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Oh and... at the end of this chapter is something odd. Very odd. Ahaha. You'll find out~ I wouldn't want to spoil.
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Chapter 24 - Ryouta the second
Yachiyo buried her face in her arms. She seemed like she was sleeping. It's fine though, it's recess anyway. With her face not showing, and her very quiet attitude, their classmates wondered.
"Ano... is something wrong with Ya-chan?" Mikage asked.
"I don't know... she doesn't seem normal." another girl said with a worried tone.
"Uwaaaa~ I hope Ya-chan's alright!" Mikage screamed.
Aside from their worried faces, the one with the most worried expression was Kise. He poked Yachiyo's head lightly and asked; "Oi, Meganekko. You alright? You've been like this since morning." She didn't respond. "Are you sleeping?" Kise asked and poked her head three times.
Yachiyo sat up straight and touched her head. "Stop poking me." She made the cutest yawn ever and said; "I'm... sleep-deprived."
Kise blushed at the scene and stammered; "Y-you are? Uhm... uh... W-why?"
Yachiyo stared at him with half-eyes and thought; "Because of you. Idiot." She sighed and said to herself; "Just ignore it, Yachiyo."
*WOOF~ WOOF~* She looked outside the window. "Was that a dog I just heard?" she thought.
"Yachiyo~ Let's go, we have a meeting~" Shigeru Saitou called from outside Yachiyo's and Kise's classroom.
"Hnn?" Yachiyo turned around and said; "Hai. Matte kudasai." As she stood up, Kise followed her.
"What is it, Shigeru-kun?" she asked.
"Yo, Shigeru!" Kise casually greeted.
"Yo, Ryouta~" Shigeru said in a friendly tone. "We'll talk about the school festival. We have to arrange the schedules properly." He and Yachiyo started walking at the corridor, with Kise just behind them. "So, I don't think we can finish it today. It's way too much work, don't you think?"
"Hmn… guess you're right. Let's meet up tomorrow." Yachiyo said.
"Fine by me." Shigeru answered.
"Not fine by me." Kise suddenly joined in the conversation.
A sudden silence filled the air.
"Uhm… Yachiyo? You're eyes look different, did you sleep last night?" Shigeru looked confused.
"Yeah, she's sleep-deprived. I don't know why though. Do you know? Shigeru?" Kise continued talking as if he was part of the conversation.
"Ignore it." Yachiyo said in a deadpan manner. "Maybe if you ignore it, it will go away."
"Are you talking about me? Go away? WHY? And why do you refer to me as 'it' Meganekko?" Kise asked in a depressed tone.
"uhm… Yachiyo so… the festival will be on—" Shigeru tried to say but he was interrupted by Kise.
"Oi oi! Shigeru! Don't ignore me too! T^T" Kise annoyingly cries.
"Ignore it, Shigeru-kun." Yachiyo said.
"As I was saying—" Shigeru continued.
"Don't refer to me as 'it'… you are hurting my fragile feelings, Meganekko! T^T" Kise interrupted. "La, la, la, LAAAAAAAA! Don't ignore me! You can't ignore me! LA LA LA LA LAAA—"
Suddenly Yachiyo hits Kise's stomach with her elbow.
Kise dropped to the ground like a dying chibi and Shigeru had a frightened expression on his face.
Yachiyo had a scary evil looking blank expression on her face. When she turned to Shigeru she innocently smiled and said; "My my, I thought I heard someone! Ahaha, silly me! Why don't we continue our conversation at the student council's office?" Her perfect innocent act tried to cover her terrifying nature. But it was still scary.
Shigeru stood there like a rock. Scared. "You should... uhhmm... get some sleep, Yachiyo..." His voice was shaking.
When they got to the student council room; Yachiyo slammed the door behind her.
"There still aren't any other members here, just as usual. Right, Yachiyo?" Shigeru turns to Yachiyo who had her back against the door.
And she was blushing.
