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(this is bockushi speaking and this is oreshi speaking)
Chapter 3
From bad to worse
/*Akashi's Oreshi POV*/
She is so stubborn! But I didn't complaint. I did the same thing to her during Christmas. However, I didn't want to drag it for as long as I did in the past. So I became as aggressive as I could. I followed her everywhere. I followed her while going to school all the way to her class. I followed her during breaks. I followed her all the way to her clubs before I got to mine. Every time the same dialogue would occur.
"Amelia. Let me explain."
"No."
But I believe that one more reason she was refusing to hear me is that she wanted me to feel how she felt back in Christmas. My mother said so and she laughed. More than she should have actually. So days passed. Two weeks actually. By that time I had made more friends from the baseball club and I was really enjoying my time in Teiko. Unfortunately, my teammates would see me occasionally run after Amelia and would tease me.
"You must really like her, for you to run after her like that," Kise would say every time the subject was about me and Amelia.
"Baka! They are friends!" Midorima would defend me.
"Eh? Really?" Kise would ask in disbelief and everyone would just shook their heads.
However, the more I was chasing Amelia the more I was noticing her and her character. What she liked and what she disliked. How she walked and how she would carry herself. How she would talk and move around. Things that I hadn't notice until now. I knew that she was cute but now I couldn't take my eyes off her.
She liked to walk slowly when she was looking at the trees around her and she would always run late. She liked apple juice and she hated grape juice. She liked to play the piano alone but she loved playing along with other organs as well. She loved pink but she wasn't a big fun of yellow. When she was thinking about something she would pout her lips. She loved it when her hair were moving along with her while walking but she didn't really like it when the air was making them a mess. She would smile with everything, even the smallest achievements and would rarely get angry. But she would get sad easily as well.
I got used to watching her from afar but I started to have a desire to go closer and hug her. I would think about her multiple times during the day and each time I would go and nag her about letting me to explain to her. However, every time I would get shot down. And every time I would get shot down, I would get even more determined to make her listen to me.
'You are a pathetic excuse of a man.'
'Mind your business please.'
And the day that she would finally speak back to me came.
"Amelia. Let me explain," I asked again.
"Ok."
I lost my smile and I stared at her. She was being serious?
"Yes, I am serious," she sighed and took her hair off her face. She looked so mature for a moment.
"You scare me," I bluntly said.
"Then I am leaving."
"No! Wait. Hear me out first!"
"Ok. But under one condition."
"Anything."
''Let's go to a date,'' she said suddenly. I expected her to ask me to do something like walk naked from the house to school or something like that. But a date?
''Da-te?'' I shuttered in disbelief.
''That's right.''
''I didn't expect that from you…,'' I said in disbelief.
"Let me make it clear to you. The only reason I am suggesting a 'date' is so we can be alone. Unless you want us to have an audience, here or at home," she explained.
'Alone' I thought and I immediately shook away any kind of thought that wanted to be created.
Her face was cold with no emotion. Yes, the perfect poker face. She was the daughter of a CEO after all. Now her aura was more like it. But I didn't hate it. This change was a pleasant surprise. Now I knew how she would react when she was actually angry. She would be cold. From the moment I met her until now she didn't stop to surprise me with her actions and character. She was indeed interesting and she was making me excited…
''Ok… when do you want?'' I asked so I wouldn't lose that chance.
''Next week. Wednesday. After school.'' So absolute.
''Ok! I shall come and pick you up after our club activities then?''
''Yes." Her voice was warmer and she was smiling. God I missed that smile. I missed her smiling to me.
Next Wednesday – the day of the Date
The previous days were a living hell. Only God knows how I survived. My father had gave me strict orders to come with him at the company after my school activities to "learn the job". I accepted as I had done it in the past but this time is was 10 times worse! This time this work took almost all of my free time as we would return home late at night, after midnight sometimes. I would just eat and go study until early in the morning but still I wouldn't find the time to finish my homework. So during the school brakes I would try to finish my homework and the homework for the next days so I wouldn't be stuck behind.
To my surprise Amelia would help me during the breaks to finish my homework quicker and away from the other students. She came one day and she told me that she heard about my crazy schedule and that she wanted to help me, but I wouldn't allow him to come out or else she would hit me and leave me.
"Don't be mistaken. I still haven't forgiven you. But I know how your father works," she said but I didn't mind at all. I was happy that she was looking after me.
Those breaks on the roof where quiet but I was still enjoying her company. I would stare her sometimes but I would immediately look at my homework whenever she was making a move. Those breaks were also the only times I would see her those days. I was going to school later than her. I was asleep when she was leaving as I was too tired to even get up. I was the last one to sit in my class when I was one of the first ones. Then I would immediately leave for the company after my practice, again without her. Well, I continued to accompany her all the way to her club, but she wouldn't speak to me. I didn't mind at all. Being next to her was enough for me for now. After our date everything would be like it used to be.
