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“A Love So Beautiful” Chapter 6

Chapter 6: “It’s Not A Big Deal”

FT: Tsukishima Kei, Yamaguchi Tadashi, Hinata Shoyo, Kageyama Tobio, Yachi Hitoka, Ono-Sensei, Y/N’s Parents + Manami Aoki.

TW: Mild Language

Genre: Fluff, Comedy, Angst, Coming of Age + Slow Burn

- This chapter contains mostly drama, and fluff thanks to Kageyama.

- This chapter is also slight Kageyama x Y/N

WORD COUNT: 4,800+

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A/N: BA BOOM! Hi everyone, I hope I didn’t leave you guys hanging too long with that cliff hanger??? Anyways, I hope you enjoy! Thank you so much for the endless support, LUB YOU ALL!!💖

The sound of an alarm brings you to consciousness. Keeping yourself under your covers, you turn to glance at the clock, ‘07:00a.m’. It’s been two days since Karasuno had defeated Shiratorizawa. It’s been two days since you’ve gone outside. It’s been two days since you last saw him.

Groaning as you slip the warmth weight of your blanket off, you step out of bed feeling the cold tile of your bedroom floor chill you. Making your way to the bathroom, you stop by the sink, staring at your reflection.

Throughout the weekend, you have cried yourself to bed. For the past three nights in a row, waking up tired, red and sore eyes every morning. You have barely left anywhere but your room, only making occasional trips to the bathroom, and to the kitchen.

Being stuck in your room left you with no motivation to do anything at all. You were already behind in all of your studies, but you couldn’t find it in you to move from your bed.

You’ve barely talked to anyone at all, not your friends, not your parents, you’ve isolated yourself to everyone and everything. Is this what heartbreak is like? Is this even considered heart break? What is this?

You barely notice the presence that passes by the bathroom, your dad about to question why you’re just standing in front of the mirror, before his wife pulls him away into the kitchen down the hall.

“Wh- Hun?” “Whatever you’re thinking of doing, don’t do it” “What?” Your dad questions your mom as she lets out a sigh. “Am I not allowed to ask our daughter why she’s been in such a depressing mood for the past weekend?” 

Your mom gives your dad a sincere look of worry, looking towards your direction before back at him. “She’s a growing teenager, she’s going through adolescents. I’m sure she’s fine.” She reassures, your dad giving a sigh of frustration. “You don’t know that, what if somethings wrong? She only came out of her room to grab snacks and use the restroom.”

 “Akiteru-kun called me the other night.” “What?” “He told me Kei-kun and Y/n got into some sort of fight-” “WHAT?!” Your dad is about to storm out to teach the younger Tsukishima a lesson for hurting his precious baby, before his wife stops him yet again. “She’s going to be alright, this is her aftermath from their argument. She fought with one of her best friends, this is a normal reaction. She needs time to herself, you need to be patient until she’s back to normal.” Your mom explains, your dad pausing as he processes the information.

The sound of footsteps approaching the kitchen causes the two to turn their heads to you, as you make your way to the fridge to grab a carton of strawberry milk, not even making eye contact with them before strutting out, getting ready to exit the house for school.

Your parents share a look with each other before letting out another sigh.

“I’m heading off” You say out loud as you slip your shoes on.

You poke the straw into the milk carton as you make your way out your front gate, looking up to realize Tsukishima parked out front on his bike, waiting for you.

Your eyes widen in shock, looking both ways before booking it down the opposite side of the street. The sound of your shoes hitting the ground causes Tsukishima to turn, watching as you run off the opposite way to school.

He lets out a sigh, memories of the past Friday flashing back. He feels the same awful and heavy guilt that’s deep in the pit of his stomach, deciding its best to leave you alone for now, giving you the space you needed, before riding off to school.

You barely make it to class in time, the moment you step in through the door frame, the bell ringing exactly, as the class turns to look at you.

You quickly take a seat, pulling out your notebook and pencils as Ono-sensei makes her way in.

“Good morning class!” She says as the class greets back. “Before we start of the day, let’s take the time to congratulate the four boys in our class, for helping their team make it to Nationals last Friday.”

The class erupts enthusiastically, turning to congratulate the four boys on the volleyball team once again.

You sink your head down, the cheerful attitude making it feel like you were suffocating.

Kageyama’s the first to notice, about to lean forward to tap your shoulder before Ono-sensei resumes her announcement.

“Now that’s over with” She reveals a stack of documents from her podium, dropping it harshly. “I’m sure you are all aware, midterms are approaching.” The class groans in anguish before she continues. “I know, I know. This is the last exam before your finals, the finals that will determine your placement next year.” She glances around the class, her eyes falling on you. “I need you all to start taking this seriously.”

You gulp in your seat as she calls for Manami to pass out the study packets.

“I have assigned you all into study groups of three, you are to complete this packet by the end of next week with your group. Afterwards, we are to take the midterm, understood?”

“Yes” The class replies in sync as she begins reading off her list of groups.

Your brain is spiraling, hoping you’re not placed in the same group as you know who, hoping at least she will spare you from having to work with that stingy bean pole, or at least have one of your close friends with you, for comfort purposes.

“Yachi-chan, Hinata-kun and Kageyama-kun.” You sink as she had just announced that 3 out of the 4 friends you were hoping to be paired up with are called. You are praying to every deity out there, that you will be in a group with Yamaguchi. Better yet, you rather be paired with that she-devil Manami Aoki than Tsukishima.

Just as you thought your prayers were answered- “Y/n-chan, Yamaguchi-kun-” ‘YES!’ You thank the Gods, your mind feeling the content it had deserved all weekend. “and Tsukishima-kun.”

You drop your head to your desk, causing the attention of the class to be drawn to you.

-

You groan into your arms as Yachi tries to help you emotionally. “Y/n?” “Hey” You look up to make eye contact with Manami. “Ono-sensei is calling for you” She says before taking her seat.

You wave to Yachi before making your way out to her office.

“Ono-sensei?” You peak your head in, and she notices you by the door. Getting up from her seat, she greets you, offering for you to sit on the sofa just across her desk. “Y/n-chan, please come in!” You make your way to sit before she shuts the door.

“Manami-chan said you c-called?” You nervously ask, wondering why you were called up into your homeroom teacher’s office.

“Y/n” Her voice, stern as ever. “Your grades, what’s going on?” She questions as she looks directly into your soul.

You gulp yet again as she slips a paper over the desk from her side to yours. You lean closer, seeing the paper adorned with D’s and F’s, scores below 30, and ‘FAIL’ written on the page.

You look up to her, shaken and she’s aware of it. She sighs before her demeanor softens. “You know I didn’t bring you in here just to interrogate you, but I’m concerned. Your grades have been slipping since the beginning of the semester, you used to be in the average zone, now look.” She points to a bar at the end of the transcript. “You are very below average, you are in a very dangerous zone. If you don’t pass this midterm, you won’t qualify to even take the finals. You will have to repeat this semester.” She explains.

You look up to her, eyes watering trying to explain something. She gives you the look of remorse before taking the transcript back to her end, looking at it before looking back to you. “I know this is a very stressful and difficult situation, but you need to know that as your homeroom teacher, I’m here to help and assist you in every way.” 

You whimper a quiet “thank you” before she smiles, then continuing. “I am aware of your close relations to Yamaguchi-kun and Tsukishima-kun.” The names of your two closest friends causes you to glance up to her. “That’s why I paired you up with them for the study group. They’re two of the top students in our class.” She explains as you nod to her.

“They’re also your friend, I can trust them to help you.” You sigh, “Will you be telling my parents?” She adjusts her seating position before gazing back to you. “I already have.” She says before you give her an understanding nod. 

“I know at your age, it’s very stressful with so many events going on. You’re growing and understanding more about yourself, but you also need to grow and understand more of your academics.” You give her another quiet nod, before she lets out a final sigh.

“That’s all I wanted to inform you” She stands from her seat, making her way to the door opening it, before making her way to you, kneeling and placing a hand to your shoulder. “I believe you can do it.” You give her a hug and your thanks before heading out.

Walking down the hall, you wipe your eyes with the sleeve of your cardigan before bumping into someone. “S-sorry!” You squeak before looking up.

“Boss?” Kageyama looks down and notices the red swelling in your eyes. “What happened?” He asks, taking a step closer, using his blazer to wipe off your tear stained cheeks. You sniff before looking up to him and smiling. “It’s not a big deal, come on let's get back to the class!” You grab his wrist, dragging him with you.

As you sit, you watch as Yamaguchi notices you, giving a sweet smile before making his way over. “When do you want to start studying?” He asks you. “I’m alright whenever” You reply. “Tsukki- Um, we’re going to head to my house after school to study, will you be coming?” Your mind takes you back to what Ono-sensei had warned you, this midterm is very important. “Yes, I’ll be there Yams!” He gives your head a pat before going back to his seat.

-

Just as school ends, you make your way home first, informing Yamaguchi you were going to change into something more comfortable, and pick up some of the notebooks you left.

-

Back at home, you make your way in until your parents call out to you. ‘Shit, I forgot Ono-sensei told them about my grades.’ You curse to yourself before making your way to the dining table, sitting as your parents turn to you.

“Y/n” You watch your mom slap your dad’s shoulder. “Baby, we’re not mad” She starts. ‘No, but dad is’ You turn up to glance at your dad, he looks insane trying to conceal the fume burning through his ears. “But-” And so you were scolded by your parents for the next half hour, before finally changing, retrieving your notebooks and heading to Yamaguchi’s.

-

“Y/n!” The cheerful greeting coming from the freckled boy as he lets you in. You walk with him side by side to his room, as you walk in you make eye contact with the boy you were hoping to not see for the next 10 years of your existence. You sit down opposite to him on Yamaguchi’s kotatsu, before preparing your notebook. 

“We’re going to go over what Ono-sensei taught during math” Yamaguchi says, and you give a nod, still avoiding the blonde in front of you.

The tension in the room is absolutely crazy, Yamaguchi thinks of grabbing some snacks for the three of you, but doesn’t think of leaving you two alone in the same room. He stills with his head down to his notebook, thinking of how he can help with the tension in the room.

The sound of scribbling against the poor notebook paper, and the amount of eraser marks left around causes Tsukishima to glance up to your paper, watching as you were way off path from solving the problem.

Just as Yamaguchi had thought of an idea, Tsukishima speaks up.

“The auxiliary line’s wrong.” He states bluntly before bringing his hand closer to grab your notebook. You snap back immediately, pulling your notebook away from his grasp. “There’s answers in the back. I can read it.” You state before taking the math textbook from Yamaguchi, flipping it to the end, finding the question. 

You scan the page, finally finding the question before seeing that it doesn’t give you an exact answer. Tsukishima is aware of that, he knows the textbook like the back of his hand. He watches as you struggle and stare at the page before speaking up again. “Let me show you” he lightly grabs the end of your notebook, bringing it closer to him before you quickly snatch it back, not making eye contact with him. “I’ll do it myself.” You bark.

Yamaguchi sits in the middle, his soul already gone from his earthly body, watching the situation unfold. He has no idea what the fuck to do.

“You only know the word ‘answer’, everything in your notebook is wrong.” “But that’s what I wrote myself. It’s none of your business.” Yamaguchi glances over to Tsukishima, oh no.

“I don’t want to help you at all, but I have to because it’s required in case your grade humiliates the whole class.”

You freeze, the word ‘humiliate’ that left his mouth taking you back to last Friday in the infirmary.

