Valentine's Day [Sharrkan & Kougyoku]
Sharrkan was a popular guy, and everyone in the school knew him, or at least knew of him. He was good looking, good at the clubs that he did and had tons of friends. Though, the swordsman didn’t tend to care for that – sort of, he liked the attention from the girl – because he just wanted a decent education and a girlfriend to go with it. The girls that were always flocking around him were annoying, always screaming and giggling whenever they saw him, so when he eyes had laid upon one quiet girl that seemed to remain by herself, he knew instantly that she was the one.
Now, he had no idea that he was going to get rejected here and then, because this swordsman was never rejected before by a girl and him asking her out on a date. Her reactions to his words told him that this hadn’t happened to her before either. He silently waited for her to answer him, still smiling towards her as he did so. He knew her from class, being seated by her in science and being her Lab Partner for the remainder of the course, but he was alright with that. Helping cute girls in science was no problem to him at all. He may not act like it, but Sharrkan had a good brain on his shoulders, and he was pretty damn good at using it.. He just needed to be bothered to actually use it.
He didn’t want to embarrass the girl in front of his friends, so he decided to go alone, telling them that he would simply meet up with them all later. He didn’t have Fencing Club today either, so this was a good opportunity to get the girl he wanted and take her out somewhere to spoil her for Valentine’s Day. He wanted her. He honestly did want her and the girl didn’t seem to think this. How did he know? Well that was because she had just barged past him, pushing past him and running away. Did she honestly think he was joking? Man.. This was a kick in the gut, especially for Sharrkan who had just got rejected for the first time in his entire life… What to do..
“H-Huh?! Wait a minute! You’ve got it all wrong!”
Sharrkan shouted after he down the corridor as he watched her leave, looking like she was about to cry. It was no use. He had turned around and she was gone down the corridor quicker than he could blink. He frowned and sighed before thinking about whether he should go after her or whether he should just leave it there.. Well, he felt like a right jerk for upsetting her even though she misunderstood, so he decided to follow her. He nodded to himself before picking up the pace himself, running after her until he was close enough to grab her wrist gently and pull her back to him.
”O-Oi! Listen to me a minute! You’ve got it all wrong!.. Can we at least talk about this somewhere without people listening?”
All of the people staring at them right now… His repetition was going to go down the drain, but right now he didn’t really care. He wanted Kougyoku, and he was willing to give up his popularity to get her.
Kougyoku picked up her pace as much as physically possible without actually running in hopes of distancing herself from the boy she had just yelled out in front of a good portion of the student body. As she made to turn down another hallway in hopes of getting to her class somewhat on time, Kougyoku faintly heard Sharrkan's voice trailing after her. Multiple emotions that weren't all negative began to swirl in her abdomen once more before she realize she had taken the wrong turn and was now in wrong building.
She took a deep breath and waited for the inevitable. The only way to her class was back the way she had come, the direction in which Sharrkan was chasing her from to be more exact. Sighing in defeat, Kougyoku shakily swiped at the tears that were still stubbornly running down her pink cheeks and tried to get control over her breathing to little avail.
What else could she say to get him to understand? How far was he going to take this joke? In all honesty she really had nothing left to say to him and the gusto from early had quickly evaporated the second she took off running. She was never so outspoken, but sometimes she had trouble controlling her temper and today had been one of those times. Her pulse quickened as she heard his footsteps on the floor of the hallway coming nearer and nearer to where she stood. As time seemed to be moving in slow motion all of a sudden, she couldn't help but squeeze her eyes shut, praying that this was all just a horrible, horrible nightmare.
When she felt him grip her wrist lightly, Kougyoku instinctively turned to face him and pull it away until their eyes met. She was completely taken aback by the raw sincerity and remorse she found there. He had never shown such an expression to her before and it made her pause in her movements long enough for him to speak.
His soft words almost came across as a plea and Kougyoku was unable to resist their call. She then realized, like Sharrkan had helpfully pointed out, that they were being not so subtle watched by the majority of the students still in the hallway. On impulse, Kougyoku turned her hand within Sharrkan's grasp returning the gesture and yanked him in the direction of the nearest door, which just happened to be a janitor's closet.
For some reason once they had both roughly closed the door in unison, the only sound left in the cramped pace was their rapid breathing. Kougyoku continued to pant from the shot of adrenaline coursing through her veins before realizing she was flush with Sharrkan's front. She thought about reaching for the light switch, thinking it would defuse the situation, but that would only result in bringing her even closer to the other's body, which felt like furnace from the way it was radiating heat through her clothes. So instead, Kougyoku turned her hide to the side, even though she knew he couldn't really see her face, as she finally broke the silence.
"We're alone. Now out with it."