Second Chances

Prologue

Damn that Osana. 

I knew I should of killed her the first chance I had. She was right in my grasp! All I had to do was simply ask her out to the roof of the school and push her off it. She would have never thought anything of it.

Ugh! But now I have no choice but to hunt her down and finish the job. QUICK.

It's Friday and Info-chan already warned me that the little sneak was gonna pop the question to MY senpai. I can't afford that! I'd rather kill her than let that abusive tsundere take him away from me! Which I have no reservations about, mind you. Now, if I could only find her...

Wait. What if they're already at the sakura tree? No, no, no, no! I can't lose him. I can't lose senpai. He means everything to me! I can't possibly go on living without him in my life. He's the only reason for my very existence. I was meant to meet him. 

No. I won't lose him. He and I were meant to be. There's no other choice in the matter.

I won't let you have him, Osana. I won't!

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"Osana?"

"H-hey, Taro. You kept me waiting you know!" the tsundere exclaimed, bashfully crossing her arms with her head turned to the side. Sakura petals fell around them as they stood under the tree.

"So..." Taro awkwardly rubbed the back of his head. "What did you call me out here for? Your note said you needed to speak with me and that it was urgent."

Osana blushed profusely at that. She thought she was ready for this. She practiced in front of a mirror for days in preparation for this moment. But standing here now, with Taro giving her a confused stare at that, made her unsure if she could go through with what she planned on telling him. She felt her heart racing a mile a minute and her hands clamming up. She nervously shifted her foot around on the grassy hill, too afraid to meet his gaze.

"W-well, I, uh..."

"Is everything ok, Osana? You don't seem like yourself."

"Well of course, you big dummy!" she all but shouted, giving him an angry and frustrated stare. Taro, not expecting this, jumped back a bit.

"Sorry. I was just asking is all," he said apologetically. He was starting to worry for his dear friend, not knowing what was getting her so worked up all of a sudden. "Was it something I said?"

"That's...that's not it, ok?" she finished in a meek voice. She lowered her head to the ground, trying to catch her breath. She clenched her hands tightly. 

'You can do this! Just tell him how you really feel. You'll never get another opportunity like this again.'

"Osana...?"

"T-T-Taro!" she swiftly raised her head to meet his concerned face. 

He jolted when he saw the look in her eyes. Her apricot orbs glistening with unshed tears. He was taken aback by the sheer amount of emotion in them. Taro was near speechless.

"Y-yeah?" he muttered, unsure of what to say.

'Tell him.'

"I-I've wanted to tell you this for a long time now, but I wasn't sure if I should or not. I mean, this-this is kind of a big deal and all."

A slight breeze brushed passed them, orange tresses billowing in the wind as the nervous teen tried and tried again to get her grounding. 

'Tell him, Osana.'