Basic Relationships 101: Story Two
Why do you do what you do?
You're dancing 'round that fire.
But no, I am not with you,
You're keeping me with desire.
Jyou sat lifelessly on his bed. It was seven o' clock, about six hours later than when he met with Mimi. His head was hung slightly and his hands were folded on his lap. At last, he stood up and walked to the picture that he cherished so much. He lifted it into his right hand and looked at the girl. Her face was so pale, yet soft and gentle. And her hair fell over onto her shoulders perfectly. Her smile was a bit of all right, considering not many people like getting school pictures… But her eyes showed everything, her sincerity, her love, her passions, her intelligence, her mood, and even her life. Everything was displayed in those beautiful eyes she kept him captivated with. It was the small things that made Jyou love this Mimi girl…
With his free hand, he opened up a drawer in the desk in front of him. A pair of scissors is what he retrieved. He held the blade up to the center of the photograph. In a second, the picture fell from his hand, now in two pieces. Jyou dropped the scissors back into the drawer and walked away, leaving the ruined picture on the ground.
"Mimi," Koushiro said, walking along side of the girl, "you don't know how much I've missed you."
She smiled in a return of the flattery; "I missed you a bunch, too."
The shorter boy felt embarrassed walking next to her. After all, wasn't the guys supposed to look down upon the girls? His cheeks turned a slight shade of pink when he thought about this.
Mimi saw him and added with her simple voice, "It's the shoes, Koushiro. If I didn't have them on, I wouldn't be so tall."
Koushiro blinked. "Gah, well uh."
She giggled.
"Mimi, you're becoming quite a knock out." One's voice said from behind.
Koushiro and his friend both turned around at the same time.
"Oh, Yamato!" Mimi exclaimed. She hadn't seen him the night she came. Holding out her arms, the two shared a hug.
"It's been a long time." Yamato said, letting her walk a back to Koushiro.
"It certainly has." She replied.
"Shorty's got the advantage here, doesn't he?" Yamato joked.
Koushiro sneered. "Just you wait, I'll be taller than you next year."
"I can't wait to see that." Mimi laughed.
Koushiro blushed and they joined in with the laughter.
In the midday, Jyou sat at his desk with books scattered across the top of it. The shredded picture was still on the ground. It startled him when the phone rang.
"Hello?"
"Hello-Jyou!" Mimi's happy tone rang out.
"…Hey, Mimi."
"Listen, the others and I are going to go to that food place." She paused. "Oh shoot. I forgot where it was again… Do you know where it is? The place with the variety of-"
"Dinner Delights," Jyou said. "Take the 32nd Avenue subway to the 15th Street stop. Get off there and-"
"Can you come with me?" she asked, he could tell her mind was already spinning.
He sighed, "Isn't Koushiro going to be with you?"
"Um… No. No, he's gonna meet me there. So can you?" Mimi begged, "Please, Jyou?"
"Fine," he answered dully. For the rest of the phone call, Mimi and Jyou made plans to meet at the subway. Normally he would be ecstatic to take Mimi around again, but he didn't feel up to it.
(A/N: A person said that Jyou seems a little out of character… Well, would you be yourself if you were jealous, angry, heart-broken, etc…)
Ten kids sat across one table. Each table was meant to be with four people in each seat. They changed that… Daisuke sat next to Hikari who was sitting next to Takeru who was sitting next to Yamato who was sitting next to Taichi who was sitting by the window. On the reverse side, Jyou sat across from Daisuke, Mimi was in front of Hikari, Koushiro was beside Mimi, and Sora was across from Taichi. Miyako was waiting in line for their food.
"Then Tai just slammed right into the goal post!" Yamato made an expression with his right hand pounding into his left. They laughed.
"Yeah, well," Taichi snapped, "I didn't think you were so hot on your first day of football, Mr. I can't get a grip on the ball. You dropped it every time you got a hold of it!"
"So?"
"Then when you were trying to run away from the-" Taichi got cut off by Yamato's hand.
"No need for that story." He laughed uneasily. Then with a bad actor's tone he added, "Oh look… there is… the food…"
Miyako stumbled her way and she would've dropped everything if it weren't for Daisuke. She slipped into the empty seat next to Sora. Without words, they figured out whose food was whose. They shared stories and everyone hung off every word Mimi said about America. Her faded accent was a proven fact that America is a fun place to live. Every so often, she'd whisper into Koushiro's ear and they'd start bursting with laughter. Jyou wondered what was so funny. He suddenly lost his appetite.
"I guess I should be going." Jyou said loud enough for them to hear.
"What? Why?" Mimi blinked.
"I've got to study."
"Aw, c'mon. It's a Friday." Daisuke noted.
"Yeah, well… sometimes I like to prepare ahead of time." He shrugged and exited the diner area. On his way home, he stopped on a bridge. His eyes gazed out at the water below him and he saw his dull reflection. As he leaned against the railing, he wondered why he ever thought he had the chance with the girl. He didn't know it, but when he was on the phone with her, he told her about his heartache when he saw her and Koushiro together. Hoping that she didn't tell his younger friend, he let out a sigh. There was always a chance she did tell him. Then the whispering came to mind, he thought they were talking about him. Jyou removed his glasses and rested his forehead on his arm. Another deep sigh escaped.
"Jyou."
He swirled around to face the voice and he put on his glasses again. His eyes twitched a little bit when he saw who was there. In a calm, but forceful and warning tone, -something he's never done before- he called back, "Koushiro…"
I see the way things are,
I'm not blind-But I'm not mad.
All the things I wished and dreamed,
Were all the things you had.
Now this wall is put up between us,
To break it down is what I intend,
I can't believe you and him did this.
I thought you were my friend.
-Basic Relationships 101: Story Two-
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