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Chapter 5 - Misunderstandings And Hidden Truths

After confessing my feelings with Sakura, I ran away from terrace, I am not sure if they,Nakazaki and Sakura, were calling out my name or saying something else, maybe trying to say that its just a misunderstanding or they just friend, whatever. I went straight towards home after making some false statement to Ms. Fujitoshi about my health, to get excuse for school and after that I didn't went to school for around two days now, in this period my parents got a bit worried for me and Sakura tried to visit me to, though I didn't met her saying to my mom that I am not able to meet her due to poor health. I didn't know if Sakura talk to my parents about what happened on terrace or about something else, I just heard her voice and my parent's, they weren't clear though. This is the morning of the third day when I didn't go to school, I have started to ask myself that I said to Sakura that I'll help her but it looks it though that I was saying lies back then even to myself, was it all lies or ...., my mom suddenly came to my room and told me that my dad and she need to go to nearby town for meeting her childhood friend as she's in hospital due to pregnancy. I didn't say much to them at that time, they told me that the dinner is in refrigerator and that they will be late so no need to stay awake for them in night and they went out. It was afternoon time and I felt a bit hungry, I stand up from my bed then went to kitchen to get some food, in the refrigerator there wasn't anything to eat though, "but there should be something to eat, guess I have to go to the market then" I said to myself and went towards washroom, I saw my face completely messed up, so I decided to clean up a little, "Now's better a bit" I said and took my leave from home to market, it wasn't that late so I thought that I won't meet Sakura, hey but the fate is a cruel one I guess, not so far away from my home I found Nakazaki standing right in front of me, I tried to ignore him like I didn't even see him then suddenly he grabbed me from my shoulder, using his hand's brute force he completely stopped me, "Don't ignore me and don't act like that either, just hear us out will you ?" he shout, "leave me alone" I said with some depressed voice, "shouldn't you be at the school right now ?" I asked him, "You don't even know what day it is right" he replied, "oh that's right, today's weekly off I see, just don't mess with me, would you ?" I said, "stop right now you're making her worry, ever since you find us on terrace, stop it Tomoya and just listen" Nakazaki said in a loud voice to me, "worried about her huh, can you say that I am wrong ?" I asked him, "I know what someone would think in the situations you were, in the conditions you found us, you're right on your stands Tomoya but only to your stands and that's why I want, no Sakura wants you to know everything so that you can become completely correct and not to just your stands, so stop being a jerk and just listen her out" he said it in a single breathe which causes him to take long breathes, "we aren't a couple Tomoya, its not what it looks like just go to the park near school and you'll find your answers, though I am looking forward to see you tomorrow at school" he said while breathing heavily and left, "I didn't said that I am going to school tomorrow or park right now" I said while he left. I don't know what was it that makes me come to the park but now I am standing here, in the park waiting to get the answers of the questions I don't know I have. After wondering there sometime I found Sakura there who was just sitting at one place looking in the sky, I hesitate a bit for sometime after that I started walking towards her, "the sunset is beautiful, wouldn't you agree Tomoya ?" Sakura said to me, "I guess it is" I said. I went towards her and sit right next to her, we sit there a bit watching towards the sunset in complete silence, it was like those peace moments that I have forgotten, "Tomoya I am sorry" Sakura said, "what are you sorry for its not like you've done something wrong" I said, "well I caused you this misunderstanding and as it seems to me it has caused you a lot of pain these past few days" Sakura said, "you don't have to say anything just know, I won't tell a soul about your and Nakazaki's relationship" I said with a bit calm composer, which I don't know why cause Sakura to laugh, "you're an idiot" Sakura said while laughing, "what..,wait is there something I am missing ?" I asked her, "well you see my relationship with Jun, isn't actually what you might have thought, you see he is my brother" Sakura said which completely shocked me, "whaaat ?" my mouth was wide open, I just couldn't believe what I have heard, "wait are you saying that you and Nakazaki are siblings but how can that be, I mean you two uses different surnames, not to mention Mrs. Izuya has never talked about him before and what's the point of meeting him in those dark hours on streets, also in school you two behave like complete strangers towards each other, what the.." I said that all in one breathe that I started