Sky Days chapter 07: Oh, the pain! ;P (finally)
BW: Hello everyone. I just got back from a painful wait. Now, chapter 07 is up. Please enjoy. By the way, Happy (late) New Year.
(I don't own anything from School Days, but the OC's belong to me; one more thing, the name Sora or his appearance has nothing to do with the Sora's of other franchises. The Sora in this story, is my own original character, okay? I think you already know the drill by now)
Moments later, everyone is sitting at the tables. Both Tetsuo and Taisuke sat with depressed aura surrounding them.
"Ahh... my first... my very first..." Taisuke groaned.
"How do you think I feel... it almost felt like I was being suffocated by a mule..." Tetsuo groaned.
Sora stared with a sweatdrop, "What the hell happened to them?" Sora asked Kongo.
"Heh heh, let's just say their first kiss was with their worst nightmare." Kongo answered. Tetsuo and Taisuke suddenly came up to him and say in unison, "DON'T MAKE LIGHT OF OTHERS MISFORTUNE, WHICH WERE CAUSED BY YOU'RE ACTIONS!" and began beating on him.
"Ugh! Argh! Stop it! Cut it out already!" Kongo cried out. In seconds, Kongo had bumps and bruise on his body. "As I thought, it's no fun getting beat alone, especially if that someone isn't just Sora." Kongo moaned.
"Shut up, Kongo!" Tetsuo shouts.
"I-I apologized up and down, didn't I?" Kongo asked. Tetsuo only replied with an angry scowl. "Right." Kongo muttered, "You know, I was actually trying to help you out, since you spawned an interest in-" Kongo was cut off in Tetsuo suddenly hit in the face.
"I said shut up!" Tetsuo yelled. He wasn't about to let Kongo spoil his chance to become least be friends with Hikari.
"Farewell, my first kiss…" Taisuke gloomy said goodbye to.
"These guys really are idiots." Hikari thought. She was not in a good mood either. She was probably hoping that she would Taisuke's first kiss, but now, her dreams have been shattered.
"Wow, these guys must be complete idiots." Sekai thought.
"They're all idiots." Setsuna said aloud.
Kotonoha arrives soon after with a basket, "Everyone, I brought lunch for us to eat." she announced, placing the basket on the table they sat at.
She opens it, and reveals some tasty looking sandwiches, enough for everyone to eat. Almost everyone gasped in awe at the wondrous meals before them.
"Amazing! Did you make all of this, Katsura-san?" Taisuke asked, with his spirits lifted.
"Yes, and there's plenty, so eat as much as you'd like." Kotonoha asked. Seconds later, everyone takes a sandwich.
Taisuke jumps out while happily chewing a bit out of a sandwich.
"Amazing! This is amazing! So good!" Taisuke cried with glee.
"I see. So it's good?" Makoto asked.
"I'm just happy it was made by a girl! You just shut up and eat!" Taisuke yelled at Makoto.
"Yeah, there's plenty more left." Kotonoha said.
"No, I'm already full." Makoto said. A moment later, Kotonoha notices something on Makoto's face. She takes a napkin and attempts to wipe off a spot of food that was hear Makoto's mouth.
"Hey, I can do that myself." Makoto said, but Kotonoha did it for him anyway. She was quite content with it.
"Hmm? What a nice girlfriend you have." commented Hikari.
An arrow shot through Sora's chest, labeled: "Pain in my Heart". He began clutching his heart. Setsuna noticed Sekai gripping her soda cup. She look sad about something.
"Huh?" Taisuke gasped in confusion.
"What is it?" Hikari asked Taisuke.
"Wasn't he going out with Saionji?" Taisuke asked.
"Poor fool. He must the only who doesn't know." said Kongo.
"Know what? What's going on here?" Taisuke asked, growing impatient.
"The truth is, Katsura has been going out with Itou." Tetsuo said. A new arrow shot through Sora's back: this one labeled: "Truth Hurts". Tetsuo knew that comment would get to Sora's pride, even if he already knew the truth.
"Yes, I'm dating Makoto-kun." Kotonoha said. Everything got silent.
Taisuke suddenly began laughing, "Ahahaha! 'The hell! I-I see, haha... W-why is water suddenly coming out of my eyes... God dammit!" Taisuke cried in frustration.
