So, here's chapter two! Sorry for any OTC-ness! I think that I got Riku and Dai down nicely, but now that I re-read this (I wrote this months ago!) Satoshi is a little... OTC to say the least. Anway, please forgive me! Enjoy!
Riku pulled Hiwatari into an impulsive hug. She looked at Daisuke who looked back and smiled. Satoshi just stood there for awhile. This isn't the Harada twin I want hugging me, but it's still nice he thinks loosely wrapping his arms around Riku's back.
"You're acting just like Risa." Riku says to Satoshi sadly as she let's go and smiles at him.
"Really?" he asks his eyes getting slightly wider before he can compose himself.
"Yeah but... she knows why she's sad." Riku replies.
"Um... that's kind of why we're here." Daisuke says as he walks over to Riku and wraps an arm around her waist.
"How sad is she? Why is she sad? What can I do to help?" Satoshi ignores what Daisuke had said and floods them with quetions. Daisuke looks at Riku.
"Will you tell him?" he asks her politely.
"Sure" she says and turns to Satoshi. "I'm not exactly sure what happened but when Risa came home she seemed fine at first but then she burst out in tears. I asked her what had happened and she told me that she had yelled at you and that you hate her now..." Riku trails off seeing Satoshi's features turn from worried to angry as her story continued.
"How could she think I would ever hate her? I lo-" Satoshi yells and then quiets down blushing "I like her as a close friend." He finishes.
"That's what we said! We said that you did'nt hate her and she replied..." Daisuke said and then Riku finished.
"'You didn't see his face', but she said it with the most heart breaking expression. I wanted to ask her why it hurt her so much but decided that that wasn't the best time" she explains. After she is finished, she looks back up to Satoshi but doestn't see him standing in front of her anymore. She looks over to Daisuke who is staring sadly at one of the huge chairs in the main room. She follows his gaze and gasps. She sees Satoshi slumped in a chair with one of his arms covering his eyes but she could still see some of the tears rolling down his cheeks.
"Hi-Hiwatari? What's wrong?" Daisuke asks his best friend.
"I love her, Niwa, and I'm the one who's causing her pain and it... it breaks my heart." he responses shakily. "And I'm glad she snapped at me... if she hadn't I wouldn't have discovered my feelings for her." Riku and Daisuke just stand there in shock for several seconds watching as their normally strong and slightly apathetic friend crumbles into a completely different person. Riku walks over to him and hugs him again.
"I'm going to find out if she loves you... tonight. and then I'm going to call Niwa and tell him to call you to tell you the news. And then tomorrow at school, you're going to tell her your true feelings, okay?" she tells him comfortingly and then she gets up and says "It's getting late so I have to leave now but I'll talk to you soon." She stands and starts walking to the door. Daisuke looks at Satoshi and gives him a soft smile before walking out with Riku.
"I'll call you later," he said as he shut the door. After everyone is gone, Satoshi is suddenly overcome with worries and fears of what Risa will say.
"Risa! I'm home!" Riku calls out to her sad sister. She gets no response so she walks upstairs to her sister's bedroom. She knocks on the door before entering and finds Risa laying down on her bed her arm covering her eyes with tears falling down her cheeks.
"You look just like... uh nevermind. But I have a question for you." Riku says as she sits on the edge of the bed. Risa sits up slowly but slumps as her tears slow and stop. She looks at her older sister and trys to smile.
"Shoot." she said her voice shaking from crying for so long.
"Well, what if you... love Hiwatari?" Riku said quietly. Risa looked at her for a second before crying again.
"Based on the fact that my heart skipped a beat when you just said his name, I think you're right." she said leaning against Riku. "I'm in love with the guy who hates!" she exclaimed with a sob.
"No he doesn't hate you." she said quietly. "If only she knew how much he loved her..." Riku thought sadly. "I have to go make a quick phone call, but I'll be right back." As Riku said that Risa's head snapped up and she grabbed her sister's arm.
"You cannot tell him! He would think I was pathetic and just another one of his fangirls.." she said. Riku smiled at her sister.
"I promise i won't tell him." Riku said assuring her sister. Risa looked up at Riku and weakly smiled and let go of her arm. Riku walked off to her room and dialed Daisuke's number quickly and excitedly.
Daisuke had just hopped out of the shower when he heard his phone ring. He looked the caller i.d. and picked up quickly.
"Riku! What did she say!" he asked hurriedly but he still blushed slightly just because he was talking to Riku.
"She said that she loved him! Not just that but she said that she was in love with him!" she quietly exclaimed.
"That's great! I'll call Hiwatari right away!" he said smiling wide.
"Okay bye!" she was about to hang up.
"Wait Riku!" he stopped her blushing deeply.
"Yes?" she asked.
"I-I love you..." he said. It wasn't the first time he had said that he loved her but it was special everytime.
"I love you too." she said softly and Daisuke could hear that she was blushing. After Riku hung up Daisuke dialed Satoshi's number and waited for him to pick up.
I was all proud of my "cliffhanger" before, but now I realize that this is a seriously crappy cliffie. I have gotten a lot better at writing since then... anyway! Review please!