CHAPTER ONE ~ DAISUKE

DING! DING! DING! DING!

'Oh…well hello…Daisuke…what? You want to talk…to me?' [I wish hello wake up angel…] 'Ah! My dream was just getting good.' [I wish, hello I say ciao, I love you…beep] 'Hi you've reach Riku's mobile, I *yawn* am unable…'

['RIKU! Don't you do that to me! Wait! Don't tell me you just woke up!']

'Well, maybe…maybe not!'

['Riku, you're a first year in high school now, YOUR GOING TO BE LATE FOR OPENING CEREMONY!']

'WHAT! Its starting now!'

['YES!']

'Gotta go, BYE!' [Beep…beep…beep]

I am Riku Harada; I am now in my first year of High School. (Year 10.) I'm 16.

'Good Morning, Mrs Rosaville!'

'Why good morning Riku, better hurry, or you'll be late!'

Today is the day, when I confess…that's if I can keep calm and actually talk to him, without stuttering. Ha, that fresh breeze, but it is cold though, good thing I have to run.

'AHHH! LOOK OUT!'

'OOF!'

'Oh, I'm sorry, are you alright?' Wait that voice, it can't be…DAISUKE! 'Oh, Miss. Harada, you late as well? Actually I think that's obvious we're both standing outside the school panting.'

'Yeah, wait, you're not panting' that's unusual…hmm.

'Oh, I'm not?' DING! DING! DING! 'OH! We better hurry or we'll be late!'

'Yeah…'

'Hee' his smile, is so warm, but his eyes look so lonely and sad. I must be imaging things. 'Well better go!' …Wait! Don't GO!

'Niwa, um… could I talk to you after school?'

'Oh, okay, let's meet at the café.' His sweet smile, his kind words.

'Alright' must not ruin the moment Riku.

'Hee, okay, see ya!' Must smile…Wait! What am I doing? He probably likes Risa, they all like Risa, NO! Niwa is MINE! I must say him how I feel, sigh, if I can.

Daisuke's POV

Sigh, I couldn't tell her after all, I'm useless, but can anyone learn to love, someone like me? I wonder if I tell her the truth, we she still accept me? 'HEY DAISUKE!'

'Huh?' What was that?

'Hey Daisuke, I just saw you and Harada, so how'd it go!' Well he looks perfectly well and excited.

'Saehara? Well if you really want to know, I didn't tell her, but she invited me to meet her at the café and I will tell her then. DO NOT FOLLOW ME?'

'WHAT? You didn't tell her, sigh; well I guess its fine because you're meeting up with her. Plus, why can't I follow you! This is going to be interesting!'

'Saehara! I don't appreciate it when you spy on me! So please for my sake and the sake of my possible love life, don't follow me,'

'Hmm….'

'Please, I never ask for anything!'

'Fine, fine I won't follow you,'

'Promise?'

'Fine, I promise, but don't forget to tell me how it goes!'

'I will notify you, I'm excited, this just might go my way!' I can't wait Miss. Harada! Wait… what if she invited me…because she likes me as well? No impossible, she probably wants to know how Saehara is treating her sister, Risa, after all no one ever notices me.

Riku's POV

I can't see my name anywhere! I hate being so short! FWOOSH! What was that, AH! I'm above the ground; I can see the board, hmmm… YES! I'm in Daisuke's class, wait I'm being lowered. FWOOSH! What was that? Well better get to opening ceremony.

DING! DING! DING!

'Ah! RIKU…RIKU!'

'Huh? Oh…HI!' I am sooooo tired, I wanna go to bed, no if I sleep, I won't meet Niwa. An~~~~~d Come to think of it… I OVERSLEPT AND I'M TIRED!

'Hey! It's Nobu its Nobu….'

Nobuko Ishihara, (Nobu for Short,) My Best friend since forever! Also starting High School, you might know her as the one that woke me, from my awesome dream! Nobu always wakes me up when I'm late for school. Or a really important occasion.

'So, you made it,'

'Only because my dear best friend Nobu woke me up,'

'Yes that's right! OH! By any chance have you seen darling around…'

Nakao, (Nobu calls him darling because,) Nakao is Nobu's boyfriend. Great friend of Niwa and Saehara.

'No I haven't, have you seen Risa?'

'Isn't that her? The one all over Saehara?'

Risa Harada, (the girlfriend of Niwa's friend Saehara.)

T. Saehara, the GREAT friend of Niwa.

Daisuke Niwa, the kindest, gentlest guy you'll ever see or know, he's also my first crush. I intend to tell him today.

Daisuke's POV

'I can't believe it Saehara! She's in my class again!'

'Huh?'

'Aren't you listening? Wait…are you thinking of Risa…again!'

'Well…yea…she is my girlfriend…I mean, how can I not think about her?'

'Yea and she's the sister of my crush, plus you'll see her in class, so can you listen to me and stop thinking about her for at least until we get into class?'

'Fine.'

'You sure you can accomplish it?'

'Yea, yea, very funny. Now what where you saying?'

'One, I cannot believe Miss. Riku is in our class again. Two, what will I do this afternoon?'

'Okay, shhh, one, calm down! Two, is simple, KEEP CALM? Then you won't blow it, sound simple enough?'

'*sigh* I guess. Okay, we reached the class room, now you can go crazy over Risa…again.'

'Yay! Risa~~~a my darling!'

