Change Your Heart for Me

Shuichi: Still a flashback and I'm the narrator.

From the day Sakura met her new classmate, Fujisaki Suguru, he always followed her everywhere she goes. He could tell that she needed company even though she wouldn't admit it.

Ryuichi: (blushes) Everywhere she goes? (gets nosebleed)

Shuichi: It's not exactly what your thinking, Sakuma-san.

Ryuichi: Huh?

Shuichi: He follows her when she needed company. He doesn't exactly follow her like everywhere, you know.

Ryuichi: Oh. (wipes nosebleed)

Suguru: (pops out of nowhere) You thought of something perverted, Sakuma-san.

Shuichi: Fujisaki!

Ryuichi: Suguru! You're supposed to be dead!

Suguru: I'm not dead yet! This is a flashback and I'm still alive.

Shuichi: You're still alive? What do you mean?

Suguru: Yukino-san told me that while we are in the operation room, I'm not yet dead.

Ryuichi: In short, you're half alive and half dead.

Suguru: Yeah.

Shuichi: Ah! The story! I have to continue narrating!

Sakura stared at the ceiling, That Fujisaki-san is getting on my nerves! But then..., she sat up, ...he was always beside me, protecting and keeping me company. Sakura sighed heavily and walked out of her room. At the instant she opened the door, Maiko happened to pass by. "Onee-san," she called. But Maiko ignored her and kept walking. Sakura frowned, "Onee-san." She sighed once more, I'm acting like Onee-san to Fujisaki-san. I'm being cold to him but he just kept following me. "I guess I have to become friendlier somehow," she suggested herself aloud.

"Ohayou gozaimasu, Fujisaki-san," Sakura said as she took her seat. Suguru smiled at her, "Ohayou gozaimasu, Sakura. Have you had a great morning?" She blushed and nodded. "I see," his gaze saw Sakura's bandaged hand, "It's nothing. Just a scratch." "But an injury doesn't have to bandaged if it's not too deep," he said. "Nee, Fujisaki-san, I already finished the script," she said, ignoring his question, "Do you want to make the music right away?" He nodded, "Okay, the sooner the better." She smiled. Suguru took his time to look at her smiling face, I've never seen her smile so sweet like this before.

I stretched up my arms, "Damn that sensei! How dare he make a quiz without even announcing it!" "Actually, he did announce it yesterday," Hiro informed me, "...while you were sleeping in class. I though you already knew about it." "But you're really a good friend," I patted his shoulder, "You let me copy from your genius answers." "Yeah, right. Oh, Sakura-chan." I looked at Sakura, "Sakura, what brings you here?" "I'm going home later at night," she replied, "I have practice for our play." I nodded, "Sure. Take care." She slightly smiled and dashed off. I blinked, "Did she just smile?" "Yeah, you're right," Hiro said, "Her legs smiled at me." "Legs?" I looked at him, sitting on the floor, his eyes following Sakura. I sighed, "Hirooo."

"Ah. Sakura." She stopped running in front of Suguru, "Did you wait long?" He shook his head, "Not much. So, let's go?" she nodded and followed him.

Suguru started to play the intro for their song using his keyboard. They just finished composing the lyrics and arrangement for the music. He nodded at Sakura to start her song...

fukai fukai mori no oku ni

ima mo kitto

okizari ni shita kokoro

kakushite'ru yo

I'm sure that the heart I left behind

still lies hidden in the heart of the

deep, deep forest.

sagasu hodo no chikara mo naku

tsukarehateta

hitobito wa eien no

yami ni kieru

Exhausted without the strength to search

people vanish into the infinite darkness.

chisai mama nara kitto

ima demo mieta ka na

If it's small, I wonder if I am

see to it now?

boku-tachi wa ikiru hodo ni

nakushite'ku sukoshi zutsu

itsuwari ya uso wo matoi

tachisukumu koe mo naku

As we live on, we lose a little bit more.

Shrouded in falsehoods and lies,

we stand frozen to the spot,

unable to cry out.

boku-tachi wa samayoi nagara

ikite yuku doko made mo

furikaeru michi wo tozashi

aruite'ku eien ni

We live our lives

wandering to the ends of the earth.

