Futago
Fear of being loved.

After a long drama is over. All 2-1 grade children went on stage saluting the audience who had watched their drama. Rumours of applause echoed throughout the hall, the shouts and cheers of the spectators were earthy. Yuki saw Keiji and some of his friends sitting on the bleachers, cousin Ueno waved her hands excitedly to attract Yuki's attention.

Backstage crowded by children packing property, Yuki has since wanted to change his clothes but banned by Takamoto, no one can change their clothes until the show is closed, that's the message of the vice principal. Yuki asks permission to remove the wig, if the clothes are prohibited at least the wig can be taken off. Dan, successfully. Yuki took off her wig giving the wig to Ueno.

Some of the kids had already left backstage including Natsume who was going to perform with his band, but the blue-faced girl was still faithfully leaning against the wall. Yuki was resting to gather his strength, at the moment he was not sure that he would walk normally without falling. A tall, straight figure walked quickly towards him.

"Dai chan." Lirih Yuki smiled at the man.

Dazai took a seat near there taking it to Yuki.

"Sit down ojou chan." Dazai helped Yuki sit down.

"Please drink." Yuki receives a bottle of warm honey lemon specially brought by Dazai.

"Take some blood-boosting drugs, too." Lirih Dazai gave the capsule a red color.

"Thank you." Dazai received the bottle back.

"What do you want to eat?." Yuki shook her head slowly.

"To class first." Yuki.

"Can I walk now?, or do I need to carry?." Yuki held back her smile.

"Are you not ashamed of Dai Chan?."

"No, I'm happy to make them hot with jealousy." Yuki giggled amusedly.

"No one's gonna get jealous, come on." Yuki tried to stand up.

Yuki and Dazai walk side by side, the crowd of the classroom aisle makes Yuki miserable, Dazai protects his young miss with a small move so as not to cause unpleasant gossip, even though it is like that, Dazai protects his young lady with a small move so as not to cause unpleasant rumors, even though it is like that, some kids talk about Yuki walking with an om-om.

They entered class 2-1, the girl immediately threw her body on the chair regulating her breath that was panting, sweat had soaked her forehead and neck.

"Ojou chan, want to go home?." Tawar Dazai wiped Yuki's sweat.

"No, Hazuki's performing soon." Yuki pointed to her bag.

"Get me a little black bag over there." Dazai took the requested item.

"Please inject it Dai chan." Pinta Yuki had her hands wiped the sweat on her neck.

Dazai prepares to inject the liquid that Yuki is carrying.

"Ojou chan, you're sweating so much, shouldn't you just go home?." Rayu Dazai's.

"After you inject it I'll be fine." Yuki said, placing a handkerchief briefly on the table to put two boxes of candy into her white pants pocket.

Srek.

Someone sliding the door on Dazai who was injecting Yuki's hand, for a few seconds Hajime just looked at Yuki's hand and then closed the door behind him.

"Yo. We meet again young man." Sapa Dazai, keep the syringe out of the girl's hand. Hajime walked over to them.

"How is Yuki Dazai san?." Ask Hajime.

"Hm?, you remember my name turned out." Hajime nodded small.

"I didn't expect the person who picked Yuki up at the pool to be his personal doctor."

"Hahaha, that's. Ojou chan is fine, only his body is still weak." Dazai.

"Shouldn't he leave the house?." Yuki ignored the two men, he was busy wiping his sweat.

"Yes, but ojou chan forced her to go to school. He also won't be taken home." Hajime turned to Yuki.

"You're confiding in senpai, Dai chan?." Dazai smiled broadly at Yuki.

"Betul ojou chan, maybe this young man can persuade you." Reply Dazai.

"Yuki's." Call Hajime.

"I'm going to find Keiji kun, sorry senpai messages haven't been opened yet." Yuki immediately stood up but he again lost his balance.

"Ojou!."

"Yuki!."

"Oops." Chirps Yuki who managed to hold on to the back of the chair behind her.

Brak!.

Dazai was surprised by the young man's action, but he couldn't help but smile on his face either. Dazai slowly went out of the classroom.

Hajime's two hands clutched the edge of the table behind Yuki's confinement to the girl. He looked down at Yuki's flat face, the girl didn't look surprised. Yuki raised her face looking at Hajime's bead while raising one eyebrow.

