Koharu was amped. She didn't like being alone sitting on a bench doing nothing at the park. She wanted to work, or at least socialize with somebody. "Where's Sayumi?" Koharu grunted under her breath, scanning the park for her former mentor. She would bother Sayumi at times, and it was fun messing with her, and most of the time she would have been at the park by now.
"What was that about?" A familiar voice came from nowhere. Koharu shuddered and turned around. She was face to face with a girl who had the same personality as her. "Oh, LinLin." Koharu blushed, the heat increasing in her cheeks. She was puzzled as to why she felt this way, but there was something about LinLin that she adored. "So, why are you sitting here? Normally, you would want to do work!" It was true, Koharu did want to work most of the time.
"I have nothing else to do." Koharu replied, swallowing. "Oh come on Koharu, tell me what's going on with you!" LinLin put her hand on Koharu's shoulder, making her blush even more. "You sure are hyper aren't you?" Koharu knew it was a stupid question to ask, especially to LinLin. "You're the same way." LinLin giggled, pointing to the younger. "Yes, yes, I know." Koharu waved her hand, mentally trying to calm herself.
"Koharu," LinLin looked down, slowly inching closer to Koharu. Weird questions suddenly popped in her mind like fireworks, but she didn't know which ones to ask Koharu. "Is there something on your mind?" Koharu was jolted out of her senses. She didn't know that LinLin would ask such a thing. "Well...yeah..." She replied hesitantly.
Moving all the way closer until she was beside Koharu's side, LinLin put her head on Koharu's shoulder. Confused at the sudden gesture, Koharu's face was now crimson. "Hmm..I have another question," LinLin's words were muffled, but Koharu could understand what she was questioning. "You like me."
"That wasn't a question, that was more like a statement!" A surge ran through Koharu's body as she jumped up from the bench. "Aha, so you do like me." LinLin grinned, pointing a finger to the younger. "H-How did you know?" Koharu gulped, but LinLin started laughing. Koharu was puzzled and asked, "What's so funny?"
"Oh, Koharu, you're so easy to read underneath your funny and sweet exterior." LinLin replied. "So...what does that mean? Do you like me too? What?" Koharu was probably asking a billion questions, but she wanted to know how LinLin would respond.
"Yes, Koharu...I like you a lot." Koharu didn't know what she was doing after that. All that happened was when Koharu gave LinLin a light kiss on the lips. However, LinLin returned the kiss, except this time, it was much longer.
It was getting a little late, and Koharu needed to be home by 9 PM. "I need to go, I'll see you tomorrow okay LinLin?" "Alright, bye Koharu."
'Am I really that easy to read?' Koharu thought to herself when she opened the door to her house.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Friday, August 28, 2009
Oyasumi #19
It was unusual to see Tsugunaga Momoko pissed. Normally, the second oldest girl of Berryz Koubou would be full of energy and hyper. But Momoko was opposite today. Glaring at the pink cellphone decorated with peach stickers, she perused through her contacts. She had all the Berryz's phone numbers, Morning Musume's phone numbers, she even had C-ute's phone numbers, but there was something that was missing. Somebody that made Momoko even more pissed just thinking about it.
Her name was Ishimura Maiha.
Momoko's palms grew sweaty due to gripping the bar tightly. Receiving weird reactions from the people in the train, Momoko pulled the brim of her hat over her eyes. Identity was very important in the idol world. She was very popular, so she must be hidden. But Momoko wasn't worried about that, she was worried about Maiha. She was wondering how she was doing in school, did she get good grades? Momoko was curious.
The train halted to a stop, Momoko was almost jerked out of her seat, she held onto her hat, but her phone slipped from her right hand. Noticing that the phone was gone, Momoko was internally panicking. As she stood up from her seat and searching for the misplaced phone, Momoko felt a tap on her shoulder. "Um...is this cellphone your's?" Momoko quickly sat back down in her seat as the train doors closed, and it headed to the next stop. She took the phone, but she didn't look up.
The other girl couldn't believe the girl's appearance. She felt like she had seen her somewhere before when she was in Berryz Koubou. She had always been her friend, helping her with her dance moves and even more. She had the urge to ask this girl about her identity, to see her Berryz Koubou friend and bandmate once again.
"Are you.."-the girl lowered her voice as she reached for Momoko's hand. "Tsugunaga Momoko?" Momoko gulped, sliding her phone in her purse. "Yes." she muttered back. A smile had appeared on the girl's lips, her dimples were showing. Momoko's eyes grew big at the girl's facial expression. "Maiha?" The train stopped again, and the two stood up to get off at their stop.
"I missed you!" The energetic Momoko shouted, tears emerging from her dark brown orbs. "I missed you too." Maiha cooed in her ear, hugging her. Shivers went down Momoko's spine in response. The two girls giggled as they stopped hugging, but then they were serious.
"I'm sorry I left, if my father hadn't interfered, I would still be here." Maiha forced a smile, but it didn't seem to work. "It's okay Maiha, I'm just glad to see you again," Momoko patted Maiha's shoulder. "I can't wait to tell the other Berryz about this." Momoko was about to reach for her cellphone, but Maiha grabbed her wrist. "I only wanted to see you." Momoko's cheeks were stained a peachy color. Maiha took Momoko's hands and squeezed them tightly.
Momoko didn't know what to do next, she couldn't speak. "I-I was..." She was suddenly interrupted with Maiha's lips that were pressed to her own. Thank goodness the two were in a hidden area, or they would be caught. Her lips were soft, Maiha finally pulled away.
Maiha slipped a piece of paper in Momoko's coat pocket. "Read that for me okay? I'll see you later!" She waved goodbye and she left. Momoko opened it, scanning the letter..
Dear Momoko,
Thank you for being there for me. Even when I was down, you were always there to pick me up. I would tell you about what's been going on in my life. You would nod and listen, giving me advice the next time I made the same mistake.
I would never forget those moments. You still remain in my mind and in my heart. Maybe it's because I didn't know I had these feelings for you. But later on while watching TV programs, you kept getting prettier and prettier, and I really did love you. I wanted to confess, but I thought I would never see you again.
I love you Momoko, I want to see you again.
Love,
Maiha
"I love you too Maiha..." Tears flowed down Momoko's cheeks. She wiped them away with her sleeve, pulling down the cap. She looked at the phone number that was at the bottom of the page, and Momoko programmed the number in her cellphone.
"I'm glad you didn't forget me, Maiha." She murmured before heading home.
Her name was Ishimura Maiha.
Momoko's palms grew sweaty due to gripping the bar tightly. Receiving weird reactions from the people in the train, Momoko pulled the brim of her hat over her eyes. Identity was very important in the idol world. She was very popular, so she must be hidden. But Momoko wasn't worried about that, she was worried about Maiha. She was wondering how she was doing in school, did she get good grades? Momoko was curious.
The train halted to a stop, Momoko was almost jerked out of her seat, she held onto her hat, but her phone slipped from her right hand. Noticing that the phone was gone, Momoko was internally panicking. As she stood up from her seat and searching for the misplaced phone, Momoko felt a tap on her shoulder. "Um...is this cellphone your's?" Momoko quickly sat back down in her seat as the train doors closed, and it headed to the next stop. She took the phone, but she didn't look up.
The other girl couldn't believe the girl's appearance. She felt like she had seen her somewhere before when she was in Berryz Koubou. She had always been her friend, helping her with her dance moves and even more. She had the urge to ask this girl about her identity, to see her Berryz Koubou friend and bandmate once again.
"Are you.."-the girl lowered her voice as she reached for Momoko's hand. "Tsugunaga Momoko?" Momoko gulped, sliding her phone in her purse. "Yes." she muttered back. A smile had appeared on the girl's lips, her dimples were showing. Momoko's eyes grew big at the girl's facial expression. "Maiha?" The train stopped again, and the two stood up to get off at their stop.
"I missed you!" The energetic Momoko shouted, tears emerging from her dark brown orbs. "I missed you too." Maiha cooed in her ear, hugging her. Shivers went down Momoko's spine in response. The two girls giggled as they stopped hugging, but then they were serious.
"I'm sorry I left, if my father hadn't interfered, I would still be here." Maiha forced a smile, but it didn't seem to work. "It's okay Maiha, I'm just glad to see you again," Momoko patted Maiha's shoulder. "I can't wait to tell the other Berryz about this." Momoko was about to reach for her cellphone, but Maiha grabbed her wrist. "I only wanted to see you." Momoko's cheeks were stained a peachy color. Maiha took Momoko's hands and squeezed them tightly.
Momoko didn't know what to do next, she couldn't speak. "I-I was..." She was suddenly interrupted with Maiha's lips that were pressed to her own. Thank goodness the two were in a hidden area, or they would be caught. Her lips were soft, Maiha finally pulled away.
Maiha slipped a piece of paper in Momoko's coat pocket. "Read that for me okay? I'll see you later!" She waved goodbye and she left. Momoko opened it, scanning the letter..
Dear Momoko,
Thank you for being there for me. Even when I was down, you were always there to pick me up. I would tell you about what's been going on in my life. You would nod and listen, giving me advice the next time I made the same mistake.
I would never forget those moments. You still remain in my mind and in my heart. Maybe it's because I didn't know I had these feelings for you. But later on while watching TV programs, you kept getting prettier and prettier, and I really did love you. I wanted to confess, but I thought I would never see you again.
I love you Momoko, I want to see you again.
Love,
Maiha
"I love you too Maiha..." Tears flowed down Momoko's cheeks. She wiped them away with her sleeve, pulling down the cap. She looked at the phone number that was at the bottom of the page, and Momoko programmed the number in her cellphone.
"I'm glad you didn't forget me, Maiha." She murmured before heading home.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Akai (Chapter Four: Crimson)
Crimson.
