Okay, off to work. I slid my shoes on, i held my suitcase tightly, and I opened my apartment door, only to abruptly find someone ELSE to bump into. "How many-" I started to complain as I bumped into the tall man. Short, dark brown hair, blue eyes, long eyelashes, and sun-kissed skin from the beach. Is this... "Richard?" I asked. 'another person I bump into from my childhood past.. perfect..' I think as he smiles and says in Japanese, "Hey Aki!" "Hey, I'm off to work, so if you'd like to come in please be welcome, why are 당신 speaking Japanese, and... What is THAT?" I ask as I try to find a way around his large build, and see a red, large bag of luggage and crease my eyebrows a bit. Then, of course Richard HAS to say,

"I've come to live with you!" EVEN 더 많이 problems. "Richard," I start to speak as i put my left hand on my forehead, causing that to brush my hair a bit. "You and I both know you're rich, and 당신 can clearly get a bigger apartment 우주 than THIS." I continue as I gesture to the small cramped 우주 that is my home. "But it's fun to live with youuu!!!!!" Richard says as he whines like a five-year old trying to ask their parent for a new toy. "Shit! Richard, I don't have time for this because I have a life too, so make yourself at home." I say, as I glance at my watch, and pull Richard inside, making a gate for me to get through. Then an arm gets in my way and stops me.

I turn around slowly, and I see that it's obviously "Richard." I say seriously, making it seem clear that I want to get OUT. "Not until 당신 give me a kiss." He says in reply as he uses his free hand to point towards his glossy lips. "No way in hell. I've already-" Then I stop myself from continuing the rest of my sentence, and Richard frowns a bit, knowing the answer. "Fine." Richard replies after the short silence and removes his arm from the door, but uses that same hand to turn my chin towards him, and our lips collide. I blush in frustration, and start feeling guilty because I thought Midori was my.... Then I shove Richard off of me, and storm out the door causing it to slam after me.

from Richard's Point Of View:

"Haah..." I sigh, as I place my right hand on my forehead, and slide down the wall. "I can try again." Then I smile, as I look at a hanging picture of Aki with me as kids, running 의해 that stream we used to play at when we were teens. Then I glance to the right. "He still has this?" I say in the dim light of the sunrise coming from the half-open curtains, as I get up, and walk towards a little clay bowl settled with a light 코트 of dust on a coffee table. I still remember that day..

Flashback-

Back when me and Aki were in high school, we didn't exactly know each other, because we hardly even saw each other. I only knew that Aki wasn't Japanese, and neither was I. His parents just really loved Japan, so he got a Japanese name. I was 인기 with the girls because of my stupid looks, and Aki was bullied 의해 the girls, because he was TOO FRIGGIN CUTE!!! (Well at least from my opinion, he was.)
Back to the story. Seriously. Aki wasn't exactly in the area where he'd attract girls, but DEFINITELY in the area where he would attract guys. A herd of guys would follow him around school, perverts would molest him on the way to school, and when he walked home, there would be some 랜덤 gay guy trying to pick him up.

Then one 일 when I got to school, 의해 the shoes, I saw Aki for the first time. his dusty brown hair, short stature, skinny body, a cute face, and mahogany brown eyes were all that could make a man turn. Then I saw Aki open his indoor shoes space. "Oh.. Huh. So this happened again." Then i saw him spill a tub's worth of push pins into the garbage can, and he read a letter that was inside his shoe space. He looked depressed. Then he just threw away the letter into the garbage can, and walked away as he said solemnly, "That's the fifth one this week.." with his feet barely making a sound as if he were a ghost.

Once i made sure Aki disappeared, I pulled the letter out of the trash, and read it. It said;

Hey, bitch. Stop stealing our guys away from us. I wonder why they even go to YOU. You're a disgusting ugly prick which NO ONE wants around. The only reason the guys follow 당신 around is because they feel sorry for you, because you're the biggest piece of trash on earth. Everyone wonders why you're even at this school, 당신 whore. 당신 don't belong here. Try to steal our guys again, and you're screwed.

And this is the FIFTH one this week, even though it's only WEDNESDAY?!?! I was absolutely horrified at the thought of someone having to deal with this every DAY. Then I went to homeroom. Instantly, I was flooded 의해 a million girls, and since I was tall, I could see over them, and I saw Aki sitting 의해 the window in his 책상, 데스크 with a couple of guys hanging around him.
Some of the guys looked like beasts compared to Aki, and it seemed like he didn't care. He was just 읽기 a book, while the other guys just talked around him. Then Aki got up from his chair, walked over to the doorway where I still was, and quietly asked in a slightly high pitched voice, "Ano.. sumimasen.. I need to use the washroom." Then I got out of his way. "Arigato, Richard-kun." Aki said once again, not even showing his face towards me as he walked on by. Then I turned my head to see some guys talking.