"Did Ryouta confess to you?" he asked. She looked at him with a shocked yet blushing expression. "Ah… so he did. Ahaha. And that's why you didn't get to sleep last night? You ended up thinking about it till morning, didn't you? Aahahhahahaha~" Shigeru laughed out loud.
"Yachiyo, I told Ryouta that I like you~" Shigeru said in a teasing kind of way.
Yachiyo looked at him with a confused expression and asked; "What? But I'm not your type. And you already like someone else."
"Ahaha. I know~ Ryouta still doesn't know a thing~ Ahaha." Shigeru laughed. "I told him that I like you because I knew he liked you from the start~ I just wanted to see his expression but things got so fun that I decided not to tell him the truth. Ahaha~ The jealousy on his face was hilarious. Ahaha~"
Yachiyo just gave him a half-eyed chibi look; "So that's why you act very weird whenever the three of us are together. And why you asked me out on a date." She sighed and sat down at a desk.
"Gomen, Gomen. Ahaha." Shigeru apologized. "I know what I did was not nice at all. I'd tell him the truth soon, Yachiyo. But after I had enough fun. Ahaha~"
"I won't help you help you confess to the girl you like anymore." Yachiyo said in a serious tone.
"Waaaaaah! Yachiyo! Come on, I was helping you and Ryouta!" Shigeru had a crying chibi expression.
"No." Yachiyo said coldly. "Tell him the truth."
"Aree? Don't you like seeing Ryouta get jealous?" Shigeru asked. Yachiyo paused and looked away, "I don't think he was jealous of you at all."
"Yes he was, Yachiyo~ He got jealous every time I got near you." Shigeru said. "Ryouta likes you that much."
Suddenly she dropped her head on the table. "SLEEP. I WANT TO SLEEP." she said.
"Ahaha. Stop changing the topic~" Shigeru teased. "But in all seriousness, please don't sleep here, Yachiyo." She didn't respond. And Shigeru sighed.
*WOOF~ WOOF~* Yachiyo raised her head and thought; "a dog? was that a dog?"
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Lunch break~
"Meganekko~ Let's go eat lunch~" Kise said. Yachiyo had her head in the desk since the teacher said it's lunch time. Kise poked her head again. "Oi, it's lunch time." *pokes* "OI." *pokes* LUNCH TIME~ *pokes* MEGANEKKO *pokes*
Suddenly she grabbed his finger and sat straight up. For being sleep-deprived, she's probably the cutest one. She yawned a little with her other hand while she held Kise's finger by her right hand. Then she rubbed her eye a little and said; "Gomenasai... Kise-kun..." she stood up.
"WHAT?! KISE-KUN?!" Kise thought with a surprised face. She let go of his finger and wobbly walked to the rooftop. When they got there, Kise just stared at the dazed and half-eyed wobbly Yachiyo.
Despite leaning against a wall with Kise beside her [about 4 feet away]; she was rocking back and forth a little, like she's going to fall down any second.
"Uhm... Meganekko? How much sleep did you get last night?" Kise asked.
She yawned and said; "I didn't sleep at all, Ryouta."
"RYOUTA?!" Kise screamed.
"And please... stop calling me Meganekko. Ya-chi-yo... ne?" She smiled at him with still a sleepy expression.
"Oh no, not again..." Kise face-palmed himself. "So, this alternate personality of yours shows whenever you are drunk or sleep-deprived."
"Alternate?" she tried to eat a tamago, but it fell down. And she didn't seem to notice after 6 seconds.
Kise stared at her and face-palmed again. "You have got to sleep right now."
"Hai... Ryouta." She yawned and closed the gap between her and Kise. She placed her head on Kise's shoulder and closed her eyes.
Kise blushed like the very red tomato from hell and shouted; "Oi OI! What are you doing?!"
She didn't open her eyes and instead she said sleepily; "Sleeping... Ryouta... it's your fault that I didn't get to sleep last night..."
"Eh?" Kise looked surprised. "My fault?"
