The Promise

Kano's POV

The next day, Kido and I were walking to school together. I was staring at Kido from behind her. I smiled. Kido finally considered me and the gang her friends. Now that I'm her friend, I only know little about her. I know that she's violent, mean, and has a short temper, but she is also very kind. Honestly, she acts like a tsundere to me. Underneath that mean girl act was a weak and lonely one. She said she liked being alone, but that was obviously a lie. Then why would she cry in that room all by herself if she liked being alone?! I don't want to see Kido shed tears by herself ever again. There are still so many unanswered questions I have for Kido. Does she know about the Ayano I know? Why was she crying in the first place? Why does she like music so much? I decided to ask her about what she said during her mental breakdown in the empty room.

"After what happened to her...how can I have friends?"

"WHY CAN'T I JUST FORGET ABOUT HER?"

"Hey Kido." I said. She turned around and curiously asked, "What is it?" I said, "I have a question. There's something that has been bothering me ever since yesterday. Yesterday...when you know..." She nodded for me to continue. I continued, "You said something about having a hard time forgetting about a girl. I was just curious. Who is that girl? " She looked at me differently now. The look in her eyes was...scared, nervous, and surprised all at the same time. She said, "Uh. Well s-she is..." She didn't say anything else. I didn't expect her to say anything but maybe, "None of your business, you idiot." Oh no. I'm such an idiot. I realized that this must be a personal question and I'm not even close enough to Kido. I don't have the right to ask her that kind of question. I quickly said, "Ah. Sorry. You don't have to answer that. I have so many questions for you actually, but you don't have to answer them. I know we just became friends and all. I'm sorry for asking you this so suddenly."

Kido said, "No!" She said nervously, "I mean...I really do want to tell you, but I don't know how to am I'm afraid of telling you right now..." Kido...I smiled. "You don't have to tell me now, Kido. When you're ready, you can answer the question. You can tell me about yourself too if you want."

Kido smiled and said, "Thanks. C'mon, idiot. Let's get to school already." "Okay!" I shouted and ran to catch up to her.

Kido's POV

About a month had passed since the first day of school. It was almost May. We were eating our lunches at our homeroom right now. I was getting along with the gang now. I was much nicer to them except to the idiot. Everyone was so nice to a person like me. I didn't push them away because I was afraid of being alone again. I really miss Ayano. I just wish she could remember me, so I could introduce her to the wonderful friends I have now. Then, I heard a voice cutting off my thoughts.

"Oh man! I'm so bored." It was the idiot sitting in front of me. He turned around to look at me. Then he said, "Hey, Kido. I heard you checked out every club. Is that true?" I replied, "Yeah. Why?" He said, "Are there any good ones for me? I'm really getting tired of just walking home after school. Have you joined one yet, Kido?

"No." I said bluntly.

"Eh? No for which question?" The idiot asked.

"For both of them." I said back.

"What? None of them was even a little interesting to you?" He asked

"Nope." I replied bluntly.

"This sucks." The idiot said. He turned away and sighed. I asked him what kind of club he wanted to join. He said any club. He just wanted a place to hang out after school. He asked what kind of club I wanted to join and I said a music club. There was no music club and I was pissed off from that fact. I found out that the school doesn't even have a music room. Music was the center of my life after the car accident. Back then, my parents and Ayano were the center of my life. Now...they're gone. The Ayano I knew was gone. Then, I suddenly had another memory about Ayano.

We were near the end of our final year in middle school."Hey Kido! When we go to high school together, let's join the music club!"Ayano said cheerfully with a pretty smile."Um...okay, Ayano." A younger me said. "Wait what if the high school doesn't have a music club?" I asked. "Then you'll just have to make one then!" Ayano said happily. "Why me?" I asked slightly irritated. "Because I'm stupid and don't know how to." Ayano said simply. She was right and agreed to make the club."Pinkie swear, Kido." She told me. "God, you're so childish." I said with a small smile and pinkie promised her."Okay! It's official. We're going to be members of the music club no matter what!" She said. "You're so loud, Ayano." I said getting annoyed by her again. She just laughed and smiled.

Ayano wanted to be in a music club with me. She doesn't even remember the stupid promise we made anymore. I promised her...I was going to break it, though. Wait a minute, I got an idea! I stood up from my seat. I grabbed and slammed the idiot's head to his desk suddenly.

"O-OW! What the hell was that for?!" He stood up and asked me. Everyone was looking at us now kind of frightened.

"Idiot, you said you wanted to join a club, right?" I asked him.

"Well...yeah. Why?" He asked.

"Then, let's make a club." I said with a determined looked on my face.

"What? But how?" He asked. He looked a little interested and smiled again.

