Love Me Not Part 9

“So you’re Minami Kaede.”

                “That’s right. Is there any business you have with me? If you do make it quick I have a part-time job in as hour and it takes 45 minutes to get there.”

                “I would just like to ask who you think you are messing with guys, part-time jobs, and still getting first place as the best student. If you tell me how you get the answer sheets and promise to stop I won’t bust you.”

                “Answer sheets? What are you talking about? I work my way for first place,” she looks like she’s confused but that could be an act, “I study as soon as I get home, and boys I have no time to waste on them.” Such a serious face and voice, I really wonder if she’s really telling the truth. “If you’re talking about Arai-kun, he’s just my pretend boyfriend,” she starts talking again,” I need someone to act as my guard at times. If you checked my records enough it clearly shows that I was often bullied. So in order to save myself some slack, I teamed up with Arai-kun who wants the girls to stop bothering him to lay it off. That’s all. Is that enough for you?”

                “So you’re only teaming up with him for our good?”

                “That’s right. Is that good enough for you yet?”

                “Even if it’s just to help yourself why did you accept this agreement in the first place? You must have thought ahead if all you’re saying is true.”

                “Of course I do. I act as his girlfriend, he as my pretend boyfriend will protect me that’s our deal. Nothing more to it, there’s nothing less either. Is there a problem with that, Mr. President?” she says with a smile she thinks she won. Not yet.

                “Is that really then. Why do you think he propose this to you in the first place. What would happen if you guys fell in love for real? What are you going to do then?”

                “I don’t know what he’s up to but I plan to find out. I have nothing to lose, nothing to gain. Even this life is worthless. I been a thrown away like a piece of trash by my own parents, I don’t even know their faces. I been alone for all I know. There’s no point of trying if there is nothing to try to get you know,” she smiled at me sheepishly.

Nothing to reach for, and a meaningless life. She seems lonely. She needs help. Her heart has been played with her whole life to the point she can’t even dream of a happy future. What can I do other then watch her from the sidelines. I stand there wonder for I don’t know how long after she’s been gone. Will her heart every recover. I don’t think she never smiled honestly. Such a sad child, the whole world on her small shoulders, and I can’t do a thing

Love Me Not Part 8

Who does that girl think she is? I spent an hour looking up all the school’s information on her. She scores the highest on all the exams, is the best in sports, and on top of that she’s a beauty. I only wonder why no one really noticed her at all. Her school picture is of a plain girl with glasses, looks like someone who studies a lot. What made her change? Arai maybe or maybe she finally looked at herself in the mirror for once.  Either way it looks like I have to investigate myself.  But how can I?
                “Oi Vice, can you give me some help?”

“Of course, would you like you like me to help you with?”

“There’s a girl I want to meet and talk to her privately about something that no one else should know. What should I do?” That’s weird why they are all staring at me weird, like I done something crazy.

The treasurer is the one to speak, “How you write a note to her to meet up somewhere and drop it in her shoe locker, sir.”

“Good idea, you have finally become somewhat useful,” I replied to my treasurer. A note huh, not a bad idea.

“Should I help you write it?”

“No need, I can manage.”

“Of course, you must take your time to write your feeling yourself, of course president,” saying my treasurer clearly realizing how dumb she really was. Feelings? Why feeling, I’m just going to meet her face to face and set her straight. She’s the school’s highest ranking in the school and she is fooling around?! Someone needs to set her straight.

“You’re finished already, president,” my vice questions me as I folded my finished letter in half. He looks awfully surprised for some reason.  

“Of course who do think I am.” The president of course; with the school’s second highest student for grades and good looks it seems according to the school records and newspaper club interviews.

Anyway, I’m going to set this Minami Kaede straight once and for all! Afterschool today, on the first year’s rooftop is the meeting spot, as soon as school lets out. This Minami Kaede is going down with one of my famous speeches.

Love Me Not Part 7

“~Arai-sama~ let me grab your arm, too”

“Arai-sama, why does that girl get grab your arm like that~”

“Ahh~ Arai-sama, you came early today. Was it to see me today?”

Arai is at it again. Does he never learn? I always tell him to drag his harem somewhere else in the morning. There is always a big group of girls that group together just to greet him every morning; it’s blocking the walkway for students to walk in. As the Student Committee President, I must take care of this school’s biggest problem; Arai Sho! The school’s rumored number one playboy in Japan, always ranked number ten on exams, and on top of that the most popular boy among girls here. Not like I care for things like popularity, just a waste of time. They can think what they want. It looks like it’s finally time for me to step in and…. Wait…. What!!!

A girl, with long shiny black hair with a small figure that is only around six cm shorter then Arai herself, steps out letting go of Arai arm and steps forward-

“What do you girls think you’re doing? Can’t you see that I and Arai-chan are going out,” she might seem small but her voice is loud but in a way gentle. I never seen her before in the, and I memorized all the faces the school has. New girl? No, impossible if there were I would have heard about it by now. Then who is this girl? How do I describe her? Pretty?

