DISCLAIMER:
oy. standard disclaimer. gokusen doesn't belong to me nor the characters or the story. i just own this story.
SUMMARY:
She cries, he comforts. She askes, he confesses. She leaves, he smiles.
Shin x Yankumi
COMFORT FILLED WITH IRONIC CONFESSION
by: sSJM22o7
Chapter 2- She askes, he confesses
Shin pulled away and stared at her in astonishment.
"He IS? To whom?" Shin never knew that Shinohara is intrested or even like someone. Now we all know that even though he somehow respects the policeman, he couldn't help but feel a tiny bit of resentment to the dark haired man. After all, Shin couldn't just ignore the fact that the object of his secret affection/obsession is in-love with him. And the situation he's caught up with now is probably the best proof to that statement. Before, seeing her sigh dreamily get all googly-eyed whenever she sees the policeman makes him want to punch his lights out. Now seeing her cry over the damn man, Shin had to resist the murderous urge to cut Shinohara's head off and shove it in a blender and throw the finished product down the toilet. But then if he does do that, YANKUMI will cut HIS head off, shove HIS HEAD into a blender and throw the finished product of HIS HEAD down the toilet.
Yankumi, unaware of the morbid thoughts that was going on in her student's head on how to kill the man she was currently crying over with, sniffled before saying in a more steady voice.
"To his childhood friend. He saw her 2 moths ago after about 7 years of not seeing each other. He fell inlove with her after that. Last night, he proposed to her. He didn't just ask her to be his GIRLFRIEND. He asked her to be his WIFE. No wonder he's always busy lately. He doesn't even go out with us anymore." tears came into her eyes again. "And the woman said YES."
"...I see.." he said quietly.he was torn between feeling happy that Shinohara is not in his way anymore and feeling guilty about even thinking of celebrating.
"She has no idea how lucky she is." Yankumi stated wearily.
A moment of silence passed between them.
"DAMN THAT FUCKING LUCKY WOMAN!" Now if he wasn't Sawada Shin, he would have jumped out of his skin after hearing her outburst. Any trace of sadness was gone and was replaced with the look he hated and, even though he won't admit it to his classmates, scared of: her "devil face". Terrifying. He shuddered. Yeah that's what section 3-D calls it. She gets that look whenever she's smoking mad or when she's ready to beat someone up. Most specifically Tetsu and Minoru. He sweatdropped. Talk about unpredictable. One moment she's crying her eyes out. Then she's mad. Shin groaned inwardly. /Wonder what's next. Realization of her rash outburst maybe? Who knows./ He sighed. / Damn this woman and her twisted mind and her equally twisted mood swings/
"Oy. Calm down will ya? You're wearing your 'Devil face' again. It's freaking me out and you know it. I'm sure you don't want me to bolt and leave you here, right? Now stop it."
Yankumi blinked. "Oh. Right. Sorry for that." She smiled a bit. Then she sighed. "I guess I shouldn't blame her. It's not her fault Shinohara-san fell inlove with her. If his heart longs for her, who am I to play the villain, right?" She shook her head and grinned, missing the fact that Shin rolled his eyes at her cheesy choice of words. "Guess Shinohara-san and I are just not meant to be."
"Aa." he replied.
Another moment of silence.
"Yosh!" She yelled suddenly while punching her fist in the air. "No more crying over Shinohara!"
He almost jumped again when she started shouting her usual "Go Kumiko-chan!" tirade.
/Damn. She really needs to stop doing that 'outburst' thing. She's gonna give me a heart attack./ Shin thought wryly. He looked at her. Her eyes began to regain it's usual glow. He searched her face for any sign of pretensions or a false mask of happiness. When he saw none, he smiled slightly. Things turned out pretty okay in the end after all.
"Okay! I'm back to being the cheerful Kumiko-chan again! I'm gonna wait for Mr. Right and I'm gonna be good friends with Shinohara-san! And I will become the best teacher ever! Yes! That's right! I can do this! Woohoo! GO!" She yelled happily, punching her fist again in the air for emphasis. It was only then did she notice something.
She was holding Shin's hand in hers.
Shin, seeing her glance down with a confuse look on her face, looked down as well and saw that their hands were intertwined with each other. Somehow during the time he was comforting her, his hand found hers and held on to it for so long that he forgot to let go.
Yankumi blushed a bit before pulling her hand out of his with one quick move. She laughed nervously.
"Eh..ehehehehe! I'm sorry for that Sawada! Didn't know how the hell that happened!"
He slowly nodded his head before standing up. If he was disappointed that she pulled out her hand so soon, he showed no sign of it. He stretched his legs that had fallen asleep and once he can feel them again, held out his hand for Yankumi to take. She stared at him, surprised at the sudden act of chivalry. Shin coughed lightly and looked away. If he didn't, he was sure she'll notice that he's starting to turn beet red. And it's not because of the weather.
"Just take my hand and stand up already. You're starting to look stupid, sitting there on the ground like some lost kid."
Yankumi pouted then grinned before taking his hand. She stood up, bounced on her toes and ruffled his hair despite his efforts to swat her hand away.
"You're such a softie do you know that?" He raised his right eyebrow at the comment.
/Softie?/ She beamed at him before continuing. "You act all tough and all but deep inside you're a genuinely nice person. Who would have thought that you'll be the one to help me on my darkest and saddest moment ever?Well, after my parents' death anyway." She chuckled before 'lightly' punching Shin in the arm. She ignored his slight wince. "You'll make a fine boyfriend Sawada! For sure your girlfriend is so happy that she's with you! She'll never let you go believe me!"
