Wonder #3 - Is this Coincidence?
Title: Is this Coincidence?
Characters: Yamada Ryosuke X Sanu Aiko
Summary: Aiko and Ryosuke exchanged letters for quite a while now. Little did Aiko knew that Ryosuke was an idol! She got doubts and a past that she couldn't forget. But even so, it seems like everything she had once before was coming back…
Requested by no_bitch_im_asian [@AFF]
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'Really? Your friend Yuto did drums?! Wow! That's amazing! I wanted to play drums too, but now... I hope I can do some backflips! I saw some people do that and they looked like they liked doing back-flips. So, I wanted to try it out! Oh~ Ryosuke. What can you do? And also, I'm sorry if my idea of continue on with the letter exchange troubles you...'
'It's okay Aiko, I like exchanging letters with you. Especially when you talked about you hometown is very interesting to me. Eh? You wanted to do back-flips? Well then~ I can be your sensei! Because I can do back-flips! Hehe~ And also... Maybe I can dance and sing well too. Just for your information, I got a lot of fans already~'
'Yeah right... Fans~ *sarcasm* EHHHHH!!!! Buta can do backflips?! What are you? You can dance... Sing... and do some mini gymnastics! Anyways, just to tell you, I'm going to your school next semester! So.. I'm going to be busy now! And I can't wait to see you! Shall we meet somewhere? I'll definitely be there by next semester on the first day!'
'Sarcasm... that's like saying things not seriously? Hey! I'm no longer a buta! My weight is lighter now~ Ah! MAJIDE! You're coming to Horikoshi Gakuen? Ureshii!!! Ah... My english... Sorry about that... So... Let's meet at the rooftop of Block D on your second week after school. Because first week you'll be busy with your orientations and you need time to get use to Japan.'
And that's how... Aiko got into this mess. When she reached Japan, of course she was excited to meet her pen-pal, Yamada Ryosuke. When the second week of her first semester in Horikoshi Gakuen arrived, she head on to the rooftop after school, she was late because she was held up by a few stuffs.
While she was rushing, she got caught in a herd of screaming girls which caused her to recall the fact that Ryosuke claimed he had fans. Struggling to stand back up, a hand reached out to her. She looked up and saw a male, with his hair dyed dark brown and such short height for a male too. She thanked him and earned a few glares and others menacing glares. The sun's rays were too bright for her to see clearly his face.She excused herself from that guy and continued her journey.
When she reached the rooftop, she expected Yamada Ryosuke to be there since she was quite late already but she saw no one. So, she decided to wait for him. Today luck was not her side, dawn arrived and still no sign of him. She sighed deeply and decided to go back home.
On her way back, she saw a magazine, 'Po.Myo.Lo' and skimmed through just to fill her curiosity. When she came across a page called, 'Hey! Say! JUMP' she dropped the book accidentally. She gaped. She was so shocked that doubts flooded into her mind. What she have read was, 'YAMADA RYOSUKE~! The captor of many female's hearts! A member of the well-known Hei Sei Group - Hey!Say! JUMP! Want to know what is his ideal girlfriend?!'
"Really?! He's an idol!?" Aiko told herself but since doubts clouded her mind she then continued talking to herself, "No... Maybe they have a typo there. Instead of Yamaka Ryosuke, they printed it as Yamada. Yeah... Maybe it's an error~! There's no way that my luck got so well that I exchange letters with an idol!"
She continued defying every possibility until she reached home where her mother served her some strawberries as a dessert. That reminded her about Ryosuke who told her that he likes strawberries to the max.
She took a quick bath and slumped to her bed, thinking, "I EXCHANGED LETTERS WITH AN IDOL?!"
Few weeks passed, she tried to cling onto the fact that the Ryosuke she knew was just a normal guy. Normal. So she stayed back everyday, hoping that the normal Ryosuke will pop out and shock her with, "Haha~ I shocked you right, Aiko~ There's no way I'm an idol!"
She treated her pandemonium mind herself. As she was trying to doze off, a person heaving out a deep sigh interrupted her. She turned and looked to see who was it. When she did, her face was only about 3cm away from that person's because he also heard her rustled. She finally had a good look at the face. It was exactly the same as the one who helped her in the crowds and also the one in the magazine.
Upon realising that his face was quite handsome yet cool, she blushed and retreated instantly and muttered, "Who the heck is he?!" Although it was only meant for her to listen but the other guy heard her and answered that question, "My name is Yamada Ryosuke, yours?"
"Eh?!!!!! BUTA?!" Aiko accidentally uttered out when she then covered her mouth back to hide her shock and wide opened mouth. Ryosuke furrowed his eyebrows, wondering how could this new girl that he just met knew his nickname so quickly. Then, it hit him.
