TITLE: D!-3 (Daa! Daa! Daa! "Season 3")
DESCRIPTION:
This piece of fiction will tackle a "Season 3" of the anime. As such, most of the plot would be following the anime with some elements of the manga incorporated. This "Season 3" will take place prior to the events/plot of Episode 70: "Momoka's Christmas". Plots/events that occur after the said episode (in the anime) did/will not occur. Miyu's accidental kiss with Kanata (Volume 1, Chapter 4) occurred. Episode 53 and 54 did not occur and would be replaced by the events that occur in Vol. 7, Ch. 35 and Ch. 36).
CHAPTER 1: New Year, New Students, and New Rivalries?!
The scent of cold January morning covered the grounds of Saiyonji temple. It was a new year in Heiomachi, a new year in the lives of Miyu, Kanata, Ruu and Wannya. Having arrived in the June of 2000, Wannya and Ruu have been staying on Earth for around one and a half years already.
RRRRRIIIIIINNNNNGGGGGGGG!
Miyu's alarm clock sounded. It was 6:00 AM in the morning. It was the start of a brand new semester for the 3rd year of junior high for the blonde.
RRRRRIIIIIINNNNNGGGGGGGG!
Her alarm clock rang again. Miyu slowly crawled from her futon towards her desk in order to shut down the alarm. She wanted to go back to sleep.
"It's already Monday?" she said with a hint of complaint. "Do I really have to go to class today?" she tried to get some more sleep until she was disturbed by a knock on her door.
"Miyu-chan," said the voice on the other side of the door, "it's time for you and Kanata-san to prepare for school, it's the start of a new year and a new semester after all!"
"Hai! Getting up Wannya… just one more minute," Miyu said trying to bargain for more time to sleep.
"Don't give me that one minute excuse Miyu-chan, knowing you, you would probably go back to sleep," Wannya said.
"Okay… I understand," she said, finally getting the energy to sit up, "was I supposed to do something this morning?"
Miyu just sat in her room trying to think of what she was supposed to do that morning (aside from her daily routine of preparing for school).
"Oh, that's right!" she said to herself, "I hung my bra and panties inside the bathroom… inside the bathroom… inside the…"
Miyu suddenly got up from her futon and ran towards the bathroom. When she opened the bathroom door, it revealed a young brunette in his boxer shorts. Miyu blushed furiously as she stared at the young man for about two or three seconds before she finally reacted. Screaming at the top of her lungs, "PERVERT!"
"Oi, can't a guy have privacy?!" said the brunette.
Miyu shut down the door. Her heart beating very fast.
"KANATA! Don't you dare look at the underwear I hung in there!" Miyu said.
"Why would I even look at your underwear Miyu? I'm not a pervert... unlike you, stupid girl." Kanata replied.
"How the hell are you NOT a pervert?!" Miyu said.
"Hey, I'm the victim here! You walked right into me as I was about to take a bath!" he said, raising his voice.
"Well at least have the decency to lock the door!"
The usual cat-and-dog fight of Miyu and Kanata made a blonde baby open his eyes beside him was a cat/dog/raccoon-like human fixing his futon.
"Oh you're awake Ruu-chama!" Wannya said, "Good morning!"
The baby smiled at his sitter-pet, and the words Wannya came out of his mouth.
It was a brand new day in Saiyonji Temple.
After an hour, Miyu and Kanata were inside the kitchen, eating breakfast that the sitter-pet had prepared for them. Neither of them were saying a word to each other and neither of them cared to look at each other.
"My, my, it's the start of a brand new semester and both of you are hot-headed, how are you going to have a good year like that?" Wannya said.
"It's HER fault!" Kanata said.
"It's HIS fault!" Miyu said at exactly the same time.
"How is it my fault idiot Miyu?" Kanata said.
"How is it MY fault stupid Kanata?!" she answered.
"You were the one who suddenly opened the door!"
"Maybe that's perhaps you want me to see you like that, pervert!"
"Woman, why would I even want you to see me half naked?"
