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-Chapter three-

"Lagot ka talaga sakin, tangina ka ampangit ng mukha mo. Mukhang jellyfish na patay bobo! Pakyu! Walang..."

"Good day class!" Pumasok yung teacher sa classroom as he walk towards the teacher's table.

This made you quiet kasi baka marinig niya yung mga sinasabi mong mga masasamang salita about kay Rindou Haitani.

"Are you ready for the debate? Walang magreklamo kasi I already tell you last week I suppose, am I right?"

Napatingin ka kina Emma, Senju at Hina at binigyan mo sila ng thumbs up at ngumiti na okay ka lang.

"Tsk! Debate haha, nandito naman din yung mga matatalino!" Bida-bidang sabi ni Hanma na wala namang natutunan sa lesson niyo last week.

"Alright silence means yes, okay let's start. Left vs. Right tayo yung mga nasa Left side ay makakalaban sa Right side of course." Sabi ng teacher niyo.

Surprisingly, yung mga kaibigan mo ay nasa same side as you. Yung mga nasa right side naman ay yung taong kaaway mo kanina at yung mga kaibigan niya.

"Okay the question is...'Do you believe in Soulmates?' anybody?" Tanong ng guro niyo.

Kayong lahat ay nagkakatitigan sa isa't-isa kung sino yung unang sumagot.

But, Mitsuya Takashi suddenly raised his hand,

"Yes, I do. I believe in them to the extent that I think individuals become soulmates and 'the one'.  However, I do not believe that these things are predecided or written in the stars. I think that soulmates are made. That your emotional connection with a person becomes strong and right that a soulmate made. And indeed, in that moment, it can feel through your soul, your essence; whatever you wish to call it, has become unified with that of another person. So, in my world, soulmates are found and they are made, they don't preexist."

Natulala yung mga nasa Right side sa sagot ni Mitsuya. Habang yung mga iba naman ay tumingin sa mga matatalino kung may balak ba silang sumagot sa sagot ni Mitsuya.

Ngunit si Rindou naman ay hindi nagpapatalo sa sagot sa kanilang president dito sa classroom.

Rindou raised his hand and stand up in his seat for him to answer,

"No, I do not. In addition, I think the idea of soulmates is destructive to one's psychology as it sets up unrealistic expectations with reality. The universe does not have a predetermined soul for your soul."

"Kita niyo yon? Wala kayo diyan! Mga mahina!" Sigaw ni Hanma, habang si Baji naman ay tumayo at pinakyuhan si Hanma.

"Ulol! Wala ka nga ginawa kundi manood!"

"Eh, Ikaw? Ano ginawa mo?"

"Nanood bakit? Bulag ka ata"

"Abay putangina mo!" Mura ni Hanma at umupo na sa kanyang upuan kasi baka ma minus points siya kay sir.

Tumingin ka kay Rindou at kay Mitsuya nang umiisip pa sa kung anong masasagot niya.

Pero, ayaw mo si Mitsuya nalang lahat ang sumasagot kaya tinaas mo yung kamay mo at sumagot.

"Mali ka ata diyan, jellyfish. Sige, my answer is Yes, I do believe in Soulmates but, yung mga taong kagaya MO thinks that soulmates are supposed to be only their girlfriends or boyfriends. I also used to think sometime back. That is not true. Soulmates can be your best friend, siblings, or even your pet. I, once searched this through internet and came into conclusion about this soulmate thing. Someone whom you can connect at a very good comfort level, who share the same views like you, shared common choices and moreover when you feel that words are not required to communicate between you guys and just by looking into each other's eyes you can figure out how the other person is feeling, what they are trying to say."

"Uy, yung kaaway mo pala Rindou ay isang matalino" pinalakpakan ka ni Sanzu nung narinig niya sagot mo.

"Siraulo ka ata, nandito tayo para suportahan si Rindou, eh bat ka nasa side ni Y/n?!" Sabi ni Ran,

"Tangina, bawal ba??"

"Bawal." Sabi ng magkapatid sabay sabay.

"Edi bawal. Tangina naman, let me be~~" Bulong ni Sanzu sa kaniyang sarili.

