A Summer Night's Memory: I'll be Yours Forever

Chapter 3: Ryo's House

I woke up late yet again. Quickly getting dressed and fixing up my hair, I grab my bag and rush down the stairs. I was too excited to grab anything to eat. 

"Good morning, Hotaru." says my mother as I rush down the stairs.

"Good morning! I'm heading out!" I say as I rush out the front door before she could utter another word.

I rush down the street blindly, not caring what was around me. I then bump into someone, causing me and that person to collapse onto the ground. 

"I'm so sorry!" I holler as I sit up.

Getting up from the ground was an older man. 

"I am so very sorry sir." I say again, bowing.

"Damn." groan the older gentleman. "That hurt."

  The older gentleman looked straight at me and grinned.

"I-Is there anything I can do to help you?" I ask, feeling more uncomfortable with each passing moment.

"Well," started to say the older gentleman, "you are a pretty girl."

He looked up and down my body, making me shiver and feeling more uncomfortable.

"I think you can make me feel a lot better." he said sadistically.

He then took hold of my arm, squeezing it tightly.

"Oww! Let go of me!" I hollered as I tried to pull away.

"Come on sweetheart. I'll treat ya real nice."

"No!" I cry.

Then, suddenly, someone runs up and punches the man in the face, causing him to release his grip on me. I realize that it is Ryo who has come to my rescue. Ryo pulls me into his arms.

"Get away from her." he growls.

The man runs away.

"Th-Thank you..." I says softly as he continues to hold me tightly in his arms.

"Anything for you, Aya-chan." he says with a smile.

We then separate. 

"I-I guess we should get to school now.." I state.

"We could always skip." he says with a devilish smile.

"I-I'd love to but I already have bad grades!" I say a little to loud.

I cover my mouth and blush.

Idiot! What if he thinks I'm stupid because of my grades? Oh man did I mess up.

"Well, then maybe after school you should come over to my place and I can help you study."

My face turns bright red.

"R-Really?"

"Of course, Aya-chan."

"Alright. I will then. As long as my mother lets me. I'll text her at lunch."

Ryo then takes my hand in his and we begin to walk to school. We talk as we walk there.

"So, did you get your schedule?" I ask him.

"I did." he states.

We stop for a moment so that he can pull out his schedule. We then start walking again as I take hold of his schedule. I smile forms on my face.

"We have all of the same classes." I say with true happiness. 

"I'm glad." he responds as I hand him back his schedule.