I wrote a Yui-Amiboshi fic because for some strange reason, I don't like Suboshi for her. Oh well, the plot is entirely different – in short, the FY series never happened. I sensed this to be a long one, eek! Disclaimer: I do not own FY characters but I owned the plot of this story, of course with some inspiration from movies I've seen. Hope you like it, and don't forget to review!
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Chance Encounter
by slavedriver2008
Yui picked up a bag of potato chips. Cheese. Her eyes caught another bag, and another, and another…all inside her shopping cart. She rolled her eyes and placed everything back on the shelf.
"I'm not buying these, Miaka. We're studying, not eating."
The girl named Miaka fumbled beside her. "Come on, Yui-chan. We need to at least chew something while reading all those thick scary books of yours." She placed the junk food back on the cart.
Yui shook her head. "No."
"What?!" Miaka asked. "I can't survive without chips!"
"I don't have the budget for that." Yui said, matter-of-factly. "I said I'll tutor you, not feed you!" She hastily returned the junk food back in the shelf.
"Yui-chan! Please! Just one bag. It doesn't cost too much. Please please please!" Miaka begged, her voice was getting louder and louder. Yui doesn't have to look around to know people were looking at them.
"No." She pushed the cart away from the shelf. She looked through her purchases and made a mental count of the expenses. Whole wheat bread, check. Tofu, check. Sole capers, check. Basil and olive oil, check. Cucumbers, tomatoes, corn, carrots, check, check, check. Now, what else do I need?
"Yui-chan!" Miaka voice called to her, loud as always. "If we don't buy a bag of chips…" Yui halted. "I'll tell Ryuuen—" Yui grunted.
"Fine!" She walked toward her brown-haired friend and grabbed the junk food from her hand. She angrily threw it inside the cart and shoved the metal cart to the nearby express lane. Before she reached the cashier, her cart bumped to a man and he yelped. "I'm sorry!" Yui rushed to him and touched his arm. "Which part hurts?" She accidentally brushed through his wrist and the man made another sound. "Oh no, it might be broken."
Yui looked up and saw olive green eyes look down at her. She blushed, he was handsome. Okay, not the most handsome guy in the world but he definitely has his good features. The man smiled at her.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." He said, his voice was gentle and kind and caring. Yui wondered how many girls melted in that stares of his…
"Are you sure?" She asked. Please let him say he needed anything. Please, I swear I'll help Miaka pass the exams. "But…"
"Can you stop pretending to be a doctor, Yui-chan. You can't do anything about his wrist." Miaka popped in the conversation. "Don't mind Yui, she really wants to be a doctor." Miaka said.
"Miaka, shut up!" Yui said. "I'm really sorry about the uhmmm…it was an accident."
"I know." He smiled and turned away. "I should be going now. Bye." He walked toward the exit. And then gone.
"That was it?" Yui said, which unfortunately was heard by her bestfriend.
"What was it Yui? Were you expecting he'd give us a ride home?" Miaka teased. "Hel-lo! Earth to Yui, earth to Yui!"
Yui looked away from her friend and walked toward the counter. "I'm not getting the chips, Miaka."
"What?? I thought you already said yes?!" Miaka screamed like a brat, as always. She put out her tongue and Yui laughed.
"Fine. Just one bag." Yui paid for the groceries and went home.
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"Miaka!" Yui called her friend. "We're late. Stop eating my refrigerator!" She hastily went to the kitchen and pulled the girl. "Great, we have an exam and we woke up late." She said, very annoyed, while putting on her shoes. Yui pulled the door and locked it.
"But Yui, we haven't even eaten breakfast." Miaka protested and her stomach grumbled.
"Breakfast or passing high school?" Yui said smugly. "Take your pick, I'm choosing the latter."
"Oh Yui, such a meanie!" Miaka told her. "I wish Taka-chan would come and give us a ride and bring me breakfast." She eyed Yui. "I won't share."
"Please Miaka, stop acting like a kid." Yui hit back. "You can eat breakfast for all I care, just let's get to school first!" Yui halted. "I'll treat you to breakfast if we arrive on time."
Miaka's eyes shimmered. "Deal!" The two girls ran, unmindful of how their skirts fluttered with the wind. This exam mattered to Yui, the results will determine whether she can be a doctor. It's a matter of life and death.
They ran as fast as they can until they heard a barking from behind. Yui turned her head and saw a big brown dog running after them. Miaka screamed and Yui almost missed a step. "Hurry Miaka!" she said to her friend who was trailing behind her.
"Yui! It's running after me!" Miaka screamed. Yui slowed down to meet her.
"Turn on that corner and hope it runs after me!" Yui shouted.
"What if it doesn't?" Miaka asked, her eyes close to tears.
"What if it does?" Yui rolled her eyes. "Just do as I say." Miaka only nodded. A few more streets and then Yui gave the signal. "Now!" Miaka turned to the right while Yui sped forward. As expected the dog followed her. The dog continued to trail her, barking loudly. She suddenly felt scared. What to do? What to do?