How did the background suddenly change? I thought I was relaxing at my house, with JunJun right beside me. I guess I fell asleep, but how? I put a hand over my eyes to shield the brightness that was coming in my direction. It almost blinded me, making me cover my eyes with my hands. It wasn't bright anymore, it went back to the regular red. "Eh? What the heck happened?" My eyes wandered for a moment. I looked behind me, but I couldn't see anybody. "Hmm..I guess I'm alone then." I shrugged my shoulders, not knowing what to do.
I felt a pair of arms slide around my waist, but for some reason, a smile appeared on my face. I was already familiar to this touch, and her head touched my shoulder. "Hello, Ai-chan." I could feel a blush appear on my cheeks, they were probably rosy. "Hi...JunJun." I replied, my cheeks were blazing now. I turned around, and like lightning, JunJun's lips were glued to mine. I wasn't surprised, since I was already used to it. It was a long time before we could pull away. I was still in her embrace, and we were cuddling.
But then, everything faded...just like that.
I slowly opened my eyes, seeing a certain panda with a blissful and peaceful expression. I looked at the bothersome clock, the shining numbers read 1 PM. I could feel JunJun's hand in mine, her fingers entwining. She woke up, a small smile painted her face. "It's one o' clock," I could feel my voice breaking. "Do you need to go anywhere?" JunJun was still gazing at me, but she shook her head minutes later. "No.." A pink hue stained her cheeks when she looked down.
"Did you have the same dream as me?" My eyes widened at the question before I could understand what she meant. "Yes." I replied, giggling. I had no idea why I was laughing, but JunJun was confused, and she took my other hand. "What's so funny?" "Oh nothing...it's..nothing." I was gazing at her too, trying to think of something else to say. It was still silent before JunJun finally questioned, "Do you have any bananas?" I nodded before JunJun ran out of my bedroom to the kitchen. "Wait!" I shouted a couple of seconds later, a little puzzled.
"Don't we have to talk about it?" I asked, sitting down on the couch. "Oh yes, we're going to talk about it, but I just needed to eat something first before our little discussion. "Alright then." I still looked down, my cheeks were probably crimson. "How did we fall asleep?" "Actually, you went to sleep first." JunJun started laughing, nearly choking on her banana. "Are you okay?" I patted her back. JunJun could only nod in response. "You were like, 'I'm sleepy JunJun, I'm sleepy.' And then, you closed your eyes. Surprisingly, I did the same too." JunJun explained. "Oh wow, um..so this led to that dream, and..." "Here we are now discussing it." JunJun finished the sentence.
"Um..okay, what to say," I twiddled with my thumbs, trying to let the words come out, but I couldn't. "Um...I enjoyed it." "I enjoyed it too." JunJun was about to lean but I heard a ding far away. I guess my phone was still in my room. "I should get that." I got up and went to my room, but the more steps I took, the more I could hear those dings. It made me cringe when I heard them. I know I should be getting used to it, but I still haven't. The tone is bothersome, and I don't like it. The other ringtones suck, so this one will take a while.
I went inside my room, grabbed my phone, and I walked out. I had missed 18 texts, but they were all from Risa this time. I rolled my eyes and sat next to JunJun. "Who was that, Reina?" She sounded like she was having an attitude. "No, that was Risa, my other friend," I replied. "Reina hijacked her phone." JunJun was silent, but she burst into laugher afterwards. "Well, I just got something from Sayu, she says she's lonely now." JunJun sighed. "Then I guess you're leaving?" I asked, standing up. JunJun did the same and I led her to the door. "Yeah, I am." JunJun replied, about to leave.
"Wait a minute..." JunJun wrapped her arms around me and our lips collided once again. She broke away and waved goodbye. I didn't get a chance to wave back because my lips were tingling. My phone dinged for the billionth time, and it was from Risa...more like Reina:
Saru-chan, we're coming over now!
....Now?
How did the background suddenly change? I thought I was relaxing at my house, with JunJun right beside me. I guess I fell asleep, but how? I put a hand over my eyes to shield the brightness that was coming in my direction. It almost blinded me, making me cover my eyes with my hands. It wasn't bright anymore, it went back to the regular red. "Eh? What the heck happened?" My eyes wandered for a moment. I looked behind me, but I couldn't see anybody. "Hmm..I guess I'm alone then." I shrugged my shoulders, not knowing what to do.
I felt a pair of arms slide around my waist, but for some reason, a smile appeared on my face. I was already familiar to this touch, and her head touched my shoulder. "Hello, Ai-chan." I could feel a blush appear on my cheeks, they were probably rosy. "Hi...JunJun." I replied, my cheeks were blazing now. I turned around, and like lightning, JunJun's lips were glued to mine. I wasn't surprised, since I was already used to it. It was a long time before we could pull away. I was still in her embrace, and we were cuddling.
But then, everything faded...just like that.
I slowly opened my eyes, seeing a certain panda with a blissful and peaceful expression. I looked at the bothersome clock, the shining numbers read 1 PM. I could feel JunJun's hand in mine, her fingers entwining. She woke up, a small smile painted her face. "It's one o' clock," I could feel my voice breaking. "Do you need to go anywhere?" JunJun was still gazing at me, but she shook her head minutes later. "No.." A pink hue stained her cheeks when she looked down.
"Did you have the same dream as me?" My eyes widened at the question before I could understand what she meant. "Yes." I replied, giggling. I had no idea why I was laughing, but JunJun was confused, and she took my other hand. "What's so funny?" "Oh nothing...it's..nothing." I was gazing at her too, trying to think of something else to say. It was still silent before JunJun finally questioned, "Do you have any bananas?" I nodded before JunJun ran out of my bedroom to the kitchen. "Wait!" I shouted a couple of seconds later, a little puzzled.
"Don't we have to talk about it?" I asked, sitting down on the couch. "Oh yes, we're going to talk about it, but I just needed to eat something first before our little discussion. "Alright then." I still looked down, my cheeks were probably crimson. "How did we fall asleep?" "Actually, you went to sleep first." JunJun started laughing, nearly choking on her banana. "Are you okay?" I patted her back. JunJun could only nod in response. "You were like, 'I'm sleepy JunJun, I'm sleepy.' And then, you closed your eyes. Surprisingly, I did the same too." JunJun explained. "Oh wow, um..so this led to that dream, and..." "Here we are now discussing it." JunJun finished the sentence.
"Um..okay, what to say," I twiddled with my thumbs, trying to let the words come out, but I couldn't. "Um...I enjoyed it." "I enjoyed it too." JunJun was about to lean but I heard a ding far away. I guess my phone was still in my room. "I should get that." I got up and went to my room, but the more steps I took, the more I could hear those dings. It made me cringe when I heard them. I know I should be getting used to it, but I still haven't. The tone is bothersome, and I don't like it. The other ringtones suck, so this one will take a while.
I went inside my room, grabbed my phone, and I walked out. I had missed 18 texts, but they were all from Risa this time. I rolled my eyes and sat next to JunJun. "Who was that, Reina?" She sounded like she was having an attitude. "No, that was Risa, my other friend," I replied. "Reina hijacked her phone." JunJun was silent, but she burst into laugher afterwards. "Well, I just got something from Sayu, she says she's lonely now." JunJun sighed. "Then I guess you're leaving?" I asked, standing up. JunJun did the same and I led her to the door. "Yeah, I am." JunJun replied, about to leave.
"Wait a minute..." JunJun wrapped her arms around me and our lips collided once again. She broke away and waved goodbye. I didn't get a chance to wave back because my lips were tingling. My phone dinged for the billionth time, and it was from Risa...more like Reina:
Saru-chan, we're coming over now!
....Now?
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Oyasumi #18
Tick...tock...
Tick...tock..
Tick...tock...
Tick...tock...
Michishige Sayumi drummed her fingernails against the desk, making an odd clicking sound in return. Her eyes wandered around the silent, empty, white room. The only that was right in front of her was a desk, a pen, some paper, and the bothersome clock that was placed right next to her. She held the glistening sleek pen, staring at its figure. Narrowing her eyes, she looked down at the blank piece of paper in front of her. Her eyes then darted to the clock.
Tick...tock..
Tick...tock..
Tick...tock...
Tick...tock...
Why was she even here in the first place? She's here in this odd atmosphere, at a desk, pen in hand, and the vexatious clock that had awakened her out of her spacey state. Her drowsy eyes wandered back to the paper and it only told her to do one task:
Write about your feelings Sayumi.
The paper was obviously telling the bunny, no, demanding the bunny, to write about those feelings that she had kept deep down inside, especially in the most important place...her heart. She's never told anyone about the feelings that has been bottled up for a long time. Even though she puts on a smile, and doing her "Usa-chan Peace" sign, she's been all alone on the inside, and she doesn't know why. The started ticking even louder, which meant that Sayumi has to write about it. "Here goes..." A quiet whisper managed to escape from those little red lips.
My feelings...it's been quite a while since I've been keeping them deep down inside. So, like I said just before I started writing this, here we go.
When I was a little girl, I was constantly lonely. Every time I would ask someone if I could play, they would just laugh at me. Then I found pillbugs. I started talking to them, and they wouldn't reply. But I didn't care, because I liked to hold a conversation. Still, I would feel hurt about being lonely and seeing other kids being friends with each other. I never told anyone about those feelings.
Then I met Kamei Eri. She was the new girl in junior high, and I felt like I had the audacity to become friends with her. She was a very shy girl with long, black hair. People would call her "Kame". She would shrug and go back to her seat, not speaking for the rest of the class period. She was even quieter than me, which was unusual. However, there was a bubbly aura around her, and it drew me closer to her. I got to speak with her, and I showed her around the school. We got to know each other, and we have some things in common.