"It's what you perverts do, you lure women into seeing your half naked bodies and from the looks of it you probably even enjoyed looking at my underwear while you were taking a bath, weren't you?!"
"Why would I look at your underwear?! You're not making any sense."
Ruu was looking at his earthly parents argue.
"Mama… Papa…" Ruu said.
Miyu and Kanata looked at Ruu, whose face looked like he was about to cry. The two of them, realizing that Ruu has the power to make them stick to each other, quickly settled their differences.
"Look… look… Ruu-kun, we are not arguing anymore," Miyu said.
"Yes, yes," Kanata said, "Miyu just made a mistake this morning, it was her fault."
Miyu stepped on Kanata's foot.
"It's both our faults right Kanata?!" said the blonde.
"Yes, don't cry Ruu-kun!" he said. [It freaking hurts Miyu, he said to himself].
"Mama! Papa!" Ruu said as he smiled. Hugging his Earth mother.
When breakfast was over, the two of them said their goodbye to Ruu and left the house leaving the sitter-pet alone with his master.
Miyu and Kanata arrived at the classroom around twenty minutes before the class started. Both of them were doing their usual morning routine in the classroom. Kanata was hanging out with Santa, while Miyu was talking to Aya and Nanami about her holiday break.
"I think I gained weight this Christmas," Miyu said.
"Me too…" Aya said.
"I think I did too…" said Nanami.
"Eh?! I don't think Nanami-chan would ever gain weight," Miyu said, "your metabolism seems to be quite fast because even if you eat more than twice as much as Aya-chan and I, you don't seem to gain weight, you still have a slim body, Nanami-chan," Miyu said.
"Yes, yes, I think so too Miyu-chan, remember this one time where she was able to eat twenty hamburgers?" Aya added.
"Oh please, stop it you guys!" Nanami said with a shy tone.
"So what did you guys get for Christmas?" Miyu asked.
"Well, for me I got a clapperboard clipboard from my dad and a year's supply of paper for my mom so that I can write all the plays I want for this year!" Aya said.
"Well, my mom and dad knows I like to eat so they got me a student credit card that I can only use for food," Nanami said.
"How about you Miyu-chan? What did you get?" Aya asked.
"Well, just some clothes from my America, my mom and dad sent them by mail," Miyu said.
"Eh?! Kanata didn't give you something." Nanami said.
"Well that's…" Miyu was remembering her recent Christmas with Kanata. She remembered that she argued with Kanata on Christmas because she accidentally tripped spilling tea on Kanata. But after having forgiven Miyu on his birthday, he gave her a Christmas gift wrapped in a red box.
"Well?" Aya and Nanami said, waiting for Miyu's reply.
Miyu's heart was beating fast, she felt that it was jackhammering her chest, which made her hold it with her right hand.
"That's a pretty bracelet!" Nanami said.
Aya and Nanami looked at the Miyu's bracelet. It was a pretty hand-woven red bracelet with small beads, which looked like prayer beads, attached.
"Oh, this one?! Mitarashi-san, my distant relative, gave this to me... it's really pretty isn't it?! Well Nanami-chan I heard that…" Miyu said trying to change the topic. Of course, what really happened was that Kanata gave Miyu that red bracelet, and Wannya and Ruu also received bracelets, which were light green and light blue, respectively.
"No need to blush Miyu-chan!" Nanami said smiling.
"Yes, yes!" Aya added, "if it came from your relative then there is no need to blush."
Kanata was looking at Miyu's direction not listening to a word Santa was saying, he seemed to be distracted and was thinking about something.
"Oi! Kanata!" Santa said.
"Oh, I'm sorry Santa, I wasn't listening," Kanata replied.
"You weren't listening?!" said a teary-eyed Santa, "You weren't listening on how I got the Tori collection that was super-duper amazingly rare, you're cold Kanata."
"Well, having an idiot for a best friend makes me warm don't you think?"
"How… how could you?"
"Well, you CAN just tell me about it again can't you?"
"Okay, then, but this time you have to listen Kanata!" Santa said as a smile was put back on his face.