“Who do you think you are?  First, coming to school flirting with Arai-sama first thing in the morning? Then grab his arm suddenly.  Who do you think you are?”

“Minami Kaede. It’s a pleasure to meet you,” replies the girl with the long black hair.

“That’s not the point! Who are you to Arai-sama.”

“Now, now ladies, there is nothing to fight over now. Calm down.” Now Arai is stepping in. Couldn’t he stepped in earlier for his girlfriend.

“That right,” the girl named Minami looks up at Arai now; she’s smiling “Shall we get to class now?” Then those two love birds walk off.

It looks like there was no need for me to be here today. Waste of my time. Minami Kaede… where have I heard that name? There is no point worrying I can always look it up.

I take my time walking over to the mock exam results. I can hear boys and girls talk about me, the number for everything. Sport, Mock Exam Results, Looks, Popularity, and everything there is. It would be nice to be number one for at least one thing…… Hm…. Second place again. Then first place as always goes to…. Minami Kaede?! Isn’t she the girl just now, with Arai?

Love Me Not Part 6

“Hey, you’re Mina-san right? Well… umm… what happened?”

                “What do you mean?”

                “Well you look, umm, completely different today.”

                “Oh, I was trying to make it look like we were actually a couple. While, at the same time not lowering your reputation as the popular guy with weird taste in girls I guess.

                I couldn’t believe my eyes it’s as if she changed into a completely different person. Before she was just like any other twin braided hair girl, with glasses way too big for her face. Now she has her long straight hair falling down her side to her mid-chest area, and no glasses or any signs of make-up. At least she didn’t go that far. But still she looked stunning.

                “What you staring at? We got to go now; it’s bad enough you came to pick me up late,” she looking impatient now, cute. “The mock exam results are supposed to be up today.  You know the exam we had before you got sick.”

                Mina starts head towards the school first, and I catch up and walk side by side with her.

                “Oh yea, your right aren’t you. The results I mean. Why would you care you always get first place anyway?”

                “How would you know?”

                “It’s always the first name on the list it not hard to spot you know.”

                 “Oh, is that so then Arai-san. Why in the world would you care about your ranking?”

                “To see how much better I am then other people.”

“Is that so now?”

As Mina and I come closer to the school, while talking about random thinks that pop up in our head like old buddies. We can’t help but notice the large group of student in front of the mock exam score board. Then as usually, as soon as one female student sees me the rest do and charge over to me.

 “Hey Mina-chan, grab on to me real quick unless you want to get run over,” I whisper to Mina. She of course is clueless on what’s going on, by now she’s usually in class doing last second grading for sensei.

“Wa…” Mina starts, but quickly realizes why and holds on for dear life. “We’re going to get run over.” Her face right is funny; it mixed with fear at the same time confusion. So cute.

I start reassuring her, “This happens every morning, leave it to me.”

“Hmm… are you sure.”

“Of course I am,” Even though I’m perfectly calm so doesn’t look any less tense as if she’s getting ready to enter a war.

Love Me Not Part 5

“Yep!” I replied happily she will never see this coming, “Mina-san I want you to be my girlfriend!”

                “What kind of joke is that supposed to be?” Mina looks at me as if she isn’t surprised and thinks I’m joking. But trust me I’m dead serious about this.

                “But I’m really serious.” I stare into Mina’s eyes which I can tell is really frecking her out.

                “Stop fooling around already. I’m going leave now. Excuse me.”

                I grab her wrist just as she was getting up and pulled me down, “Wait Mina-san, I would say something like that if I didn’t have my reasons you know.”

                “Oh, really now?” I can tell she still doesn’t believe me.

                I take my player boy mask to reveal my true self. I need taken this mask off only when I was alone by myself at home, but Mina is an exception because she going to help me in my plan.

                “You’re not interested in love either right.” I knew my sudden change in tone scared her for a second but she quickly got used to it as if it was normal, and I could tell I said something that caught her attention

“What do you mean I thought it was only me who wasn’t interested?”

“Oh really I find the girls at school a real annoy pain to deal with, and I have a plan that includes you too. So you don’t have to worry about being annoyed about love too.” I got her, I can tell by that dangerous look in her eyes she’s in.

“So what I’m I suppose to do in this plan of yours?” Yep, I was right she’s hooked, she’s in.

“I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend, so all the girls back off. From what I seen once someone starts going out with someone all the fans back off for the time being.”

“So you’re saying being your is going to get the girls off of you. What are the benefits for me, huh?”

I knew this was coming, “Well the benefits is that no one is going to mess with you because now you have a boyfriend so they know they can’t pick a fight with you. I meet unless you get those cuts and bruises from work or something, and all that bullying wasn’t really anything.”

“Oh, really this is nothing but whatever I accept your offer,” she’s now grinning. This is girl is really not truthful is she, that might be because she’s so strong. She still such a so strong person even after all these years of being apart, even if she doesn’t remember me anymore. Wait! Why am I thinking of the past, I got to let it go!

“That’s good then tomorrow we’ll go to school as a “couple” understand Mina.”

“Yea, I know pick me up around 7:45, I’m leaving I been here for too long. See ya tomorrow Arai.”

