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Chapter 22
Yuki’s POVMy feelings right now is mixing between happy and confused, why? Because right now, the certain short guy that wearing his favorite navy blue hoodie jacket and with eyeglasses on, that had just about three days ago acted strangely, coldly and all toward me, yeah just me because he was acted like usual he is being friendly with other but me. And now right after the bell rang the end of today’s lesson ended, he was suddenly appeared in front of my desk and asking that if we can do the practice together. My first reaction was shocked, of course. After three days being ignored completely and then he’s just came like that asking for.
Honestly, I can’t understand about this guy. Once he was being so concern about me and then the next day he was being all coldly. But despite of all my confused feeling, I’m happy that he was being nice toward me again. I took a glance at him beside me that walking with his hand inside his jacket’s pocket, looking all cool like always and every time I seeing him like this, I can felt that my heart skip a bit.
Moments later we both are arrived at the usual spot of our place for practice, wait our place? Eehh…uh do not mind it. I see him walked toward the bench and settled his bag there, soon I following him and take out all the things for our practice today. But, hmm…literally me and him already practiced all the scenes and lines nicely, there is just one” scene” more but that “scene” will be just for the day of the show and either we like it or not we have to do it with our own skill because that “scene” is not included in the script.
“Err, Mayu-kun, what are we going to practicing now? I mean, we’ve got it nice for all the scenes and lines, um...just asking,” I asked while seeing the said guy just stood there in the middle doing nothing. I tilted my head confusing. Ah yeah! Is it the right time for me to ask about what made him acted oddly toward me these past days? I’ve been thinking about this and have tried to ask him but just can’t and since he’s asking me to do the practice again, the question was just went forgotten. But now I remember it again!
“Let’s try the dance, I…still stiff about some parts,” I was startled from my own thought and turned my sight at him. If I may look closely he was hiding something. Chose to not pry at it, I just following what he wants.
“Okay, let me set the music then,” I took out my phone and setting the song that will be the following of the dance. Then I placed it and walked toward him, I don’t know but this time I felt really nervous. I stood in front of this short guy and slowly but surely our hands intertwined with each other and the distance being closer and my heart starting to beat faster than it’s usual.
The music started so our move. Different. I don’t know but it feels strange. His grips on mine are getting harder but still gentle. His move, it’s not stiff at all, it’s perfect but…for few more moves and our legs got tangled…
“Kyaaa!!!!”
It was going fast, I don’t know is it my leg tangled him or is he intentionally tangled his leg on mine?! Reflect I throw my hands around his neck and I can feel my body falling to the cemented ground waiting for my back to hit. I closed my eyes tightly but moments later I didn’t feel any pain on my back instead one arm around my waist holding tightly, preventing me from getting hit to the ground.
“Ugh…” a grunted of pain took my conscious back and with my hands still around his neck, the beating of my heart did it increased and heat warming up my face. His face is so close to mine.
I could feel his left arm lowering my body until I was lying on the ground but part of my shoulder and my head is still hanging because my hands still circled around his neck, and I don’t know why I still hang in like this. But his face showing don’t mind it instead he was like thrown in deep thoughts…so deep that he’s didn’t aware that his glasses was almost loose and it lose, dropped on my left cheek and slipped to the side of my head on the ground.
I thrown away the fact that he’s on my upper body, his right arm is the side on my head, while both of his legs are at each side of my body, and our position right now may getting understatement, but the only thing in my mind right now is how his eyes look is. Behind the glasses that were hiding such a perfect beautiful brown orbs that trapped me in. his face is so close that I could feel the heat of his breath hitting my face, his scent is so nice the mixing of mint and that make me felt comfortable.
I could feel he was staring at me, at my eyes and his facial expression is unreadable. There were confused, curious, questions, longing, and pain? What? Why? Is my weight hurting is arm that was still hugging my waist or the effect of our fallen? I was about to ask why but he beat me first.
“Can you see me?”
What?
“Yuki…can you see me?”
I look at him blankly, what’s the meaning? Of course I can see him! Right in front of my eyes!! “Wh-wha-“
“Please, you are not forgetting.”
