BELOVED BY THE TWINS

CHAPTER 17

"BELOVED BY THE TWINS
by: Dark Flame Master

JURI'S POV

I just transferred to this school and as usual everyone was amazed by my looks. Not that I think I’m all that but I get it. I have this cute, small frame that people tend to notice. I’m short though and I really hate that part. Well, maybe hate is too strong of a word. I don’t hate being short but I just don’t like it when people point it out. It’s like I already know you don’t need to remind me. Still, I guess it bothers me more than I think. Anyway, that’s not the point.

The real point is that I made a new friend today. His name is Shin.

On the first day of school, Shin totally avoided me. Like every time I tried to talk to him he’d just give me these one-word answers or act like he didn’t hear me. I thought maybe he was mean but don’t tell him I said that. After a while I realized he didn’t actually mean to be rude. After class though, he called me "shorty," and I swear I almost punched him just a tiny bit not hard! But I held myself back because you know I was trying to make a good impression.

Today I greeted him again and guess what? He ignored me. Completely! I tried to catch up to him but he walked so fast. I wasn’t mad though. After all, that’s just how Shin is.

When I handed him this little note that has a doodle of our bald teacher I noticed something surprising he smiled. Just a little. It was so small that if you weren’t paying attention you’d miss it. But I saw it and honestly it was kind of cute. Not that I like him that way or anything! I don’t. It’s more like… if I had a younger brother I’d want him to be like Shin.

During lunch, a group of girls came up to me and told me to stay away from Shin. They said he was gay like that was supposed to scare me off or something. It made me so mad.

I’m not the type to just let things slide so I dropped the whole cute and pure girl act I usually put on and let them see the real me. I told them off, hard. I didn’t know Shin was listening though. He overheard everything.

Later, when it was just the two of us I felt this connection between us. I don’t know why but it seemed like we understood each other. I told him about my past, things I don’t usually share with people. And you know what? He didn’t judge me. That’s when I realized Shin isn’t just some quiet kid. That’s how we became friends today.

After class, Shin even asked if I wanted to walk home with him but I had somewhere to be. I had to go to the hospital. There’s someone really important to me there.

As I was walking, I saw this huge fire across the street. The flames were so big and smoke was everywhere. People were shouting trying to help and it was all chaos. My first instinct was to call Shin but when I did he hung up right away. I guess he was busy.

When I finally made it to the hospital I felt a little shaken. I walked into the room and there she was lying in bed looking a little pale but still beautiful.

"Hi! How are you doing?" I asked, walking over to her bedside with a big smile.

"I’m fine. You don’t really need to come here anymore," Ai said, her voice soft but firm.

"Don’t worry about it," I said, sitting down beside her and taking her hand. "And besides, it’s my fault anyway."

Ai shook her head gently. "No, it’s my fault. If I had trusted you back then none of this would’ve happened."

I squeezed her hand a little tighter. "I still have a part in this so I want to take care of you. It’s the least I can do."

She smiled at me and for a second it was like everything was okay again, like we were back to the way things used to be. "Your new uniform is cute," Ai said, changing the subject.