Screaming Siopao: Sorry for the LATE update! Blame school!
Disclaimer: I don't own Super GALS! or the characters from it.
Recap!: Moments passed. Mr. Otohata took Aya to his clinic and had her x-rayed and such. He had the nurses get her bandaged up in the major spots, but he thought she was okay enough to take her back home to his house that night .. maybe ..
Meanwhile, Rei was at home spazzing.
"Mom! What if Aya dies!?"
"No, Rei, Aya won't die .. don't worry .. your dad knows what he's doing," Ms. Otohata tried calming down her son.
Ms. Otohata was a kind woman. She was a little younger than mid-aged. I'd say she looked about thirty-two or so. She had dark brown hair that came to her mid-back and had dark lavender eyes. She had a very calm aura around her. She was usually very successful in calming Rei down. But this time .. it wasn't going too well.
"But I just met Aya, mom .. I wanted to see if she could play tomorrow .." Rei truly was upset.
"Oh .. Rei, it'll be fine. If she's okay, your father will take her home later tonight.
"Aya .. You'll be alright," Rei sighed. "Well, I hope so .." (End recap!)
FOUR SEASONS
CHAPTER TWO - PROMISE
Young Rei awoke from his sleep due to the bright, sunny light entering his room. "Huh? It's morning ..?"
He ran down from his room early to see Aya. He looked at the couch. She wasn't there. "Maybe she was too injured and Dad had to leave her at the hospital .." He sighed in disappointment. "Oh wait! The guest room!"
Rei ran to the guest room. On the bed was Aya, who was delicately sleeping. She looked so peaceful .. almost like a little angel.
"She's asleep .. Oh man!" he said a bit annoyed. He walked closer and knelt down in front of Aya, and got very close to her face. Rei started well.. uh, poking her cheek. "Hellooo, wake up.." he whispered as he poked away. Nada. Rei sighed in disappointment and started to walk away .. but suddenly, Aya grumbled softly. Rei's face lit up as she started to slowly open her eyes. "Hi!" Rei popped up from "nowhere" and greeted her. Quite loudly, I should add.
"Ah!" Aya jumped, for she was startled.
"Are you okay now?" he asked concerned.
"Well, my body still hurts. . . so, uhm, where am I?"
"My house.. don't you remember?"
"Not really .. my head hurts .."
"Oh you're up, I see," Mr. Otohata came into the room with his wife. Aya just stared at them and was feeling a bit nervous. I mean, it was like, who were these people?
"Uh .. uhm .. " Aya was stuttering and looked down.
"Don't worry Aya! That's just my dad .. he's really nice. And there's my mom!" Ms. Otohata waved at her. Aya slightly waved back.
"Oh dear, you must be exhausted .. let's get you some food and you can tell us what happened," Ms. Otohata said. Aya nodded.
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"WHAT? A CAR!?" Rei practically screamed into her ear.
"Y- yes." Aya said uncomfortably.
"That explains the cracked rib .. but don't worry, I'll make sure you're okay. So, where are your parents? Where do you live?" Mr. Otohata interrogated.
"I, uhmm .. I don't have a home .. there was an accident .. my daddy left me, and my mommy .." she paused, "I don't know where she is .. "
"O- oh my .. " whispered Ms. Otohata. There was an awkward silence.
"Can she stay with us!?" Rei suddenly asked.
"W- what?" both of the parents asked in unison.
"She has no home .. and doesn't know where her parents are .. so she should stay here!"
Mr. Otohata seemed okay with it. He turned to his wife. "Well? What do you think?"
"Well .. I don't know .." she said, but Rei gave her the whole puppy dog play. Then she looked at the poor injured Aya on the couch and felt so much pity. "Oh, what the heck. Sure! She can be sort of like a daughter to me. Who by the way, never turned up," she playfully glared at her son and he pouted.
"Mou, mom you're mean!" Rei playfully said. "Com'on, Aya! Let's go play!" He grabbed her hand but his dad said she wasn't quite ready to get up yet. So instead of going out to play by himself like any other kid, you know what Rei did? He stayed by Aya's side, comforting her as he sat next to the bed. All day long.
ONE MONTH LATER ..
"Hey! Hey, Aya-chan!" Rei called out.
"What? Me ..? Aya- ch-chan ..?" she asked herself, but Rei heard.
"Yeah, you! You'll be Aya-CHAN now," he happily said. These two have been friends for about a month now and have been pretty inseparable. Aya's gotten adjust to things, including her new school. She's in Rei's class so they also talk in school. "So, do you want to play on the swings at recess today?"
