Sound of Snow Falling
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Chapter 4
Gamble
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"Yahiro….Yahiroo…"
Yahiro lift his head and met brown orbs. He spoke no words and just stared past her. Sakura raised an eyebrow. Here, she was rushed her way to London, worried about him to only be welcomed by a daze Yahiro.
"Oi! Yahiro, what happened to you!" she asked as she held his shoulders and shook them. Yahiro looked at her, Sakura met his gaze.
"I…"
"I, what?" Sakura asked. Curiosity is slowly killing her. This behavior of Yahiro was really out of character and she was itching to know what's got to him.
"I was…"
"Hn?" Sakura continued to wait.
"I was… I was dumped." Yahiro said in a low voice. "Eh? What did you say?" Sakura leaned closer.
Yahiro lift his head. "I WAS DUMPED BY HER!" Yahiro said in rage. "NOT ONLY ONCE BUT I WAS DUMPED TWICE." Yahiro grabbed his hair in frustration.
"Eh? That's nothing new you know, Akira-chan dumped you before right." Sakura replied. Sakura stiffened as Yahiro gave him a glare.
"THAT'S WHY IT'S FRUSTRATING!" Yahiro replied back. "How dare she, how dare she dump me over that not so good-looking foreigner!" He slumped on the floor.
Sakura let out a sigh. So in the end it was about his stupid pride, you're really foolish Yahiro. Sakura thought in the back of her mind.
"I hate this." He said in a whisper. Sakura looked at his slumped form. "I hate that I'm actually getting hurt." He stood up and sat on the couch. He slouched and covered his face with his palms.
"Why am I feeling this, Sakura?" he asked in low voice. Sakura sat beside him and pat his back. "I'm not the best person you could ask for advice but all I know is that while chasing Jun, being rejected over and over hurt me more." Sakura replied.
Yahiro looked at her; he could see the sadness in her eyes. "But I know one thing, that this feeling of mine, I was glad that I was able to say it to him."
Tears started to fall on her eyes. "No matter how it hurts, I was glad that I was able to experience this emotion." Yahiro hugged her.
Minutes later, Yahiro released her from his embrace. Sakura wiped her tears away. "That's why I came here." She said. "I came here to settle this once and for all."
"Sakura…"
She turned his direction and smiled at him.
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Megumi kept on turning on her bed. She was not able to catch any sleep. That stupid Yahiro because of you I didn't get any sleep.
Megumi closed her eyes as the memories of what happened yesterday came flooding her mind. She never thought she could sum up the courage to tell him what she really thought.
It's a big step for her since she always stutters or ends up not saying anything at all when she's with Yahiro.
FLASHBACK
"Yahiro." She said. She met his eyes.
He just remained frozen there.
"I… I've already decided to forget everything about you." She started. "Although I feel happy seeing you again, I'm tired."
"I don't want to get hurt anymore… so"
"I don't want to see you again."
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"Goodbye."
Megumi got a pillow and covered her face.
"Ah, I see." He replied.
"I know that you don't want to see me again but I guess it can't be helped since I'll be attending the school right close to you, we might end up seeing each other." He said nonchalantly.
Megumi looked at his face, his expression showed that he didn't really cared about what she said and it didn't affect him.
"Stupid Megumi, why would Yahiro be affected, he doesn't even like you." She thought and felt a slight pain on her chest.
Megumi sat right up on the bed, the pillow fell on her side. "Stupid Yahiro-!" she got the pillow and threw it. "…at least act a bit hurt!"
She hugged her legs. Her resolved was starting to crumble. Just by seeing Yahiro, her resolve of forgetting him slowly crumbles.
"You're stupid as well, Megumi." She said to herself as she laid back on the bed again.
You just ate all the words you just said.
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"Nee-san!" A frantic Jun entered Megumi's room. Megumi quickly sat up from the bed.
"Eh? What's wrong, Jun?" Jun ran towards her, his face full of worried and slight fear. He leapt and hugged Megumi, the two crashed on the bed together.
"What's wrong with you?" Megumi asked as she struggled beneath Jun.
"I…"
"I?" She asked her eyebrows furrowed.
"I… I t..thou.. thought I ju..just saw Sa…Sa…Sakura on the str..street." Jun stuttered.
"Eh? Sakura-chan?" Megumi was confused as well but remembering that Yahiro's in London as well had a bit sense since the two are the closest friends.
"What should I do?" Jun asked trembling. "If she sees me, she would… she would… she might kill me!" Jun wailed as he buried his head on the crook of Megumi's neck.
"Hai, hai." She rubbed Jun's back to comfort him. "Sakura-chan, won't kill you. She likes you remember." She said. Jun raised his head and looked at his sister's face.
"Bu…?" Megumi put her finger in front of Jun's mouth to silence him. She smiled and nodded giving Jun assurance that everything's going to be fine.
"Jun, I think it's time for you to properly say something to Sakura-chan." Megumi said in a soft tone. Jun looked at his sister as she released him from her embrace.
"Sakura-chan needs to know what you really feel about her." She added. Jun looked away. "You need to tell her the truth, it's either you accept her or let her go so she can move on."
Jun knew that what his sister's telling him was true but he can't sum up the courage to talk to Sakura. But he could also tell the bitterness of his sister's tone.
"I understand, Megumi-chan." He looked at her. "Thank you." He smiled and she smiled back.
As Jun left her room, she sat on the couch near her window.
"I take back what I said, you're not the only foolish one Megumi." She said. "You and your brother are both foolish." She let out a sigh as she looked outside the window.
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Sakura just left his room. Yahiro was still slumped on the couch. He was contemplating on what Sakura just said.
Even though his pride stops him from accepting it but Sakura was right. He needs to be a man and make a move.
"Damn you, Yamamoto Megumi." He said and let out a sigh. It seems that this time around the situation was reversed. Back then Megumi was the one chasing him but now it's him that'll be chasing her.
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And it's a gamble he's willing to take.
to be continued...
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