Cursed Loop

CHAPTER XII

I woke up from my bed, it's Monday again.

"Fuck...why does time flies so fast"

I left my bed then get ready to leave. Time actually passed by and I started to clean my house daily; I don't want her to come barge in my room looking dirty every time just to hang-out. Even at school she keeps pestering me non-stop but this time I enjoy it. We always go to different restaurants to eat in our date. Yes, we are dating; at least to delay her proposal when she feels like wanting to kneel again. It has been also a while since I looped.

I opened the door of the classroom but she didn't jump at me as I predicted.

(Where is she?)

A group of people are hogging in the same spot. That seat seems to be next to me. I dodge the crowd then saw a glimpse of her.

(What the hell is she doing there?)

Her in the middle, halt my movement. I tried to call out for her; it was pointless.  The crowd is too loud to have my voice reach her. She was smiling, smiling cheerfully as when both of us are together. It tightens my heart seeing her happy because of another person. I ignored her to compose myself and then the class starts. Up till lunch, the people run towards her seat, encircling the seat. It pissed me off; I could hear the string of my patience snapping. I rushed through the crowd then pulled her hand forcefully to my side. Without a word, I left the classroom while holding her hand.

Running aimlessly, I stumbled upon the garden of the school.

(There was a garden?) *looking dumbfounded while panting*
"____, are you tired? We should rest." *Her doe eyes are in distressed the same as mine*
"I can't rest. They might take you away from me" *panting*
"They?"
"The people around you before"

I looked away as I clicked my tongue. A blush comes out from my face, thinking why I am being too possessive. I could sense the sinister smile behind my back.

"What is this~ you're jealous~" *smirking mischievously*
"W-what! N-no..." *Hiding my flustered face*
"Mhm~ then I'll go back" *turning around to walk back*
"Fine, go back! Don't even dare to talk to me again"

Clench my fist, still maintaining my face away. She chuckles cutely before turning around to jump on my back. She might be light but her strength is inhuman. My balance lost stability that I almost tripped. I held her arm tightly to not let her fall off.

"You really want to kill me aren't you?" *Frowning*
"Hehe~ killing you with my love~"
"Cringe" *sighs*

I don't know when she got too comfortable with me that she got to the point of not even saying sorry. I want to hear it again, even once.

The cafeteria is noisy, I refused to go here but she insisted. Some group of people barge In front of us then asked many questions about her. I told her that they are irritating me therefore, she told them to ask next time; as should be.

"Why do they bother to ask?"
"Hm? No, they're not bothering me"
"I mean they're bothering me"
"Uh...pfft!" *Holds back her laugh*
"Is there something funny?"
"Nope~ it's just that sometimes you don't speak what you actually mean~"
"What are you o—"
"By the way, I have a singing contest later at the event"
"Singing contest? When did you ever sing?"
"I actually plan to hide it until then...although they keeps talking about it"
"I'm not interested" *She chuckles cutely*
"It’s okay if you don't come then~"
"I won't"

It's tightly crowded in the gymnasium. The shouts and screams are shrieking through my ears that destroys my eardrums.

*Sighs* "Why did I even come here in the first place?"

I squeeze through the crowd to get near the stage.

"When is she gonna show up" *losing my patience*

The stage set off a fog, coordinating with the lights pointing at the center and there she is at the middle, the star of the stage. They all screamed from their lungs; whilst I cover my ears pointlessly for I could still hear their squeals. The fog at the stage slowly reveals a girl in a pink crop top and pink short skirt.

(Isn't it too revealing?)

Her long purple hair has streaks of pink that fall down straight. Her eyes are sparkling like stars in the night sky.
(Wig and contact lenses?)

[she is cosplaying as Ai from oshinoko btw =~=]

Her cute smile became wide then starts to greet her audience.
"Ohayo mina-san!"
(Huh?!)
The audience intensified the screams. Her smile forms a pleasant aura around her, giving me colorful visions. I can't understand the song but the way it is sung and the talent of her dancing with the beat forced my eyes to look at her...only at her. The mini fireworks shot; the led lights dancing the same way as her steps; the crowd cheering for her. Almost as if I'm in some concert rather than a contest. As the time goes by, her voice is great although the tone, it's different; somewhat I felt a sense of sorrow from her tone, her eyes as well. Unexpectedly we made eye contact, the change of her expression from surprise to a cheerful face again. The song became more joyful than before and the people began to shout her name "Ai". I never thought she was this popular though; all this time she stubbornly hangs out with me, a lone wolf. Why would she even waste her time on me? The concert continues and in the end, she won the trophy.

(What an easy way to get a trophy)

I scoff at how ridiculous the competition is and then left.

She comes running through the corridor, holding her trophy and still wearing the costume. She jumps onto my back, I purposely waited for her.

*Happy wide smirk* "you saw that, you saw that right?"

[She meant about how well her dancing and singing is]

"No, I didn't"
"Hehe~ you said you won't come?"

I proceed to walk silently while she hangs on my back. Both of us got out without a word not until she engaged a topic.

"Say~ did you like my performance?" *Curiously looking*
"It's okay I guess"
"Hmp...I put a lot of effort into it you know"
"It's just not entertaining to me"

[He recaps how gorgeous she was at the stage that he starts to blush]

"You're really bad at lying aren't you~" *whispers softly to my ears*
*Gets flustered* "get off me Ai!" *Shaking my body*
"Ai? Me?"

When she falls off my back, both of us stared at each other quietly. She cutely laughs aloud with tears.

"AHAHAaHAaah...I didn't knew you know the character" *wiping her tears*
"Character?" *Frowning my eyebrows*
"What?"
"What?" *confused tone*
"Ai is an anime character..."
"That's not your name?"
"WHAT DO YOU MEA—"

She got angry for such a little thing; it was like child throwing a tantrum. Us arguing didn't last long in which we reconciled after it, she walks me home.