Author's note: Roy Kazuki is an original character created by a friend of mine.
"So anyways...the next day came, and I was woken up by the telephone in my room..."
--Wednesday--
RIIIIING! RIIIIIING!!
"Snort...Huh? Wha? Oh, just the phone...I'm coming..." muttered Hitomi as she crawled out of bed and picked up the phone. "Hello, Miyaka residence..." she said.
"Hitomi? Oh, good, you're awake!" came a girl's voice over the phone.
Hitomi shook her head a bit after hearing the voice on the phone. "Masumi? Hey, I haven't heard from you in awhile! What's up girl?" asked Hitomi cheerfully.
Masumi Torima: A 16-year-old girl who has been long-time friends with Hitomi and Naomi as well. Her name means "Beauty" or "True Purity", and rightfully so, since she is quite beautiful for her age and has a pure heart. The only problem with her is that while she excels at complicated things and tasks, she's rather a bit of a klutz doing normal everyday things...Her hobbies are hanging out with her friends, doing puzzles, and playing anything fast-paced, whether it be video games or something outside.
"Oh, nothing much...been bored lately, really." said Masumi, "I was hoping you and Naomi were open for some time today."
Hitomi sighed a bit being reminded that Naomi was gone for the rest of the week, but she took a breath and spoke. "Uh, I suppose I could come by, but...Naomi's not in Japan right now...she's off on a business trip in London with her parents."
"Oh...that's too bad...you probably miss her already, don't you?" said Masumi over the phone.
"Yeah, true...but she has sent me an e-mail each day she was gone at least. So, anyways...where can I meet you at?" asked Hitomi.
"How about that park near your place?" asked Masumi.
"Okay, sure...I'll meet you in...oh, say 30 minutes?" asked Hitomi.
"Sure! I'll see you there! Meet by the statue in the center, okay?" said Masumi.
"Okay! See you then, bye!" said Hitomi, and she heard Masumi say good-bye as well and hung up the phone. She stretched her arms a bit and went to get ready.
10 minutes later, Hitomi was fully dressed in her usual outfit of a light blue t-shirt and jeans, but she still had one problem: Who would stay to watch Kira? Just then, a knock was at her door. Hitomi went downstairs to answer it, and surprisingly enough, it was her teacher, Roy Kazuki!
"Huh? Roy-sensei?! What are you doing here?" asked Hitomi.
"Oh, Hitomi, hello! I just thought I'd stop by since I had the day off!" said Roy with his trademark smile.
Hitomi smiled and invited Roy inside. It was then she had an idea. "Uh...Roy-sensei? I know this is kinda abrupt, but would you mind watching Kira until I get back?" Hitomi asked kindly.
Roy smiled back. "Of course! I would love to watch Kira again, Hitomi." said Roy with an innocent smile.
Hitomi ran up and hugged Roy happily. "Thanks, Roy-sensei!"
Roy blushed a bit and hugged Hitomi back. "Hey, it's no problem at all, Hitomi."
Hitomi giggled, got her shoes on, and thanked Roy again and headed out to the park near her house.
Another 10 minutes later, Hitomi was at the park standing near the statue in the park's center, which was to be her and Masumi's meeting place. She waited patiently as she watched birds sing thier songs and fly by. The cherry blossoms were still gently gliding through the air, giving a sense of serenity. One petal even landed on her nose, which made Hitomi giggle.
Soon, a beautiful girl walked up to Hitomi. She had long golden-blonde hair, which stopped at her waist. She had green eyes, and she was wearing a white t-shirt and pink skirt with matching pink sandals. Hitomi smiled when she saw the girl. "Masumi! I'm so glad to see you again!" said Hitomi, coming up to Masumi for a friendly hug.
Masumi giggled and the two friends hugged each other. "I missed you too, Hitomi! It's so good to see you again after so long!"
The two continued the hug for a few moments longer, then released it, looking at each other with smiles on thier faces. "Yeah, I admit, 2 months seems like a long time, but it just seemed to fly by at points!" said Hitomi.
