Tsurune Fanfic-Shot Your Heart!

Chapter 03

Takigawa Masaki stretched the muscles of his body and looked at the clock on his cellphone screen.

It was already two in the morning and the man had just finished his work. He was busy organizing the training portion for the Kyudo club at Kazemai High School and didn't realize how much time had passed. Masaki played with his cell phone for a moment then raised an eyebrow. He remembered the words of Kurosaki Inga and Fujiwara Shu from Kirisaki High School regarding Ishida Andini. The girl loves Kyudo, but it seems something happened to her to make her hate Kyudo now.

"Should I try searching her name on the internet?" Masaki muttered. There's no harm in finding out either. If the girl is famous, then her name will appear. But, if the girl wasn't famous, then her name wouldn't appear. As simple as that. Finally, Masaki typed Ishida Andini's name into an internet search engine, then frowned. "Ishida... Akira?"

Indeed, the girl's name did not appear, but another name that had the same surname as Andini did. A guy with the same age as Andini's. The guy is known as the talented Kyudoka. His abilities are known internationally. A Japanese-Indonesian guy just like Andini.

"Why is this man's surname and nationality the same as that girl?" Masaki muttered. The man cursed under his breath when he realized he hadn't closed the dojo where he practiced Kyudo every night. After putting the cell phone in his trouser pocket, Masaki decided to close the dojo.

When he entered the dojo through the front door, the sound of Tsurune was so beautiful that he froze. Masaki blinked and hurriedly went inside. He stared wide-eyed when he saw Ishida Andini had just shot her arrow at the target. Her body position, technique, even the girl's tsurune, everything was so perfect and beautiful according to Masaki. So, what makes Ishida Andini hate Kyudo now?

"You're so good at Kyudo, then why do you say you hate it?" Unconsciously, Masaki spoke. This made Andini jump and turn her head around toward him. The shock, as well as the panic and fear, could all be seen from the light brown eyes that were staring at him, as well as from the gestures of the girl's body. This made Masaki regret that he had opened his mouth.

"I am...."

"Ishida Akira," Masaki said in a serious tone. "That name appeared when I deliberately searched for your name on the internet because I was curious about your excellent Kyudo skills. Are you related to that great Kyudoka named Ishida Akira? Because you both have the same surname."

Hearing Masaki mention Ishida Akira's name, Andini immediately froze in her place. The girl suddenly took a step back, making Masaki's brows furrow. He could also see Ishida Andini wet her lips repeatedly and looked confused.

"I... I..." Andini shook her head. Her breathing started to feel heavy. Various kinds of images appeared in her mind. This scared Andini and the girl subconsciously held both sides of her head. Masaki widened his eyes when he saw what happened to Andini. He walked slowly toward Andini, feeling anxious.

"Hey, are you okay?" asked the blue-haired man. "I only—"

"Sorry, I'm sorry!" Andini shouted suddenly. "I am guilty! Forgive me! Forgive me!"

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Andini ran and jumped down from the dojo. The girl cried. This made Masaki flinch and immediately ran to chase Andini. He even cursed when he saw Andini not wearing her shoes. The man was forced to stop for a moment to take Andini's shoes and run again to chase her.

"Andini, wait! You could get hurt if you run without shoes like that!" Masaki shouted. "Dammit! Why is that girl running so fast?!"

No matter how fast Masaki ran after Andini, he lost track of the girl. On the way, in the silence of the night, Masaki caught his breath and swallowed hard. He looked in all corners of the street and Ishida Andini's figure was nowhere to be seen. The man looked down at the shoes in his hands and brushed his hair back with his fingers.

"I've made a mistake," Masaki grumbled while hoping that the girl was okay.

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"Masaki-san, you seem unfocused today."

Those words made Takigawa Masaki blink and smile at Narumiya Minato. Today, as usual, they had practice after school. Masaki's mind kept going to Ishida Andini, who left his shrine while running barefoot last night.

"Are you in trouble?" asked Onogi Kaito this time. The guy was indeed quite annoyed when he saw Takigawa Masaki getting too close and familiar with Narumiya Minato. It's like a little brother, who is afraid of losing his older brother.

"No, I'm fine. I was just thinking about something," Masaki said in a gentle tone. "Come on, you two quickly practice again. Ah, Inga-chan?"

Kurosaki Inga, who had just come to the dojo, bowed in greeting and hurriedly approached Masaki. The girl smiled.

"What's wrong, Masaki-san?"

"You're friends with Ishida Andini, aren't you?" Masaki asked in a worried tone. "Do you have her cell phone number?"

"I don't have her cellphone number yet. But, I heard that she was occupying the house she used to live in before moving to Indonesia. "I just asked the teaching staff because Andini-chan didn't come to school."

"What? Why?"

Kurosaki Inga raised an eyebrow when she saw the worry in Masaki's expression and gaze. Likewise his voice. However, the girl didn't care too much about this.

"Both soles of her feet are injured, Masaki-san. I heard she had to be bandaged. I don't know why both of her feet are injured, that's why I intend to visit her after training today."

"Can I come?"

The question made Inga blink. She looked at each other with her other friends when she felt the shocked looks they gave him.

"Yes?"

"I... I have something to discuss with Ishida Andini." Masaki gave Inga a firm look.

"Okay, I don't see any problem." Kurosaki Inga shrugged. "I also told this to Fujiwara Shu and the guy wanted to visit Andini too."

"Shu will come along?" asked Minato in a cheerful tone. "Then, I can come too, right? Also, I want to get to know Ishida Andini better because you said she likes Kyudo. I'm curious about her family name because I seem to have heard that name before."

Inga nodded and said goodbye to Masaki to change her school uniform into the hakama she usually used for practice. In his place, Masaki looked down and clenched both hands into fists.

"That girl was hurt because she tried to run away from me after I mentioned Ishida Akira's name," Masaki muttered in a regretful tone. "I have to apologize to her and make sure she's okay."