-In gym class- The boys and girls are split up in half as each are put into a group to perform different sports. "Today feels so slow~!" Asuka said stretching "I can't wait till lunch." Mion laughs. "You'll live," she said with a smile as she holds a volleyball in hand, "Ready?" The other side of the court cheers a "Yeah!" and Mion serves it. Soon after the 1st game, the girls relax on the bench or take a water break while others indulge in gossip while watching others play. "My god-she's fast!" Mion and Asuka walks outside to the courtyard where other students in gym were watching a tennis court match in awe. Standing at the fenced gate behind other students, they notice the two gym students playing were Sayuri and Keisuke. "Sayuri?" Mion said to no one in particular but herself Rushing quickly to her left, Sayuri smacks the ball back to Keisuke as he begins to wind back his arm. Quickly, Keisuke allows the ball to bounce once on his side and quickly shot the ball back over the net. Sayuri springs forward quickly and in full force slam the ball back. The tennis ball ricochets back to Kei and hits onto the gravel, an inch from Kei's foot landing Sayuri a point. The small crowd cheers sending compliments across to both players. Mion smiles as she watches her friend, knowing full well her hours of practicing kendo at home had help her easily maneuver during the tennis match. Since the match was not still over, the two students continue to play their match as Mion, Asuka and the others watch in anticipation. "She's amazing, don't you think?" Asuka asks Mion as they both face each other. "Seeing her play with complete focus makes her give off some cool aura." She laughs. Mion nods and turns back to the tennis court., watching Sayuri. Her heart begins to pound in her chest as her eyes drink the alluring, at least in her opinion, features of her friend. Sayuri's sleek black hair was tied in a tight ponytail, most likely to stop itself from being a distraction, Mion figured. Swaying gracefully in the air, Mion stood there, memorized for a few seconds until she changed her attention to the face. Mentally, Mion zooms to look at Sayuri's blood colored like eyes and smiles to herself. Some students were terrified of her friend's eyes since her cold demeanor plus the red eyes, caused an ominous atmosphere that caused everyone to never want to stand more than 4 feet close to her unless needed to, like handing out assignments. To Mion however, she felt safe whenever she looked into them. To her, she found that Sayuri had never looked at her once with any hint of anger or anything threatening, with the exception of meeting her for the first time years ago. Now she always had a gentle gaze as if she felt that anything more intense would cause Mion to shatter as fragile as glass. She can't help but feel special... and fall in love with those eyes, and the owner. As her eyes begin to follow down the face, Mion quickly notices her actions and shake her head, blushing. Asuka turns to Mion wondering what was going on her friend's head. An imaginary light bulb flashes in her mind. Slowly, Asuka slides herself behind Mion and lightly puts her hands on her shoulder. Then to her best ability, Asuka lowers the tone of her voice and whispers in Mion's ear, "Are you getting hot watching 'em?" Mion yelps out in surprise, and weeps as she notices her friend Asuka laughing at her. "Why'd you have to do that for Asuka?" she pouts Asuka wipes a tear out of her eye. "More importantly, why were u blushing?" she said "And which one of them were you staring at anyway?" "I-I," she stutters "Sayuri-senpai! Keisuke-senpai! " Mion and Asuka turn back to the court to notice some of the students rushing towards the two players. Keisuke smiles as a fan walk up to him, and hands him an obento happily; others circling around him giving him compliments. Meanwhile, Sayuri looks in shock as a shy girl hands out a white cotton towel towards her. "You were great Senpai, I hope to play tennis as great as you. Here, a towel," Sayuri stares at her with a confused yet embarrassed expression on her face. "I... wasn't that great. I'm not even a tennis player-" "It's okay, I know," the girl said cutting her off "You're on the kendo and karate club right?" "Uh, yes, I am," Sayuri said, surprised that the girl knew. "H-how'd you know?" The girl giggles. "You're really funny Senpai. Don't you know you have a few admirers? Here," she said again with her towel in hand and motioning it to her. "It's to wipe off your sweat." Sayuri stares at her for a second as sweat drops down her neck, wondering to herself if she should take it. "Um, it's okay really-" Sayuri stops as the girl leans forward and reaches forward to her face with her two hands holding the towel to wipes off her face. Quickly, Sayuri's hand shot up from her side and holds both of the girl's hands. "I-it's okay. I got it," she said nervously and forces a smile as her eyes closed in an arch. The girl smiles happily in return, and hands her the towel. Asuka grins and stops as she turns over to Mion, and notice her friend clutching her chest as if she was in pain. Trying not to laugh, Asuka smiles, turning to the court while saying out loud for her friend to hear, "She must not like it very much." Mion turns to her friend as she snaps out of her thoughts, "What?" Asuka smirks. "I said... she must not like it very much," she replied "Not like what?" Mion asks "Being touched," Asuka uses her thumb to point over at Sayuri, "She never smiles like that. With her eyes closed. It must mean she doesn't wanna show something with her eyes...I dunno, anger maybe... So she closes them and pretends to look like she's smiling. And by the way she quickly stop the girl from touching her face. Her reaction was incredibly fast, like a reflex even." "Eh, souka (really)?" Asuka said and looks over at Sayuri, "that's true isn't it..." Sayuri opens her eyes and notices her friends standing over at the fence. Bowing, she excuses