The Love of Two Continents
30

Yuri looked at Taehyung who was sitting on the edge of the garden. Taehyung is seen reading a book, then Yuri immediately approached him.

"Taehyung...!" Call Yuri with a sweet smile on her face.

"Yuri, what's wrong? " Tanya Taehyung was surprised and closed the book.

"There's nothing. Oh yeah congratulations on winning the class park this semester." Yuri said then walked closer to Taehyung.

"Arigatougozaimasu (thanks). You're the one hundredth person to say congratulations to me." Taehyung replied jokingly.

"really? Kim Taehyung is indeed the most popular person in school."

Hearing Yuri's words, Taehyung was embarrassed. He just meant to joke.

"No, I was just kidding. Don't take it seriously." Taehyung said and scratched his head.

"Kim Taehyung has something to say to you."

"I like you." Yuri gave a gift to Taehyung whom she had been hiding from earlier.

"But... "

Taehyung was shocked when he heard Yuri's words. He was confused as to how, indeed all this time Taehyung was close to Yuri. But Taehyung had absolutely no special feelings. He only considers Yuri as an ordinary friend.

"No problem." Yuri said quickly. He already knew that Taehyung would reject him.

"Taehyung Kun likes Saibara right. No problem, I feel relieved to be able to express my feelings." Yuri tries to keep smiling at Taehyung despite being disappointed that her love is unrequited.

"Gomenne (sorry) Yuri." Taehyung felt guilty for having to tell the truth.

"It's okay. Saibara Chan is a good man. It's just that Saibara Chan isn't very familiar with me. Me and Saibara Chan were friends at Junior High."

"I'm sorry Yuri had to turn you down." Taehyung said with guilt.

"I told you it's okay. But can we stay friends? " The clear liquid that Yuri was holding back from earlier suddenly fell down and Taehyung also saw it.

"Of course, we'll be good friends." Taehyung answered and gave his handkerchief to Yuri.

Yuri took Taehyung's milile handkerchief and directly moved away from Taehyung.

"If you like it, fight.

Ganbatte Taehyung..."

Yuri shouted and smiled. Although her tears were spilled but Yuri still forced a smile for the man she liked.

Taehyung goes into his class, he still feels alone with Yuri. Taehyung is indeed insensitive if his proximity to Yuri instead makes Yuri misinterpret it.

"What do you think you're doing?" Hiroaki immediately approached Megumi and picked up Megumi's pencil.

Taehyung could see and hear because he was at the door.

"I'm trying to draw. Lately I have been bored and Masahiro Sensei and the students from South Korea give me such advice ." Answer Megumi casually.

"You can't draw. I mean you don't usually draw. If you feel bored, Megumi usually reads books or plays the piano. You used to do that." Hiroaki said with a scratch on his head.

"Is that so? Then I'll just read sasrta's book." Megumi immediately blurs out the Japanese literature reading book and reads it straight away even though Hiroaki is still nearby.

"Better so. " Reply Hiroki though Megumi ignored him.

Since then, Hiroaki has packed all of Megumi's picture books. He deliberately took it and said that reading is Megumi's hobby. Because Hiroaki doesn't want Megumi to remember Taehyung and return with him.

Seeing Hiroaki's treatment, Taehyung realizes that Hiroaki has not given up until now. Hiroaki deliberately prevented Megumi from remembering him.

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"If you like it, fight.

Ganbatte Taehyung..."

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"I thought Megumi had the same feelings for you. But back then why did you say that if it was just her classmates, were you just playing around with her?"

Taehyung's head seemed to be filled with various thoughts. I don't know since when he began to get stuck is a romance story that he thinks is complicated.

Taehyung walks to his seat and Megumi who accidentally saw him smiles at him. Taehyung simply returned Megumi's smile with an original smile. As Masahiro said, pretending not to know is very painful.

Taehyung walks home very weakly, although many times the Junta comforts him but still Taehung feels empty. He also has not told Junta if Yuri expressed his love for Taehyung.

"Haruka's... " Taehyung pekik when he saw the figure of Haruka who was working in a bakery. Haruka is the girl who always bullies Megumi.

"Haruka's... " Call Taehyung when he's at the bakery and is serving shoppers.

"Oh you again." Said Haruka softly and continued the work. But one of his employees told Haruka to rest because she had worked for a long time.

"What else are you seeing me. I was fired from my previous job. That's why I work at the bakery."

Although Haruka's face looked very cold and moody. But his voice sounded very soft, even when angry. Taehyung had heard before.

"Haruka can talk for a second?" Said Taehyung asking for permission because he did not want to make the bad mood of the girl in front of him.

"I don't want to talk about Saibara, go... "

"Matte (wait). " Taehyung immediately held Haruka's hand to prevent her from leaving.

"sorry. I know about you, my name is Taehyung. Isn't that your name Haruka?"

Taehyung said nervously because he accidentally held Haruka's hand and of course made Haruka uncomfortable.

Haruka still has not opened her voice, she bought two coffees at a vending machine not far from her workplace.

"For you."

Haruka gives a can of coffee to Taehyung and sits down on the bench next to Taehyung.

"Where do you know my name?" Ask Haruka.

"Masahiro sensei mentioned your name. Do you know him?" Taehyung replied and still holding the coffee given by Haruka.

"Iie desu (no). Why do you want to know about me? It must be Saibara, right?"

Haruka's guess is correct, Taehyung did want to ask why Haruka always bullied Megumi. And Taehyung also wants to make Haruka stop bullying Megumi.

"No need to talk anymore. You must have told me to stop bothering that girl, right? But sadly in vain. Go...!"

Haruka said once again as if to repel Taehyung's presence. It was not only Taehyung who came to him, Masahiro and Mitsuya too.

"Why are you doing?" Taehyung asked before Haruka left again from him.

"Do you have eyes? Look how happy the girl is, and I have to be this fate. That girl's father took my father's life."

Haruka replied without covering anything from Taehyung.

"But that wasn't Megumi's fault either. You shouldn't have done it to Megumi."

Taehyung tries to defend Megumi by accidentally raising her voice.

"Yes...! And it's not my fault either."

Haruka said and left Taehyung.