Ringing the bell indicating for lunch break, I get my lunch box inside my bag. “Kira, let’s go have lunch together!” Ayase called to me. Seems like there’s something in her that change in a sudden.

She used to hate me before, since I get closer to Kei.

“Ah, I do have plans with Senior Sakagami today…” I answered. Ayase then nods at me and goes to Kobayashi. Both of them started eating their lunch.

Meanwhile, Haruki decides to eat lunch with Senior Sakura and dashed out of the classroom right away.

I took my phone out of my pocket and looks at the message Kei sent. “Meet her on the rooftop, huh?” I mumbled. Well, this is the first time we’re having our lunch together.

Just the two of us.

The two of us….

No, what am I thinking!? This isn’t supposed to happen! Come on, Kira! You have a mission to do. You’re just doing this to humor Kei, and nothing else. You’re just trying to get along with her.

Don’t think of anything else. You’re making things get complicated. Reaching the stairs up to the rooftop, I proceed to go up, when in a sudden…

“Kira.”

From behind me is a familiar voice. I turn downwards and sees Kagome.

“Uhm… Senior Yukiyama—”

In a quick moment, Kagome reached to me and holds both of my shoulders. Pushing me through the wall, her eyes locked on me. I can sense the extreme anger through her hold as my body twitched from the grip.

“You. You.” she mumbled.

“Uhm, huh?” I utter, gazing back at her. Her expression right now shows frustration and anger, but mixing through it is the sadness within.

“Do you like Kei? Tell me.”

“Huh?”

That sudden question startled me. What is she asking about?

“Answer me, do you like Kei?”

I didn’t answer. I don’t like her even a bit, and I’m serious about you and her getting closer. I mean all the words I spoke to you last time, and that’s what I’m trying to do.

If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it's taken without permission from the author. Report it.

“Answer me!”

“No! I don’t like her.” I answered. Yeah, she starts trembling; tears welled on her eyes while glaring at me. I am the reason why she’s acting like this. And I want to make it up to her.

Kagome is Kei’s partner on this novel. She’s the supposed to be person who must look to the heroine. They must be together, and live their lives to the happiness they deserve.

“Look, Senior… I’m sorry if I made you upset. I don’t know the reason why are you mad at me, but I want to say—”

“If you’re really sorry for me.” Kagome cuts off my words. Her firm hold remains; her teeth grit while trying to trace the next words she wants to say.

“Let’s go out… be my pretending lover.”

‘Huh?”

“Please let’s pretend that we’re dating!”

Through the words someone spoke, a shudder feeling engulfed through my body. Holding my shoulders, a girl named Kagome stands before me; her eyes glaring profoundly.

“Huh?” I grunt.

“You promised me that you’ll help me get closer to Kei, right? Then, do it. Let her be fall out of love for you, and start dating with me instead.”

“I… I do said I’ll help you get closer to Kei.”

“Then, let’s do this. You’re going to be my lover, and make her feelings get rid off for you. That said, this will be a good thing for both of us.”

On a sunny day, above the stairs before reaching the rooftop of the school; as I was about to come over to meet Kei… this happened.

My back leaned on the wall; my body petrified while looking at Kagome’s stoic face. No, I shouldn’t say she’s stoic. It’s way of showing loath at me, but trying to conceal it.

As I never know that she already knew Kei likes me instead of her, a heroine… this turns out to be the worst thing in the concept of the story.

But how should this problem solve if she does this? “Wait, get off me please. Senior—”

“I’m not letting you go, since Kei really likes you. If I let you go, you two might end up together.”

Kagome’s voice gives the loathe and abhorrence as she let those words out on me. “You just broke my trust, Kira… and I hated you for that. I hate you more that I hated you once before. So right now… you’re gonna be mine.”

“Senior Kagome…” I mumbled.

“You are mine, and we’re going out. So, you stay away from Kei from now on. You will never see her ever again, got it?”

Her grip loose slowly, reaching my face and cupped it with her hands. And so as tears flow down her eyes. “You understand me, right? We’re just pretending to go out and let her feelings loose to you.”

I didn’t answer, but my body keeps shudder from her words. “Let me keep you all for myself. I will take everything here from now on…”

Kagome’s caress twitched my body; my eyes locked hers. Her face then slowly moves forward to mine. I can feel her warm breath lurking through me. She’s trying to make this hard for both of us, but I can’t resist.

She’s pretty… and alluring, Yet….

“Kira…?”

From above is a voice suddenly called my name.

A silhouette bathing from the sunlight outside the rooftop is a girl standing.

Both me and Kagome turns to see the one standing. “Kei…” Kagome called. Kei, who just petrified while looking at us, stands right before me.

“Kira… what’s the meaning of this?”

“Huh? Senior Sakagami—I mean, Kei!” I called, but Kagome holds my face to look at her. She then leaned to me without hesitation. And from there, I felt a sensation I much missed to feel.

Her soft and warm lips locked mine. Our bodies intertwined together, as I try to squirm out from her grip.

Slowly, Kagome loose to mine and turns to Kei, showing a mocking smile at her. “See here, Kei… I love Kira. I love him as a man.”

Kei, clearly heard what Kagome said, bite her lips. “I… I see.” her voice shakes. She stepped down from the stairs and proceeds walking, without looking back at me.

“Senior Kei!” I called, but she didn’t look at me.

“See now, Kira. Both of us lose the person we love. We’re in this together… “ those words leeched like a gum. It made me feel ick to hear about it. I need to speak to Kei right now, but Kagome doesn’t want me to.

And this twisted fate of events turns our lives for the worst part of this story.