Short romance stories

Love letter (Mika x Neroki)

Mika's POV

The discussion has once again lifted my thoughts away from my body. What's the point of studying history anyway?

Past is past. Move on for f*cks sake.

The only thing that's giving me energy all throughout the day is the fact that I can keep throwing glances at my seatmate, Neroki.

We became official over the summer. Turns out he's a stalker just like me. As the saying goes, "birds of the same feather flock together."

He noticed my gaze, making him look back at me. I didn't look away.

There's no need to be shy when you know that the feeling is mutual.

"What is it?" He asked.

"I'm bored."

"You don't have to listen. Here." He now passed a strip of paper, which I accepted.

It had random letters written on it.

"There's a quiz later. Use that."

I abused the cheat paper. Neroki did the same. Since the quiz was very hard--for others--only the two of us aced it.

I don't feel guilty though. In life, success is everything. It doesn't matter what method you use to achieve it.

It was once again noisy in the cafeteria. We already knew that. That's the reason why we won't eat there.

We both brought our own food. We'll eat it at the rooftop.

He broke the silence as we climbed up the stairs.

"We'll never eating at that circus again okay?"

"Yeah. I also don't like noise when I'm eating."

The Sun's bright light greeted us. Fresh air can also be sniffed. Trees and flowers can be seen besides the tiled pathways.

Only one tree outshine the others--the Sakura tree.

Its pink leaves shouts beauty to one's eyes. It demands attention and care.

I was planning to confess to Neroki underneath it, but sh*t happened.

At the moment I saw my pictures in his room, I knew that he liked me too.

Why wait when you already know the other's secret?

"What food did you bring?" He asked as he opened his bento.

"Rice with Pink Salmon." I replied as I opened mine.

"Hmm. Pink Salmon eh? Care to trade it for my seasoned chicken?" I immediately nodded.

Whatever dish you cook, I'll still gladly trade with you. Afterall, you're the one who cooked it.

We ate in peace with only the sweet tweets of birds serving as music to our ears.

We packed all our things after we finished. Not that we were scared of being late. It's just that we had better things to do than doing nothing.

We  went to Neroki's locker, since he needs the book he's going to review.

Math is a piece of cake for him. That's why I forced him to help me review.

Not that I needed to force him. He volunteered to help way before I pointed my knife at him.

What I love about him is that I can be genuine when we're together. Genuine as in that I can be demanding and violent.

He sees me as his equal, meaning that he knows that violence is a way for me to show my affection.

We are alike and alike is what I like.

Neroki now followed me towards my locker. He really doesn't want to stray too far away from me.

"We think alike don't we?" I laughed a bit at his question.

"Yes. We're equal."

The fact that we stalked one another without the either of us finding out is amazing.

Something caught my attention at the instant I got close to my locker. I took a closer look at the keyhole.

I frowned.

There were scratches beside it. Some amateur broke into my locker.

Did someone put something in it? I quickly opened my locker and inspected it for any items that were foreign.

Nothing.

Maybe someone just wanted to practice his/her lock picking skills. Too bad he/she chose mine.

I picked up my book and notebook before closing my locker once more.

We now returned to our classroom.

"I don't understand geometric sequences." He nodded before we both opened our book.

A blue letter was inserted on the exact page I flipped on.

Neroki's stare instantly turned into a glare upon seeing it.

I think his red eyes were more bright than usual.

He swiftly took the letter. I didn't oppose.

I don't like the idea that someone else admires me either.

He silently read the letter before turning to me.

"What did it say?"

"We'll kill someone under the Sakura tree at 5 pm."