(Akira's POV)
I was bandaging my wound when unexpectedly I saw my brother was following one of my classmates. It was that girl again, Hina Yumekawa.
As I was checking on them, I heard her, Hina Yumekawa, shouted angrily to my brother.
Hikaru ignored her shouting as he was smiling, and act like a cool kid that I never imagined before.
He lowered his head and suddenly kissed her right cheek cheekily!
He left the dumbfounded girl on the spot.
I thought I was just witnessing something that I should not see. 'Hikaru? What are you doing?'
Wait, were they in a relationship before? Why I didn't know about this?
Before I could leave the place, I saw her looking at me with a dark face.
'Okay, it's too late to run now'. She glared at me like a laser trying to pierce through my body. Sweats came out on my palms.
Um, should I apologize for my brother behavior? Or should I talk to her first?
"Um...hey, I'm sorry for my-"
"F*ck off!" (Hina)
She passes my body, leaving me, with a helpless smile on my face.
I saw her back and she stomped her foot, angrily. What happened between them that I didn't know about?
At our school, I talked to her a few times when we were doing school task activities together.
Unfortunately, the conversation was all about the works. I didn't see an opportunity to ask her relationship with my brother before.
Sometimes we were too engrossed with our works, leaving me forgot to ask or she was gone somewhere before I could ask her.
Even at lunchtime or after school, I simply couldn't find an opportunity.
My friends told me that they saw her often at school rooftop, smoking or hanging out with a younger guy.
I wasn't surprised, I heard one of her rumor that she was indeed smoking.
But even so, the younger guy was Hikaru? Did this mean he was smoking as well?
I determined myself.
'Later I'll try to lecture her and Hikaru! Smoking is forbidden at school! If you want to smoke, go outside!
As a student council member and health committee member, I should warn them about the school's rules and disadvantages of smoking!'
For now, I should not trigger her bad mood and probe any questions to her.
First, I need to prepare for lunch. Later I could talk to her or just ask Hikaru about their relationship.
...
After lunch, we were getting ready for another trip to the waterfall which was near the camping site.
I was in the same group as Yukino, Jun, Hina, and two boys from our friend circle.
Hina was the only girl on the group and she didn't really mind it.
But, the other girls did. All of this because she was in the same group as me and Jun Yamada.
I sighed when I saw one of the girls glaring dagger to Hina, yet It seems she didn't realize it or she just didn't care?
As we went downhill, walking down through the stone path. I could hear the rush stream and freshwater smells.
I felt the wind was touching my skin and it brought me as if I was dreaming.
Some of the girls and boys from other class split up and mixing with different groups.
They were playing around beside the river or the waterfall.
Girls with girls, boys with boys, girls with boys. In this state, nobody cared about their grades level or class rank.
I looked at my classmates as they were getting ready to take pictures with friends or group.
It was refreshing to have a school memory being print on this place.
I climbed to a stone which was slightly huge than the other.
It was around 100 meters. I sat down and looked at the amazing sight of the waterfall.
Jun Yamada, the child actor, was a bit panting as he sat down beside me.
He smiled at me and averting his gaze in a second. He stared at the waterfall in front with a bead of sweats on his face.
He was being troubled by the girls from other class who kept hovering him.
To escape from them, he tried to get away by climbing this huge stone. He was really popular.
A random thought came to my mind. How could this famous guy become my friend?
It was actually the starting spring season two month ago.
I found out that I was, again, in the same class as Yukino, Jun, and the other friends as well. I felt delighted yet at the same time I wish for us will be in the same class for next year.
Jun Yamada noticed that I was in the same class as him.
He initiated a talk to me first. He said, "Let's get along this year too."
I was stunned, of course. It has been a while we talked like this.
As I told you he was a child actor in the past, and now in the present, he became a full fledge a professional actor.
Last Winter he got an award as the best new actor of the season and the best inspiring actor.
This year he got a lot offering for upcoming new movies and dramas. Since then, he became busier with his schedules.
Although he was busy, he still went to school once a while.
I thought and praised him in my mind. He was surprisingly a hardworking person.
The thing that I surprised the most was he didn't glare at me like he used to last year.
I was wondering why he acted like that, was it because he became more famous and gained more fans than me? I thought like that and in truth, it was.
His face became brighter and converse with me more.
I could see the aura of a 'STAR' from him. Yes, he was just trying to brag at me. But, I didn't mind it.