The school bell rang. Lunch was over. Damn it. I told the idiot, "No time to explain. After school, we're not going to walk together with the gang. Got it?" He nodded quickly. We sat back down and I was thinking of how I was going to make a club. I promised Ayano and I'm not going to give up now. I didn't pay any attention to class as usual. I was secretly looking at my student handbook the for the rest of the class period.

There are rules for creating a new extracurricular group.

1. There needs to be at least five members.

2. You need a teacher to supervise the club.

3. The club has to have a name.

4. There has to be one person in charge of the club.

5. There has to be a purpose of the organization .

Man, I need to find a clubroom, find club members, and feel out the paperwork, too. Maybe, I can get my friends to join if they're interested. I'm not going to force them. I'm sure there are other students at school who would are interested in a music club. I also needed instruments. I need a way to raise money for the club too. Wow. I didn't realized that you needed to do so much work to make a club. I can feel myself getting excited about making a club. If only I could make it together with Ayano. She would like that. Where the hell am I going to find an empty clubroom by the way? All of the clubrooms are probably taken. Wait a minute. I think I know where I can find a room.

The school bell rang. As soon as the idiot had finished packing up everything, I grabbed him by the ear and dragged him with me, ignoring his complaints. I ran out of the classroom, through the hallway, and finally went to a familiar empty room. I opened the door wide and showed the idiot.

"This is our new clubroom." I said. The idiot looked around and instantly recognized this place. This is the room where I had my mental breakdown and took my anger out on that poor chair. This is also the place where I officially became friends with the gang. This place...is so special to me. I really wanted the music club to be in this room even though it was a little smaller than other clubrooms. It's not like there will be a lot of members right? I only need five.

"Ah. I see, but what's with you? Why did you suddenly want to make a club?" He asked. I looked at him. I couldn't tell him about Ayano. Not yet. "Remember what you told me that day after we became friends? You said that I didn't have to answer any of your questions until I was ready?" I said gently and softly. He looked kind of surprised and nodded. I smiled and told him, "Don't worry, idiot. I'll tell you everything...soon." He smiled back at me. We pulled out some chairs and sat at the table.

He asked, "So...what kind of club will this be?" I replied, "Music, of course!" He laughed and said, "Oh yeah. Right." We talked about how we were going to make the club for a whole hour. I told him that he was in charge of all the paperwork. I was in charge of finding members and getting a teacher to supervise the club. Maybe, I can get Momo to join. She can sing pretty well.

The idiot told me that he can't play any musical instruments, sing, or read music sheets. Is there anything he can do? I told him that I can teach him how to play an instrument. I know how to play the piano and guitar because Ayano taught me. I cannot sing though. When I did, Ayano told me that I had to work on it. She was trying to tell me in the nicest way as possible. I told him that the music club was all about having fun with music and that he shouldn't worry. He smiled when I said that.

"Kido, we should go home now." He said. I nodded and we left the empty room that would soon be the music club. We were walking alone after school. It's been a while since it was just the two of us walking home from school..

"Okay, I need to find at least three more members for this club." I said.

"We also need money and instruments." The boy behind me said.

"Not helping." I replied back. "It's true though." He said. "Oh man! Stop reminding me!" I groaned and stopped walking. The idiot laughed and said, "It'll be alright, Kido. You can do it and I'll help you out." He patted my head gently, but playfully. He was trying to encourage me. I never realized it, but the idiot can sometimes not be an idiot. When he's like that, I feel like I'm the one who's the idiot. I smiled at that thought...After that we continued walking.

"Kido." The idiot said.

"Hmm?" I asked.

"I'm really excited about making the club." He said.

"Me too..."I said back.

"Because I would get to hang out with Kido longer after school every day now." The idiot was saying with a cheerful smile. I wonder if he's being serious or teasing me. Either way, my face turned a little red."S-shut up or I'll go on ahead." I was a little embarrassed when he said that. "Eh? Then who's going to protect you by walking you to your ho-" I punched him in the stomach. "O-ouch!" could be heard from behind me. "Obviously the one who needs to be protected is you, idiot!" I said walking ahead and not looking back." I knew that the idiot was still smiling. That's the kind of person he is. He is always smiling just like Ayano.

Ayano, I'll definitely make a music club for you. No for us. Maybe...just maybe, you can remember me and our promise. We'll find each other again. Then, I'll show you the club after I make it. I'll introduce you to every member, including the idiot walking right behind me. I'm sure that you would become great friends with them if you met them. I'll definitely keep the promise we made in middle school. I hope you do too.

I finally finished homework. Okay to be honest, when I started writing this chapter, I was actually doing homework at the same time, but I finished! I couldn't help it. I missed writing new chapters too much. I'm going back to school tomorrow and I'm not excited about it. I'll probably be updating on Friday or on the weekends from now on. Thanks for reading this story so far. I didn't think so many people would. Aw I'm so happy! Bye and don't procrastinate like me.