"Idiot!" Hikari said.
One last arrow shot straight through Sora's head: This one labeled, "I feel your pain"
Everything grew silent again. Makoto didn't seem very happy now that it was out in the open that he is dating Kotonoha. Kotonoha on the other hand was smiling happily, though she had her eyes close and couldn't the looks on either Makoto's or Sora's.
Sekai is also down in the dumps, though she tried to hide, and wasn't doing a job, at least in front of Setsuna. Tetsuo and Kongo noticed it too, and they especially noticed Sora's reaction. Sora definitely had a frustrated look on his face.
(-After lunch-)
Soon after lunch, Makoto continued his swimming lesions with Kotonoha. While Kotonoha kicks her feet, Makoto pulls her long. Moments later, they stop.
"Kotonoha, it looks your getting better." Makoto said, "I'm pretty sure you'll be okay now."
"Really? Then Makoto-kun, can you take me to a deeper area?" Kotonoha asked, and then suddenly clung to Makoto's arm, and held tightly. Happily, of course.
"Please, hold on tightly, okay?" Kotonoha requests while giggling.
"Uh, yeah..." Makoto answered. The two walked away soon after.
Meanwhile, Sora, once again, watches from a far and stews in the juice of his own anger.
"You know, maybe if you made your confession a little earlier, you wouldn't be dealing with this right now." Kongo said.
"Don't tease me Kongo, I am not in the mood."
"You're usually very moody." Tetsuo said, and then raps his arm around Sora's shoulder, and "Bet your wishing those boobs were yours, right?"
Upon hearing this, Sora punches Tetsuo and sends him sliding away on the floor.
Kongo sees a chance.
"C'mon Sora, forget about women for once, and hang out with me." Kongo suggests, while rubbing Sora's chin. The next few sounds were pummeling and punch noises.
Meanwhile, Taisuke watched and sobbed "Farewell, my precious years of youth." he sobbed. Sekai chuckled.
"Look at him! Itou's looking like a slob! I hate that kind of face boys make." Hikari stated.
"Hey, Saionji, you knew this from the start, didn't you?" Taisuke asked Sekai.
"Yeah, in fact I'm the one who brought them together." Sekai said.
"But, didn't you like Itou, too, Sekai?" Hikari asked.
"What? Do we really seem that close?" Sekai asked back.
"Yeah, yeah." Hikari and Taisuke nodded together.
"So it was her fault, after all." Sora said in his head, while continuing his pummeling.
"Seeing is believe after all. You guys are seen together a lot." Taisuke stated.
"I'm just giving him advice. Mako...-Itou seem pretty unlucky, so I figured I went a bit too far."
"Stop worrying about others and find happiness for yourself." Hikari orders to her friend.
"Yes, ma'am~!" Sekai said, in a cheerful manner.
"Speaking of luck." Hikari paused, and looked over to Sora and his friends. He was stumping on Kongo's head, who is actually enjoying it. Tetsuo laid crawled out of the flour half-unconscious.
"I don't see how luck brought them together." Hikari commented on the wacky behavior of the three boys.
"Didn't Kurokawa say that's how they show their affections for each other?" Sekai said.
"I never took that comment seriously." Hikari said.
"Enough about them, Saionji! What about me?" Taisuke yelled, "Find a girl for me next!" he pleads.
"Hmm... Then in that case..." Sekai had a grin. Hikari blushed a moment later, and Taisuke looked excited.
"Okay, I'll see if I can somebody for you soon." Sekai said.
"Really? YAHOO! Sekai Saionji-sama is the best!" Taisuke cheered with glee, "I'm about to climb the stairs of adulthood!" Taisuke chanted, and repeated several times until, "YEAHH!"
"I hate that face that guy makes." Hikari stated. Sekai chuckled.
"Haha, so what about you guys?" Sekai asked to Sora and friends, who weren't exactly far away. Sora turned to face Sekai. He wasn't in a happy mood to start talking.
"Should I find you a good partner?" Sekai asks Sora, who quickly response with "No thanks!"
"Oh, don't be like that. You've been suffering from heartbreak too, haven't you?" Sekai asks. Another arrow, labeled: Heartbreak, shoots through Sora's chest.
"H-heartbreak..." Sora's muttered as he clutched his heart.
