Chapter 2: Tasukete

"Tasukete" His first word to her, he really said it, Nodame hears it, he asks for her help, so it's not her fault to bring him into her room, she doesn't remember his name at that time, his face red because alcohol, but he still handsome as ever. She tried to move him trough junk and plastic bag, I have to remember throw the trash out, she promised to herself, yet the one she keep failing to keep. His face, he is not a stranger, she seen him somewhere, oww he is her senpai, her friend gossiping him this morning, ah he is as cute as the gossips, not realizing her drool is going to fell from the corner of her mouth, ah.. Maybe he needs to get some rest, she put his head in plastic bag, it's her dirty laundry bag, fluffy enough to be pillow, then she tried to open his pants, only to manage open his belt, before he roll over and hug her, fair enough, to be hugged such a handsome guy, then she snuggle up to this senpai of hers. She still remember the way he smelled, his white shirt , wrinkled and un-tuck, his black pants also wrinkled and his belt in her hand.

She awake early in the morning, to realized that he already rolled to other way, smiled plastered in his handsome face, make her want to play a simple sonata, pathetique ,one of her favorites.

"Megumi–Chan?" a worried voice awakes her day dreaming, She must forget it all, why all the sudden this memory come back to her, she shake her head as if to delete the memories.

"Hai" she answers too brightly, but for Egao it's just the way Megumi is, he still held her hand, and she held him.

"What are you thinking, Megumi Chan? "He asks again. She smiled to him, and swings his hand up and down childlike, she so cute, nobody believe she is 30 now, she just like high school girl, pure and lovely. They are on the way to her kindergarten where she works as teacher assistant, she is like an angel fall from heaven several years ago, give him a reason to wake up each morning. So Sudden he feels so in love the day he met he, even everyone says she is crazy weird girl, for him , she is all he want. Egao did not believe he got her in his hand right now, he must be the happiest man in the world.

"Nothing, Nodame just hungry "She lied but not fully lied because she is rather hungry now, a bowl of ramen will be nice, Egao kun often get her a bowl or two for snack. He seems delighted at her answer. He smiled widely. His black eyes looked at her full of love, he is a handsome guy, average tiny village handsome guy.

Egao just an ordinary man with slender build, thick black hair and eyebrow and curly eyelashes. He sells fish for living, simple man, but his smiles can bright up Nodame's gloomy day, she is so lucky to have such a man who adores her, that what her family said, that what her neighbors keep telling her, but still, she confused of herself, why she can't love him, what is wrong with her, he such a good guy, love her deeply and don't hesitate to tell his love for her in many ways, not like someone she known, but its seems her heart and her logic has to declare a war for this.

"But we just ate, you little, I don't understand how you fit all the food you eat in this tiny body" he squeezed her cheek softly, even he tried act to be annoyed, he like to pampered her in any way she wants. The wind is playing with her bob hair, even she is a weird girl who seems always hungry, and he loves her dearly.

"So a bowl of ramen before school will make you happy?" He asks smiling, her head nod so fast and she walk faster toward the ramen shop without any hesitated. He chuckled to be dragged to ramen shop.


"Sensei, please help me with this?" a tiny voices break her reverie, her big eyes looked at Nodame like a puppy. She gave her pencil color, and her drawing book , Nodame smiles gently to her pupil, and helped her.

Yes, now she is a kindergarten teacher, just as she dreams since she's a child, she loves her job, it's the best job for her. She just playing piano for fun, no more Schubert , Beethoven and Chopin, only fart song. Even in this small class room in small kindergarten , she felt needed. She will never trade her job with anything, even if it's to be with someone. She shouldn't sacrifice herself for someone, right? This is what she wants all the time, so why she felt like something missing in her life, that couldn't be right, right? Right?

"Hai !" she answered quickly, Yuki chan one of her pupil is so adorable, With her pink braid and pink dress, she is smiling when she helped her with her coloring book.

Why is she suddenly think about this anyway, things are good just the way it is anyway, she shouldn't have over thinking stuff that shouldn't be think. Yuki's smiles is a better way to spending time anyway. She's been teaching for years now, teaching and playing with kids its her life, She is blessed to have this all.


I hate to tell you this, but I like Egao san, he just a nice fellow, I feel bad for him.