“Call me Arai-kun or even Sho-kun for now on to give the couple impression.”

“Ok, bye Arai-kun.”

Love Me Not Part 4

Women are so simple. All you need to do is be polite and nice to them and they fall head over heels for you. I’m not interested in things like love or anything. My job is to flatly reject every girl telling them I just want to be friends with them and nothing more. I’m not trying to be some sort of player or anything, but girls just really drive me crazy. All they talk is gossip, boys, shopping, and all other simple girly things they do. I’m not saying I’m against or anything. It’s just they really to stop being to self-centered, and being stuck up; that’s the only things I hate about girls really is. But I really think this girl is different. I mean she is the first girl to reject me, and turn down my request.

                “Hey Mina, I’ll get better faster as long you promise me to take care of me every day, and go on a date with me afterward.”

                “I’m only here because sensei made me; I have to do my part-time jobs you know. This is just a waste of time to me. Things like dates are just a waste of time for someone like me.” This girl is not like your everyday girl who into make-up and looks. She just into living her rather boring life in till the end, I find it rather amusing to talk to. Maybe I could use her to my liking.

                “Come on why not? What’s so wrong with going on a date with me?”

                “You’re annoying. Just go back to school already; you’re already better aren’t you?

“But why, Mina school really boring,” I say touching her hair “All the girls at school always annoy me and get in my way in whatever I do.”

“Your point is? Hey! Arai stopping my patting head!” As she tries to shake me off.

“Why Mina, Your hair is so silky?”

“Just get off!” See other girl would have loved me touching their hair and complementing it.

“Fine Mina-san, shall I get to the point then?”

“You actually have a point to prove!”

“Yep!” I replied happily she will never see this coming, “Mina-san I want-

Love Me Not Part 3

“Fine” I answered and got up and went to the kitchen to cook this sick person, and myself some food.

The kitchen was well organized and looked like it wasn’t used often. I undid my twin braids and tied my hair into a ponytail and put on the apron that I found over my school uniform. The refrigerated was well supplied to my surprise and nothing was passed the labeled expire date yet. I found a large amount of instant ramen in the corner of the kitchen that must of what made him sick I thought. I made some porridge for Arai and some rice and cooked vegetables for myself not being too greedy and not having any meat.

I presented the food in front of him, but even then he refused to eat.

“~Hey, Class Rep feed me~” he said as he drew his face closer to mine.

“Do you realize how old you are, Arai.” I simply replied.

“I’m fifteen, Class Rep.” he said in voice that scared me even more.

“Good you can count, now eat your food. I can promise you it’s better than all that instant ramen you been eating.”

“Feed me, I’m sick so I can’t feed myself. Please Mina-san. ~” I froze for a second, I haven’t been call my real name is quite some time now, all I could remember was being called Class Rep. Also how did Arai know what my name was in the first place. I was pretty sure no one by now remembers my name.

“Is something wrong Mina?” Are you sick too?” Arai starts moving even closer to me.

“I’m fine, just leave me alone already.”

This agreement lasts for a bit longer before I finally decide to feed him.

Love Me Not! Part 2

                I take the paperwork from sensei, and neatly put in my school bag. Then say my farewells to sensei and start my long trip home. I take the train as always, the talk with sensei had taken more time than I expected and I was force to hurry onto the train. The train was crowed as always, every now and then I would spot a pervert on the train aim at some other high school girl. But I was nothing to look at so typically none of them came my way. I have binning using bandages in the area pervert often look out for, so to them I had a body of a child.

                At my stop I got off, I brushed myself off and stare at the map sensei had given me of Arai Sho’s house. It was true after all; his house was just a couple of streets over from mine I could get over to his house in less than 15 minutes on foot. I start heading over to his house wondering how I would give it to him and leave before he pills some sort of long conversation with me. My plan was to get in and out as soon as possible to make dinner.

                I finally arrive at Arai’s house, not what I expected he lives inside a house unlike my apartment building first of all. Second, it was like every other house on the block; plain and simple Japanese styled house. I rang the doorbell and waited for a response from the inside.

                “Who is it?” said a deep voice that nearly made me jump, nearly.

                “Hello, I’m the Class Rep. for class 1-C.”

                “Come in then” the same creepy voice said. I assumed the voice belonged to Mr. Arai, Arai’s father.

Unexpectedly, I found the latch to the house gate unlocked and walk in to the front door where there was Arai, sick and tired with maybe the flu, barely able to stand on his own. I offered to help him to the sofa, and assisted him to nearest couch. I laid his missed work on the coffee table nearby, and then discovered that Arai’s parents were overseas and the only one home was Arai.

“Can you stay here a bit longer and help me Class Rep.” I began showing signs of protest against, but he spoke up before a could say anything.

“Please Class Rep. My parents work overseas right now, and I’m living alone! Please I won’t ask for anything more than that. You can also eat here, too! Just say for a bit longer.” At first I consider this free meal means less to worry about food cost for a meal, but I was stuck with this pupped-eyed, creepy voiced, sick person. In the end-