Chapter 2

"Where am I?" I look around.

I look around but I don't find anything clue.

"Is this a Dream?" I said.

I walk all around but there is no end. Then I suddenly hear a voice, I don't know whether a boy or a girl. I follow the voice until I saw a light.

I saw my old friends were laughing at me and my Ex-Girlfriend and her new Boyfriend.

"Hey! Hisao you are trash." They said it to me.

My heart starting to ache and then the voice of my old Friends are into my head still laughing again.. again.

"You can't protect everyone you loved," my ex-girlfriend said.

"Stop!!!", I shouted.

I closed my eyes and cover my ears so that I cannot hear those laughs.

After a few seconds the voice in my head are gone.

I open my eyes and saw nothing.

But complete darkness. I walk around endlessly but I'm stuck in the middle of Darkness.

I was scared.

I was alone who don't know what to do in his life.

"I think that I will never have a chance to start again."

"What is wrong with me?", I said to myself

"Am I Failure?"

"Am I not good enough?"

I said those words, I feel someone is hugging me behind crying.

I look on my back and saw Marika Sasaki.

"Marika-san?" I said her name.

after I said her name my Dream has ended.

I opened my eyes and I feel my eyes were wet. I look in the mirror and my eyes were red.

I go to the bathroom to shower and change my clothes.

Suddenly I hear a knock on my door I know that there is one person who is knocking on my door.

It was my little sister knocking on my door to call me for breakfast.

Onii-chan, "Breakfast is ready," my little sister said.

"Okay, Aiko" I answer her.

After I shower and change clothes I leave to my room.

I go to the kitchen and have breakfast with my cute little sister Aiko-chan.

My mom and my dad have passed away in a car accident.

I and Aiko only remain in the house.

"So Onii-Chan how is school?" She asks me.

"It's good," I said

"How about you Aiko-chan?" I ask her the same question.

"It's okay my classmate are not bullying me and the teachers are fine too," she said.

"I see if someone bullying you tell me, okay," I said to her.

"Understood Onii-chan", Thumbs up.

After I finish my breakfast. I and my little sister are going to school.

I open the door and I saw Marika-san was waiting for me.

I was shocked when Marika-san was in front of the house.

Marika-san greet me with a nice smile and said to me.

"Date-Kun Goodmorning!!" She greets me with a big smile.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I ask her.

"Let's go to the school together," she said.

"No" I reply. But honestly, I am very happy that someone inviting me to go to school together.

"My youth is coming to me"

I open the gate and call my little sister to come at me.

My little sister saw Marika-san and ask her what is my relationship with my older brother.

"Hello Marika-san are you perhaps my brother's girlfriend?" she asks her.

I was stunned by my little sister said it to Marika-san.

"NO!!!!!", were both said no.

My little sister laughs at me.

My face became red and Marika-san too.

"Okay okay, that's enough Aiko-chan," I said to my little sister.

After that, I deliver my little sister to middle school.

I and Marika-san were going to school together.

While walking I saw many students were staring at us like we are garbage.

"Same days same routine," I said in my mind.

I hear on my side that someone is talking about us.

But I and Marika-san were not paying attention to them.

Suddenly Marika-san asks me a question.

"Date-kun do you have a Girlfriend?" She asks.

"Well in my past days I have a girlfriend but now I don't have anymore," I answer her.

"Do you think I have a chance on you?" she asks me.

I stop for a moment and think about what she said.

I laugh so hard that many people notice.

she asks me, "what is wrong?"

I said to her, "It's nothing."

"So what is your answer Date-Kun?" she asks me with a serious face.

"Do you think I have a chance to be your girlfriend?" she asks me.

"Well... maybe" I answered her with a simple smile.

I saw on her face that she is smiling brightly.

she murmured but I didn't hear what she say.

"What did you say?" I ask her.

"No it's nothing," she answers with a smile.

I saw in her eyes that she is satisfied with what I answer to her.

I ask her what school year is she in.

"Hey, Sasaki what grade are you now?"

"I'm Third-year High school but I'm a section B", She said.

"Ahhhh I understand okay okay," I said to her.

we were both laughing while we were walking in the street.

I said to myself, "I think this is was a Good Start."

After we reach school Marika-san suddenly kisses me on the cheek.

"What!!" I was surprised.

"Thank you Date-kun," she said to me.

I stop for a moment when she kissed me and then she's suddenly run towards her room.

"Wait!!," I said to her but she is gone.

I was so confused about what happens earlier.

