When You Bloom

a/n: if it's italicized then it's thoughts and not said out loud and if it's underlined and italicized Babbit's saying it! Also if it's underlined (only) Miri or Sana is writing it down in her notebook!

Previously in Chapter 10:

"Okay, then, if you're really serious…tell me all of your problems!!" Aruto giggled.

"I love Sana… but I don't know if she loves me back."

Chapter 11:

"What do you mean you don't know?!" Aruto sighed, "Haven't you been her friend for a loOoOoOoOoOoOng time?"

"Yea, but... I sorta went to America to shoot some movies so I couldn't see her for three entire years! I thought I'd go INSANE!" Akito said, pushing his hair back with his hand.

Sana sank to the floor in shock; her eyes were wide.

W-what did he just say? He LOVES me?!

Akito searched the area for eavesdroppers or the paparazzi, and he found a shadow coming from around the corner of the hall.

"Who's there?" he called in the direction of Sana.

Uh-oh!

Akito footsteps grew louder and louder to Sana as he came closer.

She didn't know what to do.

She started running off, eyes shut tight and sweat running down her face.

Did he see me? Did he see me?!

Beads of sweat dripped off her face as she made her way into the bathroom.

Immediately, she sat against the door, confused.

She looked around the small bathroom and noticed a jar containing daisies.

Sana dashed towards it, and she slowly caressed the petals.

"He loves me…he loves me not…he loves me…he loves me not..." She whispered, plucking one petal at a time.

"He……………loves me?" she wondered as she stared at the last petal in her hand.

She tried again just to make sure.

"He…loves me…" she stated as if she believed it to be true.

She picked up the last flower and twirled it between her fingers.

"Ah! I should confess...I shouldn't confess…I should confess…" she started as she watched the petals land on the floor.

"I shouldn't confess…" she whispered to herself.

She looked at the flower one last time and noticed a tiny petal that was barely noticeable.

Sana plucked it off and declared softly, "I should confess!..."

She sprang up from her sitting position and ran outside.

Her mind in a blur, she accidentally ran into a teenage blonde haired boy.

"Ow…" Akito cursed under his breath, "Watch where you're goi—"

"Oof! S-sorry!" Sana looked up and saw the exact person that she just started looking for.

Her face turned bright red, and she stammered, "H-hi! A-a-akito!"

"Sana, what's wrong? You're acting strange," he stated, holding out his hand and helped Sana to her feet.

"N-nothing's wrong! Everything's just dandy!!!" she squealed, her face was changing into an even brighter shade of pink.

"Then why is your face turning red?" Akito questioned his eyes full of concern.

"Well, I just wanted to tell you that I l—"

"Come on! We still have to shoot one more scene! You two can chat once we're through for today!" Mr. Miyazaki commanded through Sana's bullhorn and stormed between the two actors.

"I guess you'll have to tell me later," Akito sighed and walked towards his dressing room.

"Uh, what should I do? Will I get another chance sometime soon? S-sure…okay, I-I'll tell you later!" Sana faked a smile and walked to her dressing room.

Sana slid onto the floor of her dressing room while tears fell down her face.

Will I ever get another chance?

Sana wiped away her tears and got ready for the filming, constantly thinking about Akito.

Scene 7:

Dai-chi looked in the direction that Kita ran off in, looking pissed.

"My brother has been such a hassle since our parents told us that we had to stay here for a few years…" Dai-chi stated, irritated.

Kyo looked at his cousin, wide-eyed, "W-wait a minute! A FEW YEARS?! There is no way that my parents would let you stay here for a few years!"

"It shouldn't be a problem since your parents are in America. Plus we got their permission to stay here for the next 3 years…but I don't remember them mentioning a girl being here," Dai-chi said, smiling slyly.

Kyo's eyes grew wide and Miri looked at him with worried eyes.

"I don't want to get kicked out…" Miri breathed.

"Kyo, you shouldn't be doing naughty stuff with a girl when your parents aren't here," Dai-chi whispered, taking a step closer and smiling deviously.

Wow, I never knew that Naozumi could act like a villain so well!

"Who said that I was doing naughty things with her?! I mean, she's not even that pretty and she's a r—" Kyo yelled covered in sweat.

Hmmm… if this happened in real life, it would probably the other way around…O.o

Miri squirmed uncomfortably in Kyo's arms.

Dai-chi looked at her, and he laughed, "I think we're giving the girl a hard time! It's Miri, right?"

The teenaged girl nodded her head slowly.

"Well, if you're so uncomfortable listening to this little conversation, go look for Kita, my bothersome brother. He's probably in the garden crying," Dai-chi voiced in a irritable way.

"Uh…" Miri hesitated, looking at Kyo for an answer.

"Go," Kyo commanded in a whisper, "I don't want you to hear the rest of this conversation."

"Um…I'll go look for the brat then!" Miri exclaimed, faking a smile.

Kyo released her from his grasp, and Miri sighed in relief.

"That girl seems lively…wasn't she the one—" that was the last thing that Miri had heard as she ran off to the garden.

Scene finished.

Sana continued running until she reached the small garden at the back of the house-set.

The actress inhaled the fresh, cool, crisp air; she heard steps coming from behind her.

"You said you had something to tell me?" Akito's voice filled her ears.

"Yea," Sana turned around and looked at him.

"I…"

a/n: TEE-HEE! CLIFFIE!!!! I'm not going to be able to type anything for the next week, because I won't be at my home! I'm going to be on a school trip to DC!!!! YAY! I'll try to update a lot during my spring break, so get excited!!

Coming up next:

"What will Sana say? What will Akito hear?" Babbit squealed.

"Doesn't that mean the same thing?" Aruto sighed with a OMG-this-is-retarded look on his face.

"YOU'RE SO MEAN, ARUTO!" Babbit cried with tears pouring from his eyes.

"If you say so," Aruto walks off with a rice ball in his hand.

"Well, see you next time in 'When You Bloom'!" Babbit squealed.

"MAYBE…" Aruto muttered.

"BAI!!!" Babbit yelled excitedly.

"Hasta luego (this means see you later in Spanish… I am not Spanish, I'm just learning the language)…" Aruto waved.

Me: O YA! GUESS WAT??

My readers: WAT?

me: A STORY THAT I SUBMITTED INTO A CONTEST WON 3RD PLACE IN ALL OF MY STATE!!!

My readers: W.O.W…

Me: OKAY! BAI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!