This story was written in the fashion of a role play. Some parts will be edited to flow better in the style of a story, but it will mostly remain in the same format. I wrote the parts of Yoshiki, Naomi, and Mayu. My friend is responsible for the parts of Ayumi, Sakutaro, and Satoshi. The writing was done by us, but we do not own the franchise or characters included.
Kyuji, an extra, random character was played by me. Other random ones I played were Isu and Aira. My friend wrote for Mai.
Today was the day. September twelfth. Ayumi's birthday... Probably the most important day of the year! Yoshiki sat at home with his arms crossed, analyzing the wrapped present before him carefully. It had to be perfect. After all, Ayumi wasn't just a classmate, or friend! She was much more, and she deserved the best he could come up with. His best had taken him until one in the morning, and he had almost run out of wrapping paper, with how many times he 'messed up' on it. Then he probably went through a mile of ribbon trying to get it right... But now, he was finally satisfied, and was giving it one last checkup before actually handing it over... Handing it over, in person...
His cheeks lit up just thinking about it, and it only made his nerves worse as he tied on a small birthday card, though it was more of a confession. He took a deep breath and sighed it out, to try and calm his nerves. He could do this... He had to do this, in fact. He had put it off too long, and now was perfect... Well, one could say that Valentines was perfect, but he had come up with too many excuses to confess anything that day. So... he was delayed to her birthday, but now that he was actually about to, he wanted to delay it some more. "Ugh, this is ridiculous...," he muttered to himself, scratching his head nervously. He just had to do it! Get it over with! With this urging thought, he stood and grabbed the box, leaving his apartment and intending to go to Ayumi's home.
Though, there was a small unexpected hill in his plans. He almost crossed Ayumi on the street. He hadn't finished mentally preparing himself, so he actually had to hide from her. Ah, but... something caught his eye... He peaked around the corner, spotting another present in her hands, tied with blue ribbon. She was so happy about it, with that cute smile and red tinted cheeks... Though that sweet expression wasn't for him. He grew slightly bitter, turning to plant his back against the wall. "Satoshi...," he muttered with a small fire in his stomach. Ugh, now... he didn't want to give her this at all... She didn't like him, and he didn't want to mess up their friendship with a rejection... He gulped, glaring down at his present quietly, his confidence quickly slipping away. He couldn't do this... but he still wouldn't ignore her birthday, of course! She was one of his best friends, so he'd still give it to her, just not as forwardly, and not with this stupid note... He sighed, finding himself pushing off his confession indefinitely.
While she was still out in town, he sneaked past her to her house, placing the neatly wrapped gift on her doorstep and stepping back quietly. It was a little stupid to be so secretive with a close friend... He guessed he'd just tell her he was in a hurry, she wasn't home, so he just left it for her... Yeah, that'd work. He turned, retreating before Ayumi could make it back home. He had been so sure he would've let her know today... but maybe that day would never come...
Ayumi was in good spirits as she finally headed home for the day. Her birthday had been fun; her friends had made sure of that. It was always a little overwhelming to be given so much attention and gifts, but she appreciated every gesture with her whole heart. Her eyes softened as she shifted to pull out the gift Satoshi had gotten her. The gift she valued just a little more than all the others. After all, just looking at it made her think about him going through the process of thinking of a gift for her, going out, buying it, and wrapping it. The entire idea made her heart flutter uncontrollably. She looked at the book of scary stories with a smile. 'I probably shouldn't be giving you ammo to use against me, but I've heard that this is a great collection and knew you'd like it...,' Satoshi had explained with a sheepish smile when she unwrapped it. He was just too sweet and adorable.
As Ayumi approached her house, a small detail instantly caught her eye. A nicely wrapped gift? She halted, staring in bewilderment at the bundle. She slipped her book back in her bag so her hands could be free. She ducked down to give the object a closer look. The wrapping was meticulously done, the ribbon on top looking similar to a picture in one of those home magazines. This was... odd. A couple of her friends had given her gifts and all of them had wished her Happy Birthday. She couldn't understand what this was doing here or who would leave her a gift like this. Especially since it hadn't been shipped by mail, given it wasn't in a cardboard carrier box. She plucked the present off the ground to go into her house. She shut the door quietly behind her.
Ayumi blinked curiously as she noticed a small card held under the ribbon. She took it off, figuring that it would satisfy her curiosity. As she read the writing on the card, her eyes slowly widened as a deep blush came over her face. It was... a confession? An unmarked confession. A secret admirer.
