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The picture spreads like willdfires now almost everyone from school has the picture of the two of them being lovey dovey.
After all Akiko friends did said, that they will use it wisely. Of course, that means they have to shares it with everyone they know. It is selfish to hold that sweet little picture to themselves the public has the right to know.
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Chapter 9: Love drive people to do crazy things.
The girls are hysterical. Some is over the moon and talking about how romantic Doumeki Shizuka is.
Some are plotting murder, Watanuki's murder to be precise. Fuji steers clear of that nonsense. After all, he would not want to be charge as an accomplice if the crazy fangirls actually went completely crazy and follow thorough with the murder plan.
He shakes his head, and correct himself. Crazier. The fan girl were already crazy to begin with.
The fact still remains if Doumeki avid fangirls went crazier than they are now and follow through their plan to murder Watanuki. He want no part of that.
Watanuki fanboys are speculating on how Watanuki would have shown Doumeki his appreciation for the lovely date with many sexual favour. Yup. He need to steers clear of that too because he likes to keep his sanity also because he is positively sure that, if Doumeki actually found out about this.
He would shoot them full of arrows. He just seems like the crazy jealous type, a guy that would commit murder without a second thought for love. Fuji doesn't know why he thinks Doumeki is capable of that but Doumeki just had these looks in his eyes.
Like he just said he wants no part in any of that.
So, he steers clears all of that complication and enter his classroom before the bells rings. He paused at the door and smiled awkwardly.
How wonderful that he finds Doumeki is there too. The archer is sitting in his seat and quietly watching outside of the window.
Fuji smiles and makes his way to Doumeki's seat. They are seated next to each other in the class. That is how Fuji came to be friends with him.
"Hey, Doumeki. Nicely done. Ehh." Fuji smirks and wiggle his eyebrow as he takes his seat at the table next to Doumeki.
Doumeki stares at him like he is crazy. Fuji sighs.There is really not fun in teasing the stoic boy because Doumeki don't give reaction like a normal person would.
Fuji scratch his head. "Uhh..hey, look I know you had confessed to him."
" The whole school is talking about your cute lovey dovey date. I didn't think you have it in you Doumeki."
" I mean the last time I saw you. You know you were looking a little green like you about to vomit."
Doumeki just stares at him passively.
Right? Fujis scratch his head awkwardly." I guess, congratulations is in order. You have finally confessed your feelings and the two of you went to a date after."
"You sure moves fast. Eh. Like they said it is always the quiet ones. You know?"
"What?" Doumeki asks staring at him with a beffudle look on his face.
"Well, I heard that from the girls. Wait I have the picture right here. I mean eveyone have the picture. Roughly, the whole school knows about it. I haven't actually seen it yet. I was occupied last night."
No. He was just too busy playing computer games until midnight.
Fuji tilts his head trying to see the picture from different angle.
"Huh? Well, it doesn't look all that lovey dovey to me. He said frowning. Watanuki looked like he was trying to murder a piece of cake."
"He did. He actually stab the cake repeatedly." Doumeki comments flatly while smilling stupidly at the picture.
Doumeki is aware that Fuji is staring at him. He must have said it out loud.
"Uh?" Fuji looks at little taken back before he starts to grin. Doumeki sighs because he is sure the other boy going to start teasing him.
Fuji concludes that they are not a couple yet and that kind of explained Doumeki's somber mood, forlornly staring out of the window. His friend is pinning pathetically.
Sure, Watanuki is kind of pretty on the eyes but the boy has interesting attitude? That the nicest way he can describe Watanuki's random violent outburst. He is always screaming and fighting with thin air.
If you interested in that he guessed, who is he trying to judge people what they find attractive? Beauty is in the eyes of beholder and all that poetic wise words. When you fall in love, you just fall in love. There is no sense or reason. At least that is what his grandmother had always said.
"So, I take it. You haven't confess yet." Fuji said staring at his stoic friend.
