Blaze
Summary:RikuXOC. Slight SenaXSuzu. Watanabe Miharu was an average girl who just moved in Japan. But fate brought her to Riku, which completely changed her life. She became Riku's pretend "girlfriend" and started to hang out with Sena & Co., but as time passes, they start to develop feelings for each other. Being his "girlfriend" was already enough, but what if she also becomes Enma University's secret hero in amefuto? What will her life be like? Sorry, bad summary. Please read and review!
Setting: Enma University (That means Sena, Riku, Suzuna, Monta, Kurita-san, Unsui-san, Mizumachi, and Kotarou-san are in college)
~I'll call the group of Sena, Riku, Suzuna, and Monta as "Sena & Co.", to make it shorter.
Disclaimer: I do not own Eyeshield 21
A/N: Hello! This is my first fic ever. After I first dreamt of this, the ideas just keep rushing to me! I can perfectly picture it in my mind as an anime!...hehe...but when it comes to writing stories, well, let's just say that I'm better off daydreaming my ideas than putting it to a story. This being my first story ever, please be gentle with me. (*puppy dog eyes*) Hehe..but I can accept criticism and please tell me how I did, and tips on how I can get better! Thanks!
[Oh, and do tell me if the characters are in character or not. And if there are grammar mistakes or other kinds of errors, please let me know! Thanks again!]
Symbols:
" " - for speech/dialog
' ' - for thoughts
All inner thoughts will belong to Riku, for now. Later, it may belong to other people.
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It was a fine Sunday for Sena & Co. The group decided to shop for stuff at the mall.
"Ya! Sena! Rikkun! Mon-Mon! Hurry up!", the ever-so-cheerful-and-energetic Suzuna shouted to the worn-out trio of American Football players. "It's already evening! The mall closes in 3 hours!"
"I'm already tired MAX...(*pant*)..." Monta sighed. The other two nodded.
"All this walking around sure made my feet tired." Riku complained. "Doesn't she ever get worn-out?" He took a break and sat on the steps of the broken escalator. Soon, the other boys also sat down. Monta sat down beside Riku, and Sena on the other elevator. Suzuna, noticing that the boys weren't following her anymore, turned around and became annoyed at the scene that she saw. She stomped her way to where the boys were sitting with an enraged look on her face.
"WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING GUYS? WE'RE NOT HERE AT THE MALL FOR RELAXING! WE'RE HERE TO SHOP AND HAVE FUN! NOW COME ON! HURRY UP!" Suzuna roared.
"Alright, alright! Yeesh! We hear you! You didn't need to yell at us." Riku grumbled. "Tch. Girls." he muttered to himself. They were all still picking their ears from the loud outburst Suzuna just made.
"She's becoming more and more like Hiruma-sempai. All she's missing are his guns." Monta whispered to Riku. They both chuckled, causing her and Sena to look their way and wonder what they're doing.
"Hey, what's that you're talking about Rikkun? Mon-Mon?" Suzuna asked. "I think I heard you saying something about You-nii..." The two boys quickly shook their heads. "It's nothing! Honest MAX!" Monta quickly answered. She raised an eyebrow at Monta's sudden reply. He and Riku were nervous and shaking. Finally, Suzuna just gave up on them. Both sighed in relief.
"Riku's right, Suzuna. You need to calm down a bit. Besides, we were tired. Can't you please let us relax, even for a bit?" Sena said, trying to appease her.
"Hmm...I guess...There is still time, but only for five minutes! After that, we'll continue shopping. Deal?"
"Deal!" The three boys shouted in unison.
Suzuna joined them and sat down beside Sena, which made him blush lightly. After that, there was silence. The boys seemed okay with it, but not for Suzuna.
"Argh! I can't take the quietness anymore!" Suzuna exclaimed.
"For crying out loud, Suzuna. It only has been 30 seconds and you can't take it anymore? Geez, can't you take it easy for just 5 minutes?" Riku grumbled. Suzuna looked down on her feet, ashamed. She muttered, "Sorry." Silence once again took over. Everything was quiet until,
*GROOOOOOWWWWWWL*~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Ano, who was that?" Sena asked. Everybody looked at each other with confused faces until Monta finally admitted.