Ayumi had been restless all night. She just kept wondering who the person was who left her the gift. She pulled from her class representative memory to go through every boy in their grade in some attempt to find it out. Though, she couldn't figure it out so simply. She had been tempted to text the girls but figured she should show some restraint. Plus, she needed to let herself go through the idea that there was a boy pining for her. It was an exhilarating thought that she wasn't sure how to handle.
While eager to share the event with the girls of the group of friends, she stupidly ended up sleeping in a little late because it had taken so long to fall asleep. When she finally got to school, there was only a second until the bell rang, indicating class was starting. She had been fidgety through the first half of the day. Each boy in the class seemed to be a potential runner for this mysterious boy. Well, minus the three boys she talked to on a daily basis. She could hardly imagine any of the three pulling something like this.
Once the lunch bell rang, she ignored the idea of even getting her lunch out to hurry over to Mayu, Seiko, and Naomi. "I have a secret admirer," she suddenly blurted out to the girls. Her face was beaming red, but she was obviously pleased with the development. The card was tucked carefully away into her pocket. She had been about to head out the door with it earlier that morning but something just made her want to keep it nearby.
Yoshiki had calmed down a bit after delivering the present. He had later texted Ayumi a simple happy birthday, still going under the excuse of having to work. He added in an apology for not being able to go to the party with the rest of them, but it was all really just to keep an out ready in case she asked why he had just dropped off his present. It was really cowardly, but he couldn't help it. He had no confidence in this whole romance thing... He was scared of it, but in love at the same time. It was enough to drive someone nuts...
Now, as Monday came up and they were back at school, he did feel a lot better. He just had the problem of trying to decide when this whole cycle would repeat itself... Christmas?... Probably. Or maybe New Years... He'd hype his confession up, and then fall through at the last second. He gave a solemn sigh, gazing ahead at the board as Ms. Shishido carried on with the lesson. Nothing would ever change, because he was too much of a coward to accomplish anything...
At lunch, he sort of wanted to catch up on sleep, but before he was able to place his head across his arms, he caught wind of something Ayumi said. He still hadn't caught up with reality, so jealousy was buzzing in his head over the thought of someone else barking up Ayumi. He gave a sharp look to the windows at the opposite side of the room, focusing on hearing exactly what the situation was. If he could find out who, he could actually wail on him, since it wouldn't be Satoshi.
"Eeeh, really?!" Mayu asked with excitement, her eyes lighting up. Well, it didn't mean Ayumi would change her own feelings, but having a secret admirer was always exhilarating! To know some guy was head over heels for you was so flattering, it didn't really matter who it was. "How'd you find out?" she asked quickly, bouncing up from her seat and moving to lean forward on her desk and toward Ayumi, "And-and, do you have an idea of who it could be?!"
As Mayu reacted with excitement, Ayumi could feel herself getting even giddier. The entire thing was so wholly unexpected. "Well, I don't have any idea of who it may be," she answered firstly. Her eyes glanced across the room. Her secret admirer could be just feet away... Her heart could hardly take all of this! She had worked so hard trying to calculate who it might be, but she had gotten nowhere fast. "When I came home yesterday, there was a present on my front porch," she explained with a bright smile.
"Oh, did it have a love poem or something attached to it?" Seiko asked in an amused, bubbly tone.
"It wasn't a poem... but it was a confession," Ayumi explained. Her entire body felt incredibly warm and tingly. Although, she hoped that whoever this was wouldn't be someone she disliked. She would probably at least want to give a couple dates a try, if he ever came forward. Sure, she held a lot of feelings towards Satoshi... but that wasn't leading her anywhere.
Mayu seemed transfixed on Ayumi as she explained further about this secret admirer. She was so excited! Ayumi had someone who liked her! Perhaps... even someone in this room! Naomi smiled, glad Ayumi was so happy with this. It was certainly a lot to take in... She had no idea how she'd take a secret admirer. "That's so cute! But... how are you going to find out who it was?" she asked curiously, but then added, "Or do you think he'll come forward or send you something else?"
Yoshiki was listening with immense focus, but as Ayumi explained the situation, he felt like his head exploded. He practically hit his head against his desk, moving his arms around it with frustration and embarrassment, hoping it just looked like one of his normal lunch naps. Oh God, I left the note! Agh, this couldn't be worse! I didn't mean for this to happen! he thought, incredibly panicked. His face was burning, so it had to be red... He had to keep hiding and hope it went away by the end of lunch. Wh-what was he supposed to do now?! He had left his confession, and forgot to write his name on it! He was a secret admirer now... At first, it seemed less stressful, but it really wasn't. He wasn't ready for this, but it was all being pressed on him at once! But he couldn't just forget this ever happened... Ayumi was so happy, and he really enjoyed seeing that smile on her face... God, he had even said so in the note... Now... it felt like an obligation to keep this up... But that was killing his heart... being a secret admirer... It was risky, and he wasn't prepared, but he felt backed into a corner. She liked it... so he didn't feel right about cutting her off... Damn, what was he thinking?... This was crazy, and stupid...
