the words that are italicized are thoughts..ok?
chapter 2: Memories of 2 months ago..
"Kaji-kun! Nice of you to join us! " nina said to Kaji as they were walking to the school fields.
"yeah..By the way, where's Tateishi? I thought she was joining us for recess?"
"oh ayu-chan? well she went to the cafeteria first to get something to eat. Tsujiai accompanied her."
"I see.."
"So..any problems? You seem depressed lately.."
"Um..no..nothing's wrong." Kaji answered with a forced smile.
"okay..uh..Kaji-kun..?Are you okay about it.. You know..about me and Tsuji.."
"It's fine." Kaji said shortly. Then he smiled. "as long as you're happy Nina. Just keep in mind that I'm always here for you.ok?after all, i am your BESTFRIEND.."
"Oh..hai.."
They walked together in awkward silence, both of them thinking about what happened just 2 months ago...
Flashback
It was about 5 in the afternoon. As nina was walking home, she heard someone calling her name. She turned around and saw that it was her bestfriend Kaji.
"Yo nina! why are you walking alone?" Kaji said once he was beside her.
"hey! I just finished doing my research in the library. Did your baseball practice just ended?" Nina asked cherfully.
"yeah. and boy it was so tiring. But it's okay. after all, baseball is my life."
"Haha! Should have known. anyway, is it true that Akiho-san confessed her feelings for you earlier and that you REJECTED her? Everyone in class was talking about it."
"well, yeah. and I feel guilty about it. But what can I do. I can't accept her feelings. Not when I like someone else.."
Nina stopped walking and stared at her bestfriend who was staring at the ground."
"YOU LIKE SOMEONE? How come you didn't tell me?" Nina asked looking hurt.
"Iia! Don't be upset! It's just that..I'm not sure if I should tell you.."
"Tetsushi! I'm your bestfriend remember?We promised that we won't keep any secrets from each other..It's not like I'm gonna laugh at you or what. Or maybe you don't trust me."
"NINA..don't say those kind of stuff...okay? I just really can't tell you..not now..not ever.."
"Why!"
"nevermind. it's getting dark. Let's go home."
But Nina held her ground.
"No. WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNLESS YOU TELL ME WHO SHE IS."
"Nina..."
"Why the hell won't you tell me!"
"I JUST CAN'T OKAY. Drop it Nina before I say something I'll regret."
"YOU ARE A COWARD KAJI TETSUSHI! YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL ME WHO SHE IS! OR MAYBE YOU'RE JUST MAKING THIS WHOLE CRAP UP!"
"Look, I'm just afraid of rejection, okay?"
"REJECTION? DUH! As if there's any girl alive that would reject you! Come on Kaji! You know that every single girl in our class LIKES you.."
"Yeah. All except one."
"Huh?"
"She...already likes..no..LOVES someone else.."
"How can you be so sure? You'll never know!"
"Fine. you really want to know who she is?"
"yeah. come on tell me."
"okay."
With that, Kaji started dragging Nina to his house and up to his room.
Kaji closed the door and placed his hands infront of Nina's eyes.
"Tetsushi?What are you doing?"
"I'll introduce you to the girl i Love."
"well okay. But why do you need to cover my eyes?"
"I want to surprise you okay. Just wait."
Then Kaji opened his closet where a big mirror is hidden.
"okay Nina. I want you to meet the girl i love."
he removed his hands from her eyes and when nina opened them, she was dumbfounded when she saw her reflection.
"She's the girl I'm crazy about. My bestfriend Sakura Nina." Kaji said softly.
Nina turned around and stared at Kaji. She opened her mouth to speak but no sound came out.
"I Love you Nina. I LOved you since we were in 3rd grade. Will you...go out with me..?"
"Tetsushi..."
"Yes?" Kaji asked hoping yet afraid of hoping too much.
"...g..gomenasai..." Nina whispered looking at the ground.
Kaji felt like his whole world was crushed to bits when he heard Nina's answer.
"I...I just can't go out with you..."Nina continued still looking at Kaji's Pine green colored carpet.
"...It's because of Tsujiai...right?" Kaji asked bitterly.
Nina's head snapped up.
"How..How did you know that...I mean.."
"I'm not dense like him Nina. I can tell by the way you look at him. You get all worked up whenever he's near or whenever he talks to you."
"I...I'm..." Nina stammered.
"Sorry?..Nevermind Nina. I never should have gave in to your pleading..It's okay. You don't have to say sorry. I already know your asnwer even before you said it. I don't know why that didn't stop me..didn't stop me from hoping you'll give me a chance to be your..boyfriend or something..when i know all along that i can only be Kaji Tetsushi...your BESTFRIEND.." Kaji said while trying his best not to cry infront of nina.
Nina started crying and hugged Kaji.
"Gomen!Gomen! I didn't know. I'm so sorry for being so stupid! I'm sorry for hurting you! Tetsushi please forgive me!" Nina continued to cry.
Kaji slowly wrapped his arms around his bestfriend and hugged her knowing that starting that day, things between him and Nina will never be the same. Not after everything that happened.Not after his confession. He savored the feeling of having his beloved in his arms even if she doesn't love him back. Kaji tried to remember everyting..before it ends...
And the monent Nina pulled away, Kaji knew that him and Nina..can only be BESTFRIENDS...because...HE'S NOT THE RIGHT ONE FOR HER..
After that day, Nina never called him "Tetsushi" again and instead she started calling him Kaji-kun..
END OF FLASHBACK
Kaji approached an empty picnic table and sat down. Nina sat across him and they just sat there in silence. Kaji looked up and said "Hey. They're here. TSUJIAI!OVER HERE!" Kaji called.
Tsujiai and Ayu walked over to them. Tsujiai sat down next to Nina. Ayu, having no other choice, sat down next to Kaji. Kaji faced her and smiled.
"hey. we never got to be introduced to each other formally. My name's Kaji Tetsushi."
Kaji held out his hand.Ayu smiled and shook his outstretched hand.
"Nice to meet you Kaji-kun! I'm Tateishi Ayu."
"Please call me Tetsushi." Kaji said having no idea why he said that to the girl who he just met.
"Only if you call me Ayu. to be fair." Ayu answered smiling.
"Okay then."
Nina looked at them and and exchanged a secret smile with TSujiai.
Looks like he finally found the girl he's destined to be with. I'm happy for you. Ganbatte ne...Tetsushi...
end of chapter
a/n: well?any comments? like it?want to throw it outside the window?praises?flames?too dramatic?tell me..please?arigato gozimasu!