"MUKYAA...it was me. I'm so hungry MAX..." Monta puts his hands to his stomach. Suzuna agreed. "Me too." Suddenly, Suzuna spotted a stand selling takoyaki, which was fortunately the group's favorite snack.
"Hey guys! Look! A takoyaki stand!" Suzuna's eyes were lit up with excitement. The boys looked to where she's pointing and became excited too, especially Monta.
"Yoshi! Dash MAX!" Suzuna stood up and ran after him. "Hey! Wait up!" She suddenly stopped and called out to Sena. "Sena! You come too! You're the one holding our money!" She rushed towards Sena.
"Eeehhh? Why do I have to-", but he was cut off when Suzuna suddenly grabbed his hand, (which made him blush again), taking him with her, and made a dash toward the stand.
"To the takoyaki stand!" Suzuna announced while pointing to the stand. "HIIIIEEEEEE!"
"Oi! Don't forget mine too!" Riku called out to her. He sighed and looked at them. 'Poor Sena.' He thought to himself. He watched the other shoppers shopping [A/N: What else could they be doing? Duh.] to entertain himself while waiting for the trio to come back. Two minutes passed and they still haven't came back.
'Geez, what's taking them so long? It doesn't take an hour to just order some food!' Riku was getting impatient. His thoughts were interrupted when a serving of takoyaki appeared in front if his face.
"Here you are Rikkun!" Suzuna happily gave him his takoyaki. Riku "coolly" accepted it and said "Thanks." They all returned to their seats, eating. After they were done eating, Sena offered to throw away the remains of their snacks.
[A/N: I don't know what they call it, but it's where you put the takoyaki in. I don't know if there is such a thing in Japan, but here in our country there is. It's plastic, and disposable. It also comes with plastic forks?]
"Haaa, that did the trick! Arigato MAX!" Monta contently said.
"Hi hi..." Suzuna giggled "...oh look! The five minutes are up! Come on guys! Let's go!" She was about to grab them when Riku suddenly interrupted her.
"Wait, Suzuna-chan."
[A/N: Um, I'm not sure if Riku addresses Suzuna with "-chan". Please tell me if he does or doesn't. But for this story, I'm sticking with "Suzuna-chan" as Riku's way of addressing her.]
"Huh? What's the matter Rikkun?"
"Can I just stay here? You know, like taking care of the bags? You know you shopped for a lot of things, so I was thinking maybe you could leave these with me so when YOU GUYS shop again, you don't have to worry about carrying these heavy bags." Riku slyly offered. Suzuna thought about this, and came up with an answer.
"Hmm...alright then! Make sure you guard those bags really good!" She then pulled both Monta and Sena to come with her.
"Unfair MAX!" Monta tried to protest, but he and Sena were already being dragged by her. Sena just sighed in defeat and went with her to shop for more things.
"Heh. Don't worry, I will..." Riku smirked. Finally, he can relax instead of walking around following "Queen Suzuna" while she shops for stuff. He was having a peaceful, quiet time, when two people caught his attention; one was a nice-looking woman along with a teenage girl. The girl was wearing a purple T-shirt with stars and stripes, blue denim jeans, and rubber shoes. Her hair was up in a purple star-shaped ponytail, and she was wearing a brown body bag. He assumed she was around his age. But what caught his attention isn't the girl,but rather what the two were talking about.
"Oka-san?"
"Hai? What is it, honey?"
"Ano, all this walking around sure made my feet tired...and I was thinking, maybe I could sit down while you go shop? I mean, it's not like I'm the one doing the shopping...onegai? (please?)"
"Ha ha...ok honey."
"Arigato oka-san! Hmm, let's see...(*turns head around looking for a place to sit*)...ah! How about there?" She points to where Riku is sitting, although she doesn't seem to notice him. She was too concerned with the seat to notice other things.
"It's fine with me. Remember to stay where you are, ok? I'll be back soon." The mother kissed her on the forehead and waved goodbye.
