Chapter 207 - Holding Onto One's Imaginations

Standing before me was an irritated boy, who was definitely holding himself back from bursting into a stream of emotions. He was restless, his jaws tightened up as his dark thick hair covered his eyes while his gazes were stuck on the ground.

His eyes suddenly shifted towards me and it felt like he was holding himself back from just punching me in the face, as I narrowed my eyes and sighed, "Huh?"

Looking at this awkward silence just growing with time, Shiraishi looked at both of us, a bit agitated as her lips moved a bit but she stopped instantly and her glances focused on the boy who was looking at her with a plain expression on his face now.

Shiraishi tucked her hands on her chest, forming a fist with both of them. She continued in a loud and assertive voice, "Shig, what are you even talking about?!"

So the name of this irritated boy was Shig. That was his first name I assumed and based on their conversation they definitely shared an intimate relationship. Looking at Shiraishi being on a first name basis with him, they were most likely a couple.

The boy stepped a bit closer to her, with clear dissatisfaction in his eyes, and in an aggressive tone he said, "Yeah… you know exactly what I'm talking about."

Shiraishi chuckled nervously, but what amazed me was that girl was laughing in a situation like that.. She definitely had a few screws loose, and looking at the guy's face, I could tell that he was getting irritated beyond limit.

Shaking her hand from left to right, she nodded and said, "Oh no no! That's not what I mean…"

It seemed like they were talking about something personal because Shiraishi appeared to get what he was referring to quite quickly. The dude was exasperated as he charged back, "Then what?!"

Shiraishi looked away from him nervously, as his eyes instantly turned towards me with a hint of hostility in them. I didn't want any unnecessary drama at that time, so I raised my hands in the air, and said in a chill tone, "Dude I don't know what you're talking about but I don't know her."

"You know her name." He said in a rough tone, rather it gave me the vibe as if I was being interrogated for a crime by the police. The dude in front of me was staring at me, and his eyes had a strange sense of pressure in them. 

"Yeah, I just got to know it." I answered, narrowing my eyes at him as he immediately shot back with another question, "So what do you need from her?"

From the desperation in his voice, I was pretty sure at that point that he was indeed her boyfriend. And looking at the situation getting worse, I knew that it definitely wasn't a good time for me to barge in on them.

My eyes shifted towards her, as she was staring at me with a foxy look on her face. I was at a loss because no girl has ever looked at me like that. I opened my mouth, "I actually…" 

But before I could finish, the dude interrupted me in quite a threatening way, "Shut the fuck up… she won't sleep with you. Now scram!"

As those words left his mouth, Shiraishi glared at him and in her high-pitched voice, she yelled at him with her hands clenched into a fist beside her waist, "Shig! What the fuck?!"

The boy didn't acknowledge her at all, as all his attention was on me for some reason. There were many thoughts going on inside my head. He again mentioned, 'sleep with me'. I was slowly getting an idea about the situation.

"I just... wanted to talk…" I replied in a hesitant tone as I decided to play along and observe what else he might slip off his tongue, as a sarcastic smile formed on his face and running his hands through his hair, he said, "Yeah, you ain't fooling anyone, buddy!"

The way he was mentioning her sleeping around with other guys, it seemed like it was quite an usual occurrence. And for him to burst out like that, it appeared like she wasn't faithful even when being in a relationship.

Looking at Shiraishi's face as she was staring at the other dude, while stealing glances at me, I decided to push his buttons further. In a rather cold tone, I said, "She has already kissed me though…"

"Huh? Punk, what did you say?" He replied immediately as those words left my mouth. His eyebrows tenses up, and his anger clearly showing up on his face, as he appeared to be at his limit. 

"She has kissed me already." I repeated myself in an indifferent tone, as he charged towards me and his right hand clasped the collar of my shirt, as he glared into my eyes, but I couldn't care less about his feelings at that moment.

His other hand was ready to drive a punch into my face. I looked over at Shiraishi who had an agitated look on her face, as this dude asked her with an authoritative voice, "Really? Suzuha, who is this clown?"

"Um…" She looked at both of us as she was slightly panicking. Her eyes shifted towards the guy, as his grip loosened up and he let go of my collar. In a slow and cold voice, he asked, "Wait… why are you looking at me like that?"

I could tell that it was something he knew was true, but didn't want to accept. He was already aware of her being like that, but still somewhere in his mind, he was holding on tight to the possibility of all this being a lie.

Humans are weird creatures. They tend to hold on to their imaginations on the foundation of hope, waiting for it to change into their reality.

"I actually kissed…" Shiraishi smiled softly, as her voice sounded like a whisper in my ear. I glanced at the boy, who didn't say a word, but just kept staring at her as it seemed like the time around both of them was frozen.