"Yes, you told me that you liked me, ne? I kept thinking about the things you said to me until 4 in the morning." she said sleepily.
Kise blushed again and scratched his head; "S-sorry." He looked up and asked; "This alternate personality of yours... does she tell the truth? Are the things you are saying at that state... real?"
"So this is how you really think and feel?" Kise asked.
"I don't know... I... I'm always... confused..." she answered.
"You don't know? Ahaha... anyway. Since you are in this state, let me ask a few questions. Even if your answer isn't exactly how you feel, it's fine. Ahahaha." Kise unsurely laughed.
"So, Yachiyo... what do you like most?" Kise asked.
"I like ice cream..." she answered with a sleepy voice.
"Favorite flavor?"
"Vanilla."
"Hmn... favorite color?" he asked again.
"White."
"What do you hate most?" Kise asked.
"I hate getting late and going out of schedules and plans."
" Ahaha, this is fun~" Kise laughed. *Sigh* "... I'm asking pointless questions... okay, now time for the real thing."
"So... what do you think about me, Yachiyo?" Kise asked with a little blush on his face. His eyes were divert in embarrassment.
"You resemble an inu." she answered.
"What?!" Kise looked surprised. "Seriously? A dog?" His expression was pure depression.
"Nnn... A puppy... you always seem like you are happy, and you are warm too, and energetic, and playful, and your eyes always seem like they are smiling..." she confessed.
Kise showed a little blush and asked; "So... is that a good thing?" Yachiyo nodded.
"Then... uhm... what do you think about Shigeru?" Kise asked.
"Shigeru-kun? He's like a kitsune. He's mischievous and playful... and he likes to play games... He's smart too... and he's a good friend..." she answered.
Kise looked down and asked; "So... do you like Shigeru?"
"Shigeru-kun is kind... he asked me to help him confess to the one he likes... but I don't like Shigeru-kun... he also lied to Ryouta... he likes making Ryouta jealous... Shigeru-kun doesn't like me... but he's my friend..."***
[***I messed up her thoughts so it sounds like that... she's sleepy, remember? :D]
"Huh? What?" Kise was confused. "What do you mean Shigeru doesn't like you? You mean... he lied about liking you?"
"Nnn... he said he knew that you like me... and that he wanted to see your reaction... Shigeru-kun likes to play games..." Yachiyo yawned.
Kise's expression turned into that of an angry chibi with lots of red nerve marks. "Shigeru... I will kill you..." he thought. "So you were just lying eh... DAMN IT. I TOTALLY FELL FOR IT."
Yachiyo's head slid out of Kise's shoulder. Before she could fall down, Kise already caught her.
"Ahh! Chotto Matte! I have one more question! Oi, Yachiyo!" Kise shook her. She opened her eyes and stared at him. "Listen Yachiyo, one more question..."
"Do you like me?" Kise asked with an extremely blushing face.
She didn't answer quickly. Her eyes were looking very sleepy but she said; "I don't know, Ryouta."
And with that, Yachiyo closed her eyes and fell asleep. Kise sighed and lay her on his lap. He took his blazer and used it to cover her.
"You don't know?" Kise looked disappointed by the answer. "I guess that's better than hearing that you don't like me in any way."
Yachiyo looked very innocent as she slept and her cheeks were slightly red. Kise moved a few strands of hair away from her face and took out his phone. He took a picture of her and smiled; "Remembrance."
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After a while, Yachiyo woke up from her sleep. She slowly opened her eyes and felt something cover her. She touched it and pulled it close to her face. "this... blazer... is this..." she thought.
"Ah... you're awake." Kise said.
At the sound of his voice, she jumped in surprise and sat up straight. "W-wha... H-how d-did I."
"You fell asleep, you looked really innocent. Ahaha." Kise laughed.
She still held his blazer and blushed furiously. "I fell asleep? I can't even remember going here..."
"Ah... well, you're alternate personality appeared. It seems you act like an innocent child whenever you are drunk or sleepless." Kise explained.
