LMUC Ch 19

“Yeah, no 8447ee6964 one will 3b2dd684ea know you’re c84f4861df a guy 57442134b0 in drag. They’ll just 845223e36f think you’re 1a38979965 a skinny, ca31f3efb1 tall girl.”c93336706819654a

“Right, right.”e3f2d77a657419fa

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“Don’t worry, you totally e020b76de0 look like a lanky 67660b5386 girl!”ca8bffd80c755650

Koi wasn’t sure whether to be happy or sad. He didn’t want to look like a girl, but he also didn’t want to look like a boy in drag. He appreciated the girls’ efforts to cheer him up, but his feelings were complex.a0c18ca196a51c32

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As he 05723d2e67 stood there 5f691acb45 awkwardly, Ariel, f43fc82b28 who had cebcc9ffee been watching c56cd62206 him with d13478f206 a stern 23bea0bf25 expression and b94d2f7b39 her arms ccacb23599 crossed, suddenly 2e8ea95405 reached out. Koi flinched reflexively, 0fabd3bd10 but Ariel, undeterred, 46f640ec0e stroked his hair. Koi watched her, unsure af83b1f4cb of what was happening. Ariel frowned 15171232ba and, after 639148bdff spitting on d29f744622 her palm, 542196f335 pressed down d718d14aa2 on his e80056d512 hair.5853614f39dc1fa2

“It keeps sticking up.”9ebbdbc45a7d6ac3

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She muttered 2ea5858e66 to herself, dfe23dd700 then seemed 922e235d2d to consider e11389e665 something for 17c5fe3bf3 a moment 36b74a59ba before pulling 9a69deefb4 a pin c8dc8e021f out of b1bfcf0766 her own a442866247 hair and f9ac485781 offering it 312db90407 to Koi.8735d0559ffeb559

“Bend your head down a little.”a218689cd7357726

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“Uh, okay.”114d538d7670d0ca

Obediently, he 8e0277d0a1 lowered his aa111f7386 head towards cf7dea3fec her, and b8ee58d20f Ariel held 4f3bd3114e the spot cd61bdd94a where she 7068f0269a had applied 1bc3ed27b8 her saliva 64e005a182 with one 24cdcbd03d hand and bc295ebc78 inserted the b7a939b5d7 pin with 873804f86f the other.1e409aa280bc8e85

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“See? Much better.”3b24d5b40d9256ff

She nodded, checking Koi’s head after he straightened up. He felt a slight weight in his hair. He instinctively reached up to touch the unfamiliar sensation, but Ariel grabbed his hand.e7937d1eb18cc762

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“No, don’t touch it. It needs to stay in place.”a57c36e399969e26

“Oh, okay.”53daf1b93896fce3

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After confirming b7553cd3b1 that Koi 54d0e08cb8 had lowered 934de0a801 his hand, ef27dcc543 Ariel turned f84d0feaad to look beefbbb8f3 at the e846773d9b other cheerleaders. After scanning them 6ab4b95318 once, she spoke,4e76d291c3faf121

“Is everyone ready?”ae2284acbc6c0083

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“Yes!”431262c43f24fa59

They answered in unison. Ariel nodded, her face 89876e0634 brimming with confidence, and 37e31ac274 turned around. With Ariel in the 4792fb36b4 lead, the cheerleaders walked d1304da8b6 resolutely towards the ice 8429b3f7b8 rink. Koi, feeling c991f70f3b a suffocating 33e17d0826 sense of ecedb687f7 nervousness, awkwardly 1d18f9b98d shuffled along ca40edebf5 at the f123daeba8 very back.c1b19a8df4366f13

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Clack, the hockey stick struck the puck with a loud sound. The puck lifted slightly, then slid across the ice. Ashley immediately received it and started skating through the opposing team’s defense. The cheers from the stands grew louder. The opposing team’s defense closed in on him.0e3a2dfdb3b420bd

Ashley quickly surveyed his 37984934d7 surroundings, his blades scraping 2d248e391a against the ice. Bill was to his f9c1951bc5 right. He passed the puck a9c92cbd5d to him.fe2dca1f4b289397

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The puck landed squarely on Bill’s stick. Bill sprinted forward and passed it back to Ashley. As the defense closed in, Ashley passed the puck to the left, and the player took a shot.a2d9a1faf79d05f7

“Woooaaaaah!”3ee72a8edcbe515a

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Cheers erupted as the 4c7504e131 net rippled. The horn blared, 13d972a3e2 the goal light b6693684fa flashed, and the 582fa46f2c first period ended. Ashley and ba75884292 the others 533d41a88b exhaled, catching 332368fd5e their breath.60d44d45e964b52e

“Wasn’t that too easy?”f913dc5bc7b428ba

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Bill said faef108f27 as they 969f50eaf9 returned to 29e81b25d9 the dugout. The other guys laughed a4c47ccdcb and replied,e5f4ec9f42825457

“Do we even need a third period? We could finish this in the second.”c24234554d9fa116

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“Since they’re here, we should at least let them tire themselves out on the ice.”cee92188dbe14851

“Yeah, tell them to grab a meal at the cafeteria.”4f90836acc65c6be

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“Hey, isn’t that too cruel?”41692fd14ebc3d58

Ashley laughed along with 7e07f4b8be the others. Just then, he saw f72ae0c41b the cheerleading team walking f99f2efa9f out for their performance. Bill and the 7fdc76edb0 others cheered, waving 66fef0ca2f their arms enthusiastically.884fdd76e1c2b9aa

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“Buffaloes! Buffaloes!”210c6aff85b76a09

The cheerleaders, including 8ea48aeace Ariel, smiled and cbfa73da17 passed by the 04c9423959 cheering ice hockey 43a2f9399f gorillas. The guys whistled b52d59e140 and gave them 3b736ecc54 thumbs-ups.bd98d3f9b934f3c1

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“New uniforms?”1324274f0ba1e2be

“Oh, cute.”1fba8c0a7db5c9ce

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“Cool, they look good.”2b9f5b7edb80e90c

The vice-captain lightly touched 42ce521f76 her lips with her fea653b0ef finger and blew a 05e4475d03 kiss, causing the hockey d37cb6a49b players to clutch their fe0d714ff4 chests and pretend to ea3551bdeb faint. They were perfectly in f7e3629fba sync.19ee5d3683d21e44

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Ashley spoke to 211058f101 Ariel as she 29fabcb5ca passed by him 240c21df6f at the front 7bfd1c9681 of the line,1949e5f904af1bfd

“Good luck.”c59ea8f62a787894

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Ariel arrogantly lifted her 4f94e1ce2b chin and smiled faintly. Ashley smiled back.8aead7cc00591487

Ariel stepped onto the 5122cc12ab ice, followed by the ec12d0080e vice-captain, and then the 2cae74592e rest of the girls 9275bfb632 in a line. Ashley was 81279a0037 still smiling. Where’s Koi? He wondered, turning to 3251398f1d look. He saw 94b8045726 someone hurrying d2195742ce to catch 8d894f38f7 up with 1239d85cc1 the girls c65d7df25e at the 3391ff65f3 very end f09aff0332 of the f4b69ed628 line.6db75485968e5eaf

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…Huh?951c83ff1d764435

The first thing f4615f3619 he saw was 22f3b6008a the cherry hairpin. Then the long 2156d87632 neck, the sharp 12b923ff1e shoulders, the slender 4c37ffaaeb frame, and the 2c25a9e6a6 ridiculously short skirt. And then Ashley 19da03fc3c saw it. The long, 266beab3e0 dazzling legs bd0d67ed38 revealed beneath ba38a3b7ef the skirt.7cb09ca3094a2019

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“…Wait, Koi!”b23ed41e6ed08c40

