Oh gosh. After more that half a year and all I could give you guys is a short chapter update... I'm sorry. :(
I hope you guys still wanna read this though TT_TT
Big thank you's to Jigokunooujo, Sai, chiiyoko, mudfish, BunnyChan360, Hitsuji87, Chuu112, Lensy777, RandomFan99, HellOnTheEngine, Cecilia, and S. Tea46 for reviewing. (i hope I'm not missing anyone :O) Tears of joy :'D also, sorry for the super late update but hey, at least you all know I'm still continuing this. Hehe. ^_^
Sai: I'm sorry, I guess it was sorta rushed as well? :( and this one's short too. :(( I promise I'll try harder to update soon (since it's already our Christmas break. YAY! ^_^)
BunnyChan360: Thank you for your kind words. :) Miyaji's my favorite as well (i don't think it's obvious :-""" i kidd.) Shiki's my second favorite. :) Hihi.
RandomFan99: Nice name ;) Thank you, thank you. And yes, I'm writing more :D (if school weren't so asdfghjkl;)
Cecilia: Thanks for the review, and thanks for waiting. (I hope you're still reading this :-""")
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Just a day, just an ordinary day
Just tryin' to get by...
~Seika's POV~
The dormitory lobby was occupied by a few students, something I hadn't expected. I expected a lot more especially since it was Sunday. I thought they'd be hanging around here. Guess they were either in their rooms or hanging around somewhere else.
I sat in the lounge waiting for Miyaji to come, blocking the other students' voices as I lazily stared at the clear glass window showing the gloomy weather outside. It looked like it was going to rain later on in the day, with thick clouds covering the sun. I brought an umbrella with me, just in case. Involuntarily, I tapped my watch as the seconds ticked by.
'9:55am'
I'd been sitting here for ten minutes now.
Well, it's not that he's late, I'm just early, really early. Fifteen minutes early to be exact. Woke up at seven in the morning and I found myself with nothing better to do in this gloomy Sunday morning. Or maybe what kept me awake was this fuzzy feeling at the pit of my stomach, nervousness perhaps? Or maybe excitement? Is it because he asked me out on a date? No, I shouldn't over-think this. He just wanted to give me a tour around the campus, that's all. Isn't that what friends usually do? Yeah, that's probably it. I just hope he isn't burdened to do so. I could've done fine by myself.
"Seika?" I looked up to see Miyaji looking surprised. "Sorry for making you wait." he looked to the side guiltily.
"Oh, no. I just arrived here." I lied. I didn't want him to feel bad for making me wait or whatever since it was really my fault for being so early.
"Well. Shall we go then?" he asked, reaching out a hand to me.
"Yeah." I replied while taking his hand to help lift myself up. I felt my fingers tingle at the mere contact with his and this fuzzy feeling intensified. I quickly let go once I stood up.
"So where are we going?" I asked him as we made our way to the school gate. Students were hanging around the campus enjoying the cool air this gloomy weather could offer. It was cold for a summer day, maybe it really is gonna rain. Good thing I wore a jacket.
"Depends, where would you want to go?" He asked back. Where would I want to go? It's not as if I know where I'd want to go. Unless…
"I'm quite hungry…" I answered, putting a finger on my lips. I usually do this when I think of eating. "You know any sweets shop? I feel like eating cake again." I tried to look at him when he didn't reply but I wasn't able to see his face since he was looking at the other way. "Well, it's okay if you don't want to…"
"It's fine." He said, well, more like mumbled. He still hasn't looked at me since we got out of the dormitories. It's not like I expected him to but… I dunno…
It took us another couple more minutes before we reached the gate. Outside, houses were lined up in front of the school along with other shops and what seemed to be cafes. I wondered why I haven't even bothered to go out and check this all out. The shops and cafes looked pretty nice. Was I this busy with school work and catching up?
"I know this place where they sell sweets." Miyaji said, breaking the silence that enveloped us these past few minutes. "I usually go there to buy cakes and all."
"Oh." I laughed. "Is that where you buy all the food you eat during lunch?" I asked him jokingly, remembering all the cakes, cupcakes, cookies, brownies and more he had for lunch this past week.
He blushed red from what assumed was embarrassment. "Well, yeah… let's just go, okay?" He said as he started walking ahead.
"Hey! Wait for me!"
We were now sitting in this small yet quaint cafe called Umaido. Everything seemed old-fashioned but chic: brick covered walls, mismatched chairs and couches, small iron-wrought chandeliers hanging from the ceiling, flower pots containing tulips, sunflowers, and other pretty ones too. There's even an old red televison in the corner.
Miyaji had ordered a parfait with coffee while I ordered strawberry shortcake with milk tea. It was a simple cafe, nothing too fancy but as I took a bite off my strawberry shortcake, I knew why Miyaji took me here. They had one of the best, if not the best, cakes I've ever tasted. And trust me, I've tried a lot of cakes from different places before.
We spent the next few moments in peaceful silence, neither of us attempting to break the quiet atmosphere.
"So… How'd you find a place like this?" I asked, looking around the café to emphasize what I meant.
