"Oh God, no!"
Hanasen looked at her distraught friend. Noriko covered her mouth and shook her head and stepped back.
She tried to reach her friend but Noriko was quick to slap her hand away from her. This scared her even more. Noriko sobbed loudly.
What was she thinking?
She couldn't be...
She looked at Noriko who looked back at her. Her eyes were welling up with tears.
"Noriko-chan.." She couldn't think of a single thing to say. What has she done?
A long silence ensued between them. Neither had anything else to say. The whole situation became so awkward between the two friends.
It was Hanasen's turn to burst into tears. Noriko stood up and approached her.
"Gomen ne..." (Sorry)
Hanasen looked up. She was so surprised at her words.
Noriko bit her lip. The whole situation seemed to get out of hand. They were both in tears now.
"It's just that...how could you? I thought I knew you. I never thought you could do something like that." Noriko explained bitterly.
Hanasen covered her face. The embarrassment was too much to bear.
"I'm so sorry."
"Sorry? That's all you could say to me? How could you do that? How could you?" Noriko stomped her foot.
"That wasn't supposed to happen..but what was there for me to do?" Hanasen shook her head and tried to explain.
"You could have given a lot of thought before doing such a thing! That was totally uncalled for! What the hell were you thinking?" Noriko yelled.
"I wasn't thinking, I guess." Hanasen said in a small voice.
Noriko inhaled deeply. She pulled Hanasen from where she sat and shook her.
"YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE DOING! HOW COULD YOU TELL ME YOU WERE NOT? ANSWER ME!"
"Noriko.."
Noriko released her. It was futile. Reality stared right before her. The sight of her friend in tears was too much. She didn't mean to be rough but how could she not know? It wasn't a secret anymore.
"I'm so sorry. But I don't want something like this to get in the way of everything. It's just that I am so surprised. I thought I knew you."
"This is so embarrassing."
"It's a hell lot more than that, you know."
"I'm the worst."
"You're so low."
"I should be burned."
"You should be erased."
"You hate me."
"I do."
"I can't blame you."
Noriko looked at her again. Hanasen looked even terrible. She was sobbing uncontrollably.
"But you're my best friend. Oh, Hana! This is so freaking hard! I still care."
Hanasen sobbed even louder.
"Oi! Oi! Please stop now. We're still friends even if..even if..oh Hana, how could you do something like that when you always knew I liked him?" Noriko hugged her.
Hanasen stopped suddenly and frowned.
"You like him?" She asked confused.
"Yes. Rukawa. Who else?" Noriko stared at her incredulously.
"Wait a second, so you think I kissed Rukawa?" Hanasen frowned.
"You said it yourself. Basketball. Tall guy. Asleep. Most unlikely place to sleep, who else would that possibly be?"
"But I didn't say it was Rukawa." Her voice was getting louder by the second.
"You mean..?" Noriko's eyes bulged.
"I mean it wasn't Rukawa!" Hanasen looked at her aghast.
Noriko flung herself towards Hanasen and gave a tight hug. She was screaming and crying at the same time.
"I thought...I thought.." Her voice trailed off.
"You thought wrong." Hanasen covered her face in frustration.
"But how do I know for sure?"
"You didn't let me finish." Hanasen smiled.
"But you were crying too." Noriko pouted.
"Because it's embarrassing because I thought you were thinking I was a.ahm..a pervert." Hanasen replied in a small voice.
Noriko released her and smirked. "But of course you are."
"Oh God, I knew it!" Hanasen was almost in tears again.
"Oi! Daijobu! That's okay, I mean if that was me.." Noriko snickered.
Hanasen hiccupped and looked at Noriko who was grinning at her now.
"You know perfectly that I would never approach Rukawa even I was armed with a ten-foot pole and pepper spray and an electric shock gadget. Whatever possessed you think that I would even kiss him?" She stated matter-of-factly with a tinge of dread.
Noriko winced at that statement. No matter how much she tried she could never convince Hanasen to even like Rukawa the very least.
"Well, if you only get to know him a little bit better. You will find him to be a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really REALLY nice guy." She smiled brightly.
Hanasen merely rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"So if it's not Rukawa then who is this mystery guy?"
"You won't believe me if I told you."
"Girl, I've had enough excitement today that will last me the whole week. I'm sure whoever that guy is, I'm sure I can handle it. Now, tell me."
Hanasen swallowed.
