*Yamada Rio's POV*

"There he is!" I whispered to myself as a the shadow of the guy I was following swished through my peripherals. I heard myself slightly giggle before tiptoeing towards the familiar figure... "I promise! This would be the last time. I promise. I promise" I crossed two of my fingers as I mumble. 

"Rio? What the heck are you doing here?" I heard a familiar voice coming from not so far. I felt my heart jumping before slowly turning towards the source. It's Kim nee-chan. Damn! I forgot she lives with him. 

"Don't tell me you're spying on Ryosuke again" 

"No!" I lied... "I mean... Y-yes... M-Maybe?" I turned my head slightly and felt a blush on my face. I then saw a sudden smirk on the older one which made me panic. 

"Hah! I knew it!" She said in victory. I immediately pulled her down in to the bushes and signalled her to quiet down. However, to my dismay, she pulled my arm up towards the gate of their house... "You've been having a crush on my cousin for so long now. It's time to let him know you exist." She continued to pull me in struggle as we fought against each other's strengths. 

Yes! What she said was true. I fell in love with him at first sight. Not only of his clear and masculine facial features, but also his ability to make people around him comfortable. He gets along with everyone with just a smile. But sadly, he doesn't even know I exist yet. Kim-chan always walk with him to school but somehow, I always manage to escape his gaze and just go into hiding despite being in the same school. Coward, you say? Yes! 

"No no no. I'm okay, thank you. I'm scared!" I replied to her nagging and just tried my best to escape her strong capture. Don't get me wrong. I WANT to meet him. But like you said, I'm a coward. 

"So you'll forever be a creepy 'stalker'?" Kim replied firmly after I successfully freed myself from her and in the verge of running away. What she said made me stop.

"I promise this would be the last time I do this... I won't bother him anymore" I said with my back facing her. 

I hate being a coward more than anything else. Running away is the best thing to do.

----

*Next Day*

"Damn you Rio!" I thought to myself after I realised I was following the track of Ryosuke again. AM I GONNA BE HIS STALKER FOREVER??!! 

I saw him walking slowly outside the school gate, with his hair hanging loosely down his face. His thin scarf covered half of his chin but still revealed his plump cheeks being kissed by the slightly frosty breeze of the night. 

I slowly followed his foot steps and gazed at his figure not so far away. He seems so near to me... so near, yet so far.  There are times he suddenly stops walking which alerts me to hide to the nearby street light or a tree or a wall or whatever available to hide my existence (Yes! I'm an expert in stalking now). I looked at his walking figur