A Younger Tutor
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Title: A Younger Tutor
Character: Arioka Daiki X Tokinawa Kikii (OC)
Rating: PG
Summary: Arioka Daiki's geography grades are abysmal and he decided to get a tutor. The tutor Johnny san got for him is a year younger and two inches taller. He hates that.
Arioka Daiki scratched his head profusely. Argh! I can't seem to grasp this! His geography finals is just around the corner and it is nerve wrecking. Geography has always been his weak subject. He don't think that knowing how does mountains form will help him much in becoming an idol.
Seeing him struggling with geography, Johnny san kindly suggested to hire a tutor for him. Daiki was enthusiastic about it initially. He heard that his tutor will be a female. To be able to improve his results and having a reason to look at a female for 2 hours everyday sounds so fine. To avoid wrong gossip, Johnny san allocated a room in their agency building as his study hall. One the first session, Daiki was feeling doki doki. He arrived at the room half an hour before time and waited restlessly. After they were introduced to each other, Daiki was pissed. Not that Tokinawa Kikii isn't cute, smart or kind. She is. Just that, she is a year younger than him. How can someone a year lower tutor him in geography?! That's just rubbing into his pride. What's more, she's about two inches taller. Two whole inch!
Since their first meeting, Daiki has been under her wing for 2 months already. True, geography doesn't seem so confusing anymore, but Daiki still can't make himself like Kikii. And now she is late. For 20 minutes. Daiki sprawled out on the couch and tapped his fingers impatiently.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I was caught up with some important matters!" Kikii rushed in and bowed.
Daiki let out his breath. "Haven't you thought of calling?"
"I'm sorry"
Daiki strode briskly to the table and sat on the chair. This is why tutors shouldn't be younger! He tried to ask Johnny san for another tutor, but Johnny san insisted that Kikii is one of the best tutor for him.
"Arioka kun, we will go through the characteristics of the mountains in Japan. Maybe you can read through a bit to highlight questions before I go through it with you," said Kikii as she rummaged around her bag.
Daiki merely nodded and flipped his textbook. Resting his chin on the table, he began scanning the page in silence.
After some moments, Daiki's eyes began to grow heavier and heavier. His eyelids fluttered. His head tilted towards his books. Slowly, he started dozing off.....
BAM!
Daiki jolted awake. He sees Kirii with her head on her book. He rolled his eyes. What, a tutor dozing off?! What a joke!
Just when he is about to close his book, he notices something red seeping through Kikii's books. Startled, he looked towards the source and gasped. Kikii is having a nosebleed, and a very serious one, from the amount of blood that comes out. Wait, she did not fall asleep! Did she faint as she wasn't feeling well and got a nosebleed?
Daiki panicked. He tried shaking Kikii and yelling at her, but she remains unconscious. Biting his lips, he grabbed his phone and called for an ambulance.
*****
Daiki paced around the corridor in the hospital. What happened to Kikii? Why would she has a nosebleed out of a sudden?
The door to Kikii's room opened and the doctor and his 2 nurses exits.
"What's wrong with Kikii?" demanded Daiki.
The nurses frowned. "You mean you don't know? Em, I think you better ask her yourself." They excused themselves.
Daiki stared. Taking a deep breath, he knocked on the door and peered in. Kikii smiled at him. "i'm sorry that I alarmed you. You must be shocked. Thank you for calling for an ambulance."
Daiki entered the room and shut the door behind him. "It's fine. What happened? You still look pale. Why did you have a nosebleed out of sudden? And there were so much blood!"
Kikii looked about fretfully,"It's nothing. Really. Maybe it's the heat recently and I was so busy that I was exhausted. The doctor said that I'll be fine after resting properly."
Daiki frowned,"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Em, Arioka kun? I have not contacted my mother about this. Can you pass me my bag? It's over on the table there."
Daiki glanced over and saw her bag sitting on the table. He walked over and picked it up. As he walked back, he tripped over his own feet and fell, the contents of Kikii's bag strewn everywhere.
