Chapter 3 – Time after time

Misaki is already prepared on kissing the ground. Literally. Maybe because of too much excitement on answering that stupid question that she didn't see the large stone on the way and tripped or she's just plain stupid. But anyway, that's not the point right now, she just can't believe that the ground will be her first kiss! Defeated, she closed her eyes, a sign that she's ready.

"I won't let the ground be your first kiss."

Misaki opened her eyes. Usui is holding her hand and his face is hovering above hers.

Before she would land on the ground, Usui grabbed her hand and because of the strong pull, she was thrown to Usui's body.

"So whose jerk you are talking about?" Usui flashed a boyish grin.

That's when Misaki realized their 'position'.

"Look! Your face is all red! Haha!" Usui laughed. Damn! And she's still haven't said a single word. Misaki came back with her senses. She tries to push Usui.

"Let go!" She struggled.

"Hey, wait! Stop." Usui caught one of her hands.

"I said, get your hands off—ahhh!"

And they fell on the hard, cold, ground. Talking about position? Usui's on top of Misaki. Good thing nobody is around the streets that minute or they'll be accused doing a public scandal. What a relief.

"Ugh!" Misaki pushed Usui.

"Ouch!" He mumbled.

"Suits you!" Misaki tries to stand up but she felt a pain on her right ankle.

"See! That's why I told you to stop from struggling, you're sprained."

Usui stood up, shaking the dirt on his pants.

Misaki notices the hand he's lending. She looks up. Her anger slowly cooled down when she saw Usui's angelic smiling face. He seems harmless. She's planning to ignore him but the her hand acted on its own. It reached his hand. Is she being hypnotized or what?

Uui gently pulled her hand and placed it on his shoulder. Before she know it. Usui's already piggy-riding her.

"Usui.."

"Hn?"

"Thank you." She mean that. Somewhat her anger on Usui decreased.

Usui stopped from walking. "Are you falling for me already?"

"Put me down."

He laughed. "I was just joking okay?" But then all of a sudden his laughter faded and was replaced by a serious tone. "If you fall for me, I—"

'Drop dead Usui! That's not funny." Misaki yelled. Tired of his not-so-funny jokes.

"Funny?" Usui forced to smile and makes his voice more cheerful. "Yeah..it was just…a joke."

Misaki's not that numb to not notice Usui's suddenly dimmed face.

"I shouldn't let things like this bother me."


After they have reached the house, Misaki locked herself on her room. He even offered her a free foot masge but she refused. Disappointed, Usui just went to her room, which is beside Misaki's room.

He dumped his body on the bed. He reached for his Ipod below his pillow and played the paused song.

If you fall, I will catch you, I will be wai—

"What the hell?" Usui stopped the song. How come that there's a song like that there. He sighed. "Honoka." He put down his Ipod and gazes at the clock. 4:36. He sighed once again. "I wonder what she's doing right now." An idea popped on his head. He gets up and accidentally presses the replay button. The song played but he's too preoccupied that he didn't notice it and just leaves the room.

While the song continued playing.

Lying in my bed I hear the clock tick,
and think of you
caught up in circles confusion
is nothing new


"Misa chan!" Usui called. He started muttering. He stopped infront of Misaki's door and knocked for three times but didn't get an answer. He twisted the door knob. Its unlocked.

"Misa chan?" He called once again as he slowly opens the door.

The first thing he would notice is that the room still looked the same as before. The only sign that a someone is using it is the luggage beside the bed and some scattered books and papers on the study table. To his dismay, he saw Misaki sleeping on the table. He was thinking of hanging out with her by means if making fun of her. He went closer to the table.

"She's really into studying." Usui thought when he saw the opened Physics and biology textbooks and some notebooks. He was even amused when he saw that the girl has already started doing the requirements that their teacher just said a few hours ago.

He saw a paper slipped on one of the notebooks. He slowly took it up. It was not a paper but a torn picture.

"Heh. Misaki's family." A woman whom he thinks is in the middle thirties who's holding a hand of a cheerful five year old girl. Beside is another girl about ten years old and a…

"Could it be that the torn part is their…father?"

As he was returning the picture, Misaki moved her head, making a few strands of her hair fall down on her face. Usui stiffened for a bit when he thought that the girl woke up. But she's not. He sighed and smiled as he gently fixes her hair. He wonders what will happen if she suddenly wakes up. He laughed at the thought of him not knowing what to do. Then all of a sudden, her eyes opened.

"What. are. you. doing?" She asks with a menacing stare.


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