Cupid's Bullet

Ugly Chibbi

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As Yuzuki mounted off of her bike, letting the wind hit at her heavenly features, her eyes dead and hollow. She was depressed again.

'Why do I allow myself to put on a happy mask with Minoru?....' She thought looking away from the many curious faces that turned in her direction as she continued forth.

"Ohayo." Someone spoke from the distance. Yuzuki straightened up and turned to the voice that called out in a morning greeting, her eyes blinking, going back into their happy false glow.

"Hai?" She asked looking out, finding a boy, his arrow neatly behind him, a smile pulled at his lips, she noticed his blush.

"Good Morning, Tsutomu..." She said in a gentle voice. He had jet black spiky hair, his eyes a gentle ocean blue, his form lean and tall, his height around 5' 9''.

"It is good to see you." She smiled and bowed respectfully, the young man smiled, his hand going to the back of his head, trying to scratch out his sudden nervousness as he began to laugh.

"You don't have to bow, Yuzuki. " Tsutomu spoke out in a chuckle. Yuzuki stoop up looking at him curiously.

"We are in the same grade level after all." He spoke. Yuzuki looked up to him and then smiled. "I show respect because you are popular and very kind. " Yuzuki spoke, looking into his eyes. "I show respect to you because I admire you." Yuzuki smiled making the boy go slightly red.

"You're not such a loner yourself, Yuzuki." The boy spoke in a laugh. Yuzuki blinked slightly, tilting her head to the side in confusion. "Loner?" She asked cutely.

The boy laughed and shook his head. "Never mind Yuzuki, I came here to ask you if it would be possible for you to join the archery club this year." The boy asked, his voice turning shy. "I was hoping you would join this time."

"Yes, I will join the Archery club." Yuzuki smiled, and then looked down. Tsutomu noticed her eyes fade in glow before her eyes disappeared in the shadow of her bangs.

"Yuzuki?" Tsutomu asked reaching his hand to her gently, touching her shoulder slightly, making her flinch slightly. "What is it?" She asked, he noticed her smile, but she didn't look up at him.

"Are you all right?" He asked looking down to her, allowing his other hand to grasp the other shoulder.

"I'm fine, Tsutomu..." She assured him and made a move to pull away. "I'm like any other girl-"Yuzuki began tilting her head sideways, making her eyes visible.

"I'm just a bit sad… that's all…" She said looking up to him, he spotted her eyes glassy, she smiled, her eyes closing gently, one little tear falling out.

"May I know? Would you like to talk about it, Yuzuki?" He asked gently, looking to her, his hands moving on her shoulders soothingly, she shook her head, letting her tears fall out in a fluid motion. Everything about her was graceful, how she walked, how she talked…even how she cried. He's known Yuzuki for a long time now; she transferred into his high school in the 10th grade. Ever since then he's talked with her the best he could, not so much as to make it seem obvious that he liked her, of course he had gotten himself passed the fact that he did indeed like her.

"I…would-.." She tried to talk out what she was feeling; he noticed one of her hands go up to her chest, as if trying to ignore a pain she was getting. "I don't understand… this pain... Here." She spoke out her fingers grazing the sides of her breast.

Tsutomu blushed darkly understanding the gesture made to her heart, but the way her small, petite, perfect fingers grazed over her own sensitive flesh made him uncomfortable with himself, and the fact that his hands were still on her shoulders.

"Tsutomu, there is so many secrets I want to reveal about myself, but I know if I did you'd reject me." She spoke tears falling.

"I can't even begin to tell you what I'm going through, because if I did, I'd have to tell you why I feel like this..." Yuzuki spoke, tears spilling.

"Why can't you tell me?"

"There's a lot to discuss, a lot of history to go through…" Yuzuki said. Tsutomu looked at her, his eyes boring into hers.

"Please…" He said suddenly, not caring who looked at her, his head bent down slightly kissing her forehead. "Please…tell me what the matter is--" He asked, as if begging her to tell him. "I've known you were always very mysterious, no one knows a thing about you, where you were born... why you're here?" Tsutomu said looking into her eyes as more tears fell, a blush that showed, shame stained her cheeks, making her eyes glow slightly.

Her mouth open as if wanting to tell him, desperately wanting to say something her cheeks went darker. Tsutomu kept looking into her eyes, they flashed slightly in the suns direction, while she looked at him, her hair flowing in the wind.

"I'm in love with someone…" She spoke weakly seeing his eyes widen slightly.

"He shows no sign of caring about me, he...he even got a girl friend." She spoke out, a pained smile grazing her lips. She nodded in a small smile. "I was angry at him… he wanted me to meet her, and I said nothing to him, I was rude…"

"I understand your pain…" Tsutomu answered silently, looking at her and seeing her head shot up to meet his gaze.

"You do?" She asked looking at him. "Hai, I understand all too well…" Said Tsutomu and then took her hand, leading her away from her chained bike.

"Come on, let's go to class." He said smiling.

She nodded numbly, looking into his direction, finding his smiling face. Her face turned to one of confusion, feeling her heart beat gently.

"Hai."

Class went through as usual, usually when her mind trailed off she always found Tsutomu peering at her from the side of his eye. She never noticed how much he watched over her, always gazing at her. As the nutrition bell rang she stayed in her 2nd period and continued to study her work.

"Are you going to eat?" Asked Tsutomu gently touching her shoulder.

Yuzuki jumped out of her trance and looked up to him blinking.

" Hai."

"What are you going to eat?" He asked. Yuzuki smiled nervously.

"I don't really know.." She spoke looking down blushing. Tsutomu blinked and walked to his desk, taking out a box out of his pack. Yuzuki blinked as he set it in front of her.

"What is it?"

Tsutomu laughed a bit.

"Your food."

To Be Continued….

Sorry for the delay! I'd like to thank; pokey, shadow100926, Bunny, Sakura Blossom-Cilla-85:P

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