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Author's note: This chapter is about how Hotohori and Nuriko try to get Chichiri and Tasuki together.



Prom of Colors

Chapter 4



They start getting out of the limo. Chiriko is wearing a yellow tux and Mitsukake is wearing a brown tux. Hotohori is wearing a black tux and Nuriko is wearing a purple dress. Tamahome is wearing a dark blue tux and Miaka is wearing a pink dress. Hikou is wearing a green tux and Kouji is wearing an orange tux.

After everyone got out, they went in side the restaurant.

"We have a room reserved for Hotohori and friends." Hotohori said to a lady behind the counter.

"Yes. Right this way." she said.

Everyone followed her into a room that was waiting on them. The round table was set up for all ten people to sit down around it.

"Please have a seat and a waitress will be with you in a few minutes." with that she turned around and left them in the room.

"Well, everyone please take a seat." said Hotohori before he sat down.

Everyone sat down around the round table. Starting with Hotohori and going to his right they sat down: Nuriko, Miaka, Tamahome, Chiriko, Mitsukake, Hikou, Chichiri, Tasuki, and then Kouji.

"This place looks so pretty. I like it." said Miaka who was looking about the whole room with amazement.

A waitress entered the room, "Are you all ready to order?"

"Yes, we are." Hotohori said. He tells the waitress what he wants and then has Nuriko follow. Nuriko was then followed by the rest of the group in order as they sat at the table.

"Ok. Your orders will be ready shortly." With that she left the room.

Everyone talked among themselves until the food arrived about 15 minutes later.

"Sorry to keep you waiting." The waitress began to hand out the food to the appropriate person. "If you need anything, feel free to ask. I will be in and out about every five to ten minutes to check on you. Enjoy your food." The waitress left the room.

Everyone began to eat and talk about how good the food was and about other things.

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Flash Back

Chichiri,

You are invited to the lake for a picnic and fun with the gang on this coming Saturday at 10 am until whenever. Please bring your favorite food to share, your bathing suit, and anything else you think you will need. Hope to see you there. See Ya Later.

Your Friends

Hotohori and Nuriko

Chichiri finished the letter Nuriko had handed her in their Japanese class and put it down on her desk in her bedroom. 'A picnic on Saturday sounds like it could be great fun. It will be Saturday in three days. That is plenty of time to make sure Mom and Dad will let me go and to check my bathing suit to make sure I can still wear it. I wonder if Tasuki and his two best friends are going to come. I will just have to ask him at school. Well, I need to do my homework and go to bed so I better get started.'

Next Day

"Mom, some of my friends at school have invited me to a picnic on Saturday and I was wondering if I could go?" Chichiri asked her mother, who was sitting across the kitchen table from her.

"Well, I don't see why not. Your father and I will be visiting an old friend on Saturday and I know you ready didn't want to come anyway. I hope you have a lot of fun at the picnic and you better tell me about it afterwards." Chichiri's mom answered with a smile.

"Thanks a lot Mom." replied a very happy Chichiri.

Saturday

Chichiri pulled up in the parking spaces in front of the lake in her unusually colored blue GEO Metro car. People insist it is unusually because you can look at it one minute and it is blue and the next minute it is a purple color. Chichiri got out of her car and began to gather her stuff up out of the back seat. She walked down to the beach to find the others.

'I hope Tasuki is here. He said he was coming. I am so excited that I am able to come to the beach.' thought Chichiri while walking down the beach. Chichiri did not have to walk too far before coming upon the gang. They were all sitting down on towels or beach chairs waiting on her.

"Hey, everyone!" Chichiri said with a big smile.

"Hey girl, you are finally here." Kouji replied.

Miaka jumps up and runs straight at Chichiri, "Chichiri you made it and here let me help you. What kind of food did you bring?"

"Hello to you to, Miaka. I brought my favorite Mac and Cheese, some sliced tomatoes, and a strawberry shortcake for dessert. I made them myself, so I hope you like it." answered Chichiri while putting her stuff down. Chichiri pulled out her lounge chair and a towel to put on it and then sat down. 'Tasuki is looking fine in his half red and half blue swimming trucks and his shirt that matches the trucks.'

'WOW, Chichiri is looking hot in that silver one pieces swim suit. I am so glad I came.' thought Tasuki.

"Who wants to go swimming?" asked Nuriko.

"I DO!" yelled Chiriko.

"Me, too" beamed Mitsukake.

Miaka, "If you are going, so am I."

"Well, since Miaka is going so am I." said Tamahome.

"Kouji and I are in." Hikou said.

"Keisuke (Miaka's older brother), Tetsuya (Keisuke's best friend and Yui's boyfriend), and I are going to talk a walk down the beach first." said Yui.

"Nuriko I'm with you." Hotohori said.

"I'm going to stay here and work on my tan." said Chichiri who was also thinking to herself; 'Because I don't like water.'