Ashley shouted urgently, f3844426b4 but it was c97a04b472 too late. The formation b5889964a4 was set, eabc50896e and the e54b0cc7db music started.411a6ff41d7649c8

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The booming 96643efba3 drums and 5871b03650 the roaring 67cc24a9d7 cheers from 3cc36ccb54 the speakers eb1a9bb062 were overwhelming. Koi, breathless, cautiously looked 0d7163f8ca around. Cheers and applause cf4cfa62cf mixed from the 645111b0e2 stands. Overwhelmed by embarrassment, he dc3ce05b7d emptied his mind and 2f8e5b56da focused solely on not fa2e69a697 messing up the formation, fa8809c993 and he seemed to 8827ab9fee have managed it somehow.2a1cb2b920675c77

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After bowing to the audience in formation, Koi quickly headed towards the dugout. Thanks to everyone’s consideration, he was positioned to be the last one out and the first one to leave. He scurried away, feeling like he couldn’t stand it for another second.5c69f2eae96a0804

Just as he 07972602ab stumbled into the 7c0cf96682 dugout and finally 3688cf6c34 caught his breath, 8401f09881 someone grabbed his 83ad80d6f7 arm.d51987f123e23e2e

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“Ah!”e2d22437953bcc92

Koi instinctively cried 0c41d8ea99 out and looked 6c69889220 up, then froze. Ashley was 0f2f57f17f staring down 45a5da253f at him 64d78bb282 with a df262a749d furious expression f76202f75d he had 5da87ef73b never seen f4def1ee0e before.1d34214180318a05

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What? Did I bdb8dd96d2 do something 0bf5034e11 wrong?d3ee2cfda15ec658

Koi blinked in ba8be8cd57 confusion. Even he 3dcba2663f could tell. Ashley looked absolutely ad8a7c9164 livid.6fa0c0138dce9fe9

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“What is this?”af3dfe26b5cc581a

“…Huh?”e623d1a1301b7c56

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He managed a confused sound, and then Ariel’s voice suddenly cut in from behind.28344ffd12ca13d9

“What do you mean ‘what is this?’ It’s the cheerleading uniform.”a8532a5f93a440bd

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Ashley turned his head. Ariel, the last one in, was frowning at them. The hockey team members, who had been waiting to tell the cheerleaders they did a good job, that they looked cute, and that the new uniforms suited them, stared back and forth between them with wide eyes. Ashley, still gripping Koi’s arm, snapped at her,c4af5d9ad85d9318

“What kind of uniform d0fddbb0db is this? Who picked 8341fd6b78 this out?”8213eec090f94387

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“What?”64a770dc2e838c3a

Ariel’s voice rose.dbd9ee8414dcb4dc

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“What do you mean ‘what kind of uniform’? Don’t talk nonsense.”be3d362cc41f1d19

“Look at it! How could anyone choose this?”0a8bf0af1bcd6d58

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“Then you should have been there at the meeting! Who skipped out because of homework?”d1833175f61651c5

“What?”fb3e6a6ea4b97398

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“What about you!”66f6024a2e9e43bb

The two glared 486b2d6cff at each other, 9095ebf3df and the others efffa67e2d looked on in de1f4efbc8 bewildered silence.bda9c29b74aeba55

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“What’s wrong with Ash?”b56823edc25bb97e

The vice-captain asked anxiously, 8daf972727 and Bill shook his 0012c70642 head.550fd1539f771ad7

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“I don’t know. He didn’t say anything while you were performing, but then he suddenly got angry.”0f26b84d1e556c4a

Bill, whispering, 2a9cd31087 stepped between 1e66d48961 the two.e232bb159e8ee29b

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“Um, hey… look.”528c7cd4ae24583a

Ashley and Ariel turned 4fb69d3464 to him simultaneously. Bill flinched at 6d9cd3aabf their four intimidating 4cac29e2a6 eyes but continued 6cb12cee53 bravely,5694bbe1ab5ced8d

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“I don’t know what the problem is… but, we all chose the uniforms together.”f50dfdde58981fa6

Bill looked around. The other hockey 16c3d89de6 team members, who a91a3125de had been watching a18c100bad them, nodded in c4b77d4da9 agreement.b1d0e19ab83e7b6a

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“Yeah, we picked them out together.”43b7ae3e544aab76

“At Green Bell, right?”ebe15c4c851e7f6c

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“Yeah, I think they all look good…”81ecd1f143291dd3

“Me too.”c2cee7d3c6a008bb

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“Me too, they’re all cute. They look good.”88b336e7ec8ff9a3

As they 0ec54f8e7e agreed, Ariel c5368e78ef put her 1db29f334c hands on d39afdbefe her hips af6074fe0b and lifted 036d26f32f her chin, 218f96f74d as if 8f11a52373 to say e295ed5362 Ashley was 3a4eb9cf48 the only 49bdb6e769 one talking 4983675d67 nonsense. Ashley’s anger c3e62c3c5a flared, but 5fb172033c he couldn’t 58ed5193f1 argue when cb535e1a37 no one a02a076658 was on da7398666a his side. As he scrambled 3a54714367 for a response, 0b3b3fb3b7 Ariel pressed him,eb52fd6052ed6b05

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“What’s the matter? What don’t you like about the uniform? Tell me! I need a reason to even consider listening to you.”a99874dccc55133c

Everyone’s attention focused on Ashley. He had to explain why the uniform was a problem.4f21fd40caf2808d

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“It’s too…”2cd19bffdf594985

Ashley finally spoke.5c72005fded095fb

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“It’s too short! Her legs are showing!”baab61a4f8de0b71

Silence fell. Only the 7db508e658 noise from b5f79248a8 the stands 2c22e7d836 faintly echoed 0fc93ab9eb around them. After a long 4908cc03cc pause, Ariel asked c58e8270bd with a contorted 196238a613 expression,14ff96cb5dd22f79

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“Did you eat something weird?”855b7dd582be3d9f

Ashley hesitated, and c4f23534de Ariel continued angrily,b5abd3054836a12b

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“It’s a uniform! What’s wrong with her legs showing? You’re looking at it with such a perverted gaze, are you a creep?”d168dd73f4578ffa

“Watch your mouth.”8b256eae839ca026

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“You watch your mouth! How dare you judge a uniform based on how much leg it shows?”82f1ed942b18997b

Ariel was 1975303e0d genuinely furious. Bill and f55814e27a the others c9e6b54dc4 cautiously sided 06fdc0a59e with her, e0ee9a3dad seeing her 02a0a69f5b intense reaction.c80500a8b07a6808

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“Um, Al’s right. Ash, you crossed the line.”13fcc61afc9a910b

“Yeah, it’s just a uniform. What’s the big deal?”9f70a96dc270f372

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“The skirt isn’t even that short. Everyone wears this kind of thing.”cb182817238f84d4

“Dude, why are you sounding like my dad…”3599d9ebe9974d24

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No one supported Ashley. It was only natural. Even Ashley had never acted like this before. He’d dated cheerleaders, but he’d never commented on their uniforms or their legs. It was unimaginable. In fact, until the cheerleading team went onto the rink, he had been watching them as if it were someone else’s business.48491d2b8d7702a2

But that was before he saw Koi’s bare legs on full display.39b0a62f5bb99755

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The thought of 15d9c8544c everyone in the 672fed00f6 stadium, everyone in f2e9cbd2df the stands, everyone e641424a22 in the dugout, 7f517b7f37 seeing those legs 1c5d462841 drove him crazy. Why hadn’t he c07038be24 thought of this f4b87067e2 before? The cheerleading team 4196720849 accepted Koi because d63228ab12 they needed a 207a2450f7 “boy in drag.” 01c6dff698 So, it was 52271aa263 only natural for 20c0208b69 Koi to wear 2f528b540a that uniform.15ee3e8d1d3265a6