"Yeah, I agree! Hey, did you bring your bike or anything?" asked Masumi.
Hitomi shook her head slightly. "Sorry, I didn't know we would be doing that, so I just walked here."
"Oh...that's okay...I kinda forgot mine too...hehe..." said Masumi as she nervously rubbed the back of her head.
"Hey, maybe we can go mess around on the playground or something! We always had a ton of fun there!" said Hitomi.
"That sounds awesome! Race ya there!" said Masumi as she ran for the playground.
"Hey, head start! No fair!" laughed Hitomi as she ran for Masumi.
As the two made it to the playground, they saw the jungle gym was deserted, so they decided to go on that first. Hitomi and Masumi had so much fun on this particular playground when they were just kids, and to be here again after a long time, it made them feel like kids again. Hitomi climbed on the monkey bars a bit then hung from them upside-down using her legs to stay on them. Masumi, on the ground next to Hitomi, giggled.
"Hey, is something funny?" asked Hitomi, still hanging upside-down.
Masumi giggled again before replying. "You'd just better be glad you're not wearing a skirt like me today while doing that!"
Hitomi seemed a bit confused at Masumi's statement at first, but after thinking for a second, she blushed violently and giggled herself. "Ha, ha, very funny!" she said sarcastically, but not in a mean manner.
Soon, the two were just walking through the park just chatting with each other and catching up on what each had missed out. As they were walking, they didn't happen to notice that a shadowy figure was in the bushes, watching the two friends...
"So, basically, I thought I was in so much trouble when Roy-sensei asked me to see me after class because of my poor English abilities. It's just so cool how he's so nice of a teacher." said Hitomi.
"From what you've told me, he does sound very nice." said Masumi.
"Yeah, though he is a total airhead at times, but it doesn't seem to interfere with his teachings at all. I'm just so surprised that someone of his age is teaching in High School!" said Hitomi.
"Maybe I could meet him sometime, perhaps?" asked Masumi.
Hitomi nodded happily, looking at Masumi. "Sure! I'm sure he'd be happy to meet you!" said Hitomi as they were coming to a small bridge that went over a creek.
"Just as I am happy to see you two!" came a voice from in front of the girls.
The two girls gasped and stopped abruptly to see Itachi right in front of them, standing in front of the bridge. Hitomi stepped in front of Masumi with a stern look to Itachi. "What do you want now, you pervert?!"
"Ah, Hitomi Miyaka, we meet again." said Itachi in his cool, yet perverted voice.
"Cut the chit-chat and answer me, dimwit!" said Hitomi, not taking any of Itachi's sappy lines.
"My, my, such strong words...but then again, they're from a strong girl nonetheless. I am simply here acting on bridge duty." said Itachi.
"B..bridge duty?" asked Masumi from behind Hitomi.
Itachi looked and saw Masumi, and his eyes began to sparkle. "Well, now...who is this lovely goddess in front of me?" he said.
Hitomi moved her face in front of Itachi's blocking his view of Masumi. "That's none of your business! Now get out of the way or I'll make you!" she said sternly.
"Ah...tisk-tisk, my dear...you see...this bridge has a toll." said Itachi.
"A...toll? But we don't have any money..." said Masumi meekly.
Itachi chuckled and got that perverted look in his eyes. "Ah, but this one doesn't require money to pass...all it takes is..."
Itachi then quickly went in front of Masumi, knocking Hitomi to the side. "...you, my sweet maiden." he said, finishing his sentence.
Masumi blushed heavily from Itachi being so close to her. "N...n..no...please...get back..." she asked nervously.
Itachi didn't seem to listen and his hand reached around her waist. Hitomi got off the ground and had that fiery look in her eyes, the kind of look that tells you that you don't want to be around when she has it. She tapped Itachi on the shoulder.
"Not now, Hitomi...you'll have your turn." said Itachi, not turning around.