There are serious, confuse, fear and pain again..what happen..? Forgetting what? I’m still in blank don’t know what to do, what to say. It’s really confusing me.
I was about to ask when suddenly he lowering his head. Alert! I could feel my eyes wider, the heat got heating and the beat got faster. Wh-what..wait!!! is he…is he going to ki-
Tuk!
It just fallen onto my right neck on the ground, other side of his fallen glasses.
What…?
“Arrghh..akh!” another grunts of pain. I’m honestly didn’t know what happening here? Is he banging his head? Or what?! I’m really confused here!
Panic and worry all over and I pulled my hands off and grabbed his shoulder, shaking it. “Mayu-kun, Mayu-kun what happens?! Mayu-kun!!” I called with no respon, the guy is still grunting his pain until some minutes later he went calm again.
Slowly he backed away and quickly slamming his back on the ground beside me. Finally getting off of my upper, I too quickly rolled to my side and sit up so I’m not pressing his arm anymore. I see he palmed his face with his right hand while the newly freeing left arm making a fist. I quickly took it into my palm and gave a light massage gladly he let me do it.
“Are you okay? What happened?” I asked slowly, hoping he’ll answer me. But no respond, he was like controlling his own composure and then moment later took away his hand back and I’m just sitting here looking at him sit up and and then stand up.
My eyes still following him, staring at his back. He took his bag from the couch and walked past me. Eh?
“Yuki…”
I turned back staring at his back, his jacket was looks dirty. He got my conscious back by his words.
“See you tomorrow and…please do not forget about me…”
Huh?
“Ma…Yuu-chan…”
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“Say…if Mariko had met with Takamina, why they are not allowed us yet to meet them? I really miss them, especially Acchan. I wonder how she’s dong right now and did Mariko say that they both having two kids? A boy and a girl,” said Haruna placed the newly cooked pancake on the table.
She was at Shinoda’s residence, not only her. The three of the best friend was having family dinner together here and since their ‘husband’ having their own talking and their kids also having their own playing, the wife’s are here making cake while talking.
“Yeah, I was wondering though and why Takamina or Acchan didn’t contact us yet? Did Mariko gave them her mail?” curious Tomo~mi.
“Hh…I didn’t know either. The only thing she had said to me is, they need sometimes before the reunion. You know, the work thing and she said that Acchan is still pretty sad about her father and there again about your Yuu-chan’s condition,” explained Miichan to the other women.
“If it’s about Acchan’s father, is it good if we are there for her? At least she’s not alone and we can give her some courage,” said Haruna.
“Like I said before, there are about Yuko’s condition too. You yourself already known how proudly she is and do not want to worry her friends. And it’s Takamina we’re talking about, she’ll not give a single dam thing if the considered family of her having sick and hiding it from her. Yuko do not want to add burden at Takamina,” Miichan let out a breath before sipping her tea.
“Did you convince her to take the operation? Is now the right time to do it?” asked Tomo~mi.
“Hh…I already did, many times. But still being the hardest person she is. Honestly guys, I don’t know what to say again to her…and it fearing me all the times.”
Miichan placed back her tea and took a hold of the older woman, gave it a squeeze hoping to calm her.
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“Here, it’ll warm you.”
“Thanks,” Yuki holding the glass of hot chocho milk and sipped it, sure it gave warmth her body. While took more sip she could feel Ren took his place at the seat beside her.
“Somethings must be bothering you, so tell it.”
“…Hhh..I can’t hide it from you.”
“No, you can’t hehe..hm, so let me guess it’s about Mayu, right?”
“I really wanted to clear my confusion, so yes. It’s about him.”
“Figured.”
“I…you see, after ignoring me for about three days and all suddenly he asked me for practice today.”
“Yeah, Kuumin did tell me that and he also said that his face was all stressed and messed after the practiced. What happened?”
“…I myself didn’t know either. He asked me for dance, we did it but in the middle suddenly our got legs tangled up and we fallen to the ground but he protected me. Yeah, it was embarrassing if I remember it again but after that, he went all strange. He was staring at me like…searching for something…” Yuki’s voice getting lower at the last part, but still could be heard and it’s also confusing him, but didn’t voice it out. He’s staring at the girl’s expression then getting confused and pained?