The classroom door opened, it was Kristine. She was with a boy, who had similar hair to Kanata's but was black instead of being brunette. The boy was wearing some sort of thick glasses that made him look like he was a nerd or a geek. Kanata's fan club (a.k.a. the four girls) surrounded Kristine to greet her.
Miyu noticed this and wondered who the boy was and asked Nanami and Aya.
"Oh, him?" Nanami said.
"He's actually related to the richest person in our class," Aya said.
"Richest? You mean Kris-chan?!" Miyu said, surprised.
"Well, he IS a Hanakomachi after all, his name is Hanakomachi Kurita," Nanami said.
"Don't tell me…" Miyu said, blushing furiously. Miyu was thinking that the boy Kurita was Kristine's husband and that they had an arranged marriage. After all, Miyu thought, rich families marry each other.
"He's Kristine's…" Aya was about to say something, until she was interrupted by Miyu.
"HE'S KRIS-CHAN'S HUSBAND?!" Miyu said out loud.
Everyone stared at her with mouths open, the room was silent such that the ticking of the wall clock could be heard by all. Until the silence was broken.
"Stupid Miyu," Kanata said, "he's Hanakomachi's (Kristine's) cousin, Kurita, Momoka's older brother."
"Oh, I'm sorry," Miyu said to Kurita apologizing, "I didn't know Momoka had an older brother."
"And besides," Kanata added, "wouldn't it be normal to assume he's a relative Miyu? Didn't you learn that when we first met Rui-san?"
"Stupid Kanata, you don't have to tell everyone that this happened in the past?!" Miyu said.
"It's because you don't even learn!"
"There they go again, fighting like they are husband and wife," Aya said.
"Well, who knows they might end up with each other," Nanami said.
"I highly doubt that," Santa added, "then again we would never know..."
Aya, Nanami and Santa laughed as they saw Miyu and Kanata fighting (again). Suddenly, a breath of cold air was felt in the room as Kristine seemed to be going at her routine talking with herself.
"Like husband and wife… of course a husband and his wife would fight," Kristine said, "but of course, if the husband loves the wife they would reconcile, and after reconciling the wife forgives the husband… it would be like 'Oh Kanata, I'm sorry I argued with you'… and Kanata would reply, 'It's okay Miyu, after all fighting is part of any healthy marriage'… and Miyu would look at him and then… and then… they would kiss… it starts with a kiss… and… AND A BABY COMES RIGHT AFTER!" Kris (enraged) said as she lifted the teacher's desk, ready to throw it into Miyu and Kanata's direction.
Miyu and Kanata stared at the face of death.
"These actions… cannot be forgiven," Kris said.
"Kris-chan w-…w-…wait!" Miyu said.
"Happy New Year, Kris-chan!" Kanata said.
Kristine snapped out of her rage and placed back the teacher's desk where she got it. "Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year too, Kanata-kun!"
Miyu, Kanata and everyone else sighed a sigh of relief as a disaster was narrowly avoided.
The school bell rang, signaling the start of class, everyone, except for Kurita, sat down to their assigned seats leaving two seats empty.
Miss Mizuno entered the classroom and greeted everyone a Happy New Year, welcoming the students to a new semester as well.
"Class," Miss Mizuno said, "today two new students would be joining our class. It seems that you guys have been acquainted with Kristine-chan's cousin Kurita, well, you don't need to be re-acquainted right? Kurita just finished his exchange program in China and would be returning as your classmate."
"Welcome back Kurita-kun", the class said.
Kurita smiled at his classmates, he was warmly welcomed back. But a particular blonde caught his eye. "She's beautiful," he said to himself.
"Well," Miss Mizuno said. "You can take the seat beside Kouzuki Miyu," as she pointed at the empty seat beside Miyu.
"Thank you ma'am," Kurita said as he walked towards his seat.
"Hanakomachi-kun," Miyu said, "I'm sorry about earlier."
"It's okay, Kouzuki-san, you didn't know," Kurita said, "you must be the student that arrived here when I left for China. That's why we haven't met before. Oh, and thank you for looking out for Momoka while I was away."
