*YUSARI AKABANE*
"I don't trust her..."
"Who?..."
"Look at that bitch. Thinks she can woo Mr Shintaru by getting all high and drunk."
"I hate her..." I look hastily at her direction.
"Who?!" Maehara exclaims, but I had no idea he was interfering my loathsome glare.
"I'm talking about the bitch..."
"Senpai! Let's take a bath together!~ Ah!~"
"No."
"Who the hell does she thinks she is?!" I unintentionally crush the can of coke that is clenched in my hand.
"Oh. You mean Miss Hinami...."
"NO! I meant Miss bitch can go drown herself in a bath full of my hatred!"
"Geez! Calm down!" Maehara begins to overreact to my reaction. "Arn't you just jealous?"
Son of a bitch! Bastard's going down!!
"WHAT?! DID. YOU. SAY?!!"
"Nothing! 😨"
"That's what I thought..."
*MITSURU FUKUYAMA*
"Ah!~" I sighed out into the air as I'm standing on my balcony.
It's been a long day, now it's finally over... Finally?! Can I really say that?!
"Argh! I've got ten days left!" I lowered my head down.
Everyone's downstairs in a public onsen (Bath house)
I decided to make good choices and good choices only; and that was not to join in with them!
Who in there right mind would think it would be 'Ok' for me to bathe with random people?!
Now... here I am, relaxing...
*SAYURI SCHREIBER*
"Ah!~" I sighed in the steaming hot tub. "This is so good!"
"I know right!" Yusari said as she leaned back on the wall beside me.
However, there's something I need to ask Yusari.
"Summer break is right after this trip, isn't it?"
"Yeah. Why?"
Honestly, I don't have a place here in Japan. I simply came from Germany as a transfer student for a year. I didn't think of moving to a place here, because I would be at a boarding school for most of the year.
I didn't think of where I was going to stay during the summer, but I'm sure things will be alright!... I think...
"Do you have Mitsuru's number?" I asked casually but Yusari bursted out laughing.
I was immediately stunned, "what?"
"Seriously! Does that guy even have a phone?!"
"I think so..." I remember he took out his phone out in the yard, when we first kinda got together and became friends.
He read a message and that face... Why was he so shocked?... I wonder...
"I'm pretty sure he does..." I said while in thought.
"Well, I don't have it!" She snickered. "But I do know who does..."
"Who?" I asked in a innocent, exciting tone.
"Mitsuru, sweetheart." She smiled as she wiped my happy face.
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After we dried up and wore our kimonos, which are so comfy! I knocked on Mitsuru's door, lightly.
"It's opened!" I hear Misturu yell softly and I slowly open the door.
Let me tell you... I was Shocked! His majestic room! It was though he was king living in his own quarters!
I found myself at awe, but then I saw Misturu scrolling down on his phone, by the balcony. He does have a phone!
"Hey!"
"What do you want?" He said bluntly, his face still directed towards his phone.
"Um..." I became nervous but I went over to him by the balcony and felt the cold breeze hitting by wet skin as if to calm me down.
I noticed that Mitsuru had just showered, his hair was still wet. He wore a normal black shirt under a red hoodie jacket, and a pair of jeans to complete the look.
"Do you have anything planned for the summer?..." I asked in full hopes.
"Yes..." He replied quickly.
"Well, if you're free... Then do you wanna hang out..? During the summer I mean..."
"Why?" He sounded irratated and annoyed.
"Because, I want to spend more time with everyone..." Due to my plain and boring answer he sighed.
It began to get on my nerves, at this point.
"I want to exchange phone numbers..." I asked nicely.
I waited patiently for his answer, but I refused to look at him, instead I look outside, up the night sky. I could sense Mitsuru eyes peering through me.
"Ok..." he passed me his phone, which I held on to quickly but I had no idea what to do with it!
"Er..." That's all I could say.
"I thought you wanted to exchange numbers..."
"Yeah but.."
"So, do it... Don't you know how?" It seemed like he was talking down on me.
"But I can't use your phone like tha- Wait! You don't know how to!-"
"If I did, then I wouldn't be telling you to do it!... Just don't snoop around."
"Hm!" I looked at him with an irratated expression and proceeded to dial my number on his phone and save it.
Once I finished, a message popped up from his notifications. His phone was on silent, so Mitsuru wasn't aware of it.
