Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Rivaled Romance (Part 1)

How handsome!

Saito Kikuchi was once again staring at his beloved Hayato Yukimura. Hiding behind the bushes, Saito has always stared at him, wishing that he'll one day look at him and make him his lover. He knew it wasn't normal - for a man to seek the warmth of his kind. However, no matter how much he distract himself, his foot will always take him to where the handsome guy is.

He cannot make himself come nearer to the guy than he is now. Hayato is the school idol, he is a royal prince surrounded by his loyal knights. He is never alone, since he had that charisma that attracts people. Girls wants him to be their lover and the boys want him to be their comrade. Saito is no different. He wanted the man too, but his kind of want is different than the rest of the boys. That's why, there's nothing left for him but to give up his desires.

Saito was left drooling as the guy he admired left the campus. With him are group of boys and girls who seemed to enjoy his company. He wished he was one of them. That way, he can stay close to the man he love as a friend, even though he had to conceal his desires to the deepest part of his heart.

"I won't be defeated!! I'll make Hayato mine in no time!!", full of passion, Saito exclaimed as he stood up from the bushes as he continued, "However, I need to do something with his guards. Those cheapskates never left him alone. I wonder what I should do".

"What you should do!?", Saito heard a familiar voice coming nearer as the voice continued, "What you should be doing now is to go home and to stop stalking that priceless prince". He felt something hit hard against his head. And it was at that moment when he realized that he was just smacked.

"That hurts Mika!"

"Of course it does!! You've just tasted the fist of a Regional women's karate champion candidate!"

"You were at the last place in the Regionals though"

"Shut up! Anyway, you're coming home with me"

Saito was pulled out from the bushes by his childhood friend, Mika Saionji. They had always been together since childhood. They pretty much know each other more than their moms would. They had always been together that people found it weird that the two never dated. Well, it's because Saito secretly belonged to the other side.

As soon as he got out from the bushes, Saito cleared his uniform from the dried leaves left hanging. He sighed as he once again looked at the sight of the man he fell in love with, even though he's already so much far away.

"Saito! you know you should stop it already. You're still in the danger zone! you can still be repaired!", Mika said as she hanged her arm against Saito's shoulder as they started to walk. "It's not yet too late for you!! You're still safe", she continued.

"Danger zone? Just what the heck are you talking about!!?"

"I'm saying you can still go back to being a normal guy like every guy out there! You're still a virgin in your ass and if it's taken away from you, sorry!! game over!! You're already a freakin' faggart.. you got it?"

"Yes", he halfheartedly answered as they continued walking home. He knew that Mika will kept on scolding him until he get home. That's how their friendship after all. He wasn't really a man that must be told of what to do. He pretty had initiatives after all. Only, His friend, Mika is a perfectionist. She's a young girl with a mother's mentality. It's also the reason she never had a boyfriend.

"So, what do you plan to do with Mr. Priceless Prince?, Mika asked, looking intently at Saito as they almost reached Mika's home.

"What to do, huh!? I've never really thought about it. I know I can't do anything about it. But giving up without even doing anything is something I don't want to do", he thought. That was his only excuse. He can never get the heart of the man he love. Hayato is a price, and he was a pauper. Their lives are very different. There's no way the two will even cross paths.

"Well anyway, you should start taking actions. If you get rejected, I'll introduce you to my karate friends okay?"

"I'd rather be a priest than date than your co-amazonas", he smirked as he started running. That was where they parted that night.

Saito dived against his futon as soon as he got home. His friends words re-vibrated in his mind, like an old compact disc that keep playing the same sound over and over again. He knew he had to do something. But, he was too afraid for rejection. He was afraid for the discrimination he may receive. It was him who betrayed the Hayato in his heart for his own cowardice.

"What should I do... huh", he sighed as he stood up, taking his clothes off before taking a bath. Saito is a smart man so he had plenty of plans on how to approach him. He devised three plans while taking a shower. However, all of them will make him into a real criminal.

He was lost in his own world as he think through what to do. He kept thinking harder and harder but no idea came into his mind. It seemed like the harder he think about it, the harder it is to devise the capture-the-prince-heart plan. However, an idea suddenly came into his mind as fast as a lightning. He realized what he had to do.

"EUREKA!!! I know it.....", he shouted as hard as he can. It wasn't too soon when he heard banging on the walls as he heard a voice saying, "Brother!! Don't be so noisy", and another voice saying, "Mom!! Brother has lost it. Let's send him to the hospital!!"

"Oi oi. you heartless siblings. Is that how you treat your big brother. You don't know the hardship I had gone through doing the clean ups every time you shit on the floor. Well, since I'm happy, I'll be a forgiving brother", he thought as he smirked.

The following day, his bestfriend Mika came to get him before they walked to their school. Saito was very happy that he finally had a concise plan to make his beloved his. In his happiness, he was even humming while they walked which just gave Mika creeps.

"What's with you? You sound like a perverted old man ready to rape a middle schooler"

"Shut up, Mika! You're the one who said to make a move right? Then I'm making a move later on.", he happily said as he smiled to the girl which even make her skip a beat. "You wanna know?", he asked.

"What?", she asked, annoyed.

"Have you ever heard of "Suspension bridge effect? Apparently, when confessed above a suspension bridge, the guy will mistook the pounding of his heart, which is actually caused by his fear of height, as love. I'm doing it later", he explained.

"it should be a girl... but in your case, a guy", she sighed as she screamed, "Are you nuts? no one believes that kind of stuff nowadays!! It might succeed if you throw yourself against the man and make him eat you like a beast. Ughh!! you're both annoying!!", she said as she ran away.

"Both? me and who?", Saito asked, confused.