A few months later, another new girl transferred in junior high. Her name was Tanaka Reina. She was known as the "Yankii", but she would deny being called the nickname. But her appearance was like a yankii; the hoodie, jeans, gymshoes, and various accessories proved it. She was officially the "cool girl" in the school. I didn't like her. I hated her. I despised her. She was disgusting me. Eri's drool expression whenever Reina glanced at her would leave me battered and bruised on the inside. On the outside, I kept myself together. But whenever I got home, I broke down immediately.
I didn't know how much I love that girl until now. I was there to defend her when Reina wasn't there with us. I would compliment on the new hairstyles. She's a pretty girl. I love her, I really love her. In fact, I love her so much, I've been wanting to confess to her for a long time. But since my feelings are bottled up, there was no way I could have told her.
She has Reina, the yankii, she doesn't need me.
DING!
The clock startled Sayumi. A tiny squeak emerged, a metal clank hit the hard surface. The door slowly opened, and a taller, younger girl stepped in the white room, a shorter woman right behind her. "Michishige, please take your paper with you, you are dismissed." Confused, Sayumi held on to the light object and left the room. Someone took her in that room. They knew something suspicious was going on with her, and they wanted to find out. Sayumi looked at the paper again, and decided to go back to relaxing at her own home.
Unlocking the door to her house, she knew it would be a mess due to all the pulling, pushing and kicking that resulted as damaging the walls. She locked the door behind her. She felt a surge of anger rush through her body, slamming the piece of paper on the dining room table that had a bunch of scratch marks.
She turned the shower on, steam coming from the curtain. Sayumi didn't care if she was going to burn, she was too upset about the sight of Reina and Eri together. Tears formed in her eyes, but they were still dark. "Reina..." she muttered as she stepped in the shower.
Steam started clouding her eyes, the intense, burning, heat that danced all over her skin. "She doesn't need me anymore." Sayumi started getting dizzy due to the steam. She pressed her hands on the wall for support, but she slowly started to sink as her eyelids had no choice but to close.
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Kamei Eri was walking in the long hallway to Sayumi's apartment, holding the key she gave her. The two had shared an apartment for a while until Reina told her to move in with her. Now all that was shattered. Eri had completely broken up with Reina because she was seeing another girl. Eri's heart ached for a long time, but she was glad that she broke up with her. Because there was special bunny on her mind.
Sayumi...
As Eri unlocked the door, the sound of a shower was running in the bathroom. Puzzled, Eri followed the steam trail to the bathroom, slowly opening the door. Even more steam burst out, Eri covering her eyes in the process. She peeked through the curtain and noticed Sayumi.
"SAYUMI!" Eri shouted, grabbing on to her. She didn't care how hot the water was, it almost stinged her, but she didn't care. She turned the water off, and took her to the living room. "Sayumi, Sayumi, wake up!" Eri couldn't think of anything else to do. "Eri." Sayumi moaned, smiling a little bit. Eri was too shocked, but she helped the bunny go to her bedroom, telling her to put on some clothes.
While she was waiting she looked at the paper on the table. Her eyes widened with ten times more shock that she had before. She recalled all those memories with Sayumi, they were known as "Usa-chan and Kame". The two bonded so well. Eri had a crush on Reina for a long time, and the two eventually started going out in high school. Eri knew Sayumi was acting weird, but she was so oblivious at the time.
Eri had the same feelings for Sayumi when her and Reina's relationship was going downhill. Sayumi comforted her through everything. Why didn't she noticed this before?
"Sayumi, I love you too." Eri said a little too loudly. A certain bunny was right there in the foyer, staring at her. "What?" Eri could tell that Sayumi was now fully awake. "I love you." Eri repeated, running to the puzzled bunny. "You-you do?" Before Eri could answer the question, she quickly kissed Sayumi on the lips.
Sayumi wanted more. She was hungry for those curled lips. She deepened the kiss, showing how much she loved Eri. Eri wasn't really surprised, but now that the two are together, the timing was perfect.
There was just one thing on that sheet that stood out to Eri:
I'll always wait for you to come to me Eri, you know I'm there for you....
Tick...tock..
Tick...tock...
Tick...tock...
Michishige Sayumi drummed her fingernails against the desk, making an odd clicking sound in return. Her eyes wandered around the silent, empty, white room. The only that was right in front of her was a desk, a pen, some paper, and the bothersome clock that was placed right next to her. She held the glistening sleek pen, staring at its figure. Narrowing her eyes, she looked down at the blank piece of paper in front of her. Her eyes then darted to the clock.
Tick...tock..
Tick...tock..
Tick...tock...
Tick...tock...
Why was she even here in the first place? She's here in this odd atmosphere, at a desk, pen in hand, and the vexatious clock that had awakened her out of her spacey state. Her drowsy eyes wandered back to the paper and it only told her to do one task:
Write about your feelings Sayumi.
The paper was obviously telling the bunny, no, demanding the bunny, to write about those feelings that she had kept deep down inside, especially in the most important place...her heart. She's never told anyone about the feelings that has been bottled up for a long time. Even though she puts on a smile, and doing her "Usa-chan Peace" sign, she's been all alone on the inside, and she doesn't know why. The started ticking even louder, which meant that Sayumi has to write about it. "Here goes..." A quiet whisper managed to escape from those little red lips.
My feelings...it's been quite a while since I've been keeping them deep down inside. So, like I said just before I started writing this, here we go.
When I was a little girl, I was constantly lonely. Every time I would ask someone if I could play, they would just laugh at me. Then I found pillbugs. I started talking to them, and they wouldn't reply. But I didn't care, because I liked to hold a conversation. Still, I would feel hurt about being lonely and seeing other kids being friends with each other. I never told anyone about those feelings.
Then I met Kamei Eri. She was the new girl in junior high, and I felt like I had the audacity to become friends with her. She was a very shy girl with long, black hair. People would call her "Kame". She would shrug and go back to her seat, not speaking for the rest of the class period. She was even quieter than me, which was unusual. However, there was a bubbly aura around her, and it drew me closer to her. I got to speak with her, and I showed her around the school. We got to know each other, and we have some things in common.
A few months later, another new girl transferred in junior high. Her name was Tanaka Reina. She was known as the "Yankii", but she would deny being called the nickname. But her appearance was like a yankii; the hoodie, jeans, gymshoes, and various accessories proved it. She was officially the "cool girl" in the school. I didn't like her. I hated her. I despised her. She was disgusting me. Eri's drool expression whenever Reina glanced at her would leave me battered and bruised on the inside. On the outside, I kept myself together. But whenever I got home, I broke down immediately.
I didn't know how much I love that girl until now. I was there to defend her when Reina wasn't there with us. I would compliment on the new hairstyles. She's a pretty girl. I love her, I really love her. In fact, I love her so much, I've been wanting to confess to her for a long time. But since my feelings are bottled up, there was no way I could have told her.
She has Reina, the yankii, she doesn't need me.
DING!
The clock startled Sayumi. A tiny squeak emerged, a metal clank hit the hard surface. The door slowly opened, and a taller, younger girl stepped in the white room, a shorter woman right behind her. "Michishige, please take your paper with you, you are dismissed." Confused, Sayumi held on to the light object and left the room. Someone took her in that room. They knew something suspicious was going on with her, and they wanted to find out. Sayumi looked at the paper again, and decided to go back to relaxing at her own home.
Unlocking the door to her house, she knew it would be a mess due to all the pulling, pushing and kicking that resulted as damaging the walls. She locked the door behind her. She felt a surge of anger rush through her body, slamming the piece of paper on the dining room table that had a bunch of scratch marks.
She turned the shower on, steam coming from the curtain. Sayumi didn't care if she was going to burn, she was too upset about the sight of Reina and Eri together. Tears formed in her eyes, but they were still dark. "Reina..." she muttered as she stepped in the shower.
Steam started clouding her eyes, the intense, burning, heat that danced all over her skin. "She doesn't need me anymore." Sayumi started getting dizzy due to the steam. She pressed her hands on the wall for support, but she slowly started to sink as her eyelids had no choice but to close.
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Kamei Eri was walking in the long hallway to Sayumi's apartment, holding the key she gave her. The two had shared an apartment for a while until Reina told her to move in with her. Now all that was shattered. Eri had completely broken up with Reina because she was seeing another girl. Eri's heart ached for a long time, but she was glad that she broke up with her. Because there was special bunny on her mind.
Sayumi...
As Eri unlocked the door, the sound of a shower was running in the bathroom. Puzzled, Eri followed the steam trail to the bathroom, slowly opening the door. Even more steam burst out, Eri covering her eyes in the process. She peeked through the curtain and noticed Sayumi.
"SAYUMI!" Eri shouted, grabbing on to her. She didn't care how hot the water was, it almost stinged her, but she didn't care. She turned the water off, and took her to the living room. "Sayumi, Sayumi, wake up!" Eri couldn't think of anything else to do. "Eri." Sayumi moaned, smiling a little bit. Eri was too shocked, but she helped the bunny go to her bedroom, telling her to put on some clothes.
While she was waiting she looked at the paper on the table. Her eyes widened with ten times more shock that she had before. She recalled all those memories with Sayumi, they were known as "Usa-chan and Kame". The two bonded so well. Eri had a crush on Reina for a long time, and the two eventually started going out in high school. Eri knew Sayumi was acting weird, but she was so oblivious at the time.
Eri had the same feelings for Sayumi when her and Reina's relationship was going downhill. Sayumi comforted her through everything. Why didn't she noticed this before?
"Sayumi, I love you too." Eri said a little too loudly. A certain bunny was right there in the foyer, staring at her. "What?" Eri could tell that Sayumi was now fully awake. "I love you." Eri repeated, running to the puzzled bunny. "You-you do?" Before Eri could answer the question, she quickly kissed Sayumi on the lips.
