Chapter For
POV: Yata Misaki
Hello! Anyway, this takes place a week after, and you'll get to learn more about the car accident from the last chapter. It's pretty short, but please enjoy this chapter! (By the way, Misaki is really absent minded in this fic, so he doesn't know the Saruhiko from school is the one online. We just want Saru-kun to tease him later on in the story when they're super close, because it's adorable that way.) ~Nyanko~
"Mom! I'm done with the bathroom!" I yelled as I walked out of the washroom, drying my head with a small towel. When I sat down at my desk, I checked my Facebook. I didn't seem to have any notifications, so I placed my PDA back onto my table and plugged in the charger.
'Ah…. I really should start studying. The last school year was difficult enough… Might as well hit the books, it might help me a little', I thought, trying to think a little productively.
For the next hour or so, I worked on the questions from my textbooks that I used in the previous school year. Some of them were easy, but most of them I didn't understand one bit. I let out a sigh and gave up.
A few minutes later, I found myself absentmindedly scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed. Out of boredom, I started to message Saru, noticing he was online.
Misaki Yata: sup monkey
Saruhiko Tetris: And yet again you still don't use correct grammar.
Saruhiko Tetris: You really are hopeless, aren't you….
Saruhiko Tetris: Mi-Sa-Kiiii.
The moment I finished reading his text, I was furious. I couldn't believe he was such a prick.
Misaki Yata: why you…
Misaki Yata: DONT CALL ME THAT
Saruhiko Tetris: You forgot the punctuation marks.
For some reason, I almost felt like I could hear a voice laughing mockingly at me. 'Man, does this guy know how to piss someone off,' I thought, my right eye twitching as I continued to stare at the small screen.
Misaki Yata: …
Misaki Yata: Dude, seriously? Are you happy now?
I typed, taking the extra time to capitalize and punctuate.
Saruhiko Tetris: Yes. Actually, I am.
Misaki Yata: you better be happy
Saruhiko Tetris: Oh? You stopped? And I was beginning to think you weren't a kindergartener too. Looks like I was wrong then.
Misaki Yata: well too bad for you because it was a one time thing
It was then that my thoughts were interrupted by the sounds of tiny feet stomping up the stairs, which were soon followed by the sound of tiny fists pounding against my bedroom door.
"YATA-NII!" a high-pitched, girly voice called from the other side of the door.
"DINNER!" the lower, yet still high-pitched voice added.
Sighing, I shut off my laptop and exited the room. Making my way downstairs, I heard my mother sigh. "What's the matter?" I asked, turning into the kitchen.
"I forgot to buy noodles at the supermarket," she replied, rubbing the back of her head, and staring at the hotpot she had set up.
"I'll go buy some," I offered; I then walked over to the front door and threw on my red hoodie.
"Wait! Here, I'll pay.", she said, grabbing my shoulder
"No, its fine," I insisted, stepping out into the cool night, and shutting the door behind me. Stepping onto the pavement, I continued my journey uptown, towards the local supermarket.
I buried my hands into the large pockets of my hoodie as I walked. Then, I looked up towards the sky which was quickly becoming darker. I turned my head to look forward and continued my way until the sight of a large, rectangular building came into view. I picked up my pace a bit, and entered the store which welcomed me with open doors. u
I was greeted by the unnecessarily cold air conditioning blowing into my face. 'Ugh. This is way too cold for my liking... Whatever... The faster I buy the noodles, the faster I can leave this Artic zone.' I walked as fast as I could to the dried foods aisle and checked out the wide selection of noodles. I scanned about fifteen brands until I found the one my mother usually bought. I walked as fast as I could to the cash registers. The nearest register to me had the shortest line, so I joined that one.
"Would you like a bag?" the young lady behind the counter asked me with a smile.
"Ah, yes please." I replied nonchalantly.
As I walked out of the air conditioned supermarket, I thought, 'God, it was cold in there.' I immediately shoved my free hand into the large pocket of my sweater, and began my short journey back home.
I pushed the large button installed into a metal pole, and waited for the crossing light to show a walking man. Once it did, I stepped onto the pavement. However, the second I did, I noticed a figure from the corner of my view, and I immediately retreated back onto the sidewalk.
On the other side was a boy, perhaps my age, in a gray t-shirt, holding a bouquet of flowers. Upon closer observation, I noticed he had blackish blue hair and glasses. I took a bit to process the situation- it was Fushimi.
'Why is he have flowers?' I thought for a second, 'Does he have a girlfr-'
I shook that thought away. "Stop being nosy…" I scolded myself in a whisper. Unfortunately, despite my warnings, I couldn't stop myself from looking back at the fellow student walking up the street, and without a second thought, I crossed the street and followed him, trying not to get noticed.
When we arrived, I noticed Saruhiko had stopped at a large, rectangular piece of granite, polished to perfection. Then, a thought came to my mind. 'Wait... Hold on... Isn't that a tombstone..?!'. Noticing this, I quickly surveilled my surroundings. I was standing in a small graveyard; it was clean and the grass seemed to be freshly cut.
