Twe-twenty FOUR?

I looked at him and he seems unease. He avoided eye contact and kept scratching his nose from embarrassment. He looks like a child who confessed that he wet his bed. HOW CAN SOMEONE LIKE THAT HAVE 24 GIRLFRIENDS AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF IS THAT EVEN THE APPROPRIATE REACTION TO THAT?

"How can someone have 24 girlfriends in that short amount of time? That's not even possible! That lapse of time is too short to have a serious relationship with 24 girlfriends." I said while busy counting on my hands. I clutched my head and paused. He looked surprised and gulped. I glared and turned to him. "DON'T TELL ME YOU DIDN'T TREAT THOSE GIRLS RIGHT?"

"Well that's why uhm "the fan girls" hated me right." He said to me with cool confidence manner. It seriously ticked me off.

"You heartless dumb idiot Sora. Do you know how much they loved you!" I shouted while I continued to point his chest. I cornered him at the corner and yelled. God this idiot is an idiot.

He sighed and carefully removed my finger to his chest. "Don't act like you haven't done anything wrong." He said in a calm hushed tone.

"Don't tell me that you're blaming me for turning into a jerk?" I shouted again to his face.

"NOT THAT!" He barked right back at me. I felt a little chill and closed my eyes from fright. "DON'T ACT LIKE YOU DIDN'T HAVE A BOYFRIEND AFTER ME!" He shouted again while placing his hands against his chest.

I blinked as I looked confuse.

Why bring that topic up? Is that even related to our fight right now?

"I DIDN'T HAVE ONE!"

"See I know you have one- WHAT?" He paused and looked at me.

"I didn't have one after you." I said, shyly. He might think its still because of him. Well it's really because of him but still he doesn't have the right to think of that! I will label him FEELER if he does. But then again why would I label if it's really true?

BUT I STILL WON'T ADMIT IT TO HIM!

"Don't lie to me!"

"I'm not lying."

"Then why?"

"Why what?" I asked slightly irritated. Why the sudden change of course? Why did it change to me?

"Why didn't you enter relationship?" He said with a hint of embarrassment on his tone. And I ask again why is he acting like that? Why does he need to be embarrassed on asking me? He's pushing me to the edge. I don't want to think! I want answers! Sora why are you like that?

You sounded interested and happy… I don't want to hope again.

"Because I still like you!" I said

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in my mind. If Namine will hear me now she will burn me to crisp. But kidding aside, I really can't deny that half of the reason of why I didn't enter a relationship is because of him. But we've been talking and laughing like the old times these past months and there's no hint of feelings in his actions or words.

SO WHAT NOW?

"It's because I'm not ready yet. I might….. hurt myself again." I said right on the spot. Yes you're right, I made it up! Well I can't state the real reason or else its game over right? It will prove that I lose, that I'm the one that is at fault on what happened to us. That I'm the only one that still had feelings for him.

"I thought you're popular on your old school." He said and slightly turned away. And correct me if I'm wrong am I seeing something or do I really saw him smirk? He smirked!

What was that about?

Is he happy that I didn't enter a relationship? Well, that's RUDE. FYI Sora, a couple of guys asked me but I refused so please put your ego back where it belongs I can see it from here. You don't need to laugh about it. I'm just bad at handling relationship unlike you so I didn't enter one. BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I'M NOT OVER YOU SO DON'T EVER EVER THINK THAT I'M STILL HEAD OVER HEELS ABOUT YOU.

"What was that smirk about?" I asked and slapped my bag in his back.

"What smirk?" He said with a casual tone and walked away. "I'm just happy that's why." He said while he ran away as if he wanted me to chase him.

"Hey Sora, who are running from?" A girl said while bumping into Sora.

"Nah! I'm just happy!" He said with the same expression as he did before.

"Happy? Why is that?" The girl asked in confusion.

"I'm happy that no one hasn't replaced me yet." Sora said that made the girl smiled.

"I'm happy for you."