The girl sighed in relief and began walking towards the broken escalator. Riku began noticing this. 'Didn't she still notice me?' Riku was confused, but then he gave up and continued doing what he was doing.
The girl finally got to the escalator, and sat down on the opposite of Riku. [A/N: Take note, she still didn't notice him! Ha! I think that's impossible, but anything IS possible in the anime, dream, and fanfic world! Hehe..]
She sighed in relief [Again.], and then leaned on the glass near the escalator. Riku took a brief break from looking around the mall, watching the shoppers, etc. to turn to the direction of the girl on the opposite side of him. He saw her putting earphones in her ears. 'Must be for an I-Pod...' he thought to himself. He also saw her eyes closed. 'Must be sleepy..."
His thoughts (and the silence) were broken as two teenage girls approached him. One has long, curly, reddish-brown hair while the other one has long, straight, yellowish-brown hair. Both were wearing spaghetti tops, frilly skirts, stylish boots, and different accesories and what-nots.
"Hey there Riku-kun! Whatcha doin' here at the mall alone?" the auburn-haired girl asked him. This sudden outburst of hers caused the other girl, the one wearing the purple-shirt, to look their way. Riku became irritated at the remark, but he never showed it on his face, being the "cool" person he is.
"Just so you know Karin, I went here with my friends. I am not alone. I just stayed here to look over their bags." Riku replied, trying his best not to lose his cool. "And don't call me 'Riku-kun', we're not even close."
"Not YET! Just see! We will become close and there's nothing you can do to stop us!" She declared. "Yeah, that's right!" the blonde girl agreed. Riku just rolled his eyes.
"Unless..." Karin started. "...you have a girlfriend, ne, Riku-kun?" He rolled his eyes once again. "So I guess you don't have one, huh?" Karin then happened to turn around and saw the purple t-shirted girl who was still staring at them.
"Hmm...I presume that SHE is your girlfriend then?" She said this while pointing her finger at the girl. Riku was taken aback. He never expected Karin to do this. 'What the heck? I don't even know this girl!' He tried his best to not blush, and fortunately, he didn't. All he could do was to keep quiet to avoid making things worse. Riku's assumed "girlfriend" just sat still and didn't show any signs of movement.
"I was just joking Riku-kun. Of course she isn't, right? I mean come on! Just look at her! Her "fashion" doesn't stand up to ours, and her style is like 'Bleh.' Not just that, she seems so...so...plain! Unlike you, who's handsome, cool, and popular! Hello?" Karin stated in a-matter-of-fact tone while waving her arms in the air. The girl she was talking about was getting annoyed, but no such indications were shown by her. She was just quiet and listening to every word Karin had said.
"Oh, Riku-kun! Could you please wait a little bit here? I'm just gonna check out a shop nearby ok?" Karin flirtatiously asked Riku. He rolled his eyes. 'Disgusting.'
"I'll take that as an ok. Come on Emi!" She told the blonde girl who was beside her. Soon the two were out of sight. Riku sighed in relief, now that the two girls were gone. 'Thank goodne-'
His thoughts were cut off when the girl beside her, his supposed "girlfriend", held out her hand to him. "Come on, let me help you." she said with a smile.
"Excuse me?" asked a puzzled Riku.
"They were annoying you, weren't they?"
"I wasn't annoyed..." He lied.
"Hmm...ok then. Then I suppose you won't mind if they come back and start flirting with you again..."
"...fine."
The girl then smiled and held his hand and moved closer to him. [A/N: Take note, she's stil on the opposite side.]Riku didn't know why, but after she did that, he blushed. (but only lightly.) '...oh, I see. Her plan must be to make those two believe that we're really in a relationship. And to do that, we need to do this...I sure do hope this'll work...' He thought to himself.
And just like on cue, the two girls came back holding lots of shopping bags. Karin saw Riku, but she still didn't notice what he and the girl were doing. She called out to him. "Riku-kun! Sorry for making you wait! It's because I saw many beautiful clothes, and-" Her words were cut off by what she saw. She finally noticed that the two were holding hands, and she stopped in her tracks. She just stood there, it's just like time had stopped for her.