Hanasen looked at her distraught friend. Noriko covered her mouth and shook her head and stepped back.
She tried to reach her friend but Noriko was quick to slap her hand away from her. This scared her even more. Noriko sobbed loudly.
What was she thinking?
She couldn't be...
She looked at Noriko who looked back at her. Her eyes were welling up with tears.
"Noriko-chan.." She couldn't think of a single thing to say. What has she done?
A long silence ensued between them. Neither had anything else to say. The whole situation became so awkward between the two friends.
It was Hanasen's turn to burst into tears. Noriko stood up and approached her.
"Gomen ne..." (Sorry)
Hanasen looked up. She was so surprised at her words.
Noriko bit her lip. The whole situation seemed to get out of hand. They were both in tears now.
"It's just that...how could you? I thought I knew you. I never thought you could do something like that." Noriko explained bitterly.
Hanasen covered her face. The embarrassment was too much to bear.
"I'm so sorry."
"Sorry? That's all you could say to me? How could you do that? How could you?" Noriko stomped her foot.
"That wasn't supposed to happen..but what was there for me to do?" Hanasen shook her head and tried to explain.
"You could have given a lot of thought before doing such a thing! That was totally uncalled for! What the hell were you thinking?" Noriko yelled.
"I wasn't thinking, I guess." Hanasen said in a small voice.
Noriko inhaled deeply. She pulled Hanasen from where she sat and shook her.
"YOU KNEW EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE DOING! HOW COULD YOU TELL ME YOU WERE NOT? ANSWER ME!"
"Noriko.."
Noriko released her. It was futile. Reality stared right before her. The sight of her friend in tears was too much. She didn't mean to be rough but how could she not know? It wasn't a secret anymore.
"I'm so sorry. But I don't want something like this to get in the way of everything. It's just that I am so surprised. I thought I knew you."
"This is so embarrassing."
"It's a hell lot more than that, you know."
"I'm the worst."
"You're so low."
"I should be burned."
"You should be erased."
"You hate me."
"I do."
"I can't blame you."
Noriko looked at her again. Hanasen looked even terrible. She was sobbing uncontrollably.
"But you're my best friend. Oh, Hana! This is so freaking hard! I still care."
Hanasen sobbed even louder.
"Oi! Oi! Please stop now. We're still friends even if..even if..oh Hana, how could you do something like that when you always knew I liked him?" Noriko hugged her.
Hanasen stopped suddenly and frowned.
"You like him?" She asked confused.
"Yes. Rukawa. Who else?" Noriko stared at her incredulously.
"Wait a second, so you think I kissed Rukawa?" Hanasen frowned.
"You said it yourself. Basketball. Tall guy. Asleep. Most unlikely place to sleep, who else would that possibly be?"
"But I didn't say it was Rukawa." Her voice was getting louder by the second.
"You mean..?" Noriko's eyes bulged.
"I mean it wasn't Rukawa!" Hanasen looked at her aghast.
Noriko flung herself towards Hanasen and gave a tight hug. She was screaming and crying at the same time.
"I thought...I thought.." Her voice trailed off.
"You thought wrong." Hanasen covered her face in frustration.
"But how do I know for sure?"
"You didn't let me finish." Hanasen smiled.
"But you were crying too." Noriko pouted.
"Because it's embarrassing because I thought you were thinking I was a.ahm..a pervert." Hanasen replied in a small voice.
Noriko released her and smirked. "But of course you are."
"Oh God, I knew it!" Hanasen was almost in tears again.
"Oi! Daijobu! That's okay, I mean if that was me.." Noriko snickered.
Hanasen hiccupped and looked at Noriko who was grinning at her now.
"You know perfectly that I would never approach Rukawa even I was armed with a ten-foot pole and pepper spray and an electric shock gadget. Whatever possessed you think that I would even kiss him?" She stated matter-of-factly with a tinge of dread.
Noriko winced at that statement. No matter how much she tried she could never convince Hanasen to even like Rukawa the very least.
"Well, if you only get to know him a little bit better. You will find him to be a really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really REALLY nice guy." She smiled brightly.
Hanasen merely rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"So if it's not Rukawa then who is this mystery guy?"
"You won't believe me if I told you."
"Girl, I've had enough excitement today that will last me the whole week. I'm sure whoever that guy is, I'm sure I can handle it. Now, tell me."
Hanasen swallowed.