『Day One』

Day One

"You seriously need to stop looking out the window."

"Shut up Kisa." I pushed my glasses up, and looked down at all the girls playing softball on the court. I always looked at girls when I ate lunch in class. I really wanted a girlfriend.

"You are such a creep you know." Kisa takes a bite of my rice ball that I had in my hand. Kisa unfortunately is my cousin, and attends the same school. She was pretty obnoxious, and rude, but I still love the brat.

"Maybe one of the girls will make eye contact with me." I was hopeful yet again.

"God Sono, when will you ever learn. Life isn't a storybook. We don't get that eye on eye contact, and a harmony plays in the background."

"It can happen."

"Fat chance."

"Ah..." I looked down at my chubby hands, and stomach.

"Oops sorry man." She frowns.

I wasn't the fittest guy. I was slightly overweight, had messy hair that covered my eyes, and had glasses on top of that. Most girls called me a fat nerd since I was always in class reading. I secretly love reading romance stories, hoping one day my fairy tale romance will appear.

I let out a sigh, and pushed the food away. I was overly sensitive about my weight. No matter what I did, I couldn't lose it. I love food too much, but at the same time, I love romance too. It was a huge complication with myself.

"Hey you are fine the way you are." Kisa places her hand on mine. "You're absolutely adorable, and a girl will notice. By the way, today is your turn to get the softballs. Maybe your princess will be there today."

I stood up, and sighed. "Fat chance." I uttered, and walked off.

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The girls placed the softballs in the net bag, and I carried them to the gym. This work often made me sweaty, and even more disgusting than I already was. I was just unfortunate.

"Need help?" Tomohisa offered. I envied him. He was the perfect guy. Every girl died to be with him. He went out with a new girl almost every ten days. I found it bizarre that none of his ex girlfriends ever spoke badly of him even though he dumps them in ten days.

I looked up at him. His hair was perfectly styled, and colored nicely as always. He had caramel hair that was medium length. His lashes were long, he was tall, he was fit, his voice was pretty soothing, and on top of it all, he had a radiant smile. I was jealous of him. Why can't I be him? How can he take all these girls for granted? I would pour my heart, and soul into one girl, and he throws them out like they are nothing.

"I'm okay thanks." I shoved the final bag into the gym closet, and wiped my forehead. I looked at Tomohisa. Today was Monday. Monday's are his days to date a new girl. He would always wait until a Monday to ask a new girl out. Then dump them on Wednesday when the time frame is up, and wait until Monday again to date. I guess he likes his four days of being single. I wonder who she is this time.

I've heard from countless rumors that Tomohisa is a arrogant guy that looks down at everyone due to his looks. He would only date girls that lived up to his standards, and would coldly reject the ones that were ugly or not pretty enough.

Oddly enough, even when he was considered a picky jerk amongst girls, his exs' would never speak badly of him. He was also really nice to guys, and never had physical fights with any of them. The only people that hated him were the girls that got rejected by him. Figures right?

"So Tomo, who's the lucky girl this week?" I decided to ask to make conversation. I felt comfortable enough since we became friends during our book club. Strangely he loves reading just as much as I do. He hasn't been attending much of our book club meetings since he started to date excessively.

"No one yet. I got to block Kurumi's number." He takes out his phone, and taps a couple buttons. He always deletes, and blocks all his exs'. Were they even okay with this? He seems like a jerk honestly.

"So you got standards?" I went to sit down on a bench. Tomo sits down next to me, with a small distance from me. I knew I stank of sweat.

"Yeah. I don't want to date some ugly broad." He puts his phone away.

"Isn't that a bit mean?" I felt a tingling hurt. If I was a female, he would be insulting me like this.

"Haha who wants an ugly girlfriend?" He laughs. "Wouldn't you want a cute girlfriend too?" He looks at me.

"I wouldn't care. As long as she loves me, that's all that should matter. Beauty fades, but personality is a keeper."

"Deep." He smiles.

"I bet you couldn't last a week with an underachiever." I chuckled.

"What do you mean?" He tilts his head in confusion.

"I mean, I bet you won't last a week with someone who doesn't match your standards."

"I suppose not. I don't know." He shrugs.

He looked quite feminine. I guess that's why girls adored him so much. His body movements were so smooth, and elegant. I couldn't even describe him without sounding like a girl that is madly crushing on him. He was a pretty boy. I wish I had what he had. I would probably be the happiest guy alive. If only he saw his luck compared to me, then maybe he would cherish his girlfriends more.