Later that day, in the afternoon, an event was held. At the back of the school, there stood a mountain. The students were asked to clean the base of the mountain, filled with trashes and leaves. It always happen every term.

Saito needed to conduct the plan. If he fails, his next attempt will be on the next term. It's good Hayato has no girlfriend for quite a long time already. it's even a wonder why such a cool guy don't have a lover.

As they continued cleaning, he kept a close eye on Hayato. he was always with his bodyguards(?) which made it hard for him to start his plan. He needed the perfect timing for his plan to succeed. It was a long time of patience before Hayato became alone. At that moment, he was as fast as the fastest person on earth.

He needed every second and he can't waste any of it. He approached the unguarded Hayato. He could have attacked him already, but he don't need to make errors in his plans. He approached him gently, like any normal person would.

"Hmmn... H-Hayato, can you c-come with me, there's something I w-wan't to talk with you", he asked. He did it! he stammered a bit but aside from that, his plan is perfect. "Little incidents happen often. It should be fine", he thought.

"Eh? Aren't you Mika's -"

"Oh, Mika? yeah she's my childhood friend. I'm happy you know about us. Anyway, there's something I want to tell you. Can you come with me?"

"Oh, well.. I guess so". Hayato said, confused of what's going on.

They walked for a short while before they reached an old suspension bridge. They continued walking and as soon as they stood above it, he stopped walking and turned to Hayato.

"Hayato, there's something I want to tell you. I've always... I've always", he started saying as his skin started to glow red. This was the moment he was waiting for. It's all or nothing. If ever he fail, he might as well take Hayato with him and jump off this bridge...no, that's a joke. He was about to continue talking when he heard a faint noise. It was a noise of something breaking but it didn't matter to him. The only thing that mattered to him is himself and Hayato. Aside from that, everything is irrelevant.

"Hayato! I've always~", he stopped when he realized that he was falling. His vision started fading as he heard a sound fading in unison. That was it. His confession that he planned so hard failed.

"Damn! I didn't even get to say it right"

-

"Ughh!!", Saito moaned in pain as he woke up, when he opened his eyes, he was covered in bandages that in a few more, he'll be a living mummy. He looked around his surroundings. He was in a white concrete room, with a glass window in his right. He was lying in a futon with white bedsheets. The only conclusion he can make is that he is in the school's infirmary.

He wanted to sit up but before he even dared, his back started hurting like hell that it almost made him burst in tears. He gave up from sitting and was only staring at the blue skies.

"Are you awake?", he suddenly heard a voice. He was expecting a familiar voice but that voice which sounded broad and cool doesn't belong to anyone he knew. When he turned, he saw a guy which he actually recognize.

"You are...", before he can even continue, Saito was interrupted by the man.

"Yes, I'm Hayato's cousin. Yuusuke Yukimura's my name", he said as he walked closer to the injured Saito. He sat on a bed opposite to Saito as he continued talking. "I heard you were with Hayato before you got an accident. Do you know what you are doing? You almost had him killed, you b*astard. It was good, he managed to hold on a rope. If not, you'll never make it out of this building alive"

Saito was shocked. He remembered that he was with Hayato too. He was a fool. He only kept thinking about his confession. He didn't think about the safety of the man he loved. He almost had him killed. He doesn't have a face to show him before he can even confess. It's his dead end.

"I'm sorry! It won't happen again", he apologized as Saito was almost brought to tears. However, Yuusuke was only amused looking at the apologetic man.

"Well, I'll forgive you. However, you must do one thing. It's something only you can do"

"I.. I'll do anything I can. I might be restrained now because of my injury, but I'll humbly pay for my crimes when I get healed", Saito said. He wanted to be forgiven. Of course, not from this Yuusuke person but by Hayato himself. However, he is Hayato's cousin. Yuusuke can help him apologize. He's the only person he can rely now.

"Well, to say it simply, there's a rumor going on around. It seemed your friend, Mika and my cousin, Hayato are getting acquainted veryy~ well. The only thing you'll do is help me separate the two. You handle Mika, I'll handle Hayato."

"Mika and Hayato!? No way! Mika never said that they're even getting close. But, it's also wierd how she kept calling Hayato 'Priceless Price'. And, Just a while ago, Hayato just talked about Mika. Does it mean, Mika and Hayato are~ ",he was in deep thought when he was cut off by Yuusuke.

"It will also benefit you. I know you love Hayato and you were about to confess today"

"Let me ask you something first, Yuusuke. Why do you want to interrupt the two. Of course in my case, I have a reason to interrupt them because as you say, I love Hayato. But you Yuusuke has no reason at all. Shouldn't you be happy for your cousin's happiness? Or unless... you also love Mika",

Yuusuke stood up as he laughed really hard. He was laughing very hard that it got into Seito's nerves.

"Me? Why the f*ck should I like that brute?", he said.

"Then... don't tell me it's~", he imagined something worse. That is a love between cousins, an act of incest.

"Yup. I love Hayato."

"But you're cousins! You~"

"I don't care! Just do your part okay? I must leave. Remember. I'm your only ally right now, and we are in the same boat. We are both comrades and rivals", Yuusuke said as he left the room. Saito was left dumbfounded. He was shocked about what he had just learned. A moment later, he saw someone coming.

"Saito! Are you okay? I heard you got into an accident? And wasn't that Yuusuke?", Mika said as she looked really worried. They might had gotten into a little problem this morning but coming here despite all of that makes Seito happy. However, he just learned something horrible. He can't accept it. And also, he has no guts to face Mika.

"Mika, stay by my side", he said as he held Mika's hand. He grasped it tightly which made Mika confused. He can't face Mika, and that's true. However, he can't also have Mika steal Hayato from him. He has to agree to Yuusuke and make him his accomplice.

"O-of course!! I'll stay with you"

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