(A/N) Hey guys. Story time. Please read all the way through! Perty please? Once upon a time, there was a girl named Selena. The only gaming system she had was a Nintendo 64 and PS2. She was close to her fifteenth birthday. She went to her friend's house one day to spend the night. Her friend had a Wii. Now Selena at the time didn't care much for the Wii or its games. But Selena's friend and her friend's mother got Selena hooked to these games. But Selena didn't have a Wii. Oh how Selena now wanted a Wii! So it finally happened on her sixteenth birthday this past August 12th. Now Selena has a Wii and Harvest Moon Animal Parade. The End
Well yeah, about a month ago I turned a very sweet 16. God I'm getting old. Lol just kidding to those of you who my age and older XD Anyways I'm very sorry that it's been over a month since I've updated. Since I got my Wii, I've been so busy playing Pokémon and Harvest Moon. Lol. Now there's school which has me busy too. Well here's my promise to you! I will try to update every other week, if not every week. If I don't, I am fully entitled to write you guys an extra long chapter. One of my friends who has been reading my story wanted this chapter to be from Hikari's point of view so I said "Sure. What the hell?" Without further ado, Chapter 10!
Chapter 10: My tutor is WHO?
Hikari P.O.V.
"Hikari, could you stay behind please?" Ms. Phoebe said as we all started getting up for second period. I walked up to her desk and she waited until all the students were out of the classroom before she spoke.
"Your science teacher gave me your most recent test. You got a D on it" she said looking down at her twiddling thumbs. Then she looked up and pointed at me.
"Now normally I would just tell a student to quit being lazy and study. But I've seen your other grades. You do pretty well. Science is just not your friend." She said getting up from her chair to erase the board. I felt disappointed with myself because I really did try hard to get science. But I guess it wasn't enough. My disappointment must have shown on my face because Ms. Phoebe quickly added on.
"However! Everyone has their subject that they just don't click with. Like mine was Math! So don't feel bad Sweetheart. I'll just have to ask around the school for a science teacher who would have the time to come to your house and tutor you after school. Does that sound okay to you?" She said now proceeding to erase the board again.
"Yeah that sounds awesome. I would really appreciate it Ms. Phoebe." I said before sighing in relief. I didn't want to fail tenth grade just because I didn't get science.
The bell rang for lunch. I went to my locker to put my books away. Waiting there was Luke. Today was the first day back to school since Akari's birthday. Since Luke kissed me. The more I thought about it, the sadder I got. I think Luke was starting to like me more than I like him. Don't get me wrong, he's a fantastic guy! I just can't get someone else out of my mind.
"Hey beautiful." Said Luke with a big smile when I reached my locker. Oh Goddess, the way he was looking at me right now made me want to cry. But I put on a fake smile so he wouldn't worry. When I closed my locker, he grabbed me and pulled me into a hug. Goddess he's so nice. I didn't deserve this hug.
"How's your day going?" He said when he finally let go.
"Good. And yours?"
"Awesome of course!" I smiled. Awesome was one of his favorite words. That and Extreme. We walked to our table. I saw Gill and Akari talking. Though there was a bit of awkwardness in the atmosphere. When Luke and I sat down, they both looked up with relief that they weren't alone anymore. I smiled because I knew what Akari did at her party before Gill left. To my left, I saw Kathy sit down. But there was someone with her. It was...Owen?
"Hiya Owen!" Luke said high-fiving Owen. Well Luke and Owen were neighbors so I guess they were bound to know each other.
"Hey Kathy, wanna come with me to get a drink from the vending machine?" I asked when Luke and Owen were now talking about the upcoming soccer tryouts.
"Why can't you go yourself?"
"Kathy." I said simply then gestured to Owen with my eyes. Her face of 'Ohh!' and then clumsily getting up made me laugh. I waited to get to the vending machine before asking.
"So...what's up with you and Owen?" I asked as I put money in the machine
"We're going out silly billy!" She said before grinning.
"Cool. He's in my homeroom. Since when?"
"Since Akari's birthday party." She said as I retrieved my bottle of water and we turned around. Akari's birthday made me think of Takeru. And Takeru made me think of how he had a crush on Kathy. Then that made me realize that the girl Takeru liked now had a boyfriend.
Damn...Sorry Takeru...my heart goes out to you buddy I thought as I began feeling a little more depressed on top of the glum feelings from before. Goddess I felt like really crying now. I needed get out of here before I broke down in front of everybody.
"Hey Kathy, could you take my water to the table for me? I forgot something in my last class and I need to go get it before it gets taken or lost." I said hoping she would comply.
"Uh sure I guess. But don't get mad at me if it's all gone by the time you get back." She said adding a light laugh at the end. I did my best to fake a smile.