Sayumi wanted more. She was hungry for those curled lips. She deepened the kiss, showing how much she loved Eri. Eri wasn't really surprised, but now that the two are together, the timing was perfect.
There was just one thing on that sheet that stood out to Eri:
I'll always wait for you to come to me Eri, you know I'm there for you....
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Akai (Chapter Three: Secret)
Wow, her house is amazing. It's very big and spacious, if only I could buy a house like this and not be stuck in an apartment with Sayu. I need to find a job, and fast. "You can sit down if you want to." I stopped spacing out, walking to the couch. "Oh, okay. You have nice furniture." I complimented, mentally kicking myself. Why did I say that? "Thank you. Are you hungry? I can make something." And this is the girl who is in my dream? "Sure." I replied, still staring in her direction. "Take your jacket off, it's just us." She thinks I'm nervous? She sounds nervous at the moment.
"I wanted to talk about that dream." I slowly unbuttoned my jacket. Ai just stood there, gazing at me again. "What?" I could feel my cheeks heat up again. "Nothing." Ai took her gaze off of me and opened the refrigderator door and peeked inside. "Hmm..." All I could see was her butt. She's got a nice butt, I can't stop staring at it. Oh god, what am I doing. I quickly went back to unbuttoning my jacket to hide my crimson face. "We can have some tea!" she offered, getting two cups. "I'm fine with that." I took off my jacket and put it beside me.
"So, about that dream, it was strange wasn't it?" Ai asked, carefully walking over to me with the tea and sitting down right next to me on the couch. "Yes, it was strange," I replied, taking a sip from my tea. "I kept having this dream repeatedly and I didn't know why." "Until I met...you." We turned looked at each other, surprised that we said those words at the same time.
Then there was a ding, making the both of us jump at the same time. "That's my phone." She put her tea down on the table and picked it up, once again scanning through all those messages. She made a "tch" sound and put the phone down. "Who was that?" I questioned. "My friend, her name is Reina." Reina? Her friend?!? My eyes narrowed. "Ugh...." I muttered, hoping Ai wouldn't hear me. Unfortunately, she looked up at me, raising an eyebrow. Why does she have to be so cute?
"Did you say something?" She finally asked, tilting her head. "No." I quickly replied, taking another sip of my tea and placed it on the table. "Really? It sounded like you said something." "Nope, nothing at all." Why am I lying? "Okay, I'll buy that story." "What did she say?" Ai stopped messing with her phone. "She's calling me 'Saru-chan'. She wants to know about you, but I'm not telling her." Oh, so that's why. "Then I shouldn't be jealous." I muttered again, this time a little too loudly. Thank goodness she didn't hear me, because she didn't even look up.
It was quiet. Too quiet. The atmosphere in the room was irregular, and I decided to change the subject. "So-" I was suddenly interrupted with a vibration in my pants pocket. I rolled my eyes and sighed, flipping open the vexatious device. (also known as my phone.) It was a text message from Sayu. Seriously, what's up with all these text messages?
Where are you?!?!
I decided to ignore the message, putting the device back in my pocket. Ai let out a nervous chuckle. "Sayumi, she's my roommate." I replied blatantly. "What did she want?" Now she's asking the same questions that I asked earlier about Reina. "She wanted to know where I am, but I'm not telling her." Dang, is she jealous or something? Well, I'm jealous too, but we just met...so why am I feeling this way?
I felt a lump form in my throat. My heart was throbbing every second, making me take a deep breath. All of a sudden, I couldn't stop staring at her lips. I wanted to taste them so badly...
I leaned in towards Ai, my eyes closing slowly. Before I could close mine, she closed her eyes too, her arms circling around my neck. Our lips were about to collide before we were interrupted by a sudden ring. I also felt another vibration in my pants pocket, making me cover my mouth from yelling in the process. "Sayu." "Reina." We groaned and answered our phones. Ai went somewhere in the house while I answered the phone.
"What do you want Sayu?!?" I angrily shouted, putting my hand on my forehead. "I just wanted to say hello!" Her voice is irritating me. "Aren't you with Eri?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. I heard giggling in the background. Well that answered my question. "Yes." Sayu replied. "Hi JunJun!" Eri shouted into the reciever, I cringed. "Er...hi Eri," I greeted, still keeping the phone away from my ear in case more shouting was coming. "Did you call just to annoy me?" "Yes." The two said at the same time in their usual sing-song voice. "Too bad, I'm busy at the moment." I hung up before they could say anything.
I still waited for Ai to come back in the spacious living room, but I couldn't hear any footsteps. "Where is she?" I whispered under my breath, getting up from the couch. I decided to go to the hall, hearing a distant voice. I found the door to Ai's room, but I didn't have the courage to knock on the door. I mean, it is her bedroom. Another lump formed in my throat, but I swallowed it down. I didn't hear anything else from the room, so I finally knocked.
The door was ajar. I was puzzled, but I stepped inside. My heart was thumping again, I didn't know what else was going to happen. "A-Ai-chan?" I stammered, looking nervously in the room. I sat down on the soft bed, twiddling my fingers. I don't know what's going on.
"JunJun, what are you doing in here?" Ai yelped, dropping her phone. "I-I was searching for you." I explained. Why am I so nervous? "It's okay." She sat down next to me. "That little thing we had was very-" Nice." I interrupted her, focusing on her lips.
I didn't even know we were leaning in, but we were. Her lips were very soft, I'm glad I could taste them. After a few minutes, we pulled away from panting a little. Then I realized something. "Hey, we're on your bed." "Yes, we are." Her face was crimson, and she was biting her lip. I started laughing, smiling. "What's wrong, did I do something?" "Oh no, it's so cute when you do that." I could tell that I was crimson too. Ai chuckled, standing up from her bed. "Um, are you busy? Do you need to go somewhere?" I shook my head in reply. I had no plans today, as usual. "Really? That's odd." "I'm trying to find a job, but that's about it." I shrugged my shoulders.
Ai sat back down on the bed, but this time she was even closer to me. I shivered, losing count of how many times I was blushing. "You okay down there?" I teased, expecting her to look up at me. Well, I got what I wanted. "I'm fine down here...." We were both gazing at each other now, and our lips met again.
I can't believe I have all these feelings in one day.
"I wanted to talk about that dream." I slowly unbuttoned my jacket. Ai just stood there, gazing at me again. "What?" I could feel my cheeks heat up again. "Nothing." Ai took her gaze off of me and opened the refrigderator door and peeked inside. "Hmm..." All I could see was her butt. She's got a nice butt, I can't stop staring at it. Oh god, what am I doing. I quickly went back to unbuttoning my jacket to hide my crimson face. "We can have some tea!" she offered, getting two cups. "I'm fine with that." I took off my jacket and put it beside me.
"So, about that dream, it was strange wasn't it?" Ai asked, carefully walking over to me with the tea and sitting down right next to me on the couch. "Yes, it was strange," I replied, taking a sip from my tea. "I kept having this dream repeatedly and I didn't know why." "Until I met...you." We turned looked at each other, surprised that we said those words at the same time.
Then there was a ding, making the both of us jump at the same time. "That's my phone." She put her tea down on the table and picked it up, once again scanning through all those messages. She made a "tch" sound and put the phone down. "Who was that?" I questioned. "My friend, her name is Reina." Reina? Her friend?!? My eyes narrowed. "Ugh...." I muttered, hoping Ai wouldn't hear me. Unfortunately, she looked up at me, raising an eyebrow. Why does she have to be so cute?
"Did you say something?" She finally asked, tilting her head. "No." I quickly replied, taking another sip of my tea and placed it on the table. "Really? It sounded like you said something." "Nope, nothing at all." Why am I lying? "Okay, I'll buy that story." "What did she say?" Ai stopped messing with her phone. "She's calling me 'Saru-chan'. She wants to know about you, but I'm not telling her." Oh, so that's why. "Then I shouldn't be jealous." I muttered again, this time a little too loudly. Thank goodness she didn't hear me, because she didn't even look up.
It was quiet. Too quiet. The atmosphere in the room was irregular, and I decided to change the subject. "So-" I was suddenly interrupted with a vibration in my pants pocket. I rolled my eyes and sighed, flipping open the vexatious device. (also known as my phone.) It was a text message from Sayu. Seriously, what's up with all these text messages?
Where are you?!?!
I decided to ignore the message, putting the device back in my pocket. Ai let out a nervous chuckle. "Sayumi, she's my roommate." I replied blatantly. "What did she want?" Now she's asking the same questions that I asked earlier about Reina. "She wanted to know where I am, but I'm not telling her." Dang, is she jealous or something? Well, I'm jealous too, but we just met...so why am I feeling this way?
I felt a lump form in my throat. My heart was throbbing every second, making me take a deep breath. All of a sudden, I couldn't stop staring at her lips. I wanted to taste them so badly...
I leaned in towards Ai, my eyes closing slowly. Before I could close mine, she closed her eyes too, her arms circling around my neck. Our lips were about to collide before we were interrupted by a sudden ring. I also felt another vibration in my pants pocket, making me cover my mouth from yelling in the process. "Sayu." "Reina." We groaned and answered our phones. Ai went somewhere in the house while I answered the phone.
"What do you want Sayu?!?" I angrily shouted, putting my hand on my forehead. "I just wanted to say hello!" Her voice is irritating me. "Aren't you with Eri?" I asked, raising an eyebrow. I heard giggling in the background. Well that answered my question. "Yes." Sayu replied. "Hi JunJun!" Eri shouted into the reciever, I cringed. "Er...hi Eri," I greeted, still keeping the phone away from my ear in case more shouting was coming. "Did you call just to annoy me?" "Yes." The two said at the same time in their usual sing-song voice. "Too bad, I'm busy at the moment." I hung up before they could say anything.
