Walking by the street to school , I saw shops selling chocolates . Today is the day where every girl would buy chocolates . Wonder what these chocolates are for ? Of course , they aren't buying these chocolates for their fathers as a feeling of gratitude towards them . And of course , they aren't eating the chocolates themselves either . That's right , they're giving chocolates to the guys they are in love with . And those guys will blush and accept the chocolates that are given to them .Now that I think of it .. This day is the most noisiest day in all humanity ! That's right , the valentines day . Who the hell made it up ?! All the girls in school would go 'kya kya kya' So freaking annoying ! A day for confessing your love my foot ! Instead of valentines day , its more like the vain day ! Its the most silly day in the world if you ask me ! God I want to murder the idiot that created valentines day ! Sigh , I won't be getting any peace and quiet today I guess .
"good morning echizen-san !"
well , since when do I ever get any peace and quiet at school now ? I looked down and saw takanishi-san standing there . Well , she's as hyper as usual . Her blood must be made of sugar .
"morning..." I said as I walked in to the school grounds . As I walked up to the classroom , I could hear the girls screaming with their high pitched voice . Argh , this is what I mean by the most noisiest day in the world . Why can't the school ban this stupid event ?! Then I stood there at my level , how the hell am I going to get pass this ? The corridor is full of girls ! Not to mention they are blocking the door to the classroom ! What are they here for anyways ?
"Wah , what is this ? This level is packed ! I wonder who are they giving chocolates to ?" takanishi-san who was standing beside me said .
"Who knows..."
I made my way through the crowd , towards my classroom . God I should have stayed at home today .I squeezed my way through the crowd and finally got inside the classroom . The obstacle course . Sigh .
"Thank you for the chocolates girls !" I heard a voice from across the classroom . I turned to look and saw a group of girls surrounding horio . Why are they giving someone like him chocolates . Are these girls crazy ? Then he looked up and we made eye contact .
"What are you smirking at ?Don't tell me you're jealous . Well I guessed it , since no one will be giving chocolates to you today . What a sad life you must have ." he told me . I ignored him and walked to my seat . Since when did I smirked at him .And I am not jealous ! I just that was disgusting ! I don't even need someone to give me any chocolates ! Why do he care ? By the way , where is the idiot ? I thought she was behind me . Is she stuck in those crowd of people ? Ack ! Why am I worried about her ?!
"Good morning everyone !" Takanishi-san walked in to the classroom carrying a box filled with chocolates . There she is ...Woah , are those chocolates that she received ? She's more popular then I thought . Why would someone like someone as dumb and clumsy as her ? No , she's gullible that's all . And an idiot as well .
"Ah , morning chiyo !" Osakada shouted and went running to her .
"Morning , tomoka !"
"Wow are those chocolates from your admirers ? I'm so envious ! Are you giving out any chocolates to someone special ?"
The whole class went silent when osakada asked takanishi-san that question . What ? Are they so curious to know who is giving chocolates to who ? Right , I forgot she's popular and liked by many guys . Its common sense they want to know who she is giving chocolates to .
"No one in particular .." she said .
"Oh I see , that's too bad . Sorry guys , she say she doesn't have any chocolates to give out today !" Osakada turned around and shouted to the whole class .I could see the disappointed look in the guys eyes . Then , the classroom door open and momoshiro-senpai walked in .
"Yo people !"
"Ah momoshiro-senpai ! You came to class with sakuno again . How sweet !" Osakasa said as momoshiro-senpai made his way in to the classroom .Oh god , must I deal with this everyday ? Sigh . If they want to be all lovey dovey , get a room !
"What are you thinking about echizen-san ?"
I looked up and saw takanishi-san . How did she get here so fast again ? Can she fly ?! One minute she was there and now she is in front of me .
"Nothing ..."
Then momoshiro-senpai made his way towards us . What now ?
"Yo , morning chiyo !" he greeted takanishi-san . Didn't he already said that ? And why is he calling her by her first name ? Isn't that kind of rude ?
"Oh , morning momoshiro-senpai !" she replied . And she's fine with him calling her by her first name ?!I don't understand her at all !
"I thought I told you to call me momo-chan ."
"Erm...I don't think I can call you that ..I'll just call you momoshiro-senpai ."
"why not ? I already said it's fine .." momoshiro-senpai said and walked closer to takanishi-san . She stepped backwards and leaned on to my table . He continued to ask her to call him 'momo-chan' . Is he trying to act cute ?! But somehow , takanishi-san looked pressurized and looked a little uncomfortable .
"er momoshiro-senpai , you're standing a little too close .."
"Am I ? I usually stand within this distance when i'm talking to a friend ." he said . You liar . You usually stand three steps away from me when we talked back in middle school .But now , he's standing only inches away from her . Is he trying to flirt with her ?
"Erm..."
