Bittersweet

After school hours, everyone went home with their friends and some of them have a private ride to their car and rode home safely as possible. To our one of the main protagonists, Kai Nishio is having a problem with his earphones. It was broken that he told Kuro to walk home alone. He then dashed to the electronic gadgets store but before that, a sudden door opens in front of his. He stopped himself from running and saw a girl, drinking some soda while opening the café’s door. They both looked at each other and the girl received a smile from Kai. It was Ms. No Name and she is the girl Kai has a crush on. They both talked and went inside the café and Kai both some soda for himself. The two sat at their chairs alone and began to chat. A casual talk like it is the beginning of their friendship. Ms. No Name enjoyed talking to him but she only gave a small smile to him.

“You don’t know how to smile?” The girl shrugged at his question and it made Kai laugh. It reminded him of his twin brother, Kuro. He rarely can see him laughing and grinning face if the jokes are too funny for him and watching some anime comedy series. But this girl, she doesn’t know how to smile as every girl does. I mean, boys fall in love with the girls who have a beautiful smile. Ms. No Name can’t do it, her face is stiff but, Kai can feel it that she enjoys his company.

“Smile like this.” He gave an example to her and smile, curving his shiny lips up. Ms. No Name tried it but it failed. Kai then made a move to her using both index fingers and touch the edges of her lips. He moved his fingers upward and saw her face smiling with her neutral red eyes. Kai grinned and then let go of her cheeks. It made his heart flutter in the joy that he couldn’t help but look at her face. It is like she is the person on his planet.

Students love Kai Nishio due to his good looks but that’s not it, they love him for being a straight-forward person. He complimented everyone without hesitation. With his smile, you can see he means it. Today is a lot different. Kai means it but in a serious way. His eyes are gleaming at her and smiled,

“You’re adorable, Ms. No Name” He complimented. The girl neutral face is still neutral but, deep inside she got shocked by his compliment words. No one dares to say that to her. She has a simple look and has a normal structure of her face but, why she? For all the girls Kai encountered every day, she is special to him from the start. Is it because she saved him back Okinawa? Or what?

“Thanks.” She simply said. Everything feels warm and rain love falls at Kai’s head. It feels like he’s dreaming though it’s reality. He was about to poke her cheek but a sudden hand grabbed Kai’s finger and twisted it suddenly. Kai flinches on how strong Ms. No Name is. As expected of a martial artist.

“It’s your fifth time poking my cheek and I will not gonna let that happened again so, please stop.” Her voice and her facial expression are still the same but it made Kai nervous about what she said to her. The girl let go of his finger and Kai gave her a weak smile, hiding his hands between his thighs.

“I-I’m sorry. Your cheeks are soft.” A sudden glare to her made Kai jumped.

“It is confirmed. You’re a pervert.”

“W-what?” The girl stood up from her seat and left the café. Kai was about to explain it to her but, before that, she ran fast that Kai couldn’t make it to her. He is just excited to see her to the point he was called a pervert. He couldn’t help but poke her cheeks and that was his fault. It is their third time meeting each other and of course, he made a bad impression on her. How sad that Kai began to feel anxious. What if they will meet again, will he going to die or will Ms. No Name ignored him forever?

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“Give this to your friend, Kuro Nishio-san. I know he loves these.”

“Okay, dad” Taki replied to his dad after receiving a pile of video games.

His father, the CEO of Starlit Gaming Company, knew that Kuro is a gamer and he loves that kid. Not only Kuro but also, Anzu Hara, who is also a gamer. He also gave video games to her yesterday last night. Taki and Anzu also have a hobby playing video games. She will go to his place and the two will keep playing until they fall asleep in the living room. In this starry night, Taki put all the compile video games on a box so that, it will be easier for him to bring it. Kuro will love it to the point, he will not be going to sleep.

A sudden voice came from outside while knocking the door. His father opened it and saw his favorite childhood friend of his son, Anzu Hara. He welcomed her and Taki saw everything and approached her. Anzu wrapped her arm on his waist and bring Taki forward and the two squatted in the living room. They will be playing video games since they don’t have any tests and home works. While playing a video game, Taki felt very unusual to her. The tone of her voice is a little tremble and when she smiles, it quickly fades. Taki paused the game and looked at Anzu.

“Are you okay?” He asked in a worried tone.

“Yeah. I’m okay. Now, let’s continue!” She got the remote on Taki’s hand to resume the game but, he then snatched it away from her and paused the game again.

“No, you’re not.”

“I am. I am okay”

“Anzu…” He said with a stern voice. Anzu’s lips are trembling and so does her hands while holding the controller. Her eyes began to paint a crystal clear liquids and fell, rolling on her both cheeks. She wiped it but it continuously streaming like falls. He wanted to hug her but, Taki got nervous. Shun Amano’s words kept circling in his mind. He must not cross the line but, he is badly worried about her. Instead of a tight hug, he held her hands, tapping it slowly.

“T-taki-kun…” She shakenly said his name. Every time Anzu cried, Taki is always there for her and gave her a huge hug but, the pain she felt is in double. Holding her hand isn’t enough and Taki didn’t hug her anymore. She then whined like a baby that Taki got jumped by her squeaky voice.

“H-hey.. shhh.. shhh.” Anzu pouted. She knew that she has a boyfriend but she wanted a hug today.

“C-can can you… g-give me a-a h-hug?” It took a while for Taki to move. Well, his father isn’t around anymore, only the shocking maids when Taki suddenly pulled her close to him and gave her a tight hug. He wrapped her arms around her shoulders and put his head at the top of her while Anzu is burying her face on his chest. He felt his shirt is getting wet because of her tears. Her arms are around his waist, crumpling his shirt.

“It’s okay, Anzu…” Though he doesn’t know what’s the reason why she cried, he’s here to comfort her after all, she’s just his childhood friend and nothing more.

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