Yui screamed and hurriedly took a left turn. She accidentally bumped and landed on top of a man. Fear gripping her, she hold to the man and screamed. The dog appeared on the street and she trembled. She's scared of dogs. "Help!" she wailed. It was so near, it could bite her.
"Shoo! Go away!" The man shouted at the dog but it didn't leave. The voice was oddly familiar yet Yui can't remember when she last heard it. The dog continued to bark and walked toward them, Yui can see its fangs.
Yui screamed. "It's coming! Do something!" She tightly embraced his savior's neck and her body unconsciously clung to him.
Rocks flew toward the dog and it yelped. It continued barking but gradually turned away. Yui sighed with relief, she heard him sigh as well. She looked up and saw the same olive eyes he bumped into yesterday. "You…?"
He smiled. "Yes, me. It's nice to see you again." She blushed and smiled back. Laughter filled the air and Yui raised her head to see another him standing, laughing at them.
She looked again between the two men, they looked similar all right -- undoubtedly twins. But they have different voices. The man standing has a higher pitched voice while the man he bumped earlier has a deeper one.
"So you're the woman who bumped into my brother yesterday." He smirked. "I hope you didn't break his back this time." The standing man told her and it was only then that Yui realized she had been sitting on his abdomen and her skirt was pulled up, exposing her legs.
"I'm sorry!" She hastily stood up, her face red from humiliation. Yui wanted to faint. The man just smiled at her.
"I'm okay. Don't worry." He said. Yui's eyes caught his right wrist, wrapped in bandages.
"You did get hurt yesterday." She said. Worry crept through her features. If he asked her to pay for the hospital bills, she's going to have to resort to selling some of her treasures. Oh no, please not the books.
"Really, it's nothing." He said and Yui can't help but roll her eyes. Is that all that he could say? That's he's okay?
"Ah, you're from Jounan." Yui looked at the other twin, his eyes filled with fascination. This made Yui scream.
"Oh no! I'm late!" The two men looked at her. "I have to go. Thank you for today and sorry again for yesterday!" She ran off to the other direction, cursing.
Yui missed the exam but because it's the first time she got late for class, the teacher decided to give her a special quiz instead, but with a larger scope.
"I'm not going to pass it." She told Miaka later.
"I'm going to pass out. Where's the canteen? Fooooooooodddd….." Miaka replied and Yui sighed. "Anyway, what happened to you earlier?" Yui didn't answer. Pink formed at her cheeks.
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Saturday is Yui's official book-buying day. She was supposed to meet Miaka for a movie at five in the afternoon but it's still three so she decided to visit her favorite bookstore. She was told the book she's been waiting for had already arrived. The seller told her, over the phone, that there's only one copy left so she has to hurry, or else someone might spot it.
She went to the familiar alleyway and scanned the titles. Her eyes landed on a thick black book with silver designs. She smiled. Ah, found it. She raised her hand to get the book but another hand landed the same time hers did. She turned to see the familiar face of the man who saved her from the dog yesterday. Yes, it's the man with the olive eyes and light brown hair. His wrist was still bandaged. He smiled when he saw her.
"It's you again." he said, his voice making her heart skip a beat. This was the third time she saw him. She looked around, careful that another accident might happen. What if the books fall on them? What if she slip and knock him down with her?
The man laughed, reading her thoughts. Yui blushed again. "I'm just trying to be careful."
"I should be the one who should be wary." He pulled the book from the shelf but Yui pulled it from him. He didn't let go, the book caught between their pulling hands.
"I waited for this book for four months. I'm sorry, you can't have it." Yui said.
"I waited for five." He said, still smiling at her. "I already reserved it."
Yui laughed. "No, I already reserved it." She pulled the book from him but he didn't let go. She pulled harder. Not because he got into an accident because of her means she's willing to give way to him. Oh, no.
"Girls don't like science fiction." He said, pulling the book.
"Says who?" Yui said sharply. She pulled the book harshly from him and he tugged with more force. Yui lost her balance and fell down on him, her leg accidentally knocked down a pile of books and it rained on them. "Aaahh!" The man covered her with his arms, protecting her from the books that continuously fell on them. When it stopped, Yui looked up and saw his face covered in an open book. She panicked. "Are you okay?!" She took the book and man nodded, he has a bump on his forehead. "Oh no, where's the book?" She hastily looked for it. The man waved his right bandaged hand that was holding the book.
"I guess I won then." He said. Yui smirked.
"Fine!" She blushed again. She stood up and the man placed the book between his left armpit as he dusted his shirt. "By the way, I'm—"
"Yui?" he cut her. "You're brown-haired friend was screaming your name at the grocery store. Anyone would remember." He smiled and they walked toward the cashier.
"Ah, right. That's Miaka." She blushed at the thought of him remembering her name. "And you are…?"
The man looked at her, surprised. "I'm…" his voice toned down. "…Kaika."
"Nice to meet you, Kaika." Yui said. "Anyway, since you're going home with the book I want, I'll go ahead." She said and stepped out of the store.