"No, no, it's okay, she's really fun to have."
"Kouzuki-san, you can call me Kurita from now on."
"Ye… yes, and please call me Miyu"
"Alright, Miyu-chan" Kurita said smiling at her.
Kurita sat down. Miyu looked at the boy. He had a good figure. Miyu wondered, however, what his eyes look like as the glasses he was wearing seemed to be obstructing them.
"Beautiful Sensei~!" said a voice in class, "doesn't it seem that we have one extra chair beside Santa-kun and Kanata-kun."
"Nice observation Hikargaoka-kun" Miss Mizuno replied, "well, not only is Kurita joining this class but another one is joining us as well. She just arrived from America this week and it seems that she is well acquainted with two of our students, in fact she is really close with them,"
Everyone was wondering who it might be, everyone was asking each other if they had a friend, who lived in America and had suddenly decided to return. The room was filled with whispers.
The sea of whispers was broken by Miss Mizuno.
"Saiyonji-kun and Kurosou-kun should know her a lot so I am assigning her that seat," Mizuno-sensei said as she opened the door of the classroom.
A black-haired girl entered the room. Miyu looked at this girl and saw a very familiar acquaintance in front of her.
Everyone was whispering amongst themselves. They were surrounded by a cute and pretty girl. She had a long black hair and her eyes were simply beautiful.
"I would like you all to welcome, Kijyou Akira," Miss Mizuno said.
"Nice to meet you all," Akira said smiling to the class.
"Eh!? Akira-san!" Santa said, "welcome back!"
"It's been a while Akira," Kanata said smiling at his childhood friend.
"Yes, it has, Kanata-kun" Akira smiled back, "looks like we will get to spend more time together this time around."
Suddenly… a breeze of cold air visited the classroom.
"Came home from America you say… more like 'Akira-san, I cannot live without you, I want to be with you' and then Kijyou-san would reply 'Oh, Kanata, you don't know how much I love you' and then after evicting Miyu-san and Ruu from the temple, Kanata would say to her 'Why don't you live here with me Akira?' and then… and then… THEY WILL GET MARRIED!" Kristine said as she lifted up her desk, ready to throw it at Akira.
Akira looked at Kristine, "aren't you Hanakomachi Kris-chan?"
Kristine snapped out of her jealous rage.
"How do you know me?" Kris said.
"You probably don't remember me but I used to go to your house since my father and your father are business associates and good friend," Akira said.
"Oh? In that case, as Papa's friend, I am obliged to treat you as good friend," Kris said.
Everyone sighed a sigh of relief as things settled down.
When Akira approached her desk, Kanata and Santa smiled at her.
"You don't know how I missed you two!" Akira said hugging her boy (space) friends.
"Hey, hey… cut it out Akira!" Kanata said.
"Nice to have you again Akira!" said Santa.
"Let's talk later, alright boys? We have a lot of catching up to do," Akira said smiling as she took her seat.
Kanata and Santa smiled back, they were happy that their childhood friend had returned.
At noon, when the morning classes were over, and when lunch break began, the class was separated into their lunch groups. Aya and Nanami an important student organization meeting to attend to, while Santa and Kanata helped Akira tour the school, which left Miyu eating her lunch alone.
"Mind if I join you for lunch?"
"Oh, Kurita-kun, it's okay… I don't mind," Miyu said to Kurita.
Kurita sat down beside Miyu.
"You know… Miyu-chan, I couldn't help but wonder, are you going out with Saiyonji-kun?"
"Eh?! What makes you say that?!" said Miyu with a slight blush.
"I was just wondering, you don't mind me asking? I mean… yeah… I'm sorry if I suddenly asked… it's not my place to ask…" Kurita said.
"No, no, it's okay… really. Who in their right mind would want to go out with him? He's a pervert after all!"
"A pervert? Why? Did he see you naked?" Kurita asked.
Miyu suddenly remembered the first time he met Kanata. It was the day her parents left her in Japan since they needed to go to the U.S. She clearly remembered that she thought that the house her mom mentioned was a mansion, only to be shocked that it was a temple. The kind monk that greeted her recommended to her to have a bath, and when she took a bath, a young brunette suddenly opened the door without even knocking. It turned out that the monk had a son named Kanata.
