ANGELIC LAYER

The Awkward Truth : The Ohjiro and Miskai Recital

Misaki---or Misaki-Chi, as her best friend Tamayo described her---looked pleasantly at her window, because she knew that she had her mother. Even through all these years, she was glad that she had her back. No more secrets. No more hiding. It was winter. Two weeks after the finale---and she was blushing that she had beaten her mother---and people were busily getting their last minute shopping antics done before the big holiday of Christmas. She had already gotten what she wanted for Christmas, and she asked her mother what she wanted, and she said, "I have all that I need already." so all they planned to do was just sit back and rekindled their lost relationship. There was a lot to say, and she couldn't wait to get them out.

Ring. Ring. "I'll get it!" Misaki called out. Her and her aunt were talking in the kitchen, so she decided to answer the phone. To her surprise, it was her friend (maybe even more) Ohjiro.

"Hey, Misaki." his soft voice said.

"Oh, Ohjiro! I didn't know you would be calling me at this time."

"Why, are you busy?"

"No, just, I thought you wouldn't talk to me after the Angelic Layer fights were over." Misaki blushed. Good thing Ohjiro didn't see it.

"Oh, why would I do that? Now that the games are over, the more time I get to spend with you. How's Ms. Shuko?"

"Oh, mom's great! Never better. We've planned to do some quality time for Christmas, so we got a lot to talk about!"

"That's great. You finally got what you wanted for Christmas."

"Hm-hm." Misaki nodded. She was really excited.

"Um, Misaki, are you doing anything today?"

"Hm? Why do you ask?" Misaki questioned.

"Well, I wasn't joking when I said I was looking forward to a first date."

Misaki remembered. When Ohjiro and Misaki fought in the Angelic Layer, he asked her out. She thought that he was just joking.

"Um, no. I mean, yes. I'm busy.--No! I'm not busy. I mean---"

"Misakii,"

"Yes, I'm not busy."

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Kotaro, Misaki's other friend, called her the same day, wishing her a Happy Christmas before he went away with his family to Tokyo for the vacation.

"You're going to date him?" Kotaro asked Misaki. "Wouldn't that be weird?"

"Weird? Why would it be weird? I've been out with him before!" Misaki answered.

"You did?"

"Yeah, the day after we went to the beach. He went to me to show me the photos, and he got me this really cute gift." Misaki told him, holding the pink bunny toy Ohjiro bought for her from a store vendor.

"Oh, really." Kotaro said, sounding disappointed.

"Yeah." Misaki said smiling, oblivious to Kotaro's tone.

"But that's awkward." Kotaro said again. Misaki could hear someone in the back ground. "Not now, Hatoko, I'm still talking to her!"

"Hatoko? Oh, may I speak to her please before she goes away!" Kotaro handed to the phone to Hatoko.

"Misaki?" Hatoko's soft voice said to the phone.

"Hatoko, Merry Christmas, I hope you enjoy your vacation!" Misaki said.

"Misaki, I heard that you and Ohjiro are rekindling your relationship."

"What?"

"That's okay. You and Ohjiro would spend a lot of time together anyways." Hatoko continued.

"Why do you say that?" Misaki asked.

"Isn't Mr. Icchan going to be your new father? Ohjiro would be your uncle!" Hatoko laughed.

"Oh no! I haven't thought of it that way!"

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