Chapter 2
"Hi! What are you doing here?" Miwa sat besides Alisa. Miwa's quite comfortable now knowing that she smells good and pretty decent.
"Nothing. Just taking my time before going home. You? We don't already have classes today. It's cancelled." Miwa just shrugged it off.
Today's the Do Day in which the students are forced to clean the school then call the day off once they're done.
"I'm still waiting for my friends. We're gonna go out and eat. Why don't you join us?" Miwa offered. They're quite far from the city. They lived in a rural area. If you want to have a night out you have to take a bus and travel an hour. So, Alisa thinks that they're just going to eat although Miwa's appearance looks like she can down a beer in one go.
"But, I need to go home early." Alisa answers hesitantly.
"It's fine. I'm gonna go home early, too. We're just going to take a bite then we'll head home. Come on! My friends are nice. They won't bite you." Miwa assuring Alisa.
Alisa nodded and waited for Miwa's friends.
"I know that you've been broken
It's easy to see.
Easy to see yeah…"
Miwa turned her head and looked at Alisa while singing.
"Didn't know you have a good voice!" Miwa squealed like a fangirl.
"Nah, i'm just a so-so." Alisa replied.
"But that doesn't deny the fact that you're good. You seems like a complete package. You're beautiful then you have a good voice. I heard that you're not bad in school also."
Alisa bowed her head down. She's not used being complemented by a girl that doesn't sound insecure.
"There they are!" Miwa pointed her friends.
"Hi!" Alisa got shock by how long the 'i' was when she was greeted by this punk looking girl.
"I'm Saeko." She introduced herself. "This one's Akiteru and that brat is Tenma." She pointed the long-haired black guy. "Don't worry they're couple. No one will take advantage of you… unless… Miwa--" Miwa shut the hell up out of Saeko so Alisa didn't even understand a single word.
Alisa just smiled at them. Miwa and Alisa are behind Saeko, Akiteru and Tenma while walking. The two girls are taking their time.
"When did you learn volleyball?" Alisa asked.
"From my father. He's a volleyball coach. My brother and I are playing volleyball since we were kids. My brother is still playing, though! He's good." Miwa replied. Alisa can see the adoration in Miwa's eyes while talking about his brother.
"That's nice. You know my brother Lev is also playing volleyball." Miwa nodded and smile. Atleast they both now have the same interest and that's volleyball.
"Alisa, can I ask you a question?" Miwa asked.
"Yes?" Alisa curiously replied.
"It's okay if you won't answer it. I'm just curious. Why don't you have friends? I mean it's really not necessary to have friends… but I always see you alone and sad. L-like you want to have friends but no one wants you." Miwa asked while stuttering. She saw the gloom in Alisa's eyes and regretted that she ask those things.
"My friends are all in the city. We just got here recently. I still can't accept my way of life here. I am born in the city. I'm not used with the people here." Alisa is smiling while she's saying those words but her smile suddenly fade when she tell the last words. "They dislike me."
Miwa's heart clenched hearing Alisa's thoughts. She didn't know that Alisa's been suffering a lot. How can someone dislike this angel?
Miwa enveloped Alisa with a warm hug. She didn't know what to say so she just gave Alisa a tight embrace silently telling Alisa that she's with her.
"Don't worry. I like you."
That was Miwa's last word and Alisa's can't get that out of her mind.
"Levochka, how will you react if someone with the same sex said that they like you?" The silver haired man drop the ball that he's been handling for a long time now.
"Be happy? What else should I feel?" Alisa face palmed hearing her brother's answer. She shouldn't have put malice on Miwa's words. She's just trying to be friendly.
Miwa saying that she likes Alisa doesn't mean that the black hair likes the silver haired romantically.
"Hi Miwa. Do you want to celebrate chinese new year with me?" Alisa asked one time while Miwa's doing her club activity. "I-i mean, my brother and I are going to the city to celebrate chinese new year. I wonder if you're free and would like to go with us. I can pay your expenses." Alisa smiles when she faced Miwa. Miwa with a horrible expression finally nodded.
Miwa doesn't know how to react. Alisa's asking her to go out with her.
Is this what Saeko's panick gay mean?
Alisa sighed as Miwa nodded in response. She can't sleep for days thinking how Miwa would react but Miwa seems fine. Alisa's just imagining things.
"Hey, aren't you gonna go home already?" Miwa asked stopping Alisa's thoughts to wander.
They knew each other for months now and this is the first time Alisa looked at Miwa's face intently.
Miwa has a dark facade. She seems serious but she's actually nice. She has a thick and long eyelashes, thick eyebrows and chinky eyes. Her hair smells amazing also in a mixture of strawberry and mint and she can't deny that it's good in for her nose. Miwa also has a kissable lips. Alisa wondered how it felt to be kissed by Miwa's lips.
"Hello? Earth to Alisa?" Miwa waved her hands in front of Alisa and the other girl's face reddened terribly.
Alisa hide her face knowing that she's blushing because she can feel the heat on her face. What the hell is she thinking? They're friends and she felt bad for sexualizing Miwa.
"Uhmm-- Miwa i'm gonna go now. My brother's waiting for me. See ya! I'm just gonna update you." Alisa doesn't gave Miwa a chance to talk. Miwa gave Alisa a weird look as she follow the girl's figure with her eyes. It looks like Alisa wasn't herself now.
Miwa just shrugged it off and wander in their upcoming 'date'.