61 3.18- The Call, The Meet, The Kiss, The Misunderstanding...BIG Time!

Every single classmate of Akira came and went and surprisingly some of my classmates came by too. I guess they are from the same swimming club and had heard the news and wished all the best in recovery for Akira and thanked me for being by her side.

Soon, I was left alone with Akira amidst the helium balloons that they had tied to the foot of the bed. I placed the miniature bonsai plant near the window sill and made a mental note that I'd water the plant every day.

The fruit and flower basket I placed it on the cupboard next to her bed while the 2 Ikebanas I placed it to to the other end of the room where a white round table was situated. I was busy arranging the rest of the stuff in the room when my phone buzzed.

I looked at the unknown number and answered it.

"Yes...? Shiro here. Who is that on the other line...?"

"Shiro, it is me Ayumi. Could you meet me downstairs at the lobby? I would be there in a few minutes... Could I meet with you...?"

"Why don't you come up instead of you are visiting Akira..."

"No, I wanted to just meet with you only..."

"Err... Maybe some other time. I'm doing up some kinds of stuff here in Akira's room. I don't think I want to go down anytime soon..."

"Shiro...! I want to meet you, goddammit...! Why are you still playing hard to get...? I told you I could do better than anyone else, including your little girl..."

"Ayumi-sama... If you think you could do better than Akira, why don't you take your own life and be six feet underground... That's even better than Akira's condition now... I don't have time to waste on you right now..."

I immediately pressed the "End" button to hung up on that irritating voice, the irritating call that had no meaning and attachment to me at all right now.

Some 10 minutes later, as I was clearing the room to make it more lively, a 40ish lady dressed in a long blue flowery sort of new age sleeveless kimono dress that reached her knees and wearing flat closed-toed platform black coloured shoes sauntered in along with the President of the Sports Committee of Asahigaoka High School closely trailing behind her.

"Akira-chan...!!!" the 40ish lady went and embraced Akira tightly on her bed while the latter showed no response at all. The former had tears brimming while it streaked across her makeup foundation on her face. I stood up and bowed low to the 40ish lady.

"You must be Akira's aunt as what the nurses had told me earlier. They informed me that they managed to contact Akira's next of kin. M... My name is Shiro from Asahigaoka and studying next class to her... I... I rushed in here last night... I... I'm supposed to meet her around 5 pm for supper but I... I was held up somehow... I... I should be there before her and this in... incident shouldn't happen... I... I am truly sorry for what happened..."

I stammered while I with quivering lips mentioned that I should have been able to avoid the incident somehow or maybe I might be the one that was supposed to get struck instead of Akira. I should be in that bed instead of Akira...

"Whoosh...! Slap.....!!!"

A palm ended striking me on my left side of the face that instantly made me see stars. My eyes focused back and I look straight and saw that Ayumi had struck my face and intended to strike once more. "Boom!" As her left hand nearly landed on my face, I struck out and held her hand just millimetres from my face.

She stubbed out her forefinger at my chest and hissed at me while making a downward "Don't make things difficult for me!" kind of stare. I let go of her left hand with my right and swiped the stabbing finger away from my chest.

"President-sama! This is neither the time or the place to talk or even look at you...! Please get out or I will call security... President-sama, your presence here is not needed and I would instead be here for Akira's sake...!"

I literally hissed back at her at the same time and saying those words while not making a scene; while enduring the stinging pain from the strike of her palm earlier. I looked at Akira's aunt apologetically when suddenly 2 hands grabbed my collar.

I was half expecting a headbutt from Ayumi and I instinctively raised my forearm across my face to protect from getting a broken nose when actually Ayumi pulled me close and slammed her lips against mine.

"ooommmppphhh.....!!"

She forcefully tried to kiss me and slid her wet and soft tongue through to entwined with mine. I pushed her away slightly and she retreated a few steps back while I covered my mouth. I felt a slight metallic taste of blood and I wiped it against the sleeve of my t-shirt.

She withdrew her tongue and locked the upper lip of hers as if in triumph...!

"I will meet you in school, Shiro... Report to me after school on Thursday...!" With that she bowed slightly to Akira's aunt turned around and headed to the door. As she exited the door, a devilish twinkle appeared at the corner of her eye and a smile formed up her lips as she was saying to herself," This plan worked!"

"Shiro-kun, are you trying to make a fool out of me and Akira-chan? Are you trying to cheat on Akira-chan?! Are you trying to make me feel of raising hopes for you to take care of my Akira-chan in the future? Are you trying to tell me your two-timing my Akira-chan is just acting with Ayumi-chan...?!? What type of man are you...? Ayumi-Chan had told me everything...! I don't need you to be here...! I don't want you to take advantage of my little Akira-chan... Don't let me see you here anymore with her...! Go...!! Get lost now...!! Remember; you brought this upon Akira...!! I WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU...!!!"

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I stared at Akira's aunt and was flabbergasted and my jaws kept opening and closing without a single a comprehensive word or sentences... I threw myself down and kowtowed to Akira's aunt.

"Please don't misunderstand me onee-sama... It is not what you seem it is... I will never betray Akira... There is nothing going on with me and Ayumi and only Akira can answer the questions that you mentioned... Akira is the only one that I care and I will do anything for her... I never meant to do harm to her or take advantage of her... Please believe me onee-sama.. "

I kowtowed to her and tears and snot began to streak across my face once more... Seeing me in that position kowtowing at her and with the messy look at my face, she seemed to calm down a bit. I guess I was much more emotional that Akira's aunt in any degree.

"Then tell me, what's the relationship between you and Ayumi? She told me that you are her boyfriend and she told me that you both are seeing each other...."

"There is nothing going on between Ayumi and me... As you can see earlier, Ayumi is trying to manipulate me... Ever since I was offered a sporting scholarship and wished to acquire on the academic sponsorship, she took a chance to get these 2 sponsorships with the contract of winning the Futsal Championship on last Saturday... I wish you could help me out, even if you may not know me that well... I know that from outside you may view me as a playboy but my heart yearns for Akira and her alone... "

I let a long sigh as the thought of being played by Ayumi like a violin especially in front of Akira's aunt. My reputation is tarnished and tainted by Ayumi's sly actions. I wish I could do something about it and the only thing is to change school as a transfer student.

I could just remain in my kowtow position as a pool of tears formed underneath me.