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Chapter 4a ;)
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We all arrived in school earlier than usual the next day and I feel very nervous, more nervous than the first time I sang on stage during our freshman year. I'm sitting on my chair endlessly fidgeting, "Will you relax, you eat cake with her almost everyday," Ritsu said to me. I can't argue with what she said but today's different and I can't help but worry that something might get messed up or she might not like it or whatever.
In order for the surprise to get started, Sawako-sensei was needed. So we asked for her help earlier on and we forgot she didn't know about our relationship. "You kids don't tell me anything! I'm your advisor, how could you do this to me?!" she said then started crying. It only took one pudding to calm her down and get her to say yes. While we're at it we already told her about Azusa's relationship with Ui and Ritsu's so-called 'friendship' with Mika to prevent her from getting depressed again, which she really appreciated. After talking to her, everything was ready and we'll just have to wait for after school.
So back in the classroom, Ritsu was trying to calm me down while chewing on something that got my attention.
"What are you eating?" I asked feeling a bit irritated by her unusual chewing.
"N-Nothing just some gum," she said and looked away.
I looked over at her desk and saw a small container with some familiar stems sticking out of it. I walked over and confirmed my assumptions, "Cherries?! Ritsu are you – "
"I'm curious, okay? Plus I've got nothing to lose, according to Ryoko-san. If it's true then this'll be a good exercise."
I put a hand on my face and sighed; I can't blame her since I feel the same.
"Oohh~ are those cherries?" Mika suddenly appeared and asked.
"Yeah," and of course Ritsu answered immediately.
"Can I have one?"
"Go ahead."
"Mmmm~ yummy! Aside from pancakes, I really like cherries. I remember I used to play with it's stem and would always tie a knot with my tongue out of it."
"Eh?! You can do that?!" we both said in unison.
"Yeah," she said casually then put the stem in her mouth. A few seconds later she took it out and showed it to us already perfectly tangled as if she did it by hand, "…see?"
"A-Amazing…," I said completely surprised.
I saw Ritsu looking surprised as well and blushing.
"Doing it with fresh cherries are harder though compared to the ones that are in jars because unlike with the fresh ones, the ones in bottles are already soaked in liquid making it softer and more flexible," Mika explained.
"I-I see…"
"Oh by the way Mio-chan, I can't wait for later. Good luck, I hope everything goes well," she said.
"T-Thanks I hope so too."
"Ricchan have you guys talked to the drama club yet?"
"Yup everything's good to go we'll just have to wait for the final bell later."
"That's great. I'm so excited…well not that I'll do much really, but still it's exciting."
"Oh it's Mugi," Ritsu pointed.
"Good morning guys," Mugi greeted, "Oh cherries can I have some?"
"Sure."
"Have you guys seen Mio-chan?"
"Huh?" Ritsu looked around and said, "She was just here."
Yes, I ran and hid from her, I'm too nervous to face her. If I did she'll definitely sense my anxiety and will ask what's wrong, then I'll probably give away the surprise. So I decided that; I will avoid her the whole day today until after school. And that 's what I did, I walked away whenever she approached me and avoided eye contact. I know it's making her worry but it's the only way.
Lunchtime came and as expected Mugi was depressed already. I said I have to meet with a junior who left me a love letter earlier in my shoe locker; she asked if we could have lunch together…, that was my excuse. Of course, that wasn't true; I was in Azusa's class eating with her, Ui and Suzuki-san. Fortunately, Mugi bought it so she was left with Yui, Nodoka and Ritsu.
Class 3-2
"Worried about Mio's lunch date, Mugi?" Ritsu asked teasingly after seeing Mugi spacing out.
"A bit…"
"With how your face looks like now that's not 'a bit'."
"I keep thinking that maybe she's mad at me or something…maybe I did something wrong…"
"I'm sure it's just nothing to worry about Mugi," Nodoka said.
"But…she's been avoiding me Nodoka-chan."
"Relax Mugi if you did something and she's mad at you surely she'll tell you right away," said Ritsu.