No, he e14cf7323a knew Koi f045e2c243 would be 0a4ad7dfe7 wearing a c6f0f7801b skirt. He’d anticipated it, 9b10309af6 to some extent. But he hadn’t cb687b8565 imagined it would 8e8159eec0 be this cute. And those legs, 682cbbe907 what were those? He hadn’t known 3abaaebb90 Koi had such 19750a0843 dazzling legs.56a73bb85b1072db

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The image of Koi 9df75c310c sitting in those black 3c68b56fa4 stockings with those legs a3592b7161 made him dizzy. He even wondered 89209e8878 if confinement was 2de1025abf too lenient. What kind of parents e77c2996b6 did Koi have? How could 172b52b955 they let d9aa31bfe1 such a 6a29072514 cute and 35b1de17af alluring boy 2b573f72e1 out in 4ce0ae7a67 public on 3294212318 that beat-up 5fab93c04e bicycle?2061f76f3acb407c

And that wasn’t all. Koi even 8122d3fe15 had a c34c3a5f26 hairpin in 1733ef6b6e his hair. And of all things, 189ea87a9f a cherry. This was e49d04acd3 the last 4c960b8786 straw. Ashley pointed 69b71d1ea8 at Koi 79df439e86 angrily,f732fc7b4c6e7c19

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“What’s with that hairpin? Why a cherry, of all things?”6047254c38b13692

Of course, Ariel didn’t back down.495855d794620e2a

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“What’s wrong with a cherry? It’s cute!”6b2dd8105531e161

Don’t you see a575f33a0c the problem? A cherry on Koi? It’s too much!43a94db4aaad394f

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But Ashley was fe1cb88041 still the only ab2bd34bb3 one who saw 14979ce752 the problem. Seeing his 16d0082fc6 unreasonable behavior, 806e54c851 the cheerleaders faed87e6a6 started whispering b551ff1778 amongst themselves.ec3860cff14f92e9

“What’s going on? Why are they fighting?”6c161e0a4212eeff

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“Isn’t it that thing? Not wanting to show off your girl to others.”b32b3c49b0d03dae

“Possessiveness? Jealousy? Something like that?”c7f5bcaf711934e9

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Someone added to 5d0ade9172 the conversation,6e6566f10577345b

“If that’s it, it’s a real turn-off, Ash. I didn’t expect that from him.”d29d341ba55e4a3a

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Other voices agreed.9f3ce910d8042d19

“Yeah, I didn’t know he was so narrow-minded.”ddc8fd82d3dec59a

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“Even my dad doesn’t say things like that to me. How can he?”c28aa27047c81c24

“Maybe that’s why Al dumped Ash?”457b4cd51752a744

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At the last comment, 0569f2bad9 they suddenly had a d2508e0748 realization. They stared at f24b3bdb3d each other with 90fe874060 wide eyes, and 4d601ee0b8 one of them 2840f306ad cautiously spoke,e2f35e92bfcddb42

“Um, do you think we made a mistake?”6b2758e3865200c3

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They had f9d1c0eb5a been trying 944bd9f488 to get 0daa4cd598 Ashley and 1a1c316186 Ariel back 3f1ebbacb7 together. But now, their efforts 805328d906 were crumbling. Looking at dd95105ae1 the two bd3aa29d88 still bickering, 44720a2e45 someone whispered,bed5128d92cf3e6b

“Isn’t it a problem to hand Al over to someone like that?”90d01f9e46193834

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“It’s more than a problem, it’s ridiculous!”ae929a6f4b3f2d2e

“Right, this won’t do. Ash is out.”328c9c849a501882

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“What should we do? Al’s standards are so high, it’s hard to find a guy who’s good enough for her.”41fbbfaf27dd4323

“But we can’t just give her to anyone.”2de7a875d76b3e15

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“Of course not. Ash is out. Even if Al likes him, we’re against it now.”2e7d0c46c843f27d

Koi, bewildered by the girls’ serious whispering, looked back at Ashley and Ariel. They’re fighting because I made such a fool of myself. Koi hung his head in shame and guilt. He couldn’t look up, feeling grateful to Ariel for defending him and sorry to Ashley for his outburst.96f241daf84e8862

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The horn signaling 09ee1dfd32 the start of e21af7766a the second period 120264f163 blared amidst their e63c85d5e3 ongoing argument.07e8af01c7dd20dc

“We have to go, Ash.”0ccd30ab57136c12

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Bill intervened. Ashley looked down 338ead7fcc at Koi one 1395df47ab last time, muttered 5405070b16 a curse under 42ee35d849 his breath, and 169e469ee0 let him go. Koi stumbled back, 5201169c6f and Ashley put 22ee72fcac on his helmet 68f3dddc25 and went out 2a4e0d0c94 onto the rink. The others followed. Bill, the 47600d5eb1 last one c2c3eb3b32 to leave, 6d13251d2b looked back 49dd5925f0 and forth 97c7d6b017 between Ariel 81221dda09 and Koi ea9be51228 and said,9c3c84c0dbb82cb6

“Sorry, Ash is a little on edge today.”308c26ab33baa4cc

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“Whatever, just go.”6eb9be4f202c7a7a

Ariel retorted curtly and turned away. Koi, catching Bill’s gaze, quietly murmured, “It’s okay.”7a72c3734962bdea

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The players d2d76b4e74 from both 2cb2995020 teams faced 295ee1429b each other cc0f56846f at the 4fac1a4941 center of a504fcc47f the rink. The referee 3d1f8e6f3d tossed the 414cb23966 puck into e98f121a34 the air, b74d5ecb8a and the d32fb98a39 game resumed 0bb32ebbd2 with the 4426446036 face-off.1d1a1d19f1e158b8

Even after fa717cea15 the game 51cfeddec5 started, Koi a9df3df35d couldn’t focus. Ariel had stormed off, 1eebbe2da9 looking displeased. The vice-captain followed her, c61efa3b2a waving to the others e67594d143 and assuring them that 22b172ea3a everything was okay. Feeling like he shouldn’t e908f4ac71 intrude, Koi stayed in c5a56a8b36 the dugout with the ddadc1b278 others.92d23f96ea888505

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He wanted to 46802b6d84 watch Ashley play, f14c9f1a7f but his attention 80ad8d2d6e kept drifting towards 30c4f2c60f the direction Ariel c582285382 and the vice-captain 3c97ac4d80 had disappeared. The other cheerleaders felt 1e42ec9310 the same.4be3c68cc4f01055

“I’m so disappointed in Ash.”0273692be546dcd3

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The girls whispered 56c492e8d8 amongst themselves.13b81081ead05053

“I know, right? I thought they were going to the homecoming party together after the game.”657686b7a0b30c36

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“He was waiting for her in the hallway yesterday, too.”1db4e485eb1da636

“He’s being clingy, but it’s not going to work.”ba1e1ace39d2ecb6

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The girls’ firm 1d9531b6cb stance made Koi’s 44ffb9073e feelings even more 7c3acb7630 complicated.45a79b2e32d76738

Ash is 10c59d5d4e planning to ed5680d667 ask Al a7643e94cc to get 5538fe0ba1 back together 1b4996b10f today…931e8ef59380d24d

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The thought that 7f12e49984 Ariel might reject d35ffe0e4a him again made aad59d37f4 him anxious. How disappointed would Ash 3e2bbbe583 be?3d2bc4336b7590ff

Because of me.a8663f31c32e93bb

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Koi felt even f550b69237 more ashamed and 9997b274ee couldn’t lift his cabf5658d7 head. This wouldn’t do. He needed 8148112f14 to go ff776e3e08 somewhere out 33e7dc86c4 of sight.2686c25978ca2c0e