"Saionji should be a detective when she gets out of school." Tetsuo said, finally waking up.
"Him too?" Taisuke bluntly asked.
"Happened a long time ago." Sora said. Although, he was actually lying.
"Actually, it happened a few days ago." Tetsuo said, causing Sora to kick him in the back, while he yelled, "Shut up!"
"You know... unlike some people, I don't enjoy pain..." Tetsuo said, rubbing his back. You have to admit, he asked for it.
"What about to your affections toward each other?" Hikari jokingly asks.
"It disappeared." Tetsuo replied.
Taisuke stares at Sora for a few seconds. He appeared to be in deep thought.
"W-what...?" Sora asked to the person staring at in.
"Don't tell me..." Taisuke began, "The one who rejected you was Katsura-san?" Taisuke bluntly points, while pointing his figure at a stoned Sora, who had turned to stone after Taisuke asked his question. His stunned moment meant he was right.
"I thought so!" Taisuke said, triumphantly. He picks up Sora's stoned hands and says "That makes us comrades!"
"I am not your comrade!" Sora yelled, snapping back to normal.
"Best of luck to both of us, partner." Taisuke said, with glee in his eye.
"I'm not your partner either!" Sora yelled.
"Technically, Sawanaga wasn't really rejected. Well, at least not directly." Setsuna narrates.
(-Later-)
Pool time was drawing to a close. Everyone was getting ready to back up and leave. Makoto and Taisuke, including the trio, were waiting for the girls to come out. Kotonoha was the first to show up.
"Yo, Katsura-san!" Taisuke greets her.
"Makoto-kun, you're fast." Kotonoha said.
"Where are Sekai and the others?" Makoto asked. "Why are you so concerned about them?" Sora thought.
"They're drying their hair, but they'll be out shortly." Kotonoha answered. Both Sora and Makoto noticed that her hair seemed a little bit shiny. She probably left if somewhat wet on purpose. They both gulp down.
"Thanks to that hair, it must take longer for you dry off." Tetsuo commented.
"That's true, but I didn't want keep Makoto-kun waiting." Kotonoha said, "Um... are by chance, free next Sunday?" she asked.
"Uh... not sure." Makoto replied.
"Well, it's my sister, Kokoro."
"Kokoro-chan?"
"Yes, she won't stop about seeing you again." Kotonoha states.
"Seeing him again...? Does that he's been to her house already...?" Sora thought, "And Kokoro... is that her sister?"
"If you want..." Kotonoha paused, walked over and took Makoto's hand, and held it. Sora jerked back.
"This chick is unbelievable." Tetsuo and Kongo thought to themselves. They are mildly disappointed at how she can casually do something like this in front of not one, but two people that had their feelings rejected.
Taisuke doesn't seem to mind though, but he noticed something usual.
"Hey, you don't look too happy, dude." he said. He saw that Makoto wasn't smile, and from that, he got the feeling that Makoto wasn't all too excited about his girlfriend taking his hand.
"That's not true." Makoto denies.
"Is that true, Makoto-kun?" Kotonoha asked.
"No, I'm happy." Makoto quickly replied.
"You don't look it, you bastard." Sora scowled. He didn't that aloud though. But, if it was his she was holding, he'd be the happiest guy in the world.
Just then, they heard foot steps approaching. Sekai and the other girls finally showed up.
"Oh, Sekai." Makoto greeted.
"Oh? Are we interrupt?" Hikari asked.
"Nope, you arrived just in time." Tetsuo joked.
Sekai snickered.
"Idiot, your late." Makoto said to Sekai. Interestingly enough, he had different expression on his face, something both Kotonoha and Sora noticed right away.
Kotonoha simply looked down on herself, while Sora just glared at him.
"What's with that happy look on your face?" Sora thought. If there's something he should be paying attention too, it should be his own girlfriend, not some other girl.
Sekai also gave immediate notice to this development, and she too wasn't happy.
"Makoto!" she snapped.
"What?" Makoto exclaimed in surprise.
"Come with me for second!" Sekai demands, "Katsura-san, I'm gonna borrow him for while." Sekai said to Kotonoha, before grabbing her best friend's boyfriend away with her.
"Okay... what the heck was that about?" Tetsuo asked.
"Don't ask me." Kongo replied.
