Summer Days

By Enchantor

Chapter 2: Mending, breaking

Eight years later after that fateful night, riding on the bus on the way to school, Chihiro as usual looked out the window watching the scenery passes by, lost in thought. Her best friend sitting beside her, her face in her book, yet occasionally glancing at her friend checking up on her. Throughout the bus ride, it remained uneventful, not a word was said nor heard, but that silence was soon to be broken when they reached their destination.

"Argh…look at the time Chi, we are late for first period! Come on…get your bum going or else we are going to be late and then I am going to blame it all on you…and you won't be able to talk to him before class!" Chrystal grabbed Chihiro's jacket and raced her across the campus.

"Talk to who?" Chihiro a little lost looked at her friend as they were running to their first class of the day, and unfortunately it was their least favourite of subjects.

"You know who! And don't give me that look, you know pretty well who it is…so drop your innocent face act!"

"Ooo…you mean Serg…"

"Now I got through to your thick head…didn't you say you want to talk to him before class!"

"I did?"

"Well, more like you have been acting like that since you saw him in high school."

"I did?"

"Stop doing that, you are going to make me go insane!"

"Sorry."

"Oh no…that's not going to help you this time Chi. You have been out of it since yesterday…are you okay?"

"Ya…I think."

"Then why did you accept his offer to go to the prom with you, and then just drop him like a stone. He's a guy you know…and they tend to obtain pretty huge egos under all that skin!"

"Your point being?"

"Do I have to be so straight forward with you? Argh!…This is so frustrating!…My point is just go talk to him whether you like him or not, make him feel better. You know, he's been in a heartbreak a while ago because of you. You accepted his offer to the prom, and then never said a word to him, and act like he was invisible. If a guy did that to me, I would be crying right now. I am surprised that he didn't yet…well at least not in public. Go Chi, talk to him at least once, do it not for him but a favour for me since you still owe me a few."

"This is so unlike you. You've never given away favours before." Chihiro was shocked, and that's an understatement to put it considering Chrystal next response will fly her off the moon.

"I feel bad for him…like he finally got the courage to ask you to the dance and then you dumped him for no apparent reason except of your stupidness!" whispered Chrystal.

It felt like a blow in the face for Chihiro, and was now more interested in staring at the ground.

"I don't know what to say," whispered Chihiro faintly and was barely heard by Chrystal.

"You don't have to say much…at least say "hi"…but really I don't expect much of you…and if you don't want him, just don't raise his hopes too high or he'll die if you run away." Comforted Chrystal while at the same time, teasing.

"I'll try"

"That's a good girl…I am always here to back you up!" winked Chrystal

As they arrived at the math building, they saw nonetheless a teenage boy with blond hair sitting on the steps to the building, his hair waving in the wind, eyes closed.

"Now's your chance Chi!" and Chrystal gave her friend a push towards the boy.

Chihiro resisting fell towards the boy.

"Ahhh…" closing her eyes expecting impact upon the hard surface of the floor.

"Caught you!" A male voice caught her ears, she looked up and was met with the bluest eyes she ever saw, they remind her of the sea on a sunny day.

"Aaa…Serg…thanks."

"No problem…for a second I thought you were going to hit the ground for sure, it was a good thing I've caught you before that." Smirked Serg still having Chihiro in his arm.

"Can I get off from your arms?" squeaked Chihiro looking very uncomfortable and blushing like she never had.

"Thanks again Serg, I better catch up with Chryst or else she'll kill me," she bowed and turned towards the door.

"It's a surprise she even had let you fall. If I didn't know her better, she's plotting something. If I were you, I would be careful, you'll never know what she is going to do." Serg said not looking at her, and walked through the door, leaving a stunned Chihiro to ponder on what was being said.

Once she had composed herself, leaving no emotional traces on her face, enter the building finally.

Chrystal had been looking out, her eyes had been scanning around the lecture hall searching for her and even saved her a seat, which was an improvement to her character.

Finally seeing Chihiro at the other end of the lecture hall, she stood up and waved.

"Hey Chi, over here!" Chrystal hollered.

Looking up at the seats, Chihiro saw her and begin to make her way over to her, when somebody slammed into her, sending her flying to the wall with a thud. The last thing she saw before darkness enveloped her was a pair of soft worried teddy brown eyes.

Chryst