Author: Shuichu Sarahari

Editor: Shuichi Sumiyoshi

Story: Bestranged Love

Disclaimer: I don't own Hana-Kimi or am associated with the author…

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"Come here, Mizuki." Sano slowly made his way over to her, warily taking in the situation. He had nearly raped his closest friend, lost his friendship with her, and gotten himself expelled from Osaka High for disorderly conduct. He thought over what he had done as the love of his life came ever closer to him with soft steps barely making a sound on the hard floor.

Mizuki drew closer to Sano, noticing the spaced-out look on his face. He wrapped his arms around her, feeling her slight flinch at his touch. He bent down and drew her into a long kiss. At initial contact, she seemed startled, but she slowly deepened the kiss, embracing Izumi Sano closer and closer to her, making them both aware of each other's presence. Sano seemed to be in control of their tight embrace, holding them together and feeling every inch of their figure.

"S.. Ngh... Sano..." Mizuki muttered under her breath as she stood by him, feeling every one of his well developed muscles flex under his flawless skin. She felt his arms clench and relax.

KYAAAAAA!!! Sano is kissing me!! O-M-G!!!! I need to calm down, I mean we're both guys so that might seem a bit awkward... Oh, what should I do now!

Sano slowly pulled away from their tight embrace; a small trail of saliva trailed from the corners of their mouths as they pulled apart. He put a comforting hand on her shoulder and looked her straight in the eye.

"Mizuki, I'm sorry about what I've done to you. It's been my fault from day one. If I have done anything to hurt you, or there is something that you want to talk about, just come to me. I will be here for you." Sano turned away and headed for the showers. His shoulders were a little lower than usual and were a little hunched over like a nerd deep in thought.

Shhhh…. Shhhh…. Sano took longer in the shower than usual. Mizuki swore she heard him muttering about something about her.

Sano…

Mizuki seemed more preoccupied the next day than normal. She was usually very spaced-out but not like this. Even Dr. Umeda seemed stumped at her behavior. She seemed less open minded and more secluded than ever. She was more tense than usual and snapped at anyone who dared to ask about her.

"Mizuki, how do you spell 'Muffin' in English?" The teacher was giving them another boring lecture on their horrible American literacy.

"Emu-yu-efu-efu-ai-en." Mizuki spelled out the word with perfect precision. She had lived in America for a lot of her life, so she knew how to spell most of the teacher's words.

(Shuichu: Side note. This is the spelling if you were to say the letters using the katakana format ok?)

"As usual, Mizuki, you have answered the question correctly." The sensei droned on in his monotonous voice; half of the class was dead asleep. Sano was barely managing to hold on to his consciousness; his eyes fluttering in and out of his head. He was barely keeping his conscience by flipping his hair back and forth and watching Mizuki's amusement.

"Nakatsu, how do you spell, 'blueberry'?" The teacher took no time in asking the dumbest of the students one of the harder questions. "Nakatsu Shuichi, how do you spell, 'blueberry'!" The teacher was yelling by this point.

BONK

He threw the blackboard eraser at the front of his head making a cloud of dust settle around him. The students who saw this laughed out loud as he came around. Just as he was about to question what was happening, the bell rang out and the students headed for lunch.

"Hey, Sano, I ordered you a Western style lunch for today. I really hope you enjoy it; it's a hot dog, macaroni and cheese, some rice, and a brownie. The macaroni is really good and brownie is delicious!" Mizuki's stomach growled as she stared down at her plate ready to eat.

"Thanks, Mizuki, this looks great." Not having much to say to one another at the moment, the two friends sat down and started to eat. Their forks and spoons clinked as they scooped up mac-n-cheese, and stabbed at the hot dog.

"Thanks for lunch, Mizuki. Let's head back to the dorm and work on that English you promised you'd help me with." Sano tried to keep himself looking hopeful, but his voice gave away his dread.

"It's not that bad, Sano. It just takes a bit of time to get used to the different characters. They look a little weird at first, and it's a completely different story between writing and spelling them out." Mizuki grinned at her friend who was looking more and more desperate by the moment. "Don't worry. You won't fail if I'm around ok?" She added in a more optimistic voice.

"I'm not really ready for this right now, but let's start and get this over with." Sano said with a slight grimace.

Mizuki taught Sano the basic characters well into the night. When he seemed to struggle a bit or wanted to stop, she kept him going with her bright personality which seemed to rub off of her and onto him.

"Thanks a bunch, Mizuki. You're a real lifesaver to me. Just one thing left to say," Sano paused for a moment pondering weather he should speak his thoughts or not. "don't ever let me see you and Nakatsu together again. I won't lose you to a gay man like him! He still likes girls! He still can't accept that he's chosen a boy! He isn't worthy of you!" Sano seemed a bit insane as if he couldn't hold himself back.

"Izumi Sano! Contain yourself; you're acting like a spoiled girlfriend! God Damnit, Sano! I can easily ask for a transfer to another dorm mate or a new dorm! If you don't want to lose me, then stop acting like this!" Sano was dumbfounded at her last statement. He had never seen her stand up for herself. It was always him that she stood up for.

"I have said this about 100 times more than usual this year, but I'll say it again. I am truly sorry for acting like this… I really am not worth your time." He looked at the ground and walked to the other end of the room. He opened the door and casually walked out with an arrogant kind of stride.

Sano-kun, I don't know what's wrong with you, but please stop it! You're totally freaking me out!

The next morning, Sano was in his bed as if he had never left. Just as Mizuki was about to leave, he stopped her.

"Mizuki, I think it's time for me to tell you why I have been acting like this. There is something I MUST tell you." Sano looked as serious as he did last night except for now there was a burning fire in his eyes that was pressing him on.

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Bit short on the chapter this time, I know folks. But I'm tired bored, and its Friday. So anyway, read and review until next time. REVIEW PLEASE PEOPLE!! I NEED INSPIRATION FOR MY WRITING!!! I MIGHT NEVER UPDATE AGAIN IF YOU DON'T!!!

Arigato Gozaimasu

Shuichu Sarahari (Shuichi: Hey! Me too! Don't make me castra...) Enough of that Shichi...