His face was everywhere on a billboard, television, and commercials.
Once, he collaborated with my sister, Hikari. They were modeling for an upcoming spring outfit together.
When I looked at the two of them, I felt that my sister was like a grown-up adult.
It was an annoying feeling inside me due to both of them suit each other!
Damn! No! My sister is still a kid! If they become a couple in the future I will be the first person strongly against it!
She is still a kid!
Anyway, I started to talk with Jun more often than before.
He treated me as a friend--finally--and soon he joined our group circle with Yukino and the other.
Back to the present, I noticed that Hina Yumekawa was gone from the group, I saw her with my brother from afar.
He pulled her somewhere quiet, unnoticed by people sight, yet I could see it through my glasses from above.
My eyes were shaking! I could see it that they were kissing!!!!!
Kissing!
Hikaru!! What did you just do?!
But in the next second, he had been slap by her!
Paa!
Hina with wrath expression went back to the camping site and Hikaru followed her as if nothing happened to him a second ago. I blinked my eyes and held my head hurtfully.
I thought I was witnessing something that I should not see again.
Jun noticed my pale face and asked me, "Hey, you're alright?"
I glanced at him and nodded, I took a deep breath and exhaled.
'I think he didn't see the couple kissing, huh.' I thought while wondering if he noticed.
Suddenly Yukino and the others came and joined us.
They were shirtless and only wore their short pants on their body.
They were already drenched from swimming before. Yukino asked me, "Why don't you swim?"
"Later, I'm not in the mood," I said with slight smile.
"Man, you suck." I shrugged from his comment.
Yukino looked at Jun and smiled deviously.
He whispered to the other guys and they nodded corresponding about 'something'.
I felt a bad premonition from this.
In the next moment, they went to our direction.
Without Jun noticed, Yukino and the other guys grabbed his body and threw it to the river stream below!
Splash!!
Yukino and the other laughed, but I didn't!
I shouted to them, "What the heck are you doing?!"
"W-Why? it's just for fun." Yukino looked at me weirdly, like I was overreacting with all of this.
But before he made another excuse, I took off my clothes and glasses to jump into the water!
I was trying to save Jun, he couldn't swim for freaking sake! He just told me a while ago.
I swam to his direction who kept struggling to get out of the water.
For the other students who were near the area, they were confused as well.
What just happened? Did someone get drown?
I could see that Jun swallowed some water into his throat and he couldn't keep his mind to calm.
He was in a panic condition, and he was struggling to grasp for air.
His body began to sink even deeper.
I dive down under water and swam to his body direction.
His eyes were closed and I could see a bubble beside his head. I scooped him up and swam to the surface.
I brought him to my shoulder as I grabbed his hand to circle my neck.
I swam to the shore and pulled him to lay on the ground.
The other students all surrounded us, even Yukino and the other guys.
Their face was pale and they felt guilty about it.
The teacher was already calling the medical-in-charge team from the camping site, while I began to wake up Jun by tapping his face a few times.
But no reaction, no response!
His face turned to pale. A panic came into my eyes.
Without a second thought, I reached my two hands and started to pump his chest. Thirty times. "Jun!" I shouted.
As I remember the health education we got in our class, I imagine him as the doll that I practiced at that time. 'I'm going to do CPR[1]!'
I determined my self.
I pumped his chest again and again.
I tilted his head to up and grab his bridge nose and began the mission of his resurrection with my mouth.
I blow my breath to his inside and I could feel his cold lips.
I went to his chest again and began to pump it quickly. He showed no signs of waking up.
I did mouth to mouth to him for about three times. But, he still didn't respond to me.
I pumped his chest again and finally, water came out from his mouth!
"Huuk..hah...hah..." (Jun)
He was choking and slowly opened his blurry eyes.
I called his name and waved at his eyes. "Jun! Wake up! Are you alright?!"
The medical team came and brought him to a stretcher.
I saw him, looking at me with dewy eyes. He unconsciously grabbed my hand. I looked at his hand weirdly.
But soon I ignored the thought and followed him to the camping site with a few teachers.
...
"OMG! Did you see that?!" (fangirl 1)
"Did you take the picture?!" (fangirl 2)
"I didn't!! Aghh!!" (fangirl 3)
I didn't know what they were talking about as I already walked afar from their spot.
But, I knew it will be something about today incident.
[1] Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation.