Samezukan Love(Free! Fanfiction)

Chapter 10: Desperate Attempts?

"Kokona why are you always waking up so darn early?!" Wakana complains as she walks into the bathroom with her extreme bed hair as usual.

"Dunno, instinct I guess." I replied with my toothbrush still in my mouth. I quickly gargled and dried my mouth before adding, "Or maybe you just wake up too late."

"Ugh. The second one probably makes more sense." Wakana pushes me out of the bathroom as I quickly get my cell phone and check my notifications.

Anesuto: Sorry about last time. I didn't expect Nagisa to do what he did.

Me: It's OK.

Anesuto: We're cool now?

Me: We're so cool we're practically cold.

Me: The puns never die bro.

Anesuto: -_-

"Kokona you ready to go?" Wakana walks out of the bathroom fully dressed.

"Yeah. Let's go."

Once we exit the dormitory a familiar voice calls out to us.

"Heyyy!!! Waka-chan, Koko!!!" I turn around to see Otori dragging Masato behind him.

Wakana quickly grabs my arm and starts running, "Wakana what the heck?!" I scream as I'm being dragged like a limp rag doll.

"He's gonna give me hell!" Wakana screamed as we quickly ran inside the school building.

"Woah there head disciplinarian, isn't running strictly forbidden on school grounds? I should really be questioning your position as head disciplinarian to the principal."

"Ugh, Morizono could you just leave me alone for like... ONE DAY?! One freaking day isn't too much to ask for!"

"Well, you hang around my butterfly every day and all day so that's a no."

I cringe and stare at Morizono who winks at me. Ew, men.

"Kokona?" Someone taps my shoulder from behind as I turn to see Sousuke. "Can I talk to you in private?" He asks as Wakana and Morizono-senpai go at it again so I nod, not wanting to get into the drama. Hah, drama, I'm supervising the drama club today... OK why did I laugh at that again? Anyway. We walk over to a secluded corner when Sousuke finally says something, "Did something happen with you and Aiichiro-kun? Because he's becoming rather reckless nowadays."

"Reckless?" I tilt my head to the side, Aii-chan always seemed like a level headed person, I can't imagine him doing something dangerous or anything like that.

"Yeah, well... You know Otona-san?" He asked and I nodded, "Well ever since he started um... Seeing her in some way he starts sighing and I can tell he's thinking about something that's bothering him."

"Well..." I mumble, "What does this have to do with me?" I ask.

"Aiichiro-kun was kinda being down in the dumps before you came because he liked this girl who transfered and even though I'm not in the position to say this I feel like you brightened up his mood a bit, and well now... He's becoming the self he was before you came and I dunno... I just feel like he needs you or something." Sousuke adds with a shrug.

"Well... If he needs me he wouldn't be hanging around Otona-san now would he?" I whispered slightly before walking away. Gosh, this is all so confusing. I thought he didn't like me and it turns out before he met me he liked another girl who rejected him then here comes another new girl and he likes her now? So... How does this involve me again? I mean, it doesn't seem like Aii-chan likes me.

But Sousuke said that his mood somewhat brightened when I came around, is he saying I'm the cause of that or is he just saying that he finally got over her then I came and jacked his feelings up? So he tirned to Otona-san for help or something? Why do I feel like this is about right.. I mess things up alot anyway. Yeah, maybe it is my fault he's like this. Oh well... Can't change that anymore.

I head up to the rooftop and sigh as I look up at the blue sky.

"You know your way too pretty to be sighing like that right Kokona-chan?" An unknown voice comes out from behind me as I turn to see Otona-san.

"I guess. I don't really consider myself pretty though, in fact. Quite the opposite of that, I just mess people's lives up." I said and was mentally wondering why I was pouring out my feelings to a random almost stranger.

"Wait... Are you saying you think that you messed Aiichiro's life up?" She asks.

"Kinda... Yeah... I guess... I don't really know..." I sighed once more.

"That's alot of different feelings there you know. But actually, you did quite the opposite of messing up Aiichiro's life. You.. In some way kinda straightened it out. You helped him realize what he really wanted in life. Y'know?"

"You know... Your really nice Aoi-chan, if you don't mind me calling you that." I said with a soft smile which she returns.

"Of course I don't mind! Also, that whole flirting scene I did with Aiichiro, he kinda did it to see if you really cared for him. And well, he was kinda put off by your reaction. So... Can I ask? What did you really feel when you saw me flirting with him?"

"Um..." I tried to compose everything I had felt then, "Well, I was kinda sad but like the tears just never came. Maybe because I was hearbroken before and this feeling was nothing new to me. I probably didn't break down only because I was still figuring out whether I had feelins for Aii-chan or not. I was kinda disappointed when I saw you with him but I just wanted him happy and if it was with you then so be it. Then.. We started ignoring each other so I thought he wouldn't want to be around me when it came to you so.." I didn't continue after that but Aoi seemed to understand.

"Well then..." She clapped me on the back, "Why don't you go find him and tell him your real feelings?"

"My real feelings?"

"Well... It seems pretty obvious you like him and think fondly of him so that's an obvious sign that you like him, and also you put his happiness over yours even if you end up feeling unhappy. So go out there and get him!"

I smiled at her, "Yeah... I will, thanks Aoi." I quickly ran down to search for Aii-chan and just my luck that he was walking right down the same hallway when I called out to him, "Aii-chan!"

He turned to me but quickly started running down the same hallway. Darn it, why must they run?!

We keep running, neither us gaining on each other or losing each other until I finally corner him at the end of the hallway.

"I-i just want to talk OK? Please... Just talk to me I can't take always avoiding you so please! Just...tell me what you think of me, please?"

When he turns to face me I see tears in his eyes as they slowly spill down his cheeks before he finally talks to me for the first time in 2 weeks.

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A/N:

I'm so mean giving you cliffhangers huh?

~Kokona♥😻