Chapter Five: Dropping the Receiver
"A phone call, for me?"
"Yes, Miss Akizuki. It's from…"
Meiko didn't need to know whom it was from, she already knew. But, what she didn't know was what Na-chan wanted, and for that she was scared. Scared to pick up the phone, scared to hear his voice, and scared of what would happen next. So she just interrupted her maid in mid-sentence…
"Um… thank you,"
Meiko grabbed the phone, obviously reluctantly, and ran up the stairs. She flew into her room, and slammed her door clumsily. She slowly lifted the phone, still nervous, but knew it had to be done sooner or later. She sat at her desk and waited a moment before putting it to her ear…
"H-hello?"
"Meiko!"
At the sound of the voice she lost her balance and fell to the floor and dropped the phone to the ground. Hastily she reached for the receiver and embarrassed by herself blushed, but quickly recovered.
"M-Miwa!"
"Meiko-san? What's wrong, were you expecting someone else?"
She obviously sounded flustered and she was, she had a right to be! She nearly exploded on Miwa.
"Miwa! Oh my god! You scared me half to death! What do you want!"
"Geeze, Meiko-san. I was wondering if you could meet me…"
"Miwa…? …Why?"
"Well, on a date of course!"
"Miwa…"
Despite Miwa's try she couldn't become cheery. She had suspected Na-chan was on the telephone. What would she have done? She'd been so afraid. Her heart was pounding in her chest.
"Meiko, still there?"
"Uh, yeah…"
"Yeah what? You'll meet me!"
"Miwa, okay…"
"Yahoo!"
Meiko had to hold the receiver a foot from her ear, or her eardrum would have been blown out of her head! Miwa was diffidently jumping for joy. Meiko wasn't quite as excited. But, she thought she'd play along and act happy, to please Miwa.
"What time, Miwa?"
"What, you're really serious about this?"
"Umm hmm!"
"Okay I'll come over right now!"
A sound came from the phone, "Beep!"
"Hold on Miwa! I have another call."
Meiko pushed the "line two" button, so delightfully she didn't bother to think of who might be on the other line. She was so glad to be going out with Miwa that she didn't really care! Her mind was finally free from troubling problems, until she heard one single sound…
"Hello?"
"…Meiko-san?"
She dropped the receiver.
A/N: Sorry! I threw such a curveball there when Miwa answered the phone! Did I have everyone fooled? I didn't even know I was going to do that! I just thought it'd make the chapter a little longer. And, I wasn't quite ready to get Na-chan into the story yet! I'm having so much fun with Meiko/Miwa! So keep reading! Thanks!