Love in a piece of cake

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Chapter 3: Challenge


"Leave me alone, Arin,"

His words kept on echoing in my mind. I don't know why, but I just couldn't let it go.

"There must be something wrong," I mumbled to myself as I collecting my sketchbook and a small book from my locker. I got art class next.

"What is?" I heard a familiar voice asking.

I looked over my shoulder to see Riku, standing behind me. "Hey, Riku."

"Hey," he replied. He walked to the locker across from mine, opened it before asking again, "Did you give it to him?"

Uh-oh. I totally forgot about that, not that it was important when my friend just seem to get some trouble. "Well, not yet," I said closing my locker door, "It looks like he's not in the mood today, so I think that would be… annoying to him."

"Did he tell you you're annoying or something?"

"Umm… No, at least, yet," I leant on my locker's door, "But he told me to leave him alone."

"What's happened?"

"I don't know," I said, "He just suddenly ignored me and told me that."

"Hm… I wonder what's wrong with him," he said; putting his hand on his chin, thinking. "Want me to talk to him?"

I shook my head means "No". "Thanks, Riku," I said, "But I'll do that myself."

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I was just entering the school cafeteria when I spotted the spiky brunette friend of mine. He was sat on the round table with his two friends, whom I know as Tidus and Wakka.

I walked towards him rather quickly to be greeted by Tidus and Wakka when I was about a metre from them. "Hey, Arinaz," said Tidus, while Wakka only waved because his mouth full of food.

I could see Sora was paused from taking a bite of the apple he was holding as soon as he heard them calling my name.

"Hi, Tidus, Wakka," I greeted them back, "Mind if I borrow him for a minute?" I said while holding both of Sora's shoulder.

"Don't mind her, guys," he said as he trying to shrug my hands away.

Tidus and Wakka looked at me, then at Sora, questioningly. But after a while, they said, "Sure. You can have him the way you like it."

"Thanks," I said with a smile, almost in unison with Sora's "Traitor", but they didn't mind him.

I grabbed Sora's wrist and dragged him from the table to the cafeteria door. I could hear them whispering at each other, "Lover's quarrel.".

As soon as we got out from the cafeteria, Sora snatched his hand away, setting it free from my grab. "What do you want?" he said quite harshly.

"It should be you that I ask that question to, not me," I said, crossing my arms.

"Why me?"

"Because you ignoring me and told me leave you alone."

"What's with that?"

"What do you mean 'what's with that'?" I started to raise my tone, "It's obvious that you're avoiding me."

"….." He didn't say anything.

"What's wrong, Sora?"

"It's nothing to concern you," he answered.

"Sora," I reached out his hand, "What's wrong?" I repeated.

He pulled his hand free. "I've said it's nothing to do with you, Arin," he snapped, "Now leave me alone." He continues just before he brushed past me.

I stood there, looking at his back as he walked away. I didn't intend to follow him, but I stated to myself: 'I won't give up'

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I jogged over to Sora as soon as I found him at the beach, lying on the sand while his gaze was paused at the sea. He seemed to realize my presence since he made a noise and said, "What now?" He sat up from his previous position and turned his head at me.

I threw over one of the struggle bats I've been holding to him. Sora narrowed his eyes, yet he caught it perfectly. He looked at the bat then at me.

I pointed the other struggle bat in my hand right in front of his face. "Sora," I started, "I challenge you for a struggle fight. If I won, you must tell me what's been bothering you."

He stared at me for a while before then sighed. "This won't work, Arin," he said, "You can't defeat me. You'll only hurt yourself."

His statement made me angry as I yelled, "Stop acting like you care about me! You're only avoiding me! You run away from me!"

He stared at me.

After a while, he heaved a huge sigh. "Fine." He stood up and took the bat in his right hand. "Let's get this over with."

--To be continue--