I had karate practice today. I had a guitar lesson today. I love them both.
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7. Lilies
"Ichimaru-san."
He turned around at the sound of his name being called. Behind him stood a girl, slightly younger than him, maybe as old as Rangiku. The girl fidgeted around, and her head was bowed, but he could clearly see that her face was very red.
"Yeah? D'you need anythin'?" he asked politely. The girl turned redder, if possible.
"Uh… umm… well, my name's Yuri. And, uhm… well…" she pulled out a bunch of calla lilies from behind her back. "This is for you!" she held the flowers to him with shaking hands, and as soon as he took it, she dashed off without another word. Gin watched Yuri disappear around a corner, then burst to laughter.
"Wow! They're so pretty!" Rangiku exclaimed when he got home carrying the lilies. "Where'd you get them Gin?"
"Ya like 'em? Keep 'em then," he said, then handed it to Rangiku who took it with shining eyes. "Got it from Yuri-chan." Rangiku's body went rigid.
"Who's Yuri-chan?" she asked, her tone somewhat icy.
"Some girl," he replied, wondering what her reaction would be next. To his enormous amusement, he watched as she threw the flowers away. They scattered around on the floor, and he picked them up one by one, smirking.
"I don't want them," Rangiku said. Gin's smirk grew wider.
"Pretty aren't they?" he said. "Shame I don't like them very much. I've always liked chrysanthemums better, ya know?" Rangiku watched as he threw the lilies out the window, shouting 'Sorry Yuri-chan!' to the wind. Then he went to vase on the table, and replaced the wilting chrysanthemums with a bunch of fresh ones he had picked on his way home.
When he was done, he turned to Rangiku, grinning. She grinned back sheepishly at him.
My karate trainer told me to keep my nails short, or they'll turn into weapons when you don't want them to. My guitar teacher told me to keep my nails long so it's easier to pick the strings. Oh, dilemma.
