Addicted To You
January
I stood in front of the mailbox and stared at the piece of paper I held in my hands. Melting snow slid down my back, I shivered and remembered what happened last November; before snow begun to fall.
Being with her slowly became painful for me. The hand holding, hugs, the playful peck on the cheek; those never had an effect on me before. Not until I realized that I'm in love with her.
"Kyoko..." I whispered as my breath became white puffs. I've always known that I like her, not just in a friendly manner. And I thought that I'd be content just being by her side.
However, our circle of friends grew that sometimes I couldn't tell where she was anymore. Chasing after Chinatsu? Teasing Ayano? Harassing Chizuru?
Whenever she's around other girls, I can't help but be jealous. I've been possessive of her that sometimes, I just want to lock her up in my apartment. Away from those other girls. Away from everything that might take her away from me.
That's why I needed to stop and get away from her. So, I took the entrance exam to Seitou High—which is five stations away from our school—in my desperate attempt get away from her.
I wasn't actually thinking right when I took the exam, that's why I was so surprised.
The snow was piling up. I decided to go inside my parents' house, I'm staying here until winter break ends. Kyoko might come to my apartment and end up sleeping over. Being alone in the same room with her... I might lose control over myself.
I told my parents about the letter. They congratulated me before asking if I would like to transfer to Seitou for high school.
"I don't know, yet. I'll think about it." I told them and went to my room.
Seitou is a high school for girls. Pretty much the same as our school but they don't have her there... Isn't that what I wanted?
I placed the letter on my desk and saw a picture frame at the side. I held it in my hands, it has a picture of Akari, Kyoko and I as kids. Everything back then was far more innocent. Kyoko was such a crybaby and Akari had more screen time. And I've been protecting her since then.
"Pfft—protecting? Yeah, right..." Kyoko doesn't need me to protect her anymore, she's fully capable of doing that herself.
There is one though...
I held the picture frame to my chest. I'll always protect you, Kyoko...
"...even from myself."
BETA: Hans KBC
I saw once in a forum about that April Fool's joke in Yuru Yuri website (I'm not really sure though, I skimmed it) about Yui transferring out to some other school. Someone said that they wanted to see Kyoko's reaction if ever that happens, so I wrote this!
—Nhame