Author's Note! Arghhhhh! I'm behind schedule and you guys won't read my romance thing! ::sniffles:: but that's okay, if you DO decide to read it, uh, please review!
"…very different," Zagato said, "Elegant isn't
really the word to describe Sierra. She's more…tomboyish and athletic."
Eagle simply laughed as he imagined Presea as tomboyish and
athletic. It just didn't seem to fit right. Out of nowhere, Innova appeared.
He seemed very…cheerful.
"Hey, Innova," Lantis greeted, "What's all the smiling about?"
Innova's grin got even wider. "The corner table,
that's what."
"The corner table?"
"Yep," Innova said, "Sierra and Presea are there."
The other three guys turned to look at the happy Innova.
They were now fully alert on what the cheery admirer of Sierra had to say.
Just then, the same lady from the counter said, "Innova, there's more sushi that needs to be delivered to the corner table…"
***
Presea grinned at her new met sister. "My gosh, Sierra,
you're awfully red…is something the matter?"
Sierra turned away and pretended to look at the ceiling.
She knew Presea was just teasing her so…
"How about you, Presea? Who do you like?"
Sierra finally turned around again to face Presea. She leveled her brown eyes to
her sister's and waited for her answer.
Now it was Presea's turn to color. "Well…his
name is…uh..."
"Did you miss me?" a voice called behind them. Sierra
turned around and saw Innova, with more sushi at hand. With him was a
white/blonde haired guy he saw at the fencing match. Presea colored a bit
more…
"Well," the blonde guy said, "if it isn't Presea Masters." He smiled the most charming smile for Sierra's twin. "So, I guess we meet again."
"Eagle!" Presea stuttered. "What a…surprising, uh,
surprise!"
Sierra smirked at her sister, who was now the color of the
brightest shade of red. Sierra didn't think she could tell her sister apart
from a tomato. This must be the guy…
Sierra looked up at Innova who was looking down at her.
Innova smiled and said, "Why don't you join us at our table by the
counter?"
"Sure," Sierra said, starting to feel hot. She looked
over at her sister, who was talking to Eagle. "I think Presea would like that,
too."
The four started heading out to the table by the counter,
bringing their sushi along with them, when they passed two very familiar
figures…
***
Umi blinked. "Presea? What are you doing here?" Umi
watched as Eagle, Presea, Sierra, and some guy with a nametag, Innova, stopped
to look at her. They stared at her, and then beyond her to look at the blonde
captain, Emeraude.
Sierra eyes widened. "Emeraude? I can't believe
you're here…!"
For a few seconds that seemed like eternity, Innova spoke.
"Why don't you two ladies join us on our table by the counter?"
"Sure," Emeraude answered before Umi could respond,
smiling. "The six of us can have blast!"
"Actually," Eagle started, "there's more than just
six. There's Zagato and Lantis, too."
Umi noticed that Emeraude was fidgeting a bit. What had
gotten into her? "Who are Zagato and Lantis?" she asked instead.
Emeraude started pacing. More like marching, really.
"They're, uh, from Jonan, with, uh, Innova, Sierra, and me."
Sierra smiled knowingly at Emeraude. "What Emeraude is
trying to say here is, Zagato is pretty much her boyfriend."
Everyone turned to look at Emeraude who was now as red as
Presea was just a few minutes ago. "Sierra!" she cried, now fidgeting more
than ever.
I could get used to seeing red people…Sierra
thought, amused. She noticed that Innova was also smiling.
"Emeraude, I know someone who likes you a lot…"
Innova said, keeping mock suspense in his voice. "He happens to be your—"
Sierra nudged him before he could say anymore. She went on
her tiptoes to whisper to Innova. "Don't tell her now," she laughed,
"Let Zagato tell her."
"Right you are. He should do it himself," Innova
whispered back, "or if he won't, I'll say it when we're all seated."
He looked at Sierra and grinned.
"Ooooooo," Presea mused, "Sierra and Innova are
whispering already!"
Sierra and Innova faced each other and laughed. Zagato and
Emeraude seemed like a great thing to whisper about. Of course, Sierra
wouldn't mind of it was about Innova and herself…
The six of them walked to the counter table and sat greeted
the two puzzled brothers, Lantis and Zagato.
***
Whoa, what a crowd, Zagato reflected. He looked
beyond everyone else and saw…
"Emeraude!" he exclaimed as he tried to breathe. He got
out of his seat quickly and approached the opposite side of the table. He pulled
out a chair for her to sit on. "Here, take a seat."
"Thanks," Emeraude smiled, calmly. Zagato couldn't
help sensing that she was acting weird around him. Uh oh, there's that
feeling that she's avoiding me again…
"Hi to you too, Zagato," Sierra laughed. Obviously,
Zagato had only been paying attention to Emeraude. "By the way, Emeraude has
been dying to see you!"
Emeraude colored. "Sierra!"
"You have?" Zagato said, smiling. He knew Sierra was
just teasing but…is there a chance that it's true?
Zagato looked at Emeraude who had forced herself to look at
him. "Well," she stammered, "I, uh, did want to see you…"
The dark haired senior with truly violet eyes felt like
that was the best thing he'd ever heard in his life. "I wanted to see you
too." He looked down as he avoided eye contact with everyone else but
Emeraude.
"Well," Innova said loudly, interrupting Emeraude and
Zagato's moment, "It seems like I didn't have to tell them after all,
Sierra.
"Tell them what?" Umi pondered. She hated it when she
didn't know what someone was talking about. Presea also seemed to be
interested.
"Nothing," Sierra said, grinning at Innova, "Nothing
at all."