hajime || soraru

[Nanashi]

Shintaro's eyes widens as he looked at the girl in front of him. She certainly did look like Ayano so it's not hard to believe. Then Shintaro gave a small sound that he doesn't know how to explain other than pain and hurt he felt for three years. As she finally admitted that she was Ayano that is when Shintaro was sure he was going to cry but he is an adult now. Instead of saying anything for a moment, Shintaro dropped his phone and wrapped his arms around Ayano, shaking lightly. He was sure that if he had spoken he would've broke. The only thing Shintaro managed to say was "I missed you..."

Konoha shrugged "Ah I guess so, but other than her would know." Konoha then gave a small smile one he hadn't shown in a long while "I am not that readable am I?" Then he looked down at his hands that are in his lap. Leaning back on the couch, Konoha then asked Kano "Hey would you mind playing some basketball with me? I haven't gotten to play in a long time..." he could slightly remember a time when he was too sick to play anything but it's all a blur.

[setz]

"Heh, I'm always up for a match or two. But you're probably going to dominate me since it's officialy been 5 years since I've lost played." Kano grinned,, seeing the smile on Konoha's face as he twwisted around, now standing up. "And yes, you're to obvious deary." He said in a joking voice, walking over to a box and searching for the basketball to play with. "I'm sure the ball is here." He said, sounding muffled as his head was deeply stuffed in, swimming in the objects put in the large bin. "Aha!" His head popped out, in his hands a inflated, unused basketball.

Ayano's eyes widened a bit at the sudden action, but she soon relaxed and hugged back, eyes blurred from unfallen tears at how unexpected yet loving this was. "I.. I missed you too." She whispered, voice trembling slightly. "I'm sorry I haven't come back earlier.. also, you dropped your love." She kiddingly pointed at his fallen phone, breaking the renuion like moment so she wouldn't cry so easily. "Shintaro, are you cold..?" She took a step back, seeing him and tilting her head as she hid behind her scarf as her eyes focused on the male in front of her, a warming touch in them. Wanting to ask a million questions, she decided to leave it off for later and wait for his response patiently once again.

[Nanashi]

Konoha chuckled "I actually may be alot worse than you may think." Then he started to look for a basket ball hoop or something but couldn't find one. Instead Konoha improvised and pulled out two empty bins and put them about several feet apart and he tells Kano "Those are the goals. You start first since you have the ball." Then he slightly felt his cheeks flared being called 'dearie' he still isn't used to the pet names Kano typically gives to people but he pretended as if he wasn't getting flustered.

Shintaro then pulled away to pick up Ene and he slightly retorted "She defiantly isn't the one I love." earning him a huge yell into his ears from the headphones. "HEY WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSE TO MEAN?!" Then he looked at Ayano and was a bit confused why she would ask that, as he was wearing a jacket in the middle of summer then he realized that he did shiver lightly when he hugged Ayano. Shintaro assured her "No no I just was surprised that you were still alive. So I shook" Then he asked "By the way how did you come back to life? Did something happen?"

[setz]

"Got it." Kano said, dribbling the ball as he shot for the bin, ending up missing and it bouncing off. "Are you hot? I understand we're doing physical exercise, but we were just in an cold area." He tilted his head, seeing the flush across Konoha's face and feeling a bit questioning about this as he walked after the ball, eyes still glued to Konoha waiting for the answer. Was he alright? Kano knew about the sickness but it should have been gone by now.

"That weather question was silly.." Ayano blushed, a bit embarrased at how he looked at her strangely. "It is pretty warm. And whose that on your phone?" She excitedly took a step towards the male and his phone, peeking at it and seeing Ene. "Ooh! That's so cute." She cheerfully said, eyes lighting up as she saw the girl on Shintaro's phone. "Neh? Oh.." She mumbled slightly, shrinking down a bit. "I suppose you could say it's a long story. Do you believe in ghosts?" She said, then asked the one question that triggered her memories of the past.

[Nanashi]

Konoha grabbed the ball as Kano missed his target. Now he was starting to feel the summer heat but that isn't what is making his cheeks lightly flush. For the first time that Konoha could remember, Kano was being generally concerned about him. Which made him even more flustered and confused. Shaking his head, Konoha explained "No I am alright, I don't think it has to do with the physical exercise." Then he considered telling Kano how he feels at the moment but he decided unless Kano asks himself, now isn't a good time. Then he shot the basket ball into the air slightly to barely miss the goal as the ball bounced off the rim.

Shintaro shook his head "It's fine some people could find summer cold." Actually it's impossible unless they lived on the sun but Shintaro didn't want Ayano to feel idiotic. Then Shintaro introduced "This is Ene, she is a program that I received in a E-mail and suddenly she sticks to my computer like a piece of gum." Ene then smiled and as Shintaro gave a headphone to Ayano, Ene said "It's nice to meet you! I didn't know Shintaro actually had friends." Earning her a glare from said teen. Then Shintaro looked at Ayano unsure why she would say that but he said "I didn't until today seeing you here..."

[setz]

Ayano laughed quietly at Ene's comment about Shintaro's social life. Sure, it might have been true but still. He was probably being gossiped upon with the ladies. Best described as the quiet good looking guy to her.. "Ehe, I know it was a stupid comment slash question.." She glanced up at Shintaro, eyes brimming with the truth. "I was never considered smart. Not by me, not by the teacher probably. But at least I'm happy.." She thought out loud to herself, mumbling in the process. "Ufu, I'm not really considered a ghost silly. You hugged me, and felt flesh and bones silly." Ayano tightened her coming loose scarf, a distracted look on her face. "Oh, it's nice to meet you too Ene!" She happily turned her attention back to the phone screen, listening to the headphone carefully.

