Carrying a stack of files , I walked up the stairs and headed towards the school staff office . Damn I hate that teacher . Why do I have to do this for him ?! Can't he ask someone else to do it ?! He always ask me to do troublesome tasks for him ! Is he picking on me on purpose ?! Then , all of a sudden , I felt something near my feet . I tripped and the files came crashing down on the floor .
"Watch where you're going freak .." One of the guys that was walking along the hallway told me . He walked away laughing . Bastard .. Why don't you watch where you're going ? Its so obvious that you were the one that tripped me . I looked up and saw that the files were scattered all over the floor . Tsk .. What a bother . I started picking up the files . Great , first I was called a jerk and now , i'm a freak ? What the hell is wrong with these people ?! Ah whatever , lets just get this thing done and head to the roof so that I can take a nap .I reached out to the file what was lying on the floor when someone picked it up . I looked up and saw kaidoh-senpai . He bent down and helped me to pick up the files that were on the floor .
"What are you doing ?" I asked .
"What else ..?"
After saying that , he quietly picked up the files and stacked them up . He carried them up and headed towards the direction of the staff room . I kept silent and walked beside him . The both of us kept quiet throughout . After reaching the staff room , we placed the files on the teacher's desk and headed out of the room . Kaidoh-senpai looked at me . We kept quiet and stared at each other for a moment . Should I forgive him ? I don't know if I should . What if the same thing happen again ? Seriously , I have no idea what I should do .Then , I had a flashback on what takanishi-san told me the other time on the roof . 'He's you friend right ?' .My friend .. 'Why don't you forgive him ?' Should I ? 'He knows his mistakes right ?' I guess he did apologized to me . As kaidoh-senpai was about to turn and leave , I called out to him .
"Kaidoh-senpai .."
He stopped in his tracks and turned around . Oh great , now what ? He looked at me silently . The silence was deafening . Come on say something ! God I definitely picked the wrong time to do this .
"About what you said … well .. I .. the thing is .. I .." Hell ! why can't I say it !? This is ridiculous ! Its not like I'm confessing or something ! God , I feel like disappearing into thin air now .
"There you are !" A voice shouted across the hallway . I recognized that voice . I looked up and saw a girl running towards my direction . Yep , its ms weirdo . She stopped in front of me and panted , trying to catch her breath .
"Hey weirdo ..." I said .
"Hey shorty !" She smiled at me . Tsk , I told her not to call me that !
"I thought I told you not to call me that .."
"But you call me weirdo all the time even though I tell you not to !"
"That's different … Cause you are one .."
"But -" She stopped her sentence and looked at kaidoh-senpai who was standing there , watching everything . "Erm , did I interrupt something ?"
The both of us stared at her . That reminds me , what the hell was I going to tell kaidoh-senpai ?!
"Erm , i'll just leave the two of you then .." She was about to walk away when I unknowingly grabbed her wrist .
"Join us for lunch .." What am I doing ? What the hell am I doing ?! Screw my mouth ! I looked at kaidoh-senpai . He looked confused and shocked . I looked back at takanishi-san who was also giving me the same face .
"You sure ? I'll just be an extra you know ?" She whispered .
"...I'm telling you to come , so you coming or what ...? If your not , then-"
"Course i'm coming ! Lets go !" She interrupted me and ran off towards the stairs that lead to the rooftop . I looked at kaidoh-senpai and gave him a nod as if I was telling him to come . I think he got my message and he followed behind . After reaching the roof , takanishi-san was there waiting for us
. Great , I got her involved and now , I'll have to face it no matter what . We sat down at one corner of the roof .
"Here !" Takanishi-san held out two packets of bread to both of us .
"What ?" I said .
"You told me to join you for lunch but you don't even have any lunch at all , so I'll share mine with you . Here !"
The both of us took the bread and didn't say anything . We just sat there silently and ate the bread . Ew ,Durian flavor . Why do I get the durian flavor of all breads . I hate durian .
"I hate durian .." Kaidoh-senpai and I both said at the same time . The both of us looked at each other and we both let out a slight laugh .
"You guys sure get along well ." Takanishi-san said while munching on her bread .
Then comes the silence again . Sigh , I guess its now or never . As I was about to speak , takanishi-san stood up and walked towards the fence .
"I'll leave you two alone for a while okay ? You seemed like you have something to talk about ." She smiled at me and walked towards the fence . This idiot , she might be an idiot ,but at least she knows how to read the atmosphere . I turned back and looked at kaidoh-senpai .
"You wanted to talk about the conversation I had with you right ?" Kaidoh-senpai asked . So he knew ? Man , if he knew then tell me ! I wouldn't have to go through the trouble of having a headache on what to say !
"You said you knew the truth ..how ?"
Kaidoh-senpai stared at me . He took a deep breath and gave a sigh .
"Two years ago , when you left the tennis team , I actually believed that momoshiro and ryuzaki-san was telling the truth . I thought that maybe they were really right , Not until recently .One day as I was going home from tennis practice , I left something behind at the locker room . So I headed back to retrieve it . As I was about to enter the locker room , I heard momoshiro's and ryuzaki-san's voice .Eventually I took a peek inside from the club's window and saw that they were having a serious conversation ."
"Momo , what if they find out the real truth ?"
"They won't .."