Yamaguchi notices your triggered state before turning to Tsukishima, pissed. “Tsukki, don’t say that-” The sound of your notebook shutting aggressively startles the two as it cuts Yamaguchi off. You begin to shove your belongings into your backpack before looking up at Tsukishima, the first time all day. “Since our good boy Tsukishima Kei says so, I won’t put shame on your great class 4.” You turn to Yamaguchi, before turning back to Tsukishima. “I’m leaving” As you head towards Yamaguchi’s bedroom door, you hear Tsukishima scoff. “Leave? Whatever you like.” “FINE!” You yell before storming out.

-

It’s been another four days since that incident at Yamaguchi’s, you’ve been ignoring both boys. A bit guilty for Yamaguchi, but you didn’t want to drag him down with your ‘humiliating’ grades, you thought to leave him alone so he can focus on his priorities, studying.

You sat at the desk in your room. Your notebooks, stationary, textbooks and study guide sprawled out, but yet you still can’t concentrate. Even worse; your desk faces right outside your bedroom window, with a perfect view to Tsukishima’s. You look up to notice as Tsukishima’s bedroom door opens, watching him walk in before you immediately jump to shut your blinds.

You huff as you sit and stare at the blank page of your notebook for what felt like another hour, before grabbing your hoodie, making your way downstairs and out the front door.

You thought, if you can’t concentrate, you ought to take a stroll to maybe help clear your mind. You feel your throat become hoarse, dried out from the walking before you notice a vending machine. You make your way over, about to purchase a carton of strawberry milk before you realize, you hadn’t brought your wallet with you. Just as you began walking to continue your stroll, you nearly bump into someone.

Immediately apologizing, cursing your mind for being elsewhere rather than the road, you look up to meet the shock expression of a familiar blueberry eyed boy. “Y/n?”

-

And this is where you found yourself, sat outside of Ukai’s shop, besides Kageyama as you play with the straw that is poking out from the milk carton. Kageyama notices your behavior, thus asking why you were walking around almost past the sunset. 

You explain to him how you couldn’t concentrate on studying for the past week, before asking him why he was out.

“I’m just on my daily jog.” He says before looking back out into the sky.

The two of you sat in silence before the growl of your stomach caught the boy’s attention. You blush in embarrassment before he gets up, going back into Ukai’s, only to come out with two kare pans in hand. He takes your hand, pulling you up before handing it to you. The two of you walk, before stopping by a nearby park.

Taking a seat on the swing, you thank Kageyama again before biting into the kare pan.

There is this comfortable silence before your whimpers causes his head to turn to you.

You sit, swaying on the swing as you continue to eat the kare pan in hand. Kageyama, having no idea what to do, reaches out to tuck a strand of your hair behind your ear. “What’s wrong?” He asks worried. You look to him as tears continue to stream down your face.

You drop your hand holding the kare pan to your lap, before bringing the sleeve of your hoodie to wipe your eyes.

“Ono-sensei says, if I fail this midterm, I would have to repeat the semester.” Kageyama nods as you continue, listening to the pent up emotions you kept to yourself this past week. “It’s just, it’s not that. It would be pretty stupid to cry over something so small, it’s not a big deal anyways” You admit before he states. “Don’t say that!” You look to him, giving a soft smile before continuing.

“In all honesty, I have no idea what I’m doing.” Your gaze falling back down. “I feel silly to chase after something I know I have no chance with, that I’m not good enough for, better yet, it’s not something meant for me.” You play with the wrapper of the kare pan as Kageyama listens. “Maybe this outcome was inevitable, I mean, I guess it was never meant to be. I’m just not it.” You admit, another tear streaming down. “I had my priorities all wrong.”

Kageyama gives you a look of confusion as he processes your thoughts, then coming with an idea of what you were talking about.

He watches as you bring the kare pan back to your mouth, taking a bite, your  cheerful mood returning after expressing your emotions.

Kageyama can’t help but stare and smile as your face turns into a look of delicious satisfaction from the tasty treat in your hands. You feel his gaze, turning to look back to him, he immediately turns his to the sunset from afar.

“Boss, look” He points as you watch the sun begin to set.

As the sunset catches your eyes, you catch Kageyama’s.

How beautiful the golden hour glow cascades onto your facial features, the way your eyes reflect onto the warm sun, and the smile slowly creeping across your face.

You couldn’t think of anything else but how beautiful the sunset looked, and Kageyama, he couldn’t think of anything else but how beautiful you looked.

The sun finally sets, and you two finish the kare pans in hand. You, actually finishing Kageyama’s too, before the two of you head off.

“I don’t want to go home yet” Kageyama turns his head to you, as you walk slowly.

“Can I show you something?”

-

“Are you sure it’s okay for me to be here? I don’t want to intrude, Tobio!” You whisper to him as he holds the door to his house open for you.

You see as he rolls his eyes with a smile, before grabbing your hand and bringing you in.

He shuts the door behind you and asks for you to follow him, taking you to his backyard.

“Whoa-” You take a step out, as he shuts the sliding door behind you.

“Your backyard is huge! Is that an entire volleyball court?” You point to the volleyball net that spreads across his yard. “Did you invite me over just to show off your big backyard? I’ll have you know, my backyard may not be as big but-” You joke before he butts in. “No, come on I want to show you something.”

He walks closer to the volleyball net, you follow after him.

You bring your hand up to the net, grazing your touch over, feeling how worn out and used it has been. You turn to notice Kageyama bending over to pick up an object from the ground before turning to you.

You look and notice a volleyball, just as worn out and old as the net.

Your face contorts into one of confusion as he leans against the net, spinning the ball in hand.

“I used to practice with my grandfather everyday here.” He begins. “He was the one who had introduced me to volleyball, he had taught me everything I needed to know” You hear him sigh, standing from the net, looking up into the sky. “Both in volleyball, and in life.” Your eyes water, as your friend opens up to you. His gaze turns to you, “before he passed, he told me something” he walks closer to you, staring into your eyes, before lightly handing the old volleyball into your palms, his hands cupping the bottom of yours as you held the ball together. “If you get really good... I promise you... somebody who's even better will come along and find you.”

He lets go of your hands, leaving you with the ball as he looks back up to the sky.

“Though, I’m sure he was referring to volleyball with that.” He turns back to you. “I think, you can apply that saying to real life”

You bring a hand up to your mouth, trying to cancel the sob trying to escape. Kageyama immediately notices and comes to your aid. “I-I’m sorry- I’m not really good with this kind of stuff but-” He gets cut off with your sudden hug, as you sob into his chest.

“Thank you Tobio” You mumble, before pulling away. “I really needed that.” He gives you a sincere smile before the sound of the sliding door opens.

“Tobi- Oh? Is this the infamous Y/n-chan?” “Nee-san.” Kageyama calls out before she makes her way to you two.

“I’m Miwa, this loser’s older sister. Also known as, The Superior Kageyama.” She ruffles the top of Kageyama’s head before holding a hand for you to shake. You accept it, and introduce yourself.

“Wow, she’s even cuter in real life-” “Nee-san.” Kageyama gives his sister a glare before she laughs. “Are you guys hungry? I made pork curry.” You and Kageyama share a look of excitement, before the three of you making it back inside from the cold night weather. 

-

“Thank you so much for having me, Miwa-san” You bow as Kageyama holds the door open, waiting for you. “You are welcome anytime Y/n-chan” She waves as the two of you make your way out.

You two walk in silence as the cold breeze tickles your ears.

You make it just outside before you turn to thank Kageyama for walking you home, and for the sentimental night.

“Thank you for keeping me company tonight Tobio” You ruffle the top of his head, copying his older sister’s actions. “I hope I was able to help, you m-mean... a lot to me, I hate to see you upset” You turn to open your gate, missing the second half of his confession. “Yeah, you did.” You look to him. “I really needed that Tobio, thank you so much again!” You wave before heading in, he watches as you make it inside safely before making his way home.

“Y/n? Where have you been it’s late!” Your mom runs to you, worried for your safety. You explain to her and your dad that you needed to take a stroll to clear your mind off things. Your much cheerful behavior startling them, before you make your way up to your room to focus back on your work.

-

The following Monday, Tsukishima had gone to school without waiting outside your gate. He feels as this week has gone by so slowly, it feels so weird not having you around like usual. And now he has two things to be sorry for.

As his mind is in another place, he is startled by a voice calling to him. “Tsukishima-san” He looks up only to meet eyes with you, taken back by your formality, not used to you calling him that.

‘Can you please help me with this problem?” You ask, he nods before replying. “Library later?” You nod, giving a smile before heading back to your seat.

-

You two find yourselves alone in the library after school. Yamaguchi not being able to attend this study session, having to deal with volleyball stuff with Ennoshita and Daichi.

Tsukishima stares, watching as you seem very focused onto your studies, thinking of what happened, wondering how you are able to talk to him all of a sudden. Have you had enough space? Were the two of you okay now? Can he apologize?

“Y/n” He calls to you. “Yes?” You answer, bringing your attention back up to him. The two of you share a brief moment of gazing into each others eyes, before he breaks away, looking down to your notebook. “You got the answer wrong, let me help.” You agree, sliding the notebook over.

He takes the notebook, and begins erasing. You watch him until he asks suddenly, “What made you want to talk to me again?” “What?” He turns the notebook facing you, explaining the problem and what you got wrong. You nod, understanding before taking your notebook, and solving it again. There’s another moment of silence, before you slide the notebook back to Tsukishima for him to check the answer.

“I guess you can say, I have come to realize my priorities” “Priorities? What do you mean?” He asks, his eyes still on your notebook as he checks your answers. “I want to be in the top 15 students.” He brings his gaze up to that statement, looking at the burning determination in your eyes, until you blink, leaning on your arm. “Then I’ll find time to be mad at you.” You give a cheeky smile, missing the one he gives you due to your smart comment.

You take your notebook back after he informs you that it is indeed correct. You feel excitement bubble in you, “Can you help me with this problem too?” The two of you continue to study, each passing day as the week goes by. Meeting everyday after school, reviewing each term, and every lesson.

Before you realized, it was the day of the exam.

Just as you were about to grab a pencil from your case, you open it to find a letter stuck inside.

“Good luck pipsqueak” it reads. You smile, closing your case as you take a deep breath. ‘Let’s do this!’

-

A month has passed and the exam results are out.

You rush your way past the students crowding the scoreboard, finally managing to squeeze your way to the front, you immediately went on a search for your name. Your eyes scan the board, before you find your name, placed right next to the number 13. You have reached #13 in the top of your class.

In excitement, you turn around, hoping to find Tsukishima to tell him the good news. You turn only to find him in the crowd, looking towards you with a smile before walking away.

You smile back as you watch his figure walk off into the hall.

-

After school, the six of you find yourselves outside of Coach Ukai’s shop.

Hinata walking out of the store with Kageyama, a plastic bag filled with a pack of strawberry milk.

Your group finds their way to the nearby park, sitting before Hinata starts ripping the plastic from the pack, before handing each individual a carton.

“Today, we celebrate Y/n’s entry into the top 15! We will have strawberry milk instead of champagne! Cheers!” You laugh as you bring your milk carton up towards your friends, as the six of you clink the milk boxes together.

Just as you bring the straw to your lip, you catch the gaze of Tsukishima giving a sly smile, immediately turning away when your eyes meet his.

-

You split ways with your friends, making your way home with Tsukishima.