"Oh! Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?" Kikii was startled.
Daiki shook his head and stood up slowly, gathering all the things. "I'm fine. I'm sorry for dropping your things. I wasn't careful enough. I -" Daiki paused in mid sentence. His eyes are staring at Kikii's notebook. The notebook has flipped open. One page is a picture of Daiki with hearts drawn all around and a 'I LOVE ARIOKA DAIKI' is written over the page. The next page is filled with scribbles. Daiki saw some, but those "Mrs Arioka Daiki", "Arioka Daiki daisuki!", "Daichan, chuu~~" and "Daichan is the best guy in the world!" that he saw are enough. He stared at them. He shifted his eyes and saw a pile of cards strewn out of it's binds. They're all his photos, many of them snapped by paparazzi. Kikii notices what Daiki saw and turned red. "Arioka kun! Th-those are not what you think! Thh-Those are just-"
"I see. You're just one of those crazy stalker fans. You just wanted to get closer to me, am I right?" Daiki spoke quietly.
Kikii closed her eyes tightly. "No, Arioka kun, things are not like this. Let me explain. It's just that-"
"i understand that being an idol, fans will want to follow me as much as they can, but invading my private life is too much! How much money do you make taking secret photos of me while I'm studying?!" Daiki's voice is filled with anger.
Kikii's eyes filled with tears. "No, Arioka kun, I'm sorry, but things isn't like this. I admit, I'm a huge fan of yours, but I never wanted to stalk you! It's just-"
"No, there's no need to explain," Daiki cut her off. "I don't want to see you again. Not even if I will fail geography." Daiki dumped everything he picked up onto her bed and strode out of the room, letting the door swing shut behind him.
*****
Today is his geography exam. Daiki came out of the exam hall and let out the breath he has been holding in. Thank God! I think I can get at least 75% on that! He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
"Excuse me, Arioka kun? I was told to pass this to you"
Daiki opened his eyes to find a cute junior of his holding out a letter to him in her hands. He accepted it with a smile and thanked her. The girl walked away. He shifted his gaze to the letter. Only his name in kanji was written on the outside of the envelope. He slide opened the envelope and drew out the letter.
Dear Arioka kun,
Please read this letter to the end, don't throw it away without reading. I know you're angry with me, and you have every right to be. But just let me finish what I have to say and do finish reading it. Then you can throw this letter away and forget that I've ever existed. I will never bother you again.
Yes, you're right. I am a big fan of your and I'll love you forever. But I did not tutor you because of that. Really.
I'm one of the elite national students, so my studies are way ahead of my peers. My specialty is geography and I intend to be a lecturer in the university when I'm older. That doesn't make me much different from other teenage girls. I'm really a big fan of yours. One day, i decided to write a letter to you through Shounen Club, but I have no idea what to write. I know you receive many letters everyday, but how do I make mine stand out? I have no idea.
And then, I'm diagnosed with a brain tumour. My condition is really serious and it's at the last stage already. This is when I heard about you needing a geography tutor. My days on earth are numbered and I would like to do something for a good cause. My parents brought be to the agency to see Johnny san. My brother is one of your dance instructors. Johnny san kindly introduced me to you. I know that you dislike me as I'm younger than you and so I'm not suitable to tutor you. But it's fine. I'm okay with it, as long as I am able to help someone I love in my numbered days.
I've often felt depressed over my illness. I'm young and have a bright future ahead of me, so why must I leave this world? If God wants to take a life, why don't he take the life of some cold hearted murderer? Why me? Whenever I felt like that, I will look at your photos and remind myself that there is a way for me to leave my mark on earth. Through you. If you score well in geography, you'll be happy, and that will make many people happy. That's my mission. I think that's the sole reason of my existence.
