Author's note: This is purely dedicated to my loving onee-chan jazellovelyne ... (Consider this as a late birthday gift ne?)... I'm kinda worried that you won't like it. This my first time writing a song fic so please excuse my mistakes and lack of talent. (I also think it's a bit long for a song fic >.<) *nervous*
But I enjoyed writing this. I just hope you guys will enjoy it as well.

p.s. I bullied Shida again... mwahahaha...

 

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*Shida’s POV

There he is. Yamada Ryosuke…

The man in my dreams.

The man who makes me smile.

The man who makes my heart beat race and even skip a beat.

The man who I want to spend most of my time with.

The man who I always talk to.

There he is. Yamada Ryosuke… My beloved best friend.

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“Mirai-chan!! There you are… I was looking for you all over the place.” I heard Yama-chan say while running towards me in the school garden.

It wasn’t usual for me to hang around the school garden. Me and Yama-chan usually hang around the school roof top every lunch time. 



Why did I go to the school garden? Well, maybe because want a change. I want him to and look for me for a change. I want him to miss me.



Yes… I’m in love with this idiot!!!

I just realised my feelings when I felt my tears flowing after he told me that he’s going out with Mariya-chan. 

Nishiuchi Mariya. The girl everyone likes is now going out with my best friend Yamada Ryosuke. 


“Mirai-chan… I need your company!! I fought with Mariya-chan again. I just don’t understand girls at all” He pouted and slumped down beside me.



“Hey… I’m a girl too you know. You should just try to understand her…” I said then gave off a fake smile.

Since they’re going out, I just found myself trying to cheer this guy up every time he’s in trouble.

It hurts. But still… I’m happy to be with him.



“Mou… Are you sure you’re a girl? You’ve beaten up almost all the boys in our class. I don’t think you’re considered as one!!” he said mockingly then shifted a few inches away from me knowing I’m gonna smack him.



He knew me too well. By this, I raised my fist ready to hit him. However………



*ring *ring*



“Moshi moshi?! Mariya-chan?” Yama-chan picked up his phone then stood up excitedly after he discovered who’s calling…



“No… I didn’t mean what I’ve said!! I’m sorry… I shouldn't have said that to you… Please forgive me” he continued with weary and convincing voice. 



However, the person in the other end doesn’t seem to listen. I can hear Mariya-chan still bickering on top of her voice. Then, their conversation ended when she finally turned off the phone without giving Yama-chan to say another word.



“*sigh* I shouldn’t have said that joke to her” he said quite heavily sitting beside me again.



“ehh? What did you actually say to her? It seems like you offended her a lot…” I asked in curiousness.



He paused for a moment and then tapped my shoulder…



“I said she looked fat in her pink jeans…”



*awkward silence*



“What?? HAHAHAHAHAHA… That’s a great mistake!!!” I just can’t help but to laugh at his miserable face. Mariya-chan just doesn’t understand his jokes like I do.



You're on the phone with your girlfriend, She's upset
She's going off about something that you said
She doesn’t get your humour like I do


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I'm in the room, it’s a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn’t like
And she'll never know your story like I do



“What are you doing??”

Yama-chan called me tonight. Not to ask me how I am. But basically just to tell me that she made up with Mariya-chan today. She finally realised he was joking…



“Nothing much…” I said over the mouth piece. “Congratulations!! You’re actually okay now? Yokatta ne?”



“Yeah… My sincere sorry finally went through her…”



*Tomoni tomoni arui te ikou…Tomoni tomoni*



“ehhh?? Is that our song 'OVER'? You’re listening to Hey! Say! Jump?! You’re listening to our new single?? How cute!!” he burst out laughing excitedly over the phone and continued making fun of me.


How can he have heard that? Humiliation!!! He should not know I’m a Hey! Say! Jump fan!!! Hazukashi…


“Urusaiiii!!! I’m just looking through some of my sister’s CDs” I lied while turning off my radio.


“Awww… no need to be embarrassed Mirai-chan. It’s better than listening to slow English music that I don’t even understand most of the words. Even Korean music is better…” He replied, still laughing like a complete retard.


“Slow English music? You mean like, emotional music?”


“Yeah… Mariya-chan gave me a total of 23 CDs of her favourite songs. He want me to learn them all so I can sing them to her. She doesn't even know I hate those kind of music” He said quite softly that I can barely hear. I can totally sense he’s embarrassed.


“HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! You never fail to amuse me Yama-chan… Good luck with that!!!”


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But she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you wake up and find
That what you're lookin for has been here the whole time


Today, we had our drama class... Guess what’s our project about!!!

Romeo and Juliet!!! Sugoii ne? NOT!

I just found myself staring with admiration when I saw Mariya-chan wearing a proper gown as part of her role. Yes... She got the role of Juliet Capulet. 


As I look at her pass the classroom with all eyes looking, I can’t help but notice how vulnerable I look. I role did I get? Well, I am part of the orchestra who supposed to be playing in the “party” where Romeo and Juliet met. 


My role is not even a girl. Therefore, I ended up just wearing a normal white t-shirt and black trousers. How elegant right? *sigh*


Fortunately, Yama-chan didn’t get the main role of Romeo. Yuto-kun did. 


I’m kinda relieved by then. However, I saw Yama-chan’s disappointed eyes look at Mariya-chan and Yuto-kun walking side by side each other. I swear I saw his eyes quite teary… 


“Cheer up, Mercutio!!!” I then patted his back after calling him on his character’s name… “At least you’re still in the play… Look at me! I’m wearing a normal t-shirt. I'm not even sure I’ll be noticed in the camera!!” I continued and tried to cheer him up.


By then, he just smiled at me. The same smile that made me fall for him. The same smile that I love. 


“*sigh* Wake up already! I’m here for you… Can’t you just see me behind this plain white t-shirt? I’m here the whole time…” I said to myself after seeing him walk away from me.


If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see?
You belong with me
You belong with me


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Walkin the streets with you in your worn out jeans
I can’t help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on the park bench thinkin to myself
Hey isn't this easy?


“You look great on the school play yesterday…” Yama-chan said mockingly after we stopped at the park bench near our house.


He often walks Kuu and Cookie around our neighbourhood. This guy just loves his dogs so much. I am sometimes jealous of them. 


“You actually look cute with your little trumpet…” My daze over the 2 cute dogs got disturbed by his comment.


“You jerk!!! At least I didn’t die like your character!!!” I said with a laugh…


“Hah… At least I was shown for more than 5 seconds in the actual video…” he replied with my mock.


By then, I just pouted and pet Kuu who was sitting tamely in my lap.


“I wish I can talk to Mariya-chan like when I’m with you…” he continued and gave off a weak smile followed by a big one after he had seen Cookie biting the bottom of his worn out jeans.


And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven’t seen it in a while, since she brought you down
You say you find I know you better than that
Hey, Whatcha doing with a girl like that?
She wears high heels, I wear sneakers


She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time



“Yama-chan!!! There you are…” I heard a familiar voice calling for the boy beside me.


“ahhh… Mariya-chan… Gomen. I was just strolling Kuu and Cookie around.”


She sat between us then gave the brightest smile ever.


I don’t blame Yama-chan for liking this girl. She is indeed pretty. I know she came here to get his boyfriend back. By this, all I can do is to let go.


“Shall we go? I’m starving… You’re treating me today right?” I heard her say quite cutely. 


Yama-chan nodded in response but then looked at me.


“Shall we bring Mirai-chan too?” he said, asking for Mariya’s permission. 


“Seriously?? Bring me along too?? How sweet!! I’m not a dog you know…” I thought to myself.


By then, I swear I saw Mariya-chan give me a sharp stare. It’s actually scary. I know she has all the right to protest because she’s the official girlfriend. By her look, I finally got the message.


“It’s okay Yama-chan… I’m kinda busy anyway. I need to do... errrrmmm… my homework.” I lied.


“Homework? We don’t even have one…” he replied with a confused voice.


“Well, I’ll make my own homework…” 

Geez… I sounded like a real NERD!!!


“Geek!!! Okay then… Maybe I’ll drop by your house tonight ne? I miss your mum’s home made cooking.” He answered while waving his hand to say good bye.

I saw Mariya held his boyfriend closer to her and the looked coldly at me.



If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see? 
You belong with me


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Oh I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry
I know your favorite songs and you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong. I think I know it's with me.


“Yama-chan?? What are you doing here?” I heard myself say after seeing a familiar figure outside my window. 


“shhhh… You’ll wake everyone up!!!”