“Let’s go, quickly.” He says before he begins walking off. “If you want to go home so quickly, then carry me.” You bite back jokingly. “No” “Why not?” He takes a moment to think, letting out an audible hum. “Too tired.” You roll your eyes before catching up to him.

Staying quiet, the silence throughout the walk in much more calming than the existing tension before. But, it’s still not the same as it used to be.

As you see your houses approaching, Tsukishima calls out to you.

“Y/n.”

You turn, only to find him leaned down as he eyes you. You blink confused, before he stands back up. 

“Good job.” He gives you a genuine smile. “I’m proud of you.” What? You try fighting the blush running along your face. “Come again?” “No.” Just as he was about to turn into his house, you grab onto the ends of his shirt. It’s been a while since you last did that, and he missed it so much.

“Thanks Tsukki” You look up to him, giving him that smile he missed so much.

He brings his hand from his pocket up to your head, before ruffling your hair.

“Yeah, whatever.” You let go, waving to him before making your way inside your house.

He watches as you enter, letting out a soft smile.

-

Running up to your room, you strip your school uniform before hopping into your pajamas, immediately flying into your bed, clutching a pillow close to your chest as you look out your window, staring into his before turning to your back.

 Your eyes glued to the ceiling before you drift off to sleep, the last thing on your mind;

“I think I still like you.”

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A/N 2: I really do wanna thank you all so much for reading! You guys are all so sweet and kind and I just ksdhjncsdjk it makes me happy knowing someone is reading my, very cliche, sappy, bad english writing. Thank you to the ends of the Earth and back! You are just so, so incredible, so very incredible 💖

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Radix Dance Convention, Phoenix, AZ: RESULTS

High Scores by Age:

Rookie Solo

1st: Lucia Piedrahita-’Fields of Gold’

2nd: Brighton Taylor-’Fabulous’

Mini Solo

1st: Esme Chou-’Particle’

1st: Victoria Martinez-’SIX’

2nd: Isabella Piedrahita-’All Along’

2nd: Peyton Nowacki-’Angels to Fly’

2nd: Sasha Milstein-’Ephemera’

2nd: Isabella Kouznetsova-’Trouble’

3rd: Brooklyn Ladia-’Caruso’

3rd: Winter Eberts-’Dreamlike’

3rd: Kaydence Mardis-’I’m Available’

3rd: Diana Kouznetsova-’It’s In His Kiss’

4th: Elsie Sandall-’Almost Gone’

5th: Paizley Cogswell-’A Moment Apart’

5th: Phoenix Notary-’New Form’

6th: Aubrey Tolentino-’Foortwurkin’

7th: Sabina Vess-’I See Fire’

7th: Vanessa Soto-’Speechless’

7th: Annie Carlson-’YOUNG’

8th: Isla Gardner-’Don Juan’

8th: Ashton Wullbrandt-’Risk’

8th: Kendyl Miller-’Stand By Me’

9th: Violet Rush-’Change is Everything’

9th: Italia Torres-’Sparrow’

10th: Elias Elkind-’Lost A Friend’

10th: Lucy Wirick-’Save Me’

Junior Solo

1st: Gracyn French-’Covergirl’

2nd: Madison Ortega-’A Winged Victory’

2nd: Laci Stocio-’Mein Herr’

2nd: Kira Chan-’Pump’

3rd: Claire Wirick-’Capita-Lis’

4th: Campbell Bas-’Alice’

4th: Audrey Domingo-’Eclipse’

4th: Avery Lee-’New York, New York’

4th: Gage Davis-’Saturn’

5th: Jasmine Sison-’Across The Ice’

5th: Hailey Fagenblat-’Blackbird’

5th: Reese Tolentino-’Recomposed’

6th: Scottlyn Lucas-’Grow As We Go’

6th: Megan Reta-’The Dance’

7th: Presley Green-’Born, Never Asked’

7th: McKenzie Robinson-’Dream’

7th: Allie Scrimpshire-’Matter of Time’

8th: Tiffany Morales-’Over The Love’

9th: Brenna Bieler-’Oracle’

9th: Peighton Rolfe-’Thrift Shop’

9th: Rylee Ropa-’Til Enda’

10th: Ryleigh Hutta-’Come Fly With Me’

10th: Ryah Moshier-’Soleil Noir’

10th: Kiley Ko-’Try’

Teen Solo

1st: Dyllan Blackburn-’Haunted’

2nd: Devin Mar-’Lonely Place’

3rd: Anthony Curley-’Put It On Me’

4th: Kaitlyn Ortega-’All Human Beings’

4th: Willow Notary-’Expo’

5th: Kenzie Jones-’Flightless Bird’

5th: Rachel Loiselle-’RUN’

5th: Rosendo Arechiga-’Thanks For Asking’

6th: Isabella Warfield-’Nicest Thing’

6th: Jesse Detroy-’Once Upon A December’

6th: Ava Greenwaldt-’Quill’

7th: Hallee Goates-’All Mine’

7th: Katy McIlwaine-’Heavy’

7th: Imogene Elias-’Timer’

8th: Makena Covington-?

8th: Tegan Chou-’Multiverse’

8th: Isabella Lynch-’Residue’

9th: Alex Dinero-’Afternoon’

9th: Piper Camm-’DRONES’

9th: Izabella Alagao-’Tempo’

9th: Aaliyah Landreaux-’Volcanic’

10th: Zoe Konhilas-’Dust & Water’

10th: Rubi Lucas-’Gypsy’

10th: Alysha Ritschel-’Made of Water’

10th: Brekyn Knowels-’Ornament’

Senior Solo

1st: Selena Hamilton-’Black Car’

1st: Ella Horan-’Not A Woman’

2nd: Aspyn Morrell-’Love Song’

3rd: Skye Notary-’Orange’

3rd: Makenna Taylor-’Red Skies’

4th: Olivya Sessing-’The Hill’

5th: Lauren Wallingford-’Entanglement’

6th: Payton Martineu-’Passion Fruit’

6th: Aliza Workman-’She Was Right’

6th: Ella Szymanski-’Unarmed’

7th: Milan Furtado-’As We Appear’

7th: Trinity Gray-’Laughing On The Outside’

7th: Kaylee Watkins-’The Source’

8th: Ariana Moreno-’Mercy’

8th: Bianca Capanna-’Unchained Melody’

9th: Natalie Smith-’Rooftop Dancing’

9th: Shane Higa-’Superpower’

10th: Colie Naraghi-’Coffin’

10th: Brianna Rodems-’Lonely’

Rookie Duo/Trio

1st: Dance Deluxe-’What’s Inside’

2nd: Dance Deluxe-’Baby Mine’

Mini Duo/Trio

1st: Dance Deluxe-’We Want It All’

2nd: Project 21-’I Am The Cute One’

3rd: Dance Deluxe-’Hocus Pocus’

3rd: Prodigy Training Centre-’So Long Dearie’

Junior Duo/Trio

1st: The Industry Dance Academy-’Fight to Protect’

2nd: Dance Deluxe-’Emergency’

Teen Duo/Trio

1st: CanDance Studios-’Temple’

2nd: Elektro Dance Academy-’Extra Extra’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’Like You’ll Never See Me Again’

3rd: CanDance Studios-’Serpent’

Senior Duo/Trio

1st: The Industry Dance Academy-’When Dirt Meets Water’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’Revolution’

3rd: San Diego Dance Collective-’Not Who We Were’

Rookie Group

1st: Danceplex-’Little Wonders’

2nd: Dance Deluxe-’Cheetah Girls’

3rd: Dance Studio C-’Piggy Bank’

Mini Group

1st: Project 21-’Fan Tan Fannie’

2nd: Prodigy Training Center-’Money’

3rd: Elektro Dance Academy-’Urban Jungle’

Junior Group

1st: Project 21-’No Fear But Anticipation’

2nd: Project 21-’Wegue’

3rd: Project 21-’Stuff Like That There’

Teen Group

1st: Project 21-’Bring On The Men’

2nd: Elektro Dance Academy-’E Boyz’

2nd: Project 21-’Girls, Girls, Girls’

3rd: CanDance Studios-’Screaming Infidelities’

Senior Group

1st: Project 21-’We Can, We Will’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’I Won’t Complain’

3rd: San Diego Dance Collective-’Somebody to Love’

3rd: Elektro Dance Academy-’The Island’

Rookie Line

1st: Dance Deluxe-’Cafe’ Parfait’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’Get Right’

3rd: The Industry Dance Academy-’Hard Knock Life’

3rd: Dance Deluxe-’The Princess Inside You’

Mini Line

1st: Project 21-’Dive In The Pool’

2nd: Dance Deluxe-’Gratitude’

3rd: Dance Deluxe-’Smile’

Junior Line

1st: Project 21-’Proud Mary’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’Here We Go Again’

3rd: Dance Deluxe-’Steam Heat’

3rd: Dance Precisions-’Where or When’

Teen Line

1st: Project 21-’Post That’

2nd: Project 21-’The Dictator’s Dream’

3rd: CanDance Studios-’Can I’

3rd: Elektro Dance Academy-’Motorcross’

Senior Line

1st: Elektro Dance Academy-’Soul Food’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’Falling Asleep At The Wheel’

3rd: San Diego Dance Collective-’Hypnosis’

Junior Extended Line

1st: CanDance Studios-’Room Where It Happens’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’Next One’

3rd: CanDance Studios-’Awoo’

Teen Extended Line

1st: Elektro Dance Academy-’Babylon’

2nd: Project 21-’Desoleil’

2nd: CanDance Studios-’The Colony’

3rd: CanDance Studios-’Dangerous’

Mini Production

1st: CanDance Studios-’Let’s Get Loud’

Junior Production

1st: CanDance Studios-’Power’

Teen Production

1st: CanDance Studios-’Throw It Back’

Senior Production

1st: Elektro Dance Academy-’Nobody Cares’

High Scores by Performance Division:

Rookie Jazz

Dance Deluxe-’Cheetah Girls’

Rookie Musical Theatre

Dance Deluxe-’Cafe’ Parfait’

Rookie Lyrical

Danceplex-’Little Wonders’

Mini Jazz

Project 21-’Dive In The Pool’

Mini Contemporary

Elektro Dance Academy-’To Love’

Mini Musical Theatre

Project 21-’Fan Tan Fannie’

Mini Lyrical

Dance Deluxe-’Gratitude’

Mini Specialty

Elektro Dance Academy-’Tetrad’

Mini Hip-Hop

Prodigy Training Center-’Money’

Mini Ballroom

Dance Deluxe-’Come Back My Love’

Junior Lyrical

Dance Deluxe-’Here Comes the Sun’

Junior Contemporary

Project 21-’No Fear But Anticipation’

Junior Ballet

The Industry Dance Academy-’Spring’

Junior Specialty

Project 21-’Wegue’

Junior Musical Theatre

Dance Deluxe-’Steam Heat’

Junior Jazz

Project 21-’Stuff Like That There’

Junior Tap

Dance Precisions-’In The Mood’

Junior Ballroom

CanDance Studios-’Kiss Kiss Bang’

Junior Hip-Hop

CanDance Studios-’Next One’

Teen Contemporary

Project 21-’The Dictator’s Dream’

Teen Lyrical

Danceplex-’If I Say’

Teen Jazz

Project 21-’Post That’

Teen Hip-Hop

Elektro Dance Academy-’E Boyz’

Teen Specialty

Dance Studio C-’Walk The Line’

Teen Musical Theatre

Dance Deluxe-’Blackbird’