I began to walk out of the cafeteria and when I was out of sight of the students in it, I broke into a run. I felt hot tears coming down my cheeks. Everything came crashing down on me at once.
Why do I have to like someone else more than Luke? I know I've tried to make myself like Luke more than him. But you just can't make yourself like someone. It just happens. You get no choice in the matter. Just like poor Takeru. I know he has strong feelings for Kathy and she has a boyfriend now. She knows he has a crush on her, but I don't think she knows just how much he likes her. And I can't get mad at her, she doesn't share his feelings and it's not her fault. Takeru and I are both in kinda the same situation. We both liked someone who seemed unlikely to return our feelings. I mean he's a teacher. I have zero chance with him... Was all I got to think before I ran into something.
I opened my eyes and realized that the something I ran into cushioned my fall. But I was trying to figure how the hell I ended up here. I was heading for the bathroom but somehow I ended up in the south hall. Where Akari's homeroom is. Where Mr. Wizard...Oh Goddess! I almost didn't want to look at what I landed on. Or rather who I landed on. I planted my hands on the floor and pushed myself up. I confirmed my worst fears when I met the eyes of none other than Mr. Wizard himself. He was blushing and his eyes were wide. Our faces were so close that a slight nudge would have pushed my face onto his. He had propped himself on his elbows and here I was, ON TOP OF HIM!
"Why hello there Miss Hikari...It's been a while hasn't it?...Although I must say...I didn't expect our next meeting to occur like...this..." he said before smiling slightly. His warm breath tickled my nose and smelled like tea. Goddess I'm weird. My face had long been heated up and my heart was beating like a drum. I quickly threw myself off and got up. I turned to him and offered a hand without looking at him. I heard him mutter thanks then pull himself up. I looked back at him.
"Mr. Wizard, I am SO sorry! I should have been paying attention to where I was going! I guess I was too...er...distracted" I finished by looking down. His laugh of amusement made me look back up. He had a smile that I wanted to take a picture of and keep it with me forever.
"You are nothing like your sister." He said finally.
"Uh..." I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.
"I mean you are much more polite...Your sister has a very smart mouth..."
"Oh! Thank you." I said smiling too. I don't know why I felt so casual. Usually when I saw him, or even heard his name, I felt my face heat up. Well maybe now that I accidentally tackled him, I wouldn't react as much as I did before. I looked at his eyes and saw that he hadn't yet fixed his hair from the fall. His left eye was uncovered. I looked at it and saw that it was a light gold color. Wait a minute. His right eye was green. So why was other eye gold? He noticed me looking back and forth at his eyes and his hand shot up and he fixed his hair.
"Well...wherever you had to be...it must be important...I got to feel the full force of its importance..." Mr. Wizard said before laughing again. I blushed and smiled. I turned around and began walking away.
"Wait, Miss Hikari!" he called. I turned around. "Never mind...I'll tell you later"
"Okay...?" I said before turning around again. He'd tell me later? Maybe he meant he'd have Akari tell me. Yeah that was probably it. I shook my head and walked back to the cafeteria. I didn't realize that I sat down until I heard Luke's voice.
"Hey shweetie!" he greeted
"Hey Luke" I greeted back and smiled. I could feel Akari staring hard at me and I turned my head to meet her gaze. She had her eyes narrowed and her expression was stoic. I waved but she made no move to return it. I flipper her off and I saw the corners of her mouth twitch slightly. I smiled again and turned my head to join in on Luke's, Kathy's, and Owen's conversation.
It was the end of the day. Today felt like it went by fast. I spent all my classes daydreaming about what happened in the south hall. I went to my locker, gathered my things, and then began walking to Yuuki's car. Out of nowhere, I felt my hand being grabbed and yanked outside. I couldn't see who it was due to all the people. Before I had a chance to freak out, I saw that it was Akari. I let her pull me through everybody and finally outside. I thought she would have let go of my hand at that point but she continued to yank me to the parking lot.
"Akari! Where's the fire?" I asked as we approached Yuuki's car.
"I needed to ask you something before the boys got here." She said finally letting go of my hand and leaning up against the passenger door. I did the same next to her.
"Why couldn't it have waited till we got home?"
"I couldn't wait till then." She said now looking at me.
"Okay. What is it?"
"What happened to you today?"
"What are you talking about?" I asked. Oh Goddess. I should have known that Akari would have been able to sense when something is wrong with me. We have that taboo sister relationship where we can tell something is wrong with the other.
"You've been acting weird today. I mean weirder than usual."
"Oh. Well I guess telling someone would probably be better for my emotional health." I said in defeat as I began to tell Akari everything that has been on my mind lately.
