Chapter 3 here it is!
Kano's PoV
It's been a days since Kido was in the hospital, but she hasn't been at school at all which made me worried. She may not want to see me but I want to see her again. I layed on my head on my desk looking out the window until someone came up to my desk. I turned my head to see who it is and saw a few girls stand at my desk. I usually get these often about girls wanting to ask me out when they come to my desk.
"Shuuya, I was wondering if you would wanna hang out this weekend, you know just the two of us." Like almost every girl ask me that same question. They think somehow having one supposively wonderful day would make me fall for them.
The only girl I want to be with is Kido. The promise we made years ago always in my mind and now in my dreams since I saw Kido again after 10 years. The promise we made I still think its going on to me, but I don't know if Kido would still keep that promise after the incident.
"Sorry but I can't go out with anyone." I said to her hiding my emotions behind my ability.
"Eh?! Why can't you!?" She started to ask me about it.
"It's because… I'm engaged with someone already...I have been for awhile now so sorry about that." I said smiling at her as she soon walked off in disappointment.
You can't say I'm lying since I'm technically not. I proposed to Kido long ago and I'm still sticking to it even if she refuses. After she left, I went back to looking out the window thinking about what happened to Kido a few days ago. I never knew she had a sickness like that and she didn't tell me. If I made a wrong move when I was younger, she would've died earlier. I gripped my hand into a fist as I hated myself for being so stupid for being so careless of Kido. The time passed quickly, and since I left the classroom without finishing cleaning it on the day Kido passed out. I had to clean up the classroom for a whole week. I texted my gang friends about staying at school cleaning up and shut my phone and putting it in my pocket before I went back to cleaning the classroom.
I swept and mopped the floor as neat as possible and stacked up all the books on the shelf in the front of the class. It was turning to evening and I was only finished with half of the classroom. I erased the chalkboard and hits both of the chalk erasers together outside the window to get rid of the chalk dust that is left over. I finally finished everything for that day and grabbed my bag from my desk getting ready to leave, until something stopped me. I saw something in Kido's desk that she left when she was taken to the hospital. I slowly grabbed the item out of her desk and looked at the cover. It was Kido's notebook, from the looks of it, it seems very secretive since I've seen her write in it in various types of suspicious ways. I didn't dare to open it but I kept it in my pocket waiting for my chance to see her again to give it back to her.
I walked out of the classroom and slid the door closed behind me as I started to walk off. The school was dark besides the light of the evening sun shining through the windows of the school. Every step I took echoed throughout the hall while I was walking to get home. Then I heard footsteps not too far away from me. At first, I thought it would be a teacher but the teachers would have turned on the lights in the school if they had any work to do. I quietly hid behind a wall corner near the entryway of where I heard the footsteps coming from. With every step, I could hear it come closer and closer to me than before. Finally, the steps came into a halt right next to me. Before I miss my chance I instantly grabbed the so called intruder and pinned them down on the floor. I couldn't be more wrong. The so called "intruder" wasn't an intruder at all… It was Kido…
"Kido…?" I asked while looking at her.
She looked at me in shocked as there was a small glimpse of blush on her face and tried to get out of my pin. I slowly got up and helped her up apologizing for I did to her.
"Sorry about that...Are you ok?" I asked while scratching behind my head.
"It's fine…" That's all she said as she was dusting herself off.
I'm glad that she's alright but the most weirdest thing is that why was she here at night. She was here on the first night when we saw each other again.
"Kido, why are you here? I don't suppose you have any cleaning duties here." I said to her trying not to make things awkward for both us.
"I'm not here for punishment…" She said bluntly as she picked her bag and fixed her cloak.
"Then what are you here for?" I asked her.
"That's none of your business…" She said to me coldly, even though it hurts that she said it coldly to me but I still want to be close to her.
"Please tell me Kido, or else you don't get this back." I said as I pulled out her notebook I found in her desk earlier today.
She looked at me in shocked as she saw that I had her notebook. "GIVE IT BACK!" She yelled as she try to reach for her notebook again but I moved my arm out of distance from her.
"Not until you tell me why you're here." I said to her seriously while holding the book away from her.
"YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW! NOW GIVE IT BACK!" She continued to yell while trying to reach for her notebook, but instead she soon lost her balance and fell on me making me fall straight on the floor.
