Hello again :D Maggie-chan here ^_^ Before anything else, I would like to thank you ever so kindly for showing your interest on my fanfic, even though this might take a while to finish since I haven't tried my hand on a chappy in a long time ^_^ (My specialty has always been tragedic one-shots, sooo)
Anyway, a little bit about the story: Lately, I've been hooked on this anime called "Ano Hana" (Look it up!) and also to this very old song "Unchained Melody" (theme song to old movie called "Ghost") and instantly, I'm kinda into the thought of ghosts who come back to our world for some unfinished business or what-not. So, yeah, I'm trying to explore around the topic using this couple, using an experimental approach. Hope you guys still like it :D
First Ingredient – Sugar
Green?
It happened on that first day of Summer. It was supposed to be just a normal gathering. Just a normal get-together between friends…
Green?
It wasn't supposed to end that way, but it did.
Hey, Green…
Not that I'd care much, of course. I mean, it was also her fault anyway. I shouldn't let things such as these bother me.
Green…
But honestly…
Green! I'm hungry!
I turned to my side, covering my face with a pillow. It was too damn early for this.
"Green! Green!"
Just stop…
"Green! Green! Greeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnn!"
Make her stop, please…
"Greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennnnnnnnnnn!"
"WHAT?!"
Her emerald eyes stared at me funnily.
"What do you mean 'what'?" Daisy sneered, pulling away my blanket. I curled up involuntarily. "Get up from there. You're almost the same smell as your bed! Sheesh!"
I shot her one glance before turning on my stomach and burying my head again.
It was too early.
Too early…
"Green! Don't make me tickle you out of bed!"
"What do you want?!" I asked from under my protector. "It's too damn early for you to be shouting at me like that! You're just going to wake up the neighbors! Besides, I'm on vacation, okay? And if I wasn't, I think I'd know if ever I was running late or anything. I'm too old to be 'tickled-out-of-bed' by my own older sister… And furthermore…" I raised my messed up head to meet her face, but still not letting the pillow off my head.
"What on earth are you doing here anyway?"
"Don't give me that 'what', Mister," Daisy huffed. "On the contrary, you should be thanking me for giving enough hoot to actually pass by this sad excuse of a place you call your home."
I sighed.
"Thank you for being ever so kind as to find the time to disturb me here in my apartment, Big Sis…" I drawled, and then slammed my face back to my scattered sheets. "Now please muster up the same amount of kindness to leave." And then added: "And please close the door behind you, if it is not too bothersome…"
"Haha," Daisy droned, poking my left calf, making me jump and yelp in shock. And then, she laughed.
"Daisy!"
"Seriously though, you still got that weak spot of yours even after all this time?" she giggled. "Thought you outgrew that together with that 'Mr. Tibbles' of yours…"
"Leave a stupid stuffed animal out of this, Daisy…" I mumbled, rubbing the still tingling part.
There are still things you can never outgrow. Things you can never peel out of your life. No matter how much you want these things to go away.
Go away…
"Well, that's enough of that, seeing that you're already up. Now, come on, let's have breakfast…" She started making her way out of my room, towards the kitchen. I watched her, hoping she's not here to discuss that matter with me again.
"I brought your favorite…"
Brought your favorite…
After giving it much thought, I decided I don't really care anymore. Climbing out of bed, I began treading the same path she took.
Your favorite…
"I'll be honest, Green," Daisy started as I rinsed the plates we were to use. "For a grown man, your place is quite well-kept… It's almost like you have a woman keeping all this in order…"
"That's what you get for underestimating me," I said, setting the plates down on the table. "And seriously? Just because I'm a man doesn't mean I need a woman to help me keep things in order around here. Man, how sexist can you get?"
"You now that's not what I meant," Daisy defended. "All I'm saying is that it just doesn't seem so possible for you, what with you being busy with work and all that…"
I pulled out two mugs from the cupboard. "It's not like the Gym requires too much of my time…"
I could almost hear Daisy smirking from behind me.
"Oh really now?"
My face burned.
"Shut up… Do you want sugar in yours?"
"Huh? Oh, what?" Daisy blinked. It took her a whopping three seconds to fix her gaze on the coffee maker.
"Oh… Uhm. I don't drink coffee anymore, Green…" She smiled apologetically. I turned to her, surprised.
"But you used to chug almost three-to-five cups of these in a day. How…?" I stared at her sheepish look transform into something different.
Something… more cheerful.
"No… Don't tell me…"
Daisy giggled sheepishly as her face glowed even more.
"W-Well…"
"Y-You… You're…"
Daisy giggled again, and then gave me her usual charming smile.
"Green-kun is going to be an uncle!"
Be an uncle…!
You're going to be an uncle!
"WHERE IS HE?! I DEMAND TO KNOW WHERE HE IS RIGHT NOW, DAISY! WHERE IS THAT BASTARD?!"
"Green! Honestly, calm down!"
"How dare that nerd touch you?! Let me go!"
"Green, calm down! It's only normal for two lovers to…"
"I won't even hear of it, Daisy! Tell me where that bastard is!"
"No! Not until you calm down, boy! And God, you seriously plan on annihilating Bill in your PJs? This isn't some freaking weird Comedy-Horror film, Green! And put that butter knife down! You're not gonna hurt anything with that!"
"I don't give a hoot! Lemme go!"
"Green!"
"You guys aren't even married!"
"We're about to!"
"That doesn't save anything!
"Calm down, you conservative He-Beast!"
"Wait 'til I get my hands on him!"
"Green!"
"Let me go!"
"Green, you should be happy for us!"
"How can I be?!"
How can I be…? Tell me… Tell me…
No, not this again…
"Green!"
"Fine, I'll stop…" I put the butter knife down and looked at Daisy.
"Now, please let go of my waist..."
She looked at me intently, still unconvinced, her chin resting on my…
"Get off of me already, Daisy! You realize how awkward this looks?!"
-m16-
"Well, I guess I'm off!" she cheered, and then turned to me. "You take care now…"
"As if I don't," I sneered.
"Honestly…" she sighed, and then shot me a tender look.
"What?"
"Green, please don't be so hard on yourself…"
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You know what I mean…"
I turned to my side.
Knew she'd bring that up one way or another…
-END OF CHAPTER ONE: SUGAR-
Welp, that's all I could give for now ^_^ Sorry, I suck at introductions, especially of the conflicts ^o^
But, anyway, hope you guys stay tuned in :D Chapter two'll be coming soon ^^
Feel free to tell me what you guys think :D
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