Chapter 3: Kyoru and His Heart
That night, Kyoru laid in his bed looking at the ceiling in thought. No matter what, he couldn't keep his mind off of Sakuya. The fact that his crush was just taken away from him by Lance just leaves him in pain.
"If she's gonna go out with that jerk, fine. I see how it is."
He rolled over to his lamp and turned it off and tried to sleep. The next day, Kyoru got on the bus to see Sakuya sitting in her usual spot. He went over to her seat while Sakuya tried to get his attention.
"Hey Kyoru! Over here! Um… Kyoru?"
Instead, he just walked right past her to sit in an empty seat next to a window. She quickly moved over to a seat right next to him.
"Hey Kyoru, what's up?"
He said nothing. He looked over to his shoulder and saw Sakuya smiling and just turned his attention back to the window. She stared at him for a while and sat there quietly.
"Kyoru… is something the matter?"
"…I'm fine."
"Well you don't look fine to me."
"No, no. It's perfectly normal for a guy to be quiet because a girl promised to make something up to him and just suddenly has a date on short notice."
"Look. I'm sorry about yesterday and I just-"
"Save it. Why don't you go talk to your little Prince Charming, Lance? I don't need your apology."
"But Kyoru I-"
"Just leave me alone."
So then the two just sat there quietly without making a sound. Then Lance suddenly showed up sitting right next to Sakuya.
"Well if it isn't the loser."
"…"
"What's the matter, dork? Cat got your tongue?"
"Go away."
"Ooh look, I'm Kyoru, the leader of the one-man geek parade!"
"Shut up."
"I have no life and I can't get a date because of my dorky personality."
"I'm warning you."
"Think I'm so cool cause I'm in a band and I skate! Oh hello Sakuya, wanna go out on a date with me? No? Waahhh… I'm so emo… I think I'm gonna go cut myself!"
"Lance, stop! You're hurting his feelings!"
"How can he feel pain? I mean he's got that stupid shell doesn't he? Hahahaha!!!"
Suddenly Kyoru turned around, enraged, and landed a giant blow to Lance's face.
"Agh! You nerd! Look what you did to my face!"
"Not so pretty now that you got that humongous lump on you huh?!"
Then everyone turned around and gasped.
"Alright! Fight! Fight!"
Lance got up and then landed a punch on Kyoru while Kyoru roundhoused him on his neck. Then they grabbed each other and tackled each other down while landing punches and kicks. So then the bus driver pulled over to separate the two.
"Alright! That's enough! You two are gonna have to deal with the counselor when we get to school!"
Kyoru got up wiping blood off of his chin. And glared at Lance and then at Sakuya, who was surprised that Kyoru would do this.
"Kyoru!"
"What do you want now?!"
"I can't believe you would do this!"
"If you would rather take that guy's side, then be my guest! I've had it with you!"
"Fine! I'm never gonna speak to you anymore Kyoru!"
He just turned away from her and back to the window. When they arrived at the school, Kyoru was immediately sent to the counselor's office.
"So Kyoru. Tell me. I know that you and Lance had some kind of fight back on the bus there, but I wanna know why."
"I don't wanna talk about it."
"Come on Kyoru. Not talking about it is not gonna make you feel any better. Now what's wrong?"
"Okay fine. I'll tell you why. Everything was going great yesterday until Lance shows up. He started to go out with my best friend Sakuya and I wasn't too crazy about it because Lance had been picking on me ever since middle school. I mean I guess I got a little jealous but what really set me off was that he was rubbing it in my face. Then Sakuya promised to make it up to me that we would hang out after school. But then Lance shows up and takes Sakuya away on a date that JUST came up. I couldn't take it. She promised me."
"So I see. So Lance has been causing trouble before this year started."
"Yes. And then this morning he started to rub it all in my face again. I just couldn't take it, so then I snapped. I landed a large punch into that pretty boy's face. I had to. I couldn't take it anymore. I had to do something. And then Sakuya wouldn't even wanna talk to me anymore."
