Unexpected Love
Chapter 9
The next day in school, Yuu found himself standing outside the tennis court, watching Miki play. Seeing her play brings back pleasant memories of his first moment with her. Yuu smiled inwardly in remembarance.
After a few swings, Miki caught sight of Yuu. She ran over to him, wiping her sweat away. "What are you doing here, Yuu?"
Yuu was actually on his way to the library but when he saw Miki he just had to stop to watch. After the glimpse of hope from last night, he couldn't help teasing her, "I came over to see you play in that cute mini skirt of yours," he cheerfully replied.
Her reaction to that was priceless. She gave an involuntary gasp and actually looked scandalised, "Wh-what?!" she sputtered. A charming blush appeared on her face.
Yuu laughed out loud, "As much as I'd like that to be true for your sake, however, I'm on my way to the school library."
"Oh," a slight dissapointed look appeared briefly on her face. Yuu grinned to himself.
"Well, gotta go. See ya!" with that Yuu trotted to the library.
At the library, Yuu managed to find a book on architecture that seemed interesting. Nobody was at the library, so there was plenty of place to seat. Yuu chose to sit somewhere in the middle.
After a while, somebody came into the library. Yuu felt a little irritated at this intrusion of privacy, but then again it was a public library. Yuu went back to reading.
"Excuse me, is this seat taken?"
Yuu glanced up. It appears to be a male student. A senior perhaps. Yuu responded, "No, not at all." Yuu wondered though, why did the guy want to sit next to him when there were plenty of other places to sit. Not thinking much about it, Yuu went back to reading. The guy sat down beside him.
After a while, Yuu got the feeling that he was being watched. He stole a peek at the guy and sure enough, the guy was staring at him with a slight smile on his face. Yuu looked back at his book, but he had already lost his concentration.
Yuu was starting to get uncomfortable. It's been almost a few minutes and the guy hadn't moved to get a book to read. He was still staring at him. He had nothing against gay people, really, but he hoped the guy wasn't interested in him in that way. He could turn down girls, but turning down guys would be a first for him.
"That book you're reading...it's the Antonio Godio book, right?" the guy asked Yuu. Yuu swallowed silently and nodded.
"I have plenty of his books at my house, would you like to see them? I could show them to you," the guy smiled at Yuu. Okay, Yuu was feeling officially creeped out. The guy had outright offered him an invitation to go to his house and they don't even know each other.
Yuu cleared his throat much louder this taime and closed the book he was reading,"Er, thanks for the offer, but er...maybe some other time. Gotta run!" with that, Yuu ran out of the library.
When he was finally outside, Yuu stopped to take a breath. He had always been a girl magnet, but never in his life had a guy been interested in him.
"Yuu?" a female voice called out to Yuu.
Yuu looked up and saw Akizuki, Miki's friend, walking towards the library,"Hi. How's the literature club doing?" Yuu asked, trying to make polite conversation.
"Oh, it's doing fine. We write essays on literature and stuff. It's doing pretty well," she smiled politely back at him.
"Essays? That seems interesting. Maybe I could read them sometime."
"Really?" Akizuki's face suddenly brightened. "As a matter of fact, we came out with a copy of the essays recently. Here!" she rummaged through her bag and handed a copy over to Yuu. As soon as Yuu took it, she continued,"That'll be 450 yen, please!" she smiled broadly.
Yuu winced. He had been tricked. Keeping a smile on his face, he handed over the money to Akizuki. Normally he would have refused, but she was Miki's friend and he didn't want to start on the wrong foot with her by refusing to buy.
After waving goodbye to Akizuki, Yuu headed back to class with the copy of her club's essays. The creepy guy in the library was momentarily forgotten, as he flipped through the essays.
As he flipped through, he saw an essay written by Akizuki herself. He started to read it and soon he found himself caught in the essay. It wasn't a topic he would be interested in, really. It's some literary criticism on one of Virginia Woolf's works, Mrs. Dalloway.
But the way she wrote it. It made you want to continue reading and understand what she's trying to express. No doubt in his mind, Akizuki was a talented writer. He wouldn't be surprised if she would become an exceptional writer some day.
Looks like Miki has a very bright and intelligent girl for a friend. Makes him wonder how two such complete opposites in personality can stay friends. But then again, Miki is always so full of life and laughter, one could not help but be drawn to her.
