~!100%, I Hate Green!~
Green. Green. Green. GR-EEN.
“WHY THE HELL IS THIS SCHOOL FILLED WITH THE COLOR GREEN?” I screamed with all my might in front of the school gate.
People stared at me like I had 3 or 8 heads. But I didn’t care. I looked left and right. Green benches, green posters, and green lamp posts and… A GREEN LIGHTNING?
“WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS SCHOOL!” I screamed again, this time pulling my blonde short-hair in the process. I felt a tap on my shoulder.
“Hana-chan, are you okay?” I looked behind me. With a worried expression and puppy dog eyes, my white-haired friend, Yuki-chan asked me.
“Yes… No… YES… NO!”
She sweatdroped.
“M-mind telling me why?”
“WHY IS RAIMON JR. HIGH REALLY REALLY GREEN TODAY?”
She giggled. But it only made me madder.
“COME ON YUKI-CHAN! TELL ME!”
She tried hiding her laughter.
“I-it’s because it’s Green Day, dummy,”
Did I hear that right? Did she say GREEN DAY?
“EEHH? YOU MEAN THE GREEN DAY IS HERE?”
This time she dropped onto the ground, laughing. Wow, very womanly of her.
“NOT THAT GREEN DAY! Green Day as in recycling, reusing, saving the Earth? It’s the day after tomorrow!”
I pulled her up. Geez, this girl has been laughing for 2 minutes now. Then, something hit me.
“EEEEEEHHH?”
“Oh right, I forgot, you HATED green,” My ears burn when she said that. Not burning in embarrassment, burning as in mad.
“What’s so wrong with Green Day?” A voice behind us startled me and Yuki.
I turned my body 360 degrees, (along with Yuki) to face my arch nemesis, Midorikawa Ryuuji…
“Midorikawa Ryuuji…” Saying his name made me sick.
“Seshida Hanaka…” I noticed venom dripping from every word he said.
We glared at each other for what felt like forever, until I saw a sweatdropping teal net behind him.
“ICHI-KUN!” I glomped, my childhood friend, making him fall on his back.
“OUCH! Go-good morning to you too, Hana-chan,” He said as he rubbed his back and trying to get up.
“Oh great, Banana Head almost killed her childhood friend at 7.30 in the freakin’ morning.”
My ears twitched. He. Did. Not. Say. That!
“What’s your problem, Peppermint?”
Yes, we have names for each other. Banana Head, Peppermint, Mango Hair, Green Tea and lots more.
I can see his vein pop and an eerie aura surrounded him. I wasn’t any different than him. We glared at each other again. If you’re wondering how the hell we became sworn enemies, then here’s the story.
It was my first day of school here; I was the new girl from Tomiki Jr. High. At that time I didn’t know Yuki because she’s a year younger than me or even her brother, Yuuya, because he was in a different class. It was lunch and I didn’t know where the cafeteria was, I asked help from him and he gladly showed me the way. I didn’t pay much attention to my surroundings because I was remembering my old friends back at my old school and was too busy being mesmerized by his cuteness.
When he said that we reached the cafeteria, I was shocked. He didn’t take me to the cafeteria; instead he took me to the Janitors Closet. He pushed me in and locked the door, leaving me there for hours tired and hungry. Cruel? Tell me about it! Of course I screamed and banged the door but no one heard me. After another few more hours, someone finally opened the door. Outside of the janitors closet, stood 5 figures. I didn’t recognize any of them except Ichi-chan. I ran to him and glomped him like just now. The other three were Yuki, her brother, Yuuya and the Fubuki twins. Luckily for me, the 5 of them had to stay back at school till evening because of some class project, well Yuuya’s, Ichi-chan’s and Fubuki-kun’s class project that is. Yuki just stayed back to wait for her brother and because she says it’s her hobby to come home late.
So there, that’s what happened. Ever since that day I hated him. I HATE him with all my heart.
Right now, were still glaring at each other, me, hating him with a reason, him, hating me for no reason at all. The school bell rang indicating it was time for class. That was lucky for him ‘cause I was already thinking of a plan to murder him. His face showed that he had the same idea.
Ichi-chan sighed and pushed me towards class, with Peppermint following slowly behind. Yuki already went the other direction since she’s our junior.