Soon after, Tetsuo spots Sora staring at the wall in deep thought. He walks over, and raps his arm around his friend's shoulder again.
"You know, this is a perfect opportunity." Tetsuo whispered, "Katsura's alone right now, so make your move already."
"Why are you talking to me about this right now?" Sora asked Tetsuo.
"You know, you may or may not realize this, but me and Kongo are looking out for you, so wise up already." Tetsuo said.
"I didn't ask you to." Sora said.
Tetsuo sighed, "Sigh... If weren't for me and Kongo, you wouldn't be here rght now. So go ahead and give her a heads up. On less you already had a moment with her?" Tetsuo asked. Sora gave him an expression of the "how the hell" kind, which gave him away.
"So I was right." Tetsuo said, with a sly grin.
"Shut your mouth." Sora immediately demanded.
"What's wrong?" Kotonoha asked. The two jump at the sound of her voice in surprise.
"N-nothing really!" Sora immediately replied, getting out of Tetuo grasp. Tetsuo smiled, and signaled a scheme.
"You know, Katsura..." Tetsuo paused, catching her attention, "I wasn't thinking... how about you hang out with-urgh!" Sora cut off Tetsuo with a quick fist to the stomach. Aftwards, he fell over, holding his belly tightly.
"Y-you know... you could kill me... one of these days..." Tetsuo groaned, "SHUDDUP!" Sora snapped.
"What was he about to-" Kotonoha was to ask.
"Nothing!" Sora immediately replied.
"Don't tell me, he's got the hots for her too?" Hikari wonders, thinking that Tetsuo might have a crush on Kotonoha. This question makes Tetsuo pain filled expression disappear in an instant. He turned to stone, and chipped away.
"No way." Kongo answers, "The one he has the hots for is-blegh!" just as Sora shut Tetsuo up, Tetsuo shuts Kongo up with a sock to the face. Everyone around them, except Sora, had a sweat drop to their heads.
"He sure quirked up in a flash." Setsuna commented.
"I think Amamiya's personality is starting to rub off on him." Hikari commented.
"Everybody, we're back!" Sekai called out, walking back to the gang with Makoto in toe, "Shall we get..." Sekai paused, seeing Kongo on the floor, and Tetsuo panting heavily.
"What happened?" Sekai asked.
"Male bonding." Setsuna said.
Later on, everyone caught and road a bus home.
During the ride, it was mostly chit chat between newly formed friends. Meanwhile, Kotonoha had fallen asleep on Makoto's shoulder. All Sora did was stare out the window, trying not to look at the sight of those two.
Tetsuo and Kongo take notice of this behavior.
Saddening as it was, at least for him, Taisuke was the first to get off. Now it was just the trio, Makoto and the girls.
Later, everybody else was dropped off at one point, and now Sora is walking home from the bus stop. As he walks by himself, he takes a deep sigh. He begins to wonder to himself "What am I doing?" as he walks home.
(-Days later-)
The next few days later, Sora is once again wandering around town. This time though, he is not alone. His friends are following close behind.
"It's nice to take a stroll, don't you think Tetsuo?" Kongo asked Tetsuo.
"Kongo, you read my mind. It's been while since we hung out. Even if we did it at the pool." Tetsuo said.
"Don't the two of you ever stop talking?" Sora asked, feeling as annoyed as ever with these two, "Why are you even following me, anyway?"
"Who else is gonna keep you company?" Tetsuo asks.
"Hanging out with you is what keeps me happy." Kongo flirts, once again, glomping onto Sora. Sora's irritation grows higher.
"I'm about ready to suck you guys again... huh?" Sora froze. His ears had caught a strange sound.
"What's wrong, Sora?" Tetsuo asked, noticing this. Sora dashs to an ally, travels down it. His two friends, worrying about him, decides to following him.
What do they find? Something absolutely praise worthy of being an asshole. Sora watches with shock, and disgust, as a boy cannoobling with some girl. Their names; Makoto Itou, and Sekai Saionji, respectively.
BW: Dom dom dom dom~! And the story takes a new turn! What has our hero stumbled upon? An affair. Well, we all saw this coming anyway, so... go figure.
Knocking that aside; I'm finally uploading a new chapter after what seemed like forever. Oh my goodness, gracious! Anyway, see ya next chapter, Sora fans.