"No, no, no, no! Nothing like that!" Miyu said.
"Does Kurita-kun have a death wish, if Kris-chan heard that, who knows what might have hap-" she thought.
"Miyu watch out!" Kurita said as he pushed Miyu and then suddenly…
BANG!
There was a book on the classroom wall that created some sort of crater. The entire class was just staring at it and slowly turned their head to someone they knew with super-human strength. Kristine was panting, hard. Her hair seemed like she had the power to suddenly transform into an alien. It wasn't blonde, it was the usual shade of pink only this time it seems that it was flying. Kristine suddenly snapped out of her rage, pulling out equipment tools out of nowhere to repair the broken wall.
Miyu was lying on the floor. Kurita was on top of her and with his glasses removed, she saw how pretty the boy was. He had very beautiful eyes.
"Oh sorry," Kurita said as he got up, extending his arms to help up Miyu, "I can the flight path of the objects my cousin throws, she's really dangerous once she's really jealous that she suddenly has super-human strength."
"It's okay Kurita-kun, I'm used to it by now," Miyu said.
"It's so clumsy of me to forget that my cousin likes Saiyonji-kun," he said laughing.
Miyu laughed.
"Here are your glasses Kurita-kun," she said as she returned his glasses.
"Thank you, Miyu-chan," he replied as he took his glasses from her. "Say, Miyu-chan."
"Ye- yes?"
"You really look… really look… pre-… pretty you know."
Miyu blushed, it was the first time someone had personally told her that. Her heart was racing, she felt that Kurita was really genuine with what he said, which made her all the more confused. If she was serious about answering Kurita's question, she could readily say that she wasn't going out with Kanata, but to answer a question such as "Do you like Kanata?" would be a very difficult one. Deep down, she doesn't know whether she likes Kanata or not, she certainly does not hate him.
But Kurita was different, he gave her a compliment that seemed to be genuine. He was also handsome. But somehow the difference that she felt with Kurita could not compare to how she felt with Kanata. There was no use in comparing the two feelings.
"Tha… thank you Kurita-kun" Miyu replied, "you look handsome yourself," she said with a smile.
"Oh…" Kurita said scratching his head.
"You know, perhaps contact lenses would be better for you, you really have beautiful eyes," Miyu said.
"Well, I wish I could but my eyes are allergic to contact lenses."
"That's too bad," Miyu said, you really have pretty eyes.
Deep down, Miyu meant what she said. Kurita really did have beautiful eyes but deep down, even if she was enamored by his eyes, it was easy for her to answer whether she liked him or not. It was obvious that she liked him.
Elsewhere, Kanata and Santa were with Akira giving her a tour of the school. The trio had their lunch in the school cafeteria and were just talking with each other regarding their memories when they were a bit younger.
"It's unfair," Santa said, "you didn't meet up with me when you were here."
"Well, I only had a few days so I really do apologize for it, Santa-kun," Akira said.
"It's just unfair that you didn't meet up with me but you met up with Kanata!" Santa said getting a little teary-eyed.
"Well… I just wanted to know if Kanata-kun would fulfill his promise to me," Akira said.
"What promise?" Santa asked.
"That's none of your business Santa!" Kanata replied.
"It is MY business Kanata… I am your best friend~" Santa said, "what was it? What was it?"
Akira laughed really hard.
"You boys never do change. Kanata is always the calm one, while Santa was always the one who would cry if he was left out of secrets. Of course, we always used to tease him with secrets, right, Kanata-kun?" said the black-haired woman as she smiled at her friends.
"Right," Kanata smiled back, "we always used to tease Santa that we were dating and he would get jealous, and it turned out that our 'date' was just soccer practice."
"And then Santa would end up crying the entire day as if saying 'you guys broke my heart'," Akira added.
Kanata and Akira laughed as Santa gave a look of embarrassment.
"We were 9-years old that time and we were immature and uncertain about our feelings that time," Santa said.
