Yusaku's Big Plans
Yusaku sat up in his bed, though you could hardly call it that. It was only a pile of rumpled sheets and blankets, no mattress. As Yusaku looked around the room, he saw hundreds of things that needed repairing. That was the first step to get to Kyoko: to have a nice, clean, pleasant room, just in case… well, never mind that.
Yusaku stuck his head in his closet and pulled out a naughty magazine. Sigh… these would have to go now. He tore out a page from the magazine, found a pen on the floor, and began to make a list.
1 Yusaku Godai's List of Things To Do
#1 Get a good-paying job
#2 Clean up room
#3 Get new furniture
Hmm, what else? Ask Kyoko on a date? No, it was too soon… he'd have to get some more things done first…
#4 Ask Kyoko and Mrs. Ichinose to teach me to play tennis
#5 Study more
#6 Help out around Maison Ikkoku
#7 Don't call Kozue
That sounded good… by learning to play tennis and helping with chores, that will show Kyoko that I'm interested in the things she does… by studying more, I'll become a better student… Yusaku looked at #7 again and sighed. Poor Kozue… but he just didn't love her. She was nice and everything, but…
What was the difference between Kozue and Kyoko, anyway? Beauty, of course… but that wasn't supposed to matter that much, right? Weren't there any other differences? Yusaku shook his head, even though no one was in the room besides him. He couldn't think of anything.
Yusaku refocused. It was time to carry out the first step of his plan… getting a good job.
~*~
Yusaku hopped down the staircase in Maison Ikkoku. He had only gotten up an hour before, but he was already filled with more determination than ever. Once he got a job, he would be able to do everything-
Yusaku was so lost in his own thoughts that he bumped into Mrs. Ichinose, who gave him a stern look.
"It's Saturday, Godai… shouldn't you be sleeping in?" she asked suspiciously.
Yusaku gave Mrs. Ichinose a mischievous grin. "No, I have things to do today…" and he raced out of Maison Ikkoku and down the street, headed for town.
~*~
What would Kyoko want him to be? Yusaku sat on the street curb, deep in thought. Hmm… did Mitaka even have a job? Or was he a tennis coach all the time? And Mr. Soichiro… he had been a teacher, hadn't he? Yusaku snapped his fingers. He was majoring in education! Would it be possible to get a job as a teacher now, before he had graduated from college? Yusaku stood up and continued to walk down the street in a dreamy state. That would be great if he could be a teacher… well, of course it would have to be part time, but still… he would have a real job… that was exactly what he wanted right now…
Yusaku passed by a playground filled with young children, and he had to smile. They looked so… happy. Their joyful laughter echoed down the street…
Suddenly, Yusaku spotted a young woman in the middle of the group of children. She had long black hair with sparking green eyes, and she wore a short green dress. "Kids!" she was screaming. "Come back here, it's time to go to class!" She looked extremely overwhelmed and frustrated.
"Maybe…" thought Yusaku…
He walked into the playground and cautiously approached her. "Can I help you?" Yusaku asked in the nicest voice he could.
The woman seemed relieved. "Oh… thank you," she cried as she clasped her hands. "The children are just so out of control…"
~*~
Within minutes, Yusaku had rounded up all of the children and led them back to their classroom with the woman, who was their teacher. All afternoon, Yusaku helped the young students, who were preschoolers, with an art project they were doing in class. Yusaku found that he was actually enjoying himself, and he felt disappointed when the teacher dismissed the class.
But before Yusaku could leave, she asked to speak with him.
"Thank you for you help today," she told him. "Most days are as crazy as this one…" She looked up at Yusaku and asked, "Are you available to be a teachers assistant? I could tell that the children really liked you, and I could really use some extra help around here-"
"I'd love to!" exclaimed Yusaku. This was exactly what he had wanted! Nothing more, and nothing less…
"Wonderful!" cried the teacher. "By the way, my name is Ms. Green… what else do you need to know? Of course I'll be paying you; we can decide on a rate- and oh yes- class starts at 1:00 and ends at 4:00… when can you start?"
Yusaku could hardly keep from laughing with happiness. "Tomorrow!"
"Wonderful!" Ms. Green repeated. "I'll see you then!"
~*~
Yusaku skipped back to Maison Ikkoku. His first step was completed! He had a job! He'd have to change the time of some of his college classes, but that was a small price to pay… and Ms. Green was so pretty, too! Those glimmering eyes… no, he was doing this for Kyoko… but he just couldn't get Ms. Green out of his mind…
Author's Note: Okay, everyone (if there's anyone even reading this), I'm not sure if I'm gonna continue this fic. I'm not really that inspired quite yet… but if people review I guess I'll continue it. I have a few ideas… ^_^
Yusaku sat up in his bed, though you could hardly call it that. It was only a pile of rumpled sheets and blankets, no mattress. As Yusaku looked around the room, he saw hundreds of things that needed repairing. That was the first step to get to Kyoko: to have a nice, clean, pleasant room, just in case… well, never mind that.