"But-"
"Don't worry , see how long our story has gotten ? Its been like this for two years , it'll be like this until graduation and no one will ever know about the story we made up about echizen ."
"But what if someone finds out that we were actually the ones who betrayed him and cheated on his feelings ?"
"Don't worry , I won't let that happen ."
"Eventually , I heard the entire conversation and I was furious about it . I felt cheated and I felt like a complete idiot . I shouldn't have let their story get to me . I should have trusted my instincts . I should have .. i'm sorry echizen ..will you forgive ?"
I looked at him . I could tell that he was being completely serious about what he had just told me . Kaidoh-senpai had always been the serious one . That's why tezuka made him the captain instead of that jerk . Somehow , I felt that I could believe him . My instincts are telling me that I can forgive him . He wasn't the ones that hurt me . He was also tricked into their trap . I guess I could forgive him..
"I believe you .. and .. I forgive you .."
"Thank you echizen .."
Then , he held out his hands .
"Are we friends ?"
I looked down at his hands that was stretched out . At first , I was hesitant , but I took it in the end and shook his hands .
"I guess..." What's this feeling i'm having ? I feel kind of relief and happy . I haven't felt like this for sometime now .
"Looks like you guys made up !" Takanishi-san shouted and ran back towards us . To be completely honest , although I hate to admit it , she was actually the one that made it happen . If it weren't for her advice and her , I probably would not have forgiven kaidoh-senpai . She was the one that made it possible .
"Thanks weirdo .." I said softly to myself .
"What ?"
"Nothing .."
"Oh okay ! By the way , you must be kaidoh-senpai ! I just realized that I haven't introduced myself . Nice to meet you , i'm Takanishi Chiyo !" She smiled and held out her hands to kaidoh-senpai . Kaidoh-senpai took it and gave her a slight nod .
"Kaidoh kaoru .."
"I know , you're the tennis team captain !"
Then , kaidoh-senpai said something that made me flinch .
"Thanks for always taking care of echizen .." He said . Takanishi-san looked at him with a confused look on her face . Taking care of me ? Since when ? I can take care of myself just fine . And since when did she ever took care of me !?
"Erm , I didn't really , I mean instead of me taking care of him , it was more like he was taking care of me . Echizen-san always help me out when i'm in trouble . He's a really nice person inside , despite the fact that he always calls me an idiot , or weirdo or QOI."
"QOI ?" He asked .
"Queen of idiots ..Cause you are one .." I answered . But I guessed if i'm her friend , does that make me a idiot too ? Nah , no way . She's the idiot , not me .
"Hey ! You're a meany .." takanishi-san pouted .
"Oh yeah ? Who was the one that made me dressed up as a ridiculous clown at work ?"
"That was manager ! Not me !"
"You were a part of the scheme too !"
"But you must admit the clown suit does suit you .."
"You-" Before I could say anything else . I heard a small soft laughter . The both of us turned around and we both found kaidoh-senpai holding his urge to laugh . Then , he couldn't take it anymore and he burst out laughing . That's rare , for kaidoh-senpai to laugh . I almost never see him laugh . No .. I guess this is the first time I've ever seen him laughing like that .
"That's rare of you to laugh .."
"Sorry , but i've never seen you like this before .."
"Blame her .. she made me like this ..." I pointed a finger at takanishi-san .
"What did I do !?"
Kaidoh-senpai and I both stared at each other and we both started laughing to ourselves .
"I'm really glad we're friends again echizen .." kaidoh-senpai said . To be honest , i'm glad too . I haven't laughed like this In a long time . It actually feels kind of nice . And it felt good too . Anyways , I have something to ask takanishi-san . She was looking for me before .
"Hey weirdo , you were looking for me back then right ? What is it ?"
"Oh right ! Bad News ! Bad news !" She shouted . Ouch . I told her not to shout too .
"Woah , calm down , what bad news ..?"
"Manager called me and told me that most of the staff are on medical leave and there is not enough waiters on the floor as there is a flu going on ! SO that means only TWO of us are serving .."
What ?Excuse me ? Did I hear her wrong ? Two ? TWO OF US ?! How the hell is that possible ?! There's no ways that two people can do the job !
"To hell with that manager ! I'm gonna kill him ! How in the world is two people going to do the job of at least 5 people ?!" I snapped .
"How would I know .. which is why i'm asking if you know anyone who might be interested in taking up a week of part time job ."
"How would I know?"
"Erm am I missing something ? Both of you work together ?" Kaidoh-senpai asked and looked at us .
Then me and takanishi-san looked at each other . We turned to looked at kaidoh-senpai . I'm guessing that she's thinking the same thing as me now .
"Kaidoh-senpai ….want to give us a hand ?"
Okay i'm done ! Ta da ! Here is chapter 11 ! So sorry for not updating in such a long time ! I was busy with my exams and now I am done ! WOOHOO ! Hate exams ! Wonder who ever made up the horror of exams . Anyways I was also kind of lazy to update . Recently harvest moon : A new beginning came out and I have been obsessed with it !( and still am) But I finally let it go and started to write again !Anyways , Ryoma forgave kaidoh ! Yay ! Cheers ! Woah and kaidoh is about to be dragged in to work with them for a week . Wonder what will happen ! Read to find out ! Hope you enjoyed this chapter ! Thanks for all the support people loves you ! Hearts ! XD
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