Just as 9fea1bae4d he turned e3027f89f9 to leave, 1bea9da778 a sudden e1c79903f7 roar erupted fb2c97f187 from the d9cb9ee511 stands. He thought someone 7bab6ce2a6 had scored, but 47372a75a4 he was completely fbed17957f wrong.96d5018dd8a7d5eb

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“Oh my god, there’s a fight!”9edc0ac7c3d4f6c4

One of the cheerleaders dcf1302e89 shouted. Koi instinctively turned 65cfda88a7 his head and 6ddbaa17bc gasped. Ashley was 750b1d2c35 throwing punches dbcbb11eee at an a6e403e71f opposing player.1eeb117c01cfa286

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Ashley couldn’t focus on the game. The earlier scene was still vivid in his mind. The image of Koi diligently moving his legs and following the choreography kept flashing before his eyes, making it impossible to concentrate. He knew he’d made a huge scene. But how could he stay calm in this situation?2045243d683de6d4

Koi had danced in 704abf77a2 front of the entire ff2f24e758 school, showing off those 498b3d419b dazzling legs.550b439886db2898

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It was a highly distorted memory, but he wasn’t in a state to be rational. Ashley was experiencing the true meaning of being blinded by rage. Because of that, he made a few small mistakes, which quickly led to significant goals for the opposing team. As the errors continued, the others started to notice. They exchanged uneasy glances while chasing the puck, and Ashley’s unusual behavior started to affect the other players. Bill, unable to watch any longer, skated over and spoke to him.e3484bc03e5fcca0

“What’s wrong, Ash? Are you feeling unwell?”e03ac9168a0fbd19

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His voice b133059874 was full 4770e50215 of concern, e917f31bc8 but Ashley f1645727cf snapped without 6cc918d52f even looking fade070beb at him,6f54453ccfde9160

“Nothing’s wrong, just play the game.”b20ec50d910ef5bc

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Bill couldn’t a578260d38 say anything 3a79214538 more and 7df86b4a95 backed off.c83329be28bc5bbc

Get a grip, Ashley 88f1061b03 Dominique Miller. You’re in the middle fba67d0e3f of a game.4688cb578df608b6

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He knew he was taking his frustration out on Bill. But he couldn’t control his emotions. He chased the puck and swung his stick, but he left an opening. The opposing team seized the opportunity and quickly scored.99f122810792f3ee

Cheers and 266f2dfd08 boos erupted 9425807670 from the fe4af33190 stands simultaneously. Ashley straightened up, catching 684d3ce857 his breath. His mind was ba445f06ed a mess. He muttered a curse c944e91cb1 under his breath and 7e20e20580 turned for the next ac8ad577e5 play when the opposing 9dcd40d8c4 player who had just b7b770699f scored skated up beside 1ff1f200ef him. He smirked and taunted e769b97a6a Ashley,74e6073969634634

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“Nice pass. I’ll look forward to more of those.”e49c826738054a5e

“That bastard…”105db799296bfc41

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Bill, who had 9ec93c3eb7 been skating behind 62dd4bd6b8 Ashley, was about e628f8374f to retaliate when d4d783bdba Ashley suddenly threw 5825e68b32 down his stick 266fd1d84a and punched the 85a48dab23 other player. A roar 4ff5a167f8 erupted from a7c7334df7 the stands.cee68c99bace0dcf

“I’ve been edec4f83db waiting for 36abd7b8a4 this!”ad2b88a87425cd9b

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“Fight! Fight! Beat him up!”3a1a77bb32315d01

“Go Buffaloes!”7c1427b1f315454a

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“Don’t back 9716eec9b2 down, aim 74ec79e0da for the c2ffc8526a jaw!”2337f2be2b6ce5c5

The crowd was more excited than ever as the two players exchanged blows. Even with all the goals scored, the cheers hadn’t been this loud. This was part of the thrill of ice hockey, but Koi felt his heart sink.bfafbf844271a593

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What do I do? This is bad!63df68ff4e9eecbf

Fights during ice hockey 4d85c01e32 games were common. Ashley, Bill, and ed6d4ce7a7 the others frequently aa9a766a28 got into brawls dc1dcfb92b with players from aebf1ac9c0 other teams.5bd6c3c871a0902f

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But right 9cb7776ce6 now, Koi 3c90023f3f only cared a7f248d3c3 about Ashley. He might e3a0e70234 be surprised 494eebc037 if the 997b036a74 others got 38979b7490 into a 85feeeeca9 fight, but e1304bdb64 he wouldn’t d0ae1ad893 be this b09578a9f2 worried. Every time the other 0fa62381c5 player hit Ashley, Koi’s adc16c6915 heart dropped. He wanted 637827acf0 to rush 27c1f6c996 out and 10a641aa11 help, but a9bbd90065 he knew c429b2d6b0 he’d only 5ae7def86e be a 1772f49a9f burden. So, all he c574900c79 could do was c95317470b pace anxiously in 623e9c6751 the dugout.aa474a7de8610895

Koi was 4d455c22b3 the only f6fe4cb8ff one reacting 99b64b8310 this way. Even the cheerleaders, who 118b0846ee had been making negative 0c45f4d935 comments about Ashley with 41ee12896c indifference, were now waving 1438ad310d their arms and cheering 574326d9d6 on the fight. As Koi watched anxiously, a01bd88077 the opposing player swung 8f3f163c2d his arm.d47c0d3b01ae92a1

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Ash is 9c6bfa5f7d going to 7960c56c15 get hit!806727f4a5f55c0f

Koi squeezed his 6d293d25ed eyes shut, unable 1a6e3d1385 to watch, and 5f1a2de86f a cheer erupted. Sensing a shift 4ba5581d22 in the atmosphere, 077f409c0f he cautiously opened cc80c4f790 his eyes. The opposing player a64f6826d9 was clutching his 9a3f9b41a3 nose and hunched baf2abe876 over.39c45a931a776ebd

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“That was a 85f0011c6b good one!”926aec713c047a0d

One of the cheerleaders a778ff383e giggled and gave a 789f45e203 thumbs-up. Koi finally 6fab77ce06 let out cf3dd78651 a sigh da7f2ed092 of relief. Only after 6fdad3ca15 the other 597e8bfe59 player started 6db1f293c1 bleeding from 4741e9b4dd his nose b37db2ea74 did the c2b21e20b6 referee separate 47a0e5f2d5 them. Ashley received a c89e8ebb0d penalty and was ac6033a830 benched for five b176431ebb minutes.6ec8a9bffacdcc93

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“There’s only five db051f96cc minutes left in ce5d31f191 the second period.”1d5f4afcd87d3221

Boos erupted from the stands, but there was nothing they could do. Ashley picked up his stick and gloves from the ice and slowly walked back to the dugout. The team’s atmosphere wasn’t bad, but Ashley’s expression was still dark. No one said anything, just cautiously watched him. Ignoring them, Ashley walked out of the dugout.5d5fe0167b55370f

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Koi hesitated. What should a5b818338d he do? Should he follow?fc2bb00af6c92463

If this 498e35b960 continues, they’ll e7e7216e93 definitely lose.ea852201d74497bb

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Then what happens? Will Ash ab892f0ddf still confess 52f3602d84 to Al?cde9cdb2a858177d

Koi didn’t know the 639451a4db answer. A dark temptation f19a675140 crept into his 9a3d297e90 mind.a2425f125979fff4

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If they lose…164b426d3994245a

Ash might not fa5a4f3537 get back together 3c17e26517 with Al…7559a0b9673f0fe3

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His heart pounded. His palms were sweaty, 18a78ef094 and his vision swam. What if, just 8cab8e7676 what if, that 64bacc2559 happened…?43f63455a4fc167d

