I added a few more stuff to chapter 3! I apologize for my inactivity. Tight sched. I am still into this story. As said, don't worry.

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Akito glanced at the clock. "Look, we have to go now."

I stood up and grabbed my things. When we got outside and he locked the door, Ikki began racing frantically to us.

"Hey guys!" he said grinning widely, breathless. "Can I borrow your extra roller blades?"

His was accidentally thrown to the bay yesterday. The thing with him is he's too careless and childish. He has not realized yet how to take care of important things like that. No, he can't borrow ours this time. Before Akito could ever approve, I said "We don`t have extra roller blades. We're going now."

"I don't believe you" he said and turned to Akito, "You have an extra pair, don't you?"

"Yes. Wait for a minute, I'll get them." Akito said.

I snatched the key from Akito's hand and said firmly, "Let's go now, Akito. We'll be late."

"Like you ever cared about school," Ikki said and snickered.

"However, you still did not get to borrow roller blades," I said from my shoulder, grinning. I spun the key on my finger. Enjoying the scene, I turned to them and held the key higher, grinning more widely.

Akito was about to run to snatch the keys but he stopped. The next moment was I saw a blur around me. I spun around and saw Ikki's face, smirking down at me. From Ikki's hand the key slipped and flew away.

Akito caught it.

It began to get kind of hot. I realized it was his body compressed slightly to mine. His warm breath gently covered my face, his soft lips brushed against my forehead. My eyes were wide and my lips were slightly parted in surprise. I didn't even know – and I didn't seem to even care - how in the world he got that close or why did he have to. The next beat of my heart was loud and the following beats were frantic, blood rose up to my face. That moment seemed to be very long.

Apparently, Akito was speechless all that time. But, he was speechless and was about to cry at that moment. I turned away and removed the blush that tainted my face with guilt. And why in the world, I didn't know.

Akito collected himself and said "We're now late, guys."

Ikki did not anymore insist on roller blades. We all walked to school together.

The bell rang just when we reached the gate. Akito did not anymore look as bothered as he did earlier. Ikki and Akito's first class was the same, that's why, I supposed.

As I ran to mine, that moment with Ikki flashed back. And there seemed something bosomed aggressively inside my chest. It was still all these months and now it already flooded me. I just know that I will not be able to contain this for a little more time soon.

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Literature class. Again.

Mr. Satoyama. Again.

The bird brain. Again.

It surprised – and devastated – me too how the bird brain and I still get to be in the same class despite of my earnest efforts in staying away from him from the very start of the year. I thought nobody is going to attend literature class because it is so boring. I took it for the anticipation and hopefulness of avoiding Ikki entirely – well, quite entirely. But it happened by chance that he took this class as well because he, too, was trying to stay away from girls.

From the back of the classroom, I was observing him there at his usual seat at the middle. It was late afternoon and soft streaks of light were touching his hair.

His shoulders dropped and he leaned on his desk. After five seconds, he looked around the room and spotted me. He grinned. But smiled was more like it. The light hit his features and it dropped shadows; the shadows developed more depth. His large, brown eyes lit up. I loved the image.

Suddenly, my heart beat as crazy as it did just this morning. Blood rose up to my face, too. And my feet and fingers turned cold and I began sweating. Why the fuck was he smiling at me?

A guy threw a crumpled ball of paper at him while Mr Satoyama's back was turned. It fell to the floor and he picked it up. He snickered when he read what was written on it and threw the paper back to the guy. The guy mouthed something to him and they laughed soundlessly. Adorable was the word to describe it when he laughs.

Oh, what the fuck.

I was thankful when the bell rang for it was meant to end the freak show. But it didn't end there, actually. Because this can't mean I am falling in love. For fuck's sake!