"Well, it is true, we were very young back then, it might be what we called puppy love, right Kanata-kun?" Akira said.
"Well, I wouldn't really call it 'puppy love', it was really more on teasing Santa-kun back then, as a matter of fact, it was pretty fun," Kanata said, "well, I guess that's what friends are for, we tease each other and make fun of each other."
"Yes, it is," Akira said, who seemed to change her expression.
"Well, well! If you're here to stay then why don't you go over to my place later Akira-chan? I want to show you my greatest collections of all time!" Santa said, "they might be old but they carry a lot of sentimental value in them."
"Maybe next time, Santa-kun, I still have to fix my apartment this week," Akira replied, declining her friend's offer.
"Um… excuse me, Kanata-senpai,"
"Oh, Tobita-kun?" Kanata said.
"Kanata-senpai, the student council wants to have an emergency meeting and they need you there," the kohai said.
"Can't I skip this one, I'm giving my friend a tour around the school," Kanata said.
"No, you cannot senpai. It is the budget meeting for the upcoming sports festival."
"Oh, I see, I understand, I will be there in five minutes," Kanata said.
Turning around to Akira and Sanata, Kanata said, "I'm sorry but I need to go to this meeting, we can probably talk later after class?"
"Well, I am busy today so I can probably just call you tonight Kanata-kun, I still have to fix my apartment, but I do have a cellphone to call you up," Akira said.
"Oh, I see, talk to you later then!" Kanata said as he left Santa and Akira alone.
When Kanata was gone, Akira and Santa decided that they would tour the school's rooftop next.
When the pair was in the rooftop, Akira let out a long sigh.
"What's wrong Akira?" Santa asked.
"Well, even though I was gone for a long time, it seems to me that Kanata isn't that happy to see me, it's as if I never left at all," Akira said, "to tell you the truth, when we met up a few months back, it seemed that he was happier back then, but now… it seems like I never even left."
"Well, isn't that who Kanata is? I mean, he's not really the expressive type you know," Santa replied, "even I, his best friend, cannot read his expression all the time."
"Yes, that's the Kanata that I know and love," Akira said closing her eyes, trying to reflect, "hey… Santa."
"What is it?"
"Do you think your best friend, Kanata, has already fallen for someone?"
"What do you mean?"
"A few months back when I asked him whether or not he liked Kouzuki-san, he told me that he wasn't too sure on how he would answer it. Do you think he probably likes her?"
"That's impossible, Akira… those two always fight like cats and dogs… but if you put it that way their fights do seem to be more of a boyfriend and girlfriend thing… probably a husband and wife thing at the most."
"Oh I see," Akira said looking down from the roof's balcony.
"Well, neither of them has confirmed nor have they denied if they are in a relationship. If they were then the whole class would know, news gets around pretty fast especially when the most popular boy in school is involved," Santa said "then again, Kanata being the unexpressive type, it would be hard to judge... who knows? Today they might be friends, tomorrow lovers and surely they might keep it a secret from us... If they do end up together, and if Kristine finds out... the whole school might end up in a pile of rubble..."
Akira looked even more glum.
"Say, Santa?" Akira said.
"What's on your mind?" Santa replied.
"If they're not yet in a relationship, do you think it is okay for me to finally connect with Kanata, to see if he would see me as someone special?" Akira asked.
"What? You're gonna seduce him now?!" Santa said jokingly.
"No, no," Akira laughed, "not really seduce or anything… since he's not yet in a relationship with Kozouki-san, I just want to find out if there is any hope in me to end up with Kanata-kun."
"To be honest... as your friend and as Kanata's best friend, I cannot meddle in what you are about to do, you may like the Kanata but I cannot force him to like you back, even if he is my best friend. I am only saying that he might already like someone else, like Kozouki-san, maybe… just maybe… that he might end up rejecting you."
"Well, it's a risk I am willing to take," Akira said, "you know, ever since I met him again in Fantasy Park when I last came here-"
"Wait you went to Fantasy Park with him?!" Santa said, surprised.