Thankfully yesterday my mother started to scream and complain to my father so this crazy schedule came to an end. Today I was finally back to my old schedule and I managed to get enough sleep to possibly cover my lack of sleep from the previous days. After practice I found the manager of my team with the rest of my teammates waiting for me at the gates of the school to give her some documents she needed.
''Oh Akashi-kun! Thank you so much! That way I can help you all more!'' The pink hair friend of mine jumped happily and smiled at me. She almost reminded me of Amelia.
''Nothing. I am happy that I was able to assist you.'' I smiled faintly back at her.
''Oi! Akashi! We are going for ice-creams! Join us!'' Aomine shouted at me while teasing Kuroko. I turned to him and I thought about it. Amelia told me while I was taking her to her club room that she would be late. I thought that I could waste that time with my friends so I messaged her to call me whenever she was done as I would be with my teammates. She didn't answer me back, so I assumed that she must be playing the piano.
''I accept your invitation,'' I said gently. Unfortunately Satsuki couldn't come with us as she had to finish some paperwork, but she promised that she would join us later. We prepared to departure when a group of girls, that were wearing our school's uniform approached us giggling. They were all good looking and quite polite when they asked to join us. Kise, Aomine and Kuroko accepted without a second thought. Murashakibara didn't seem to care however Midorima seemed annoyed even though he didn't say a word. I just didn't care as well. The more the merrier after all.
Even though we said that we would go for ice-cream, to Murashakibara's dismay we went to Μaji Βurger. Thankfully, it was half empty so we found empty seats for all of us. We ordered and sat to eat. It was fun at the beginning until the girls started to get flirtatious with us. Kuroko and Murashakibara seemed completely oblivious to their advances while Midorima was cold and distant. On the other hand Kise and Aomine were quite talkative. Unfortunately, I wasn't left alone either.
''Akashi-sama! You are so handsome!'' one of the girls commented while giving me a look that I could describe as someone who tries to look cute, without success.
''Thank you,'' I replied politely. I wasn't really interested in her so I tried to gently not give her any inappropriate attention. Maybe she would take the hint.
''Oh Chi-chan! You and Akashi-sama are so good together!'' a girl who was almost on top of poor Murashakibara said. That giant was just ignoring her and he was focused on his candies. Amazing.
''Yeah! Yeah!'' another one who was next to Kuroko continued.
It was uncomfortable and I really wanted to say something but I really didn't want to ruin this rare moment of me spending some time with my friends. So we continued our food along with their long chit chat. But to my dismay, this time, those girls now started to become more clingy. Actually, the girl who was called Chi-chan, had wrapped her arms around my neck and her face was very close to mine. Now I could understand better how Amelia must have felt during our time on the roof.
"Wow! Chi-chan! So brave!" one of her friends called.
"Yeah. Very brave." I heard an other voice, which I was very familiar with. It was Amelia's. My eyes widened in shock. I took the girls arms off me and turned around to see Amelia along with Satsuki, both staring at us. Satsuki was in shock and Amelia was sad. She was hurt. I could see it in her eyes. Did I manage to fuck things up once again? Yes I did. She bowed an apology and left the store. I tried to get up and follow her but the girl next to me stopped me.
''Hey hey! Was this girl from A-3?'' the girl next to Kise popped a question.
''Oh yes! That girl who looks like a doll with those big eyes!'' an other one said.
''Yes! Her name is Rose Amelia! Hah! Rose! What kind of last name is that?!'' the girl next to me said and turned to me. "You don't need her! She doesn't like you! She was ignoring you the whole time!"
"That is none of your business," I told her coldly. I took my arm from hers and I started to gather my things. "I apologize. But I have to go," I told to my teammates who only nodded in an understanding matter.
So I ran. I ran as fast as I could. I didn't know where to go so I just returned back to school. I took my phone off and I called her. She couldn't answer the phone. Of course she wouldn't! I promised that I would go on a date with her and she saw me with an other girl. How could I screw up so much? Me? Akashi Seijuro. Unbelievable. Maybe he was right. She is making me weak. No. I liked Amelia. I liked her a lot. The thought that I could possibly lose her again was driving me crazy! I can't stop thinking about her. I can't be away from her any longer. I have to make things right this time.
I reached my phone and I called her again. This time she picked it up.
"What do you want?" she asked. I could tell that she was crying.
"Where are you?" I asked her.
"Why do you care? Did you finish with your girlfriend?"
"That girl was not my girlfriend."
"…."
"Where are you? Please tell me."
"Fountain…."
She hanged up and I started at the two paths in front of me. Like the last time I was here. I took the right path and I followed it until I reached the park. I found her standing above the water looking at the kois inside it. She loved looking at those fish. I had to do the right thing. I had to talk to her.
