Alright, so quick disclaimer.
In this story, Ayumi is pining for Yoshiki not the other way around :) If you don't like that, it's cool! I just wanted to try something like this for a while!
Thanks, Alyssa :)
(I already have this story mapped out, but if you have little ideas you'd like to send in, you can email me at my fan email~ :)
Ayumi flipped around in her sheets, fighting off a nightmare. She finally opened her eyes, rubbing them tiredly. Her eyes wandered over to her clock on her bedside table. "Huh. 4:56," Ayumi mumbled to herself, flipping her legs off the side of the bed and standing up. She trudged out of her room, dragging her legs as she walked down the stairs. When she finally made it to the kitchen, she began brewing herself some tea, to pass the time.
One hour later, her parents woke up. Early birds, they were. Everyday waking up at 6:00 a.m, a routine the two couldn't really break unless they were forced. "Good morning, sweetie," Ayato, Ayumi's father said with a small smile. Her mother simply waved, noticing the still warm okayu on the table.
"Did you make this Ayumi?" Asuka, her mother asked. Ayumi simply nodded, picking at her own rice, practically eating piece by piece. Asuka took notice of this as she sipped her morning tea. "Ayumi, do you feel alright?" she asked worriedly.
Ayumi looked up from her rice and stared at her mother. She'll never believe me if I say I'm fine, but I'm not going to tell her about my dreams… Ayumi thought to herself as her mother stared at her curiously. Ayumi carefully picked her choice of words, but still stumbled on them, already sure her mother would never accept them as a plausible answer. "Uh y-yeah. Just w-woke up kind of early… Not too early though! I got, um plenty of sleep!" Ayumi explained urgently.
Asuka stood up from her seat, and kissed the top of Ayumi's head gently. "I don't believe you for a second," she mumbled into her daughter's hair. Ayumi's face turned pink in embarrassment at her awful lie. Asuka chuckled lightly, letting the subject go easily. She left the kitchen, and walked up the stairs to wake up her elder daughter, Hinoe.
Hinoe laid in her bed reading a book about the supernatural, as she always did in the mornings. She heard her door creak open and looked up to see her mother. "Good morning," Hinoe said with a light smile before returning back to her book. She barely noticed that her mother had walked further into her room.
"Do you know why Ayumi hasn't been sleeping?" Asuka practically demanded. As much as it came off as a question, Hinoe knew that if she didn't answer, her mom would be angry.
Hinoe stared at the book, almost pretending she didn't hear her mother. Her face was showed no clues, but really she didn't know what to say. Asuka could easily be able to tell if her daughter was lying, and plus she knew how close the girls were. "She has nightmares sometimes, not that it exactly matter, don't we all?" She said, keeping a calm look on her face.
Asuka nodded her head, accepting the answer. She could tell it was the truth, considering she and her husband had also suspected that was the reason that their daughter was having sleeping issues. Hinoe's answer was a relief though, Asuka didn't want it to be any worse than a few nightmares.
To Ayumi however, the nightmares were terrifying. They weren't every night, but she feared them nonetheless. She was thinking about the one she had that day, as she got her uniform on. It wasn't particularly scary, but more startling. It was just the sound of scissors snipping, the laughter of a child, and screams. Her thoughts rolled over on other things though. A particular boy, in her class, Kishinuma Yoshiki. She had been crushing on him since middle school, and had always hoped he felt the same way. He was a bit of a loner, but definitely got attention from girls. Especially Aoki Mai, not to mention it seemed he liked the attention he got from her too. Not that Ayumi really blamed him. She was beautiful. Smooth, clear skin, long waist length black hair and clear blue eyes with a large bust.
Ayumi looked down at her own chest, glaring at her A-cup breasts. Suddenly feeling insecure, she casually exited her room, and locked herself in the bathroom. Her eyes wandered over to the toilet paper, quickly ripping off pieces and stuffing them in her sports bra. She stared at herself in the mirror with a big smile. They weren't Mai or Naomi sized but big enough to please her. "Ah, perfect!" She whispered to herself, exiting the bathroom.
"Shinozaki!" Ayumi turned to see her good friend, Mayu run toward her. Ayumi smiled happily as Mayu pulled her into a tight hug. Suzomoto Mayu was definitely a hugger, not that many people minded her kind natured hugs. They always brightened up people's days, even Morshige Sakutaro.
As Mayu let go, she quickly brought Ayumi into a conversation. "So, how was your weekend?" She asked happily with a big, wide smile on her face, "Mine was great, if you were wondering!"
Ayumi giggled, smiling back at her enthusiastic friend, "Mine was okay, pretty uneventful." she said.
