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So life continued normally after that. I never doubted my friendship for a long time. And then tragedy struck again. In the form of heartbreak. I never thought that my relationship with Chouta was in any kind of danger. But then everybody is wrong more than once in their life.
It was a while after their match with Seigaku. Hyotei had lost to Seigaku. I didn't know which side to root for so when Hyotei filed out I ran up to them but they must have been really upset or mad because Kei-sempai glared at me coldly. I felt like a thousand needles had chosen that moment to stab me at the same time. I took a hesitant step back,
"Bad timing…?"
I asked meekly before turning and fleeing. I couldn't face anyone at the moment so I ran off to a park I usually went to. I sat on one of the empty swings and stared at the floor upset.
"He didn't mean anything. They were just upset. It's a common reaction. I'm part of the opposing team's school."
But no matter how much talking I did, no matter how hard I tried to convince myself I still couldn't get the feeling that something was wrong out of my mind. And then I paid a visit to Hyotei.
I know I wasn't welcome there I just had some news I had to tell the team. None of them had called me and I had left my phone at home by accident. So I was wondering around, trying to figure out where the tennis courts were again when I saw it. Chouta and another girl were looking at each other in an empty classroom. I would have just passed by and I wouldn't have given it another thought if I hadn't heard what was being said.
"Please Ohtori-kun?"
I paused and turned back to watch through the crack in the door. Chouta looked upset,
"I…don't think…"
The girl grabbed onto his arm. I could feel my stomach twisting,
"She won't find out and it'll make me happy!"
The girl practically purred. Chouta scrunched his eyebrows together and then nodded. The girl squealed,
"Thank you Choutarou-kun!"
She cried as she threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. I could practically feel my heart stop beating and slowly shred itself into a million tiny pieces.
"Yuki? What are you doing here?"
A voice called. The two people in the room pulled apart and Chouta hurried to the door. I backed away from it until my back hit the opposite wall,
"Yuki?"
Ryou took a few steps toward me. I took a few steps away. Then Chouta slid the door open, the girl hanging onto his elbow. I slid my wide eyes onto Chouta's face as he looked at me, scared.
"Yuki-chan."
He tried to take my hand. I pulled away,
"No…no…not anymore. J-just l-leave me alone. Lies. They were all lies."
I choked out before I turned and fled. I ran out of the school and off the grounds. I only stopped running when I made it home. All of our things had been sent ahead.
"Yuki? Are you ready to leave now?"
I didn't look back, not once.
"Yea."
And then I left. They hadn't needed me in the first place. They hadn't cared. I stared at my ringing phone. The name Chouta flashing across the screen, and when that stopped Ryou flashed across the screen. Only after it had gone through every member of the tennis team did I turn it off. I didn't have to be a burden anymore. They didn't have to pretend anymore. I was leaving and none of them would ever care.