I let out a big sigh as I opened the class door. Unluckily for me, Ichi-chan is in a different class. And to make things worse, Peppermint here is in the same class as me. I let out a dark aura surround me as I walked to my seat, careful not to fall into one of his tricks again.
I pulled my seat and examined it for a while. After I was sure there weren’t any booby-traps I sat down and looked around class. Peppermint was already laughing with his friends, Endou-kun, Kidou-kun, Gouenji-kun and Kiyama Hiroto.
Hiroto’s my second enemy but for the past few days he’s being kind of nice to me. Weird… The teacher came in and told us to take out our maths textbook. I looked under my desk and gaped. There was a small green heart-shaped box in it. I could’ve screamed if I didn’t cover my mouth with my hands. How the hell did that thing got there?
I looked left and right. Some were paying attention to the teacher while some didn’t. I took a glance at Peppermint. He looked like some geek, noting down everything the teacher said and not paying attention to Hiroto, who was throwing paper balls at him, at all. Weird…
XOXOXOXOX
Finally! Lunch! I hurried out of class and went to my locker to keep my books. On my way I met with Haruna-chan.
“Haruna-chan!” I called out to her. She turned around and smiled at me. Kidou-kun was with her too.
“Hi, Hana-chan!”
“Hey,” Kidou-kun waved at me. I ran up to them and gave them a grin.
“Wanna eat lunch together?”
“Why not?” Both of them replied at the same time. I giggled. Then, I remembered the small box I found. I took it out of my pocket and stared at it for a while.
“Hey, Hana-chan. You look really pale today,” I froze at Haruna’s words.
“D-do I? Maybe because of the w-weather,” I stuttered as I quickly shoved the small box into my skirt pocket.
“But it’s 98 degrees out there,” Damn! I thought why does she have to be this observant?
We were at the cafeteria door by then, when I saw the soccer team at a table. I ran up to them.
“Yo! Minna!”
Their heads turned around and everyone smiled at me, with an exception of Peppermint.
“Yo, Hana-chan!” Endou-kun greeted me with a grin. I grinned back. Then I noticed everyone at the table staring at me.
“What?” I asked them.
“You look REALLY pale. Did something happen?” All of them asked at the same time. I felt like facepalming myself. I tried to think of an excuse but nothing came up my mind. I felt someone pat my shoulder. I turned around and saw Hiroto.
“It’s probably because she didn’t finish her English homework. And I’m sure you guys know why our English teacher is called ‘The Lion Queen’ right?”
I saw everyone at the table shuddered and nodded. Phew! Wait… Why the hell did Hiroto help me? Did he saw the box? Speaking of the box… I patted my skirt to see if it’s still there. I sighed. It’s still there and I was really hoping I was imagining it.
Lunch was as usual, noisy as ever. I’d usually join in the chat but today I don’t feel like it. I played with my food as I stared out the cafeteria window. Great… Just because of one small green-coloured heart-shaped box you’re in a bad mood. Pull yourself together Hanaka Seshida!
XOXOXOXOX
I was sweeping the class floor when I heard someone knocking on the door. I saw two figures standing outside. I walked to the door and slowly opened it, revealing the Aoi siblings.
“Yo! Hana-chan!” Yuki greeted with her cat smile. Yuuya only snickered.
“Geez, Yu-chan, you don’t have to smile like a cat all day you know,”
“Do I care, Nii-chan?” Yuki shot back.
“It’s not like you look cute doing that,” I saw Yuki’s face turn red and she pouted. Yuuya combed his hair using his fingers.
“And what about that habit of yours? The reason you’re doing it is because you thought you look cool doing that!” Yuki said as she laughed like Kogure. Yuuya froze. I laughed at the siblings.
“You guys can’t live a day without fighting each other eh?”
“No, Yes, No, Yes, NO WE CAN’T!” Both of them shouted at the same time. I laughed harder.
“So, Hana-chan why are you here after school?”
“I was going to ask you guys the same question when I remembered that both of you love to stay back at school. Heh~ I’m on duty today,” I replied with a pout as I continued sweeping the floor. I hate when it’s my turn to clean the class all alone. Hah! This reminds of the song ‘Lonely’ by Akon.