"She said you're standing too close . So why don't you just back off so she can breathe ." I told momoshiro-senpai . For some reason , I feel really irritated .
"Echizen.." He shot a glare at me . Now i'm even more irritated . I returned the glare .
"If you want to flirt , go and do it with your girlfriend ."
The both of us glared at each other . He was about to say something when the school bell rang . Then , he smiled at me and takanishi-san . It was obviously a fake smile . Why the hell will he smile at me .
"I have to get to class now , i'll see you later chiyo , echizen ." he said and walked out of the class . I don't want to see you . So , don't ever come and see me .
"Thanks for helping me back there echizen-san ." takanishi-san thanked me . I didn't really help her . I don't know why but I really got irritated back there .
"I didn't help you .. I just hate that guy ..and the sight of that makes me want to vomit .."
"That's not very nice .."
"Hmm...Anyways ..why won't you call him momo-chan ? I thought you're the type of person to call people by nicknames ." Since she always calls me shorty or idiot or baka .
"Well , first of all , he's an upperclassmen . Second , he's dating ryuzaki-san , I don't want to cause any misunderstanding . And I don't really feel like it, you know . It's just that , the feeling doesn't feel right to call him momo-chan."
"So it feels right to call me shorty ?" I said .
"Hey , that's different ! You call me weirdo too !"
"No ... I call you idiot ."
"That's even worse !" she exclaimed . The teacher came in and we settled down for lesson until lunch hour . I sat at my table and closed my eyes . I wanted to take a nap but its just TOO NOISY ! All the girls are back and the classroom just got even more crowded . That's it , I'm going to the roof where its all quiet and peaceful ! I walked out of the classroom and headed up towards the roof . I opened the door and no one was there . Just what I wanted , some peace and quiet . I sat down near the fence and leaned against it . I closed my eyes and took a slight nap . Its been such a long time since I last took a nap on the roof . The last time I took a nap on the roof was in middle school . I used to lie down on ryuzaki-san's lap and nap on the roof while she read her books ... Sigh , I just remembered something that don't want to remember and hate ... Damn it .. I felt the breezy wind blowing . Why do I feel like there is someone beside me ? I opened my eyes and turned to my left side . No one . Then I turned to my right side .
"Ahh ?!" I shouted .
"What are you shouting for echizen-san ?! You startled me !"
Takanishi-san was there and she was sitting beside me and eating her bread . What is she doing here ? Isn't she always with Osakada and the others during lunch hour . I looked at my watch . 2.15pm . How long has she been there ? I took a nap for 15 minutes and now she's here . How the hell did she get here without me knowing ? Now i'm starting to think that she's a ghost .
"Why are you here ?" I asked .
"Huh ? Can't you see that i'm having lunch ?"
"Yeah I can see that , i'm not blind .. What I mean is , why are you having lunch here ?"
"Hiding.." she replied .
"What ?" Hiding ?! Who is she hiding from ? Why is she hiding ?!
"I said i'm hiding ..and having lunch at the same time .."
"And just what are you or rather who are you hiding from ?"
"Chiyo !" a voice came from the ground level of the school . I turned around and saw guys or rather a group of guys shouting takanishi-san's name . I get it . Those idiots down there is looking for this idiot here . But why the hell is she hiding ?I turn back and looked at takanishi-san who have just finished her last piece of bread .
"So you're hiding from those idiots down there ."
"I'm not hiding from them on purpose!Because I haven't had any time for myself and they've been chasing me around the whole day!And I haven't even had my lunch yet . so I came up to the roof , hoping to find some peace to eat my lunch .Then I saw you napping here by yourself so I went and sat down beside you ."
"Can't you just tell them to get lost ? And why are they chasing you anyways ?! To give you chocolates ?"
"But it'll be rude to just ask them to go away ! And I don't think they are chasing me just to give me chocolates . I'm not an idol you know . Maybe they just want to talk or something ?" She looked at me with innocent eyes .
This ..this idiot ! She really doesn't know that she's been chased by guys just because they want to give her chocolates ?! Look at them down there ! Its so obvious that the box they are holding on to are chocolates ! Shes' an idiot ! Why will a bunch of guys chase a girl around just so they can talk ?! Sigh .
"Besides , I really like it here . It's so quiet and peaceful . I feel like I can relax my mind ."
"So , someone like you who's always noisy likes some peace and quiet too huh ?"
"Hey ! I'm not noisy ! And of course I like peace and quiet !" Then she turned her body around and faced the fence , looking at the river view opposite our school .
"The river is beautiful right ?"she told me . I unconsciously turned around and looked at the magnificent view of the river . She's right , I never notice this before but the river is beautiful . Somehow , I felt a sense of comfort and I felt relaxed . How long has it been since I felt like this ?
"echizen-san , isn't that your friend down there ?"