to take long breathes, "calm down Tomoya, calm down, its not like we are related by blood, I'll tell you everything, everything about me and my family so just hear me out okay" Sakura said in a complete sad voice which kinda makes me feel guilty, "I am sorry, I have just realized that I am trespassing a line that I better shouldn't, you don't have to tell me anything anymore and I will also try not to get in your way" I said, "hmm, Tomoya back on the terrace you said something, didn't you" Sakura said, "huh, I...I don't seem to remember anything" I said in a bit shying way, I thought she's talking about that love confession thing, "didn't you say that you'll help me every time, whenever I need you" Sakura said, "yeah that's I remember, do you need me for something" I said, "right now, I am gonna tell you about what's going on and why I and Jun are acting like this and then what I want you to do for me" Sakura said, "okay then I am listening" I said, "do you know what your parents do, I mean their profession" Sakura said, "huh, my parents, well I don't know their profession to be honest, I know that's a shame but I just never thought it would change anything, but I bet its not that much sketchy" I said, "I knew you didn't so listen up your parents were actually idols at one point and one of the best in whole Japan to be perfect, but that was all past, what they do now is to wonder different places and teach or help others in polishing their talent of both music and dancing" Sakura said, "what, you're lying, they might not be what I thought they would be, but this..this is just too must sketchy, you know I have my fantasies regarding their secret job, wanna listen ?" I said in shattering voice, "believe me its not a lie, its a one time billion percent truth on which you can bet your very life and I don't wanna listen your creepy fantasies regarding your parents job" Sakura said, "okay that was harsh but how, why didn't I know if they are doing this and they must be popular too right" I asked Sakura, "they sure are, that's why they can't stay at one place for long either, as for why you don't know about their life, I mean their profession while they live like this is probably because they aren't TV celebrity anymore" Sakura replied, "what do you mean ?" I asked Sakura, "well you aren't a fan of these things that's why you don't know and its not like that it has caused much changes in your life by any means either, you live the same even when your parents were TV celebrity 10 years ago and now when they are not" Sakura said and continued "10 years ago there was a group of people well two couples to be perfect who were very popular as it was there time to shine as the idols, those two couples were very good in their work that it was sure for them to become international sensation soon, while one couple watches over the music and songs the other took care of the dancing for the whole group, together they were the best band of that time, as it sounds it was a group of four people that's your parents and my parents" Sakura said, "hold on a second, are you saying that not just my parents but your parents do the same thing and they were together too during their careers' peek" I said, "precisely, your parents took care of songs while my parents took care of dancing and it was pretty much for their whole careers, shall I continue now ?" Sakura said, "just give me a sec to adjust everything,..... now you can start" I said, "everything was going great for them and even if you not remember let just say that we two met each other while we were kids" Sakura said, "wait, did you just say that we met each other while we were kids and our parents were on the peek of their career at that time" I said, "not quite correct but yes, we met when Shota wasn't born or should I say that he was in my mom's stomach" Sakura said, "so we met when Mrs. Izuya was pregnant with Shota, why didn't Mrs. Izuya ever told me that she knew me before and that she knew my father too, wait isn't that same applies to my parents too, ahh" I said while my head hurts by everything she told me up until now, "maybe because she wants to forget everything about that life" Sakura said, "huh ?" I reacted, "well our parents weren't working during my mom's pregnancy you see and coincidentally my father wasn't with us at that time, he went to his accountant to give him the required documents for filing the tax, just when he was coming back from there he saw a crowd in the middle of a street when he went there he found a woman suffering in pain, it looks it though that she was pregnant too and she had a kid with her, a seven or eight year old kid just as old as we were at that time" Sakura said, "don't tell me he was Nakazaki, was he" I asked her, "he was, my father, along with others help, took her and Jun to the hospital where she died giving birth to a girl, suddenly media appeared out of nowhere and created the scene that my father was with his 2nd wife during her delivery which she was unable to handle and died, and you know what media can do at times like those" Sakura said with some powerless voice like she don't want to say a word and it completely blew