Closing off the way back,

we walk on eternity.

tachisukumu koe mo naku

ikite yuku eien ni

We live our lives standing frozen to the spot,

unable to cry out, for eternity...

Suguru breathed heavily as the song was finished. "How was it?" Sakura asked. Suguru smiled, "It's perfect." Sakura smiled, "Yatta!" "Nee, Sakura, you've changed. What really happened?" he asked seriously. Sakura smiled, "It's nothing really." "Tell the truth," he demanded, "If there's something wrong, tell me." She frowned, "I was getting sick on what I'm doing. I mean, I would act like Onee-san if I'm being cold to everyone." "Your sister is being cold to everyone?" Sakura shook her head, "She's being cold only at me. I was to blame that Okaa-san died," a tear escaped her eyes, "If I wasn't born in this world then mom will still be alive." Suguru approached his crying scriptwriter and hugged her tightly, "Gomenasai. I asked such a ridiculous question." "But then," she continued, "I felt relieved when I wrote this script." "That's good," he said as he stroke her hair, "Whenever you feel lonely, come to me."

I sat beside Sakura and peeked at the paper she was holding, "What's that?" "Our script for our play," she replied, "Takahashi-sensei said to make it a tragic story." "Eh? The story must be superb since you wrote it," I told her. A smile has spread across her face. "You smiled! I saw you!" I said. "I'm not." "Yes, you did," I tickled her. She laughed, "Onii-san." "Admit it." "No." I continued to tickle her, "Admit it, Sakura-chan." "Okay, okay. I smiled!" I stopped and sat up, "You really changed back to the old Sakura. What happened?" She blushed, "Nothing changed." "Sou?"

"Shuichi, why should we do this?" Hiro asked, "What is it that you want to know about Sakura-chan?" "Shh. Just shut up and don't show yourself," I whispered. Hiro sighed, "Why should I stalk Sakura-chan with you? I'm out." I quickly pulled his shirt, "Stay here." "There's a kanji exam later. I'm gonna study," he said, pulling back his shirt, "Let go." "You don't have to study. You're a genius." "Let go." We pulled each other until we fell down and had blown our cover. "Onii-san?" Hiro-san?" Oh shit! I quickly stood up and looked around, "That's weird. We're at our classroom just now and somehow ended up here. Maybe we've been sucked into a black hole." Hiro sighed, "If you're going to make an excuse, make it realistic, Shuichi." Sakura blinked, "Huh?" Hiro wrapped his arm around Sakura's neck, "Shuichi said that you changed back, looks like he's telling the truth." Sakura blushed, "I-I'm—" "There's nothing to get embarrassed," he patted her shoulder, "I like the way you are now, Sakura-chan. So kawaii." The school bell rang, cutting their conversation. "Bye, Sakura-chan," Hiro said before pulling me with him. Sakura blinked, "Uh yeah. Bye."

I stopped and quickly hid. "What is it now, Shuichi?" "Look," I pointed. Hiro followed my direction and saw Sakura with a green, ah no, black haired guy, "That guy is going out with my Sakura-chan!" I turned to him, "You mean you like Sakura?" "Aa," he nodded, "I mean who wouldn't like her, na?" I grinned, "Yeah, you're right."

Ryuichi: See that? One week to write two chapters na no. Yukino-chan doesn't want readers to wait for so long na no yo.

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Translations:

Aa

Informal saying of 'yes.'

-chan

Honorific. Can be used either as a diminutive (e.g., with a small child—"Little Sasuke"), or with those who are grown, to indicate affection ("My dear").

Gomenasai.

I'm sorry.

Kawaii.

Cute

Na?

Right?

Nee

Hey

Ohayou gozaimasu.

Good morning

Okaa-san

Mother

Onee-san

Elder sister

Onii-san

Elder brother

-san

Honorific. Carries the meaning of "Mr.," "Ms.," "Miss," etc., but used extensively in Japanese than its English equivalent.

Sensei

Teacher

Sou?

Really?

Yatta

All right