Something more (Soramafu & Urasaka)

Chapter 33

Soraru was walking towards the cafe the guys had planned for him to meet up with Tanaka. They really have nothing else to do. Soraru just sighed at his friends' persistence and laughed at how pushy they are. He then began to become anxious at meeting the older women.

He hadn't talked to her, without any hostility that is, for a few years and he was worried he'd be rude or sarcastic to her which in turn would cause more problems for them. He finally made it to the cafe, after the long, dreadful walk, and slowly opened the door to enter. He spotted her by the windows and made his way towards her.

"Ah, Soraru. You actually came, I thought maybe you'd bail."

"Yeah...."

"You can get whatever you want, I'm paying."

"........"

Soraru was silent, not knowing what to say. It was awkward for him to just start acting friendly to someone he held a grudge against for such a long time. Soraru just laughed to himself, he knows that he can be awkward sometimes, and this was the time.

A waiter came by and Tanaka had placed their orders. Soraru just stared out the window, awkwardly shuffling in his seat. Tanaka smiled at the raven-haired's male action, looks like he still is his awkward self. Other people would be shocked to see such a cold kid look shy and nervous.

"I know it must be awkward for you, you always did hate being forced into situations you don't want to be in, but I just wanted to apologize for hurting you. I really, really wanted to be there for you two, but it would've caused a scandal since I was getting popular at the time and it would've made things more troubling for you guys. I mean you know how rumors go around, people would doubt your abilities because they'd think you only got in because of my connections since I was famous."

"........"

Tanaka sighed before continuing, "I know forgiving me for lying to you might be a bit of a stretch, I mean you had to throw away your childhood and grow up quick to take care of Sakata. But I just want to know how you really feel."

The waiter came back with their meals as Soraru was staring at his plate. A few moments of silence enveloped them, before the raven-haired male finally spoke.

"..........I don't hate you......."

She smiled at the raven-haired male who was looking away, a small, shy blush on his face. She could tell that Soraru held no malice towards her, guess he's able to forgive people.

"You don't know how happy it makes me to hear you say that."

Soraru sighed and gave her a small, faint smile. She was glad that the raven-haired's stubbornness finally faded away.

"Fine, I'll forgive you if it stops all this sad sappiness. But you're in charge of our college tuition."

Tanaka just laughed as Soraru went back to his usual blunt, brutal attitude.

"I figured you'd say that. Well, I have no problem with that since I do plan on taking care of you guys now that I don't have much work."

She took a sip of her coffee before saying something that almost made Soraru choke on his food.

"You picked a really nice boyfriend."

She covered her mouth as she laughed at the raven-haired's face, which was beginning to turn red.

"E-Eh?"

"That albino must be pretty entertaining to tease, am I right? I pity him for having to deal with your teasing and devilishly personality."