"Amelia."
"Do you hate me?" she asked all of a sudden.
"No."
She turned around and smiled sadly at me. She was crying. I made her cry. My heart felt heavy. All I wanted to do was to hug her and never let her go. I tried to walk towards her but she backed up. Was she still afraid of me?
"I am sorry Seijuro." She took a few more steps back and she started to walk away.
'Wow… you really screwed up!'
'It's was your fault!'
'Was it?'
'Leave me alone...'
I didn't want to listen to him anymore. If it wasn't for him now nothing of all this would have happened. I didn't leave the park immediately. I let her go first so she wouldn't feel pressured to talk to me. She was hurt. So I decided to leave her alone for today but I would not leave her like that ever again. I would have to make her listen to me no matter what. When I got home I just went directly to my room. On my way there I passed in front of her door. I stopped and I looked at it. I felt so much heavier than before so I walked away heartbroken. It hurt.
The next day I didn't see her during breakfast but Irina was kind enough to inform me that she had left for school early. "Just talk to her already. You two are just torturing each other."
I agreed with her. I had to do something sooner. But it was now that I finally realized my feelings for Amelia. Now I was more sure than before. Why would I feel like I hurt her when she saw me with other girl and felt the need to explain to her that me and her were nothing? If Amelia meant nothing to me, then it wouldn't be a big deal. But now it is. And now I know the reason. I was in love with her. Kise was right all along, I was just to blind to see it.
''Oh! Akashi-sama!'' A familiar called me while I was walking towards Amelia's class. It was that girl from the day before. She was the last one I wanted to see. Actually, I didn't want to see her again.
"You need something?" I asked her coldly.
"I wanted to apologize for yesterday." She started and came closer to me. I took one step back to avoid her touch. She wasn't really sorry after all. "It's just that… I really like you… But I showed it to you in the wrong way. Would you please give me one more chance?" She asked and she threw herself in my arms. I tried to take her off me but she was difficult to move without throwing her off me and to the floor.
'I can throw her off if you want.'
'That is not polite to do to a lady.'
"Akashi-sama~" She cried once more attracting the attention of the students around us and to my bad luck, also Amelia's. Satuski was standing by her as well. Her stare was hard and unforgiving. Amelia from the other side just looked sadly at me.
"Amelia…" I tried to call her but that would make everything more complicated. Amelia started to walk away from her class with Satsuki following her closely. I could only stand and watch her leave. I was losing her. My heart was breaking apart. I was feeling like I was going to die.
"I believe that it's time for you to leave."
"Eh? Kya!"
I was finally freed but the heaviness on my chest was still there.
"Hey! What do you think that you are doing?" the girl asked angrily someone.
"You are bothersome! Leave!" the other person answered. It was Shintaro's voice.
"And who are you to tell me what to do?" the girl asked again.
"He doesn't like you! Get lost!" Shintaro answered once again and the girl finally retreated. "The rest of you, go back to your businesses!" he continued to order around the rest of the students who had gathered around us and were watching us like they were in a circus.
"Akashi. I will see you during practice."
Shintaro left as well and I just walked away as well like a ghost towards my class. I didn't have the courage to go after Amelia. I had hurt her enough. At this point I felt like I didn't have the right to even speak to her even again.
I was once again at Maji Burger with the rest of my team. After practice they all called me again to joy them once again. Well I really didn't want to go home yet. I didn't want to face Amelia, yet. So I joined them. I had bad memories from this place and I really didn't want to stay long though. Kise would look at me with puppy eyes and would try to make me feel better. At this point they may knew the reason I was like that.
"Come on Akashicchi! You will be able to talk to her again!" Kise cried at some point. So yeah. They knew.
"You need to make up with her or else you won't be able to stay in the first String," Shintaro added. He was referring to the fact that I couldn't concentrate today during practice. However, I didn't make any mistake and I didn't lose any point. I was about to answer but Aomine's phone rang. It was Satsuki. During the phone call Aomine's face became terrified. When he hanged up he got up quickly.
''I am leaving. You should come with me too,'' he pointed at me but before I could even answer or question him, he was dragging me out of the store all the way back to school.
''Aomine, what happened?'' I stopped him and I waited for him to explain himself. He stopped and stared at me, annoyed while bringing his hand behind his head.
''Satsuki called. She was crying. And she said that something bad happened to your woman.''
''My woman?''
''Yeah! That doll-like girl!'' he shouted.
''Amelia?''
''Yes… now get on your feet and run with me.''
I nodded and we ran to school. At the gate we found Satsuki clearly stressed and sobbing. She was waiting for us and she was looking around her trembling. Aomine threw her in his arms and tried to calm her down. The best he could do in a situation like this. Once she calmed down we could ask her what was going on.