"Oi, shouldn't we follow him just in case some girls bother him?"
One of the guys suggest. "Yeah. And then we'll get to play with Aki in the bathroom while we're at it! we'll just make sure none of the girls get in to bother Aki, won't we?" Another boy suggested. Then about 4 other guys nodded with grim smiles on their faces.
then they started to leave the room as they walked in the direction of the boy's washroom.

it wasn't even 5 분 when I heard, "STOP!!" In a high-pitched voice. Then I ran to the boy's washroom, while the crowd of girls tried to grab my sleeves and bag, but I ran fast enough for them to not catch hold of me. Then I darted myself through the hallway, making several turns here and there, then I slammed the door to the 세면실, 화장실 open, only to find my silver orbs staring at a hoorific scene, and pearls of sweat rolling down my cheek.

Then I looked at Aki. On the floor, his 셔츠 unbuttoned, several guys hunched over him like 늑대 on prey, his wrists tied with a bandana, shaking crazily, his pants unzipped, and his face flushed, with droplets of tears on him. He then whispered pitifully as he turned his head away, "Don't look... Please." Then I was enraged with a burning flame of anger in my chest. "YOU IDIOTS!!" I shouted with rage as I scrolled up my sleeves and ran towards the guys.

I managed to 펀치 several of them, basically bending my back over just to protect this kid. Then, when my choices were at it 's limit, I decided to pick up Aki, and make a run for it. Surprisingly, Aki basically had the weight of a 10 년 old kid. He was extremely light, and he was still shaking in my arms, and still crying a bit as I ran for the nurse's office.

I then slid the door to the nurse's office, and obviously, no one was there. I settled Aki onto one of the beds, and I started to make my leave as I settled my 재킷, 자 켓 on his trembling shoulders, something tugged on my sleeve, and I turned around to see what it was. "Ano.. Could 당신 stay a bit more?" Aki asked in a small and high pitched voice as he held onto my sleeve with one hand, and the other holding my 재킷, 자 켓 firmly to make sure it wouldn't fall off his small shoulders. "Sure." I replied warmly, as I sat 다음 to him.

"Hey Richard-kun." The little boy sitting 다음 to me started. "Yeah?" I replied with a smile. "Ano.. Why did 당신 save me back there?" He continued with wide mahogany eyes, and a small mouth in the shape of a small 'o'. 'KAWAII!!' I thought to myself as pools of red started to leak into my cheeks. Then I replied, "Can't let a cute kid like 당신 get in he wrong hands, eh?" I said as I ruffled the soft hair on his head, and thought to myself, 'KEEP IT UNDER CONTROL! PLAY IT COOL, RICHARD, PLAY IT COOL!!' Then Aki said the cutest yet pitiful thing on earth with the cutest expression. "I'm cute?" Aki asked as he made that 'o' shaped mouth again, same wide mahogany eyes, and was pointing at himself with a tiny pointer finger.

Then I just 로스트 it. I pecked him on the cheek, got up, walked towards the door, and replied his 질문 with my back towards him. "Well, yeah. And try not to frown as much, eh? It'll ruin your image." Then. I continued walking, and closed the nurse's office door.

"Ahh... Lunch time." I said to myself as I sat on the roof of the school, and sipped my 초콜릿 flavored milk, and let my bento sit beside me. Then, I heard the door open. Aki ?! He didn't even notice me, and just sat down right 다음 to me, and said quietly as he clapped his hands, "Itadakimasu." Then how opened his bento box, and it looked so delicious, I began to drool.

"Oh. Richard-kun, you're here? Usually it's just me on the roof." Aki said, as he smiled a bit. Then I snapped out of it, but I still stared at his lunch. "Yeah, I came here, cuz the girls were bugging me." I continued to say as I 스플릿, 분할 my chopsticks, and started eating some of my soba, but at the same time still staring at his lunch. "Pfft! 저기요 Richard-kun, do 당신 want some?" Then I replied quickly, "Sure." Then I saw the onigiri that was being placed on my bento, along with some wasabi mochi.
(Wasabi mochi is regular mochi except made with wasabi starch instead of 쌀 starch.)

I then tasted the onigiri, then the mochi. "Sugoi! This stuff is amazing, Aki! Do 당신 make your own bentos?!" I continued as I stuffed it in my mouth. "Yeah, I do, since I live 의해 myself." Then I paused for a second, and thought, 'ARRGGHH!!!! What other problems does this kid have?!?!' "And oh yeah, Aki. I want to give this to you." I said again, as I handed him a clay pot I made in art. I figured he might've liked it for some reason, and I really do NOT want 랜덤 things floating around my house. "Thanks!" Aki said, as he smiled sweetly.

Back to reality-

Ding dong! Oh yeah. I'm at Aki's house. I then walk over to the door, and open it, as I see a man with jade eyes, raven black hair, same height as me, and the healthy kind of pale skin. Then I ask, "Hi. Do 당신 need any-" then I was interrupted 의해 the question, "Just who the hell are you, and why are 당신 in Aki's house?"

"Oh. 저기요 Midori! 저기요 Richard! I see 당신 two met!" I hear Aki yell at the bottom of the apartment complex stairs, and then we both look at each other, and I say, "Nice to meet you, Midori." "Likewise." Midori responds, as we shake hands. "Hey." Midori whispers in my ear. "Don't 당신 dare hurt Aki. 또는 you're non-existent, okay?" Then I respond, "Take care of yourself before others, 'kay?" Then I see, I've just made a new enemy.