Tensura: Clear Skies [HIATUS]

Chapter 1: Hamstrung

Saturo's POV:

We kept walking in silence for a while now. AND until now, I still can't help but keep glancing at Kiyori.

'She's so beautiful,' I thought as I released a quiet sigh, taking in her beauty.

Izaya Kiyori, my childhood friend and my first and only crush. Well, I don't think it's just a crush right now since people do say that a crush only lasts for months. And in all my 37 years of a lifetime, she's the only woman in my life! Imagine, 37 YEARS!! Some might say she's lucky cause someone loved her in all his lifetime but I disagree. If anything, I'm the lucky one. Although we aren't in a relationship, I can proudly say that I'm the only man in her life! Except for her dad of course. But besides that, no one else besides me is as close to her. She did have some suitors when we were at school, heck until now she still has a lot of them. 'Pesky bastards'. But at least she keeps rejecting them! That fact at least makes me sigh in relief. Taking advantage of that fact, I kept giving her signals about my liking for her but this childhood friend of mine is just so dense!! I'm pretty sure she can beat osmium when there's a contest for dense-ness!! And let me tell you, osmium is the densest element ever known!! Haaaaaa, it seems like I have my work cut out for me. But, I won't give up! I'll be sure to make her fall in-love with me hard!!

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Kiyori's POV:

I let out a sneeze as a chill went up my spine.

"Hm? Are you okay?? Here take this " Saturo was quick to notice me sneezing and quickly handed me a handkerchief.

'Strange, why do I feel like trouble's coming my way??' I thought as I gave him a small thank you and wiped my nose.

"Haaaaa, sure is peaceful today, isn't it?" I quickly forgot about my thoughts as Saturo spoke while looking at me with a smile after he looked at the sky.

"Hmmm. It sure is." I nodded along as I looked at the sunny and bright sky as I enhaled. 'Damn, it's peaceful, sure, but this air pollution is gonna kill me.' I silently complained.

We crossed across the pedestrian alongside a lot of strangers who seemed to be either going to work, just going for a walk, or seemed to be on a date.

'Haaaaa. Oh to be young,' kidding, I'm not really jealous of the young ones these days as they seemed to be one hell of a depressed individual. And I didn't even hate nor love my highschool days. Though, it was quite a stressful part of my life cause you know, people's expectations. Sheesh. Those people seriously didn't have the right to expect that much from me!! Even my parents don't expect much-

"Ah! Saturo-senpai! Izaya-senpai! Over here!" My inner complaining session came to an end as  our cute kohai, or so what Saturo calls him, called us while waving slightly. Saturo and I noticed him immediately and starts to make our way towards him.

"Sorry we're late Tamura. Someone slept in since she came home late last night so I had to go get her myself" Saturo said, quite annoyingly, looking apologetic in the first part of what he said then looked at me teasingly for the later part.

"Tsk. I'm sorry okay. I wouldn't have done it if that pesky manager of ours didn't give me additional work that's not supposed to be mine in the first place!" I replied, half joking half complaining.

Saturo, Tamura and a girl I didn't know laughed at my complaining making me sigh tiredly.

"Uh huh. Sure Izaya-senpai. Anyways, let me introduce to you guys, my girlfriend, Sawatari Miho." Tamura said, smiling slightyas he introduced his girl to us.

"Uh uhmm. Nice to meet you both!! I'm Sawatari Miho! I hope we get along well!" The girl- I mean, Sawatari-san replied quite nervously.

"Ohh, Sawatari-san was it? I know you. I mean all those rumors" Saturo said teasingly as he looked at Sawatari-san with amusement dancing in his eyes.