i hope everyone is enjoying the story. Please review guys, so i know that my story is being red. anyways, something the characters are gonna do in this chapter is something I got an idea from another story. also if you have an suggestions to make the story better, please message me and let me know! anyways, on with chapter 6!
Chapter 6
"He wants to sketch you?" Shion exclaimed. She was sitting on Mion's bed, the two having one of their ordinary twin talks.
"Yeah, he's an artist and he said I inspire him," Mion replied, her voice full of excitement.
"That's another step toward a deep relationship! First the kiss, and then the sexy drawing. He wants to see you without any clothes on!"
Mion placed her hands up in front of her. "No no no! It's nothing like that! And, I never kissed him."
"What?!" Shion stood from the bed and faced her sister. "You mean you two have been going out for two weeks and you haven't kissed yet?!"
Mion nearly groaned. She loved her sister, but she could be pushy at times, especially when it came to Mion's love interests. First it was Keiichi, now Akio.
Keiichi. Mion couldn't remember the last time she thought about Keiichi like that. Ever since she started dating Akio, Keiichi wasn't on her mind much. It was always hard to get his attention. They were friends and that's all Keiichi saw between them. Akio, on the other hand, gave every bit of attention he had on Mion. He was gentle and sensitive.
"Alright," Shion continued, "I think it's time you set up a time and place for your first kiss with Akio.
"You don't just plan these things."
"But it's so obvious that Akio is waiting for you to make the first move!"
Mion stood up and faced her sister. "Maybe he's just being a gentleman."
Shion didn't know what to say to that. It did, though, make her think of Satoshi, the boy she had fallen in love with over a year ago. Again, the thought of him gone made her sad, but that wasn't going to stop her from encouraging Mion to be happy.
Monday morning came and Keiichi and Rena were on their way to school together. Keiichi decided to forget about the incident of Akio and his father fighting. He didn't talk to anybody about it, not even Mion. And although Keiichi had his suspicions, things seemed to be going peaceful as far as he was concerned.
He hadn't seen anymore outbursts from Akio, and Mion seemed to be happy. Keiichi wanted her to be happy. That was what was important.
"Wasn't Mion supposed to walk to school with us?" Keiichi asked as he walked beside Rena, who was admiring the nice, warm weather.
She turned to him with a curious frown. "I thought so, but I think she and Shion went out for breakfast."
"How do you know that? Did she say something?"
Rena shook her head and continued forward. "Not her."
"Not her?" Keiichi was started to get ardent, but he stayed imperturbable, even if it did seem Rena was acting distant. He wondered if something was wrong. "Rena?" He focused on the girl's face.
"I heard Akio say it," Rena answered quietly as she continued walking.
Keiichi stopped in his tracks and watched Rena. He didn't understand why she was being so secretive about it. It concerned him. "What did he do?" Keiichi's voice was becoming to sound antsy.
Rena stopped walking and turned to the boy with a warm smile. "He said that he was buying breakfast for Mion and Shion."
Keiichi gave her a puzzled look. If it was just breakfast, then why was Rena acting so strange? "Then, what's the problem?"
"Problem?" Rena tilted her head curiously.
"Yes, why are you sad?" Keiichi could always read his friends. A false smile never fooled him.
"Why do you think I'm sad? Why?"
"Cause you are sad." Keiichi never gave up on his friends, whether they were sad or up to something. And he certainly wasn't going to give up now, especially when it came to Akio. He then remembered he was supposed to forget about it and remember that Akio was making Mion happy and everything was as peaceful as could be. But still, he wondered what was bothering Rena.
"I just miss Mion. I know she and Akio have only been together for two weeks, but it seems she never wants to do stuff with us afterschool besides club activities. She always goes to Akio's house to do homework."
Keiichi stared at the ground. Those words seemed familiar to him, and not because Rena had said it before, but because Keiichi was feeling the same thing. He didn't notice until the girl brought it up. Rena was right. Mion barely did after school stuff with them anymore.
"But, you know," Mion continued with a grin as Keiichi glanced at her, "Mion is our friend, and she is very happy. And Akio is good to her. So, we all gotta smile for her."
Keiichi knew she was right, so he left it at that and walked to school with her. When they got there, he stopped outside the school and faced Rena with a smile. "Hey, like you said, she's our friend. And don't worry, we will make our days just as fun as they always are." He placed his hand onto the girl's head, and gave the usual pat. It always warmed a person's heart when he did that.
"Yes!" Rena said with confidence and followed him inside. It was the beginning of a new week, and both Keiichi and Rena were going to stay positive. Keiichi knew everything would be alright, especially with his friends by his side.
The boy opened the classroom door, feeling cheerful, along with Rena behind him. Flour came pouring down right onto his head. It got the whole class laughing at the powdery sight.
Keiichi coughed some before wiping his face and gawking angrily. "Satoko!"
"Aahaha!" Satoko laughed. "Still fall for it every time."
Rena stepped beside Keiichi and looked at him with concern. "You alright Keiichi-Kun? Are you?"
"Yeah I'll be fine," he answered with a tightening fist in front of him. "It's Satoko you should be worried about." With that he began to chase the child all over the classroom, but just as usual, he couldn't catch her.
The scene continued until Ms. Chie arrived, followed by Mion, Shion, and Akio. "Who made this mess?" the teacher asked and scanned the room full of disappointment.
"It was Satoko!'' Keiichi exclaimed.
"It couldn't have been me," Satoko said smugly, "you're the one that's red handed with flour all over you." Everyone laughed.
"Keiichi, please go to the bathroom and clean yourself up," Ms. Chie ordered. "As for the mess on the floor, I don't care who does it, just someone clean it up."