''Satsuki, what happened?'' Aomine asked her first.
''She, they… they were so awful…'' she shook her head sobbing.
''What happened?'' I asked worried. What could have happened to Amelia?
''I came to school to get some tapes for the next game and then I bumped on some girls on their way out of the girl's bathroom. They were laughing and giggling and saying how she dissevered it…''
''Who were they?'' Aomine asked.
''They were that Chisa's friends. They are known bullies. I entered the bathroom and I saw Amelia on the floor. It was awful… they did something like that for such a reason…'' My heart sank when I heard her name. I was ready to run towards the school building and find her but it was more wise to first learn what happened so I wouldn't do any unnecessary moves. I had done enough until now.
''What reason?'' I asked. Satsuki looked at me teary.
''Because they said that she was an obstacle to Akashi-kun's and Chisa's love. They had to take her out…''
I felt my blood boiling. That girl was again involved and it was again my fault for hurting Amelia.
''Momoi-san, where is Amelia?'' I asked as calmly as I could be heard.
''She is in our classroom. I helped her there as she didn't want to go to the nurse office. She kept telling that she would be fine and that she would go home soon.''
I bend over Satsuki and smiled at her calmly as I patted her head lightly.
''Thank you. You did well Momoi-san.''
Then I left them alone and I hurried to her classroom. Those girls… I will kill them… and that Chisa too… she had caused enough trouble already but attacking Amelia like that was beyond from forgivable.
I passed from the girls' bathroom and I saw on the floor hair and blood. Lot's of blood. It was like a crime scene. I hurried to her classroom thinking the worst and how I should have taken Shintaro with me. After some time of self torture I arrived out of her class and I opened the door in a hurry.
''Momo! Don't worry about the shoes. I will call home and they will come and pick me up!'' Amelia said as she turned around and faced me. Her uniform was full of cuts and her hair was short and messy. Her face was cold and emotionless. Her lips were bleeding and her face was red and bruised as well. I could see that she had cried but her tears were already dry. When she saw me she froze. The girl with the long beautiful light brown hair and bright smile I knew was gone. Now I was facing a cold heartless and emotionless creature.
I walked towards her and I hugged her tightly whispering to her how glad I was she was alive. She didn't react only until I let her go. She turned back to her desk and continued to gather her things clearly not amused with my appearance.
''What do you want here?'' she asked annoyed without looking at me.
''I heard what happened and I came as fast I could.'' It was the truth.
Now her bag was ready and set. She let the bag on her chair and she sat on her desk. From that angle I could see that she was bruised on her legs and arms. I started to get even angrier than before. Those girls would have to pay for what they dared to do.
''Really? You left your date and came here?'' she raised her eyebrows mocking me.
"Me and that girl are not dating."
"Please stop lying into my face."
"I am telling the truth. I have no feelings for this girl."
She started to look at me and examining me. Probably was trying to see if I was lying or not. At the end she just sighed defeated. "I know that you are not dating." She admitted and looked away. I was dumbfounded.
"How-"
"She told me. She is stupid, so don't ask for more." She just dismissed the whole incident. What was going on? ''It is getting late. You should leave." She continued and jumped off the desk. I saw her face grimace from the pain. She turned to take her bag and tried to walk but she grabbed a chair as a support when she couldn't trust her legs for that.
"You are hurt. Let me carry you at least," I offered but she shook her head.
"No. I will manage. You better go." Once again she was pushing me away.
''No… I won't leave you. You need help.''
''And I happen to not want yours.'' She was so calm. Why was she so calm?
''You are not hurting me, if that is what you are trying to do.'' I made sure to let her know that I wouldn't leave her alone regardless of what she was saying to me. I knew that she was hurt and angry. I got it. But I wouldn't let her get hurt more.
''I am hurt enough for both of us, thank you very much. Now you may excuse yourself.''
She snapped. She started to get angry. But it was now or never. I walked towards her and took her in my arms bridal style. She was lighter than I thought. At the beginning she was complaining but she hissed in pain so she stopped complaining. I also grabbed her bag from the floor when she let it drop and started to walk out of the classroom towards the nurse's office. If she was still there she could help Amelia.
''I will help you even if you hate me to death. So stay still.'' Ι murmured calmly. She gave up and rest her head on my chest as I carried her to the nurse office. My heart was beating so fast. I was afraid that she could hear it but I tried to keep calm. But having her in my arms like this was the closest I have ever been to her.
As I was walking through the hallways, I could only hear my footsteps and nothing else. It was calming but creepy at the same time. Thankfully the nurse office was still unlocked however she wasn't there. Maybe she forgot to lock before leaving or something like that. I placed Amelia gently on one of the beds. She was awfully quiet. She was laying on the bed, not moving anything. Hey eyes were fixed on the ceiling and her lips were shut.
