Chapter 6 - Hope?

* THE NEXT DAY *

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Kage

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Baki-

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: so what happened? :

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Kage-

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: you mean in The Date? :

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Baki-

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: Yeah how was it? :

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Kage-

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: I have to admit it it was way :

: more fun than I thought :

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Baki-

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: well that's unexpected :

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Kage-

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: yeah but I really enjoyed it :

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Baki-

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: Does that mean you're:

: okay with dating him? :

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Kage

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: OF COURSE NOT!! :

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Baki-

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: Relax I was just kidding :

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Kage-

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: Baki..you weren't just :

: kidding were you? :

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Baki-

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: I mean you're rejecting girls:

: every day and the person :

: you went on a date with :

: a guy so I thought that you :

: might be gay :

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: I mean you can't blame me | : for thinking that can you? :

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Kage-

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: I guess you're right but I am not :

: gay I only went on a date with him :

: Because he was getting so annoying :

: so Don't get the wrong idea :

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Baki-

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: I know but I just felt that I :

: didn't know you well enough :

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: and that made upset since :

: I am your childhood friend :

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Kage -

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: I understand see you tomorrow :

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Baki-

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: see you :

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Kage: "sigh" what's up with him?

* THE NEXT DAY *

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Baki: Oii KAGE OVER HERE!!

Kage: hey

Baki: Oh my god you actually said hey today are you in a good mood?

Kage: I guess I am...

Baki: how fun was the Date?

Kage: oh this again...it was really fun I guess...

Baki: what did you guys do?

Kage: we kinda just ate food for the entire date but he wanted us to hold hands so I agreed

Baki: wait really? You agreed?!

Kage: I mean I promised a Date would it really be considered a Date if we just went out to eat and then went home?

Baki: yeah I guess you're right

Kage: I am going to class

Baki: yeah me too bye

* LUNCH BREAK *

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Toru: did you have fun on the Dat-

Kiomo: OF COURSE I DID!!!!

Toru: okay okay don't scream at my face..

Kiomo: WE GOT TO HOLD HANDS DO YOU BELIEVE IT!!!

Toru: I do now please stop screaming!!

Kiomo: oh sorry hehe... we ate craps too

Toru: what the hell are craps?!!

Kiomo: you don't know what craps are?!! You've got to try them!!

Toru: No thanks I am good that doesn't sound appetizing at all...

Kiomo: it's your choice but you will really like them!!!

Toru: anyways what else did you guys do ?

Kiomo: OH uhh..we ate and~...we..also ate...and we...JUST ATE?!!!

Toru: seriously?

Kiomo: nooo I wasted my time with him with just eating DAMN IT!!!

Toru: you really are an idiot

Kiomo: HEY I thought you were supposed to be shy

Toru: I am but not with my best friends

Kiomo: awww that's the nicest thing you ever said to me No it's the nicest thing anyone has said to me !!

Toru:....

Kiomo: but I really enjoyed the Date....I guess it's all over now..

Toru: kiomo....

Kiomo: BUT THERE IS STILL A CHANCE I

AM NOT GIVING UP YET!!!

Toru: So you're still gonna annoy him...

Kiomo: NOPE..I am just gonna hope that he realizes that he might have feelings for me!!

Toru: if you say so...

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Baki: Dude...you look like a zombie are you okay

Kage: yeah I just couldn't sleep..

Baki: again?!! seriously?!!

Kage: what I was just on my phone and before I realized it it was morning

(relatable lol)

Baki: "sigh" you never learn why do girls like you anyways you're face is terrifying

???: ahhh kage-kun looks so hot when he's tired doesn't he?!! "Whispering"

????: I know right?!! "Whispering"

Baki: well that answers the question....

Kage: "sigh"

* LATER *

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Kage: why the hell is school so boring today?!!

Baki: really? It's the same as always you know...could it be that you're missing kiomo~

Kage: OF COURSE NOT YOU IDIOT I'D RATHER DIE!!

Baki: dude chill I am just kidding...you've been getting angry so easily nowadays is everything okay?