I didn't think much of it, but the message was read as:
'JUMP!' By unknown no.
I was going to return the phone but I accidentally pressed the message which sent the screen to his emails.
I was shocked by amount of emails that were basically scamming Misturu...to...
Jump! JUMP! Jump! Jump!
I couldn't believe what I saw. Mitsuru snatched the phone off me, as I quickly managed to switch the phone off from the side buttons.
Misturu looked confused and asked, "why did you do that?..."
"Oh. I-" Then suddenly and abrupt noise came from the door, outside.
Just in time!
"Hey! We got snacks and drinks! For our secret midnight feast!" Yusari came in with ecstatic energy.
"Let's play truth or dare! This is gonna be so much fun!" Maehara punched his fist into the air, full of excitement.
"Good timing guys!" I said happily bringing my hands together.
"Excuse me, who's doing what? I want to sleep..."
"What a party pooper!" Yusari just said what we were all thinking, out loud. Therefore we nodded in agreement...Except Misturu.
However.... that message was disturbing, especially the fact that we were standing on the balcony at that time. He could've done something, but he didn't...
Who sent that message?...
Someone who's been watching him?...
*MITSURU FUKUYAMA*
I switch on my phone to check the time and it's freakin 11pm! What?! Are they crazy?!
I need to sleep now, or else I'll be awake all night!
I sat down on one of the beds as I'm checking my emails, but why is this page open? I thought she saved her number in my contacts? Did she exchange emails too?...
No. The only email I have here is the.... Did she read it?... Shit!
Why?! I need to know... NOW!
*HASHIBA MAEHARA*
"Ok! Let's play!" I announced.
"Not a kid. Not playing." Mitsuru glances away.
"It'll be fun!~..." I said swiftly.
"First, how do you play?..." Sayuri asks me.
And I proceeded to answer.
"Fine, I'll explain the rules... Then, maybe you'll be interested!" I looked at him, and he still didn't look interested.
Mitsuru and Sayuri sat on bed and me and Yusari sat on the other.
"The game is called truth or dare! It's a game between as many players as possible. Ask a person the question... truth or dare? They have to choose one of them!
If they choose truth, then you can ask them any question you want! But they must answer truthfully!
If they choose dare!... Well, dare them to do any stupid thing you want, and they have to do it! Got it?!"
*MITSURU FUKUYAMA*
What a fun game... Like I said... She is honest... I'll get the answers out of her.
"Oh! I get it... Mitsuru are you playing?" I look at Sayuri and gave her my competitive smile.
"Yeah... Why not..." I turned over to them and tried to pay attention. "Sounds like fun..."
"Ok... Who wants to go first?" Maehara firstly started off with the game.
But before I could say anything... someone beat me to it.
"Oooh! Me! ME!" Yusari bounces up and down.
"Alright, choose your competitor!" Maehara announced to the rest of us.
"Sayuri! Truth or dare!"
"Why her?!" He exclaimed.
"Truth!" It seems like 'truth' is the safest option... good... all I need her to do is, answer a simple question.
"Sayuri... Who was your first crush?..." Strange question... But for some reason... Sayuri seemed uncomfortable.
"Crush?..." She suddenly went flustered. Why is she so embarrassed?...
"Ooo! This is getting juicy!" Maehara says in a huge amount of enthusiasm. I mean... where does all that energy come from?..
"Come on! Spill it..!"
*SAYURI SCHREIBER *
I didn't want to admit it... Not so soon. Shit! If only I could control my reaction of these emotions! I could've denied that I liked someone! Damn it!....
However, I do trust them... No... I can't... I'll be punished. It's a sin...I'll die... my father... Louise... Shit....
"Back in Germany... I liked this boy, who stayed at my village... I fell in love with... him... However..." I shouldn't say this...
"He...loved...someone else..." I looked down because I really did not want to see their faces pity me...
No... Don't feel sorry for me... I.....Don't.... deserve it...
I look at Mitsuru, without a second thought... I wanted to know what his reaction would be...I knew he wouldn't pity me... but I was shocked to see...
He smiled....
I slowly smiled back... he noticed and looked at me....
"You probably shouldn't have fallen in love..."
Thank you... You know... I'm useless, don't you?...
You know... I don't deserve it...
I don't deserve love... not after what I did...
To be continued...