It was a warm autumn when Togusa walked Shinobu into the flowering
cherry tree grove. The warm pink flowers made beautiful patterns in
the uneven soil. "Er… Since we'll be leaving next year… I just wanted
to know." Started Togusa. "Do you want to go out some time?"
It was easier than he thought it would be. It looked as if Shinobu was
having a harder time.
"Um… Er…" She whispered, cherry blossoms dropping on to her short,
dark, black hair. As she stuttered, her cheeks took on a rosy tint.
"I'm very sorry" She apologised quickly, bowing her head. Having
started, it seemed easier to continue. "I cannot. I have someone who I
want to be near for a little more."
Togusa opened his mouth and paused. He had half expected it anyway.
"Ok," he smiled. "Can we at least be friends?" he asked, almost
begging.
"Y-Yes. Sure" Shinobu ventured a small smile.
"Er…" there was an embarrassing pause for a while. "Well… I
suppose I have to go to class?" It was almost a question.
Shinobu smiled, and nodded slightly. "Yes…S-See you later."
* * *
Togusa was talking to his two best friends in his home form. It was one
of more eccentric rooms in the school. The pea green walls were
occasionally littered with pieces of work pinned with bent pins.
The seating arrangements were even stranger. With only one desk in
the middle of the room, the rest were circling it. All except for the
teacher's desk. That was behind one of the desks in the circle, as far
away from the door as possible.
"Shutddaup people, it's the register." shouted their small freckled
English teacher. A few halfhearted right, right's came up from the
rabble.
Shina and Batou had wandered off by now, in a vain attempt to try and
find somewhere to sit.
Shina had given up by now and was telling seriously saucy jokes to a
group of laughing teenagers. Togusa wondered where she learnt all of
them. Surprisingly, Shina was the loudest of the trio.
Batou was grinning at a two people whispering in the far corner of the
room. He had a vested interest in whether they got together or not.
"Right. Now." Started the teacher. "In preparation for the upcoming
exams, we are going to-" he paused, "Revise!" he shouted, cracking his
hands against his desk. "Revise, revise, revise!" he shouted, repeatedly
slamming his hands against the vibrating table.
"Eh!" said Togusa, surprised. The teacher hadn't said his name.
"Hello Togusa" a quiet voice whispered from the chair next to him.
Togusa swore. "What do you want, Mooney?" He said angrily.
"I am offended," Mooney laughed. "It seems that you don't like me"
Togusa grabbed his blazer and stood up. He didn't need this, he
thought, slamming the chair and walking away from the mocking laugh
of the skinny rat-like boy.
"Oh yeah," the teacher said, finishing explaining what to do. "We'll
also be in pairs"
Following this announcement, a furrow of movement engulfed the
class as everyone got a partner.
"Muahahahahaha" The teacher laughed evilly. "What are you doing?
I'll be picking the pairs."
As the teacher moved through the pairs, splitting them up, he came
across Togusa and Batou. He grinned in anticipated pleasure as the two
boys crouched in fear against the corner wall. Then, somehow, he
produced two boys held up by the scruff of the neck Togusa recognised
the first boy to be the guy from the couple, and noticed Batou's face go
deathly white.
Then he noticed the second boy. It was Mooney.
* * *
Finally peace, Togusa thought, stumbling through the broken, rusty
school gates. The excused boy groaned at the prospect of the hour and
a half walk back home. Next time he would think before he spent his
bus fare on food.
On his way through Hinata, he stopped near the bridge that divided it.
He wondered what it really contained. It seemed as if something was
pushing him towards this small town. He loved it more than his own. It
was one magical town.
When Togusa came to the mini-type park just off the border of Hinata,
he noticed a sound coming from the side stream. It was a low mewing
sound.
Togusa, curiosity aroused (and he needed a rest) decided to investigate.
He followed his ears, groping in the long grass for the origin of the
sound.
Soon in a particularly long patch of grass, he found it. At first he
couldn't identify the brown, wet animal clinging to him, but his
stupidity could only go so far.
It was a cat. A kitten, to be precise.
Togusa stood, dumbfounded, for a second. He had no idea what to do
with the small kitten. He was going to retreat to the street to think, but
when he turned round, a semi-circle of Council Members had formed
around the small gap between the thick trees he used to enter.
The thick mist swirled around Togusa's foot as he stood, watching the
old men. The old people tensed as Togusa took a small step forward.
Suddenly, Togusa ran through the circle, and was surprised to see that
the old men gave no indication of his leaving. This didn't stop him
running though.
"He is too young," one of the men rasped, without moving.
"We have no choice," another responded, again without moving.
"True, True" the whole group muttered, as the mist encased them.
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my notes : well.. my first fanfic. As you can see, I'm suffing up bit. So R&R.
PLEASE. I need help ;')I'm going to update in a week or two to correct any
flaws and have the second chapter(hopefully longer than this one!)
I will include the original characters of love hina, but not as main
characters. I think you were right about the Japanese. Thanks for the help.