"Chibi Ai?!" Ryosuke stood up when he finally realised that his pen-pal was just right in front of him. The only pen-pal that he managed to enjoy writing to. Chibi Ai was a prank name he gave to Aiko because she was 3 years younger than me and her name starts with 'Ai'.
"Uso!!!!!!!!!" Aiko who got so much shock ran away leaving her notebook behind. Ryosuke wanted to chase after her but Yuto intervened. He wanted Ryosuke to accompany him to the Faculty. Ryosuke saw the notebook, read it and smirked.
"Yuto, Mind to call Mirai-chan?"
Yuto looked at him weirdly, "Finally?! You decided to confess to her?!!!! Yay!!! I will call her right now!!" Yuto fished out his phone and pressed the number. When the line was connected, he handed it to Ryosuke.
"Moshi Moshi, Mirai-chan? There's something I would like you to do..."
Back to Aiko, she was blushing from head to toe. She refused to accept the reality that she actually exchanged letter with a J-Pop Idol!! She rushed into the female's toilet and started washing her face. But, the redness won't go away. Only when the water started dripping off her face and hair, she realised that a girl was staring at her with wide eyes.
"Ah! Anou.... I'm sorry! Err..." Aiko was tongue-tied while the girl started chuckling.
"You're the new girl right? Sano Aiko if I'm not mistaken. Nice to meet you, my name is Shida Mirai," the girl smiled sweetly that made both gender to soften up.
"Yoroshiku," Aiko said childishly and that got her another chuckle from Mirai.
"You're cute ne~ Is it alright for me to call you Aiko-chan? By the way, your face is red. What happened? Ah! I knew it! That baka buta must have played a trick on you right?" Mirai predicted.
"You-You know him?" Aiko asked.
"Of course! Everyone knows him in this school! Well... Even whole of Japan. He's a famous guy you know~ Anyways! Let's go to him! And I'll scold him for you!" Mirai suggested and started dragging Aiko to the place where Ryosuke and his gang will usually hang about.
"RYOUSKE!!!! YOU BULLIED A NEW STUDENT?!!!!? You're a 3rd year high school student! You should act more like one!" Mirai immediately blew up when she saw Ryosuke having fun talking with Yuto which clearly surprised Aiko.
On the other hand, the female students that saw Mirai went into the Lounge where Ryosuke and his friends hang out with Aiko really fumed them. Mirai was a normal thing for them because she's respectful, pretty and cute and also knowledgeable so she way out of their league and worth being with Ryosuke. But Aiko for them, was just a normal girl with average look and average face. Why did she get the special treatment when they were just about the same?
"Oh~ She started it first~ Her face was sooo close to mine, if I turned further, we might have kissed," Ryosuke smirked. Aiko gaped. His personality was far different than he seemed to be during the letter exchange. When they exchanged letters, he seemed to have a sweet, childish and caring character. When reality stroke Aiko, he was actually a guy who loves to play with girls in other words, arrogant playboy.
Aiko felt pain in her chest, it may be weird but in actual fact, she fell in love with Yamada Ryosuke when they have exchanged letters. Not with this playboy who was right in front of her. Knowing that the Ryosuke she loved was never existed, tears just streamed down her face which shocked everyone in the room because it was not part of the plan.
She advanced forward and gave a good slap to Ryosuke, "You disappoint me,"
Those simple words silenced Ryosuke. Sheer silence roamed around even after Aiko stomped out. The females who saw Aiko slap Ryosuke got the shock of their lives.
Meanwhile Ryosuke got worried. What he planned didn't go that well as he wanted to be. The sentence he used, he wanted to shrug it off by adding that he was commenting about a drama he just watched. Mirai then sat beside Ryosuke and asked, "Okay. So that's the girl that you went crazy about when you received her letters. What have you seen in that notebook that you even willing to go along with this high risk plan?"
Ryosuke sighed and flipped Aiko's notebook.
"Before I knew it, he became part of my life.
His words were my motivation,
His sentence gave me palpitations,
Is this what they call the feeling of 'like'?"
He flipped another page,
"I'm finally going to meet him,
But I'm still confused,
Do I like him? Or do I love him?
Will meeting him solve this problem?'
And another,
"I finally found the answer,
I do love him,
If not why would I be this nervous?
This excited.
I can't wait to see him.
The guy that managed to colour my monochrome life"
"This are all written in English which I hate it and just that sentence 'I do love him' gave me a sudden courage, that's why. I love her and she loves me..." Ryosuke muttered, knowing that his one and only girl will ditch him.
