A Flavor to Love

5-3

“Ekkkhhh? I didn't hear wrong, did I?" Park Ha Neul asked full of hysteria.

"Ssttt, can you not scream? I've been pretty dizzy with everything I've been through since I walked into this college." Kirana pressed her temple that had been pulsing since. Currently they are in the campus cafeteria enjoying their lunch.

"Why else with this Noisy Miss Kirana?" Erick approached with a bowl of ramen he ordered. He chose to sit on Kirana's left side and began to enjoy the ramen.

"No, he's just surprised I intend to resign from the Basketball Club and move to the Karate Club."

"Ohuk!" Erick choked and tried to swallow ramen noodles round and round. He immediately grabbed the city drink containing apple juice he had bought and drank it. "You're serious?"

"Um," nod Kirana steady. "I discussed it with Tanaka-senpai, and she agreed. Moreover, he was short of people for the competition this winter. So yeah, that's it."

"But are your actions not too excessive? Though you've always hated anything excessive.." Luna gulped down the green tea liquid from the bottle she bought earlier in the canteen vending machine.

"It's not Luna's exaggeration, I'm tired of all this, can't you understand?" Kirana showed her frustrated expression to her best friend.

"It is precisely because I understand Kirana, that I see you as if you are running away especially from Akio Fujiwara. And it's not like you usually are. Why don't you just go up to him and ask him what he means to bother you and what?"

"Somehow, maybe you're right, I was running away because talking to that proud man only made me feel more and more towards him." Kirana leaned her body against the back of the chair. He's been rolling his memories backwards ever since he set foot on this campus. It does not feel that it has entered December, it means that now in Japan it has entered winter and it has been three months Kirana studied to become a doctor here. He counted how many times he had quarreled with Akio Fujiwara who ended up eating his own heart out of annoyance. Almost every day! How could? Differences in classes, majors and buildings alone have determined that he should rarely interact with the man. He really did not understand all this, as if fate was happily playing with his life to always deal with Akio Fujiwara. 

"Go away, I want to sit here!" Suddenly Akio casually forced Kirana to shift from her seat now and was followed by Kazuto who chose to sit next to Park Ha Neul.

"Hello everyone, we're joining ya," Sapa Kazuto as she kissed Park Ha Neul's cheeks made her cheeks flushed red.

Isshhhh, why is this creature sitting here anyway? Just ruin my lunch mood! Kirana was complaining in her heart.

"Akio-sama.," Kirana rolled her eyes bored as the screams of the girls echoed in her ears. It had been the umpteenth time he had used the gesture to show his dislike for the reaction of the girls adoring the man next to him.

"What look-look?" Akio gave a sharp look towards Kirana who had since shown an expression of dislike towards him.

"Why do you have to sit next to me anyway?" Finally Kirana let out her heart voice. He did not accept Akio continued to do his best. "There really is no other place that is empty?"

"Who do you have the right to expel me?" He was relaxing and enjoying his lunch.

"Absolutely, should I say who I just had the right to kick you out?" Apparently Kirana's emotions were easily ignited by Akio's words. He cursed Akio who easily provoked him. Can't he live a quiet life without the distraction of this handsome, annoying creature? A handsome? Is that true? How could he give a statement that he never once gave to any man other than his brother?!

"Why can't you two get along anyway?" Kazuto. "Eat yes eat only, no need to argue like a child. You guys have to show high-class family ethics!"

"Upper class?" Park Ha Neul, Luna and Erick asked in unison. "What did you just say Kazuto?"

"Engg.., I mean for Akio, hehehe." Kazuto forcibly lowered his lips to form a smile.

But how does he have to deal with the bickering of these two gender-different beings before him? No one ever seemed to give up or apologize. Especially Akio, he regretted giving the oath so that his best friend was in love with a girl who did not like him. And I believe that oath is true. He didn't know that his words had really come true. At first she was grateful, at least Akio started to show emotions in her and focus on just one girl. But the longer he can not stand the ego issued by both of them. What should he do to reconcile these two?

"Have not thought too far, yet" Park Ha Neul nudged Kazuto's shoulder resuscitated him from the daydream. "I have a good plan for both of them."

"What do you mean?"

"I have a way to reconcile them," Park Ha Neul whispered something to Kazuto. Hearing Park Ha Neul's brilliant idea made Kazuto smile in satisfaction.

"Just never come near me again!"

"Who would be close to me, ugly girl!"

"Do you really want to sit next to me now?"

"Didn't you see stupid? All the seats are full and only your place is empty!"

"Allah, basic man full mode!"

The entire canteen could only sigh at the behavior and pain of Kirana and Akio who were far from the word adult.

"Ano.., Kirana-san, Fujiwara-san, I'm sorry to interrupt the argument between the two of you," Suddenly a dark brown-haired man with a shorter spike haircut like a soldier.

"Tanaka-senpai!" Kirana exclaimed excitedly as she stood up from her seat. It seemed like his chance to escape was already in sight.

"Sorry to interrupt your lunch time Kirana-san."

"Is there any need for Tanaka-senpai to call me?"

"Can you come with me for a minute? It's about this winter's game,"

This is a good opportunity! At least he could stay away from Akio for a while.

"Okay, it's no problem Tanaka-senpai!" Kirana lightly pushed Akio's shoulders so as not to block her path. "So Young Master, I want to pass!"

Like hypnotized, Akio complies with Kirana's request to step aside even though the speech that comes out of Kirana tends to be rude. He only fell silent with an indecipherable look when he saw Kirana walking side by side with Akira Tanaka, the chairman of the karate club who is well-respected in his generation for his leadership and policy stance. Somehow seeing the scene made his chest suddenly tight as if he could not accept hers being taken from his side. His? Who is his? Why does he feel this kind of possessiveness?

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