Runo was sitting at her desk, glancing at the clock every now and then. It was the last day of school, last class of the school year, and Runo swore that the teachers messed with the clocks in the school so that they can keep them in class longer and trivialize their suffering.
Only a minute has passed since Runo last looked at the clock. She sighed and looked at the desk next to hers. Dan was not paying any attention to anything, as usual. He was doodling on a piece of paper. Dan suddenly glanced up and caught Runo looking at him. He smiled at her and Runo felt herself grow weak. She smiled back and glanced at the clock. The bell was going to ring in one minute. Fifty seconds. Thirty seconds. Ten seconds. One second.
Bring!
Everybody stood up and ran out of the class as fast as they could. Runo ran to locker, checked one last time to make sure she didn't forget anything and raced out the doors.
"Such a beautiful day! I love freedom!" thought Runo, her mini-skirt moving in the breeze.
"Runo!" called out Dan, running towards her.
"Hey, Dan!" greeted Runo.
"I'll walk with you!" exclaimed Dan.
They walked down the sidewalk together.
"So, Dan, still having that last-day-of-school party?" asked Runo.
"Yeah! You're still coming right?" asked Dan.
"Of course I am! I wouldn't miss it!" exclaimed Runo, getting more excited about tomorrow.
Then she noticed Dan looked relieved!
"I'm really glad that you can come," said Dan, smiling the smile that always made Runo's knees go weak.
"Wh-who else is going?" asked Runo, still under Dan's charm.
"Shun, Marucho, Joe, Billy, Alice, Chan and Julie," enumerated Dan, counting on his fingers.
Runo groaned slightly at Julie's name. She was hoping that flirt wouldn't show up. They arrived in front of Runo's house.
"Well, see you tomorrow Runo!" exclaimed Dan, walking away.
Runo watched him for a bit and went inside, where she found Alice already in an apron and hair tied back.
"Hi, Runo," greeted Alice with a smile.
"Hi, Alice! I'll go get ready," said Runo, heading upstairs.
In her room, she threw her bag on her bed and put on her apron. She looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. Suddenly, everything became a routine all over again. At least she has tomorrow to forward to. She went to join Alice.
***
On Dan's side, he had just entered his room. He was looking around for the list his mom gave him. It was a list of things to do for tomorrow.
"Yes!" thought Dan, pulling the list out from under the keyboard.
He noticed he checked out "guests". Dan thought of Runo and flushed with excitement. He was glad she was coming. He was planning to ask her out at the party. Dan noticed his reflection in the mirror his mom made him install. He noticed his slightly red cheeks. Dan chuckled. Better wait for the red to die down before going downstairs or his mom's going to think he has a fever. He sat down on his bed and went over his list. Drago, his bakugan, sat on the windowsill.
"So there's a party tomorrow eh?" asked Drago curiously.
"Yep! It's going to be awesome!" exclaimed Dan cheerfully.
"And I see that Runo is coming also," pointed out Drago smugly.
"What's that supposed to mean?" asked Dan suspiciously, raising an eyebrow.
Before Drago could answer, someone was yelling from the bottom of the stairs.
"Daniel! Come set the table!" yelled Mrs. Kuso.
"Yeah Mom, I'm coming!" yelled Dan
He turned to Drago.
"I'll deal with you later," said Dan.
He left the room, leaving Drago alone, who laughed by himself. He couldn't believe that Dan seriously thought that his feelings for Runo were concealed. Well, at least from him anyway.