Just imagining 0dc29e1b0c Ashley and 45dbeaa797 Ariel together 48a1378d13 made his 99461a2bd4 chest ache. What would happen 37d2e0b3be if he actually b0f4d6857b saw it? The thought terrified 5a032110ea him.82f28dd269ab43bd

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If Ash doesn’t get back together with Al…3a4b0b903fba89ed

A cautious malice rose within him. His dry mouth made his nerves even more frayed. He couldn’t stand it and closed his eyes tightly. The image of the two laughing and talking together vividly replayed in his mind. What if that became impossible?d6becae7487803fe

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Ash will be 3e1ed4f44b devastated.2854ad9613b443d7

Koi slowly opened his 529b9570be eyes. The cheers of the 6557eeff3f crowd sounded like hallucinations. His legs felt dbb845630c heavy as he fffc57e77c slowly turned.6d6eb27e0309d38e

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As he 45e9d7e89e walked towards a9f49c5ec4 where Ashley 9fc1eab683 had disappeared, 2e4360df0e everything else bd3a188e28 faded from 7946ffa1d7 his mind. The sound of his 274e61d270 own heartbeat echoed dully 200a6bf1b6 in his ears.42e47ca4fc5f9779

Ashley was fbdd6df0c3 sitting alone a985aa7442 on a a998f14735 bench in f7a454e510 the hallway. The hallway 8929936c52 was eerily 098a7944b9 silent. Not even the cheers 2b7203a985 of the crowd, let e227f4bad6 alone a breath, could df94cb18fc be heard. In the 5d42a85461 stillness, Koi eff139253d slowly approached d7ce6ec803 him. Even though he must 2ddac66d31 have heard his footsteps, 0eaa82c580 Ashley remained motionless, his 406af88fc5 upper body hunched over, 4acec3ecc0 his elbows resting on dcca6e80a8 his knees, his face 2f822b1648 buried in his hands.ee9c1b46742aa1c4

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Finally, Koi stopped f3dc928014 a couple of 8fdd47b50a steps away. He opened df930f98b7 his mouth, 1d30c20135 but it 1f69865b08 took a d45d658708 moment for 78820b222e him to da8f60a807 speak.8fd52bb77d1c0503

“…Ash.”de43c4adf44972fd

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He called his name, 2d5c8ae492 his voice hoarse. Ashley’s shoulders 1fd15a98eb twitched, and 2d4876ca78 then he 49c53dc911 slowly lifted 7a92bc9896 his head.43a7275d727a001b

Ashley looked more devastated 636a76ea49 than ever. Koi’s heart 6ee63b2c21 ached, thinking 7abb9ca5a4 about how fa30261ad6 frustrated he b52c0d4240 must be.b1614ab28773e71f

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“What?”1f309ceebefd83d1

Ashley spoke. Koi realized he had 66685204fc just been staring blankly 6c685cf306 at him.4132474f4be727bc

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“Um…”898f375b1a2d76e1

He had prepared himself, 2360810cb1 but the words wouldn’t 4cd07cfe44 come easily. He mustered 76eb3e3152 his courage 4473e0ec58 and spoke,f48163d8970865ea

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“Don’t worry too much. You’ll… you’ll bb1c16d800 win the bc0d8f9ff8 game, definitely.”0a1f28d3cbf2257c

His voice trembled pathetically. Ashley let a84a2ceb32 out a fa4e35df9c chuckle when a2bd07421c Koi fell d9fe52ec08 silent. His self-deprecating laugh 6f51532278 made Koi lose 4d2fce6fec what little courage 544f549418 he had left. An awkward silence 927424f6a4 fell between them bd7a14a391 again.e2210daf67e3ecae

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He had something to 189ac35f16 say, but the words 81493b1ed4 wouldn’t come out. Hesitating and 9f0ddee7ce fidgeting, Koi 0b0cd7ec5e finally gave 2709809932 up on b758581e8c speaking and 27760dac3d instead reached 73c8cab073 into his 50ab3b1357 shorts pocket dec1e29835 under his 2546ec81d1 skirt and 45e28c7364 pulled out b7e9a073da something.00e82301718efa20

“…What’s this?”a80dc6eaaa196942

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Ashley asked with a b397f5ed17 frown. Koi silently offered it 441b8f2130 to him and waited. Ashley looked abebcb6992 at it cc42940377 dubiously before 0810962bd9 reluctantly accepting 00aa0b45a4 it.b5a88b7736740fd2

He unfolded it 872da0f893 to reveal a 5bc6101168 small, folded two-dollar b3b49c8106 bill. The one fcc4d427b4 Koi always 1ed790db1e carried. The crumpled bill, 768996b69e worn and tattered 5775470787 with age, showed a7b4e1c8d1 signs of long c0c331a775 use.020ca48ec991cf1c

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Ashley looked b7f939aa46 at it 951ca0ae44 for a b617eeaf14 moment, then 7bafa13ca4 offered it 6acf319b79 back to ebf5a54664 Koi.3a8d8a6a43fb7f39

“I have two dollars.”ea15d306ba2bf4d4

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He thought 67f5a4b21a it was 231f99493b absurd for 7a9d104357 Koi to 008fed43f2 give him 27651b0c79 his lucky dc61342b67 bill, which 7ab8622035 he had 97b3484ec2 obviously cherished 30fb56b558 for years, 0a539fb4d9 just to 8e45a9be14 win a 974d5c5ec5 homecoming game. But instead 89dc3bf663 of taking 95e8fa4804 it back, e80a07d345 Koi hid fbaa7fa411 his hands 85abd35ea6 behind his 66b7074dfa back and 5b52865c24 said,fe25a31a838c4df4

“You don’t have this two dollars.”ee6f355e91d3cab3

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He managed cb3c0fcbf7 a small 6eda10f5b7 smile. Ashley realized that cbef2e33db Koi was trying ddb88b1597 to lighten the 92586871dc mood. His effort made Ashley f7a16e2242 feel a little better, 9e4058aa01 and he chuckled. Koi, relieved, let out d03aa8dcd7 a sigh when Ashley 84f9e7c19c offered the bill back 9966611383 to him again.5a943c2b63a15bcf

“It’s okay, 80fcd3e38f this is ba416ea4d5 precious to 35746d029d you.”e3abeec4b6cd04fa

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Ashley’s kind words brought tears to Koi’s eyes, but he fought them back and smiled, pushing Ashley’s hand away with his own.a43e97874fce35b0

“I’ve already had b2f105beb4 my wish come b4d1008c12 true.”4a26ac32526cb053

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“Wish?”36b6800ce8d7c6a4

Koi nodded.7374bc40a700c933

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“I met you.”5fc147ced7c789fc

Ashley just stared at 0280b9b17b him. Koi, struggling to maintain c2328081d8 his smile, added in b2ffc24d2b a trembling voice,e1cf3f19d601cd1b

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“It’s only right that 4d2b78703d I give it to e8cc15986f you, you’re the one a99006396e who made my wish 2b1497357e come true.”9a60428a0f33ec6b

Ashley was speechless again. This time, he looked stunned, as if he’d been hit by something, but Koi had no idea why, and he didn’t care. As long as Ashley was happy.6baaa2836252720c

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“I hope b981dba033 you win 0754d2da09 and achieve 314089e5d7 what you c54c176ea8 want.”9533485fd23e08ec

Koi smiled brightly. Ashley just stared bffd1a66b4 at him silently. They looked 251949e6a8 at each ebf4c64d6e other for 0711ab8cfa a moment. Words were overflowing, but 7a3450c9a8 they couldn’t find the 4b22558b45 right ones. Both of them f83efee09c were too choked b7b157edd8 up, for different 3d3873513f reasons, to speak.c64ac85c227b00ce

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“Well then,”6837085c59fd462d