Teen Ballroom

CanDance Studios-’I Got The Boom’

Senior Specialty

Elektro Dance Academy-’Soul Food’

Senior Contemporary

Project 21-’We Can, We Will’

Senior Jazz

San Diego Dance Collective-’New Dorp, New York’

Senior Lyrical

Dance Deluxe-’Shine’

Senior Hip-Hop

Elektro Dance Academy-’Nobody Cares’

Best of Radix:

Rookie

Dance Deluxe-’Cafe’ Parfait’

CanDance Studios-’Get Right’

The Industry Dance Academy-’Hard Knock Life’

Dance Studio C-’Piggy Bank’

Danceplex-’Little Wonders’

Mini

Project 21-’Fan Tan Fannie’

Elektro Dance Academy-’Urban Jungle’

The Industry Dance Academy-’Mambo 5′

CanDance Studios-’Let’s Get Loud’

Dance Deluxe-’Gratitude’

Prodigy Training Center-’Money’

Junior

The Industry Dance Academy-’Clairvoyance’

Project 21-’No Fear But Anticipation’

CanDance Studios-’Here We Go Again’

Dance Deluxe-’Blue’

Dance Precisions-’Where or When’

Teen

Dance Studio C-’Black and White’

San Diego Dance Collective-’End of Love’

Dance Precisions-’When Tragedy Strikes’

Visionary Dancer-’Hope Is A Dangerous Thing’

Danceplex-’If I Say’

Elektro Dance Academy-’Babylon’

Project 21-’Post That’

CanDance Studios-’The Colony’

The Industry Dance Academy-’In In’

Dance Deluxe-’Heaven’

Senior

Elektro Dance Academy-’Nobody Cares’

Project 21-’We Can, We Will’

CanDance Studios-’I Won’t Complain’

San Diego Dance Collective-’Somebody to Love’

Studio Standout:

Dance Precisions-’When Tragedy Strikes’

Dance Deluxe-’Heaven’

Dance Studio C-’Black and White’

Elektro Dance Academy-’Nobody Cares’

Project 21-’Post That’

The Industry Dance Academy-’In In’

Visionary Dancer-’Hope Is A Dangerous Thing’

CanDance Studios-’The Colony’

[klildevil]

Not bl

Vinland saga

Hakuoki

Namaikizakari

Secretly c*mming during class

My blind date is a womanizing cop

Dear my living dead

Raise wa tanin ga li

Beware of the villainess

Uncle cool

Namaiki zakari

L-DK

Hapi Mari (happy marriage)

To your eternity

Bl

Dear door

The Titans bride

The last omegaverse

K’s secret

My suha

Camp buddy’s

Blood link

Egoism

Not a sugar daddy

Legal drug

Hidoku shinaide

Yarisugi party night

Behind the desk

Biting the tiger

Beware or demons

Private scandal

If you hate me so

An easy target

Down and dirty

Behind the scenes

May belongs to me

Sick

Pian pian

Sadistic beauty

Moonlight garden

An innocent sin

Ookami kun wa kowakunai

Angel buddy

Tied with twins

Theo

Bl motel

Make me bark

Shame application

Dance with the devil

Encircled love

I’m banging my rival from a parallel world

Omae no subete wo ubau made

30 sai Kara no coming out

Kedamono arashi

Shokkarr harassment

Blood bank

19 days

Smurfs world

Love or hate

Wolf in the house

Viewfinder

Incidentally living together

Kingyo no ubugoe

High school Lala love

Dakaretai otoko ichii ni odosarete imasu

Mellow pillow

Yakimochi wa kitsuneiro

Dear signal

Only the flower knows

I seriously can’t believe you

Sweet sport

Suns blood

Eyes speak more love than the mouth

Hatsukoi encounter

Body complex

The devil’s temptation

Boundary

Silent color

Too close

False memories

Take care of my house keeper

Aporia

Virus

Dan día long Zhong ba!

Sm gokko

The wolf king may not

Mr 100% perfect

Miss you, Lucifer

Anti P.T

Scandalous M

Hinkekure Sakura ni koi ga saku

Sadistic madness

Nindan da Shikoku de ninshin shita ore

Dating my way up

24 jikan ochi nai kiss

Nirameba koi

Ai to hanaji

Hoshi to harinezumi

Okusama wa alpha

2ban me no alpha

Deawanakereba yo Katta no

Oh my hero

The good teacher

How sweet is a sugar daddy

Heart of the red cloak

Paramour

Tale of the yellow dragon

The boy and the wolf

Samishigariya no love

Miwaku shikake amai wanna

Kijima-kun

Akai ito no shikkou yuuyo

Jazz for two

Never understand

My darling signed in

Shen Sheng

Star x fanboy

Let’s go asmr

Fools

We only held hands

In my closet

Salad dats

Inner beauty

Dream away

A trace of you

Sasaki to miyano

Haru mastu bokura

Ichirei shite, kiss

Madk

Kamisama no uroko

Kamisama no lutoori

Tree spirit

Awkward magic

Nanohana boys

Hyung you’re my idol

Banana fish

Garden of light (read after banana fish)

Zombie hide s3x!

Stare

The god of pains groom

Never understand

In these words

A prince in a luxurious mansion

Namaiki kareshi

Kanawanu koi no musubikata

Kirakira-kun to imaichi-kun

Nan hao Sheng feng

Vassalord

On doorstep

I’m yours blood and soul

Alice in adultland

Love shuttle

Keeper of the pearl

Marry me alpha

A week of lust

Fate makes no mistakes

Here you are

Butcher shop

Sailor danshi

Dre no ushiro ni tarsi na

Junai drop out

Toshi no hige otome -Chan

Sokuochi yarichin yankee

Megumi and tsugumi

Bouai friendship

Usagi-Chan doshikori moushiagemasu

Princess top

Don’t forget that I like you

A shoulder to cry on

Your heart in my hands

Keep holding on

For your love

Aoi haru akaiito

Kazoku ni narouyo

Ao ni naku

Kimi wa natsu no naka

Starting with a lie

Never good enough

Midnight rain

The key stone romantic combination

Ninth life love

Kashikomarimashita destiny

Bokura no negai

Mayonaka no oyatsu

Yume musubi koi musubi

Haru and vampire

Kyou Kara omega ni narimashita

Kanawanu koi no musubikata

Koi Nanak shitakunai

Sora to hará

Rumspringa no joukei

Kamisama no uroko

Vampire heart

Hyacinth

Caramel honey

Snail pond robber

Smells like green spirit

Ao no flag

Okashiratsuki

Oyasumi punpun

10 years that I loved you the most

Kings maker

The unfeeling me

Glen

Wild city

The last zombie

The part time  house keeper

Oku made furetemo Ii desu ka

Dirty vibration

Social cat

Therapy game

Boku no Omawarisan

Puppy love

Straight or not

Koubutsu wa ichiban saigo ni hara no naka

Kendamomo arashi (kiss me baby)

Ookami-kun wa kowakinai

Dress him up

Samishigariya no love letter

The good luck story of an unlucky guy

Tell me your wish

Kiraide isasete

Chew and swallow

Red candy

Lies like lies

Cupid ni rakurai

Koi wa etude

Chess and rawin

The man in the mirror

Can’t take my eyes off you

Voice of love

Kekkon shite kudasai!

Restless

He, him & us

Karasugaoka don’t be shy

Mihanada pectolite

Abarenbo honey

Ore to joushi no kakushikoto

Omae no koi wa ore no mono

Yagi to ookami no hatsujou jijou

Meeting him

I like you

My starry sky

Peach love

I am beautiful

Settia

Ordinary men

Fall for me

December rain

Maiden rose

Deri pocha

Bitsu na koi no seesaw game

Fukouchuu no shiawase

Otoshiana ni hamerarete

Well done

Playboy no ore ga onna ni saremashita

Welcome to the cafe of love

Addiction

Pervert hero and the #1 fan

What’s your name?

Shall we go surfing

Ice man

Yamada to shounen

Hoppe ni himawari

Till out lips touch

Bottomless swamp

My last love scenario

Himitsu ni shiro yoll

Suzume favorite

Bokura no shokutaku

Asatte ni kiss

Mr. A & Mr. B

Sflower

I’ll be waiting for you in 1999

Never good enough

Outsider communication

Bouai friendship

Mahoroba days

Shinkonsan!

Baka ni koi toka shoujiki muri ja ne?

Ore to aitsu no jikangai xx

You’re my favorite toy

Maria boy

Sugar my baby

Yagi to ookami no hatsujou jijou goat x wolf

Kedamono arashi

MADK

Castle Heaven

Warehouse

Dispar

Youth

To take an enemy’s heart

Re-season

Raising a bat

Totally captivated

A thousand cranes

Serene bird

[toponemuffin]

Lovers Do This Right?

Just a short little thing i wrote the other day, i hope you enjoy it. once it hits 5 likes, chapter two will be out a week later!

Its just a cute little thing i wrote of Ryukyu in a Fake Relationship which slowly will turn into a real one.

Words: 1,473

The sounds of heavy traffic and the sirens of emergency vehicles filled the city of Musutafu, one bright midsummer day. Businessmen were walking around heading to their jobs, carrying briefcases and suits.

A young man with spiky brown hair was seen standing in front of a station. He had sharp orange eyes which can be seen when he looked away from his phone. He was wearing grey slacks, a black sweater over a white dress shirt and a navy blue tie. His outfit was just exuding wealth and a ‘well off’ air.

“E-Elio-kun?” a short woman with chin-length blonde hair, appeared behind him. She had razor sharp teeth and a smile to match. It was Ryuko Tatsuma or by her hero name: Ryukyu.

“Ah…i mean…darling.” She nervously added.

“Ah Lay-Lady Ryuko!” the young man exclaimed, caught off guard from her sudden appearance. Then Ryuko reached out and grabbed his sleeve softly.

“H-hey, we’re a ‘couple’ now right? So maybe a nickname will do me better?” She looked up but kept from making direct eye contact with him.

“…” he couldn’t muster up a reply and instead looked away trying to hide his nervous face from Ryuko.

“Y-you’re right, my bad, i’m sorry lady- i mean…Ryu-chan.” He apologized not noticing the nickname flustered Ryuko a little as her face got flushed.

“How about we get going?” Ryuko requested as she walked forward, not answering his apologies. She threw her hood over her head, a pair of sunglasses and surgical mask to help hide her face.

“Even though she has all that over her, lady Ryuko is super cute!” Leo thought as he observed Ryuko.

“Is everything okay Elio-kun?” Ryuko looked up and asked.

“Ah ye-yeah Ryu-chan. Didn’t you say you wanted to go to some hero dinner tonight?”

“I was thinking about it, but today is our first day of being in a fake relationship in public. Felt like maybe we should have some practice before we go around my friends.”

“Oh, yeah that makes sense.” Elio replied before their walk turned awkwardly silent.

“So darling are you ready for your first date here in Japan?” Ryuko asked, breaking the silence. Her soft words couldn’t reach her beloved’s ear.

The two make their way passing through a huge crowd of businessmen. They kept getting bumped into and were slowly being separated.

“Elio-kun…” Ryuko thought when two tall men in blue suits pushed her back even further.

“C-can’t you just… I know we’re only pretending and all but, hold my hand.”

She could feel her tremble the more she thought of holding hands with him. Ryuko unknowingly ran into a Leo. He slowly reached down and held her right hand with his left.

“This way we can’t get lost, right? Ryu-chan,” Leo asked, smiling and tugging Ryuko along. “Plus couples do these types of things right?”

