Hey, everybody and welcome to The Romance of Shana and Yuji: EX! This is a series of more one-shots that I had written, but never got around to uploading either because I didn't want the actual series running too long or because it was past a certain timeline or the like. EX won't be anywhere near as long as the main Romance was. But, I hope you enjoy regardless.
"Listen up everybody! I have our assignments from the committee! It shouldn't be too hard. Alright, so here's what's going on. We've still got a bit of research to do and conssesions to take care of, but fortunately it's a fairly simple theme. So as a result, we should be able to get a lot of things done throughtout the week. We'll need to ask the upperclassmen on how to run the crepe stand. There are still things we need to decide though." Ike announced.
It was in the middle of the fall in October. That meant the Autumn Festival was quickly approaching. So there was a lot of work that needed to be done over the next week. This meant that the Student Council members, one of them being Hayoto Ike would all hard be at work making sure everything was going according to plan.
"What's there to decided, Ike?" One student asked.
"Well, we still need to decide a theme for the parade for our class as well as who'll be wearing what costumes." Ike explained.
"I have an idea on a theme!" Ogata said raised her hand.
"What is it?"
"How about Romeo & Juliet and The Wizard of Oz?" Ogata suggested. Everybody in the room got excited when Ogata suggested those two themes making it a unanimous vote.
"Seems like everyone likes the idea, Ogata." Ike nodded. "Very well, Romeo & Juliet as well as The Wizard of Oz will be the themes for our class in the parade. Now all that's left is to decide who will be what characters."
"I think we all know who should be Romeo & Juliet!" One student shouted.
"Yeah, that one's obvious!" Another spoke out.
Everyone in the room looked toward toward Shana and Yuji grinning toward them causing the couple to give nervous and embarrassed looks making the two blush like mad.
"A-Are you sure we're fit to play the part?" Yuji asked scratching his cheek.
"Are you kidding!?" Ogata asked.
"Nogizaka and you are perfect for the roles! There's nobody else more fitting!" Another student shouted.
"Yeah, I agree!"
Yuji and Shana continued to blush before looking Yuji looked over toward her smiling. "Sure, I'll do it if Shana's up for it."
The black haired girl smiled back before nodded. "Sure."
The entire class cheered as Ike gave a nod approval. "It's settled then. Sakai and Nogizaka will play the roles of Romeo and Juliet respectively. Now that that's decided, we need to decide on who'll be in The Wizard of Oz group."
Then the names of the characters were written on small slips of paper and put into box where everyone would draw their characters. The students nominated for the parade were Ike, Sato, Ogata, Tanaka, Yoshida and Hirai. They all drew their parts soon.
"Okay, I'll now reveal the characters we'll be playing." Ike informed. "Ogata is Toto, Sato's the Tin Man, Tanaka's the Cowardly Lion, Hirai's the Wicked Witch, Yoshida's Dorothy and I'm the Scarecrow."
Once everything else had been decided, the class started getting work on getting the festival ready.
"We can only stay after school until six. If you need to stay later than that, let me know. We'll be able to stay overnight once we get closer to the festival." Ike stated.
"Okay!" The class said in unison.
The class had been cleaning and tidying up the room when Yuji began to speak.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to mention." Yuji started. "My mom offered to donate materials for the costumes in the parade."
"That's so sweet of her." Ogata said.
"She told me that she has most of the fabric we're gonna need." Yuji said looking toward Shana. "Hey, Shana. Would you mind coming with me back to my place in a few hours to pick up the materials?"
"Not at all." She smiled.
Yuji nodded. "We'll keep cleaning for a bit longer and then head over there to pick them up." Shana nodded agreeing with the plan.
~Several Hours Later~
"My, you two are playing Romeo & Juliet?" Chigusa asked.
"Yeah." Yuji nodded. "When we were deciding who should be what characters, the entire class voted for Shana and I to play the parts."
"I can certainly see why." Chigusa commented causing the couple to blush making her chuckle in return.
Shana and Yuji had gone back to his place to get the materials that his mother had offered to donate for the festival. They were all talking about the festival until...
"Anybody home?" They all heard a familiar voice.
"Wait a minute..." Yuji stopped. "Dad!"
Once Yuji said that, a man with short spiky hair, dull-blue eyes, wearing a white shirt, red tie and a long grey coat had stepped into the room causing Yuji and Chigusa to smile. Yuji's father, Kantaro Sakai. He was usually overseas on business, so a result, he's not in Misaki City very often to see his family.
"Dad!" Yuji smiled brightly. "You're home!"
"Welcome home, dear." Chigusa welcomed him.
"Thank you, Chigusa." He smiled warmly. "Hi, Yuji, Shana."
"You're back on break?" Yuji asked.
"Yep." Kantaro nodded. "I was coming home for a bit and called Chigusa before making my flight back home. She told me about the Autumn Festival happening later this week. And I didn't want to miss it."
"Glad to see you're back, Kantaro." Shana said smiling.
"Thank you, Shana." Kantaro smiled back.
After talking for a bit more, the sun had set and Chigusa had finished making dinner, with Shana staying over.
Kantaro smiled in delight when he started eating. "It's delcious just like always. I can't tell you how much I've missed your cooking."
"Oh, it's just leftovers." Chigusa said.
"Is that so?" He asked. "Well, it's so good you wouldn't know it."
"Haven't even been home a day and he's already bringing out the corny lines." Yuji said taking a bite.
"Oh, come on, son." Kantaro gave a disappointed look. "Give me a break."
That remark caused both Shana and Chigusa to laugh a bit. Soon after, dinner had concluded and the table had been cleaned off. Shana was helping Chigusa clean off the dishes while Yuji was sitting outside on the back porch talking with his father.
"So tell me, son." Kantaro started looking at Yuji. "How have things been between you and Shana since I've been gone?"
Yuji couldn't help smiled when he asked that. "Things have been wonderful. I don't really know where to start."
"How about how your relationship has been?"
Yuji began to think but eventually thought of a response. "It couldn't be any better. Shana's a fantastic girlfriend, I couldn't ask for someone more loving, beautiful and gorgeous than her. She's always so caring, it doesn't matter if she's going through anything of her own. If she's sees that's something's up, she doesn't hesitate to help me. We'd be here forever I kept talking about her. I love Shana more than anything." Yuji smiled.
"That's good to hear. I'm glad to hear your relationship is still doing well and going strong." Kantaro smiled. "You've got a wonderful girl with you, Yuji. Hold on to her tight and never let her go. You might go through some rough times, but as long as you hold on to each other tight, you'll never be lost." He said.
"Of course." Yuji smiled looking up into the sky. "I'll never let go of her. I love her more than anything. I never want to lose something so special to me."
Kantaro nodded. "I'm the same with your mother. We lost our way a few times, but we always managed to find our back to each other. Just like she tells you, listen to your heart and it'll tell you what to do. As long as you do that, I'm sure the bond between Shana and you will never break."
Yuji nodded. The father and son continued talking until the woman of the house shouted out to them.
"Coffee is ready when you want it." She said walking back into the kitchen. The two went back inside and soon, crashed for the night.