A/N: Another update. Hmm, this has to be the quickest I've updated any of my stories before. I wonder why I keep getting these sudden urges to write to this. Ah well, this makes you guys happy I'm sure (smiles) and what makes you happy makes me happy
Disclaimer: I'm so on a roll, somebody stop me…actually don't do that, I don't want to get sued. So no it's not mine.
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(Same Night)
Yuzuyu was lying on her pink comforter on her stomach with her legs up. She laughed into phone as Marika said something funny.
"Relax Marika, I'm sure Ken felt the same way."
"You find this funny don't you? My heart was racing Yuzu! And that never happened before… this is all your fault!" Marika said practically yelling on the phone. Yuzuyu laughed again.
"How do you know that you two weren't meant for each other? I mean, Ken's cute, he's shy, he's sweet, he's obedient; I know how much you love that. He's hard working; he's very caring, not many guys in this world that honestly don't want a girl for one thing and one thing only. You're starring love dead in the face and completely ignoring it."
"Shut up Yuzu, I don't even know why I called you?" She huffed.
"Aw, come now, you know I'm right. You're going to have to face the music sooner or later. What are you so afraid of anyway?"
"I, miss Yuzu, am not afraid of anything. Heartbreak is for losers and so is rejection."
"Oh, so you're afraid Ken might either reject you or, accept you and then break your heart. Ah, isn't that what every girl is afraid of?"
"I said I wasn't afraid of those things."
"And I say you're a liar, no girl isn't afraid of those things no matter how they try to hide it." Marika went silent, then she mumbled how people knew her too well and that she didn't like it.
"Marika, if you're looking for love, which I know you are, those are risks you're going to have to take. Alright, here's a scenario, let's say you and Ken just started dating." She paused to make sure Marika was listening. "And he asked you if you trusted him; what would your answer be?"
"I don't know 'yes'?"
"Now, with the way you think now, saying 'yes' would be a lie given the fact that you're not putting your whole heart into the relationship. You don't completely trust him because you're scared. And all relationships are built around trust, if you don't have trust, then you don't have anything. You wouldn't want him to think of you as a liar, and no one likes to be told what they wanna hear all the time; they want to be told the truth."
"But trusting with out worrying seems so hard."
"Of course its hard. But it's something that every person wants. Love is "giving someone the power to break your heart but trusting them not to." Some people give a million people the power and some only two or three people. I'm guessing it depends on how strong you are. So instead of your answer being 'yes' it should be 'not completely' and explain why so he doesn't think you don't trust him because you don't like him. Boys are stupid sometimes, so spelling things out becomes a must."
"Ok, ok, I see what you're saying (sigh) when did you get so good at this?"
"I'm not good at anything, I watch too many soap operas, and I read too many romance novels." Marika laughed and agreed with her. "Or maybe its just, seeing Kippei-onii-chan and Satsuki-onii-chan, do all these things out of love and learn what not to do and what to do is helping me out a bit."
"Hmm, maybe. They both have been in love with the same person for such a long time. Its beautiful really, how long its been lasting. Neither seem to have a care in the world when Ayumi and Kokoro are around."
"Yeah."
"I wish love was all fun though, so much trouble comes with it, and fighting, oh, I remember when Kippei got into that argument with Kokoro and she kicked him out for like a week. That was pretty bad."
"Mhm, Kippei's not the arguing type, when that happened, I thought they were going to get a divorce or something."
"Or Kokoro was going to kill him…that's what I thought, she's extremely scary when she's angry. I don't think I've ever seen anyone scarier than she is when she's mad."
"Me neither and I hope I don't ever come across another person like that."
"You got that right. But since they got through that it proves how strong their love is." She received a 'Mhm' from Yuzuyu and it went silent for a little bit. Marika then snapped her fingers. "I just remembered! How did the walk with Shouta go?"
"How did you know I walked with him?"
"While Ken was clasping those stupid erasers he said he saw you with Shouta."
"Oh. Well it was really nice. He told me that he couldn't remember a lot and that it made him sad though."
"And yet he somehow remembered you. I say you take that as a sign Yuzu."
"Already have."
"Good, I feel terrible because I still don't remember him, Ken neither."
"Well then you guys can just get to know him now. Nothing better than the present right?"
"Right. Did you two exchange phone numbers?"
"Uh, no."
"E-mail?"
"No…" Yuzuyu was starting to feel like an idiot.
"Anything?"
"(Sigh) no."
"WHY NOT?!"
"It slipped my mind and I forgot ok, I was nervous enough just standing next to him!"
"Jeez Yuzu, do I have to do everything for you?"
"No, and I would appreciate it, if you kept your cute little nose out of this and let me handle it. Unless you want my help with Ken?"
"NO! I'll stay out of it, but you'd better tell me everything that goes on while I'm not around."
"Yes mommy."
"Don't sass me young lady."
"Hahaha, I'm sorry." Marika laughed as well; she stopped when she heard her mother calling.
"Gotta go Yuzu, curfew and what not."