Kaika ran toward her and walked with her. "Where are you going? It's a Saturday." Yui was surprised. But his presence warmed her.
"I'm supposed to meet Miaka at five for a movie." She explained.
"What are you doing before that?" he asked.
"I don't know. Maybe a walk in the park?" Yui said, her heart hammering.
Kaika laughed. "How about coffee?" he asked and she almost missed a step. "…with me?"
Yui turned to him. "Are you asking me out?"
"You can put it at that." he smiled. "Come on, I know a good place." He took her hand and ushered her against the crowd. She blushed, for the hundredth time in three days.
He didn't let go of her hand until they reached a coffee shop inside a park. Yui was surprised to see one in such place. "I didn't know they have a café here. I always take a walk here on Saturdays!" She told him.
"They keep it a secret, didn't want to be mobbed." Kaika led her to a table. He placed the book gently above it. A waiter approached them. "What will you have?"
"Blueberry pie with ice cream…" She doesn't have to look in the menu, most coffee shops have it. It's her favorite. "…and a hot mocha latte." She said.
"Good combination." Kaika smiled. "I'll have a cappuccino and a brownie." He told the waiter. "I thought you'd order something like chocolate cake and strawberries and cream frappe. Women love strawberries and chocolates."
"Between me and my friend, she's the one who loves sweets." She told him. "You seem to have this preconceived notion of women. Why is that?"
"I don't know. Maybe because you like to act similarly." Yui made a face. "And that counts for eating out and reading books and going to the washroom." He smiled, again, in that smile that always made Yui blush. Their orders arrived and the waiter placed it on the table.
Yui took a piece of the pie and brushed it against the vanilla ice cream. She hastily put it into her mouth. Kaika watched as she chewed the pie and marveled at the way her face brightened up. "Perfect." Yui muttered.
He laughed. "What is so special about this blueberry pie?" He took his cappuccino and drank it, the foam leaving bubbles on his lips.
"I worked at a café once when I started high school." She started. "At the end of the day, the blueberry pie was almost always left untouched."
"Why?" he asked.
"I don't know." Yui mumbled as she put another piece into her mouth.
Kaika smirked. "You're eating it because nobody wanted it?"
"Uhmmm…yes, I guess." She continued eating. "You haven't eaten a blueberry pie haven't you?"
"I did, once. I didn't like it."
"Why not?"
He looked at her. "Because… It's too sweet. Only Shun, my twin brother, likes sweets."
"Have you ever tried it with ice cream?" Kaika made a face and Yui laughed. She took a piece of the pie and brushed it against the ice cream. After doing so, she put it up to his mouth. "Try it."
He eyed her. Is she serious? She moved closer toward him, urging him to try it. It's just one bite, it wouldn't kill him. He opened his mouth and she moved the fork to his mouth.
"Aww…they're so sweet…Probably a new couple." They both blushed when they overheard a lady on the next table. Yui hastily pulled the fork from his closed mouth and looked away.
Kaika looked away as well, chewing the pie in his mouth. "Not so bad." Yui turned to him. "I said it isn't that sweet, not like when I first tasted it." She smiled and continued eating. "I have no idea girls read Gaiman." He said, opening the topic when he saw her look at the book on the table.
"Neil Gaiman is a genius." Yui told him. "I have almost all his graphic novels. Coraline is his only book that I couldn't get my hands on."
"But don't girls read romance novels?"
Yui rolled her eyes. "I sometimes read 'chic-lit'" she said, emphasizing the last words. "…but I like science fiction better."
"Whatever you call it, it's still romance."
Yui made a face. "Girls read romance in the same way boys read sex magazines." Kaika chocked on his cappuccino. "Got you there, didn't I" Yui said.
He laughed. "Fine, I won't say anything." Yui studied him and he grew conscious. He rummaged through his head for something to ask her, anything to draw her attention on something else. "Do you like music?"
Yui stiffened. "Not that much, I guess." She looked away. "Why do you ask?"
"Nothing."
Nobody said anything. Yui felt that they reached the end of the coffee and the conversation. She doesn't want it to end but that's it. She was about to say goodbye when her phone rang.
"Hello?" A scream greeted her. "I heard you Miaka. Sorry, I'm on my way." Before her friend could say anything, she pushed the button and placed the phone inside her bag. She took out her wallet. "I'm sorry, I have to go…"
"I'm paying for everything. Run off to your friend now." Kaika told her. She smiled. She felt so happy. Yui reached up to kiss his cheek. Kaika turned to her but her lips landed on his mouth. She pulled away abruptly and blushed. Why the hell did she kissed him? What was she thinking? She wanted to die then and there!
And to make things worse, she started to do hiccups. Kaika looked at her, surprised at first then he laughed. Fascination sketched in his eyes. She waved her hand and stood up to leave. Before she can leave the table, he caught her hand and placed the book in her open palm. He smiled.
"Take care, Yui-chan."
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Author's Notes: More secrets to be revealed next chapter! Don't forget to review!