This got Hitomi more steamed than ever and she hastily grabbed Itachi by the collar and lifted him up about half a foot off the ground with one hand, staring him down with that deathly look in her eyes. "Uh...Hitomi...w-w-w-wait...I...!"
Hitomi didn't let him finish and she flung him to the ground with both hands, leaving quite an impression in the concrete, not to mention a few bumps on the head from the punches that Hitomi delivered after he hit the ground!
"Don't...EVER...mess with me or my friends!" said Hitomi in a loud angry voice.
Masumi went over to Hitomi and put her hand on her shoulder. "H..Hitomi?" she asked quietly.
Hitomi calmed down and looked at Masumi. "Sorry about that, Masumi...this guy doesn't know when to leave well enough alone...let's get out of here before he comes to." she said.
Masumi nodded and the girls ran off across the bridge, leaving a sore and beaten Itachi in the ground. But under this little wreckage, Itachi chuchkled weakly. "M...Masumi...such a...lov...ely...name..."
A ways off from our now-beaten-to-a-pulp pervert, Masumi and Hitomi were walking back to Hitomi's house. "Who...who was that mean person, Hitomi? Why did he...well...you know?" asked Masumi.
"Don't mind that jerk Itachi, Masumi. Anytime he sees a pretty girl, he tries to seduce them into liking him, then he goes in for the kill and messes around with all the things a guy shouldn't touch on a girl." said Hitomi.
"Oh...I could kind of realize that by his red eyes..." said Masumi.
Hitomi then suddenly stopped walking. "Huh? Red eyes? Masumi...Itachi's eyes are blue like mine." she said.
Masumi gasped. "Really? But...they...looked like they were red...oh, wait...I mean...of course they were blue!"
Hitomi knew that Masumi was hiding something. "Masumi...is there something wrong? What did you mean by how Itachi had red eyes?"
Masumi stuttered for a bit but then sighed. "I...never told you...did I?"
"Huh? Never told me what, Masumi?" asked Hitomi with a curious look.
Masumi didn't speak for a little bit, but then took a deep breath and slowly said what she needed to say...
"Hitomi...I...I...I'm...colorblind."
Hitomi had a wide-eyed look when she heard Masumi say that. True, she was surprised, but she didn't seem fazed by it that much. "Are...are you serious?" asked Hitomi.
"Yes...and it isn't fair, either!" said Masumi, tears beginning to form in her eyes, "My name partially means "Beauty", and while that is true, I cannot see most of the beauty of the world!" Masumi fell to her knees and began to cry.
Hitomi kneeled down and hugged her friend to comfort her. "Hey, it's alright...not everyone is perfect...not even me, Masumi."
Masumi shook her head feverishly. "What're you talking about?! You have a nice body, you can see in color, you have a lot of good friends, you-"
"Masumi!" said Hitomi a little louder, cutting her off.
Masumi looked at Hitomi with tears in her green eyes. Hitomi sighed and calmed down. "Masumi...I'm not perfect either...I sometimes have a problem with my temper, as you so saw with Itachi a little bit back. But...the only reason I got mad at him back there was because I don't like seeing my friends get hurt like that."
"You...only lost it back there because...you cared about your friends?" asked Masumi, still sniffling a bit.
"That's right...and trust me, I would do anything to protect my friends." said Hitomi reassuringly.
The two girls stood back up, and Masumi held Hitomi's hands. "Th..thank you, Hitomi...I'm glad you accept who I am."
"Hey, why wouldn't I?" said Hitomi, smiling.
Masumi smiled back and the two walked back to Hitomi's house.
Back in Hitomi's room...
"So, I found out one of my best friends was colorblind, but that didn't keep me from still having her as a friend. As it turned out, she decided to spend the night with us, as did Roy-sensei. Kira said she had a lot of fun with him as always. Though this week started out as if I wouldn't have any fun since two of my best friends were unavailable, it turned out that things would be alright since I still have my sister and Masumi, and Roy-sensei as well. Of course...I and possibly everyone else could do without that idiot Itachi...sigh...I wonder if he'll ever learn to be decent and not such a flipping pervert..."
