16. Youre foiled! (1/2)

chapter 16: you're foiled!

kainan auditorium

arika took some of the ribbons and started

putting them on on the curtains. jin shook his head and said, "arika-san,

you shouldn't be doing that. you're a participant not a helper" arika

blushed and said, "i can't help myself jin-san. i've been practicing for

half a day already. i want to do something else beside sing"

jin laughed and said, "that part of you

never changed arika, and i'm glad it didn't!" arika smiled and said,

"i promised myself not to change that part, i am not like ria" jin nod

his head and agreement. misa then waved at her saying, "nee fujisawa-san!

it's your turn!"

"oh well, here i go again, see you later

jin-san" arika replied as she stepped down the ladder and walked towards

the gym. a guy student approached jin and said, "hey jin! i'm surprised

that you're not hitting on her! dammed she's hot!"

jin shook his head and replied, "no, i

can't do that. arika treated me as a friend and i'm not going to

eak

that" the guy looked at jin and asked, "is that really all?" jin

then looked at his friend kiyota eyeing arika as the girl practice her part on

the stage and said, "well, no way i can't compete with my best friend"

"yo jin!" veniz called. jin turned

around and saw veniz with niki holding up a tape. jin understood and called out

to kiyota. "hey kiyota!" kiyota

oke his trance and said,

"what's up jin?"

"can i pull off you in your day

dream?" jin asked looking at arika. kiyota raised an eye

ow and demanded,

"what now jin?" jin the replied, "i want to show you

something"

avr

kiyota's pov

jin opened the door of the avr. i was surprised

to see veniz and niki there... smiling... that smile made me know that these

three has something up their sleeves.

"sit down kiyota-kun" veniz replied

offering a seat to me. i sat down saying, "what's with the avr thing?"

jin smiled and said, "sit back and relax kiyota, nothing to worry

about"

nothing to worry about? geez... people you're

acting weird! what's not to worry? then niki approached the vhs player and

popped a tape into it and said, "watch closely nobunaga, what will you see

would shock you!"

the tape played and i watched, what flashed

before my eyes truly shocked me. how can you tell that i was shocked. i stood up

from my chair, the chair clashed to the floor with a loud bang. my eyes was wide

open and i had my hand clasped over my mouth. i couldn't believe to what i saw

or to what i heard.

i could feel pain inside my chest. no, i'm not

having a heart attack. it's a different pain. the pain is like you've been

stabbed in the heart a hundred fold! tears were building up in my eyes. my left

fist clenched, i gritted my teeth and said, "t-this is... no..."

"the truth kiyota... arika was telling the

truth all along" jin replied. i looked into jin's eyes. i could see sadness

in them and the expression i-told-you-so. i kicked a chair beside me and cried,

"dammed! dammed to hell with all!"

"truth hurts isn't it?" veniz pointed

out. boy that hit me hard, really hard. i was wrong all the time. they were

right, arika was right. i was blind... blind to the real truth like the

others... and that hurts... no... the hurting part is... i hurt arika... i hurt

the one i love... yes... i hurt her... my angel...

i composed myself and left the room without