"Sure!" She smiled. It's not like she had any other choice. She hadn't made much friends in school anyway. It was just usually her and Rei. And they liked it like that.
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Rei was sitting on the swings at recess time in school that day. He hadn't been waiting for long, but a kid gets impatient pretty easily, you know. He hung his head and sighed.
"Hmm .. where's Aya? She said she'd be here .." Rei disappointingly said to himself. He then looked up and just then he saw Aya walking by herself a small distance away. "Aya-chan!" He called out. Rei jumped off of the swing and ran towards her, screaming her name. She turned around and gasped.
"Rei ..!" Aya said. She quickly spun around and dashed away from him.
"Huh?" he creased his eyebrows in confusion. "Come back, Aya!" Rei ran faster. He was quite an athlete for his age. And since he was very athletic, plus cute, he was just about every little girl's crush in his grade. ((Playa, playa!! Harhar.)) "W- why is she running away from me?"
"S- stop following me!" she said this in a somewhat upset tone. Rei caught up and softly took her by the arm.
"Aya!" he said as he gasped for air. He was tired and sweating. Rei collapsed on the ground taking Aya with him. "W- Why were you trying to get away from me?" He looked her straight in the eye and kept a hold on her arm.
Aya started crying. Actually, it looked as if she'd been crying for some time now. "I- I'm sorry," she said in a shaky voice. "It was just.. these girls.. and I--"
"What girls? You're not talking about Momoko and her friends are you?" Rei asked seriously and as if he suddenly knew what was going on. Aya nodded. Rei knew that Momoko picked on just about every girl in their class. She was just a rich, stuck up, snot-nosed, annoying ((Okay, you get the point)) little girl.
"They've been making fun of me and told me not to--"
"Aya.. Aya-chan don't pay attention to them.. they're just jealous of you," he said matter-of-factly.
"Jealous? But why?"
"Uhh .. Well, you're smart and. . uhh, p-pretty, " Rei said with a slight blush. Aya giggled and wiped her eyes.
"Thanks Rei, but you don't understand. I really think that we shouldn't be talk--"
"HOSHINO!" a loud yell came from down the playground. It was Momoko with her little "possy" who saw Rei and Aya still sitting on the grass. "Hey, didn't I tell you to stop talking to my Otohata-kun!?"
"I'm sorry, Momoko .." Aya said looking terrified, "I was just--"
"Shut up!" Momoko roughly pushed Aya away. ((Geez, violent seven-year-olds aren't they?)) "I don't want to hear it!"
"Hey! Don't hit her!" Rei said angrily and stepped in front of Aya to protect her.
"Oh, but Otohata-kun .." Momoko said innocently, "ever since she came here we never talk anymore .." she pouted.
"That doesn't mean it's right to hurt people. Especially my friends. If you wanted to talk to me, you should have just done it .. but I'm not sure if I want to anymore. Com'on, Aya-chan," Rei said as he helped Aya up.
"A- Aya-chan??" Momoko said in disbelief. Just then, the teacher called for all the kids to come back inside. "Hmph!" Momoko stomped off with her followers right behind her.
"Are you okay?" Rei asked as he walked with Aya towards the school.
Aya sniffled a bit. "I'll be fine .. " she whispered.
"Don't worry .. I'll make sure Momoko doesn't bother you anymore," Rei promised. "She has some .. issues. And she thinks that I'm her very own property," he said in disgust.
"Th- thanks." She then took his hand and held onto it. "You're a really great friend, Rei.. kun."
Rei slightly blushed because of the sudden contact. "Ah, erm.. y- you're welcome," he stuttered. "Anytime, Aya-ch-chan."
That day, Rei and Aya's friendship went to the next level. No, not boyfriend-girlfriend .. they're seven for Pete's sake! We're talking about the children's version of the 'next level' here. The two promised to always be with each other. To protect each other. To support each other. This was a promise not to be broken by either of the two. Rei and Aya were now, truly BEST FRIENDS.
FOUR SEASONS
CHAPTER ONE - PROMISE: END.
Screaming Siopao: Okay, Rei is pretty much out of character. But com'on, he's a cheesy little kid. He's allowed to smile, laugh, and be cute. xD
Ohh, and what makes the suffixes "-chan" and "-kun" so special?
"-chan and -kun are more affectionate terms, used mainly with friends, family members and children." -- j r e f . c o m
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