Briinngg!
"Bye Amu-chi!"
"See you at break!"
Yaya, Nadeshiko, Utau, and Rima all went different ways as the bell rang for first period/Homeroom. I sighed and walked to my class: Physical Education.
"Hey," Said a voice. I jumped.
"Eep!" I yelped. I turned around. "Ikuto?"
"What's your next period?"
"W-why do you want to know?"
"I'm just curious. I got a schedule change. My next class is now PE." I froze. We were picking PE partners today!
I hurried into the girl's locker room without another word. I changed as slow as I could before the only female teacher for PE, Mrs. Marina, yelled for everyone to hurry up.
I finished tying my shoe for the twenty-first time and peeked around the corner of the door.
Since he's not bullying us anymore, why am I so nervous to see him? I shook my head and confidently walked through the door.
When I got outside, the teacher was already talking.
"Alright! Listen up! Hinamori, you're late!" He added without even a glance in my direction. "We're picking partners today!"
The girls squealed loudly and all clustered toward Ikuto. I raised an eyebrow. Seriously? Him? The coach seemed to have noticed, too.
"Ahem! Due to... social difficulties, I will choose the partners." The girls whined and pouted and scooted even closer to Ikuto. I rolled my eyes.
"Okay! Settle down, girls! The first pair will be... he listed off groups while the girls pouted and whined about how they should've gotten paired up with Ikuto and not their disgusting partners yada yada yada.
"... with Hinamori." The coach finished. Upon hearing my name, I realized that I hadn't been paying attention. "Now split up." The girls sighed and peeled themselves off Ikuto. He looked relieved.
"Go on, Hinamori! We don't have all day you know!" The coach barked.
"Umm..." I laughed nervously. "Who was my partner again?" The coach rolled his eyes.
"Tsukyomi Ikuto." I stopped laughing and froze. I slowly turned towards Ikuto. He was looking curiously at me, his head cocked slightly.
This is the worst day of my life...
Rima's POV
At break that day, I went searching for Amu. I looked around the whole school -twice- until I finally found her. But, unfortunately, she wasn't alone.
"Actually, I was glad you're my partner," Ikuto said, following Amu, who looked like she had gone through H-E-double-hockey-sticks.
"E-erm...that's nice..." She obviously didn't want Ikuto following her.
"You're not like the other girls, who always follow me around. It's nice to have a break." Well, apparently, he didn't notice the hundreds of glaring faces swearing revenge at Amu as he followed her down the hall. Finally, Amu caught sight of me.
"Rima!" She ran towards me, sounding relieved. Ikuto followed. "Erm... I'm gonna chat with my friend, okay?" She said to Ikuto, hinting for him to leave. He didn't.
"But you interest me, Amu," He replied. Amu turned red. The cat boy was really pissing me off. I dragged Amu away.
"We're going to the restroom, perv," I said. His eyes widened and his cheeks flushed a bit. Once we were out of sight of Ikuto, Amu relaxed.
"Thanks, Rima."
"Don't mention it," I replied in a dismissive manner. "So... I'm going to quit choir."
"ANOTHER schedule change!?" Amu gasped.I simply nodded.
"Too much voice straining. I want something that doesn't require too much thinking, or math, or writing, or straining..." I continued my long list.
"You want me to help you out?" Amu asked. I nodded. "Well..." She took out her electives notebook.
"You already tried yearbook, orchestra, band, study hall, library, art, choir, all the computer stuff... The only one left is Home Ec."
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"It's like a cooking class. Doesn't require much writing, reading, straining, math, or thinking. It might be kinda fun, actually."
"I'll take that." I hurried into the office to make the change, then got Home Ec put into the choir slot, which was right after break. The bell rang as I exited the office.
"Got it. Bye!" I waved to Amu as I ran to the kitchen classroom. I entered right before the bell. I sighed in relief and sat down, swinging by light blue backpack behind me. The teacher came in with a slip of paper and motioned for me to go to her.
"This will be your new classmate, Mashiro Rima. She got a schedule change. Rima, your partner will be..." She scanned the classroom. "Who hasn't gotten a partner, yet?" A hand was raised. "Okay then, Fujisaki. You'll be with Rima." I gasped.
