I look to the stats page, down to the chapter ten. My eyes are wide and I am looking at you right now, yes that's right, you, with my bright and big teary eyes. "What?" I cried, "53? That's it?" Then I looked around, and if you don't like people readng over your shoulder, then there's no one else around. "What happened? Why53 only? What happened to all the people who kept clicking and reading this story? Where are you!" Then I cry. "I want you back!" Then I look at you sternly. "Oi you," I say, "that's right, you. What happened? What did you do? You're hiding my readers, aren't you? Aren't you? Answer me!"

Then my laptop grows hands and slaps me. I blink, then look at you embarrassed. "Did I scare you?" I ask meekly, "Or freak you out? No, wait don't go! Go on, read, as a means to make it up to you, I'll even post two chapters now! That's right two!"

Okay, people I'm back to my normal, cute self. Yes, that's right, I'm cute. Don't argue. I'm cute.

To answer the reviews:

neko11lover: Guess what, I just checked out your blog and it is to the warm embarrassment on my face that I saw my pen name there! Thanks for adding my suggestions on why Rukawa isn't gay, and for advertising my story! Don't give up on yours, it's really cute. By the way, why's the genre horror? Anyway, update that soon, and keep reviewing kay, hope you're having a nice summer over there!

keia mizuki: thanks for reviewing as always. If you're pinoy, sana hindi ka magsawa! Or if not, can someone translate that for me? It's lost in my thoughts in the moment. The only thing that comes close to that is, I hope that you continue reviewing! I love you for it!

Okay, people as I said before when I temporarily lost my sanity, I will be posting two chapters today! That's right, two! Why? Well, it's because I think that I did a cruddy job of writing chapter eleven, and I don't want my readers to think that I'm losing my touch or anything. I think that I did a better job in chapter twelve, but I want to make it up to you cause I really think that this isn't my best work, but I do hope that you still read it. Okay? Please, pretty please?

On to the story!

You Mean, Rukawa has a best friend?

Chapter Eleven

After three hundred and seventy nine consecutive mutterings of Spying is not bad, Rukawa has finally convinced himself that, well, spying isn't bad. He had immediately dressed in dark warm clothes and a hat, intent on following Kira and Sendoh wherever they were going.

At first he thought that he would like to wear that hat Kira gave, the one with a basketball pattern on it, so that he looked like he had half a basketball in his head. The hat had always amused him, but then thought that using that hat might make him stand out considerably.

To his relief, he saw that the masses around him was wearing the same color that he was: black. This would make him immensely hard to spot, no matter how tall he was.

He wondered where that idiot might be taking Kira. He thought that they might not be that hard to find, since Kira's a red head, and the idiot was tall.

He's still an idiot, he thought.

Bashing Sendoh Akira proved to be calming to his soul.

He found Kira and Sendoh in a flower shop downtown. Sendoh had just given her a single, bright red tulip, which Kira accepted gratefully, with a smile in her face.

Ha, he thought smugly, roses are her favorite and she likes pink. What an idiot.

He knew that Kira would accept it gratefully and not ask for a change. She would think that that would be immensely ungrateful of her. Rukawa even noticed that she had looked longingly at the pink roses that were behind the counter before leaving the shop.

They were walking to a mall now, and Rukawa followed. He wasn't exactly sure why he was spying. This, after all, had nothing to do with him whatsoever. He could be doing something more productive right now, like practicing basketball.

You like her.

Of course I like her, he answer, er, himself, angrily, she's my best friend.

You idiot. You like like her.

What?

Was she always that curvy? Did her smile change? Did she lose weight?

Rukawa knew his thoughts was mocking him. It would seem really stupid if he beat himself up in public.

Kira and Sendoh was going up to the top floor of the mall, where Rukawa knew where the movies where playing. So, they were going to watch a movie, he thought.

He saw that Sendoh was buying tickets for Without a Paddle. He wanted to cry out loud. But he had his dignity with him, so he cried out on the inside. Can't this boy leave the water alone? He didn't even think that that was a fishing movie!

They also bought popcorn. A large one, for them to share. Rukawa gritted his teeth. As he looked on, he thought about whether or not he should follow them and watch the movie too. If he followed in, he might just sleep through the film. If he didn't, he might fall asleep out there and he might be caught.

Then he saw the arcade and the basketball game was free.

Well, what would you do if you were Rukawa?

Rukawa left before the crowd that had been watching him became even more large in number. He was already attracting a small number of people after all, and he has already practiced shooting the ball for almost two hours now. He had thought that the crowd there would have been bored and went away. But it seemed to him that they were waiting for him to miss a shot…

He wasn't about to let that happen.

So instead of waiting for them to leave, he was the one who left, and waited in a table a good distance away from the cinemas. He ordered hot chocolate, and the waitress flirted with him. He glared at her. She walked away, extremely disappointed.

