Chapter 6: Heartstrings
"Good morning Chou!" Toshii said pulling the pillow while Chou is still asleep. "Ehh?" Chou wondered. "What's the problem? It's already quarter to 7 and you're still asleep soundly! Ha-ha! I'm just kidding." Toshii said looking at Chou furiously. "What the heck? It's quarter to 7 already? I'm going to be late!" Chou rushed down the stairs and sat down with the Akechi family for breakfast. "Something's wrong with Chou this morning. Well, good morning. Ha-ha!" Toshii went down the stairs.
Karen woke up early. She was prepared already before quarter to 7. "I'm going now, bye! See you later!" Karen rode the car going to school and some of her classmates and schoolmates wondered why she's early. She was usually there 5 to 10 minutes before class starts. "Karen? Is that you? Are you one of the early birds in the morning?" Her best friend Komachi asked furiously. "Huh?" Karen remarked, "Oh, nothing. I'm just glad seeing you as an early bird you know." Komachi smiled at her best friend looking at her and Karen smiled back. Minutes later, class started.
"Good morning Class!" their English teacher greeted them with a smile. "Good morning Sensei!" the class greeted him back. As usual, Karen didn't greet the teacher. Komachi was a little bit disappointed because she thought that Karen has changed this day. Karen's attention was not present when the teacher called them. She answered back again, making the teacher embarrassed in front of the class and making the teacher a laughing stock again. Her other classmates kept mocking the teacher for the whole class hours, only few listened. Komachi became more disappointed.
Hours later, it was dismissal again. Komachi saw Chou and Toshii outside the gate; she smiled and ran towards them, "Hoy! I missed you guys!" Komachi looking at the boys with beautiful sparkle in her eyes. Chou just looked at her while Toshii grinned. "Actually, we're waiting for you guys, I just invited Chou to come with me, and I just want to treat you guys out." Komachi was surprised but she was glad, she's having a little crush on Toshii that's why she gave him a sweet answer "Thanks! I'm so glad; I'm going to tell my friends now. Please wait." Toshii smiled. And then her friends agreed to come with them.
They went to sing karaoke with foods and drinks. They had fun. Komachi initiated a conversation while eating some snacks. "Hoy! Karen was really good this morning but became worst during the class hours. She humiliated our English teacher." Nozomi replied, "Karen is powerful; she can do all those stuffs right?" Karen blushed, "Stop it you guys!" Toshii said nothing, he just smiled. Chou said "Well, if you're powerful, stop abusing people. It doesn't suit you. You're physical traits doesn't reflect your personality. You maybe powerful but you're rude. Are you glad with what you're doing? Remember, you're just an ordinary person in this society, we know you're rich, that's why we respect you. But shouldn't you respect us also? What if we became richer than you? You want to be humiliated Karen? Hmm?" Silence broke out. "Are you lecturing me?" Karen whispered. "No, I'm just giving out my opinion." Chou answered looking at her seriously. "Don't tell me what I'm going to do. You're neither my dad nor my mom!" Karen shouted angrily "I'm not your dad or mom but I'm giving you an advice on how you think of others. Yes, I'm judging you right now, but you did the judging before right? Should we have our own way of judging also? We all have rights, rich or poor." Chou replied seriously. Karen was speechless. To break the silence, Toshii invited Komachi and her friends to sing. Karen was in a deep thought after that.
When Karen got home, she ran straight to her room. She wept, she felt humiliated, and she was humiliated by the boy she thought she was in love with. She thought about that for the whole night, and she cried herself to sleep. When she woke up, she realized that she was wrong after all. Chou was right. She has to do respecting herself, in school, she changed. She respected her classmates, schoolmates and authorities. They were all surprised by Karen's new personality. Her friends we're glad for her. She was glad for herself, she felt somewhat a big rock was removed from her heart.
For a month, Karen opened her thoughts to Chou. She shared almost everything about her to Chou, like secrets, problem etc. They treated each other like they've known each other for years. Until, Karen opened her heart to Chou, and fell for each other a month later.
"I realized for months that I've fallen for you." Chou didn't hesitate to tell her feelings to Karen. Karen was surprised, she was speechless. She never expected that this day would come. The boy she never expected that would catch her when she falls would say such words. Chou looked down. He felt sorry for himself but he didn't lose hope, he whispered "Karen, Can I?" Karen looked at her with her heart beating fast, "Karen, can I court you? I just want to show you how much I love you, I don't need you to love me back, let me just show you how much I love you." Karen blushed and tears roll down her cheeks. "I'm giving you one week to answer my question, I'm terribly sorry, it was sudden." Chou said sweetly wiping Karen's tears. "I'll wait for you. Please, I'm leaving now." Chou ran leaving Karen.
Chou was off work for 1 week, he went back to Shikoku. Karen was still surprised of Chou's proposal; she was searching for the answers in her heart. Toshii noticed the silence of Karen so he initiated a conversation, "Minazuki-san…" Karen looked at Toshii, "Minazuki-san, Chou told me something, he doesn't want you to know about this one…" Karen finally responded "What is it?" Toshii looked serious "Minazuki-san, Chou told me that your hearts are like with strings. They're tied. Distance doesn't matter for you both. He loves you wherever you are. Heartstrings they said." Karen's heart melted. She smiled sweetly, "Thanks for telling me that Toshii." Toshii smiled, "I'm glad." Toshii was glad seeing Karen smile again and Karen believed that she found the answer in her heart before one week ends.
One week later, Chou came back from Shikoku, his friends from the bar cheered because the guitarist of their back was back. Chou was surprised when a girl held his hand, "ehh?"
The girl was Karen; she smiled and slapped Chou's cheeks "baka! How are you now?" Chou smiled "I'm fine, I missed all of you." All of them grinned and Karen ran very fast holding Chou's hand, "Where are we going?" Chou asked, "Yes! You can now!" Karen shouted, "Huh?" Chou wondered. Karen stopped running. Silence broke out. "Baka! I hate you!" Karen said with a cute face. Chou blushed, "You can court me now, Chou." Karen sweetly said. They both blushed. Chou's heart was like partying this moment.
Months later, Karen's decision was made. She decided to make Chou the legal love of her life. Not just a friend; or best friend, but a boyfriend. Before she told Chou the sweet yes, she reminisce the last words he told "Look in my eyes and you will find me but look in my heart and you will find you." Those were his last words. After that, they both said, "Look into my heart, and you'll find us."
End.
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Baka – stupid in Japanese.
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