Expressing it Out
Chapter 1: A Mobile Promise
Mikoto Suou collapsed onto her bed. She was exhausted from a whole day of kenpo practice. Feeling the cool breeze from the open window, Mikoto lied there, thinking of all the methods she could do to improve her kenpo skills.
Oh man, Mikoto thought, if I take another day of kenpo practice, I'll be completely wiped out!
Suddenly, as she was thinking about how to ameliorate her kenpo skills to, her cell phone rang.
"Hello? This is Mikoto Suou speaking!" Mikoto yawned, as she picked up the phone.
"Hey, this is Hiroyoshi Asou, sorry for calling on such short notice." From the other line came a familiar boy's voice.
Mikoto sat up in surprise, "Oh hey Asou, what's up?"
A lot of guys called her about school activities, but this was the first time Asou ever called her. Surely everyone knows that there was some connection between Mikoto and Asou in school, but both were rarely caught speaking to each other.
"Umm…I was wondering if you are available today. You know, maybe we could go out and hang around the arcade?"
"Oh sure…um…" Mikoto panicked, how would Eri or Tenma solve this kind of problem? Well, if they were here, they probably wouldn't keep quiet about this for long!
"Is there a problem?" Asou asked, "We can plan it some other time if you're busy."
"Huh? Oh no! It's nothing like that!" Mikoto quickly answered, "So at what time do you want to meet?"
"How about I pick you up at around three in the afternoon?" Asou randomly suggested.
"All right, see you at three then!" Mikoto agreed and hung up the phone. She looked at the clock; it was one o' clock in the afternoon She turned off her cell phone and sighed.
I better sleep for awhile, Mikoto thought, I don't want to collapse while being with Asou!
Mikoto fell onto the bed on her back, and fell asleep. The cool breeze from the fan brushed over her bed, and she slowly began forgetting about her afternoon plans with Asou.
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As Mikoto slept soundly, completely unaware of the time, Asou arrived at Mikoto's front door and rang the doorbell.
"Suou, are you home?" Asou called loudly.
Nobody answered the door, the house was dark and it looked like nobody was home.
Is she out? Asou wondered, maybe she's not home, her cell phone's off too. Determined to ring the doorbell a sixth time, Asou finally gave up and left the house. I'll keep in touch with her later or maybe some other time.
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A couple of hours later, Mikoto finally woke up. She yawned and stretched as she looked at her clock. What! It's this late already? Asou must be really mad at me for ditching him! Mikoto panicked--this was the first time Asou asked her out, and she had completely forgotten about the time.
Mikoto picked up her cell phone, turned the power on, and started to dial Asou's number. I think I better call him and apologize! The line rang five times already, and no one picked up. Is he angry with me? If he's not at home, he must have his cell phone with him! Mikoto grew worried, maybe I'll ask him in school tomorrow…
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After one more day, Monday finally came. During lunch, Mikoto strolled down the halls of Yagami High School toward her classroom.
Is he in our classroom? I wonder if he's alone…will he listen to what I have to say? Oh man! I'm really nervous! This is one of those rare times I'm personally approaching a guy! Mikoto nervously walked to the door and slid it open. She walked into the room and hoped to see Asou. The room was filled with many people, students from both C and D classes were in there chatting about miscellaneous topics.
When Mikoto finally spotted Asou, she noticed that five of his friends were surrounding him. The boys were jabbering loudly about the upcoming basketball match, in which Asou will be starring in as a main player.
That's right, the basketball match is almost coming up! Asou looks busy, I guess I better not disturb his conversation. After realizing that she had no chance to talk to Asou, she ran out of the room, straight for the rooftop for lunch.
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"What's wrong, Mikoto? You're face looks so gloomy! Why the long face?" Tenma cheerfully asked.
"Don't mind her, Tenma, she probably had a lovers' quarrel with Asou!" Eri scoffed, as she quietly sipped her tea.
"Eri! I can't have a lovers' quarrel without a boyfriend! Just what do you think I am? Someone who became lovesick?" Mikoto felt pressured, is her face really that obvious? Eri and Tenma know me too well!
"Your face said it all, Mikoto." Akira calmly stated. "We all know that you're troubled, want to share it with us?"
"Uh, no thanks, Akira! I think I'll solve this problem on my own! It's not that big actually...not worth talking about!" Mikoto replied sheepishly. I better not let those three know about it, who knows what they might do with the information?
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After school that evening, Mikoto finished another four hours of kenpo practice. She returned to her room and turned on her cell phone. Determined to contact Asou again, she dialed his number and hoped someone would pick up.
"Hello? This is Hiroyoshi Asou."
"Hey Asou, this is Mikoto!"
"Oh hi, what's up?"
"Um…nothing much, I just called to apologize! I'm such a sleepyhead! I slept through the time you were supposed to be here!" Mikoto felt embarrassed, but she was relieved when she heard Asou's calm voice.
"Oh, you were sleeping? I thought you went out!" Asou replied.
"I rang the doorbell several times, the house was dark. I never realized that you were at home."
"Oh, sorry, I'm a really heavy sleeper, I was really tired, so I didn't hear the doorbell. I'm really sorry for troubling you!" Mikoto felt even more embarrassed as she talked. Now he must think I'm some sleepyhead or something!
Asou suddenly laughed, "It's ok, Suou! I understand how an athlete needs rest! You should've told me when we were on the phone!""However, I never expected you to be such a heavy sleeper though!"
"Yeah, well, you know, tired athletes need their rest!" Mikoto laughed.
"Hey,by the way Suou, would you like to come to the boys' basketball game at school next Friday? I'll be playing in the match and it would be great if you can come and watch!" Asou suddenly said.
"Sure! I promise this time I won't sleep through the match!" Mikoto replied. She felt happy that Asou invited her again; it was as if he was giving her a second chance to improve their slow relationship.
"Okay, Suou, then it's a promise!"
(End of Chapter 1) Please post a review if possible, and Chapter 2: The Basketball Match will be posted soon!
By the way this is my very first time writing a fanfic! So please review! Hope you're enjoying it!