Chapter 4

I really really like him so…

It was the next day for the fellow students. Christmas ended Santa was gone (hell yes!) but, there was still some commotion going around the group of childhood friends. Love issues that's what, well love is too fierce so lets say like., but who says that just because you both like the same person that means one of them HAS to give up?

Aya sighed in depression as she walked down the stairs to the lobby. She was sluggish and tired. Lamia past by her happy and cheerful humming some songs. A sweat drop formed as she skipped past. She reached the student lobby when she heard a familiar tone call out her name.

"Aya! Aya! Aya!"

Aya turned to see the silver hair girl, Kiku rushing towards her.

"Is something wrong?" Aya asked with a small, slightly irritated smile.

"I NEED to talk to you about a certain someone~!"

"Eh? Who is t- ah!" She got dragged into the private rooms in the lobby.

She was force to sit down. She looked as a cup of tea was placed in front of her. She looked up and saw Kiku sitting down in front of her with a bright smile, wearing all pink as usual.

"S-So…" Aya took a sip of the tea

"Do you like Genkei?" she said straightforwardly with no hesitation what so ever.

Aya fell off her chair immediately with a large THUMP. She grabbed onto the table trying to lift herself up. "What makes you think that Kiku?" she said nervous.

"I heard some rumors, but I wasn't so sure….wait don't change the subject! Do you like him or not!?" she said as she leaned across the table to regain eye contact/

Aya looked at her. Say yes Say yes…her conscious urged her pleading.

She ignored the conscious "N-No, It's more like I-"

"GREAT!" she shouted not allowing her to finish her sentence

"W-What? Why?"

Kiku's cheeks flushed a bright red "It's because…" she looked at her "I like him! I liked him ever since that incident where I got stuck to people! He was the only one who didn't push me away~ He's so attractive and handsome too!" she covered her cheeks "Oh my I'm getting nervous just remembering it!"

Aya looked at the girl with disbelief. Just that long? I like him longer then that!

"But, Kiku I-"

Kiku grabbed Aya's hands not letting her finish again "I'm glad I got this settled I didn't want to fight over him with you since your close to him right? I mean when you were kids you named your bear after him." She smiled "Thank you~ Please support me!" She ran off closing the door behind her.

"But I like him too!" she shouted behind her but was too late only to have the door shut.

Aya slumped to her knees, depressed. She knew she had no chance against Kiku. She was cute and girly a bit forceful but nice, she was the perfect girl. Other then herself who is bipolar, violent, and not attractive at all. She clenched her fists. Sure there was Taro, but she liked him in a like like way and the friend way. She didn't want to ruin their friendship. She didn't mind if he got stolen away as long as he was still her best friend. But don't take away the person she had in her heart for so long. She felt like crying. She wiped a few tears "Man. I'm a crybaby too!" she said depressed even more as she curled her knees to her chest and buried her face in them.

Ryuu looked around as he woke up. He didn't want to meet Aya down the hallway to get slapped again. He sighed he tried talking to her the other day before he went to bed but she kept telling him to die so she wouldn't have to see his face anymore.

"Looking for Aya?" A voice called from behind.

Ryuu turned "ah Yurete."

Yurete and Ryuu knew each other pretty much since Yurete's dad; Yori and Ryuu's mom; Nao, knew each other for a long time.

"She went into one of the rooms with Kiku, although Kiku came out she didn't."

"thanks, but I'd rather not talk to her alone…" he said chuckling a bit.

Yurete smiled "Aya. Although she may seem a bit straightforward and bipolar she does have real emotions you know…"

"I know that, don't give a lecture on that Roxas." he said laughing a bit

"Shut up. Sasuke."

They glared then went there separate ways.

"What the hell was that about…" Mariko muttered as she studied her music book

"who cares!" Namie shouted, drunk.

"Oi. Open up monkey." Ryuu said knocking on the door where Aya was.

Aya slowly opened "what?" she said her eyes red, and swollen.

"…………..What happened?……" he said hesitantly.

Aya walked past him "It's none of your business…"

Ryuu grabbed her and threw her back into the room he walked in and shut the door.

"Ow! What was that-" she felt a slam on the side of her face, against the wall. It was Ryuu's hand and he was a little TOO close to the comfort zone.

"Aya…It is my business." he said serious about it "anybody would do the same." he was obviously repeating the words she said to him. Just a more like his own style.

Aya looked at him then down at the ground "Lets say a girl was confronted by this other girl who was so perfect. She liked the same person as girl (1). She asked her only to have a no. The other girl was so happy that she wanted to pursue the person more….even though the girl left with nothing like that person for a long time. what would you do?"

"…If I was that person, not saying I'm a girl but…I would tell that girl the truth. But that's not the case is it?" he leaned his head against the wall on the other side of Aya's face. He slowly whispered something in her ear….

"Just because that girl likes that guy too, it isn't telling to give up it's telling you that the guy is so great that it's only you…but…if I were that guy I would want the girl that looks at me and only me."

He backed away his head away from Aya, and released his hand from the wall. The girl was speechless and more tears started coming out. He ruffled up her hair

"Geez, you cry way to easily Aya…Don't forget to eat breakfast your skinny enough…"

He left the room.

Aya slumped down to her knees "Stupid Ryuu, you're the one always making me cry….stop making random speeches…"