[ an: english is not my first language and i'm not very fluent, please understand. (ง'-̀̀'́)ง ]
"My life is really sad."
"Why?"
"The one I like doesn't like me."
"That's your problem?"
"Not just that. It's alright if he won't even lend me his beautiful eyes. But everyone around me seems to not like my existence as well. I always smile at them, but they treat me as if they didn't see me. I'll appreciate even nods!"
"That's shallow. Are you sure they don't like you? The one you like, who is he?"
I whispered, "You." Though, that wasn't what I replied.
I peeked from my position up the tree. My being was hidden under the thick leaves and thick branches, completely out of his sight. I stared, particularly at the handsome and serious face.
I sighed when the breeze blew. His bangs waved off of his face and framed it for my better view. Another sigh escaped my pursed lips.
This was one of the only few moments where I see different emotions on his face. When he stood in the center of a crowd, he was passive, cold. I didn't know I could enjoy such privilege.
We met at my worst day. I was really lonely, I couldn't bear the pain so I vandaled on the bench behind the school fountain. I was surprised the next day when I found a strange reply. To find the culprit, I skipped two classes— and it was worth it. It was him, a campus cutie, Laud Carmichael.
I could see him rereading our chats. I didn't know he could read so loud. Pft, I think I was worse as I mumbled in sync with him.
"I'm single, brother. Since birth. I want a boyfriend too. But the one I like..," he paused and read silently. That was my last reply.
He frowned. His hands were so fast and harsh as he wrote on the surface of the wood bench. My heart leaped in curiosity and excitement. Why did he look like that? Was he mad?
I jumped off the tree just as he disappeared. I leaped over the bench and pasted my face at the corner where he wrote a long line of words. I squealed. What did he say? What did he say?
"If you want a boyfriend, come find me. Tell me and I will be."
My eyes went wide. I was blank for a moment and even my heartbeat stagnated at a pace that I almost couldn't breathe. And when it sank in, I was jumping and screaming in so much joy.
HE WANTS TO BE MY BOYFRIEND!!!!
So I agreed. ╮(╯▽╰)╭
VALENTINES DAY, two weeks since we became couples. ♡´･ᴗ･`♡
We've been writing to each other up until yesterday. But today, I didn't reply on purpose. I was planning to introduce myself personally.
I was shaking as I watched his sexy back. With three roses in my hand, and a paper bag of love letters in the other, I approached slowly. I paused with every two steps, bit my lip and contemplated if I should do it or not.
Suddenly, Yohan's voice rang in my head. "Shy? You know how to be shy? That is your chance! How can you let that go!" he screamed this morning. His minimal anger wasn't pacified until Josh, our roommate, agreed. I was scolded until I was a dead grass. ಥ⌣ಥ
I sighed, but it was interrupted halfway when I saw him open his locker and all kinds of pink paper dropped and flew on the floor. It was sure that even those cakes and chocolates in stacks around the place was his. He's that popular!
Every one thought he wouldn't check them. In our surprise, he picked each of them and frowned as he threw them aside, as if he was looking for something from a certain someone.
My heart started banging in my chest. Was he looking for my letter? Wow. What a narcissist.
I took a deep breath to calm my trembling nerves. I'm going! I'll do it! My calves were shaking as I took slow but sure steps towards my man.
"L-Laud..," I called. I doubted he heard me because he didn't spare a glance. Maybe I was too far?
I took two steps closer. Students started to crowd around and noises scattered, drowning my quivering voice. The hope in my chest began to crumble as more pretty people with all kinds of rich show of love arrived. All those gifts seemed to be for him.
"Oh! Siobhan, what are you doing here? Wait, is that for the Ice King as well?"
I flinched as Dylan, Laud's friend, screamed near my ear. He was grinning at me while he pressed his arm on my shoulders. I glared and pushed him away, but those didn't hide the prominent crimson that steamed my fair face. I glanced at Laud and saw him staring at me. I blushed furiously.
"Wow! It's really for Laud. Is he your type?" Miru teased when he appeared behind the Ice King. He was grinning as well, looking like the Ice Devil.
The shame soaked me to the extreme. My hands shook and so did my voice as I tried to defend. "N-No—!"
"That's a shame, you are late. You should've given it earlier."
I got more confused because of the sentence. People gathered more and I couldn't focus. And there was Laud's mysterious stare that made me immobile and restless.
"W-What do you mean?"
"He's already taken. We only discovered this morning," Dylan whined.
Taken? He's taken? Wait. Wasn't I his boyfriend? Was he taken by someone else? But with how they were sharing it to me, wasn't I just another audience in his love life?
I wanted to laugh silly. I was just a boyfriend in vandal. Even worse than virtual ghosting.
I couldn't help it, my eyes went sharp as I stabbed his face with them. I wanted to cry, but the lump in my throat blocked all the possible words and cries of heartbreak. The shaking now wasn't because of nervousness, they became tremors of rage and helplessness. I, certainly, was a fool.
My chest rose and fell as I tried to calm myself. But the tears gathered in my eyes. I swallowed hard and tried to pacify all the emotions surging in me.
"T-This isn't for him, it's for someone else."
As if on cue, a voice screamed my name.
"Siobhan!"
Our attentions went to the screaming guy. It was Hansol, my classmate and friend since first grade. He stopped running and pushed the box and flowers he was holding at my face. His skin was red, probably from running...or shyness. My eyes widened.
These. . . Was I being helped to get out of this scene or was I being pushed to tell the truth?
"Happy Valentine's, Siobhan! I...like you! I really do! Please go out with me!" he shamelessly confessed.
My foot stepped behind. Although I was in daze from so much happenings in the span of twenty minutes, I could understand what was happening. And my eyes could see clear, Yohan was approaching with his devilish grin and moving eyebrows.
These people!
"I don't even have the courage to reply to Siobhan's hello and he's here messing! Kudos, Hansol!"
"I've seen it through before. Not a surprise."
"Bravo! Bravo!"
I hope they wouldn't know the truth.
I wanted to frown more. But I was guilty. I was already too ashamed, I didn't want Hansol to share the same. He just couldn't refuse Yohan.
So I reached out, my hand aiming for the box's ribbon. Girls shrieked and I was almost deaf. A hand reached over mine before I could even touch Hansol's. In instinct, I looked back to the owner. All the sounds around silenced when our eyes met.
"What are you...???????"
My head felt like it bloated a hundred times with my lame heart. Laud's face was so near that I was hyperventilating in surprise.
"L-Laud!"
"You should've given these earlier," he said, copying Dylan's words. His eyes were direct and heavy on Hansol's figure.
"What?"
I couldn't understand. I felt like my whole brain was floating in the air and riding all those pink, heart balloons while enjoying Laud's gorgeous face. He was really REALLY close, I could smell his breath, his perfume and his natural scent. I wasn't really breathing at the moment but I could sense everything— his heartbeat, his breathing, my heartbeat and everyone else's loud gasps.
"Sorry. He's already taken."
He let go of the box. My hands lost all the strength to hold on it, so it dropped with a loud sound, waking us all. It broke the silence that ensued when he talked.
It didn't end there. I caught another short gust of air when he looked at me with warm eyes. I didn't even notice that he was pulling me close and possessively shading me away from everyone's probing curiousity.
My chest banged wildly. Little mongrels tickled my empty tummy and flew everywhere. I swear, the sparks were flaring all around!
"What do you say, Siobhan? I've been waiting for you. I really missed you, my boyfriend."
He knew. I was his boyfriend.
[ an: posted this somewhere as well but in a different language. it's really corny, goosebumps ヽ(#`Д´)ﾉ┌┛〃 ]