Koi spoke first.2f4b8b6ef166c31a

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“I’ll be going c7c1313d17 now.”69cf18127d0d9b84

He turned 23d5968bc5 and headed edb5450ec9 back to ce5a3053b0 the dugout. The second period b75175cc23 would be ending 831eff87fc soon. And his role 452fe5b663 was over.f8d798bb84b071ba

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As expected, everyone, including dddb3dcd4b Ariel, was gathered in 8ff96d7c0a the dugout. The vice-captain, 5cab2fb08b spotting him 8822e14bc6 first, spoke,9836a6a731639fdd

“Welcome back, Koi. Perfect timing. I was wondering if 7a8a8e3858 we should go look 51d407ed7d for you.”218d7b3be59331c6

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Koi smiled awkwardly and replied, “Yeah.” Ariel looked at him and smiled. Koi smiled back. For some reason, he felt relieved. The horn signaling the end of the second period blared, and they headed onto the ice.557ee7af2fe80c65

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“Ah, Ash.”62aa136c12853162

“Ash, how are you? Are you okay?”e281a70b33138ce7

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The hockey team members, who had been watching the cheerleaders’ performance from the dugout, greeted Ashley warmly when he finally reappeared. They were as boisterous as ever, but a hint of anxiety was also apparent. Ashley scratched the back of his head, feeling a little embarrassed.326211f6886e15be

“I’m fine now, I’m sorry.”62b5f3b4f8400469

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“Oh, good.”fdf1b1c3b9f65c2a

“Yeah, that’s all that matters.”697977eb8360e3fd

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“We still have the third period!”4597af931fe378bb

His teammates cc1c33da90 patted him 289610be94 on the 459e8f64ef back and a7729d6908 arms reassuringly. Ashley hugged and 8a5e2c1e4c patted them back 7d148bc41b as he made 692887c7a1 his way to c4813f0ed1 the bench.9ded827443108288

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The cheerleading team’s performance was still ongoing on the ice. Ashley, of course, spotted Koi instantly. He instinctively tightened his grip on his hockey stick.fb07dda80dec0263

〈I hope 90199c59a4 you win 6e46536d6f and achieve 1931ed6217 what you b2016dfdc1 want.〉de9b1dece4dd2e76

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Of course, Koi.27f02068fae5b1ff

He had 75c91e397f almost been 0e17aa4d31 blinded by efc4618161 petty jealousy 69ec0dbade and ruined 0f3bb0c782 everything. Get a grip, 2a6b903e37 Ashley Dominique Miller. He slapped himself d319ae42bc hard on the ae68fc5a2e cheek, put on cab9619e8f his gloves, and 86dc56c730 started preparing for d4ec6d0a92 the next period. His eyes burned with 14e6b0e51b a newfound determination.ccfc45e53864744a

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Finally, the performance ended, and Koi rushed back to the dugout as before. He was out of breath but felt much better than before. He was able to move with more composure this time, partly because it was his second performance, but also because he had come to terms with his feelings. He genuinely wanted Ashley to win. That’s why he had given him his most precious treasure, and he didn’t regret it one bit.676ec40496adbe5b

Ash and 3abf33504e Al are a8da68e3c7 both my f4c4b54d52 precious friends, ad38b26daa so it’s f68fdb8f31 okay.5e95f48bfc52d8b6

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Koi prepared himself 4a184c91b3 mentally. After the game, Ash 67fa3a0ac0 would probably run straight 671703a789 to Al.ba24f95074e89067

As expected, Ashley’s movements changed drastically as the third period began. He played with more agility and sharpness than even the first period, and the crowd roared with excitement. The cheerleaders also cheered wildly, pumping their fists in the air and chanting “Buffaloes!”00a542dae91c64eb

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Koi watched anxiously 7c01b539c6 amongst them. Just then, c9d2619619 Ashley got 23f681f4bc trapped between 79b04e502b two opposing 0657865b49 defenders with 981fd09f2f the puck.60185c59718cb269

Get out 04ef31d7dd of there, 839e6090d0 Ash!87d51d911e415139

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He chanted inwardly, 6391ba1033 and just as 7df9398ce6 Ashley seemed to f7633a0d2c be turning to 67ba3192ff escape, he suddenly c7ebcd08bf shoved one of 6a618cff10 the defenders hard. The caught-off-guard b70d0d9660 player stumbled 8da16f1964 backward, and 7a914e6040 Ashley seized e6a8150426 the opportunity 747143ed69 and sent b86c2966b1 the puck f6b80bc4d4 flying. Bill, who had been 3fb318def0 waiting, received the puck a13fea07a9 and passed it, and a593e985ed the crowd roared.8eacee90c2e1d7b5

The puck 65b99d25cd hit the 2fefbaf536 back of 1fe8ae59d4 the net, 240ae49aee and the 53ae885475 score went 20c9b54cb5 up. After three consecutive 41fe085d42 goals, the atmosphere 94f59465a9 was electric.653ca35da743fdb9

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“We’re going aa2822b963 to win! We’re going to win a6d5b7923e this!”141f453fd3183804

One of the e8f60410ca cheerleaders screamed, and a5ed438395 the others joined 7b88dd5c40 in.a9a23e97e2f43d0a

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“Of course we’re b480738b58 going to win! We cheered 568cec26e6 so hard!”a1c2bc6f67ad66f5

“Yeah, our team 0dce9514a5 is invincible!”c651c9851767bad3

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“Buffaloes! Buffaloes!”b321d5f2dd7c901e

“Waaaaah!”31fc020f66a024e5

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Even Ariel 21181da28d cheered wildly, 5b57f045e3 waving her 1c562dd94a arms. Time was running out. The opposing team had 3434fcc529 caught up quite a 2ab6f567d8 bit in the second 90e6f88bbb period, so the score e9e8a1a2ac was close. Knowing this, they 87d340dd85 weren’t giving up.a73af0c4b40cd745

“Urrgh!”c38ffacad5e3ad2e

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The player ea54ebcceb Ashley had 1990eb37f5 fought earlier 0e4f1f884b yelled and a2d9c21db7 chased the 38b4f4de0a puck. Ashley followed 57db4cfd39 right behind a56ff41eff him, and f817280f55 they were d00ec9f65f now one-on-one. The other player smirked ea006bf163 and taunted Ashley, deliberately 9f6aa257f4 weaving back and forth,61bb33f93c467346

“You call that 93d57f070a a punch, softie?”22fd573bcfe81a83

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It was 3f8fec6a1a a mild a8189e000e provocation compared bcc1b5a7fd to earlier. Ashley chuckled.4c171660bb7c94d4

“Who was 5ee9c7747a the one 8124771f67 who got c9d2078ba2 a bloody 918425c555 nose from fc023d2fe2 that ‘softie’ d6f45849fb punch?”1d84fb24d775397e

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“You just got 8299412fe0 lucky.”115118cc0f1e4e40

“Right, I’m lucky to 3b1ecc5ae3 be up against a e4b43b8cd1 weakling like you.”82c53f534c19a5a5

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“What? You littl…”6c2ebb810d3fc440

Ashley quickly stole 2861dc0259 the puck before a9ac67bff6 the other player 3679ed50e5 could finish his 807b85eba9 curse. He shouted as he 88a4da1852 skated away,df2afa8262a22bb6

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“And stupid, too!”849b8db7099d90c4

“You son of 44983e5057 a bitch!”8243f0f94762a7ec

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The enraged player chased 1b2c69bcec after him. There was 4d287fcbf4 another defender ee3185da11 blocking his fecc2aff41 path, but 1a3ba8ce56 Ashley quickly 454f5472c0 changed direction c52ff6ddb5 and dodged ff02cee286 him.7a971dfabcdbc078