"Um, hello? Earth to Karin! Hello?" Emi said, trying to snap her out of it. Luckily for her, Karin recovered from the shock she had and regained her posture.
"Sooo Riku-kun...are you showing us that you ARE in a relationship with that girl?" She glared at Riku's "girlfriend".
"What does it look like to you?" He replied without looking at her, his chin is rested on his palm. While he may not be paying attention to her, inside he is really hoping that she would believe it. But unfortunately, luck is not on his side.
"You seriously think that I'm gonna believe that you two are dating?" Karin stated, with the flick of her hair. "Really, just a while ago, you acted like you two were total strangers and when we came back, here you are! So what if you are holding hands? I could also hold your hand if I want to! Don't tell me that in the time we were away, you two just became boyfriend and girlfriend out of the blue! What? Did you just go like, 'Hi girl-whom-I-don't know! Would you like to be my girlfriend?' Blah, blah, blah something like that? And after that you are now in a relationship with HER (*glares at the girl*) and dated happily ever after?-"
'I knew it wasn't going to work. Not only that the plan was ruined, now I also get to hear a sermon from "Ms. Annoying" herself, about me and the girl dating being IMPOSSIBLE.' Riku just sighed. Little did he know or notice that his "girlfriend" was listening to the "lecture" of Karin very carefully.
"-so in other words, I don't believe that you two are actually 'dating'. You don't have actual proof do you now?" Karin said, ending her long talk.
'Proof...Heh. If only there was something, SHE (Karin) won't be able to continue annoying me...' Riku sighed, he was deep in thought. But because he was, he didn't notice the girl standing up from her seat, and walking towards him. He only realized it when he saw her standing right in front of him.
'What to do? If I don't at least show her that we're "dating", then-eh? Why is she standing in front me?'
He saw her leaning...towards him. Then he heard her whisper something to him.
"Sorry." Riku was confused. Why would she say that? Was she going to do something that'll make him angry? Then, she DID something to him, it wasn't unpleasant, and neither was it pleasant. But he sure didn't expect that to happen, and neither did Karin.
She kissed him...in the cheek. Karin and Emi were shocked. (well, it's mostly Karin, but anyway!) Riku froze in his seat, unable to make any movement or sound. A blush was starting to form until it was spread across his face.
'W-what? D-did she just-?' Poor Riku was lost in thought. The girl pulled away from him, (if Riku was only looking at her, he would see her blushing too) but he still wasn't moving. He only snapped out of it when Karin suddenly spurted out a protest.
"Hmph! J-just because you k-k-kissed him on the cheek...IT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING! Ahem. Anyway, it was just on the cheek! Anyone can do that! Even friends! Do you get what I'm saying?"
Riku shook his head. "Nope, sorry." Karin was fuming with anger. "Argh! (*sigh*) Okay, what I'm trying to say is, anyone can give anybody a kiss on the cheek! Even I can do that!...if you'll allow me, that is. Hehe." Riku rolled his eyes in irritation. "If you really want to prove that you two are, in fact, DATING, then how about another kiss...on the lips? Do you dare?"
Riku thought about this. If he did this, then his problem will finally be solved! But, there is one problem. How the heck was he going to do that to her? She was a total stranger to him! He blushed at the thought. 'Hmm...maybe that isn't really necessary at all...' Riku smirked, he had a plan. He wasn't really sure if this would work, but he was still going to go with it, and at least try to pretend to be confident and be his usual "cool" self.
Without anyone expecting something again, he pulled out a hand, grabbed the girl's waist, and pulled her closer to him. He forced her gently to sit on his lap and put his chin on top of her head. He removed her ponytail and began stroking her hair. This made her eyes widen and it also made her blush fiercely. Karin and Emi just stood there and gaped at the so-called "couple" with disbelief.
"Sorry, I don't think I can do that to my 'girlfriend'. You see, she's shy and doesn't want to get mushy in front of other people. But that's what makes her even cuter..." Riku said with a smirk. The girl blushed even harder at his last remark. Karin, on the other hand, was not. She was furiously mad. (or jealous for that matter) She really doesn't want to believe it, but with all this "evidence", well...
[A/N: Riku was so acting like a total playboy in that scene! Hehe...]
