Chapter Seven

Discovery

Over the course of only four days, I've learned more about Koharu than I would ever know at school. From simple things for instance, Koharu hates steamed carrots but adores them otherwise. I've learned surprisingly important things like Koharu can't last one night without her teddy bear, awkwardly named Kakashi Sensei. And if you touch it, you will get hurt! That really ticked me off, but I also learned embarrassing thins. While doing laundry I found out Koharu is a C cup, owns like five pairs of black underwear, and about ten pairs of red ones. And due to her unexpected change in attitude I would guess she is on her period. She seemed to be sleeping more because of that. And though I question her actions, she won't tell me. She can be so confusing sometimes.

Seiji entered class 10 minutes late, everyone stopped to watch him walk to his desk and sit down coolly, as if nothing happened. He unheard whispers after he had sat, the teacher just went back to teaching as if nothing happened as well.

"Ok, have everyone made their homework for today?" the teacher asked. Every pupil in class B-2 just groaned. Their teacher in literature always was a pain but making the class write two pages on friendship and loyalty to your group members was even worse than usual for him. 'Yes, sensei!' the class answered in unison. Once lunch break came, the teacher left the room. And as soon as he was clear out of site the students spread out and started to talk. Koharu and Seiji watched curiously as the whole besides them rushed to the other side of the room to have some sort of meeting.

"Who do you think they're talking about?" Seiji asked Koharu.

"Beats me. Could be anyone." She answered.

Seiji tried to ignored the growing chatter around them, but found it hard when he actually could here them.

"They have been acting weird lately. Like something has happened." Seiji heard once voice say.

"Aiyah! I heard they were living with each other now!" He recognized that voice as Sakura's.

"Do you think they've already did it?" A different voice asked.

Sakura, as usual pretended she knew everything. "Of course they've already fucked, I mean look how they are acting. They hardly say anything to each other in school anymore...probably because they said all they had to say in bed." Sakura rumored.

"What are you talking about!" Koharu yelled, finally understanding what the whole conversation was about.

"WHAT? Don't act like you don't know!" most of the class asked.

"I don't know what you idiots are talking about!"

Seiji blinked. "Excuse me..."

"Oh, don't even play like you don't know, Ko-ha-ru? You know very well, what we mean!" Sakura budded Seiji from the conversation.

"The only thing i know is, you're a lying bitch, Sa-ku-ra!"

"Ohohohoho! How dare you think that you can pull things over on me! The whole school knows you two are living together! Or are we wrong?"

Seiji sweat dropped and started to back away. Koharu suddenly jumped from her seat. No saying a word in response. This told the class it was true.

"Oh my god! So it is true" Sakura yelled, pointing faultily at Koharu.

"Umm...excuse me...hello." No one paid Seiji any attention as the girls started to fight over the topic.

Random shouts came from the class:

"It's true, for real!"

"It's horrible!"

"They're living in sin!"

Some boys said:

"You go Seiji! It must have been fun!"

"He hit that good!"

Some girls replied:

"Shout up! That's totally gross!"

"You guys are all the same, perverts!"

"Seiji must have forced Koharu into bed!"

"She would never do anything like that willingly! Seiji has always been sneaky!"

Seiji couldn't take this talking much longer. Then something totally unexpected happened.

"SHOUT THE HELL UP EVERYBODY! THAT'S OUR DAMN BUSINESS! YOU GROUP OF IDIOTS ARE JUST TO FUCKING STUPID TO REALIZE IT'S ALL A LIE!" Seiji left the classroom. For a moment everyone was stunned into silence, then the speculations started to fly.

"Who's was that?"

"Seiji never talks like that!"

"Maybe he's just angry and shy. I still think it's true!"

"It has to be, they didn't deny living together!"

"But you just heard what he said!"

"He could be lying himself!"

The two girls had during this time had not moved an inch. Sakura opened her mouth, trying to speak. "W-w"

"What the fuck was that!" Sakura yelled.

"Seiji?" She questioned and ran out of the classroom to catch up with Seiji. This was a sign to everyone that class was over and everyone left including the poor dumbstruck Sakura that was led out by some of the kind girls. "What a shame. Seiji must not like Koharu, if he reacts like that?"

How dare they! Seiji thought angrily. How dare they! They had no right to say that. Why can't they just leave them alone?

Seiji climbed up into one of the trees to hide himself from everyone. A couple of seconds later a very upset Koharu came running.

"Seiji? Where are you?"

Please just leave me alone Seiji silently thought. Seiji peeked out through the twigs, and heaved a sigh of relief as he saw Koharu depart. Angrily, he picked of small pieces of the bark, creating a random pattern. Thank god she left, he thought. I just can't handle them today . Suddenly Seiji looked up at the tree. "What the heck?" he asked the world in general, blushing furiously, as he saw the words he'd created. Trying to take his mind off his miserable life he jumped down from the tree and went to grab something for lunch at the cafeteria.

I hope that that rumor hasn't really started around the whole school yet. Not that it's very likely, I guess everyone knows by now..., he thought.

As he left a wind blew up for a moment. If someone had been looking they might just have spotted the words 'I love you, Koharu' engraved in the tree.

Later

"Are you ok, Seiji? You kind of scared me, when you left like that." Koharu asked bashfully, sitting on the couch at home next to the embarrassed boy.

"Yeah...I was just upset Sakura would start a rumor like that. How did she find out anyway?" He shyly said staring down at his feet.

"I don't know. That bitch always fines a new way to make me suffer!" Koharu mumbled under her breath.

"So...then she messed with you before? When?"

Koharu suddenly felt like throwing up. "Well...that time she found something out about me and somebody else." Koharu whispered, hoping not to reveal the whole situation of her and Kakashi having a sexual relationship, which was temporarily on hold.

"..." He remain quiet for a while, not saying anything. But he couldn't help but speak after constant questions were haunting him. "Koharu..."

"Yeah?" Her voice shaky with fear for what his question might be.

"Have you ever did it before? You know...had sex..." His whole face suddenly burst into red and he quickly turned to Koharu for the answer.

Her face had also reddened. What was she to do? Lie to her best friend, her only friend? "Actually..." She quickly closed her eyes so she wouldn't see his reaction. "I have."

"You have!" Seiji suddenly jumped from his seat. Startled and disappointed by this. Someone had reach Koharu first, before he could ever tell her his feelings for her. "Who? Do I know him?"

Sakura nodded, completely embarrassed. She jumped to her feet at once, "but please don't tell anyone! Sakura has already got me in trouble, I don't need the whole school knowing!" She grabbed his hands and shook then, asking him for this favor.

He nodded slowly. "Of course, Koharu. Anything." I was actually being to think I had Koharu figured out. I thought I knew everything about her from outside of school, but I didn't. I never would have thought...