When Love and hate collides

Thinking of you

'I was mistaken then... Kanata still spends his time with me rather than with Miyu' Christine thought to herself victoriously while clinging to Kanata's arm.

"Uhm Christine... where are we going? I thought you needed help for your report?" Kanata asked feeling a bit embarassed by the closure he and Christine is sharing. "I decided to finish it off myself." Christine said, showing him her cute innocent smile. "Oh... so I should---"

"Don't you like to have lunch with me?" Christine asked looking away sadly. "Uh-- well.."

"I should better go then"

"N-no w-wait! I'm a little hungry too."

Kanata stared at the ordered meals of Christine. Pasta, bread and an iced tea? Miyu wouldn't be even half full if she ordered the same. Thirty minutes of eating, Christine just smiled at Kanata everytime they would look at each other, She barely spoke for the rest of the meal. 'I think it's what they call etiquette?' Kanata thought to himself. Cause just like the ladies in the books he read, mostly those victorian ones often takes manners seriously. 'Manners huh? Miyu surely doesn't have one.' kanata thought as he remembered the time he ate with Miyu. She dug in her food like she's some kind of a street child who hadn't got any meals for a month.

"Kanata? you haven't touched your food since they served it."

"Uh.. maybe I'm not hungry and well, Miyu used to---" What was happening to him!the whole time he was here with Christine, all he could ever think about was the same exact thing only that it happened with Miyu. He had done this millions of time with Christine and he isn't acting like this whenever those times happened.

"huh?... w-what ab-about Miyu?" Christine seemed a little sad or more so seemed pretty jealous at the mention of Miyu's name. He never mentions anyone's name most specifically a girl's name especially when they're having their so-called date. "Uh no... I mean well I saw her, but she's gone already."

"oh."

Kanata sighed. What on Earth made him say that ignorant bird brain's name! Christine stared at Kanata whose forehead was agitating a bit too irritating for anyone. "Seriously Kanata, are you alright?"

"I'm fine... let's just continue this some other time." Kanata said standing up ignoring the looks Christine was giving him. Christine couldn't understand what's happening to her beloved. Everything was going along just fine eversince that accident happened and when Miyu butted in our lives. Christine stared at Kanata's back, one of the reasons which attracted her to Kanata. Her eyes burned and she couldn't understand why her cheeks felt so warm and wet. The minute she realized it, she was crying. Kanata isn't gonna give up on her, is he?

"Finally, I found something that would perfectly fit a dog's body." Miyu said as she raised the costume in victory. I didn't know it takes a lot of effort to dress a dog. "Thank you ma'am." The old lady bowed down as Miyu left the shop. "alright, now all I need to do is to finish up the paperworks for the Christmas fest and.." Miyu looked up at the sky to think about anything else when she came in contact with someone familiar. "YOU!" Miyu demanded. "Are you really following me! this sure isn't the first time that I bumped into you, now, are you planning this way overhead and makes it look like an accident so it wouldn't seem too obvious for someone to notice that you intended to do it."

"Maybe I did" Kanata sighed in despair, ignoring Miyu's blabbering mouth. He just continued walking and left Miyu talking to herself. "Hey mister! I'm not finished with you!"

"Well I'm finished."

"At the first place, are you really following me!"

"No."

"Then why are you here?"

"Just passing by?"

"That's not a good excuse! Shouldn't you be bothering yourself with the fest? mr. student body president!"

"Well shouldn't you be doing the same?" kanata just kept on walking while answering her stupid questions. "Well I was, until you came."

"What?" Kanata wondered what she meant when she said she's doing it here. "I am... actually, i even bothered to buy you some clothes." Kanata stopped walking to comprehend what Miyu just said few moments ago. "For?" He asked, wondering why she would do something like that. Only his fan club bothered to do such thing. "How sweet, for the play you dumb dog! And since I bothered myself to do such thing, why don't you treat me at the restaurant again? They sure do have delicious recipes."

"In your face."

"What! you know! What's your problem?" Miyu screamed behind him as they walked pass at some bridge and people were looking at them. Miyu kept on asking him but he just remained quiet. The truth was that his problems were too many to mention and too important to tell it to an annoying bird who's reaction is as dull as a rock. "Hey I got it!" Kanata stopped to hear another of her dumb answers. "Maybe your problem is your face that's why you couldn't face it!"

"Hah! funny!" He said nonchalantly and stared at his reflection on the water. He stood in there for a while ignoring Miyu's blabbering about, resting his arms on the handrail. Miyu looked at him kind of amused as she, too, imitated kanata's trance. "Don't tell me you took that seriously?"

"No."

"Then why are you looking at your face like that?"

"No reason."

"Fine, ignore me for the rest of your life." the two stayed quiet for some time, Miyu finally gave Kanata some peace while she's around. "You know, your quietness is really odd... how could you stay so quiet for so long?"