Later that confusing confession with Sora, I went to my room and changed. I took my phone afterwards and dialed Selphie.

"Hey!"

"Hey! Sora problem?"

I sighed and fell down on my chair. I wouldn't call this my best friend for nothing. "He confessed." I said letting her mind think wild about it.

"About his 24 girlfriends?" She said hitting right in the spot. How does she do that? Did everyone receive magical powers? Sora having an unreadable mind while Selphie having telepathic mind.

"How did you know?" I said with an unconvinced tone.

She laughed and smirked. "Well that's the only thing he will confess to you right? As if he will say he still has feelings for you."

"Yeah as if…" I said while I sobbed on the phone. She really doesn't hold back on this kind of things.

She laughed again. She seemed enjoying this. "So did he say more?"

"He asked me if I have boyfriend after him then…."

"Then…." She repeated with enthusiasm in her tone.

"Ugh I erm said that I didn't have one."

"WHAT DID HE SAY?" She said cutting my sentence.

"Nothing." Sheeesh why is she hoping for something? "He just laughed at my face." I said slightly irritated because I still don't know why he is laughing.

She squealed and eep on the other side of the phone. Heck! Is she laughing at my face as well?

"You're so clueless Kairi."

"Clueless?" I asked. Do they also have telepathic mind as well? Geez I must have been asleep when God passed magical powers to everyone.

"I'm not gonna tell you. You might get your hopes up." She said, slightly teasing me.

"Then keep it to yourself!" I shouted and pouted.

She laughed and changed her tone. "But still don't forget that there is a slight possibility that Sora treated someone seriously among those 24 girlfriends he had."

I felt some chills and my heart started to beat fast. Based on Selphie's tone, she's serious. Was that the 'thing' they didn't want to tell me when I visited my hometown during the winter break?

"It's best for you to not know about it. You might get hurt and felt some hope at the same time." She said with same tone. She took a deep breath and went back to her normal self. "See you on summer. Bye! I will tag Irvine along."

She hanged up.

I threw my phone at my bed and lay down. "Why bother giving me hints if no one wants to tell it to me anyway? Sora answer me…" I said and covered my face with my hands.

I don't want to think of lies to cover up this void you guys kept putting in my mind.

"Hey, would you mind if I ask your name?" The waitress of the café said to me while I looked at the passerby.

I shook my head and didn't realize that I was staring at nothing for a very long time. "Ugh yes…. My name is Kairi."

"Oh Kairi I see." She said and tapped her pen in her face while thinking. "I'm Xion by the way." She said with a smile and extended her hands to me.

"Why did you ask my name?" I asked slightly shocking her.

"We're in the same school." She said and turned around to reveal the she was wearing our school uniform under apron. "I always saw you at school and I find you extremely pretty." She said while sitting on the vacant chair across me.

Did she forget that she was in the middle of her job? But when you look at her closely, she looks cute and lively. Not to mention she had the same haircut I had while I was young.

"Is something wrong?" She blinked and asked me. I must have been staring at her for a very long time.

I shook my head and smiled. "I just remembered something. Actually my hair when I was young was like that so I ended up reminding of my childhood."

"Sora said that to me as well." She smiled and stood up. She went to the counter and gets their costumers orders.

"But still don't forget that there is a slight possibility that Sora treated someone seriously among those 24 girlfriends he had."

My heart beat fast and Selphie's words echoed in my mind. God is this my powers? Am I right is she the one that Sora treated well?

[Author's Notes]

I'm alive! We only have two weeks left for this school year. I can finally say that I survived college. After this we have two months vacation. Yehey. I'm free!

Oh BTW could you please view this and if you have YouTube account could you like it as well? .com/watch?v=rSG2zUK2ECM it's our exam and our grades our based on the videos' likes and views. If the link doesn't work, type "Arna Marfori Gonzales" on the search box and click the first one. (P.S that's the lead's name on our video)The story was written by me :3

I don't have a next up chapter cause I'm still thinking of a chapter title and if that chapter really is next. So please be patient I'm still polishing the story.