Arioka kun, I saw your look when you see those photos. Those are the things that pushes my passion for everything I hold on to. But you were upset and angry. Mad at me. Angry that I came to tutor you just to get close to you for personal reasons. My nosebleed indicates haemorrhage and that could be fatal for me. You saved my life. However, after you left, the doctor told me that I have not long to live, as the tumour has grown at an alarming rate and it is pressing on both sides of my brain. There is only one option for me. An operation. It's scheduled on the day before your geography exam. I have to be quarantined and stay in the hospital for the entire time up until my operation. Due to this, I'm unable to carry on our lessons. I'm sorry about this.
There's only a 10% chance that I will live through the operation. But if I don't undergo it, I will be under intense pain until I die in a week time. I've decided to go for the operation. I'm not sure if I can survive. I'll keep you in my mind, though. I think your image will make me determine to survive.
I did not write this letter to gather your sympathy. I just want to let you know why and to tell you the truth. Thank you for reading until the end.
-Tokinawa Kikii
Daiki is shocked. He didn't know. He did not give the chance to explain. Suddenly, images of her smiles floods his mind. No matter how moody he gets, she always answered his questions with a smile. Sometimes, she gets too pale and had to finish the session early. Now he understands. She was suffering inside, but he took no notice of someone who cares for him so much. Rather, he gets angry at her often. He shut his eyes tightly, but her images keeps coming. Once, she made sandwiches for him, but he threw them away. She even massaged his ankle when he sprained it during a dance practice. She fixed his iPod for him after its screen refuse to light up. She did this, she did that, she did so many things for him, but he never appreciated it.
Daiki's cheeks were washed wet with tears. How can he not noticed how kind is Kikii? How could he be so clueless?
Wait. Her operation was yesterday. 10% chance of survival... Wait, is she even alive now?
Daiki's blood ran cold. Grabbing his bag, he started running towards the hospital.
Please be alive, Kikii. Please tell me you survived. Wait for me. I want to apologise and make things up for you. You helped me so much, but I've never appreciated it. I'm sorry. Let me take care of you now.
END
It's pretty angsty and not fluffy at all! I'm sorry if this is not what you expected, but it got more and more angsty while I type. This is the first time I've written something angsty, so do give me comments!
Title: A Younger Tutor
Character: Arioka Daiki X Tokinawa Kikii (OC)
Rating: PG
Summary: Arioka Daiki's geography grades are abysmal and he decided to get a tutor. The tutor Johnny san got for him is a year younger and two inches taller. He hates that.
Arioka Daiki scratched his head profusely. Argh! I can't seem to grasp this! His geography finals is just around the corner and it is nerve wrecking. Geography has always been his weak subject. He don't think that knowing how does mountains form will help him much in becoming an idol.
Seeing him struggling with geography, Johnny san kindly suggested to hire a tutor for him. Daiki was enthusiastic about it initially. He heard that his tutor will be a female. To be able to improve his results and having a reason to look at a female for 2 hours everyday sounds so fine. To avoid wrong gossip, Johnny san allocated a room in their agency building as his study hall. One the first session, Daiki was feeling doki doki. He arrived at the room half an hour before time and waited restlessly. After they were introduced to each other, Daiki was pissed. Not that Tokinawa Kikii isn't cute, smart or kind. She is. Just that, she is a year younger than him. How can someone a year lower tutor him in geography?! That's just rubbing into his pride. What's more, she's about two inches taller. Two whole inch!
Since their first meeting, Daiki has been under her wing for 2 months already. True, geography doesn't seem so confusing anymore, but Daiki still can't make himself like Kikii. And now she is late. For 20 minutes. Daiki sprawled out on the couch and tapped his fingers impatiently.
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I was caught up with some important matters!" Kikii rushed in and bowed.
Daiki let out his breath. "Haven't you thought of calling?"
"I'm sorry"
Daiki strode briskly to the table and sat on the chair. This is why tutors shouldn't be younger! He tried to ask Johnny san for another tutor, but Johnny san insisted that Kikii is one of the best tutor for him.
"Arioka kun, we will go through the characteristics of the mountains in Japan. Maybe you can read through a bit to highlight questions before I go through it with you," said Kikii as she rummaged around her bag.
