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Milk and Nuts
by: Kinomoto Touya
Author's Notes: Well, I lacked interest in finishing my first multi-chaptered Eriol x Tomoyo fan fiction because as the story goes on, the plot would be deeper, darker and more angst. But of course, never fear because I owe you one, and as if you do not know that...
Hahaha.. I just love you guys!!!
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Milk and Nuts
Chapter One: Of Strawberry Sundae and Banana-Blueberry Smoothie
"If you love Wisdom and don't reject her,
she will watch over you. The best thing about
Wisdom is Wisdom herself;
Good sense is more important than anything else.
If you value Wisdom And hold tightly to her,
great honors will be yours.
It will be like wearing A glorious crown
of beautiful flowers."
---Proverbs 4.6-9
The everyday Tokyo.
Millions of people crowd the sleepless streets. Tokyo is probably the city that does not have time to catch a wink. It is already eight o' clock. A new day has come but the city seems not yet recovered from last night's all night parties, wonderful nigh-lights. It woke up just the same though, welcoming the sun-king wholeheartedly.
It is somewhat sad to see people just blast off from here to nowhere. Nobody seems to care of the health of his bus mates, nobody throws in a happy conversation. People just grew unattached to each other. Apathy seemed to reign the relationships in this never-sleeping city.
And to think today was Sunday.
Inside a very crowded ice cream shop in the said city, the situations remained the same. People is just so cold and empty. An old man was busy typing in his laptop in a lightning-fast speed; juvenile students busily doing their long literature assignments; waiter and waitresses dashing to deliver their customer's orders; and an ordinary Japanese wife busily pressing the keys of her calculator, budgeting this week's expenses.
"Problems, problems, problems..." those are the top three things that occurred in their minds.
All people were like that except for a sixteen-year old young gentleman sitting in one corner of the store. Thick, round glasses covered his expressive eyes; he was pale yet he was very healthy. The bangs of his hair play flirt above his eyebrows. Unlike the other folks who were in rush too much, he just sat there quietly, savoring every sweet flavor oozing from his luscious, rich strawberry sundae. Oddly, he was the only person who seemed to really taste what he is eating.
He let his mind drift in the air staring at the opulent colors of strawberry and vanilla. What a wonderful sight indeed.
"Excuse me..."
Not a word entered his ear.
"Excuse me, sir..."
His eye looked up and saw a fairy holding a tray with banana-blue berry smoothie standing right in front of him. Her long hair flowed like soft waves of the rivers behind her. Glistening was her eyes, long eyelashes smoothed the corner of her eyes. She was pale but pink tinted her cheeks as well as her thin, smiling lips. Clothed in white ruffled blouse and sea-blue pants, you can say an angel fell down from heaven.
"W-what is it?" the sixteen-year old gentleman said. It is puzzling though, he was not even stirred a bit with his amazing beauty, charm and grace, or wasn't he?
"Do you mind?" her voice seemed a silent song. "There's is no other vacant seat. May I.."
"Sure, sure..." he gaped away from her. "Be my guest..."
Immediately, she sat down with poise on the empty seat just in front of the young gentleman.
She lifted her glass to her mouth and drank a little. Smilingly, she placed it down the table again. She looks so much cuter with that milk-mustache drawn lightly above her ever-smiling lips.
Pink tinge burst upon his cheeks watching every her gesture. Quickly, he reached for his bag and pulled out a Japanese version of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. He just started reading it last night and now he is already in the middle of the book.
"Wow," she breaks the silence, seeing the book he just pulled out. "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban! That is good, I've read it thrice already..."
He raised his eyebrow, "Really?"
"Uh-huh," she nodded. "I just love Sirius Black there..."
"Sirius Black?" he repeated. "But he was..."
"You'll see..." she winked. "I can't give any spoilers to you, can I?"
He just laughed, deepness in his voice is very much distinguished.
"What is your name?" she inquired.
"Eriol Hiiragizawa," he said, placing down the book aside and scooping some more of his melting strawberry sundae to his mouth.
"Pleasure to meet you, I am..." she then look upon her wrist watch. In an instant, she looks very much alarmed.
"What?" Eriol was puzzled.
"I better go," she drank some more of her smoothie. "Sorry..."
Eriol felt his heart sank, there are so many questions she wanted to ask her. He was just starting to like her.
"Um..." he started. But before he could even ask her name or say goodbye to the fairy he just met, the fairy is already gone. Nothing was left with him except himself, his almost empty glass of strawberry sundae, his book of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban plus her glass of half consumed of banana-blueberry smoothie.
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Author's notes: Sorry if that was short, it was just the start of the story anyway. And yeah, of course even if I wouldn't tell who the girl was, I am very sure you know who she is (",). Hahaha...sweet! Milk and Nuts, how did I get its title. You'll see as the story takes more place. But there was a very, very old game called Milk and Nuts. I was playing it before and I think that was one our activities in our computer class with my teacher, Teacher Nomer when I was in grade one. The characters were very cute and fluffy. But haha...they have nothing to do with this story, I just want to share it. :D
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