WHAT! Are you going to break Acchan and Yuko's heart?!?! WHAT IS THIS MESS!!! STOP! DON'T HURT MY ACES~
just like what yourockme-san said, I'm a sadist.
I'll hurt them first before getting what they want
So here's an update. I think I should focus first on the minor couples before getting into the main characters.
but of course, I'll still give hints about them on each chapter
Chapter 3: The Jealous Gachapin
Atsuko slept with a smile on her face and satisfied on the infos that she got. She mailed the Gachapin again and thank him before going to sleep. While she's staring at the ceiling, all that she can see is the face of Takahashi Kai then suddenly a thought come up on her mind.
'Why am I feeling like this? Why am I thinking about him? Whenever he comes on my mind, I can't control myself to smile. I've never been like this for a man. What if Mariko is right? What if I'm really in love with him? Aargh!' Atsuko covered her face with a long pillow while hugging it tightly and giggling on her thoughts. After a few minutes, Atsuko end up sleeping while holding her phone. Her phone that is displaying an image of Kai.
Early in the morning, Atsuko the in love girl, arranged her bed and her school stuffs before taking a bath and eating her breakfast. Her mother noticed that she's like in hurry even though it's still early. When her mother asked about it, she just answered "I'm going to check my fb first before going to school!" then she quickly ran upstairs to her room to open her laptop and login her account. When she saw a lot of notifications, she excitedly checked it but to her disappointment, Kai still haven't accepted her request. After that, she lazily took her bag and started to walk to go to school.
A few walks after as their house and school is just walking distance, Atsuko arrived near the main university's gate. She took a deep sigh when she saw the line for checking their bags is too long.
'Ugh, Why it's always like this? If only they're not using a manual system for checking our bags, this will not happen'. When Atsuko was about to open her bag, someone catches her attention when she noticed this someone on the corner of her eyes. She slightly looked at the person on the other line then preventing herself to utter a sharp shrill cry.
'Oh my god! Is this for real?! Takahashi-san is here beside me! Oh my! Oh my! I should control myself! Atsuko inhale exhale!’“Anou Ma’am, can you please open your bag widely so I can check it fully?” the guard interrupted her.
“Oh … I’m sorry. Here you go” Atsuko looked on the ground as her face became red because of embarrassment when she heard Kai laughing a bit.
When the checking of the bags finished, Atsuko quickly head to their classroom and avoid looking at Kai even though she really wanted to look at him. While walking, Atsuko’s embarrassment seemed fade away when she thinks about her prince charming’s face. She doesn’t care about the embarrassment that she felt as long as she saw Kai again; it really made her day complete. When she arrived inside their classroom, all of her friends are looking with a grin on their faces. She put her bag on her seat then looks at them with a ‘why?’ look
“You’re creeping me out you know…” Atsuko said as she smacked a bit her friend’s head.
“We saw you ….. we saw that you saw Kai at the gate” Kuu smirked.
“And so?” Atsuko blushed.
“Oh Hohoho! You’re really in love! Our friend is in love!” Kuu teased and it made the woman’s face to get redder.
“So do you know any information about him?” Yukirin asked and look excited.
“Yeah! And thanks to Kuu for that” Atsuko aim to kiss the Gachapin on the cheeks but he shun. “Guess what? He’s also a second year student! And another guess what? He’s also an IT student! Isn’t that great? We …. I mean ‘I’ can see him if we have our departments event”
“Really? That’s nice! By the way Kuu, how did you know about it? Where did you get that info? Don’t tell me ……” Rena smirked.
“Baka! I don’t like him! Just be quiet ….. I hacked our university’s system” he whispered.
“WHAAAAAAAAT?!!” the three girls yelled that made their other classmates to look at them.
“I said be quiet! I did that for you Acchan. I know that can make you happy” Kuu frowned.
“Want me to be happy? But what’s with that frowned face?”
“I think I know why … have you notice? Mariko is not here” Rena said then Atsuko look around to find her.
“Owh … so Mariko your love is not here. Where is she?”
“She’s not my love” Kuu blushed. “She said she will go to the ladies room but I saw her with the other student from the other class heading to the cafeteria”
“Who do you think it is?”
“I don’t know who is he and I don’t care who the hell is he! All I know is he’s also a member of Akiba Faces” Kuu roared.
“He? Akiba Faces? The modeling club? Owh our Gachapin here is jealous” Atsuko teased then smirked.