The young man tightly shut his mouth, returning Yuki's gaze. The girl's distinctive fragrance bursts into Hajime's olfactory.

I don't want to hear your screams of pain anymore, I want you to rest at home, I want you not to push yourself, I want you to be more selfish, Hajime wanted to tell Yuki all that but he said it in his heart because he knew that the girl had decided to stay in school and would not change her decision.

Hajime let out a long sigh pulling his right hand put his big hand on the top of Yuki's head without letting go of their eye contact. Hajime slowly rubbed Yuki's head slowly. The words coming out of Yuki's lips startled Hajime.

"Senpai, you promised." The young man smiled remembering his promise yesterday.

"Senpai, don't do this." Hajime was still smiling. Yuki's face turned serious but there was a look of sadness there.

Why is she like this?, what makes her afraid to be loved?, Hajime's inner self summed up Yuki's attitude at the time of the current situation.

"I didn't forget." Yuki was silent after hearing Hajime's voice, the young man brought his face closer to Yuki leaving some distance between them. Her manic was firmly staring at Yuki.

"I won't like you, Yuki." Lirih Hajime's. Makes the girl's body shake a little.

"No, without your permission." Hajime kept his face and body away.

"I have to go back to class, they must be looking for me. Stop by if you feel better. Don't forget to rest a lot, tonight I'd like to take you dancing around the campfire." Hajime said while wiping the sweat on Yuki's forehead with his big finger before leaving.

Srek.

Dazai glanced to the side seeing Hajime come out alone.

"You didn't manage to persuade him, young man?." Hajime was facing the man who was leaning near the door. Bow politely.

"I'm sorry, I can't. You can call me Hajime, Dazai san." Dazai smiling.

"Yes, ojou chan does have a stubborn streak. Sorry, I'd rather call you young man." Said Dazai raising one of his hands in front of his chest.

"Well, I have to go back to class. See you later, Dazai san." Hajime passed away.

"Russia ... A polite and cold-minded young man. Huuufftt, honey, you're still a long way from your real rival." Dazai Mummings.

Srek.

Dazai turned to look at the door and saw Yuki's face being bent. Dazai gasped, standing quickly in front of Yuki bending over to align her height with the girl.

"Did that young man do something strange inside, ojou chan?. Did he turn into a beast?. Tell me let me punch his calm face." Srobot Dazai long.

Puk.

Yuki placed her hand on Dazai's shoulder looking at the man's face.

"Hungry." Said pouting.

"Group ..." Dazai almost spouted his laughter in front of Yuki's face if he didn't hold it back.

"Let's hunt for food." Get Dazai to straighten up.

They walked to the ground floor, their destination being the food stands lined up in the front yard of the school. Yuki's bead shone brightly when her nose smelled the smell of food. The girl stopped at every booth, bought every kind of food sold by other grade students, so busy she forgot her intention to look for Keiji.

"Ojou chan, my hands are full." Dazai's intrusion, Yuki glanced at him then threw a wide smile with characteristic puppy eyes as the girl seduced. Dazai smiled, he would never be able to refuse this young lady's request.

"Okay, please enjoy your shopping time." Dazai said softly, politely.

After buying everything, Yuki enjoyed the meal along the way to the middle courtyard where the other stage was. Unexpectedly the place was filled with a sea of people, Yuki's plan to see the band club performance while eating vanished already. Dazai leads Yuki away from the sea of humans, asks her to eat quietly and the girl agrees, but Natsume is yet to perform.

"The one." Yuki smiled at Dazai.

"Then take the capsule." Yuki received the red capsule from Dazai putting it in his mouth.

"Dai chan, don't you eat?."

"No, I'm full of ojou chan." Dazai answered and then saturate, seeing you eat very greedy all the food before without being restless has made my stomach full.

"Let's go back there." Yuki walked back into the sea of people.

While Yuki is barging forward with the help of Dazai as his shield, he crosses paths with the person he is looking for.

Grep's!.

Keiji was so shocked that suddenly his hand was held by a stranger, he was about to touch her and leave from there. He doesn't like noisier music like now, he has to go.

"Where are you going?."

The deg!. That sound?. Not wrong again, although the sound of music still echoed loudly Keiji memorized the sound, he glanced back. Suddenly a guitar shrill fills the ocean burying the sound of his neighbors, but Keiji can guess the sentence that came out of Yuki's lips.

