Sora's POV
Why does it have to be so awkward? I sighed.
I want to talk to him about this, but I don't think it's a good time now. I chewed the end of my pencil and glared at the History lesson.
It's been three days since we last talked. It was really difficult actually; walking past him, staring at his back all the time, but we haven't seen each other at the guardian meetings.
I guess he really is trying to avoid me. Everyone's asking me if I've seen him but I haven't.
I really haven't. Not since that day.
Amaya and Criselle are asking me why I haven't talked to him and I keep telling them it's not my fault.
Right?
I didn't want to talk to him but I want to.
Gah, I'm messing with my head. Either I torture myself with more thoughts of him or pay attention with this History lesson.
Either one didn't sound pleasing.
I sighed some more. "Something wrong, Sora-san?" asked my teacher, Nikaidou-sensei. "Ah, no nothing sir! Don't worry about it." I replied hastily.
He nodded and continued on with his lesson. I gave a sigh of relief. I'm sighing a lot aren't I? I looked over to my right, three chairs down to see Andrew focusing on his notes. 'It's been also 5 days since the incident. We've been talking still but not as much as before.' I looked back in front of the class and smiled,' At least no one has pestered me about it since then!' I started to think about what to do with Kukai when I suddenly heard a whisper on my right.
"Psst! Sora-san!" I glanced to my right to see a blonde haired girl hiding her face with her textbook.
I glanced from the board to her and propped my textbook up and followed her example. "What?"
She smiled and whispered, "How was your date with Andrew?"
I almost screamed out but I bit my tongue. I glanced at the teacher and glared at her. "It wasn't a date." I hissed.
She only shrugged and straightened up from the book. "Seemed like it to me." I raised a brow, "What do you mean by tha-"
My eyes widened and my heart started pumping. "You were there?" I half whispered half said. She ignored me and just smiled wistfully the whole while. I frowned and tried to focus on what Nikaidou-sensei was saying about socialism or something.
"Psst!" I glared to my right again to see her hiding behind the textbook. "My name is Natsumi" she said with a grin. "I'm Sora" I replied. She chuckled, "I know. Everyone knows Sora-san!" I chuckled. "Could you lend me your notes after class?" She pleaded. I'm pretty sure that it was sincere.
"Um sure! But give me your number so I can contact you" I replied quickly. She nodded and scribbled on her mangled notebook. She ripped out the page and gave it to me.
I smiled and scribbled down my number on the excess paper and gave it back to her. She grinned and turned back to Nikaidou-sensei.
"Natsumi-san! Please tell me about the lesson." She froze and skimmed through her notes slowly but franticly. "E-eh ano, Nikaidou-sensei? Gomen."
She shyly said. "Agh, if only you were paying more attention to the lesson, you'd know what we're talking about." He said with a huff. I snickered.
"But Sora-san was distracting me, Nikaidou-sensei!" She accused me. "EH!" I yelled out. Nikaidou-sensei's face hardened, "Sora-san! I expect more from you since you are part of the guardians." I groaned, "Hai hai…"
I glanced to Natsumi and saw her eye twinkle with mischief. She held up a victory sign and I just glared but the sound of something tapping on my desk caught my attention. I looked in front of me and saw Kukai holding an envelope behind his back. "Read it" was written on the front of it. I took it from him and slowly opened the envelope and gingerly took out the letter from within.
Sora-san,
I didn't go with you because I wanted to surprise you there in the mall. I'm sorry for not telling you, but it wouldn't be a surprise anymore now would it? (: I understand you're still a little upset about it but I wanted to make it up to you and I hate this silence. Don't you? Well, I have a soccer match after school and I was wondering if you would like to come and watch? It's at 5 pm and I hope to see you there. It's all up to you!
-Kukai
I smiled softly at the letter and I felt a little better and silly. It was all a little misunderstanding! I can't believe I was so stupid and jumped to conclusions. I'll have to talk to him now. As if luck walked by, the bell rang, signaling recess. I smiled and grabbed my bento and heard a shifting in front of me. I looked up and locked eyes with his green ones. I instantly put a frown and stared at him. "W-well?" He said, with a small crooked smile. I stared at him some more with my poker face. We stayed like this for a few more seconds then I sighed, "Agh, today? I dunno Souma-san.." I teased not looking his way. "Awww, don't be like that Sora-san! And what's with the formality?" He said grabbing onto my desk. I smirked and giggled, "I'll have to get back to you on that one." He stared with a pout but quickly sat up, "Well, better than a no I guess." I smiled and opened my lunchbox.