"Okay Kyoru, I'm not gonna punish you but I do suggest that you talk to Sakuya and talk it out with her."
"I don't think I will. But thanks anyway."
"No problem."
So Kyoru headed back to class and sat down near the window. Sakuya stared at Kyoru for a while and finally broke the silence.
"You know…"
He moved his eyes towards Sakuya's.
"I just can't believe that a sweet and adoring guy like you would actually do something like this."
"…Why are you talking to me?"
"Because…"
"Because what? You wanna tell me that you're not gonna see me anymore? That you don't wanna be my friend anymore? That you think that you'd rather have better friends than me?"
"Because I care."
"What are you saying?"
"Look, I know that my relationship with Lance is crushing you."
"…So?"
"And it's also crushing me too. Kyoru, I wanna stay as your friend. It's just that sometimes you have ways to get me angry."
"…Your point?"
"My point is that… I just don't want you to actually become like this."
Then after a long silence, Lance stepped in and dragged Sakuya away from Kyoru. Then he went up to Kyoru's face and glared at him.
"You better stay away from her if you know what I mean."
"As usual, I have no idea what you're talking about."
"You know what I mean. Stay away from Sakuya."
"Get out of my face or I'll bust up yours."
"Come on Sakuya. Let's go."
He watched as Sakuya was in his arms walking away from Kyoru towards a seat very far away from him. Later on, Kyoru was talking to Akori, Roku, and Chioku during lunch.
"You see what you get for just sticking to one girl who is also already taken?"
"I don't really care. If she wants to hang out with that chump, fine. But… I just… don't know."
"Dude, look. If you really wanted Sakuya back, then just tell her that you like her."
"I can't. Then I would look like a total idiot in front of her."
Then Sakuya appeared right in front of Kyoru.
"Um… hey Kyoru."
"What do you want?"
"I was just wondering if you wanna take a walk with me."
"What about your pretty boy boyfriend, Lance?"
"Just walk with me."
So then Kyoru reluctantly walked with her behind the school.
"Listen Kyoru. I know you're still mad about yesterday but…"
"But what?"
"I wanna make it up to you."
"Here we go again."
"Kyoru, please."
"I'm guessing that this is just another lame attempt for me to like you again. Is that it?"
"Well…"
"Look. If you have a date with your Prince Charming, then just say so."
"I don't. That's the thing. (sigh) Kyoru… the thing is about Lance is… he just doesn't know when to stop…"
"What are you saying?"
"He never gives me my own space, he never listens to what I say, he never wants to know about what I wanna do, and he never lets me to talk to any of my guy-friends. Kyoru… I don't love him…"
"Why couldn't you tell me this problem to me before?"
"Because I don't want you to do something about it yourself."
"Well you should've. That's what friends are for."
"But he never lets me talk to you. And this is the only time that I can. To be here… with you…"
Kyoru looked at Sakuya's sad face and replied.
"Look… even though you're going out with someone I don't like… I just want you to know that…"
"That's why I broke up with him…"
Then Kyoru quickly looked up to her in surprise.
"Excuse me?"
"Are you angry?"
"No, of course not! But… why?"
"Well I never have time to myself and with you and well…"
She then hugged him and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Do wanna go to the movies tonight?"
"You mean you and me?"
"No, just a couple of friends too."
"Aww man."
"What's wrong?"
"I don't know, you just kinda ruined the moment there."
She giggled and kissed him again.
"Kyoru Cruiser, you are such a card…"
"Well… I guess I am."
So then they walked with each other back to the cafeteria with each other, talking and joking. The next day, Kyoru was just finished putting his books in his locker until Sakuya ran behind him and jumped on top of him.
"Morning Kyoru!"
"Agh! Morning Sakuya! Isn't it a little early to be jumping on my spine?!"
"Sorry I'm just so happy today!"
"Well why?"
"Because Lance got suspended when the administrator found adult rated magazines in his locker and book bag."
"Heh… Serves him right."
So then the two walked with each other to their next class in happiness.