FOUR SEASONS OF LOVE

Chapter 3: Kajiwara Izami

After that day, Hiro started to act strange. He keeps on telling jokes to everyone and talking to the girls in our class. Because of it some of the them became friendly with me.

“Hey Fukuhara-san, I taught you we’re a b***h before that’s why we never talk to you but I guess we are all wrong. You’re a nice girl” one of my girl classmate said while smiling at me, I smiled back at her but I feel so awkward. “I’m Iki Shioya, you can call me Shio. All of my friends do” she said while offering a hand shake, I smiled and accept it.

It’s been a week since Hiro started to act weird, I didn’t ask him why he is acting like that because I was thinking that maybe he’s doing it for me, so I can be close to the other girls but I know that there is a real reason behind this.

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“Haya-chan what club did you join?” Shio asked while looking at her phone, she’s pretty and fashionable. “Photography club, how about you?” I asked, she stop typing to face me “Volleyball of course, I need to show off my beautiful long legs.” She said while smirking. She does have a long leg; her body is perfect too. Big boobs, small waist and long legs and she definitely has the confidence. ‘So lucky’ I said to myself while staring at her “What do you mean?” she asked while looking at her nails. Oh s**t, did I said it out loud? “Oh nothing hehe, I also love volleyball but I’m not athletic.” I said while scratching my head. “You don’t need to be athletic to join the volleyball club, I don’t know how to play it I just join to show off my body. You can also join, you have a great body too and that face of yours, we may attract a lot of hot guys here at school.” She said while looking at me from head to toe. I feel so insecure right now, and what the hell is she talking about? “Well, you’re not allowed to change clubs so just deal with it.” she said while smirking at me, you may be wondering if she’s really my friend. She really is my closest friend here, she’s just like that so I just got used to it. She’s also thoughtful in her own way. “By the way, Hiroshi-kun” Shio-chan said with her flirty voice, she’s always trying to get Hiro’s attention but it’s just not working. “What club did you join?” she asked, Hiro smiled at her and said “Photography club, just like Hayami-chan”. Shio looked so shock “What? No fair, I’ll join that club too” she said while trying to throw a tantrum, she believes that no guy will ever resist her if she’s acting that way. “You say it yourself, we’re not allowed to change clubs” Hiro said while smiling, this guy is such a savage. I can see the sadness in Shio’s face. I laughed while pointing at her, she looks like a loser. “Shut up Haya-chan, you should be comforting me” she said while trying to act like she’s hurt. “You always get the other guys so you don’t need to be sad” I said while patting her back and she suddenly cheer up and told me that she has a date after class. “That was quick” I said with a sigh.

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“So Ms. Hayami is alone?” Hiro asked while leaning on me, he’s being weird again. Scary. “Yeah, Shio-chan has a date” I said while looking at him, he can’t fool me. The eyes never lie “How about we walk together and talk about you” I said while putting him back to his seat. “Huh? Why me?” he asked while pointing to himself. “Because you’ve been acting weird and I can see it in your eyes that something’s wrong” I smiled while saying those things, he looked away. I’m right! That’s what he always does when he’s guilty! “Fine” he said while putting his things on his bag. The teacher decided to finish the class early because he needs to go to a teacher’s meeting. “Bye bye Hayami-chan, next time you are coming with me” Shio said before leaving the classroom. I just laughed, as if I’m going to a club or whatsoever. I’m not into those things also Iza-chan is my number 1 priority, after I find him then I’ll try to enjoy my high school life. “Let’s go” I said while waiting for Hiro who’s busy talking to everyone. I know that the whole class likes him, he’s funny, nice, smart, athletic and most importantly handsome but it is still weird that he started to entertain all of them, before he doesn’t even bother to look at them. Right now he’s surrounded by many people and I can still see that sadness in his eyes, he’s using all these people to hide how lonely and sad he is. “I’ll go ahead Hiro” I said before leaving the classroom, I don’t know if he heard me or not, I’m just going to wait for him outside.

