" But, why did they fight? What's the reason behind it? ", a girl among them anxiously asked that girl.
" Yes! Yes! They're best friends. What's the reason of disputes between them? ", another girl also desperately asked her.
" Well! I think, he didn't know about it. So, the reason is still unknown. ", she told them while shrugging her shoulder lightly.
" Eh! We wanted to know about it. "
" Right! Right! ", they nag to push her more to tell more about it, but she stills answers in disappointment.
" Sorry to disappoint you guys, but I really don't know about it. ", then she stands up, and leaves the conversation among them. All the girls are watching his leaving back in awe. While on the other hand, I'm thinking about the matter that happened two days before.
"[ Hmmm.... It must be very difficult for both. They both were looking hurt at that time. ]"
' Ding-a-ling, ding-a-ling ', the school bell of our school is start ringing which means our recess time is over. There's a total chaos in the hallway as all students start returning to their classes. The group of girls which is behind me, also get scattered, and go back to their respective seats leaving their gossips behind. Then, our teacher enters into the class. After Minamoto kun and all students greeted him, he starts to teach his subject. And the class begins.
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Right now, we're attending our fifth period, and all students are taking their test. All are giving it attentively. I'm also focus on my test.
" Psssst! Psssst! ", someone is making weird voices from behind, and is disturbing me. Veins of annoyance are popping on my head. My face also have an unpleasant expression.
"[ Who's this ignorant person? Don't he have to do his own test? Argh! Just shake it off and starts focus on test again. ]", I pat my cheeks lightly with my both hands, and return back to do my test.
" Psssst! Psssst! ", but that voice came, and disturbed me again. A popping vein shows up again on my head. My face has an angry dark expression, which is covering my face in darkness. I squeeze my pen in my hand.
" Argh! I can't take it anymore. Who's this stupid person? " I turn my head, and become shock as I saw the face of that person.
" Ta-Takahashi kun? " There's a knit form between my eyebrows, which are clearly showing my confusion. He's staring at me with a poker face. His playful face which always laughs and smiles, has a very serious expression. I gulp my saliva into my throat. I divert my eyes from him.
"[ Why's he looking so serious? And more importantly, why's he looking for me? Did I do something wrong? ]", I gather my courage, and finally ask him with an unbothered look.
" Wh-what's happen? Why a-are you disturbing me-me? ", he don't say anything, but he finally breaks his serious look, and gives out a creepy smile with smiling eyes like a cunning fox.
He opens his mouth, and says, " Sorry, Aizawa san. " I look at him for a second in daze.
" It-it's okay. ", I said it and return back to do my test. But after a moment he moves his lips again.
" But I want to ask you something. What were you and Ayamu doing at that dessert shop? "
My body become stiffed when I heard those words from his mouth. I turn my head back again at him with an anxious look. I asks him in hasty.
" B-but how do yo-you know about i-it? "
He smiles again. He cups his cheeks with both of his hands, and says, " That doesn't matter. Just tell me the answer. " I'm still looking at him with a suspicious look.
"[ Should I tell him or not? ]", my inner sense were asking me this question. So, I decide to go along with it.
" A-and why sh-should I tell y-you? It-it's our perso-personal matter? "
" Pfft! Pfft! Tell me or ", he chuckled at first, but then his cheerful voice turns into harsh voice as I refused to tell him.
" O-or what? "
" Or- "
" Or you both want to go outside of the class? ", our teacher's voice shouted from behind, and we both got startled. We both hesitantly and slowly turn our attention at our teacher in utter fear. The whole class' eyes are stick on us, including Minamoto kun. He doesn't has any expression on his face. But my inside is totally in messed up situation.
"[ Why does it always happen with me? I once again get embarrassed in front of him. ]"
Then, our teacher reprimands me and Takahashi kun again.
" If you both are that interested in chit chatting instead of doing your test, then I suggest that you both don't have to take this test. Get out of the class. " After listening his bitter words, we both in hurriedly stand up from our seats. Then, Takahashi kun says with a trembling voice.
" Sir, we aren't talking. I we- "
" NOW!!!!!!! ", he yelled at us again but with twice anger than before.
My whole body get startles, and starts trembling. Then, we both slowly walk out of the class.
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I and Takahashi kun are standing outside of the class in an empty hallway. Small birds and insects are hopping in the hallway. Students are studying inside their classes, except us.