“Yeah…right.” Ryuko smiled sweetly and enjoyed the moment.

The two made it to a big, lush and green park. Kids were running around,playing, giggling while their parents watched on from the benches. There was a small crepe stand and Leo pulled Ryuko over to it.

“Two chocolate syrup crepes please!” Leo orders, letting Ryuko’s hand go and pulls out his wallet.

“Ahh! Look!” A group of girls wearing nearby high school uniforms screamed and quickly approached Elio and Ryuko.

“You were on the news the other day right!? You’re the hero working with Ryuko, you two took out a villain and saved everyone in a burning building! So cool!’ The girls were blown away and kept screaming, admiring Leo.

“Well sort of hehehe i’m still in U.A. so i’m not a full time hero yet.” Leo skittishly laughed a bit until two of the girls suddenly wrapped themselves around his arms and another girl stood in front of him and rested her back on his chest.

“Can we have a picture please?”

“Uhh well i actually am on a uhh…” Elio nervously looked over at Ryuko who had a smile on her face.

“We’re actually on our way to a dinner to get to at the moment girls. So we kind of have to get going.” Ryuko politely stated before reaching over for Elio’s hand and gently pulling him away.”

“He- Hey what about your crepes!” The stand owner called out with no reply as the two ept walking away.

“Well i guess we won’t need those crepes after all, but i thought you said you didn’t think it would be good for us to go to the party.”

“I guess i changed my mind. Plus we’re doing this to let everyone think i’m not single anymore remember?”

“Yeah you’re right. Heh, i’m sorry Ryu-chan. I guess i should have said something sooner huh?” Elio chuckled and asked looking down at Ryuko who simply looked forward.

“Does he even want to do this? I mean I know I asked him to do this and we’re just pretending. But he’s supposed to be mine at the moment, not anyone else’s or some big dummy being hit on by high school girls.” Ryuko’s inner voice was annoyed and she even had a small twitch in her free hand.

“Well i’m excited to meet everyone!” His cheerful tone was the only happy thing going on during the walk as Ryuko avoided talking to and kept looking forward.

A few hours later the two made it to the dinner party. The room was filled with numerous heroes with almost all of the top ten heroes making an appearance. They all had formal attire with extravagant suits and dresses everywhere.

Ryuko stepped out wearing a red cocktail dress with sheer lace panel under the bust and at the hem reveals skin and shows a little more leg, making this dress anything but innocent! Crisscross straps create an open back.

“I guess I should’ve known better than to ask Nemuri to pick out my dress. Note to self, “Don’t let the X-Rated Hero pick out my clothes” Haaa” Her face was flushed and matched shades with her dress.

“Ry-Ryu-chan?” Elio walked out of his dressing room. He had on a slim and well fitting black pinstripe suit with a white undershirt underneath, and black tie.

When the two looked at one another their hearts almost simultaneously paused and a strong “Ba-Thump” was pounded against their chest.

“Elio-kun you look…” Ryuko tried to get her thoughts out but was unable to speak.

“You, you look. Just…wow. Like you just…” Like a bad copier Elio’s speech was jammed and stuck on stutter.

“Wow look at the both of you!” Yu Takeyama or known by her hero name Mt.Lady appeared and exclaimed.

“Elio you fill out your suit rather nicely! But be careful because i don’t think any of the heroes around here has ever seen our lovely Dragoon hero here in such a dress.” Yu then handed the couple a pair of champagne glasses.

“Make sure you two drink up and enjoy!” Yu picked up her own glasses from a table next to her. “Come on, let’s toast to the night!”

The three then clinked their glasses together before each of them drank their entire glasses.

“Hah! So good! I Love the bubbles in champagne!” Yu took off as she followed a waiter carrying a tray full of filled glasses. “I’ll be back guys!”

“Just two drinks, that’s my limit!” Ryuko thought to herself. Her face was red from slamming her drink and her blood warmed up.

“Ryu-chan?” Elio said as he took a step closer to Ryuko.

“Before Yu-san came over. I was just trying to say that you look really beautiful tonight. Heh so much so i guess i got a little too nervous.”

“Ner-nervous? Why?”

“Well I guess I just haven’t seen this side of you. We’ve gone from being a fan of yours, to a student and teacher, then I became your intern. Now we’re pretending to be lovers. I guess what i’m trying to say is that i always thought of you as a great and inspiring hero but now, i see you’re more than just an incredible hero and are an amazing woman. I can see why you have so many suitors and needed me to pretend…”

Suddenly Ryuko wrapped her arms around Elio cutting him off. She placed her head on his chest and closed her eyes.

“Uh? Is everything okay Ryu-chan?”

“Yeah… Couples do this too right? They uhh hug and show one another affection. You don’t mind it do you? Darling?”

Slowly she could feel a set of strong arms gently wrap themselves around her and pulled her in closer. The sensation was an unreal ecstasy for the both of them. Their heart beats instead of racing was at peace, running in a synced beat.

“Yeah couples do this too Ryu-chan…“

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Could I request some nice interaction between Shisui and Kako? Any verse. Work this week was UGH I want to read something cute and funny and Those Two are the best.

lmao i started writing something else for this this morning and it was so sad and serious i had to start something else for you instead

shadows under water verse! that’s the one where Shikako is born the same age as Shisui.

here is a short tale about a D-rank and probably the fluffiest thing i’ve written

word count: 1420

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“There are lots of chakra tricks you can practice while we do D-ranks,” Amano-sensei tells them. The next morning they’re due for their first mission, which Amano has already selected for them.

“My sensei was a fan of taking any D-rank that would make us water-walk,” Amano goes on. “We’re not up to that point yet, of course, but I have a quick trick to teach you that you’ll find useful for this mission.”

Shisui can see Shikako-chan lean forward just a little. She loves chakra tricks, he’s noticed — already he’s caught her at about ten of them, half of which he’s never even heard of before. The most impressive one was the one with the water, but she’d called it ‘basically useless’ even while changing a sphere of contained water into a cube and then a pyramid and back in an amazing show of control. Shikako-chan is very curious and very knowledgeable and very humble.

“This is the great secret of the Hyuuga clan,” Amano adds in that totally-serious way he has of being not serious at all. Uzume-ba says he got that tone from playing devil’s advocate for all the interpersonal client drama they’d stirred up on their C-ranks.

(Shisui can’t wait for their first C-rank, although he thinks Muta will be the one playing devil’s advocate and Shikako will watch like Aburame Shibi had. This Team 4 isn’t exactly like the last Team 4. And that’s good, because Yūhi-sensei was a real dick and a bad teacher, although Shisui is never supposed to say that out loud.)

Shisui flickers his Sharingan on to watch Amano-sensei’s chakra trick. His teammates watch closely, each in their own way — Shikako with her sensing, Muta with a faint buzzing noise.

“Tell me what it does,” Amano-sensei says, because he also needs them to learn how to gather intelligence on unknown techniques.

Shisui knows what it is the moment he starts using it, so he keeps his mouth shut like a good student. Muta and Shikako will enjoy investigating more than being given the answer. And it’s fun to watch them decide things like this, because they work off each other and they do it a lot different than Shisui would.

“It… surrounds you with chakra,” Shikako says. She sounds frustrated, like she can’t believe that’s the only thing she can tell with her chakra sense. Shikako-chan has really high standards for herself.

“So it’s not localized,” Muta says, and he doesn’t glance at Shikako or anything, but Shisui knows he said that only to make sure Shikako would know she’s provided him with information he likely wouldn’t otherwise have. “It also repelled the bug I had on sensei, and my kikaichu cannot land again, although it can feed.”

Both incredulous and uncertain, Shikako asks, “Amano-sensei, is this the first step of Kaiten?”

Amano blinks at her. “How do you even know about that?” he asks.

“What’s Kaiten?” asks Shisui.

(Of course Shikako-chan knows — all she did in the Academy was read. She maybe knows everything.)

“Are you allowed to teach us this?” Shikako blurts out, and then immediately her shoulders shrink again. Shisui gets the impression she was just trying to keep from having to answer where she’d learned what she knows.

Amano-sensei clearly thinks the same thing because he just gives her that secretly amused look he gets when Uzume-ba thinks she’s successfully stirred him into starting an argument she wanted to have but didn’t want to initiate.

“It’s a high-level Hyuuga technique that I don’t know how to do,” Amano says. “This is just a chakra trick to keep yourself clean. If you get really good at it, the transition to the scent-hiding technique is very easy.”

“Ah,” says Muta. “This is how you were clean after your spar with Uzume-sensei.”

Amano nods. “It’s a pretty common Hyuuga trick but it’s not clan knowledge or anything. If you can cover your entire body including anything you’re wearing, it works as a good stopgap for airborne and contact poisons. Unless you breathe in.”

Shikako’s eyes have lit up, her shoulders straightened out. She likes opportunities to learn new things, especially non-Nara things.Shisui’s not really sure what the deal is with her clan — isn’t she clan heir? — but he’s glad she got a kickass team to support her ambitious curiousity.

“We’ll practice this today and tomorrow you’ll have a chance to test it out in a controlled environment,” Amano says. “I’m sure you’ll all pick it up quickly.”

He activates his Byakugan and uses it to watch their progress, to tell them how to move their chakra. He tests them with little handfuls of dirt, too, probably just to be a jerk.

In the morning, they meet at Hironobu’s bakery and are surprised to find that their breakfasts are on the house.

“Oh, didn’t I mention?” Amano-sensei says. “Akimichi Hironobu is our first client.”

Shisui cheers and throws his hands up. Muta and Shikako don’t do either, but he can tell from the way Muta straightens and Shikako leans back, relaxed, that they’re really happy too. Or, he’s definitely sure about Shikako. Muta is probably happy, but maybe is just aiming to be vigilant about the details of their first mission.

As far as missions go, it’s kind of an awesome one.

“We’re rolling and cutting dough!” Hironobu announces. “My wife’s cousin Uchikatsu is getting married and wants a selection of cookies instead of a cake, but all my usual extra workers are busy with other wedding things.”

What follows is a crash course in baking a variety of rolled cookies, starting with basics like keeping the dough chilled and rolling it out evenly. Hironobu quickly reveals the reason Amano had taught them this new chakra trick: they’ll be rolling with powdered sugar and cocoa powder

It’s messy and it’s fun. They all have different cookie cutter shapes, and Shisui scores the butterfly.

“It’s an insect,” Muta says. He seems to be looking hard at Shisui behind his glasses.

Shisui clutches the cookie cutter. “It’s mine, client’s orders,” he says.

“But it’s the best one,” Muta says.

“Yes,” Shisui agrees, and doesn’t give it over. He gives the boar to Muta because he’s so stubborn about his bug theme and gives the deer to Shikako because obviously. Amano-sensei is helping, too, but he’s on dough-fetching and oven-watching duty, so he doesn’t get a cookie cutter.

“Ah…” Shikako says when they turn to their cookie cutting stations. She’s looking down at her deer cookie cutter. Shoulders hunched. Does not continue whatever she was thinking about saying.

Red alert! Red alert!

Shisui sighs theatrical, because over exaggerating the exchange is better than trying to minimize it. “You want the butterfly, too, huh Shikako-chan?” he says. “My one true treasure in this world? The only worthwhile thing I’ve ever held in my entire life? You’d ask that of me?”

“Shisui, you’ve only had it for about two minutes,” Muta says, sounding irritated but in the good way — like Amano gets irritated when Uzume does something dramatic and loud that he secretly finds hilarious.