herself from the girl and walks over to Asuka and Mion. "You guys were watching?" Sayuri asks with a slight smile as she wipes herself off with the towel. Asuka nods. "Of course we were, who else?" she said with a grin " You were amazing, everyone practically gawked at you with their chin on the floor seeing how fast you were. Even the girls were staring." Sayuri blushes, a bit uneasy. "I see," she said "I thought you guys would rather watch the guys play volleyball, or soccer, or them playing basketball." Mion smiles. "Well unfortunately for them, you were creating a bigger ruckus. Apparently with the crowd u had. And plus the screaming fans." "Ah... well..," Sayuri said smiling slightly, "Doesn't really matter. Just knowing u guys were watching me is a crowd big enough for me." Then in a couple of seconds, the bell rings for lunch and the class disperse into the locker rooms showering and changing into their clothes. Afterwards students scatter everywhere around school as some rush to the cafeteria to buy a certain food before the supply is empty. While others eat their lunch in the classroom or outside. For Asuka, she sits under a large sakura tree with Sayuri, relief filling her body as she was glad they had shade on such a hot day. Sayuri leans her back on the tree as she wait's for Mion's arrival with her arms crossed in front of her chest. "Why isn't she here yet?" she asks, clueless to the situation Mion was in. Asuka smiles smugly and waves her forefinger side to side at Sayuri. "She'll be here, she just has to go to the rooftop of the school-" "Wait what?" Sayuri said springing herself upright, "At the rooftop of the school?" Asuka nods, and said "A guy is probably confessing his love for her. You do know she has admirers too, don't you?" saying the last part as if it obvious. Sayuri frowns. "Of course I know. For a second there, I got worried she was going to do something..." she said with a sigh, "Well if its just that, then good for her." "Aw... not jealous are we?" Asuka asks Sayuri shakes her head. "No, she deserves to find someone after all. Just because I hang out with her all the time doesn't mean I'll die if she has a boyfriend. Since she did spend all her time with me, she should find someone she enjoys company with." She leans her back to the tree and closes her eyes. "I just kinda hope that she hurries back." "Eh? Why?" "Because I need food," Sayuri mutters "Oh.. That's all?" Sayuri slightly nods with her eyes still shut. "And hope that the guy won't do anything rash or I'll pound his face in." Asuka looks at her friend in disbelief and bursts out into laughter. "I see, well let's hope he doesn't," she said knowing full well Mion was going to turn down . Sayuri on the other hand, drifts off into her thoughts until she hears a shuffling noise of grass behind her. "I'm sorry, did you wait long?" "No no, not that long," Asuka said waving her hand side to side "So... how'd it go?" Mion smiles. "Fine, I guess." "Really..." Asuka said with a leer, "I'm guessing you turned the poor guy down huh?" Mion nods while placing an obento in front of herself and Sayuri. "Pretty much," she answers. Asuka stares at Mion for a second and decides to leave the conversation as it is and changes topics as Sayuri and Mion begin to eat.... - Later at Mion's residence - Mion crosses her arms and lays it on the edge in the bath tub while resting her head on it. She closes her eyes as she recalls the conversation that had taken place at the rooftop earlier that day. -Flashback- Mion had just open the door to the top of the building and places her hand over her eyes as the light flood through the doorway. Taking a few steps forward, she gazes around to notice the rooftop abandoned and a male student standing in front of her with a nervous smile on his face. She recognizes him. "Kinomoto Keisuke I presume?" she said with a polite smile He smiles and nods. "Yes, I'm surprised you know my name-well you did watch the game today so..." He laughs nervously and then coughs into his hand "Um... Mion-san, I know you might not know me very well but.. well.. I'm a very nice guy. Athletic and I'll treat you with the utmost respect and ..well..." He pauses and takes inhales. "Would you like to be my girlfriend?!" he shouts in one breath. Mion smiles as a breeze swept across the rooftop, creating a silent moment for a the two. "I'm sorry..." she said, "I know.. You must be a great guy but.. I'm sorry. I can't," "I.. I see.." he said staring down at the ground. A lump forms in his throat and he balled up his hands "Can.. Can you tell me why? If there's a reason that is.." Mion frowns for a second and glances at the floor, than back up to Keisuke. "Because... I'm already in love with someone..." -End of Flashback- Mion opens her eyes as she notices herself still laying in the tub of water. Thinking she has enough time in the bathroom, she gets out. A few minutes later, fully clothed , Mion walks out to the living room to see the sliding doors was open and Sayuri laying on her back with her arms places crossed behind her head acting like a cushion on the wooden walkway. Sayuri's eyes twitch as she notices footsteps coming closer and lays herself upright. Opening her eyes she notices her friend sitting behind her at the edge of the walkway with her legs sprawled out in the air to stretch. Sayuri turns herself to a 90% angle allowing her to sit right next to Mion and stares off at the small pond reflecting the moon in water in front of them. Knowing her friend was preoccupied with thoughts, Sayuri stays quiet and doesn't move as her friend lays her head on Sayuri's shoulder. "Love.. Must be a very heart wrenching feeling..." Mion murmurs as she closes her eyes. Sayuri continues to stare at the pond, silent for a few seconds as her mind flashes a memory of a woman being beaten by her husband. "It is...it most certainly is..." she replies quietly as she shut her eyes tightly.
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