Words count: 900-ish
Rating: K+ (still an innocent fic)
Disclaimer: do I even need to do this?
Summery: Maya and Masumi on their little trip to Izu.
Author's Rant: Huh. So far no reviews…..Anyway, to those out there who's actually reading this, I give you, chapter 2.
Maya's heart leap when she spot Hayami san's car driving from around the corner. Maya's eye widens and she clutch on her bag handle tighter, beads of sweat forming on her forehead. She wonders to herself how she should react when he actually arrive. Should she smile? How should she greet him? What would she say? She lost all hope in getting a good impression when she glances up and see Hayami-san staring down at her face. Caught off guard, she just starts babbling "um um um-God morning Hayami-san-um, It's nice weather we're having and I um, thank you for inviting me, I-I-"
"Good morning Chibi-Chan" is what Maya is able to put together between Masumi's uncontrollable laugh.
"Don't call me Chibi-Chan.." Maya groan and her face blushes even harder when Masumi fumbles with her hair.
"Sorry, it's just that, I can't help it, you're just so.." Masumi grins.
Blushing madly, Maya walks away and tries to open the car trunk…but no matter how hard she search, she couldn't find the button that opens the trunk, and thus, embarrass herself even more. Seeing that, Masumi just laughs.
He comes to Maya, who is still unable to find the button, and with ease, push the button on the car key. Immediately, the trunk pops open. Looking down at Maya's shocked face, he smirks.
"Oh..." Maya mumbles and blushes even more.
"Here, let me help you with this too" Masumi chuckles and lift Maya's bag into the trunk.
in the car
*awkward silence*
Masumi squeezes the steering wheel. Taking a slow deep breath, he starts, "Maya... "
Maya, hearing her name flinch. She still haven't gotten used to having Masumi calling her by her name. "ummmmm" Maya blushes.
Glancing at Maya and seeing her reaction, he chuckles. And that chuckle turns into a laugh, and that laugh turns into a roar of uncontrollable laughter. "Maya, if you really can't handle having me call you by your name, would you like me to go back to calling you Chibi-chan again? I'm fine both ways.."
"Just call me whatever you want.. Hayami-San..." Maya blushes and even deeper red.
"See? that's so unfair. You call me Hayami-san. I don't call you Ms. Kitajima now do I? Or... do you..?"
"No! Don't ever call me that! It sounds...weird..."
"Well, that's how I feel too, I've known you-" 'and have been in love with you' Masumi adds to himself, "since forever. It feels weird when you call me Hayami-san. Call me Masumi."
"eh?"
"why not? I call you Maya"
"but...okay..I guess that make sense..."
Masumi grins. Getting the little courage left in him, he extends his hand and a bit unsure, touches Maya's small soft hand.
"Haya-" Maya say in surprise but then stops herself when she remember that from now on she needs to call him Masumi. "I mean, Masumi..."
Masumi's heart skips. Somehow, it makes him feel good, having Maya call him by his first name.
Maya slips her hand into his and blushes. Masumi, smiling to himself, squeezes softly on her hand.
"Maya… you do know that you're spending the night with the monster of Daito right?" Masumi asks casually.
"Well… yeah... It's not like I hate you or anything…"
Maya, blushing again, just look down at her lap, unsure of what to do next. Masumi, sensing that, and attempting to kill the silence between them, asks, "so, what do you want to eat tonight?"
The car slowly comes to a stop as They reach their destination. Masumi, giving Maya's hand a last squeeze, let go of her hand, and turn off the engine. "Let's go"
Mata takes a deep breath of the fresh countryside air as she opens the door. The weather is perfect, not too hot and not too cold. The sky is cloudless and the breezy air makes Maya's hair fly around. Maya haven't come to the beach for a long time, since Satomi took her here. She has gotten over him now of course. She smiles and giving herself a stretch from the ride, walks toward the back trunk to get her luggage.
But of course, Masumi has already taken it and is just about to lock the car.
"Masumi.. It's okay, I mean, I can carry my own luggage, you don't have to-"Maya wasn't able to finish her sentence when Masumi cuts her off.
"Can't do that, Maya, Rei chewed me out last night, saying that I need to take good care of you, so I'm doing as she says"
"Rei?"
"Yes, your friend Rei, she phoned me in the middle of the night; just when I was about to be to sleep too; and she threatened me. She said that if I don't take good care of you, she was going to kill me..." Masumi chuckles rubbing on his goose bumps and walk up the front porch. Maya, blushing from embarrassment, just silently walk behind.
'I knew it! Rei... No wonder why this morning she was avoiding my eyes... she...she actually phoned Masumi Hayami of Daito, in the middle of the night...and threatened to kill him? For me? Rei...' Maya thought to herself.
"Welcome" Masumi said shyly as her open the door.
Maya's heart stop and her head turns woozy. The house... it's beautiful. There's flowers...Flowers? Maya's heart race as she look around the room for purple roses. But... no matter how hard she tries, she could't find any. Her heart slows down and she tries to process the thought. 'So Masumi won't reveal his identity to me after all...'
a Chibi-Chan she is. So little does she knew.
In a dark corner of the room,
in a ceramic white vase,
hidden under the white Lilies,
lay a single,
purple rose.
Wooohoo, finally finished. Any comments, thoughts, suggestion, are welcome.
Oh, and if anyone would be so kind, please help me by pointing out grammar/spelling mistakes because, you know, I suck at grammar.