Chapter 8: Movie Night

"Tch. That Kyuuri always becomes number one! I should be the one who's number one! I'm the student council president!" Tora said. His friends were silent. They weren't thinking any solution for Tora's problem.

"Ugh. Hmm.. I remembered that Maid cafe we went some time in the past.. You think we should pay Seika's president a visit? I feel really pissed. And now I feel like pissing someone else!" Tora continued.

What would happen? Although he has no idea that Tabiki was working there, he just wanted to trip on Misaki.

Tabiki's POV

I feel free today. Maybe it's because of what Shiroyan told me. About letting go. It really feels good being myself. During lunch time, I was only with Mako and Souta. The others were playing some game I don't know.

"Hey, how do you know if you l-like someone?" I asked out of the blue. I was just curious, I guess.

"Hm.. Since you're becoming a normal woman, I think that would be normal. Hmm.. Liking someone? I don't exactly know but it's when you feel excited when you see him, when you feel happy and comfortable around him even you do weird stuff, When you let him do stuff that surprises you or makes you blush but you feel fine with it, blah blah blah." he continued saying stuff but the last sentence got me.

I felt exactly that way. I feel embarrassed when he kisses my forehead. But at the same time, I feel fine and comfortable even though he does that. And I enjoyed being with him last night. He was very fun to be with. He gave me a lot of help and I felt like being with him more before he left. I felt that I didn't want him to leave and spend more time with him..

"Ne, bikyu-chan. Do you have someone in mind?" Mako asked. I was startled.

"Yeah." Wait, did I just said 'yeah'?! Ugh. I let it slip out. I was thinking about it too much that I actually said it!

"Ooooooo. Who is this guy? Let us get to know him more! So we know if he deserves you!" I laughed.

"He's not from here. He's from Seika." I thought that I should tell them so they could help me. They are my friends anyway.

"Wait, Don't tell me that you're dating him already?" Mako asked.

"Wh-what?! No! No! That would be.." Then I thought, I felt fine with it.

"you like 'em." Souta suddenly said. Maybe he knows because he's a guy.

"I-I do? Um.. I... do..." there.. I said it. I admitted that I liked him. There's just something about him from the day we met.

"Who is he?" Mako asked.

"Um..." I there really a need to know his name?

"Come on! Tell us! We could give him help you know?" They said.

"Um.. S-Shirokawa. or Shiroyan.." I felt a little embarrassed about it. Then I felt my heart race and my face feel hot.

The bell rang. I was time to go. As I was walking away, i still hear them talking about going to Seika and finding him. I just ignored it. I feel all happy.

"Hey! Let's go to that Maid Latte later 'kay?" It shocked me. Who said that? When I turned, it was Tora.

Oh no. This is the worst thing that could possibly happen. The rest of the day, I was thinking of running to the cafe and tell them I wouldn't be working. I felt pressured and worried. After class, I immediately ran to Maid Latte without changing clothes. I opened the door hard.

"s-satsuki-san! I won't b-be working today! Can you a-allow me? I heard that our student council president i-is going h-here. I can't let h-him see me.." I was catching my breathe.

"there, there Tabi-chan. Go. We wouldn't want another issue with them. We understand." She smiled.

Ahh. I breathed deeply. I felt relieved. I was still breathing hard. I opened the door. I caught sight of Tora then suddenly someone pulled me. That someone was holding me in his arms. When I turned, it was Shiroyan. We were so close to each other. I think that he could feel my heart beat fast.

"Sh-shiro-kun" Woah. Did I just call him Shiro-kun? But I felt more comfortable with it anyway.

"shiro-kun? haha. You can call me that. It's cute." He said, still hugging me.

"you almost got seen there. your heart beats really fast."

"I ran as fast as i could to get here and ask permission if I can take the day off.. I heard Tora that they'll be coming here.. That's why.." I slowly calmed down. After I felt calm, I hugged Shiroyan back. I din't know what came into me, but I felt better.

"W-wha-"

"Shut up." I cut his sentence. I knew he was shocked. But soon I heard him laugh a little.

"Um, Shiro-kun?" We stopped hugging after we saw Tora and his friends come in Maid Latte.

"What is it?" he looked at me in a strange way. My heart raced as he looked at me.

"U-umm, Can I ask you a favor?"

"S-sure. What favor?"

"Can you... Can you protect me from getting caught?" I asked. then he smirked. He looked really.. h-handsome..

"Protect you? Huh. I'll always protect you." he suddenly held my hand. My face feels so hot. Never felt like this before..

"Let's go home.. do you want me to stay at your place for a while?" he smiled at me..

"Y-yeah. That would be uh.. That w-would be great.." We were still holding hands. We walked hand in hand.

At first I feel shy about getting seen, but I remembered what he told me. I feel happy now. When we reached the house, my brother wasn't there. We went to the living room. While shiroyan was slacking there, watching tv, I saw a note on the fridge.

*Bikyu-chan:

I'll be coming home late, 'kay? I left two bento meals in case you brought your 'friend'. Sheri suggested it though. That's all.

-kiro*

"Shiro-kun!" I called.

"What?"

"Do you want to eat?" I asked.

"Um, sure. If you insist." He stood up.

"N-no, there's no need to help. I just need to heat these meals a little." I told him that I'd be fine but he still went to the kitchen. After that, we sat down on the living room to watch a movie.

"What movie should we watch?" I asked him even though my mouth was full. I got used to it. I feel like I have no manners at all.

"Horror!" He said. When I looked, his mouth was full too. Hmph. He did that on purpose. I laughed. I find it cute, actually.

"Hmm, we have here Saw 6, The Ring, Scream 4, Wrong Turn 1-3 and Resident Evil. What would it be?" I asked. He covered his eyes and moved is hand around the DVD's. His hand stopped. When I looked, his hand was on Saw 6.

"Saw? That's fine. I haven't watched that though. I only watched the previous movies. And it's very.. Violent and icky." I told him then I laughed.

"That's all right. I'm here." I blushed.

I left to grab more pillows and a blanket while he was setting the DVD. Suddenly, I felt shaky and nervous on watching the horror movie. I threw the pillows and the blanket on the couch and sat down. When he was about to play the movie, I stopped him.

"Wait! Um.. Let's grab some snacks outside." I said.

I was feeling nervous. My hand was shaking. This is what I hate. I get so scared that I shake and scream while watching. He held my hand and smiled at me, like he was telling me not to be scared. Then we left the house. We bought chips and soft drinks on a nearby place. After buying, we returned immediately. We put the chips in a big bowl then Shiroyan started the movie.

"Um, is it really okay if you finish the movie? You might get home late.." I was still feeling nervous. It was 10 in the evening an the movie will most likely finish about 12 am.

"That's all right! I can handle myself. But... If you're all that worried, do you want me to stay for the night?" He asked then ate some chips. I blushed. I told myself that I shouldn't be picky. I did want him to stay.

"Yeah. I want you to stay.." I mumbled. Then he kissed my cheek.

"Thanks. The movie's starting!" He said.

There were a lot of times a screamed and covered my face with a pillow. There were also a lot of times that I grab on to his arm when I sense something scary would happen. He laughed at me most of the time but he occasionally puts his arm around me.

"Ahh! We finally finished the movie! That was.. uhh. I just feel relieved." I sighed. He just laughed at me.