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Chapter 3: Yuu?
Everyone was eating dinner in silence; no one had said a word. Miki felt as if she was being examined under a microscope; as if everyone was watching her. She felt as if everyone knew something was wrong. Yuu watched her as she poked at her food. She hadn't eaten a bite, yet alone looked up from her plate. He knew she must have been shaken up from earlier today, but he would do everything within his power to prevent something bad from happening to Miki. He only hoped that their parents wouldn't suspect anything . . .
"Miki, darling, what's wrong? You haven't touched your food." Rumi asked.
She quickly looked up and found everyone eyeing her carefully. Can they really tell that something is so wrong?
Tears were welling up in her eyes and she brutally beat them back. "I'm just not hungry; I seemed to have lost my appetite." She said trying to sound normal, but her voice cracked on the last word. She slowly pushed her plate away and set her silverware to the side. "If it is alright I would like to be excused." She said looking down at her hands folded in her lap.
The four adults switched glances and Yuu made a desperate attempt to help Miki out. "She was complaining about feeling nauseous earlier. Maybe she caught a bug."
"Maybe . . ." Jin said as he trailed off. "That would be fine."
Miki stood from the table as Yuu winked at her. She cracked a smile but soon turned and walked up the stairs.
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After dinner Yuu made his way up to Miki's bedroom. He found her on her bed curled into a ball."Miki, you don't have to worry about what Ginta said. I promise that I will not let any harm come to you."
"Thank you, Yuu. You have no idea how much it means to me to hear you say that."
"Do you want to explain to me what happened?" Yuu asked.
"Okay." Miki said as Yuu sat besides her on her bed.
She scooted closer to him and let out a sigh.
"Earlier today I had misplaced my journal. I had thought I had lost it and gave up hope in looking for it. While you were having that talk with the technology teacher I walked into the library to find Ginta there. Then I saw it. I saw him with my journal wide open. He had read through it. There was something about him that I had written in there last night, and he read it. He was hurt, but I honestly didn't mean to hurt him. I promise I didn't. He also read what I wrote about you in it and he got jealous." Miki said in a hurry and breaking down into tears in the middle of it.
"What did it say?" Yuu asked.
Miki looked up at him. "Oh, Yuu, I can't tell you."
"I promise, you can tell me anything."
"Well, I guess, I had written that I just wanted to remain friends with Ginta. Because, because...Because I'm in love with someone else." She said looking at him. She had the hiccups now.
"Who?" Yuu said softly.
"You!" She cried as she sobbed into his chest.
Yuu lifted her face so that he could look into her eyes. "Ai shiteru." (AN- In Japanese means I love you.)
Miki stopped her crying and wiped her wet cheeks with the back of her hand. "Yuu?"
He silenced her with a brief kiss. "There, did that prove what I said to you?"
She shook her head.
"I promise, Ginta will not harm you." He said.
Author's Note-I know this is a short chapter, but it needed to be short to explain that Yuu and Miki have now revealed their feelings for one another. The next chapter is when the plot really takes off. Hehehe. Will Ginta have his way with Miki? Only I know! BWAhahahaha!
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