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Forgive any typos or wordiness, this was pretty much done on the spot. Get ready for things to heat up!
The following week in school was, by all means, exciting.
Sometimes, when I was alone, I would hug my arms to myself and spin around with a big grin. I brushed my teeth twice every morning and took extra time when combing my hair. Sometimes I would smile for no reason. I looked forward to school each day and I would walk around the house whistling or humming. Ice cream never tasted better.
Other times, I would jump at small noises and I often spaced out. My grades dropped drastically and I picked up the habit of fussing with a new wristwatch I had bought. Miku had also become more irritable lately.
"Miku, I have to stay after today." I said with the toothbrush in my mouth.
She had a pin sticking from between her lips while she did her hair. "Again?" she asked, a hint of suspicion barely evident in her voice. Her voice was usually heavy with bitterness these past few days. "You've stayed after every day so far this week."
"It's only Wednesday. I need to bring my grades up so I have to talk to my teachers."
"What's with you lately?" she asked with a roll of her eyes. "You've never had this much trouble in school. Do you even pay attention in class?"
"I-I do!" I lied. Most of the time I either stared out the window or watched the clock. "I just need some extra help. It's no big deal."
"Whatever then. I guess I'll go over Luka's or something." She said. She always hated to stay home alone.
"Fine with me."
By the end of the day, I was watching the seconds tick by in the last period. The only classes I had with Len were Lunch, Prep Period, Gym, and Chemistry. I never got to see him in the morning. However, Chemistry was this period and I peeked around the kids in front of me to see if I could get his attention. To my delight, he gave me a quick small nod, our signal. I nodded back and resumed my clock watching. One minute. If I don't look at it, the seconds will go by faster. I busied myself by fiddling with my new wristwatch for ten minutes. Wait, it had only been ten seconds. My eyes were glued to the clock until finally, that last second met its end. Apparently, a good portion of the class had also experienced this strange phenomenon of time having slowed down and was all too eager to beat me to the exit. I made my way from my farthest seat to the door when a heard an attention demanding cough. Puzzled, I looked around to the Chemistry teacher in hope to find the culprit but he was only shuffling papers with a blank expression. Deciding I must have imagined it, I turned to be on my way when a tug at my sleeve recaptured my attention.
"Oh, Miku. Sorry, I didn't see you there." I said.
She glared at me. "Uh, goodbye?" she said expectantly.
"Sorry. I'll see you later." I kissed her forehead in an attempt to douse the flames in her eyes. "Goodbye."
She huffed and walked away.
I had to be off myself.
After a quick trip to my locker, I now made my way across the grassy stretch that surrounded our high school. An enormous maple tree faced away from the building. In its shade sat Len. Upon my arrival, he stood and greeted me. I watched a golden maple leaf float down and rest upon his matching locks of hair. Gently, I plucked it off and let it fall, leaving a hand to cup his cheek. He smiled and leaned into it, a bit of warmth coloring his face. Gently, I pressed my lips to his. As we continued, our kisses became hungrier. I was always starved half crazy for him. I could tell by the hint of lust that clouded his bluish eyes that he felt the same. This routine had begun on Monday and continued until now. We sunk down against the tree roots, cushioned by the lush green grass. I was thinking that I might need to stay after every day when a sharp gasp of pain brought my dazed mind back to its senses. I leaned back to look at him.
"What is it?" I asked with concern.
Len immediately smoothed his expression. "Ah. It's nothing, sorry."
"But…"
He tugged on the collar of my white button-down uniform shirt and I could do no less than oblige. We continued where we left off when a small whimper vibrated against my lips from Len. This time I pulled back to my knees.
"Are you okay?"
Len was grimacing a bit. "Yeah, yeah." He propped himself up to lean against the tree trunk again. "Don't worry."
I eyed his hand, which clutched his hip where he had been leaning against a large root. Wondering if the bark might have cut him, I began to lift his shirt. His hand quickly caught mine defensively.
"Let me look." I said.
Hesitantly, he released my hand and I gently pulled up the fabric of his shirt. This revealed a deep purplish bruise that stained his side. I could tell by the color and the pain Len must have been feeling that he had gotten in recently.
No matter what I tried, he never told me how he got it.
That night, I sat at the dining room table with Miku thinking about what happened. I thought about how long Len had been getting these injuries. I thought about Miku crying when she asked me to stay with her, when she asked me directly if I liked Len. I also thought about the night Len and I kissed at Gakupo's, when he said he wanted to be mine. Suddenly, Miku spoke.
"Would you stop?" she growled. I realized I had been clinking my fork to my plate when I had zoned out yet again.
"Oh…sorry." As I stood to put my plate away, I felt her eyes burning holes into my back but chose to ignore it. Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of it.
Later that night, I had been asleep when I suddenly heard a shout.
"Ugh. Oh my God!"
I sprung forward in bed and looked around. I knew that had been Miku's voice and I looked over to see if she was up. She laid facing away from me. Miku was a quiet sleeper and I figured I must have dreamt the shout. Anyway, my throat was dry so I took a sip of water before going back to sleep. I had to wake up earlier than usual tomorrow anyway. Man, my throat was dry.