Finally, a good deal after he finished the hot chocolate, he saw Sendoh and Kira walking out of the cinemas. They were laughing. It must have been a good movie. Rukawa felt irritated. He had hoped Kira wouldn't like it.

He stood and followed. They were heading to a restaurant, to eat. It was then that Rukawa realized that he was hungry. His stomach rumbled silently. He entered the same restaurant as then and ordered food 15 minutes after they had ordered theirs.

He sat a few seats away from then, but he was still able to hear their conversation. He looked down at his sushi as he listened intently in their conversation.

"…he really is a nice guy you know," said Kira.

"I'm sure he is…around you." Answered Sendoh.

Rukawa felt his ears burning. He looked up to see Kira staring at Sendoh. She didn't answer him.

"Anyway," said Sendoh, "we're here to talk about you. You always turn the subject to Rukawa, and I see enough of him in the courts."

Kira's lips formed into a smile. "Well, what do you want to know?"

"Okay," said Sendoh, rubbing his hands. "Age."

"Sixteen."

"Siblings?"

"None."

"Parents."

"Dad's here. Mom's in Taiwan."

"Friends?"

"Kaede." A small smile formed in her lips.

Sendoh rubbed the back of his head. "You must really like him a lot don't you?"

Kira nodded.

"Height?"

"Five feet 6 inches."

"Tall."

"You would know."

"Birthday?"

"You tell me."

"August 10." Said Sendoh, grinning, "See? I remembered."

Rukawa stopped listening and started eating his lunch. They were talking about trivial things after all. He already knew everything he needed to know about Kira. It was part of the job description of best friend after all. It was then that Kira started firing the questions. He didn't listen. He didn't want to know anything about Sendoh Akira.

"Boyfriends?" asked Sendoh suddenly.

Rukawa's ears pricked up and he looked up again.

Kira was giving him an incredulous smile. "Now if I had a boyfriend, would I even consider going out with you today?"

"Good point."

"Thank you."

Rukawa snorted a little. Sendoh can really be an idiot sometimes.

All right, all the time.

"What about ex-boyfriends?" asked Sendoh curiously. "Anyone ever managed to pass Rukawa's test?"

Kira smiled. "Rukawa does not test my suitors," she said.

Rukawa smirked at his sushi.

"And it wasn't for the lack of trying."

"Ah," said Sendoh, "so he's tried?"

"Yep." Said Kira. "I've always managed to stop him, though."

"Just how you are able to control that ice prince is beyond me." Said Sendoh.

Ice prince?

"Ice prince?" asked Kira curiously. "Never heard anyone talk about him that way."

"That's because he actually talks to you," said Sendoh, "to us, well, he lets basketball do the talking for him."

Kira looked at him. "You sound like that's a bad thing."

"Actually, I admire the guy for his dedication."

Rukawa grabbed a glass of tea before he even started to choke.

Kira, however, choked. "You what the guy?"

Sendoh nodded. "I admire the dedication he has for basketball. The constant hours that he puts in in his practices, the fact that he doesn't care about anything but basketball, the sacrifices that he makes for the game. Not like me, though. I'm late for practice practically everyday, and always the first to leave. Basketball isn't the only thing that I like after all, there's sleeping – "

Kira smiled.

"- and there's fishing."

"Fishing?"

Sendoh nodded. "Fishing," he said, "fishing is extremely cool."

Kira looked very amused.

"Yep, fishing,"

For a moment, he looked dreamily up in the sky. Kira pondered whether he wanted to go fishing right now.

"But it's not like I'm not enjoying myself here," he added hastily.

Rukawa thought that he better add that statement.

Kira nodded, and blushed slightly. "I'm enjoying myself too."

After a few more minutes of talking, they left, slowly followed by Rukawa. They were just walking, talking, walking, pointing at things, Rukawa mostly noticed that Kira pointed at stuffed penguins, and lions, but refused when Sendoh said that he would buy it for her. He was starting to think that spying on the two of them had been a bad idea, and was halfway into thinking that he should just give up and go home.

After a few more minutes of walking, he went home.

He waited for Kira to come home. He didn't go to the basketball courts. Instead, he stayed in his room, playing with a soft plushie basketball and staring down the window every now and then to see if Kira was on her way home.

He kept the window open, even though the temperature was dropping fast, and just as it was almost completely dark and he was thinking of closing the window, voices floated in from the ground.

"I had a lovely time,"

Rukawa practically jumped out of bed and looked down. It was Kira, and she was still with Sendoh.

"It was my pleasure."

It was a few minutes before Rukawa finally registered that Kira and Sendoh were kissing.

Kissing.

You lost, dude. You lost to Sendoh Akira.

Rukawa slammed the window and shouted at the maid when she called him for dinner.

People, continue reading, there's another chapter! Because I love you all!