Daiki merely nodded and flipped his textbook. Resting his chin on the table, he began scanning the page in silence.
After some moments, Daiki's eyes began to grow heavier and heavier. His eyelids fluttered. His head tilted towards his books. Slowly, he started dozing off.....
BAM!
Daiki jolted awake. He sees Kirii with her head on her book. He rolled his eyes. What, a tutor dozing off?! What a joke!
Just when he is about to close his book, he notices something red seeping through Kikii's books. Startled, he looked towards the source and gasped. Kikii is having a nosebleed, and a very serious one, from the amount of blood that comes out. Wait, she did not fall asleep! Did she faint as she wasn't feeling well and got a nosebleed?
Daiki panicked. He tried shaking Kikii and yelling at her, but she remains unconscious. Biting his lips, he grabbed his phone and called for an ambulance.
*****
Daiki paced around the corridor in the hospital. What happened to Kikii? Why would she has a nosebleed out of a sudden?
The door to Kikii's room opened and the doctor and his 2 nurses exits.
"What's wrong with Kikii?" demanded Daiki.
The nurses frowned. "You mean you don't know? Em, I think you better ask her yourself." They excused themselves.
Daiki stared. Taking a deep breath, he knocked on the door and peered in. Kikii smiled at him. "i'm sorry that I alarmed you. You must be shocked. Thank you for calling for an ambulance."
Daiki entered the room and shut the door behind him. "It's fine. What happened? You still look pale. Why did you have a nosebleed out of sudden? And there were so much blood!"
Kikii looked about fretfully,"It's nothing. Really. Maybe it's the heat recently and I was so busy that I was exhausted. The doctor said that I'll be fine after resting properly."
Daiki frowned,"Are you sure?"
"Yes. Em, Arioka kun? I have not contacted my mother about this. Can you pass me my bag? It's over on the table there."
Daiki glanced over and saw her bag sitting on the table. He walked over and picked it up. As he walked back, he tripped over his own feet and fell, the contents of Kikii's bag strewn everywhere.
"Oh! Are you okay? Did you hurt yourself?" Kikii was startled.
Daiki shook his head and stood up slowly, gathering all the things. "I'm fine. I'm sorry for dropping your things. I wasn't careful enough. I -" Daiki paused in mid sentence. His eyes are staring at Kikii's notebook. The notebook has flipped open. One page is a picture of Daiki with hearts drawn all around and a 'I LOVE ARIOKA DAIKI' is written over the page. The next page is filled with scribbles. Daiki saw some, but those "Mrs Arioka Daiki", "Arioka Daiki daisuki!", "Daichan, chuu~~" and "Daichan is the best guy in the world!" that he saw are enough. He stared at them. He shifted his eyes and saw a pile of cards strewn out of it's binds. They're all his photos, many of them snapped by paparazzi. Kikii notices what Daiki saw and turned red. "Arioka kun! Th-those are not what you think! Thh-Those are just-"
"I see. You're just one of those crazy stalker fans. You just wanted to get closer to me, am I right?" Daiki spoke quietly.
Kikii closed her eyes tightly. "No, Arioka kun, things are not like this. Let me explain. It's just that-"
"i understand that being an idol, fans will want to follow me as much as they can, but invading my private life is too much! How much money do you make taking secret photos of me while I'm studying?!" Daiki's voice is filled with anger.
Kikii's eyes filled with tears. "No, Arioka kun, I'm sorry, but things isn't like this. I admit, I'm a huge fan of yours, but I never wanted to stalk you! It's just-"
"No, there's no need to explain," Daiki cut her off. "I don't want to see you again. Not even if I will fail geography." Daiki dumped everything he picked up onto her bed and strode out of the room, letting the door swing shut behind him.
*****
Today is his geography exam. Daiki came out of the exam hall and let out the breath he has been holding in. Thank God! I think I can get at least 75% on that! He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
"Excuse me, Arioka kun? I was told to pass this to you"
Daiki opened his eyes to find a cute junior of his holding out a letter to him in her hands. He accepted it with a smile and thanked her. The girl walked away. He shifted his gaze to the letter. Only his name in kanji was written on the outside of the envelope. He slide opened the envelope and drew out the letter.