My feelings of guilt, empathy, and embarrassment all returned as I told her everything that happened today. Even when I crashed into her teacher. I expected her to laugh at that last part, but when I looked at her, she looked thoughtful.
"So what should I do?" I asked hoping that she would have an answer. I could see Yuuki and Takeru in the distance. She looked up at the sky for a few seconds. Then she looked at me again.
"Just do what your heart tells you to do." She said now standing up straight. I did as well.
"Well that's freaking cheesy as hell. And it doesn't help me! If I break up with Luke, it'll hurt him! I can't tell your teacher how I feel because...well according to you and Yuuki, it's not cool to crush on a teacher." I said as Yuuki and Takeru approached the car a few seconds later. Akari waited for Yuuki to unlock the car and she sat in the back with me.
"Okay, I guess I'm sitting in the front with you Yuuki" Takeru said as he sat down. Akari waited for Yuuki to turn on his music before she turned to me.
"Listen, I did a little digging. Mr. Wizard graduated from Harmonica High six years ago. He went to college right away. He stayed at college for about three years so he could become a science teacher at our school. He's only been teaching for about two years now. That means he's roughly twenty four. Both of you guy's birthdays are just about two months apart. He's about eight years older than you. So there. Does that make you feel better?" She finished with a sigh of annoyance
"Err...how was it supposed make me feel better?" I asked, confused. Wasn't it her and Yuuki who made it such a strong point that I don't crush on Mr. Wizard? Did this mean that she didn't care if I did or not? Her look knowing look confirmed my thoughts . I smiled wide.
"Thanks Akari" I said finally. She smiled then looked out the window.
When we finally arrived home, I felt a sudden urge to listen to happy music. About an hour later Akari and I went down to the living room to watch T.V. A knock on the door pulled us out of the trance that the television had cast on us. Akari got up and answered it.
"Hello Akari." A familiar voice said at the door. I looked at Akari whose eye was twitching almost unnoticeably.
"Uh...hello. Whatever you heard, I didn't do it!" Akari said suddenly.
"Relax Miss Akari...I'm not here for you...I'm here for your sister..." the voice said. I must be dreaming. That couldn't be...
"Oh. Well come on in. Welcome to my house...Never thought I would say that to one of my teachers. It feels weird." She said as she walked over to me. Walking behind her was her homeroom teacher, Mr. Wizard. My eyes widened.
"Oh I see the tutor is here. You must be Mr. Wizard. Thank you so much for coming over. My daughter really needs it." My mom said coming from the kitchen. She walked over to Mr. Wizard and shook his hand. Afterwards, Mr. Wizard walked over to me.
"Remember when I said I would tell you something later?" Mr. Wizard said. I nodded, unable to speak.
"Well...this is it...But I thought it would be better as a surprise..." he said smiling. I nodded again. Nothing felt real.
"Come on you two. You can use the dining room." My mom said leading Mr. Wizard to the dining room. I followed them and sat down in a chair. Mr. Wizard sat in a chair next to me.
"Can I get you anything Mr. Wizard? Water, tea, soda, coffee?" My mother called from the kitchen.
"Tea would be lovely...Thank you..." he called back.
"Alright, it will be done in a jiffy. Akari what are you doing? Why are you switching the salt and the sugar?" My mother asked
"No reason." Said Akari. I heard her snicker then run out of the kitchen and then up the stairs to our room.
"Honestly. That girl. Well better switch them back." My mother said, annoyed.
"Why couldn't Akari been a more well mannered girl like you Hikari?...Then it might actually be tolerable in the morning..." Mr. Wizard said. I felt my face heat up.
Then it finally clicked. Mr. Wizard was going to be my tutor! For Goddess knows how long! How am I supposed to learn anything?
(A/N) Hey you guys! I hope this was enough. If it wasn't, I'm posting another chapter here in a few days anyways so please don't fret! Lol. Mkay, I'm changing up their ages up a bit. Yuuki is about to turn 18 in December. Hikari is no longer 15. She is now 16 and her birthday is in May. Takeru is 15 and his birthday is in July. I had to make a chart of their age differences so I wouldn't confuse myself. Oh and Wizard is still a Wizard. He's not actually twenty four. For someone who's been living for a long time, I'm sure he has ways to get some fake documents of his birth. He did really go to college for as long as he did though. He had to do so just in case someone like Akari went digging around in his business so it throw off all suspicion that he was a wizard. Do you get what I'm saying? I really hope you do. Cause now, I'm a little confused. Lol. Well like always, please review! I love all the things you have to say, even the not so nice things because they help me improve my writing! Have a great day loyal readers!