“Do you mind if we do our homework here?” Yuuya asked.
“Because the other classes were already closed,” Yuki continued her brothers’ sentence.
“As long as you don’t create a mess,” I replied, still pouting. They took their seats, Yuki sitting at my place, in the back of the class and Yuuya sitting at Peppermint’s place, next to the window. Wait…
“Hey, Yuuya-kun, I didn’t see you all day, did you really come to school? And I didn’t even see Yuki at lunch,” I looked at both of them.
I noticed both of them froze. They seem to be hesitating to answer.
“I-I actually came to school e-early and skipped lunch. Ehehehe,” Yuuya stuttered. I stared at him suspiciously then I looked at his sister. She flinched when I looked at her.
“I-I skipped lunch too,” Yuki explained. I stared at the siblings suspiciously but shrugged it off.
When I was sure that the two were focusing on their homework, I took the small box out of my pocket. Just great Hanaka, NOW you’re planning to open it… I thought as I slowly untied the black ribbon. I took of the lid. My eyes widened in surprise.
A cat-shaped chocolate with green blazing was inside it. I carefully took the chocolate out of the box and placed the box on top of the teacher’s desk. I stared at it for a while.
“Dark chocolate with green apple blazing,” A voice startled me. I looked up. Yuki was staring at the chocolate I was holding intently.
“H-how did you know?” I was rather shocked; she knew what this chocolate was made of just by looking at it.
“And what’s more important, how the hell did you get to the front of the class?” I asked as I looked behind her to my seat, where she was sitting about a second ago.
She chuckled.
“One: This chocolate is from XX Chocolate Café Two: I’ve been standing next to you like 5 minutes ago,”
“And she’s Zeus Jr. High’s Top Baker. Of course she’ll be able to know something like that,” I heard Yuuya say. I turned around; he was looking at us with a smirk. I turned back to Yuki with an ‘Is-that-true?’ look.
“EX-Top Baker actually, now I’m just a normal girl from the soccer club at Raimon Jr. High,” She corrected her brother and winked.
“So who’s the lucky guy hhmm?” Yuki asked me with her famous cat smile. I felt like flicking her forehead.
“It’s not for, it’s from,” I said as I stared at the chocolate again. Looks delicious I thought as I licked my lips.
“EEEHH? WHO GAVE IT?” I looked back up and saw Yuki staring at me with wide eyes and pointing her finger at me. I sweatdropped as I remembered that Yuki was a busybody like Haruna.
“I have no idea,” I said as I took a bite. “Yummy,” I continued eating the chocolate.
“Well, whoever gave it to me has good taste in chocolates but bad taste in colour,” I picked up my bag and walked to the door. I slid it open and walked out.
“See ya guys tomorrow!” I called out and I saw them wave back at me. I could’ve sworn they were smirking.
XOXOXOXOX
“I’m home!” I yelled as I entered my house. Nobody answered.
“Dad and Mom are still at work while Sawada is out camping in the woods,” I said to myself as I imagined my brother getting chased by a bear. I laughed at the thought.
“And Tsuki’s probably out with her friends,” I talked to myself again, this time remembering my 12 year old sister.
“YES! I’VE GOT THE HOUSE ALL TO MYSELF!” I yelled happily as I stretched my arms out. I ran upstairs to my bedroom and jumped onto the bed. I closed my eyes as I remembered what happened a few weeks ago.
Flashback
“Why do you hate me so much?” The blonde-haired female asked as she followed the green-haired male.
“It’s none of your business Banana Head!” Ryuuji said as fastened his pace. But Hanaka wasn’t satisfied. She jogged a little so she could keep up with Ryuuji.
“You’ve hated me since day one! And we’ve never even met before! What did I do to make you hate me?” Hanaka continued to annoy the green-haired male.
Ryuuji gritted his teeth as he turned around to face Hanaka.
“Look! I hate you ok? I HATE YOU TILL THE VERY LAST STRAND OF DNA!” Ryuuji screamed at Hanaka. The female’s eyes widened in shock.
PANG!
Ryuuji’s left cheek was red and burning. He felt his cheek with his hand. He looked at Hanaka.
Her body was trembling; her right shaking the hardest and her bangs covered her eyes, tears running down her cheeks.