“He said, ‘can you see me?’ I don’t know and didn’t understand why he said that…? Seeing his clear face without glasses and beautiful brown orbs…it stuck me. What? Why? I…I don’t understand all of it. Ren…I…”
“Shh…calm down,” said Ren with soothing voice. He was already embraced her and stroked her back. “Take it slowly, your mind is in mix up now shh..”
“Why…why he remind me of that little boy? Of Yuu-chan? It’s…all making me crazy.”
Hearing the name of the boy that she did not even told him once before and now she said it. Despite of Yuki had telling him all about that little boy but she did not voiced out about his name. So that boy’s name is Yuu-chan, huh? Why it’s all too sudden? Yesterday Mayu had asked me about Yuki’s childhood friend…wait, did she just voiced out that boy’s name in front of Mayu? So that made him looks…err jealous when he asked him about Yuki? Wait, it can’t be!!
“Yuki-chan? Hey look at me,” Ren brought the girl’s face to face him. “Could it be that Mayu is that little boy? I mean, ugh, first I’m sorry that I had told Mayu about your childhood friend which is about that little boy. I’m certainly he was asked me after hearing you you said his name, you tends to remembering back about that these past weeks, right? And you accidentally voiced out his name, maybe…just maybe it ring bell in Mayu’s mind and also remembered that you were the little girl he was playing together with, yeah!” said Ren getting exited his self about his theory.
“Ha?”
“Yeah! You know, like-“
“Wait, you told him WHAT?!!”
“Eh? About your childhood friend?-Aww!! Why did you slap me?” Ren was rubbing his shoulder that got a “nice” slap from the angered girl.
“Why did you told him?!!! You know I haven’t told my parents yet and only to you!! Ren no Baka!!!” Yuki continued to slapping Ren.
“Wait-wait-wait! He got one good reason for me to tell him!!”
“What?!!!”
“He loves you.”
Yuki stopped her assault and staring blankly at the skinny guy. “Wh..what…?”
“He said he loves you. Mayu is in love with you, Yuki-and I’m not joking here! I’m serious!!!” added Ren quickly when he see Yuki was about to slap him again.
“…” there’s no respond from the girl, she was falling in her thought. Have a sigh, Ren placed his hand on Yuki’s hand and hold it gently.
“Yuki…it’s my sound like all nice story in the drama but, I’m having faith with my own theory. If he’s not that little boy then, why then all of sudden he asked me about your childhood friend? And maybe because you voiced out his name which was you didn’t realized had did it, which was make him go all cold and ignoring you these past days. And then after hearing my story about your childhood friend, the memories somehow wake up,” Ren was really tried his best to explain all he got, and hoping it is really what were happening here, because he don’t know again how to tail the knots about his friends stories is.
Yuki was in deep thoughts, thinking about all what Ren had said. If Mayu is that little boy, why she did not realized it? Or at least having a slight feeling about it? The first time they met, or met again? Was when she got back to school after being sick and got into a slight staring with his eyes when she was surrounded by her classmates. Sure there was a slight feeling but not that familiar feeling.
“I was wondering…at this all time, did you still remembering that Yuu-chan’s face? Sure you guy’s were still kids back then, but did still you?”
The new question pulled her from her thought, she turned her face to the guy….’His face…’ she tried but end up a tiny place inside her head stinging hard. “Ugh!” Yuki brought up her hands and rubbed at the side of her head, groaned in pain.
“Eh, Yuki!! Yuki, you alright? Hey, what’s happen? Yuki!” he got panicked seeing the girl suddenly in pain like this.
“I…his face…ugh, it’s burr..I..I can’t remember, ugh..”
“Oh my! Yuki, hey…stop it, if you can’t remember don’t push it now, take it slowly…Yuki, please..” Ren tried to pry up her hands from her head, got them down, he’s the one then rubbing her head slowly, hoping for the pain to go. “Take it slowly..shh..it all will be fine, come on,” he took the no so hot glass of milk before and offered it to Yuki. The girl drank it a bit and went calm down.
“You okay?”
“Uhn…”
“Hh…it must be because of that incident, which cracked a little memory in your head,” Ren having a heavy breath seeing this girl that he had been together with since their baby. He stroked her head gently like a big brother to his sister.