"I am going to get ready to sail, while the wind is still good and strong." replied Tasuki.

Chichiri watch Tasuki get ready and go sailing. The others where either swimming or walking. Chichiri just relaxed and slowly fell asleep.

"Hey, wake up sleepy head." Kouji said while shaking Chichiri awake.

"Hey, Kouji. Did you have fun swimming?" Chichiri asked.

"Yes and you should come join us." asked Kouji.

"No, no, no. I don't think so. I am going to stay right here." said Chichiri.

Kouji looked at Chichiri with a confused look. "Why? Don't you want to swim?"

Chichiri was quiet, 'How do I tell him I hate water.'

"You ok in there? What's the matter? Don't you want to go swimming?" asked Kouji, again.

Chichiri let out a sigh. 'I guess I better tell him because he won't leave me alone until I do.' "I hate water, so No; I don't want to go swimming. If you please, I am going to stay here." Chichiri finished talking when Hikou came up behind Kouji.

"Kouji, are you going back into the water?" Hikou asked.

"Yes. Let's go." Kouji and Hikou run back to the water leaving Chichiri by herself, again.

A little while later…

Everyone was sitting down and eating lunch. They talked to one another about different things. When everything was put up, they relaxed for awhile.

"Who wants to go sailing with me?" Tasuki asked.

"Well, we would love to go sailing with you, but we have to practice volleyball for the Rec." said Keisuke.

"Ya'll play volleyball?" asked Chichiri.

"Yes. We all play except by Keisuke, because he is the referee. Tasuki doesn't have time to play, of course." said Keisuke.

"That is so cool. Are ya'll any good?" asked Chichiri.

"Yes, we are great!" yelled Nuriko.

"We are number 1, so we have to practice hard to stay number 1. We normally practice on Saturday, so we are going to go practice now." said Hotohori.

"See ya in a little bit." said Miaka. Everyone gets up, excepted Tasuki and Chichiri, and goes over to the volleyball net that is near by and starts practicing.

"So, I guess that just leaves you and me. Do you want to go sailing with me?" Tasuki asks Chichiri while looking at her.

"I don't want to go sailing. Sorry, but you will have to go by yourself." said Chichiri with her head looking at the lake and not at Tasuki.

'Why does she not want to go sailing with me? Does she not trust me? I thought we where friends.' "Why not? I am a good sailor. Don't you trust me?" Tasuki asked.

"It's not that I don't trust you. I just…just…never mind. I just don't want to go, ok." answered Chichiri. 'I can't tell him. He might laugh at me, and I won't be able to handle that from him.'

"You just, what? You can tell me. I will not judge you, so please tell me." Tasuki said with a pledging voice.

"You promise that you will not laugh?" Tasuki nods his head yes. "Ok. I hate water and I can't swim. I almost drowned when I was little and I have not liked water since." When Chichiri stopped she looked at Tasuki to see if he would laugh, but he didn't laugh, just smiled.

"It will be ok." 'And here I thought she didn't trust me.' "You can still come sailing with me." Tasuki replied.

"Say again?" Chichiri was surprised at what she thought she heard.

"You can wear a life jacket and I won't let anything happened to you. You won't have to get in the water except getting in and out of the boat. The water will be about knee to waist high at max. Please, please go sailing with me. I don't want to go out there by myself this time." Tasuki was on his knees begging her to go with him.

"Well, I don't know." 'He looks so cute when he begs me to do something. He knows I can't so no to him.' thought Chichiri.

"Please, pretty please, with sugar and a strawberry on top." begs Tasuki. 'Please let this work.'

"Ok, but you have to stay by me and watch me very carefully, and you have to go slow, nothing fast." Chichiri said with the most serious voice she could muster.

"Ok. It's a deal." Tasuki said with a big smile. 'It worked. I can't believe that it worked. Now I get to spend a little one on one time with her. This is going to be good.'

Tasuki leads Chichiri down to where the boat is and begins to help her in to the boat.

Chichiri is trying to get in the sail boat with Tasuki's help. All of the sudden, a wave hits the boat hard, causing Chichiri to lose her grip. She falls backwards, hitting her head on the side of the boat before landing in the water.

Tasuki watches her fall and tries to grab her, but misses. Tasuki lets go of the boat and begins to search for her under the water. He finds her and pulls her out of the water and starts running back to the shore as fast as he can, with her out cold in his arms.

Meanwhile, the others were watching them go out in the water to get in the sail boat.

Watching in horror, they see Chichiri get thrown off the side of the boat into the water. They began running toward them. Tamahome and Hotohori run out into the water and get the boat. Before returning to the shore, they put the boat in a safe spot.

Tasuki puts Chichiri down and checks to see if she is breathing. 'Please be alright.' He notices that Chichiri is not breathing and begins CPR. It took three breathes before she began to spit up water.

