A/N: Hello fellow fanfiction readers!

this is my very very first time writing a fanfiction, so i really don't know if it can give you a good time while reading this. i'll be more than happy if you give comments and reviews about my story.

i do not own spiral suiri no kizuna. but i really like Ayumu and Hiyono. they're always giving me that "kilig" factor whenever i see the two of them together. so i just feel like making a story about them in my own way. because i really don't like the ending of the manga.

but oh well, i'm just a frustrated writer. i just write according to my imaginations and such.

and here it is! chapter 1... i really hope you'll enjoy and stick to my story till the end. thank you all.

It's almost been a year. The case involving the Blade Children has already been resolved by of course none other than the young detective Narumi Ayumu and his partner-in-crime the best information gatherer, Yuizaki Hiyono. The Blade Children are now living w/ tranquility and enjoying their high school life. And that also applies to Ayumu and Hiyono. But now that the predicament has been settled, will they still hang-out w/ each other, do things that will irritate each other like they always did in the past? The answer to that question will depend on Ayumu and it seems that she has nothing to worry about that cause Ayumu still hangs-out w/ her. Ofcourse he will. Why not? They had always been together. They've already faced trouble, threatening cases and even death itself. They had been through a lot hand-in-hand. They were bestfriends, partners, and an undefeatable tag-team in solving cases, a perfect pair. But Hiyono had been pondering about her relationship w/ Ayumu. Sure they were friends, but will they just remain like that forever? She sighed on that thought. She always had a special place in her heart for Ayumu, in fact she is in love w/ him. But she doubted that her feelings will be reciprocated. By Ayumu? Probably never. That's the depressing part in it. She's always saying that love has nothing to ask for in return, but will she always lived up to that statement of hers? No she can't. Even her fragile heart can't take that. She too has her limits. She had always known that Ayumu could never love her back. He always treated her coldly, as if she is nothing to him and he seldom shows that he cares for her. Maybe of course he does, but that's only because he doesn't want anyone to be in jeopardy because of him, and that's all there is to it. And the most hurting truth is that he is inlove w/ his sisiter-in-law Madoka. She is his first love and probably his last too.

She wept remembering all that she heard that day. Yes that certain day when Ayumu confessed to Madoka. Her world was nearly crashed after that. Ayumu loved her brother's wife as a woman for 3 years. She could never replace her in his heart, that's what she thought. Yeah, that's right, she can't now afford to still stick to her affection for Ayumu, because it will just deepen her heartbreak. So she made a fixed decision that she will cast away all her feelings for Ayumu. Hiyono decided to move on for good. It's now time to think about her own self. She doesn't want to look stupid again because of Ayumu. That's her firm resolution. So that night, she cried her eyes out to unleash all her unpleasant feelings.

She started a new day the next morning. She now felt better. She went to school wearing her usual jolly façade. After classes, she made her way to the newspaper club room and work on her computer. Minutes passed, Ayumu entered the room, but Hiyono didn't even bother to look at him. Ayumu just sat there w/ his cookbook in his hands. Usually, he was greeted by Hiyono's loud mouth, but today it's strange that she doesn't seem so attentive to him. 'Heh!' Ayumu shrugged. He's stealing glances at her from the corner of his chocolate-coloured eyes. He observed her intently w/ a feeling of? Who knows. Nobody knows what this guy is thinking.

Then the honey-haired girl suddenly jumped from her chair as she finished her work and was startled to see Ayumu there. "Oh Ayumu, I didn't know you were here. I was so occupied w/ my work cause you know, our stout principal gave me a lot of work to do, I haven't even eaten my lunch yet. Plus, because of this tiring work, I haven't got a chance to steal your bentou. Ah shoot! I shouldn't say this in front of you. Baka Hiyono…"

'She's so noisy as ever' Ayumu thought while not listening to Hiyono's blabbering.

"Hey Ayumu! Are you listening to me?"

"Not really." The brunette answered her inactively.

"Then why are you here?!"

"Killing time." There was his usual short but blunt answer. Ayumu always answers her bluntly and sometimes harshly. That's how he was, a stoic, cool, nonchalant bishounen.

"Hmph!" the girl moues while looking at him w/ vexed eyes. Ayumu smirked at her then went out of the room.

Hiyono widened her eyes as she was overwhelmed w/ rage. "Why that Ayumu! He never really changed!"