Chapter 2:
We Meet Again...
Nurik0o Mikagami
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Author's Thanks:
First and foremost, Thank YOU for those who read my fic,
it's my very first fic of all times, and I'm really more
than grateful that you're reading!
Secondly, will be thank you MaeveMaruki and Darkness VII for reviewing! You have got no idea how much I appreciate your review! Hontoni... Arigatoo! *MUACKz!*
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Disclaimer:
I kinda realised I need to write this. ^0^;; Alright, if
I must... Flame of Recca Characters do not belong to me,
never ever! ^_^ This story however does comes from my
dull mind. So, I guess this is it! *LoL*
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"Fuuko... U got any idea what you're talking about... AT ALL?", said Tokiya in much disbelief, then he continued, "Look... Is this some kind of game or... bet that you are having with Recca?"
"Mi-Chan! YOU have the right not to believe me, but you are in no position to doubt my sincerity, or think that I'm have got nothing better to do than to play some kind of sick joke on YOU!" Fuuko said angrily, filled with disgust from Tokiya's reaction.
"Then, explain yourself. Don't you think this... THIS!" Tokiya pointing to the chocolate, "This isn't quite appropriate for YOU to give to ME? I mean, considering both our situation?"
"Mi-Chan... Why do you seem so nervous? It's Valentines' Day! You accepted the OTHER girls' chocolate without asking so much, why do you seem so relunctant to take this tiny chocolate from me then?!"
"Be... Becos'... Cos'... 'Cause I don't care a damn about them at all! Who cares who gives me what... what... WHATEVER! Fine, Arigato for your chocolate then!". Tokiya stormed off leaving a dumb-striken Fuuko standing at the rooftop. His heart, beating ever so fast and strong, he breathed hard to calm himself down. Slowly and gently, he placed his newly received chocolate into his bag, making sure nothing will crush it.
On his way back home, on the bus, he took out the chocolate Fuuko gave him, he liked the way it was wrapped, the only complains he probably had was that the wrapper was in shades of light purple, for which he wondered WHY purple. He slowly untied the ribbon, took a small piece of chocolate out, and placed it into his mouth. Closing his eyes, and not biting on it, he allowed the sweetness of the chocolate to spread in his mouth as it melted. "Fuuko... Thank... You..."
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"Oh no! Raiha!" Fuuko ran down the stairs when she remembered that she was supposed to meet Raiha after school. "Raiha-kun, Gomen... I was... was..."
Fuuko looked left, right, high and low, but she saw no trace of Raiha. "Where could he be?", so she thought. She waited for him for another 10 minutes, but still no trace of him, so she decided to go home instead. "He must be swarmed by girls in school, that he had no chance to sneak out!", she giggled as this thought filled her mind. After all, she always found Raiha to be pretty good looking, and it shouldn't be weird if thousands girls FLOCK to him everyday, let alone on Valentines! Not feeling suspicious of anything, she started her journey home.
While walking home, the words of Tokiya started to
flood her mind.
"Be... Becos'... Cos'... 'Cause I don't care a damn
about them at all! Who cares who gives me what...
what... WHATEVER!"
"What does he mean by that anyway? Does he care about me
then? Was he asking me so many questions, so that he
could clarify my feelings for him? Might it be that he
has feelings for me too? Nah! It can't be... But that
can be possible too, isn't it?". That much thinking and
self answering were long enough to keep Fuuko's mind
occupied throughout her journey home. Finally deciding
to free herself off such matters, she turned on her
computer.
Fuuko has been hooked onto IRC lately, as a matter of fact, for the past 4 months or so now. And she met this fine young man, or so she thinks. He's a year older than she is, they frequently exchange e-mails, and chat online talking about nearly anything under the sun! Fuuko is excited, because they seem to have some kind of telepathy, whenever she's online, so will he, so she's hoping to see him today, and tell him about the happenings today. She enters IRC, using her usual nick, "$torMY-w|nD" and she was practically jumping up for joy to see his nick, "@Lways4U".
He sent her a message, "So, how was it my dear friend? Did you give him your chocolate? Or was the chocolate even ready to be given? LoL..."
Fuuko, giggling as she typed her reply, "Hey! That was rude! Of course I had it ready, my friend and I worked really hard to get it done! And guess what?! Ahhh! He accepted the chocolates! I'm practically losing my mind!"
[@Lways4U] So did you make any chocolates for me, Miss StorMY-w|nD?
[$torMY-w|nD] You? Why should I even make any for you? *GiGGles*
[@Lways4U] Awww... U didn't?! GeeZ... I was hoping you did! Cos' I've always believed V-Day was also some kind of FRIENDSHIP DAY! ^_^
[$torMY-w|nD] Friendship day?! Well... YAH! It is! Say! I've never met you before, and I have somemore chocolates with me, I think my friend packed more than necessary! Say... U... Wanna... Meet?!
[@Lways4U] Serious? U mean... As in PHYSICALLY MEET?!
[$torMY-w|nD] What else is there? Mentally?! LoL
[@Lways4U] Sure thing! Oops! That means... I gotta get some present for you too, is it???
[$torMY-w|nD] U BET! LoL.
[@Lways4U] Alright! It's 1 in the afternoon now. Let's say I meet you at 5 at Central Park, ya know where that is? I'll be standing by the fountain there, the smaller one. Then, we'll head down east for dinner at the small cafe down the street! Is that alright with you?
[$torMY-w|nD] I couldn't have said better! Perfect! Catch ya there! Well Wait! How do I know You are YOU!?
[@Lways4U] Perfect question! Well, I'll be wearing a shirt, light blue in colour, and white pants. And, to stand out from the rest, I won't be holding roses, I'll be holding a small lil' present in my hands!
