Author's Notes: Mwahahaha!!! Sugar!!!! ::drinks Dr. Pepper:: ^^v Fun. Due
to the good response to Chapter 1 (thanx, Mr. Nettles!), I'm continuing! Is
Stephanie just being strange or is this fic really that depressing? E-mail,
please! IM is good, too-RoseCellist
436. Enjoy! ^^
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Born of the Stars: Chapter Two
"Please pass your essays to the front of your row so I can collect them," Professor Tabuchi instructed, her voice ringing clearly through the room. Her severe eyes darted around behind small, stylish spectacles as she walked towards her desk and picked up a binder clip. She tossed her long, black hair with dark brown highlights over her shoulder. I pulled my essay out of the pocket in my binder and straightened the plastic cover. I passed it forward to Samiko and leaned back in my chair. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Yamako staring in horror into her computer case.
"Kuso..." she managed to whisper before slipping into a state of complete muteness.
"Yamako!" I hissed in slight annoyance over her careless word choice. "What's wrong?" She looked at me with crazed eyes.
"I left my printer at the apartment!" She began cursing herself softly; fully aware what was sure to happen if she failed to turn in her assignment.
I thought for a moment, and then said, "Well, maybe you can just explain what your dilemma is to Tabuchi-sensei and hand it in on a disk.
Yamako laughed mirthlessly. "Megumi, you know just as well as I do that no one explains things to Professor Tabuchi." She put her head in her hands and moaned, "She would also find out that I've been doing my essays at lunch..." I thought for sure she was going to cry.
Suddenly, someone said, "You can use my printer."
Yamako and I turned around to see Taiki Kou offering his printer. *He has no business eavesdropping on our conversation! How dare he! * Instead of yelling at him like I wanted to, I simply nodded and took the machine form him. Yamako was looking at him as though he was God himself. I had to clear my throat harshly to get her attention. She quickly printed her essay and stapled, slapping it down on the person's desk in front of her. "That, my friend, was providence," she said with satisfaction. I handed the printer back to Taiki. Yamako gazed in his direction with obvious infatuation. I just rolled my eyes and popped an Altoid into my mouth.
"Or maybe she was just sitting next to a nice person..." I said in a lowered voice to the girl on the other side of me. She frowned in confusion and continued to talk to Usagi, whom I was fortunate enough to have in yet another of my classes. I had seen her before; her brown hair was tied back into a ponytail and she always wore rose earrings. I did a double take. She possessed the same aura as Ami and Dumpling Brain did, except hers was green. *How many of them are there? * I glanced down at my watch, waiting for the day to end.
Freedom was finally granted to me after Calculus. I shot out of the class as soon as the bell rang. It had mostly been a slack-off day since there had been a substitute for Professor Matsumi. Our instructions had merely been to utilize the period for study hall. Not surprisingly, however, Yamako had played the Sims on her laptop while pretending to write a report, but I, on the other hand, had studied for my English quiz. I went to my locker and deposited my extra books.
"Hey Meg," a familiar male voice said from behind me and I found myself in a quick embrace.
"Hi, Hyo!" I replied happily, smiling at him. "Whatcha up to?" I yanked my backpack from the locker and pushed it shut. Hyo leaned against the lockers.
"Nothing really. How did you do on that last big exam?"
I snickered. "You know how I feel about such petty things. Come with me to the orchestra hall; I need to grab my viola."
As we walked down the hallway together, I saw a small mob of fans coming. "How much do you want to bet that's one of the Three Lights?" I said with a laugh.
"All that attention must get pretty old after a while," Hyo added.
Just as I had suspected, Seiya was attempting to get out of the crowd's reach. He walked right past me and turned back momentarily. Were my eyes malfunctioning from lack of sleep or did he wink at me? Shaking my head, I continued on to get my instrument.
After saying goodbye to Hyo, I hurried to meet Leiko by the marble fountain in the main entrance to wait for Yamako. "Can't she ever be a little more prompt?" I griped after 10 minutes. Leiko stared at her watch, agreeing.