“Love has no concept of time,” Shisui informs him. “But… in the spirit of teamwork… and since Shikako-chan is my favorite teammate…”

(“Thanks,” Muta says. Shisui beams at him, but then resumes his tragic character.)

“…you should have it, and I will just suffer through my feelings from a distance,” Shisui finishes, holding the butterfly cookie cutter out to Shikako.

He gets a smile from her, and a little laugh. A laugh! They swap deer for butterfly and get to work, Amano-sensei calling out to them when he sees their new chakra trick wavering. To Shisui’s surprised, Shikako is best at it — or maybe it’s not a surprise at all, given how often he’s seen her passing the time trying to fold paper with just her chakra, or get a marble to stick to her skin but slide around under the control of gravity.

At the end of the mission only Amano-sensei is spotless and they’ve made a mountain of cookies and each of them is given a small package of cookies to take home in addition to the money they’ll make. Amano will bring his to Uzume-ba’s house, but Shisui stops by the Uchiha clan orphanage house with his package.

Shisui is a real shinobi with a real team that he even enjoys taking D-ranks with. He’s gotta spread that good luck around as much as possible, because the clan needs it.

[yesyunniechan]

[Jan-Feb] Shin//CoRan Doujinshi Twitter Compilation [megro]

It’s been so long, right? Happy Valentine’s Day! That’s my present to you, guys =)

Shinichi’s type of woman story, laundry story, busted CoRan sunrise story, ShinRan souvenir story, Shinichi’s inner monologue, sudden KaiAo story (but it’s nice and 4 pages), ShinRan LINE story (2), Shinichi and Kogoro talk, Conan advantages story (2), Conan airheadness story, Goro-chan story, a girl Conan likes story, Shinichi’s dream story (6 pages), Poirot story, Middle School ShinRan fortune telling story, Middle School uniform story, Middle School Ski Slope story, V-day cake story. 

[source]

R: Hey, Shinichi! What is your woman type?

S: Now that's sudden.

R: Wait! Let me try!

R: I know! A 'big-sister'-like type beauties! Right?

(R: I'm going to wash sheets, so wake up!)

(R: Today we have hamburgers <3)

(R: You read mysteries until morning again, right?)

[She has a trait of a 'big sister', who always cares about everything]

S: You can say that you... (Beauty also fits)

R: As I thought!

S: She's also like a little sister sometimes...

[source]

R: Anyway! Who will put the laundry for drying at the roof? The weather's nice <3

C: I! I will do it!

R: Thank you for being so active ♪

C: 'kay! Today for sure...

C: I will be able to see and touch Ran's underwear legally!

C: Not here... Dammit.

C: Where does she dry those. That Ran...

[source]

R: Anyway, I didn't even know that Shinichi knows about such place! That's the first time I ever came to watch a rising sun!

C: Well... Heheh.

R: And I thought Shinichi's not interested in a date spot like that... 

R: A, he probably brought a girl here...

C: No!

R: Eh?

C: I only thought that one day I'll bring Ran to watch the rising sun, that's all! Are you having your wild thoughts again?!

R: T-thank you...

[When you have a girlfriend with wild imagination, you develop a habit to predict her thoughts.]

[source]

R: Nakai-kun, here, a souvenir...

S: From me and Ran!

[T-thank you...]

R: Ochiai-kun, here...

S: From me and Ran!

[Thank you...]

[A honeymoon trip?]

R: Why are you so angry?

S: I'm not. Just deailng with pestering bugs.

(TN: Bugs = fans)

Sonoko: New technique, diversion style, huh... I see.

[source]

[I am a high school detective, Kudo Shinichi. That may sound abrupt, but my childhood friend is too cute and that's a big problem]

[I have a demon and an angel fight in my soul...]

DR: Kiss her <3 Come one, kiss her <3

AR: You shouldn't do this so suddenly... More softer...

[Real]

R: Shinichi? What's wrong?

S: All three are tempting me! Three-timed trouble!!

[The demon and angel in his heart are also too cute, so he can't decide on anything. Kudo Shinichi (17)]

[source]

P1

S: Eh?! You two are still not dating yet?! Lots of years passed since KID retired!

H: Ya should confess already. What are ya even doin'.

K: S-shut up! I have a lot of circumstances...

S: You agitated us so actively...

H: And ya still didn't hook up with ya childhood friend? I cant believe ya'r an ex-KID...

K: O-o-kay! I'll do it! If that was possible for you two, that's possible for me!

P2

K: Aoko!

A: Eh?

K: B-be my...

S: Oi! Kuroba! Don't haste!

H: Idiot! With such vigour ya'll only run into trouble!

A: Kaito?..

P3

K: Marry me!

S: Eh?! This, out of sudden?!

H: What the?! That's a proposal!!

R: Kya~

K: Kuroba-kun, assertive <3

P4

A: Y-yes...

[They are engaged!]

H: And now he's ahead of us in lover's pyramide...

S: Giant leap in one second...

[Married]

[Engaged] <- here

[Dating]

[Childhood Friends]

[source]

P1

[It's Ran. I started LINE! <3]

[It's Shinichi, right? Oh, what if I made a mistake..]

C: Ran also started LINE...

(It's me, don't worry)

C: Ran-nee-chan, even a flip-phone can start LINE app, right?

R: Mhm... But it takes too many movements, kind of troubling...

R: Maybe I should continue using text messages...

R: But LINE is... much easier in terms of connection with Shinichi... Maybe I should but a smartphone?..

[Just for me. Thank you so much]

P2

R: Looks like I can't see stickers on the flip-phone... The one Conan-kun sent me...

C: I see...

C: So she didn't see it

R: A! I saw! Ah? Shinichi also sent something...

C: Aaaaaa! Waitwaitwaitwait!!

[No]

[Sorry. Mistake]

[Cats are an accident]

[Pad's fault]

[Ran: Where are you?]

[Embarassing]

C: Please... just bury me alive..!!

[source]

K: This detective boy seducing my daughter...

S: Well, I'm sorry

S: I'm the one being seduced!

S: Our first meeting: this smiling face! That was just like a punch! And although she's stubborn and crybaby, but she's so kind to everybody though it worries me a bit, but that's Ran's good sides, she's also so strong with her karate... so cute and naive, and she doesn't have a sense of danger, although I'd really liked her to have this,but she's an airhead and blissfully unaware, but still very cute, and this beautiful living being is like an angel or a fairy, so to be completely honest...

K: You're... terrific.

S: Well yeah.

K: I'm not praising you.

[source]

C: Uwaah, Ran-nee-chaan!

C: Heiji-nii-chan....!!

H: Wha?! Kudo?..

H: This brat... he doesn't have a sense of pride?!

R: Ah, you two fought?

[Fake cry]

R: I'm sorry, Hattori-kun, will you be more gentle with him?

C: Heeh.

H: No-no! It's clear that he's faking this cry! That's too strange! He's not in character! What's with this 'heeh', oi, look! LOOK AT HIS FACE!!

K: Geez, Heiji, you're not behaving like an adult...

H: Why it is always me?!

[source]

[Going home from some kind of case... Back side of the car]

H: Falling asleep while leaning on somebody during the car ride... Ya'r not a baby...

C: You're in a short supply of this, right, Hattori? That's so long awaited, how about enjoying it?

H: Ya'r really enjoying it...

C: Well yeah.

H: This guy has no sense of pride...

[He's weirdly used to sitting on his loved girl's laps. Kudo Shinichi-kun (17)]

[source]

R: Hey, head in clouds...

C: Geez, this Ran... treating me like a child... that's too cute, ba-ro!!

R: Hey, Conan-kun, are you listening?!

R: I'll knock on your head!

C: Aaaaaa geez, she's too cute!

[source]

R: Awww, Goro-chan is so soft <3 So comforting <3

C: Nice...

R: Conan-kun, do you want to hug?

C: Heh?

R: Conan-kun is so soft~ So soothing <3

R: Isn't it cute? Goro-chan <3

C: Yeah...

[source]

R: Conan-kun, who do you like? Ai-chan? Or maybe Ayumi-chan?

R: I'm so curious <3

C: Again with that... Why do you think so?

R: Eh? Am I wrong?

C: It's you....

R: Maybe that's me? Ha-ha, that's impossible! ♪

C: Heh?! Wha...

C: W-why did you think this?!

R: Eh... I just said it, that's all...

R: Oh, that's so cute... <3

[source]

P1

R: Shinichi... I love you...

S: Ran... me too...

R: Shinichi, wake up! Don't fall back to sleep!

S: Ran...

S: I really love you too...

R: Kya!

P2

[Kya-a!!]

R: W-what are you doing?! Who did you mistake me with?!

S: S-sorry... I was half-asleep...

S: I had a nice dream...

R: Don't you dare fall back to sleep while I'm preparing you breakfast!!

P3

R: Change your clothes quickly, your breakfast is ready!

R: He mistook me for somebody else... Said it was a nice dream...

S: She smelled nice...

P4

R: Hey, Shinichi...

R: This morning...

S: This morning?

R: You had a 'nice dream', right?

R: Who did you mistake me for?..

P5

S: ..I didn't.

R: Eh?

S: I'm saying! I didn't mistake you for anybody!!

P6

R: Shinichi...

R: Are you going to feign ignorance? Or did you forget already?

S: Hah?

S: And why are you so curious about it?..

R: W-well, as a childhood friend of yours...

S: ...because you're a 'childhood friend'... I won't say anything.

R: ...

R: Sometimes I don't understand what you're saying at all... Well, it's fine...

S: I just did what you did.

S: Just wait longer...

[source]

A: He-eh... So Okiya-san is living in the house of Kudo Shinichi-kun!

S: Yeah... My previous apartment was lost due to the fire, so...

A: Riight... And Kudo-kun is...

C: Ran-nee-chan's boyfriend!!

A: I see!

S: Shameless...

[source]

[About 6th grade]

R: Fortune-telling is now really popular among girls of our class... Blood type or star signs...

S: Pfft. Girls believe in this stupid stuff...

R: My compatibility with Shinichi is so bad! Both blood type and star sign...

S: What!? Besides, fortune-telling is such an illogical stuff!

S: Why is she saying this so happily?!

R: Why are you angry?

R: But even with bad compatibility... Me and Shinichi are on good terms, right?

S: Y-yeah...

[source]

P1

Y: Kyahahaha! Shin-chan is so cute!

R: Shinichi, it's so big for you!

S: Wha... even Ran is... Don't laugh!

C: Boys grow really fast, so their uniform is a little bit larger than usual...

(Wah! That's Fujimine Yukiko!!)

Y: I see... This one please!

S: Your uniform is big too...

(Cute..)

R: But not as big as Shinichi's!

P2

Y: Uwa-a-ah! <3 Ran-chan is so cute!

Y: So bad Eri-chan couldn't come because of work~ I'll send her pictures!

Y: You're so cute, you'll find a boyfriend in no time <3

S: Wha?!

R: No way! I don't want a boyfriend now!

S: Don't want, huh...

[Wants to be a candidate]

[source]

Sonoko: Ah, ski slope magic.. <3

S: Hah?

Sonoko: This silvery world is so different from the usual one... Even usual things can seem really cute, right?!

S: Who knows...

S: Yeah, she's right... this hat looks strangely cute...

Sonoko: It's so easy for love to born at the ski area ♪

Sonoko: If you'll meddle, maybe some handsome guy will appear and will steal Ran...

