Excuses

"Did something happened between you and him?" Monika asked.

"No!"Shine lied.

"why is he cold to you?" Monika asked again.

"Don't be silly Monika, maybe he is just excited to see Nam and Javi more than me" Shine said with a smile as she looked at Monika.

"You know she's right though"Shine said in her mind while she fake a smile in front of Monika.

"maybe, but..." Monika hesitantly starts. Then she shake her head to erased any negative thoughts in her mind.

"Ah never mind! if you say No, I guess it's NO. Plus it's Yuzu, he can never be mad to a girl" Monika said more as she put her arms on top of Shine's shoulder.

Shine smile to Monika —a fake smile.

"That's all I can hope for after I've hurt him...again" Shine's inner self sadly said.

Then a tan delivery man appear in front of them.

"Excuse me? Where is Mr. Hanyu?"a tanned man asked.

"Why?"Monika asked him back.

The tanned man places the big and small boxes on top of their desk.

"I am here to deliver all of these to him" The tanned man said.

"I see! But his in there and we can't disturb them when they are practicing especially Yuzuru" Monika said as she points inside the ice rink. The delivery man looked inside the ice rink and see several people spinning and jumping.

"But I was instructed to give it directly to him" The delivery man appealed.

"How about this; you can just leave these things here and we'll make sure to give it to him later" Monika said to the tanned man with authority in her voice.

The delivery man follows her and let her sign as the recipient of his delivery. He leaves after.

"Look at all of these? His fans are so 'fanatics' "Monika said with awe as she see all the gift that they have for him.

"Many really loves him I guess"Shine said with a smile.

Ring...Ring Monika's phone suddenly ring.

"Excuse me for while, I have to take this call" Monika said as she see the name of the caller.

Monika walk to the deeper back of the reception as she answer her phone —she don't want anyone to hear her conversation that's for sure. While Monika is in the back, Shine hurriedly get a piece of paper and write a message for Yuzuru using Japanese characters.

Let's meet at that place. I'LL BE WAITING!

And she insert the paper inside her pocket before Monika comes back.

"Sorry about that, it's a call from my mother" Monika informed Shine as she walks toward her.

"Monika, I think we should bring these in so he can arrange them before he leaves?" Shine suggested while looking at the boxes.

"Ah yes! I think you are right. It will be a burden for us later when the other skaters come out" Monika agree.

They enter the ice rink as they started to move some boxes to the locker room.

"Ladies, what's that?"Coach Brian asked as Monika and Shine approach him.

"These are fans gift for Yuzu, Coach. And we are just going to put these in front of his locker because it's too many to be left there" Monika said asking for a permission.

"I see! Okay put them inside but please do it fast. I don't want them to be distracted every time you guys enter" Coach Brian said directly to Monika.

While Coach Brian is speaking, Shine —standing at Monika's side —glance at the rink and caught Javi's and Nam's eye looking at their direction with a questioning look.

"What was that?"Javi mouthed.

"Gift by his fans" Shine mouthed too as she refer to Yuzuru.

Nam get Yuzuru that is helping —or flirting with Kazumi in Shine's eyes. Nam points at the gift that Shine and Monika are holding and he said something in his ear. Shine is trying to make an eye contact but Yuzuru is avoiding to looked at her. Yuzuru just smile to whatever Nam told him and get back to Kazumi again.

....

Monika and Shine enter and leave the rink for about three times already and finally they are done putting all the gift of Yuzuru in front of his locker.

"Ha! I think that's about it. Let's go, Hana " Monika said as she breathe loud out of exhaustion.

"Okay! let me just arrange this properly" Shine said and she immediately slip her note for him in one of the boxes.
....

Shine is waiting in the green house when Allen call her.

Ring...ring

"Allen" Shine answer and turn.

"Are you ready to leave? I am on my way to pick you up"

"I need to settle things first!"

"By 'settle' you mean you are going to talk to Yuzuru alone?"

"Yes! Allen, I am going to talk to him but don't worry because I got everything under control. See you later" Shine said and she hang up without hearing Allen's reply.

When Shine turn around, she see Yuzuru enter the green house. Shine's inner self smile at the sight of him.

"I saw this!why do you want to see me?" Yuzuru coldly said  to Shine while he's showing her a piece of paper in his hand.

Shine looked at him but for some reason she can't bring herself to talk.

"Talk already" Her inner self command.

But Shine don't know how to start especially when Yuzuru looks so serious and angry.

"If you are not going to talk I'll just leave, Kazumi is waiting for me" Yuzuru said and turn his back to Shine. Yuzuru is just about to leave when Shine finds a courage to speak.

"Why are you angry at me?"Shine asked.

"You know the answer!"Her inner self interject but Shine ignore her.

Yuzuru turn around and walk towards Shine, he keep a safe distance from her —he is controlling himself not to touch Shine. But before Yuzuru can answer, Shine releases her disappointment in the way Yuzuru is treating her that afternoon.

"If anyone should be angry here, it's me! First, You ignored me. Then you kissed me and you keep saying I am Shine. And now your giving me a cold gesture!?" Shine angrily said.

"I am not angry at you. I am just embarrassed for what I did! Now, its clear to me that you are not her" Yuzuru said and he pause.

Shine can see Yuzuru is hurt, yet she can't do anything to ease the pain he feels. All she can do is just stand in front of him and listen to whatever he'll say.

"You know, my Shine will not leave me like that; she WILL NOT leave me without any explanation. My Shine will not stood me up at the airport" Yuzuru said. He emphasize the right word making Shine feel guilty. But Shine can't say a thing to defend what she did and just listen to Yuzuru more.

"I am sorry about the kiss and my coldness. It's just that I am really embarrassed to face you" Yuzuru said but the sincerity of his apology is missing.

Shine's face says that she is not buying Yuzuru's apology and Yuzuru can also feel that.

Yuzuru run his hand in his hair and Shine can see his frustration.

"Hana, what do you want to hear from me?" Yuzuru finally asked in nihonggo as he put hands on his waist.

"Honestly, why are you like that to me? why are you flirting with Kazumi? just why???" Shine's inner self angrily asked.

"Nothing! I just thought  that we can be honest to each other; that we can be friends but I guess we can't. After all you are Yuzuru Hanyu, I bet millions are dying just to be your friend. It's my fault because I am just too naive to think that I can actually be one of your friends" Shine said directly in his eyes with a sarcastic smile on her face

Yuzuru can probably see a hurting Shine too as he looked at her eyes.

"See you in the club tomorrow, don't let anyone know about this"Shine said before her tears failed her and cry.

"Tell anyone? whom?" Yuzuru sarcastically asked. He sounded like Shine just said something stupid.

Shine didn't answer Yuzuru and just give him a serious looked.

"But I promise, I will not tell this anyone, it will just create misunderstanding. And I hate being misunderstood" Yuzuru said factually.

Shine's heart is shattering into pieces after hearing Yuzuru. But she chooses not to show any pain and act fine in front of him.

"Great! Oh! by the way, leave five minutes after I am gone. People might misunderstand"Shine said and leave Yuzuru alone inside the green house.

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