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Author's Note: This is my first time doing a one-shot, something I don't normally do and it's pretty short on top of that. So all I ask is that you give it a chance.
Title: Mr. Cellophane
By: LightsWillIgniteUs -A.J.
I
I had watched her from afar for years. Her name was Higurashi Kagome and she was the love of my life. My point being, given the choice I'm sure she would never have noticed me.
It was an ordinary day just like any other. I was walking to school again; it gave me time to clear my head and to think of her. And just like that she was there as if by magic. She seemed to float across the concrete, her feet never touched the ground and she laughed and it tinkered in my ears like tiny bells.
Kagome! I called to her. I received no response.
If someone stood up in a crowd,
And raised his voice up way out loud
And waved his arm and shook his fist
You'd notice him.
II
Again, I called for her, Kagome! One of her friends turned to look at me. She in turn turned to Kagome, catching her attention, she directed it towards me. I smiled when our eyes met and frowned only for a moment, when she seemed startled and slightly surprised to see me.
If someone in a movie show
Yelled "Fire in the second row,
This whole place is a powder keg"
You'd notice him
I approached the group of four with caution.
Hi Hojo. She said it nervously. Her friends tittered, obviously pleased, behind her. I couldn't help the tug of disappointment at my heart.
Hi Kagome. I blushed, my palms were sweating I suddenly had the feeling of hyperactive butterflies in my stomach.
And even without clucking like a hen
Everyone gets noticed now and then
Unless of course that personage should be
Invisible, inconsequential me
III
How are you? She asked. I swallowed hard and rubbed my moist palms against my pants.
I'm good. I squeezed the words out even though I could feel my vocal cords constricting. How are you? I asked suddenly, almost violently. I am so ineloquent when it comes to her.
I'm good. She shifted from foot to foot. I watched her legs slide against each other. In turn I switched my books from one arm space to the other.
Cellophane, Mr. Cellophane
It should have been my name, Mr. Cellophane
'Cause you can look right through me, walk right by me
And never know I'm there
Why do I become such a mess around her.
Because I'm in love. And even as it passed through my mind it echoed in my ears and I sighed.
IV
That's good. I'll see you around Kagome. And as those words traitorously slithered through my teeth and slipped past my lips, she seemed relieved. She gave me a bright smile and I reveled in it. She moved past me and continued on her way, her friends threw disappointed glances at each other.
I watched her go, the woman I love, Kagome, because she is in love with another. And I would never interfere in her happiness.
End Author's Note: I was inspired to write this when I was watching Amus perform Mr. Cellophane in the movie Chicago, I immediately thought of Hojo. I know it's not the entire song, but you get the point right? I know most people pick on him and I kind of have a soft spot for the poor dense kid. Oh well, I hope you all liked it. Thank you for reading.