S: Ran!!

R: Heh?

S: I'm going to explore this rift, will you help?

R: Eh.. yeah...

Sonoko: Quick...

[source]

R: Chocolate cake?

R: Maybe this year I'll try to make this ♪

R: I should train beforehand <3

S: Training, huh... and what will you do with stuff you prepared?

R: Some I'll eat at home, some I'll give to my friends... I guess?

S: Well then. I'll eat some of this training too!

R: But that defeats the point of Valentines Day... Besides, I wanted to preapre really one to give to to Shinichi...

S: Nope. I'll eat everything.

(...cute)

[thebibliophilelady]

" He's always right by my side, that's why I thought that I shouldn't fall for him."

"Ghorge, I'm sorry but,... I'm breaking up with you"

"I'm breaking up with you"

"I'm breaking up with you"

"I'm breaking up with you"

HEP! PAULIT-ULIT?! UNLI LANG?!

"I'm breaking up wit-"

SIGE! ITULOY M! BAKA GUSTO MONG MAKITA NA LANG ANG BANGKAY MONG PALUTANG-LUTANG SA ILOG PASIG!

[A/N]: '^_^V

Haaaay,...pang-ilan na ba 'to? Wala na ba akong magiging matinong relasyon? Everytime I thought na okay na, tsaka naman nagkakaproblema.

They always say na mabait naman ako and they find me sweet pero isn't it enough? ANO BANG PROBLEMA?!! Bakit? Panget ba ko? Kapali-palit ba ko? WHY???

Oh well, at times like this isa lang naman ang matatakbuhan ko.

*opens door

"I'm here." bati ko na walang kagana-gana.

" Ghorge ano bang pinag-gagawa mo?! Tama ba namang sumususlpot ka na lang sa kwarto ng may kwarto? At worst sa kwarto pa ng lalaki?" mahabang litanya ni Mithc sa akin.

" Sabi kasi ni Tita Roselle nandito ka daw," sabay lapag ng bag ko sa study table nya. " tsaka para ka namang bago ng bago, eh lagi naman akoong pumupunta dito sa kwarto mo. For pete's sake, mula bata magkasama na tayo! Ano bang inaarte mo?" reklamo ko sa kanya habang nakahiga sa kama nya. Nakatinging lang s'ya sa aking ng may pagkairita.

"Haay, malala ka na! Ghorge, di na tayo bata no! Tsaka can't you give me some privacy?" patuloy ang panenermon nya habang nakupo sa couch sa kwarto nya.

Inirapan ko na lang sya. Ang arte daig pa babae! DUH!

"Ano bang problema?" biglang nag-iba ang tono ng boses nya. From a priest na puro sermon, naging soft and caring ang tono nya ngayon.

Nanantili lang akong natatitig sa kisame at hindi tinugon ang tanong nya. Iniisip ko kung paano ko ikukwento sa kanya ang nangyari. Sigurado sermon na naman ang aabutin ko nito.

"Maria!" winawarningan na nya ko. Kahit hindi ako nakatingin sa kanya alam kong nakataas na ang kilay nya at naka-cross ang mga braso nya. Ganyan sya pag nagsisimula na syang magalit sa'kin.

Nagpakawala ako ng isang malalim na buntong-hininga bago ako pumaling ng higa at hinarap sya. Tinignan ko sya sa mata at halatang naainip na sya sa sasabihin ko.

"Tell me, I'm listening." Haaay,...kaya nga sya ang best friend ko eh, he's understanding and willing to help pag kaya nya and he's a good listener too.

Pumikit muna ako sandali bago nagsalita.

" He broke up with me." nakapikit pa rin ako habang sinasabi iyon. Ayokong makita ang expression ni Mitchel. I know naawa na naman sya sakin. Pang-ilang beses na ba kasi? Lagi na lang akong iniiwan.

Naramdaman kong may kamay na nakapatong sa ulo ko. Pag mulat ko nakita kong nasa harap ko na pala si Mitch.

"Pang-ilan na to?" tanong nya sakin habang nakatitig sa mga mata ko. I can't distinguish the emotion in his eyes. Galit? Awa?

Iniiwas ko ang tingin ko sa mga mata nya. " Pang-apat." Mahina kong sagot. Nahihiya na ko sa kanya. Lagi na lang nyang nakikita how miserable I am padatinng sa love.

"What is it this time? Anong nagustuhan mo sa kanya?"

Tumayo ako mula sa pagkakahiga bago sya sagutin.

" Hmmm...perferct kasi yung height nya for me."

Nabanggit ko na noon kay Mitch na ang gusto ko sa isang ay yung mas matangkad sakin. Hangga't maaari ayoko ng ka height ko. Nakakadagdag kasi sa appeal ng guy ang height.

Nagulat ako nang hilahin ako ni Mitchel patayo.

"Kasing laki ko ba sya?" tanong nito habang ang isang kamay nya ay nasa ibabaw ng ulo nya na parang sinusukat ang height nya.

May kung anong kakaiba  sa pagkakatanong nya kahit normal lang naman yung binato nyang katanungan kaya di ako nakasagot agad. At medyo naiilang ako sa distansiya na meron kami ngayon. Hindi naman ito ang unang pagkakataon na malapit kami sa isa't-isa at nakatitig sya ng mabuti sakin pero di ko maiwasan ang pagkailang.

Pinilit kong wag tumitig sa mga mata nya.

"Uhmmm... medyo, parang mas malaki ka pa nga ng konti." Sagot ko.

"Bakit di na lang ako?" halata sa boses nito ang pagiging seryoso.

That caught me off guard. I never expected that one.

Seryoso pa din syang nakaktitig sakin. And I don't know what to say.

SPELL AWKWARD!

H-U-N-T-E-R M-I-T-C-H-E-L

Nahampas ko tuloy sya ng wala sa oras

"Ano ka ba, puro ka kalokohan eh! Hay nako gutom lang yan, halika kain tayo sa baba. Nakita ko nagbe bake ng cookies si tita." agad naman akong nagmadaling lumabas ng kwarto at bumaba ng hagdan.

Bakit ganon? Bakit ako biglang nailang kay Mitchel? I used to stand too close to him pero yung kanina. Hay ewan! Puro naman kasi sya kalokohan eh!

Nasa kusina na kami at nagmemeryenda. Super bait talaga ni tita Roselle. Everytime na nandito ako sa kanila di ako pwedeng umuwi ng di busog.

"Teka, tuloy ba ang overnight nyo sa isang araw?" tanong ni tita Roselle. Kapag malapit na kasi ang exams lagi kaming nagoovernight study ni Mitchel. Tinuturuan namin ang isa't-isa sa mga di namin maintindihan.

"Uhm,....opo." sagot ko. Pero may konting awkwardness pa din dahil sa incident kanina. Actually never na kaming nagimikan ni Mitch after naming bumaba.

After naming maubos yung binake na cookies ni tita nagpaalam na akong uuwi at as usual hinatid ako ni Mitchel sa amin. Isang kanto lang naman ang layo ng bahay namin sa isa't-isa.

Tahimik kaming naglalakad nang bigla syang nagsalita.

"Ghorgeena, you know, physical attraction is not love." Sabi nya habang nakapoker face.

"What do you mean?" ay pagtatakang tanong ko.

"Isipin mo, sa mga past relationships mo, bakit mo sila nagustuhan?"

Napaisip naman ako.

"Si James nagustuhan ko kasi he looks so manly with those muscular arms. It gives me the feeling that he can protect me from anything. Si Alex namaan, everytime he says what he feels, he says it while staring at me with those straight forward eyes at si Mark, he's tall that's why I like him." Pag-eexplain ko.

"What if wala sila nung mga characteristics na sinabi mo? Do you think you'll still like them?"

Natahimik ako't napaisip, kung ganoon nga, tingin ko hindi. Tingin ko di ko sila mapapansin.

"See?" bigla naman akong natigil sa pagiisip ng magsalita syang muli.

"Ghorge, love is not based on physical appearances. It's based on what you feel towards the person. Alam mo bang pag mahal mo ang isang tao na maraming dahilan, marami ding dahilan kung bakit mo sya iiwan. But if you love a person unconditionally, that is true love." Sinabi nya sa akin iyon with straight-forward eyes. It seems like parang alam na alam nya ang sinasabi nya. Nawindang ako sa mga pangyayari, sa mga sinabi nya, this is the first time na makita kong syang ganito.

Pero mas kinabigla ko nang bigla nya akong hilahin at yakapin.

dug dug dug dug

A-ano to? Bakit ganito?

Nagugulluhan yung utak ko sa ginawa nya. Gusto kong itulak sya palayo at batukan pero di nag fa-function ng maayos ang sistema ko. I feel comfortable. I feel protected.

"Don't rush yourself in love." then he reuffled my hair. " Baka sa pagmamadali mo, di mo na makita yung dapat para sayo. Yung taong mamahalin ka despite of all your flaws. Yung kahit na walang anomang maganda sayo. The one who'll love your perfect imperfections."

Speechless ako. I tried but I can't utter a single word cause I can't think of anything to say.

Maya-maya pa'y humiwalay na sya sa akin at nginitian ako.

"Pano, una na ko, nandito ka na rin naman eh!" sabay turo sa likuran ko.

Di ko man lang namalayang nasa tapat na pala kami ng bahay namin.

Paglingon ko naman sa kanya, nagalalakad na sya palayo. Di ko man lang nagawang magpaalam sa kanya. Ang weird ng bestfriend ko! >.<

Pero mas weird ako kasi nakakaramdam ako ng awkward feeling towards him na di ko naman nararamdaman sa kanya dati.

We even slept on the same bed nung mga bata pa kami. Wala naman kahit anong malisya sakin yun kasi bestfriends kami tsaka sanay na ko na may kasalamuhang lalaki kasi puro lalaki ang mga pinsan ko na ka-close ko. Sila yung mga kasama kong lumaki.

Hindi ako agad nakatulog ngang gabing yon. Dahil na din sa nangyari samin ni Mark kanina. Yung break-up scene namin. Yun nga ba o yung samin ni Mitch?

AISH! Pasaway ka Mitchel! Dumadagdag ka pa eh!

******

" Uy Ghorge, okay ka lang?" tanong sakin ni Lyra, isa sa mga close kong classmates.

"Oo naman." walang ganang sagot ko.

Waley ka Ghorge di papasang pang FAMAS ang acting mo! Halata namang hindi eh!

"Narinig ko yung nangyari sa inyo ni Mark." may pag-aalalangan sa boses nito. Hindi ya sigurado kung i-oopen ba nya yung topic na yon.

Napabuntonng-hininga na lang ako. Pag naaalala ko yung nangayari, di ko mawasang di masaktan.

"Bakit di na lang kasi si Hunter?" biglang tanong naman nito. Nagulat na lang ako nang nakupo na sya sa upuan sa harap ko, di ko man lang napansin. Pero ano yon? Ano yung tanong nya?

Halata sigurong confused ako sa tanong nya kaya naman inulit nya yung tanong nya kanina.

"Bakit di na lang kasi si Hunter? Mabait naman yung tao, matalino tsaka gentleman! Nagtataka nga ako kung bakit sa haba ng pannahon na magkakilalal kayo eh hindi kayo nagkagustuhan." dagdag nito habang nakatunghay sakin.

Bigla kong naalala yung tanong ni Mitch sakin nung nakaraang araw.

"Bakit di na lang ako?"

Seryoso sya nung tinatanong nya yun.

