PV: Sonata Yakonawa
During the Winter Break Ami and I got to spend time with all my friends back at home. It all went by way too fast. It only felt like a couple of hours though it has been almost three weeks. Am I wrong for wanting to never go back to Astraea Hill and stay here forever? Probably so.
We all hugged each other at the airport. Once again I hugged Emily last. Just as always she'd hug me tight as if she wasn't ever letting go and I always hoped she wouldn't, even though she had to. "You're leaving me again," she said somberly without letting go.
"I don't want to," I murmured. Before she release me she kissed me on the cheek.
"Thanks guys for having me over and dealing with my shit," Ami thanked everyone.
"No problem, sweetie. You're welcome to come anytime you'd like," Sonata's mom acknowledged.
"Seriously, dude, you need to come back for Spring Break." Tylin added.
"If Sonni says it's okay," she negotiated.
"Dude, you can come for Spring break," I said. Everyone cheered. This moment seemed like a hallmark card. Mark inched closer to me and asked how I was. I told him I was fine, and then he asked how I was really and I told him I was okay.
"Be sure to do everything you're supposed to," he whispered.
I pretended I didn't hear anything he said and joined in all the chatter around me.
PV: Shizuma Hanazono:
We sat on the couch, watching an American horror movie. Nagisa jumped at every scene. I must admit, this is actually pretty scary. She snuggled onto me, which reminded me of Sonata. I wonder how they are. I never did ask what they wanted. Oh, well, I'll improvise. The phone rang. "I got it." I freed myself from Nagisa's hold and answered the phone. "Hello?"
"It's Ami."
"Hi."
"Well I'm just calling to tell you we're coming back in today, or rather tomorrow."
"Uh huh."
"And we were wondering if you could get us a ride."
"I'll get right on it."
"Oh, what did you get me for Christmas?"
"Nothing."
"Awwwwwww, really?" She sounded really sad.
I sighed, "I'm on that too."
"Okay, and remember you gotta get Sonni two gifts."
"Says who?"
"Says me. I was gonna save you some cake, but it turns out you can't take food with you in American Airports."
"You aren't able to do that here either."
"Oh..oops."
I laughed. "Well, I will see what I can do for the ride, I probably won't be the one picking you guys up but-"
"You'll make sure its not someone like the Sister, right?" she asked.
"Yeah. Most likely, Chikaru will be getting you guys."
"Alrighty then, yeah, in America they say that, we're boarding now so I gotta go. Oh and Sonni says hi."
"'kay, tell her I said hi back."
"Will do."
"Alright, bye."
"Bye bye."
I hung up the phone. The flight is like, what, a good ten hours. It'll be around six in the morning when they get in. I picked up the phone and dialed Chikaru's number. She answered on the second ring, "Hello."
"Hi Chikaru, it's me, Shizuma.
"Oh, hi! So whatsup?"
"The girls get in tomorrow around six, I was wondering if you could get them."
"Yeah, I'll arrange a pick up. Do you want me to drop them off somewhere specific?"
"At school. They'll be pretty tired, and plus they need to get used to the time change."
"Very true. Oh, how's Nagisa?"
"Scared out of her mind. We're watching Saw."
"That American horror movie?"
"Yeah, that one."
"I see. Also, just wondering, are you ever gonna tell Sonni about Nagisa?"
"Why does everyone ask that?"
"Well, its obvious you're attracted to her. You check her out like all the time. You don't even try to hide it."
"Well, she never notices."
"Shizuma, Sonni isn't stupid. Trust me, she notices."
"What's with that anyway?"
"What's with what?"
"Sonni isn't stupid."
"Well, she just isn't. But yeah, you totally like her-"
"Chikaru, I have a girlfriend."
"Yeah, but she's busy right now. And I want you to tell me, truthfully, that she's unattractive. And that you don't like her."
"...Chikaru."
"See. And she likes you-"
"That's a joke."
"How so?"
"I asked her. She said she doesn't know."
"Shizuma."
"What?"
"SHE'S SHY!"
"Doesn't seem like it to me."
She sighed. "Well, she is. And she likes you too. So, you better tell her."
"Why?"
"If you hurt her, I will let Ami jump you."
"...I'll keep that in mind."
"You tell her, before Nagisa gets back."
"Or else?"
"I'll tell her myself. I'm pretty sure she'd like it from you though."
"Alright. I'll tell her after homecoming."
"When's Nagisa coming back?"
"Not sure."
"Well, I'll take care of the girls. You enjoy your time with Nagisa."
"Okay. Thank you Chikaru."
"No prob. And when I get the girls, I'll have Sonni call you."
"'Kay, I'll talk to you then."
"See Ya."
"Bye." I hung up the phone and just stood there. I don't want to tell Sonni. Why don't I? Do I really like her?
"Shizuma, come back and watch the movie with me," Nagisa called to me.
I shook off the thought. "Coming Nagisa." I sat back down and she snuggled back around me.
"Who was it?" she asked.
"Uhm, Ami."
"I thought you said you didn't know her that well-"
"I don't. But she called me to arrange a ride for her and Sonata."
"And?"
"Chikaru will pick them up when they get in, and she'll take them to school."
"But I wanted to meet them," the red head pouted.
"Ask Chikaru to drop by with them. Or you can go with her to pick them up. They get in tomorrow at six."
"Ok. I'll ask if she'll stop by. I don't feel like waking up early."
"Why do you want to meet them again?" I have a feeling its out of jealousy.