Nakashima Naomi and Shinohara Seiko, began walking toward their two friends, who didn't seem into a deep conversation, so they had no problem interrupting. "Hey guys!" Naomi called, quickening her pace, Seiko following behind her like a lost child.
Ayumi and Mayu turned to face their two other friends. While the they weren't as close with Naomi and Seiko as they were with each other, Ayumi and Mayu considered them friends. "Hello," Ayumi waved back with a smile on her face. Mayu was a bit brighter, waving with a lot of energy and enthusiasm.
As the girls conversed with each other, Ayumi took notice to a scene unfolding, much to her dismay. Yoshiki was leaning against the railing at the front entrance of the school, talking, no flirting with Mai. She was twisting her hair with her finger, and smiling sweetly. Ayumi scowled mentally asking Mai to back the hell up.
"Shinozaki? You alright?" Naomi asked, obviously worried. She considered Ayumi a good friend, and genuinely wanted to know what was wrong.
"Oooh! Class rep staring at delinquent! How taboo!" Seiko giggled, teasing her friend. Teasing was probably her second favorite pastime, other than playing with Naomi's boobs. Ayumi blushed, turning her head to face Seiko.
"I'm not staring! I think it's disgusting how openly they're flirting! It's… It's…. PDA!" She shouted, earning a few looks from people around the group. Even earning a glance from Mai and Yoshiki. Ayumi turned bright red, curling her hands into fists, "Stop staring!" She hissed, glaring at her classmates.
Seiko giggled, covering her mouth when Ayumi began glaring at her. "Sorry class rep!" she snickered, as the bell rang, signaling for the students to head inside.
Ayumi turned away from the group, but was ultimately followed by Mayu. She stayed silent thought, patting her back as they began walking to class 2-9. As they walked in, Mayu and Ayumi separated, walking to their usual seats. As always Ayumi sat in the front, even though she desperately wanted an excuse to sit in the back, but came up with nothing. She sighed and then gave her attention to their homeroom teacher, Ms. Shishido.
Yui Shishido gave her class a serious look, as she to her desk, grabbing a stack of papers. "I've noticed a lot of arguments breaking out, because of the choice I made of letting all of you picking your seats. Not to mention some of you don't even pay attention," She glanced around the room examining their faces, "So I'm assigning seats, and making the desks into table formations, for bonding purposes." She began passing out the papers, that contained their seats. "When you get your group, please walk over to them and move the desks together.
A smile grew wide on Ayumi's face when she saw Kishinuma's name in her group. It quickly faltered when she saw another. Aoki's. She groaned mentally, quickly glancing over the others to see if their were any other unpleasant surprises. Nakashima, Kenji Ito and Kaiyo Mayake. While Kenji and Kaiyo weren't unpleasant they were an annoying couple. Always kissing and holding hands, belch.
Ayumi waited by her desk urgently, waiting for Kishinuma to come up. Naomi was the first to come, giving Ayumi a pleasant smile and putting her desk next to Ayumi's. "Am I alright to sit here?" Naomi asked, hoping she wasn't stepping over any boundaries.
Ayumi nodded, she was glad Naomi sat next to her. She was hoping Kishinuma sat across from her though, she doubted it completely. Kishinuma was last to come up, and he sat at the end of the desks, facing the board. He looked bored, but didn't really have that much of any emotion.
"Hey guys!" Kaiyo said in a pleasant voice, her hands tightened around Kenji's. With her other hand she swept a brown lock behind her ears, smiling as she let go of her other, playing with Kenji's soft, curly, auburn hair.
Yoshiki stared at Kaiyo and Kenji in a disgusted manner. He rolled his gray eyes, and laid his head in his hands, closing them momentarily.
Kaiyo blushed, embarrassed by herself. She quickly placed her hands in her lap. Kenji gave Yoshiki a look of disdain, but it didn't seem like he cared too much.
The tension thickened as no one talked. Naomi twiddled her thumbs, obviously a little uncomfortable. She was about to say something but was interrupted, before she could even mutter a word. "Kishinuma? What are your plans for lunch?" Mai's airy and light voice asked. She wanted to eat lunch with him, but she didn't want it to seem she was obsessive.
Ayumi looked at the ground, hoping that he said he had plans to sit with his friend Satoshi. If he did say that, he'd sit at their table. It probably would be a lot less weird talking to him with others around. In fact it may even seem, casual.