I sat on the chair next to the bed and looked at her eyes. They were empty. I slowly placed my hand on one of her injured arms. She didn't do anything so I figured that she allowed me to touch her. I raised it slowly to check its every side for bruises. I did the same with her other hand.
"Are your legs hurt as well?" I asked carefully. She only nodded and looked away. Now I could see more clearly the injuries on her face and lips. They beat her up. Those…. But those injuries couldn't explain the blood on the floor.
''Amelia, are you hurt anywhere else?'' I asked slowly.
''No…'' She was lying. This girl could be so stubborn sometimes. She was impossible. "Amelia. Where else are you hurt?" I asked her again. This time she answered and pointed at her torso. I couldn't see anything. I asked her about it and she became all red. She slowly raised her already in pieces shirt and she showed me the rest of her wounds. They were multiple but one of them was a deep cut. She may even needed to visit a hospital after all. I should have brought Shintaro with me.
''I will kill them… all of them…'' I murmured under my breath as I helped her lay down once again.
''Stay out of it!'' she said but I ignored her. I started to clean her cut. When I touched the skin around it she shivered in pain but she didn't let any sound escape her.
''It's ok if you want to scream or cry. It's pain after all.'' I looked up to see her expression. She wasn't amused at all. I chuckled at little.
"Huh? Happy with me being in pain?" she hissed. I smiled as I got the bandages to cover the wound and her whole torso in the process.
"How did you get that?" I asked.
"I… I tried to flee but they got me." She wasn't happy about it. She was traumatized.
"All done." I said and I left her bed. ''Did they attacked you all together?''
''They were five against one. I had no chance.''
She was right. It was an unfair attack. And they attacked her because of me. This was hurting me the most.
"Did they also cut your hair?" I asked in an attempt to make her open up more to me.
She brought her hand to her head and checked the length of her hair. The realization of the fact that her long hair were no more was ugly on her face. She was mortified. She loved her hair.
"Tell me what happened," I asked her.
"I finished with my club and I was waiting for Momo to come and pick me up. But those girls appeared all of a sudden. They said that they wanted to talk to me. I didn't have anything to say to them but they told me that it was about you. They took me to the bathroom where your girlfriend was waiting for me. Then they threw me down, kick me, cut my hair and cut my clothes. Then I got up and tried to flee but one of them had a knife. She attacked me. I got down in pain as blood started to run down… I was… terrified… They got scared and ran away. I stayed there. I thought that I was going to die… Then Momo came and she helped me. Thankfully the cut wasn't deep. She helped me to go back to class. I just wanted to go home."
I got up and I wrapped my arms around her. I couldn't bear it anymore. I wanted to have her in my arms. I kissed the top of her head and I told her that everything was over. I was there. I would protect her and I wouldn't let them go like that. They would pay. But she didn't have to be scared any more.
"I am here, Amelia. So don't be scared, ok? It's over…"
She slowly hugged me back and she buried her head at the base of my neck. Then I heard her sobbing. She was trying to hold her tears back.
"It's ok to cry. Cry as long as you want. You are safe now. I promise, you are safe..."
And she cried. She cried a lot while repeating how scared she was and how much she hated them. I sat better on her bed and we both laid there with her crying in my arms. I wasn't going to let her go. Not anymore. I would never let her get hurt anymore. It would be my responsibility to protect her and keep her safe and happy.
When she finally managed to calm down her eyes were redder than mine. Her voice was deeper and harsher from the crying. She looked up at me with her shinning eyes and apologized for bothering me. She tried to leave but I wouldn't move my arms. I pinned her on me and wouldn't let go.
"It's ok. Don't even think about it." I simply said and I planted a kiss on her forehead. Her face became all red, but I bet that mine was red as well. I was so embarrassed but it felt so right to have her in my arms and to sit like this. I wanted this.
"I am sorry. Amelia. I am sorry for everything. I really screwed up. I am absolute. A winner, but when it comes to you… I am confused. I do the wrong things. I have never felt like that in my life. I have never been a mess like this before." I looked down at her. She was actually listening to me. Her puffy eyes were glued on me, her lips were parted slightly and her breath slow and steady. I could feel her breath on my cheek. My eyes widened and looked away. She was too cute to even face her.
"I want to also say that I am terribly sorry for your attack… I am going to make sure that they won't ever do that again…"
"It's ok. It's not your fault. They attacked me because of jealously. You weren't the one who asked them to do it."
"Of course not! I would never hurt you!" I snapped quickly.
She only smiled at me and placed her head on my chest. Her voice was warmer and kinder. Like it always used to be. I placed my hand on top of her head and petted her. She was calm now. She wasn't trembling anymore. I felt relieved that she trusted me that much.
"Thank you… and I am also sorry… I shouldn't have acted like that…," she said.
"What do you mean?"