“I’m stupid.”
“Hn?”
“Like you had said, I should just forget about him but yet this stubborn feeling of mine keeps holding the memories and promised of him, although I can’t remembering his face clearly..” Yuki lowered her head, a little comfort by the gentle strokes on her head.
“Don’t. Do not forget.”
…please do not forget about me…
“Hey, I’ve an idea. Since you are really wanted to clearing all the confusing in your head, how about we come to The House, the place where you first met him. At there we can search things related to him, something that can help you remind of him and maybe we also can ask the Keeper.”
“Uh? Are you serious? I mean..”
“I’ll do anything to help you. I’ve enough seeing you waiting for someone that you’re even forgetting his face. While there’s someone that loves you yet you are still trapping in your old memories. So yes, I’m serious.”
“Ren-kun…”
“Hmm…” Ren just flashed a light smile and she dived in hug. Feeling really happy and relieved that she have this guy beside him.
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“Why…are you…not…sleep yet?” asked Sasshi while keep typing whatever she’s typing right now with her laptop.
“There’s something I wanted to discuses with you,” replied Mayu while taking his seat opposite of the seeming busy woman. Sasshi is still here taking care of Mayu and Jurina while their parents were taking care of their grandpa at hospital. The old man’s getting fine now but not yet released from the hospital.
“It must be…important then…why don’t discuss it…with your…parents?”
“They both didn’t know it and it’s only you who know it, so…I hope you being honest with me.”
Feeling the things are serious Sasshi stopped her work, saved it and then placed it on the table. She sifted her seat to his side.
“Spill it out.”
“You said, no…Papa had said that after I got accident I lost my memories, right? But slowly I gaining it back although not all but enough to keep me to remembering about my family.”
“Yeah…” Sasshi trailed off, curious about the topic the young guy bringing. Her memories suddenly being pulled years back then.
“Ugh…I’ve read some medical books related to memories lost and all, and…I’ve found out that one single thing that really important could trig the memories to pull out. One single thing by a person, place, certain melody, things, and others…could help people to get back their memories..” trailed Mayu starting his story.
Sasshi got stunned for awhile at the topic he bringing out, somehow already knew where the things are he wants to discuses about.
“And…I’m still not sure but, I have a faith that I got a thing that trigger one of my memories,” said Mayu with serious tone. Sasshi looked at the short guy a bit shocked but keep her composure calm. Chose to just hearing what he wants to say.
“I had said to you that I having a drama project at school, there’s a girl that helped me with the practice and…this girl gave me a new feeling that I haven’t felt before. A feeling that I can say that, I have fallen for her. I love her.”
“EH, but-“
“But I had my promised, yeah I know it. That’s one of the reasons why I don’t want to discuss this with Mama or worst with Papa and chose to keep my feeling. But at at one time when I’m really serious about my feeling toward her, I…she was…unconsciously voiced out a name that, that got my heart sick and hurt…so sick that I now know how it’s feel of heartbreak and…jealousy,” Mayu halted a bit and took his breaths.
“Hee…I thought “she” is the girl-“
“Not “her”. I many times I told you it’s not her! Huhh…which were ah, the name she voiced out somehow made the tiny place inside my head ringing. Like I had said before, some memories got pulled out because of one thing that really important for the person that having lost memories. And I think…I think I got that trigger thing…”
“By the name your girl has voiced out?”
“Yeah…and she’s not my girl!.........yet…”
Sasshi had to restrain her laugh at the so called cyborg guy, so tsunder…but being too concerning about this young guy that she had risen up together with his parents, she got all serious then.
“Hh…I know it’ll coming. You are really having pretty smart head, huh, wait here I wanted to show you something.” Sasshi went upstairs not long the older woman comeback to his side. “Having you got any memories about this?” she showed up a figure character that was losing one part of its body.
Mayu was looking at the figure confusedly but then. ’….he has leaving one part of his broken figure action to Yuki.’
It can’t be!!!??!
“Argh!!!”
