And yet...ANOTHER...late upload. Uploads are really slow nowadays ryt?? lol XD
Anyway......since d name of d girl i wanted 2 thank didnt show up, i'll try agen in this chappie.
make sure to also give credit to for helping out halfway with the last chappie...der...hope it shows up. i even made her name bold and underlined and everything. lol XD
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- Chapie # 25! –
The cab drove off as me and Kairi just quietly sat beside each other staring out the window. All I could do was think about a topic to talk about as we passed by some tall buildings.
"Eto…Kairi, what was your reason for coming back here, anyway?" I asked curiously as I faced him.
He widened his eyes in a wondering look and let a 'hm' sound escape his lips as he faced me too.
"What? You don't remember?"
Question marks popped up from behind me as I placed a finger under my chin and put on a confused look.
"Huh? Remember what?"
He just let out a weak laugh before replying.
"Never mind, I'm sure you'll remember soon."
I sweat dropped.
"What will I remember soon?"
* - * - * - *
The cab finally stopped in front of Kairi's house as I sighed and we both got out. We walked towards the back and lift the back lid of the car to get Kairi's luggage.
"Kairi, I noticed that you haven't changed much during the last year, huh?" I asked as I lifted up his bag.
"Eh? Oh…I-I'd like to apologize about that, especially since I made you that promise before I left." He said as he lowered his head and faced towards his bag.
I looked at him with a wondering look then put on a weak smile.
"No, I didn't mean it that way! I'm actually glad that you didn't change much, class rep.!"
He looked at me then put on a weak smile himself.
"there you again with that nickname." He said as I just let out a weak laugh.
"Hey, this is my get-back for you calling me 'Joker' as soon as we met back at the airport!"
Then he let out a weak laugh himself and then put on a smile.
"Well, you got me back good alright."
* - * - * - *
I sighed as I plopped down flat on my bed and buried my face in a pillow.
"Waahhh!! Kairi finally came back!!" Ran excitedly exclaimed as she floated on top of me.
"yeah, it would've been a perfect day if Ikuto didn't just walk out all moody like that." Miki said with a straight face.
"Hm, I'm sure Ikuto-kun has his reasons." Said Suu before she took a sip of her tea from a cup.
"yeah, but what could be the reason of his sudden walk-out?" asked Ran as she put on a thinking pose.
Miki just shrugged before she replied.
"Boys, you never know what they're thinking. One minute they're thinking of something fun, the next, they're thinking of something perverted."
All the charas just sighed together with a straight face.
"agreed."
Then they all stared at me as soon as they heard me start to snore and sweat dropped as they saw me put on a weak smile in my sleep and saw my drool ever so gracefully spread on top of my pillow. (hahah!! Lolness!! XD)
"A-Amu-chan." Ran said in disbelief.
"How un-ladylike." Miki said with a twitching eyebrow.
"I feel sorry for Amu-chan's mom who has to do THIS kind of laundry." Said Suu as she sighed.
"Oh well, Amu-chan is Amu-chan." They all sighed in chorus.
* - * - * - *
Weeks passed by just like any other normal day. Attending school, working at the café, chatting with Utau, and going on outings with Tadase-kun, Kukai, and Kairi. I haven't even seen Ikuto yet. The last time I saw him was at the airport, so I sort of started to worry, and it was only one more month till' Utau's birthday.
I sighed as my alarm clock suddenly rang and the sound filled my whole room.
"WAAHHH!! Turn it off, turn it off!! I'm going deaf!!" screamed Ran with her hands over her ears as she popped out of her egg and flew around the room all panicked.
I just slowly sat up straight on my bed and stared at her with a straight face, then I slammed the clock right on top.
"Ran, it's off now." I said weakly as I rubbed the sleep form my eye.
She was still flying around the room, hands over her ears. She suddenly bumped into my wall calendar and let out a weak moan. I just sweat dropped as I watched her slowly lift and rub her head with swirls in her eyes.
"Geez, and you call ME the clumsy one."
She widened her eyes in a wondering look and let out a weak 'hm?' sound escape her lips as she looked at the calendar in front of her and noticed the bright red circle around a date which she landed right in the middle of.
"Amu-chan, what's this circle for? A special occasion?" she asked curiously as she faced me.
"Huh?" I asked as I got up and walked over to the calendar.
I took a closer look at it and thought for a while.
"Mm…I'm not sure exactly."
)(Flashback!!)(
"Waaahhh!! Okay!! I SO won't forget this next year!!"