"I'm looking for you, come on." Yuki who got no response from Keiji pulled that weak hand.

Fortunately Keiji did not rebel and followed Yuki if it was not confirmed that the girl was knocked down and trampled by the audience.

Dazai stops in the front row, gives the place to Yuki and he moves to the back of the girl so that her young miss is not crammed or pushed by the person behind. Dazai also saw that the girl had already grasped the hand of the young man who dared to fight Mizutani yesterday. The young man gave a small nod to Dazai as a greeting. Dazai lowered his head slightly to whisper something to Yuki.

"Ojou chan, don't forget this is a public place." Dazai's whisper kept his head away.

"Agh, right." Lirih Yuki let go of Keiji's hand.

The performance of the next-class band was finished and replaced by the real band club boys. The echoing screams broke the air, Yuki did not like it of course but he had to be there because he had promised Natsume after the girl helped him become Yuki's partner model while teaching Honda to dance.

Natsume's bead was instantly fixed on Yuki, the girl widening her smile. They have a female vocalist after Yuki once filled the position for a few minutes. Abe, the club captain, gave his usual speech. Hot, crowded, noisy, crowded, complete already.

Natsume's new song never makes Yuki disappointed, always able to touch the heart and wake up Yuki's adrenaline. Yuki ignored the crowd prancing around enjoying the loud music, as Yuki enjoyed the song he glanced at the restless Keiji.

Did Keiji kun dislike it?, it seemed like so, baseball maniac, inner Yuki laughed inwardly.

The music stops, the first song is finished. Yuki did not expect his school band club turned out to be very popular in other schools, seen from the many foreign uniforms carrying mini banners bearing the names of the band members. Abe was talking, Yuki was about to ask Keiji if the boy wanted to leave but was delayed by a voice mentioning his name.

"I will appoint one of the lucky spectators to join us on stage. Hachibara san, please get on stage." Yuki stared intently at Natsume.

Oh, this is your plan, Hazuki, Yuki's mind is furious.

"Sorry committee, please pick up Hachibara san. I don't want him to run away." Move Yuki to a standstill because of the sentence Natsume said he was about to do.

Two female organizers quickly held onto Yuki's two arms, the girl who disliked being held by just anyone telling them to let go of their grip with an easy-to-understand gesture. It was fortunate that the committee understood and released Yuki. With a typical step the girl walked up the stage. The shrill screams of her schoolgirls filled the air, but not with the other schools fluttering at the girl.

"Everyone's audience, meet Hachibara san from the first second grade. He'll sing the song we wrote together." Natsume said spirit.

"Eh!!?." Shouted the audience's surprise.

You crazy Hazuki!, Yuki cried inwardly.

One of the organizers gave Yuki a mic. The girl followed the scenario Natsume had created. Abe gave a little idea about the song that will be performed. Natsume shows Yuki the paper containing the song they once made, afraid that the girl will forget it. Yuki glanced at the paper for a while without touching it, then he brought the mic closer in front of his mouth while looking at Keiji who was standing right in the front row.

"Do you want to hear me sing?." Down there Keiji shook his head firmly. Yuki tightly closed her lips holding back the laughter that had almost come out.

"Sorry Hazuki, I can't do it." Many spectators were disappointed. Especially Natsume himself, the plan he prepared as perfectly as possible will not be allowed to be destroyed just like that.

"Keiji!. What are you doing, nod your head!." Shouted annoyed Natsume. Makes the atmosphere weird. Yuki pinched the small waist of Natsume to stop staring at Keiji, dangerous if Keiji gets the rampage of time.

"Ow." Lirih Natsume's.

"You will regret it, you will regret it." Natsume still stared at Keiji, his madness had recurred. Yuki closed her eyes tightly for a moment to keep the mic away from her mouth.

"Stop Hazuki, or I'll get mad." Instantly Natsume also stopped, his face turned to look at Yuki who turned flat.

"I'll play the harp instead." Yuki walked over to the ownerless white harp, the instrument was like a display among other musical instruments.

Abe immediately melted the mood by giving an explanation that their music would be played after the harp game from Yuki as the audience was chosen one stage with them.