I still waited for Ai to come back in the spacious living room, but I couldn't hear any footsteps. "Where is she?" I whispered under my breath, getting up from the couch. I decided to go to the hall, hearing a distant voice. I found the door to Ai's room, but I didn't have the courage to knock on the door. I mean, it is her bedroom. Another lump formed in my throat, but I swallowed it down. I didn't hear anything else from the room, so I finally knocked.
The door was ajar. I was puzzled, but I stepped inside. My heart was thumping again, I didn't know what else was going to happen. "A-Ai-chan?" I stammered, looking nervously in the room. I sat down on the soft bed, twiddling my fingers. I don't know what's going on.
"JunJun, what are you doing in here?" Ai yelped, dropping her phone. "I-I was searching for you." I explained. Why am I so nervous? "It's okay." She sat down next to me. "That little thing we had was very-" Nice." I interrupted her, focusing on her lips.
I didn't even know we were leaning in, but we were. Her lips were very soft, I'm glad I could taste them. After a few minutes, we pulled away from panting a little. Then I realized something. "Hey, we're on your bed." "Yes, we are." Her face was crimson, and she was biting her lip. I started laughing, smiling. "What's wrong, did I do something?" "Oh no, it's so cute when you do that." I could tell that I was crimson too. Ai chuckled, standing up from her bed. "Um, are you busy? Do you need to go somewhere?" I shook my head in reply. I had no plans today, as usual. "Really? That's odd." "I'm trying to find a job, but that's about it." I shrugged my shoulders.
Ai sat back down on the bed, but this time she was even closer to me. I shivered, losing count of how many times I was blushing. "You okay down there?" I teased, expecting her to look up at me. Well, I got what I wanted. "I'm fine down here...." We were both gazing at each other now, and our lips met again.
I can't believe I have all these feelings in one day.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Akai (Chapter Two: Shadow)
JunJun
Oh my god, she is the girl in my dream...this is a very awkward situation. She is a very pretty girl, I have to call her later. I found myself in the swarm of people in the crowded streets. "I need to get out of here," I quickened my pace, realizing I was going way too slow. As I walked for what seemed to be a while, the swarm decreased.
"Eh? Ai-chan?" I heard footsteps running towards me. I then turned around, and I was face to face with a certain bean. "Yes Risa?" I grunted, holding tightly to the book I was reading earlier. "Oh, you dropped something." Risa picked up the piece of paper, my eyes expanded in size. "Oooh, what'st this?" She teased, waving the paper.
"Give it to me Risa.” I held out my hand, giving her a glare. “Nope.” she replied, holding the paper higher. There was no way I could reach that high. “Tell me, what's on this paper?” “Nothing.” “You’re not being specific.” Risa shook her head. “Where are you going?” I decided to change the subject. She brought her arms down, and I took the paper from her hands. “Well, I’m going to-” She looked down at her hands, but continued talking. “Anyway, I’m going over to Tanakacchi’s house.” “And how many times have you said that?” I started counting in my head. Risa has mentioned Reina a lot. Are they-no, that can’t be right. “Um, a lot?” Risa replied, shrugging her shoulders.
“So, are you coming with me?” Risa asked, giving me a mega-watt smile. “No, I’m going to go home and finish reading this book, it’s very interesting.” “Whatever Ai-chan, I’m going now.” She waved goodbye, and headed the opposite direction. Well that was random, I must keep track of this information. I finally made it to my house, and I unlocked the door.
“Hello home.” I greeted, closing my eyes. I like being in the comfort of my home. Even though I was out for an hour, I still liked to be at home relaxing. That is, until I recieved a text message from a certain yankii:
Why aren’t you here?!?
I squeaked, covering my mouth. I finally thought of something to reply back to the text:
I want to be at home.
That should be better. I put my phone down, but it dinged again. I huffed in annyonance and picked it up.
It’s some girl, isn’t it?
I immediately thought of JunJun when she text that. My cheeks were red from the thought. I didn’t text her back. Instead, I went to my room with the book. The entire house was silent, which has always been like that. Sometimes I like it, other times I don’t. This is one of those times where I don’t want it to be silent.
The ringing of my cellphone broke the silence. I jumped up, slammed my book, and ran to the table in the living room. I picked up the phone, and I saw an unknown number. My heart increased rapidly while I pressed the send button.
“Hello?” I hesitantly answered, my hand shaking badly. I’ve never been this nervous before. “Um, is this Takahashi-san?” the voice calmly asked on the other line. “J-JunJun?” I stammered a little. “Oh, so it is Takahashi-san! Yes, this is JunJun.” My heart started thumping. "Please, call me Ai-chan." "S-Sorry." JunJun stuttered. I could tell that she was feeling the same way, wait could she?
But she said I look familar too, even while stuttering. Wow, I really didn't expect this to happen. I didn't think dreams could come true, especially in an strange way!
"Um, Ai-chan? I've been calling you for how many times?" I shook my head and I was out of my thought bubble. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't stop-" "Thinking about me?" I could feel my cheeks heat up when she said that. I didn't know what to say then. "Well, yeah, but in a different way..." Crap, that didn't sound right.
All I could hear was JunJun laughing on the other line. "Yeah, me too...but there was something about you that I need to know..." "..Um...okay." I hesitantly answered. My hand was shaking, and my cheeks were probably crimson by now.
"I had a dream, the background was red." JunJun's voice was wobbly explaining the dream. "There was a shadow, and a girl walked up to me and repeated my name. She looked like you though."
I didn't say anything. I couldn't say anything. That's exactly how it happened. It's creepy that I just met this girl, and she's the girl in my dream.
"This is creepy, but..." I took a deep breath before continuing. "I had the same dream." We didn't say anything until JunJun suggested something. "Where do you live?" Confused, I told her my address. "Oh, I've seen that place before..I'll see you in a few minutes!" She hung up before I said anything.
My phone dinged. I had 3 missed text messages: All of them from Reina:
Ai-chan! Who is she?
If you don't tell me who she is, I'm going to call you Saru-chan from now on!
SARU-CHAN! SARU-CHAN! SARU-CHAN!
I cringed at the "Monkey-chan" reference. I don't think I look like a monkey at all. Someone knocked on the door, and I opened it. "Hello JunJun." I greeted, bowing. "Hi Ai-chan." JunJun greeted, bowing also.
"Um, JunJun can I ask you something?" My eyes darted to the floor. "Sure." she replied, giving me an odd stare. "Do I look like a monkey?" She then giggled, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks. "No silly, you look gorgeous." she replied, taking my hands.
I'm starting to like her, a lot.
Oh my god, she is the girl in my dream...this is a very awkward situation. She is a very pretty girl, I have to call her later. I found myself in the swarm of people in the crowded streets. "I need to get out of here," I quickened my pace, realizing I was going way too slow. As I walked for what seemed to be a while, the swarm decreased.
"Eh? Ai-chan?" I heard footsteps running towards me. I then turned around, and I was face to face with a certain bean. "Yes Risa?" I grunted, holding tightly to the book I was reading earlier. "Oh, you dropped something." Risa picked up the piece of paper, my eyes expanded in size. "Oooh, what'st this?" She teased, waving the paper.
"Give it to me Risa.” I held out my hand, giving her a glare. “Nope.” she replied, holding the paper higher. There was no way I could reach that high. “Tell me, what's on this paper?” “Nothing.” “You’re not being specific.” Risa shook her head. “Where are you going?” I decided to change the subject. She brought her arms down, and I took the paper from her hands. “Well, I’m going to-” She looked down at her hands, but continued talking. “Anyway, I’m going over to Tanakacchi’s house.” “And how many times have you said that?” I started counting in my head. Risa has mentioned Reina a lot. Are they-no, that can’t be right. “Um, a lot?” Risa replied, shrugging her shoulders.
“So, are you coming with me?” Risa asked, giving me a mega-watt smile. “No, I’m going to go home and finish reading this book, it’s very interesting.” “Whatever Ai-chan, I’m going now.” She waved goodbye, and headed the opposite direction. Well that was random, I must keep track of this information. I finally made it to my house, and I unlocked the door.
“Hello home.” I greeted, closing my eyes. I like being in the comfort of my home. Even though I was out for an hour, I still liked to be at home relaxing. That is, until I recieved a text message from a certain yankii:
Why aren’t you here?!?
I squeaked, covering my mouth. I finally thought of something to reply back to the text:
I want to be at home.
That should be better. I put my phone down, but it dinged again. I huffed in annyonance and picked it up.
It’s some girl, isn’t it?
I immediately thought of JunJun when she text that. My cheeks were red from the thought. I didn’t text her back. Instead, I went to my room with the book. The entire house was silent, which has always been like that. Sometimes I like it, other times I don’t. This is one of those times where I don’t want it to be silent.
The ringing of my cellphone broke the silence. I jumped up, slammed my book, and ran to the table in the living room. I picked up the phone, and I saw an unknown number. My heart increased rapidly while I pressed the send button.
“Hello?” I hesitantly answered, my hand shaking badly. I’ve never been this nervous before. “Um, is this Takahashi-san?” the voice calmly asked on the other line. “J-JunJun?” I stammered a little. “Oh, so it is Takahashi-san! Yes, this is JunJun.” My heart started thumping. "Please, call me Ai-chan." "S-Sorry." JunJun stuttered. I could tell that she was feeling the same way, wait could she?
But she said I look familar too, even while stuttering. Wow, I really didn't expect this to happen. I didn't think dreams could come true, especially in an strange way!
"Um, Ai-chan? I've been calling you for how many times?" I shook my head and I was out of my thought bubble. "I'm sorry, but I couldn't stop-" "Thinking about me?" I could feel my cheeks heat up when she said that. I didn't know what to say then. "Well, yeah, but in a different way..." Crap, that didn't sound right.