I got out the third and fourth box that was on top and placed it in front of him. I pulled out the extra pair of chopsticks from my bento and slapped it on top of the bento in front of me. He stared at the lunch in front of him, "Wha-what's this?" I stared down at my chicken nuggets, heat rising up my face. "I-I wanted to apologize also, so I made lunch for you.." I looked up slightly to meet his eyes, "Is it okay?" He broke from his trance and picked up the chopsticks and took a bite out of the nuggets. "It's good." He said with a grin. "Really? Ah, that's good." I smiled in relief. "B-but it doesn't mean anything okay. I wanted to apologize and I wanted you to stop stealing my food. Okay? That's it." I said with a huff. He chuckled and said, "I know."
We silently ate our lunches for a few minutes when I heard Kukai-kun say my name. "Sora." I looked at him and saw he was pointing behind me. I turned around and saw Andrew-san creeping up behind me. "Aw, man! And I almost had her!" Andrew-san whined. "Is there something you want Andrew-san?" I curiously asked. "I was wondering if you want to go with me on Sunday morning." he grinned. I raised a brow, "Like a date?" He shrugged, "If you want to call it that, then yeah, like a date." I giggled, "I'm sorry to say but Sunday is Family Day for me." He raised a brow, "What do you mean? You don't have your family."
A pain in my chest emerged but I tried my best to keep it down. I smiled gently and said, "Eh, I don't know if you remember, but I still have a family." "Yeah, but you only have Amaya-san at home and your parents are going around willy nilly. I don't know how you call that a family." I snapped and I glared at him, "I do. They may not act as the kind of family you'd expect but I will always dedicate that day to my family. Please respect that."
It took me about 5 seconds to realize that I had raised my voice a little too loud and that everyone heard me. I glanced to both sides and sighed. I stood up and walked up to him and stopped right in front of him. "Look, I really would've loved to go with you but saying that was insensitive." A couple more seconds of deafening silence and the atmosphere felt like it was going to fall on top of me, "We'll talk later, I need some space." I muttered and walked slowly away. At first I took my time but each step slowly started to kill me so once I got to the door, I sprinted off to my right.
Kukai's POV
Just when things seemed great, Andrew came over and had to ruin it. I don't know if anyone saw it but I saw her eyes water up. I grit my teeth and rushed after her, "Sora-san!"
Andrew's POV
I watched both of them run off and I could feel the cold stares around me. I didn't know what to do next. Either sit down or follow them out.
Sit down and get stared down by the class or follow them and get talked about by the class and soon it'll spread throughout the school. Great.
I decided to go back to my seat. I headed back to it when I felt someone grip my collar and stop me on my tracks. "Okay, what did you say?" Natsumi's voice boomed. Everyone's tense; including the passerbys. "Well? We haven't got all day!" She continued, shaking me a little. She may seem tough but her strength was wavering. She kept on shaking and was weak in the knees. I refused to speak. She grinded her teeth and shoved me to the floor,
"What's the matter with you? After that date of yours you were all chummy. Whatever you said, it must've been the rudest thing any girl has ever heard."
Sora's POV
I ran farther and farther away from the West Wing. My sides are already hurting and I'm becoming lightheaded. I slow down and rest my hands on my knees. After I caught my breath, I looked around to see where I am. I'm now on the right side of the soccer field. I looked behind me to see the distance I took to have come this far. I sighed and took a seat on a patch of grass.
I shivered slightly as the cold breeze swept over the field. I sniffled, tears welling up in my eyes. "No, not here Sora, not here." I muttered as I wiped them away. I sighed, "You're too good for that." I looked out onto the soccer field and smiled to myself. 'This is where Kukai picked me up to become a guardian.' I continued to stare as my mind wondered off to that day.
FLASHBACK
People were already going home and the sun was setting, yet I was standing in the center of the soccer field alone waiting for Kukai. I looked around me for any sign of him but didn't see him anywhere. I sighed and sat down at the edge of the soccer field. I dropped my bag beside me and slumped down on the ground. After what seemed like 5 minutes, I felt unruly. I got up and walked around the soccer field a couple of times before he finally showed up.
"Hey! Did I make you wait?" He asked.
"Yeah, actually." I replied as soon as he came up to me.
"Gomen, anyway, we should go now." He said, grabbing my wrist.
"Ah, wait." I said, pulling him back.
"What's wrong?" His face full of concern.
"Well, I've been walking around the soccer field for quite a while now non-stop, so can we sit down for a bit?" I shyly asked. He stared at me and laughed out loud, "Sure sure, man you're funny Sora-san."
He sat down and patted the ground next to him.