No such luck. "No I don't," Yoshiki muttered in a bored tone. He picked his head up off his desk and waited for the bell to ring. It'd be 10 minutes. 10 long, long, long minutes. Ayumi wasn't prepared to sit in an awkward silence the whole time, or try to strike up a conversation with Yoshiki. Might as well go to the bathroom.
Ayumi looked at the ground as she walked up to Ms. Shishido's desk. "May I go to the bathroom?" She asked calmly, making respectable eye contact. Ms. Shishido nodded her head and gave Ayumi a small smile, before dismissing her to the bathroom.
"14, 15, 16," Ayumi counted the tiles, trying to make the walk to the bathroom as long as possible. She was disappointed when it came so fast, but entered it anyway, trying not to earn any attention from passing teachers. Ayumi took notice of the empty restroom, and looked in the mirror. She pulled out a piece of toilet paper from her bra, attempting to readjust it, until she heard a voice.
"Stuffing your bra?" Mai snickered crossing her arms. Ayumi didn't notice her coming into the bathroom. Her eyes widened and her cheeks turned crimson in embarrassment.
"U-uh… U-um n-no!" She stumbled on her words, releasing the remaining toilet paper as it fell to the ground. The bell rang, signaling second period. Mai rolled her eyes walking into the stall as she heard Ayumi scampering out of the bathroom. She snickered once more.
Ayumi quickened her pace down the hallway, heading to her next class. What if her friends found out? What if Kishinuma found out!? She panicked, feeling tears prick her eyes. She tried her hardest to hold back a sob as she entered her next class, shielding her face from the others.
The lunch bell rang, and Ayumi sped off, on her attempt to stop Mai. Unless she'd already told people, but that'd probably would've gotten back to her, Right? She made it to the lunchroom doors, opening them nervously.
Ayumi walked into the lunchroom, looking around for Mai. She spotted her, talking to Kishinuma, as always. Ayumi walked over quickly, hoping to talk to her before she spilt her little secret. "Hey, Aoki can I talk-" Ayumi was cut off.
"Shouldn't you be stuffing your bra!" Mai said angrily. The class rep was so nosy, and she obviously had her eyes on Yoshiki. Not that she was much competition. She looked like a child! No wonder she was stuffing!
Ayumi's eyes widened, as she began looking flustered. She felt like she was going to throw-up. Her eyes regrettably began watering up as she retreated, beyond embarrassed. She tried not to run but it was hard, considering her mortification. She sprinted out of the lunch room, quickly making her way to the art room. Naomi took notice of this as she stood up from the table. Sure she was enjoying flirting with Satoshi, but she couldn't just ignore a crying friend, could she?
Yoshiki was startled by the class rep's outbreak. Shinozaki. He said, suddenly remembering her name. "Don't you think that was kind of harsh, and an overreaction?" He said. Yoshiki didn't really care much for the class rep, but girl's crying was definitely his soft spot, and he hated seeing it. Besides Mai had definitely embarrassed her to an extent.
Mai looked surprised at his worry for the girl, "I suppose, it's just been a bad day…" She mumbled, trying to mooch off some sympathy. He simply shrugged, walking off. He felt he should probably check on her. She seemed pretty upset.
Ayumi sat in the corner of the classroom, sobbing into her knees. Why Mai? Why? She thought to herself, letting out a choked sob. She heard footsteps, and desperately hoped it wasn't a teacher. She never could've thought that he would come and check on her.
"Shinozaki?" He said softly, as he walked into the art room. He had checked the library first, figuring that's where student council members spent their time, but the art room was just a follow the sound. He walked toward her, sitting down next to her.
She looked up, with red swollen eyes. Why did it have to be him? Why'd he have to find her like this! Ayumi couldn't control her sobs though as she let out another strangled sob. His eyes widened. Shit, How do I handle this? He thought to himself, nervously.
He patted her back awkwardly, until she turned and buried her face in his chest, wrapping her arms around him. She was blushing, but he couldn't see. Ayumi hoped he viewed this as a desperate gesture, he was just there at the right time.
And that's exactly how he did view it. He patted her back again, in a less awkward manner though, hoping it would comfort her in some way, "It's alright, Shinozaki," He whispered into her ear, sending chills down her spine.
Ayumi wanted to kiss him so bad. She wanted see if his lips were soft, but she couldn't. That wouldn't be seen as a innocent act of desperation. That'd be intimate, and she'd probably be rejected anyway. She realized she wasn't crying anymore, and she needed to pull away. So she did, even though she really didn't want too.
She didn't pull away quick enough. Naomi caught the whole thing and it put a smile on her face. So, Ayumi did have a crush on Yoshiki? He didn't seem as into it, but she'd change that. She just needed some help from her friends...