"Hmph!...Fine, then. I'll admit that you two are in a relationship, but don't think that I'm through with you Riku-kun!" She said, with a bit of dissapointment and anger in her eyes, eyes which she used to glare at Riku's "girlfriend". "Listen up girlie! You may be lucky this time, but the moment you two break up, is the moment me and him will get together!" Riku was disgusted at what she said, but he didn't show it on his face.
"Hmph! Come on Emi! Let's go!" And with that, Karin turned around stylishly and walked away, with Emi following her. When the two were out of sight, Riku sighed. He didn't realize that the girl was still on his lap and he's still holding her close to him. They stayed in that position for a few seconds until she finally decided to speak up.
"...ano...can you...maybe let go of me now...?"
"Oh! Sorry." Riku was embarassed and quickly backed away from her. But he still didn't notice that he was still holding her hand. She, on the other hand, was aware of it but didn't say a word. She just let things the way they were.
A few minutes had passed. Neither were saying a word to each other, maybe because they were embarassed because of what occured earlier and were self-concious. They were each doing something by themselves, Riku was watching the shoppers again, while the girl was listening to some J-Pop and other Japanese songs on her iPod. When she got kinda bored, she pulled out a snack out of her bag, a box of chocolate "Pocky"s. She realized that she can't open the box using only one hand, so she finally decided to confront Riku about this.
"Do you want some?" She offered him. Riku looked her way and saw her holding a box of Pocky's in her hand.
"Sure."
"Okay, but first..." She pointed to their entwined hands. Riku finally realized this, and pulled his hand to him and muttered "Sorry.", trying his best not to blush. The girl giggled and opened the box. She took one first and then offered Riku some. He gratefully took one and said "Thanks." The two then started eating. They took some again when they were done with one. When the box was almost empty, Riku decided to talk with her.
"I'm really sorry about earlier. It was the only way I could think of so they would leave me alone...without kissing you..." He lowered his voice at the last part.
"No, it's okay. You don't need to apologize at all. It was just a part of your plan and you just weren't able to say it to me beforehand, right?"
"Yeah...you're right." He smiled. Then the girl smiled too. She continued to nibble another pocky for a while, then suddenly, she remembered something.
"Oh! I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Watanabe Miharu. You can call me Miharu." She said with a smile and held out a hand, as if convincing Riku to shake hands with her.
"All right. Then I'm-"
"Kaitani Riku, former ace running back of the Seibu Wild Gunmans. Right?"
Riku had a puzzled look on his face. "How did you know?"
"Well, you see, I'm a really big fan of American football. I really loved it when Team Japan participated in the High School American Football World Cup! You guys were awesome! Especially when you fought against the Americans, it was really cool!" She exclaimed.
"Hehe...thanks. I think this is the first time I've met a girl being a fan of Amefuto." Riku smiled.
"Huh? What do you mean? When I went to watch the Fall and Kanto tournament, I thought I saw many girls in the audience too..."
"Yeah, there were. But I think they only come to see the aces play. I don't think they even love the game as you do." Riku explained. "They especially love Sena, a.k.a Eyeshield 21."
"Oh...I see...well, you're an ace too, right? If that's the case, don't you have lots of fangirls too?"
"...no, I don't think so." Riku replied. "Most of them are Sena's."
"Huh? Why is that?" Miharu asked. Riku looked at her with a confused look. "Because he's the great Eyeshield 21, the man with super light speed, why else would they fall for him?"
"No, I mean yes. Of course he's awesome with his light speed and all, but I think he doesn't deserve all the credit."
"What makes you say that? If he doesn't deserve it, then who else does?"
"You of course."
"...why me?"
"Well, he wouldn't be this famous if it weren't for you right? I mean, you are the one who taught him to run, right?"
Riku was surprised. No one has ever told him that before, neither has anyone credited him before. Most of them just praise Sena, not him. Riku felt happy inside when she said that.
"Th-thanks. I didn't think anyone would ever say that to me. Even Suzuna-chan nor Sena doesn't." Miharu just smiled. "...wait...how did you know that?"
"How did I know what?" She asked.
