Chapter 10
Hope
Disclaimer : I kinda own Ichiro, right?
Ichiro's SMS feels like a windfall to me.
Come to Shibuya at 10 a.m. today. Seiya will be there!
It's only a (really) short message, but it has a great impact on me. This is the signal! The green light! I rub my eyes and pinch my cheek just to make sure that this is not just a cruel dream.
Then I realized that I'm still at Haruka's apartment..
"What's up Michiru, you look really happy. Smiling while staring at your phone like a teenage girls.." Says Haruka lazily from the other side of the bed, then she yawn widely while closing her eyes again.
A blush creeps into my face. She looks extra adorable when she just woke up.
"I-I'm sorry Haruka, I think I must go home now.."
"Eh? Why? Just wear my clothes and I'll send you to your office." She is still lying down on top of the super comfortable bed, snuggling with her pillow. Not planning to get off from it soon, I think.
"It's not that. I need to do an interview this morning, so I need to take some things at my apartment first.." Somehow I don't want her to know about my meeting with Seiya..
"You'd better take a bath first, then I'll drop you at your apartment, okay?"
Without waiting any longer, I do what she said.
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"Where is the interview takes place?" Asks Haruka while steering her car smoothly, as always.
"Shibuya." I answer shortly. I'm still nervous, remembering that I'm going to meet Seiya soon.
"What a strange place.. I think you won't reach Shibuya by 10 a.m. even if you take a cab. I'll drive you there, okay?" To think about it, she is correct. It's already 8.30 right now..
"It's okay, you don't have to. It's not really an important interview after all." Ahh, I lied again..
Then, silence. I really don't want to lie to Haruka. It feels like I betray her in some strange way. She's been really nice to me. Being my pillar of support.
"Actually.." My voice shows my uneasiness clearly.
"Yes?" She turns down the volume of the radio due to my soft voice.
"Haruka.." To hell with it! This person beside me is already too close to me. "Have you felt nervous when you love someone?"
I heard chuckles as an answer. Again, I embarrass myself in front of Haruka.
"Are you?" She stops laughing.
I nod. "Yes.."
"Who?" She asks shortly.
"I can't tell you now.."
Silence again.
"Is it the one that you gonna meet?" Bull's-eye.
No answer from me.
"Then, I ensure that you won't come late for your 'date' interview."
With that, she steps harder on the gas, speeding the car at an unbelievable speed.
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It's 10 a.m. right now and thanks to Haruka I'm already at Shibuya right now. It's crazy remembering how she drovedher car at such speed. No wonder she's a racer.
I'm waiting for Ichiro at the promised place. He's late, it's 10.30 right now and he hasn't arrived yet! If I know that he'll be late, I won't accept Haruka's offer to drive me here. I've been nothing but trouble to her recently.
There is no sign that Ichiro will come and he didn't even answer my calls! Maybe I should leave. Giving up.
I turn around.
And.. "Michiru-san! Have you been waiting for me?" Ichiro grins, he looks as untidy as always.
"You're the one who told me to come here at 10 a.m. sharp!"
He laughs. "Sorry, don't be mad. Let's go to the café first, Seiya said that he'll be quite late." I feel my heart drops only by hearing 'that' name.
We talk while walking to the café. It's all formality. I don't really enjoy chitchat like this with Ichiro. Well, just consider this as a gratitude for arranging a meeting with Seiya.
"I'll buy you a drink, as my apologies for being late." Ichiro goes to the counter quickly before I have the chance to reply. I never thought that he's this nice.
"Here's your latte." He says while putting the tray on the table.
"Thank you. By the way, where's Seiya? He sure is late." I add a spoonful of sugar to my latte.
"Wait, let me SMS him.."
Then after a while, finally there is a reply from Seiya.
"He said he can't come today, Michiru-san.. He got an important meeting with his sponsor all of a sudden. That guy! How many times will he do this? Cancelling an interview at the last minute!" Ichiro grumbling.
I stare at Ichiro blankly. I don't know what to say. I'm angry. I'm disappointed. I'm sad.
"I'm really sorry, Michiru-san. I didn't mean to give you a false hope again." He apologizes. "And I really have to leave right now, I have an urgent job to do at my office.. I'll let you know if Seiya contacts me again!" Then, he leaves me alone. Sitting all by myself at the café.
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I think fantasying about Tom Cruise or Brad Pitt is far more worthy than fantasying about Seiya. They will clearly stay at the fantasy 'spot' and won't hurt me like this.
Seiya is a cruel fantasy. He stays at the fantasy spot, but he hurts me so bad.
Why are you keep running away from me, Seiya?
AN : Hopes up, hopes down. That's what life is like, right? Just consider Michiru's misfortune in this chapter as her karma. This chapter is short, I know. I'll write a longer chapter with more details on Michiru and Haruka after this. I promise. Cookies for Alexia, AleWindT, Keeper Aki, PeaPrince, Keeper Aki, Vientocortante, RoseCriss and Lylian!
Alexia : Michiru's only problem is that she loves (or likes?) Seiya too much that she can't see Haruka's feeling for her. But don't worry I think she'll open her eyes eventually. And I want to thank you for your review on my one-shot story. I'm glad that you like it. As for a continuation for that story.. I still have no plan to write another chapter. Because it surely feels awkward to write a love scene between a 10 years old kid and 20 years old woman.