"[ Argh! It's so shameful. I want to bury my face inside these walls. ]" Although, I feel shameful but my face's still has poker expression without single trace of sadness. But beside me the situation is not good at all.
Besides the echoing voices of teaching teachers, a whimpering sound is also echoing in the hallway. I look at that person who's making those sounds with anxious eyes. Takahashi kun is crying silently with his head down. I feel pity for him.
After a while passes away, he stops crying but his face and eyes are still red. He says with a sore voice, " If you answered me earlier without any tantrums, then I don't have to face this situation. "
A vein of anger pops out on my head, after listening his non-sensible words.
" I-if in first place, you didn't as-ask me during our test, then I-I also don't have to face this situation. ", I also mocked him back.
He quickly turns his head to look at me. His face is red due to whimpering. His lightly swollen eyes still contain some tears into his eyes. He's looking very pitiful and cute at the same time. He's exactly looking like those angry little bears.
He says with a pout, " We definitely wouldn't get caught, if you told me sooner. "
" But wh-why should I share m-my personal matters with yo-you? "
" But it's also involve Ayamu. So, how's it only your personal matter? "
" But you're no-not him. "
" But I'm his bestfriend. So, by that I could ask you about him. "
My mouth opens for replying him back but I pause, and think, "[ Do really bestfriends have that enough right to involve into their bestfriends' personal matters? ]" I look at him again, and by looking at his determined look on his face, I conclude that, "[ Hmmm.... I think he's not lying. Maybe I don't have any clue about it. ]" Then, I continue to talk with him. I release a sigh of defeat.
" Actually, I and Mina-Minamoto kun -"
" Yes! Yes! ", his eyes are curiously fixated on me.
" We-we were just talking a-about caramel purin. "
" Eh? What? Caramel purin? ", he gets surprise by my answer.
I nod my head heavily.
" So, you're on a date with him, right? ", he raises his one eyebrow, and looking at me for confirmation with questionable eyes.
My face become flushed when he said that. I panicky nod my head left to right in denial, and blurt out everything at one go.
" No, no. It's nothing like that. We just coincidentally met on the road, and we're also going coincidentally heading to the same grocery store. Then, at that store he met with Komatsu kun, but after meeting him he become sad, so for cheering him up. I just invited him to eat caramel pudding. So, it's not a date. Haa.... Haa..... ", I'm huffing pretty heavily after telling him in one breath without a single stop. It's a new record for me.
He grabs my both arms, and asks excitedly, " Did he really meet with Arashi there? What did they talk about? ", he shakes my whole body with his excitement. My head is spinning.
" I do-don't know. They had already finish their con-conversation before I reached there. N-now please, let me go-go. " He stops, and scratch the back of his head in embarrassment.
" Ahaha.... Sorry! I just got excited by hearing that those two good old friends finally got reunited again. But they didn't settle their matter. " He looks at me with a suspicious look, and asks.
" Did Ayamu tell you something about them? "
" No! Wh-why would he tell me hi-his private matters? We're just cla-classmates. "
" But by looking at you, it doesn't seem so. "
" I-it's just a natural thing to-to comfort a sad per-person, if you're a go-good human being. "
" Oh really! Ai-Za-Wa san. ", he gives out a teasing smile. But I shake off his teasing questions, and divert his attention from it.
" But h-how did you know that we-we were at that shop? Are you sta-stalking Minamoto kun? ", I raise my one eyebrow in inspection.
His face flushes. His cheeks and ears become pink, and he says by diverting his eyes in shyness, " O-oh! It's just I were on my way to meet someone, then I saw you and Ayamu at that shop. You both didn't notice me that I were watching you guys. "
"[ Eh? Did he just blush? ]" I give out a smirk, and start asking him in a teasing voice.
" So, you're o-on a date, right? "
" N-no! I were just meeting my friend. They're only my friend. "
" But yo-your blushing pink cheeks and ears don't se-seem to agree with you. "
He touches his cheeks and ears, and says in an annoyingly tone, " I know, you're just teasing me, but I won't fall in your trap. "
I chuckle at his cute manner, "[ He's just like Aki and Akihiko. ]"
" Hey! Don't make fun of me. ", his face gets puffed up with anger.
