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Chapter 7

A week passed by and Anna didn't see any of the F4. She was thankful for that as she didn't know what to say to Yoh when she saw him. But when Monday two weeks later came…

It was first period and Anna was trying to concentrate on the lecture when she heard the professor say:

"Mr. Asakura, so nice to see you again."

Anna's ears popped when she heard the professor say Yoh's name.

"Did you come in from sickbay or did you go on yet another frivolous trip." The professor went on.

Yoh didn't answer and sat down in his seat beside Anna.

This made Anna wonder.

What could be wrong with him? He's not his usual sadistic self today. That's really odd. I haven't seen any of his annoying friends either.

Anna was suddenly knocked out of her thoughts when a slip of paper landed on her desk. She opened it and read…

Meet me at your locker at 4 pm today. Don't ask why. Just be there.

Anna was about to write something down when she stopped to think if she should do this.

What if he gets me into trouble? What if he has something nasty planned for me? Wait, he wouldn't do that. He already apologized to me for stealing my book.

Anna sighed and started writing…

I have work today. Sorry.

Yoh read the reply and started writing.

Take the day off.

I can't.

Why not?

Because I need the money.

Does one day really make a difference?

Maybe for you it doesn't as you have a lot of money.

How much do you earn a day?

I'm not telling you. You can't buy my time.

Please?

Why is it so important that I go out with you anyway?

We have to talk.

Talk about what?

I can't tell you now.

More reason not to say yes.

Please?

Wait a minute. So you assumed that I'm going to agree to meet you this afternoon?

Yes.

Anna groaned then began to write again.

What made you think that?

I thought that you had forgiven me for nabbing your book.

Who said I'd forgiven you!

My instinct tells me so.

Anna paused for a moment. Had she forgiven Yoh? She didn't know what to say. She wasn't sure if she had already forgiven him.

I haven't said anything about forgiving you!

Well do you forgive me?

Before Anna could write down anything, the bell rang. When she heard it she rushed out quickly.

Ren and Yoh were having tea together. As usual, Manta was off tutoring kids and Horo Horo was with Pirika.

"So have you seen Anna lately?" Ren asked Yoh.

"In class this morning." Yoh said glumly.

"You sound sad. Why?"

"I asked her to meet me today".

"And she said?"

"She said no."

"How come?"

"She has to work."

"You tried to convince her?"

"Yeah but she still said no."

"When did you ask?"

"This morning during class."

"How did you do that?"

"I passed her a note."

Ren sighed.

"What's wrong?"

"That's not the proper way to do it. You should have asked her personally. Not through a piece of paper."

"I was shy."

"So you'll be shy forever?"

"I didn't say that!"

"Well, it sounds like it."

"No, it doesn't!"

"Yes, it does!"

"No, it doesn't!"

"Yes, it does!"

"No, it doesn't!"

"Yes, it does!"

"No, it doesn't!"

"Forget it. This topic is going nowhere."

"I agree."

"Subject closed then."

And they sipped tea quietly…

"So how do I ask her then?" Yoh asked.

Ren sighed and said "That's really up to you buddy."

"Yeah, you're right."

And they sat down in silence….

"So, can you suggest anyway that I can ask her?"

Ren groaned then replied "I can't think of anything right now."

"Oh…"

Ren was sipping his tea when Yoh said something again…

"Any ideas now?"

"Are you subtly trying to ask for me help?"

"Yes."

"You should have said so earlier. You're too proud. You know that?"

"I'm not like that!"

"Yes, you are! If you weren't then you would have asked for my help right away."

"…"

"See, that means I am right."

"So, he asked you out!" Tamao asked excitedly.

"Sort of. He never told me what we were supposed to do." Anna replied.

"Why did you say no?"

"Because I have to work"

"Come on, Anna. It's not like you get a salary deduction if you skip one day you know."

"I'd rather work."

"Yeah, right."

"It's true."

"Then why are you blushing?"

"What are you talking about? I'm not blushing!"

"Yes, you are!" Tamao shrieked.

"No, I'm not!" Anna yelled back.

"Yes, you are!"

"No, I'm not!"

"Yes, you are!"

"No, I'm not!"

"Yes, you are!"

"No, I'm not!"

"Yes, you are!"

"No, I'm not!"

"Yes, you are!"

"Forget it, Tamao!"

"Fine, fine…"

"Thank you. It helps."

"But if you decide to go out with him, you so have to tell me."

"Yes, I will."

"You promise?"

"Yes."

"Good." Tamao said with a triumphant smile.

"I'm leaving early. I have a ton of homework. Do you mind if I go now?"

"Sure. Good luck."

"Thanks. I'm leaving now. Take care, Tamao."

"You too."

Anna left the bakeshop with a tinge of guilt.

I feel really bad leaving Tamao there by herself. I mean, I don't have too much homework. I'm not feeling sick either. I don't know why I just had to leave. It wasn't our argument as we have a lot of those petty arguments. Maybe it has something to do with what Yoh was planning to do today. Wait a minute. He can't be interested in me. I'm just a poor girl. He's so frikkin rich and everything. And why would I want to go out with a guy like him? He's a real jerk. He's like my total opposite. I don't think he can survive a day without his credit cards. And he's so arrogant. Is it that hard to say sorry to someone? I think not. And what nerve he's got to assume that I'm going to say yes. The nerve of that guy…

Anna was so absorbed in her thoughts that she didn't look at both sides of the street before crossing…

A black car was speeding towards her and when she realized it, it was too late…

"OWW!" Anna screamed in pain. She ended up having a bruise on her arm.

"That's what you get for not looking at both sides of the road." The driver said coming out of the car.

"I'm the one who's hurt." Anna said, annoyed at whoever was driving. She looked up and saw…

That's it! I hope you guys enjoyed it. Who do you think was the driver? Yoh? Hao? I wanna know who you think it was. Thanks a lot to those who reviewed. You all rock! I'm so happy that I have so many hits. It motivates me to write even more. For those who have questions, kindly e-mail them to me. Thanks! Till next time! Don't forget to review this chappie!