"At least she's better than that Tsukino girl," she commented. "I can't believe she thought she could get away with that this morning." I nodded. Finally, Yamako showed up with a huge smile on her face.
"Hi!" she said with altogether too much chipper in her voice. Leiko and I both gave her looks.
"What are you so enthused about?" I said with little emotion. Yamako still looked excessively giddy, so I smacked her over the head with my orchestra binder. She instantaneously got a hold of herself.
"Oh... I'm going on a date with Taiki Kou on Friday!" she squealed. The two of us (the sane two) looked very annoyed.
"How much are you willing to bet she forced him into it?" Leiko whispered discreetly to me. I massaged my temples and was getting ready to strangle Yamako is she didn't shut up.
"Get over it, Yamako. It isn't as if you haven't been on a date before in your lifetime. Mind you, this will only be a one-time thing, believe me," I hissed. She shrugged and we walked out to the car.
It was about 8:30 p.m. and I was conversing via the Internet with some people. Yamako was in the kitchen attempting to bake cookies and Yamako was rooting through her closet for something to wear on her date. She walked out holding two articles of clothing. "Velvet or satin?" she asked, holding up two dresses.
I glanced up. "I dunno. Ask Leiko." Yamako sighed and moved on to her next victim.
I closed up my laptop and fastened it into its case. Soon after, my cat pounced onto my stomach, causing me to grunt slightly. Kemuri had bright, amber eyes and smoke-colored fur with black mixed into it, hence her name. "It's so strange how those people have auras," I thought aloud, scratching behind the cat's ears. "I don't know... could it be they're more than who they seem?" Kemuri just purred and looked at me with her glowing eyes. I sighed and leaned back on the arm of the sofa. There were so many mysteries to sort out.
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Yea! Part Two's done! Now all I have to do is get my spiral back from Mr. Nettles (my English teacher) and work on the next chapter.... I need some help here: What should the pairings be? Seiya/ Usagi Hyo/Usagi Nobody/Usagi Seiya/Megumi Hyo/Megumi Nobody/ Megumi I'm not sure where I want to go with the Taiki/Yamako thing... please leak out some suggestions!
Disclaimer: Nothing you don't already know... ************************************************************************
Born of the Stars: Chapter Two
"Please pass your essays to the front of your row so I can collect them," Professor Tabuchi instructed, her voice ringing clearly through the room. Her severe eyes darted around behind small, stylish spectacles as she walked towards her desk and picked up a binder clip. She tossed her long, black hair with dark brown highlights over her shoulder. I pulled my essay out of the pocket in my binder and straightened the plastic cover. I passed it forward to Samiko and leaned back in my chair. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Yamako staring in horror into her computer case.
"Kuso..." she managed to whisper before slipping into a state of complete muteness.
"Yamako!" I hissed in slight annoyance over her careless word choice. "What's wrong?" She looked at me with crazed eyes.
"I left my printer at the apartment!" She began cursing herself softly; fully aware what was sure to happen if she failed to turn in her assignment.
I thought for a moment, and then said, "Well, maybe you can just explain what your dilemma is to Tabuchi-sensei and hand it in on a disk.
Yamako laughed mirthlessly. "Megumi, you know just as well as I do that no one explains things to Professor Tabuchi." She put her head in her hands and moaned, "She would also find out that I've been doing my essays at lunch..." I thought for sure she was going to cry.
Suddenly, someone said, "You can use my printer."
Yamako and I turned around to see Taiki Kou offering his printer. *He has no business eavesdropping on our conversation! How dare he! * Instead of yelling at him like I wanted to, I simply nodded and took the machine form him. Yamako was looking at him as though he was God himself. I had to clear my throat harshly to get her attention. She quickly printed her essay and stapled, slapping it down on the person's desk in front of her. "That, my friend, was providence," she said with satisfaction. I handed the printer back to Taiki. Yamako gazed in his direction with obvious infatuation. I just rolled my eyes and popped an Altoid into my mouth.