All I could hear was JunJun laughing on the other line. "Yeah, me too...but there was something about you that I need to know..." "..Um...okay." I hesitantly answered. My hand was shaking, and my cheeks were probably crimson by now.
"I had a dream, the background was red." JunJun's voice was wobbly explaining the dream. "There was a shadow, and a girl walked up to me and repeated my name. She looked like you though."
I didn't say anything. I couldn't say anything. That's exactly how it happened. It's creepy that I just met this girl, and she's the girl in my dream.
"This is creepy, but..." I took a deep breath before continuing. "I had the same dream." We didn't say anything until JunJun suggested something. "Where do you live?" Confused, I told her my address. "Oh, I've seen that place before..I'll see you in a few minutes!" She hung up before I said anything.
My phone dinged. I had 3 missed text messages: All of them from Reina:
Ai-chan! Who is she?
If you don't tell me who she is, I'm going to call you Saru-chan from now on!
SARU-CHAN! SARU-CHAN! SARU-CHAN!
I cringed at the "Monkey-chan" reference. I don't think I look like a monkey at all. Someone knocked on the door, and I opened it. "Hello JunJun." I greeted, bowing. "Hi Ai-chan." JunJun greeted, bowing also.
"Um, JunJun can I ask you something?" My eyes darted to the floor. "Sure." she replied, giving me an odd stare. "Do I look like a monkey?" She then giggled, a faint blush appearing on her cheeks. "No silly, you look gorgeous." she replied, taking my hands.
I'm starting to like her, a lot.
Rondo (Chapter Fifteen: Caution)
The sun shined brightly behind the curtains that covered the window. When is Reina going to come back? She would return before sunrise. "Odd." I didn't realize I was talking until Ai-chan started hugging me tighter. "What's odd?" "Oh, um...nothing." I replied, hugging her back. "Something's wrong though..." Closing my eyes I told her that Reina hasn't been back yet, and it's unusual. Ai-chan titled her head, raising her eyebrows. "She must have been late." I burst out laughing, I'm so teasing her when she gets here.
Suddenly, I heard the window open, and someone stepped in until she got tangled in the curtains. "Dang it, who put the curtains here?!?" Reina, of course. "Shhh, you'll wake my parents-" "Ai-chan, what's going on in there?!?" The moment I heard banging, Ai-chan immediately pushed me off of the bed. Reina somehow "won" the battle she was having with the curtain. I slipped under the bed, hoping that no one would see us here. "Come in," Ai-chan's voice was distant, even though she was right above us.
"Where the heck have you been Reina?" I asked, trying to keep a straight face, but I couldn't help but laugh. Her hair was a mess! "What's all that?" I pointed to pieces of paper that was scattered all over the floor, most of it was outside of our hiding place. "Oh sh-" Reina slowly creeped out from under the bed to collect everything. The door slammed open, thank god Reina got all the paper and was safely in our hiding place again.
"Eri just called," Someone was already sitting on the bed obviously. I closed my eyes tightly, Reina was trying to organize everything, perusing each word. I still wanted to know what that was, but I decided to listen to the conversation. "She was wondering if you want to go shopping with her." Didn't she know that Ai-chan was a vampire? Then again, her last name is Kamei, she's so slow. "Um, no thank you Father." "Nice reply Ai-chan." Reina whispered while getting everything organized.
"Okay then Ai-chan, do whatever you have to do..." They left, slamming the door behind them. "And here I go thinking that something bad was going to happen." That was a good thing though, I would have been scared if they found out about me and Reina. Then they would know, well, everything! I don't want that to happen! "Move Reina." I playfully pushed her in order for her to move. "Fine, fine, hold on a minute." Reina stored everything in the folder, and she got out from under the bed, I followed after her.
"What is that?" Ai-chan asked, pointing to the folder. "I'm about to show you two lo-" "Keep it up or you're dead Shorty." I threatned, sitting next to Ai-chan on the bed. "Anyway, I'm about to show you two." Reina ignored my threat, opening the folder and giving me the first page of information. "It's the tracker demon information that possessed Eri's body." "All these activities and events, this is very-" "Who found this?" Ai-chan interrupted me, sounding cautious. "Risa, you remember my past trainer right?" I thought for a minute, wasn't it that Maki girl? It has to be! "Goto Maki?" My answer came out as a guess. "Yes, she collected all this information." She gave us the folder. "I saw her today, and she loves me." "USO!" I shouted once I heard the news. "Geez, Reaction Queen what's your problem?" Reina huffed in annoyance. "I have no problem, it's just strange to see you fall in love with your own trainer." "Well, well....YOU HAD AYA!" She was fuming now, her cheeks were red. I wasn't surprised since I was teasing. Aya wasn't a bad trainer, she was actually good.
"Ai-chan, are you still weak?" Reina asked Ai-chan quickly. I was worried too, since she was very quiet. "A little." she muttered, still looking the information that was contained in that folder. "That's it, she needs blood." Reina's eyes squinted and her lips were pale and thin, forming a little smile. Ai-chan nodded slowly, getting off of the bed and jumping out of the already open window. "You didn't close the window?" I asked Reina, giving her a glare. "Sorry, I was too busy having a fight with Curtain-san over there." I then moved the curtains out of the way and jumped out of the window, Reina followed me. We joined Ai-chan, who was still struggling but trying to put up a strong front.
We have to be careful next time Ai-chan's weak like this.
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I told her about JunJun. Of course I was nervous, but Koharu seemed to understand everything. "Well, I saw Sayu outside today too." I looked outside, it wasn't really the afternoon yet. Maybe I'm slow on time and it is the afternoon. "What time?" I smirked, curious to know about this. "1-2 AM." Koharu replied, shrugging. "It's something she encountered earlier, but that's not the point." "Then, what's the point?" I asked.
"LinLin, you like this vampire girl, um...JunJun right?" God, it's like she knows me. Well, of course since we are best friends, but still..it's scary sometimes. "Well, yeah..." I replied, looking down. "You should look for her later, she'll probably find you by then." I nodded slightly, picking at my nails.
I can't believe I like a vampire. It's odd, but interesting at the same time. I've never had these feelings before.
"Now, where's the food, because I'm hungry, and I want to try some of your Chinese food." Koharu rubbed her tummy. "Food...." I was drooling at the scent from downstairs. "I guess that explains that we have some?" She opened the bedroom door, and the scent made my stomach grumble.
"Itadakimasu!" We shouted at the same time and ran downstairs.
Suddenly, I heard the window open, and someone stepped in until she got tangled in the curtains. "Dang it, who put the curtains here?!?" Reina, of course. "Shhh, you'll wake my parents-" "Ai-chan, what's going on in there?!?" The moment I heard banging, Ai-chan immediately pushed me off of the bed. Reina somehow "won" the battle she was having with the curtain. I slipped under the bed, hoping that no one would see us here. "Come in," Ai-chan's voice was distant, even though she was right above us.
"Where the heck have you been Reina?" I asked, trying to keep a straight face, but I couldn't help but laugh. Her hair was a mess! "What's all that?" I pointed to pieces of paper that was scattered all over the floor, most of it was outside of our hiding place. "Oh sh-" Reina slowly creeped out from under the bed to collect everything. The door slammed open, thank god Reina got all the paper and was safely in our hiding place again.
"Eri just called," Someone was already sitting on the bed obviously. I closed my eyes tightly, Reina was trying to organize everything, perusing each word. I still wanted to know what that was, but I decided to listen to the conversation. "She was wondering if you want to go shopping with her." Didn't she know that Ai-chan was a vampire? Then again, her last name is Kamei, she's so slow. "Um, no thank you Father." "Nice reply Ai-chan." Reina whispered while getting everything organized.
"Okay then Ai-chan, do whatever you have to do..." They left, slamming the door behind them. "And here I go thinking that something bad was going to happen." That was a good thing though, I would have been scared if they found out about me and Reina. Then they would know, well, everything! I don't want that to happen! "Move Reina." I playfully pushed her in order for her to move. "Fine, fine, hold on a minute." Reina stored everything in the folder, and she got out from under the bed, I followed after her.
"What is that?" Ai-chan asked, pointing to the folder. "I'm about to show you two lo-" "Keep it up or you're dead Shorty." I threatned, sitting next to Ai-chan on the bed. "Anyway, I'm about to show you two." Reina ignored my threat, opening the folder and giving me the first page of information. "It's the tracker demon information that possessed Eri's body." "All these activities and events, this is very-" "Who found this?" Ai-chan interrupted me, sounding cautious. "Risa, you remember my past trainer right?" I thought for a minute, wasn't it that Maki girl? It has to be! "Goto Maki?" My answer came out as a guess. "Yes, she collected all this information." She gave us the folder. "I saw her today, and she loves me." "USO!" I shouted once I heard the news. "Geez, Reaction Queen what's your problem?" Reina huffed in annoyance. "I have no problem, it's just strange to see you fall in love with your own trainer." "Well, well....YOU HAD AYA!" She was fuming now, her cheeks were red. I wasn't surprised since I was teasing. Aya wasn't a bad trainer, she was actually good.
"Ai-chan, are you still weak?" Reina asked Ai-chan quickly. I was worried too, since she was very quiet. "A little." she muttered, still looking the information that was contained in that folder. "That's it, she needs blood." Reina's eyes squinted and her lips were pale and thin, forming a little smile. Ai-chan nodded slowly, getting off of the bed and jumping out of the already open window. "You didn't close the window?" I asked Reina, giving her a glare. "Sorry, I was too busy having a fight with Curtain-san over there." I then moved the curtains out of the way and jumped out of the window, Reina followed me. We joined Ai-chan, who was still struggling but trying to put up a strong front.