Huminga si Rindou ng malalim,

"So you're my soulmate?" Tanong niya sa iyo habang may ngisi sa kaniyang labi.

"Ano?! Kadiri ka!"

Narinig to sa lahat na nasa classroom ngayon at napatigil sa kanilang mga ginagawa.

"Gago pare shoti, may naglalandian dito!" Sabi ni Baji habang nakaupo na pina cool style.

"Ayieeee, ship na dis" Sabi ng ibang kaklase niyo na parang may mga sakit sa utak.

"Labas mga single!" Sigaw naman ni Hanma, nung narinig niya yung sinabi ni Rindou.

"That's not what I meant." Sabi ni Rindou nung binalak ka niyang asarin,

"Eh, ano? Ha? Bat sinabi mo yon? Gago ka ata"

"What I meant is, Diba sinabi mo na 'Soulmates can be your pet'? Eh, aso kita eh kasi you kept barking at me. Plus, you never even apologized since that accident happened."

Nagalit ka sa sinabi niya at lumapit ng konti, Malapit mo nang suntukin ang kanyang pangit na mukha.

"Hala! Hala! Away na ba?!" Sigaw ni Mikey habang pinalabas niya ang kanyang cartolina at yung shades niya.

"Ah...so ako talaga yung may kasalanan sa aksidente na yon? May tumulak saken! At hinding hindi ko na yon kasalanan! Isa pa, alam mo mas better pa nga yung ibang varsity players may magandang ugali kaysa sayo na lalake na walang puso! Ampangit ng ugali mo, literal."

"Agoi Rindou, tara shot puno!" Sabi ng iba, lalo na si Sanzu.

"Hm, okay...Wala namang may pake sa ibang varsity players na yan. And for the accident thing, it's really your fault. Ikaw nga yung mas tanga na babae na nakita ko sa buong campus, may dalang ice coffee especially in a crowded area? Pfft, bobo."

"Mas bobo ka!"

Inignore ka lang niya habang umupo siya ulit, same goes to you.

Bakit kasi ganto yung bonding sa isang simpleng babae at sa isang sikat na varsity player?

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"Y/n! Okay ka lang ba?" tanong ng tatlo mong kaibigan habang naglalakad papunta sa direksyon mo,

Nasa locker ka, nilalagay mo yung mga gamit mo sa loob at hinanda yung mga libro para sa next subject.

"Ay, oo naman, bakit?" Sabi mo, humarap ka sa kanila at tumayo.

"Eh hindi ka ba nasasaktan sa mga sinabi ni Rindou?" Tanong ni Hina, with a hint of worry on her voice.

Si Senju naman ay kalmado pero deep inside she was worried over you baka mapaano ka ni Rindou at baka masaktan ka niya.

Habang si Emma ay palapit na umiyak kasi baka kasalanan niya lahat to or mga ganyan basta.

She was guilty.

"Ano ba naman kayo, hindi naman ako pareho sa mga ibang babae na masasaktan, tsaka it's just a word naman diba? A simple word won't hurt me." Pinayuhan mo sila, umaasa na hindi sila mag-alala nang labis sa iyo.

Tumingin ka kay Emma nung nakita mo na malayo sa inyo kaya pinuntahan mo siya bago magtanong kung anong nangyari.

"Emma? Anong nangyari?" Sabi mo sa kanya.

Not long enough ay tumingin na si Emma sa iyo, pero bigla siyang nagsorry sayo and this made you furrowed your eyebrows.

Wala kang alam kung anong kasalanan ang ginawa niya sa iyo,

"Y/n sorry, sorry pasensya ka na talaga please wag kang magalit akala ko hindi yon upuan ni Rindou!" Paulit-ulit siyang humihingi ng tawad sayo pero, you just patted her head with a smile on your face.

"Huy, ano ka ba. Wala kang ginawang mali kaya wag kang magsosorry, ok? Friends naman tayong lahat" Sabi mo habang hinahawakan ng mahigpit yung libro mo.

And your words made Emma smile at you kasi may kaibigan siyang napakabait, hindi pareho sa iba.