"When I saw you with that girl… I felt hurt. But I was so stupid to do that… There was no reason for me to get angry. You had told me that you would be with your friends. What if you had a girlfriend… it didn't really matter… So I am sorry."
"It's not your fault. Me too I felt like I hurt you when you saw me with her. But I don't feel anything for her… The only person I have feelings for is… you…"
I said it. I finally said. Now I had to wait for her response. It was so nerve-wrecking. I felt her move under my arms and she tried to get a better position in order to face me better. When she finally managed to do that I could finally she her face to face and see in greater detail what they had done to her.
"You are telling the truth?" she asked. I could see that her eyes were full of hope. Something positive for me being in this position.
"I am… want me to prove it to you?" I asked with a lower voice as I got up a little and I approached her face. Our eyes were locked and our breaths were now combined. I slowly cupped her redder cheek and I placed my lips on hers. They were so soft. I felt like I could melt from only touching them. But this sensation was soon over as she pushed me away from her. The warmth of her lips was no longer on mine. A sinking feeling took over me. I stared at her with a questioning look. Why? Did she not like me? Did I go too far?
"I… I like you too!" she blurted out all of a sudden.
"You do?"
She nodded. "I got jealous! That is why I left!" she admitted. Her face couldn't get any redder than that. But who I was to talk? My heart was beating so fast that it would get out of my chest any moment now. But I didn't care no more. She liked me. She said that she liked me back! I could only smile. I was so happy. I felt like I could die in peace now.
"It's ok." I place both of my hands on her cheeks and I kissed her once more. Not only once. I kissed her multiple times. I kissed her lips, her nose, her cheeks, her forehead and her lips again.
"You have no idea how much I missed you," I murmured in her ears when we laid back on the bed once again. "Even though we have known each other for such a short time, I feel like I have known you for years. You make me so happy! Please, can you stay by my side?"
"Yes. I will. And I missed you too… I really did…"
This was the most beautiful and the more shocking day of my life. But at the end I managed to keep her in my life. And not only as a friend.
The day after the attack Amelia didn't come to school as she was hospitalized at Shintaro's hospital. I called him and I asked him if their parents could accept Amelia in and take care of her. He accepted without asking anything. I guessed that the other two would have already informed them about the incident. Thankfully there was nothing wrong with her and her cut was not infected. However, they said that a scar may be left behind. I didn't want that. I didn't want her to remember this awful day. But she ensured me that she didn't mind at all. She was an angel.
Her parents of course were worried and very angry. They wanted to go after the girls but to my surprise Amelia said that it didn't matter. My mother also said that there is a high possibility of no one actually doing something so we would have to use our power and connections to solve this. I saw no problem with that but Amelia was adamant that she didn't want to make a huge deal out of it. That would probably invite more bullying Then Irina said something about finding an other way to deal with it, and Amelia seemed like she agreed with that. The rest just said that they would look into it and see how they could go forward.
Until weekend I would go to visit her after practice. My friends would also visit her. Satsuki was very sad and worried. The rest were relieved that she was alright. I wanted to tell them about our relationship but I didn't know if Amelia would feel comfortable to announce it like that so I kept it to myself. On the other hand I believe that Shintaro might have understood it already. It didn't really matter. As long as Amelia was happy, I was happy with her as well.
"Are you ready to go?" I asked her when the day for her to go home finally came.
"Yes!" She smiled at me and got up from her bed. I approached her and planted a kiss on her cheek. "Welcome back," I whispered to her lovingly. She blushed a little and returned the kiss.
"Shall we go?" I extended my hand to her. She nodded and took it happily. I got her bag and we both left the hospital while holding hands. Instead of taking the car, we agreed to return on our own. We wanted to walk around the city for a while, and then we would take the train home. It felt like a date. Just to two of us. Holding hands and walking around.
''Ne, Seijuro… I wanted to ask you… What are we going to do with the wedding … and our parents?" she asked while we were sitting on a bench at a random park eating ice-cream. I really didn't care about the wedding at this point. Of course I wanted to get married to her one day, if our relationship was still intact but right now it didn't mean anything to me. Of course, when it came to our parents things were different. I suggested that we could inform our mothers about our relationship but we should keep our fathers in the dark for now. If they were to learn that we were together, they would want us to get married far earlier, something that both of us didn't want. We were still kids after all. She seemed to agree with that offer. So it was decided.
In the end, we ended up wasting all of our day outside. We even went to watch a movie at the cinema. It was a comedy because Amelia couldn't handle brutality too much. Even though she didn't want to admit it, I believe that something violent would only remind her of the most recent events, and I didn't want that. Comedy was the right choice after all. We shared a big bucket of pop-corn and we laughed out a lot. She seemed so happy when we left the cinema. I felt like I had accomplished one of my missions that day. To make her happy. I felt so proud of myself.