[$torMY-w|nD] HA! U stingy fella! Get me a BIGGER present! LoL! Alright then, I'm not quite the girly kind, so I'll be wearing jeans, and a white spagetti top. And I'll be holding... a beautifully wrapped chocolate in my hands, just in case, I have purple dyed hair!
[@Lways4U] Hmm... Purple hair huh?! Alright! Guess I'll see you later! I need to go get someone a BIG present! Ja matte ne!
[$torMY-w|nD] Matte ne!
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Raiha was now on his way home, after having played laps of "Go Kart". He was exhausted, and has more or less recovered from the heartache. "She's still my friend, it's not as if I lost her forever!", he told himself although many a times, he wished that he wasn't just a friend to her.
The familiar ringtone of his handphone went off, and he answered it without any hesitation.
"Raiha-kun! Where did you go? Why weren't you outside my school earlier today? And... Oh Oh Oh! Happy Valentines' Day to you!"
"Fuuko-san! You seem really happy! Well erm Sorry I did not turn up. I was busy collecting chocolates! It can't be helped when you're such a bishounen ya'noe?"
"Hahaha... I expected just as much! Say, are you home? I thought of going over to your place later at about 4.25 p.m. is that okay with you?"
"Well, I'll be home of course! I need to hide from all those girls from school. They LOVE me like as if I'm some kind of god! Hahaha..."
"Yeah Right! It's surprising how come you still can hold the phone up when your hands should be overflowing with chocolates!"
"Kirisawa Fuuko-san! There's a very good invention called PAPER BAGS! Although I must say they're about to break in no time at all!"
"Hahaha... You Liar!"
There was a few seconds of silence. Raiha stopped walking, and stood still for that few seconds of silence, trying to hide the hurt he suffered earlier on. It's never easy to put on a cheerful front when you feel as if your heart is tearing apart inside of you.
"Raiha? Thank you very much for your help with the chocolates, and wrapping them up ever so lovely. The colour match your hair well though! Light purple!"
"It matches yours just as well. Fuuko... You're most welcomed! You know you can always count on me.
"Yea! I know that. So I'll seeya later at your place! Ja... Matte ne!"
"Sure! I'll be waiting, PRINCESS! Bye!"
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Ding! Dong!
"Nani? What are you doing here, you lil' twerp!"
Kurei! I don't wanna kick you in the butt today. Can you just get Raiha?
"Kurei-sama... Come'on. Give her a break. She's looking for me". Raiha gave Kurei a grin, and turned to Fuuko. Kurei gave a fierce glare and went back inside. Fuuko had her eyes glued on Kurei, following his every moment, until he was out of her sight. Raiha giggled when he saw the look on Fuuko's face as she stared at Kurei.
"What? What's so funny?"
"You look as if you're ready to kill Kurei-sama"
"Well... Who cares about him anyway?! HERE!"
Fuuko extended her hands from her back. She prepared a little present for Raiha as a way to express her gratitude for him helping her with the chocolates.
"It's no chocolate, nor is it some expensive present. I... I just wanted to thank you. So I went to get this for you. I hope you'll like it.
Raiha stood still in shock, staring at the present in her hands. So there he stood motionless, until Fuuko tapped him on his shoulder did he come back to his senses.
"Come on! Take it! Otherwise, I'll take it back!"
"Arigatoo Fuuko-san! Hontoni! Arigatoo"
Fuuko was stunned by the childlike behaviour of Raiha, just like a child who gets his most wanted toy. She was dazzled by the glitters in his eyes, for a moment there, she felt the attractiveness of Raiha. She blinked her eyes, and shook her head to awake herself. She took a look at her watch, and realised she needed run fast... Really fast, for she will be late!
"Raiha... I gotta... RUN. I've made an appointment with my internet pal, and I don't want to be late! Wish me luck! I hope he's as nice a person as I belive he is!"
"Oh... Okay... Bye". Raiha replied in a tiny disappointed tone.
"BYE!" Fuuko ran off. She knew she was going to be late, so she ran with all her might, and soon she was far from where Raiha is, Raiha slowly losing sight of her. Kurei came behind Raiha, and said, "Raiha..."
Before he could finish, Raiha interrupted, " Kurei-sama, yes... I love her." He did not wait for Kurei to mouth another word, he looked down onto the floor, and walked slowly up the staircases, and into his room. He unwrapped the present Fuuko got for him, it was a keychain that he saw in the shop 2 days earlier. It comes in a pair, but separable. On his, it wrote forever, and the other, has the word Friends on it.
"Friends Forever... Fuuko... Friends Forever... Thank You... For your present."
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"Phew! I got here in time!" Fuuko was panting when she got to the park. From afar, she saw a person standing by the small fountain, holding a big soft toy. She couldn't see too clearly, nor could she make out the person's face. He was leaning against the fountain, so all she could see was the side view of the person, but she felt as if she knew the person, judging from his build.
She slowly approached her pal, and as if feeling her presence, he turned to face her.
Fuuko dropped her chocolate, and covered her mouth with her hands with disbelief. Her pal too stood in total disbelief, staring at her with his eyes wide open. It was until about 30 seconds before they spoke... Together!
"Mi-Chan..."
"Fuuko..."
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Author's Note:
Okay... I know it's long! If it were me, I wouldn't
have read through the whole damn thing! Great job!
Thank you for reading my fic. It's kind lousy, and
sorry for the IRC format part. I just thought it will
be easier to read this way. Thank you for reading,
reviewing is not compulsory, but is welcomed! =) So,
tell me if I should continue, for... My lessons will be
starting, if it's horrible, let me know! Then, I'll
just stop here! Arigatoo Gozaimasu!