Dreams are Reality chapter 2

Kenjii couldn’t finish the sentence. Chelsea had held his head and pressed her lips firmly on his. Kenjii was bewildered, and he noticed someone behind Chelsea. There, with her eyes flooding with tears, was Naoto. She shook her head, unable to accept what she had seen. Kenjii pushed Chelsea away and Naoto ran. He tried to run after her, but Chelsea had grabbed his arm. Kenjii turned to face her. He was crying.

Naoto ran towards her school. She couldn’t stop thinking about Kenjii. I just can’t believe the other night! She thought. She giggled at the memory.

Meanwhile, Kenjii wasn’t quite as happy. He stood in front of his locker. A girl stood next to him, enraged. Kenjii talked to her furiously. “Chelsea! I need to get my books!” he said not too quietly. “I don’t care!” Chelsea hollered back “Why did you leave so early? And where did you go?”
“I had to walk Naoto to her house! Now will you leave me alone?!?”
“How could you do this to me?”
“What?!?”
“You know what I mean! I thought you loved me!”
“Chelsea, I’m sorry, but I don’t! You know I like Nao!”
Chelsea slammed her fist into a locker. “No you don’t!”
“Just drop it! I don’t love you! I love-
Kenjii couldn’t finish the sentence. Chelsea had held his head and pressed her lips firmly on his. Kenjii was bewildered, and he noticed someone behind Chelsea. There, with her eyes flooding with tears, was Naoto. She shook her head, unable to accept what she had seen. Kenjii pushed Chelsea away and Naoto ran. He tried to run after her, but Chelsea had grabbed his arm. Kenjii turned to face her. He was crying.
“Chelsea, what have you done?”
“I’ve saved our relationship!”
“You’ve ruined Nao’s and mine!”
“I know, isn’t it great?”
Kenjii finally got out of her grasp. He ran after Naoto until he finally caught up with her. She was sobbing. “Naoto!” Kenjii called.
“What?”
“It wasn’t how it looked like!”
“So I didn’t see you and Chelsea kissing?”
“Please! Let me explain!”
“There isn’t anything you can say Kenjii!”
“Naoto please! It isn’t like that!”
“I’m not stupid Kenjii! I wasn’t born yesterday!”
Naoto stormed off. Kenjii cried softly. He watched her as she walked angrily away.

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Naoto reached her classroom. Ai was waiting in front of it. She noticed Naoto’s sad and reddened face, and worried. “Nao, what happened? You were almost late! You do know we have a test now right?” Ai asked following her inside. “Yeah, I know.” Naoto answered dully.
“Then what happened?”
“Kenjii happened.”
“What? What do you mean?”
“Ladies,” the teacher appeared behind them, “whenever you wish to finish and take a seat, so we can begin the test please.” “Sorry teach.” Answered Ai, and each went to their seat.

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After school Ai, Nick, Kelsea, Chelsea, and Charlie stood waiting for Naoto and Kenjii. Chelsea gossiped with her twin sister, Kelsea and Charlie tried to ignore them. Nick and Ai giggled while hugging each other a bit too close. Soon, Naoto arrived. She sped quickly past Chelsea and the others until she stood next to Ai and Nick. “Ahem” she tried to get Ai’s attention. “Oh, I’m sorry! Nick, Nao and me have to talk ok?” Ai said to Nick nervously. “Fine.” He answered, a bit annoyed at the intrusion. “But I don’t want you talking about Jake! I’ve seen him playing; he’s not that good you know!” Nick warned, and Charlie heard. He approached Nick and took him by surprise. “Don’t worry Nick! They’ll be too busy talking about how they saw me in the gym last week!” he teased, and noticed Nick was glaring at him, “Sorry man! I was just teasing.”
“Yeah well, I’ll tease you all the way to hurtville. So shut it.”
“Man! Chill out! What’s with you? You usually laugh at those jokes!”
“Ok guys, chill. Really Nick, Nao was gonna tell me something important, and Jake is cute, but not as cute as Charlie and Charlie’s not as hot as you baby, ok?” said Ai, trying to cool Nick down. Nick looked at Charlie apologetically and followed Chelsea and Kelsea down the street, leaving Ai and Naoto to some privacy.
Ai turned to face Naoto. “What happened?” Naoto told her what she had seen. “Oh my gosh! I can’t believe that jerk! And he just asked you out! Doh! I can’t believe this!” Ai was infuriated.
“Relax, Ai. I’m sure it’s no big deal.”
“How can you say that? He kissed your friend! Or your ex-friend, more like it. I can’t believe that little tramp! Kelsea told us, told me and Nick, and Charlie! She said we’d better watch out for that tramp of a sister of hers, because she’s after Kenjii and she won’t stop!”
“Wait, she what?”
“Never mind. What else happened?”
“He came after me, but I couldn’t listen. I am still not in the mood. I don’t ever want to see him.”
“Well, you better close your eyes, because here he comes!”
They turned. Sure enough, there was Kenjii, walking towards them. “Hi Ai, can I speak to Naoto alone please?” he asked politely. Big mistake. As soon as he finished the sentence, Ai began pushing him and hollering accusing words at him.
“How DARE you? How can you do such evil things!?”
“What? No, Ai, you don’t understand!”
“I don’t want to hear it! Wait, in fact, I DO want to hear it. What the HELL were you doing kissing one of my best friend’s friends?”
“Ai, please! I need to talk to Naoto alone!”
“Oh, do you? What, so you can tell her that now you prefer Kelsea? Or maybe you made a fix-up with Nick and traded me in too!”
“Ai please! You don’t get it!”
Naoto grabbed Ai’s arm before she lunged at him. Ai turned towards Naoto and hugged her. “I’m so sorry. But I just can’t take someone hurting you Nao. Not anymore.”
“It’s fine Ai. Thanks for caring, but I gotta fix this alone.”
Ai nodded. She walked away, but before, glared at Kenjii and stuck her tongue out at him. Naoto smiled a bit, but her smile faded as she turned towards Kenjii. “What do you want?” she asked him, rolling her eyes.
“I want you to please listen.”
“What’s there to hear?”
“Naoto, I did not kiss Chelsea!”
“And the moon isn’t round! And Earth isn’t part of the solar system! And you didn’t ask me out yesterday!” Tears flooded Naoto’s eyes.
“Nao, I know it was wrong, but please, it wasn’t like that!”
“Kenjii, you are a nice guy, and going out with you meant getting to know you better. But if this is what the real you is like, I’d rather not-
“Please, Nao, listen. I do love you. I always have, and always will. What you saw earlier wasn’t true. I did not kiss Chelsea, she-
“That’s enough. Kenj, I love you too, I always have, but now,” she sighs, “now I’m not even sure if I should have ever met you.” Naoto starts walking away, but Kenjii grabs her.
“Naoto, please. Like you said, I’m a nice guy and I do love you. How can I get you to believe me?”
“I’m not sure. Be creative. I just want to go home Kenjii. Let me go, I need to leave.”
Naoto turned her head away from Kenjii to avoid him looking at her crying. He let her go and she ran away, her hair flowing in the breeze. Kenjii’s eyes flooded with tears, and he looked at the sky.
When she turned the corner, Naoto looked back to make sure Kenjii didn’t see her. She leaned against the wall and let herself drop to the floor softly while whispering softly I love you, I’m sorry. Please forgive me. I love you. I love you Kenjii.