"I'll do it," Akio volunteered with a smile, then glanced at Keiichi, who had flour on his head, shoulders, and shirt. "Go wash yourself up, I'll take care of this one."
Keiichi watched Akio curiously. Sure, he was acting nice, but something about the way he looked at Keiichi felt suspicious. It was almost as if he was in a hurry to get rid of him.
"No way," Keiichi said to himself as he walked down the hall. "It's not like I did anything to him." He decided to let it go, thinking it was all in his head.
"Oh my, I hope he's alright, I hope," Rena said with concern. "I hope he can get all that flour off."
"He will be alright," Akio said warmly as he began to sweep up the mess. "Afterall, he has always been a victim of Satoko's pranks, right?"
Shion laughed. "You're right about that. Kei-Chan can take it."
"Satoko," Rika started with a smile, "when will you stop these pranks on him?"
Satoko shut her eyes and smiled with amusement. "When he starts to not fall for them. So that could be a long time."
Everyone laughed, except for Hanyuu, who was keeping to herself at her desk. Nobody seemed to notice until Mion started the class, and Keiichi came back, flour free.
Rika watched Hanyuu keenly. Whenever that girl was quiet, there was something wrong. "Hanyuu," Rika started with her mature voice, "is something wrong about what just happened?"
Hanyuu struggled to let out the words as she stared at her desk.
"Hanyuu," Rika said impatiently.
"Right before we got here, I saw Akio talking to an older man."
Rika adjusted herself on the seat and continued to listen to her friend.
"He was walking with Mion and Shion but stayed behind to talk to this man."
"An older man? Was he big and had a suit on?" Rika remembered seeing a man on the phone, talking to someone with Akio's name. If Akio was speaking with him, then he was probably involved with whatever the man was planning.
"No, he was skinny and normal looking," Hanyuu answered and finally peered at Rika, with her emotional purple eyes. "But he was pointing at Mion and Shion, as if they were talking about them."
Rika remained quiet, staring into space. Whoever that older man was, Akio knew him. What was this man planning? And what was he saying to Akio?
"It's probably nothing," said Hanyuu as she twirled her index fingers nervously, "but, they seemed like they were up to something."
"I think it's time to take action. After club activities, we are going to follow him."
Hanyuu whimpered a bit. "Hauu..that sounds a bit extreme."
"But this what's happening is extreme!"
The whole class had their eyes on Rika, including Ms. Chie, who had given an introduction of what they would be learning today. "Rika," the teacher said, "is there something you wanna share?"
Rika gave a fake smile and spoke with her normal cute voice. "No, I'm just feeling a bit tired today and thought the class was going to be too much today."
"Do you wanna see the nurse?" Ms. Chie asked.
"No, I'm fine now. Wide and awake."
Everyone else was curious, but soon let it go, except for Satoko, who still had her eyes on her best friend. She knew Rika all too well. Something was bothering her.
After school when the rest of the class left, the others all sat together for club. They wondered what game they would be playing today. It got everyone on the edges of their seats.
"So, what's the plan for today, Mion?" Akio asked. Everyone had already accepted the fact that Akio was now a member of the club.
"I'm in the mood for something intense," Shion sad.
"Yeah, something adventurous," Satoko added.
"Something dangerous," Rika said with a smile.
"Hmm," Mion said as she searched for something.
"You're not gonna find something intense, adventurous in here," Keiichi said flatly.
"Keiichi's is right!" Rena said excitedly. "It has to be outside!"
"Perhaps, a water gun fight?" Mion asked.
"No, it's gotta be something different," Shion replied and tried to think.
"Don't worry, I'm sure Mion would come up with something," Akio said full of morale. Everyone else agreed.
"Right, something intense, adventurous, and dangerous!" Mion exclaimed excitedly as she placed one of her feet on her chair and threw her arm up in the air. "Okay, so as club leader, I choose we use the whole village to play Hide and Seek!
Everyone was speechless for a few seconds. They had never played a game like that before. At least not since they started the club. It was usually something young children did. But the way Mion made it sound, it seemed exciting.
"Oh, what a great idea!" Rena let out. "Let's play Hide and Seek!"
Everyone else soon agreed and made their way outside. "Okay rules," Mion started as she held out her index finger. "We use the whole village to hide."
"That seems a bit hard," Keiichi said.
"You think you will lose?" Mion said with a creepy smile.
The boy gave a firm look and placed his fist in front of him. "No way!"
"Alright then. Next rule," she held out her second finger, "once you find your hiding place, you are not allowed to change it."
"That will make things a little easier," Akio said.
"For those of you who need the extra help," Satoko added. She wasn't looking at anyone in particular but only knew that she was not one of those people. It was already starting to sound exciting.
"Next," Mion continued, "no hiding at your houses. I like to think of those as safe zones, and in this game there are no safe zones."
"How long will we play?" Hanyuu asked nervously. "If we use the whole village, it may take a while."
"True, I have to make dinner in a little bit," Rena agreed.
"Whether we are all found or not," Mion answered, "we will play until club is usually over."
"Great idea," Akio said and smiled at Mion, who was now blushing.
"Okay, now to figure out who seeks," Shion said, and immediately threw her hand up, shouting, "Not it!"
That got everyone else doing it, except for Keiichi, who acted as if somebody just did a magic trick and he couldn't figure out how it was done. "Aw man!"
"You're It Keiichi!" Mion said. "Go count to a hundred."
"Fine fine. I will found you all!" He faced the school building and leaned against it with his arms in front of his face. Then, he began to count.
Everyone ran in different directions, beginning the start of a very exciting game. Just like things were when they were little, only a lot difficult, a lot more adventurous, and a lot more fun.