"Alright."
"Be ready when I come to get you tomorrow."
"Aren't I always?" There was silence; Yuzu could almost see Marika's disbelieving face. "Point taken, I'll try."
"Try hard. Night."
"Right. Night, night." They both hung up the phone and got ready for bed. It was around Ten o'clock so both needed their recommended amount of sleep. Yuzu took a bath and got into her pink silk pajamas and hoped to dream a sweet dream.
(The Next Day, Wednesday Morning)
"Now repeat what I said last night."
"Be ready when I come to get you tomorrow." Marika said alot but her and Yuzuyu both knew that's what she wanted to hear.
"And are you ready?" Marika asked as she stood, nose high and eyes closed, disappointed in her best friend.
"Almost?"
"Are you ready?"
"No." Yuzuyu didn't know why it was so hard to get ready in the morning. She poked out her lip and Marika opened one eye and closed it back, not phased by the lip.
"Move it along…I'll wait for you in the kitchen."
"Ok." Yuzuyu hurried to finish getting dressed for school feeling ashamed.
Once she was done ten minutes later she met Marika at the door who held her lunch out to her. Marika still seemed a little disappointed but it was nothing Yuzuyu didn't know was coming.
"I don't think we'll be late today." Marika said breaking the silence and receiving and immediate smile from Yuzuyu.
"Great." Yuzuyu said. Marika stopped when she heard a voice from behind her calling her and Yuzuyu's name.
"Here comes Ken." Yuzuyu stopped and smiled once Ken caught up to them.
"Morning ladies."
"Good morning Ken." Yuzuyu replied with happiness.
"Morning." Marika said not looking at him.
No one talked.
"So…what's up you guys…you're never usually this quiet….ever?" Yuzu asked.
"Nothings up with me, what's up with you Ken?"
"Nothing. Just feel like walking in silence."
"Me too, silence."
"But guys, silence is boring. Can we please talk about something?"
"Well then Yuzu, talk." Marika said.
"But I don't know what to talk about."
"Silence it is." Marika chimed. Yuzuyu hated quiet walking, it made for a very boring walk.
"Fine." She frowned. Ken saw this and sighed, if there was one thing he hated, it was seeing Yuzuyu's smile upside down.
"Alright, alright, um…I hear Shouta's joining the track team in the spring." Yuzuyu's face lit up. It was nearing the end of January, so spring sounded great and Shouta running sounded even better.
"Really? How'd you hear that?"
"He told me over the phone yesterday."
"That's so cool!" Yuzuyu said hyped for when she could see him play.
"He said, he's won a lot of contests, his middle school team were champs throughout his years there."
"Wow."
"Not too modest is he?" Marika inquired.
"Are you kidding me, I had to pry it out of the guy, he says he doesn't like talking about his accomplishments."
"I wonder why." Yuzuyu said faintly.
"Who knows, maybe because he knows that there are people out there who've done better or could do better if they got the chance. He's really humble, so much so you want be like 'Hey you're the best! Own up to it!' ya know. But it's cool. I could never admit that I'm the greatest basketball player in the world."
"Ken you're a benchwarmer shut up."
"Ouch Marika, that hurt. And I'm good when given the chance."
"And when you don't get the chance, where are you?"
"The bench."
"Exactly."
"Marika stop, Ken I think you're a great basketball player."
"Thank you Yuzu. At least I have one good friend." He wrapped his arm around her shoulder. When they reached the school gates Yuzuyu spotted Shouta leaning against the wall. She smiled, hoping that it was her he was waiting for.
"Shouta!!" She called with a wave. He looked up with his hands in his pockets and smiled.
"Good morning Yuzuyu."
"Good morning, were you waiting for me?"
Shouta blushed and nodded.
"Yo." Ken said.
"Yo." Shouta replied.
"Ahem." Marika cleared her throat loudly.
"Oh, I'm sorry, good morning Marika." He said with a smile. She wasn't expecting him to smile but she did the same and greeted him. Yuzuyu and Shouta walked through the gates with Marika and Ken in tow. Marika leaned in and whispered.
"Hey did you guys happen to talk about Yuzu last night?"
"We said a few things I suppose."
"Well what were they?"
"I don't think I can express that information to you."
"Why not?!"
"Because he asked not to, and I'm not going to betray the trust of a new friend."
"Are you kidding me?"
"No, he said "Please don't say anything, for some reason I feel like you'd tell Marika because you think you ha--NEVERMIND!!!!" Ken caught his self and turned red and to just his luck the bell rang. "Welp, gotta go, see ya at lunch!" He bolted off without a second thought.
"What... was that all about?" Yuzuyu and Shouta watched him run toward the school and they looked at each other and shrugged.
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Heehee poor Ken, he's so conflicted. Anyways, hope you enjoyed that, oh and I was wondering if someone could tell me which episodes Shouta was in, I can't seem to remember and its KILLING me! Please and thank you. Now I don't know how fast the next update will be but hopefully this is ok for now. A pretty good place to end I suppose.