Yusaku stuck his head in his closet and pulled out a naughty magazine. Sigh… these would have to go now. He tore out a page from the magazine, found a pen on the floor, and began to make a list.
1 Yusaku Godai's List of Things To Do
#1 Get a good-paying job
#2 Clean up room
#3 Get new furniture
Hmm, what else? Ask Kyoko on a date? No, it was too soon… he'd have to get some more things done first…
#4 Ask Kyoko and Mrs. Ichinose to teach me to play tennis
#5 Study more
#6 Help out around Maison Ikkoku
#7 Don't call Kozue
That sounded good… by learning to play tennis and helping with chores, that will show Kyoko that I'm interested in the things she does… by studying more, I'll become a better student… Yusaku looked at #7 again and sighed. Poor Kozue… but he just didn't love her. She was nice and everything, but…
What was the difference between Kozue and Kyoko, anyway? Beauty, of course… but that wasn't supposed to matter that much, right? Weren't there any other differences? Yusaku shook his head, even though no one was in the room besides him. He couldn't think of anything.
Yusaku refocused. It was time to carry out the first step of his plan… getting a good job.
~*~
Yusaku hopped down the staircase in Maison Ikkoku. He had only gotten up an hour before, but he was already filled with more determination than ever. Once he got a job, he would be able to do everything-
Yusaku was so lost in his own thoughts that he bumped into Mrs. Ichinose, who gave him a stern look.
"It's Saturday, Godai… shouldn't you be sleeping in?" she asked suspiciously.
Yusaku gave Mrs. Ichinose a mischievous grin. "No, I have things to do today…" and he raced out of Maison Ikkoku and down the street, headed for town.
~*~
What would Kyoko want him to be? Yusaku sat on the street curb, deep in thought. Hmm… did Mitaka even have a job? Or was he a tennis coach all the time? And Mr. Soichiro… he had been a teacher, hadn't he? Yusaku snapped his fingers. He was majoring in education! Would it be possible to get a job as a teacher now, before he had graduated from college? Yusaku stood up and continued to walk down the street in a dreamy state. That would be great if he could be a teacher… well, of course it would have to be part time, but still… he would have a real job… that was exactly what he wanted right now…
Yusaku passed by a playground filled with young children, and he had to smile. They looked so… happy. Their joyful laughter echoed down the street…
Suddenly, Yusaku spotted a young woman in the middle of the group of children. She had long black hair with sparking green eyes, and she wore a short green dress. "Kids!" she was screaming. "Come back here, it's time to go to class!" She looked extremely overwhelmed and frustrated.
"Maybe…" thought Yusaku…
He walked into the playground and cautiously approached her. "Can I help you?" Yusaku asked in the nicest voice he could.
The woman seemed relieved. "Oh… thank you," she cried as she clasped her hands. "The children are just so out of control…"
~*~
Within minutes, Yusaku had rounded up all of the children and led them back to their classroom with the woman, who was their teacher. All afternoon, Yusaku helped the young students, who were preschoolers, with an art project they were doing in class. Yusaku found that he was actually enjoying himself, and he felt disappointed when the teacher dismissed the class.
But before Yusaku could leave, she asked to speak with him.
"Thank you for you help today," she told him. "Most days are as crazy as this one…" She looked up at Yusaku and asked, "Are you available to be a teachers assistant? I could tell that the children really liked you, and I could really use some extra help around here-"
"I'd love to!" exclaimed Yusaku. This was exactly what he had wanted! Nothing more, and nothing less…
"Wonderful!" cried the teacher. "By the way, my name is Ms. Green… what else do you need to know? Of course I'll be paying you; we can decide on a rate- and oh yes- class starts at 1:00 and ends at 4:00… when can you start?"
Yusaku could hardly keep from laughing with happiness. "Tomorrow!"
"Wonderful!" Ms. Green repeated. "I'll see you then!"
~*~
Yusaku skipped back to Maison Ikkoku. His first step was completed! He had a job! He'd have to change the time of some of his college classes, but that was a small price to pay… and Ms. Green was so pretty, too! Those glimmering eyes… no, he was doing this for Kyoko… but he just couldn't get Ms. Green out of his mind…
Author's Note: Okay, everyone (if there's anyone even reading this), I'm not sure if I'm gonna continue this fic. I'm not really that inspired quite yet… but if people review I guess I'll continue it. I have a few ideas… ^_^