*HASHIBA MAEHARA *
Damn it! I'm late for the bus! They were about to leave without me! I stepped in, looking for a place to sit...when!
"Hey! Here, saved you a seat!" An angel came to save me!~
Wow! I didn't expect Yusari to be the one willing to save a seat for me. I sat down immediately!
But still, why can't I wrap my head around, to the reason she did such a kind act?!
"Wow, thanks!" Woah! I'm such a shy, nervous, awkward wrek, right Now!
Jeez...I've never been too close with her. Next thing I heard was Yusari's sigh, she layed back and streamed her arms forward.
I'm sure, every pervert knows what they're thinking at this point...But I'm not one of them!
"Aah!~ This is gonna be a long drive! I've got a lot of cramps in my legs!..." She relaxed herself.
Wow! Why waste your time on such a long sentence when all I'm gonna say is...
"Yeah..." WTF?!!!
"Hey... Did you say anything to Mitsuru?" She asked suddenly.
"Huh, why?"
"Because since last night, Misturu has been far distant than he ever was before. So... Did you ask him about it...?"
I don't get why she's asking but I bluntly replied, without thinking...again... "No... Did you?-"
"Don't lie! I saw you two talking!" Yusari cut me off my sentence. I mean... I don't know what to say. .. "Then Misturu went over to Sayuri and they made up!... What did you say to him?..."
She's desperately trying to get answers out of me...
I thought about it, and I thought hard about my answer... I came to the conclusion....
"Did you save me a seat just so that you could get your hands on my knowledge...?" I looked really skeptical.
"It's not like you had any knowledge in the first place!" She crossed her arms and sulked.
I was just about to exchange information without anything in return... Which is not how I roll!
"Ok... I'll answer your question...Only! If you answer mine first!"
"Argh! Fine!" She rolled her eyes at me, and agreed at the same time.
"Why are you into old guys?"
"Huh?! What's it to you?!"
"But seriously, why Shintaru?"
"Why?! Why are you asking?!"
"Answer the question..."
She grunted at my annoyance...which I agree I have a whole lot of..!
"Because he's nice and he helps me in math..." She blushes as she pulls up her sleeves, of her jumper, to her finger tips.
"So, I'm not getting any credit for helping your poor math skills.... Fine! Be that way! I just won't help you anymore!..."
The reason why Yusari passed her math exam was because of me! She could've asked Shintaru, but he was too busy and she never got the chance to do 'study buddy' with him!
"No! You have to! Just in case, Mr Shintaru doesn't have enough time for me...!...Which he should..."
Even though, I helped her alot in math she still likes him over me...
"There! I answered your question! So tell me!-"
"No, you haven't... I asked why are you into older guys?-" I cut her off and then she interupts me.
"I told you!-"
"'What's it to you?!'- That's not an answer, that's a question..." I smiled, feeling like a smartass...which I am!
"Hmph! I don't know!" She crossed her arms and sulked... again...
"Who was your first crush?" I asked, purposefully trying to get information out of her.
"Hey! No more questions!"
"If you don't know the answer to he first question, then you have to at least answer this one..." So that I could find out the answer to the first one, depending on your answer...
"Huh?! My first crush wasn't older than me!" Oh. It seems like she knows what I'm getting at here...
"Then, why did you like him...?"
"Because he was nice!"
"So, you like 'nice' guys?... Make sense..." I nodded in thought, which I'm not doing...
"There! You've got your answer! Happy!"
This is humorous... I made her so frustrated that it's laughable... She really is cute... Too bad, I'm not 'nice' enough...
Damn... We can't be 'friends' anymore... What good is it..? When I get to hear your love for someone else...
"Now, answer the fricken question!" She is really angry.
"Calm down... alright..............What was the question again...?"
"AAARGH!!!"
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"Oh... so you saw us talking?" I asked to clarify, after she asked me the question again to explain.
"Yes..."
"Oh... We were just talking about pain and suffering... he was really bothered about something last night, he let it out on Sayuri... I just reminded him that she also has fears and pain. He realised that... and made up with Sayuri... That's it."
"How do you know that Sayuri has suffered?"
"Because she told us yesterday... About loving someone, who doesn't love you back... I can tell... her heart is full of pain." I refined from making eye contact with Yusari.
It would just hurt too much...
"Wow...!" She yawned and stretched back, she leaned toward the window on her right."I didn't think you observe so much... For you to take full notice in that...you must've suffered through alot too..."