"That's not the point, Santa," she said smiling, "the point is, ever since I felt like he was feeling something for Kouzuki-san, I cannot calm my heart, it's as if it were bleeding. You see, that time, I was kind of hoping that he would say that he didn't like Kouzuki-san, but instead it was feelings of uncertainty, but then again… if they are not going out like you said… there might still be hope."
"Basically, what you are saying is that you are hoping that Kanata would like you back. Of course, it tells me that you are willing to cling on to that hope. Do you think it's worth it?"
Akira thought for a moment, was it worth it to try to convey her feelings to Kanata? After some thought she answered Santa.
"Well, I feel that it is worth it… not giving up. At first, when I was in America all that I could think about was returning to Japan. I wondered when we would return. When I did return months back, I was surprised that Kanata had changed, a lot. When I went with Kanata to fantasy land, I realized that the only thing missing when I went to America was that there was no one I liked. Even though I had a lot of friends, deep down, there were no feelings that I felt for them. It was as if my heart was telling me that it wanted to be with Kanata. So… if my feelings are true, then I shouldn't be ashamed to tell Kanata about it and to give myself a second chance. I want my feelings to reach him. Even if he ends up rejecting me at least my feelings have reached him." Akira said.
"If that is your wish," Santa replied, "like I said, I cannot meddle in your affairs."
"I wouldn't even dare to ask you my dear friend," Akira replied, "Thank you, Santa-kun!"
Akira and Santa decided to return to class as lunch was over. Kanata was excused for the rest of the afternoon because of the student council meeting regarding the budget for the school sports festival.
When classes were finally over, Kanata asked Miyu if she could do the grocery shopping since he was still caught up in the student council meeting.
At the Heio-Mart, Miyu was about to pay for the groceries, when a familiar face caught her attention.
"Kijyou-san," Miyu said.
"Oh, Kozouki-san, you're here to do grocery shopping too?" Akira said.
"Well, technically… Kanata was the one, who was supposed to do the groceries, but he's still in the student council meeting," Miyu said with an annoyed face, "I didn't think that it would be this much."
Akira smiled, "so that means you still live with Kanata."
"Well, it's still a pain living with him, I always end up doing his chores because he's busy with the student council and all. It's more like slave work if you asked me. Well, I think up until June since Mama and Papa would hopefully be back by then," Miyu said.
"That doesn't sound like it at all," Akira said, "I think it would be okay if you took over his chores from time to time since he sometimes takes your chores, am I right?"
"I guess…"
"I don't think that Kanata would use the student council as an excuse to make you suffer… he's a very thoughtful person even though he doesn't seem to express it."
Miyu smiled back at Akira.
"Hey, Kozouki-san, do you mind if I call you Miyu from now on?" Akira requested.
"No, no, I don't mind," Miyu said, "in fact, I wanted to ask if I could call you Akira."
"I don't mind at all, it's a pleasure to meet you again, Miyu," Akira said as she bowed.
"It's a pleasure to meet you again, Akira," Miyu replied, bowing back.
"Well, I think I have consumed much of your time, and much of mine… I still have things to do in fixing my apartment," Akira said as she said goodbye to Miyu.
Miyu made her way to Saiyonji Temple, she climbed up the steps and opened the door to the house telling everyone that she was home.
Kanata, who was holding Ruu, welcomed Miyu home. Kanata let go of the baby as Ruu flew over to his Earth mother.
"Mama!" Ruu said.
"I'm back, Ruu-kun," Miyu said.
Kanata got the groceries that Miyu had put down the porch.
"I'm sorry that you had to do my chores today, Miyu… I didn't think that the student council meeting would take so long," Kanata said, "I'll make it up to you."
Miyu remembered Akira's words that Kanata was indeed a thoughtful person, but it was hard for her to imagine that he wasn't that expressive. Then, she wondered… why WAS Kanata expressive to her? He's even more expressive to her compared to Santa.
"He's a very thoughtful person, even if he doesn't express it…" Akira's words echoed through Miyu's mind. She asked herself again, why was Kanata much more expressive to her.
