Tittle:  A Knight’s Tale

By~ S.M.K

Completed: 9/10/2001

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“Sempai, I have something to tell you.”

As we were nearing her house, she blurted out.

“Huh?”  I looked over to her in curiousment, it is not like her to be so hesitating.

“There’s a guy in my class...  JIN?!”

In the middle of her sentence, she suddenly broke off, running rapidly towards a guy in standing in front of her gate.

As I watched her stopped in front of him with the biggest smile I never seen, I couldn’t help the bad feeling that rose in my heart.

And the first taste of jealousy...

She have never smiled to me in that way...

Like she did... to this guy called Jin...

Like he’s everything to her...

It seems then...

The distance that’s only a stone throw between us...

Seem so long...  Separating us  far away...

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As I laid on the bed, I couldn’t sleep.

The same scenes kept replaying in my mind...

Of you... and Jin...

Then..

Though I very much like to ask about your relationship with him..

I suppressed my feelings.

Returning home...to stare at my ceiling board.

And think of you... and him.

If you have feelings for him...

What am I to you..?

Just this afternoon... You gave me hopes...

And only minutes later, you took it away..

Haneki...

My vision blurred.

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“Sempai, ohayo~”    The next morning, on the way to school.  Haneki fell in step with me.

“Ohayo.”  I managed to put up a smile for her, hoping that my expression would not betray me.

“I’m sorry I’m just left you behind yesterday.”  She smiled embarassly.

“It’s okay.  The guy is more important right?”  I barely managed to fake the teasing tone.  Within myself, my heart actually felt torn apart.

“Sempai!”  She stamped her feet, her cheeks reddening.

“I spoke the truth only.”  I almost applauded myself, what splendid acting.

How pathetic.  I could almost cry.

“I’m not going to talk to you...”  She blushed, sticking her tongue out at me before running away.

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