Yuu smiled and continued on to class.
The next day in school, Yuu found himself standing outside the tennis court, watching Miki play. Seeing her play brings back pleasant memories of his first moment with her. Yuu smiled inwardly in remembarance.
After a few swings, Miki caught sight of Yuu. She ran over to him, wiping her sweat away. "What are you doing here, Yuu?"
Yuu was actually on his way to the library but when he saw Miki he just had to stop to watch. After the glimpse of hope from last night, he couldn't help teasing her, "I came over to see you play in that cute mini skirt of yours," he cheerfully replied.
Her reaction to that was priceless. She gave an involuntary gasp and actually looked scandalised, "Wh-what?!" she sputtered. A charming blush appeared on her face.
Yuu laughed out loud, "As much as I'd like that to be true for your sake, however, I'm on my way to the school library."
"Oh," a slight dissapointed look appeared briefly on her face. Yuu grinned to himself.
"Well, gotta go. See ya!" with that Yuu trotted to the library.
At the library, Yuu managed to find a book on architecture that seemed interesting. Nobody was at the library, so there was plenty of place to seat. Yuu chose to sit somewhere in the middle.
After a while, somebody came into the library. Yuu felt a little irritated at this intrusion of privacy, but then again it was a public library. Yuu went back to reading.
"Excuse me, is this seat taken?"
Yuu glanced up. It appears to be a male student. A senior perhaps. Yuu responded, "No, not at all." Yuu wondered though, why did the guy want to sit next to him when there were plenty of other places to sit. Not thinking much about it, Yuu went back to reading. The guy sat down beside him.
After a while, Yuu got the feeling that he was being watched. He stole a peek at the guy and sure enough, the guy was staring at him with a slight smile on his face. Yuu looked back at his book, but he had already lost his concentration.
Yuu was starting to get uncomfortable. It's been almost a few minutes and the guy hadn't moved to get a book to read. He was still staring at him. He had nothing against gay people, really, but he hoped the guy wasn't interested in him in that way. He could turn down girls, but turning down guys would be a first for him.
"That book you're reading...it's the Antonio Godio book, right?" the guy asked Yuu. Yuu swallowed silently and nodded.
"I have plenty of his books at my house, would you like to see them? I could show them to you," the guy smiled at Yuu. Okay, Yuu was feeling officially creeped out. The guy had outright offered him an invitation to go to his house and they don't even know each other.
Yuu cleared his throat much louder this taime and closed the book he was reading,"Er, thanks for the offer, but er...maybe some other time. Gotta run!" with that, Yuu ran out of the library.
When he was finally outside, Yuu stopped to take a breath. He had always been a girl magnet, but never in his life had a guy been interested in him.
"Yuu?" a female voice called out to Yuu.
Yuu looked up and saw Akizuki, Miki's friend, walking towards the library,"Hi. How's the literature club doing?" Yuu asked, trying to make polite conversation.
"Oh, it's doing fine. We write essays on literature and stuff. It's doing pretty well," she smiled politely back at him.
"Essays? That seems interesting. Maybe I could read them sometime."
"Really?" Akizuki's face suddenly brightened. "As a matter of fact, we came out with a copy of the essays recently. Here!" she rummaged through her bag and handed a copy over to Yuu. As soon as Yuu took it, she continued,"That'll be 450 yen, please!" she smiled broadly.
Yuu winced. He had been tricked. Keeping a smile on his face, he handed over the money to Akizuki. Normally he would have refused, but she was Miki's friend and he didn't want to start on the wrong foot with her by refusing to buy.
After waving goodbye to Akizuki, Yuu headed back to class with the copy of her club's essays. The creepy guy in the library was momentarily forgotten, as he flipped through the essays.
As he flipped through, he saw an essay written by Akizuki herself. He started to read it and soon he found himself caught in the essay. It wasn't a topic he would be interested in, really. It's some literary criticism on one of Virginia Woolf's works, Mrs. Dalloway.
But the way she wrote it. It made you want to continue reading and understand what she's trying to express. No doubt in his mind, Akizuki was a talented writer. He wouldn't be surprised if she would become an exceptional writer some day.
Looks like Miki has a very bright and intelligent girl for a friend. Makes him wonder how two such complete opposites in personality can stay friends. But then again, Miki is always so full of life and laughter, one could not help but be drawn to her.
Yuu smiled and continued on to class.