Wow that first one was crap.
cherry tree grove. The warm pink flowers made beautiful patterns in
the uneven soil. "Er… Since we'll be leaving next year… I just wanted
to know." Started Togusa. "Do you want to go out some time?"
It was easier than he thought it would be. It looked as if Shinobu was
having a harder time.
"Um… Er…" She whispered, cherry blossoms dropping on to her short,
dark, black hair. As she stuttered, her cheeks took on a rosy tint.
"I'm very sorry" She apologised quickly, bowing her head. Having
started, it seemed easier to continue. "I cannot. I have someone who I
want to be near for a little more."
Togusa opened his mouth and paused. He had half expected it anyway.
"Ok," he smiled. "Can we at least be friends?" he asked, almost
begging.
"Y-Yes. Sure" Shinobu ventured a small smile.
"Er…" there was an embarrassing pause for a while. "Well… I
suppose I have to go to class?" It was almost a question.
Shinobu smiled, and nodded slightly. "Yes…S-See you later."
* * *
Togusa was talking to his two best friends in his home form. It was one
of more eccentric rooms in the school. The pea green walls were
occasionally littered with pieces of work pinned with bent pins.
The seating arrangements were even stranger. With only one desk in
the middle of the room, the rest were circling it. All except for the
teacher's desk. That was behind one of the desks in the circle, as far
away from the door as possible.
"Shutddaup people, it's the register." shouted their small freckled
English teacher. A few halfhearted right, right's came up from the
rabble.
Shina and Batou had wandered off by now, in a vain attempt to try and
find somewhere to sit.
Shina had given up by now and was telling seriously saucy jokes to a
group of laughing teenagers. Togusa wondered where she learnt all of
them. Surprisingly, Shina was the loudest of the trio.
Batou was grinning at a two people whispering in the far corner of the
room. He had a vested interest in whether they got together or not.
"Right. Now." Started the teacher. "In preparation for the upcoming
exams, we are going to-" he paused, "Revise!" he shouted, cracking his
hands against his desk. "Revise, revise, revise!" he shouted, repeatedly
slamming his hands against the vibrating table.
"Eh!" said Togusa, surprised. The teacher hadn't said his name.
"Hello Togusa" a quiet voice whispered from the chair next to him.
Togusa swore. "What do you want, Mooney?" He said angrily.
"I am offended," Mooney laughed. "It seems that you don't like me"
Togusa grabbed his blazer and stood up. He didn't need this, he
thought, slamming the chair and walking away from the mocking laugh
of the skinny rat-like boy.
"Oh yeah," the teacher said, finishing explaining what to do. "We'll
also be in pairs"
Following this announcement, a furrow of movement engulfed the
class as everyone got a partner.
"Muahahahahaha" The teacher laughed evilly. "What are you doing?
I'll be picking the pairs."
As the teacher moved through the pairs, splitting them up, he came
across Togusa and Batou. He grinned in anticipated pleasure as the two
boys crouched in fear against the corner wall. Then, somehow, he
produced two boys held up by the scruff of the neck Togusa recognised
the first boy to be the guy from the couple, and noticed Batou's face go
deathly white.
Then he noticed the second boy. It was Mooney.
* * *
Finally peace, Togusa thought, stumbling through the broken, rusty
school gates. The excused boy groaned at the prospect of the hour and
a half walk back home. Next time he would think before he spent his
bus fare on food.
On his way through Hinata, he stopped near the bridge that divided it.
He wondered what it really contained. It seemed as if something was
pushing him towards this small town. He loved it more than his own. It
was one magical town.
When Togusa came to the mini-type park just off the border of Hinata,
he noticed a sound coming from the side stream. It was a low mewing
sound.
Togusa, curiosity aroused (and he needed a rest) decided to investigate.
He followed his ears, groping in the long grass for the origin of the
sound.
Soon in a particularly long patch of grass, he found it. At first he
couldn't identify the brown, wet animal clinging to him, but his
stupidity could only go so far.
It was a cat. A kitten, to be precise.
Togusa stood, dumbfounded, for a second. He had no idea what to do
with the small kitten. He was going to retreat to the street to think, but
when he turned round, a semi-circle of Council Members had formed
around the small gap between the thick trees he used to enter.
The thick mist swirled around Togusa's foot as he stood, watching the
old men. The old people tensed as Togusa took a small step forward.
Suddenly, Togusa ran through the circle, and was surprised to see that
the old men gave no indication of his leaving. This didn't stop him
running though.
"He is too young," one of the men rasped, without moving.
"We have no choice," another responded, again without moving.
"True, True" the whole group muttered, as the mist encased them.
_________________________*__________________________
my notes : well.. my first fanfic. As you can see, I'm suffing up bit. So R&R.
PLEASE. I need help ;')I'm going to update in a week or two to correct any
flaws and have the second chapter(hopefully longer than this one!)
I will include the original characters of love hina, but not as main
characters. I think you were right about the Japanese. Thanks for the help.
Wow that first one was crap.