Before Ryuuji could say anything, Hanaka sped off.
End of Flashback
I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling. I rolled to my side. The image of that incident went through my mind like a black and white film. Slowly, I closed my eyes again, this time falling into a deep sleep.
“Why do you hate me, Ryuu-kun?”
XOXOXOXOX
I yawned. Why did I want to come to school anyways? I was even the earliest to arrive at school! I continued to walk to my class, when I heard a crash.
“Oi! Watch it!” That voice… It sounded familiar. I fastened my pace. In one of the classes I saw two figures, walking clumsily. That’s when I noticed those figures were in MY class.
I slid the door open, shocking the occupants of the classroom. Ichi-chan and Hiroto jumped.
“GAAH!” Both of them yelled at the same time.
“WHAT on Earth are you two doing here?” I said. The two went silent.
“Well?” I continued. This time they hesitated. I walked towards the two.
“O-Ohayo, Ha-hana-chan,” Ichi-chan said while sweatdropping. I stared at him blankly.
“We-well, see ya!” Both of them said in the same time they ran out of the class while holding something big and round.
“Weird…” I placed my bag on my table and walked back to the door. Just as I was about to open it, someone else from outside slid it open. It was Midorikawa…
Our veins popped. We glared at each other. He walked past me to his seat. My vein pop grew bigger. Not wanting to create a chaos at this almost perfect morning, I walked out of the class to my locker to get my books.
Students started filling the hallways when I reached my locker. I opened it. My eyes bulged out of their sockets as I saw what was in my locker. A bouquet of green roses with a note attached to it.
People stared at me as I stood frozen in front of my own locker. The first thing that popped into my mind was: HOW THE HELL DID THESE ROSES GET INTO MY LOCKER?
But what’s more important is… WHO THE HELL GAVE ME THESE ROSES?
The bell rang. I took my books and ran back to class.
XOXOXOXOX
Throughout the first until fifth period I was thinking about the roses and chocolates. My mind was all ‘Who gave the roses?’ or ‘Maybe it was him, no it might be him!’
Now, its lunch and I still don’t know who gave me the chocolate and roses. Then, I remembered the note that was attached to the roses. In that exact moment, I dashed towards my locker.
I opened my locker and looked inside. Luckily or maybe unluckily, the roses were still there, along with the note. I slowly took the note, opened it and read it.
If you want to know who I am, meet me at the rooftop tomorrow after school.
-Your secret admirer.
I flushed. There was even a heart at the end of the note. Not wanting anyone else to read the note, I threw it back into my locker and closed it shut. My back was against the locker door. I could still feel my face burning.
“Hey, you ok?”
I jumped up in surprise. In front of me, was Ichi-chan.
“Uuuhh… I-I’m fine!” I yelled. I dashed into the hallways. I turned around the corner.
CRASH!
Ouch… I thought as I held my head. I looked up and saw Aphrodi. Wait…
“WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING AT RAIMON?” I screamed as I stood up in shock. Aphrodi sweatdropped at my reaction.
“I’m in the Student Transfer Programme,” he said as he slowly stood up and dust off any dirt off him. I stared at him with a confused look.
“How long?” I asked him again.
He scratched the back of his head.
“A month or so…”
“BUT WHY RAIMON?”
“Uuuhh… I think I heard someone calling me! See ya!” He ran off. Something smells fishy…
Ever since yesterday, super weird things are happening…
“I think I’m losing my mind…” I said as I held my head. If this keeps up I think I’m gonna faint…
I listed the things that happened for the last 24 hours.
The school turned green.
I got chocolates from an anonymous person.
Yuki and Yuuya came to my class after school.
This morning, I saw Hiroto and Ichi-chan in my class.
After that, I found a bouquet of green roses in my locker with a note attached to it.
And now, I found Aphrodi all the way from Zeus Jr. High, right here in Raimon…
The school bell rang, giving me a little headache. Damn… I didn’t even get to eat lunch!
XOXOXOXOX
In class, the teacher announced something about tomorrow. He told us to bring recyclable things to school tomorrow so that the school can send the recyclables to the recycling factory.
Where can I find anything recyclable in my house? Maybe I’ll just bring some old newspapers tomorrow.