We have to be careful next time Ai-chan's weak like this.
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I told her about JunJun. Of course I was nervous, but Koharu seemed to understand everything. "Well, I saw Sayu outside today too." I looked outside, it wasn't really the afternoon yet. Maybe I'm slow on time and it is the afternoon. "What time?" I smirked, curious to know about this. "1-2 AM." Koharu replied, shrugging. "It's something she encountered earlier, but that's not the point." "Then, what's the point?" I asked.
"LinLin, you like this vampire girl, um...JunJun right?" God, it's like she knows me. Well, of course since we are best friends, but still..it's scary sometimes. "Well, yeah..." I replied, looking down. "You should look for her later, she'll probably find you by then." I nodded slightly, picking at my nails.
I can't believe I like a vampire. It's odd, but interesting at the same time. I've never had these feelings before.
"Now, where's the food, because I'm hungry, and I want to try some of your Chinese food." Koharu rubbed her tummy. "Food...." I was drooling at the scent from downstairs. "I guess that explains that we have some?" She opened the bedroom door, and the scent made my stomach grumble.
"Itadakimasu!" We shouted at the same time and ran downstairs.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Akai (Chapter One: Dream)
Red.
That's all I can see, pure red. I blinked several times, but I keep seeing the same background repeatedly. What is this? Why am I seeing this? The red background fades away, and it's now dark. Then there is a shadow. It's a person, I can tell. Light surrounds the person, I squint my eyes, still nothing. Why is this happening? What's going on?
"JunJun....." the voice sounded like a girl. So the person's a girl? She walks closer to me, I can see her now. I open my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. What's wrong with me? "JunJun...." she repeats, wrapping her arms around me. I could feel my cheeks burning. My eyes grew bigger by the second. She looks up at me and smiles.
Her smile is so....flawless. Somehow I smile too. I close my eyes and open them again, but the girl disappears. What? Where did she go?
I woke up, looking around at my bedroom. The sun peeked behind the curtains, making me squint my eyes a little. My eyes darted over to the alarm clock, the bright numbers said that it was 7:15. I sighed, sitting up in my bed and rubbing my eyes. "I've been having this dream for how long?" I mumbled, slowly walking to the door.
I bumped into something, no, someone. I lost my balance and fell onto the hard ground. "That's a nice way to be fully awake in five minutes." I was grumpy. "Why the frown JunJun?" I looked up and noticed the person held out her hand. "I just woke up Sayu." I took her hand, and she helped me up. "This isn't like you JunJun, you never wake up early." She's right, this isn't like me at all.
"Yeah, yeah whatever," I walked past her and went to the kitchen. I grabbed a banana, peeling that ugly yellow skin off of it. Sayu rushed past me and was about to open the door, but she looked back at me. "You're acting weird JunJun." She raised an eyebrow. "I'm fine." I replied, taking another bite of my banana. "Is that all you're going to eat?" "Probably." I shrugged my shoulders. "You're going out soon?" "Maybe, aren't you late for something?" "OH YEAH, I HAVE TO MEET ERI!" Sayu slammed the door behind her, I locked the door right after she left. I finished my banana, and threw the peel away.
I had already prepared what to wear, so I got dressed. I unlocked the door, closed it behind me, and locked it. My stomach growled when I stepped out into the crowded and busy streets. "I guess the banana wasn't enough?" I asked myself, my eyes scanning the streets to find some place where I can eat. "I can go to the coffee shop then." I continued my short walk in the sea of people.
The coffee shop wasn't far away from where I was at the moment. Thank goodness, because I didn't want to be too far away from the apartment, I might go back there soon. I entered the shop and got some coffee and sat down at a table, taking a sip. That dream, I have had that dream numerous times. Does it mean something?
I spotted a shorter girl who was reading a book, taking a sip of her coffee too. She was very focused, her eyes scanning over each word. I couldn't help but stare at her. She had that aura, just like the one I had in the dream. But I don't even know her, I should leave her alone. She started laughing, a smile formed on her lips. "Eh?" My eyes expanded in size.
She looks familiar.
A faint blush appeared on my cheeks, my eyes darting down to the half-empty cup. I took my last sip before going to the girl's table. I'm nervous, but this girl reminds me of that girl in my dream.
"Um, is this seat taken?" I asked nervously, my lips tingling. She didn't say anything, but she waved her hand. I sat down anyway, continuing the talk, "How is the story?" "Good." She didn't take her eyes off the book. It's like she's completely absorbed in it! "Excuse me, I'm trying to talk to you." I warned. "Okay then, so-" She stopped and stared at me, her eyes sparkling. "I'm so sorry about that." "It's alright," I laughed. "I had to come over here."
She didn't say anything, but she gave me a dazed look. I stopped laughing, clearing my throat and looking down again. "You know," she pointed to me. "You look very similiar, I think I've seen you in a dream before." I paused, and looked up. "Y-you look familiar too." I stuttered under my breath. She's had the same dream too!?!
"What's your name, and can I get your number?" I asked her immediately. I need to keep in contact with her. I want to talk to her again. "I should ask you the same." She ripped a piece of paper in half, giving me the paper. I wrote down my name and number as quickly as possible. I gave the paper to her, and she gave her paper to me. "We will see each other again." She then got up and left the coffee shop, leaving me with an odd expression. My eyes immediately darted to the paper, and there was her name and number. But what I really liked was her name:
Takahashi Ai
What a beautiful name.
That's all I can see, pure red. I blinked several times, but I keep seeing the same background repeatedly. What is this? Why am I seeing this? The red background fades away, and it's now dark. Then there is a shadow. It's a person, I can tell. Light surrounds the person, I squint my eyes, still nothing. Why is this happening? What's going on?
"JunJun....." the voice sounded like a girl. So the person's a girl? She walks closer to me, I can see her now. I open my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. What's wrong with me? "JunJun...." she repeats, wrapping her arms around me. I could feel my cheeks burning. My eyes grew bigger by the second. She looks up at me and smiles.
Her smile is so....flawless. Somehow I smile too. I close my eyes and open them again, but the girl disappears. What? Where did she go?
I woke up, looking around at my bedroom. The sun peeked behind the curtains, making me squint my eyes a little. My eyes darted over to the alarm clock, the bright numbers said that it was 7:15. I sighed, sitting up in my bed and rubbing my eyes. "I've been having this dream for how long?" I mumbled, slowly walking to the door.
I bumped into something, no, someone. I lost my balance and fell onto the hard ground. "That's a nice way to be fully awake in five minutes." I was grumpy. "Why the frown JunJun?" I looked up and noticed the person held out her hand. "I just woke up Sayu." I took her hand, and she helped me up. "This isn't like you JunJun, you never wake up early." She's right, this isn't like me at all.
"Yeah, yeah whatever," I walked past her and went to the kitchen. I grabbed a banana, peeling that ugly yellow skin off of it. Sayu rushed past me and was about to open the door, but she looked back at me. "You're acting weird JunJun." She raised an eyebrow. "I'm fine." I replied, taking another bite of my banana. "Is that all you're going to eat?" "Probably." I shrugged my shoulders. "You're going out soon?" "Maybe, aren't you late for something?" "OH YEAH, I HAVE TO MEET ERI!" Sayu slammed the door behind her, I locked the door right after she left. I finished my banana, and threw the peel away.
I had already prepared what to wear, so I got dressed. I unlocked the door, closed it behind me, and locked it. My stomach growled when I stepped out into the crowded and busy streets. "I guess the banana wasn't enough?" I asked myself, my eyes scanning the streets to find some place where I can eat. "I can go to the coffee shop then." I continued my short walk in the sea of people.
The coffee shop wasn't far away from where I was at the moment. Thank goodness, because I didn't want to be too far away from the apartment, I might go back there soon. I entered the shop and got some coffee and sat down at a table, taking a sip. That dream, I have had that dream numerous times. Does it mean something?
I spotted a shorter girl who was reading a book, taking a sip of her coffee too. She was very focused, her eyes scanning over each word. I couldn't help but stare at her. She had that aura, just like the one I had in the dream. But I don't even know her, I should leave her alone. She started laughing, a smile formed on her lips. "Eh?" My eyes expanded in size.
She looks familiar.
A faint blush appeared on my cheeks, my eyes darting down to the half-empty cup. I took my last sip before going to the girl's table. I'm nervous, but this girl reminds me of that girl in my dream.
"Um, is this seat taken?" I asked nervously, my lips tingling. She didn't say anything, but she waved her hand. I sat down anyway, continuing the talk, "How is the story?" "Good." She didn't take her eyes off the book. It's like she's completely absorbed in it! "Excuse me, I'm trying to talk to you." I warned. "Okay then, so-" She stopped and stared at me, her eyes sparkling. "I'm so sorry about that." "It's alright," I laughed. "I had to come over here."
She didn't say anything, but she gave me a dazed look. I stopped laughing, clearing my throat and looking down again. "You know," she pointed to me. "You look very similiar, I think I've seen you in a dream before." I paused, and looked up. "Y-you look familiar too." I stuttered under my breath. She's had the same dream too!?!
"What's your name, and can I get your number?" I asked her immediately. I need to keep in contact with her. I want to talk to her again. "I should ask you the same." She ripped a piece of paper in half, giving me the paper. I wrote down my name and number as quickly as possible. I gave the paper to her, and she gave her paper to me. "We will see each other again." She then got up and left the coffee shop, leaving me with an odd expression. My eyes immediately darted to the paper, and there was her name and number. But what I really liked was her name:
Takahashi Ai
What a beautiful name.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Oyasumi #17
Erika's graduating. That's right. She's graduating to become a full-time model, while I'm stuck here with all these kids. I mean, what am I going to do? I know I'm the leader of C-ute, but I need Erika beside me when I need help. Now I have to be independent. Tears spilled from my eyes like a waterfall. Why does she have to go so soon?