'Baby! How's my guy?'

'Okay, how are you?'

'Great! Well, now that you're here.'

'Oh my gosh, they just saw each other, why are they like this?' Wait that voice, she's here? Oh god…oh god… "Remember keep calm" right I keep calm.

'OH! Hello again, Miss Harada.'

'Hey Niwa, I'm sorry my sister is all over Saehara, like that,'

'It's okay. It's okay, because they all love each other,'

'You know, you're right, it's okay because they're in love. Otherwise, what would be the point of even being happy when near each other?'

Riku's POV

'Hee,' Ah~~~~h that beautiful smile, that beautiful spiky red hair, those deep red eyes, they look sort of sorrowful.

DING! DONG!

'Okay, take your seats. Hello I'm Mitake; you can call me Maity-sensei.'

'Cheesy…' He is so cheesy!

'Ha~~~~~a Maity-sensei.'

'Okay, first, class reps any volunteers?' *silence*

'Okay, well…'

'I'll do it!' Huh? Daisuke. Oh, me! Choose me!

'Okay, uh,'

'Daisuke Niwa.'

'I'll do it too!

'Miss. Harada?'

'Okay Miss. Harada?'

'Riku Harada.'

'Okay! With that done….

After School

'Ha~~~~a One day's gone, a whole year to go…'

'Oh, Miss. Harada, are we still on for the café?'

'Oh! Yea, I'm coming!' Yes! Niwa, confession time.

At the Café

*Silence* kay gotta think of something. 'So why did you think of doing class rep Niwa?'

'OH! Well I kinda felt bad seeing Maity-Sensei standing there and no one volunteering, and it sounded fun. What about you?'

'Well, uh… Same as you. I felt bad for bad for Mitake-sensei.'

'Aren't you gonna call him Maity-sensei, like the others?'

'No way! He's sounded so cheesy then, but if everyone else is calling him that, I may as well. *sigh* But don't you think he sounded a bit cheesy then?'

'Yea. I guess.'

'Sorry to disturb, are you ready to order?'

'Oh yea, can I please get a lemon tea?'

'Yes, and for the gentleman?'

'Ah...um…I haven't been here before, Miss. Harada, do you know what's good?'

'Um…' He's asking me? What to say…What to say?

Daisuke's POV

What am I doing? Why did I do something as stupid as too ask about that? Why didn't I improvise? Stupid! Stupid!

'Why don't we both get the Lemon Tea and the Raspberry Cookies?'

'Ah, sure!'

'Okay, I'll be back soon with your order.'

'Sorry, I probably embarrassed you by asking that question. I'm sorry Miss. Harada.'

'It's fine, you can't help it, if you don't know, you don't know.'

'Ah, I guess,'

'Hee' Oh her smile is the best.

'Here are your or…whoa,' OH NO! MISS. HARADA!

*SPLASH!* 'AH! Ni…wa? NIWA!'

'Hee, I'm alright.'

'But you're soaked, it must burn! Is there a bathroom in here?'

'Ah…yes, over there,'

'Thank you, can you stand?'

'Yea,'

'I'm sorry sir, here let me help.'

'Hope you don't mind the girl's bathroom.'

5 Minutes Later

'This might sting al little,'

'Ouch!'

'I'm sorry, if I didn't leave my bag there, she wouldn't have fallen and you wouldn't be hurt.'

'It's not your…ow…fault.'

'There we go all done, do you need help getting back to the dorms? I can give you a ride back, I have my bike.'

'Sure, I'll repay, promise.'

'Okay, now do you need help walking again?'

'I've got the walking down.'

'Oh! Here, wear my jumper, it's small, but at least it's not wet, here cover up.'

'O…kay.'

On the Bike

Mmmm, this jumper smells just like Miss. Harada, 'I'll give you back you're jumper tomorrow, I'll give it a quick wash, so it doesn't smell.'

'Okay.'

'Ummm, I'm sorry about all this, it must have been embarrassing.'

'No, it's fine.'

'By the way, why did you want to go to the café anyway?'

'Ah…um…you know what, forget about it, the important thing is for you to get better.'

*Silence*

'Here you go the boy's dorm.'

'Thanks.'

'Now do you need any more help?'

'No I can handle it from here.'

'Okay, um…if you need anything call me, here's my number.'

'Okay. Thanks…um…for all this, I'll see you in school tomorrow.'

'Okay.' There she goes, the love of my life.

'DAISUKE! WHAT HAPPENED? COME ON TELL ME? WHAT DID SHE SAY?'

'Hey, Saehara, nothing happened, I didn't tell her. More importantly, how did you get in my room? Don't tell me you bribed the poor janitor again?'

'Okay so I bribed him, its fine.'

'You need to stop doing that, that's the fifth time, what did you say this time?'

'I told him, I'd keep my room a bit cleaner, so it's easier for him to clean…wait…what happened to your back? Did she do that?'

'Huh? Oh, no the waitress tripped and I got in the way of the tea and Miss. Harada, and I got a small burn,

'What about, you know.'

'Huh? No I kept them hidden, but if I'm not careful, they might get seen,'

'Okay, but did they get damaged?'

'No, luckily,'

'You know if you do confess, and she does say yes, you'll have to tell her.'

'I know, but I'll think about that when I get to it. I'm going to bed, Night, oh and stop bribing the janitor.'