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Chapter 10
"Anna, wait up!"
Anna looked back and saw Tamao running towards her.
"Hi Tamao. What's up?" Anna said.
"Yoh told me to tell you to meet him in the library after school." Tamao said catching her breath.
"Why?"
"You forgot already?"
"Please enlighten me then, Tamao." Anna said sarcastically.
"Because of your study session or whatever you call it."
"Oh, that. I wonder why he didn't tell me that during class."
"What do you mean?" Tamao's face went pale.
"He would have passed me a note or something. Hey, are you okay? You look pale."
"It's nothing."
"Okay." Anna said as she sighed.
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing. Just trying to remember why I said yes in the first place." Anna said sulkily.
"I don't know. Hidden desire?" Tamao said jokingly.
"Not again." Anna groaned.
Tamao was about to say something when they heard a loud sound.
The bell rang.
"Well, there goes the bell. I'll see you later, Anna. Don't forget." Tamao said.
"Yeah, I won't." Anna replied.
"Bye." Tamao waved as she and Anna parted ways.
Wishing myself good luck. I hope I'm still alive after this day. Anna thought as she walked to her next class.
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"Yoh! Hold it" A voice yelled out.
"Hey, Manta!" Yoh said cheerfully as Manta was rushing up to him.
"I have a message from Anna."
"Really? What?"
"She told me to tell you to meet her in the library after school."
"Did she tell you why?"
"No… Why?" Manta asked.
"Hold on." Yoh paused thinking for a moment.
"Well?"
Yoh kept quiet. This silence alerted Manta. He was about to say something when Yoh spoke up.
"I remember!"
"What?"
"She's supposed to help me with schoolwork."
"You could have asked us." Manta said knowing Yoh's response.
"…"
"I know. You asked Anna because you want to spend more time with her."
"That's not it.!"
"Yeah, right." Manta scoffed.
"We don't take the same classes." Yoh reasoned.
"That didn't stop you from asking us."
"It's different now."
"Whatever you say."
"Listen, I gotta go. See you later." Yoh said running off.
Manta stood there for awhile. When he was sure Yoh was gone…
"Okay, guys. He's gone. You can come out now."
Ren and Horo Horo came out of the shadows.
"That didn't go too bad." Ren commented.
"Looks like he didn't suspect a thing." Horo Horo added.
"Yup, so all we have to do now is hope that Tamao told Anna." Manta said.
At the mention of Tamao's name, Horo Horo coughed very violently.
"What's the matter, Horo?" Manta asked.
"Wind coming down the wrong pipe." Horo Horo said as he was trying to calm himself.
Ren and Manta smirked.
"All right, Horo. We'll believe you this time." Ren said as he and Manta walked away.
"What do you mean by that? Hey, wait up!"
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Anna was walking around the campus to kill time. Classes finished early and she was in extremely deep thought.
Should I do this? He's probably there, waiting for me. Why did I even say yes to begin with? Out of pity? Wait, should he even be pitied?
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Anna sighed as she walked out of the school.
Yoh was sitting beside a window inside the library. He was there for about an hour and half now. He was still waiting for Anna. In fact, Yoh was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn't notice five pairs of eyes staring at him.
"I thought you told Anna, Tamao!" Pirika whispered in an exclaimed tone.
"I did! She told me she'll come!" Tamao replied in an almost audible voice.
"Be quiet, you two! Or else Yoh will hear us." Ren hissed.
Both girls kept quiet.
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Anna was walking around town for about an hour and a half. She was still in extremely deep thought.
Should I go back? Is he even there? What am I going to do? Dammit, why the hell did I say yes?
Anna was about to enter the train station when she turned around and ran.
"There you are! What took you so long?" Yoh said loudly as Anna arrived.
"Shh! We're in the library!" Anna said in a very low voice.
"I've been waiting for almost two hours!" Yoh complained.
"I was busy and you didn't tell me what time we'd meet." Anna said dully.
"You should have asked!"
"Can we start? I have to get home early."