I enter my classroom and nodded at my desk.

Suddenly someone was looking for me.

"Do you know who is Hisao Date?" Someone ask my name to my classmate.

my classmate looks at me and points his finger to what exactly is my position.

"That is Hisao Date." my classmate said to someone.

I continue to nod to my desk while eavesdropping on them, suddenly someone kicks me.

"Argggghhh!!," I was hurt.

I was pushed back into the corner.

I ask, "What the hell is wrong with you?"

But he didn't answer me.

my classmate was shocked about happened and some of my classmate call a teacher.

"Hisao Date I challenge you to a duel."

The boy was asking me a duel.

"Hahhh!!!", I was shocked about what I hear.

I'm confused about what is happening right now.

He said it to me.

"Meet me at the rooftop after school." and then he leaves.

The teacher has come when the boy was not there now.

The teacher and my classmate ask me," Am I okay?"

I said to my teacher, "I'm okay don't worry teacher."

The other teachers left the room and the Math teacher has come to the room to teach now.

The class begins.

as the time passed by I was thinking who is the man who kicked me and why he wants to duel me.

After Math end, is English time I ask my teacher to go to the bathroom.

The teacher agreed, I left to my room.

I was going to the bathroom to wash my face.

While walking I saw in the mirror, Marika-san was getting bullied by her female classmates in the storage room.

I rushed to the storage room to stop Marika-san classmate.

I enter the storage room,

I ask Marika-san classmates, "What are you doing you little!?"

Marika-san's female classmate said, "So What!! you don't have any business here so go away!!"

I'm standing in front of my friend getting beaten.

"Date-kun it's okay don't mind me," Marika-san said to me.

My eyes got dark My mind was blank. I don"t know what to do.

"I don't want to happen to her again."

In the end,

I hold the back of Marika-san classmate and then, I punch her in the face with no hesitant

The female classmate, I punch in the face was unconscious.

the other classmates got angry with me.

"Why did you punch a girl!!?" the other girl asks me.

"Huh Girl?" it doesn't matter your a boy or girl," I said.

"I believe in Gender Equality and I Don't Give a F*ck about punching a girl is bad," I said with my eyes glared at them.

"So be ready!!!! you Son of a B*tch." I shouted.

"Get out in the storage room now!!" I shouted

The girl has scared of me.

"Please have mercy I won't bully Marika anymore." the female classmate said.

"If you don't go now I will punch you in the face," I said to her with a cold voice.

The girl is leaving in the storage room. she was carrying the girl I punch was unconscious.

"Hahhhh" I let out a sigh of relief.

I ask Marika-san if she is all right.

"Are you all right Marika-san?" I said.

"I'm okay Date-Kun" she replied.

"Okay," I said with a smile.

I ask her why the two classmates bullying her.

"Hey, Marika-san why the two of your classmate bullying you?" I ask her.

"It's nothing Date-kun forget about what happened today," she said.

"Okay," I said.

But I was curious about what happened to her.

I don't know why Marika-san didn't tell me about what happen.

"Thanks Date-kun for helping me."she said while crying.

I give her my handkerchief.

"Wipe your tears Okay." I said.

she wipe her tears using my handkerchief.

"Can you walk?" I ask her.

"Yes i'm fine Thank you." she said.

"Okay" i said.

I hold Marika-san hand to lift her up.

My instinct tells me to bring her to the clinic.

I ask her if she is okay to bring to the clinic.

"Are you okay for real Marika-san?" I ask her.

"I'm okay Date-kun so don't worry about me." she answers me

"Well I'm going to bring you to your room okay." I said to her.

While we were walking in the hallway hold her hands.

"Hey Date-kun how did you find me?" she ask.

"Well actually I am going to the bathroom to wash my face, I saw you and your

two classmates were bullying you in the storage so I run so fast to reach the storage room." I said

"Ahh so thats how it is." she said.

"It's was a coincidence again." I said

"Maybe its fate." she answer with a smile.

"Hmmmmm I think maybe." I said to her.

Marika-san Got blushed in her face.

"Are you all right?" I ask her.

"Yes i'm okay." she answer.

I notice her face was red.

"Hey your face is red are you really okay? I ask her again.

"Hahhh!! Seriously!!" nervous and panic she said.

"Yeah." I said.

I laugh so hard while we were walking and Marika-san got shy.

Marika-san notice my clothes was dirty.

"Hey Date-kun why your clothes is dirty?" She ask.