Doumeki grimaces.
Not, so stoic now. Fuji thinks this week, he seen more expression on Doumeki's face than all 3 years he had know him combined.
Doumeki was worried about something. He can tell from the slight furrow of his brow.
"You haven't confessed but no worries, it is not the end of the world. You will confessed when you are ready. Don't worry about it. There is not time limit." Fuji tries to comfort him as best as he can.
He didn't think it work like he hopes because his friend just look pale.
Doumeki runs his fingers through his hair. His mind went back to all the things that transpired last night.
"What if he truly hates me like he had claimed? What should I do? What if I confessed and he rejects me?" Doumeki said in voice laced with slight panic tone.
"I didn't think of that before."Doumeki said groaning.
Fuji is taken back by the onslaught of words from his usually stoic friend.
This is more serious than he thought?
He wonders what could he says to calm Doumeki down.
"If it didn't workout. Then, it means..you and him just wasn't meant to be. You will get over it sooner or later. You know. After all man won't forget only two kind of love. His last love. Don't worry this won't be your last love because you are still young."
"Right." Fuji says elbowing him in the ribs. Doumeki glare. Fuji ignores the scathing glare and continues.
"The other unforgettable love for a man is his first love. See, you are safe. He isn't your first love because you are extremely popular since middle school."
"You must have a couple ex girlfriend or ex boyfriends", Fuji corrected immediately.
He doesn't know about Doumeki sexual orientation. For all the knew the boy could be a bisexual or just strictly gay. He had thought the boy was asexual before. Doumeki had never seem interested in anyone as long as Fuji had known him.
He looks at doumeki and sees the widen eyes that said a lot. "Oh."He says grimacing at Doumeki.
"You are screwed." He says looking at Doumeki with eyes full of pity.
Doumeki stares blankly at the window and asked. "Do you think falling from third storey is enough to kill a person?"
"Ha..ha." Fuji laughs nervously as he backs away from Doumeki immediately. He sure hope that Doumeki wasn't talking about him.
You know how people says love makes someone do crazy things. He is not about to test that theory.
The bell rings signalling the class is about to start and Fuji never feel so glad before.
Save by the bell literally.
Thank god. I will pay respect at the temple or something. I swear to be a good person from now on. I will not pick on my little brother anymore. I will be a good son to my parents from now on. Thank you for saving me. Oh dear, Merciful God.
Doumeki tries to ignore the fact that his classmate Fuji had been staring at his face through all three class that they have.
"What?" Doumeki give up and asks the boy after he had enough of the staring.
Fuji knew, he should not be doing this but he is dying of curiosity. He just had to asked. "Were you seriously planning my murder just now?"
Doumeki just looks at him like he is crazy.
You asked me, "Do you think falling from third storey is enough to kill a person?"
Doumeki look at him like he does not know what he is talking about.
Fuji sighs in relief.
Good. So, he is not secretly planning my imminent death or something. That will make asking Doumeki the next question easier.
"He is your first love?" Fuji ask unapologetically.
Doumeki didn't answer. All he did is frown at him and that was enough confirmation for Fuji.
"Really?" Fuji asked. Too surprised to say more. He just can't wrapped it around his mind.
"How? I don't get it. Aren't you not..like extremely popular with girls and everything? How?" Fuji asks bewildered.
Doumeki frowns and said nothing. He wonder about it too, sometimes when he is alone with his thoughts. He even prayed for guidance from above.
Of all people he could have fallen in love with. Why does it has to be the ghost seeing boy? The boy with the most complicated life? The boy that claimed he hates him on several different occasion. Why him?
It is hitsuzen. The only word that came into his mind accompanied by the familiar voice of a witch.
Doumeki groans. He wonders if the witch is secretly spying on his thoughts and him in general right now. He would not put it above that devious witch. She just seems like she would get pleasure from watching Doumeki's shipwreck of love life.