Don't Say Goodbye
By: Iceyicecream
Chapter 7: Hug
As you and Kirihara walk to the udon shop you call Tezuka. You hear the ringing of his phone and wait and then hear a click. "Hel-" you start but then hear the sound of the ringing again.
You sigh and then it sends you to his voice mail. It beeps and then your tongue gets tied. "Um…it's me…I'm just calling to tell you that um…what ever the girls say aren't true, it was just a lie that Kirihara-San said to save me. He didn't do anything wrong just to let you know…that's it…bye." And then you hang up.
"Well you sound smart now don't you?" He says sarcastically.
You roll you eyes as you arrive at the udon shop. You take a set beside each other and order. "So what were you doing so close to our school?" You ask curious.
Kirihara shrugged. "It's none of your business."
You shrug as well taking that as a good enough answer. "Why were they chasing after you?" Kirihara asks you.
You sigh and rub your neck. "They want me to break up with Tezuka." You say with a sigh, "And they won't stop bullying me until I do."
"Then do it." Kirihara said.
"But I don't want to break up with him!" You say.
"That's not what I meant." Kirihara said as he folded his napkin.
"Then what are you trying to say?" You ask still confused.
"Why don't you two pretend to break up so that you can stop being bullied?"
You drop your chopsticks and face palm yourself. You hadn't even thought of that. "I'm so dumb." You groan.
"Indeed you are." Kirihara adds on.
You shoot up your head and glare at Kirihara who has his hands up defensively, "I was kidding." He said.
You ease back and let out a sigh. "At least I don't have to deal with them right now." You say.
He nods his head. "Two orders of our famous Udon, Udon!" The cook said placing the orders in front of the two of you.
You lick your lips and grab your chop sticks and start eating. In no time you and Kirihara finish and ready to pay for your bill. "Will you be paying together or separately?" The waiter asked.
"Seperately." Kirihara said before you could say anything.
The waiter nodded his head and walked away. You looked at him with an angry confused look and he just shrugs at you. "I won't allow someone's girlfriend or a girl at that to pay for my meal." Kirihara said as he paid.
You rolled my eyes and paid for mine and we left. You looked at my phone to see that school had just ended. You let out a sigh and holstered my bag higher. "I'll go now." You tell Kirihara.
He nods his head. "Thank you again." You add before you turn, "I owe you one."
He doesn't reply to you but just turns and walks the opposite direction. Your phone vibrates and you look to see its Tezuka. Your heart starts to race as you answer the call. "Hello." You say.
"Are you alright?" He asks.
You nod your head as if he could see you. "Yes." You say feeling dumb.
"Where are you right now?" He asked.
"Near the udon shop, I'm about to go back to sch-"
"Don't." Tezuka answered, "Stay there, I'll take you home."
"Bu-"
"Do as I tell you." Tezuka snapped and hung up.
You look at your phone frowning. Well that wasn't what you thought you'd hear.
You let out a sigh and rub your hands together to keep yourself warm. The weather was getting harsher and harsher and was making you numb. You head close to the udon shop and stay by the entrance to stay warm. You blow warm air at your hands to keep them from stiffening. A few minutes Tezuka is jogging towards you with a scowl. "Hello." You say not really sure of what else to say.
Tezuka nods his head and puff so air could be seen coming out his mouth. "Are you alright?" He asked.
You nod your head. "Kirihara-San saved me."
Tezuka's frown deepened…if that was possible. "I heard." He said in a bitter manner.
You look at him confused. "Did you listen to the message I left you?" You ask him.
He nods his head. "I've also heard other things."
You sigh and rolled your eyes, you hated gossip the most. "I'll take you home." Tezuka said.
You hurry behind him trying to match his long strides. Tezuka stops and you ram into his back. You groan and rub your nose and look up to see Tezuka looking at you. "Yes?" You say looking away a bit embarrassed by the way he's staring at you."
He shakes his head and crosses the street. The two of you reach your house and you head to the front door. "Thank you for taking me home." You say.
"I'll pick you up in the morning."
You blink your eyes and smile. "Okay."
As you're unlocking the front door, Tezuka comes from behind and hugs you from behind. You drop your key shocked and turn to see Tezuka with his eyes closed. You hold his arms around you and close your eyes as well. The sound of someone clearing their throat makes both of you look up to see your father looking out the window with his arms crossed. Tezuka unwrapped his arms from around you and you suddenly felt cold. "Bye." You say to Tezuka waving at him.
You smile at his fleeting body and couldn't help but think he was cool.
But you never thought that it would be the last time you'd see him looking so cool