell apart. She slipped into homeroom to find Jou, but only saw a group of kids talking. She sat down in the back to wait for him, but her legs and hands wouldn't stop moving. She was so twitchy it would have been unnerving if she had any nerves left. She tried to forget what she had to do and listen to their conversation for a good laugh, but it ended up not being funny.

"Did you hear what I heard?"

"About Jou?"

"Yea… and that girl from the other school…"

"Yea! She thought he was hot playing soccer and stuff…"

"I wonder how far they went…"

"Oh please! With Jou it couldn't have been too far…"

"You never know… he is a guy!" They all broke out into giggles and continued talking about Jou and some girl at the soccer game.

Kira sat there staring at her desk as if it had an unreadable text on it. She squinted her eyes and shook her head lightly. Why did this bug her? She was just going to ask him to play a part with her. It was just a part in play, no harm done. Then why did she lose every single particle of courage she had when she found out he had been with someone else.


Kira felt like she was out of her body that entire day. She was sitting in the corner of the classroom watching everything happen. She hadn't aced that test or answered any of those questions. She sat in the corner thinking deeply about everything. She had to talk to Jou now, even if it bugged her. If she didn't it would eat away at her forever.

After school Kira had wandered outside to find him, but he was nowhere to be seen. She decided to head home and change into a different outfit. She changed into jeans and a black t-shirt. She began to head back to the school when she saw Jou walking her way. A smile played on his lips and he had his bag thrown over his shoulder.

"Hey Kira!" he called out as they met up. Kira tried to smile, but it was weak and forced.

"Hey…" she managed to get out, still trying to organize her words.

"What's up?" Jou asked, smiling as he looked down at her.

"Well… I have to ask you… ya know the rumors about after your soccer game…" Kira didn't manage to look back up at him as she said this. She glanced about the street instead, avoiding his gaze. Jou didn't reply at first, just played with his bag a bit and smiled weakly.

"We just sorta… we didn't do anything real dirty…" Jou said, watching Kira. Normally he would have had fun telling anyone about it and made stuff up, but it was odd saying something to her about it.

"But you guys are together right?"

"Maybe… I guess…"

"Ok… well… see ya later…" Kira said turning quickly and heading off down the street. Jou quickly caught up with her, grabbing her arm and turning her towards him.

"Kira… what are you-?" Jou began, but paused when he saw her eyes were partly watery.

"Whatever… it doesn't matter…" Kira said. She tried to smile and hide the tears, but it didn't work.

"Kira…" Jou tried to say something, but he couldn't. She quickly turned and ran off down the street.

Why do I care so much? Kira thought as she ran down the street. Inside she knew the reason, but she didn't want to admit it to herself. She had let the tears fall freely now as she stopped running. She stood looking out at the ocean. A large brick fence stood between her and the rocks that the waves crashed upon. She managed to pull herself onto the fence and sat facing the ocean.

Kira's hair tumbled down her shoulders as she sat there. Her brown eyes focused on her shoes as they swayed below her. Slowly the tears slipped out of her eyes and hit the rocks below her. She blinked and a few more hit her legs as they swayed. She held to the fence as if she would fall if she didn't.

"Kira?" a deep familiar voice called from behind her. Kira kept her head down and focused on her feet as she thought for a moment. She knew that voice…

"Seto?" she questioned, managing to sound normal instead of stuffy and confused.

"I knew I heard something about you moving into town…" Kaiba said and laughed lightly. Kira turned to see a smirk on his lips. Quickly it slipped from his face when he saw her tears. He hadn't expected to see her crying. She always hit his soft spots. He took a few steps forward and placed a hand on her shoulder. She crumbled underneath that hand and wrapped her arms around him. He sighed and hugged her as the tears dripped from her face to his shoulder.

"Don't hurt the jacket…" Kaiba growled. His voice sounded cruel, but she knew he was joking more than anything. Kira's laugh was muffled by his trench coat against her face.

What the two didn't know was that, a few feet across the street, Jou stood watching. He had run after her, hoping to make some sense out of all of this. What he found made him twitch. Why does this bother me? Jou thought as he stood there, practically paralyzed. He shook his head and was about to leave when he twitched again.

Kaiba lifted Kira off the fence. Her legs lay lip across his arm and she held tight to his neck. His other arm carefully supported her back. As Kaiba turned and began to carry her down the street, Jou saw Kira's face. Her eyes were closed tightly and only a few tears trickled down her face. She had a sweet smile on her face. Jou had never seen either of them together, but it looked like they had always known each other.