Shin, not knowing what to say, settled to mumbling "Whatever." He sat down on the bench, carefully keeping his head down to hide his now blushing cheeks. When he managed to bring his skintone back to normal, he looked up and was surprised to see Yankumi's face mere inches away from his, a questioning look on her face. Damnit. So much for the effort of returning back his skintone to normal.
"Say, Sawada. You never told me anything about your girlfriend."
"I don't have one." He mumbled hastily before lowering his head again. /Damnit. This is stupid. I'M acting stupid. Fuck. If this keeps up, I won't be able to sleep for a week./
"Eh?" Yankumi stared at him in disbelief. "Are you friggin' serious? You don't have one!"
Shin, not trusting his voice at the moment, settled for shaking his head as a no.
"Eh?hmmm..why? Ah! I get it! You're picky!" Yankumi clapped her hands, happy that she managed to figure her mysterious student out.
/Yeah. That's why I never liked anyone until you came along./ "Whatever. Mind you're own business Yankumi. Your too much asking of questions will get you killed one day."
"Hmph! As if!" She snorted. "Fine I'll stop asking you now Mr. Touchy!" she stuck her tongue out at him. "Well for sure you DO like someone!"
He kept quiet.
"Waaaah! You DO like someone!" She started dancing around, laughing all the while. She stopped infront of him, her hands clasped behind her. "Who is she? Do I know her? Is she pretty? Rich? Tell me!" Yankumi begged.
/Damn. I HATE it when she asks me these on-the-spot questions./ Shin cursed in his mind. He sighed. Knowing Yankumi, she won't stop till she hets her asnwer.
"You know her. She doesn't go to school anymore. She's not pretty and yeah you can say she's rich." /Of course she's rich. She's a yakuza OJOU for god sake./
"And-?"
/And she's standing right infront of me./ " And what?" he asked her in a bored tone.
"And who's she? Aren't you gonna tell me?"
/YOU./ He bit his tongue. He almost said it out loud. Fuck. "Got that right. No way I'm gonna tell you." He closed his eyes and tilted his head back. "Knowing you you'll probably ruin everything for me." /Yeah by rejecting me and calling me 'KID'./ he thought sourly.
"Eh! No fair! You have no faith in me at all eh? Humph. FINE. Wait, she's not pretty? Then why did you like her?
/Coz she's not just pretty. In my eyes, she's the most gorgeous woman I've ever seen." Fuck. Great. Now he's the one using cheesy words. And incredibly cheesy ones at that.
"None of your business. Now go and leave me in peace! You still have a class to teach and i have a magazine to get back to. I was about to start reading it before you came in, blubbering like an idiot."
"Ey! I'm too cute to be called an idiot!" She stuck her tongue out again. "Last question, did you tell her that you love her?"
He froze. Love her?
"What the hell are you talking about Yankumi? I don't love her."
She placed her hands in her hips. "Don't be stupid Sawada! You love her and you know it! I'm not blind nor insensitive to not feel just how strongly you're feeling for her!"
/Hn. You're not blind but you're dense. If you're not insensitive then how come you didn't notice that I'm talking about you?/He sighed. "Yeah. Okay so maybe I DO love her."
"Well? Did you confess?"
He sat there for a few seconds before answering quietly. "No. I didn't. And I can't." /At least not now. After i graduate maybe I'll gather enough guts to do so./
Yankumi nodded her head slowly. "Is that so. Ah! I have an idea!" She grinned at him.
Shin eyed her warily before asking. "What?" /What kind of hare-brained scheme are you thinking about now./
Yankumi kept smiling. "As a thank you for what you're done earlier, I'll offer you something. How about if you pretend that I'm the girl you're inlove with and you try confessing to me! Close your eyes then tell me that you love me!"
If Shin was wary back then, he's ready to bolt now. Run away as far as possible and come back when she forgot about his help earlier. Yankumi's suggestion will definitely kill him after. Damnit.
"You're definitely off your rocker Yankumi! Do you have any idea just how idiotic your suggestion sounds? And besides, who will be stupid enough to confess to you? I mean, come on!" He was babbling and he knows it and he can't help it. I mean, come on!
"Mou! Come on Sawada! Don't be such a chicken!"
"No."
"SAWADA!"
"No! What part of NO can you NOT understand?"
"Hmph! Come on just do it! Please! So that after this we're even! You helped me and i helped you!"
"Damnit." he ran his hand through his dark hair. "Yankumi. Don't be stupid. Stop ACTING stupid."
"Pleeeeeaaasssee Sawada!"
He looked at her puppy dog eyes and regretted it the moment he did. He groaned loudly, cursing himself for giving in. He is so gonna regret this after.
"Fuck. Fine. Let's do it. Get it over and done with."
"Yosha! Now close your eyes!"
"No how about YOU close your eyes."
She raised an eyebrow. "Well, okay!" She closed her eyes.
Shin stared at her face. With the rays of the afternoon sun lighting her face like that, she looked almost..perfect.
/No. She's more than perfect. She's an angel. MY angel./
He slowly tilted her face with his index finger. / If only you know Kumiko. If only you know what you're doing to me. If only you know that now you're the reason why I go to school and why I want to finish my studies. I don't want you to be disappointed in me. I want you to be proud of me. I want to be someone in your eyes./
He caressed her cheek gently.
/I want to be with you. I want you to know that you're the most important person to me. I want you to know that I.../
"I Love you."
/Kumiko./
Damn that chapter was LOOOOOONG. Well since i think i overdid that chapter, i'm gonna make the 3rd and last chapter very short. Read and review. Thanks.
-- sSJm