Chapter 29
Lure's POV
I keep on convincing myself that everything will be fine because I trust Yuna but lately I feel that Yuna is different from the person I know. The way she talks at me and looks at me has changed. Lately, I feel that there is a wide space between us. She is there but never with me.
"Yuna..." A familiar voice calls her from behind. I look at her face and there it is again. That look that I miss a lot. That is how she looks at me before but that is all meant now to another person.
"Akira...you surprise me."
Even the tone of her voice change whenever she talks to this guy.
I hate this feeling that eating me inside. I want to hold on to her now and tell her that you should look at me only...
No matter what... I have to keep this inside me. If I force myself on her she will end up hating me like them.
It's so painful...there it is again the flashback of my dark past before Yuna came into my life.
Right now she is the only person I hold on to. I don't want to lose again the one that I value most...
Just the thought of it makes me so afraid...
"I came here to give my support to you. You are truly amazing when you fight there."
He said looking at her with a smile on his face and her reaction is hurting me so much deep inside.
I have to hold my tears...
How I wish that moment will return... That moment when she first offers her hand to help me. I want her to look at me that way again...with that smile on her face that assures me that there is happiness after all of those tears I shed...
"Thank you, Akira. It makes me happy to see you here."
Hearing those words breaks my heart into pieces.
I feel like my world turns into darkness. Everything went blank and I can no longer hear anything.
Will I be left alone again? Just looking at people around me living their life happily...
I see myself sitting in a dark room with my legs huddled up...
I pray for you to come and save me again...
"Lure sorry for the wait..."
I heard that heartwarming voice again and when I raise my head I can see her smiling at me.
When everything turns to darkness her voice and presence became my light. Her voice is the only sound I can hear now.
"Sorry team but I won't be able to join. I want to celebrate with Lure alone..."
I am surprised by those words. I can't even speak and just stare at her.
She holds my hand and it calms my anxious heart...
"Will you come with me," she said looking at my face that feels like burning because of her stares. I am out of words so I just nod my head as my reply.
A moment later we are now separated from the others. She is still holding my hands as we walk down the street so my face won't stop from blushing. I wonder where she will be taking me? I don't really care at all...I just pray this moment will last forever.
Huh? She already stops walking.
"Ah!?" She said as she startled when she realized she is still holding my hand.
She let it go and I feel upset that moment so I just stare at my hand.
"Sorry...I hold your hands for too long. That probably makes you uncomfortable."
Why is she apologizing?
"Yuna...I don't care at all. I actually want you to hold my hands forever."
"Eeeeh?!"
She is surprised. Did I say anything wrong?
She turns her head on the side and looks away.
Did she hate holding my hands?
My gaze turns downwards but to my surprise, "huh..." I said looking at her hand that she stretches out to offer to me. I look at her face. Her face is a bit red now.
"If it's really okay for you...we can hold hands the whole day or even every day. You just need to say it...Lure, I won't be able to know how you feel unless you tell them to me..."
***
Yuna's POV
I am doing this to make it up to her. I still don't believe I can let go of my feelings for Akira that easily but why I feel my heart is racing right now as I offer my hand to her?
Why her head is still down? I should not have said those words to her.
I just want her to show her true feelings because it's hard to get closer to her If I don't really know and understand what she truly feels.
"Yuna..." She uttered my name as she raises her head. She looks directly at me.
Waaaah!? Why she is almost crying now...
Did my words hurt her somehow?
What should I do? I began to panic.
"Ah Wait! Sorry...I don't mean..."
It surprises me when she throws herself on me and embraces me.
"Why do you think I keep acting like this...I am so afraid to lose you." She said crying while embracing me.
People passing by looking at us now but somehow I don't care at all. I just want her to stop crying now...I feel so upset and disappointed in myself because I can't make the person who loves me most happy.
I pat her back until she stops crying. It lasts for a while.
After she cried she can't look at my face and I can see her eyes are swollen.
"So where should we go?" She asked wiping her tears with her hands.
"Ah?", I got quite a jolt hearing her. Now that she asked...I realize I don't really have any plan in my mind when I asked her to go with me and I don't think I have enough money to treat her even to a cheap restaurant.
"Lure sorry..."
A moment later...
We end up buying food in a convenient store and go to a near park to eat there.
(Sigh...) I'm a big disappointment.
What kind of lover am I to bring her to a place like this...
We sit beside each other on the swings while eating onigiri.
I'm the worst date of all...my head bends down.
"Yuna, did you hate me somehow?"
Waaah! Just like what I thought!!! Now she thinks that I hate her so much because I bring her here...
"Please don't think that I hate you so much because I can't treat you to a proper place. It's just I am not really prepared for today...Next time I promise it will be more special..." I said holding tightly to the chain of my swing intensely looking at her.
Even to my future self letter for me. She keeps on telling me that you are really a warm-hearted person. There is no way I will hate you.
Eh!? Did I say something funny?
She chuckled at the words I said.
"Yuna...you said the same thing even on our first date." She explained with a smile on her face.
Ah...finally I see her true smile. It makes me notice more about her beauty.
"Our first date?" Is she referring to the one with my future self?
"Did you forget? You promise already that it will be more special next time."
I'm doom. My future self already promised it to her but then I give her the worst possible date that a girl could ever have in their life...
I'm not really capable of making her happy...
"Yuna..." She uttered my name softly.
I did not notice that she has stood up from her swing and now standing in front of me.
"I am the happiest person when I'm with you so please stay on my side forever..."
She bends down towards me. Her soft lips touch mine and my mind went blank at that moment...
***Meanwhile...
Back in Akaigaoka Academy
Director Fujiwara's POV...
"Sorry Director but David told me that he already enrolled in another school."
My face looks so dejected hearing my secretary's news for me.
"Aaah! did you tell him all that he could get if he chooses to enroll here?"
"Yes director, but he already made up his mind..."
"I can't give up on him like this...We need to change his mind. I dream of my school being the number one school for athletes and martial artists. I spent all my resources to build high-end facilities for his kind. I don't understand why he still chose another school?"
I feel so infuriated because this is not the first time someone rejects our offer. Even I work so hard to make this school perfect... a few years ago there is a young girl we invited to enter our school but she immediately rejected our offer without giving any thought to it. Ahhh...I won't lose again...
"Call my daughter!"
"Your daughter, director? Are you sure you want to involve her with this matter?"
"I don't want her to be involved in this but I can't think of any other person who can help me now to convince David aside on her."
My secretary looks at me holding on to her temple.
"But director you know she is living her life of her own. How are you going to convince her to follow you? If she never listens to you?"