"Out of curiosity." Or jealousy. Whatever. I decided to watch the end of the unnecessarily bloody movie. Nagisa still screamed at the scary parts. Then we decided to go to bed around 12.
PV: Ami Futari
I never want to get on a plane again. That flight felt even worse coming back to Japan than leaving. Sleeping makes it seem shorter, but it's like every time you hope you're gonna land, you don't. I thought we were never getting off. We both sat on the floor, Sonata in fetal position, in baggage claim. "Are you tired?" I asked my depressing friend.
She looked up and nodded. "I wanna just go back to school, and sleep."
"Well, Chikaru should be here, any second now."
"What if she forgot about us?"
"Impossible."
"Anything is possible."
"So now you're a motivational speaker?"
She laughed. "No, it's just true."
"Sure, Sonata, sure." We continued to sit there for 20 minutes until, we saw a black hair figure running towards us.
"Twenty bucks says she got held up in traffic," she place the bet.
"Guys! I'm so sorry I got held up in traffic. Oh and Shizuma is expecting you to call her Sonni," Chikaru quickly explained herself.
"I'll keep that in mind. Ami you owe me 20 bucks."
"NO FAIR. I OWE YOU SQUATT!" I shouted to the winner.
"Someone's a sore loser-"
"Guys, let's go. I know your both probably tired." She's right. We both are pretty tired. "And you have to get adjusted to the time." We really do need to do that too. We followed Chikaru to a black car. A nice, cared for automobile. I didn't know Chikaru could drive. We both got in and started back to the school.
PV: Sonata Yakonawa
We got out of the car in front of the school, grabbing all our luggage. Chikaru waved good bye and drove off. "I suppose we'll be here alone for the whole day?" I asked Ami.
"Yup. Well, maybe Miyuki is here."
"I guess..." We entered the gates. Everything look exactly as we left it. The forest. The Cafeteria. The classrooms. The Green House. The cathedral, with the very comfortable pews. The Dorms, everything. I guess I was home sick, wait, school sick, that sounds about right. I missed my friends. We stopped at Ami's dorm.
"Welp, I guess this is my stop," she said cheerfully as she opened the door. "Bye Sonni."
"See ya." She closed her door. I continued to my dorm. Oh! Wait! Wasn't I supposed to call Shizuma? I looked through recent calls and selected her number. She answered on the first ring. "Hello."
"According to Chikaru, I was supposed to call you," I said.
"Why don't you ever say who it is when you call? How am I supposed to know who's calling?"
"I'm the only one with a 626 area code."
"Shut up."
I couldn't help but laugh. Once again, I win. "So when are you people coming back to school?"
"Why?" she asked.
"I miss you," I confessed.
"I'll be back at school tomorrow."
"Do we have class tomorrow?"
"No, it's kinda a pupil free thing."
"Uh huh. Oh, how was your Winter Vacation?"
"I-It was good."
"What are you up to?" I asked.
"Ah, I just woke up, so I'm gonna start backing and fun things like that."
"What about your friend?"
"Huh?"
"The friend you're spending time with," I reminded her.
"Oh, yeah. She's spending time with her family, but she'll be back.
"Ah.. I see."
"What's her name?"
"Why do you have to know her name?" she snapped.
"Whoa, I'm sorry. I just was curious. You don't have to tell me-"
"Why are you so nosy?"
"I'm sorry. I'll stop talking. I call you later. Bye," I said as I hung up the phone. I'm not that nosy am I?
PV: Shizuma Hanazono
Why does she always seem to make me feel like I'm the bad guy?
"What's wrong Shizuma?" Nagisa asked, while holding a blanket around her body.
"Nothing," I shook my head. "Nothing's wrong."
"But you sounded irritated. Why?"
"Sonata was just being nosy as usual," I sighed.
"You wanna talk about it?"
"No, thank you. It's fine, my dear."
PV: Ami Futari
Finally, everyone's coming back. Its about time- I was beginning to feel lonely. I stood in the courtyard, trying to look through the people to find the ones I associated with. But where's Sonni? I know she can't still be asleep. I sighed, and gathered myself in the cold. Why didn't the Sister arrange this gathering in the Cathedral, where it's warm. I caught a glimpse of short raven hair. "Ah! Miyu-chan~!"
She grimaced at the outburst. "Ami."
I ran to hug her. "I can't believe I actually missed you!"
"Yeah, yeah, whatever," she blew it off while patting me on the back.
"Where's Shizuma?"
"She went to go look for Sonata."
"Uhm, where exactly, is Sonata?"
"Probably in her room."
PV: Sonata Yakonawa
I stirred back to reality to find Shizuma sitting super close to me. "Hey," she greeted me. I stretched before saying hello. "Sonata, I think we should talk."
"Okay, about what?" I asked. That's when her expression changed. Like all of her energy just disappeared and her face was emotionless. After a few seconds she shook her head. "What is it?" I asked again.
"No, it's nothing. I was just confused for a minute."
"Are you still confused or are you okay?" I asked.
"I'm fine, don't worry," she reassured me. Afterward, we summed up out vacation in a few words before Shizuma left the room to go handle Etoile duties. When she left I went back to sleep and dream of being home again.
Author's Note: (11/28/13)
You know, this is just a bad chapter. I already tried to rewrite it, but in reality all I did was delete a good portion of it. And everything is still out of wack because of chapter five. I think I'll just make revisions to chapters 10, 11,12, 13, 14 and possibly 15. God bless America that is a lot of work. I'll try and get it done before the end of November. Happy Reading :)