"Well, then why do you stay so noisy for so long?" He stated mockingly that sent Miyu into almost carrying him sumo-style and throw him into that bend. Miyu was so furious that time that she didn't notice the man that grabbed her belongings from her grip. "HEY! you thief! give that back to me." Miyu noticed it and started heading for the thief. "Hey Miyu." Kanata followed her as well trying to catch the thief. The man turned around and headed for the park; he then ran towards a boat fare and threw Miyu's belongings into a boat. The thief thought he outran Miyu but Miyu was well behind his heels. The moment the thief jumped on the boat, Miyu followed him. The boat was a two-sitter type that's why when the thief tried to smack Miyu on the head, she almost fell on the water but fortunately fell on her butt. He was about to repeat it but Kanata jumped in and punched the man on the face that threw him out into the water. "Thanks... we should--" Miyu was about to suggest that they get off the boat immediately but soon realized that the boat started moving. And there they saw the boatman waving at them. "Y-you know how to handle this thing?" Miyu asked nervously because she didn't like the thought of getting drenched and suffer the same punishment that crazy thief received from kanata. "Sure..."

"We should head back anyways."

"We should as well enjoy this fare..." Kanata said as he started to puddle the boat with ease and comfort, but something was bothering him and Miyu could simply notice it. "Thanks for that one."

"No problem... I guess you're dense enough as to follow that thief. What were you thinking?"

"You arrogant dog---" Miyu tried to get him for that but the boat swayed in the process holding her in place. "See?" Miyu and Kanata remained silent after that. Miyu just stared at the river and to some people who were enjoying their little boat ride while Kanata stared at the opposite side. "Something's bothering you..." Miyu started but fixed her gaze on the water. Kanata was startled but remained quiet for some time then started speaking. "my very first boat ride was with my mom... 6 years ago. I was 11 then... Before that time, I never tried any boat rides since I had a trauma... I drowned when I was just 6 yrs. old... and almost died but luckily I didn't"

"Unfortunately..." Miyu added jokingly but Kanta just glared at her.

"Right after that boat ride... my mom was shot and killed by some thief." Kanata didn't want to continue any further and remained quiet. Miyu then remembered what happened earlier, it was exactly the same as to what happened to his mom. "Oh, so that's why you were this inch close to killing that man." Miyu said but kanata seemed to ignore her, deep in thought. Then out of nowhere, Miyu screamed and brought Kanata back to reality. "What!"

"A snake!" Miyu pointed out to some dark-colored something that floated on the water. But it barely had scales. Miyu stood up and panicked, the boat started to sway left and right... Kanata was about to assure Miyu that it's nothing but a wood but it was too late when Miyu fell down and a loud splash took over. Kanata had to close his eyes fearing for the worst. Seconds passed and still, Miyu wasn't showing up and Kanata thought that this was some kind of a joke until minutes and she still didn't surface the river. This began to worry Kanata so he searched the water for Miyu but he stayed on the boat. He searched it until a loud spurt of water came crashing on his face. Kanata wiped it off and there he saw Miyu laughing boisterously at him. As well as the people having their boat rides as well.

The water wasn't too deep for it only reached up to Miyu's chest. Luckily her shirt was quite thick or else...

"Caught ya!" Miyu said... "I think you've forgotten---" before Kanata could finish, Miyu came screaming out in the water which amused him that lead to a chuckle until he was heartily laughing at her. "you're suppose to be helping me out in here!" Miyu said then she looked over at the snake-look-alike log then realized that it was only a piece of wood. Miyu's face reddened from embarrassment that made Kanata laugh at her even more. "Cut it out you dog!" Miyu exclaimed. She was about to get Kanata drenched too but someone called her name.

"Hey Miyu!"

"Aya? Megumi? What are you doing here?"

"Nothing... we decided to try it too when we saw the two of you jump in the boat a while ago. Oh well, better enjoy!" Megumi waved as she continues rowing the boat.

Kanata helped Miyu out of the water. "That's what you get... who's so stupid enough to have a piece of wood mistaken for a snake?" he mumbled, berating Miyu for what she did. "I'm never gonna ride a boat... WITH YOU! Never ever again..."

"Then don't... who told you there was a next time?"

"Just deliberating..." Miyu said trying to look over the trees that towered upon them. "I've never seen you laugh like that before." Miyu remembered what happened a while ago, maybe she was too busy tripping over herself but she did notice the way Kanata laughed, it was a brand new him. "Why? Is it a bad thing?" Kanata said looking at her darkly. "N-no! I was just asking you idiot! You should laugh a lot you know..." Kanata raised his right eyebrow at her. "Your seriousness makes people think you're grumpy."

"who cares?"

"Everyone?" Miyu said unsure of herself but Kanata ignored her. "Maybe dogs couldn't smile without sticking out their tongue." Miyu said to herself but said it a little louder so Kanata could hear it. "Maybe birds should stay out of water. Especially those one's who thought they had fins and not feathers?"

"Why you--- a... a... a...a ... a... achooooooooo!" Miyu sneezed and blushed a few shades of red in front of Kanata. Much to Kanata's amusement, this was the first time Miyu blushed... he didn't really know if she knows how to get flustered. "here" Much to Miyu's surprise, Kanata tossed his jacket to her. Mo words were spoken after that... Miyu just stared at the still water and Kanata continued his work.