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“Kajiwara-senpai thank you for helping me earlier.” I look around and saw the dark angel with a 1st year high school student. “No worries, I’m glad I can help” he said while smiling, my jaw almost drops when I saw that smile. “He’s more handsome than I thought! He can be nice but why is he like that to me?” I said while watching them, those smiled reminded me of Hiro-san, this dark angel also has that painful smile. I wonder why, maybe he’s empty inside? Sad or alone, but it’s none of my business anyways, I was about to continue walking when I saw Hiro-san running towards me. “What wrong?’ I asked while looking at him, he flash that fake smile again and said “I thought you got home already, sorry I didn’t-“ before he finish his sentence he look at the “dark angel” and his facial expression change. Whoa, what happen I haven’t seen that face before, he looks angry but still handsome. He holds my hand and said “Let’s go” with a cold voice, we started walking out he’s still holding my hand. “Hiro, my hand” I said while looking at it, he immediately removes his hand and start to apologize. “I don’t know what’s wrong but all I can say is I will listen to you. You can rant or complain anything I will listen to you. I will comfort you, if you want to cry I’ll be your crying shoulder” I said with a serious look on my face, I’m not actually dramatic and serious but I can’t stand to see my friend like this. “What are you saying Hayami-chan, that’s a man’s responsibility.” Hiro said while laughing, this bastard. After I seriously act like a strong friend he will just laugh at me? “Shut up, just tell me what’s wrong you’re really acting weird lately since the day I asked you about the soccer team.” I said while looking straight in to his eyes, eyes never lie so whatever your excuse I will know it. “How about we take a sit and drink while talking?” he said before walking, we decided to stay at the café near the bus stop.

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“Let’s begin” I said before sipping my coffee, he didn’t say anything instead he’s looking at the window. This guy has some serious problem; we really need to talk about this. “Come on, drop it already” I said while looking at him, he just looks back at me with an innocent look on his face. “Stop it, it won’t work on me. I can see the truth within your eyes so just please drop it so you will be able to go back to normal.” I said while looking outside, he took a sip on his tea and sigh. “even if I talk about it, it will not change anything.” He said “I have a cousin, he’s not sociable when we were a kid. He always hides at their house with a girl he always plays with. After a year he started going to school, we attended the same school and became close. He was really lively and kind just like how you see me. but after 4 years, he started to change. He became so short tempered and violent; it feels like he’s angry at something. I tried to approach him but he just pushes me away. When we are in middle school he started seeing me as a rival of some sort. He challenges me on games, sports and even in academics it is embarrassing to admit but I always lost to him. I lost my friends and popularity back then, he made my life miserable. My parents didn’t know about all of this, even if they do they won’t believe me because he’s always the good guy. He stops bothering me when we’re 1st year high school, I thought that everything’s going to be okay from now on but he just took a break, last month when you ask me what club I’m going to join. I said I’ll go with photography, it was all because he starts to join the soccer club, I know he will always win so if I stay there I’ll just embarrass myself.” He said while looking at his tea, I didn’t know that he has that kind of past. I feel bad for him; he still manages to smile after all of that. ‘he’s just like me’ I said to myself.

“Woah! Why are you crying Hayami-chan” Hiro said while trying to wipe my tears with a tissue “It’s because *sob* I didn’t know you *sob* were suffering from that *sob*” I said while sobbing, I don’t really know if I cried because of his story or because I remember my past. “So who’s your cousin?” I asked, he looked at me and said “the man standing behind us earlier” he said, I tried to remember and I almost drop my jaw again. “That dark angel??” I shouted, he immediately closes my mouth with his hand. “Don’t shout and what do you mean dark angel?” he asked, I remove his hands and said “I bump into him last week, I guess? He’s so rude and violent but his face is so pretty I thought he’s an angel.” I said while staring at Hiro “Ahh I see, that’s why you too are kind of similar. You both have this angelic face but have an opposite personality.” He smiled at me and said “Yeah but he has a name though, he’s Kajiwara Izami my cousin.”