I was always your smile || An anime love story

Chapter 9: Our Past

Ever since that happened, me crying in Jun's arms, he's been watching out for me much more these days. I'm great full for it but can't say the same thing about Ryo. He knows he already lost to Jun but still don't want to give up that easily. It's been some weeks already since working on the upcoming movie and I'm watching behind the scenes right now. They've done this scene a couple of times already but the director wants everything to be perfect.

Apparently it's one of the last scenes where there's a kiss scene with Jun and...*gulp*...Aoi...

Every time they're shooting the scene, I walk away and never want to see the moment happening. I've never really thought much about that scene as much but now that I think about it...I've never been kissed before, or even dated...Cause I was still waiting for Jun at that time. I remember.

"Katsumi dear, can you come over here for a second?" I hear my manager calling to me as I'm snapped back to Earth. "Sure." I say and walk over to her. But just as I go by my manager's side, the scene was happening right in front of us.

"We live in two different worlds, there's no way I can ever be with you." Aoi reads her lines. "And there's no way I'm letting you go..." Jun states. I love you. I say the next line in my head. "I love you." Jun finishes. That's when he and Aoi pulls in. Instantly realizing that, I look away as I feel a stab of pain in the heart. Why is it doing that?

Seeing that, manager looks at me in confusion. "Don't tell me you're in love with Mr. Ali that you can't even watch the kissing scene?" She asks me. Furiously shaking my head, I deny. "No way. It's just...I hate kissing scenes."

"Why is that?"

"Because...I'm single." I decide to tell part of the truth in a joking manner. Manager lets out a quiet laugh to not disturb the movie scene. "I like your honesty, but you know, someone like you shouldn't be single at this age. You should go out and find a guy you like." She suggests. I shake my head. "Easier said than done."

"Heh, anyways, will you take a look at this? I want you to finish this shirt for me." She tells me and I happily agreed to do so and I walk away with the non finished shirt she gave me.

Later that day when my work was done, I walk to Parm to help out with some work there when I'm suddenly encountered by two older guys, just right outside of Parm. "Hey sexy, you alone?" One says with a disgusting smirk. "A lady like you shouldn't be alone with a man by your side." The other add with a disgusting smirk as well.

Are you kidding me? 😑

"S-stop, just leave me alone." I stammer, showing my nervousness even though I didn't planned to. "Hey, don't be shy." One of them says. "You single?" He asks.

"Either I'm single or not isn't your concern!" I quickly snap as one of them tries to grab my arm. "Ooh, judging by that answer means that you're single aren't you?" The guy who tried to put his hand on me say as he tries to touch me again. "Stop! Don't touch me or you'll get hurt!" I yell as I throw my arms down to get rid of the guy's grip. They just laugh at my answer.

"By who? You?" One teases. "Not trying to be rude but you hardly look like you can fight." The other adds. I stop and just look straight at the two of them with a strong, firm gaze. "No, not me" I start as I feel a familiar presence behind me. "But someone else."

"Stop your bravery and just come with us." They touch me again and quickly came out Junnie, leaping onto one of the guys, growling madly as a way of saying 'don't touch my Katsumi.'

"W-whoa! Get off me man!"

Junnie takes off the guy and stands by my side with warning growls. That's when the guys runs away and I turn to Junnie, relieved. "Gosh you're the best Junnie. I thought I'd get kidnapped or raped or just anything bad. I'm so glad you came." I hug him in my arms. When I pulled away, we start heading into Parm.

Junnie had always been there for me if no one else was. He protected me just like how he just did when I'm approached by guys he doesn't know with snares. He was like a bodyguard and a true best friend. Knowing that, I start to remember how Jun did that as well. Back in high school, when I'm approached by people he doesn't know, Jun gives them the look, telling them to get away from me. They really are the same aren't they...?

And before I know it, I'm smiling at the thought of Jun being protective. But my smile fades when I remember the kissing scene that I was watching earlier. The stab of pain in the heart came back again, remembering Jun and Aoi. But I couldn't deny the fact that those two actually look good together. Ugh Katsumi, stop thinking about them already! Stop it, stop it, stop it!

I'm yelling at myself inside my head when all of a sudden... *bump* I hit my head onto a person. "I-I'm so sorry—"

"If you're really sorry then look where you're going next time." The familiar voice demands. I look up and gasp by who I saw in front of me. "R-Ryo? B-but weren't you at the scenes?"

"Did you saw a ghost of me? I left that's place 3 hours ago and even said bye to you." He raises a brow, making me feel like I'm blind. "O-oh...right...you did." I hesitantly go as I remember. "You know, you look a bit sad thinking about Jun." Ryo points out. I quickly gasp. "How—what?! How did you—"

"You're easy to read. Judging from your answer, guess I'm right. Thinking about that kissing scene weren't you?" His mouth curls up into a smirk. I quickly push him out of my way as I head towards my office. "Shut up!" I can hear his laughs right behind me as I'm leaving.

Some 20-ish minutes later, Junnie was called away by Eri so now I'm alone in my office working on some clothing drawings of mine. Once I was done with the piece of drawing, I stand up to pin it on the wall. After doing so, a sudden drawer stood out to me. "Why is it open?" I ask myself and went to close it when I pause by what was inside of it.

Ther I saw laid a photo album. No way...I forgot all about this... I gasp and picked up the album and walked over to a sofa. The title had read 'Katsumi and Jun's High School.' As I'm flipping through the pages, a flashback comes to my mind.

~Flashback (2nd year in high school)~

"Here, it's a photo album where you can save any pictures inside of it." Jun hands me the empty photo album when he comes to my room on my birthday that day. "Don't you think I already know that?" I tease. His brows furrows and I get a flick in the forehead from him. "Ow! I was only joking! Geez, you're so rough." I pout. All Jun does in return was rolled his eyes and sigh.

Quickly not caring, I thought of an idea and gasp. "I know! I know! Let's make this photo album ours!" My face turned into a beam. "Funny how your expressions changes that quickly." A sigh escapes his lips.

"Jun, that's only cause you have one expression, and that's giving the death glare at people."

"Eh, I like it that way." He shrugs. "Anyways, why make it ours when I got it for you?" He asks curiously. "Cause it's my first birthday present from Jun! I need to treasure these moments." I tell him and quickly got up, looking all over my room. After finishing, I sit back down next to him with all these sorts of pictures and a sharpie, writing on the cover 'Katsumi and Jun's High School'.

After blowing a few breaths on it, I open the empty album and place in some pictures I found with me and Jun. "Aww! We look so good together!" I exclaim like a little kid getting a new toy. Jun doesn't roll his eyes this time, but instead, he replaces it with a smile. "I guess we do." He comments with a pat on my head.

~End of flashback~

Those few last words hits me. 'We look good together' and 'I guess we do.' And I start wondering if Jun remembers this photo album. That was his first gift to me as for my birthday... Now that I think of it, my birthday's coming up soon too, like in a week or so. But despite Jun being busy all the time, he probably won't have time for me.

And before I know it, I find myself crying as I recalled the moments between me and Jun together...our happy days...