Kage: I am just stressed out today...I think

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Toru: you're so quiet today is everything okay

Kiomo: I miss annoying kage-kun~ and my sister was a pain in the ass yesterday she didn't want to sleep...

Toru: give that damn man a break I feel bad for him

Kiomo: I don't want to~

Toru: "sigh"

* TWO DAYS LATER *

Kage: ....

Baki: dude you're being way too quiet today there must be something wrong?!!

Kage: I just didn't sleep well and two girls confused to me today so my mood is trash so don't talk to me I don't want to kill you

Baki: "sigh"

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Toru; kiomo-chan is everything okay you haven't spoken a word today?

Kiomo: I-I am starting to think that there is no hope for him to have feelings for me...

Toru: weird..you "kiomo-chan"

Kiomo: huh you did?

Toru: yeah I did...

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* ONE WEEK LATER *

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Baki: Okey that's enough we need to fix this!!!

Kage: huh?

Baki: so tell me what's the problem?

Kage: um I am bored...

Baki: exactly!! Do you need someone to keep you company

Kage: and who would that someone be?

Baki: I mean aside from me...you can get a girlfriend

Kage: yeah..no thanks

Baki: why not?

Kage: girls are annoying

Baki: and that's exactly what you need someone to spend time with you

Kage: I mean...I don't want to

Baki: well do you want to stay like this for the entirety of high school ?

Kage: No..but I can get a girlfriend when ever I want to

Baki: and now is the perfect time to get one

Kage: I guess you're right I should probably give it a try I am going to Date the next GIRL that confesses to me

Baki: "laughs" I don't think a guy will confess this time don't worry

Kage: just in case

* THE NEXT DAY *

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Kiomo: hey tor-

Toru: Hiii um uh..how about we go somewhere else today?

Kiomo: huh why?

Toru: um uh you see

???: Hey..Hey did you hear?!!

????: huh what is it?

???: I heard that kage-kun got a new girlfriend!!

????: huh seriously?!! How many have he dated?!!

???: I am not sure but I think it's more than 30

????: WHAT seriously?!!

???: yeah I heard that he's dating Aika now

????: huh you mean that beautiful girl from class 3B?

???: yes that one

????: she's really lucky kage-kun always rejects girls

???: Why the hell would he reject her did you see how gorgeous she was?

????: yeah you're right

Toru: k-kiomo a-are you okay

Kiomo: please tell me that this is a joke...

Toru: ....

Kiomo: no this cant be true say something!!

Toru: kiomo..

Kiomo: "running"

Toru: k-kiomo where are you going?!!

" KIOMO'S POV "

"No No this isn't true there should be hope right?"

"....who am I kidding m-maybe it's just a rumor w-who knows"

"stops running" "shocked"

"They're...kissing...so it wasn't a rumor...."

"it's none Of my business anyways r-right"

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Kiomo: "tsk"

Kage: huh k-kiomo?

Aika: huh who's that?

Kiomo: d-don't mind me I was leaving "runs"

Aika: o-okay?

* KIOMO'S POV *

" I am such idiot "

" who was I fooling?"

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Toru: K-KIOMO WHERE TE YOU GOING?

Kiomo: home...

Toru: t-take care t-then...

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" Still running btw"

Kiomo: ..... "bummed into someone "

Kiomo: s-sorr-.....

???: .....there you are

Kiomo: ....D-DAD W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING H-HERE

Takashi: You're come with me "grabs"

Kiomo: H-HEY LET GO YOU...HELP!!

Asuka: K-KIOMO!!!

Kiomo: MOM!!

Asuka: H-HEY LET GO OF HIM!!!!

Takashi: what's wrong Asuka don't tell me you forgot our deal

Asuka: B-BUT TODAY I-IS HIS BIRTHDAY YOU CAN'T TAKE HIM NOW!!

Kiomo: oh right today is my birthday I forgot...BUT WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ME GOING WITH THAT OLD MAN?!!

Takashi: huh I thought you told him..

Kiomo: M-Mom w-what's going on?

Thanks for reading this chapter I know it's sad but you can tell that the story will be sad from the title the texting part took forever ever I spent like four hours on it😅

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