The teachers had a meeting, so we had the class to ourselves for the rest of the day. I stretched my arms up and yawned.
The door suddenly slid open so hard it could have broken into pieces. On the door frame, stood with all her might (and eerie aura) was Yuki.
“Uh-oh…” was all I could say when her eyes darted through the room as if looking for someone. I noticed someone shivering and sweatdropping.
“KIYAMA HIROTO!” The 13-year old yelled. Hiroto flinched and tried to run but with no luck when Aphrodi suddenly appeared behind him and grabbed his shoulders.
“Where do you think you’re going?” The blonde male asked.
“B-but it’s not done yet!” Hiroto replied back, his voice shaking a little. I tilted my head to the right. What were they talking about?
“Then you and Kazemaru-senpai should get going!” Yuki pulled Hiroto out of the classroom with Aphrodi behind her. Peppermint followed them too.
The whole class sweatdropped. Curious got the best of me as I got up from my seat and followed the four.
I saw them gather at the end of the junior locker’s hallway. Yuki, Hiroto, Aphrodi and Midorikawa weren’t the only ones there; Ichi-chan and Yuuya were there too.
I was about to jump into one of the lockers but I was too late, they saw me. I laughed nervously as I waved at them.
Some of them looked shock, some turned pale and I was pretty sure Peppermint’s skin was as white as Yuki’s hair and his skin was usually tanned. I gave him a questioning look.
“Uuuhh so what’cha doin?” I tried to keep a grip by trying to act normal. I could see they were putting up an act too.
“No-nothing,” All of them said in perfect sync.
“None of your business, Banana Head,” Everyone except Peppermint that is. We glared at each other again. I can see his skin is back to his normal colour. Was I imagining things? If I imagined that, then… urgh… Who am I kidding? The chocolate was real and also the roses. Not my imagination.
I noticed another figure glaring at me. I turned around and flinched. Yuki was giving me the hardest and coldest glare I have ever seen coming from her.
“Ne, Hana-chan…”
“H-haih?” I shivered a little.
“You followed me, Onii-chan, Hiroto-senpai and Midorikawa-senpai… didn’t you?” Her voice sounded spooky.
“Uuuuhhh… what will happen if I say ‘Yes’?” I stared at her with a pleading look.
“Oh, okay,” And with that she left along with her brother and cousin. Sometimes I wonder who’s in charge actually…
I sighed as I dropped on the ground.
“Yuki-chan can sure be scary when she wants too,” Ichi-chan said as he patted my shoulder and left with Hiroto.
Wait… that means I’m left with… Uh-oh, everyone! Please take cover!
“Great… Just Great…” I said trying to put in as much sarcasm as possible.
“S-see ya!” Peppermint walked hurriedly to join Ichi-chan and Hiroto. He didn’t even tease me. And I thought I saw a hint of red in his cheeks. Okay… NOW I’m seriously imagining things.
XOXOXOXOX
The next day, my face was red all the way to school. ‘What was going to happen later afternoon?’ was all I could think of as I stepped into the soccer field.
I looked up and saw 3 figures carrying boxes entering the building. Not again… I thought to myself as I followed the 3 figures. Soon enough I found out they were the three blood-related students (one of them somehow ended up in Raimon for a month), Aphrodi, Yuuya and Yuki. Each of them was carrying big boxes. I stared at them in awe.
“What cha’ doin’?” Okay… I’m starting to feel like Isabella from Phineas and Ferb.
They looked up and flinched. Aphrodi almost dropped his box.
“Nothing much Hana-chan, just papers to be recycled,” Aphrodi seemed to be hesitating at first.
“And make some money,” The Aoi siblings replied in the same time. Me and Aphrodi sweatdropped.
As if by queue, Ichi-chan appeared behind the main doors. I was about to glomp him if it wasn’t because of a certain green-haired teen behind him. So I only greeted him.
“Ohayo, Ichi-chan!”
“Ohayo, Hana-chan!” He replied back with a smile. The teen behind him just stared at me with an expressionless face.
“What’s your problem, Green Tea?” I raised my eyebrows as my face got closer to his. He flinched a bit. I noticed he was sweating a lot too.
