Summary: Fresh from a heart break, Aya decided to transfer to Hyoutei and totally forget her ex-boyfriend, Niou. There, she met Oshitari Yuushi. Is he the one who will put back the broken pieces of her heart? Or will he be just another heart break?

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A/N Please read and review! And thanks to those who read the previous chapters especially to those who added my story to their lists. And I wanted to thank a special friend for helping me with this chapter, Petenshi Sanctuary, you're `d best!

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Hear my Heart

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Oshitari Yuushi fulfilled his promise to Aya that he will treat her for lunch. She thought it was a simple lunch on their school cafeteria but she was wrong, Yuushi brought her to a hotel. Looking around, Aya was clueless as to why she was brought to this hotel. Looking around, it seems as if there were only socialites in beautiful dresses and ironed suits. She had an uncomfortable yet squealing feeling inside her. She couldn't think of any reason why her senpai brought her in such wondrous place.

"Wait- we're inside a hotel what could we possibly do here? I mean only the two of us here." Aya blushed; her face turning red. "What are you thinking Aya! You're beginning to be a pervert!" she face palm herself mentally. She jumped in surprise when she felt someone tapped her shoulders, thank goodness it's only her senpai.

"Oshitari-senpai, you scared me!" the raven-haired pouted cutely.

"My deepest apologies shirayuki-hime(1) you look so lost so I can't help myself to tease you a bit," Yuushi said with his strong kansai accent that always makes Aya's heart jump. Whatever her Oshitari-senpai do, it always makes her heart jump or makes her want to squeal but she couldn't voice out her feelings because it's embarrassing. "Wait! Did I just use a possessive word to describe Oshitari-senpai? Arg, what are you thinking Aya!"she said scolding herself.

Aya found herself sulking, when the two of them went inside the restaurant of the Atobe Hotel. Shishido, Mukahi, Choutarou and her friend Christine are also there. In the deepest corner of her heart she was disappointed. She thought this lunch would be actually a 'Date' (Cough) or an alone time that she could spend only with her Oshitari-senpai. But, Shishido and the others being here, it ruined everything. Argh, why am I feeing disappointed? It's not as if Oshitari-senpai asked me on a date! He just told me that he will treat you lunch it doesn't mean that we're going on a date,Aya told herself sighing.

Their group occupied a round table for six. Aya took a seat beside her friend Christine, on her left was Yuushi who was seating beside his best friend Mukahi while Choutarou and Shishido took a seat beside Christine. After a long silence, Yuushi broke it as he started a conversation. "So what's the feeling to have a twin? Especially when your twin is the Kirihara Akaya the devil on tennis court," the blue-haired genius asked after sipping a small amount of his tea.

"Yes, I want to know your relationship with Kirihara," Mukahi chimed in putting down his coke frothy against the coaster. Christine and Choutarou turned to look at Aya, waiting for her reply. On the other hand, Shishido continued to eat his food, not really interested with the topic their kansai descent friend started. She finished chewing her food before she decided to answer.

"It's like a disaster!"Aya exclaimed fondly but laughed afterwards"It's a complete mayhem but it's actually fun when you have a twin, we do lots of things together and we have the same interest. But most of times we fight a lot. Whenever we fight, it was almost like a clash of the titans part two!" they laugh at her statement, but Aya was not yet finish, "Though we fight and often tease each other at the end of the day, he's still my brother my close friend and the best companion in the world. I know that deep inside him, he cares about me and he loves me. He was just stubborn to show it," she smiled sweetly at them.

"I know that Bakaya's head would swell big time when he hears me praising him," she added fondly just thinking about her brother makes her happy.

"You care and love him a lot, don't you?" Choutarou said. "I think it is fun to have a sibling, I don't know the feeling because I'm an only child."

"Well it's fun and also irritating sometimes. I hated to admit this but yeah, I love him and I care about him, though most of the time his noisy, nosy and irritating," she answered with a smile forming on her lips.

"I wanted to meet that brother of yours, Aya, he seems so fun to be with, he's got an exciting personality, unlike other guys out there who are spoilt and only talk rich. Plus, I wanted to know if your brother plays better tennis than a certain second year regular of our school..." Christine then simply glanced at Choutarou with a crooked smile.

"Oi, he plays better than him," Shishido defended his kouhai.

"Really? I wanted to see that with my own eyes, I don't trust your judgment," Christine said.

"And why don't you trust my judgment?" he asked with sharp eyes.