"Sige! Intayin mo muna ako don sa canteen guys ah, may nakalimutan akong kunin sa locker" Sabi mo nung papunta pabalik kung saan nakapuwesto yung locker mo.

Habang sina Emma, Senju at Hina ay napatingin sa isa't-isa bago sila nakapagdesisyon,

"Sige, y/n! Habol ka ah" Sabay sabay nilang sabi sa iyo at umalis na kaagad pagkatapos.

Ngayon, na nag-iisa ka...

Hindi mo alam na ang partikular na nakababatang Haitani ay nasa locker din niya, kinukuha ang kanyang mga gamit para mamaya.

Binuksan mo agad ang locker mo para maabutan mo pa sila at kinuha yung mga gamit na kailangan mong gamitin.

But the male did the same, he knows that nasa tabi ka lang niya but not that close.

Makikita naman rin niya sa kaniyang peripheral vision kaya nagmamadali siyang kumilos just to avoid you.

"Tsk! Bat nandito yung gago?" Bulong niya as he clicked his tongue in annoyance.

Tumayo ka kaagad nang hindi nalaman yung lalake na papunta sa iyo.

Pero, a group of cheerleaders were blocking the two of you and this made you cursed because of the sudden group of people walked passed you.

"Tangina, bat ngayon pa kayo dumaan?!" Bulong mo at narinig to ni Rindou kasi nasa likod mo na siya.

"Bakit? Is it wrong for them to pass by? Are you really that impatient?" He says out of nowhere.

Natulala ka sa boses at tumingin sa likod mo, nakita mo si Rindou with a smirk plastered on his face.

"Wow, nagkacrush ata ikaw saken ah, bat parati kitang makikita? Stalker." Nag-cross arms ka at tinaasan mo yung kilay at binigay ang buong atensyon sa kaniya.

Though, he made a disgusting face towards you before he responded,

"Kadiri ka. Bat naman ako maging stalker especially sayo? Ew, In your dreams. You're not even my type."

"Ew ka rin, basura." Sabi mo as you tried to walk away, not dealing with Rindou's rude and shitty personality.

But, Rindou caught the back of your uniform.

"Ano? Pakiulit yung sinabi mo kanina." He whispered behind you, sending chills over your body.

"Bingi ka ba? Sabi ko ikaw ay isang ew na basura." Sinamaan mo siya ng tingin bago inalis ang kamay niya sa uniform mo.

He scoffed as he was not letting you go, yet. He wasn't done with you, so hinawakan niya ulit yung uniform mo but this time,

He held it tightly, just to make sure that you won't go anywhere. It's like you're the dog and he was the owner.

"Basura? Eh, Ikaw? Yung tae na nasa basura? Or basurahan? Hm, it seems like both." Sabi niya, as he pinned you to the locker.

He was teasing you, or bullying you. He wants to make you cry so that he'll bully you even more for being a crybaby.

Pero, you weren't the type who easily cried.

"Sa tingin mo na iyakin ako?" Tumingin ka sa kaniyang mukha na may puno ng pang asar.

"Of course, you are a crybaby after all." He says with a grin. He was just infront of you, pinning you at the locker.

But before you can respond to him, a cheerleader accidentally hit Rindou's back making him pushed to you even more...

Nag slow motion ang lahat nang ang labi ni Rindou ay dumikit sa iyong labi.

Nanlalaki yung mga mata niyong dalawa.

Buti nga walang teacher o classmates sa daan, and you were thankful for that because if meron...

Ewan ko nalang basta mahimatay ka na sa hiya.

Si Rindou naman ay nagulat, hindi siya makapagsalita as he immediately pulled himself away from you.

'Fuck...did I just kiss her?!' Napatahimik siyang napaisip on what just happened.

"Tapos? Bakit mo ako kiniss? Stalker." Sabi mo nung umalis ka na sa kaniyang harapan.

"Tangang babae talaga yon. Kadiri naman oh" he says while getting his towel from his pockets and wipes his lips.

On the other hand, Hindi mo alam yung reaksyon mo. It's either you're blushing, or mad, or happy or annoyed or you don't know.

Before you go towards the cafeteria, you touched your lips kung nasaan niya kiniss.

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