xShine: Omg, hey guys. I'm back~ Don't worry. I'm staying this time! I'm sorry for my waaaaay too long hiatus. :( As a sorry, I've written an extra for Destiny!

Bonus Chapter: Eiji Kikumaru, I love you.

"Eiji-kun!"

"Ah, Ryoma!"

"Momo-kun!"

As usual, the girls continued to fret over the gorgeous tennis regulars.

You keep trying to reach out for him.

When will you realize he's far too out of your reach?

When will you learn, Moriyama Eri?

I still love you, and it's all your fault, Kikumaru Eiji.

"Konnichiwa, Eri-chan~"

"Did you do something different today? You look different! In a good way, of course!"

"Nya! Eri-chuwan, do we have homework?"

"E-R-I, ERI! How was your day?"

"Hm, you're going home already? Let me walk you home~"

"Eri-san? Are you alright, Moriyama-san? You seem a bit… out of it." Our class president, Matsuo Rika asks. Though, she was more commonly known as Fuji Shusuke's girlfriend.

"Ah, I'm alright. Gomenasai, Matsuo-san."

"What's wrong?"

What? Am I that noticeable? I sighed, "Nothing's wrong."

She furrowed her eyebrows, like she was thinking, "I've had my fair share of those expressions too," she said, smiling kindly, "I think I'd know if something's wrong. Now, tell me. It's not good to keep things bottled up, you know."

A girl whom I've never talked to before came up to me. She was very beautiful. She pointed to me, "Hey, you. The girl with the weird hair color!"

"M-Me?"

The girl whom I had never actually met before sneered, "No, the table next to you."

I stayed silent as she continued to look me up and down, "I don't know why Eiji-senpai even hangs out with you. You don't seem to have a nice personality and you're not that attractive either."

I got mad, stepping a footstep towards her, as she steps 1 back as well, "Just stay away from him. Got that?"

Of course, I didn't let it get to me until every time I went close to him, I could feel her and her friends' eyes bore into my back.

She was the eighth one this week.

I couldn't take it anymore.

His radiant smile, his warm hugs, him, I drove all those away, didn't I? What good would it do by telling some person I don't even talk to? Would they pity me? Judge me?

"Moriyama-san…" Matsuo Rika started to call out to me once more.

Now that I thought about it, she went through pretty rough things as well. It wasn't always smooth sailing with her and Fuji Shusuke either.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes as I gently whispered, "I'm hurt. I'm deeply hurt."

"Eri-chan~ are you busy today?"

"I'm in love with someone I hurt terribly."

"E-Eri-chan, what's wrong?"

I looked down as I felt my eyes get a bit watery, "Moriyama-san…," Rika started out, with a bit of reluctance in her voice, "what happened?"

What happened? What exactly did happen?

"Eri-chan, where are you going?"

I kept walking, as if I didn't hear anything.

"Eri-chan…" he muttered behind me.

I looked back to see his desperate eyes, I smiled at him, "Just go."

He looked at me with startled eyes that soon turned into very such angry eyes, "What's wrong with you?"

I chuckled weakly, "I don't know. What is wrong with me?"

He slowly started walking towards me and embraced me in a hug, "What's happening to you? Please go back to that happy Eri-chan!" Eiji says as tears slowly flow down his face.

I pushed him away.

Why? I thought it was for the best.

"I despise you, Eiji Kikumaru! I really despise you! You're so annoying! I wish I never met you!"

I thought, because of him, I got bullied. Because of him, I got made fun of.

"Is that how you've felt this whole time, Eri-chan?" Eiji says with his dull eyes.

I didn't answer.

"I SAID, IS THAT HOW YOU'VE FELT?"

"Would it matter? Just leave me alone." I said, looking at him. He looked pathetic.

I turned away and started to walk away, "Goodbye, Kikumaru Eiji."

A part of me expected him to stop me, a part of me wanted him to hold and not let go, a part of me wanted to hold on.

But he didn't. That was what mattered. He didn't.

"Kikumaru-san...?" Rika asked.

I smiled at her, "Yeah. Am I…pathetic?"

She smiled at me with gentle eyes, the way a mother did when she looked at her children, "No."

Strangely, I felt better. As if something inside me was released.

I closed my eyes as I faced the classroom window. There was silence. Then, I heard Rika's soft voice again, "Moriyama-san? Don't you…miss him?"

"Each and every day." I sighed.

I somehow felt her smile, "Then why don't you open your eyes?"

Hm? What could she possibly have done?

I turned around and looked to see that he was there.

This close… Kikumaru Eiji. I haven't seen him this up-close for so long now. I resisted the habit of smiling and greeting, "Konnichiwa, Eiji-kun!" My body still hasn't learned...

"E-Eiji Kikumaru…"

"Is it true?" He looked serious.

He couldn't have heard, could he? I looked to glare at Rika to see that she was already gone.

Matsuo Rika! You…!

"Is what true?"

"Is it true you miss me?"

He was serious but I can still see a glimpse of the Kikumaru Eiji I fell in love with.

I sighed, might as well get it over with, "Yeah. I still miss you. So what?"

"Then why? Why did you drive me away?"

"You…," I sighed once more, I've been sighing way too much…, "You wouldn't understand."

"Then I won't bother you about it. But…"

"…Yeah?"

"Konnichiwa. I'm Eiji Kikumaru. What's your name?"

"W-what? M-My name is… Moriyama Eri."

"Nice to meet you, Moriyama-san! Let's be bestfriends~" He said as he showed me that special smile he's been hiding ever since we stopped talking, "I'll call you Eri-chan!"

I finally caught on. I smiled back, "Okay. As long as I can call you Kiku-chan."

"Deal."

I hope soon, I'll be able to tell you. I also hope that soon, you'll be able to understand.