“Mayu!!” Sasshi quickly lose the figure on the table and held the pained young guy in her arms. “Mayu! Hey, you what happens? Take it slowly…Mayu…calm down, don’t push yourself, hey…” again, at times like this when Mayu had somehow gotten or trying to get back his memories, he’ll end up feeling all sick inside his head. Sasshi had to calm his down or it’ll get worse. Lucky the guy following her words and got all calm again.
“Calm down..shh…you’ll get it all back…take it slowly…shh…” she stroked his head gently.
“It’s her….I’m still not sure and still all blurry but, I’m certainly that that little girl is her.”
She’s sure she didn’t know whose he referring to, “Who? Can you tell me?”
“The little girl that…that…that I, ugh…at the House, many kids, toys…a Keeper, Sasshi!”
“Mayu, calm down!!” what were he talked about? House? Kids? Toys?...Eh?! It cloud be!?? “Shh…I got it, I got it…don’t push yourself again, it’s enough Mayu…it’s enough, you’ve almost gotten it all. It’s enough…” Sasshi tried to calm down the guy by shooting some gentle words.
Mayu finally got his breaths steady again, his head is still stinging though but by the gentle strokes from Sasshi it’s slowly relaxed. “I got it, I’ll help you to find this girl…don’t worry, okay. We’ll meet with your childhood friend again, you’ll meet with her again. I promised you.”
Mayu really hoping he could resolve all the scattering memories inside his head.
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Four women were standing in circled and facing each other. Their face held straight, serious, and heavy one. The expression that you can find for those Yankee that was about to fight their opponents. So the tension that surrounding them, that could makes the other occupants of the café also got the heavy atmosphere.
“Heh…” a low snicker from a squirrel-like woman that was eying each woman in front of her, she was having an exciting feeling. Especially for the only shorted woman among them.
“I heard a low snicker…shall we go now?” another woman with little fang said also let out a little smirk. She was stretching her fist, ready to punch it.
“I’ve promised to not fighting again, but ya kids want to pick up so yeah, bring it on,” the taller one among of them held her sadist-like smirk.
“Hohoho…I love the way ya all greet a long friends. Come one, I’m not getting weak at all,” finally the shorter one voiced out while let out an amused giggle. Soon these four women gotten into their pose of fight and seconds later moves their body in synch for…
“Long time no seeee!!!!”
…a big hug.
Hearty laughter echoed in the whole café, making noisy in every edge of the café. The four women was still laughing and joking with each other, letting out their longing feeling for a certain short best friend of them, didn’t minded the other costumers that was let out a sighs and continued to whatever their were doing, choosing to just ignoring the four women.
After enough with their somehow childish acts that got their breaths stifling, they are not younger anymore. Thus they chose to sit on their respective seat.
“I admit that was funny.”
“And embarrassing,” said Tomochin adding Yuko’s words.
“Haha…you guys are still the same huh. But really, that was nice one though. I’m really happy that finally we’re having a reunion. Really missed you guys,” said Takamina with relieved sight.
“We’re having the same feeling too, Takamina. It’s been years already, huh,” added Mariko, took a sip of her drink.
“So…before you had met with Mariko,ah…how about your father-in-law’s condition? Is he fine now?” asked Yuko curious. Mariko had told them though but she just wanted to ask the younger woman, got concerned about her and Atsuko’s condition too.
“Yeah…I bet Mariko had told you guys, but hmm…he’s getting fine now, hopefully he’ll come back to home and we’ll just take care of him there. Of course with such medical things and all and you guys know how Atsuko really concerned about her father,” explained Takamina.
“We’re really feeling sorry for him. We’ll come to see,” said Tomochin.
“Yeah, please do. Atsuko will be happy if you guys come.”
“So…about you’re whereabouts these years, went out without news?” said Mariko trailed off and added, “You haven’t yet tell me about that.”
“Uhm…honestly, that was because of family matter. They all, the big family of Takahashi at America, were had some big troubles back then that forced me alongside with my family had to moved there. Also my son unfortunately had an accident there…I’m sorry if I didn’t gave any news because I was having really hard times back then that I couldn’t think of anything except my family,” explained Takamina.
“I see…” nodded Tomochin, she had understood because she’s also had to move out back then because of family matter.