Dazai who saw Yuki approaching the harp was about to jump up onto the stage to stop him, but the face turned towards him as if telling him not to come closer. Dazai as a shadow of course had sharp eyes, catching the delicate moves of Yuki who opened the candy box chewing something from inside there.

Does ojou chan remember him?, does he remember that melody?, Dazai's inner nervous.

His footsteps moved backwards but his manic was not the slightest move from Yuki.

The girl stood sideways, taking one side of her hair carrying it to the side revealing half the milk-like pale white neck. His eyelids closed for a moment, taking a slow breath.

All the moves Yuki did were very gentle and gracefully hypnotizing the entire pair of eyes, their hearts beating violently impatiently waiting for what was to happen.

Yuki raised both of her hands like a wind-blown scarf, placing her slender fingers on the strings of the harp. As if hugging the instrument, Yuki strummed the first string sending a beautiful tone like a gentle beat to every heart of the owner.

Silent.

Yuki heard it, the melody he had heard before, the melody that used to flow every morning to wake him up. Yuki remembered, the person who played the harp in the morning inside the spacious room full of beautiful paintings with the traditional door of the room wide open letting the morning breeze and the sunshine in, the view of the garden and small pond provides its own coolness, the birds perch on the terrace of the room. Yuki remembered it, long hair, a slightly thick mustache, and a long beard moving swept in the wind. Yuki recalled, two pairs of small, unsteady legs with eyes still closed moved towards the owner of the melody, the girl snuck from under the sturdy arm looking for a comfortable position on top of her lap, the boy put his head on the big thigh, they fell asleep again accompanied by a beautiful melody like in the garden of angels.

Mizutani's body froze instantly, as her hearing captured a sacred melody breaking through the air, flowing through all dimensions. His heart seemed to be at a standstill, his tears falling without excuse, he was washed away for a while but the logic inside his head hit him to immediately stop the person playing the melody.

Dazai was unable to move his body, as were everyone there, some birds and butterflies perched on the harp as if to get swept away with the melody. A rowdy sound of footsteps resuscitated Dazai, he turned his head but it was too late. Mizutani is already on stage and snatching the mic stops the game.

"Sorry the game has to stop. This student is waiting at the office right now. Thanks for understanding." Mizutani's voice stopped Yuki.

The man glanced at Yuki, eager for Mizutani to approach the girl and take her away from there out of worry, but the condition and situation of her as a teacher got in the way. Mizutani walks down the stage waiting for Yuki to follow her.

The event resumed thanks to Abe who managed to condition the atmosphere of the festival with his small speech.

It was not the road to the office that Yuki passed but the road to the coach room they were heading to. Yuki stopped her footsteps in the hallway near the dormitory, the conditions there were quiet so Yuki was not worried that anyone would hear them.

"Tsu." Mizutani stopped hearing the call, then turned to face Yuki.

"You're in pain." Chirps Mizutani.

"Hm, these tears are so troublesome." Answer Yuki lightly.

"Still spinning?." Yuki nodded small.

"How long will the effects of the drug work?." Yuki had not been staring at Mizutani since, the girl preferred to turn her body to the side, staring deep into a medium-sized building.

"Thirty-four minutes to go." The answer.

"When did the memory stop?." Yuki raised her shoulders.

"Not knowing."

"Let's go home." Take Mizutani walking closer to Yuki.

"I want to enjoy my normal life as Tsuttsun's student."

The deg!.

Cracks!.

Mizutani's heart cracked again instantly, her legs feeling heavy to continue her steps.

"I'll calm my mind for a bit, maybe it can help stop this memory." Yuki said walking away but her steps stopped for a moment.

"Tell Dai Chan to wait for me on the fourth floor." Pinta Yuki without turning her body.

"Tsu." Call Yuki soft.

"Yes, ojou san?." That gentle call was a sign that Yuki was in clan princess mode. Out of Mizutani's control, he felt very happy to hear the call back. Yuki remembered it.

"I want to visit my great-grandfather." Scratchy!. All the fur on Mizutani stood up, his skin goosebumps from his feet running to his head. With all her courage and suppressing all the emotions clumping in her chest Mizutani answered the clan princess.

"Later, next year, same ojou." Yuki silently smiled gently from behind her back.

"I look forward to that day." Yuki's voice stepped out leaving Mizutani who had already slumped to the floor with a blank look.