"I believe it's time to go home… We have school tomorrow." Amelia noticed when she saw her phone. It was already dark outside so I agreed with her. We went to the train station and waited for the train to arrive. Along with us were many other couples who would sit together or hold hands or kiss or hug each other. All of them were older than us. I turned to Amelia and thought that it would be nice if we were to grow up and be still together. It would be nice. And a dream of mine. But it was too early to think like that.
"What are you smiling for?" Amelia asked me smiling as well.
"Nothing. It was fun today!"
"Yes! I enjoyed our date a lot!" she giggled.
"You are so cute when you laugh, you know?"
"Um...thank you… Ah! The train is here!"
I hugged her from behind and I rested my chin on her head. "Cute," I whispered and kept her like that until the train arrived. When the doors opened I let her go, took her by the hand, and guided her into one of the train's cars. The car was almost empty surprisingly. We sat down next to each other and continued to chat when she started to yawn. I advised her to sleep and I would wake her up when we would reach our destination. She declined at the beginning but she ended up resting her head on my shoulder and falling asleep. She must have been very tired. I felt like I was in a manga. This was too good.
The next morning I felt restless. I missed her. I missed her a lot. I let her last night enter her room and go to sleep and I immediately regretted it. I wanted to speak to her more. I wanted to hug her more. I wanted to kiss her more. I wanted to look at her more. I couldn't even sleep. It was impossible. I couldn't stop thinking about her and the fact that she was just a few meters away from me and I couldn't reach her, was driving me even more crazy.
The moment I woke up, I got up and got ready as fast as possible. I didn't want to waste a moment away from her. It felt like I lost so much time with us fighting, trying to apologize to each other, and having both of us hospitalized. The date last night was just the beginning. I ran out of my room and descended the stairs quickly when I fell on my father. He looked at me confused.
"You seem very energetic today… Did something happen?" he asked curiously.
"Nope! It's just that Amelia is back home!" It was true.
"I see… Yeah. I am happy that she is alright as well… I am leaving. Good morning son."
"Good morning father!" I said excitedly and I ran to the dinner room. There I found my mother, Amelia's mother and of course Amelia. I smiled at her the moment I set my eyes on her. She smiled back at me. That smile, I loved it!
"I see that you two are so happy to see each other!" My mother teased us. We both looked away but she spoke first to my surprise.
"Me and Seijuro… are dating!"
"Yes," I assisted her.
Both our mothers looked at us like idiots. They were in shock. "Finally!" I heard Irina exclaim as she just entered the room as well. We all laughed and the tension was lost. In the end, all three of them agreed and allowed our relationship to continue under the condition that my other self would keep his hands to himself. Then I realized that I hadn't talked about it with him, yet. This was a conversation we needed to have.
'So you and her are together, together?'
'Yes. I bet that you already know it. But I thought that we had to talk about it.'
'And why is that?'
'Because you are the only friend that I ever had. You are like a brother to me.'
'...'
'So… I want you to respect her and stop hating her. She is important to me.'
'To you… are you to her?'
'What do you mean?'
'I mean that I don't remember her talking to you about her feelings for you. And she never made a move towards you to show you that she is attracted to you.'
'I don't understand what you mean. She has already told me that she likes me.'
'Who always makes the first move?'
'I do…'
'See?'
'...'
'Ok… I won't do anything. I will try to be there for you… And I will also protect her as well…'
'Thank you.'
My other's self words put me into deep thought. It was true that Amelia had only said that she liked me and nothing more, compared to me… but was this even important? And it was true that she never made the first move. I would call her, I would kiss her, I would hug her first. Again… was this important? She liked me. She said that she liked me… Maybe he was overreacting after all. Maybe she was too shy to act yet. Or she wasn't feeling comfortable to do so. It's still the beginning of our relationship after all.
"Smoke! FIRE!" I heard some students scream frantic and run around to warn the rest. I looked around but I couldn't see any fire. I stopped a student and I asked him about it. He said that there was a fire at the lockers. I ran to Amelia's class to find her and make sure that she was ok but she wasn't there. Then I ran towards the lockers where I saw a few lockers being on fire. There I saw Amelia staring at them. When I came closer to her I noticed that she seemed a little worried but she also had a half-smile on her face. In the beginning, I didn't give it much thought but later that day I heard that the lockers who had caught fire belonged to the girls who had bullied Amelia. Then everything connected. I immediately remembered what Irina had said. Maybe she had to do something about it. However, this didn't stop there. Now, this was only the beginning.
