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A/N : And here's the 5th and final chapter of this story! :)

Little Pills
Chapter Five

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"When you feel like giving up, just remember the reason why you held on for so long." – Unknown

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Five? Three?

Two?

He wasn't sure anymore.

He pulled his bag higher up on his shoulders as he made his way through the swarm of students in the hallway. It was Friday and classes had just finished for the day, indicating the start of the weekend. He watched as a group of his classmates walked past him; most of them seemed excited for their plans for the weekend. Natsume didn't care for the weekend, it was just another day.

He swiftly walked past all the other students. Most of them stood in big groups in the hallway, too busy chatting with their friends and thus blocking the hallway. Shoving his hands deep into his pockets, Natsume made his way between the annoying people and walked out of the entrance of the school. Normally, he'd take the bus on his way back home, but today Natsume felt like walking. Strolling out of the school gates, Natsume briefly wondered if he should just do it right now. He had the pills with him and even a water bottle full to the brim. Plus, it didn't look like he would be disturbed this time. However, for some unfathomable reason, Natsume didn't flip open his bag and take out the pills. Instead, he merely continued walking.

Just when he was about to turn around the corner, he heard it. Someone was yelling his name.

Curious, he glanced around his shoulder and was quite surprised when he saw her running towards him. He hadn't spoken to her for about a week or two now, and he was actually thinking that she had (finally) decided to leave him alone. But apparently, that was not the case. In a few seconds, she was just behind him. He noticed that she didn't seem to be out of breath or anything; jogging definitely helped her.

"I've been calling your name since you walked through the front doors," she told him, as she skid to a stop. "You're pretty much deaf," her voice was laced with humor.

He furrowed his eyebrows. Odd. He hadn't heard her yelling at all. "What do you want, Sakura?" he couldn't help the slightly suspicious edge that his voice held.

She noticed this and rolled her eyes. "You know, I don't always ask you for favors, alright?"

He merely stared at her. She had to be kidding.

She held up a hand, as if surrendering. "Okay, maybe I do. But that's why I'm here!"

He resisted the urge to groan. Was she going to ask him another favor, again?

"What is it?" He pulled the straps on his bag closer up to his shoulder and chewed on his lips unconsciously.

She rolled back on her heels and he could see a faint blush appearing on her cheeks. "Well, I haven't really thanked you for that day in the café. You helped me quite a lot," her voice was a bit low, almost as if she were breathless. It was strange because she hadn't been breathless when she had ran to him.

Natsume looked at her curiously. He had no idea where this was going.

"Anyways, there's this carnival in town tomorrow and I've got two tickets…so I was wondering if you'd like to come with me?" she asked, her voice hesitant.

He blinked. This was not what he was expecting.

She took his silence as refusal. "Oh, um, it's fine Natsume. You're probably busy," she muttered, her cheeks tinging with red now. "I don't even know what I was thinking—"

"I'll go with you."

Her hazel eyes widened. "What?"

Natsume bit his lips. He hadn't meant to say that out loud, but the words had already tumbled out from his mouth. He didn't have the heart to retake his words back. He squared his shoulders. "I said, I'll go with you," he slowly repeated.

She seemed a bit shocked, but soon recovered. A huge grin broke out on her face. "That's terrific!" She moved forward and gave him a quick hug.

Natsume looked down at her, very surprised at the contact. He could smell her shampoo; scent of tangerines and roses. But as quickly as she had hugged him, she had let go.

He oddly missed the lack of contact for some reason. He decided not to dwell too much on that fact.

"Okay, so meet me tomorrow at around 2 at Heart Cup Café?" she asked, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Natsume couldn't fathom why she was excited about going to a carnival with him. This girl could have gone with probably any other boy in their grade, but she asked him to go with her. Although he was still slightly confused with her invitation, he shrugged, feigning utmost ease and nonchalance. "Sure," his voice sounded rather indifferent, but that didn't seem to deter her.

"Great!" she exclaimed, the grin still on her face. "I'll see you tomorrow then!" And with another huge smile directed right at him, she turned on her heels, and started walking the opposite direction.

Natsume stared after her.

She really was a strange girl, that one.

Shaking his head at the sudden change of events, Natsume took out the bottle of pills from his backpack and dumped it into a trashcan that was a few feet away from him.

He wouldn't be needing them anymore.

He had a reason to look forward for tomorrow, after all.

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Fin

This was just a little story I wrote in the spur of the moment. It's short, but I hope you were able to get the message? :)

Anyways, thank you to all those who have read this story; it means a lot to me! :)

Carolle Royale

Completed : September 18th, 2015