Ayumi couldn't stop smiling... It felt a little silly to let herself get to wrapped up in such a thing, but it was impossible not to. After all, she had never had a boy shown interest in her before. The note had been so sweet, and she just couldn't stop herself from letting the words whip her up into a happy mess. "I... have no clue how to figure this out. I mean, the only clue would be the handwriting on the note," she answered thoughtfully. Though, that wasn't even a full-proof method since she didn't know anything about handwriting analysis. "I hope he'll end up doing something else. It'll drive me crazy if I never learn who he is," she admitted. It would be pretty disappointing for it to be a one-time thing, but she couldn't do anything about it. She wasn't even in a position where there was much she could do to take any decisions into her own hands. She would just have to wait and hope that this wasn't the end.
Yoshiki was stressed, but he could still hear. The girls were pretty close, so catching Ayumi's hopeful voice wasn't hard. His heart gave a small ache, and he was torn on what to do. It was dangerous to carry this on... He didn't want to risk her finding out it was him before he could prepare himself for the outcome. But on the other hand... she seemed to really like the whole idea... He wasn't sure if that meant she was actually interested in whoever the secret admirer may be, or if she was just wrapped up in the idea of being crushed on, but the reason didn't matter... He wanted her to be happy, so... he would carry this on... How?... Well, he guessed letters would be the safest bet... Typed letters, he noted, since the handwriting was a more dangerous clue than Ayumi even knew. They were friends... she'd get a sample of his handwriting somewhere. Being found out was the last thing he wanted... But now he had to keep coming up with letters... One heartfelt note was hard enough, but now he had to make them constant, and not give away anything of the past, and why he specifically loved her. It was too much of a clue. Ugh, he was getting in way over his head...
Naomi nodded lightly, placing her chin in the palm of her hand as she leaned against her desk. "Well, if he really likes you, he probably won't stop," she mentioned. Secret admirers weren't usually just players or anything like that. Despite it being a shy approach, it was usually only done by those who really cared for someone. Surely they wouldn't stop with just one present and note...
"Eeee, this is so cute! I hope he keeps writing you! It'd be so adorable!" Mayu chimed with such a bubbly tone, it could easily rub off on anyone. Oooh, seeing Ayumi with this mystery guy in the future was making such a cute scene in her head! She was probably getting ahead of herself, but it'd be quite the romance, she'd imagine!
"Just think of what a cute story it would be to tell your kids!" Seiko squealed, feeling herself bursting with energy at the idea. Even if a secret admirer approach could be considered cowardly, it was undeniably romantic. A grand building to the eventual question of the relationship!
"Let's not get too ahead of ourselves," Ayumi squeaked at mention of future children. Still, it was impossible to not be hopeful that this might lead somewhere. Of course there was the very large question of who it was. It'd be dreadful to get to the end of this and find out she was horribly uninterested in the person putting all this effort towards courting her. Though... it would be wrong to deny the person at least one date, right? Well, so far from the little note she had gotten, she was certainly intrigued by whomever this was. "I just need to wait and see what happens," she noted as her hand brushed over the pocket of her skirt. The note may be a beginning to something, but it could also be a one-time deal. While she was excited, she wanted to keep herself somewhat leveled headed.
Yoshiki thought he was going to faint at the mention of kids. It was stupid to get so flustered by some image in his head, but it wasn't like he could control it. And with that, his mind was now wondering all over the place. Dangerous places like... maybe this would work out. Maybe this was a good accident... Or, maybe, it was the worst thing to ever happen, and it would ruin their current relationship... It was times like these he'd just like to crawl under a rock and stay there for a little while... Well, he had to look on the bright side... At least this way, he could see that smile, and it actually be meant for him, yet still stay hidden until he was ready... whenever that would be... Yeah, if he played his cards right, and was careful not to leave clues, this could work for him, not against him... He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down. The end of lunch was coming, and he had to get his face back to it's average complexion...
Yoshiki sat at his table, his fingers tapping nervously while his other hand held a pencil. He had to come up with drafts first before going to type it... Let's see... maybe he could come up with some sort of theme... Like each one be a small, everyday thing he liked about her in depth, leading up to bigger reasons... That seemed like the best idea he'd ever come up with... It also seemed too deep for any of his friends to expect him to be the writer... Plus, it may be safe to muster the best vocabulary he could come up with. While the facts were a little insulting, they would work in his favor. Now... what would the first detail?...