The fire was nothing compared to what happened the rest of the week. Monday was the fire, so Tuesday their uniforms were chopped off while they had gym class. Wednesday they were locked, all five of them, in a room somewhere in the school and they didn't find them until the next morning. They were scared to death and they were crying according to the rumors. Then Friday was the last hit for the week. Their seats were almost destroyed and full of photos of them in some very awkward situations. I have no idea how Amelia managed to get hold of such photos but the screams of those five girls could be heard all the way down the hallway and all the way to my classroom. Everyone was feeling sorry for those five but me, Aomine, Satsuki and the rest of the team, who knew what had really happened were all enjoying ourselves.
Those events became the center of attention at school. Rumors said that those girls were cursed because they were bullies and no one was going near them anymore. That was so hilarious to watch. When I caught myself enjoying the situation I felt like I was starting to become evil. So I went to talk to my girlfriend during one of our visits to the roof.
''Amelia… when do you think that it is time to stop?''
''Hm? Ah… you talk about those rumors, huh?" she asked. She didn't seem really happy about it.
"You were the one who did those things right?" I asked unsure.
"Well… not all of them… Irina also participated… They were her ideas. At the beginning, I didn't know if I should participate but she said that nobody was going to get hurt so I agreed. Irina caused the fire and I chopped the uniforms. Irina locked them into the room and I let it be know that someone was in there. Also, me and Satsuki did that thing on their desks…" I see. This is how things were. Damn, Irina was a savage.
''It's bad. It's good enough,'' I suggested.
''They didn't apologize.''
''Is that what you are waiting for?''
''Yes! They did something bad, and if that is what will make them apologize and stop bothering me, then I won't stop!'' She really thought that it was the right thing to do. But I couldn't really go against her. I was also a victim of bullying in the past. So I understood her pain. And she was bullied now because of me as well. I would support her regardless.
I smiled at her and dragged her to the floor where I was sitting, placing her head carefully on my chest. "I understand. I will support you." I kissed her head lightly and she gave me a big smile. We stayed quiet looking at the clouds passing by. Their forms were funnier than the last time we saw them. After some time the door of the roof opened with a big sound and five figures along with their leader, Chisa, came out smacking the door behind them. Me and Amelia got up quickly and stood still waiting for them to clear their reasons of visiting.
''You bitch! We know that it was you all along! But you just won't stop aren't ya?'' one of them spoke first and walked dangerously towards us.
''Yeah! This time it's over!'' the one next to her sounded next.
I took a step and found myself in front of Amelia with my hand pointing at them and the end of it a pair of scissors. He had took over on his own.
'Let those bitches to me!'
'Don't hurt them...'
'Fuck off! They hurt your woman! They will get what they deserve!'
'You are unbelievable…'
''You will stay away from her or else your future won't be bright at all,'' he said in a steady deep voice. The girls stopped and looked scared at him.
''Repeat after me. 'We won't come after Amelia Rose or any of her friends ever again'…. REPEAT,'' he screamed making them jump and nod repeatedly shaking.
''We won't come after Amelia Rose or any of her friends ever again,'' they said all five in union.
''Excellent. Now apologize and leave!'' he demanded. The five girls bowed deeply, apologized with everything they had and then left running. He turned around to face her. She looked a little annoyed.
''You shouldn't scare them like that you know,'' she said pouting.
''You were in danger. It is my duty to protect you after all. Also, I apologize for my actions the last time we met. I am sorry.'' he said still looking at her. She became red and looked away.
''You idiot two-faced redhead!'' she murmured.
''Two-faced?'' he asked shocked.
''What? Two red eyes is your normal self. The gentle one. A red and a gold is your alter ego, the tough and cold guy. The white and the black knight,'' she explained and stuck her tongue out playfully. He smirked and let me take over.
"Akashi Seijuro!" I heard her say with determination the moment I opened my eyes. "I like you! I like you a lot! I can't stop thinking about you. I missed you everyday as well. I wanted to talk to you but I wanted you to feel how I felt when you wouldn't talk to me back then when you were angry. I don't know when I started to like you but now I am crazy for you! I felt jealous when I saw you with her. I have to admit that I said some pretty provocative things to her when she attacked me but I don't regret them! I am sorry for not telling you all this time. I wanted first to make sure that she won't bother us ever again. And I also forgive your other-self. He proved himself today."
I stared at her lost. I didn't expect a confession like that from her. It seemed like he was right after all. I was so happy to hear her say all those things. I felt like now I had someone who was precious to me, but at the same time I was precious to someone else as well. It felt so good. This feeling.
I was so lost into my thought that I didn't notice her coming closer until I felt her lips on mine and her arms around me. For a moment, I didn't move but then I realized that this was the first time that she made a move on me, like hugging and kissing. I smiled down at her and I wrapped my arms around her as well, while kissing her back.
''So now you are hugging me,'' I teased her.
''Shut up''
I kissed her head and stood there motionless just to enjoy that feeling of being hugged.
Thank you...
And here we are! He confessed his love! And she did the same! ΧD Well i hope you liked it and i hope you review your opinion! ^_^
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