When she announced that she was leaving C-ute at the concert, I tried not to break down. I didn't want to disappoint the fans. This sucks, I don't want her to go! I wiped my tears, and I looked at my reflection in the mirror in the dressing room. I looked deplorable! This isn't like me at all. I quickly wiped my tears away when I heard the door make a creaking sound when it opened.
"Maimi?" A girl peeked in the room. "Yes Airi?" I forced a small smile to let her know I was alright. "How are you?" My smile faded, and a frown appeared. "How am I?" I muttered in a dark voice. "HOW AM I?" I don't know what got into me, but the moment Airi asked me that question, I erupted. "I don't know Airi! Everyone's graduating! First Megumi, then your beloved Kanna, AND NOW ERIKA! WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO C-UTE AIRI!?!" Tears were building up and pouring from my eyes. I sat back down in the chair, sobbing uncontrollably.
The look on Airi's face was shocking. Tears were forming in her eyes too, but she didn't move at all. Was it something I said? "Airi, I'm so sorry." I apologized when I realized what I just said. "No, I know what you mean Maimi," Airi's voice was fading. "I miss Kanna too, and to see Erika go like this is so soon." I froze, stunned. Silence filled the air before I spoke, "I don't know what's going to happen now Airi, I don't want anyone else to leave." Airi sat in a chair across from me, taking my hand. "I don't want Chisa, Mai, or Nakky to leave us, they are underrated though..." "Not helping Airi." I tried snatching my hand away from Airi's, but she squeezed it tightly. "They're not going to leave us Maimi, I'm sure." She smiled, letting my hand go.
I was still crying. I still couldn't believe Erika's gone, I haven't even told her the most important thing in our relationship. Sure we are friends, always helping each other out, always supporting each other, always hanging out, always celebrating each other's birthdays, but-
I love her.
It had to be so sudden. She had to leave, didn't she? "But Airi, I-" "I know you love her Erika, like how I love Kanna, you have to tell her Maimi, this is your last chance." She was right, I have to find her. I must find her, she's everything to me and I'm glad she came into my life. "Airi," My eyes darted at her, a gasp escaped from her lips. "Thank you very much." "No problem Maimi," Airi walked to the door and opened it. "Tell her, like how I told Kanna before she left." She grinned before exiting my dressing room.
I changed into my normal outfit, putting the costume up. I opened the door, and a clutter of people were in the hall, talking about random things that I didn't care about. All I wanted was Erika. I need to tell her now before anyone else talks to her. "Excuse me," I pushed past the Eggs. I spotted Chisa and Nakky talking to each other. "Hey guys, have you seen-" "Erika? She's in the dressing room." Chisa interrupted pointing to the right. I headed towards my destination, running as fast as I could.
But before I could even knock on the door, I was crying. The name "Umeda Erika" was on the door, just like any other dressing room door that has our names on it, but this hit me the hardest. She's not going to graduate until October, but I'm really upset to see her go. I hesitantly knocked on the door. "Coming." Erika sang in her sing-song voice. I'm going to miss that voice.
She opened the door, seeing my distraught face. Her expression changed as she nodded for me to come in. "Maimi, something wrong?" she asked, her eyes filled with curiousity. I was about to speak, but she put her finger over my lips. "It's about my graduation isn't it?" She didn't let me answer, not even with a nod. "Maimi, after Kanna left, and me being underrated in C-ute, I couldn't take it anymore. To be honest, I wanted to become a model. I've got the look, and you know that." She took her finger off of my lips. "You can do it on your own Maimi, trust me."
Erika was right, she's become so gorgeous. She was fit to be a model. I support her decision, I'm happy she's moving on. At least she will still be in the media, but just modeling. She was hesitant to say something, I could tell by the little gasps. I was hesitant too, gulping
"There's something I want to tell you." We said at the same time. Erika walked closer to me, wrapping her arms around my waist. "You go first..." I whispered, wanting to know if she has the same feelings for me that I have for her. No response. There was little space between us, but we were close. Very close.
Our lips collided softly. I didn't want to pull away, this was the best moment of my life. Her hold on me was pretty tight. Hot tears poured from our eyes. We knew we are going to miss each other. We pulled away, looking into each other's eyes. "I love you Erika," I finally admitted my feelings for her. "Thank you for being there for me through all these obstacles, you are the best thing that has happened in my entire life." Erika just stared at me, panting. "I love you too Maimi, please think of me when you deal with Nakky, Mai, Chisa, and Airi." I looked at my watch, and I noticed that it was almost nine o' clock.
"It's almost nine o' clock, I have to go." I whispered under my breath, heading to the door. But before I could leave, Erika's grip on my hand was tighter. "Always think of me Maimi, I will think the same when I'm modeling." I nodded enthusiastically. "I won't forget you Erika." She let go of my hand, waving goodbye. I waved back, and I closed the door.
I'll never forget you Erika, because I love you.
When she announced that she was leaving C-ute at the concert, I tried not to break down. I didn't want to disappoint the fans. This sucks, I don't want her to go! I wiped my tears, and I looked at my reflection in the mirror in the dressing room. I looked deplorable! This isn't like me at all. I quickly wiped my tears away when I heard the door make a creaking sound when it opened.
"Maimi?" A girl peeked in the room. "Yes Airi?" I forced a small smile to let her know I was alright. "How are you?" My smile faded, and a frown appeared. "How am I?" I muttered in a dark voice. "HOW AM I?" I don't know what got into me, but the moment Airi asked me that question, I erupted. "I don't know Airi! Everyone's graduating! First Megumi, then your beloved Kanna, AND NOW ERIKA! WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN TO C-UTE AIRI!?!" Tears were building up and pouring from my eyes. I sat back down in the chair, sobbing uncontrollably.
The look on Airi's face was shocking. Tears were forming in her eyes too, but she didn't move at all. Was it something I said? "Airi, I'm so sorry." I apologized when I realized what I just said. "No, I know what you mean Maimi," Airi's voice was fading. "I miss Kanna too, and to see Erika go like this is so soon." I froze, stunned. Silence filled the air before I spoke, "I don't know what's going to happen now Airi, I don't want anyone else to leave." Airi sat in a chair across from me, taking my hand. "I don't want Chisa, Mai, or Nakky to leave us, they are underrated though..." "Not helping Airi." I tried snatching my hand away from Airi's, but she squeezed it tightly. "They're not going to leave us Maimi, I'm sure." She smiled, letting my hand go.
I was still crying. I still couldn't believe Erika's gone, I haven't even told her the most important thing in our relationship. Sure we are friends, always helping each other out, always supporting each other, always hanging out, always celebrating each other's birthdays, but-
I love her.
It had to be so sudden. She had to leave, didn't she? "But Airi, I-" "I know you love her Erika, like how I love Kanna, you have to tell her Maimi, this is your last chance." She was right, I have to find her. I must find her, she's everything to me and I'm glad she came into my life. "Airi," My eyes darted at her, a gasp escaped from her lips. "Thank you very much." "No problem Maimi," Airi walked to the door and opened it. "Tell her, like how I told Kanna before she left." She grinned before exiting my dressing room.
I changed into my normal outfit, putting the costume up. I opened the door, and a clutter of people were in the hall, talking about random things that I didn't care about. All I wanted was Erika. I need to tell her now before anyone else talks to her. "Excuse me," I pushed past the Eggs. I spotted Chisa and Nakky talking to each other. "Hey guys, have you seen-" "Erika? She's in the dressing room." Chisa interrupted pointing to the right. I headed towards my destination, running as fast as I could.
But before I could even knock on the door, I was crying. The name "Umeda Erika" was on the door, just like any other dressing room door that has our names on it, but this hit me the hardest. She's not going to graduate until October, but I'm really upset to see her go. I hesitantly knocked on the door. "Coming." Erika sang in her sing-song voice. I'm going to miss that voice.
She opened the door, seeing my distraught face. Her expression changed as she nodded for me to come in. "Maimi, something wrong?" she asked, her eyes filled with curiousity. I was about to speak, but she put her finger over my lips. "It's about my graduation isn't it?" She didn't let me answer, not even with a nod. "Maimi, after Kanna left, and me being underrated in C-ute, I couldn't take it anymore. To be honest, I wanted to become a model. I've got the look, and you know that." She took her finger off of my lips. "You can do it on your own Maimi, trust me."
Erika was right, she's become so gorgeous. She was fit to be a model. I support her decision, I'm happy she's moving on. At least she will still be in the media, but just modeling. She was hesitant to say something, I could tell by the little gasps. I was hesitant too, gulping
"There's something I want to tell you." We said at the same time. Erika walked closer to me, wrapping her arms around my waist. "You go first..." I whispered, wanting to know if she has the same feelings for me that I have for her. No response. There was little space between us, but we were close. Very close.
Our lips collided softly. I didn't want to pull away, this was the best moment of my life. Her hold on me was pretty tight. Hot tears poured from our eyes. We knew we are going to miss each other. We pulled away, looking into each other's eyes. "I love you Erika," I finally admitted my feelings for her. "Thank you for being there for me through all these obstacles, you are the best thing that has happened in my entire life." Erika just stared at me, panting. "I love you too Maimi, please think of me when you deal with Nakky, Mai, Chisa, and Airi." I looked at my watch, and I noticed that it was almost nine o' clock.
"It's almost nine o' clock, I have to go." I whispered under my breath, heading to the door. But before I could leave, Erika's grip on my hand was tighter. "Always think of me Maimi, I will think the same when I'm modeling." I nodded enthusiastically. "I won't forget you Erika." She let go of my hand, waving goodbye. I waved back, and I closed the door.
I'll never forget you Erika, because I love you.
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