"How did you know that I was the one who taught Sena to run? The only people I know that I have told it to are Sena's former teammates, Suzuna-chan, Mamo-nee, and some of my own teammates from Seibu."
"Oh, that." She nervously laughed. "Well, remember when a guy bumped into Anezaki Mamori-san? Then after that, you and Sena met? Well, I was there and I kinda heard you saying about being his big brother or something then I think Sena was the one who said you were the one who taught him to run...s-so, I'm really sorry about that." She bows down sorrily.
"Hehe. It's alright. It's not like it's a secret or anything." Riku smiled. Then they both laughed. But their moment of amusement was only brief because it was interrupted by Miharu's mother.
"Miharu! It's time to go now!" Her mother called out to her.
"Oh, oka-san's here. Sorry, I have to go now Kaitani-san." She closed the empty box of "Pocky"s, stood up, and threw it in the trash can. Riku also stood up and followed her.
"Ok, but please, just call me Riku."
"Ok then Riku-sa-I mean Riku." They both laughed. "Oh! I don't know when will we'll meet again, so just in case, I'll give you my phone number and address." She said.
"All right. In exchange, I'll give you mine." They gave each other their numbers and other info.
"Ok. Well, bye now!" Miharu waved goodbye.
"Wait."
"Huh?"
"Can I at least accompany you? You know, because we might not see each other for a while?" Riku requested.
"Um, I don't know. I don't want to waste any more of your time...and I might be a bother to you..."
"Come on. Just think of it as my way of saying thanks for the help earlier."
"H'm, ok then." They both smiled and started walking. Riku was walking beside her the whole time. When they finally reached where Miharu's mom was standing, she approached her.
"Oka-san, I'm here."
"Oh, you're finally here. Well, who's this? A new friend of yours?"
"Ah! Yes. Oka-san, this is Kaitani Riku. Riku, this is my oka-san."
"Nice to meet you, Watanabe-san." Riku respectfully said to Miharu's mom.
"Nice to meet you too, Kaitani-kun. Tell me, how did you two end up being friends anyway?"
"Well, you see, Miharu-chan here," (She blushed at the '-chan' part in her name when Riku said it.) "she helped me a lot earlier."
"Oh really?" Miharu's mom looked in the direction of her daughter and gave her a teasing smile. She blushed at her mom's gesture at her. She muttered "Oka-san..."
"Well, it's nice knowing that my daughter has finally made a friend here in Japan. And she made a nice choice of picking you to be her friend."
"Thanks ma'am."
While they were still having a conversation, Suzuna, Sena, and Monta had already gone back from their shopping trip and gone to where they left Riku. But when they got there, they didn't see him.
"Are? (Huh?) Where's Rikkun?" Suzuna asked. The two boys shrugged their shoulders. They started looking for him until Suzuna finally found him talking to a girl and a woman.
'Hmm? What's this? Rikkun with a girl? Hi hi hi...and also a nice-looking lady? I wonder, is he being introduced to this girl's mom? More importantly, is she Rikkun's girlfriend?' Suzuna thought to herself. She was giggling and squealing with excitement. Sena and Monta looked at her with confused faces.
"It's nothing...hi hi...you two wait here and hold the bags, I'll go somewhere for a while."
Meanwhile, with Riku...
"Well, I still want to chat with you Kaitani-kun, but it's time for us to go home. Until we meet again then." Miharu's mom waved to him and turned around.
"Bye Miharu-chan." Riku waved to Miharu.
"Bye." Miharu smiled, and went after her mom.
Riku just stood there after they left. It's like he completely forgot about guarding the bags and Suzuna and the others. He didn't even to go back to the escalator or look behind him. That's when...
"Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. It looks like Rikkun has completely forgot about us."
Riku turned his head around and looked behind him. "Suzuna-chan. Are you already done with your shopping?"
She nodded. "How come you weren't at the spot where we left you when we came back? Is it perhaps you were meeting with your 'girlfriend'? Hmm?" Suzuna teased.
"She's not my girlfriend. I just met her here and became friends." Riku replied to her.
"Just friends? Really now Rikkun?"