off my head, "but isn't Nakazaki's father showed up later or Nakazaki said anything" I asked her, "he didn't, no one really know anything about his real father as for Nakazaki, just tell me what do you think a kid would say when her mother just died, even so it was like his father wasn't very fond of his family, Nakazaki don't actually seems to know anything about his father it was like he don't even exist, according to him his father barely came to visit them and so it was almost impossible to prove that my father wasn't related to her" Sakura said, "even so isn't there that DNA test or whatever which can prove that you father is not Nakazaki and his sister's father" I said like it was I who's survival is on the line, "well there is but my father didn't want that, I guess he don't want Nakazaki and his sister to suffer anymore after all they were just kids and her sister was just born, so he accepted that all and become their father at least to public, even so my father never changed their surname that's why Jun and I share different surnames you see" Sakura said, "and that created difference between your parents right" I said, "precisely and even though my mom wants to believe my father, she couldn't bring herself to do so, no matter who talked to her about it she just wasn't able to face my father after that, the fact that we all know about this, I mean your parents by the way, and still unable to talk her out is because of this foul world whose grip is too tight on my mother that she's unable free herself" Sakura said, "but if she knew the truth then why Mrs. Izuya act like this" I said, "after Shota born my father came to meet him sometimes as the court allowed him to but my mother never shows herself at that time, you see Shota never actually saw both my mother and father together" Sakura said, "that's must have been hard for him but you still didn't told me why Mrs. Izuya act like this if she knew everything" I said, "I know if my mother and father met each other their problem might get solved, my mother knew very well that the man she loves can't do what it seems up until now and that's why don't want to see him because if she found that true what showed in media back then, she'll completely break from inside and won't be able to recover and Shota still need him and that's why we plan this" Sakura said, "plan..??" I said confusingly, "no matter how it looks from outside I knew that she was suffering from inside every second she breathes so we decided something to help her, well you see even the group were to shatter none of them were able to reject their talent that they had, so Jun and I prepared this plan, we both transfer to Kamiyama high school which is popular for its extracurricular activities and if there is a dance competition like before, I am sure that both my parents will come if they found their child to participate in it and seeing us on stage might help them understand what we want and what we need" Sakura said, "but it got duo competition unlike last time and your plan kinda backfired on you right" I said, "you're right, I can't take part with Jun in competition that'll be quite much for me to handle, since Jun is famous he'll probably get someone to accompany him for the competition but its a different story for me" Sakura said, "don't kid me, you're as popular as him, I am sure any guy would be happy to accompany you for the competition and maybe not just the competition but for anything you asked him for" I said it out loud, "would you too ??" Sakura asked me smilingly, "huh ?" I reacted, "you know I am not good with boys and I don't want anyone to get some misunderstanding" Sakura said, I coughed a little "why its sound like it was for me" I said, "isn't it correct, anyway Tomoya I need your help, you do remember that you told me that you'll help me with everything" Sakura said, "hey, but I am not a good dancer myself not to mention I never danced before, it would just bring you shame that's all" I said it a bit fast and nervously too, "I'll take care of that, you don't worry okay, so tell me Tomoya, will you help me getting my parents together again ???" Sakura asked, "ahhh" I took a long breathe and said "as if you're giving me any choices, I am gonna help you so you can count on me Sakura" I said, "looks it though that we got our fest work" Sakura said and I smiled, "one more thing, I love you too, so don't get jealous when some other guy talks or comes near to me because they can't took me away from you okay" Sakura said which left my mouth wide open, "and don't forget to take dinner for your parents too okay" Sakura said and walk away leaving my mouth wide open, "dinner for my parents too, don't tell me that all this was nothing but just a part of a plan to Crawl me out here, oh whatever" I said to myself. As I started walking suddenly my dream of that garden appears in front of me again this time I wasn't trapped between the branches of its tree, it was more like I become a part of it as a distinct flower just as Sakura but she and I are completely different to each other right now , we are The Unparalleled Flowers I guess, wonder if we get parallel to each other one day.