“But, but you can contacted us after all of your problems solved, right? Why didn’t you contact us?” wondered Yuko.
“I lose all your contacts,” replied Takamina smiling sheepishly.
“Being clumsy as always huh,” chuckled Mariko.
“Ah, you too! I was shocked to found that you are the one that tending my father-in-law, didn’t know that you are become a doctor…how come? I thought you’ll become a-“
“A Model? Yeah..” cutting Mariko, she had a sigh before giving out her own explanation. “Whether you believe it or not, my live was like all of those dorama. When I brought my seventh age elder daughter to a hospital because of an accident, is it what you called a fate, I met with my uncle. The older brother of my Mother, he was run off from home because the ambitious of him to become a doctor but were conflicting by his parents. Thus he helped my daughter and then, begged to me to become his heir, because he didn’t married and really wanted me to become his successor. And yeah so the hospital is his and now it’s mine,” explained Mariko, she took another sip to freshen up her throat.
“Hoo souka…nice story there, hehe…and about you guys?” Takamina averted her gaze to the other two women.
“You know me and NyanNyan wanted to having our own fashion company, thus that we’re doing now. Running a company together,” answered Yuko lightly. Somehow she felt a light shiver but shrugged it off, tried her best to acts naturally.
“Same with me, me and Tomo~mi also had a fashion company,” added Tomochin.
“I’m happy and relieved with the news. Hope someday we can have a colab with our company, having a project together. How’s that sound?” offering Takamina with being responded positively by the other women.
So on they are talking about anything, trying to catch up with one another, until the very important topic pulled out between them.
“Talking about our children…” Takamina trailed off, getting their attention at the rising somehow sensitive topic. Suddenly the other three women are getting stiff on their seat.
“Yeah…?”
“I bet you guys are still remembering it, especially you Mariko.”
“Hhh…yeah, I am.”
“So?” asked Takamina raised her eyebrow.
“So…here are few things about the pl-“
“Let me explain it, Yuko.”
Suddenly feeling something was off between her friends, she gave a confused look at the older woman after her cutting Yuko’s words. And so the explain she do. About the plans they all had made years ago until few weeks back then when one by one their kids somehow getting paired into each other.
“…so yeah, that’s how the situation right now,” Mariko stopped her words with a long sigh.
“…..”
Nothing response out from the shorter woman there, she was lowered her head hiding from their vision. Being curious and anxious for how she’s responding with the explanation that Mariko had voiced out. There was silence when a low snicker could be heard from the woman they had waiting for.
“Heh…ha..ha..ha..” a snicker and dried laugh. Slowly she raise up her head, facing the other three women in front of that held the curious face. “Haaahh…so, the “I just want this closeness between us keep protected and grew stronger and continue by our child” for all this times is…fool,” Takamina giving an unfriendliness expression that caught their guard off.
“And all the banned to having boyfriend/girlfriend until high school graduation is also bullshit, huh. While I sternly said this all the said “planning” to my kids until now, and you guys are…so easily said that you’re kids already together with the one they love and didn’t want take their happiness…hee nice one guys, nice one.”
The three other women were seeing her with feeling guilty. Already know that Takamina will be mad with them. But just had she said, they as parents no matter what did not want to take their kids’ happiness. Mariko was about to say something but beat up by Takamina that was already having a heavy aura around her, different with before. This one is like she wanted to beaten them up all down.
“Ya guys know one thing?”
Somehow they held their breath for what she wanna say later.
“I. am. Disappointed. With. Ya. All.”
Aaaaand she said it! That “disappointed” word, as for now meaning very bad things. Such as will she really wanted to beating them, say hating, insult words toward them or the worse…breaking the all ties that they all had made since their school's time. They all had hoping for the later to not happen, because if she does it…all the efforts and the waiting are…useless. So my writing is getting worse. Since the first chap though, hahhh..I’m really bad with “words”. Hyaa..I don’t know if I still can continue this story. Although it has reaching 22 chapters now. Always wondering if you guys still want to read the next…maybe some words really help me.
honestly I love YukiRena, for what happens to them now...I'm hoping just for the best for them.
Topic: Engagement - chap 27 (02/11/2016) (Read 56114 times)