"But it would have been much fun eating with them," Sakiko complained.
"Sis, are you saying it is less fun eating with me?"
They got to an empty seat and sat down, awaiting the waiter. He looked gloomily at her, awaiting her answer.
"That is not it, the more the merrier is what I mean."
"I can make you happy without too many persons."
"I appreciate that and I am glad. Okay, let's not talk about others and enjoy the day together."
'Good. Mission completed. If she had heard it from Bashira she would have believed then. I just don't want her thinking too much about these things. I really owe Sai one for the help.'
"Sasuke, Sasuke?"
"Yes?"
"You were absentminded just now. Let's place our orders."
"Sure, sorry about that. Waiter!"
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The days went on as usual, with the classes, sports practice, assignment and every other thing. The bond between the two only grew with each passing day, earning several
"Alright, bye Sasuke. Cheer us on." Reina shouted as she left the two of them alone."Bye, good luck out there," Sasuke yelled back at her, his gaze following her fading form till she disappeared.He returned his gaze to Sakiko, her loving eyes meeting his and a knowing smile crept up her lips as she spoke up."I have got to go, Sasuke.""I know. Take in deep breaths and you'll be fine. No tension okay?" He tried to calm her down and prep her."Got it. No tension," she chanted, her hands raised in front of her and balled into a fist.He raised his hands and placed them on her shoulders, holding her in place."Go out there, Sakiko and win for our class. Trust your teammates, you girls can do it.""Thanks. I won't let everyone down. I will do my best.""Good. Come here."He pulled her in for a hug, holding her tight against his chest for some seconds before he finally released her.Her face brightened as she
However, at the next moment, rather than the baton to be on Sakiko's hand, Yuki tripped and fell down with the baton in her hand.Unfortunately, as Sakiko felt the baton touched her hand, she was already in a sprint stance, ready to take off.Before she could close her hand on the baton, she felt it slip away to the ground and ran."No... "The crowd screamed at the scene in front of them.Right now, Yuki was sprawled on the ground with the baton close to her and Sakiko a distance away."Yuki! Get up!"Class 1 students yelled at Akamine. No one wanted to lose the match.By now, the other athletes from the senior classes had already ran passed them.Rather than feel dejected and give up, Sakiko took a quick turn and ran back to where Yuki was on the ground."You can do it, Sakiko. Run!"Yuki picked up the baton and handed it over to Sakiko.Not wasting any second, Sakiko took the baton and raced with
At the end of the day, Class 1 students were all jubilating and happy about the outcome of the events.Up until now, a lot of students still congratulated Sakiko for her wonderful performance, completely taking her attention from Sasuke.From the corner of her eyes, she could see him waiting for her under a tree with his arms crossed in front of his chest.He looked calm and unperturbed by the activities and fans of his sister, but his eyes... They told a different story entirely.A dark glint shone in his eyes as he stared blankly ahead. Somehow, a part of him felt unhappy that they took her away from him, but as soon as it came, he brushed it aside and shook his head."Hey, Sasuke-Kun!"A voice called from behind him, making him jolt a bit, but as quickly as it happened he masked it up with indifference and relaxed back against the tree.From the corner of his eyes, he soon found the intruder and his already calm expression turned i
CHAPTER 73Both of them dashed to their respective changing rooms to get out of their P.E vests and take a shower to rinse off all the sweat from the day's activities.A minute later, Sasuke was in the midst of taking off his close and heading for the shower when he heard a voice call him.'Hmm! Why am I hearing a girl's voice in the changing room?' he began to question his sanity in his mind.Seconds later, the voice came out louder than before."Sasuke!""Okay, I am definitely not going bunkers. Is that Sakiko? Thought she had gone to change? It sounds so much like her though.""Sasuke!""Yes? Sakiko?" he shouted back, trying to make sure she was the one.After some seconds, he heard footsteps down the hall and just shrugged it off. By the time he was ready with his towel tied on his waist and heading for the shower, he heard another call.'Really now? People do not know when to play.' He thought to himself.
CHAPTER 74*Minutes Back*Outside the school building, Sasuke stood near a pillar and waited for Sakiko for several minutes but she wasn't forthcoming.In order to deal with his boredom, he brought his phone out and played a game. After ten minutes of playing with his phone, Sasuke slid down the screen to check the time. It was way past 5 pm.'What is taking her so long?' he thought to himself.His brows furrowed deeply forming a V at the space between each brow and his eyes narrowed. That was it, he was done waiting.He kept his phone back in his trousers pocket and went towards the field at the back of the school building.On getting there, he saw the shadow of two figures inside one of the changing tents, taking. On a closer look, he could decipher that one was a man and the other a student.Slowly, Sasuke released the breath he wasn't even aware he was holding in at the sight of the figures. His mouth opened a bit to reveal
CHAPTER 75By the time he got to the hallway, his eyes darted to and fro. He wasn't sure of which route he should take to search.'Yes, let me check the locker room first.'No sooner had he said that in his mind than he heard a shout."AHHH!!"Sasuke's eyes widened I shock the moment he recognized the voice. "Sakiko! No, no, no… Something bad has happened. Please be alright, please be alright," he whispered to himself as he ran towards the locker room.By the time he got to the stairs and climbed, preparing himself to climb the second one, he saw a figure lying on the ground towards the where the abandoned lockers and some stored types of equipment were kept.His heart skipped a bit as he forgot to breathe the moment his eyes confirmed that it was her."Sakiko!"His legs found the ability to move again and he ran to where she was lying on the ground, unconscious."Sakiko, come on, please, wake up." As he ca
CHAPTER 76"I am sorry. I didn't want you to panic and cause your parents to worry so much before you all got here," he explained briefly, hoping they would accept it and not hold a grudge.Mrs Ishida took in a deep breath, her hands moving up and down her thighs as she directed her gaze to her husband, not too sure of what to expect.Noticing his wife's troubled look, he raised his hand up to dismiss the thought Sasuke was having. "No, we do not blame you for anything, son. Although, I would love to know how it all happened.""Well sir, we were to shower and meet each other at the staircase close to the changing room then go out to celebrate her victory for the sporting activities. I later got a message to wait for her outside the school building as our P.E sent for her. I did and by the time the wait was getting too long, I went in search for her, only to find out the P.E teacher never sent for her.""Someone is playing dirty. Who would do that?"
CHAPTER 77Itachi and Itsumi took Sasuke to an eatery and bought him food to eat. They all took their seats in one of the three chairs with a table in the centre for customers to enjoy their meal."Sasuke, try and eat something. You look pale," Itachi said to Sasuke, watching him through his lashes."I do not have an appetite. I am sorry. I cannot eat when he is lying down in a hospital bed.""I know, but you have to try and take something. You heard the doctor, Sakiko would be awake in no time. You know she would be sad seeing you like this," Itsumi added.None of them would even have the appetite right now, knowing full well that their sister was not in a good condition, but amongst all of them, he looked weaker and pale.It wasn't long ago he fell sick and recovered from his ailment, his body wasn't still as strong as theirs and needed better nutrition not him starving himself."I am concerned about many things, Itsumi, Itachi. Tha