Fangirls of Shuuichi's Present
May 3rd, 2017, lunch period: "Um, you probably don't know me but…the thing is…" says a very nervous female student. In her hand is an envelope that she wants to give to one of the school's most popular male students, third-year student, Shuuichi Minamino.
He takes notice of both the object and the girl's body language, "What is that you have in your hand there, miss?"
From her shaking hands, the girl places the envelope on his desk, "P-Please accept this letter. It'll mean a lot to me."
"Why, thank you," he replies. The girl bows and walks away. He stuffs the letter in his bag.
May 5th, 2017, 3:30 P.M.: "Shuuichi," shouts a female student.
"Wait up, Minamino," shouts another.
He stops his stride to face the girls, "Yes, what can I do for you?"
The girls melt over his warm and friendly smile. Inside their hands are small gifts they want to give to their dream boy. "Please accept these gifts on our behalf," they state in unison with a bow.
He takes the gifts, "The two of you didn't have to do this. I appreciate it, really," he responds with a flattering smile that puts sparkles in the girls' eyes. Shuuichi turns to leave, "Have a good night, girls."
"Bye, Shuuichi," they swoon in unison.
May 6th, 2017, between second and third period: "How generous of you for this thoughtful gift," says an appreciative Shuuichi. He just received another one from another female student.
"You're very welcome, Minamino. I-I'm glad you like it," says the girl before taking her seat. Shuuichi places the tiny package inside his school bag.
Throughout the last few weeks, Shuuichi has gained a sudden rise in popularity among the females of his school. He's received so many of them, it's becoming hard for him to keep up. However, there is one student who hasn't given him any offerings, Kiyoni Ikeda. She's become a witness to her childhood friend's rise in admiration lately and it's making her feel some type of way.
After school, Shuuichi sticks to his routine of walking Kiyoni to the bus stop near campus. Before they reach the entrance gate, they are stopped by two more students. "Excuse me, Minamino," one girl calls out, "Do you have a minute?"
Shuuichi turns to face them while Kiyoni waits behind him. The second girl looks at Kiyoni with disdain and jealousy in her eyes, "Don't take this the wrong way, but could you leave? We're trying to have a conversation."
Surprised, Kiyoni says, "Sure, no problem. My bad," stepping away from the three with an apologetic smile. Within a few feet away from the gate, she thinks, "Bitch, you'd run screaming if you knew what I can to people. Hell, you wouldn't even look our way if you knew what he can do to people."
"So, what's on your mind, ladies," Shuuichi asks.
The girls present their gifts, one another letter, and the other another small gift, "Please accept our gifts," they say in unison.
Shuuichi accepts them again with gratitude, "Thank you ladies. I'll cherish them well." He bows and leaves.
"I bet he likes mine the best," claims one girl.
"No way! Mine's better," argues another.
Shuuichi manages to catch up to Kiyoni. Noticing her demeanor, he asks, "Hey, is something wrong?"
"Nothing, Shuuichi," she replies.
"I don't know. That adorable pout of yours is telling me something different," he implies.
"Ah! I'm not pouting!" She blushes and pouts even more, proving his point.
"Kiyoni, are you jealous?" He places the gifts in his bag.
"No, I'm not jealous. Give me one good reason why I should be."
"Your body language is already answering that question. Face it, Ikeda. You're jealous."
"Whatever. Have you always been this popular?"
Shuuichi looks up, "Can't say that I have. If so, I haven't noticed that much. Why do you ask?"
"Lucky you. I asked because I've noticed. I mean, you should hear what some of the girls say about you when you're not around."
"Hm. As if I care."
"Well you should. After they stop praising you, they dump their garbage on me."
"What do you mean?"
She imitates some of the girls, "'Why does Minamino have to hang out with that Ikeda girl?' 'What's so special about her?' 'I mean she's not even full Japanese.' Oh and this is the best one: 'Have you seen her hair? Minamino's hair looks so much better than that whatever type of hair she has,'" she crosses her arms in huff, "I'd like to show those bitches a thing or two."
"Oh, Kiyoni that's terrible. You have my dearest and sincerest apologies."
"Save it. It's not like you can always be there to change their minds."
"Well, if it makes you feel better, I got a secret for you."
Kiyoni's mood brightens a little, "What is it?"
He whispers in her ears, "I toss them all away."
"No way, really?"
Shuuichi nods his head, "Yes, I get rid of them all. Most of the time I don't even bother to open them."
"Why not?"
"Loss of interest. Girls come to me with so many gifts, I just throw them away."
An idea pops up in Kiyoni's head, "Hey, Suu'chi. You wouldn't happen to keep a stash of those presents around, would you?"
"Strangely enough, I do. It'll be thrown out tonight when I get home."
The two arrive at the bus stop. "Don't throw them away. Give them to me instead," Kiyoni suggests.
"May I ask why you want them," Shuuichi asks.
"I…want to use them as material for…a lucky lover's spell I've been working on," she answers, "Kind of like a wish-granting thing for your admirers to find the right love for them in the future."