"Okay, okay! Bu-but why're you asking me th-this? Why are yo-you not asking this question to Mi-Minamoto kun and Ko-Komatsu kun? "
" Haaaa..... If they had already told me, then why I would asking you this right now. Use some brain of yours that Buddha has given to you. ", he said it with a pout in anger. He continues to talk.
" Neither he nor Arashi is talking to me about that matter. I tried hard but my goodness, they both zipped tight their lips to tell anything. Haaaa.... They're really brothers. "
" Huh? What di-did you just say? ", I got confused when he said ' brothers '.
" Mmm.... Zipped tight lips? ", he said in confusion with knitted brows.
" No! A-a little after th-that. "
" They're really brothers? "
" Ye-yes! Brothers! "
" Oh that! Yes. They're really brothers. "
" B-but how? They got diff-different family names. "
" Yes.. because they're cousin brothers, not real brothers. Arashi's father and Ayamu's mother are siblings. "
" Oh.. I-I really don't know a-about it. ", I said in amazement.
" Ahahaha.... ", he gives out a sarcastic laugh.
"[ Has he finally gone mad due to betrayal from both of his bestfriends? ", I thought anxiously, and pity him.
" Huh? What did you say? My goodness! Ahaha.... ", after sometime laughing his heart out, he finally calms down. Then, he raise up his head in pride like a newly born lamb.
" Not only you, but no-one in this school know about it, except for me their closest friend. HAHAHAHA.... "
" Hey! Shut your mouth, TAKAHASHI KIYOSHIIII! ", our teacher's yelling voice ring into our ears.
" Ye-yes sir! ", he flinched, and said it in hasty.
" Ca-can't you just shut u-up for a second? ", he said in a very angry voice.
" I'm sorry, sir! ", then finally our teacher's voice quiet down.
" Can't yo-you just stay silent? Do-do you have to do this? ", I whispered to him. He starts whimpering again. His eyes once again become misty with tears.
" Sniff...sniff.... I'm sorry. It's just I feel so proud of our friendship. But now - but now, it's look like our friendship is only shining from above like petrol over spilled water. I got fully devastated by their fight. Sniff....sniff.... "
"[ Alas! Poor Takahashi kun. Why did I scold him? It only makes me feel more wrong. ]", I also become sad, after watching him hurting so much.
" It's o-okay! Sometimes people need their personal space. I don't have any friends but I know your situation. Being helpless can't do anything for your close ones. ", and I try to console him.
" Aizawa san.... ", he asked me with a sore voice, but his head is still down.
" Hmm? "
" You don't have any friends. I always see you alone. "
" Ahahaha... it's not like everybody despise. It's my decision to not make any friends. ", he looks up at me in daze.
" Why did you make such decision? "
" Mmm... I don't know that much accurately, but maybe I'm afraid that they'll get disappointed in me. "
" Huh? Such things like disappointment don't exist in friendship, if it's exist then it's not friendship. Only pulling each other's leg occurs in friendship. We help each other out in bad times, and support each other. ", he said it with a serious look. And he continues to talk.
" Don't take friendship in lightly. If you don't know about it, then don't grow such misconceptions about it also.", he corrected me on my stereotypes about friendship.
" Sorry! I didn't know about it. ", I apologized to him. But in deep by listening his words, I realized my shallow thinking about relationships. He takes a sigh, and says.
" Haa... Can't blame you also. ", and the empty hallway once again sinks into echoing voices.
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After finishing school, I'm heading back towards my house riding on my cycle. Today, the weather is more joyful than other days. The sun still shines brightly into the sky. While enjoying the view, suddenly I feel something awkward. And I get it, what's this weird sensation.
" Huh? Wait a minute? Is it time now? ", my eyes get big in surprise and trouble.
I hurriedly went to a public washroom, and check it out there. And yes, I really have my periods. I panic, and grab my bag to find any extra sanitary pads. But got nothing into hands. I sit down on toilet's seat in disappointment. I pick my phone from my bag, and starts checking nearby convenience store, but unfortunately my school is in outskirt area, so, convenience store is far from here.
" I don't have any sanitary pads, and closest convenience store is very distant from here. Argh! What to do now? ", then I remember something, and search again into my phone.
" I think medical stores also keep them. Let's check for it. ", my face bright up in happiness, cause there's a medical hospital nearby me.
" YESSSS!!!!!! ", I exclaimed with happiness like I won a lottery ticket.