I sat next to him miserably the whole period. The teacher said we would be baking cookies.
"Let's go get the bigger stove, Rima." How dare that purple freak call me by my first name!
"Whatever." I followed him glumly to the "bigger stove," which was probably bigger by an inch, and sighed.
This is going to be one long period.
Utau's POV
"Surely there could be someone other than him," I begged in my sweetest voice.
"Don't worry, sweetie! Everybody gets nervous once in a while. You and Kukai are the best singers in choir! Putting you together for a duet will sound angelic! And maybe even more with Nadeshiko's piano accompanying you two in the background! It'll be heavenly!" My choir teacher was ticking me off. "Now, Tadase! Play from the top!"
At the sound of Tadase playing piano, Nadeshiko blushed. I turned to look at him. He grinned and gave me a thumbs-up. I rolled my eyes.
"Erm... Let's go..." Still blushing, Nadeshiko led us to the choir office so we can practice.
"Ugh! You got it wrong! That's a sharp, not a natural!" I rolled my eyes in annoyance.
"Let's just try again," Nadeshiko said. Then her eyes turned dark, and an evil aura surrounded her. "But if you mess up again... well then, someone's not going to a concert because they would end up in the hospital!" Kukai shuddered.
"A-all right! I'll try harder!" He raised his hands defensively. "No need to get...er... all mad..."
And that sums up the worst day of my life.
Yaya's POV
"I don't get it!" I wailed.
"You need to be patient," Kairi tried to comfort me, but to no avail.
"I know! I'll just fail the test!" I cried.
"No, no! You can't do that! That will bring down your grade," Kairi said, trying to review the math for me again. I was at his house after school. Math tutoring...
"Who cares? I already got an F!" I slammed the book shut, then raced out the door. In two seconds, I raced back.
"You're getting candy with me!" I grabbed Kairi's wrist and dragged him out the door.
~Time Skip~
Bam!
I jolted to my feet.
"Who is it!?" I asked.
"Calm down, Rima, it's just me!" Amu came peeking around the corner, rubbing her elbow, then glanced behind her. She sighed in relief. "It took me a horribly long time to shrug him off..."
"You're such a klutz," I said.
"Where are the others?" Amu asked, looking around the room.
"AMU-CHI! KairiwaschasingmeandIwantedt ogetcandybuthekeptonfollowin gandIcamehereandnowI'mlateohmygosh!" Yaya ran in, pouncing on Amu.
"Uh...what?" Amu asked.
"Hey guys! Sorry I'm late!"
"Nadeshiko-chi!" Yaya jumped onto Nadeshiko.
"Yaya, please get off, and, hey, where's Utau? I can't tell you guys the news without her," Nadeshiko managed to say as she pried Yaya off of her.
"Miss me?" Came a voice. Then, "Yaya! Get off! Down!"
"Finally," I said. "Utau's here."
As we all settled down to eat lunch, Nade cleared her throat.
"What I wanted to say is that our next performance is coming around the corne-"
"WHAT? WE HAVEN'T CHOSEN A SONG YET MUCH LESS REHEARSED, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO!" Yaya ran around the room screaming. Utau tugged her down and clamped a hand over her mouth. She put a finger to her lips. Yaya stopped and nodded.
"As I was saying," Nade continued. "I have decided a song. And I found a few costumes for you guys to look at. Tell me if you like them." Nadeshiko took out five bundles and handed one to each of one, keeping one herself. I opened mine. Inside was a pair of monarch butterfly wings threaded with different colored beads. There was also a long, wavy pink wing and violet contacts. A tiara a two pairs of bracelets went with it. There was also black and white striped arm warmers and a hot pink and black striped tie. A sleeveless, ruffled black, hot pink, and white dress with flower designs came with black ripped leggings. Black and hot pink high heeled boots were the last items in the bundle. (images6 .fanpop DOT 'COM' /image /photos /32600000 /Anime-Angel-msyugioh 123 -32671600 -1024 -640 .jpg)
"N-Nade! This... Where did you get it?" I asked her.
"Well... I told you my family was in the acting business..."