"You should have come earlier." Yoh mumbled.
"What was that?" Anna said nastily.
"Nothing."
The hours went by quickly. Yoh and Anna started early afternoon and it was already dark when they finished. Both were so absorbed in studying that neither one noticed that.
"It's getting late. We should get going." Anna said as she stood up.
"Yeah, we should." Yoh answered.
They headed for the exit. Anna got there first. When she pulled the door, it wouldn't open. She tried again but it still didn't work.
"What's the matter?" Yoh asked as he approached Anna.
"Stupid door won't open." Anna answered still trying to open the door.
"Let me try." Yoh went to the door and tried.
Nothing happened.
"No luck. Sorry, Anna."
"So it means that we're stuck here." Anna said in a sad tone.
"Yeah, guess so." Yoh said in a rather calm voice. Little did Anna know that his head was spinning in circles.
Crap, I'm stuck in the library with Anna. What do I do? Panic! Wait, that's not the right thing to do. Anna might kill me if I do that.
Yoh looked at Anna and saw her looking worried. He went back to his thoughts.
She seems like she wants to go home… I have an idea! Damn, that won't work. What do I say to her? Where are my friends when I need them? Why'd Anna have to come late in the first place? Argh!
On the other side of the door, there were people smirking.
"About time they decided to go home." Ren commented.
"Yeah, it's been hours. I'm getting hungry." Horo Horo said rubbing his stomach.
"You're always hungry, onii-chan." Pirika said.
"Am not!" Horo Horo retorted.
"Are so!" Pirika yelled back.
"Am not!"
"Are so!"
"Am not!"
"Are so!"
"Am not!"
"Are so!"
"Am not!"
"Are so!"
"Am not!"
"Are so!"
This sibling war extended for another few minutes. Horo Horo was about to lose his mind when…
"SHUT UP!" Ren said loudly.
Pirika and Horo Horo kept quiet.
"That's better." Ren sighed.
"Pirika's right, Horo. You eat too much. And we should get going." Manta said.
"Okay then. Tomorrow, if they ask us if we know anything, we say nothing. Clear?" Ren said looking at the others.
The other four people nodded.
"Wait."
"What is it, Tamao?" Ren asked.
"Anna's mom will be worried." Tamao said quietly.
"Oh. That causes a problem. Any suggestions?"
"We could tell Anna's mom."
"Won't she flip out?" Horo Horo asked?
"Yeah, I mean finding out that your kid is stuck in the library isn't very good news." Pirika said.
"I don't think so. I think she likes Yoh for Anna." Tamao said.
"All right. We'll tell Anna's mom then. Who's gonna do it?" Ren said as he looked at the others.
There was complete silence. Ren was about to suggest something when Tamao spoke up.
"I'll do it." Tamao said as she walked away.
"You're going now?" Pirika asked her.
"Yeah. See you guys tomorrow."
"Bye." The others said in unison.
"Wait, Tamao!"
Tamao looked back and saw Horo Horo running towards her.
"I'll come with you."
"Okay. Come on."
They walked away with only a small distance between them. Ren was smirking as he watched them go.
"So I'll be seeing you." Manta said, walking away as well.
Ren and Pirika were left alone.
"Uh… we should get going." Pirika said quietly.
"Yeah." Ren said, sounding rather distracted.
As they were walking, Ren grabbed Pirika's hand.
"Ren…"
"We might as well enjoy this moment while it lasts." Ren said with a smile.
Pirika giggled.
"What's so funny?" Ren asked.
"Nothing. I can imagine Onii-chan's reaction to this."
"Yes, it is funny." Ren chuckled.
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"I have to go home." Anna said as she sighed.
"We can't do anything." Yoh said.
"Didn't you try calling your so-called friends?"
"I did but nobody answered."
"What about your house?"
"Not an option." Yoh said quickly.
"Why not?" Anna asked.
"Because if Okaa-san's assistant found out, he'd tell her then she'd flip out."
