Love so Life

Misunderstanding 2.0

Mr. Kogami stoods there in the dark storage seeing me sitting on the the ground.
"Tachibana. What are you doing...here..?"
I didn't answer, my hands began to shake uncontrollably.
Getting fed up, Mr. Kogami raised his voice slightly.
"Answer me, Tachibana."
I tensed up, not daring to look up.
"K-Kogami sensei...! I can explain...!"
Before I could react, he took the bag out of my hands.
The bag...!
He hesitates before opening the the bag to look inside.
His usual calm and easy going type I know, wasn't there. He clenched his teeth and avoids my gaze.
He spoke up, his voice low.
"What...is this. Tachibana."
I raised my voice, trying to explain.
"M-mr. Kogami...! It wasn't me, please believe me! I only followed the culprit, sensei..."
It's rare that I'm trying to convince someone, but I'm reaching out and grab my phone.
I desperately tried to unlock my phone, but it seems to be broken of the fall.
No! Please not now...!
Mr. Kogami stares at me impatiently, and sighs annoyed.
I stopped myself, shocked, a shiver is running down my spine. I never saw Mr. Kogami looking this way he does now.
Wait. Could this be my chance? Can I finally get Mr. Kogami to hate me? I don't want though, but it's for him.
I clenched my teeth, before putting a devilish smile on.
I looked at him with a death glare, speaking up with a very cold voice.
"I guess I have no excuse anymore...Are you surprised, sensei?"
I'm smiling, but my voice is extremely low-toned and chilly.
"For me doing such a thing, you didn't expect that, right...?"
His expression turned colder with every word that passes my lips.
He raised his voice once again.
"Enough! I've had enough of this. Tachibana, please come to me after school tomorrow. Go home now."
His voice is icy, almost colder than mine.
He left me with that.
A shiver runs down my spine.
That's when my strength vanished and the pain on my foot and my heart returned. It hurts.
I should have explained properly, but it's for the best of both of us.
Minutes passed as I'm sitting in place frozen.
I looked down at my foot and gasped.
It's pretty swollen.. I really should be going home.
I support myself on a nearby table, and forced myself to walk. It hurts very much, but I kept on walking, tears pouring down.

A long time later, I finally arrived at the orphanage.
I did it...
I sighed in relieve and pulled out my keys.
I opened the door and am greeted by Nao, who looks very pissed.
"Where were you, stupid?! Do you know how late it is?!! ...Huh...? What happened?"
He scolded me a second ago, but realized that something wasn't right.
I stumbled passing him.
He looks surprised, and calls out to me again.
"H-hey! Wait a second! Where are you going, and what happened to your foot?! "
I didn't turn around and kept on walking.
"I'm fine."
I told him, my voice is shaking.
"Hey..."
He tried to stop me with a worried voice, but before he could do anything, I already shutted the door with a bang.
I collapsed on my bed, tears are falling down again.
I'm crying for many minutes in my darl and lonley room, my foot sprained, my heart broken....

I don't know how many hours passed, but I must have fallen asleep.
I looked outside the window. It's in the middle of the night.
Suddenly.
Owww....!
I suddenly feel something very cold on my feet, and looked down.
"Nao?!"
He looks frightened to death, when I suddenly shouted.
I got myself ready to scold him, when I suddenly see the bandage and ice pack on my feet.
He took care of me when I slept.
I quickly shutted my mouth.
"Oh.. did you do that, Nao...?"
He definitely looks shocked by my soft tone.
He quickly opens his mouth and replied.
"Oh, yes.."
Now it's my turn to look surprised. Nao never took care of me.
"Wow, thank you..."
Realizing what he said, he quickly tried to cover it up.
"N-n-no, don't get the wrong idea..! I-It was just a pain in the ass, to see you stumbling like a fool!! That's it...!"
I couldn't help myself for laughing out loud.
"Haha! What us that!?"

For moments Nao looked at me strange.
I furrowed my brows and asked him.
"What's wrong?"
Then Nao jump, his face astonished.
I tensed up whem he suddenly began to shout.
"Whaa?! You laughed?!!"
I give him a questioning look.
"What's wrong with that...?"
He opens his mouth confused.
"You..never smiled in front of anyone before....!!"
Annoyed, I hit his head light.
"Could you please shut up? It's just annoying to laogh or smile. "
He closed his mouth and covers his head with his hands.
I rolled my eyes, and just seconds later the door burts open.
Yuta is standing there, his eyes wide open.
"Yuuki smiled?! Are you sure?!!"
Akito followed Yuta, and slaps his head while sighing dramatically.
"Sorry Yuuki, I tried to stop him."
Akito apologizes as Yuta rubs his head, his eyes teary.
"Oww~, Akito you meanie...!
I sighed, and shake my head.
"Don't worry Akito, it's not your fault. Yuta, how about knocking next time?"
Yuta nods many times, sobbing melodramatically.
"So Yuuki. You smiled? That's rare."
Akito tried to tease me, but I'm just rolling my eyes.
"I really don't know what's so special about it."
The three of them started to laugh, and I just sat there confused.
Yuta suddenly spoke up, pointing at my foot.
"Oh, by the way, what happened to you foot?"
I removed my ice pack, and looked at it.
"Oh, I only sprained it. Don't worry..."
I tried to tell them not to worry, but Yuta and Akito both interrupted me.
"Not a chance, of course we'll worry!"
Yuta shouted.
Akito nods, agreeing.
"Let us help you once in a while, okay?"
They both sat on my bed, Yuta smiles at me reassuringly, and Akito strokes my hair calmly.
They both looked at Nao, who's folding arms annoyed.
After staring at him he finally sighs.
"Haa, fine..."
Yuta happily puts an arm around Nao's shoulder, and Akito smiles.
"Guys..."
I looked at them surprised, but soon a smile forms my lips.
"Thank you guys.."
I secretly squeezed my broken phone on my lap.
At first they looked surprised, but instead of saying anything, they just smile happily.