Keep on trying
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Chapter 10
A girl like any other
Kyoko was speechless for a second. 'Is this a natural way to introduce oneself? Telling your goal? … Let's give it a try then.', "And my dream is to be a perfect wife and get to know about acting!" everyone, who could hear her, burst in laughter. "Wh.. why are you laughing?" she was ashamed. "Ha ha ha! She's the first one to make Kotonami-san be at a loss for words!" Kyoko blushed, which made them laugh more. When they calmed down, they presented themselves. Although she was sure that she could not memorise all of the names, she gave her best to remember as much as possible. 'It can be a part of my courses, right?'Kanae looked at her suspiciously. 'She can't be forthright, can she? Even if it was true, no one would say something like that loud… or maybe it's her goal? To stand out. I must keep an eye on her and see if she's a danger.'
Finally the real lesson started. First – warm up. One person should be acting quickly and the other one try to be their reflection. Kanae quickly took the first role to try out her partner. Kyoko was lost for a few moments, but then she quickly caught up. It intrigued Kanae. 'Well it's noting unusual, really.' she tried to convince herself. 'This game is well known in schools, so she must know it already.' The next task was to act the opposite emotion of the partner. 'Now it's time for a show!' though Kanae. As Kyoko tried to express as much feelings as she could, her mate proved to be close to the professional level. 'She's fast though.' thought Kanae almost out of breath. She felt sweat running down her face. She didn't remember the last time, when she needed more stamina. The last exercise was troublesome for Kyoko. One of them had to act as a film actor, while the other as a theatre one. She could not see a difference. "What's wrong?", "I… I don't understand the command.", "What's so difficult in it? Mo! Film actors are more conservative with expressions, the most important are the eyes and face, while the other ones are almost comical. They seem to look as the caricatures, because it's the only way to be visible by the audience. They can't use close-ups. Do you understand now?" Kyoko nodded happily and thanked for the lecture. 'She's a real beginner.' thought Kanae. 'She shouldn't be dangerous, just typical teenage girl… more or less. But why am I feeling so anxious about her?'
Then she stopped thinking about her new mate, concentrating about her lesson. Today was nothing unusual or really important so she didn't do her best. She must admitted that she liked looking at Kyoko. She had such a serious expression as if it was the most significant things she had ever heard. Kanae chuckled a little and almost instantly regretted it. The other girl noticed it and treated it as a friendly gesture. 'Am I getting another friend here? And a female one in addiction!' she was overexcited. She was bullied in her school thanks to her close relationship with Sho. She always dreamt of having a best friend to share happiness and secrets! Kanae on the other hand hated the idea of getting close to anyone. Trying to change the subject of her thoughts she paid more attention to her instructor.
Azuma-san seemed weird that day. He could easily loose his concentration and he even stuttered a little. She looked at the direction of his eyes and saw Kyoko. 'OK. It's getting interesting. Did he fell for her?' Kanae observed him more and she could not find any other reason of his behaviour. 'I wonder if she's aware of it.' she looked at the girl, who was making a really dumb expression without any cause. 'Nope. No way.' she smirked a little. It was really getting interesting.
The lunch break took about thirty minutes. Kyoko couldn't find any single friendly face in the cafeteria, so she went outside. It was not like people did not accept her, they were just occupied with their own world. 'At least that's what I want to believe in.' she saddened. She couldn't find Kanae and she really wanted to strengthen ties with her. 'Well, maybe next time.' The truth was that Kotonami-san skipped her lunch in order to loose some weight. She was a good actress, so she thought that the reason of her failures was her silhouette.
Uneki found Kyoko sitting under the cherry blossom tree. She looked so defenceless and he wanted to take care of her. 'She's the newest member of the group. It's mu duty to make her feel comfortable here.' he justified himself. "Hello, Mogami-san. How was your first lesson?", "Hello Azuma-san, I didn't see you coming.", "It's no wonder. It must have been my ninja skills." her eyes widened so he explained her: "I act in a small theatre close from here. Once I had a role as a ninja, so I practised whole weeks to move soundless. "Wow, that's really impressive!" he blushed after hearing her compliment. "No, it's nothing. You would act the same if you just tried." her eyes shined. He felt more ashamed than ever. "Um, do you want me to teach you this? We will have some extra lessons tomorrow, so we can make it a part of it." he suggested. "Can we do so? I'd really love it!" Uneki blushed more after hearing the word "love". 'I must have a fever. I'm definitely not myself today.'
The break ended so they came back to the building. Uneki had a lessons with other group, so they bid their goodbye and walked their own directions. Kyoko found herself enjoying every minute there.
AN/ Yup. Another chapter posted the same day (or the next one, because it's after midnight in my homeland). I should go sleep now. So if you're reading this before going to bed, please have a good night~! See you soon!