- Draws circle on calendar –
"Yosh!! Now I'll remember it for sure!! No more surprises this time!!"
)(End of short flashback!!)(
I just sweat dropped with a straight face as I lightly scratched my chin and put on a weak smile.
"Eto…I guess I forgot anyway."
Ran sighed as she just shook her head and crossed her arms.
"Amu-chan's useless."
I got a vein on my forehead as I faced her.
"S-Shut up!! I'll make sure to write the occasion this time, as soon as I remember what it is!!"
"Hm, better make it quick…that occasion seems to be today, and judging by the flashback Amu-chan just had, there's gonna be a surprise that you won't like." Ran said as she looked back at the calendar and put on her thinking face.
"Hm, yeah…guess you're right." I said as I looked at the calendar too.
'…and how did you know about the flashback?! Are you psychic or something?!' I thought as beads of sweat formed behind my head.
I just sighed as I stood up straight again.
"But still, how can I remember something that I forgot? (yet again)"
My cell phone suddenly beeped on top my drawer as I let a 'hm?' sound escape my lips and faced it.
"Who'd text me this early in the morning?" I asked myself as I walked over to it.
I picked and pushed in 'read'
"huh? It's from Rima."
'Amu, do you mind if you come over to my house today? My parents are out for the day so it's okay.'
Question marks popped up form behind my head as I read the text.
"Why does Rima want me to go over to her house?"
"Amu-chan!! You should go!! When was the last time you've been to Rima-chan's house?!" Ran suddenly yelled in my ear as I freaked.
"Y-You were listening?" I asked shakily.
"That's not important!! What IS important is that you find something nice to wear over to Rima-chan's house and to get there on time!!"
I just sweat dropped as I looked at her screaming face.
"Geez, why are you so fired up?"
"I have no idea, but we gotta find Miki fast!! Miki!! Miki!!" she yelled as she started floating around the room with a hand beside her mouth shouting out Miki's name.
I sweat dropped again.
"Wonder when she'll realize that Miki's still asleep in her egg."
* - * - * - *
I stood in front of my mirror looking at my newly designed outfit. I was wearing a pink and black ruffle spaghetti top, a plaid white mini-skirt, a pair of black flats, and a long silver chain necklace with a crystal heart pendant as big as ¾ my thumb around my neck. It was simple and stylish at the same time.
"Alright!! Go Miki!!" Ran cheered as she waved her mini pom-poms in the air.
"Ran, sshhh!! Miki's still regaining her consciousness!!..." Suu whisper-yelled at Ran.
"…Miki would've designed something better for Amu-chan to wear if Ran didn't suddenly shake her egg so violently like that and almost made it fall over!!" Suu said as she faced Miki who had spirals in her eyes.
Ran just laughed nervously as she rubbed the back of her head.
"Gomen, guess I was a little TOO fired up."
I just sighed as I pocketed my cell phone.
"C'mon, let's get going already." I said before doing a chara nari with Ran and taking off.
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I softly landed on Rima's lawn where I saw her waiting for me and undid my chara change as I put on a smile.
"Rima!"
She just put on a weak smile for herself before replying.
"Ohayo, Amu. Long time no see."
I softened my smile and just continued staring at her.
"yeah." I said calmly.
"Well, c'mon. Let's get inside already." She said as she slowly turned around and walked towards the house.
"H-Huh? H-Hai!" I stuttered with a wondering face as I followed her in.
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As soon as we were in her house, I was gazing at the huge chandelier hanging in the center of the equally huge lobby.
"What? Never seen a chandelier before?" Rima asked, confused.
"N-No, it's not that…I've just never seen a chandelier this…distracting before." I said while still staring at it with a straight face.
Rima just thought for a while.
"Now that I think about it, this is the first time you've been in my house, isn't it?"
I widened my eyes a bit and let a 'hm?' sound escape my lips.
"eto…I guess it is."
She just put on a weak smile.
"Rima, what was the reason for the sudden invite here, anyway?"
"Eh? E-Eto…" Rima stuttered as she widened her eyes and beads of sweat formed behind her head.
"Rima?" I said weakly as question marks popped up all over me.
I suddenly heard something burst from the other room beside us as me and Rima faced towards it.
"Great, it popped!" I heard someone whisper-yell through the door.
"Rima, is there something going on in that room?" I asked as I walked over to it.
"A-Amu!! You wouldn't want to go in there yet!!" Rima stuttered as she ran towards me.
I made it to the door before she reached me and I opened it wide.
- End of Chapie! -