"How long do you intend to stand there" Saruhiko said, putting down the bouquet of flowers.
'What the- How did he know I was following him?' I thought, caught by surprise.
"You didn't think I would've have noticed, did you?" He sneered, turning away from the grave.
"Ahaha... Of course not..." I lied pathetically.
"Right." Saruhiko replied, sarcasm dripping from his words.
"Anyway, who is this?" I asked without thinking.
"No one. Does that satisfy you for an answer?" the bluenette replied, turning his head away.
I suddenly felt like I had said something I shouldn't have. After all, that might have been someone really close to him, right?
"Ah, sor-" I started to apologize when he cut me off with a wave.
"Don't worry, I've never met this person in my life, and I'm not related to her at all." Saruhiko said.
I started to wonder why he would bring flowers for a girl he had never met. I mean, he said he wasn't related to her, right?
Before I realized what i was doing, I sat down in front of the gravestone and read the letters engraved on it.
Here lies the body of Miss Yuuki Natsume
2000 - 2014
Died at the age of 13 in an unfortunate car accident
May you rest in peace
"Yuuki Natsume? I'm sure I've heard that name somewhere… I just don't remember when…" I said, trying to remember where I had heard that name.
I heard Fushimi sigh. As I turned to face him, my eyes locked with his.
"Do you seriously not watch the news? A week ago, there was this girl that was walking home late at night. A car crash would then occur on the same street she was walking down. Although the passengers of the cars were not harmed, the girl had died from the impact of one of the cars ramming into her body." Saruhiko explained, staring into the pink and orange sky. He had this strange expression that I didn't think was possible for him to have... it was... refreshing. It might have been my imagination, but I think I saw a smile trying to break through, despite his efforts to keep a poker face.
"Ah… I see." I said as i sat down in front of the polished granite gravestone. "Wait a minute, if the car crash took place a week ago, why is it that only now you visited Natsume's grave?" I questioned, staring up at the blue haired male behind me whose eyes were still on the sky.
Saruhiko simply stared down at me and said, "I've told you enough haven't I? I have my own reasons, so it would help if you would mind your own business." With that, he left, not turning back to say goodbye.
I stayed a little while longer to offer my prayers. When I stood up to go home, I realized I had been out for more than half an hour.
"Misaki! Where were you?!" my mother exclaimed as I opened the door to my home and stepped into the kitchen.
"Oh, sorry, Mom. I just ran into someone I knew and we talk a bit. From the looks of it, it might have been quite a while, huh?" I answered while putting the bag of groceries down.
"It's fine. Anyway, it's getting pretty late so i should finish getting dinner ready. Thank you for getting the noodles for me. Now go and take a shower, dinner will be ready soon." my mother said as the picked up the noodles.
I simply nodded and walked to my room to get my change of clothes. Dinner proceeded as usual, Megumi and Minoru chatting away while my mother laughed at them. When I retired to my bedroom, I turned my laptop on and went on Facebook. Seeing that Saruhiko was on, I opened up a new chat tab.
MIsaki Yata: hey. you know yuuki natsume
Saruhiko Tetris: Wow, you still haven't learned how to use proper punctuation and capitalization. And not just that, you even forgot how to capitalize a name. Shame on you, Misaki. But yes, I do know of her.
Misaki Yata: shut up monkey. no one cares.
Misaki Yata: anyway dont you feel bad for her family
Misaki Yata: i mean theyve just lost their only daughter
Saruhiko Tetris: Oh? Misaki can actually think like a normal person? What?!
MIsaki Yata: cut the crap monkey. i dont want to hear it. im TRYING to be serious here
Saruhiko Tetris: Sorry, but I'm not going to believe that. After all, this is you we're talking about.
The night went on like that. The monkey insulting me, followed by me telling him to shut up, and him firing a comeback. The cycle went on and on until we both fell asleep.
A/N:
I'MSOSORRYYYYYY! TTT^TTT I KNOW THIS CHAPTER IS LIKE, MORE THAN A WEEK LATE! But it wasn't my fault, my mom took away my laptop, phone, and my sister's electronics. After a while, I started getting really impatient so i took my mum's tablet :) But then after an hour or so, she took that away too and hid it like everything else TT^TT And so now, i'm just writing this via Logitech Revue. (It's this thing where you hook the console-looking-thingy to your T.V., and you can basically use your T.V. as a computer. It comes with a wireless keyboard specifically used for the Logitech Revue. They have Google, YouTube, Netflix, and just regular internet. There's no Microsoft Word or anything like that on here, so if you want to type, use Google Docs, trust me Google Docs for the win. Caramel and I are using our school accounts X3) But anyway, I'M SORRYYYYYYYY! TT^TT I'm gonna rot in a hole and die now…. -Nyanko