Six Different Kinds of Love

Akimato's Jealousy

My throat became so dry I couldn't breathe.
At first, I thought it would just be a small headache but now...My airway was blocked and my vision was gone. All I could see was blurry, darkness...My vision clouded by...just...darkness...
I felt like I was lost in a void.
If felt like being lost in space.
Endless.
Empty.
Darkness.
It was....bitter...
My body and mind were somewhere else.
I had been completely blocked off from the world.
I could feel myself begin to almost...float...like I was drifting.
Was it even possible to get out of this?
In the distance, I heard a faint voice.
I saw a light...At the end of the dark void. Was that...It was...A light...

"Akimato..."

It was calling my name.

"Aki...mato..."

That sweet, gentle voice.
Sweet.
Bitter.
Sweet.
Bitter.
It was as if my mind was fighting itself.
Sweet.
Bitter.
Sweet.
Bitter.
Bitter.
Bitter.
No. No. I had to get out of this.
I needed...

"Akimato...stay strong..."

L-Lena?
Lena?
I-Is that you?

"Akimato...come back to me...we can be like old times...happy."

Lena...I needed Lena...
I opened my eyes to a bright light that slowly broke off the darkness.

"L-Lena..."

I felt a hot stream of tears pour down my face.
I swallowed the lump in my throat and then my vision came back to me.
I saw a familiar, pretty face.
My head was rested on her lap, and my body was slowly starting to wake up.
I felt more and more tears dripping onto my face.
But this time they weren't my own.

"L-Lena...Are you...?"

"Well, of course, I'm crying stupid!
You..."

I smiled and cupped her soft cheek my hand. My senses had finally come back to me.

I was...so glad.

"Ahem-"

I looked around the room.
Oh.
They were all watching.

"O-Oh hey guys...."

I said, awkwardly getting up.

"How are you feeling, Aki?

Ritsu said, leaned up against the door.

"I'm-...Not so sure to be honest..."

They were all in my room.
All except from...Bella.
Where had she been the past 3 days?
God I'm such an idoit for not checking up on her. I haven't spoken to her ever since...I ran away.
That felt like months ago.
It was only last week.

"She's...been pretty ill this week. She caught like-A fever of some sort."

A fever?
Awe poor Bella.
My sweet little Bella...in bed with a fever...ack I feel so bad now!

"Well...it was a little more than just a fever."

Kenzie said, leaving the room.
A worried expression grew on my face.

"And where d'you think your going?"

Ritsu asked, accusingly.
They exchanged-what looked like-unfriendly glares.
Was there still some hidden tension going on here that I've been oblivious to these past few days?

"Uh-to cook dinner. No one else seems to be doing it. Unless you'd rather starve the whole night."

Yup...hidden tension....
Ritsu rolled her eyes.

"Wait, Kenzie you can cook?!"

She looked back at me and then walked off.

"....Yeah how else was I supposed to live with that old geezer and survive. Not like he could cook. So I just learnt myself."

...She really did live with just her father?
I would have never guessed.

"Honestly, I would have thought she lived in a dojo or somethin."

I couldn't tell wether Ritsu was insulting her or being sarcastic....

"I CAN HEAR YOU-YOU FRIGGIN ICE WITCH!"

Kenzie yelled from the bottom of the stairs.
Ice witch?
Ok I am so lost right now....
Ritsu's face turned red.

"That little bi-"

She ran downstairs, chasing after Kenzie with an infuriating look.

".......Bella's in her room....."

Cara said, carrying Blaise.
Woah.
I didn't know she was that strong.

"Wh-Blais-"

"I'm taking her to sleep in my room."

Cara's tone was so dry.
Her expression was also blank.
She left the room and went downstairs to her bedroom.

".....O...Kay..."

It was just me and Lena left in the room.

"W-Well...looks like eveyone's busy huh?"

Lena said, walking towards the door.
I got up, dusting myself off.
I really needed a shower-I probably hadn't showered in days.
I felt kinda gross.

"I-I know you probably don't want me here so...I'll see you at dinner."

She turned to leave the room, but stopped when I grabbed her arm and spun her round to face me.

"Hey...listen..."

I held her hands in mine, but didn't look at her face.

"A-Akimato...you can just say if I'm-"

"Yeah-I am."

She kept silent and glued her eyes to the floor.

"I...I was really upset when I saw...you and Ritsu together...."

Awkward silence filled the room.
All you could hear was Cara, Kenzie and Ritsu squabbling downstairs like a bunch of annoying parrots.
Do those three ever stop going at each others heads?

"......But I realised something. When I fainted just now...you were...able to bring me back. Now, I don't know what's going on with me...or the others..but, I do know that...I was..."

She looked at me.
I looked at my feet.
"I was jealous of Ritsu...when I saw you two together. That's why I was upset."

I looked her in the eye halfway through my sentence.
For the first time, I couldn't read Lena's expression.
I couldn't guess what she was thinking.

"What I'm trying to say is...I guess...I forgive you. But just so long as...Ritsu is like...out of the picture...."

Her face didn't light up or anything.
I was starting to get nervous.
What if she actually liked Ritsu?

"Lena? Talk to me. Are you ok?"

I let go of her hands.
She still looked down.
She looked as if she was waiting for me to say something.

What was I supposed to say?

I guess I should just...say what I feel.