*Sorry not the most on character. I can't seem to write his character accurately.
The day started out bad. "Koushiro!" My mother yelled. "Gimme your backpack."
I handed it over. She always has this weird need to check my backpack. Just because I brought my computer in once, she checks everyday.
She looked through it. "Good no computer." Then she kissed me on the cheek. "I love you. Have a good day at school."
I wiped the kiss away. "Love you to. Bye Mom." I ran out of the door.
Jeez, she's annoying. I mean, she's a great mother, but she can just be kind of irritating.
I walked to school, but not before almost being maimed by a car. I walked into the street, and a car was going right for me! Luckily I got out of the way before I got killed!
Finally I got to my homeroom. Mrs. Alita, the homeroom teacher was taking attendance. "Mira Hitomizu."
A girl with copper-colored hair raised her hand.
"Sachiko Hyuu." A girl with black hair in large buns shouted, 'Here!'
"Dayou Ismei." A stocky boy with acne grunted a 'Here.'
"Koushiro Izumi." She said. I raised my hand. "Here!"
"Yen Jiguyo." She went on until she got to Ami Zapura.
"Okay class." Mrs. Alita said, putting down the attendance. "I'm your homeroom teacher. I'm also the social studies teacher."
I looked around, and I noticed someone looking at me. I think it was Sachiko.
I looked away. Oh, why was she staring at me…? This made me feel very uncomfortable.
Finally, Homeroom ended. I went to all my various classes. Sachiko was right behind me the whole time, staring at me. I turned back. "Um…hi."
Her face lit up, and she smiled. "Hi!"
"Your Sachiko, right?"
She nodded. "Yeah. And your Koushiro?"
"Uh-huh…um…can I ask why your following me?"
"I'm not following you!" Her face turned dark. "I have the same classes as you!"
"Well you keep staring at me!"
"I've been looking out the
window! Honestly, why would I waste my time looking at you? I mean,
you're so ugly, I'd probably die from staring at you."
"Well…your still alive."
"Because, I haven't been staring at you!" She stomped off.
But, we had the next class together. Science. And we had to sit together. "Hi." I said.
"Oh, hello." She said darkly.
"Sorry about before…"
"What about it?" She shrugged.
"For accusing you of staring at me, and following me. You probably haven't been. I must be just imagining things." I knew perfectly well she'd been staring at me, but I didn't want to make an enemy on the first day.
But very surprisingly, she disagreed. "No, your right. I was staring at you. I'm sorry."
"Really? Could you maybe tell me why?"
She pouted. "Oh, guess you dummy!"
"Uh…you think I'm short beyond
all reason?"
"No!" She laughed. "Well…you are…but that's not the point."
"I'm a hobbit!" I said.
Sachiko stared at me, and then laughed. "Anyway, I was staring at you because…because…I…I kinda think…ooh…" She blushed.
"You don't need to say it." Now I knew what her problem was.
"Well…what do you think?"
"I think…I dunno…ummm…" I looked at her. She was pretty cute. "I'll get back to you on that." I ran to the other side of the room, watching her. I could see tears forming in Sachiko's eyes. But I couldn't go to her. Because I didn't know exactly what to say in the kind of situation.
"It's okay." She said. "I knew I didn't have a chance with you."
"Wait…" I put my hand out in protest. "Sa–"
She was gone.
It was lunch time. I sat down at Sora and Mimi's table. I'd tried to sit with Sachiko before, but she was reading a book, and didn't want to be disturbed. She said, "If you want to talk to me, you may do so after school." It was so weird. Why did I still want to talk to her? I didn't like her…did I?
"Hi." I said to Mimi and Sora. Sora was looking off in the distance at something that wasn't quite there. She didn't answer me.
"Hi Koushiro." Mimi said.
"Did you get into the cheerleading squad?"
"Yeah."
"Congrats."
"Thanks."
Then this girl, who's in my class, I think her names Lani Ariko, came bounding up to us. "Mimi!"
"What?" Mimi stared at her.
"You heard about your boyfriend, right?"
"Um…no. What about him?" Who was her boyfriend again…? I searched my memory. Oh yeah, Jyou!
"You didn't hear?" Lani put her hands on her face, and sat down. "Wow…I hate to be the bearer of bad news but…" What is she talking about? She loves to be the bearer of bad news. She was in my class in second grade. I had a pet kitten back then, and it died. Somehow she found out before me, and told me gleefully. When I got upset, she scampered off. I don't like Lani. She continued. "Tekuno beat him up, again, but it was really, really bad, and he had to go to the hospital, and they think he might die!"
"Whatthefeck?" Mimi yelled.
"And Tekuno is in big trouble!"
