Yamaharu Aiko- Is loud, strange, and very narcissistic. Having grown up with boys and therefore deprived of cute things, she has a soft spot for cute girls. She has short, black hair, side-fringe and large, grey eyes. Her parents are British, but she's been living in Japan ever since she was born. Has five brothers who have all moved out to live by themselves: Yori, Yoshito, Yukio, Yuji, and Yasuhiro. Had learnt martial arts from Eiko, and is a cross-country runner. Lives with Emiko and Eiko.
Ayame Emiko - Dislikes being called Emi. Long, blonde hair, large, blue eyes. Looks sweet, shy, and very kind. Very blunt. She can also be a devil to people who insult her friends. Also learnt martial arts from Eiko. Yuki's parents were best friends with hers, so when they died, Yuki moved in to live with them. But then Emiko's parents died from a car crash, and they live with Emiko's older sister, Eiko. Also called the Demon Angel.
Ayame Eiko - Emiko's older sister. Cool, calm, and has a serious facade, but is actually very childish. She taught Yuki and Emiko martial arts. She is twenty, and teaches English (as a foreign language) and Physical Education. Very smart, hence the reason she became a teacher at such a young age.
Two girls. Two best friend, would be more accurate, were cosplaying. Ayame Emiko was dressed as Megumi Yamamoto. Yamaharu Aiko was pretending to be Hikari Hanazono. They were at Emiko's house, pretty bored, watching Emiko's older sister, Eiko, practise her martial arts.
Eiko suddenly stopped, and turned to the two girls.
"Hey! I'm trying to practise, but I'm not comfortable with the two of you staring at me like I'm a TV screen! Why don't you go to the park?"
So Aiko and Emiko grabbed their coats, and Aiko waited for Emiko, who was looking for her shoes.
"Hey, Emi! You look so cute as Hinata!" Aiko grinned. Emiko scowled.
"Don't call me Emi."
"Eh? Why not?" Aiko asked, ruffling Emiko's hair. She pinched her friend's cheeks, causing them to go red with pain, making Emiko look as though she was blushing.
"You look even cuter!" Aiko squealed. Emiko rolled her eyes, before continuing their previous conversation.
"Seriously. I don't like the name Emi. I was named Emiko so people would call me Emiko, not Emi. Emi's a totally different name."
"Eh? So?"
Emiko sighed. Emiko picked up two stones. She threw one, which landed in the garden of a neighbor four houses away. She crushed the other in her fist.
"Eh?! Two- or one-syllable names are always cute!" Aiko squealed. "But before we get into a massive debate, how about we go to the park? It'll be quieter." She glanced at their neighbours, who were yelling at them for throwing 'boulder-sized rocks' at them.
"Yeah, I think the park would be a lot quieter too," Emiko agreed.
And the two girls set off to the park, bringing their phones with them so that they could take more pictures of their cosplaying (swings make surprisingly good settings).
Emiko and Aiko were on the swings when it happened. 'Call us childish, but we still both had a soft spot for swings,' as Aiko had often said to anyone who asked why they went to the park so much. Well, Aiko did enjoy swings. Emiko was only on it because she wanted to sit down and the benches were wet from the rain...
RAIN?!
"EH?! Emiko! Emiko! It's raining!" Aiko squealed. "Isn't is beautiful?"
"No."
"Eh? Why?"
"Because there's going to be a storm," Emiko replied, looking up at the sky. Aiko looked up too.
"Eh? How d'you know?" she asked, tilting her head to an angle, a frown appearing on her face. Emiko sighed, and pointed to the grey clouds in the distance, which were heading their way at a surprising speed.
"Uh oh. Let's take the pictures quick!"
So they hurriedly took the pictures. Soon, however, the rain began to fall, and they hastily put away their phones so as to not get them wet.
It was the strangest storm the two had seen. Although it was obviously raining heavily, none of the rain touched them. There was a gap in the clouds, which happened to be where Emiko and Aiko were standing.
"EH?! EMIKO?!" Aiko shouted. Emiko couldn't hear her over the thunder. Their sight was obscured, and suddenly... Nothing.
Megumi Yamamoto and Hikari Hanazono are both from Special A - a pretty awesome manga I'm reading at the moment. :D
Sorry for the ridiculously long Author's Note above... Heh heh. :D Have you noticed Aiko says 'Eh?' a lot? I was thinking of repeating it like Deidara says 'un' or 'yeah'. Though, obviously, not as much. WAAYYY shorter than I wanted it to be, but fingers-crossed, the next chapter will be longer. I hope. Actually, I know it will be. :D Thanks to betareader, xXTooMuchFreeTimeXx, who happens to be my best friend... :D Round of applause, everyone!
I'm also not planning on updating until I get a review. I'm spoilt. :3 So review. Seriously. Don't just read this and totally ignore it without realizing it.
Q) Who do you prefer - Emiko or Aiko? And why? Also, please tell me if you're finding Aiko annoying. :D