I revealed too much... I wanted to hide it... all of it...
"What? No... Not as much as you guys... I still have my family... I think that Sayuri and Misturu might have lost theirs..." I said in a calming tone, but I didn't feel calm at all.
"Hmm... It seems like you're hiding something..."
I didn't expect her to take notice about my emotions but I can't say I'm surprised... She's just amazing...
Yusari closed her eyes...I shouldn't disturb her, she's trying to sleep... I look away, minding my own business.
I take out my phone, and listen to some music.
After 20 minutes or so, I felt something on my shoulder.
I was startled to see Yusari laying her head on my shoulder.
"You're so boney..." She moaned as she rubbed her cheek on me.
Gee, thanks for making my insecurity feel BETTER!
"What...? Are you doing?..."
Her eyes remained closed as she snuggled on my shoulder. I couldn't calm myself down, my heart was beating so fast!
"Soft..."
"Huh?.." Oh... She means my jacket...
"Here..." I didn't want feel to feel uncomfortable, I gently lifted her head up from my boney shoulder and carefully placed her head on the window side.
I took my jacket off and placed it inbetween her shoulder and the window, so that she could easily rest her head on it. I felt too hot in it anyways...
"Thanks... You're a good friend..."
....
Please... Don't call me that... I don't want to hear that... Call me an idiot all you like...
But please... Not a... 'friend'... Because I'm scared that...that's all I'll ever be to you...
I just hope, that one day... you'll realise the reason... Why you should've
Loved me....
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*TOSHIRO SHINTARU *
We arrived back at the resort and it was very late, the students had dinner at midnight then straight to bed.
After dinner, Mr Sawashiro asked me to come by his room to discuss about tomorrow's plans.
"What will be on the agenda tomorrow?" I asked him, while he was sitting on his chair with a glass of wine in his hand.
"Well... We didn't rent a bus for tomorrow, so...what do you think? Should the students spend their time here?" He suggested.
"We could allow them to relax at the pool outside... I heard that the weather will be quite hot tomorrow."
"You say that the students are the only ones relaxing, during this trip?" Well, that is the point... I can't ever see myself relaxing.
"I need to observe the students, just in case-..."
"What's the worst that could happen?... They'll be fine! There's a life guard by the pool, he'll take care of any drowning students." He interrupted.
"But...what will I do?..."
"Relax! You've worked so hard... Time to take a break."
I sighed, I'm not used to people that can remain calm all the time, especially during breaks!
"Alright..."
"You've done a good job, until now... And I'm especially proud of your teachings..." he praised me...However the last time he played like that...he broke my hand... so I'm keeping my distance...
"Well, thank you sir..." I find it very strange for him to praise me...
Especially, ever since what happened to Yuki...
"I heard that you spent days and hours helping Misturu with his studies... I never thought that he made it to the top score. But, arn't you giving him alot more attention than the other students?..."
The other students didn't concentrate as much as Misturu did, in fact they didn't even care about what they were learning when I taught them.
Besides, you're one to talk, you didn't even care about Mitsuru's education.
"I gave them all the right amount of attention. However, it only matters on each student's determination. Misturu missed two weeks of class... Ever since I made him study, he would come to me during lunch breaks, after school and even on weekends. That kid would study to keep his mind off things... So, all the credit goes to him..."
Mr Sawashiro looked amused, he turned to me and said, "I wonder... Do you still think I'm lying...?"
"About what..?"
He smirked, "About his administration..."
I seriously don't care anymore. Since, he told me not to mention it, I haven't wondered too much about it... but now, here he is, the devil himself! Asking me!
"You want me to believe in intuition...Right?" I asked in doubt.
"Whatever your gut tells you..." he smiled as he took a sip of wine.
I realised after he broke my hand, that he lied about Mitsuru's father sending him to this school... Because, Mitsuru's father...is a politician, a candidate...
He's too busy to register his son to a boarding school...
However, if it's not him then...Who was it?...
"I knew from the beginning, that you were lying... His father could never have done it." I answered.
"You're right... But didn't I say... that I don't know who administrated Misturu..." He's testing me...
But honestly, I don't understand... He's the principal, if he doesn't know... then who does?
"Well, it doesn't matter now... Maybe, a ghost did it...?"
"Yeah... what a funny joke..." I said sarcastically, but he found it sickly humorous and began laughing
"Well, who knows, right?!"
"I think that's it, then... I'll take my leave..." I bowed my head and left.
I bet you... that he smirked while I walked off...
To be continued...