Melancholy of Flowers

Chapter Six


One Sided Love




“I CAN’T DO THIS!” Hana shouted as she pounded her fists to the ground. It was six in the morning and the sun was barely up. Hana was at the place where she usually trained with Cye. “I can’t even go through with my training.”


*Flashback*


“You can’t give up. That’s not the Hana I know. You have to get through this and show Cye that you are not weak and that you will stay strong through this. I know it’s hard, but..... I’ll be with you if you need me,” Ryo said.

*End of Flashback*


“I know he means well, but I can’t continue my training if my head is too clouded,” Hana thought to herself as she got up from the ground. “Maybe I’m not as strong as I thought I was.” Hana slowly walked through the woods with her head to the ground. “Why are you doing this Cye? Why are you torturing me? Do you like seeing me like this?”

“Hana?” came a voice.

Hana awoke from her train of thought and looked up to see Ryo standing in front of her. He looked like he was running the mile due to all the sweat and panting he was doing.

“Ryo? What are you doing here?” Hana asked.

“I usually run out here at this hour. I didn’t know you were too,” Ryo explained, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

“I was.... just trying to train is all,” Hana said slowly.

“Any progress?”

“Of course not. How can I train if I’m like this?” Hana turned her back to Ryo and sighed. She jumped as she felt Ryo take her into his arms. “Ryo? What are you doing?”

“I hate seeing you like this,” Ryo said.

Hana rested herself against Ryo’s body and took the feeling the man she was with was giving off. His arms had a much stronger feeling than Cye’s did. Yet she knew this was wrong, but she didn’t do anything to get away.

“Ryo..... I....”

“I’m in love with you Hana,” Ryo said softly as he let go of Hana. He walked away from her for a bit then stopped. Hana just stood there, trying to recap what just happened and what Ryo just said to her.

“You...... are in love.....?”

“With you.”

Hana turned around to face Ryo’s back which was facing her. “You are in love with me.....”

“I know it’s wrong. You love Cye.... but..... I just had to let you know.”

“Ryo.....”

“Hana I.....”

“Well apparently Cye loves Natsumi and not me...... I’m not saying that I am not happy that you told me that you have feelings for me. I’m also not saying that I am not upset at the moment. This is making things even more harder on me.”

“I know......”

“I will, however, agree..... to go out with you.”

“Wait... what?”

“I want to get Cye back, but in order to do that I have to make some damages to him as well. Will you help me Ryo?”

Ryo turned around and faced Hana with a surprising look on his face. “I will Hana. I’ll do anything to make sure you are happy.”

“Even if this is a one sided love?”

“It hurts, but I can bare it.”

“Thank you Ryo.”

Hana walked up to Ryo and kissed him lightly on the lips.

“Let’s go train Hana,” Ryo smiled.

“I’ll try,” Hana said.

“That’s all I ask.”

The two of them headed back into the woods where they continued their training.

“I’m telling you,” Kento said with a mouth full of food. “Cye is totally tripping right now. I think he hit his head somewhere.”

“It is weird that he would do something like that,” Mia said as she took a bite of her sandwich. “You sure nothing is happening with him?”

“We have no idea right now.”

“Knock knock is anyone home?!” called a voice.

“I know that voice!” Kento cried.

A tall blue haired man walked into the dining room carrying luggage and a backpack.

“ROWEN!” Kento cried as he flung himself onto his friend. “I missed you buddy!”

“I missed you too Kento,” Rowen laughed.

“Lots of things have been happening here man,” Kento said as he got off his friend.

“What types of things?”

“Recently Cye dumped Hana for some other chick.”

“He what?!”

“You heard me.”

“Where’s Hana now? Why is Cye doing this?”

“I don’t know where Hana is at the moment and I do not know why Cye is doing this. Mia and I were just talking about it.”

“Let me take your things Rowen,” Mia offered.

“Thanks Mia,” Rowen said.

Mia took the luggage from Rowen and headed upstairs with the stuff.

“So, did Cye even explain why he is doing what he is doing?”

“He just said that he loves someone else now.”

“That doesn’t sound like Cye. He would normally give a more reasonable answer than that.”

“I don’t know man. All I know is, Hana is torn apart from this ordeal.”

“Where’s Ryo?”

“I haven’t seen him since yesterday.”

“This is too much for me.”

“Just thought I’d let you know.”

“Have you spoken to Cye at all?”

“No. It seems like he has been avoiding us lately.”

“Something is up and I don’t like it.”

“What should we do?”

“Well, for now we should just keep low. Try to get Cye to hang out with us and we’ll observe him better. It’s the only way to know if we are dealing with a new enemy or not.”

“I just hope he’s only going through a phase and it’s nothing to worry about.”

“I hope so too Kento.”

“Buger Hut? This is where you wanted to go?” Ryo asked.

“Yeah. Their burgers are really good,” Hana smiled.

“Well okay.”

The two of them entered the restaurant and walked over to a booth.

“You stay here. I’ll go get us some food,” Ryo said.

“Okay,” Hana said.

Hana watched Ryo get in line then looked out the window. The streets were busy as always and people were on the move to get to their destinations.

“What’s my destiny? I thought it was to be with Cye and live my life as normal as I can. But I guess that’s just foolish of me. I feel bad using Ryo like this. He’s a sweet guy and should deserve someone better,” Hana thought sadly.

