Disclaimer: Don't own, don't sue
A/N: I don't know some of her friends names so I made them up (with the exception of Michiko). If any-one knows their names please let me know!
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"Country road
I think I'll go
Down this path
On my own
My inspiration
The road less taken
But this is my country road"
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Shizuku handed in her test and sighed with relief 'It's all over! Now I just have to wait for a high school to except someone with bad scores in math and science and excellent marks in writing and history'. She felt someone tap her on the back.
"Hey, Shizuku, how do think you didn't?"
"Great, the only thing to distract me from studying last night was my thoughts." Shizuku thought even 5 minutes about whether Seiji was really reading her story and if he liked it.
"And let me guess- those thoughts- were they about a certain someone by the name of Seiji?"
"Sort of, he took my story so I could study and he threatened to read it." She glanced at Yuko for a second then focus her eyes on the door, where any second a handsome smiling face would come to have lunch with her. It never came, instead a slender brunette boy came to the door and slowly made his way to her. She recognized him as one of Seiji's friends but she could quite remember his name, it was something that started with a T.
"Seiji called my house last night and asked me to tell you that he is not at school today."
"Oh." Shizuku's reply couldn't hide the disappointment she felt. "Do you know why?"
"No. He sounded bad, so I didn't push him into telling me" Shizuku tried to put a smile on.
"Thank you for telling me. I'll try to visit him after school." The brunette, who Shizuku suddenly remembered as Takashi, nodded and left the classroom. Shizuku looked behind her as Sugimura walked up to Yuko's desk.
"Hey, Yuko" he paused rubbing the back of his head nervously and blushing, "do you want to have lunch with me on the roof?" Yuko blushed 3 shades each one a deeper red than the first.
"Sure." She had just managed to squeak out her answer. Shizuku smiled at them and went to have lunch with Michiko in Ms. Kosaka's office.
Ms. Kosaka turned and smiled at her, "Shizuku, you of all people should know the school library's hours. I don't need to open it for you!" Michiko and Arisa laughed.
"Ha, ha very funny, but for your information I came to have lunch with you all!"
Michiko spoke, "Sorry, but you never have lunch here any-more. Did you and Seiji split up, because if you did… he is really cute and…." She stopped, 'Thank goodness I was rambling so fast or Shizuku would have noticed my crush on Seiji!'
Shizuku laughed nervously, "Yeah about that, well, Seiji is not at school today and…" She was cut off by Arisa, who had suddenly noticed something.
"Hey, where's Yuko? Shizuku smiled.
"On a date," she paused for dramatic emphasis, "with Sugimura!" Suddenly the whole group including Ms. Kosaka erupted in laughter and various comments such as "How romantic!" and "It's about time!"
After school Shizuku ran to Mr. Nishi's shop, she didn't think that Seiji was sick, but even if he was he would still be in the down stairs work-shop working on his latest violin. She flew down the stairs, admired the balcony's view then knocked on the work-shop's door. No answer. She tried again and was greeted this time by a rather harsh, "Go away!" She got worried, it was Seiji's voice but she had never heard him say something like that. She tried the door – only to find it locked- then turned away until she remembered that Mr. Nishi, who is Seiji's grandfather had told Shizuku where he hid the spare key. She remembered him saying that she was always welcome, and that if he was out and she wanted to look at the Baron for her story she could find the key under the flower pot in front of the store where moon always sits. After obtaining the key she fitted it in the lock and opened the door to a very disturbing scene.
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A/N: CLIFFIE! I have always hated them, but they are so much fun to write… another chappie coming soon! LOL I'm hyper, and for the select few who know me, things are about to get ugly! Yes, fun but very disturbingly ugly rubs hands together evilly MUAHAHAHAHAHA! RANDOMNESS! Wow, this is my longest chapter yet, in this state I'm surprised I could sit and type this long!
