Chapter 2-best friends, boyfriends, and betrayals
Reino had been stalking the hallways during his lunch period, when he spotted Sho and Kyoko alone.
"But I …..you!" Kyoko said.
Sho flashed the arrogant smirk that drove Reino insane, but it was towards Kyoko and not him. This caused Reino's heart to shatter because he always thought that Sho would end up with Kyoko, and not with him.
"Whatever. You're too plain and boring. Not my type. Besides, I don't need you anyways. The high school girls all love me." Sho replied arrogantly, looking down at Kyoko with an inferiority complex.
Reino watched Kyoko turn around and run the other way, cursing Sho with every step. Reino loved watching her anger rise, overtaking her feeling of hurt, as well as watching her grudge demons rise. What he hadn't expected was that new student to come and calm Kyoko down. He had hoped that Kyoko would get so fed up with Sho that she would profoundly ignore him. But Reino had not expected it to be this quickly. But on the other hand, this would help Reino to make on move on Sho now that Kyoko, his persistent lover, was out of the way. He smirked as he thought of his own devilish plan on how to get Sho. He turned away from Kuon and Kyoko and practically skipped down the hallways as he went to find Sho.
Reino found Sho sitting in the cafeteria, surrounded by a bunch of blushing, giggling girls. It seemed like Sho was probably showing off, which he usually did. This was why Reino hated Sho so much. Sho was arrogant and loved showing off, but they were both 100% evil. But by the time Reino had caught Sho's attention and dragged him away from the girls, the new senior had already walked in, with Kyoko right next to him of course.
All the girls' head turned and whispers spread throughout the cafeteria. But Kuon was too busy laughing at something Kyoko probably said or didn't mean. Sho was glaring at Kuon, not only because he instantly caught all the girls' attentions, but also due to the fact that Kuon was ignoring the world for Kyoko's sake. Who the heck is that and why on earth would anyone ignore the world for her?, Sho thought angrily as he continued to glare menace. When Kyoko and Kuon passed by Sho's table, Sho purposely "accidentally" knocked over the ashtray stand with the intention of tripping and embarrassing Kuon. It rolled over and stopped in front of Kuon's feet. Kyoko was staring at the ground, embarrassed because Kuon was teasing her, when she saw the stand lying on the ground,
"Kuon –sempai, watch out!" She cried as Kuon was about to step on it.
"Huh? Oh! Thank you, Mogami –san." Kuon said, alarmed and then kicked up the stand calmly, smiling radiantly at Kyoko when he was done.
"Sorry about that. Long legs are hard to control." said a new male voice.
Kyoko froze, while Kuon turned instantly to the left in response. Of course, Kuon hadn't realized that Kyoko froze, so he didn't know that the voice belonged to Sho, who had messed up Kyoko's life.
"That's alright. But," Kuon said, flashing Sho a smile, "Long legs are mad to be controlled." He added, using what Kyoko called the "emperor of the night" smile.
Sho froze for a moment before laughing nervously. He then said, "True. By the way, I'm Sho Fuwa. I haven't seen you around before."
Kuon narrowed his eyes. So this is Sho, he thought, he's worse than Mogami -san described.
"Nice to meet you, Fuwa –san. I'm Kuon Hizuri. You haven't seen me around came here as a new exchange student." Kuon said, smiling his gentlemanly smile. Kyoko looked at Kuon and began to debate whether his gentlemanly smile was a good thing or not. Sure, it wasn't towards her, but it was still scary.
"Oh, I see you've met our school's most popular girl, Kyoko Mogami." Sho said sarcastically, when he saw Kyoko tugging on Kuon's sleeve.
Snickers were heard all around the cafeteria. Kyoko looked at Kuon, staring into his eyes, pleading him to ignore Sho and walk away. Kuon shook his head in response and Kyoko slid her hand in his to tug a little, but didn't move.
"Oh, really? If she's the most popular, Fuwa –san, than that makes you her slave. That probably is the reason why you need to boast about stupid things like your long legs." Kuon retorted.
Sho became red in the face out of anger. He then began indirectly or sarcastically embarrassing Kyoko, so Kuon squeezed Kyoko's hand, leading Kyoko away from Sho. Sho, of course, thought he won he battle between him and Kuon, so he arrogantly boasted about his "victory".
When Kyoko and Kuon sat down on a table, Kyoko finally looked up and her eyes were red and tears were trailing down her cheeks. Kuon got up, sat down next to her, and hugged her tightly.
"Mogami –san, ignore that man, okay? I know it's not easy, but always remember that I promise I won't let him bother you, okay?" he whispered in her ear.
Kyoko looked up at Kuon's reassuring smile that demanded nothing but a smile in return. Kyoko smiled and nodded, picking up a napkin form the table and wiped her tears while Kuon got up.
"Now, let's pretend that never happened, Your Highness." Kuon said, mimicking a bow.
"As you say, my dear Prince Kuon." Kyoko said, laughing with Kuon joining in, too.
"So, Mogami –san, what would you like to eat?" Kuon asked, going to his seat. But before he could do so, someone bumped in to him from behind.
"I'm so-"Kuon began, but the boy in front of him cut in, sitting in Kuon's previous seat next to Kyoko.