"You should try. Maybe for once you might stay in a relationship. What makes you dump these girls anyway?" I questioned him.

"It's not like I do it because I am a heartless person. I give them ten days to prove themselves. If I don't like them or see any progress, then I end things. Why bother lingering with a girl if you see no future."

"I guess you have a point. What's the point in going out with a girl if you are unsure of a future with them?"

"Because girls act different when you go out with them. They show you that vulnerable side that you can't get when you are simply a friend." He tucks one strand of his hair behind his ear, and sighs. "You wouldn't understand unless you get a girlfriend. It's complicated."

"Look at me. Do you honestly think I will get a girlfriend?" I could hear my insecurities piling up in my voice.

"I don't know. Maybe. There is always someone for somebody." He chuckles. "Plus, having a girlfriend isn't all that. It can be a hassle."

"Then go out with a guy." I blurted out before thinking.

His eyes widen slightly at me, and he bursts out laughing. "You are one funny guy Sono!"

"You never know until you try." I chuckled.

"I don't swing that way." He chuckles slightly.

"You don't have to. It's experimenting."

"Ah I don't know...seems kinda nasty when I think about it."

"Don't be narrow minded."

"Are you....?" He asked hesitantly.

"No I am not." I shook my head. "I am pretty open to the idea. Maybe I will find happiness." I laughed.

He looks down. "You are a strange one aren't you?"

"Why not go out with for me ten days?" The idea sparked in my mind. Tomo was judgmental, and picky when it came to girls, but no one ever said he was with guys. Of course I suggested this as a joke, hoping he would get it.

He looks at me in surprised. "For real?"

"Yeah." I laughed. I wasn't being serious. I needed a laugh though.

"Okay." He smiles.

What a weird guy. I guess his sense of humor is like mine. That is probably why we became friends so easily.

I stood up, and stretched. "Well I will be going back to class before the teacher flips out on me. I will see you later Tomo."

"Wait, before you go, can I get your number?" He gets up, and pulls out his phone.

"My number? What for?"

"To text, and call you silly." He smiles.

"Uh okay." I pulled out my phone, and gave it to him. He takes it, and punches in his digits, and vise versa.

"I'll text you later." He waves, and walks off.

"See you."  I waved back. I guess I got to wait for his text. Maybe I'll just text him first later. Who knows.

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Later that night I got a text from Tomohisa.

Tomo: Hey Sono. First text ever!

Me: Yeah. Hey what's up?

Tomo: Well I just had dinner with the family. What are you up to?

Me: Playing Galaxy Warriors. I'm on level 87 finally.

Tomo: Oh...? Game? I don't play games so I know nothing haha! I must sound pretty lame.

Me: Nah not at all.

I decided to turn off the game, and turned the tv on to a show about zombies.

Tomo: Tomorrow would you like to eat lunch together on the roof?

I was shocked at how friendly Tomo had became. Did he want to become friends so he could look ten times better next to me? It was an unsettling thought, but it's possible.

Me: Why all the sudden?

Tomo: Why not? Unless you don't want to.

Me: I do. I just..I don't get used to lunch invites. I normally stay with my cousin unless she is out with her friends.

Tomo: Will she be with her friends tomorrow?

Me: Yeah.

Tomo: Then it's settled, we will have lunch together tomorrow. See you then. Goodnight Sono.

Me: Night.

It felt weird eating lunch with someone different. It was actually a nice feeling. Tomo, and I were never super close friends, but this could be a friendship blooming.

I went to my mirror. I touched my belly that protruded outward. He really must feel sorry for me to hang out with me. I sighed. Maybe Tomo wasn't the bad guy, and I was overthinking as usual. Did he take me asking him out seriously? It can't be. He was really against the whole same gendered thing that I can't simply believe him when he said yes.

I laid down on my bed, and sighed as I skimmed through the text messages from Tomo. They were all real, and all there. We really did text as if we are close friends now. I couldn't believe it.

I still wanted a girlfriend, and I knew well enough to not fall in love with Tomohisa since he has that limit of ten days. I didn't even know if I could be capable to really love a man. I've never really thought of the idea until today. It was on a whim, and it felt pretty carefree.

I turned off the lights, and laid there in bed thinking. What would tomorrow be like? Will Tomo talk to me normally? I slowly closed my eyes, and fell asleep.

To Be Continued