"Give me a break." Riku sighed. "Come on, let's go home already."
"Okay. Hi hi...eh? What's that purple thingy in your hand?"
Riku looked at his hand and saw Miharu's ponytail. 'Crap! I forgot to give it back to her! Oh well, might as well return it to her when we meet again.' Riku faced Suzuna. "Oh, this? It's nothing. Just stuff that I found while you were away."
Suzuna gave him an "I-don't-believe-you" kind of look. Riku just smirked. The two went back to where Sena and Monta were.
"(*yawn*) I'm sleepy MAX...can we go home now?" Monta whined. Sena nodded.
"It is getting late now. And besides, we still have school tomorrow." Sena pointed out to the gang.
"Ok. Let's just pay for these and go home." Suzuna said. Both nodded and yawned again. Riku let out a chuckle. They paid for all their things and went home.
At Riku's room...
"(*sigh*) I'm so tired." Riku took of his shoes and changed into his sleepwear. After he was finished, he noticed his cellphone beeping and saw that he had 1 message. He decided to know who sent that text and why.
Ano, Riku? This is Miharu. Ano...you don't suppose to have my ponytail, do you? Please reply.
Riku looked at the ponytail he had set down on the table and smiled. He started texting back to her.
Yeah, I have it here. Don't worry about it. It's in good condition. I assume you want it back then?
Riku sat down on his bed and waited. He let out a yawn and rubbed his eyes. He then heard his cellphone beeping and looked at her message.
Oh...well, that's nice, but I don't know when we'll meet again...so, it's kind of a problem...
He thought about it, and suddenly had an idea. He started replying to her.
Well, how about I keep it? I mean, sort of like a memento of the day we met and became friends...something like that...is it ok with you?
Just after he pressed the "SEND" button, he realized what he texted to her and wanted to take it back. When he started creating a "sorry" message, his cellphone suddenly beeped. Confused, Riku looked at the text.
...um...I guess it's okay...I mean, it's not like it's a very important object or something...just, promise me you'll take care of it...ok?
Riku sighed. He smiled a little when he remembered her message. He never thought that she would entrust him with something quite important to her (even if she said "it's not like it's a very important object", it's obvious that the ponytail holds some kind of importance to her, "just, promise me you'll take care of it...ok?", which kinds of proves that it's quite important...get it?). He texted back to her.
Are you sure it's okay? Entrusting it to me? Even if you only knew me for almost an hour?
Even if Riku was glad that it was possible that she trusted him, he still needed to be sure. So he looked at his cellphone once again and saw that he had 1 message.
Sure...it's okay with me...even with those few minutes that we were together, I could tell that you're a really nice person. I had this feeling that I can really trust you, even if I didn't know many things about you yet. Don't worry about it.
Riku sighed in relief. His doubts were finally erased and he smiled. He replied to her.
If you're really sure, then okay. Don't worry, I'll be sure to take care of it really well...thanks for trusting me. Good night.
Riku closed his cellphone and put it down on his table, not expecting any reply from her. But when he was about to lie down, his cellphone beeped. He let out a little groan, but stood up to pick up his cellphone again. He read the message she sent and smiled. He put down his phone again and finally lay down on his bed. He leaned to the side and closed his eyes. He smiled while remembering what she texted to him.
Okay. And please...don't doubt yourself. I really trust you, and deep inside my heart, I know you are a truly kind friend. I hope we'll meet again soon...good night, too, Riku-kun...
'Miharu-chan, I wonder when we'll meet again...'
Whew! Finally finished! Um...I think this chapter is too long...sorry about that. But I couldn't divide it into chapters 'coz it only has one idea, the meeting of Riku and my OC. Well...how did it go? Is it okay? Please review and tell me what your thoughts on this story were...Thanks a lot!
Oh! And I'm now starting to write the next chappie...but first, could anyone out there help me? I need to know whether those who attend college at Japan wear a school uniform or not...and if they do, could please give a description or something like that so I can picture it in my mind? Thanks a lot! Oh! And one more thing...could anyone (again) tell me what subjects they study in Japan? Thanks again! ^_^
~LightSpeed Athlete24