"Kyoko –chan, I heard how brave you acted today." The boy said, smirking while sliding a cup of hot chocolate to Kyoko. His smirk could be described as something so evil, that Kuon swore it was Sho grinning.
Kyoko's eyes widened. "Reino?", she asked, as if trying to understand what his words meant and why he was even talking to her.
"Oh, come on. You know exactly what I'm talking about." Reino said, "First you go out with me, then I stop talking to you because of my busy schedule, so you try to dump me for Sho and he rejects you. You got what you deserve. Chasing around popular guys isn't going to get you anywhere, Kyoko –chan." Reino added, hurt seeping into his tone.
"Our relationship was deteriorating because of you not me. It's not my fault you consider me a- a mere plaything." Kyoko said, turning red out of anger.
At this Reino laughed. "Whatever you say, Kyoko –love." Reino said happily, savoring her reaction, "But remember, you're always going to be mine." He added with a serious tone.
"But I never-" Kyoko began, but she was cut off because Reino chose this moment to pull her to his chest and kiss her, his silver hair brushing her face.
Kuon was left staring; trying to understand what was going on as Kyoko struggled to get away from Reino. Kyoko went limp and then she decided that Reino wouldn't let go until she actually responded, so that's what she did, she returned his kiss, though for some odd reason the emptiness that was there when Reino stopped non-purposely talking to her went away as soon as she returned his kiss.
A few seconds after Kyoko responded, Reino moved back slowly and then whispered in her ear, "I'm not the type to get jealous of pretty –boy –Kuon or Sho, so don't worry, I will never leave you because I will never stop loving you." When Reino said this, Kyoko realized that Reino actually looked genuinely sincere.
He walked away calmly, leaving behind a confused Kuon and a torn –emotional Kyoko, who wished she could now let go of her feelings for Kuon. She didn't know who else to choose. Sure Kuon was her childhood prince, but Reino helped her out a lot during the first year of high school, so it was obvious that she would choose Reino over Kuon. Reino was the one who used to protect her from Sho's taunting and teasing, he was the one who accepted her when no one else did and most of all, and he was always there for Kyoko when she needed him.
But what she couldn't understand was why he included Sho in the list of people he wouldn't get jealous of. Reino knew how much Kyoko hated Sho, so why would he say that? Then she realized that Reino probably saw her alone in the hallways and had assumed she was confessing. But what had happened was that Sho asked Kyoko to help him with something. Kyoko had answered by saying that she hated him and Sho, who was to arrogant to persist, just shrugged her off. Kyoko ran away because she hated him and didn't want to be near him because he was selfish and…..
"Mogami –san?" Kuon's voice snapped Kyoko out of her thoughts.
"Yes, Kuon –sempai?" Kyoko asked, worrying because she could hear hurt in his voice.
"Who was that guy?" Kuon said, now looking both hurt and mad.
"That was Reino. He's a friend of mine." She answered nervously, not knowing what else to say.
"Oh? Only a friend" Kuon said, raising an eyebrow, "That's why he said, "You'll always be mine" and "don't worry, I will never leave you", right? If he's 'only a friend', then why did he kiss you, and you responded, Mogami –san?" Kuon's voice went ice-cold.
"He's my boyfriend." Kyoko said quietly, looking down at the hot chocolate Reino left for her as she spoke.
"Your boyfriend? I'm confused; I thought you confessed to Sho." Kuon said, still looking hurt, but also puzzled.
"I confessed to Sho in the beginning of freshman year. As you know, he rejected me, but also continued to taunt me about it. Reino used to be Sho's best friend, but he gradually became annoyed of Sho always picking on me. He started helping me out and we became good friends. At the end of freshman year, Reino told me he liked me and asked me out. I developed a crush on him through freshman year, so I accepted, which brings us to our current status of being an official couple." Kyoko said slowly, as if Kuon was deaf.
"Mogami –san, did my kiss earlier mean nothing to you?" Kuon asked," Were you just playing around with my feelings to get rid of Reino?"
"NOOOOOOOOO! Kuon –sempai, it meant a lot, but I didn't know how to respond. When I put my hand in your hair, I was attempting to push you away." Kyoko cried, looking at her hot chocolate when she said the last part.
"Now your reaction to us having the same lunch period makes more sense." Kuon concluded
Kyoko nodded and said, "Reino and I usually do something together during lunch since we barely see each other during the day. Most of our classes are different."
"Mogami –san, are we still friends, though?" Kuon asked, though it was obvious from his facial expression that he wanted more.
"Of course, Kuon –sempai!" Kyoko said, brightening up when Kuon mentioned 'being friends'.
Kuon chuckled," Friends it is then." He looked up and sighed, "Well Mogami –san, I guess lunch is over. We should get going."
So together they walked to their next class, Kuon upset that the girl he liked had a boyfriend. Of course she does, he thought darkly, anyone would notice how pretty and unique she is. Kyoko, however, was quite happy. She had a new friend and Reino finally sincerely said that he loved her.
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A/N: sorry for the long wait, stupid midterms came in between us. CURSE YOU MIDTERMS! But thank you all, my beloved followers for routing for my til the very end. as you all can see, only misao97-san guessed that "someone evil" was actually Reino and not Sho. if you guys are confused about the story, please feel free to message me, okay?