"I don't care about Tekuno!" She yelled. "Is Jyou-chan going to be okay?" Wow, she must like him a lot. I looked over at Sachiko. She'd put her book down, and was staring at me. But when she saw me looking at her, she looked away.
Lani shrugged. "I dunno. Maybe."
"Oh, jeez, your really helpful."
"Sorry. You know what, Tekuno might get expelled."
"Jerk should be arrested."
"He will be if Jyou dies."
"If Jyou
dies." Mimi panted angrily. "I'll be the one going to jail. Cuz I'm gonna kill
Tekuno!"
"Wow." Lani said. She started
eating her greasy food.
I heard Mimi's head thunk on the table, and she started crying. "Mimi…" Sora said. "We don't even know what happened…"
"I don't care, I know Tekuno did something, he always does, and if he killed my boyfriend…"
Sora and me looked at her, with looks of sympathy. I couldn't really say anything here. There was nothing I could say to make her feel better. Nothing anyone could say, except that Jyou would be okay. But I couldn't tell her that, and really know.
"Could one of you guys do some spying after school? I would, but I have cheerleading practice." She said.
"I can't do anything after school." Sora said, a little sadly. "I gotta help Mom in the flower shop."
"Koushiro?" She asked. "Dozo, could you check out whats going on after school?"
"Um…" I really didn't want to. I don't like to spy, plus, I had to talk to Sachiko-san! "Please?" She begged. This is really important."
I guess I will. All I have to do is some stupid unintelligible thing. This is really important to Mimi, because I know she loves Jyou. It's amazing, to think of a girl her age in love. But she is. I can tell by how worried she is.
"Okay." I said, sighing. "I'll do it."
"Thank you!" She beamed.
After school I positioned myself outside the office. I could see in through a crack in the door. Tekuno was in there, and so were Jyou's parents, and some lady who was probably Tekuno's mom. The principal wasn't there.
"My son wouldn't do that!" Tekuno's mom yelled. "He would never hurt a fly, let alone another human being!"
Jyou's mom, Blossom, started yelling. "What are you talking about? That kid is a menace! He should be locked up for what he's done!"
"It must've been someone else! Not Tekuno!"
Jyou's father, Dr. Kido, glared at Miss Raiu, his hand on Blossom's shoulder. "It was Tekuno. Ten children claimed they see him beating up Jyou all the time."
"Well, there must be a good reason!"
"Tekuno?" Blossom looked at the angry blond boy. "Was there a reason for all this? Did Jyou do something to make you hurt him?"
I could see how much he wanted to say yes. But he spoke the truth instead. "No. But everyone picks on him. He's just a dork."
"That's no reason to beat him up."
Tekuno looked at the ground. "I know…leave me alone…"
"I swear to you." Blossom breathed hard. "If Jyou dies…you are gonna pay kid." She looked so mad…it was scary…she was crying to.
"Sweetie, calm down." Dr. Kido hugged her.
Blossom nodded and hugged back. Her face was stained with tears.
The principal walked in. I pretended to be doing homework, then went back to my spying.
Blossom lit up when she saw him, then buried her face in her husbands shoulder. Miss Raiu looked pleadingly at him. Tekuno glared, and Dr. Kido patted Blossom.
Principal Ojaiko looked at them, and spoke. "I have some news about Jyou's condition."
"Is it bad?" Blossom said. "Can I go now??? Please???"
"No, we have to work this out. I'm telling you all the doctor said, isn't that enough?"
"No it's not enough, I want to see my son!"
"All you'd get to do is wait around."
"That's better then arguing with that blonde bitch and her Satan spawn!" She pointed at Tekuno and his mom.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Kido, but we've got to take care of things here first. Anyway, your son is not going to die." Good. Mimi'll be happy.
"Oh thank god!" Blossom grabbed onto her husband, smiling and crying at the same time.
"So what is going to happen?" Dr. Kido said.
"I don't know exactly. He's been hurt pretty badly, but he's going to survive."
"That's great."
Miss Raiu spoke up. "What about Tekuno? Is he going to jail?"
"Who cares?!" Blossom yelled.
"I…d-do…" Miss Raiu stuttered.
"I don't really know. I don't think so, because the intent wasn't murder, and Jyou's not dead. But I'm probably going to expel him."
"Ohhhh!" Miss Raiu moaned. "Your so mean!"
I decided I'd heard enough. I had to meet Sachiko before she left, and I had enough information for Mimi.
I ran outside. Sachiko was there, waiting for the bus. She looked beautiful, like the spirit of the moon.
"Hi." I said. She nodded at me.
What to do now…? I didn't know…then all of a sudden, I did know. I pulled Sachiko towards me, and kissed her. She smiled mysteriously. "What took you so long?"
To tell the truth, I really didn't know.