"I saw you play during your tennis practice and I must say, you play lame, no offense meant," Christine said and sipped her mocha frappe

"Shishido-san..." Choutarou called his senpai. Knowing him, he knew that he must have been really offended.

"That girl will be in trouble if she will piss him off, you know our buddy has a bad temper," Mukahi whispered to Yuushi, but it seems that he was enjoying it than worried.

No offense meant but I can feel that this bitch really meant it, Shishido thought "How can you say that I play lame? Are you a tennis expert?" he asked incredulously.

Christine looked at him with a wry smile. "No, I'm not but I don't have to be an expert to see the obvious."

Aya cringed when Shishido shot Christine another death glare. This will be a big trouble if this continues.

"I'm just stating facts, don't glare at me." Christine glared back at him.

"Kirihara-chan, you must stop her from further insulting him," Yuushi whispered to her. She shivered and her heart skipped a beat when his hot breath fanned her ear. I'm just startled, that's why I felt that.

Aya turned to her friend, now having a glaring contest with Shishido. "Girl, stop that already, don't insult him anymore, he's a senpai. Please behave," she whispered to her.

Christine turned to her with pouted lips. "Whatever." She rolled her eyes and just continue eating.

Aya sighed in relief. On the other hand, Shishido started eating again but still glaring at her punk-friend in the corner of his eyes.

"Ahm, let's just eat in peace." Aya beamed at them sweetly. They just eat silently; the atmosphere is really gloomy and silent. It seems that any moment now, she will hear the footsteps of the ants, if there are any, because of the eerie silence. The mood is really ruined and the supposed to be blissful lunch treat of Oshitari is also ruined. She just heaved a sigh.

Oshitari initiated a new topic before they finish their lunch, they talk about music, specifically classical music and violin. Aya and Oshitari were the only ones who were talking, trying to brighten up the mood. Mukahi sometimes butt in their conversation but the three, Christine, Choutarou and Shishido just kept silent. Their mood was really ruined because of the earlier dispute between Christine and Shishido.

Until they finished the meal, the three were still silent. They used the car of Oshitari when they headed back to school. Before they separate ways, Aya thanked his senpai for the treat. "Thank you so much for the lunch, senpai." Aya bowed her head.

"It's nothing, anything for you shirayuki-hime." Yuushi smiled at him sexily.

What a smile…She thought. "We'll go now, Choutarou? `You coming with us?" She asked him, they were in the same class.

"No, you go ahead. We'll go to the tennis courts, we still have thirty minutes left before the class starts," Choutaro said.

"Okay, we'll go ahead now." Aya bowed at them, she elbowed Christine, urging her to do the same. She grew up in the States so she's not used with it. Gladly, she did bow though she knows that her friend is still not in good terms with Shishido.

Before they went back to their classroom, they go first to the comfort room.

"You made senpai angry at you, you should've not insulted him, you stepped on his ego," Aya said at her friend while washing her hands.

"I'm just stating facts, that bastard should be thankful that I am more behave now than before." Christine smirked.

Christine once told her that she used to be rebellious. Well, her looks still seems rebellious, with her loud and dark rocker fashion sense. She's glad that she lessened her cursing now. Aya was glad that she influenced her friend to quite cursing and stop being a war freak.

"I'm glad that you are more behave now or else I can't imagine what could have happen earlier if you're still the previous you." Aya shook her head continuously.

Christine chuckled. "There will be clash of the titans part three."

They laughed heartily. "I think you should apologize to him."

"Hell no!" Christine's eyes widened. "I'm reformed now, but still not well reformed, I won't do that."

"You insulted him. He's a good player and I know you know that, you just wanted to piss him off," Aya told her friend.

"I just wanted to test his temper," Christine said. "It's not my fault that he has such bad temper. It's partly his fault, ergo, I don't have to apologize."

"You really are stubborn," Aya said.

"I'm unique," Christine said proudly.

"You know what I heard that Shishido-senpai likes tomboyish girls…like you and like you, he also loves rock music…" Aya stared at her friend. They can be a great couple!

"I think I know what you are trying to imply…don't say it anymore, it sucks!" Christine rolled her eyes and scooted away, leaving her.

She followed her and walked beside her as they headed to their classroom. "You're a perfect match!"

"Ewwww!" Christine said, disgusted with it. Aya can't help but laugh.