“Uh, nothing!” And like a robot made by an amateur, he walked to class. I stared at the back of his head with a really curious expression.
I heard some chuckles behind me and I turned around to face the other four teens.
“What’s so funny?” I asked them in the most evil tone possible.
“Oh, nothing at all~” They replied back with an eviller tone than mine. I shivered a little and started to jog to my class. I knew that something was going to happen on this peaceful (I think) and harmonious, Green Day, but just shrugged it off.
XOXOXOXOX
I was restless throughout class, I even yawned a few times.
“Hey, Hana-chan, you okay? I saw you dozed off during Maths just now,” Hiroto asked me when it was lunch. I stared at him for a while.
“I… guess?” His face showed he wasn’t satisfied. I sighed.
“Alright, alright, I guess I’m not fine. I just didn’t get enough sleep last night, okay?” He smirked a little at my answer.
“What are you smirking at?”
“Oh, nothing~” Okay… I heard the exact same sentence from 3 (make that 4 if you count in Peppermint) people today and told it to him.
“Then I’m the fifth~” His smirk hasn’t left his face and I really want to punch him right in the nose, right this very minute.
Both of us exited the classroom and continued to the cafeteria. He was still smirking when we sat down at the table (noisy as usual).
“Hey Hana-chan…”
“What?” I turned my head to the left and glared at Hiroto. His smirk was still there.
“What would you do if- OUCH!” Someone behind him punched his head, hard. I laughed at him.
“Don’t ruin all of our hard work, idiot!” Yuuya yelled at him as he cracked his knuckles. Hiroto pouted a little.
“Fine…” He smirked again. “We’ll just wait and see…”
This made me curious again.
“Okay, what are you guys talking about?”
“Oh, nothing~” They replied at the same time. My vein popped and I cracked my knuckles.
“That’s the sixth and seventh time this day…” They flinched when they saw my glare and started to dash out of the cafeteria. Nobody seemed to notice them though. I looked in front of me and saw Peppermint eating with his head down. ‘When the hell did he get here?’ I thought as I noticed his face was kind of red. ‘What’s important is… WHY IS HE SITTING IN FRONT OF ME?’ I screamed in my head as I mentally banged my head on a wall.
He didn’t look up and neither did I for the rest of lunch break. We just sat there eating and trying to avoid eye contact. I could feel my own cheeks turning red. ‘WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH ME?’ I yelled again in my head. Once more I imagined banging my head on the wall, this time harder.
XOXOXOXOX
I hit my head on my desk, hard and this time I Am Not Imagining It! For the first time Ever, I Am Not Happy That School Ended! I feel like screaming my head off, which I already did just two days ago.
I didn’t want to go but I wanted to know who has been giving me chocolates and flowers. I’m so confused!
Aki came up to me and asked me what was wrong. I stared at her with teary eyes and told her everything.
“Oh My God! Hana-chan! That’s soooo romantic!” She exclaimed happily as I ended my story.
“What’s so romantic about that?” I couldn’t think right. I just said what came up in my mind.
“Chocolates, roses, all came from a secret admirer? What could be more romantic than that? And what’s more, I have a pretty good idea who is it…” She chuckled slightly as her eyes traced the classroom. I stared at her questioningly but didn’t bother to follow her gaze.
“Who?” I asked, my voice sounded blank and expressionless.
“A certain guy, of course.” She giggled and walked to the door. I chased after her but tripped on someone’s foot and landed on my face.
“Ow…” Was all I could say. I heard the sound of a chair being pushed and someone screaming my name.
“Hana-chan!”
Someone turned my body upright and shook me hard. My eyes were blurry and my head was spinning. The last thing I saw before I closed my eyes was the colour green…
XOXOXOXOX
My eyes opened a little but I still couldn’t see properly. I sat up, blocking the sunset with my left hand. I looked around and noticed I was in the school infirmary. My eyes widened in shock as I remembered what happened.
I felt someone squeezing my right hand and looked down. I almost choked on my own breath. I felt my blood rushing up to my face.
“Ryu- I mean, Midorikawa?” He opened his left eye and stared at me. He was sleeping while holding my hand. In less than a second, his face was as red as a tomato.