"Hey Kanata," she said as she looked down on the floor, "why are you… why are you expressive to me?"
Kanata didn't answer back.
"Answer me Kanata," she said as she looked up, only to be surprised that the boy wasn't there.
"Gya!" Ruu said, as he gave Miyu a cute smile.
Miyu was surprised, annoyed and pissed off that Kanata wasn't there. Miyu suddenly stomped towards the kitchen where she saw Kanata fixing the groceries she had bought, while Wannya was fixing dinner. She let go of Ruu and approached Kanata.
"Hey, idiot! You're so inconsiderate, I was asking you something and you left me!" Miyu said as she raised her voice.
"Eh? You were so deep in thought that I was thinking whether you forgot to buy something so I went ahead to fix the groceries… but why are you getting worked up about it? You can just ask me again can you?" Kanata said.
Miyu's expression changed to embarrassment, not only did Kanata not answer her question, he wasn't even there when she asked it.
"I wanted to ask you…" Miyu said, but somehow she felt that she needed to change the topic, "I wanted to ask you, what the school sports festival is like."
Kanata almost feel down to the floor, he couldn't believe that Miyu was getting worked up by a simple question.
"It's something you shouldn't get worked about with, right?" Kanata said laughing.
"Well, Miyu-san is known for her sudden inappropriate behavior, right Kanata-san?" the sitter-pet said.
"Ay!" Ruu added.
Miyu was beyond embarrassed as the three boys was making fun of her.
"Gee, I'm sorry…" Miyu said, "it was just a simple question! Idiot Kanata!"
"Well, Miyu, to answer your question, the sports festival is an event that only happens every two years. The school is divided into two teams, Team Heio and Team Machi. Each student gets to pick at least one sport to sign up for."
"Oh, that sounds like fun!" Wannya said.
"This year, I would sign up with Santa-kun and Akira with the soccer event, and I also intend to sign up for the basketball event," Kanata said.
"Very athletic, Kanata-kun!" Wannya replied, "how about you Miyu-san? What are you going to sign-up for?"
"Probably a sport where tripping could make you win," Kanata laughed as he teased Miyu, "a girl as clumsy as Miyu would probably win that event if it existed."
Miyu was pissed off and hit Kanata on the head with a wooden hammer.
"Stupid Kanata!" Miyu said as she left the kitchen and entered the living room. Miyu then turned on the T.V. until it landed on a show called, "Solving Problems with Dr. Natsumi."
Miyu lied down in the living room thinking about what had transpired that day, she bumped into Akira accidentally and now Kanata is making fun of her clumsiness.
"Geez," she said to herself, as she remembered Kurita's question earlier that day, "who would want to go out with an idiot like him? He might be intelligent and athletic but he has a black heart. But it really makes me wonder why he's expressive to me… I'm the only girl that he teases and makes fun of."
"Dr. Natsumi," said the a girl's voice in the T.V. "there is a boy in my class who is mean to me and makes fun of me but he doesn't do it toward other girls."
"Well, Koyoko-chan," said another voice, "have you considered if the boy likes you? They might use it as a front in order to hide their true feelings for you."
The advice of Dr. Natsumi suddenly caught Miyu's ear.
"Kanata, likes me?" she asked herself, "is it even possible? I mean, the girl that he likes are girls like Akira… right?"
Miyu's thoughtful silence was broken when the telephone rang.
"Can you pick that up Miyu? Wannya and I are kinda busy preparing dinner."
"Okay," Miyu said as she stood up and answered the phone.
"Saiyonji residence!" Miyu said to the caller.
"Oh, Miyu-san," said a familiar voice, "can I talk with Kanata for a minute?"
The voice sounded familiar, similar to someone she also knew.
"Can you wait for a minute?" Miyu replied.
"Okay," said the voice.
Before Miyu could let go of the receiver, the voice said, "Miyu-san, I won't give up."
Miyu was caught off guard with what the voice just said. She wondered who it was on the other line. However, deep down… she felt that something precious would be taken away from her. But all she could wonder was what it was, and what the voice meant.
- END OF CHAPTER 1 -
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