The Orphan Flower
Just me, I'm always lonely
U and I
Relate
In some way
"Kouichi!" cried Tomoki happily greeting him as they walked to school.
He nodded calmly and continued walking. The others looked at each other in surprised and confusion wondering if something went wrong. "Are you okay Kouichi?" Juri asked worriedly
He paused "Yeah….but there's something I have to tell you" as his friends nodded in agreement.
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"Eh?" Izumi exclaimed along with the others "Kouichi? A twin?"
He nodded "My mom explained the whole story to me yesterday. Apparently Kouji just so happens to be my twin brother"
"Unfortunately" Kouji announced out of nowhere
He glared at his twin "Ha! Well guess what? I'm older than you!" he pointed
Kouji rolled his eyes "Did you just figure that out?"
"Eh? Kouichi is older than Kouji?" Juri asked in amazement
Tomoki shook his head "That's weird…..Kouji is well, more mature than Kouichi"
"HEY!" Kouichi responded
"If that's so" began Izumi "Then Kouji…why did you say that you were older last time?"
He sighed "I thought it would make more sense since older siblings are usually not "this hyperactive" he explained and pointing to his brother
She nodded "Makes sense….but it doesn't mean that you didn't confuse me or the readers"
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"sigh…… soon, they just have to come and go, huh?" Rika muttered as the class went outside for a free period.
Izumi turned to her "Now what are you trying to say?" already having a feeling something was going to come up
"Soon, Kouichi won't hang out with us…."
She gave her friend a weird look "Look, I don't get why you have these feelings that our friends will stop being our friends"
"Well, I was right about Hikari right?" she stated
"Rika…..you used to call her Kari…" Izumi remembered in her head and shook her head "Maybe so, but I don't see why Kouichi would do the same. He hates his twin"
She turned to her "It doesn't mean that he will change his mind in the future right? Look at when he talks to Kouji, he doesn't truly hate him, and even Kouji finds this amusing the way they communicate to each other"
Looking down, she had to agree "You're right…..but don't you remember? We're friends, a gang of orphans"
"Kouichi isn't really an orphan. He lives with their mom, and Kouji stays with their dad. Their parents are divorced."
Rika looked at Izumi's reaction in hearing this information "What? You didn't know?" she asked as she shook her head.
"Then why did he befriend us?" she wondered "If he's not an orphan…..then why is he hanging out with us all this time?"
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"What's wrong with everyone nowadays?" Izumi yelled in her mind walking downstairs. "…….I can't figure out what I'm doing….what am I doing wrong……"
"So Junpei, you and Tomoki have to transfer out of this school today right?" she heard her friend ask
"Yeah, we have to transfer" he said sadly
"Why?" she heard a voice that sounded like Juri
Tomoki sighed "Well, first of all, we have to move to a different house since we got adopted together into a family" he explained
"Adopted?" Izumi thought
"So, it'll be a while when we see each other again, but we'll keep in contact" Rika said
"Yeah, it's a bit to bad we had to live in a far place from here" agreed the two boys as they walked out of the school building. "So long……." they waved
Izumi turned away hiding from them so they wouldn't see her. Tears began to fall as she tried to wipe them away "Why am I crying?" she asked herself "I'm so stupid, of course I know why……I have to stop crying….." she tried to remind herself, but it didn't work.
"First it was Hikari……then Kouichi, now suddenly Junpei and Tomoki?…..we aren't even a group anymore….." she counted "This only leaves me with Rika and Juri…..but who knows……..maybe I'll be alone in the end-"
Interrupting her thoughts, she noticed someone was standing in front of her handing her a handkerchief. Looking at who gave it to her, it was Takuya who gave her a sympathetic look. She took it scolding herself "I shouldn't be crying in public, especially if he happens to come around"
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At the Park
Walking towards the park, she sat on the swings with nothing to do. "It's not like anyone is waiting at home for me anyways….."
"Have a lot on your mind?" asked a familiar voice
She keep quiet for a moment as she heard him sit on the swing beside her. "Takuya" she said without having to look at him
"You seemed to have a lot of things on your mind today"
She gave him a weird look "I'm surprised you noticed"
"Just being a good friend"
She stood up "Thanks, but don't consider me as your friend right away. You and I live in two different worlds"
He stood beside her "Maybe so, but do you really have a reason why we can't be friends?"
She shook her head "No, but I think it's best that way..." she muttered walking away from him adding "Especially if you don't want to get hurt…"