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November 7, 2006
Dear Ren-kun,
I hope you're doing well. Is your punishment over with already? I have to agree with your mother, though... That was pretty irresponsible of you. Even if you're doing well, there's no reason to be skipping classes. That's only asking for trouble. I'm really proud of your good grades though! Did you at least get a lot of studying done? Maybe these two weeks is just what you needed to catch up.
Things got busy again as you could probably tell by my late letter. I had to cut my second date with Kaede-san short but she understood so I'm grateful for that at least. Luckily I'm able to keep up with my homework even with her being around. We went to the mall a couple days ago and I made sure to apologize properly during school. She agreed to a make-up date and I'm not sure what to do. Any advice? You know about girls better than me. But with exams coming closer we might end up doing a study date in the library. That wouldn't be too bad right? Though it's not really a date is it... I'm still no good at this.
Did Konekomaru-kun and Ryuuji-kun give you a hard time regarding your grounding? I haven't heard about it from Nii-san so I hope not. Then again, they barely talk about you to begin with. Those two are always in their own world. It makes me a little jealous to see Nii-san so carefree when his grades are so low. But since we have different goals, I suppose I have no right to complain.
I hope you have more news on your side. I'm sorry for the tardiness as well as the lack of any real information. Do your best in school, Ren-kun. Keep working hard. Now that you've got the momentum of studying, you should keep it up!
Hope to hear from you soon.
Until next time,
Okumura Yukio
November 15, 2006
Dear Yuki-chan,
Looks like I'm the one who's late this time around, huh? Sorry about that. Hope ya didn't mind. I figured you'd be busy as usual. I was too! Had to make up for all those missed opportunities with the girls at school!
My punishment finished last week, a few days before your letter arrived. Those were the worst two weeks of my life, man. No dates. No chicks. No games or TV. Just an endless pile of books to read, a stupid amount of chores, and a lot of time spent foldin' origami. I couldn't even sneak away after school to buy a snack from the convenience store. I had Ryuuji and Koneko walkin' me home the entire time. It was unbearable.
- - - - I ended up spendin' a lot of time wonderin' what you were up to. I was thinkin ya might've gotten serious with Kaede-san an' all but I guess I'm not the only one having' a hard time keepin' your attention, huh? That job of yours sure is a pain in the ass. Seriously, why don't ya just quit? We're not supposed to be workin' while school's on, anyway.
You really need to do your best to make it up to Kaede-san. You're lucky she forgave ya that easy. What were ya thinkin', leaving her in the middle of a date? Poor girl. Ya gotta appreciate her more! If you don't pay attention to her, she's gonna start thinkin' ya don't really care. Anyway, it's hard to give ya advice on what you should do since you haven't told me enough about her, but since you're so hopeless about all of this, I'll do my best.
First, what kinda things does she like? Ya said you guys liked the same kind of things, right? Guess takin' her to the library isn't a completely awful move since it seems ya two like studyin', but she ain't gonna be satisfied with that. At the very least, go to a bookstore! That type of place has a better atmosphere for this kinda stuff. Get somethin' to eat too while you're at it. Somethin' sweet! Most girls love that stuff.
Second, I know exams are comin' up, but give it a rest, man. Studyin' ain't everythin', and you're a smart guy, so at the very least take a day to just have fun with her. Even if she's as concerned about her grades as you are, she's gonna get annoyed if all ya do is talk about school. Pay attention to her and what she wants an' stuff. It ain't that hard to read whatever signals she's givin' ya, so just keep an eye out for them. Trust your instincts.
I think you should be set with that. Well, hope it all works out and that I hear from ya soon.
Until next time,
Shima Renzou