"But this? This looks so expensive!" Amu said, holding up her outfit. Her dress was collared and the sleeves puffed out. There was a golden cross on the top, and a yellow ribbon around the waist. Below the yellow ribbon, pieces of cloth hung loose. There was a blonde wig, blue contacts, and a headband that had a pair of angel wings. Two golden high heels went with white leggings. To complete the medieval angel look, a long golden scepter with a top that resembled a king's crown lay beside her. (w w w .wall papers inc DOT 'NET' /wp -content /uploads /2012 /11 /Anime -angel -8 .j pg)
"Wow! Look at Yaya's!" She had an outfit with brass-colored curls and a little hat with a ball of with feathers on the side. The dress was like a typical german waitress's. There were striped tattered leggings and shiny black boots. A pair of feathery white angel wings topped the look. (stuff point DOT 'COM' / anime -paradise /image /21228 -anime -paradise -anime -angel .j pg)
"What do you think of mine?" Utau's outfit was all armored, but cute. It had several angel wings carved out in the armor. It even had a sword and sheath. There was a orange-brown wig and sea blue contacts. Two white angel wings that protruded from the back had a tint of light brown. (s950 .beta .photo bucket DOT 'COM' /user /sMiiiLE iii WORLD x3 /media /Anime -Angel -anime- angels -8741679 -10 .jpg .ht ml)
"Oh my gosh! Where do you get all these stuff? What about yours, Nade?" Amu asked.
Nadeshiko's outfit was also mostly armored. The violet and purple top was metal and the bottom was a cloth dress that had small tassels on the end. A pair of blue and silver boots were added, as well as a sword, a sheath, and white angel wings with a hint of silver-blue. There was a metal headpiece with four white feathers on each side. The wig was silvery-blue and was in a long braid. There were soft purple contacts. (w w w .angelfire DOT 'COM' /planet /vontech /anime _angels /angel18 .jpg)
"These outfits are so cute!" Yaya squealed. "Yaya can't wait to perform our next song! Wait... what is the next song, anyway?"
"I was just about to get to that," Nade winked. "The next song will be Angel With A Shotgun by Nightcore."
"Fits the theme," I commented.
"Sure does," Amu agreed. "Nade, can we go to your house after school? We better take advantage of our time and practice."
"You sound like my mom," Utau muttered, but didn't disagree to Amu's suggestion.
"Sure! I'll call my mom after school," Nadeshiko smiled. "I'll bet our next performance will be fun!"
~Meanwhile~
Ikuto's POV
"Where are they?" I asked Kairi as he walked in.
"You mean us? We're here." Tadase, Kukai, and Nagihiko stepped into the room.
"We lost them..." Nagihiko panted.
"Again," Kukai sighed.
"No luck, either. I try to be friendly and she gets annoyed," I sighed.
"Guys? I was wondering... Do you guys have any songs in mind for our next performance?" Kairi asked.
"Nope, not yet," I said.
"Me neither," Kukai agreed.
"Can I make a suggestion?" Kairi asked.
"Just go on, dude," I urged.
"What about Lost in Echo by Linkin Park?" Kairi said. There was a thoughtful silence after that.
"Sure," Nagihiko said. I shrugged.
"Fine with me."
"Nice idea!" Kukai gave Kairi a thumbs up. "Can I do the rap?" He was aiming for rap the minute we agreed to participate in 'Battle of the Bands.' Everyone turned to Tadase.
"Whatever you guys want," He said.
"Good. We've all agreed. So... how about after school?" I asked.
"Uh...I have dance practice," Nagihiko apologized.
"And I have soccer," Kukai said.
"What about around 4:00? At my house?" I asked.
"I'm free," Nagihiko said.
"I can come," Tadase agreed.
"Sure," said Kukai.
"Precisely the right time," nodded Kairi. We snickered.
A/N: Oh my gosh! So sorry for not uploading earlier! The next chapter was in my dead computer... T^T Also, we're moving to a new house. (And new school district. T.T) I think I wrote my story 'The New Kid' to cope with that... Thank you to iceheart2180 for recommending the two songs! :) I think I was also kinda lazy... Didn't feel like uploading... Sorry again, guys! Thank you for being patient! :) Arigatou!
- Yuuki out!