Puppy Love

Was this just an infatuation?

Or was this just a silly crush?

Was this only puppy love?

“Fuji-san! Fuji-san!” called out, reaching Fuji Yuuta who was on his seat.

Yuuta looked up and felt her heart skip a beat. “Teach me… some… Physics?” she uttered.

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It was just another day at Seishun Gakuen and was a first-year there.

She had some little problems with Physics… and with Fuji Yuuta.

“Fine,” Yuuta answered to her request. He was used to it anyway. had always asked him for help.

He never understood why she was the only one that he accepted though. Yuuta shunned away from everyone. They kept comparing him to Fuji Syusuke. He didn’t like it very much.

+++

gazed at the boy; redness threatening to visit her cheeks.

She wanted to talk to him, have more contact with him, know him better.

“So, Fuji-san, how’s your brother? I heard he’s a tensai and things like that…” She stammered slowly. Yuuta felt his blood boil.

This may seem like such a normal question, but the boy was very sensitive to topics regarding his brother.

He clenched his fist. realized it.

She stopped talking, suddenly remembering that Yuuta didn’t really like to talk about his brother.

Yuuta was disappointed. is just like everyone else. All they cared about was his brother… his brother… his brother!

+++

They didn’t speak for a week.

Every time tried to approach Yuuta, he would just turn his head and walk away.

That got really depressed.

She didn’t mean it. She liked Yuuta. She cared nothing for Fuji Syusuke. She only liked Yuuta.

Finally, she spotted him lying quietly on the benches by the fountains, but she stopped, wondering if she should go ahead. She had this barrier now. It hurt her to know that she had hurt him.

took a deep breath and sat down beside him. Yuuta was too tired, and didn’t bother to move. Besides, this was the only place where he didn’t need to hear those irritating voices.

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bit her lips.

“I… don’t… care about your brother at all... The one I care about… The one I really like… is you!” confessed with all her heart, all her sincerity, all her genuineness.

She couldn’t stand it anymore and sobbed into Yuuta’s shoulder.

“I’m… sorry,” the girl mouthed softly.

Yuuta widened his eyes, shocked by the girl’s sudden declaration of love. Yet he felt it, felt that truth-ness. He had been right after all; she was different from the others.

He wrapped his arms around ’s thin waist and hugged her for a while, patting her back softly occasionally, urging her to stop crying.

The leaves rustled quietly and the waters of the fountain cascaded softly. wished this could last forever.

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“You can call me Yuuta.” The boy finally broke the silence, surprised at his impulsiveness.

He let go and stood up, walking away.

“Thanks,” Yuuta said as he waved his hands and paced towards the school building. He felt that, somehow, this girl was special.

Tears streamed down ’s face yet again, drops of glittery tears, which reflected joy this time. She looked forward to seeing Yuuta the next day, to talk to him again.

…But he wasn’t there.

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wondered if he was sick as she found her way to her seat and spotted a note under her desk.

The note was written by Yuuta, she recognized that handwriting, she had them all over her physics notebook.

“ , thank you for everything. I thought I should tell you that I’ve decided to transfer to St Rudolph. – Fuji Yuuta”

covered her mouth and gasped. She couldn’t believe it.

She made a dash to the principal’s office.

“I would like to request for a transfer.” said without hesitation.

This wasn’t just puppy love…

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“Ne, Yuuta, nee-san made your favorite raspberry pie today,” Fuji Syusuke informed his brother after the match between St Rudolph and Seigaku.

Yuuta contemplated, wondering if he should go back. Just then someone grabbed him from the back, “Yuuta!” a cheerful voice greeted.

“Ah, …” the caramel-haired boy looked back at the girl who was now beaming at him. Yuuta’s lips curved into a rare smile.

“Yo, ,” Fuji waved at .

“Ah, Fuji-senpai,” answered, bowing down slightly.

“You know each other?!” Yuuta stepped back a little.

“Of course, when you two were still in Seigaku, she always came to ask me about you.” Fuji smiled widely.

“Fuji-senpai, what does Yuuta like to eat? Fuji-senpai, what does Yuuta like to do? Fuji-senpai, what kind of girls does Yuuta like? Yuuta, Yuuta, Yuuta,” Fuji said, mimicking ’s voice teasingly.

“Fuji-senpai!!!” shouted embarrassingly, redness across her cheeks. 

Yuuta blushed faintly, lifting out his left hand to hold ’s as she clasped on tightly.

“Hey, promise me you wouldn’t use that Twist Spin Shot until you can stronger okay?” softened her tone and said worryingly while snuggling against Yuuta’s arm, stroking it softly.

Yuuta gave her an assuring nod.

“You two are so cute,” Fuji commented. “I’ll see you later, Yuuta, at home. And you too, .” The tensai said as he walked off to the other Seigaku members.

“Come by later?” Yuuta asked.

nodded as the two walked hand in hand back to the bus.

This was true love that shone from within.

//Summer. 21^st Nov ’04.