We are pretending....right? - Chapter 9- Their reaction!
[Akari’s POV:]
After having a fake sickness leave at home on Monday, Akari was forced to go to school by her mother since the girl had no physical problem whatsoever, and telling her mother about her emotional dilemma was not something Akari ever entertained.
It was true that Akari’s parents were lenient and just like her friends but knowing how protective they became at times, telling them about her affection toward Kabura would only lead to Kabura’s separation from her.
Akari might not have a chance with Kabura by a long shot but telling her parents would pluck out the last remaining thread Akari still preserved in her heart to be with the boy.
Saturday, when she was returning home with her best friend Sumire, Akari poured her frustration onto her friend despite knowing that there was nothing that Sumire did wrong in the matter. It was Kabura who invited Sumire and he is the one who loves Sumire, however, Akari’s jealousy and distress made her say such mean things to Sumire which the girl, later on, regretted saying.
Akari generally stays calm and from what people say, she has a very bubbly personality, and Akari had no problem being regarded as such since she seldom like being serious. However, seeing Kabura’s growing affection toward Sumire snapped something inside Akira that day, and thus she vented it on her friend.
Akari did text Sumire that she was unwell but still Akari wanted to have a proper chat with her best friend about things related to Kabura. That was why the pink-haired girl came all cheery and joyfully into the school so she could take things calmly.
However, the first person she saw on her desk was someone Akari if possible, who wouldn’t have liked to meet today at all.
“G-Good morning, Kabura-kun.”
Akari reprimands herself every time she gets nervous in front of this particular boy with whom she has fallen madly in love. She was ashamed of her loser-like behavior despite being ignored by Kabura so many times but he looks so handsome even despite sitting casually, that Akari couldn’t help herself.
“Akari, we have trouble.”
Seeing the urgency in his eyes, and the anxiety his tone contained, made Akira sure that it was something related to Sumire since nothing could sadly affect the boy more than her.
Akari sighed and took the seat beside her which belonged to Sumire as she asked Kabura in a flatter tone. However, she knew Kabura wouldn’t even notice her change of approach.
“What is it?”
“Have Sumire tell you anything related to her boyfriend.”
***Plop***
Akari was in the middle of adjusting herself in the seat which was quite tedious because of her slightly oversized back but hearing Kabura’s words, Akari suddenly plopped down with her eyes rounded in perplexion whether she heard him right or not.
Sumire is dating?
“Seeing your reaction, it doesn’t seem you have any idea about it so please convince Sumire.”
Akari snapped back to reality as she heard Kabura’s words before she raised her hand in front of Kabura’s face and hurriedly interjected.
“First, tell me everything from the start.”
Kabura gulped in slight nervousness since he seldom has seen such a serious expression contouring the all-time cheery girl as he nodded and began to narrate everything.
From the point when Sumire rejected meeting him to how Kabura saw her with a strange handsome guy in the cafeteria and also the way Sumire reacted when Kabura confronted the girl yesterday.
It was a little bitter for Kabura to accept that the guy was handsome and slightly more charmer than him but that doesn’t matter since that flashy guy clearly seemed like someone who plays around with girls and someone as pure as Sumire was not safe at all around him.
And since Sumire just confessed that she was dating that guy despite no prior talk about him with either Akari or Kabura who were the closest to Sumire, meant that there was surely something fishy going on.
“…so out of nowhere, Sumire announced that she is dating some handsome dude and you are stressed that she doing something stupid to get rid of you? And you want me to talk to her so she doesn’t get scammed or something, right?”
Kabura nodded vigorously as it was exactly to the T what he intended to request from Akari since he knew she is the only person who could pursue Sumire.
Both Kabura and Akari were familiar with Sumire’s nature and how the girl thinks. For her to get up and get a boyfriend doesn’t just sound right at all.
Akari, with a frown, contemplated what Kabura said, and despite being in an awkward relationship with him because of her one-sided love, when it comes to Sumire, Akari becomes unexpectedly serious and single-minded.
“Okay, I will-“
Akari was about to affirm that she would talk to Sumire related to the matter since it really was unsettling through and through when suddenly the door of the classroom slid open and revealed a very familiar face walking inside.
“You two together, so early in the morning?”
It was Sumire who walked in with her brows raised but Sumire’s arrival wasn’t something that could have surprised both Kabura and Akari to the point where they simultaneously stood up at their place with varying expressions.
Akari was confused to see the person beside Sumire who had the same uniform as them yet Akari has never seen him at all, despite she has spent two and a half years in this place.
However soon her doubts were cleared or maybe not when Kabura almost yelled his words out.
“You…you even brought him to the school?!”
It didn’t take long for Akari to understand that the handsome boy beside Sumire was the same flashy boy Kabura described in his story just now.
He indeed was better looking than Kabura with long hair dropped on a side with the other side trimmer shaved which gave the boy a cool look. Not to talk about his piercing marks which were some daring stunt from the boy’s side, considering the place he was standing.
His eyes were the most notable feature which even Akari couldn’t help but stare closely before she snapped herself out when the realization hit her about something.
“Wait…didn’t Kabura-kun say that Sumire’s ‘boyfriend’ is older than her? Then how come he is wearing a high school uniform?”
“Exactly, that’s what I am asking! How and why is he here?!”
Kabura exaggeratedly asked once again with some aggression added in his voice this time while glaring at Sou with a piercing gaze.
Sumire was flustered looking back and forth when she decided it would be better if she takes up charge and introduces her friends to her ‘boyfriend’.
“Things happened and now I am dating him, Akari. So meet my boyfriend, Sanada Sou.”
“”Eh?””
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A/N: – Drop a comment if you are liking the story so far~