" 'Sora-san'? Where'd all the formality come from?" I grinned as I sat down next to him. He looked at me with questioning eyes.
"You would call me just Sora as if we were close friends." I continued, giggling at his 'Oh right' face. "Well, I dragged you out here on your first day so I felt bad." He said.
"Don't be." I said. "You've given me an eventful day so it's fine." I grinned.
We just sat there in silence until Kukai starts bursting in laughter. "What is it?" I laughed uneasily.
"Nah, I was just remembering something." He said. I raised a brow, "What was it about?" He just shook his head, "I'll tell you soon." I huffed, "When is this soon?" He grinned and rested a hand on top of my head, "When we sit back here again, I'll probably tell you."
I smiled and sarcastically said,"Like that's gonna happen anytime soon." He just laughed and picked me up and dragged me off to the Royal Garden.
FLASHBACK
I came back to reality with tears streaking down my face. I sobbed softly and hid my face, "I'm here now, but where are you?" I whispered. "I'm right in front of you if only you would just look at me." Someone muttered exasperated. I looked to see him standing over me, his eyes flash their bright green; he looked pretty miffed at me but his face softened as some more tears spill. I quickly wipe my eyes with the back of my hand and cover my eyes with the base of my palm. "Don't look at me, Kukai. I'm a mess." I laughed, my voice still croaky. I breathed in deeply, trying to stop myself from sobbing but it deemed to be futile when he rested a hand on my shoulder. Tears dripped down steadily on my plaid red skirt. We were like that for a more seconds before I gave out a really deep sigh. I removed my hands from over my hands and rested them on my skirt, taking another big sigh. "Okay, let's go." I said, quickly getting up and walking towards the building. "H-Hey wait!" Kukai yelled, grabbing hold of my wrist.
He turned me around and stared at me, "Are you sure you really want to go back now? We can go back later if you wa-" "No no, I'm okay." I plainly said. Kukai gave me a look, "Really?" "Y-yeah." I said softly. "Nope! I'm not convinced." He stated and dragged me back to the side of the field.
Kukai's POV
I really don't know what to do now. I want to help so badly but I don't know what I can do. I stare at her as she sat down next to me. She had her arms wrapped around her legs and her head buried. I reach out to her but hesitate. 'Is it really a good time to hold her? What if she won't let me?' I stare at her some more and I swore I could see tears running down her chin. I reached a little further but hesitated, bringing my hand behind my head. 'Dammit, c'mon! She's just on your right! MAKE IT HAPPEN!' I shut my eyes and grabbed her right shoulder and pulled her close. She stayed quiet and I looked to my left. "Just let it out, Sora-san. It's fine, no one can see you." I whispered. I jumped when I felt her move around. I shuddered when I felt her hands snake around my waist and her face buried in my side. "Sorry, but I'm going to cry a little more, is that okay?" her voice muffled from my uniform. I smiled, "Didn't I say that already?" I felt her grin and my side getting a little moist.
After a few minutes she sat up and wiped her face. "Yeah, I'm done." She said. I laughed, "Already? I was thinking we'd skip classes 'cause you were so sad." She playfully punched me, "I'm not that sensitive, okay?" I chuckled, "Yeah yeah." Silence returned and I continued, "Well, it's around 10 minutes before time. What do you want to do?" I asked. She tilted her head to the side and hummed as if thinking. "Well, you can finally tell me what you were thinking about then." She said, smiling.
I raised a brow. I sighed and smiled, "How long ago was that? Weeks-" "Around a month, I believe." She interrupted. I stared at her, stunned and chuckled, "I think I said, I probably will tell you, so we'll see, I dunno, not yet." "Aw! Mean!" She whined, punching me. I grinned and raised my head to the bell. "I turned to her and saw that look in her eye. "I'm going back with you there, so no worry."
FF to Homeroom
Sora's POV
Well, Kukai and I are on okay terms again. I'm glad we are, I really hate silence. Although it was embarrassing, but I held his hand when I noticed some people staring at me. But I dunno, I think that fed the fire instead of extinguish it. I didn't talk to Andrew after what happened at recess. I'm still a little sour about that, but I don't want to focus on that. I got my things and buckled my bag and stood next to Kukai.
"Well? Shall we?" I said, shifting my weight from one leg to another.
"Yep, let's go?" He said, getting his stuff.
Hi everyone! :) I'M BACK FROM THE DEAD
YES I AM! I realized that I really haven't updated AT ALL since then so I looked through my files and turns out I was done with this chapter ^^;
I love you guys who still support me and all. I'll try to upload the new chapter as soon as possible! Hopefully by tomorrow. Love you guys
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