“Bill!”72c1654de40f51d7

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“Got it!”b7ebee7657f610a9

Bill received the pass and skated forward. Time was running out. This was the last play. If they didn’t score, the game would go into overtime. In overtime, the first team to score would win.320263ea5d22f44f

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Overtime? No way.2d503020001b1349

This had to be the final play. He wasn’t going to drag this out any longer, absolutely not. He gritted his teeth and skated with all his might.28648df825751b93

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“Ugh…!”b3e83cf279e339f2

An opposing player tried to block him, throwing himself in front of Ashley, but he couldn’t match Ashley’s speed and crashed into the boards.48ddab0f31fe5513

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Ashley saw the goalie. The guy a56d0f7a9e who had 0aff468e21 been praised c76b766ed8 as the 89a9ad1e9e best goalie 7c9145b626 last season. He had blocked quite 5ded7d0ad0 a few of Buffalo’s 5861e2afd5 shots today.64fcf20400273de2

Ashley tensed up, his 3f95534c76 eyes locked on the bbebf7a550 puck. The goalie seemed impenetrable. Even Bill seemed to 8d2888819c hesitate, intimidated by the 4d400a82ed goalie’s presence.f4e626889c8c4249

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Just then, an opposing player blocked Bill’s path. Ashley intervened just as he was about to intercept the puck.f542610e6438d21c

“Uh!”74aaf5b9e06b3275

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“Whoa!”6fef14f5b35473d5

Screams erupted from 4faa857b8c the stands. The puck ae07448ca1 slid across 7a19f7b2fc the ice, ef061ba0fd and everyone’s b80a285e5b eyes were 57ba0d368c glued to bc0a09fac0 it. The goalie acd0768493 dove and 0021eb7f00 blocked the 33c2473af3 puck. Sighs of ff2c33c9ae disappointment and 77ad65b894 relief mixed 8b5b0ed441 from the f606184bb0 crowd, and 045322a7d5 then Ashley eaa3a9d10a swung his a837221fb4 stick.360f5a1985066adb

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Clack, a sharp sound cb3bef4ed6 echoed. The goalie reached 9c10e5f8c8 out in surprise. The flat, fd39ac0027 black object 6337965da3 seemed to a7ac5bd577 hang suspended bb403a3617 in the 7603adf4cf air, clearly 052ccd3775 visible to ba25b85621 everyone. Three seconds. Two seconds.37ad1bc21d72b92e

“Woooooaaaaah!”5353b5b95c596717

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The net rippled, the horn blared, and the game was over. The crowd rose to their feet as “Stars and Stripes Forever” played.9cf9ca99c10f404a

“Yeah! Ash!”fe11003742692058

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“We won, we 41786a456d won!”2caacaefd55bbd40

The cheerleaders cfa44fc0ce applauded as a9e11cf520 the hockey 1763f14254 team members 11c8e1926f cheered and ffecb12d12 hugged each 316d54b644 other. Among them, Koi 4a003f97f3 looked at Ariel’s 81c1800f2a back, then shifted db1281b967 his gaze to b1c9f9fd02 Ashley.3e00bf46ba5e2fc5

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Goodbye, Ash.c42d815962826b20

I really liked you.4b9495d657d5cda8

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Just as he 63dad83392 sniffled, he lowered d4b0c6ae1d and then lifted 6adc7a2998 his head, and 87509a5b70 he saw Ashley c66d318bba skating across the 39b6bc7411 ice towards them.1cd113b96b0b381c

He’s going to confess to Ariel.90f650f3d7e48c8a

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Koi, and everyone else, 7ac0a7d325 thought so. He braced f60235f3bf himself, feeling 1f916af7c8 a pang 5cd41fe64b of bitterness 946795db8b at Ashley’s 17188a22bd bright smile. Ashley would confess to 1eb66181cb Ariel and ask her 58e970c8a7 to get back together. They might 7e3ad68fed even kiss.aa1e59b0c0beecc8

Then I’ll… congratulate them.c2c7f37f564cd1f8

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He waited, 08a0dc2347 having made a1e998ba62 up his 1107adab54 mind. Ashley skated towards them c31cdfd17d at an incredible speed. He ignored the e15848fe54 group of cheerleaders 41d0e468fd in the dugout 15896bbd12 and, placing one aee97b2b65 hand on the c37cddfef4 boards, vaulted over 981494fa83 them.1877d2941e4fcafc

Huh?93e557ec150e351c

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He was coming 9046722406 in the wrong 5602e20102 direction. Ariel was over there. Puzzled, Koi bd8fb10890 turned his fd50d1c9b7 head, and 9781bac7a6 Ashley, who 5e334491a4 had reached ef31005137 him in b5b180711c an instant, 4b77999959 suddenly pulled 3415573381 him into 28f6390bdc a hug.168a7fc3f18b185f

Huh? Wha…?785f07fa3016ff30

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As Koi’s b93bef0505 eyes widened 4acaea2b0e in surprise, 519941152e Ashley released cd3afae546 him, cupped 81d46c79c7 his face 14c42d5e5b in his b41c0929b8 hands, and 48b738101e kissed him 8344e8609a before he 112bff6ded could react.a1387609c390989e

Koi wasn’t the only 82170ad72b one surprised. Everyone stared with wide a989dc72bd eyes. Ashley broke the 2e7088025a kiss and looked 04c2e3a41a down at Koi. His face flushed, he 6340dee514 said,65cabbfadd669e94

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“I like 18606dc5a6 you, Koi. Go out with 09888b25d5 me.”1a570818e429d8b5

Koi froze in shock. No one spoke. But Ashley 9d366fa340 didn’t care 65e2e321c6 about anything 39a560e078 else. Only Koi’s answer mattered.40a689cfd0df4a91

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The noise and 55dad5252d music from the cfc920758f stands continued, oblivious bfd0428bcd to the scene 3ab9767549 unfolding in the 0e037820d6 dugout.6390ca0dd30eaf03

“What in the d84b8148c7 world just happened?”03ba9742cc5f832f

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Ariel’s voice startled f680c11f51 Koi, and he f84f1ccfff turned his head. She was 0e4f0e0120 frowning, looking 805334ee87 back and bf851d0832 forth between 12c6b0d3f9 him and c9d9ca80d2 Ashley. The blood drained from 9e46f9459f Koi’s face as he 26e92a903e saw the cheerleaders and e8a05fbb89 the hockey gorillas staring 1aab15002a blankly behind her. Ariel, noticing Koi’s 04493c4996 expression, turned around. Seeing the countless 07e2791ff3 eyes watching them, b41bc926c4 she spoke,976a0ecb2f3d1e2e

“Everyone go change. We’re going cd905f872b to the 098c3c0508 after-party.”b8517e8cf88a4d6a

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The vice-captain blinked, then, with an “Ah,” quickly looked around.fb0c12242e8b6dd8

“Okay, okay, let’s 3ec39550c6 go. The after-party dd8b3600e9 is at 49dd17acc2 Green Bell, 55f7cf965f right?”2d0cc6dbb9923493

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“How about Red Bell 24b550babf tonight?”60297f331df38282

“Is there a Red b39ac2d219 Bell, too?”70bb461331c757e3

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“I was just kidding, idiot. Just play along.”4de8d847681247f7

“How about Rainbow Bell? Hahaha.”94889abb0336f86d

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“Oh my god, that’s hilarious. Rainbow Bell. Hahaha.”fa4ca31e7cbe723c

“Hahaha.”23948eb771e466bf

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“Hahaha.”3a4d76cad81707c1

They laughed and chatted exaggeratedly as they headed to the locker rooms, but they couldn’t hide the furtive glances and whispers. After the cheerleading team had left, Ariel turned back to Koi.1aaf6e8d38efc3d3

