Kyo23: I do not own Super Gals Ran Kotobuki

This is my first Super Gals fan fic. To tell you frankly, I'm quite nervous in making this one since I'm not that good in writing stories. I was just inspired by the different stories I had read in the past few weeks and it gave me the urge to write my very own. Umm..I'm not that also good in introductions but I hope you would like my work. As an amateur I don't really expect for any praises but I would really appreciate if you could leave a review for me so that I could improve.

Chapter 1

xxxxPainful Goodbyexxxx

The sky was dim and there was a gloomy atmosphere. The heavens were covered in shadowy canopy as a slight drizzle pour down in Shibuya. The weather doesn't seem to be good and there was a heavy rain coming but it didn't hinder the young lass who were waiting for her beloved in their rendezvous. She waited patiently in the park as she protected herself from being soaked with her purple umbrella. She couldn't help but wonder why Rei called and wanted to meet up with her. Her head was filled with different thoughts that she didn't notice the figure slowly emerging in front of her, carrying a blue umbrella. As she gazed up to the guy's façade, she found it familiar. His beautiful cold azure eyes, his pitch black hair, his well built physique and his intoxicating perfume, its no other than the Ice Prince himself. The guy's presence makes the girl tremble, her heart throbs faster which hurts her chest. Her rosy cheeks suddenly turned scarlet.

"Rei" Aya slowly called his name. The pitch black haired girl faced the guy in front of her with the look of anxiety. She putted up her sweet face as usual. Her sweetness reveals her feebleness which irritated the Ice Prince so much. "What is it you wanted to tell me?" she continued as the guy gave her an intent look. Rei's eyes were expressionless as always. She can't help but pity them. Rei has always been cold and nonchalant. He never showed any emotion to other people or to his friends. He always maintains his sturdy barrier so that no one could penetrate but sometimes the Super Gal, Ran Kotobuki could make a tiny fissure that creates a liaise that links him outside his frozen world. Funny isn't it, the one who had broken his barrier is completely his opposite. Aya could never enter Rei's world even if she wanted to because Rei wouldn't let her.

"Aya you're a sweet girl" the guy's azure eyes glued on the girl's brown orbs. His hoarse voice cling into Aya's ears and his complement pondered in her heart. "But" Aya's heart starts to throb faster than ever. She felt very nervous and she felt a hot sensation in her chest. The word 'but' made her draw a frown on her face. She feared of what the pitch haired guy would say, and then she was drowned in her own soliloquy.

"I knew it. He goes out merely with me because he pities me and that's the only reason why I'm here. He sees me as a defenseless, dependent and innocent little girl. I don't want to believe and I don't want this for him to say but why are his eyes saying it so? Do I really annoy him that much? Do I really look pathetic that it irritates him so much? Does he hate me that much" Aya was awfully perplexed and didn't know what she would do. Bit by bit tears were forming in the corner of her brown eyes. She hold on to it and didn't let it drop to her cheeks because she knew Rei would be so annoyed of how would she reacted and plus, Rei will see her frailness.

"The..re is somebody…….that I really liked". The guy continued on glaring at her. He waited for her response and observed how she would react to his confession. He knew that it would hurt the meek lass so much but he's got no choice. He couldn't let her hope for something that's not going to happen. He couldn't exchange the pure and undying love she's giving him. It's unfair for her part and a pity since she had fallen for the wrong guy at a wrong time.

There was a long silence and a feeling of awkwardness between them but Aya strengthened herself and spoke. She didn't want to suppress Rei's feelings. As much as it hurts her, she's got no choice but to let him go. It would be inconsiderate and selfish of her not to care about what Rei truly feels but there's a part of her that tells her that she shouldn't be submissive and martyr for once. She should fight for what she believed in or else she'll lose something very important. But then again her conscience told her that it's wrong to force someone to love someone. A big sigh came out of her and courageously faced the lad in front of her.

"Oh I see" she responded slowly. "Rei is in love with another girl. There is nothing I could do about that. I couldn't just force him to love me because that would be so greedy. I shouldn't let my egocentricity rule over me……...I'm not his girlfriend so I don't have the right to keep him all to myself but……… I wanted him to be always on my side. I wanted him to hold my hand and never let it go. I long for his warm embrace and passionate kisses and most of all I'm hoping for his love. But all of these are just futile illusions. None of these are going to be real; it would be always be just and forever be a dream.

"Is it Ran?" she looked up to Rei searching for an affirmation. Her brown orbs studied his movements and how he responded to her query. Rei didn't give her a proper answer but his silence was fair enough to convince her. She couldn't help but pity herself since she had a feeling that the Ice prince has a special eye for his energetic friend. She felt so inferior and stupid. She knew that compared to Ran, she's nothing. The only thing that makes her superior to her is her intelligence and dedication to her studies which she couldn't use at this point of time.

"Well then, I hope you two would be happy" she gave Rei a faked smile then turned back. Rei wasn't that stupid not to notice but there's nothing he could do. He's the least person Aya wanted to see right now. She slowly walked away from the guy she cherished most. Despite the hard gust of the wind she increased her pace which made her clumsily drop her umbrella. It was the sign that she was giving up, it's all over. "I've lost, there's no point in competing since it's not a competition at all. I've already lost in the beginning of the battle"

"I'll take you home" Rei insisted as he followed her and grabbed her wrist. "It's ok, I'll be fine" Aya quickly detach Rei's arm from her wrist and ran as fast as she could. She couldn't stand his presence. Her heart was shattered into million pieces. She ran until she couldn't breathe and halted until she was far enough from Rei, far enough not to see him or hear his voice. She found herself in a park, sitting on a swing, alone and deeply depressed. Her eyes became blurred and watery. Slowly tears rolled into her cheeks and dropped into her white skirt. The mild drizzle became a heavy downpour. It was like heavens were grieving with her aching heart. She didn't look for any cover instead she let the rain pour onto her. She cried so hard, she let it all out. She stopped pretending that she wasn't hurt at all, that it doesn't hurt a bit losing to her friend without her knowing that the guy she adored was in love with her. She couldn't hate Ran and she couldn't hate Rei and she hated herself for that. "Why can love be so painful? Isn't it supposed to be full of felicity? Isn't it supposed to be carefree and heavenly? But why is it all I received were anguish, puffy eyes and an aching heart. I loved him so dearly, I loved him more than my life but why did it turn out like this?.....why?"

I apologize for the wrong grammars and errors. Please don't forget to give me a review, I would be really glad to accept your comments and suggestions.