“What are you doing here?” I repeated… “You scared me!!! How did you manage to get up?”


“Sorry to come up this late…” he said while making himself comfortable sitting in my window sill… “Can you please come down? I’m depressed. I need someone to talk to. Chinen and the others are too tired to talk to me.”


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“So, what is this about? This needs to be urgent after you disturbed me in my beauty rest” I said then sat on the nearest chair into our house terrace.


“It’s about Mariya-chan…” he replied with a gloomy expression.


“Yapparri… So, what happened?”


He didn’t say anything for the next few minutes. I looked at his face and his eyes half covered by his fringe.


“Are you okay?”


“He wants me choose between you and her…” he suddenly said.

“ehh?”


“She asked me if I like you… I didn’t say anything. But then, she told me to choose between you two. I think she’s getting jealous about you…” He said wearily not looking directly at me. He is in fact looking at his feet avoiding any eye contact.


I didn’t say anything in reply. Instead, I remained still and quiet not knowing what to do. 

I just hoped this awkward silence will be over.


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At last, he spoke…


“I didn’t say anything to her… She just asked me to get away from you…”


“I’m sorry Mirai…”


By this, I felt tears rolling down my cheeks. It’s like a faucet running continually out of my eyes. I can’t help but to sob.


“It’s okay… I know what she feels” I said while wiping my tears with the back of my hand.


I then turned around and started opening our front door, ready to get in. 


I don’t want to talk about it anymore. I don’t want him to worry about me. He’s my best friend… I want him to be happy.


I heard the door closed quietly after I turned the knob. I didn’t look at Yama-chan again. I just felt my back against the wall hoping the tears in my eyes will just stop.


“You chose her? Why? Have you ever considered me?” 


Standing by or waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know that
You belong with me
You belong with me


Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me
You belong with me


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Two days had passed since Yama-chan told me about what happened between him and Mariya. Believe it not, I’m still crying myself to sleep every time I think of him. 


Since then, we haven’t been talking. Even at school, I stole a few glances at him while sitting heavily onto his chair but he never talked to me.

I actually didn’t expect him to talk and start a conversation with me soon enough. He was basically  told by his girlfriend not to even approach me, so I expected the outcome of his actions.


By this, I knew… I lost him. I lost my best friend. I lost Yamada Ryosuke.


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“Mirai-chan!!! Sensei is calling for you…” I heard Yuto-kun cried across the room.


“ehh? Nande?”


“I’m not sure… He just wants you to come to the roof top… It’s probably about the drama club” she replied.


"The roof top? Why there?" I asked myself out of confusion. 


By this, I just forced myself to get up and go to the said place. 


I still don’t have the mood to do anything. I think I still need to be alone for now. But since sensei asked, maybe it’s a good idea to pass time and forget about Yama-chan for a few minutes. 


**


“Do you need something sensei?” I quickly asked when I saw a male figure before me as soon as I reached the roof top.


However, a familiar person turned around and looked at me; wearing a plain white t-shirt, worn out jeans, old pair of sneakers and a small trumpet.


The man also had a piece of paper stuck to his shirt with MY name written on it.


“Hi… My name is Shida Mirai. I like to wear jeans, t-shirt and sneakers. I love beating up guys. I love Hey! Say! Jump, Yamada’s pet dogs; Kuu and Cookie. I love my best friend. I love Yamada Ryosuke…” he said while imitating my voice and usual actions.


“What are you doing?” I replied with a confused tone of voice.


Yama-chan then took the piece of paper stuck in his shirt and gave it to me.


I already read what it said. “Shida Mirai” I read quite aloud.


He then smiled at me then looked at the paper again.


By this, I got his message.

I turned the paper around to see another set of writing.


“I LOVE YOU” he read it for me. 


I remained silent but still held unto the paper saying “愛してる” on it.



“I realised it’s not worth waking up every day without you being my alarm clock. It’s not worth having breakfast without seeing your texts and missed calls. It’s not worth having lunch without your home made obento..."

He then paused for a few seconds.


"It’s not worth having a girlfriend if it’s not you…” He continued while pulling me closer and then kissed my forehead.


“Shida Mirai… You belong with me…” he whispered and just felt the warmth of his body all over mine. 

By then, I felt a tingle on my spine that gave the best feeling.


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“You only realised all of that now? You’re an idiot after all…”