"..Do you find me being worried about something being strange?" Kano had a small smirk hidden on his face as he went after the ball, quickly tossing it hoping for it to aim at the bin and it went in. "Y'know, as much as a liar I am, I do have feelings to care for friends and family." Kano had a now serious look on his face, a bit concerned that Konoha thought he was a non-caring half the time monster. He wasn't, or at least he tried not to be. But then again, he lied countless times.. "And I'm not lying about that too." He added, frowning a bit thinking to deep about this as the ball went passed him to Konoha's side.

[Nanashi]

Shintaro gave a light smile. He was so glad that Ayano was alive and okay but it still made him very confused . He was sure she had jumped off from a building and died. Shintaro then noticed that even when she was talking down on herself her smile was still ever so bright. Shintaro then said "Don't say that you aren't smart. Sure you aren't that great in academics but you are smart in cheering others up and organizing feelings so you could spread that happiness. Though I should've known you were flesh and bone but sometimes it's like it's a dream, y'know?" Then Ene smiled back at Ayano "Nice to meet Shintaro's girlfriend finally!" In which Shintaro turned his phone off.

Konoha then stopped and froze. When did he gave off any sign that Kano was heartless? Sure he lies alot and sure it's surprising when he isn't teasing but Konoha knows Kano well enough to know that he means every word of concern "It's not that I find you heartless or not someone to care, it just I am curious of what made you think I was becoming ill. I just having weird feelings is all. I don't ever want you to misunderstand that I mean that I was just surprised that you could tell something was wrong with me before I even found out why I am feeling weird. Understand? It's not you that is the heartless one if anything it'd be me after all I can't even control my darker side." Konoha then bent down to pick the ball up to throw but feeling off missed again "I guess I am really unsure how I feel..."

[setz]

"Well, I'd be glad to listen to you rant on about how you feel, so call me anytime. I'm just concerned, because. It's not normal for someone to immediately turn red when they step out after they've been in such a cold room. I was expecting you would faint or something, but being the heroic Shuuya I am, I'd be able to rescue you." Kano teased, poking Konoha's check gently in a joking manner as he went to retrieve the ball shooting but missing. "Darn it." He muttered as the ball hit the bin, then bounced into his stomach knocking him over. "Well my aims the best." He gave a thumbs up to Konoha.

"I have tried to communicate with certain people in dreams. But I promise this isn't one. And.. I suppose that's a way I could be smart. Field of caring." Ayano smiled, still thinking positively about life as she brushed a small piece of hair out of her face, adjusting her footing to prevent from losing it. Knowing she was clumsy, this was necessary. Staying quiet for a bit, she heard Ene speak of Shintaro's girlfriend, and flinched back in a confused act. "G-girlfriend, what?" She still carried a nervous smile, hiding her face behind her scarf to prevent Shintaro from seeing her reaction of this saying. "I.. Swear I'm not good enough." She said into the scarf, the headphone dropping out of her ear from the sudden movement.

[Nanashi]

Konoha smiled lightly and it grew more as Kano spoke. Then he froze lightly touching his own cheek slightly, since when did he start to get flustered and very happy all at the same time? Is he really sick? Konoha then said "Well if you think you are a dectective then could you help solve a small mystery I just happen to find myself in." Then grabbing the ball Konoha manged to finally get a score into a bin. "I was curious..." Konoha started and slowly spoke as his sentence continued "Why do I feel so weird? I don't think I am sick or I wouldn't be moving but I feel flustered and happy and feel slightly weird on my stomach and cheeks and I wonder is that really a sickness or something else?" Then couldn't help chuckle lightly as Kano's humore cheered him up a bit but his question still remained.

Shintaro then sighed lightly and said "No no you are. I do feel a bit of a 'crush' on you and I think I was the saddest one when you had died. So I think I do have feelings but I don't think I know how to express them correctly." Then he started to feel heat onto his own cheeks. He is going to have to find a way to shut Ene up for a long while so he can get some peace from her annoyance but he knows he can't do that. Shintaro then felt that he made the situation more awkward but he had hoped he didn't ruin any possible conversation.

[setz]

"..." Kano sat up, suddenly walking up close to Konoha. Standing face to face, he leaned in, too close for comfort, not too close for a reason. "Are you asking me if your sick?" He asked, then leaned back laughing. "Hah, good one. That my friend, is not being sick. That is being possibly in love. So, whose the lucky girl you've had your eyes on? It makes sense, right? The cheeks and smiling." Kano grinned cheekily. "Also, that'll be ten dollars my sweetie pie." He expiremented a bit with the names, seeing the reactions of people.

"..." Ayano stayed silent for a few minutes, before grinning as she gently pinched Shintaro's cheeks. "You look cute when you blush. And I never knew I was considered so important to you.. But it makes me even more happy to learn that you missed me." She happily said, lowering her hand from his face glancing at his hand as she put hers down. "I'm.. hoping we'll stay together for ever now. I'll pinky promise with you to that." Ayano held up her pinky to Shintaro, looking up at him.