I caught Kido in my arms so she wouldn't be hurt by the fall and looked at her. She was holding the notebook that was in my hand just a minute ago. She was holding her notebook securely looking away from me. She got up and away from me turning away from me putting on her hood.
"I take Night classes here…" she said softly as she held her notebook tightly.
"Night Class? what for you seem fine during the day with your cloak on." I said to her.
"You don't understand… I'm going to Night Class fully and quitting day so I can actually go to school and class not wearing my cloak…" She said almost sounding like she was almost in tears.
"But I won't get to see you Kido… any idea how much I've been wanting to see you in a long time?..." I said trying to convince her to stay in day class.
"You don't need to anymore… you have people who are around you… besides there's actually people who actually call me their friend...they have a sickness as well also having something I have… I'm actually happy there…" she told me as she began to gather her things from when I pinned her down.
I couldn't do anything now. I wanted to see her happy and be happy always but if it means I won't see her. I won't be able to accept it so easily. We're not close as we use to be, but I want to come closer again like we were as kids. I feel my heart clenching in pain as I try to hide it with my ability as Kido spoke.
"Shuuya…" She said to me making me look towards her.
"About that promise we did long ago about us being engaged… Let's just forget that okay…? We're just acquaintances now…" She said as she looked at me with her eyes full of sadness making my heart literally stop from the shock she said not wanting to believe what she just said.
Kido soon walked away to her night class as I stood there in denial of she said. I clenched my chest in pain as I'm losing Kido little by little, I keep asking the same question in my head about why is Kido doing this… She's hurting both of us more and more. Tears fell from my face as I wanted to stop her from leaving me. I dropped on the ground in tears murmuring her name seeing Kido starting to disappear from my mind the more she becomes distant from me. Even if it may hurt me, I want her to be happy so I'll do what she wishes, all I want is to at least let her remember me that's what I wish from her…
Kido's PoV
I hid behind the corner of the wall sliding down to the floor staring at nothing and soon burst out in tears of what I did. Even though I knew what I was saying and I meant it, but why am I still crying…? He has his own friends and I have my own right…? I should be happy right now….but why can't I smile...? I still want to believe we were engaged like we were as kids but I made up my mind, since with Kano's actions and my sickness...We would only hurt each other more than we would have. I'm sorry Kano… but I'm doing this for both of us...please just forget me I don't want to be a burden on you anymore…. Tears kept flowing down my face as I held my notebook close to me. I want Kano to be happy even though I'm not the reason he's smiling.
"Tsubomi, what are you doing out here?" I looked up to see who asked me.
It was a very tall boy with green eyes and black hair with a girl half his size behind him with white puffy hair tied back with a pink hair tie clinging on to his sleeve. It was Kosuke Seto and Mary Kozakura. They are both from the same night class as me. Kosuke having a sickness to where he could have attacks at random usually when a lot of people are crowded around him which is why he's in Night class since there's less people and he can still experience it just like an ordinary class in the day. Mary's sickness is her stamina, and weak body. She's very fragile like glass also being very insecure and shy around people or actually scared around people. It even took me awhile for Mary to get use to me in class, but it seems she's fine with Kosuke around.
Apparently, we all have a type of ability that is similar. Instead of like me having concealing eyes, Kosuke is the stealing eyes, able to read any living thing's mind, but he usually doesn't use it feeling that he's rude to interfere. Mary has the stone eyes, able to stun someone for a few minutes. I think it's a coincidence how we all have the abilities and together as friends in class as well, which I'm happy about.
"Are you alright Tsubomi?" Kosuke asked me as I got up from the floor wiping my tears with my cloak sleeve.
"Yea I'm fine…" I said to him to assure him nothing was wrong.
I headed off to the classroom having Kosuke and Mary follow me behind into class. The classroom is dark with the only light is lit candles and the light from the screen board in front of the class, it was dull enough for us to see and fine for me.I sat down at my desk and took off my cloak putting it behind my seat as Kosuke and Mary at their desk as well. Our teacher walks into the class and began teaching us about the lesson that the day class students have learned today.
As night passes on, I kept thinking of what I said to Shuuya earlier feeling guilty for what I've done thinking he might hate me now for what I said to him. I'm sorry Shuuya… I wish I was lying when I said what I said but it's for the best for the both of us that we stay separated…
Chapter 3 end, Chapter 4 will be out soon!