Yuto, who felt confused said, "What if she meant someone else? Not you? Since this was written waaayyy before she arrived here,"
"No. I know she meant me..." Ryosuke said as he showed the sea-shell necklace he made and was hidden by his clothes. a small sea-shell was tied in the middle.
When both Yuto and Mirai left, Ryosuke flipped another page and smiled.
"Even if we are separated,
I won't waver,
Because the bond between us
Is strong enough
Just like how a seashell's shell is,"
Ryosuke chuckled at the last sentence. He predicted that it must written when she was just 10 or something.
Aiko, on the other hand, saw a notice of the bulletin board.
"All right! The long awaited Spring Event which collaborated along with the Valentine's Day! On this date xx/03/20xx, all students will be gathered at the Sakura Park! What kind of activities will go on? That, you will have to attend to know!"
She finally got to see Sakuras! She once have seen the full bloomed Sakura but that was when she was really young and that was the day when she met the boy who first talked to her in her life.
She recalled that memory and felt sudden nostalgia.
"When am I going to meet you again... Yamada..." She muttered. Yeah. The young boy she knew have a name called 'Yamada' but since Yamada was a common name here in Japan. All she could depend on by finding the boy of hers was the sea-shell that they both found. Each of them got one half. She made that sea-shell into a necklace. The sea-shell was tied right at the middle.
She gripped it... and suddenly someone tugged her hand causing her to pull of the necklace. She was surprised as the necklace dropped to the ground. She looked up to see who was the culprit but only to find some unknown females.
"Oi! New student! Just because you're new, maybe that's why Ryosuke-sama being so kind to you. But don't get so arrogant to even dare to slap him! Even if it is just to grab his attention, that's way too far!!! You think slapping is fun?! Now how's this!?"
The girl grabbed Aiko's hair and shoved her to the other girls to secure her. Once the girl had a good angle of the face, she started slapping Aiko's face. Left and right repeatedly. She wanted to cry but Yamada once told her, 'Don't cry when I'm gone!'
"You think just because you are new. You can get away with it?! THINK BACK YOU WITCH!" the girl saw that Aiko was focusing onto the fallen necklace instead of her, she got so irritated and quickly smashed the sea-shell to small pieces.
"What the heck is this junk!?" she shouted in annoyance as she continued stomping.
"NO!! JUST STOP!" Aiko finally voiced out. Even so, the girl refused to stop until Yuto's stern voice came into their ears.
"Oi. You guys. Enough is enough," Yuto said coldly as he gave a cold glare to the girls. He quickly released Aiko from their grasp. While the girl who previously stomping on the necklace got flustered and angry for her to be seen by Yuto.
"Yu-Yuto-kun!! It... It's not my fault!!! It's that witch's fault!!!! She tried to seduce you and Ryosuke-sama!! I'm-I'm just trying to help you!" the girl defended. Aiko lowered her head so that none could see her reddish cheeks. Only then she remembered that her necklace was smashed. She instantly tried to gathered the pieces together.
"Enough of your lies! Just get out of my sight! Or even Ryosuke's!!" Yuto shouted. Once the girls scampered away, he approached the crying Aiko. There, he found out that both Aiko and Ryosuke had the same necklace and even the sea-shell. Then, he thought of something.
"Ne... Aiko-chan. I know a person who can glue all that together into one piece just like brand new. Wanna see that person?"
Aiko's face lighten up even with the red stinging cheeks, "Really?! Thank You!!!"
Yuto smiled softly and brought her to Ryosuke.
"AIKO?! What happened to you?! Why are your cheeks flaming red?! Did someone bullied you?" Ryosuke shot up in concern. Aiko was surprised. Just earlier on, she saw a playboy Ryosuke now - the exact Ryosuke that she knew.
"Some 2nd and 3rd years pick on her. Anyways, can you fix her broken stuff? You're good at it right? Your sea-shell broke like a million times yet it still look new," Yuto pointed.
"Eh? Ryosuke? You have a sea-shell necklace?!" Aiko inquired seriously. While Ryosuke could only nod. She dropped the fragments of the sea-shell and hugged him. Ryosuke blinked twice before smiling, "Now... You remember me? The one who liked to play pranks on you? Actually just now... I was commenting about a movie to Yuto. I'm sorry..."
Aiko shook her head, "It's okay~! Finally I found you!!!" She could place a value on how happy she was at that time to find that Yamada was Ryosuke and Ryosuke is still Ryosuke.
"Anyways~! You wanted to learn back-flips right! Let me teach you right now!!" Ryosuke said excitedly, exactly like a kid waiting for his mother's hamburger. Aiko nodded and before both of them could go, Yuto grabbed the edge of both of their shirts, "Before that. You, have to treat Aiko's wounds. You could see a bit of blood oozing out already,"
"Hai~" Ryosuke pouted while Aiko could only laugh. That was the best day.