"Are you ok, Chichiri?" asked Miaka.

Tasuki looked up, to see everyone there in a circle around him and Chichiri. Tasuki had not noticed that everyone was around them until Miaka spoke.

"I think so, no da." Chichiri froze. 'What? Did I just say 'no da'. I think I am going crazy.'

"Here let me check you out." said Mitsukaka, a volunteer on the Rescue Squad.

"Ok." Chichiri said. 'It is hard trying not to say 'no da' after everything I say.'

Mitsukaka checked over Chichiri and found that she had a little fever, but nothing else. Tasuki was in a daze, not sure what just happened. 'When I saw Chichiri fall into the water, all I could do was panic, thinking that she was going to be hurt. Then I did CPR on her. When my lips touched hers, if felt so good and right that I didn't want to stop, but I had to. I don't know what is going on, but I want to be with her more.'

After awhile they decided to call it a day. Chichiri was still feeling weak and just wanted to go home to relax. Everyone began to go, when Tasuki insisted on taking Chichiri home, since he felt responsible for what happened. Nuriko talked Chichiri into letting Tasuki drive her home in her car.

Tasuki drive to Chichiri's house. He got the directions from Chichiri while driving. Tasuki helps bring in Chichiri's stuff with his own. Chichiri goes upstairs and changes into something more comfortable before retuning downstairs with Tasuki. They talked for a little bit before the telephone rings.

"Hello, no da." said Chichiri.

"Hey. This is your mother. I am calling to let you know that your dad and I are going to becoming home on Sunday night. I need you to make sure the house is clean and the clothes are washed for me. Ok, Chichiri."

"Alright mom, I will do my best, no da. Bye. I will see you Sunday night, mom, no da."

"Bye, darling." Chichiri hangs up the phone.

Tasuki waited until Chichiri turned to face him before speaking, "What was that all about?"

"That was my mom, no da. My parents won't be home until tomorrow night and I am supports to clean the house and wash the clothes before they get back, no da." Chichiri told Tasuki.

Before he could say anything, Chichiri falls to the floor. Tasuki runs over and picks Chichiri up and feels her head. 'Her head is hot, so she must have a fever.' Tasuki makes his way up stairs and manages to find her room. Tasuki lays her down and covers her up. Running down the stairs, Tasuki gets a cloth and a bowl full of cold water before retuning to Chichiri bedside.

Tasuki takes care of Chichiri until he is sure she is sleeping peacefully. Leaving her room, Tasuki started to clean the house and doing the laundry at the same time. 'I don't know why but I feel I should help her out. Boy, I hope I am doing this right. This stuff is not my forte.'

Sunday night

"We are home, Chichiri.' called her mother. 'This place looks great.'

Chichiri's parents went up stairs to their daughter's room. The door was opened and the light was on, but no noise. They looked in the room to find…

…a young man sitting on a chair with his head on the bed, on hand on a cloth on Chichiri's forehead and the other hand was holding her hand. The young man was asleep, as was Chichiri.

Her parents stood there for a little bit before her dad walked over to the young her dad walked over to the young man and shook him awake. He motioned for the young man to come out of the room and so he did.

"Hey, I am Chichiri's father and this is her mother. Who are you?"

"My name is Tasuki. I am a friend from school, nice to meet you."

"Can I ask what you are doing here?" Chichiri's father asked.

"I drove Chichiri home after the picnic because she was not feeling well. After you called, she passed out so I have been taking care of her. I also clean the house and washed the clothes so she would not get in trouble when you returned home." Tasuki said before bowing his head.

"Oh. Well, we thank you for taking care of our daughter and the house looks great. You are welcome in our house. You can go home now that we are here." Chichiri's mother said.

"Ok." Tasuki got his stuff and left the house. He walked home, because it was not to far away.

While Chichiri was sleeping Saturday and Sunday her memory came back due to the hit on the head. She saw everything that happened to her in the past life when she was a he. To Chichiri it made a little sense, because she is called a tomboy a lot. She also feels more comfortable around guys instead of girls.

Monday at school

"Hello, Tasuki." Chichiri said after sitting down in her desk. 'He looks better then in our past life. I so glad that I remember about everyone, especially Tasuki.' "Mom and dad told me what you did for me, no da. Thank you so much. I owe you a big one, no da. My mom says you can come and clean the house anytime and she will pay you, too, no da."

"Your welcome. What are friends for anyway?" He replied. 'I am glad so is looking and feeling better.'

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End of flashback

Everyone was done eating and made there way back to the limo. The limo left for the prom at their high school gym. Their gym was very big so they had no problem with having the prom there.

TBC…

Author's notes: I hoped you like this chapter. It took my sister and I forever to get it done. We have done so more changes on this chapter it is not funny. Please review. Thanks for your reviews.