"Ritsu's right. If there's a problem Mio's going to talk to you about it."
"It's just weird, I mean she didn't text me today, she haven't smiled at me and she doesn't even look at me. Now she's having lunch with one of her admirers who I don't know about, she always tells me about them and the love letters she gets so I couldn't help but think that maybe she…"
"What?! No way! Mio probably just didn't want to make her cry and said yes or maybe that junior really pleaded for a little bit of her time or something, she's really popular you know," said Ritsu trying not to have Mugi suspect anything bad.
"Do you think she'll do that to you Mugi?" Nodoka asked.
"I…I don't know…that's…possible," Mugi said looking away.
"Huh?! You don't trust my best friend? Mio's not like that," Ritsu defended.
"It's not like that. I just…I just don't have any confidence in myself…I don't feel I'm good enough for her…"
"That's not true. You're a great person Mugi; smart, kind, very talented and pretty – "
"And have a lot of money," Ritsu suddenly cut Nodoka off.
"I'm certain Mio doesn't think about that," Nodoka said to Ritsu then faced Mugi again, "Anyway all I'm saying is you should have more confidence in yourself because you're definitely one of a kind. Even my own mother thinks you're great and asked me why we didn't up together."
That statement brought some laughter to Mugi and said, "I guess that almost sort of happened."
"That's what I said too!" Ritsu said.
"The reason why is probably because you're meant for Yui-chan. You're mom's really funny Nodoka-chan."
"Yes she is but after living with her for more than 16 years I find her comical side to be very annoying and tiring most of the time."
"Thank you…somehow I feel much better now," Mugi said with a smile.
"Don't worry Mugi-chan," Yui finally spoke that made Ritsu and Nodoka a bit nervous because she might spoil the surprise if she's not careful with her words. "Mio-chan loves you very much," she just said and smiled, giving the two a great sense of relief.
"Yes she does and I love her very much too."
"Everything's fine Mugi, Mio will talk to you soon," Nodoka reassured once again.
"Yeah, if she doesn't say anything to me after the last period, I'm going to ask her and not let her get away."
After school
And so the time came, the final bell was ringing. I just have to do it, I told myself still feeling nervous that she might not like the surprise. Everything is set, the six of us in the classroom subtly looked at each other and readied our phones for quick communication, and then with a nod we began to move. "Right, that's all for today class, see you tomorrow. Be careful on your way home," Sawako-sensei said to her class.
Ritsu told me about their lunch with Mugi and her plan to forcefully make me talk; all will be ruined if she catches me knowing how strong she is. So apart from leaving as fast as we can, thankfully, nothing else happened to make us change some of our plans. Plus the start of the surprise requires on-the-spot preparations anyway so we need to move fast. And this is one of the reasons why we need Sawako-sensei's help, "Kotobuki-san please come to the faculty with me. There's something I need to talk to you," to buy us some time. It's up to her on how she'll do it as long as she keeps Mugi away until we text her that it's okay.
"Huh?" Mugi looked at my desk and I wasn't there already. We casually blended in with our classmates who stood up to leave the room with their friends. Seeing that I'm not there she had no choice but to say, "Okay Sawako-sensei." She looked a bit disappointed that I already left. So she took her bag and walked through the aisle then noticed that Mika and Ritsu weren't there either, the same with Nodoka and Yui when she looked at the back of the room. She started to get confused now because we all left without saying anything, especially Ritsu who would always be the first one to say 'let's go'. But she decided to think about it after talking with Sawako-sensei. My original plan only involved the members of the band but in the end I chose to include their respective partners as well because not only that it's fun but also it showed in their faces that they want to be with them.
So Sawako-sensei was already doing her part while we prepare. She's walking in the hallway with Mugi, trying her best to buy us as much time as she can by walking in a slow pace and stopping every time she sees a student she knows to have some small talk. And without a doubt, Sawako-sensei's actions added to Mugi's current confusion but despite that she followed our teacher patiently. And it took them about 30 minutes just to get to the faculty, which is only one floor below our classroom. Mugi's now both suspicious and mostly confused.
To be continued…
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