KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR
Sawada Shin is facing a very BIG problem. It seemed as if he had misplaced something that belongs to him and if he won’t be able to retrieve it…it would be crushed into million of pieces and abandoned.
He would never live again if that happened. And so, he has to find it. FAST.
He would be lying to himself if he insisted that its lost or that it was robbed from him. Because he knew, in his subconscious mind that he placed it there and now he realized thats not the place its supposed to be. So what else would you call that?
Misplaced.
He’ll be in heaps of trouble. And he’ll have to change school, go back to his father, eat good food, hate black and be good. In short, he’ll have to change who he is if his misplaced “thing” is found on where he last placed it.
Would a few poking around do good? No, his dorky teacher would immediately figure out that something’s going on. And when she finds out what it is, KABOOM, its the end of everything. And he have to hurry up cause anby minute now she’ll be barging beside him in the rooftop to ask why he skipped her cla–.
“Sa-wada Shin!”
Speaking of the devil.
“Sawada Shin?” Yankumi crawled hurriedly to her student that is currently enjoying the heat of the cement of their school’s rooftop.
He didn’t move an inch, or even breath for that matter. It was as if he was frozen.
“Sawada Shin?” She examined him for a minute then let out a wild gasp, he was startled but didn’t mind until he realized while he gasped, “Oh no! Oh no! Yabai! Yabai! What do I do now? Call the teachers? Nooo, Kyouto will kill me for letting this happen! Yabai. Should I call an ambulance? Oh no, oh no, oh no… But its too late isn’t it? Should I just call Natsumi? But I don’t have my cellphone with me. I think he has his with him. But NO! I would not touch a corpse!”
Corpse?
That’s when Shin realized what Yankumi thought is going on so he sat up to show her that he’s not yet dead anyway. Because soon he will. But it was a wrong move since it scared her.
“AAAAHHHH! ZOMBIE! ZOMBIE!” she screamed trying to back away.
“Shut up, Yankumi.” He managed to say calmly say since he felt like he wanted to burst out laughing.
Laugh? Did Sawada Shin just think about laughing?
“GET AWAY FROM ME!” She was running around and what’s funny is that she didn’t even think about getting out the roof top when all she had to do was open the door and well, run down.
“Yankumi. I was not dead.” yet anyway. Sawada tried to explain, “I’m merely trying to sleep and is thinking about–something that doesn’t concern you.”
This though, seemed to calm her down but not enough for her to sit beside Shin again.
It hurts Shin that she won’t believe him but its better right? That she won’t sit beside her since it would definitely hurt more if she did.
“So Sawada, decided to ditch my class again huh?” Yankumi really is at eased when talking to one of the delinquents in her class since she is, after all, an ojou which is scarier right?
“Its sunny today and its supposed to rain tomorrow so I decided to get all the sun I needed.” Poor explanation for a genius like him.
“Oh, good luck then. but you know the sun might show up again tomorrow, but I surely won’t.” Yankumi then became Kumiko, the beautiful and confident granddaughter of Oedo Household. And for the first time, he didn’t understand what she’s saying which is a surprise since he’s good at analizing her.
“Wh-What?”
“Oh, I guess the happenings too fast for your smart little brain huh?” Kumiko sighed then laid flat on her back, “I, Yamaguchi Kumiko, is taking over the Oedo Household starting tomorrow.”
Silence.
“Why?” He asked since he knows how much she hated that job and loved this job.
“Because…its the place I’m supposed to be after all. Its the place that was made for me. Teaching, it was a mistake to make you guys involved in this. But, you’ll be in more danger if I’m still a teacher while I’m an ojou.” The adult in her explained.
It seemed reasonable to Shin but being away from her? That’s something that is unreasonable.
“Now, Sawada Shin, why did you skip my class?” she became the cheerfull Yankumi and it hurts him to think that this may be the last time to see that side of her, or even see her.
This would be his last chance to confess and yet…he’s scared to sacrifice the destruction of his “thing” that is misplaced.
“Yankumi?” he called
“Yes?”
“Are you…never going to show your face to us again?”
She laughed, “I still would to the persons important… like the principal, Shinohara-san, Ky– are you okay Sawada?” her smile was gone.
“Shinohara-san huh?” Sawada said then stood up, “I guess I’m right, about my special thing being in the worst hand ever.” And he stood up to leave.
“What ‘thing’?” She asked.
Shin sneered, not caring anymore that what he was supposed to be hiding in the first place is about to be known to her. “My heart Yankumi, I seemed to have misplaced it.”
“Huh?” Of course, the dorky teacher is puzzled.
“I gave you my heart, Yankumi, and it seemed that it would be crushed any moment I leave this school.” he sighed, “I guess it was a mistake after all…to fall in love with a stupid person after all. You are leaving and won’t be my teacher anymore…”
“And if I left, I won’t be a teacher anymore right? And you know that student-teacher relationship is prohibited right? I don’t want a student for a boyfriend Sawadam, you know that.” She said confidently.
He knew what she’s gonna say would hurt him but he didn’t knew she could say those kind of words.
“Your right…you don’t like having secrets anymore huh? That’s why you are leaving huh? You found out that I love you…” He accused.
“I didn’t know… but I have to take my chances right? I don’t want a student-teacher relationship after all…” she mumbled, “I don’t want that…”
“I HEARD IT ALREADY!” Shin screamed, ‘Stop telling it to my face that you don’t love me!” And he started to open the door when Yankumi spoke up.
“I never said I never loved you.”
“But your hinting you don’t.”
“No. I would have taken care of your misplaced thing if you had given me the chance.”
“I did, and you ignored it. I gave it to you the first day we met.”
“No Sawada, you were to scared to give me a hint.”
“No. And I’m leaving. You’ve hurt me enough, Yamaguchi.”
“Before you leave me Sawada, please tell me what you understand in what I’m going to tell you: I, Yamaguchi Kumiko, is resigning from teaching because I don’t want a student-teacher relationship.” Yankumi waited for him but he made no move, “What?”
“That you hate me.” He was being stubborn but he knew that there’s part of him that wished that the other meaning is real.
“Yes. I hate you for taking away my job, my dream…but Shin, you have to understand that…you are the reason…” but she got no answer from the boy that is standing in front of her.
All she heard is the opening and closing of the rooftop door.
“I should have made it plain enough for him to… understand that… I LOVE YOU… Sawada Shin!” She screamed, not even caring that someone might hear her. And yes someone did.
A strong pair of arms wrapped around her from behind and soft lips found its way on hers. It was sweet and utterly romantic, just the way she imaginded how it would feel to kiss that would constantly call her ‘baka’ and eat ramen. It was perfect.
“You think you could outsmart me huh?’ Sawada smiled, “Reverse Psychology works Kumiko.” He seeked for another kiss which Yankumi is very willing to give.
“So, what do you understand from the sentence I gave you earlier?” She asked after the other kiss, now clinging to him for support.
“Hmm… Let me think…” Another kiss. “That you want to give up your dream to so that I’m not your student anymore and you are not my teacher.” A kiss. “So that it would soon be proper in the public eye…”
“Yes…” Yankumi answered. “You finally get it huh?”
“Yes, sensei…” He smiled letting go of her. “Yankumi?”
“Huh?”
“Don’t resign…”
“Why?” She demanded thinking he finally understood.
“I want to be your knight in shining armor not a witch who gives out poisoned apples. I want your best.” He answered. “We just have to bare with it for few weeks right?”
“O-okay…” She then gave out a wide grin, ” My knight in shining armor huh?”
“Yes…And now you are my Snow White who is sleeping and needs the kiss for her to live.”
Another kiss.
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–Joana