“H-Hana-chan? Yo-You’re awake?” He stammered as he sat back up, his eyes wide. He didn’t let go of my hand though.
I didn’t know what to say. Here we are, arch nemesis, sitting in the infirmary alone together. I just stared at him. He stared at me. Both of our faces were red.
“Yo-You fainted just now and I t-took you here.” He laughed nervously as he scratched the back of his head. He must have noticed our hands joined together because he suddenly pulled it away.
“Uuuhhh, I-I gotta go.” He pushed his chair back and started to head for the door. Out of instinct, I grabbed his arm. I didn’t know what hit me. My body moved by itself.
“P-please… D-don’t go…” What am I saying? Did something possess me?
My eyes were watery. My vision was getting blurry again. Before I knew it, I was crying.
“W-why? Why do you hate me? Why? I-if you hate me, th-then why did you take me here?” I managed to say in between sobs. I covered my face with my hands and curled into a ball.
I felt his arms wrapped around me. I flinched in shock.
“I never said I hated you…”
It sounded like a whisper; my ears weren’t able to catch it.
“W-what did you say?”
“I said… I never hated you…” He said a little louder than before. I stared at him with wide eyes. He was still hugging me.
“But then… why? Why did you do that to me on my first day here?”
He sighed and released me, his back against the metal bed’s frame.
“I… was dared to…” He laughed nervously again.
“By?”
“Hi-Hiroto…” He scratched the back of his head.
“I’m sorry, Hana-chan,” He smiled as he went to me closer. “I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
I blushed. He. Called. Me. Hana-chan… Blood rushed to my face again. I looked away from him, trying to hide my red face. Something clicked in my head. I forgot about my secret admirer. Shit. He must have left by now. Now I’ll never know who he is.
I facepalmed myself. I dried my tears, took my bag that was on a chair and started to head for the door.
“Where are you going?” I heard him call out for me.
“The rooftop,” Hey, who knows? My ‘secret admirer’ might still be waiting for me there.
“But your so called secret admirer is right here.” I stopped in front of the door. Did I hear that right? I turned around and met soft lips. My eyes grew wider and I started to cry again. He pulled me and cupped my cheeks.
“But…”
“Saranghae, Hana-chan…”
“Did you just…”
“Speak Korean?” He smirked and kissed my forehead. I know what it meant. I know what that one word meant.
“I love you too, Ryuu-kun.” I kissed him. He looked shock at first but then smiled again.
Suddenly, I heard something pop and confetti was falling around us. Both of us looked confused. We looked up and saw a red heart-shaped container that was split in half, hanging high above our heads.
We heard laughs and turned our heads to the nurses table. This time I was sure our eyes were bulging out of their sockets.
“MINNA?” Both of us screamed at the same time. The whole soccer club just laughed.
“Congratulations to you~ Congratulations to you~ Congratulations to you~ Congratulations to Ryuuji and Hanaka!~ Congratulations to you!” Everyone sang to the beat of the ‘Happy Birthday’ song. Ryuu-kun and I flushed.
“Hiroto, Kazemaru, Aphrodi, Yuuya and Yuki! You guys told me you would leave!” Midorikawa screamed at the 5. They laughed louder.
“And miss a once in a lifetime opportunity? Never!” The 5 of them exclaimed at the same time.
“Be thankful Midorikawa, if it weren’t for us, you wouldn’t be able to confess your feelings to Hana-chan.” Aphrodi said.
“Wait… You guys planned all of this? All of you?” I asked, confused.
“Truth be told, the rest of us were dragged here after practise.” Kidou explained but he was smirking.
“So…”
“Peace!” The 5 said people exclaimed happily. I was about to strangle each of them if they didn’t defend themselves.
“But Midorikawa was the one who asked for help!” The five of them exclaimed as they pointed an accusing finger at Ryuu-kun. I turned around and stared at him.
“Sorry, baby. But I had no choice.” He pulled me into a kiss.
“Mou! Ryuu-kun you jerk!” All of them laughed.
“Finally, peace has returned to the soccer club.” Hiroto exclaimed all of a sudden.
“WHO WAS THE ONE THAT STARTED IT ALL?” Everyone except me and Ryuu-kun yelled at him in the same time and started beating him up. The two of us laughed and left the group in peace(?).