“Hana? Is that you?” came a voice.

Hana looked up and saw Kento and Rowen standing at her table.

“Kento, Rowen, what are you guys doing here?” Hana asked.

“Came to get us some food,” Kento replied.

“When did you get here Rowen?” Ryo asked as he carried a tray with food.

“Yesterday,” Rowen smiled.

“It’s good to see you again buddy. Why don’t you guys join us. Is that okay with you Hana?”

“Sure. It’s not the type of date I was expecting, but sure,” Hana nodded.

“Date? You mean.... you two?” Kento asked.

“Yeah. We are currently dating,” Ryo said as he unwrapped his burger.

“What the hell is going on here,” Kento said as he sat next to Ryo. “Why are you and Hana now hooking up?”

“I told Ryo that I would go out with him,” Hana said after she sipped her drink.

“Is this to get back at Cye?” Rowen asked.

“Part of it yes,” Hana said.

“I heard what happened from Kento. It’s not like Cye to go and do something like that without a reasonable answer,” Rowen said with concern.

“I know what you mean,” Ryo said.

“The last time Cye was acting weird, he was under the control of some evil master mind. Do you think the same thing is happening again?” Kento asked.

“Nah. Cye wouldn’t have that happen again,” Ryo said.

“Then what else is there?” Kento argued.

“I-I don’t know,” Ryo said sadly.

“This Natsumi girl, what’s she like?” Rowen asked all of a sudden.

“Well, she’s soft spoken, shy, and likes Cye a lot,” Kento replied.

“I see,” Rowen said.

“Mia suggested we invite Cye and Natsumi on a picnic to observe Cye’s behavior,” Kento said.

“That’s a great idea,” Ryo said. “I’ll give us a chance to test out our plan as well. Right Hana?”

“Yeah.... sure,” Hana said sadly.

“What’s wrong?” Ryo asked.

“It’s nothing. I was just thinking too much.”

“A dangerous tool,” Kento said.

“For you maybe,” Rowen laughed.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Kento said.

“I think you know,” Rowen smirked.

“Look pal, just because you have more brains than me, doesn’t mean you can go and make fun of me,” Kento said, pretending to cry.

“Oh grow up you big baby,” Ryo said playfully.

Hana smiled as the three boys continued to play around and say every insult that came to their mind.

“I hope this is really okay Ryo.... for you and me to be together,” Hana thought to herself.


The next day came with sun and no clouds in the sky. The breeze was calm and refreshing as everyone sat down to eat some lunch on a picnic blanket that Mia gave them.

“It’s nice to have lunch with friends,” Kento said.

“So how is America Rowen,” Cye asked.

“America is awesome! The people there are so nice and things are different than it is here,” Rowen said.

“Duh man, we’ve been there before remember?” Kento said with a mouth full of salad.

“I know, but it’s much more when you actually stay there for months.”

“Where are you staying?” Hana asked.

“I’m staying with a family in New York City,” Rowen answered.

“Ah. Good ol’ New York City,” Ryo said.

“Yeah, isn’t that where you first met your first girlfriend?” Kento teased.

“She wasn’t my girlfriend,” Ryo blushed.

“Yeah sure, whatever.”

“Speaking of girlfriends, what’s up with you and Hana?” Cye asked curiously.

“We are currently going out,” Ryo said.

“W-What?!” Cye got up with a surprised look on his face.

“C-Cye, sit down,” Natsumi said.

“Why are you going out with her?” Cye asked.

“Why does it matter to you?” Ryo said. “You don’t love her anymore.”

“Yes but.....”

Natsumi looked at Cye with worried eyes then looked at Hana. “W-Why would you do something like that Hana?”

“What do you mean?” Hana asked.

“You two just broke up.... and now you are going out with someone else?”

“Look it’s non of your business.”

“It is my business if you are going to go around dating other guys and making my Cye feel bad about it!”

“What did you just say?!”

“I just wanted to........”

Hana stood up and fists shaking at her side. “How dare you! How dare you say something like that!” The ground started shaking which made everyone clear the area. “I can’t believe you...... First you take the only hope I had and now you have the right to make it sound like I’m the bad guy? You have some nerve!” The ground collapsed and formed a crater beneath Hana’s feet. “Say anything like that again and I’ll make sure you won’t be able to love again you little bitch!”

“Hana stop!” Ryo shouted and grabbed Hana by the arm. “Control your anger like you had during your training!”

The ground stopped shaking and Hana glared at Natsumi from where she stood. “This is a warning for you.”

“C-Come on Cye, let’s get out of here,” Natsumi said as she grabbed Cye’s arm and let him away from the others.

“Hana.....” Cye said quietly. “I’m very disappointed in you.”

Hana just stood there as Cye and Natsumi walked away from the picnic site.

“Do you see the huge crater Hana just made?!” Kento said in shock.

“Hana can destroy an entire city with the power she has,” Rowen said.

“That’s why she is learning to control it,” Ryo said. “Hana? Are you okay?”

“No Ryo.... I’m not,” Hana said quietly.

“I think we better go. I’ll take you back to my place,” Ryo said. “Kento, can you drive us there?”

“Sure pal,” Kento said. “You coming Rowen?”

“I guess I have to. I mean, you are the only transportation I have right now,” Rowen said.

Ryo walked Hana back to the car with Rowen and Kento not too close behind.