My Heart's Chained Down

Chapter 4 | Hazy Days

Yoriko's POV

I couldn't believe it. After this last period, I would get to spend another evening.. with my crush.. My only crush at that.. I've never liked someone, other than Eve.

I was finished with my training for today, and I got permission from Mr. Saikikku to sit and watch for the rest of the time. I sat down, watching the others do the exercise, though I was mostly watching Eve of course. Hitokage and Shad came up to the bleachers with me. "Just when it gets peaceful." I thought to myself.

Reader's POV

Hitokage adjusted her glasses, studying Yoriko. "Wow, you're really focused on Eve." Yoriko blushed and quickly looked away, trying to change the subject. "Uh.. I see you got glasses.. That's good.. that's good." Shad put on his smug look again standing up and staring down at Eve too. "What happened yesterday?" Shad asked with a grin. Yoriko sighed, saying "I may have gone too far and touched her near a certain place.." instantly regretting telling them.

Hitokage's jaw dropped wide open, and Shad started laughing extremely hard. "OH MAN, YOU TOUCHED HER BOOBS?" Yoriko was flustered yet again. "N-No! Only near them! And shut the hell up you buffoon you're so loud! I got carried away!" Shad kept laughing. "I bet they were soft.. and the size of them.. oh my god.. I bet you got we-" Chains flew out of Yoriko's sleeves, wrapping around Shad. "Watch it." Yoriko said in a deeper tone. Shad desperately tried to escape the chains, and was released as Hitokage told Yoriko "That's enough." Yoriko sighed again, looking up at the sky randomly.

"Right, I get it, your girl. I'll back off. I've been eyeing someone else anyways." Shad walked off, as Yoriko put her headphones on and started listening to Lofi-Hip Hop music. Hitokage sighed. "She's hopeless, I have to help somehow or else-" Hitokage coughed and took a whiff of her inhaler. "Or else she'll totally crash.."

Hitokage's POV

This was the perfect chance to play cupid. Yoriko is too busy listening to her depressing music to pay attention. I slowly snuck down the bleachers and back onto the field. I ran down near Eve, who was fully concentrated on the activity: Dodgeball. Eve quickly caught 3 balls using her hair, and threw them back at the opposing team. I slowly made my way near her. By heating up some balls and throwing them, I scared off some of the other team's players, making less targets so she wouldn't have to focus as much.

"Hey, Eve!" I said, still throwing some balls like she was. "Yes, Hitokage?" She said, while scoring out two people. "So.. Yoriko.. let's talk." Eve scored a few more people out, then swept me and her to the side. "She didn't tell you about.. what happened yesterday did she?" Eve blushed. "She kind of did, but it's okay between you two, right?" Eve nodded, still blushing. "She's blushing too, I'm just going to go straight for it." "Eve.. do you.. have feelings for Yoriko?"

Eve's POV

I didn't realize I was blushing, but I could feel my face warming up. What she said.. made me feel weird.. Like the feeling I had on the train.. "N-No! Of course n-not! I only think of her as a friend!" My stammering.. my knees shaking.. my excessive blushing.. I was like.. Yoriko.. Hitokage noticed my condition and simply said "OK", walking inside as the bell rang, initiating the end of the school day.

I had to hide. I was ashamed of my current state. I couldn't let Yoriko see me like this- wait.. why do I care..? Yoriko's always been an understating person.. A sweet.. protective.. cute.. GAH! This.. urgh. Hitokage had put these thoughts in my head, making me completely flustered. Perhaps this is why Yoriko.. was like this..

Did she have feelings for me? Is that why she acted like this? Is that why Hitokage asked..? I slapped myself with my hair, snapping out of it. These are Elementary School problems.. I needed to snap out of it. I could never be with Yoriko.. she's my best friend... assistant.. bodyguard.. I-I-I needed to keep it professional. I slowly walked to our office, ignoring all the gawkers and beggars.

Yoriko's POV

There I was, sitting in front of Eve's desk.. waiting for her to arrive. Normally she would be the first one here. What's going on? Maybe I was stood up... Maybe this was her way of saying she doesn't feel the same way.. I smacked myself a few times to get these dumb thoughts out of my head, then my dream from last night popped back in. Suddenly, I was relaxed again.

Eve abnormally walked in, and nearly tripped at one point on the way to her desk. She sat in front of me, waving hello with shaking hands. Something was up. I acted normally and talked to her, but she stuttered at some points, even blushed randomly sometimes. It's like.. we swapped roles.. It hurt to see Eve like this, and I had no clue what happened to her.. After a hour or 2 of normal & awkward talking and eating we finally left the office.

We were both giggling too much at each other's remarks that we didn't notice until we got to Eve's house.. We were holding hands the entire way. Neither of us noticed. We were holding each other's hand from the office, all the way to Eve's house. I was so embarrassed and quickly withdrew my hand. It was probably my idiotic self who began holding her hand. I looked down, expecting her to say something.. but she simply laughed and waved goodbye as she walked into her house.

Girls holding hands isn't really a big deal.. But when it's with someone you like.. a lot.. it makes the knots in your stomach tie even tighter. My face was warm and my head flooded with perverted thoughts. I was ashamed of my self.. I get dirty thoughts from just.. holding hands with her?

I'm a weird person. When I showered that night, I held the hand that was holding Eve's out of the shower, and washed the rest of my body. After dinner, I only washed one hand. I even slept with the hand facing me, pretending it was Eve sleeping in the bed with me.

I woke up to the sorrowful sounds of my mother saying..

"Y-Y-Yoriko! Villains just bombed your school!"