Kaito slumped on his desk, as he played with his pencil he casted a slow, discerning gaze at Luka, Her long pink hair flowed like a waterfall as it shone in the sunlight. Although she sat only 3 seats away, he felt that an eternity divided them. He began to reach towards her as if to touch a string of her hair, until his friend Miku suddenly moved into his sight.
"Hey!"Miku leaned closer towards him looking him in the eyes. She sat next to him in class and had known him ever since the beginning of high school.
"Did you hear me?" She inquired "I asked whether you wanted to go karaoke with us."
Kaito let out a small sigh, saying "Yeah, yeah, I'll check whether or not I'll be able to go."
Glancing over to Luka again he noticed a pair of aquamarine-like eyes staring at his direction. He quickly turned away from her piercing stare and recoiled as if he had been shot at. Luka must have been looking out the window, he thought to himself. Miku looked insightfully at Kaito, wondering why he had turned away. As Luka stood up to answer the teacher's question, a malicious smile crept into Miku's face.
"Hey, Could it be you like Luka-san?" Miku whispered mischievously into his ear.
Kaito fell out of his chair.
"It's not what you think! I swear!"He exclaimed as he stumbled to get back up.
The whole classroom stared at him, and much to his dismay, he saw that even Luka had held back a few giggles. Blood started rush into Kaito's head as he slowly seated himself in his chair. Miku laughed a little and said with a smile "We'll talk about this later."
Rin ran towards Kaito when the bell rang and nearly ran over Miku.
"What were you so shocked about, Kaito?" The younger girl looked at him attentively, eager to learn why he had made such a scene in class. She had been laughing the hardest as during Kaito's outburst, while she had been talking with her beloved brother Len. Miku poked Rin from behind making her squeal.
"I know why, Rin" Miku said teasingly "But, I can't unless Kaito breaks his promise to go with us on Saturday." Rin pouted, hoping to push Miku to give her information. "That's so unfair! What was it about at least?"
"We were talking about Len's new girlfriend, that's all" Miku replied mischievously. Rin paled a little and Miku saw the mortified look on the young girl's face, so she continued "I'm just kidding! It's nothing you should worry about. "
"I'm going home!" Kaito said to break the tension. He began to pack his things and he told Rin "Miku was just misunderstanding something that's all." Rin narrowed her eyes at Kaito suspiciously "I don't think so." The small blonde added as she said goodbye.
" I told you it really wasn't what you think…" Kaito groaned as they exited to the hallways. Miku laughed and began to walk with Kaito as they left. Miku smiled and said "Don't worry; I'm on your side!" Kaito looked at her incredulously "In what way?" he asked.
"To make Luka-san fall in love with you, of course!"
Kaito almost choked on air. Before he could reply, the door next to him opened and hit him square in the face.
He felt thin delicate fingers grab his shoulder and heard a sweet voice say apologetically say "I'm sorry, I didn't realize someone had been standing there." Kaito looked up, after he had recovered from the impact from the sudden blow, he realized that Luka had been the one that opened the door. She leaned closer to him and he could feel her warm breath in front of him.
"Are you all right?" She looked at him with an almost pleading face. Although there was still a few inches between their faces, it felt as if nothing except a few centimeters divided them. The thought made him slightly embarrassed. "Ah, your nose is bleeding." Luka said. Miku snickered to herself"That probably isn't because of the door." Luka reached in her pocket and covered Kaito's face with a small pink handkerchief.
"I'll lend you my handkerchief, Kaito-san. Sorry for my rudeness, I'm in a hurry." She said briefly before she left.
The handkerchief's sweet scent flooded his nose, filling it with the distinct smell of peaches.