Mashiro no Love : SEQUEL | #COMPLETED#

Comfortable Silence

[Yukimura's POV]
"Oiiii! Hurry up or I'm just letting you walk to school!", I shouted. Lazily dragging themselves downstairs, the twins yawned as they came down. "What happened to you, two.. you, guys, were so much more energetic as kids", I sighed and shook my head at the sight of them.
"Well, Akari took about an hour in the restroom!", Mino complained. "Oh, shut it. You didn't even get up from the bed when I was done", Akari retorted, causing the two to start bickering. 'These kids.. ahh.. but they do get their traits from Mashiro and I', I thought to myself as I got the car keys. "Enoughhhh, let's go", I told them, making my way out.
After dropping them off at school, with the twins now in high school, I head out to work.

[Mashiro's POV]
As I watch the red sports car race off, I stare at the school, "Tokawa Sako Elite Academy", the same high school Yukimura and I went to.
From the shadows of the alley, I watch as two figures get smaller and smaller. The two slowly break apart and join into separate groups. "Akari.. Mino.. you, two, have grown so much.. you're 15 already", I mutter to myself before breaking away, disappearing into the alley.  "..It's almost time..".

[Yukimura's POV]
Before Mashiro passed, I was taking extra classes to get my master's degree. Now, I'm a famous car engineer that lots of famous racers or actors come to.
"Oi! Yukimura!", I heard a shout. Straightening up from leaning into the car, I wipe my face from oil and find Daisuke, Keita, and Hikaru. Daisuke became a basketball coach at a famous university, Keita is now a famous artist after taking the many art classes in high school, and Hikaru is currently a doctor. Mako and Kazu opened a sport shop, where they sell all types of equipment. I mean, all of us are doing pretty good. Taking a can of soda from Dai, we stood outside of the shop in one of the more quiet corners. "So how's everything coming along?", Hikaru asked, taking a sip of his coke. "I guess it's good, ya know.. besides the part that someone wants to sue me for leaving a dumb scratch on their car, which I didn't do", I sighed. "Haha, you'll get there", Keita chuckled. After that, there was silence, but it wasn't awkward. It was comfortable silence.
"It's been a long time, huh?.. We've been friends for 24 years..", Daisuke gave a faint chuckle. "..yup..", we all nod quietly at the thought.

[Akari's POV]
*snickers*
"Tsk.. you guys are so annoying", I glared at the group of guys, who kept calling out inappropriate things to my friends.
"Haha, but it's soooo true~", the 'leader' of the group, Kyo, laughed. Kyo had orange-red colored eyes and medium length, very dark, brown hair.
School ended and as my friends and I were walking out to the courtyard, Kyo and his annoying entourage came by.
"Tch.. Go away bastard", I sneered. "Hahhh? 'Bastard'?! Well then, you're an old hag, if I'm a bastard", he said. Soon enough, a dangerous aura crept around the atmosphere. As we began to bicker, lightning flashing between us dangerously, I took a step back and accidentally bumped into someone. "Ah! Gomen!", I apologized as I turned around. There I found a woman with a hoodie over her head, and skinny jeans. She had a simple, but old, duffle bag on her shoulder, and combat boots on her feet. With the hoodie shadowing over her face, I couldn't see anything but her mouth. She seemed to have fairly long, brown hair, since it hung at the side of her head from the hoodie.
"...it's okay..", she softly whispered. Her head slightly moved upwards, and her lips crept into a small, teasing smile.
"You shouldn't call the girl you like an old hag", she gave a very small chuckle, before heading into the school building.
"E-EHHHHH?! L-like?!? A-as if! Besides! Why would I like a girl who has a dead mother, and can't even remember what she looked like!", he blurted out everything all at once. I hung my head down, a shadow looming over my eyes. I clenched my fists, fighting back any tears that were to come. Noticing this, Kyo went quiet, knowing that he crossed the line.

[Mashiro's POV]
As I walked through the door, I slightly halted when I heard the boy state that. I slightly turned my head, glancing over to Akari.
"..tsk.. You're just a f**king bastard who doesn't know anything about me..", she muttered coldly before turning away. She walks through the doors and bumps into me once again.
"Ah.. g-gomen", she politely bowed to me. I only gave her a slightly nod before turning away. "Um.. are you looking for someone?", she called out. "...no", I quietly replied. "I use to go to this school, so I just decided to pay it a visit", I said, grazing my finger over the shoe locker that use to be mine. "Ah, I see", she mumbled.

[Akari's POV]
I don't know why.. I couldn't place my finger on it. But the presence of this person was very comfortable. The softness in her voice was very soothing.. I felt.. 'safe' in a way.. how odd. It felt like I had a connection with her for some reason.
"Ah, that's my locker", I implied, pointing at the locker she touched. "Ah.. how nice", she said, showing a slight smile on her lips, which was the only thing visible on her face. "When I was 16, I spent lots of my time at school bickering with someone just like you", she said. "Now I'm already 40", she chuckled lightly. "Ah, I see.. my dad is 40, too", I said, trying to relate.
She went quiet for a good five seconds, before her smile returned to her face. "..I see.. does he work hard?", she asked. "Mhm! He's a car engineer that celebrities all call for! And my uncles are really successful, too. But my twin brother is pretty annoying", I sighed at the thought of Mino. "..haha.. but it must be very lively". "Very", I nod in reply.
"I should make my way out, now. Nice to meet you, maybe we will run into each other once more", she said, turning away to leave. "A-ah! I'm Shibaski Akari....!", I called out. She only gave a slightly wave without looking back, turning the corner of a street.
"..her presence.. its very warm and comfortable.. like home...?'

(AND IT'S FINALLY HERE! I WAS SUPPOSE TO PUBLISH THIS ON JAN. 31, 2017 BUT SOME ERRORS OCCURED. Now it's FEB. 1, 2017 12:18 AM! GOSH DARN IT! ;-;
Haha! Well, IT'S HERE! Please drop a vote and comment down below :) thanks! And like always, I will update whenever I can AND the prologue and first chapter always gets published together~)