Can I be loved.?

Kuni

・❥・ Notes
Hellow hello, this is already the second chapter yay
So far i've really enjoyed writing the story, I hope you enjoyed reading it too!

This chapter is in Kazuha POV
Kazuha is 11 years old in this part of the story.

As i walk towards the bus I'm holding my mom's hand tightly. We are one of the last ones to arrive here. That's because we got stuck in the traffic on the way here.

I look back to the car on the parking lot where my dad is standing next to. I smile brightly and I wave at him. He waves back with a warm smile.

We are now next to the bus doors and my mom lets go of my hand. She gets down in front of me and puts her hands on my shoulders.
'Have fun on your trip kazuha'. She smiles sweetly at me, her beautiful smile, like she always does. 'Thank you mom!' I reply excitedly. I've been looking forward to this trip for so long. A whole week in Spain with all my friends! I'm sure it's going to be amazing.

I hug my mom tightly, and when I let go teacher Yoimiya is standing behind me. 'Hey kazuha! Ready for the trip? She smiles brightly at me and she seems really excited. Miss Yoimiya is always cheerful, I admire her for that. I want to be just like her, to give hope and happiness to those around me. I nod at her and she takes my bags to put them in the back of the bus.

I turn back to my mom. She smiles at me one last time and nudges towards the bus. 'You should get inside' I smile back at her. 'Okay.. see you and dad in a week! Bye byee.' I walk inside the bus after I waved at my mom one last time. I notice that the bus is already pretty full. I look at the back of the bus. My friends are already sitting there, happily chatting with each other. I'm eager to join them, but I can't... I am car sick, and it can get pretty bad. If I sit in the front of the bus the car sickness won't affect me as much.

The front few rows of the bus are pretty empty and calm. I want to walk to one of the empty seats, but suddenly I see him. The new guy who recently joined our class. He looks so small sitting there cropped up next to the window. That's when I realise I've never really talked to him before.. my friends did tho. They'd sometimes go up to him to talk to him... but it's never nice. They say mean things.. I don't get why they always have to pick on him. But I've also never really stood up for him. Maybe I can sit next to him, and we can become friends. That way I will make up for never standing up for him.
Yes that seems like a good idea.

I snap out of my thoughts as I realise I've been staring at him for quite some time now. I walk over to him.

'Kuni?'

I call out his name.
No response...

'Kunikuzushi..?'

I try again. He seems deep in thought as he faces the other way and looks out of the window.

Suddenly he turns around.

I look into his eyes. They are a beautiful shade of purple. But they seem... empty.. hollow. I quickly snap out of it and say something to break the silence. 'Hey uhm.. kuni right? Can I sit next to you during the bus ride?' I smile brightly at him, trying to be friendly.

He looks at me for a good few seconds. Then he looks down at his lap and he nods silently. He doesn't seem like much of a talker, but that's fine. He still seems like a nice guy. I smile at him thankfully, but he doesn't look up at me again.
We sit there both in silence for a few minutes. After some time miss Yoimiya finally gets in the bus too.

'Hey kids, everyone is on the bus now. Are you all excited? Loud sounds are heard from the back of the bus. I can recognise the voices of my friends cheering. But strangely enough I am more intrigued by Kuni. He sits there... looking out of the window. He doesn't look excited at all.

'We will arrive at our destination tomorrow morning'. The voice of the driver echoes through the bus. I groan a little.. we have to sit in the bus for so long. I hope I won't get carsick somewhere during the ride.

Finally the bus begins to ride. I look through the same window Kuni is looking through. Houses and apartments flash by. Some time later, we are now riding on the highway. The bus is pretty noisy. Kids are chattering with each other. I look at the back of the bus and I see my friends having fun. I feel a bit sad, because I can't sit with them. Then I look back at Kuni. He hasn't moved since the bus began to ride.

I decide to strike up a conversation to make the time pass faster, since we'll be sitting here till tomorrow morning.

'Hey Kuni... you don't mind if I call you that right? Kuni?' I smile at him, trying to make him feel at ease because he looks pretty nervous when he turns around to look at me. He looks me in the eye for a split second before he looks down at his lap again. He slowly shakes his head.
He hasn't spoken to me since the beginning of the ride. He only nodded and shook his head, but he didn't say a single word.

I look at Kuni's face... something about him intrigues me, but he doesn't seem really interested in talking with me...
I don't give up though. I notice he didn't bring anything with him in the bus. 'Hey did you bring anything to do during the ride?' He shakes his head again, still not looking me in the eyes.

I want to ask why he didn't bring anything, but I don't want to overwhelm him with my questions. Instead I offer him a notebook and a pen from my backpack. 'You can use my stuff if you want'. I smile brightly at him.

He looks up at me and there is a sparkle in his beautiful violet eyes. He takes the notebook and pen from my hand and he smiles shyly. 'Thank you..' he says. His voice is soft, barely audible in the loud bus.

'You're welcome' I look back at him, still smiling.

Kuni turns away from me again. I decide I should just leave him alone for now.

I glance out of the window, my thoughts about the trip and how fun it will be. Occasionally I glance over at Kuni. I see that he started drawing in the notebook. It's a beautiful drawing of a scenery. There are mountains and trees and dark clouds in the sky. It looks like the scenery out the window. I didn't know Kuni could draw so well, and that at such a young age! He's one year younger than me.

I realise I'm staring at him again. I snap out of my thoughts and I look outside the window again.

Hours pass.

The sky outside is beautiful. It's starting to get dark outside, and the last rays of sunlight shine through the bus window. The bus has gotten so much quieter. Most kids are tired from the long ride, and some already fell asleep. The few people that are still talking are almost inaudible because they are in the back of the bus.

Suddenly I feel something on my shoulder...

It's heavy.?

I look down and I see that Kuni fell asleep on my shoulder.....

I freeze for a second, not sure what to do. Kuni looks really peaceful like this. Much more peaceful than earlier when I spoke to him. I decide to let him stay like this. It doesn't bother me, and I don't want to interrupt his sleep.

Soon it's completely dark outside. I feel myself getting tired too. I look at Kuni once more.. he looks so small and adorable... I lean my own head against his and I close my eyes. After some time I slowly start to drift off.

・❥・ Notes
Hellooo thanks for reading the story this far (:
Does anyone have any ideas on how I should continue the story? Should I make a timeskip to when they are teenagers, or should I write about the whole trip??