Ilang beses na kaming napagkamalan na may relasyon dahil lagi kaming magksama at sweet sa isa't-isa. Hindi na lang namin pinapansin yung mga sinasabi nila. Alam naming dalawa na bestfriends LANG kami.

Oh ako lang ang nagiisip non? Pano kung sya pala may...

AISH! Masakit sa ulo!

Basta sakin, di pwedeng mangyaring magkaroon kami ng relasyon, para na kaming magkapatid eh, pag nangyari yun, INCEST yun!

There's no chance na umabot kami sa point na yun kasi bestfriends lang kami, kasi yun kami. Iyon ang dapat!

Oh yun lang ang akala kong dapat?

Natigil ako sa mga pinagiisip ko nang mag-vibrate ang phone ko. For unkown reason kinabahan ako nang makita ko kung sino ang nag-text.

Tignan mo nga naman, parang kanina lang sya yung topic namin.

From: Mitch

Una ka na sa bahay. May practice pa ko basketball after class.

Tulala lang ako sa phone ko.

"Uy, ano na?" ay nandito pa nga pa pala si Lyra. Nawala na sya sa isip ko. Ang "May chance namang maging kayo diba?" tanong nito.

Ano bang sasabihin ko? Ano bang dapat kong isagot? Maski ako nagugugluhan na eh!

Buti na lang bago pa ko kulitin nitong si Lyra dumating na ang adviser namin.

WEW! SAVED!

HUNTER'S POV:

" Ma dito na po ko." Bungad ko pagkadating ko sa bahay galing ng practice.

" Oh anak, si Geena nasa kwarto mo na. Magpalit ka na tapos bumaba na kayo ni Geena para makakaen muna kay bago mag-review." sabi ni mama.

"Okay po." at nagsimula na akong umakyat patungo sa kwarto ko. Siguradong sisinghalan ako niong si Ghorge pagpasok ko ng kwarto. Ayaw pa naman nitong piang-aantay.

Hinanda ko muna ang mga tenga ko bago ko ikutin ang door knob. And to my surprise, walang babeng nakapamewang na may namumulang mukhha ang nagaantay sakin para sermunan ako. Instead nakita ko syang nakapikkit habang nakupo sa gilid ng kama at nakasandal sa kama ang ulo nito.

Nakatulog na siguro sa kakaantay sakin.

Nilapag ko na lang ang mga gamit ko sa study table at umuop sa tabi nya. Pinagmamasdan ko lang sya.

Mahal ko talaga ang babaeng to. Pero di ko alam kung manhid lang ba sya o ano. Halos lahat na ng mga nakapaligid samin ang akala kami. Syempre ako naman tong si tuwang-tuwa and hoping na sana nga. Pero tong si Ghorge, malala pa sa bato. Wala man lang epekto sa kanya yung pang-aasar ng mga tao sa paligid.

Ang totoo, natatakot din akong umamin. I know that our friendship is at risk. Yung matagal kong iningatan pwede na lang mawala sa isang iglap.

But I made up my mind. I'll let her know my feelings kahit hindi pa 100% yung chance that she'll accept my feelings for her. Paano mo nga naman daw malalaman yung sagot kung hindi mo itatanong diba?

Nakita kong nag-wrinkle yung noo nya nang hawiin ko ang buhok na nakaharamg sa magandang mukha nya. Maya-maya pa'y nagmulat na sya ng mga mata at halatang nagulat sya nang makita ako.

GHORGE'S POV

Bakit ganon? Feeling ko kanina pa may nakatingin sakin. Pag mulat ko nagulat ako ng namulatan ko ang mukha ni Mitch na sobrang lapit sa akin kaya naman napaayos ako ng upo. Nakatulog na pala ako kakaantay sa kanya.

"H-Hoy, bakit ngaun ka lang?" pagsusungit ko. Pero di man lang sya natinag seryoso pa rin syang nakatitig sa akin. Yung mga mata nya parang may untold emotions na gustong magpadiscover. Mahabang awkward silence ang namagitan samin.

"Ghorge,"pambabasag nya sa nakakabalisang katahimikan. "Hindi ba talaga pwedeng ako?"

Eto na naman yung tanong na yon. Mitch, tinatanong ko din sa sarili ko yon eh! Hindi ba pwedeng ikaw?

Naramdaman kong hinawakan nya ang mga kamay ko. Ako naman nakatingin pa rin sa kanya. Hindi ko mahinuha ang nararamdaman ko. Naguguluhan ako.

"Ghorge, I like you. No, that's understatement." Umiling ito. " I love you, I really do." Patuloy niya.

Hindi ko alam kung ano ang eksatong nararamdaman ko. I just stared at him.

Moments past and I remain silent and the next thing I knew, palapit nang palapit ang mukha nya sakin and I know where this would lead. Ang initial reaction ng katawan ko? Tinulak ko sya, kinuha yung mga gamit ko at tumakbo palabas ng kwarto nya. Palayo sa nakakasuffocate na lugar na yon. Never have I imagined na mararamdaman kong di ako komportable sa kwarto nya where in the first place, yung kwarto ang pinaka comforatable place next to mine.

Pagbaba ko ng hagdan nakita ako ni tita Roselle.

"Oh Geena, where are you going? Dinner's ready." Sabay ngiti nito.

"Uhm, I'm sorry tita, something came up." Sabay takbo palabas ng bahay nila.

HUNTER'S POV:

After I confessed what do I get? Isang malakas na tulak. Sana she just tell me directly na ayaw nya. Mas masakit yung umalis sya bigla leaving me hangin' in the moment. I wanted words but all I heard was nothing.

Sa frustration ko ibinagsak ko ang katawan ko sa aking kama. Itinakip ko ang braso ko sa mga mata ko. That's what you get when you let your heart win sabi nga ni Hayley Williams.

Narinig kong may kumatok. Siguarado si mama yon imposibleng si Ghorge yun.

"Nak, Hunter?" narinig kong bumukas ang pinto hindi ako natinag sa pwesto ko. I pretended that I'm asleep. Siguradong tungkol kay Ghorge ang itatanong nya at ayoko munang pagusapan.

After ng mga nagnyari kanina siguradong kung ano mang meron kami ni Ghorge na matagal kong iningatan, wala na dahil sa di ko pinigilan yung nararamdaman ko.

GHORGE'S POV:

Pagdating ko sa bahay dumiretso agad ako sa kwarto at nagdive sa kama ko.

"Bakit hindi na lang ako?"

AISH! Nag-eecho pa din sa utak ko yung tanong nya.

Bakit nga ba kasi hindi na lang sya? Nakakainis naman. Ilang beses ko ng itinatanong sa sarili ko yan but I can't seem to find a concrete answer.

Marami naman akong kilala na kapareho namin. Yung mag bestfriend tapos sa huli sila yung nagkakatuluyan. Mas maganda nga daw na nagsimula sa pagiging close na friends before having an intimate relationship.

Pumikit ako, anong problema at di ko mabigyang chance si Mich at ako?

Natatakot kasi akong masira kung anong meron kami. Natatakot akong baka pag nagkaproblema kami we can't go back to the way we use to before.

Pumikit ko and memories came flashing into my mind.

"Ghorgeena, you know, physical attraction is not love." Sabi nya habang nakapoker face.

"What do you mean?" ay pagtatakang tanong ko.

"Isipin mo, sa mga past relationships mo, bakit mo sila nagustuhan?"

Napaisip naman ako.

"Si James nagustuhan ko kasi he looks so manly with those muscular arms. It gives me the feeling that he can protect me from anything. Si Alex namaan, everytime he says what he feels, he says it while staring at me with those straight forward eyes at si Mark, he's tall that's why I like him." Pag-eexplain ko.

"Don't rush yourself in love." then ginulo nya ang buhok ko. " Baka sa pagmamadali mo, di mo na makita yung dapat para sayo. Yung taong mamahalin ka despite of all your flaws. Yung kahit na walang anomang maganda sayo. The onne who'll love your perfect imperfections."

Napatayo ako sa pagkakahiga when realization hits me. Bakit ba ngayon ko lang na-realize? Lahat ng characteristics na gusto ko sa lalaki na kay Mitchel.

Straight-forward eyes

Strong arms

His height

And he's got a thing that only he have from the rest. He got the thing that can make my heart race like this. Sabay hawak sa dibdib ko.

AISH! Naman! Bakit kasi ngayon lang?!

Mitch I think I love you bigtime!

Sorry. Sorry kung naging manhid at malala pa sa bato. Please don't you just give up on me that easily.

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KINABUKASAN...

Hindi pumasok si Mitch ano naman kayang nangyari don? Don't tell me dinibdib nya masyado yung nangyari kahapon?

Ang tanga-tanga ko naman kasi eh!

Nang dismissal na nagmadali akong pumunta ng bahay nila Mitch. Pagbukas ko ng pintuan ng kwarto nya nagulat sya nang makita ako.

Di ko alam kung anong pumasok sa isip ko at bigla ko na lang syang dinamba dahilan para mahulog kami sa kama nya at ako ang nasa ibabaw. Ewan! Nababaliw na ata ako! Pakiramdam ko ayokong mawala si Mitch. Basta ewan! Ang alam ko lang mahal ko tong mokong na to.

"G-Ghorge, a-anong ginagawa mo?! Tumayo ka nga ang bigat mo eh!" pilit nya kong tinutulak patayo pero ako naman kumapit ng mahigpit sa leeg nya at binaon ang mukha ko sa leeg nya.

"Hunter I'm sorry." Tumigil sya sa pagtulak sakin. "I'm sorry if ganun yung naging reaction ko. I just really don't know what to say. Sa sobrang biglaan ng lahat kaya ganon." Huminga muna ako ng malalim bago nagslitang muli. " I'm sorry if I'm unaware of your feelings. No, sorry kasi aware ako ayoko lang aminin sa sarili ko. Napaka indenial ko. Lahat na ng tao sa paligid ramdam kung anong meron, ako na lang ang hindi. Natatakot lang akong mawala kung anong meron tayo. Natatakot akong baka pag nagkaproblema di na tayo makabalik sa dati. Natatakot akong mawala ka."

" Bakit ba di mo na lang sabihing mahal mo ko?" may pagkairitang tanong nito. Iniangat ko ang mukha ko para matitigan sya.

" A-Ano,..oo na."

" Anong oo na?" pang-aasar nito. Sapakin ko to eh!

" M-Ma... Ma.." ano ba ayan na realize ko na nga kung ano to di ko naman masabi. Next thing I knew our lips met. Saglit lang pero sapat na para malaman naming pareho ang nararamdaman namin.

" Don't worry. Promise, walang magbabago. I'll be not just a boyfriend who cares but a bestfriend that understands." Then he kissed me on my forehed and embraced me tightly.

Kung di lang ako naging indenial queen, kung dati ko pa na realie yung feelings ko eh di sana di ko na nae-experience yung mga past heartbreaks ko. Tama nga siya, I shouldn't rush myself into love at dahil nagmadali ako, yun ang naging resulta. Nasaktan na nga ako di ko pa nakita na may nasasaktan din akong iba which is yung taong kaya akong mahalin despite of all my flaws. Kahit na masungit ako, kahit napaka nagger ko, kahit di ako mahinhin, kahit na topakin ako at kung anu-ano pa. Tanggap nya lahat yun and he'll never get tired of listening to my rants.

He's always right by my side. That's why I thought that I shouldn't fall him. But I did and I won't regret it.­­­­­­