"Or maybe she was just sitting next to a nice person..." I said in a lowered voice to the girl on the other side of me. She frowned in confusion and continued to talk to Usagi, whom I was fortunate enough to have in yet another of my classes. I had seen her before; her brown hair was tied back into a ponytail and she always wore rose earrings. I did a double take. She possessed the same aura as Ami and Dumpling Brain did, except hers was green. *How many of them are there? * I glanced down at my watch, waiting for the day to end.
Freedom was finally granted to me after Calculus. I shot out of the class as soon as the bell rang. It had mostly been a slack-off day since there had been a substitute for Professor Matsumi. Our instructions had merely been to utilize the period for study hall. Not surprisingly, however, Yamako had played the Sims on her laptop while pretending to write a report, but I, on the other hand, had studied for my English quiz. I went to my locker and deposited my extra books.
"Hey Meg," a familiar male voice said from behind me and I found myself in a quick embrace.
"Hi, Hyo!" I replied happily, smiling at him. "Whatcha up to?" I yanked my backpack from the locker and pushed it shut. Hyo leaned against the lockers.
"Nothing really. How did you do on that last big exam?"
I snickered. "You know how I feel about such petty things. Come with me to the orchestra hall; I need to grab my viola."
As we walked down the hallway together, I saw a small mob of fans coming. "How much do you want to bet that's one of the Three Lights?" I said with a laugh.
"All that attention must get pretty old after a while," Hyo added.
Just as I had suspected, Seiya was attempting to get out of the crowd's reach. He walked right past me and turned back momentarily. Were my eyes malfunctioning from lack of sleep or did he wink at me? Shaking my head, I continued on to get my instrument.
After saying goodbye to Hyo, I hurried to meet Leiko by the marble fountain in the main entrance to wait for Yamako. "Can't she ever be a little more prompt?" I griped after 10 minutes. Leiko stared at her watch, agreeing.
"At least she's better than that Tsukino girl," she commented. "I can't believe she thought she could get away with that this morning." I nodded. Finally, Yamako showed up with a huge smile on her face.
"Hi!" she said with altogether too much chipper in her voice. Leiko and I both gave her looks.
"What are you so enthused about?" I said with little emotion. Yamako still looked excessively giddy, so I smacked her over the head with my orchestra binder. She instantaneously got a hold of herself.
"Oh... I'm going on a date with Taiki Kou on Friday!" she squealed. The two of us (the sane two) looked very annoyed.
"How much are you willing to bet she forced him into it?" Leiko whispered discreetly to me. I massaged my temples and was getting ready to strangle Yamako is she didn't shut up.
"Get over it, Yamako. It isn't as if you haven't been on a date before in your lifetime. Mind you, this will only be a one-time thing, believe me," I hissed. She shrugged and we walked out to the car.
It was about 8:30 p.m. and I was conversing via the Internet with some people. Yamako was in the kitchen attempting to bake cookies and Yamako was rooting through her closet for something to wear on her date. She walked out holding two articles of clothing. "Velvet or satin?" she asked, holding up two dresses.
I glanced up. "I dunno. Ask Leiko." Yamako sighed and moved on to her next victim.
I closed up my laptop and fastened it into its case. Soon after, my cat pounced onto my stomach, causing me to grunt slightly. Kemuri had bright, amber eyes and smoke-colored fur with black mixed into it, hence her name. "It's so strange how those people have auras," I thought aloud, scratching behind the cat's ears. "I don't know... could it be they're more than who they seem?" Kemuri just purred and looked at me with her glowing eyes. I sighed and leaned back on the arm of the sofa. There were so many mysteries to sort out.
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Yea! Part Two's done! Now all I have to do is get my spiral back from Mr. Nettles (my English teacher) and work on the next chapter.... I need some help here: What should the pairings be? Seiya/ Usagi Hyo/Usagi Nobody/Usagi Seiya/Megumi Hyo/Megumi Nobody/ Megumi I'm not sure where I want to go with the Taiki/Yamako thing... please leak out some suggestions!
