Chapter 5: Confessions
Miku's POV
I was on the rooftop crying my eyes out since in the bathroom, Neru had hurt me. I was shocked and frightened to find Cul beside me and I tried moving away.
"I hate you"
Those words left her lips. I didn't know how to respond to that so I kept quiet. I thought she would've just leave me alone or bully me afterwards but surprisingly she continued talking. It turned out that she was almost exactly like me except she had parents who had not acknowledged her existence. In fact, she had never experienced a hug. The bell rang and I stood up, I was about to go to class.
"I'm sorry"
I turned around to look at her eyes. Sadness, shame, guilt and loneliness... It was what I saw in her eyes. I hugged her really tight. "Cul, you've never ever had a hug before, right? So here's one especially for you," I said. She hugs me back and says, "So, this is what a hug feels like," As I pull away, Cul started crying. It was the first time I saw her so weak and gentle.
I sighed and crawled next to her. It seems only fair if I share my story with her. "You're wrong, I wasn't always so happy and giggly, and that was all an act. All the guys just want me for my looks due to that my so called 'friends' avoided me and hated me," I said. She looked at me with tears dripping down her face.
It felt like I had bullied her. Like our roles had flipped...
"When I was six, my parents had a divorce and left me alone… I stayed with my Aunt Meiko until I was old enough. Around the area I lived, there were a lot of bullies and they bullied me. They would make fun of the fact I had no parents. One day, one of the bullies was goanna hit me but…" I said. "But what?"Cul asked. I laughed a bit, Cul looks more like a curious little kid rather than a bully right now.
"But a superhero saved me. The superhero kicked that bully's ass! She became my only friend," I smiled as I continued, "My childhood may not have my parents in it but I had the greatest friend ever. No matter what, she stood by my side. She gave me all the hugs and love I need. She was like an older sister to me. But one day, she got hurt because of me..." I said. I sighed and continued, "Dell, one of the scariest bullies, threw stones at me but my superhero covered me. So she was the one who got hurt," I said.
"Indeed, she's the greatest friend ever," Cul said with a slight smile. I stared at her in shock. "What?" she asked in an irritated tone. "Nothing. It's just that this is the first time I saw you smile," I said. I continued telling her my story.
Cul's POV
I smiled today and it felt nice. It turns out that Hasune's got it worse than I had. Her only friend had to go to America. And at the age of 12, she had to move in her own apartment since her aunt had to go to Italy. She was fine at first but then one day, she lost her friends in high school and she got bullied by... me. "I'm sorry...I was pathetic for doing such things," I said. "It's okay. Nobody's perfect and if you hadn't that all that we wouldn't be friends now," she said. "We're friends?" I asked. "Well…yeah. Unless you don't want to be," she said.
"No, I would love to be your friend," I asked. For the first time in forever, I felt happy, light and real. "You're not so bad, Cul. You just didn't want anyone to hurt you, right?" Hasune said. I nodded my head in agreement. I bit my lip and asked Hasune why she was crying.
Then the bell rang again and we realized that we skipped one whole period of mathematics. We ran down the stairs and stopped in front of the classroom door. "Hasune-san, you go in first and apologize, saying that you got a horrible stomach ache," I said. "How about you?" she asked. "I'm Cul, if I skipped 2 classes, no one cares. Okay?"I said. She nodded and head inside the classroom while I go to the school's garden. I lay down there, sighing deeply.
"That was nice of you," I heard someone say. I look up and saw Hatsune-kun. "What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in class?" I asked. "I was in the hall and I saw everything. That was nice of you," Hatsune-kun said. "Whatever! Just go back to class," I said. "Bye bye then," he said, walking away.
Nice, huh? I don't really know either. I was so strange today.
Miku's POV
"Hatsune-kun!" I shouted as I waved my hand back and forth so he could see me. "Hasune-san how's your day?" he asked as he stood beside me with his signature smile. "Despite the fact that I was bullied by Neru, it was a great day," I said. 'Especially when I saw you today' I said to myself. "Ne, can we walk home together?" he said as he swirls around. "You look so gay," I said as I giggled.
He stopped swirling and he went closer to me and stared at my face. "W-what?" I said as I look away out of embarrassment. "You giggled, that's pretty new," he said as he stood beside me. "You should giggle more often, I find it cute," he said. "L-like I care if you find it cute," I said as I turned to the left building. "Itai! The ice princess appears!" he said as he laughed. "Baka! (Idiot)"I said as I stopped in front of my apartment. "You live here?" he asked.
I turned around with a glare, "Yeah, got a problem with it?" "Nope, I find it really cute," he said as he gives his flashy smile. I unlocked the door to my house and entered it. "You like things clean, huh?" he said. "EH?! WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE?!" I shouted in shock. "Go away. Shoo away now!" I said as I push him out. "Aww, no fair!" he said with the cutest pout ever. I shut the door on him, "Go back home now, baka!" "Okay, Hime-sama!" he said.
I smiled as I put my things down on the floor. "Hime? More like a peasant," I said as I gave out a giggle. Ever since he came into my life, I look forward to living.
Muahaha XD I'm sticking with the Hime-san title, since my best friend said that every girl wants to be called a princess by their crush. Anyways, thanks to those who have read this chapter.