Lahat ng Kabanata ng Tokyo Romansu: love's pathway : Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 9

"Man! What a day!" I exclaimed as I walked from work to my home. "Tokyo sure is a hell of a city. Who would have thought that I would have to start working part-time the minute I arrive here?" I thought, feeling exhausted. Well, if there is one thing I learned, it is that you need to start living at your own expense if you want to make yourself at home in Tokyo. My name is Kenjirou Subaru. I'm sixteen years old. I shifted to Tokyo a few years ago (I can't remember when) from Osaka because, well, I don't know why. I didn't have many friends, or rather, no friends at all. But if there is one thing I remember, it is that the years I spent in Osaka were a daily dose of torment, all because of my family's attitude towards me. Well anyway, basically, I am a loner whose belief has always been, “Don't expect too many good things in life, or you are wacko.” Anyway, I was just walking down the same familiar alleyway towards Minato City, which is where I live. Don't get your hopes up now; it's

"Here, drink this," I said as I tossed her a can of tea."Th-thank you! You have no idea how thirsty I am!""Hey brat! What would you like to have?!""I can have anything.""You sure can..." I replied absentmindedly."Anything?""Yes! Damn it!""I want to have a bag of Cheez-O!""Okay, one cheez-O coming up!"I turned to Mika, who was gazing at the sky with twinkling eyes."Beautiful, isn't it?""Subaru Big Bro! You like the stars too.""Yup. I sure do like them."Well, at least for the time being as of now. I thought as I glanced at Hanako, who was sipping the warm tea I brought her. She seemed really shaken up. I mean, yeah, of course anyone would be out of their normal line of reasoning if something unexpected happened all of a sudden.I probably should give her some company just so that she knows that she is no longer alone. I am not the comforting type, but at least I can try to be."Hey Mika-chan. Have a seat over here, okay? I'll be back soon enough.""Okay! Mika is a good girl,

They say surprise is the greatest gift life can grant us, but I think otherwise. I do like surprises when it comes to receiving something unexpectedly good, but not at this time of the night.Why did Maki have to drop by only at this time?! And what perfect timing too! She would obviously make a huge fuss about seeing the bandages on my arm.Now I realise why my eye was twitching all day today. Probably because of bad luck, and that has to happen now?!I immediately shut the door with a bang and scrambled back onto the floor. Damn! It really is her. What should I do?I could hear Maki speaking from the other side:Come on, Subaru, it's rude to keep someone waiting outside. So hurry and open up!"I quickly threw down whatever stuff I could find on the floor so as to pretend that I was a bit unattractive right now.I looked at Maki with a slight nervousness as I greeted her."H-hi. What brings you here?""You haven't been answering my calls at all for, like, what?Three hours! Obviously, I

I stared at the starry sky. The stars were shining merrily while casting their faint and soothing glow along with the moon. A day or two had passed since I met him. What was his name again? Kenjirou Subaru, yeah, that's right. I really should thank him properly if we cross paths again, that is. I sighed."Now, Mika. Stop throwing your stuff around, will you? It'll be a lot of work for Big Sister to clean up. So make sure you tidy up, alright?" I said this as I smiled at my adorable little sister.You see, she is just a five-year-old in kindergarten. Well, unlike most kids her age, she prefers to be picky about choosing her friends. This is going to end up being troublesome one day. No matter what I think, my thoughts always drift back to Subaru. Though it was only a meeting, it left quite a different impression on me. That face of his, those eyes that gave you the impression of the ocean, and most of all, the sadness and pain behind it. I wonder what happened with him, but there is on

'Alright, students, we are done for today. Enjoy your lunch. Hurry up! Go on! and Subaru, I want you to drop by the faculty room after school ends.""Yes ma'am! Gladly."I gotta say, I didn't expect the first day to be so smooth, enjoyable, and, not to mention, interesting. That was fine and all, but...I looked over my shoulder at the person next to me. Why on earth did I have to get seated next to her?!"Quit staring at me; you creep. You are making me uncomfortable," said Hanako.I was pretty annoyed, and my face didn't care to hide that fact either."Creep? me? You've got some nerve calling that to someone who saved your ass a few days ago!"Hanako simply rolled her eyes."Well, it is a boy's duty to protect a girl. By the way, I don't remember asking for your help, so stop reminding me about it."Mika, despite how cute and adorable she is, must have a tough time with the bratty nature of this girl. I sighed."Yo! care if I join you guys?".I looked over and saw a couple of guys appr