12. I say I LOVE YOU! (1/2)

chapter 12: i say i love you!

kiyota's classroom

junta-sensei gave kiyota a look and sighed.

"i guess i don't see a reason for flunking you nobunaga" kiyota's eyes

widened and exclaimed, "honto ni?!" junta-sensei gave kiyota his exam

paper and exclaimed, "this is your 6th time to get a 100% grade in my

exams. another passing grade like that, i might exempt you in the finals"

"don't worry junta-sensei, i'll be

exempted" kiyota exclaimed winking at his teacher. it was the end of the

month, and the finals are coming near and so thus the annual music festival of

kainan. kiyota hopped out of the classroom as the bell rings.

he looked at his watch and noticed that it was

time for basketball practice. kainan once again got into inter high, but shohoku

beat them in the finals, but it's okay, they are still in the inter high. kiyota

walked up into the gym seeing arika waiting for him.

"hey, its that your exam from

chemistry?" arika asked. kiyota nod his head and showed her his grade.

arika beamed and exclaimed, "a 100%! very good kiyota, that's the 6th

time!" kiyota grinned and replied, "yeah! junta-sensei told me another

grade like that he would exempt me from the finals"

"that's good." arika replied. she then

closed her chemistry book and stood up. kiyota raised an eye

ow and asked,

"hey where you going?" arika gave him a smile and said, "i don't

think you need tutorial lessons anymore kiyota, i mean you're getting good

grades already"

kiyota grabbed her by the arm and exclaimed,

"hold on! don't leave arika, i need you!" arika gave him a look and

said, "kiyota, can't you study all by yourself now? even without me, you'll

pass chemistry" kiyota replied, "i know, it is just that... i...

i..."

then suddenly a ball hit him in the head.

"oh sorry kiyota!" a team mate of his exclaimed. "the ball went

out of hand" kiyota massaged his head and cried, "be careful

idiot!" arika laughed and said, "we'll talk later kiyota, it's time

for your practice and besides i need to rehearse for the presentation. it's the

end of the month and the music festival is a week away"

kiyota nod his head and said, "okay, but

please arika, don't leave" before arika could reply, kiyota turned his back

and headed the lockers leaving arika pondering, "leave? i am not

leaving... i'm just going to stop tutoring you kiyota, but i'm not leaving

you..."

after practice

auditorium

kiyota hurriedly went over the auditorium, arika

was indeed there rehearsing. when arika saw him, she stopped singing and went

down the stage. "hey kiyota, no need to come here, tutorial lessons are

over remember?" arika replied approaching him.

"arika, don't leave" kiyota replied

looking in her eyes. "wha--- whoah hold on kiyota, i'm not going anywhere.

i'll just stop tutoring you but that doesn't mean i'll stop seeing you"

arika reasoned out. "that's the point, you stop tutoring me and i'll see

less of you" kiyota pointed out.

arika started to feel nervous and aid,

"k-kiyota... you're acting weird" kiyota then bent over and kissed

arika on the lips. arika was shocked. as kiyota

oke the kiss, she was blushing

furiously. "i love you arika... i love you, and i don't want to be

separated from you. i want to see you always. you're my angel!"

"i'm his angel?" arika's head

screamed. she is still trying to recover from the sudden kiss.

"k-kiyota..." kiyota hugged her and said, "i'm sorry if i wasn't

able to say it before, but the truth is ever since i met you, i've been feeling

this but i was afraid to admit it... arika... i love you..."

arika was dumbfounded. "he loves me....

he admits it... he loves me..." arika thought. kiyota released her and

said, "i'm not expecting an answer now arika, but please think about my

feelings." with that he left. tears started to fall from arika's eyes.

she clasped her hands into her mouth thinking, "he

loves me... arika no baka why didn't you said something? you could have told him

you love him too! arika... arika... what are you afraid of? you idiot!"

along the road

"i finally told her my feelings..."

kiyota thought. he sighed and muttered, "man... that took some real

guts." then he saw ria masahara walking towards him. he frowned thinking, "now

what this bitch wants with me?"

ria smiled sweetly at him and said, "hello