“I’m not jealous! She can do whatever she wants! Let’s go to our seats now the class will start in 5 minutes” Kuu ignored his friend’s smirk then go towards his seat beside Haruna.
Like what Kuu said, the bell rang after 5 minutes as their professor also came in and start discussing. Kuu remembered something, he noticed earlier that Haruna didn’t get along with them before the class started and when he looked at the woman beside him, he saw that she’s writing something on a piece of paper. When Haruna finished and while their professor is looking at the glass board, she reached the paper to the Gachapin’s desk.
Kuu opened it and read it on his mind.
“How did you know? What makes you think that I like him? That it’s not the usual like?”
“I told you …. I know you a lot ‘coz you’re my friend. I know that you always see Takahashi-san around the university and each time that you’re seeing him, I see it in your eyes that you do really like him or should I say, love?”
“Since when have you noticed about it?”
“I think it’s before our class vacation … I can’t remember. So, did you use the infos that I’ve sent to you?”
“Did you tell it to Acchan?”
“No. Why? Are you worried? Worried that both of you like the same man?”
“Just don’t tell it to Acchan …. I don’t want her to get hurt”
“Hurt? What do you mean?” After Kuu gave the paper to Haruna, their professor noticed them so Haruna had no choice but not to answer it. Of course, even though they did not caught on act, she will still not answer Kuu’s question. Two subjects were finished and it’s time for them to take their lunch break. On those times, Mariko who said that she will just go to ladies room didn’t come back until now and did not even contact them if she will take her lunch with them. While heading towards the cafeteria's door, Atsuko can see someone, someone that have familiar face, stand and even movement then when the crowd move just like it's making the way for her to that person, Atsuko squealled on excitement as her heart beats fast again.
"Hey Acchan! What's your problem?" Yukirin asked. A bit annoyed because she was startled by the sudden shout.
"Look over there! Kai-kun is there! Waaa! He's cute while eating a donut! Oh my he's walking over here!" Atsuko stopped her panicking session when Kai walked and passed by them. Then right after he passed by Atsuko, he stopped and picked something on the ground.
"Anou. .. Is this yours? Ha-ru-na, Haruna-san?" he asked as he read the name that was written on the pen.
"Oh. Hai! Arigatou" Haruna blushed when Kai smiled at her before leaving.
"Nyan-nyan!! you're so lucky!" Atsuko said after the blond left.
"He just gave my pen Acchan. Let's go inside now, I'm hungry" Haruna said. Trying to avoid further discussions about Kai as she didn't notice the suspicious look of one of her friends.
They quickly got their place at the cafeteria when a troupe of Haruna's fanboys gave their place for them. They put their bags on the side then sit for awhile to rest then after a moment of silence, someone appeared im front of them and talked.
"Having lunch without me huh?" they look at the owner of the voice as they recognized it well.
"Where have you been Mari-ra. ....." Kuu didn't continue his words when he looked at Mariko and found that the guy earlier is with her.
"Why you didn't come to class Mariko?" Rena asked innocently.
"I was practicing for our show next week. Sorry if I wasn't able to inform you guys. By the way, this is Nakamaru-san one of the members of Akiba Faces" Mariko introduced the guy.
"Hajimemashite. Nakamaru Koki desu"
"He's going to have lunch with us. Is it okay?"
"hmm.. O-okay" Atsuko was unsure on her answer when she looked at the quiet Gachapin.
After Mariko and Nakamura sat down, Kuu quickly get his bag and left them without saying a word.
"Hey Gaychapin! Where are you going?!" Mariko asked teasingly.
"To the place where you're not around!" Kuu answered without looking back. Mariko gave the others a 'what's his problem" look but they just answered that they don't know even though it's obvious that their friend is jealous.
They had an awkward moment while eating when the two, Mariko and Nakamaru keep on talking and laughing together as if they had no other people around. When the bell rang, Nakamaru excused himself as he need to go to his next class so Mariko decided to just go their class also. They head to their classroom quickly when they thought that they’re already late but when they got inside, all of their classmates are still playing around but that is not the scene that their eyes caught, but the Gachapin who’s sitting alongside of the window and staring at the university’s ground. Without further ado, Mariko left her friends and start running towards Kuu. She greeted the Gachapin with a pinch on both of his cheeks and it made him to cry in pain. Kuu who’s not in the mood to joke around, harshly removed Mariko’s hands on him and give her a murderous glare. Before he could say something that might hurt the woman, he just go to his assigned seat; just in time that their professor arrived.