Aya was having her warm up exercise when a familiar voice called her. "Kirihara-chan." She turned her head to the owner of that familiar soothing voice. "Oshitari-senpai, what's up?"

Oshitari Yuushi walked towards her. "Where is your friend?" he asked.

"She already went home," she answered

"I can't believe that friend of yours, she's really brave to insult Shishido. That guy has a bad temper, especially if it involves his kouhai and his tennis skills." Oshitari chuckled.

She beamed at her senpai. "Christine is really unique, but don't think of her as a bad person, she's kind. Although her appearance is weird," she winced, "she's really fun to be with. She's got a foul mouth, I know, but I really enjoy everytime I'm with her."

"I trust your judgment, I think you're right that she's fun to be with. Maybe whenever we hang out with her, we must be ready for her sharp tongue and the trouble that she might give us, she can be a trouble maker with that mouth of hers." He chuckled

She smiled. He's thinking of hanging out with them? I'm so happy!

"So, how's Shishido-senpai, is he calm now?" she asked him. She was kind of worried about that senpai, she hoped that he's okay now.

"He's still mad at your friend, so I suggest that you should not let your friend get near Shishido, he might really strangle her if she will insult him again," he told her.

"I told Christine to apologize but she said that she will not do that," she informed him. "She's stubborn, I can't make her apologize, I'll just do everything to avoid her from senpai."

"Please do that," he said with a sexy smile on his lips.

She was always mesmerized whenever he smiled like that. He's like seducing her whenever he do that and her crazy heart can't help but beat erratically.

Someone cleared a throat that caught their attention. Aya turned hear head and saw Cassie, with a raised eye brow. "Oshitari, you should take your leave now. You know, you're distracting my players," Cassie said and gestured her hand to the tennis members of the club who were busy gaping at them. Aya saw the envious looks in the girls' eyes.

Oshitari smiled again, he turned his head to Cassie. "Okay, I'll leave now, you don't have to dislodge me from here." Oshitari faced her again. "Bye, Kirihara-chan. Don't overdo your training, okay?" he patted her cheek. She heard the girls' gasps, they were probably envious of her because Oshitari-senpai touched her. If they only knew that he already hugged her before, they might be furious right now.

She tried to smile but she bet that it looked like she winced. "Bye, senpai."

"Bye." He turned and left the girls' tennis courts.

She heard the other girls' complaints.

"She's just a newbie and yet he gained Oshitari-sama's attention!"

"That's so unfair!"

"I really don't like that girl."

"Me too."

"Everyone! Move now and practice!" Cassie shouted. "I don't want to see anyone of you slacking off! You'll be punished if I caught you," their captain spoke authoritatively. The members of the club obeyed their captain and started to practice.

She was about to continue her warm-up exercise when she heard Cassie called her. "Aya."

She walk to her. "Yes, onee-chan?" she asked her.

"Let's talk, follow me." Cassie started to walk. Aya just shrugged and follow her. They reached the highest part of the bleachers.

Cassie faced her. "Don't ever get involve with Yuushi he's a bit pervert, he does have a leg fetish. Yes, he's romantic but be warn that he's really dangerous when it comes to women." the older girl warned her step-sister

"Onee-chan, I already told you that I will never be in love with him, Oshitari-senpai was just being kind." She stuttered a lie to her older sister the truth is she's falling for her senpai and she can't help it.

Cassie rolled her eyes. "Involve and in love are different, those two words are far different from each other.

"Of course I know that, I just rumbled the letters," Aya tried to defend herself but found herself stuttering again. A sign of her obvious lie

"I don't want you to involve yourself with him, meaning, I don't want you to be friends with him," Cassie said.

Aya's eyes widened. "You can't order me who I should or should not be friends with! Besides, he's your friend too! Why do you not want me to befriend him?" she asked exasperatedly Cassie is beginning to be unreasonable.

"I can see that your already falling for him,I don't want you to fall in love with another heart breaker." Cassie holds her in her shoulders. She looked straight in her eyes, they are full of emotion.

Aya shook her head, "I'm not falling in love with him! He's just a dear friend!" she said in denial.

"You're just in denial, I know that deep in your heart, you're starting to fall for him and that's not healthy for your heart, I'm just concerned about you," Cassie said softly.

"How can you say that I'm falling for him? You're not me," she said firmly.

"I know you better than yourself," Cassie said with a firm and definite tone on her voice.

"And how can that be? You don't know everything about me then!" Aya said as she run away leaving the baffled older girl behind.

