Woot an update! Honestly reviews make me come out of hiding. Got a great review and it made me wanna write again (the importance of reviewing) soooo yeah Chapter 9 here it goes


Well guys, this is it! Hokagama University!" Hinata beamed as he showcased the entrance to the school with exaggerated grandeur. The recruits for baseball had to be here about a week early for their orientation so Hinata decided to give Yuri and I a tour when we arrived with all the other students. Masami tagged along with me. She cleared her whole schedule for today just to hang out before I had to stay here for good.

"This is considered being in Tokyo? We're pretty close to Chiba." Masami asked weaving her fingers into mine.

"Yeah, I know, but it's considered Tokyo here." Hinata shrugged as he helped Yuri with her bags. "Either way, it's a really beautiful school, huge too." I slung my courier bag over my shoulder and tightened it, never breaking the hold on Masami's hand. She grabbed my suitcase and wheeled it behind her as we followed the crowd of students through the entrance. The school itself was pretty far out from anything else so it would make sense for it to be large. The landscaping was beautiful small buses and trees lined the front entrance and some of the steps, along with a few waterfall fountains. The sports fields were huge, they had about three baseball fields; the main one and two practice fields and a nice area for soccer. But somehow it all looked really familiar. I found myself knowing exactly where to look for things out here.

"Deja vu." I murmured as we headed towards the dormitories.

"I know, right? Same thing I said." Hinata trailed. "Don't you feel like you already know where everything is? That's why I haven't said anything yet."

"We've been here before, had the tour and everything." Yuri adjusted her bag on her shoulder. "Unless you two forgot already."

"Well, no, I kinda feel it, too." Masami blurted like she had been waiting to say it. "And i've never been here."

"Freaky, man..." Hinata trailed.

"Freaky!" repeated another student beside us. He wore a red beanie covered by a huge pair of headphones, a green hoodie with the sleeves rolled up to about his forearms a pair of slightly baggy khaki pants with cargo pockets with black Chuck Taylor's. He nodded his head to what I guess was the beat of the music and danced a circle around us.

"And this, my friends, is Travis Kinsey. But he goes by TK." Hinata grinned awkwardly. "He's from America we think, cause he mostly speaks English, and only song lyrics. From mostly American songs."

"Get dooooooown!" TK backflipped into a head spin, landed on his feet and shuffled away.

"Very animated people you have here." Masami rose an eyebrow as we started into the dormitories.

"Yeah, but he's cool. Doesn't bother anyone, all he does is dance." Hinata stopped and turned to a map. "So I'll show Yurippe to her dorm first. I'm not supposed to be over here too long. I'm only catching a break since this is move in day so we have to make this snappy." he pointed to the area on the map where I guess Yuri's room was and we started out again. I snaked my hand from Masami's and wrapped my arm around her shoulder. She looked up at me with a faint smile and rested her head on my shoulder.

"Miss you already..." I whispered.

"Oh my god! Aren't you Iwasawa?" called a voice from the small crowds of students on the side of the hall. "From GirlDeMo?"

"Me too." she whispered back before the greeted her fan with a smile. "Yep, that's me."

"Wow! Are you gonna be taking classes here too?" she gasped.

"No, I'm just here for my friends." Masami's cool voice always flowed when she spoke to fans or about music, or both. I love hearing it and I'm really gonna miss it.

"Wow that's so cool! You guys are lucky to have such a talented friend." the fan beamed. She looked at all of us with the same starstruck gaze.

"Thank you. I honored that you like our stuff." Masami bowed her head a bit.

"I wish I had something you could autograph but I pretty much just brought clothes and small furniture with me, but maybe you could perform?"

"I'm flattered that you'd want me to but I can't. The bands not here and I didn't bring either of my guitars with me." Masami titled her head apologetically. "Besides I'm not a student here so I don't think they would allow me to."

"You could do it in the cafeteria." Hinata chimed. "I'm sure we could find an amp and guitar for you to use somewhere. Hell, I think one of my teammates plays. I could ask him if you can borrow it for a bit."

"That's great!" the fan said. "What do you say, Iwasawa?"

"Well, sure. If you guys really want me too." she chuckled, looking up at me for silent approval. I gave her a nod. "I can't promise I'll tear the house down without my girls, though."

"You'll do fine. I'm sure of it." she smiled. "I'll see you later on today then." She bounced away as we all waved out goodbyes and continued to Yurippe's dorm.

"She sure was bubbly." Yuri readjusted her bag as she walked forward. "And her voice was kinda annoying."

"I dunno, I thought she was kinda cute." Hinata smirked. "Though that devil tail she had was kinda weird: and the handcuffs."

"I kinda like her." Masami smiled. "She's got spirit, y'know?"

"Yeah, she does have that." I chuckled. We finally got to the end of the hall where the stairs were. I grabbed my suitcase from Masami and Hinata took the one from Yuri as we headed up. Yuri's room was just three or four doors down. She and Masami walked ahead with Hinata, I trailed a bit. Walking about a door's distance behind them.

"And here we are. Home, sweet home." Hinata said as he walked the two into the dorm room. I jogged a bit to catch up but saw a flash of silver and was knocked on my feet, suitcase still in hand.

"Oh, man. I'm so sorry I didn't see you there." I groaned sitting myself up but ending up looking into familiar golden eyes. Like my dream.

"I apologize, I was in a bit of a hurry and didn't see you coming. I'm sorry for knocking you down." The voice hang in my head, is this like, more deja vu? Is this the girl from my dream? I snapped out of my daze, finding myself getting lost in her eyes.

"Uh, n-no, I'm fine. It's okay." I stammered and staggered to my feet, identifying the owner of those big golden eyes. A small framed girl with long silver hair, wearing a t-shirt and a skirt. "But you look really familiar."

"Funny, I don't recall even meeting anyone with red hair. I'm sorry." she replied politely. Her voice was so familiar but different.

"No i-it's fine. I'm Otonashi. Nice to meet you at any rate." I bowed.

"Tachibana. Nice to meet you as well." she returned my bow. "I'm sorry that I can't stay longer but I have to get going."

"Yeah, no problem." I breathed. "See you around?"

"See you."