So, I'm having a terrible amount of fun writing this fic. I haven't updated in awhile due to summer camp and the start of college, but I re-read the first chapter and decided to pick it up again. So, here goes chapter 2! Enjoy!
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As planned, Sora and Takeru met outside the school near the water fountain. Sora sat with her legs crossed on the cement and let the fingers on her right hand dip lazily into the water. Her books rested next to her, each of them getting small drops of water on them from the spurting fountain. She was a bit early, but truthfully, she wanted to try and catch Taichi before he wandered into his first class. It always brightened her mornings when the boy would stroll by and smile at her. A few times, she could have sworn she caught him checking her out as she sat in her school uniform, but she was never really sure. However, the few times he did compliment her made her ecstatic. Even the simple 'Hey, you look nice today!', worked wonders.
Takeru approached the schoolyard and began to search for Sora in the distance. As he walked, he scanned the groups of people that stood in front of the building. Eventually, he spotted the girl he was looking for and quickened his pace to reach her. As he got closer to her, his stomach started to feel a bit uneasy. As he walked to school, he had some second thoughts about their plan- and he was sure she did too- but everything was beginning to set in. He just really hoped it would work.
Sora waved once she saw the boy, and it made him feel a little better. His stomach settled, and he waved back.
"Hey!" He said, once he got close enough.
"Hey." The girl replied as she stood.
Neither of them really knew what to say next. One of them was going to have to initiate the first move, but neither of them wanted to do it.
"Well, uh," Takeru began, scratching the back of his head. He had taken the leap, but he was hoping Sora would say what to do first.
The girl stood there and waited for him to finish.
Cleverly, Takeru finished his sentence. "This was your idea, right? So, you have a plan?"
Sora raised an eyebrow at the boy's smart response. She laughed a little bit before biting her lip and shaking her head back and forth.
Takeru sighed. "Well, we're dating."
Sora stood, unresponsive, waiting for the boy's master plan- or, perhaps, so she wouldn't begin laugh at his struggling.
"So, well," the boy stuttered.
Finally, the girl came to his rescue. "Let's not make it awkward," she said, "let's just make those ridiculous Yagamis realize what they're missing out on."
Takeru smiled, and his curving lips pushed his cheeks into two huge dimples. His eyes creased happily as lines of laughter appeared on his forehead and near the corners of his mouth. "May I carry your books?" He joked, leaning over and extending his arm.
"Why certainly!" Sora replied, faking a blush.
The girl handed over her books, and they walked close to each other. Takeru struggled with himself as they neared the front doors. Should he grab her hand? Should he ask? Meanwhile, Sora was trying to figure out what to do herself. They both subconsciously decided that walking together would be a good first step, but it needed to be shocking.
"Quick," Sora whispered as they neared the entrance, "laugh at me like I just said something hilarious."
"A-wha?" Takeru glanced sideways at the girl. "Why?"
"Just do it!" She spoke under her breath as she pushed open the large glass door that let them into the main hallway.
Takeru, completely confused, decided to follow the girl's orders, and plastered a giant smile on his face. "HA. Sora! That's hilarious!"
"Well, you don't have to be ridiculously loud." Sora smirked. She nudged her shoulder against him and laughed as he stepped out to catch himself.
"Hey!" He laughed as he did the same thing to her, only she had to take several steps in order to stop herself from falling over.
The two teens neared Sora's first class. Takeru handed her her books. He didn't know what came over him, but a small bit of sass caused him to tell the girl she wasn't half bad at being a fake girlfriend. Sora rolled her eyes and cheerfully walked inside the room, sitting next to no one in particular. However, she couldn't help but hear her name mentioned in muffled whispers from across the room. She looked over at two girls, whispering and glancing at her. However, once they met each other's stare, the girls quickly became quiet, and pretended to be flipping through books on their desk.
Sora's stomach dropped a bit. She wasn't quite sure what they were saying, but she had a hunch. She hadn't taken into account everyone else who would also be witnessing her and Takeru's fake relationship. However, the girl shrugged off the anxious emotions and patiently waited for class to start.
Meanwhile, in Takeru's class, he was going through the same flutter of emotions. Hikari sat directly in front of him, and he couldn't help but stare. It shouldn't have been so hard to talk to her- after all, they were friends. However, whenever the girl turned around to ask for anything from a pencil to an outing to lunch, the boy froze. His mind became flooded with how badly he wanted her. He wanted to laugh with her and hang out with her. He wanted to put his arms around her slender shoulders and pull her close. He wanted to maybe, just maybe, be able to kiss her and feel her without Taichi punching him in the chest. But most of all, he wanted to make her happy. He loved her delicate smile, he just wanted to be it's source.
His thoughts were interrupted, and his day was quite possibly turned upside down, when the brunette turned around in her chair to ask him what she did so many times. "Takeru, do you want to meet up after school to do some homework?"
The boy froze, but not for the same reason he usually did. After school, he had plans to meet up with Sora and discuss the next step in their plan. However, it seemed as if he'd have to move much quicker than he was hoping to.
"Hey, uh, sorry, I can't Hikari," the boy said, trying his best not to sound perplexed. This was a crucial moment. Was he going to lie, and say he had to meet someone else, or was he going to go with the plan? "I'm actually, I'm hanging out with Sora after school." The boy rushed to finish. He had said it. Oh, yes he had. There was no turning back now, the plot was in motion.
"Oh, okay," Hikari said, a bit of confusion showing through her scrunched eyebrows and interogating eyes, "What are you guys doing?"
'Meeting up to talk about our relationship?' Takeru thought to himself, almost making himself laugh because of how awkward it would make his life. No, he couldn't say that. Not at all. He had to play it cool. He had to raise her suspicions, just a little bit.
"She invited me to BanShe," he cleverly responded, "for some coffee and stuff."
BanShe was the coffee stop down the block from the school. It made sense, really. Many kids went there to hang out and to do work after school let out. Mimi was a frequent visitor.
"Oh, well that sounds fun. Maybe next time then." Hikari said, quickly turning around in her seat. Takeru could tell she was sensing something, he just wasn't sure what, and it scared the living daylights out of him. All he could do was stare at the girl, and he was sure she sensed his eyes on her.
*surflilu.