Yachiyo blushed even more.
"Uhm... what time is it?" she asked.
"Just one hour before dismissal. They might be looking for us right now, but nobody came so I didn't wake you up."
"Eh? we skipped a lot of lessons..." she yawned again then leaned against the wall.
"Do you want to sleep?" Kise asked.
"No. not really." she answered.
"Don't you want to attend class? It's still one hour. You hate not following schedules and plans, right?" Kise asked.
"It's fine. I can't possibly learn something at this state. You can go if you want to." Yachiyo said as she rubbed her eyes a little.
"Ahaha, I never liked learning anyway. And besides..." Kise glanced at her and blushed before he looked away. "I... I can't... I can't leave you alone."
"Is he blushing?" Yachiyo thought.
She looked at him with a serious expression; "Do you... really like me? or are you just playing? You're popular... you could get many girls better than me... Someone without anger management problems, cousin complex or superiority complex. Someone that would suit you..."
Kise looked at her with a serious expression and said; "You are an idiot, Meganekko." He poked her forehead lightly. He looked up and smiled; "But, even if you drive me away; I won't ever leave your side. Even if other girls out there, you're the only one I want." Despite not looking at her, the red tone of his face tells he's very embarrassed of what he's saying. "I like you, don't ever doubt that."
Yachiyo stared at Kise's red face. And even hers turned red too.
There was silence until;
She moved closer so she sat next to him. There was space between them; one inch... And this surprised the already blushing Kise. She leaned her head on his shoulders and said; "Thank you."
Kise stammered; "I-I thought y-you don't want to s-sleep."
"I-I am not sleeping." she answered. Her face was burning red.
Kise was burning red too, but he managed to ask; "C-can you please stay like that for a while?" She didn't answer but he hair slightly ruffled against Kise's shoulder. She nodded.
Slowly, Kise placed his head above hers. And lightly kissed her head. "Daisuki dayo, Kuroko Yachiyo."
Yachiyo looked up to him and said; "Kise... Ryouta..."
Then suddenly a dog appears out of nowhere and jumps at them. The moment was ruined. The two separated instantly.
It started barking and wagging its tail. It was a golden retriever puppy.
"Inu?" Yachiyo said in surprise then she lifted it up.
"Oi, wait.. Meganekko..."
It licked Yachiyo's face and she laughed; "how cute.. ahaha."
"Oi, wait! You were saying something!" Kise shouted.
"Aree... it looks like... you... it's eyes..." Yachiyo turned the puppy to Kise's direction and it barked. It looks just like Kise, golden yellow fur and brown-gold eyes. She turned the puppy and hugged it close. It licked her face again and she chuckled.
"A DOG JUST RUINED MY MOMENT!? IT STOLE MY CHANCE! YOU WERE ABOUT TO SAY SOMETHING! WHAT WAS IT?! I WANT TO HEAR IT!" Kise shouted.
Yachiyo didn't seem to mind Kise's protests, she was busy with the dog. "From now on, you are; RYOU..NI!. "
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TBC
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"DON'T IGNORE ME! CONTINUE WHAT MEGANEKKO WAS SAYING! DARN IT, YOU LITTLE DOG!" Kise shouted. "DON'T END THE CHAPTER YET! OI OI! WAIIIIIITTT!"
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[*ehem* Kise... I write the story here. shut up. :D]
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"OIII SUNDWITCH-SAMA! DON'T END THE CHAPTER YET!" Kise protested again.
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[*Ignores Kise*]
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Ryouta the second END
YEAH, so I thought Kise might not want to stop the chapter yet and let Yachiyo continue what she was saying... but I didn't listen to him. Gomenasai, Kise-kun. Just wait until the next chapters, Kise-kun~
And to all my readers who thinks just like Kise. Please be patient. XDDD
Did I just talk to Kise? ahahaha. I can't believe I just talked to a character in my story... fuwahahahahhaha... and he even protested. XD but I write the story so I decide what happens~
Matta ne~