"Ahh well someone challenge me a duel thats all." I said to her

"Hahhhh!!", she got surprise what I said to her.

I tell Marika-san about what happend lately and she was listening to me.

She ask if Im gonna accept the boys proposal.

"So Date-kun what your gonna do?" she asks me.

"Are you gonna accept the boy proposal to you?" she asked me.

"Well yeah". I answer her with confidence myself.

"I'm the man who never gonna give up everything" I shouted.

Marika-san was surprise and she smile.

I saw her smile and I remember my Ex-girlfriend who got the same smile of her.

After I bring Marika-san to her room. I go to the Bathroom to wash my face.

After that I went to my room and listen to the class. The English class has ended.

It's break time.

I left my room.

I go to the cafeteria to buy two bread and drinks.

After that, I went to the rooftop to eat my two pieces of bread.

I enter to the rooftop and saw Marika-san was waiting about me.

Marika-san sitting to the corner of the rooftop.

She calls me to come.

"Hey! Date-kun!! here" she shout my name.

I follow her and went to Marika-san were she was sitting.

We eat there and spend some time on the rooftop.

After we finish to eat Marika-san stand up. I feel the breeze of the air.

Her skirt suddenly rises when the breeze of the air impacts her.

Marika-san was suprise and instantly sort her skirt.

I saw Marika-san Panties.

I turn around and pretend I saw nothing.

"Heyy!! Date-kun did you see?" she said that with killing intent.

"Hahh! What did I see." I said that pretend that I didn't know.

Marika-san give me cold look.

I think this is my Last day, I feel a deadly aura here.

"Aghhh This is youth my time has come"

Marika-san ask me again.

"Hey Date-kun Did you not really see anything?" she said that with a sweet tone.

I feel a killing intent to me.

"Ohhh Shitt!!" My mind feels nervous.

"What do I do?" I keep asking myself.

"If i tell her the truth will she kill me?" I said to myself.

I remember my mother said That HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY.

I remember my father said too that A MAN NEVER LIE.

"So!! what is your answer Date-kun!!?" she asks me again with a sweet tone.

My hands always get sweaty when I'm nervous.

"I have no choice I'm gonna answer her with a full confidence." I said with my mind

"Yes, I saw your panties and it was beautiful." I answer her with a full confident.

After I answer her, I saw Marika-san getting embarrassed.

Her face was red.

"Hey Marika-san are you okay?" I ask her.

"You.." she said.

"You?" I ask her.

"YOU!!! IDIOT!!" she shouted at me.

Suddenly she slapped me with her all might and got blown away in the corner.

"The hell did you do that!!" I shouted at her.

"Do you want me to punch you?"

"I ask you did you see anything!!" she shouted.

"Why did you give me full details you Idiott!!", she shouted.

"You can answer whether yes or no why did you give a full details"she said.

"Ahhhh" I said.

She slapped me again.

After she slap me she bows an apology.

"I'm Sorry" she said.

"HAHHHHH!!" I was shock.

I don't know why she is suddenly apologizing to me.

"I came with a theory that she know, I'm a Gender Equality." I said in my mind.

"Hey, Marika-san did you know that I'm a Gender Equality?" I ask her.

Well, technically I said to her classmates I'm a Gender Equality while protecting her.

"Yes." she answers me with nervousness.

Her legs is shaking like there was a earthquake happen here.

I walk in front of her.

I feel she was nervous.

she thinks I'm gonna punch her.

I pat her head and hold her hands.

"I will never hurt my Friends even if I believe in Gender Equality." I said to her with a smile.

After I said it to her. I saw in her eyes the tears coming up.

I use my handkerchief to wipe her tears.

After I wipe her tears and I hugged her.

"Dont worry I will not hurt you." I said while hugging her.

I don't know why did i say those words but somehow i feel relieve.

Maybe it was the dream that my Ex-girlfriend said that I can't protect that everyone I love or maybe I want to protect Marika-san.

"Hey Date-kun I can't breathe". she said to me

I let go of Marika-san.

I was shocked why did I hug her.

Suddenly Marika pull my clothes and kiss me in the lips.

My eyes widen because of what happend. The kiss has ended and we look each other, eye to eye.

"Your Mine! Remember That! Loser!!" she said.

She suddenly run away and left me alone.

I was stunned about what happend.

I was standing there for long a long time until then the bell made me wake up to reality.

"HOLLYYYY!!!!!!!" I shouted.

After that I left to the rooftop and went to my classroom.