All through their lesson, Mariko is just looking worriedly at Kuu who's acting really weird to her. It's unusual for him for bothering to look at her and tease her with annoying faces every time that their professor is not looking. Until the class ended, the man is still ignoring her and just lay down his head on his desk; pretending to be asleep. Once again, Mariko tried to approach him but exactly, Kuu looked up and saw her so he quickly stood up and leave the room.
“What the hell is his problem?!!” Mariko twitched his eyebrows. Kuu’s behavior is really pissing her off.
“Try to follow and talk to him. You’re looking an old hag right now you know?” Even though Mariko wants to smack Atsuko because of her words, she just followed what her friend said as she quickly ran outside.
“That’s right follow what I said so you’ll know that he’s jealous ……….. Okay, back to my business. Haaaaii~” Atsuko said then continue her business; her staring at the ground business because Kai is there sitting on the grass with his friend Yuko who’s having two girls on both of his side.
Mariko started to run on the building’s hallway to find where Kuu went. She looked on every empty room but there’s no sign of his presence there. She asked their other classmates but it sounds like they’re hiding the Gachapin from her. She continued on running upstairs to the university’s rooftop and just like what she thought, Kuu is there lying his back on the ground while his eyes are shut. She slowly and quietly move closer to him and when she reached the man, Kuu felt someone so he opened his eyes and was about to stand up but he was interrupted by the woman.
“See this fist? Not this, this one. This stone, I’ll smack your head here if you’ll run away from me again”
“What’s your problem?!” Kuu asked as he laid his back again.
“What’s my problem or what’s your problem?!” Mariko sat beside him then pointed on his chest.
“I don’t have problem …” Kuu avoided the woman’s glare.
“Yes you have! ……… Is this about last night?” Mariko asked with a serious tone but Kuu remained silent.
“Hehe! I knew it! It was just a joke! In fairness, you really made me laugh there. Haha!” she laughed awkwardly.
Mariko’s laugh was stopped when Kuu glared at her with his meeting eyebrows. Then suddenly, the Gachapin grabbed her shoulders tightly and said,
“That’s my problem! You! Every little thing that I’m doing or saying to you, you’re always seeing those as a joke!”
“It’s because that’s the only thing that you can do! Always joking around! Remember what you’ve said to me before?! Those words that you’ve also said last night?! That’s the reason why I’m looking that as a joke! Because before, I thought that it was all true at first, but you end up laughing at me!” This is the first time that Kuu see this side of Mariko so he doesn’t know what to do. She’s controlling her tears on falling down to her cheeks as she doesn’t want Kuu to think that she’s weak in this kind of situation.
“I .. I .. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to do that. It’s just I’m too scared how will you react on it so I decided to just laugh so you’ll forget about it” Kuu removed his possessions on Mariko’s shoulders and avoid looking at her.
“Don’t you know that it really hurt my feelings?”
“Huh? What do you mean?”
“It hurts to hear the one that you love joking about what he really feels ….”
“Huh? You love?”
“No! No! The other’s love. I’m talking about them! tss~ Baka! Of course mine! You’ve heard it correctly!” Mariko rolled her eyes then crossed her arms.
“EHH?! Don’t tell me …….. Oh that’s impossible because you already like that Koki guy” Kuu pouted.
“Hahaha! Now I get it. You’re jealous!” Mariko teased.
“No I’m not!” the Gachapin turn his back while crossing his arms.
“You’re not? Hmm .. I guess its okay for you that I’m with him …” the taller woman was about to stand up but she was quickly stopped by the Kuu who hold her shoulders again then pinned her on the ground; making himself slightly on top and his face is only inches apart from the woman.
“Yes! I’m jealous because I don’t want MY woman to be SO close to any man out there!”
Mariko gulped as she feel nervous on their current position and said, “Don’t worry, he’s not a man. He’s gay! And ………… Hey! What did you say?! YOUR woman?! I’m not yet your woman!”
“It will also lead to that!”
“How sure you ……” the woman wasn’t able to continue her words when Kuu quickly said,
“Owh you’re talking too much …” Kuu managed to capture her lips. At first, Mariko is trying to resist on it because of the fear that someone might see them but after a few seconds, she didn’t notice that she’s already answering the kiss from the person that she love.
When the two stopped and let go each other’s lips to breathe some air, Kuu looked directly on Mariko’s eyes and said,
“I love you Mari-raffe”
“I love you more my Gaychapin” she smiled.
TBC ..