"Why is her assistant in charge? Doesn't your mom live with you?"
"No, she doesn't. She works abroad. Her assistant is like the butler except he does more office work and is smarter than your regular butler."
"How interesting." Anna said sarcastically.
"Yeah, I know." Yoh said not noticing the sarcasm in Anna's voice.
"I have a question."
"Shoot."
"Are you an only child?"
Yoh kept quiet.
"My bad." Anna said quickly.
"I have a twin brother." Yoh finally said.
"Where is he now?"
"In America."
"How come he's there and you're here?"
"I didn't want to leave my friends."
"You mean those three dimwits?"
"Yeah."
"…"
"My turn. So are you an only kid?"
Anna nodded her head silently.
"Oh." That was all Yoh could say. He decided not to say anything else for fear of angering Anna.
The two of them were getting tired and sleepy. Yoh was about to fall asleep when he heard Anna say something.
"I wonder what mom is doing."
"Huh?"
"Oh, sorry. Thinking aloud."
"What happened to your dad?"
Now, it was Anna's turn to be quiet.
"I'm really sorry. Forget I asked." Yoh apologized quickly.
"He died when I was really young." Anna said in a very low tone.
"Really?"
Anna nodded her head.
"That's too bad. Both of my parents may be alive but I don't get to see them anymore."
"How come?" Anna asked.
"They're always so busy. Hao and I got used to doing things on our own. They were always abroad and if they were here, they were always out."
Anna looked at Yoh. She noticed he was smiling.
"Why are you smiling?"
"It's funny."
"Why?"
"I never thought I'd end up stuck with you here in the library." Yoh said with a laugh.
"And what's that supposed to mean?" Anna said haughtily.
"I mean, you hate me so much yet here you are with me."
Anna kept quiet. She was about to say something when…
"Hey! I know how we can get out of here!"
"How?"
"Do you have a hairpin?"
Anna looked at Yoh with a puzzled expression then started fishing in her bag for a hairpin. She handed it to Yoh who quickly started working. She couldn't figure out what Yoh could do with a hairpin.
"What are you doing?"
Yoh ignored Anna and continued inserting the hairpin into the lock.
"It's not working."
Yoh still ignored her.
"Give it up. It's not working."
Anna was about to grab the hairpin when the door suddenly opened.
"There you go. Come on, I'll take you home." Yoh said with pride.
Anna was speechless. She'd never seen anyone unlock a door from the inside using a hairpin.
I can't believe he was able to that. Why didn't he think of that in the first place! What was he thinking about? His family?
"Anna?" Yoh said pushing her out of her thoughts.
"What?"
"Come on."
Anna followed Yoh. They were walking towards Yoh's car when…
"Why didn't you think of this earlier?" Anna asked.
"Think of what?" Yoh said turning around to face Anna.
"Using my hairpin to get us out of there." Anna said annoyingly.
"Oh. I don't know. Guess I was busy thinking of other things."
They continued walking in silence. When they got to Yoh's car, Anna seemed rather hesitant to get in but she got in anyway. The trip to Anna's house seemed like an eternity. The silence was deadly. The tension was increasing by the minute. It was driving Anna to madness. She was about to completely lose her sanity when…
"We're here."
"Thanks for the ride." Anna said quietly.
"No problem." Yoh said with a smile.
Anna was about to get out pf the car when Yoh grabbed her hand.
"Wait a minute." Yoh said still holding her hand.
"What?"
"There's something you should know."
Anna looked confused. She was about to say something when Yoh leaned in and kissed her. Anna was in a state of shock.
I shouldn't be doing this. I should stop but I can't. Why can't I break the kiss? What is this I'm feeling?
When Yoh broke away, he just stared at Anna. There was a moment of silence.
"I like you, Anna." Yoh said in a very low voice.
Anna said nothing. She didn't have anything to say anyway. She just stared at Yoh then quietly got out.
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That's it. Please don't kill me for making it a bit open-ended. I hope you guys liked it and don't forget to review! Thank you so much!