Dear Arioka kun,
Please read this letter to the end, don't throw it away without reading. I know you're angry with me, and you have every right to be. But just let me finish what I have to say and do finish reading it. Then you can throw this letter away and forget that I've ever existed. I will never bother you again.
Yes, you're right. I am a big fan of your and I'll love you forever. But I did not tutor you because of that. Really.
I'm one of the elite national students, so my studies are way ahead of my peers. My specialty is geography and I intend to be a lecturer in the university when I'm older. That doesn't make me much different from other teenage girls. I'm really a big fan of yours. One day, i decided to write a letter to you through Shounen Club, but I have no idea what to write. I know you receive many letters everyday, but how do I make mine stand out? I have no idea.
And then, I'm diagnosed with a brain tumour. My condition is really serious and it's at the last stage already. This is when I heard about you needing a geography tutor. My days on earth are numbered and I would like to do something for a good cause. My parents brought be to the agency to see Johnny san. My brother is one of your dance instructors. Johnny san kindly introduced me to you. I know that you dislike me as I'm younger than you and so I'm not suitable to tutor you. But it's fine. I'm okay with it, as long as I am able to help someone I love in my numbered days.
I've often felt depressed over my illness. I'm young and have a bright future ahead of me, so why must I leave this world? If God wants to take a life, why don't he take the life of some cold hearted murderer? Why me? Whenever I felt like that, I will look at your photos and remind myself that there is a way for me to leave my mark on earth. Through you. If you score well in geography, you'll be happy, and that will make many people happy. That's my mission. I think that's the sole reason of my existence.
Arioka kun, I saw your look when you see those photos. Those are the things that pushes my passion for everything I hold on to. But you were upset and angry. Mad at me. Angry that I came to tutor you just to get close to you for personal reasons. My nosebleed indicates haemorrhage and that could be fatal for me. You saved my life. However, after you left, the doctor told me that I have not long to live, as the tumour has grown at an alarming rate and it is pressing on both sides of my brain. There is only one option for me. An operation. It's scheduled on the day before your geography exam. I have to be quarantined and stay in the hospital for the entire time up until my operation. Due to this, I'm unable to carry on our lessons. I'm sorry about this.
There's only a 10% chance that I will live through the operation. But if I don't undergo it, I will be under intense pain until I die in a week time. I've decided to go for the operation. I'm not sure if I can survive. I'll keep you in my mind, though. I think your image will make me determine to survive.
I did not write this letter to gather your sympathy. I just want to let you know why and to tell you the truth. Thank you for reading until the end.
-Tokinawa Kikii
Daiki is shocked. He didn't know. He did not give the chance to explain. Suddenly, images of her smiles floods his mind. No matter how moody he gets, she always answered his questions with a smile. Sometimes, she gets too pale and had to finish the session early. Now he understands. She was suffering inside, but he took no notice of someone who cares for him so much. Rather, he gets angry at her often. He shut his eyes tightly, but her images keeps coming. Once, she made sandwiches for him, but he threw them away. She even massaged his ankle when he sprained it during a dance practice. She fixed his iPod for him after its screen refuse to light up. She did this, she did that, she did so many things for him, but he never appreciated it.
Daiki's cheeks were washed wet with tears. How can he not noticed how kind is Kikii? How could he be so clueless?
Wait. Her operation was yesterday. 10% chance of survival... Wait, is she even alive now?
Daiki's blood ran cold. Grabbing his bag, he started running towards the hospital.
Please be alive, Kikii. Please tell me you survived. Wait for me. I want to apologise and make things up for you. You helped me so much, but I've never appreciated it. I'm sorry. Let me take care of you now.
END
It's pretty angsty and not fluffy at all! I'm sorry if this is not what you expected, but it got more and more angsty while I type. This is the first time I've written something angsty, so do give me comments!