His gaze shifted from the window, to me, and around the café as well. "You can say I stumbled upon it…" He took a sip of his coffee before continuing, "I was walking around by myself just before a competition… to calm some nerves." He said the last part as if it was somewhat embarrassing. Although, I thought it was sorta cute. "When it started to rain, this was the closest store. I guess I was lucky to stumble upon a café, so I waited here until the rain stopped."
"You must be really lucky to stumble upon a café that sells the most amazing sweets then." I added.
"I guess I am." He agreed, nodding his head.
"Have you been here with anyone? The team, maybe?" I continued asking him. The question could be too personal, but curiosity got the better of me.
"No, I usually go here alone." A sense of relief washed over me for reasons unknown. "Although, I went here once with Tsukiko… she wanted to go to a place where she could eat sweets and kept on bothering me to take her where I buy the cakes I ate."
So he's already been here with Tsukiko… it would've been better if he said he's been here with the whole club but… with Tsukiko… alone? I really shouldn't be jealous, should I? I mean, I'm with him here, alone… just the two of us but… I can't brush off the feeling of jealousy. Ugh, no Seika, she's your friend… we're all just friends.
That's right, we're all just friends.
"Hey Seika?" His voice only made me realize that I sort of lost myself in my thoughts. I looked up at him leaning towards the table with his head tilted to one side.
"Uh, yeah?"
"Nothing, you were spacing out." He replied, leaning back to the chair.
"Huh, really?" I laugh, trying to hide my embarrassment. "Sorry about that, I just get too lost in my thoughts sometimes."
"Would you like to go back then? That is, if you're done." He asked.
"I am. Let's go?" I stood up with Miyaji doing the same.
We were on our way back to Seigatsu Academy when I spot this playground just near the school gates. I remembered my childhood with Homare-kun and a part of me just misses going to playgrounds. Only a few children were around seeing as it was nearing lunch time, so I take this time to tug Miyaji's arm to drag him to the playground's direction.
"I'm sorry for the sudden detour but–" I was cut off when it was Miyaji who was suddenly pulling me towards the playground's direction.
"It's okay, you kept on glancing towards it so I've already guessed you wanted to go here anyway."
"Seriously, how can you read me so well." I joked but asking myself the same question altogether. Am I really that predictable?
I started running around the playground like some kid asking him to try and catch me, if he can. He took on the challenge and now I find myself running through sandboxes, almost destroying a kid's sand castle, climbing through monkey bars, hiding in small houses, and sliding down both the small and the big slides with him behind. I stopped just near the swings, my breathing heavy from all that running, climbing and sliding.
Strong arms wrapped around my waist from behind, "Okay, okay. I give up!" I shrieked.
Miyaji laughed behind me, letting me go at the same time. "Caught you."
Still laughing, I turned around to face my captor. Everything paused when I realized just how close we were. I looked up to look at him, a smile still plastered on his face, a side-effect of laughing. I just can't stop staring as I realized how wonderfully handsome he truly is with his golden brown hair, silver eyes, and that breath-taking, yet rare smile…
I take a step back, to get away from him, to calm myself down. Damn hormones, seriously.
I left him standing there as I sat down on one of the swings, my back turned to him. From the corner of my eye, I see him take a seat on the other swing although his head was turned to face me.
"That was fun."
"Yeah" I replied, still not facing him. I looked up, only to meet the sun's glare. "I miss playing and hanging around the playground like this."
"Hm?"
"I used to spend most of my time as a kid in the playground near our house. Every night, I'd sneak out to stare at the stars… I guess that's why I've been so fascinated with stars and constellations and whatnot." That was the better half of my life. When I still didn't have to worry whether to make friends or not for fear of leaving again, when starting over was necessarily a good thing… Reminiscing like this almost got me teary-eyed… but I'll just blame it on the sun being so bright.
"I did too." He replied. "It was also fun while it lasted… but also that's why I'm in this school in the first place."
"Guess that's why we're both here, huh? Our fascination with the stars, and everything that's got to do with space." I remembered the kid I used to go with during those nights, where both of us would just lie down on the grass and draw pictures in the sky using the stars. I guess it's pretty normal for kids to do that, eh?
I stood up and rubbing my eyes from staring at the bright sky for a long time. "Why are we talking about that now when we can't even see it, I can't even see the sun. Just some yellow coated sky." I joked.
"Yeah. Let's go back…" he offered. "For real this time, no more detours."
I mocked a salute, "Yes, sir!" and started following behind him.
Just a boy, just an ordinary boy
But he was looking to the sky
Song: Ordinary Day by Vanessa Carlton
This update is short. -_- ugh.
I know I promised to update soon before but... school started and all hell broke loose and I was bombarded with Lab Reports, Critical Essays, and other stuff. -_- Lame excuse but... that's the sad truth. :( Thankfully, it's our Christmas Break. YAY! :) I shall try to update as much as I can ^_^ plus I'm inspired to write stuff since I got high scores on my English essays. (Both Critical and not ^_^) Sadly, that's also why I think my writing now sucks so... yeah, weird. -_-
Oh, Seika may seem Marysue-ish now... but just wait. :) (she's a bit mentally and emotionally unstable if you haven't seen it yet :-"")
To my remaining readers, please read and review. v(^_^)v
Thank you and good day~