I looked down and to my surprise , I saw kaidoh-senpai walking along the pavement below . Now , it reminded me of the conversation the both of us had a few days ago . I still don't know if I can trust him . I'm scared to trust people now .I turned to look at takanishi-san .
"Hey , can I ask you something ?" I asked . I must be going out of my mind !
"Yes ?"
"If you have a friend that turned your back on you because of a misunderstanding . Will you forgive him if he comes back and apologies to you because he found out the real truth ?" Yep , I am going crazy to ask her this ! Why am I asking her this ?! It's suppose to be my own problem ! So why am I asking her for advice !?
"Hmm , it really depends though ..If he's really sorry , of course I'll forgive him , but it'll probably take some time for me to trust him again .And also , I will try my best to forgive instead of hating . Why ? Are you facing this type of problems ?"
"non of your business idiot .."
"hey ! Stop calling me idiot , idiot ! And besides , lets say if you're really facing this situation , I think it's best if you forgive that person .."
"Why?"
"Because , he's your friend isn't he ?" she turned and smiled at me . Friend .. Why did I regarded kaidoh-senpai as my friend ? I thought I hated him . I thought I never wanted a connection with anyone from the tennis team . But I said that he was my friend . Maybe I don't hate him as much as I thought ..maybe I should give him a chance ..maybe I should try and forgive instead of continuing to hate ...
"Thanks .." I told takanishi-san . She made me realize what an idiot I was .
"Heh ? What did I do ?"
"Never mind..." She's an idiot ..
"Oh that reminds me !" Takanishi-san put her hands in her pocket and took something out from it . She took a small box out and opened it .
"Open your mouth !" She asked .
"What ?" Has she gone crazy ?!
"Just do it !"
"Why should I-" I was about to complete my sentence when she put a round bite size ball in to my mouth . I chewed on it and it taste like ..Chocolate ? Why did she give me chocolate ?!
"Here , happy valentines day echizen-san !"
I stared at her in silence and wondered to myself , why in the world did she give me chocolate !? Didn't she say she's not giving any chocolates out !?
"I thought you say you weren't giving out any valentines chocolates ..." I asked . That's right , she did tell Osakada that she is not giving out any chocolates . So why is she giving me one now ..?
"But this is special , its my first successful homemade chocolate ! And of all 20 pieces , only one came out successful ! So its not chocolates ,its a chocolate !"
"If its that special , you should have given it to someone special .." Why give it to someone like me ? All I ever did to her was call her an idiot , weirdo and other names . Surely , a normal person wouldn't give me a chocolate in their right mind .
"You're special !" she shouted .
What ? I'm special ?! Just what does she mean by that ?
"I decided to give it to you because you're special ! Well not that kind of special , more like special in a different way , you know like a friend ! Yep ! You're like my special friend !"
So that's what she means by special . And I got worried for nothing . A special friend huh ? Well , I guess that could work too .Then , she turned and smiled at me . I never notice until now .. That she has a very bright and radiant smile .She's really different than other girls ..
"Don't take it the wrong way ! Giving chocolates on valentines day doesn't mean its confessing your love . It can also means showing your gratitude towards you friends and family ."
"If only everyone could be like you .."
"Heh ?"
"Nothing .. by the way , tell me the shortcut that you always use to leave school .."
"Why ?"
"So that I can go to work first ..." And I can save the trouble of packing my bag in a rush .
"Heh ?! Then I won't tell you .."
"Why ?"
"If I tell you that , then I have to go to work alone .. and its lonely .."
"Isn't that good , I'll finally have some peace and quiet .."
"Are you saying i'm noisy ?"
"Obviously .."
"HEH ?! I'm not telling you !"
"Tell me .."
"No !"
"Tell me .."
"Make me tell you then !"
This girl , is really weird . I guess she's okay as a friend . I think I just gained the weirdest and the most idiotic friend ever . I can definitely trust her . Thanks to her , i'm starting to trust again . I'm becoming a weird person like her ..
Meanwhile ..
Near the roof , by the staircase , Momoshiro was standing there and listening to the whole conversation. He folded his hands as he watch the two of them bicker with each other . His eyes was filled with jealousy and anger . He glared at ryoma with eyes filled with angst , as if he wanted to kill him on the spot . He walked away down the stairs and his eyes remained cold as they were .
Tada ! I'm finished ! Yay ! Cheers for me ! I took the whole day just to write this ! I hope you all like it ! Aww , ryoma decided to trust chiyo and now , he thinks of her as a friend ! Yay ! Three cheers for ryoma and chiyo ! But wait , Momoshiro is angry ? Now why is he angry ? He's already got sakuno as his girlfriend so why is he jealous and angry ? Well , chiyo is his first love . Could it be that he still have lingering feelings for chiyo ?! This is not looking good for ryoma . What's going to happen ? Read to find out ! Thanks for the support guys ! Love you all Much ! XD
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