The next day, Aiko stumbled upon Mirai who was busy arranging some files in the library. They chatted for quite a while. Aiko who was then serious with Ryosuke decided to ask, "Ne... Do you and Ryosuke ....d-d-date?"
Mirai froze before bursting out in silent laughter, "Noo!!! Of course not! Haha... He's like a big bro to me~ Wow! You really love him eh? Did he return your notebook already?"
"Eh? Notebook?" Aiko asked innocently until she realised what Mirai meant.
"AHHHH!!!!!!! MY NOTEBOOK!!!!!! YABEEE!!!!!!" Aiko screamed in worry. Well... It's too late already anyway. The notebook was where she write her troubles and feelings. If anyone read it... she'll be embarrassed for life! But as we all know. It's too late.
She searched for Ryosuke high and low. Finally, she found him taking a nap at the rooftop. She stopped to gather back her breath. She sat beside him and looked down at him. She suddenly sneered and wanted to tease him a little. She lowered down her head to Ryosuke's ear and shouted, "GIVE ME BACK MY NOTEBOOK!!!"
Ryosuke, of course was so shocked that he knocked his forehead with Aiko's which really hurts and his balance got lost. Finally, he landed on top of Aiko with their faces - this time 1 cm away. They could feel each other's breath, see each other in their eyes.
Aiko couldn't bear the heat in her body and the rush in her veins, so she pushed him aside, "G-Give me back my notebook!!"
This time, it was Ryosuke's turn to give a seedy smile, "I forgot to bring it today. I'll bring it tomorrow during the event tomorrow~ Under the Sakura Tree~"
"EHHHH~~!! DON'T YOU DARE TO READ IT OUT TO THE OTHERS!!!" she said quickly and Ryosuke just gave a shrug.
When the event did come. The teachers told the students to choose only one partner. Of course, a lot of girls wanted to try their luck with Yuto and Ryosuke. While a lot of boys wanted to try theirs with Mirai. Unluckly for them, Mirai chose to be with Yuto while Ryosuke chose Aiko and he even gladly announced that Aiko will be his one and only girlfriend.
The teacher then scolded him, "NO SELF ANNOUNCEMENTS!"
After getting into pairs. The teachers wanted to choose a spot anywhere around the huge Sakura Tree. Mirai and Yuto chose the front view while Ryosuke and Aiko chose the left side of the tree where the shade was.
Then, activities to strengthen the bonds between the pairs was organised.
When it was the time to rest, Aiko asked for the notebook.
"Mou~ you have been asking that for like 10 times!!" Ryosuke said getting a little annoyed at her repeated questions.
"Well! That notebook have my..." Aiko couldn't continued her sentence. Ryosuke then teased her by asking for the continuation.
He then added, "Well~ I read it all already. So... It's kinda late for you to hide anything,"
"MAJIDE!? YOU READ IT!!!!? NOW HAND IT BACK!!" Aiko roared with tint of blush in her cheeks. Ryosuke saw it and took it out but when he was about to give it to her. He took it back and now at a distance where Aiko couldn't reach. No matter how hard Aiko stretched, she couldn't even land a finger on the notebook. Until...
"That's Payback for shouting at my ear," Ryosuke smirked as he finally gave back the book to the frozen red Aiko.
Ryosuke still hear no answer from Aiko got embarrassed upon his actions pouted, "Well!! Don't freeze like that!! It embarrass me!!!" This time, he's the beetroot. He did the same thing the second time and continued, "There! It's not a dream!! So give me a reaction! I'm dying of embarrassment here!!!"
".... Is this real?" Aiko muttered softly. Her face still red.
Ryouske sighed and did it the third time and this time, longer and more passionate than the first two.
"Yes, Aiko. I kissed you. Three times,"
And that's how a childhood friends became pen-pals and now became lovers. Is this coincidence? Or just meant to be?
"But~! I'm I'm younger than you by 3 years! and that's quite... frustrating!" Aiko admitted. Ryosuke smiled.
"Aiko~ That's just number. You see the sakura here? And you compare to that small one there? Do you like them both?"
Aiko nodded innocently, unable to figure out where Ryosuke was heading.
"See! No matter how young or old you are. As long as you like it, it won't make a difference!" Ryosuke grinned while wondering whether it was a good example or not because he himself couldn't explain it fully.
She finally got the gist and nodded.
"But! The difference here is that~ I don't like you! I~ LOVE~ YOU~~~" Ryosuke whispered to Aiko's ear making her face red.
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