Chapter 1 part 2:

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I let all my anger out on my practice.
     "Your mad." Watari said as I hit a ball.
     "No I'm not!" I said. I hit another ball but this time it flew past the field and crashed into a window. I dropped my baseball bat and stood there with my jaw practically touching the ground.
     "Yes. You are." He said, referring to the broken window. "What's wrong?"
     "Nothing." I said. He glared at me.
     "You're such a stubborn child." He said. I smacked him in the face. He dropped his jaw and touched his hot red cheek.
     "I am not!" I protested.
     "Am I your friend or your puppet? Stop playing Tsubaki, I know you like Kousei." He said. I was speechless. "Your never going to get a chance with him, he's still in love with Kaori. Nothing will change that, not even your adorable self." He said whispering into my ear before walking away. I threw my bat on the ground and ran away crying. I knew he was still jealous that Kaori never really liked him in the first place, so he was taking it out on me, because I'm an easy target. "Damn why am I so emotional! I break down like a candle in the fire!" I thought to myself as I sat down in the shade on the side of the field.
     "Hey.." Someone said. I turned my head to the direction the voice was in and was surprised to see Kousei.
     "Hey. What are you doing here?" I asked, wiping my tears.
     "I saw you crying.. " he said.
     "Oh.. You don't need to be here for all this, you're already going through so much.. I'm only making it worse.." I said. He laughed a little.
     "Do you really think I care if my life is bad or not? You've been there for the longest time for me, the only person that made me happy was you. It's time for me to be there for you." He said. I smiled a little and then blushed. "I feel so weak towards him, like my anger melts in an instant when I'm around him." I thought. "What's wrong? You can tell me Tsubaki."
     "I.. Um.. It's nothing.." I said.
     "You're crying. Don't think I'm stupid Tsubaki." He said.
     "I don't want to talk about it.." I said. He frowned. I looked at him. I love him, but I wish I wasn't so easy to break down or to kill. I wish I was tough around him, but he's so easy to talk to and so easy to love and such an easy target, but I feel so under the bed now, I feel like his baby sister, like he has control of me, but in a good way. Thinking about it made me get emotional again, and I found myself crying again. I felt arms wrap around my waist and immediately I felt warm and protected. Kousei made me feel so loved, but so weak, like a dog to its owner. I put my arms around his neck and laid my head on his shoulder. His hair smelled like fresh flowers and his skin was baby soft. His arms which were wrapped warmly on my waist felt like a seatbelt made of silk. I felt protected and secure, and.. Happy. Why did he make me feel this way? Why did I have to live every day seeing him and being excited and happy, but knowing he was only my friend? He finally pulled away.
     "Come on, let's go home." He said taking my hand and smiling. We walked out of the school gates and on the sidewalk. There were cherry blossom trees next to the side walk, creating shade. There was a long brick wall on the other side, making it even more shady. We walked down the sidewalk for a few minutes until I saw a mini shop with a vending machine outside. It sold drinks and I scanned it until I saw lemonade.
     "LEMONADE!" I screamed running towards the shop. I ran across the road.
     "TSUBAKI?!" Kousei shouted in fear and anger. I ran to the vending machine, Kousei running behind. It took him at least 10 seconds longer to get there than me.
     "You're so stupid! You could have died!" Kousei yelled, panting.
     "Me dying? Look at you slow poke" I said laughing. He continued to pant. I put money in the vending machine and took out two lemonades.
     "Lemonade?" I asked holding it in front of his tired face. He grabbed a bottle.
     "I can't believe you risked death for lemonade." He said. We both laughed.

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