"Hm, sounds charitable and thoughtful. I'll bring the collection with me tomorrow."
The bus arrives and Kiyoni climbs aboard, "Thanks, Suu'chi. See ya tomorrow!" The bus takes off.
The next day, Kiyoni receives the collection of offerings from Shuuichi as promised. She rushes to her room to concoct a plan with the stash. "Okay. Now, what the hell am I gonna do with all this stuff," she asks herself, "There's plenty of letters in here. The other stuff, I'll just give to charity or throw away completely." She digs out all of the letters and sets them in a pile.
Out of curiosity, she reads some of them, "Let's see, 'Dear Shuuichi, I think you have the most beautiful green eyes I've ever seen…'No shit, Sherlock," she tosses that letter for another, "'To Shuuichi, your hair is amazing. What brand of shampoo do you use?' Well, how about looking in the 'who-gives-a-fuck' aisle?" She tosses that letter away for another, "'Dear Shuuichi, are you a sadist or a masochist? Either way, I would love for you to play with me sometime.' Bitch! What kind of Fifty Shades of Grey hoe shit have you been doing?" She's had enough reading for one day.
Skimming through her spell book, her thought process goes to work, "I hope there's an explosion spell in here. I'll cast it on every fangirl he has." She thinks again for a moment, "Wait, can't do that. I'll look like a terrorist." She continues skimming, "Ah! I got it!" Time passes. During that time, Kurama and Kiyoni have already gone on two dates together and are in the planning stages of the third.
Two days later, Kiyoni arrives to meet her best friend at the bus stop. "Good morning, Kiyoni," Shuuichi greets.
"Hi, Suu'chi, good morning," she hails.
Looking downward, Shuuichi inquires, "What's with the present?"
In Kiyoni's hands is a robin's egg blue gift box wrapped with a baby blue ribbon and bow. "Well, it's a gift…for you."
"Don't tell me you're on the bandwagon too."
Kiyoni nods her head, "It's different, this one. It's my way of…showing appreciation…for our second date. It's not some sort of 'look at me, look at me' type of present." She blushes, he does the same.
"Kiyoni, you shouldn't have…" Shuuichi extends his arms, Kiyoni quickly moves the box away.
"No, not now. You can take it with you after school. Thing is, you have to have me as a witness when you open it."
The two walk to school. "You have to be a witness," Shuuichi asks.
"Yes. I wanna see your reaction of course."
"Alright, it's a deal."
Hours later, Shuuichi arrives home from school and goes straight to his room. The thought of receiving a gift from his true admirer fills the spirit fox with anxiety. As promised, he contacts Kiyoni via video call. "Hello, Kiyoni. Can you hear me or see me," he asks.
"Yes I can see and hear you, hi," she waves. He positions his phone on his study desk so that she can witness the unveiling.
"Alright, let's see what we have here," he suggests placing the box on his desk, "Before I can go on, could you give me a clue on what this is going to be?"
"Hm. No. You're gonna have to see for yourself," she answers.
"Alright, alright," he relents. He unties the ribbon and opens the box. Inside, is a basketball sized crystal ball of his birthstone. "Kiyoni, this is exquisite," he goes on, "What made you do this?"
"Well, you know how I am about crystals and gemstones," she continues, "Your birthstone is one of my favorites. And since you're my favorite guy…"
Shuuichi is tickled pink, "I don't know what to say…thank you."
"May I make a suggestion?"
"What is it?"
"…Crepitus (explosion)!"
The crystal ball bursts into smaller pieces filling the room with crystal dust and confetti. Apparently, Kiyoni had managed to fill the sphere with torn up pieces of the letters he had received from his admirers. Shuuichi stares blankly at the wall with the same face he gave Yomi after finding out it was him who had set up the former demon lord for assassination. Kiyoni is in hysterics, "Wow, that was better than those Looney Tunes cartoons," she continues laughing.
"I fail to see the amusement behind this, Ikeda," he states.
"Let this be a dating lesson, Minamino. When it comes to your fangirls, know that I'm the H.F.I.C. (Head Fangirl in Charge), got it?"
Shuuichi breaks out of his own trance, "Ah-ha! So you are jealous! I knew it!"
"It's not jealousy if I already have the prize. I'm just making a statement."
Shuuichi laughs a little, "Understood, point well taken," he gets up from his seat, "I have some cleaning up to do. See you tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow. G'night," she blows a kiss before hanging up.
Shuuichi turns off his phone and starts to clean up, "Mental note: never get on her bad side," he thought.
This one is inspired by Prompt #51: Kurama often receives gifts from fangirls, but he usually politely thanks them and either throws it away or donates it. This time, he does not. Bonus: He lights one of the other gifts on fire.
Okay, so no fire in this one, but something does blow up (close enough). Also, no spirit foxes were harmed in the making of this chapter lol. Feel free to leave me some comments, I love to hear from you. Thanks in advance!
