Hajimemashite! Watashi wa Tami (Nice to meet you! I'm Tami). Welcome to my second fanfic! If you hadn't read the summary yet, it's about Maron and Miyako, and their collapsing friendship. This takes place after Jeanne's work is finished, so you won't be meeting Finn, Access, or Jeanne, unfortunately! (Maron and company are seventeen years old by now). As a warning, this fanfic is more of a school drama than magical shojo...anyway, please R&R! Arigato! Compliments and constructive criticism welcome.
Oh, yeah, disclaimers and stuff! I do not own Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne. Arina Tanemura does. Although this fanfic is mine, I borrowed some characters from Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne. Gomen nasai Tanemura-san!
Before we go on, lemme just say that I used a lot of Japanese words in this fanfic, so there's a list at the bottom of each chapter to help you translate if you don't know some of them. And by the way, the sentences in italics are Maron's thoughts.
Seven Days to End a Friendship
Day 1: Meet Natsuki
"Maron!"
"Hai?" A brown-eyed seventeen-year-old with sandy brown hair to match turned around to see a raven-haired girl of the same age, with the same brown eyes, run up to her. She shoved a newspaper in her face.
"This! Look at this! Mite!"
Maron read the headline. "Todaiji Miyako: First Place in Rhythmic Gymnastics this Season!" She smirked. "Is this your first time getting first place?" BAM! Miyako whacked her with her science textbook. "Itai!" Mou, this girl!
"Heh, serves you right."
"For what? Speaking the truth?" BAM!
After witnessing that scene, one may come to the conclusion that these two girls, Maron and Miyako, were enemies or something. After all, that was only one of the many squabbles that happen on a daily basis. But, they were quite the opposite, for Miyako was Maron's best friend, and vice-versa. Then why do they squabble so much? Who knows? But that eventually led to the collapsing of their friendship. People say that no matter how often you have an argument, if you two were meant for each other (and this can apply in both friendship and love), then you two would always make up. Well, what if Maron and Miyako weren't meant for each other? It took a new girl, Natsuki, for them to see that.
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"Class, onegai, welcome your new classmate, Kugahara Natsuki!" Pakkyaramao-sensei motioned for a girl to come in. The whole class gasped as she walked in. This green-eyed girl was tall, beautiful, and had the longest lime-green hair they'd ever seen. She's so pretty! Kirei!
"Hajimemashite! Watashi wa Kugahara Natsuki! Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu!" she greeted the class with a bright smile. I hope her personality is as beautiful as her looks! (Maron learned later that it wasn't.)
"Hajimemashite Natsuki-san!" the girls in the class replied.
"Damn, she's hot!" The guys said excitedly. The whole room was alive, chattering about this new girl. LOL, she looks like she's gonna be popular.
TWEET!
Pakkyaramao-sensei blew her whistle. The room became silent. "Enough! Natsuki, you will be sitting next to Miyako." She pointed to the raven-haired girl in the back of the classroom.
Miyako's arm shot up. "I'M MIYAKO! YOU CAN SIT HERE!"
Natsuki sweatdropped. "O-ok." She carefully made her way to the back of the classroom and plopped down next to Miyako.
"Alright, now that we're all settled down, onegai, tell us a little about yourself," Pakkyaramao-sensei encouraged.
"Well, not to seem conceited or anything, but I'm in rhythmic gymnastics and bagged first place in every competition! Ichiban! And I came all the way from Tokyo to here, in Nagoya. You know how competition is tough in Tokyo? Well, if I could win first place in every competition there, then I can so do it here!" She winked.
Maron blinked and looked around the room. The girls' eyes had grown large and were twinkling, while the guys had heart-shaped eyes and were drooling all over the place. She rolled her eyes. Puh-lease, not to seem conceited? Here she is, bragging about winning first place in every competition…have you ever thought that maybe it's not you being really good but everyone else being really sucky? She looked over at Miyako, hoping to catch her glance. But alas, Miyako was one of those sparkly-eyed girls. Uh oh…
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"Can you believe it Maron? She bagged first place in every competition!"
Maron rolled her eyes for what seemed to be the millionth time. Nuts! I knew this would happen! The two friends were on their way home, and the whole time, Miyako would not stop talking about Natsuki. "So have I." she said flatly. How come Miyako gets mad when I win first place, but is so happy when Natsuki gets first place? I don't get it.
"Yeah, but remember, in Tokyo, competition is tough!"
"Sure."