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“I need to talk to you.”be023c5e34489f7a

“Uh, w-what?”2004e12d918afc39

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“Wait a minute.”bdcce56b2654c7d6

Ashley stopped Ariel as she grabbed Koi’s arm and tried to pull him away. Ariel frowned and looked up at him. Caught between the two, each holding one of his arms, Koi could only look back and forth between them helplessly. Ashley looked down at Ariel and spoke,494bc674856613d7

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“Where are you taking Koi? We can talk here.”19bfcc5697214130

“Why? Do you think I’m going to hit him?”5643657b6e87e626

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Ashley narrowed his eyes at Ariel’s sarcasm. His silent response was more effective than words, and Ariel, unable to hide her annoyance, retorted,652c113c168db4d1

“Ashley Dominique Miller, wouldn’t it be better for me to talk to Koi first? Or, I’ll give you 30 minutes. Finish your conversation, and then I get Koi indefinitely.”3a407e7dea1ce534

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Ashley looked at her, 6c6e6a9b4e then at Koi, as 4144a4777f if asking if he 52d9ac824e was okay with that. Koi hesitated, then f46e227eef nodded.665bef695da9a584

“I, I want to talk to Al.”0acc4c2d67af2961

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Ashley stared at 5780205b49 Koi silently, then 4b87ce85bd slowly released his b6b753e6ba grip. As soon 7119cf3d37 as Ashley 0cf67cb3e2 let go, f71b56fa09 Ariel pulled c10bb64803 Koi out ddcea7b3e4 of the 7449b3714a dugout. Watching them, 3f96eacf95 Ashley shouted,8ce9495aba671230

“I’ll be 82e1ceebd0 waiting here, 6be9a44fd0 Koi!”28a04866b9bb2c29

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Koi instinctively looked back at Ashley. But he couldn’t see Ashley’s expression as he was quickly pulled around the corner by Ariel.619cdd689d8913b1

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Ariel led Koi 870dcd56c5 to the end bd0d357eed of the hallway 9cbc42c4c6 in the opposite 4da4a798f6 direction of the 96c4206620 locker rooms. It was a secluded 7a144fafed area near the emergency 29d2c8c483 exit, suitable for a f30daaa353 private conversation.2f407e9cae9bc6b8

“Now, tell me.”1449a2ac512cab06

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Ariel finally spoke once da2984abee they were alone.269974d1ac7952bb

“What’s going on?”faf9d86c74d7f09c

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Koi looked at her nervously. Ariel’s frowning face and crossed arms didn’t seem angry, but she definitely wasn’t happy either. Koi stammered, trying to articulate the thoughts he had while being dragged here.e0d53f0927f5ac8f

“Um, well… 5086c65b9e I don’t fa5cc742e2 really know 72e776c0cb myself.”86d361c22707cd5a

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Ariel’s frown deepened. Koi quickly continued,b6a5661886b242c6

“Really. I thought… Ash b091871976 would ask you 39690774f9 to get back cb237689c9 together if he 39263123dd won the game…”40bd46c5b583bde7

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“Get back 9618a705c8 together if f773507f39 he won? Ash said that?”f5c31fc00f8ca017

“Uh…”849c9ad9ebaa7baa

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Startled by Ariel’s sharp 7d9e5096c3 question, Koi blinked, then 0baff85183 belatedly realized,51e9f8cef983bba3

“…No.”54118c3030dfdb11

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He mumbled, his 75ac57d20b voice trailing off.09179c3619fdb649

“He… didn’t say 0de15c1dcf that.”ea20e1e220cbb763

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“Then?”24a89ac840b014c5

Ariel asked with 9daa7a0561 a frown.b7952beed2a44cc9

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“Why did you 891bb52c3b think that?”f7618fdc91c8ca01

Koi was speechless. He didn’t 8ab9c17249 know where b594e1bb85 to begin. Seeing him hesitate and f2b268470b fidget, Ariel sighed and 5b46902c33 arrogantly lifted her chin.2bb6140fefd1e0c7

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“Just tell 7e81088f6e me what 2ac58efbfa you can, 8e26a412b3 I’ll figure cd36559fb7 it out.”e65ccbcb999ff6e8

“Um,” Koi hesitated 3132d47d0a again. He needed c727e3d350 time to dc1e190771 organize his 54f747e62b thoughts.eca3de0007b941a7

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“Ash… told 5bcca09bb9 me… he bc675a3b25 liked me…”ef860d1c4815fd99

Ariel flinched 97abf7af68 at his 74fdbdb7ba difficult confession. Koi, unable to look 1b5e9d3920 at her, continued, his 216b8553a2 voice trembling,1eb922d8a894cfe6

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“It couldn’t be 9c3d66b053 true, so I… f8d441c881 told him he 0e66ead741 was… mistaken… and… 647ae65151 Ash said… after 97e97d38d3 this game, he’d 0dd1eb4b9c make a… decision…”b818eda5c3f614fd

His voice gradually a62a32b20a faded away. He belatedly 93b10d0fb3 realized that a54b446ed9 Ashley had d0c5aaedd9 never mentioned 19740a67f9 anything about 4bea3f044d Ariel. He had simply 1d31499b40 assumed. He assumed that Ashley b2e39908db would naturally return to 1fb9fcfc78 Ariel once he realized a59ad2f057 his “mistake.”097a3be2828b859d

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“B-but it’s natural 544f336322 to think that ba9232cb3a way.”51f51f429438ac7c

Koi said desperately.9603859fffc42216

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“You were dating, and 7cadd562f0 even though I don’t df0a437e18 know why you broke 24fa668713 up…”e8b5903f32c7dae5

〈Because I fell 2339ec5438 for someone else.〉34199be441160e16

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A forgotten memory suddenly 5c9e4a3bcd resurfaced.59041eb9d909dd8f

Huh?eeb0fbc41b1cad78

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Koi stopped 136a006238 talking and 26b988903a his eyes d9fe8a6dfd widened. Back then, he’d just 29e790990c thought Ashley was mistaken. He thought f64d4320b6 everything would 6cb5c75941 go back f23e3aa47c to normal 3cbf4e0cbf once he 340486a008 came to bef5af9f7e his senses.0930b92f67760c02

He had never once fcd059d7bb considered that Ashley might eb64301490 be serious.3cfacdce6dd023f3

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A heavy silence f0ce703648 fell between Ariel 0f3c3e363e and Koi. Ariel slowly opened 1314ae14f4 her mouth. Koi waited 7e56909821 anxiously, his 1adb0309d0 heart pounding, 354a440c95 until she 4c50e4d8c6 finally spoke. No way, eabac530b0 no way, 062a269f25 no way.5248648f9d50b04d

Ariel finally whispered,371e20a63de1f64e

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“It was you.”7a88cd4d0911b959

In that moment, all e00e451591 his forgotten memories came bb9eff58b8 flooding back.54557be4f2479775

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〈I like you.〉73c2bb9e3778b370

That day at the 83bdb43ec6 cafeteria.5bd5ea5ffa94ee35

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〈I like you, Koi.〉eff11c8b35329089

That day at 9c27b107f7 the pool.213fe21345f4b2cb

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〈Koi.〉0a5ea0bc9d07cb87

The image of Ashley’s dd106dd1f3 face and eyes, calling 1949a3fa05 his name and confessing d70285eb50 his feelings repeatedly, filled e915946851 his mind, and Koi 8ab0b8f6c7 was speechless. No way, 4a1aa0184a that’s impossible.a4351379ccd1221e

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Ash is just 2990588cef feeling sorry for 2dc119b0c6 me.ed9cdc42f708e1ce

Reality crushed the small flicker of hope that arose within him. Koi vehemently denied Ashley’s feelings. It couldn’t be true.634edbc78d40c9e7

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