Aya didn't know how long she had kept on running from the person she thought could understand her. Her legs were protesting against the unbearable pain, she doesn't know why it was painful for her to realize that she's lying to herself denying that she's not falling in love with Yuushi yet the truth she is falling in love with him. She knows that if she let herself to love again she also readied herself to get hurt. That's the cycle of love. Love is like war, you should take the risk. In a war, you should be ready to kill and be killed; in love you should be ready to love a person wholly and be ready to take the pain once that person hurt you. When you're in love, you must be ready for the eventualities.

She wiped her salty tears with her hanky. She needs to be strong. Running away from Cassie's gave her a reality check that she is indeed in love and her older sister's words stabbed down her heart.

"Aya-chan?" a sweet voice said.

Aya froze she knew that voice.

"A-Aiko-chan?" Indeed, it was the glowing timid girl, kneeling down before her.

"I'm right…you're Aya-chan." The glowing pigtail girl no longer said Aya couldn't believe that its really Aiko kneeling down before her. She couldn't believe it, her friend that she knows that a late bloomer and has no self-confidence to change her ways of fashion and hairstyle totally bloomed like a lady. Aiko changed from ugly duckling to a beautiful swan.

Aya found herself being comforted by her long-lost friend from Kyouto. Her friend who she couldn't almost recognize because of her sudden change. "What happened to you Aiko-chan? You look so different. Ah I don't mean that you look bad before but- now look at you, you look a perfect Yamato Nadeshiko," Aya said complimenting her friend while putting down her cup of cappuccino then take a bite of her fluffy-spongy cheese cake.

Aiko blushed at the compliment. "Thanks." she said timidly while drinking her fair share of chocolate cake. "But, he doesn't like it. In fact, my change of style doesn't please him." Aiko said almost whispering. (A/N She's my character from my other story 'Today, Our Love Begins')

Aya twitched her eyebrows, she couldn't get what her friend was saying. "Hedoesn't like what? Who's this guy? Is he nuts? I mean look at you Aiko, you're very beautiful before and now," Aya said.

"Thanks but he doesn't like it," she smiled bitterly.

"Aiko-chan who's this guy and I will punch him square in the face, I mean you really arebeautiful." Aya insisted as she tries to cheer her friend up.

Aiko bit her lip, "Its Niou," she answered.

Aya's jaw dropped, "What! Niou? As in the Niou Masaharu. That guy? Why him Aiko-chan?" she couldn't believe it." Her friend, is in love with Niou her ex-boyfriend. "Did you know that he's my ex-boyfriend?"

Aiko nodded once.

"And did you know that he cheated on me?" she asked her friend again.

Aiko just nod again as an answer.

Aya sighed exasperatedly. "Why him? There's a lot of fish in the ocean, why him?" she asked her. Aiko just looked down. Aya let out a deep breath. "What did he say to you? Did you tell him you love him?" Aya added.

Aiko nodded, "Yes, I confessed to him on our class celebration on Okinawa. When I told him I love him he walked out. Then at school, he started to do mean things again to me. When I confronted him he said, ' I show him woman' I don't get what he means by that. I really don't know what to do. I know I promised my friend Mayu-chan not to fall in love with him because the repercussion is too great but here I am helplessly in love with him. I was so naïve I got lost in his game and now I can't even hold my tears when I hear his name," Aiko said as her tears from her lovely emerald eyes glistening.

"Mayu? Sanada Mayu?"asked her crying friend as she take out her hanky and give it to Aiko to wipe her tears.

"S-She's my friend in Rikkai." Aiko answered. "You know her?"

"Yes of course, I know her. I used to study in Rikkai but we're not really close friends, we have common friends. We used to hang out together, when Niou and I are still together." Saying Niou's name now and their past is not giving her pain anymore, maybe because she was really over him, because of her Oshitari-senpai. A new love is the best way to nurse a broken heart.

"She's really a good friend," Aiko said.

"Yeah I know. The last news I heard about her is that she has a boyfriend named Shiraishi. I heard that from Oshitari-senpai, his cousin is her boyfriend's bestfriend," Aya said with a sigh, a little bit feeling jealous to learn that there's a couple who're going steady and really committed to each other. Oh how I wish Oshitari-senpai and I will have a relationship like Shiraishi and Mayu. So strong and unbreakable.Aya thought sighing.

"We have the same problem but different reasons through," Aya said directly to Aiko. "I'm in love with my senpai Aiko-chan."

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