Story 2: Bothered
Disclaimer: I do not own this series; err—Gyabo! (wahhhhh)
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What is she doing? Is she doing that ghost / monster / swamp thing / garbage woman routine again? She kept missing his calls. For quite some time now she hadn't called about dinner.
He wanted to stop calling. He squished his pillow into a ball, but he kept thinking about her, not really that concerned (or maybe a little) but more like jealous that she had more time for her studies and her music than time to take his calls.
One last call; just one more…
One, two, three, four rings… dammit!
"Allo?" her voice suddenly came through the line, popping into his consciousness.
"Allo, Chiaki-sempai? You miss me?" she asked.
"Idiot! Where have you been?!" he shouted beside himself, extremely relieved, and annoyed.
"Oh, I've just been at Tonya's, she cooked for me".
"Who told you to eat on your own?" he exploded, not believing he sounded so childish.
"Ne—Chiaki-sempai is mad because Nodame did not have dinner with him?"
Sigh. So troublesome, this girl.
"Ahh.. Chiaki-sempai, guess what? Auclair-sensei called me Megumi today!" she replied, with obvious delight, as always resilient to his rather hurtful words.
"Really?"
"Hai. I'm now a certified graduate from the title of Baby-chan! Isn't it great?!"
"Well, then let's go out"
"Eh--? But I've already had dinner, Chiaki-sempai should learn to be more independent since Nodame is not around anymore.."
(Tick) This girl?!
"And besides, Nodame has to practice tonight.. it doesn't mean that because I'm not a baby anymore I don't have any homework.." she continued.
"If you don't like it then I'll just ask someone else for dinner", he resigned.
"Gyabooo!! Okay, Chiaki-sempai, I'll just get my shoes, and my bag, what color of underwear you want me to wear?!"
"Chiaki-sempai always wrong in timing, my underwear don't match again this time…"
He can imagine her pout that he's really annoyed at but he also misses. He can only sigh.
"Tch. Shut up. I won't go out tonight."
"Huuuooohhh, but Chiaki-sempai might call up someone to entertain him in his apartment, it should be Nodame then.."
"I said beat it. Just practice your piano, I'm getting sleepy anyway"
"Hai. I'm sorry I didn't come to your performance last night. Nodame is very busy".
"Yeah, it's okay. Goodnight", he said as he hung up, before she said je 'taime again. He might just cry in frustration and rush to her apartment (?!).
She had certainly grown up. That comment she had made about him learning to be more independent should be just accurate. She's not just gifted anymore, she's magnificent. She's not the only one he's missing, but also her music, those hands…
From a scraggly-stinky duckling to a not-so-graceful swan… he suppressed a chuckle.
… a swan that can fly away anytime.
Is this why he's so bothered about being away from her?