"Eh? What, are you jealous?" Miyako smirked.
"NANI?! Wh—"
"Aw, best friends shouldn't fight!" came a third voice. Maron and Miyako turned around. Oh no…
"Natsuki-san!" Miyako exclaimed. "Why are you here?"
"Why, I live nearby!" Are you serious?!
"Honto ni? Really?" Miyako was ecstatic. "Onegai! Walk home with us!" Hmph. Miyako doesn't even ask for my opinion. I don't want to walk home with this wannabe!
"Oh! Well look what time it is! I gotta go meet up with Chiaki in the park!" Maron lied. "See ya Miyako!" Natsuki cleared her throat. "And you too, Natsuki."
She left in the opposite direction to Momokuri Park. As soon as Miyako and Natsuki were out of sight, she stuck out her tongue and made a face. "'Aw, best friends shouldn't fight!'" she mimicked in a falsetto. She shook her head and walked to her favorite sakura tree at the park. She sat down under it, thinking about the day's events. What's with Miyako and this sudden Natsuki fandom? She rested her chin on her knees. What's so great about Natsuki anyway? There's something about her that bothers the crap outta me! She sighed. What's with me? Why am I so worked up over this? She stood up and stretched. "I guess I'll go see Chiaki," she murmured to herself. She took the long way home and went straight to Chiaki's apartment.
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DING-DONG!
Chiaki jolted from his nap. He sat up on his comfortable couch, rubbing his eyes.
DING-DONG!
He made his way to the door. "Hai! Who is it?" Chiaki called.
"Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne!" A laugh.
"Maron!" he exclaimed as he opened his door, clearly surprised. "What are you doing here?" He gestured for Maron to come in. She stepped in and he locked the door behind them. (Hey, he's gotta watch out for other thieves besides Jeanne, like Dark from the D.N.Angel world!)
"I didn't want to walk home with Miyako," she said flatly, going over to his comfy couch and plopping down on it.
"Doushite?" There was concern in Chiaki's face. After all, Maron and Miyako had been best buddies for 11 years! He joined Maron on the couch and put his arm around her.
"Because of some girl named Kugahara Natsuki."
"Ano?"
"She's the new kid in our class from Tokyo. Supposedly, she's in rhythmic gymnastics and she has won first place in every competition." Chiaki looked calm.
"So have you."
"I know. She sounds bogus, huh? But Miyako is acting like Natsuki is her idol or something." Maron shrugged. "It's annoying, really. Both of them."
"Well, to Miyako, maybe Natsuki is an idol." Chiaki said after a pause. "Have you ever thought of that?"
"Demo…how come Miyako doesn't admire me for winning first place? She even gets mad at me!" Maron clenched her fists. As soon as she realized what she was doing, she unclenched them.
"But see, the difference is you're extraordinary to Miyako. She's used to you doing amazing things, so she doesn't view them as 'extra special' anymore. Also, she has to compete against you, and you know how competitive she is. So don't worry. Todaiji Miyako would never ditch Kusakabe Maron for some prep!" Chiaki smiled and poked Maron in the stomach.
"Hey!" she giggled. She whacked him in revenge, then wrapped her arms around him in a hug. "Arigato."
"No problem. But every time I want a hug, must you whack me like that?" BAM! Maron whacked Chiaki again. No hug this time.
"I'm leaving." She headed out the door.
"Jya mata ne!"
"Jya." Honto arigato, Chiaki.
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A/N: Here's the promised list! (Sorry if I don't spell some of them right!)
Hai: yes
Mite: look
Itai: ouch
Mou: geez
Onegai: please
Kirei: pretty
Hajimemashite: nice to meet you
Watashi: I, me
Dozo yoroshiku onegaishimasu: please treat me kindly
Ichiban: number one
Nani: what
Honto (ni): really
Sakura: cherry blossom
Doushite: why
Ano: um
Demo: but
Arigato: thank you
Jya (mata ne): see you later
If you're wondering where I got inspiration for this story, it's based on a life experience. Anyway, I know that Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne doesn't take place in Nagoya…I forgot where, so I just put Nagoya because that's where Chiaki used to live! Also, in this fanfic, Chiaki is not in the same class as Maron and Miyako. And Kugahara Natsuki was Finn's name when she was human (but in this fanfic, Natsuki has nothing to do with Finn). Just wanted to point those things out! lol. BTW, I won't update till I get at least one review! It could be anonymous too! As long as I know someone is reading it, I'll update it!